https://ex-muslim.com Ex-Muslim resources and articles - Critical analysis of Quran, Hadith, and Islamic history. en-us 2026-06-23T00:00:00Z https://ex-muslim.com/posts-output/2026-06-23-zihar-proof-that-islamic-sharia-was-not-made-by-a-perfect-god-but-by-a-human-who-makes-human-mistake/ However, when we study the commandments of Shariah with a critical eye, the situation appears to be the opposite. These commandments, instead of proving Allah\'s existence, seem to bear witness to His \"nonexistence\". In these laws, instead of divine justice, the oppression of human society is evid... 2026-06-23T00:00:00Z https://ex-muslim.com/posts-output/2026-06-23-zihar-proof-that-islamic-sharia-was-not-made-by-a-perfect-god-but-by-a-human-who-makes-human-mistake/ https://ex-muslim.com/posts-output/2026-06-23-zamzam-water-miracles-or-deceptions/ The claim that the Zamzam well is a supernatural miracle is contradicted by both geological science and historical records. The following points summarize the evidence: 2026-06-23T00:00:00Z https://ex-muslim.com/posts-output/2026-06-23-zamzam-water-miracles-or-deceptions/ https://ex-muslim.com/posts-output/2026-06-23-zakir-naik-homosexuality-begins-when-you-violate-the-rule-of-hijab/ 1. Homosexuality begins when the rule of Hijab is broken. According to him, if Hijab is observed, homosexuality will never occur. 2026-06-23T00:00:00Z https://ex-muslim.com/posts-output/2026-06-23-zakir-naik-homosexuality-begins-when-you-violate-the-rule-of-hijab/ https://ex-muslim.com/posts-output/2026-06-23-zakir-naik-girl-is-responsible-for-her-rape-if-she-is-not-covering-her-entire-body-with-hijab/ But what about slave girls? 2026-06-23T00:00:00Z https://ex-muslim.com/posts-output/2026-06-23-zakir-naik-girl-is-responsible-for-her-rape-if-she-is-not-covering-her-entire-body-with-hijab/ https://ex-muslim.com/posts-output/2026-06-23-zakir-naik-80-of-the-quran-matches-with-science/ And we tell Zakir Naik and Muslims that the [20% ambiguous Quran means that the rest 80% building of Islam is automatically going to collapse.] 2026-06-23T00:00:00Z https://ex-muslim.com/posts-output/2026-06-23-zakir-naik-80-of-the-quran-matches-with-science/ https://ex-muslim.com/posts-output/2026-06-23-you-dont-need-to-deny-the-existence-of-godgods-to-leave-islam/ This assumption is incorrect. There is no requirement to reject the existence of any deity to abandon Islam. 2026-06-23T00:00:00Z https://ex-muslim.com/posts-output/2026-06-23-you-dont-need-to-deny-the-existence-of-godgods-to-leave-islam/ https://ex-muslim.com/posts-output/2026-06-23-womens-testimony-is-not-even-half-but-zero-in-serious-hudud-cases/ This is a myth and only false propaganda by Muslim apologists. The reality is far worse for women, and they have been far worse degraded by Muhammad. 2026-06-23T00:00:00Z https://ex-muslim.com/posts-output/2026-06-23-womens-testimony-is-not-even-half-but-zero-in-serious-hudud-cases/ https://ex-muslim.com/posts-output/2026-06-23-womens-rights-vs-mens-rights-in-islam/ When secular Western societies began granting women [equal] human rights, Islamic apologists started making excuse that: 2026-06-23T00:00:00Z https://ex-muslim.com/posts-output/2026-06-23-womens-rights-vs-mens-rights-in-islam/ https://ex-muslim.com/posts-output/2026-06-23-womens-rights-vs-mens-rights-in-islam-text-in-non-table-form/ [(In this section, the same article is presented in a nonTable form)] 2026-06-23T00:00:00Z https://ex-muslim.com/posts-output/2026-06-23-womens-rights-vs-mens-rights-in-islam-text-in-non-table-form/ https://ex-muslim.com/posts-output/2026-06-23-womens-faces-hands-arouse-muslim-men-daniel-haqiqatjou/ Details : [] Last Updated: 25 June 2024 2026-06-23T00:00:00Z https://ex-muslim.com/posts-output/2026-06-23-womens-faces-hands-arouse-muslim-men-daniel-haqiqatjou/ https://ex-muslim.com/posts-output/2026-06-23-womens-empowerment-islam-vs-the-west/ ! 