I can't say it clearer than this

[tommylehman]

I wish there were less Muslims AND less Christians. I wish there less religious people in general. It's a virus of the mind. Our civilization will either overcome these superstitions or they will be the end of us. 

[LMartella]

@tommylehman That's a valid opinion to have. I don't agree with it, because I think it's a little too simplistic of an answer, but I understand where you're coming from... believe it or not.

[J888HNT]

Alhamdulilah there are people like you on this earth. May Allah raise you to the highest ranks of jannah. Ameen.

[123sophsoph]

Beautiful video for a beautiful lady with a beautiful mind. Alhamdu Lillah MashaAllah :)

[halfmoon1171]

Every one be careful she's bullshitting you she doesn't want peace with u guys she wants every non beleiver to be a Muslim or to die, and don't believe her the Quran allows Muslims to decieve non believers so she's obviously lieing.

[LMartella]

@halfmoon1171 Most days, I have more patience for people like you... but today, I'm just going to say... you're a total moron.

What you've posted has no relevant information whatsoever about me, or my beliefs. Yet you insist that I am a liar based on a lie that you yourself are making about what it says in the Qu'ran. Stop projecting your hatred of Muslims onto actual Muslims. Your psychosis is not cute.

[hross233]

islam is a totalitarian political ideology. they use all means to persuade u 2 join them by deception, soft sell as this video of lies, corruption, ignorance of a stupid american that deserves what other muslims deserve. May she be found in her mosque when it become no more.

[LMartella]

@hross233 I'm not American, so I don't have to handle all the anti-Islamic brainwashing in the media that you seem to have been exposed to.

Also, not a single lie is in this video.

Despite your limited understanding of Islam, Muslims come in many forms.

And, was that a veiled threat at the end of this message? Shame. You are what you hate most... psychology 101.

I genuinely hope that you get the emotional and mental help you need to live a life free of hatred and paranoia. Good luck.

[TheLangelander]

Peace to you too sister. I call you sister because we are all members of the human race. God bless you.

[LMartella]

@TheLangelander And peace be unto you, too :)

[upsilon054]

Hi, Allah bless you. Or, as we Catholics say, God bless you. Let us both pray that we all follow a path that will lead us to Heaven. Peace!

Y

[Jewlum]

YOU ARE SO CUTE! *hugs* I lurve you

[simpleman1389]

may allah help you in daawah you make and i'm with my heart whith you thank you

[simpleman1389]

essallamou 3alaikoum i'm with you and i hope that allah give you courage to continu in this roued amine i hope if i can help you

[correyjoey]

Assalamualaikum sis LMartella..

You are pretty..

Toodoodoooo!! =)

[voordekoningin]

Hello, I've been wanting to know more about the Islam/Christianity and came across this;

answering-islam(dot)org/Silas/­founders(dot)htm

Now I've really wanted the opinion of a muslim on this text, because I feel it's a little one-sided, but unfortunatly I don't know any.

Please read the page and tell me what you think, your opinion is of great value to me!

[LMartella]

@voordekoningin Hi there,

Answering-Islam website is often used in the Muslim/Christian debate circuit... And I can send you an email linking you to the rebuttal website: Answering-Christianity (.) com, where they actually directly counter the article posted. I, myself, stay away from debating between religions for multiple reasons, but I hope the links I provide will be sufficient. Please check your inbox shortly. Peace :)

[ovaisreza]

@voordekoningin I like how you use innocence and naivete to guise your true intent. Most people who convert to Islam have already went through these websites and plethora of other anti-Islam irrationalities :)

[eljarrah]

Allah Protect you , sister

[blandozer]

Allah protect you

[KimDonesia]

I respect you as an individual, LMartella. :)

[LMartella]

@KimDonesia Likewise, Kim :) ♥

[rozeboosje]

Thanks so much for this, Linda!

[LMartella]

@rozeboosje Anytime, Pino! Glad to join in :)

[RzaaV2]

#FTW :D

[LMartella]

@RzaaV2 Assalamu alaikum rzzzzzzzzzzzzzaaaa!

Yay! Cool orange button thingy! lol

Salaam!

[RzaaV2]

@LMartella walaikum salaam LMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM­! #LOL

[IslamicGoldenAge]

salam sister, you seemed a little agitated, is somebody hating on you?

InshAAllah all is well with you, and may Allah protect you and your family.

[LMartella]

@IslamicGoldenAge Wa alaikumus salaam! Agitated? No... I had sun in my eyes. LOL. People hate on me often, but it rarely bothers me, alhamdulillah.

All is good on my end, alhamdulillah, and I pray things are good with you, too. May Allah(swt) protect you and your family as well. Ameen!

[rollsthepaul]

I can relate well, to her message.

[LMartella]

@ZimimeXoxo You mention equal pay for equal work.. this is something that I am very passionate about. If I did 10 years of schooling, and am intellectually capable of doing the job of a doctor, there is no reason a male doctor should be paid more.

Annnyway, it makes me laugh a little... because the feminist button gets people tense as soon as you mention it. But I am proud to be a feminist... I fight for my sisters... and really, that's not what this video was about :P

Wa salaam! :D

[LMartella]

@ZimimeXoxo Wa alaikumus salaam. Just for the sake of being as simple as possible, there are dozens, if not hundreds of branches of feminism. My views are quite complex, and cannot be expressed in a character limit setting, but to be clear, I accept differences between men and women - as a matter of fact, I have no desire to be "like a man". But women need a voice, especially in societies that insist on silencing us. We have rights that are being denied to us all over the world. cont...

