-[1:1] In the name of GOD, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
Peace be upon you.
On September 12 in Regensburg, Germany, Pope Benedict XVI, in a
lecture to 1,500 university professors and students, cited an obscure
medieval emperor engaged in a dialogue with a Persian Muslim, as
saying with regard to the Islamic faith, "Show me just what Mohammed
brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and
inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he
preached."
We all know what happened next. Protests throughout the Islamic
world, and in Europe, and in America (the New York
Times "pontificated" that the Pope should immediately apologize for
his remarks).
Sheik Malin of Somalia called for the Pope's murder. Churches were
set on fire in the Holy Land. An Italian nun was shot to death in
Somalia (though it was not clear that the shooting was related to the
Pope's words).
God's commandments in the Quran are crystal clear! Let the Muslim
world take guidance from the Quran to deal with the Pope!
[7:3] You shall all follow what is revealed to you from your Lord; do
not follow any idols besides Him. Rarely do you take heed.
For example, what are we supposed to do if someone mocks the Quran?
Can we critize someone for mocking the Quran? Absolutely not!
[4:140] He has instructed you in the scripture that: if you hear
GOD's revelations being mocked and ridiculed, you shall not sit with
them, unless they delve into another subject. Otherwise, you will be
as guilty as they are. GOD will gather the hypocrites and the
disbelievers together in Hell.
And, what are we supposed to do if someone mocks our religion? Can
we criticize someone for mocking the religion? Absolutely not!
[5:57] O you who believe, do not befriend those among the recipients
of previous scripture who mock and ridicule your religion, nor shall
you befriend the disbelievers. You shall reverence GOD, if you are
really believers.
And, what are we supposed to do if someone like the Pope "criticize"
the messenger, even it hurts the feelings of all the Muslims who love
him so much!?
[18:106] Their just requital is Hell, in return for their disbelief,
and for mocking My revelations and My messengers.
God Almighty does not give us including the Prophet the
responsibility of guardianship over someone's religious matters!
There is no compulsion in the religion of Islam.
[4:80] Whoever obeys the messenger is obeying GOD. As for those who
turn away, we did not send you as their guardian.
[6:66] Your people have rejected this, even though it is the truth.
Say, "I am not a guardian over you."
[6:104] Enlightenments have come to you from your Lord. As for those
who can see, they do so for their own good, and those who turn blind,
do so to their own detriment. I am not your guardian.
[6:107] Had GOD willed, they would not have worshiped idols. We did
not appoint you as their guardian, nor are you their advocate.
[10:108] Proclaim: "O people, the truth has come to you herein from
your Lord. Whoever is guided is guided for his own good. And whoever
goes astray, goes astray to his own detriment. I am not a guardian
over you."
[11:86] "Whatever GOD provides for you, no matter how small, is far
better for you, if you are really believers. I am not a guardian over
you."
[42:48] If they turn away, we did not send you as their guardian.
Your sole mission is delivering the message. When we shower the human
beings with mercy, they become proud, and when adversity afflicts
them, as a consequence of their own deeds, the human beings turn into
disbelievers.
The Muslim world should seek guidance from the Quran. They should
counter evil work with good work.
[13:22] They steadfastly persevere in seeking their Lord, observe the
Contact Prayers (Salat), spend from our provisions to them secretly
and publicly, and counter evil with good. These have deserved the
best abode.
[28:54] To these we grant twice the reward, because they steadfastly
persevere. They counter evil works with good works, and from our
provisions to them, they give.
Freedom of expression is the gift of God. Freedom of religion is
allowed by God. No one can take it from anybody, not even from the
Pope! It is God's system!
[33:72] We have offered the responsibility (freedom of choice) to the
heavens and the earth, and the mountains, but they refused to bear
it, and were afraid of it. But the human being accepted it; he was
transgressing, ignorant
[2:256] There shall be no compulsion in religion: the right way is
now distinct from the wrong way. Anyone who denounces the devil and
believes in GOD has grasped the strongest bond; one that never
breaks. GOD is Hearer, Omniscient.
[42:43] Resorting to patience and forgiveness reflects a true
strength of character.
The Prophet preached with the Quran. If we truly love the Prophet,
we must take guidance from the Quran. We must not earn bad names
for the Prophet by ignoring his teaching, that we find in the Quran!