2026-06-23T00:00:00Z https://ex-muslim.com/posts-output/2026-06-23-womens-empowerment-islam-vs-the-west/ https://ex-muslim.com/posts-output/2026-06-23-womens-empowerment-islam-vs-the-west-text/ [[[Women's Empowerment \[Islam vs. The West\]]]] 2026-06-23T00:00:00Z https://ex-muslim.com/posts-output/2026-06-23-womens-empowerment-islam-vs-the-west-text/ https://ex-muslim.com/posts-output/2026-06-23-women-will-make-the-majority-in-hellfire/ Engaging in frequent cursing. Displaying ingratitude towards their husbands. Exhibiting deficiencies in performing good religious deeds when compared to men. 2026-06-23T00:00:00Z https://ex-muslim.com/posts-output/2026-06-23-women-will-make-the-majority-in-hellfire/ https://ex-muslim.com/posts-output/2026-06-23-women-vs-candy-the-flawed-islamic-logic-of-hijab/ The best way to protect women is by covering them with a Hijab, and an even more effective approach is to keep them confined within the four walls of their homes, preventing them from going outside. "[Hunger for Sex]" is a part of the \'nature\' of men. Therefore, it is natural for them to become a... 2026-06-23T00:00:00Z https://ex-muslim.com/posts-output/2026-06-23-women-vs-candy-the-flawed-islamic-logic-of-hijab/ https://ex-muslim.com/posts-output/2026-06-23-will-atheists-let-their-wives-and-daughters-move-nude-in-public-answering-islamists-objection/ In response, Islamic preachers think that their best option to defend Islam is to bring the issue of NUDITY in a nonreligious state and families. They immediately ask a counterquestion: 2026-06-23T00:00:00Z https://ex-muslim.com/posts-output/2026-06-23-will-atheists-let-their-wives-and-daughters-move-nude-in-public-answering-islamists-objection/ https://ex-muslim.com/posts-output/2026-06-23-why-no-clear-verse-about-4-witnesses-in-rape-cases/ Especially, slave women were extremely vulnerable to being raped in Islamic societies. 2026-06-23T00:00:00Z https://ex-muslim.com/posts-output/2026-06-23-why-no-clear-verse-about-4-witnesses-in-rape-cases/ https://ex-muslim.com/posts-output/2026-06-23-why-is-the-suicide-rate-higher-in-the-atheist-community/ The reality is that only religious people fear death. For instance, Muslims fear the process of death, where the soul is taken out by the angel of death. This process is painful, as shown in , where Moses slapped the angel of death. Prophet Muhammad also feared death and said, \"O Allah! Help me wit... 2026-06-23T00:00:00Z https://ex-muslim.com/posts-output/2026-06-23-why-is-the-suicide-rate-higher-in-the-atheist-community/ https://ex-muslim.com/posts-output/2026-06-23-why-is-annual-hajj-completely-absent-from-ancient-arab-jewish-christian-roman-and-archaeological-rec/ [[Dear TruthSeekers! ]] 2026-06-23T00:00:00Z https://ex-muslim.com/posts-output/2026-06-23-why-is-annual-hajj-completely-absent-from-ancient-arab-jewish-christian-roman-and-archaeological-rec/ https://ex-muslim.com/posts-output/2026-06-23-why-hadith-and-ilm-al-hadith-both-are-biased-and-cannot-be-trusted/ Subsequent generations of Islamic apologists took two approaches to control the damage: 2026-06-23T00:00:00Z https://ex-muslim.com/posts-output/2026-06-23-why-hadith-and-ilm-al-hadith-both-are-biased-and-cannot-be-trusted/ https://ex-muslim.com/posts-output/2026-06-23-why-doesnt-the-west-consider-insulting-the-quran-a-crime/ Why? 2026-06-23T00:00:00Z https://ex-muslim.com/posts-output/2026-06-23-why-doesnt-the-west-consider-insulting-the-quran-a-crime/ https://ex-muslim.com/posts-output/2026-06-23-why-do-ex-muslims-think-that-they-are-experts-on-islam/ To become Muslim or to leave Islam, you don\'t need a PhD or any advanced degrees. Having a basic understanding of the reasons for or against Islam is enough to make a personal decision. 