I'm a atheist in a muslim family?
Hi i'm a 14 year old girl who was born and raised in london but originally from Bangladesh. So basically i am an ex-muslim (atheist) but my problem is my family. My mum is kinda strict about it but my dad isn't. my mum prays everyday and does all the rituals your supposed to. The thing she expects me to do everything like pray, wear headscarf, read quran etc. But i don't want to because i don't believe in islam anymore. Like today i told her about a few errors in the quran that i found (like it says that the earth is flat and that the universe is geocentric) and she just told me that the quran has no errors what so ever as it came from god. i know ill never be able to talk her out of religion but i don't want to follow it as i'm no longer a muslim. What should i do? My sister is in the same position as me and my mum told her that she'll have to wear headscarf because she is starting secondary school. I'm forced to wear it to school. it feel's as if i'm the only atheist wearing a headscarf. Ilove my mum and all but religion is ruining my life. What should i do? i can't tell her it'll kill her. she'll think i'm listening to shaytan (satan) and that i am a bad human being. please help me.
I'm an atheist in a muslim family...?
I'm a 17-year old boy, who lives in Denmark and I was basically born into this extremely religious muslim family. I've been slowly losing my faith for a year or so, but decided to give up my faith a few months ago, because I don't believe in the religion anymore and as you may know through the title, I no longer believe in the existence of God. When I started questioning various rules and stuff in Islam, my parents were the first I ran to, and they simply answer "Don't question God's work" or "That's just the way it is". This obviously didn't help at all, and I quit praying cause I always felt that I was talking to myself. Everytime my parents asked if I've prayed, and I just answer yes, and they believe me. I'm forced to go to mosque every friday, to arabic lessons once a week, and to not eat or drink anything every ramadan. Anyways, I'm getting f**king tired of it. My parents are also overly protective, and they don't let me go outside very much, and I hate being home, because, I don't feel "at home". My parents and I aren't very good friends, there is a longer story to that incl. physical and verbal abuse. I feel that they have brainwashed me when I was a child. They used fear to make me believe. I'm 100% that my parents won't accept that I've become an atheist, and they'll most likely throw me out of the home. I have no problem disappointing them, so for now I'm just taking advantage of the materialistic needs (money, food etc) What should I do?
How does it feel to be atheist in an extremely devoted Muslim family and how do people deal with it?
My background I'm an atheist. Everyone else alive in my family are practicing Muslims. I used the word alive because my grandfather was an atheist. He is with God now (as theists describe the dead). You can read about that story in my other answer. Mohammed Rafik's answer to What made you become an atheist? My father has a PhD in literature and my mother and siblings are master degree holders. The family's education probably made my becoming an atheist not a life threatening event. I live in India where apostasy is not a crime. My conversion :I have to admit I did not convert to atheism. It was a phase. Here are some incidents on that phase. My parents where very upset when they saw a Krishna photo in my wallet. It was given by my ex girlfriend. I never believed in Krishna as well. But I considered religion is a good for people as whole,to to keep people in line with decent behavior. That picture of Krishna went to the dustbin in a dark dirty drink hole together with my ex's photo on the night we broke up. I used to pray (faking of course), or praying on Ramzan, Bakr-eid etc to keep my relatives happy and prevent them to gossip. Then one year I stopped that and told them to mind their own business, literally. Then there was a time when my parents used my cousins, to give some "much needed lessons" as they put it. I told "just include me in your prayers". Thankfully they are not fanatics to stop being friendly with me. My advise:If you live in a country where apostasy is a crime, you have to be all the more cautious. It is okay to fake believing till you are safe and sound. Look for an employment outside in some secular country.If your country is not Islamic, you can start living on your own. But it is very important to phase it out, than just blow it all in one day. Slowly stop going to mosques. Then next year don't fast for Ramzan. Don't live your entire life without telling them, as it will be a huge burden on your shoulders. Life will be miserable if you fake your belief for long time. But in the short term it is okay.Below answer will also be useful to you, hence posting here.Quora User's answer to I'm an atheist in an Islamic country. My father accidentally found this out from my browsing history and has threatened to kill me. What should I do?
Atheist in a Muslim family during Ramadan?
Hi... I am a bisexual Atheist in a family of devoted Muslims. I am fasting this year because they know I am capable of doing so. I do not want this to sound whiny, because I live in the US and I am aware that this makes my situation much better than those who live in primarily Muslim countries. My extended family still lives in Iraq and I live here in the US with my parents, brother, and sister (5 and 4 years old). Due to the fact that they are extremely unaccpeting of my sexuality and lack of beliefs, I cannot tell them I don't want to fast and have been eating in secret. This entire month has been a huge depression spike for me, and it feels like every day is just a routine of being tired, waiting till 9:00, eating, and sleeping. If anyone who is going through something similar would like to e-mail me or something, I would be very grateful. Thank you..