Muslims claim the Quran is the literal word of God. It uses the most precise, accurate language possible. Yet it describes the Jews as calling Uzair the son of Allah. Is this a mistake? Is this the best way that Allah could have conveyed this? Did the author of the Quran not know future generations would be confused by this verse? Many Muslims claim Surah Lahab is a miracle: Perished be the two hands of Aby-Lahab and he is already perished His wealth and what he earned availed him not. Now he enters into a blazing fire. And his wife too, carrier of firewood. There is a rope of palm fiber in her neck. (Surah 111)…

Muhammad’s rulings colour the lives of billions of Muslims all over the world. Their entire lives are affected by the rulings he came up with on the spur of the moment. Yet they are considered to be universal rulings that apply for ever and ever. Interestingly, in a verse…

“If we have no free will, the criminal justice system makes no sense.” Ben Shapiro wrote, “Our entire legal and moral system is based on the ghost in the machine — the presupposition that we can choose to do otherwise. …

The idea of an eternal hell is unjust. There is no reason a God would need to make conscious creatures suffer eternally. Hell is an absurd and excessive punishment machine made to torture those who rejected Muhammad. It is an invented reality made to scare people into submission and to…

I often hear from people who say “Muslims are different. Islam is different. Islam can’t be reformed. Muslims can’t be reformed.” To which my response is No. I see it all the time. Muslim are reforming. They are becoming more liberal, more tolerant, more accepting. Take a look at my…

Islam is a religion by men for men. The narrative of Islam empowers women is just not true. Islam may have given women some rights they did not have, but it also froze their rights in time to 1400 years ago. Here is a quote that sums up the entire…

Many religions, to more or less an extent, can create roadblocks to human progress. Religious values may have been beneficial to our survival at one point, but many of them are now a detriment. Looking at these ancient books and teachings a source for morality and for guidance on how…

My name is Abdullah Sameer and I am an exmuslim. I used to believe in Islam and now I left it. Here’s proof that I was a believer. Most reasonable people accept that I used to be Muslim. It is obvious enough that I am telling the truth when I…

Is Islam an entity that lives in the sky? No. Islam is the practice of nearly two billion believers all over the world. From the deserts of Sudan to the bustling cities of Delhi. If Muslims change, that means Islam is changing.

There is a theme that comes up from time to time that former Muslims (exmuslims) who criticize Islam are anti-Muslim bigots. Here is one such comment that accuses me of profiting off anti-Muslim hatred: