Islamophobia

‘Islamophobia’ describes prejudice against, hatred or irrational fear of Islam or Muslims.


Despite of the various benefits of the internet regarding information gathering, there are certain groups who are using this medium for propaganda against Islam. Enemies of Islam have got a good platform to spreads the wrong information about the Quran ,the Hadith and Islam itself.
Don’t judge a car by its driver:
If you want to judge how good is the latest model of the “Mercedes” car and a person who does not know how to drive sits at the steering wheel and bangs up the car, who will you blame? The car or the driver? But naturally, the driver. To analyze how good the car is, a person should not look at the driver but see the ability and features of the car. How fast is it, what is its average fuel consumption, what are the safety measures, etc.
Even if I agree for the sake of argument that the Muslims are bad, we can’t judge Islam by its followers? If you want to judge how good Islam is then judge it according to its authentic sources, i.e. the Glorious Qur’an and the Sahih Hadith.
Islam and Terrorism
The term “terrorism” does not exist in the Qur’an or the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad. True Muslim will never kill innocent people because they know that whosoever does that (i.e., kills another person unjustly), he abodes in hell where he shall dwell forever.According to the following verse, if you kill one innocent person, then you have killed the whole of mankind,
“If anyone slays a person, it would be as if he slew the whole people: and if any one saved a life, it would be as if he saved the life of the whole people” (Quran 5:32)
Prophet Mohammad(PBUH) said : “Forgive him who wrongs you. Join him who cuts you off. Do good to him who does evil to you and speak the truth even if it be against yourself.”
Like Christianity, Islam permits fighting in self-defense, in defense of religion, or on the part of those who have been expelled forcibly from their homes. It lays down strict rules of combat which include prohibitions against harming civilians and against destroying crops, trees and livestock.
There are two groups promoting the concept that Islam is tolerant of terrorism. The first is those wishing to hijack Islam for their political purposes and have distorted and misquoted religious text to justify their abhorrent actions.
The second are those who wish to spread fear and hatred of Muslims to suit their political or economic agendas, and similarly distort and misquote religious text to claim that Islam condones such abhorrent actions.
Jihad
In Arabic, the word jihad translates as a noun meaning “struggle”. One of the biggest forms of Jihad is the Jihad of self discipline. It is an internal struggle to teach one to contain one’s own self and to develop the power of self control against one’s evil desires. Jihad is only for the sake of defense, and in truth, it is resistance against transgression, and can certainly be lawful. When Islam got its first start in the Arabian peninsular, Muslims were being persecuted for their beliefs.  They argued that their forefathers had worshiped idols for countless generations, therefore idolatry was right; and they could not allow Muhammad to meddle with their mode of worship. Muslims were being attacked during the life time of the Prophet.  For a nation, to defend its independence, is undeniably lawful. So, defense of life, defense of wealth, property and lands, defense of independence, defense of chastity, all these are lawful defenses. Jihad is permissible only for the persecuted and as a defense against tyranny.
Differential treatment
Muslims follow a religion of peace, mercy and forgiveness. If an individual Muslim were to commit an act of terrorism, this person would be guilty of violating the basic tenants of Islam. When Timothy McVeigh bombed the Oklahoma City building and Anders Behring Brevik bombed the Norway, no Christian was labeled as a terrorist or was the target of hate crimes. When Irish Christians carry out acts of terrorism against each other and on the British Isles, the Christian religion is not blamed but individuals or their political agenda. Unfortunately, the same is not true for American Muslims and Arabs. The vast majority of Muslims or Arabs have no association with the violent events around the world yet Islam is invoked with terrorism. It is unfair to blame 1.97 billion Muslims and second largest religion of the world.
The Veil in Christianity and Islam
Bible says that all women should cover their head
 Although many Christians are unaware, Christian women must cover her head. The Bible orders women to cover their head as a submission to man. It further strictly states that a woman should either shave her head or cover it.
 ”If a woman does not cover her head, she should have her hair cut off, and it is a disgrace for a woman to have her hair cut or shaved off, she should cover her head”(Corinthinians 11:6)
Westerners, are often the first to criticize Islam because of the hijab (modest dress, including head covering).Have you ever wondered why Catholic nuns dress like they’re wearing hijab (Muslim hijabi women, have you ever been mistaken for a nun? I have, more than once). Have you ever wondered why Mary the mother of Jesus (peace be upon them both) is always depicted in Christian art with her hair covered? Did you know that until the 1960s, it was obligatory for Catholic women to cover their heads in church (then they “modernized” the service)?
Muslim woman wears ‘Hijab’ (Arabic word mean covering, modesty) for the reason that God has commanded it in the Quran and Sunna(Hadith).
People usually only discuss ‘hijab’ in the context of women. However, in the Glorious Qur’an, Allah  first mentions ‘hijab’ for men before ‘hijab’ for the women. The Qur’an mentions in Surah Noor:
“Say to the believing men that they should lower their gaze and guard their modesty: that will make for greater purity for them: and Allah is well acquainted with all that they do.” [Al-Qur’an 24:30]
The moment a man looks at a woman and if any brazen or unashamed thought comes to his mind, he should lower his gaze. If the God had told the women to wear hijab then on the other hand a man should have a beard.
The main principle reason for the “hijab” is MODESTY – not wishing to receive unnecessary attention from people, such as admiration and flattery, envy, or, most importantly, sexual attraction from those other than her husband. Great care is taken to keep sexual thoughts, feelings and interactions to within the boundaries of the marital relationship.
Also, wearing a hijab is a way of treating oneself as somebody who is precious and special, like a treasure that is kept hidden until it is uncovered. In this way, Muslim women gain more self-confidence and self-respect knowing who they are in the society.
Wearing a hijab is a matter of personal conviction and opinion.
“There is no compulsion in religion, for the right way is clearly from the wrong way. Whoever therefore rejects the forces of evil and believes in God, he has taken hold of a support most unfailing, which shall never give way, for God is All Hearing and Knowing. (Al-Quran 2:256)”
Is Quran is the word of God
The Qur’an has thousands of miraculous verses proving that it is undoubtedly a revelation from God and not the work of a human. It is filled with scientific facts and imagery that are supported by modern findings.1400 Years ago what Quran said has been proved today by many scientist. Some of them are
1)        “It is He Who created The Night and the Day, And the sun and the moon: All (the celestial bodies) Swim along, each in its Rounded course.” [Quran 21:33]
For a long time scientists believed that the sun is motionless at the centre of the solar system with the planets revolving around it. In 1609, the German scientist Yohannus Keppler published the ‘Astronomia Nova’. In this he concluded that not only do the planets move in elliptical orbits around the sun, sun also rotate upon their axes at irregular speeds.1400 years ago a normal human being could not explain the celestial bodies in the Universe. This verse proves that the information must have come from a supernatural source.
2)    “We made from water every living thing”[Al-Qur’aan 21:30]“And Allah has created Every animal from water”[Quran 24:45]
Only after advances have been made in science, do we now know that cytoplasm, the basic substance of the cell is made up of 80% water. Modern research has also revealed that most organisms consist of 50% to 90% water and that every living entity requires water for its existence. Was it possible 14 centuries ago for any human-being to guess that every living being was made of water? Moreover would such a guess be conceivable by a human being in the deserts of Arabia where there has always been scarcity of water?
3)        “Now let man but think from what he is created! He is created from A drop emitted(Sperm) – Proceeding from between The back bone and the ribs.” [Quran 86:5-7]
In embryonic stages, the reproductive organs of the male and female, i.e. the testicles and the ovaries, begin their development near the kidney between the spinal column and the eleventh and twelfth ribs. Later they descend; the female gonads (ovaries) stop in the pelvis while the male gonads (testicles) continue their descent before birth to reach the scrotum through the inguinal canal. Even in the adult after the descent of the reproductive organ, these organs receive their nerve supply and blood supply from the Abdominal Aorta, which is in the area between the backbone (spinal column) and the ribs. Even the lymphatic drainage and the venous return goes to the same area.
4)       “Does man think that We cannot assemble his bones? Nay, We are able to put Together in perfect order The very tips of his fingers.” [Quran 75:3-4]
Unbelievers argue regarding resurrection taking place after bones of dead people have disintegrated in the earth and how each individual would be identified on the Day of Judgment. Almighty Allah answers that He can not only assemble our bones but can also reconstruct perfectly our very Finger tips. Why does the Quran, while speaking about determination of the identity of the individual, speak specifically about fingertips? In 1880, fingerprinting became the scientific method of identification, after research done by Sir Francis Golt. No two persons in the world can ever have exactly the same fingerprint pattern. That is the reason why police forces worldwide use fingerprints to identify the criminal. 1400 years ago, who could have known the uniqueness of each human’s fingerprint? Surely it could have been none other than the Creator Himself!
 5)      “He makes you, In the wombs of your mothers, In stages, one after another, In three veils of darkness.” [Quran 39:6]
According to Prof. Keith Moore these three veils of darkness in the Quran refer to:
(i) anterior abdominal wall of the mother
(ii) the uterine wall
(iii) the amnio-chorionic membrane.
6)      “And He gave You (the faculties of) hearing and sight and feeling (And understanding).” [Al-Quran 32:9] “Verily We created Man from a drop Of mingled sperm, In order to try him: So We gave him (the gifts), Of Hearing and Sight.” [Quran 76:2]
 The first sense to develop in a developing human embryo is hearing. The fetus can hear sounds after the 24th week. Subsequently, the sense of sight is developed and by the 28th week, the retina becomes sensitive to light. In all these verses the sense of hearing is mentioned before that of sight. Thus the Quranic description matches with the discoveries in modern embryology.

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