Categories: Misconceptions
- November 26, 2005
- 10 Facts you didn’t know about Prophet Muhammad– also posted in Prophet Muhammad
- Prophet Muhammad was an orphan. His father Abd Allah died before his birth, and his mother Aminah died when he was about 6 years old. He was taken care by his uncle Abu Talib.
- He was illiterate, he could neither read nor write.
- His first marriage was to a widow woman called Khadija, he was 25 years old and she was 40 years old. They were happily married for 25 years. Khadija passed away when she was 65 years old. During his marriage to Khadija he was not married to anybody else.
- He had 2 sons from Khadija both of them which died in their childhood.
- He first received the revelation from God when he was 40 years old, on the mount of Hira, through Angel Jibril (Gabriel).
- He believes in the same God as the Jesus (in Islam Jesus is considered a prophet, not a God), Moses, Abraham… and all the other prophets of God.
- He is the last prophet that God sent to mankind, there won’t be any prophets after him until the Day of Judgement.
- He was the descendant of prophet Ismail (Ishmael) the son of prophet Ibrahim (Abraham).
- He was mentioned in the Bible as the coming prophet:
Deut.18. “I will raise up a prophet like you from among the brethren and will put my words in his mouth and he shall speak them all that I command.” - His prophethood lasted for 23 years, during which he received revelations from God. After his death revelations were compiled as a book called Quran.
- September 1, 2005
- Is the Black Stone an Idol?– also posted in About Islam, Question & Answers
Let us examine closely the square-structured Ka’bah (The Holy House) at Makkah, in Arabia, wherein in its Eastern corner lies the Black Stone set up chest-high.
Every pilgrim in Makkah tries to kiss and caress it fondly first thing upon arrival there. This action marks the start of the act of Tawaf. The word "Tawaf" is an Arabic infinitive noun, which means to circle, compass or move around something.
- August 30, 2005
- Is the Pilgrimage a Pagan Rite?– also posted in Question & Answers
Some non-Muslims think or are made to believe that the pilgrimage to Ka’bah is purely a pagan rite or one form of idol-worship, that it was being practiced by the Arab idolaters before Islam and that Islam borrowed it from them. read more »
- May 3, 2005
- Islam was spread by the sword
Many non-Muslims, when they think about Islaam, picture religious fanatics on camels with a sword in one hand and a Qur.aan in the other. read more »
- May 3, 2005
- Muslims worship a different God
First of all, there is only One God who created the Universe and all of mankind. read more »
- May 3, 2005
- Muhammad wrote the Quran
In addressing this misconception, it is interesting to note that no other religious scripture claims to be the direct word of Almighty God in total and as clear and as often as the Holy Qur.aan. read more »
- May 3, 2005
- Islam is a religion for Arabs only
The fastest way to prove that this is completely false is to state the fact that only about 15% to 20% of the Muslims in the world are Arabs. read more »
- May 3, 2005
- Muslims worship Muhammad
According to Islaamic belief, the Prophet Muhammad was the last Messenger of God.
He, like all of God’s prophets and messengers - such as Noah, Abraham, Moses and Jesus — was only a human being. read more »
- May 3, 2005
- Who Is Allah?– also posted in About Islam, Question & Answers
Some of the biggest misconceptions that many non-Muslims have about Islam have to do with the word “Allah”. For various reasons, many people have come to believe that Muslims worship a different God than Christians and Jews. This is totally false, since “Allah” is simply the Arabic word for “God” - and there is only One God. Let there be no doubt - Muslims worship the God of Noah, Abraham, Moses, David and Jesus - peace be upon them all. read more »
- May 2, 2005
- The Status of Women in Islam– also posted in Women in Islam
PREFACE
Family, society and ultimately the whole of mankind is treated by Islam on an ethical basis. Differentiation in sex is neither a credit nor a drawback for the sexes. Therefore, when we talk about status of woman in Islam it should not lead us to think that Islam has no specific guidelines, limitations, responsibilities and obligations for men. read more »
- May 2, 2005
- Understanding Jihad - “Striving in the Cause of Allah”.
If we were to make a list of all the Islamic terms and concepts that have been inadvertently misconstrued or deliberately distorted, by the apologetic Muslims or Western orientalists, then Jihad can easily be placed at the top of that list.
Although the significance of Jihad in the Qur’an and Sunnah cannot be overstated, its exact place in the overall framework of Islamic values and imperatives has been a matter of some debate. Some writers have described Jihad as the fifth pillar of Islam, while others have relegated it to a mere Fard Kafayah (a collective, rather than personal, duty). read more »
- April 24, 2005
- Islam, Culture and Women by Ruqaiyyah Waris Maqsood
How can anyone justify Islam’s treatment of women, when it imprisons Afghans under blue shuttlecock burqas and makes Pakistani girls marry strangers against their will? read more »
