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<blockquote data-quote="sirajstc" data-source="post: 8793713" data-attributes="member: 91140">[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Misconception 8[/FONT]&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Islam is intolerant of other&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; religions because[/FONT]
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</ul>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]The Creator has taught us in the&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Qur'an and Sunnah that all other `religions' and ways of life are&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; unacceptable to Him if a person is aware of Islam. The Qur'an states&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (translation),[/FONT]&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] And whoever desires a religion&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; other than Islam, it shall not be accepted from him, and in the&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; hereafter he shall be one of the losers.[3:85] [/FONT]&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]However, even though the Creator&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; has clearly specified that no other way of life is acceptable to&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Him except Islam (i.e. submission to Him as embodied in the Qur'an&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; and Sunnah), He has also commanded the Muslims to be tolerant of&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; people who espouse other creeds. From the Sunnah, specifically in&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; the study of the Sunnah called Al-Awsat by Al-Tabarani, we find&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; regarding those non-Muslims living in the Islamic state,[/FONT]&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]The Messenger of Allah (saws)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; said, &quot;One who kills a non-Muslim person under protection (Arabic:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; dhimmi) will not even smell the fragrance of Paradise.&quot;[/FONT]&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Also from the Sunnah, specifically&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; in a report from Al-Khatib, we find that the Messenger of Allah&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (saws) also said:[/FONT]&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Whoever hurts a non-Muslim&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; person under protection, I am his adversary, and I shall be an adversary&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; to him on the Day of Resurrection.[/FONT]&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]In short, Islam is intolerant of&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; false ideas, however it is tolerant of the people who hold to those&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; ideas. One historical example of Muslims living up to the standard&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; of Islam can be found from the time of the Spanish Inquisition.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; During that disaster sprung by misguided Catholics, some Spanish&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Jews fled to Muslim Turkey and to this day, there is a community&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; of Spanish-speaking Jews in Turkey. Another example may be found&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; during one of the Crusader invasions from Western Europe. Some of&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; the the Catholic Western European knights were so likely to rape,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; murder, and pillage the Jews and Orthodox Christians, that when&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; the Muslims won, they were treated as a liberating force by those&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; non-Muslims.[/FONT]&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Misconception 9[/FONT]&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Islam is a racist, afro-centric&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; cult because:[/FONT]
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Nation of Islam espouses the&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; superiority of the black man[/FONT]</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]The Nation of Islam recognizes&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; God as a black man[/FONT]</li>
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</ul>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]One of the great misconceptions of&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; the twentieth century is that the so-called `Nation of Islam' is&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; a Muslim community, or more precisely: a community which submits&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; to Allah by following the Qur'an and Sunnah. The `Nation of Islam'&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; is a man-made way of life which borrowed some elements of Islam&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; and then mixed them with a large number of inventions and lies to&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; reach their present doctrines.[/FONT]&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]It suffices to point out the `Nation&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; of Islam's deviation in two areas. First, they reject the essence&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; of Islam by concocting a story wherein the Creator takes the form&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; of a black man. From their on-line publications, we find that the&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; `Nation of Islam' believes in[/FONT]&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]...one God (Allah) and that&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Allah (God) appeared in the Person of Master W. Fard Muhammad, July,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 1930; the long awaited `Messiah' of the Christians and the `Mahdi'&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; of the Muslims...[/FONT]&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]However, the Creator states in the&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Qur'an (translation),[/FONT]&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][6:103] No vision can grasp&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Him, but His grasp is over all vision: He is above all comprehension,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; yet is acquainted with all things.