you can't be further from the truth

Submitted by Zohair Rahman (Canada), Aug 3, 2005 at 16:10

First off I would like to say that you guys cannot be further from the truth. If you look at any Sayings of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) he never used jihaad in the context of Holy war. because jihaad does not mean holy war. I don't care what saddam says or what bin laden says. The Arabic word Jihaad means struggle for the Cause of Allah. this would include waking up for morning prayers. or resisting a beautiful girl or if someone declares war on islam then fighting back would also be jihaad. this is only applicable if someone declares war on islam the religion.

if someone declares war on your family or beats you up. to fight back would not be jihaad because it is not for allah. here is an example of one of the companions of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). There was a companion called Ali. at one time the people declared war on Islam. and at one point Ali had one person cornered. he was wounded. Ali was about to kill him for the cause of Allah. but that person spit on him. at that point Ali told him he was free and that he saved him self. the person asked why is it that you did not strike me with your sword. Ali said "I was about to kill you for Allah but if you spat on my face and then I killed you it would be fore my pride. and my own pleasure so I let you go. because killing for no reason is one of the greatest sins". at that point the person converted to Islam. so you see Islam is a peaceful religion. but you can't walk all over it and not expect the muslims to do nothing. some people at this time are not learning islam properly and think that they are doing jihaad which they are not.

so I don't blame any of you for not knowing this because the media is giving muslims a bad name and are not giving you the correct facts. People, Islam is the perfect religion. The Quraan is revealed with no contradictions, unlike the torah the bible or any other religious scriptures. the Muslims believed the Torah and bible used to be the word of god, but they have been through distortions and changes so it is no longer the exact word of god. bugt with the Quraan not a single word has changed from since it was revealed 1400 years ago. the Quraan has many Scientific and Mathematical facts in it. and many numerical repition miracles.

for example In the Quran it mentions the word Day 365 Times and mentions the word days as a plural 30 times. and mentions the word month 12 times. It tells that the Moon is not a light of its own but a reflecting light from the sun, which is contradicting wiht the Bible which says that the Moon is a light of its own. Today science tells us that the Moon is a reflected light from the sun. In the Quran it tells us that the male is responsible for the sex of the baby and it is not the female who is responsible. in the Quran it tells us about the Big Bang theory. In the Quran it explains that the baby goes through 3 stages in the Womb. Some people say that Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) copied from the bible and torah. that is why they are science facts becaue the bible also has science facts. but muslims can explain the bible scientific facts because we believed that there are still some truth to the Bible because it used to be the Word of God.

as for the plagiarism, this is far from the truth. because neither in the torah or the bible it mentions the name of the Pharoa's assistant ( I am talking about Prophet Moses here). but in the Quran it says the name of Pharoa's assistant is Haman. which we just recently found out. but it was revealed by god 1400 years ago.

So, people, how can you doubt islam. there are so many signs of allah that are still present today. but still people doubt it. the miracles of the Quran I mentioned are real and I am not making them up. you can read the Quran your self and you will be surprised in what you find. if you don't understand arabic you can pick up a interpretation of english. These miracles are few of many miracles in the Quran. there are also predictions that have been fulfilled in the Quran. if you would like to know more about islam. (What islam says about jesus, mary, Moses , Abraham, Noah, Adam and Eve ect.) please email me at mohammed.rahman@sac.on.ca. even if you have any critical critisicm about islam. I can answer them. because trust me I have heard all of the attemps to prove the Quran wrong and islam wrong. most of them are misinterpretations or mistranslation. because the only way to really understand the Quran is to read the Arabic which is the language in which it is revealed. I ask Daniel Pipes not to change or distort my comment. I have nothing but respect for all of you. you are all human life and islam teaches to respect all humans, no matter what colour they are.

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