Ali Sina (activist)

"I find the word 'Muslim' very derogatory and insulting. It is synonymous to stupid, barbarian, thug, arrogant, brain dead, zombie, hooligan, goon, shameless, savage and many other ignoble things. I don't know whether this most disgusting word elicits the same meanings in you or not. So when I want to show my despise [sic] of someone I call him 'Muslim'. But because Muslims are stupid, they don't know all these things and they are proud of this name. This is a win/win situation because I insult them and they are happy and thank me for it. Isn't that smart?"

"Omar Khayyam was a great mathematician who calculated the length of the year with a precision of 0.74% of a second. Zakaria Razi can very well be regarded as one of the first founders of empirical medicine who based his knowledge on research and experimentation. Ali Sina's monumental encyclopedia of medicine was taught in European universities for centuries. There are so many more great luminaries with "Islamic names" who have been the pioneers of modern science when Europe was languishing in the medieval era or the Dark Ages. Like all Muslims, I used to believe that all these great men were Muslims, that they had been inspired by the wealth of hidden knowledge that is in the Koran, and that if the Muslims today could regain the original purity of Islam, the long lost glorious days of Islam would return and the Muslims would lead the advancement of the world civilization once again."

"After reading the Koran I was overtaken by a great depression. It was hard to accept all that. At first I started denying and seeking esoteric meanings to the apparent verses of the Koran. But it wasn't possible. The weight of the proof was too big. I found out that Khomeini was right, that the Taliban believe in the real Islam, that what I used to think of Islam was not the real Islam at all. I found out that Islam teaches nothing but hate, that the whole message of Islam is to believe in a deity without any proof, a deity who despises reason, who loves killing innocent people, who is expert in torture, who is ruthless, and who does not know elementary scientific facts about the universe that he allegedly created. This was hard to swallow, and I did not want to accept what I came to learn."

"Later, when I started to study the hadith, I leaned many more horrible facts that I had never heard before. I learned, for example, that my beloved Prophet used to send assassins to terrorize his opponents in the middle of night, telling them to lie and act deceitfully if necessary. I learned that he ordered the murder of a 120-year-old man whose only crime was to recite a lyric ridiculing the Prophet. Another one of his victims was a poetess, mother of five small children, whose crime was also to compose poetry condemning Muhammad for murdering that old man. The assassin entered the house of this woman and pierced his sword in her chest while she was asleep with her baby nursing on her side. And the next day the messenger of Allah praised the assassin."

"“Zealotry, assassinations, terrorism and suicide bombings do not prove Islam is true; they only prove the fanaticism of its followers.” — p. 180"

"“Islam is the personality cult of one man. Muslims claim they worship only Allah, but since Allah was Muhammad’s alter ego, in practice it is him whom they worship.” — p. 68"

"“People think that the sheer size of Islam qualifies it as a religion. This is the fallacy of argumentum ad numerum. Can 1.5 billion people all be wrong? Yes, they can — history shows that often all mankind has been wrong.” — p. 16"

"“Islam is not to teach spirituality nor is it for enlightenment. The spiritual message in Islam is practically nonexistent. Piety in Islam means emulating Muhammad.” — p. 178"

"“Criticism of Muhammad is met with rage. Muslims may tolerate criticism of Allah, but never of Muhammad. No questions are asked — and no judgment is allowed.” — p. 18"

"“What separates humans from beasts is our ability to think critically. Islam robs its followers of this ability. The phobia instilled since childhood paralyzes their minds.” — p. 18"

"“What drove Muhammad to success was his need to be loved. This is the secret behind history’s great narcissists. It is this need that drives them so tirelessly.” — p. 27"

"“The doctrine of al wala wal bara embodies the core message of Islam. It is undisguised hate. Muslims must hate you unless it is to deceive you or convert you.” — p. 23"

"“Even with all the proofs in the world, a Muslim will not abandon Muhammad. To tell him otherwise is like telling a child his father is a murderer and thief. He will reject it and explode in anger.” — p. 68"

"“No belief system should be immune from scrutiny, and no historical figure beyond examination. Challenging dogmas and embracing intellectual freedom is essential for human progress.” — p. 5"

"Ali Sina, an Iranian Islamic apostate who lives in Canada, points out that there is one golden rule that lies at the heart of every religion – that we do unto others as we would have them do unto us. In Islam, this rule only applies to fellow believers, but not to Infidels. Ali Sina says 'The reason I am against Islam is not because it is a religion, but because it is a political ideology of imperialism and domination in the guise of religion. Because Islam does not follow the Golden Rule, it attracts violent people.'"