[/FONT]&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]The `Nation of Islam' also claims&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; that white men are `devils', and that black people are in general&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; superior to all other races. However, from the Sunnah, specifically&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; in the Messenger of Allah's farewell sermon, we find the Messenger&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (pbuh) saying:[/FONT]&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]All mankind is from Adam&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; and Eve, an Arab has no superiority over a non-Arab nor a non-Arab&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; has any superiority over an Arab; also a white has no superiority&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; over a black nor a black has any superiority over a white - except&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; by piety and good action.[/FONT]&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]There are many other beliefs which&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; the `Nation of Islam' holds which take it outside of Islam. It is&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; interesting to note that in the mid-1970's, the overwhelming majority&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; of the group realized its errors and converted to true Islam. There&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; is, however, a splinter group which remains active today.[/FONT]&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Misconception 10[/FONT]&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Islam produces a lazy, uneducated&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; society because:[/FONT] 
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]all things come from God, and&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; so fatalism is OK[/FONT]</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]modern technology and science&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; are condemned[/FONT]</li>
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</ul>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]The reasons given for this misconception&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; are false, and the misconception itself is actually refuted directly&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; by the Qur'an and Sunnah. While it is true that the Creator is the&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; source of everything to us, it is not true that this can be used&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; as an excuse for humanity to hide behind as the following verses&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; from the Qur'an state (translation),[/FONT]&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] The worshippers of&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; false gods say: &quot;If Allah had so willed, we should not have worshipped&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; anything but Him - neither we nor our fathers,- nor should we have&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; prescribed prohibitions other than His.&quot; So did those who went before&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; them. But what is the mission of messengers but to preach the Clear&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Message? [16:35][/FONT]&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] They (the idolaters) say,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &quot;If it had been the will of (Allah) the Most Merciful, we should&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; not have worshipped such (deities)!&quot; Of that they have no knowledge:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; they do nothing but lie![43:20] [/FONT]&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Allah has taught us via the Qur'an&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; and Sunnah that we all have a certain amount of free will. This&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; free will must be exercised properly in accordance with the Qur'an&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; and Sunnah to please the Creator. This is plenty of motivation for&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; all Muslims to push themselves to be the most knowledgeable, effective&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Muslims they can be. If Muslim societies today are not meeting their&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; potential, it is surely not due to their knowledge of Islam, rather&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; it is their ignorance of this way of life. The importance of seeking&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; knowledge and working are made clear in the Sunnah.[/FONT]&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]From the Sunnah, specifically in&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; the study of the Sunnah called Sunan Abu-Dawud, we find:[/FONT]&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] Narrated Anas ibn&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Malik: A man of the Ansar came to the Prophet (pbuh) and begged&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; from him.[9:1637][/FONT]&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]He (the Prophet) asked:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Have you nothing in your house? He replied: Yes, a piece of cloth,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; a part of which we wear and a part of which we spread (on the ground),&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; and a wooden bowl from which we drink water.[/FONT]&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]He said: Bring them to me.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; He then brought these articles to him and he (the Prophet) took&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; them in his hands and asked: Who will buy these? A man said: I shall&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; buy them for one dirham. He said twice or thrice: Who will offer&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; more than one dirham? A man said: I shall buy them for two dirhams.[/FONT]&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]He gave these to him and&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; took the two dirhams and, giving them to the Ansari, he said: Buy&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; food with one of them and hand it to your family, and buy an axe&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; and bring it to me. He then brought it to him. The Apostle of Allah&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (pbuh) fixed a handle on it with his own hands and said: Go, gather&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; firewood and sell it, and do not let me see you for a fortnight.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; The man went away and gathered firewood and sold it. When he had&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; earned ten dirhams, he came to him and bought a garment with some&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; of them and food with the others.[/FONT]&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]The Apostle of Allah (pbuh)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; then said: This is better for you than that begging should come&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; as a spot on your face on the Day of Judgment. Begging is right&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; only for three people: one who is in grinding poverty, one who is&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; seriously in debt, or one who is responsible for compensation and&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; finds it difficult to pay.[/FONT]&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Also from the Sunnah, specifically&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; in the study of the Sunnah called Sunan Ibn Majah, we find that&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; the Messenger of Allah said:[/FONT]&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Seeking knowledge is a duty&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; upon every Muslim.[/FONT]&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Knowledge of the Qur'an and Sunnah&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; are clearly the best types of knowledge, and knowledge which benefits&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; humanity is good as well. The Qur'an and Sunnah do not condemn the&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; study of this earth and in fact the Creator encourages us to investigate&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; the world we live in according to the following verse from the Qur'an&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (translation),[/FONT]&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] Behold! in the creation&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; of the heavens and the earth, and the alternation of night and day,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; there are indeed Signs for people of understanding. People who celebrate&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; the praises of Allah, standing, sitting, and lying down on their&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; sides, and contemplate the (wonders of) creation in the heavens&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; and the earth, (with the thought): &quot;Our Lord! not for nothing have&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; You created (all) this! Glory to You! Give us salvation from the&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; penalty of the Fire.&quot;[3:190-191][/FONT]&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Anything good in this&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; document is from Allah, while everything bad in it is from us.[/FONT]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="sirajstc, post: 8793713, member: 91140"] [B][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=3]Misconception 8[/SIZE][/FONT][/B] [INDENT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=3]Islam is intolerant of other religions because[/SIZE][/FONT][/INDENT] [LIST] [LIST] [*][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=3]the Qur'an condemns the other religions as false[/SIZE][/FONT] [/LIST] [/LIST] [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=3]The Creator has taught us in the Qur'an and Sunnah that all other `religions' and ways of life are unacceptable to Him if a person is aware of Islam. The Qur'an states (translation),[/SIZE][/FONT] [INDENT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=3] And whoever desires a religion other than Islam, it shall not be accepted from him, and in the hereafter he shall be one of the losers.[3:85] [/SIZE][/FONT][/INDENT] [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=3]However, even though the Creator has clearly specified that no other way of life is acceptable to Him except Islam (i.e. submission to Him as embodied in the Qur'an and Sunnah), He has also commanded the Muslims to be tolerant of people who espouse other creeds. From the Sunnah, specifically in the study of the Sunnah called Al-Awsat by Al-Tabarani, we find regarding those non-Muslims living in the Islamic state,[/SIZE][/FONT] [INDENT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=3]The Messenger of Allah (saws) said, "One who kills a non-Muslim person under protection (Arabic: dhimmi) will not even smell the fragrance of Paradise."[/SIZE][/FONT][/INDENT] [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=3]Also from the Sunnah, specifically in a report from Al-Khatib, we find that the Messenger of Allah (saws) also said:[/SIZE][/FONT] [INDENT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=3]Whoever hurts a non-Muslim person under protection, I am his adversary, and I shall be an adversary to him on the Day of Resurrection.[/SIZE][/FONT][/INDENT] [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=3]In short, Islam is intolerant of false ideas, however it is tolerant of the people who hold to those ideas. One historical example of Muslims living up to the standard of Islam can be found from the time of the Spanish Inquisition. During that disaster sprung by misguided Catholics, some Spanish Jews fled to Muslim Turkey and to this day, there is a community of Spanish-speaking Jews in Turkey. Another example may be found during one of the Crusader invasions from Western Europe. Some of the the Catholic Western European knights were so likely to rape, murder, and pillage the Jews and Orthodox Christians, that when the Muslims won, they were treated as a liberating force by those non-Muslims.[/SIZE][/FONT] [B][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=3]Misconception 9[/SIZE][/FONT][/B] [INDENT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=3]Islam is a racist, afro-centric cult because:[/SIZE][/FONT][/INDENT] [LIST] [LIST] [*][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=3]Nation of Islam espouses the superiority of the black man[/SIZE][/FONT] [*][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=3]The Nation of Islam recognizes God as a black man[/SIZE][/FONT] [/LIST] [/LIST] [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=3]One of the great misconceptions of the twentieth century is that the so-called `Nation of Islam' is a Muslim community, or more precisely: a community which submits to Allah by following the Qur'an and Sunnah. The `Nation of Islam' is a man-made way of life which borrowed some elements of Islam and then mixed them with a large number of inventions and lies to reach their present doctrines.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=3]It suffices to point out the `Nation of Islam's deviation in two areas. First, they reject the essence of Islam by concocting a story wherein the Creator takes the form of a black man. From their on-line publications, we find that the `Nation of Islam' believes in[/SIZE][/FONT] [INDENT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=3]...one God (Allah) and that Allah (God) appeared in the Person of Master W. Fard Muhammad, July, 1930; the long awaited `Messiah' of the Christians and the `Mahdi' of the Muslims...