The Future of Islam

            Did you know that over SIX MILLION African Muslims are converting from believers of Islam into believers of Christianity?  That’s right, it’s true.  If you do the math, that’s approximately 667 Muslims an hour. That’s a lot!  What is the reason for this huge change of heart?  Well the main reason is that Islam is just not as strong a religion as Christianity is.  In Africa, Muslims believe that it is more important to build a “mosque” or church in order to teach and to spread the word of Muslims.  That is not what children in Africa need right now.  The most important thing they need right now is not a place to worship, but a place to learn.  In other words, they need a school. 

An average Muslim may spend approximately an hour or two at the mosque per day and have nothing to do for the rest of the day.  This leaves them vulnerable to the “Christian Missionary Octopuses”.  Christians are very strong and quite wealthy and have taken the chance to help the people in Africa as well as spread their words of faith with them.  They offer medication, food, water, and most importantly, education.  Kids can spend at least six or seven hours a day at school which is more efficient than only spending an hour or two at a mosque and having nothing to do afterwards. 

The problem with Islam is that it is quite a burdensome and harsh religion.  They must always preach of Peace and Love.  This is evident when one Muslim scholar talks about implementing Shari’ah as if it is self- evident that it benefits society.  In other words, he believes that the words of Islam are always correct.  At the rate that they are going, the problem could spread all around the world and before you know it, Islam will be completely forgotten. 

A religion cannot be lost.  It can, however, be forgotten.  What do you think?  Will Islam survive in the future or will it forever forgotten?  Even specialists say that Islam may be facing a crisis as more and more followers are starting to either convert to another religion or are abandoning religion altogether.  That leaves the question: What will Islam be like in the future.  Some people think that people will start to take bits and pieces of different religion and create a whole new religion altogether in order to adjust to their own personal need.  What are your thoughts on this matter?