2026-06-23T00:00:00Z https://ex-muslim.com/posts-output/2026-06-23-why-do-ex-muslims-think-that-they-are-experts-on-islam/ https://ex-muslim.com/posts-output/2026-06-23-why-do-ex-muslims-continue-to-refer-to-themselves-as-ex-muslims/ Muslim preachers frequently ask us, \"Why do you call yourselves exMuslims? Why not just call yourselves atheists, Christians, or whatever you\'ve become? Why do you need to define yourselves by what you left behind?\" 2026-06-23T00:00:00Z https://ex-muslim.com/posts-output/2026-06-23-why-do-ex-muslims-continue-to-refer-to-themselves-as-ex-muslims/ https://ex-muslim.com/posts-output/2026-06-23-why-didnt-iblis-know-about-muhammads-prophethood-or-about-people-conversion-to-islam-for-many-years/ But Muhammad was a human, and humans make mistakes. Therefore, due to these human errors, contradictions arose in the Quran in many places. 2026-06-23T00:00:00Z https://ex-muslim.com/posts-output/2026-06-23-why-didnt-iblis-know-about-muhammads-prophethood-or-about-people-conversion-to-islam-for-many-years/ https://ex-muslim.com/posts-output/2026-06-23-why-didnt-allah-explicitly-ended-or-at-least-explicitly-limited-female-genital-mutilation/ The main issue is "EXPLICITNESS" (or the lack of it).  2026-06-23T00:00:00Z https://ex-muslim.com/posts-output/2026-06-23-why-didnt-allah-explicitly-ended-or-at-least-explicitly-limited-female-genital-mutilation/ https://ex-muslim.com/posts-output/2026-06-23-why-did-the-secular-system-fail-in-islamic-countries/ Ex-Muslim article 2026-06-23T00:00:00Z https://ex-muslim.com/posts-output/2026-06-23-why-did-the-secular-system-fail-in-islamic-countries/ https://ex-muslim.com/posts-output/2026-06-23-why-did-revelation-stop-for-3-years-after-the-death-of-waraqah/ According to Islamic traditions, Warqa was a Christian scholar, who was the first one to give Muhammad the idea of prophethood, after Muhammad claimed an angel brought him a revelation. However, after Waraqah\'s death, Muhammad did not claim any further revelation for three years (). 2026-06-23T00:00:00Z https://ex-muslim.com/posts-output/2026-06-23-why-did-revelation-stop-for-3-years-after-the-death-of-waraqah/ https://ex-muslim.com/posts-output/2026-06-23-why-did-muhammad-worship-allah-despite-knowing-he-himself-created-him/ If the prophet allegedly created Allah (like what nonMuslims claim), why did then he spend nights praying and seeking forgiveness from the very deity he supposedly created? 2026-06-23T00:00:00Z https://ex-muslim.com/posts-output/2026-06-23-why-did-muhammad-worship-allah-despite-knowing-he-himself-created-him/ https://ex-muslim.com/posts-output/2026-06-23-why-did-muhammad-allah-retreat-into-complete-taqiyya-in-the-case-of-abdullah-ibn-ubayy-ibn-salul/ During the Incident of Ifk, he played a central role in spreading allegations against Aisha, accusing her of immoral conduct. 2026-06-23T00:00:00Z https://ex-muslim.com/posts-output/2026-06-23-why-did-muhammad-allah-retreat-into-complete-taqiyya-in-the-case-of-abdullah-ibn-ubayy-ibn-salul/ https://ex-muslim.com/posts-output/2026-06-23-why-did-allah-wrongly-assume-that-uthman-was-killed-in-hudaybiyyah/ However, rumors spread that \'Uthman had been killed by the Meccans, though in reality, he was unharmed. 