[/SIZE][/FONT][/INDENT] [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=3]However, the Creator states in the Qur'an (translation),[/SIZE][/FONT] [INDENT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=3][6:103] No vision can grasp Him, but His grasp is over all vision: He is above all comprehension, yet is acquainted with all things.[/SIZE][/FONT][/INDENT] [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=3]The `Nation of Islam' also claims that white men are `devils', and that black people are in general superior to all other races. However, from the Sunnah, specifically in the Messenger of Allah's farewell sermon, we find the Messenger (pbuh) saying:[/SIZE][/FONT] [INDENT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=3]All mankind is from Adam and Eve, an Arab has no superiority over a non-Arab nor a non-Arab has any superiority over an Arab; also a white has no superiority over a black nor a black has any superiority over a white - except by piety and good action.[/SIZE][/FONT][/INDENT] [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=3]There are many other beliefs which the `Nation of Islam' holds which take it outside of Islam. It is interesting to note that in the mid-1970's, the overwhelming majority of the group realized its errors and converted to true Islam. There is, however, a splinter group which remains active today.[/SIZE][/FONT] [B][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=3]Misconception 10[/SIZE][/FONT][/B] [INDENT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=3]Islam produces a lazy, uneducated society because:[/SIZE][/FONT] [/INDENT] [LIST] [LIST] [*][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=3]all things come from God, and so fatalism is OK[/SIZE][/FONT] [*][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=3]modern technology and science are condemned[/SIZE][/FONT] [/LIST] [/LIST] [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=3]The reasons given for this misconception are false, and the misconception itself is actually refuted directly by the Qur'an and Sunnah. While it is true that the Creator is the source of everything to us, it is not true that this can be used as an excuse for humanity to hide behind as the following verses from the Qur'an state (translation),[/SIZE][/FONT] [INDENT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=3] The worshippers of false gods say: "If Allah had so willed, we should not have worshipped anything but Him - neither we nor our fathers,- nor should we have prescribed prohibitions other than His." So did those who went before them. But what is the mission of messengers but to preach the Clear Message? [16:35][/SIZE][/FONT][/INDENT] [INDENT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=3] They (the idolaters) say, "If it had been the will of (Allah) the Most Merciful, we should not have worshipped such (deities)!" Of that they have no knowledge: they do nothing but lie![43:20] [/SIZE][/FONT][/INDENT] [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=3]Allah has taught us via the Qur'an and Sunnah that we all have a certain amount of free will. This free will must be exercised properly in accordance with the Qur'an and Sunnah to please the Creator. This is plenty of motivation for all Muslims to push themselves to be the most knowledgeable, effective Muslims they can be. If Muslim societies today are not meeting their potential, it is surely not due to their knowledge of Islam, rather it is their ignorance of this way of life. The importance of seeking knowledge and working are made clear in the Sunnah.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=3]From the Sunnah, specifically in the study of the Sunnah called Sunan Abu-Dawud, we find:[/SIZE][/FONT] [INDENT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=3] Narrated Anas ibn Malik: A man of the Ansar came to the Prophet (pbuh) and begged from him.[9:1637][/SIZE][/FONT][/INDENT] [INDENT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=3]He (the Prophet) asked: Have you nothing in your house? He replied: Yes, a piece of cloth, a part of which we wear and a part of which we spread (on the ground), and a wooden bowl from which we drink water.[/SIZE][/FONT][/INDENT] [INDENT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=3]He said: Bring them to me. He then brought these articles to him and he (the Prophet) took them in his hands and asked: Who will buy these? A man said: I shall buy them for one dirham. He said twice or thrice: Who will offer more than one dirham? A man said: I shall buy them for two dirhams.[/SIZE][/FONT][/INDENT] [INDENT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=3]He gave these to him and took the two dirhams and, giving them to the Ansari, he said: Buy food with one of them and hand it to your family, and buy an axe and bring it to me. He then brought it to him. The Apostle of Allah (pbuh) fixed a handle on it with his own hands and said: Go, gather firewood and sell it, and do not let me see you for a fortnight. The man went away and gathered firewood and sold it. When he had earned ten dirhams, he came to him and bought a garment with some of them and food with the others.[/SIZE][/FONT][/INDENT] [INDENT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=3]The Apostle of Allah (pbuh) then said: This is better for you than that begging should come as a spot on your face on the Day of Judgment. Begging is right only for three people: one who is in grinding poverty, one who is seriously in debt, or one who is responsible for compensation and finds it difficult to pay.[/SIZE][/FONT][/INDENT] [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=3]Also from the Sunnah, specifically in the study of the Sunnah called Sunan Ibn Majah, we find that the Messenger of Allah said:[/SIZE][/FONT] [INDENT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=3]Seeking knowledge is a duty upon every Muslim.[/SIZE][/FONT][/INDENT] [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=3]Knowledge of the Qur'an and Sunnah are clearly the best types of knowledge, and knowledge which benefits humanity is good as well. The Qur'an and Sunnah do not condemn the study of this earth and in fact the Creator encourages us to investigate the world we live in according to the following verse from the Qur'an (translation),[/SIZE][/FONT] [INDENT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=3] Behold! in the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the alternation of night and day, there are indeed Signs for people of understanding. People who celebrate the praises of Allah, standing, sitting, and lying down on their sides, and contemplate the (wonders of) creation in the heavens and the earth, (with the thought): "Our Lord! not for nothing have You created (all) this! Glory to You! Give us salvation from the penalty of the Fire."[3:190-191][/SIZE][/FONT][/INDENT] [CENTER][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=3]Anything good in this document is from Allah, while everything bad in it is from us.[/SIZE][/FONT][/CENTER] [/QUOTE]

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