Monday, March 31

SR's Story: Muslim Ex-Wife Speaks Out-1

SR's story is an unpretentious revealing view of an American woman who married a Muslim man, converted to Islam, and ultimately got divorced. For safety reasons her identity is protected and she will only be known as "SR"


27 Feb 2008

Moslem Prayers

Dear Knowers,

Before we bend over backwards to embolden moslems by giving them prayer time and space, we should know that the moslem prayer schedule is much more flexible than we in the West are led to believe. Moslems are not ever required to pray in public, but when prayers are performed, they are required to be recited out loud (so that everyone can hear). But that is variable too; it can be whisper like if necessary.

I was married to a moslem Iranian from 1978-1987 and practiced Islam. When I finally denounced my Islamization, a divorce immediately ensued. "X" filed first, falsely claiming that I cheated on him. I know a lot about Islamic subtleties; and public praying and prayer rooms is a BIG SHOW.

It is OK for moslems to postpone the scheduled daily prayer times. They do not have to pray on the exact schedule. Prayer time is established for uniformity and consistency but can be postponed to a time or place where prayers can be performed comfortably and satisfactorily. If it is uncomfortable or inappropriate to pray, if they do not want to expose their religion, or if they are in public, at work, school, or even a social event, moslems can (and do) skip the required prayers and make them up in the privacy of their own homes, preferably as soon as possible. Prayer debt can accumulate for days or even years if necessary. Praying together is reinforcing and encouraging. It is not required.

In addition, it is customary in the modern era to combine two of the prayers into a single set twice a day, so the combined five prayers can be completed during three prayer sessions/washings per day. It is customary to combine the noon prayer with the mid-afternoon prayer, and the evening prayer with the night prayer. The rule is: moslems can make-up missed prayers (even for days on end), but they cannot do prayers in advance. X never prayed in public, unless it was with his fellow MSA cohorts at Utah State University, where they held meetings in an auditorium on Friday nights (1978-1980), or at a private home gathering.

I travelled to Iran when it was under Sharia Law (1981). People usuallyprayed at home, frequently postponing prayers. They pray in mosques occasionally, and they pray at the OPTIONAL Friday prayer. There were no public footbaths anywhere, with the exception that mosques often had fountains. Everyone usually does the ritual washing before leaving home for Friday prayers. At a mosque they may choose to use the fountain. Interestingly, they can use dirt or sand whenever necessary, in place of water.

The Islamic public praying is a BIG SHOW. It is an emboldening luxury for Islam, and purposeful intimidation and expense for Americans. That is its real purpose. It is very important that Islam be exposed as the hypocritical religion that it is, and stopped from imposing public precedent, especially when not even required.

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