From Sunni To Reformed Muslim or Rational Monotheist. | javed's Blog

My mother tongue is the Native Kreole; I am fluent in both English, French languages. I missed the first year at pre-primary school, my lady teacher thought it would be a problem for me to adapt with second year pre-primary school infants as I did not know to write the Roman script alphabets.

At primary school, I would prefer to sit at the back so that the teacher would not look into my copybooks, as I was slow in writing and often missed to copy words. In the Islamic madrasah, I could not digest what were being taught, I often questioned myself about the authenticity of their teachings. When I would ask questions, they would evade by justifying things.
At the age of 7-9 after school hours and weekends, I liked watching "Star Trek", "The Cosby Show", "Maja The Bee", "3-2-1 Contact", "Sesame Steet", "Muppet Babies", "Muppet Show", "Knight Rider", "Mac Gyver", "Hulk", "Batman", "Pink Panter" and Biblical series like "Noah's Ark" comic strip, at the age of 10, when I would pass before St François Xavier Church, I would ask myself why there is a divergence between Muslims and Christians concerning the crucifixion of Jesus. At the age of 11, I would watch the "Greatest Hero of the Bible" TV series on Friday nights and "Benhur". At 12, would start watching "WWF", my favourite superstar till today is "The Undertaker".

At the beginning of secondary school, I studied Arabic Language for first three years but would sometimes not attend Arabic classes in 1995, because of the newly appointed Arabic teacher lacked manners. In July 1995, I would walk out of my second Islamic madrassah because that female-teacher too was not a practising Muslim women, gravest of them all, she did neither know Arabic Language nor knew what she was reading in the Koran, she was money-minded. Meanwhile I was attending another Islamic madrassah but due to their ideology, I would play truant this time.
1997 was one of the hardest moment for me at school, I was repeating FIV but was forced to change stream. On the 2nd of August, that year, I would experience another change. 1999 was my last year at secondary school, I was elected class captain, it was a class of repeaters, we did all sorts of pranks, jokes like the Crew of Jackass movie, broke all the laws like Hollywood Hulk Hogan's NWO stable.

In May 2000, I acknowledged that Jesus was put on the cross and not the substitution theory being taught by Orthodox Muslims. I would purposely missed Friday prayers as I disagree with the heresies being taught in sermons. December 17, 2002, I would returned to mosques as I was in search of truth, I must know both sides, to be able to distinguish between the truth and falsehood. January 01, 2004 I lifted my right hand, swearing to GOD that I would not get married till I read the whole Koran and learn His Laws as I was opposing irrational laws as being taught by Orthodox. In May 2004, I would purchase a pc, a friend of mine would give me the PDF version of Dr Rashad Khalifa's Quran Translation but all the footnotes except one that proved that Dr Rashad Khalifa was the Messenger of the Covenant was being removed. I would do Quran Translation comparison and each time I would find Dr Rashad Khalifa's Quran Translation the easiest to understand. But when I would ask my friend who was the the translator, he didn't answer. In October 2004, I would learn about Dr Rashad Khalifa, his strict adherence to monotheism, his discovery about the mathematical miracle in the Quran, his message to follow The Koran Alone, that Jesus was on the cross, and Dr Rashad Khalifa's assassination. But I had difficulty to accept Dr Rashad Khalifa's claim that he was the Messenger of the Covenant, I thought that Prophet Mohammed was the last messenger and asked GOD to guide me.

In January 2005, I experienced a paradigm change, reformed my position. I became someone moderate, free-thinker, preferred to make use of my intelligence to blindly following others. Gradually I rejected man-made dogmas, sectarian teachings, ancestral, cultural and inherited traditions. I respect others traditions because I do not like to compel people to think, behave and do just like me. Also I agree that there are certain cultural norms, value that cannot be abolished. I am open to all discussions and positive criticism depending on the subject. The best of them all, after 3 months of intense research, I acknowledged that Dr Rashad Khalifa was indeed the Messenger of the Covenant destined to purified all religious scriptures. I accepted Him as a Messenger because his discoveries about the Quranic Code 19 proved that The Koran is indeed the Word of GOD.
My conversion from Sunni to Reformed Muslim/Rational Monotheist was ill-received among my closed ones except one friend who too reformed his position in early January 2005. I would debate with my closed ones, friends and others as I would openly oppose Traditionalists Mosques. In April 2007, I would hear that there is a Former Sunni Mosque that reformed itself, rejected sectarian teachings and followed the Koran Alone and about another Muslim that reformed himself and was challenging Sunnis. On August 02, I would gradually get into contact with Free-Thinking Muslims. October 19 was called "The Red Alert", the Sunnis and their local newspaper would persecute us but we never backed down.

Since 2008 I have started following Modern Classical Arabic Courses. I know that Modern Classical Arabic Courses is different from the Quranic Arabic, but I put my trust in My Lord that He guides me to a better understanding of Quran. Sometimes I buy Arabic books for English Speaking Students but since I do not have an internet connection at home, I should rely on cybercafes.

As mentioned above, I am someone rational, besides birthday parties and End of Year Parties among colleagues, I do not celebrate any devotional or sacrilegious ceremonies nor hang out with socio-cultural groups.

Still single, I wish I could meet a girl who is more or less the same ideology as me to marry. She does not follow man-made dogmas, prohibitions and sectarian teachings. For me, the heart, feelings and inner beauty are mostly important than the external beauty, nevertheless I wish that my wife is someone who wears lips sticks, eye-liner, often goes to the hair saloon, applies nail varnish and etc... She must be progressively reforming herself and prefers reason to blind faith.

In fact I am pro-mixed marriage, I like cross-breeding, I have a preference for Black/Coloured People and African Ethnicity. I appreciate Afro-American stars' beauty like Halle Berry, Lisa Bonet, Whitney Houston, Ola Ray, etc. What I appreciate with them is their charity acts and fund raising to help people in need.

I have always dreamt of marrying a Nazarene or Christian or Catholic girl or a Jewess provided that she follows the biblical dress code. I will love, cherish, pamper my wife-would-be but will be strict with certain rules like dress code. It is true that I am liberal, in the scripture, women can relax their code, depriving them to observe their relaxing code may lead to a number of health risks due to lack of vitamin D obtained from sunlight. But women relaxing dress code should be observed among certain categories of people and in some restricted places.

If my wife-would-be will be a Nazarene Christian or Catholic girl of Jewess, she should:
01. Cover her body from the middle to the knee. - Exodus 28/4, Isaiah 47/2-3, 1Timothy 2/9-10, Koran 33/59
02. Avoid certain clothes which have a varied mixture of masculinity and immodesty. - Deuteronomy 22/5, Ephesians 4/29
03. Know that wanton walks that reveal certain body parts are condemned. - Proverbs 7/9-27, Koran 24/31
04. Know that female homosexuality is a sin - Romans 1:23/32, Galatians 5/19-21, Koran 4/15-16
05. Avoid the gesture of a physical touch when dating - 1Corinthians 7/1-3, Koran 5/5
06. Observe chaste conducts even when being married - 1Peter 3/1-5, Koran 4/34

If my wife-would-be will be a Muslim woman, she should know that:
01. Menstruation is harm/suffering/annoyance (azzan) so avoid sexual intercourse. - 2/222
02. Men and women should not covet each others' qualities. - 4/32
03. Wearing garments is to cover the body. - 7/26
04. To be nicely dress when attending mosques. - 7/31
05. In case of proven adultery, both adulterers shall receive one hundred lashes. - 24/2
06. Not to accuse a chaste woman for adultery, one must produce four witnesses. - 24/4
07. In case of bearing false witness in an adultery case, the liars shall receive eighty lashes. - 24/4
08. Subduing eyes, maintaining chastity and not revealing any parts of her body except that which is necessary. - 24/31
09. A shawl is used to cover the valley which separates a woman's breasts aka cleavage. - 24/31
10. Relaxing code can be observed among those she cannot marry and a specifed category of people. - 24/31

What type of people that I would like to meet.
01. Christians
02. Catholics
03. Hindus
04. Jews
05. Nazarenes
06. Tawhiyd
07. Ahl al-Quran
08. Free-minds
09. God Alone
10. Koranists
11. Monotheist Islam
12. Progressive Muslims
13. Quranists
14. Submitters
15. TolueIslam
16. Self-reformed Muslims/Rational Monotheists.
17. Other monotheists and followers of different religions.
18. Victims of Domestic Violence, Child Abuse, Flesh Trade, Rape, Terrorism, Acid burns and all sort of Oppression.