2026-06-23T00:00:00Z https://ex-muslim.com/posts-output/2026-06-23-why-did-allah-wrongly-assume-that-uthman-was-killed-in-hudaybiyyah/ https://ex-muslim.com/posts-output/2026-06-23-why-cant-women-marry-two-men-in-islam/ For every 100 women: 2026-06-23T00:00:00Z https://ex-muslim.com/posts-output/2026-06-23-why-cant-women-marry-two-men-in-islam/ https://ex-muslim.com/posts-output/2026-06-23-why-cant-ex-muslims-just-leave-islam-alone/ \"If you\'ve left Islam, then just move on. Why keep criticizing and mocking it? Just live your life and do something else.\" 2026-06-23T00:00:00Z https://ex-muslim.com/posts-output/2026-06-23-why-cant-ex-muslims-just-leave-islam-alone/ https://ex-muslim.com/posts-output/2026-06-23-why-are-non-muslim-not-allowed-to-preach-in-islamic-countries/ Every criticism of Islam is accused of blasphemy and people are killed. 2026-06-23T00:00:00Z https://ex-muslim.com/posts-output/2026-06-23-why-are-non-muslim-not-allowed-to-preach-in-islamic-countries/ https://ex-muslim.com/posts-output/2026-06-23-why-are-muslim-women-so-religious-if-islam-oppresses-them/ 1. Indoctrination and brainwashing: From childhood, they\'re taught that all the nasty stuff against women is normal and for their own protection. We even see toddlers wearing the hijab, so they\'re used to it when they get older. 2026-06-23T00:00:00Z https://ex-muslim.com/posts-output/2026-06-23-why-are-muslim-women-so-religious-if-islam-oppresses-them/ https://ex-muslim.com/posts-output/2026-06-23-why-are-mecca-abraham-allah-completely-missing-in-ancient-arab-history/ The stories Prophet Muhammad narrated to strengthen his new religion included: 2026-06-23T00:00:00Z https://ex-muslim.com/posts-output/2026-06-23-why-are-mecca-abraham-allah-completely-missing-in-ancient-arab-history/ https://ex-muslim.com/posts-output/2026-06-23-why-ai-platforms-sound-like-muslim-apologists-and-how-to-bypass-it/ You're not imagining it. 2026-06-23T00:00:00Z https://ex-muslim.com/posts-output/2026-06-23-why-ai-platforms-sound-like-muslim-apologists-and-how-to-bypass-it/ https://ex-muslim.com/posts-output/2026-06-23-which-quran/ ! 2026-06-23T00:00:00Z https://ex-muslim.com/posts-output/2026-06-23-which-quran/ https://ex-muslim.com/posts-output/2026-06-23-which-hadith-can-be-trusted-and-which-cannot-and-why-non-muslims-are-justified-in-using-them-against/ Muslims often raise a pointed challenge when nonMuslims or atheists use Hadith as evidence against Islam: 2026-06-23T00:00:00Z https://ex-muslim.com/posts-output/2026-06-23-which-hadith-can-be-trusted-and-which-cannot-and-why-non-muslims-are-justified-in-using-them-against/ https://ex-muslim.com/posts-output/2026-06-23-when-someone-asks-why-you-left-islam-share-this-list/ 1. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 1. 2. ... 2026-06-23T00:00:00Z https://ex-muslim.com/posts-output/2026-06-23-when-someone-asks-why-you-left-islam-share-this-list/ https://ex-muslim.com/posts-output/2026-06-23-when-islamic-morality-clashes-with-humanity/ But when we look at different societies in today\'s world, some interesting patterns emerge. For example, Japan is a country where the majority of the population does not adhere to any revealed religion, but rather emphasizes secular and traditional values (such as shame, group harmony, and social r... 2026-06-23T00:00:00Z https://ex-muslim.com/posts-output/2026-06-23-when-islamic-morality-clashes-with-humanity/ https://ex-muslim.com/posts-output/2026-06-23-when-even-toilets-and-bathrooms-deepen-the-confinement-of-muslim-women/ In the past, when homes lacked toilets and bathrooms, even women from the most conservative Muslim families had at least a small reason to step outside, to relieve themselves or to visit the public hammams for bathing. Those