[ParanoidKitty]

♥ Everything you said in this small video, is why I love you girl.

[LMartella]

@ParanoidKitty I love you, too, sweetheart. ♥

[Kunar100]

In this video we can see and hear three amazing things which we called in this world.......... Reapect , Peace and Love.

May Allah Bless our Ummah !!!!

[nikkip1984]

Salam sister, great video! hope to see more of you soon. mashallah you are so intelligent and articulate, i learn alot from your videos. take care, ma-assalama

[solitair1]

Jazaki Allah khair sister. I'll try to make a video myself to promote tolerance. It's a nice initiative by your youtuber friend.

God bless and guide us.

[kriann]

Alhamdulillah! You are wearing the true colors of Islam. Thank you, sister, for your courage and kindness.  May Allah reward you for the obvious beautiful quality of your heart. Masha'Allah.

[clustergarde]

@kriann -- I fully and wholeheartedly agree. The world needs more people like sister Linda. All the best from Canary Islands, Spain.

[Mbeebeelove]

Mashallah! Great vid!♥

[LMartella]

@Mbeebeelove Jazakallahu khair ♥♥ Salaam!

[easyonetwothree]

Feminism is not from Islâm, because Allâh (ta'âlâ) gave the man one degree above women in 2:228, and not hating the Kuffâr is not from islâm, because Ibraheem declared hate and enmity against the kuffâr forever until they worship Allâh, in 60:4.

Please O Muslim, learn your deen before making videos.

[LMartella]

@easyonetwothree Assalamu alaikum, brother. On feminism, I beg to differ. Islam was the first deen to recognize women as individuals, not property, and gave us rights. This concept of men being a degree above women does not apply to the essence of our being. Men and women are of equal worth in the eyes of Allah(swt), and our deeds carry the same weight, be they righteous or not. I know my deen, and no where does it say that I cannot fight for the rights of my sisters. Salaam.

[americanmuslimgirl]

@LMartella Salam dear sister, I have something to share with you on this 'degree above women.' "Al-Tabari in his Tafsir narrated from Ibn `Abbas: "The daraja mentioned by Allah Most High here is the *forfeiting, on the man's part, of some his wife's obligations towards him* and his indulgence towards her, while he is *fully obligated to fulfill all his obligations towards her." If someone wants to argue with At-Tabari and Ibn Abbas RA, then they can be my guest.

[MADExCLEARxMEDIA]

@LMartella 100% concurrence, Sister... 100%. May Allah(swt) reward you for your wonderful efforts and continue to guide you, Ameen.

[binhthanhvo]

@LMartella Equal but not identical is how one Muslim explained it to me.

[LMartella]

@binhthanhvo Generally this is how I would simplify an explanation, too. The "degree above" concept is used by many in our community to silence dissent against chauvinism and sexism. And it's used by those outside of our community to prove that Islam does not value men and women as equals. However, the verse is question states, right before this that "... women shall have rights similar to the rights against them, according to what is equitable".

Those rights are often denied to us... cont...

[LMartella]

@binhthanhvo And I think those rights are def. worth fighting for :)

Thanks for taking the time to comment!

Peace

[binhthanhvo]

@LMartella Your welcome. I hope you have looked at my 2 videos about free speech and Islam? Also, are you planning on responding to this "Draw Muhammad Day" nonsense that is going to occur tomorrow?

[clustergarde]

@easyonetwothree -- Akhi, yes it is!! Islam was the first ever framework to give full formal rights to women!! Please, do you homework, will you ? :-)

[americanmuslimgirl]

@easyonetwothree Salam. It just depends on how you define "feminist." If it means someone who supports and defends and fights for the rights of women, then I find it hard to understand how any Muslim could NOT be one.

[solitair1]

@easyonetwothree Please try to understand the real meaning of the "one degree above". I'm not sure who is here that need to learn about his deen.

May Allah guide us all.

[AntiHypocrisy]

Love Haqq, hate Baatil

[LMartella]

@AntiHypocrisy Insha'Allah :)

"Let there be no compulsion in religion: Truth stands out clear from error: whoever rejects evil and believes in Allah hath grasped the most trustworthy hand-hold, that never breaks. And Allah heareth and knoweth all things." 2:256

Assalamu alaikum!

[easyonetwothree]

@AntiHypocrisy Love haq, hate baatil, and love believers, hate Kuffâr

[YahyaSnow]

InshaAllah

[MrSmartMuslim]

May ALLAH bless you. ^)^

[LMartella]

@MrSmartMuslim And may Allah(swt) bless you, too! ^.^ Ameen!

[Barklord]

peace!

:)

[LMartella]

@Barklord Peace :D

[clustergarde]

Same beautiful muslimah, as always. I am always happy to see your videos and hear your words. You were one of the persons who opened up my way towards the righteous path. Wa'salaam and all the best wishes from Canary Islands/Spain.

[LMartella]

@clustergarde Assalamu alaikum wa ramatullahi wa barakatuhu :) Heeey, did you change your user name?

Thanks so much for the kind words of support! Allah(swt) guides whom he wills, of course, but I am glad if I had any hand to play in the process ^.^

May Allah(swt) preserve you and protect you always. Ameen!

Salaams from Canada!

[clustergarde]

@LMartella -- Linda, yes, I changed the account (from "Canary Joe") as I had some problems to log in for a while ago. Same Aldo from Canary Islands. Assalamu alaikum wa ramatullahi wa barakatuhu DEAR SISTER. All the best from Tenerife.