You can leave Islam - quietly and without letting the doorknob poking you in the rear

#163 Posted by jang on June 20, 2008 5:03:15 am

{"salim yar among its many good properties which make islam whole and true, tribalism is one of them. islam we know has its roots in tribalism of arabia. so leaving a tribe by an individual is no problem. but weakening the tribe is correctly seen as a potential mortal blow and it therfore treated as treason."}

Jang,
Almost all human existence is rooted in some sort of tribalism - especially Judaism (12 tribes etc...)and even Hinduism (color coded caste totem pole, etc...), so let's not attach specific tribal attributes to Islam. On the contrary, Islam was among the first international movements to erase tribal, ethnic, and caste distinctions.

As for leaving Islam, if people didn't make a big deal of their departure there would be few problems. Our own Hamidumdum Sahib has been long gone and, as far as we can tell, he is still alive and kicking. Only the people who want to gain notoriety, some profits from mediocre books and TV appearances, or to claim all kinds of asylum-related advantages, sound their departure with trumpets and drums.

Don't ask don't tell would be the proper approach to leaving an association with which one no longer wants any connection. A person can be a Qadiani without having to draw attention to his/her affliction by insulting Islam, its Holy Prophet (PBUH), and its symbols.