[unedernierechance]

Umbilical Baby, thank you for your post.

Am I right to understand that you were adopted by muslims? I am a muslim myself and highly believe in the fairness of my faith in encouraging adoption while preserving the adoptee's rights.

My husband and I are considering our options to adopt and I would be very much interested in getting your input. Would that be o.k. with you?

D

[Quesita]

Wow. I just came upon this thread, and I must say that I am shocked by some of the responses.

Maybe I live in a never never land, but I was raised to respect the beauty and truth in all faiths. I read Umbilical Baby's original post slowly and carefully, and was delighted to learn about Muslim belief's concerning adoption. I live in a neighborhood with a significant South Asian population (Bangladesh, Pakistan, India-Hindu/Muslim/Sihk, Afghanistan), (as well as a lot of people from a lot of different places with a lot of different beliefs!!!), and I realized that I knew nothing about how Islam views adoption. My adopted daughter will go to school with Muslim children (and Catholic children and Jewish children and Hindus and Buddists and a wide range of Christians) and I hope that she will have friends whose families invite her to Temples and Mosques and Churches of all kinds. When she is old enough, we will read the Popul Vuh together, so that she knows the beautiful creation stories of her ancestors, the Mayan people.

It is important to me to understand how my friends and neighbors will see my new family, and I thank Umbilical Baby for her post! I will share it with a Shi'ite friend and a Suni friend (who often have very different world views), and get even more insight!

My mother was raised Catholic (Italian/Irish-different interpretations of Catholosism) and my father had a Jewish mother and a Protestant father. As I said earlier in this post... I was raised to respect ALL beliefs. Now I am proud to live in an incredibly diverse community. I had no idea that such intolerance continued to exist. I suppose I am naive.

I know this is a very old thread, but I would like to thank Umbilical Baby for bringing the sacred words of the Qu'ran to this forum, and for sharing her interpretation of those words. Umbilical Baby, you have sparked my interest to learn more. And learning is always good!

[Umbilical child]

Well it seems I have started a bit of an idealogical debate....sorry....well not really...all I wanted to do was show a side that I think is wonderful...no hiding, no denial, just a beautifaul angle to a sorded topic, BTW I am not islamic but rather open to a more progressive approach rather than the one I am a product of....LUV you all UC

[Shai's Mom]

Originally Posted by Umbilical child

Well it seems I have started a bit of an idealogical debate....sorry....well not really...all I wanted to do was show a side that I think is wonderful...no hiding, no denial, just a beautifaul angle to a sorded topic, BTW I am not islamic but rather open to a more progressive approach rather than the one I am a product of....LUV you all UC

I am Jewish, living in Israel and also read your post with interest.

When one thinks of the context, the time, when the Quran was written, this is really revolutionary. This was written during a time when human rights were non-existant and children without the protection of families were lost. The text might fall short of our modern day standards, but was a serious attempt to protect orphaned children.

It is definitely interesting and worthwhile to read.

I don't see Islam as evil incarnated. As in every faith, it's extremists imposing their fanatical views on others that make things bad for everyone. Combine extremism with ignorance, you have a deadly mixture in any kind of society.

[Sanaa]

Vey interesting comments. I would like to add to this discussion that I have been a muslim for nearly 10 years and never in my way of life have i felt that my man comes first and me and his kids are treated like dirt. I think that is a stereotype and if a muslim women in oppressed in her house then those in the house are not practising Islam correctly. The people should be judged not Islam. Islam encourages the adopting parents to never deceive the child and make them aware they were adopted at an age that is reasonable for the individual child to understand. Love is not the issue here, honesty is. My 'society' isn't barbaric please dont believe the hype.