Author: Orion Nayoan

By Orion Nayoan — Growing up in Indonesia, Lynn began to question Islam, but when she asked her teachers, she felt rebuffed. “It was almost wrong that I asked, like I shouldn’t be questioning the words of God (Allah),” Lynn says. This is actually a very common experience for Muslims because Qur’an 5:101 says, O you who have believed, do not ask about things which, if they are shown to you, will distress you. In other words, believe blindly. It is a truth that can’t be questioned. Lynn belonged to a family that was very committed to Islam but didn’t…