Why does islam place so much stress on its...

[Ramin G]

...followers? I mean we cant see woman when they pass us, we cant drink, we have to pray 5 times a day, cant gamble , etc....

[Naush]

All the things you've mentioned in the question are actually good for you.

[Calmness Before The Storm]

You cant see women? wait a minute, are you trying to say: we cant see NAKED bodies? or were not allowed to look at women? If its the latter, you are allowed to look at anything and anyone given that your looking doesnt constitute immoral behaviour: staring for exampleYou cant drink...so? Were you born from your mothers womb with a bottle of wine? You can live without it trust me :)A salat prayer lasts 3 min max. 3 x 5 is 15. You dont have 15 min to spare being thankful for all that you have, in 24 hours ?? Come on!Gambling is a habit that has ruined families. This isnt exactly the most useful thing on the planet, except for maybe losing money for no reason. You almost always lose more times than you win. :) So no defense here either..And you call this STRESS??What about the man whose lost his wife and family and job because of excessive gambling? or the person whose lost his only son cause of drink driving?

[Red Dragon 2007]

Islam doesn't place stress on its adherents. For those who have faith it is easy to diligently follow the commands of Allah. But for those without faith it is heavy on them. As for not being able to see women when they pass you... they have a right to their privacy and modesty. Drinking affects the mind, kidneys and liver in adverse ways. The five daily prayers remind us of Allah, and refresh our faith to carry on in this world. If practiced devoutly, Islam lifts the burden off of us, and makes life easy for us. Allah (God) knows best!

[birdsflies]

The blind leads the blind, they both shall fall into the ditch.

[Self Righteous]

What do you expect...it was invented by a slave-owning, pedophilic, genocidal warlord.

[arveen paria arasuk]

because of the Jahiliyah period or dark ages, during that time man cannot control them self when looking at women. It's like a military regime or marshal law

[one under god]

they try to apply mens meaning to heavenly transmissions , its not riocket science when you ''get '' that death for angels is falling into hell ,[falling from heaven ] or if really sinfull to be sewn into the skin of a serphant as satan was [better the fall of adam and eve [at least they were sewn into the skins of man [incarnated into human form]ie not a beast as satan was

[Hitman Harry]

switch religions! we are all rooten for the same team anyway!

[bill s]

To lead to easy life. To avoid harmfull things happend to us. Say drink : Instead of saying : well ok but only 200ml a day even that should not be neat, has to mix with soda water, it just say NO. It is forbiden because it can easily lead for getting drunk and harming others.Have you seen people who came home drunk and have a habbit of it? Then cruel to their family, and the next day begging for appology, but it is so addicting the person, and it is hard to stop once its started, We can see woman when they pass us, of course you can, Islam gives a freedom to decide, Qur'an is a reminder.It is to avoid wrong doing. because in Islam adultery and intercourse outside of marriage is sin..... Why ? , to prevent children with no father and mama has to look after the kid on her own. Gamble.....once you gamble, many people addicted to it and it leads to lie and stealing, go home with anger when they loose, but when they win they drinks; Imagine the family ...?The teaching prevent those harmfull things to happened but still give freedom to decide . Pray 5 times a day. Again, when you pray, in a ritual, I find that I am in peace. I stop my work, just for max 10 mnts to pray, and it feels great. Our prays like pillars in our house, to make the house stand strong, and in between there are walls to keep us from storm. It is hard for them who are not used to with this kind of decipline. But I find it very usefull. I have my depression times, hard times, but with my daily fixed programme , it cures me very quick. That is why I become muslim.

[muhammed d]

come to Turkey :)

[Muhammad Ishfaq A]

All what you want to do, generates wildness in humans, that Islam rejects to create civilised, well disciplined,peaceful and practical people with peace of mind, in society.If you concentrate only on your life partner, you may please/satisfy her/him more than wildly looking at every one. You would be safe from AIDS as well. It will help to create a peaceful society.Drinking may loose your own control over your own self. Would you like someone else to control yourself?5times prayers make us well disciplined, neat, clean and pure all the day and provide us peace of mind. Keeps us away from sinful evil acts. Gambling is to snatch away from someone that is not mine, which we have not earned by an effort and hard work, will never benefit us.When you will be use to the teachings of Islam, you would enjoy the peace of mind and pass truthful honest life. All will seem to you stress releasing and amazing.

[abdrl647]

If not drinking is stressful then you have a problem.