Like.
01. Chocolates.
02. People who keep their promises.
03. Birthday celebrations and enjoyment parties as long as good morals are being maintained and that both relatives and guests are being treated equitably.
04. Doing research on history, archaeology and scientific discoveries.
05. To find out how things work
06. Identify faults and repair mechanical, electrical and electronic devices.

Dislike.
01. Apartheid.
02. Arranged Marriages.
03. Casteism.
04. Colour Discrimination.
05. Consensus of scholars and clerics.

Pro.
01. Democracy.
02. Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
03. Self Reform.
04. Justice and Tolerance.
05. Freedom of expression.
06. Equality of Gender.
07. Reconciliation among mankind.

Against.
01. Circumcision, especially Clitoridotomy aka Female Genital Mutilation, Beheading of Hostages, Stoning to Death of Adulterers, Chopping/Cutting of Hands done in the name of Religion!
02. Capital Punishment
03. Unjustified Wars and Evil Torture of Prisoners.
04. Forced Marriages and Subjugation of Women!
05. Nepotism and Corruption.
06. The application of Sectarian Laws.
07. Premarital Sex.
08. Racial Prejudice.
09. Governmental grant to socio-cultural groups.

Dream.
01. To take up my studies again.
02. Moving House and own a farm.
03. To be an active fighter for truth and social cause!
04. To have my orphanage and give asylum to ex-prostitutes, victims of flesh trade and war.
05. To have my non-profit organisation to provide food to bachelors, widowers, travelling aliens and people in need.

Cannot Tolerate.
01. Injustices.
02. Dishonesty.
03. Unfair judgement.
04. The selling of expired, fake and faulty products.

Heart Touching To See.
01. Streetwalkers.
02. Refugees.
03. Children digging in trash bin and mending on the streets.
04. Malnutrition and people living in poor sanitary conditions.
05. Women prisoners being deprived of their sanitary pads and human rights.
06. Pregnant woman crouching to clean floor tiles and staircase.
07. Woman cleaning men's toilet.
08. Physically disabled persons.

If Only I can.
01. Place humps in main roads and some residential streets.
02. Ban firecrackers from residential places.
03. Impose a law concerning illegal setting up of tents and the use of loud speakers in public streets.
04. Ban socio-cultural show-offs, sacrilegious and devotional ceremonies at National Radio/TV Stations.
05. Give grant to couples who 2 infants for the purchase napkins.
06. Remove taxes on sanitary pads and toilet papers.
07. In commercial centres, schools and public places every year toilets should be refurbished.
08. Refurbish buses often so that passengers can sit properly.
09. Put cameras in every police stations and have people's statement recorded.
10. Reprimand teachers who do corporal beating on pupil's head and buttocks.
11. Inspect every ship to reduce the human trafficking.

Websites that I like:
http://19.org
http://tabsir.net
http://koranist.org
http://quranists.org
http://www.y19.net
http://ourbeacon.com
http://www.quran.org
http://quranicpath.com
http://www.yuksel.org
http://www.quranic.org
http://www.kadavul.org
http://www.aididsafar.com
http://www.tolueislam.com
http://www.free-minds.org
http://www.submission.org
http://www.myculottes.com
http://www.quran-islam.org
http://www.reformislam.org
http://www.ahl-alquran.com
http://www.irshadmanji.com
http://www.masjidtucson.org
http://www.rashadkhalifa.org
http://www.islamicreform.org
http://www.detailedquran.com
http://www.islamrevolution.org
http://www.quranmiracles.com
http://www.hereticmuslims.com
http://www.momof9splace.com
http://www.modest-swimwear.net
http://www.freewebs.com/tawhiyd
http://www.progressivemuslims.org