Categories: General
- April 9, 2006
- Jesus ‘denied he was son of God’ -
Maurice Chittenden (The Sunday Times - Britain)
A HOLY war between writers is switching from the High Court to the bookshelves.
One of the authors who last week failed to win a plagiarism case against Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code has written a new book just in time for Easter to question the very tenets of the Christian faith.
Michael Baigent’s The Jesus Papers tries to strip Jesus of his divinity by claiming that he wrote letters to a Jewish court denying that he was the son of God.
The book was published in the United States last week on the same day as the first American paperback version of Brown’s novel. read more »
- February 10, 2006
- Jyllands Posten refused to publish lampooning Christ
3 Years ago the same newspaper Jyllands Posten that published 12 caricatures of Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) refused to publish lampooning Christ on the grounds that they could be offensive to readers. This proves once again that the purpose of publication of the cartoons was not about “Freedom of Speech” but to attack and mock our beloved Prophet Muhammad, and thus attacking the whole Muslim ummah. It’s a responsibility of every Muslim to protect Prophet Muhammad, and to voice out against these kind of attacks on our religion. Back to Islam encourages all Muslims to protest against the publication of caricatures in a peaceful way, please make your voices heard but please do not resort to violence. Allah (Most Exalted) loves those who protect His messenger and religion and He does not love aggressors.We want the Danish government to take action against Jyllands Posten and against the artists who drew the cartoons.
- January 6, 2006
- Open Letter to the Prime Minister of Denmark
Freedom of Expression versus protection of minorities
In any society, Freedom of Expression is a fundament on which a democratic system is built. It gives the little man, a possibility to raise a voice against tyranny and state oppression, demand the rights and not to be afraid of the power elite. But as it is with every concept, Freedom of Expression can also be used to insult, oppress and create conflicts between various groups. Furthermore, it is sometimes misused to push the unfair opinions of the majority over minorities. And unfortunately, this is exactly, what is happening in Denmark for the last few decades. Seen through today’s practices,the noble concept of Freedom of Expression, , is tantamount to, freedom for the journalists, editors and other powerful racist and Islamophobic groups to ridicule, ethnic minorities, their cultures and their faiths. read more »
- September 18, 2005
- How Converts convert to Islam?– also posted in How to Convert, New Converts - Bros
Many western converts report that they had become rationally convinced of the truth of Islam before they embraced it. Maryam Jameelah, in her letters to Maududi, describes the intellectual appeal that Islam held for her. Marmaduke Pikthall’s conversion involved an intellectual maturation and discovery similar to Asad’s. Aminah Assilmi and Nancy Ali, wellknown speakers at American Islamic conferences, describe their choices to become Muslims in essentially rational terms. Gary Miller, best known for his participation in Muslim-Christian dialogues, tells how he became rationally convinced of Islam after reading a copy of the Quran that he came upon one day in a bookstore in Canada. Nuh Ha Mim Keller, writer for The American Muslim magazine, mentions how his prolonged study of modern philosophers helped him to become a Muslim. read more »
- September 7, 2005
- The Last Sermon Of Prophet Muhammad (p.b.u.h.)– also posted in About Islam
This sermon was delivered on the Ninth day of Dhul-Hijjah, 10 A.H. ( 623AD) in the Uranah valley of Mount Arafat in Mecca. It was the occasion of annual rites of Haj. It is also known as the Farewell Pilgrimage. read more »