[7:3] You shall all follow what is revealed to you from your Lord; do
not follow any idols besides Him. Rarely do you take heed.
[2:62] Surely, those who believe, those who are Jewish, the
Christians, and the converts; anyone who (1) believes in GOD, and (2)
believes in the Last Day, and (3) leads a righteous life, will
receive their recompense from their Lord. They have nothing to fear,
nor will they grieve.
[17:46] We place shields around their minds, to prevent them from
understanding it, and deafness in their ears. And when you preach
your Lord, using the Quran alone,they run away in aversion.
[17:53] Tell My servants to treat each other in the best possible
manner, for the devil will always try to drive a wedge among them.
Surely, the devil is man's most ardent enemy.
[60:8] GOD does not enjoin you from befriending those who do not
fight you because of religion, and do not evict you from your homes.
You may befriend them and be equitable towards them. GOD loves the
equitable.
[13:22] They steadfastly persevere in seeking their Lord, observe the
Contact Prayers (Salat), spend from our provisions to them secretly
and publicly, and counter evil with good. These have deserved the
best abode.
[28:54] To these we grant twice the reward, because they steadfastly
persevere. They counter evil works with good works, and from our
provisions to them, they give.
[8:61] If they resort to peace, so shall you, and put your trust in
GOD. He is the Hearer, the Omniscient.
Sadly, majority of Muslims abandon the teaching of the Prophet which
comes directly from the Quran.
[25:27] The day will come when the transgressor will bite his hands
(in anguish) and say, "Alas, I wish I had followed the path with the
messenger.
[25:28] "Alas, woe to me, I wish I did not take that person as a
friend.
[25:29] "He has led me away from the message after it came to me.
Indeed, the devil lets down his human victims."
[25:30] The messenger said, "My Lord, my people have deserted this
Quran."
[6:116] If you obey the majority of people on earth, they will divert
you from the path of GOD. They follow only conjecture; they only
guess.
[16:83] They fully recognize GOD's blessings, then deny them; the
majority of them are disbelievers.
[12:103] Most people, no matter what you do, will not believe.
[12:104] You are not asking them for any money; you simply deliver
this reminder for all the people.
[12:105] So many proofs in the heavens and the earth are given to
them, but they pass by them, heedlessly!
[12:106] The majority of those who believe in GOD do not do so
without committing idol worship.
God Almighty tells us that the Quran, the book which was followed by
the Prophet, is clear to understand and that all people are commanded
to ponder and understand its words -
[54:17] We made the Quran easy to learn. Does any of you wish to
learn?
[47:24] Why do they not study the Quran ? Or are there locks on
their hearts?
Yet the Muslim masses have refused to study the Quran for themselves
and insist on merely reciting its words like the parrot who does not
understand all the time leaving God's so-called "partners"
i.e. "imams, scholars, etc." to do the understanding for them -
[2:170] When they are told, "Follow what GOD has revealed herein,"
they say, "We follow only what we found our parents doing." What if
their parents did not understand, and were not guided?
[2:171] The example of such disbelievers is that of parrots who
repeat what they hear of sounds and calls, without understanding.
Deaf, dumb, and blind; they cannot understand.
Killing innocent people is forbidden according to the Prophet
Muhammed's best hadith Quran -
[6:151] You shall not kill - God has made life sacred - except in the
course of justice.
And this is the Quranic rulings on the righteous Jews -
[2:62] Surely, those who believe, those who are Jewish, the
Christians, the converts; anyone who (1) believes in God, and (2)
believes in the Hereafter, and (3) leads a righteous life, will
receive their recompense from their Lord; they have nothing to fear,
nor will they grieve.
Sadly, hadiths were fabricated after the death of the Prophet.
[6:112] We have permitted the enemies of every prophet - human and
jinn devils - to inspire in each other fancy words, in order to
deceive. Had your Lord willed, they would not have done it. You shall
disregard them and their fabrications.
The following fabricated hadith portrays Muhammad as a disbeliever
and a Jew hater who promoted crimes against humanity!!!
Narrated Abu Huraira:Allah's Apostle said, "The Hour will not be
established until you fight with the Jews, and the stone behind which
a Jew will be hiding will say, "O Muslim ! There is a Jew hiding
behind me, so kill him." (Vol 4, Book 52, No. 177 translated by M.
