If You Want to Know the Truth About Islam, You Must Do This | The Muslim Blog

Everyone wants the truth, right? At least, you probably want it. And if you want a chance at it,
you just have to stop giving your ears to false information that stems from misconceptions and
stereotypes. This is particularly important when looking at Islam, simply due to the number of
widespread misconceptions about this religion. An honest, unbiased search for the truth about
Islam can yield very different results about Islam than a shallow search, or plainly information
presented by people who oppose Islam. In this article we will discuss how to try to be as fair as
possible in search of truth, a vey important skill to have in life, but first, I would like to talk about
a certain man: Joshua Evans.

Joshua Evans is a man (see his story here) who for some time was unsure of the truth. He was 
searching for different religions, and came across a book which spoke about Islam, but presented
it in a very biased manner, showing Muslims in a very bad light, by describing them as violent 
people and otherwise. Evans read the book and decided Islam was not right, and crossed it out of 
his potential list of religions. Furthermore, he had a discriminatory image of Islam and Muslims 
in general (like you might discriminate against a certain race or culture). But when he spoke to an
actual Muslim, he was surprised to find out that many things he heard about Islam were wrong.
He eventually read the Qur'an and went to a mosque, discovering that Islam was actually very
different than what he had read in the book. But he was nearly blinded by false information.

Maybe you haven't read a book about Islam, but right now you may be under the influence of
rumors of misconceptions that are blinding you to the truth. Do you really want to let them
control you? They are definitely widespread, and reading arguments against Islam or assuming
what you hear around you to be true is no way to find the truth about Islam. To do this, you need a few things:

1. Be clear with yourself that you intend to search for the truth thoroughly without any bias.

You can't just open two videos about Islam and then draw a conclusion and claim you know all about Islam. Getting to the center of the issue is probably going to take a lot of research (even though it can be very rewarding). Vary your sources and search long and hard. This can be difficult when you are looking up something that opposes your own belief system, but it can be very rewarding, in a religious context or otherwise.

2. Ideally, talk to actual Muslims (but don't assume they represent all Muslims)

Talking to Muslims can help you answer some questions, but you need to be aware that your average Muslim is probably not a scholar with a PhD. But still, talking to real Muslims can help shed some light on some misconceptions like the idea that Muslims are violent, or that a proper Muslim will eventually be a terrorist, or the idea that veiled women lack rights.

I have a few sources to recommend, as they are very good speakers and are quite well-educated. The first one is Dr. Yasir Qadhi, a scholar. I particularly suggest this video, because it can give you a great idea of who Muhammad (peace be upon him) was, and why some accusations people throw at him (like the idea that he was a pedophile) are truly invalid, because they have not taken into consideration his time period. I also suggest Nouman Ali Khan (he has many videos on youtube). Also see the bottom of this article for more sources.

Overall, you can't really claim you have searched unbiasedly for the truth if you've only seen Islam in a shallow light. Islam is there - but you need to dig through all the misconceptions.

*I am not a certified psychologist or religious authority, I am simply presenting data which I found from other sources and otherwise, and if something is incorrect in any manner I do not claim it to be correct.

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