I’ve read the Qur’an, partially in the original Arabic and partially in my native French and in English. I’ve also read the majority of the hadith and also on subjects such as Islamic history (something I studied at college actually) and more recently into fiqh and shariaah.
Wrong again. Some Islamic countries such as Turkey have strong Islamic following but have little in the way of religious laws imposed on their citizens. Ditto Indonesia and Egypt too.
And saying Islam is the same for every Muslim across the world is like arguing that every Christian in the world is the same. Yes, the beliefs of Islam remain the same across the world, but the actual cultures of the people who follow those beliefs are very much different.
I know that I wear the niqab entirely because I PERSONALLY made that choice to do so. Ditto the grand majority of Muslim women I’ve ever come across, from many different countries. In Muslim countries such as Tunisia, the full face niqab was actually quite rare until recently.
I should point out that covering the entire body and face veiling isn’t just common to Islam. There is a tradition of face-veiling in some forms of Orthodox Jewish communities,
I’m not just looking for a social group to join, I’m joining Islam because I believe it to be the truth. I’m actually a lot more well read in Christianity than you possibly think, including being able to read Koine Greek fluently and Latin as well, as well as having studied philosophy.
And the reason I left my church was because I could not lie to myself over the glaring problems of the Bible and of the entire Christian theological system. However I am willing to concede that if evidence was presented to me which offered me an adequate explanation, I would happily return.
As to the apostasy comment, this is simply incorrect. I have on my laptop an excellent article on this subject should it be something of interest.
