Dr. Zakir Naik, lightly bearded modern Muslim scholar of India , does not see anything wrong in calling a non-Muslim a ‘Kaifr’. He argues, “‘Kafir’ is derived from the word ‘kufr’, which means to conceal or to reject. In Islamic terminology, ‘Kafir’ means one who conceals or rejects the truth of Islam and a person who rejects Islam is in English called a ‘non-Muslim'.”

Let’s see what Dr. Allah, the CEO (Chief Executive Officer) of the Islamic Corporation, says about Kafirs. He affirmed in verses 2:10 and 16:39 that all Kafirs are liars. Imagine, famous Time magazine publishing an article with a cover story of ‘All Muslims are liars’. We can expect that another manmade Katrina storm would swipe through the whole world but it is OK for Allah to call non-Muslims liars. Allah even called non-believers of Islam wicked people in verse 80:42. Should we call Muslims wicked people too? Allah has cursed non-believers in verse 2:89. Can we curse Muslims? Allah declared in verse 2:98 that all non-believers of Islam are his enemy. So, slaves of Allah, known as Muslims, automatically become the enemy of non-Muslims.

I am sure Allah used to work for the fire department before he became the god of Muhammad, since it is eminent from all those threats that he made with fire. He has prepared a huge campfire for the disbelievers, whose fuel is men and stones (Q2:24). It baffles me to think how stones can be fuel for fire. Most likely, Allah did not know that oil would be found around his neighborhood.  He talked about this fire business in verses 3:131, 4:14 , 4:55 , 5:37 , 7:36 , 8:14 , 9:63, 10:8, 11:17 , 13:5 and in many other verses.

I am offended, too. When Muslims recite the Quran loudly and I hear all those cursing and belittling comments, I feel degraded, humiliated and insulted. So what about my sensitivity? I am ashamed to call myself a Muslim and happy to be a non-Muslim, but why should Allah decide my fate? I don’t work for him, why should I give a “mouse’s donkey” (please replace with substitute words) about his company policy?  As a matter of fact, I am planning to sue this Allah guy for deliberate threatening.

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), an American statesman, printer, scientist, writer and a natural philosopher, who made a great contribution in writing the constitution, and was also known as ‘The wisest American’, once wrote in a letter, “When a religion is good, I conceive it will support itself; and when it does not support itself, and God does not take care to support it so that its professors are obliged to call for help of the civil power, 'tis a sign, I apprehend, of its being a bad one”. His prudent comment is explicitly applicable for Islam.  So far, Allah has not shown any interest to protect Islam or the Muslims, yet the professors of Islam are working ardently and putting band-aids on Islamic wounds. What if contestants of all other religions declare the same kind of anecdote? Hindus may say that anyone who does not believe in Hinduism will end up eating cow dung for the rest of their afterlife. Buddhists can demand that if a person refuses to follow Buddha, his/her body will be stored in a cold storage and forced to swallow tons and tons of spinach 24/7--after all, they don’t like meat. Christians may insist that those who reject Christianity will be crucified repeatedly. Fortunately, other religions do not make these silly demands. Non-believers of Islam don’t wish to fry Muslims in a frying pan but Allah does.

Mr. Zakir Naik has an easy solution for Kafirs. He suggests that if non-Muslims feel offended by being called kafir, they may convert and join the drug selling company of Islam. I have a proposition too. If Muslims cannot tolerate the criticism of Islam, its marketing manager, Muhammad, and his pet, Allah, should exercise one simple option – LEAVE ISLAM.

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