Muhsin)
I read a similar hadith against Kahrijites -
"Kill them wherever you find them. If I get them, I will kill
them." (Bukhari, Moslem) - page 55 - Kashfush Subhat by Seikh
Muhammad bin Abdul Wahhab - translated in Bangla by Abdul Motin
Salafi - Ministry of Religious Affair - Saudi Arabia.
Please note that Kahrijites were the first Muslim dissidents and
rebels, being present almost from the dawn of Islam. Like later
dissidents, they chose to separate themselves from the main body of
believers, feeling that the majority of Muslims had lost the true
path.
Please stop critcizing the Pope and start criticizing our own act!
Is it not the time now to study the Quran by ourselves? Is it not
the time now to verify the authenticity of the religions (Shia,
Sunni, Ahmadi, Wahabi and so on) that we inherited from our parents
with the help of the Quranic study ? Is it not the most important
duty in our life ? Should we not take it seriously ?
[7:185] Have they not looked at the dominion of the heavens and the
earth, and all the things GOD has created? Does it ever occur to them
that the end of their life may be near? Which Hadith, beside this, do
they believe in?
[12:111] In their history, there is a lesson for those who possess
intelligence. This is not fabricated Hadith; this (Quran) confirms
all previous scriptures, provides the details of everything, and is a
beacon and mercy for those who believe.
[31:6] Among the people, there are those who uphold baseless Hadith,
and thus divert others from the path of GOD without knowledge, and
take it in vain. These have incurred a shameful retribution.
[39:23] GOD has revealed herein the best Hadith; a book that is
consistent, and points out both ways (to Heaven and Hell). The skins
of those who reverence their Lord cringe therefrom, then their skins
and their hearts soften up for GOD's message. Such is GOD's guidance;
He bestows it upon whoever wills (to be guided). As for those sent
astray by GOD, nothing can guide them.
[39:29] GOD cites the example of a man who deals with disputing
partners (Hadith), compared to a man who deals with only one
consistent source (Quran). Are they the same? Praise be to GOD; most
of them do not know.
[45:6] These are GOD's revelations that we recite to you truthfully.
In which Hadith other than GOD and His revelations do they believe?
[52:34] Let them produce a Hadith like this, if they are truthful.
[68:44] Therefore, let Me deal with those who reject this Hadith; we
will lead them on whence they never perceive.
[77:50] Which Hadith, other than this, do they uphold?
[12:103] Most people, no matter what you do, will not believe.
[12:104] You are not asking them for any money; you simply deliver
this reminder for all the people.
[12:105] So many proofs in the heavens and the earth are given to
them, but they pass by them, heedlessly!
[12:106] The majority of those who believe in GOD do not do so
without committing idol worship.
May God guide all of us,
M. Irtaza
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-- In islamcity@yahoogroups.com, Abdeen wrote:
>
>
>
> -------Original Message-------
>
> From: Abdeen
> Date: 9/19/2006 6:56:33 PM
> Subject: Re: Why Pope Attack Islam Bible says so............
>
> Christianity - & Islam -some references.
>
> Ignorance on the part of those who dispute !
>
> Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him was foretold in the Bible:
> 1- In the New Testament:
> Being like the teacher. An 11-page PDF file that contains ample
proofs from
> Aramaic showing that the word 'Muslim' was mentioned by Jesus
himself.
> In the Gospel of John: Muhammad is mentioned by the name and was
foretold in
> the Gospel of John. This is a must read article! It proves that
Jesus peace
> be upon him predicted for the Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him to
come
> after him.
> The Aramaic Bible predicts the coming of Muhammad by the exact word.
> Further proofs from the Aramaic Bible Society. A very good proof
from the
> Aramaic Bible Society web site regarding Muhammad's name mentioned
in the
> Greek Bible. This is a must visit link!!.
> Jesus told the Jews that GOD Almighty will take His Kingdom from
them and
> give it to the Muslims.
> 2- In the Book of Isaiah:
> Isaiah 42-54 predicts Islam, and the removal of GOD Almighty's
Covenant from
> the people of Israel.
> In the Book of Isaiah: Isaiah in the Bible foretold the story
of "Al-alak"
> that is in the Noble Quran about Muhammad. Isaiah in the Bible
foretold
> the story of "Al-alak" in the Noble Quran which happened to
Muhammad and
> never happened to any other Prophet. It is the story where the
Angel
> Gabriel repeatedly commands the Prophet to read, and the Prophet
(i.e.
