Every Day Straight Talk on Islam

Islam: Does It Actually Hold Up?

Let’s Talk Honestly.

Let’s be real for a second.

If you strip away the slogans, the fear of “offending,” and all the emotion around religion, and just sit down and ask:

“Does Islam actually make sense? Is it true?”

Then you’ve got to approach it the same way you’d evaluate anything else — a political system, a historical claim, a scientific theory. You test it. You check the facts. You follow the logic.

When you do that with Islam? It falls apart. Not a little. Completely.

Let me walk you through it — calmly, clearly, and without spin.

❌ 1. It Contradicts Itself Right Out the Gate

Islam says:

“The Qur’an confirms the Torah and the Gospel.”

That’s Surah 3:3 and 5:46. Black and white.

But then Muslims also say:

“The Bible was corrupted.”

Hold up — which is it?
If it confirms those scriptures, they can't be corrupted.
If they’re corrupted, how can the Qur’an confirm them?

That’s self-contradiction. You can’t build truth on contradictions. That’s logic 101.

🏛️ 2. Its History Doesn’t Line Up With Reality

Islam claims:

Mecca was the center of monotheism since Abraham
Muhammad’s life was accurately recorded
The early Muslim community spread by divine favor

Reality check:

No historical or archaeological evidence that Mecca was anything more than a pagan caravan stop before Muhammad
Zero contemporary records of Muhammad’s life — only written 100+ years after he died
The rapid spread of Islam came through war and empire, not mass conversions

If the history doesn’t check out, then the story collapses.

📜 3. The Qur’an Isn’t “Perfectly Preserved”

You’ve probably heard:

“The Qur’an has never changed. Not a single letter.”

Wrong. Just dead wrong.

We have:

Multiple early manuscripts (like the Sana’a palimpsest) with variations
A well-documented history of verses being abrogated, forgotten, or lost
A canonization process under Uthman that involved burning rival copies

So no — the Qur’an hasn’t been preserved perfectly.
And if the “Word of God” changes or gets edited, it’s not the Word of God anymore.

⚖️ 4. Morally? It Fails the Basics

People say Islam is a moral system. Let’s test that.

Women inherit half what men do (Surah 4:11)
A woman’s testimony is worth half a man’s (Surah 2:282)
Slavery? Still allowed. Sex with slaves? Permitted (Surah 4:24)
Violence against non-Muslims? Commanded (Surah 9:29)

That’s not just “old-school.” That’s objectively wrong by any universal standard of ethics.

If God is just and merciful, this isn’t what His laws look like.

🔃 5. It Rewrites Earlier Stories to Fit Its Own Narrative

Islam takes:

Jesus
Abraham
Moses

And rewrites them to fit Muhammad’s storyline.
Jesus is no longer divine, doesn’t die on the cross, and suddenly preaches Islam.

But here’s the thing:

No historical evidence supports these versions
Islam borrows apocryphal stories (like baby Jesus speaking from the cradle) — not from the Bible, but from later legends
It flat-out contradicts first-century sources and archaeology

In short: it’s not revelation. It’s revisionism.

🧮 6. Even Its Theology Doesn’t Add Up

Islam says:

“Allah is just and merciful.”

Cool. But it also says:

“You’ll be judged by a scale. Hope your good deeds outweigh your bad.”

So… no grace. No forgiveness guaranteed. Just eternal uncertainty.

And even Muhammad said he didn’t know where he’d end up (Sahih Bukhari 5:266). That’s your prophet. Not confident about heaven.

A just God doesn’t play dice with people’s souls.
And a merciful God doesn’t leave everyone guessing.

🎯 Final Reality Check: What Do You Get When You Test Islam Objectively?

You get:

Contradictions in doctrine
Unverifiable history
Corrupted moral teaching
A book that has changed, not preserved
A theology that’s more confusing than convincing

All of that adds up to one unavoidable conclusion:

👉 Islam is not true.

🧭 Truth Is the Point — Not Comfort

Look — this isn’t about disrespect. It’s not about mocking Muslims.
It’s about chasing truth — no matter where it leads.

And the evidence doesn’t lead to Islam. It leads away from it.

The idea that a 7th-century warlord in Arabia delivered the final word from God? That just doesn’t hold up when you look under the hood.

So if you're going to follow truth wherever it leads, here's where it leads:

👉 Islam is a man-made system — not divine revelation.

👉 It’s time to call it what it is: a failed claim, built on contradictions, sustained by fear, and defended by silence.