Dear
Usama,
Thank
you for the email and your interest in my
site. My first suggestion is
that you do not discuss about religion with
your family members. The subject
of religion is always contentious and the
family ties are too sacred. As the
matter of fact I do not suggest that you discuss
religion with your friends
or anyone you know. Keep your relationships
with people harmonious and
friendly.
If
however, you are very much interested that
a certain friend of your learn
about the truth of Islam, and if your intention
is not just to hurt his
feelings and make him angry, then you may
want to tactfully ask him to
respond to some of my articles or other writings
on the net that raise
questions about Islam. Tell him that these
points are bothering you and you
want his help to clarify them.
Arguing
about religion with family and friends is
the worst thing one can
do. Once in a while send them an article and
ask them about their opinion.
Do not go actively campaigning against Islam.
Our goal must be to foster
unity, not to divide people and cause more
contentions and disunity. If you
feel strong against Islam, you may join a
religious club in the Internet and
discuss religion there. In this way only those
who want will read your
writings and those who don’t like reading
anything against their beliefs
will not read. Weaning oneself from religion
is not easy and one must be
ready for it. There was a time that I would
not even read anti Islamic
material. So give people space and time. Concentrate
on those who are
willing to discuss and as the rule of thumb
leave your family and friends
out of it.
Kind
regards
Ali
From: "Usman Malik" <islami@consultant.com>
To: afreethinker@hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 17:54:25 +0800
MIME-Version: 1.0
Mr.
Ali Sina,
After reading your articles at the site
( http://free.freespeech.org/rationalthinking/)
I have decided to have a
discussion. I have a feeling that some of
your articles are very close to
what I think about Islam. But couldn't find
a solid reason or facts to prove
my thinkings in fronts of my friends and family.
Therefore I am this time
approaching you are hope that you will provide
me with facts tosupport my
arguments and convince my family members and
friends.
Looking forward for your response.
Malik Usman.
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