Answers to Harsh Questions
Beat Wives? Kill Infidels? 4 Wives? Jihad - Terrorism?
The Important Subject for Muslims in Today's World: NOTE: The whole point of this article is to teach us the value of proper learning and understanding of Islam. For more information we suggest the following points:
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"Guy in a chatroom says 'You Mozlems beat your wives' - I am not even married. Wha should i say?" - M. Jafar - India
"A guy says Moslems marry little girls and that is a lie, but what do i say?" - A. Karim - Australia "i need a quick answer 2 my teacher cuz she says muslims are tawt by quran to be terroirests" - K. Jameel - U.S. What about "Rights In Islam?" They say "Jihad is terrorism" What can I say?" "My boss says she would hate Islam because women have no rights?" They say "Allah" is not their "God" - what do we say?" These are only some of the questions attacking Quran, Allah, the Prophet and Islam - what do we say?
Before we begin, I would first like to have you to consider some important issues about presenting Islam. It is a fact, we find ourselves in a strange position today with people who are not qualified to be teachers or leaders - are assuming the roles of teachers, preachers and teachers without the proper knowledge or experience. Islam teaches us about practicing amr bil maruf wa nahil anil munkar (calling to good and forbidding the evil). This is clear and generally applies to all Muslims. At the same time the actual job of teaching and preaching Islam is not for the unqualified and uneducated in these important fields. We find today, many Muslims who just decide one day to tell the world about Islam. However, they are not even educated properly in Islam, nor do they have the training or experience nor many of the qualifications needed to do the job. Often times these people will do more damage than good and even cause serious consequences for themselves and others. Frequently these types deal with non-Muslims in very harsh tones and without the proper manners required by Islam. Some are misinformed about the meanings of verses in Quran and teachings of the prophet, peace be upon him, and due to this, they make Islam appear very difficult and sometimes even turn against other Muslims and in the end turn people away from the deen of Allah through their rough and insensitive treatment. One very important point is the principle of the Shari'a of Islam - it is designed to bring us all closer to Allah in the easiest way possible. Now think about this for a moment. How many times do we find Muslims trying to give advise to each other, telling them things they are doing wrong and pushing others to do more and more acts of worship in areas that are not really mandatory. They might tell someone to do extra prayers, memorization of certain chants and thikrs and fasting every other day or even more. While some of these things are excellent areas to strive for those who are capable, this is not the way the prophet, peace be upon him, brought the deen to his people and it is not what he told us to do in giving the dawah. Actually, Allah has made it clear in the Quran, He wants our deen to be easy, and not difficult. The word for ease in Arabic is yusra and the word in Arabic for difficulty is 'usra. The second word, 'usra is more difficult to pronounce than the word yusra, because it starts with the letter ain and is pronounced from the back of the throat. This gives us a very clear indication of just how much Allah is really making our deen easy for us. The shayton (devil) actually encourages a new Muslim to really get involved in heavy worship. Believe it or not, the shayton wants these new people to do more worship than Islam really calls for. This way the person becomes tired and fed up, and eventually he or she leaves off the worship and tries to get by without following even the minimums. We find many Muslims in this condition these days. They might say, "I love Allah and Allah loves me. So, leave me alone to my way." They are not concerned about it and might say, "Allah is Ar-Rahman (The Merciful), Ar-Raheem, (The Especially Merciful), Al Ghafur, (The All Forgiving) Al Wadud (The All Loving)." The strongest emphasis should be, "Don't make the deen difficult, keep it easy and steady - and above all - stay in the deen (the way of Islam)." We could assume, and correct me if you think I am wrong, most Muslims today are not properly trained in dawah by qualifed presenters of Islam or actual scholars. True? Many Muslims seem to just take it upon themselves to answer questions about Islam as they see fit. This is something even the sahabi (companions) of the prophet, peace be upon him, were very careful not to do. They would be afraid to throw out any opinions or answer questions during their whole lives. They knew the ramifications of saying something about Islam or answering questions without proper knowledge. Consider the following: What language are these two sources recorded in? What is the language of the Quran? Arabic Sciences As if this were not enough, there still remain certain other very critical areas of exploration into the sciences of: Islam - Submission, obedience, sincerity and peace with God
Muslim - One who does "Islam" (submits in peace to God's Will) Quran - Arabic Recitation of Speech of Allah to Muhammad, peace be upon him Iman - Conviction of faith and belief with action Amal Salihat - Righteous actions based on Shar'iah -- Shar'iah - "Islamic Law based on Quran & Hadeeth" Fiqh - "Understanding for application of Islamic Law" Seerah - "Biography of the Life of Muhammad"
Tafseer - "Explanation of Quran according to language, internal textual comparison and hadeeth"
Hadeeth - "Narrations from eyewitnesses to the life and teachings of the prophet, peace be upon him" Sunnah - "The way of prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, as described in hadeeth" Each of these disciplines require:
Knowledge of classical Arabic language, study and memorization, along with comparative studies between each of the other sciences in order to be able to properly present answers to questions in Islam. All of this necessary for a teacher who is presenting the deen of Allah to those born into Islam as well as those who have not yet, accepted Islam. Then come back here for the answers to the original questions (below).
Remember, use the proper style and methodology of our prophet, peace be upon him, from the "How to Answer Harsh Questions Attacking Islam" article Then you can give the best answers in the best way from the best sources in the English language These are the answers - Be sure to learn the techniques the brothers of dawah, like Mutahhir Sabree, Yusuf Estes, Dr. Zakir Naik and so many others use - Read how we prepare ourselves to reply to these attacks against our faith: Article "How to Answer Harsh Questions" is here -> Research Answers: www.SearchForIslam.com and type in the KEYWORDS you are looking for. Undoubtedly by now, the reader has come to the understanding, Islam is not something lightweight or insignificant and there must be a strong dedication to learning, understanding and proper application. Scholars of Islam do not go about seeking to answer trick questions or show off by putting themselves and the deen in harm's way just to demonstrate what they might know about Islam. The opposite is true. Our scholars, teachers,judges and preachers are all the first to say, "I don't know" even when they are almost certain they might be right. This is not out of false modesty. Rather, it is from a sincere dedication to the high principles and quality associated with this beautiful deen (way of life) and the impeccable accuracy with which it has been preserved for over fourteen centuries. ANSWERS - HERE"HELP ME - someone is saying 'Moslems worship a moon god in a box' what do I say?" (A. Khan - Pakistan) "A friend says 'You Mozlems beat your wives' - I am not even married. Wha should i say?" (M. Jafar - India) "Christian says, "Quran is from the Bible" - What do we say?" M. Iqbal - UK) "a guy said Moslems get married to little girls and that is a lie, but what do i say?" (A. Karim - Australia) Answer: www.searchforislam.com (type in KEYWORD 'jihad' 'for' 'dummies') What about "Rights In Islam?" They say "Jihad is terrorism" What can I say?" ** "My boss says she would hate Islam because women have no rights?" They say "Allah" is not their "God" - what do we say?" |