brief walks, though carried out under heavy veils and restrictions, still a... 2026-06-23T00:00:00Z https://ex-muslim.com/posts-output/2026-06-23-when-even-toilets-and-bathrooms-deepen-the-confinement-of-muslim-women/ https://ex-muslim.com/posts-output/2026-06-23-when-allahprophet-themselves-start-teaching-vulgar-abusive-language/ : 2026-06-23T00:00:00Z https://ex-muslim.com/posts-output/2026-06-23-when-allahprophet-themselves-start-teaching-vulgar-abusive-language/ https://ex-muslim.com/posts-output/2026-06-23-what-will-ex-muslims-do-if-after-death-allah-actually-turns-out-to-be-real/ Answer:\ We long for it thousands of times more than Muslims dothat even if it\'s after death, at least once, let God appear before us. 2026-06-23T00:00:00Z https://ex-muslim.com/posts-output/2026-06-23-what-will-ex-muslims-do-if-after-death-allah-actually-turns-out-to-be-real/ https://ex-muslim.com/posts-output/2026-06-23-what-was-the-motive-behind-creation-the-question-allah-never-answered/ To unravel this, we must distinguish between two fundamentally different questions: 2026-06-23T00:00:00Z https://ex-muslim.com/posts-output/2026-06-23-what-was-the-motive-behind-creation-the-question-allah-never-answered/ https://ex-muslim.com/posts-output/2026-06-23-what-is-the-purpose-of-life-as-an-atheist/ If God does not exist, what becomes the purpose of life? Without a higher power, how can a human being live a meaningful life? 2026-06-23T00:00:00Z https://ex-muslim.com/posts-output/2026-06-23-what-is-the-purpose-of-life-as-an-atheist/ https://ex-muslim.com/posts-output/2026-06-23-what-does-it-mean-for-a-woman-to-be-naked/ In reality, a woman considered \"naked\" in a village is not deemed naked in a big city like Tehran. Similarly, a woman considered naked in Tehran is not deemed naked in Istanbul. And a woman considered naked in Istanbul is not deemed naked in New York! 2026-06-23T00:00:00Z https://ex-muslim.com/posts-output/2026-06-23-what-does-it-mean-for-a-woman-to-be-naked/ https://ex-muslim.com/posts-output/2026-06-23-weak-islam-peaceful-verses-strong-islam-violent-verses/ Let us compare Quranic Verses during these 2 periods to see these double standards of the Quran. 2026-06-23T00:00:00Z https://ex-muslim.com/posts-output/2026-06-23-weak-islam-peaceful-verses-strong-islam-violent-verses/ https://ex-muslim.com/posts-output/2026-06-23-war-is-deciet-deceiving-non-muslims-during-war-and-peaceful-times/ "War is deceit (alḥarb khidʿa)." (; also in multiple narrations in Bukhari and Muslim) 2026-06-23T00:00:00Z https://ex-muslim.com/posts-output/2026-06-23-war-is-deciet-deceiving-non-muslims-during-war-and-peaceful-times/ https://ex-muslim.com/posts-output/2026-06-23-war-deceptions-muhammad-vs-abu-tahir-al-qarmati/ Jabir said that the Messenger of Allah (Muhammad) said: [War is deception. ]\ (Sahih Bukhari, Book of Jihad and Siyar, Hadith 3030; Sahih Muslim, Book of Jihad and Siyar, Hadith 1739)\ Translation:\ \"Narrated from Jabir (RA) that the Messenger of Allah (Muhammad) said: War is deception.\" 2026-06-23T00:00:00Z https://ex-muslim.com/posts-output/2026-06-23-war-deceptions-muhammad-vs-abu-tahir-al-qarmati/ https://ex-muslim.com/posts-output/2026-06-23-verse-of-no-compulsion-in-religion-has-been-abrogated/ Here is the verse: 2026-06-23T00:00:00Z https://ex-muslim.com/posts-output/2026-06-23-verse-of-no-compulsion-in-religion-has-been-abrogated/ https://ex-muslim.com/posts-output/2026-06-23-valentines-day-love-is-the-first-rebel-of-islam-the-rebellion-will-live-on/   2026-06-23T00:00:00Z https://ex-muslim.com/posts-output/2026-06-23-valentines-day-love-is-the-first-rebel-of-islam-the-rebellion-will-live-on/