
The Atheist Muslim
A Journey from Religion to Reason
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Narrated by:
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Neil Shah
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By:
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Ali A. Rizvi
In much of the Muslim world, religion is the central foundation upon which family, community, morality, and identity are built. The inextricable embedment of religion in Muslim culture has forced a new generation of nonbelieving Muslims to face the heavy costs of abandoning their parents' religion: disowned by their families, marginalized from their communities, imprisoned, or even sentenced to death by their governments.
Struggling to reconcile the Muslim society he was living in as a scientist and physician and the religion he was being raised in, Ali A. Rizvi eventually lost his faith. Discovering that he was not alone, he moved to North America and promised to use his new freedom of speech to represent the voices that are usually quashed before reaching the mainstream media - those of Atheist Muslims.
The Atheist Muslim recounts the journey that allows Rizvi to criticize Islam - as one should be able to criticize any set of ideas - without demonizing his entire people. Emotionally and intellectually compelling, his personal story outlines the challenges of modern Islam and the factors that could help lead it toward a substantive, progressive reformation.
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Beautifully written and read.
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Great book
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Would love to hear the author's psychoanalysis of Muhammad throughout his 20 years of reign, as he studied medicine and understands psychiatric illnesses.
A book you can definitely relate to as an ex Muslim
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A New Perspective
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A very courageous book
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Having grown up in the religion and having left it more than a decade ago—as I embarked on a lifetime of learning and a career in science and technology—I found this book gave me the words to describe what I intuited as wrong with the religion. Further, it helped me resolve the dichotomy of why I love my family so much, while abhorring their beliefs.
I will certainly be recommending this book to all those I know and reading it again for years to come :)
P.S. The eulogy in Chapter 9 nearly brought me to tears and is an excellent example of overcoming the last vestiges of the necessity of religion.
Excellent!
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Excellent reading!
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Rational & Poignant
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Amazing book!
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Incredibly important book
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