> Muhammad) repeatedly replies "I can't read".
> Isaiah's Vision: He saw Jesus riding a donkey and Muhammad riding a
camel.
> He also saw the destruction of Babylon (i.e. Iraq today) and its
idol gods,
> and replacing them with a Divine Religion (i.e. Islam today).
> Prophet Muhammad was foretold in Isaiah 42.
> Muhammad in the Bible, (Isaiah 60), Pilgrimage to Mecca..!
> Islamic Fasting was predicted by Isaiah in the Bible.
> 3- In other Books in the Bible, and other Biblical Prophets
proving Islam:
> Deuteronomy 18:18's Prophet is non other than Prophet Muhammad.
> The "great nation" of Ishmael and its definition in the Bible.
> The fall of pagan Babylon to pagan Persia in the Bible, and then
the fall of
> pagan Persia (Iran + Iraq) to Islam.
> The story of King Heraclius of the Byzantine and the foretold
Prophet
> (Muhammad) in the Bible. See how he was convinced that Prophet
Muhammad of
> Arabia was indeed the foretold Prophet that Jesus predicted to come.
> The emigration of the Muslims to Madina was foretold in the Bible.
> The story of the 10,000 Muslims who liberated Mecca (Paran) in the
Bible.
> Pilgrimage of Ezekiel to Mecca.
> See the Proof that "Paran" in the Bible is "Mecca". Paran in the
Bible is
> Mecca today - See the Archeological discoveries that prove Mount
Sinai is in
> Saudi Arabia.
> Muhammad in the Bible; Standing upon Mount Arafat.
> A great site that also shows Muhammad being foretold in the Bible.
> Muhammad in the Old and New Testaments.
> Muhammad in the Bible, by Sheikh (Minister) Ahmed Deedat.
> Jesus' Sacred place among Muslims. By the Christian Scholar
Michael Wolfe.
> Prophecies from Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him.
> Also please visit Muhammad's (peace be upon him) life, prophecies
and
> responses to all of the false charges against him.
> (from the internet.)
>
>
> -------Original Message-------
>
> From: Abu Nabhan
> Date: 9/18/2006 8:38:28 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Why Pope Attack Islam Bible says so...........
>
> Muslim commanded to respect and believe in Moses, Jesus and all
messenger of
> God (one who deny any messengers of God then he will not counted as
Muslim)
> As well as Qur'an commending not to insult other's worshiping
objects:
> 6:108. Do not insult those whom they worship beside (God)
..
>
> What Pop and Bush doing is same, I strongly believe it is because
of their
> faith and they are implementing what their books preaching to them.
>
> But Pope Benedict should self-criticise Christianity's violent past
and
> present before
> commenting on the other faith.
>
>
> FACTS AND ONLY FACTS
>
> The only religious book on the face of the earth which has given
permission
> to kill innocents including women and children is the Holy Bible.
>
> ! NEW TESTAMENT (quotations taken from New RSV Bible)
>
> "Do not think that I (Jesus) have come to bring peace to the earth,
I have
> not come to bring peace, but sword" (Mathew 10:34).
>
> OLD TESTAMENT (quotations taken from New RSV Bible)
>
> Thus says the Lord of the host, "I will punish the Amalekites for
what they
> did in opposing the Israelites when they came up out of Egypt. Now
go and
> attack Amalek and utterly destroy all that they have, do not spare
them, but
> kill both man and women, child and infant, ox and sheep, camel and
donkeys"
> (1 ! Samuel 15:2-3)
>
>
> Do you Yahoo!?
> Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail.
>
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{Invite (mankind, O Muhammad ) to the Way of your Lord (i.e. Islam) with wisdom
(i.e. with the Divine Inspiration and the Qur'an) and fair preaching, and argue
with them in a way that is better. Truly, your Lord knows best who has gone
astray from His Path, and He is the Best Aware of those who are guided.} (Holy
Quran-16:125)
{And who is better in speech than he who [says: "My Lord is Allah (believes in
His Oneness)," and then stands straight (acts upon His Order), and] invites
(men) to Allah's (Islamic Monotheism), and does righteous deeds, and says: "I
am one of the Muslims."} (Holy Quran-41:33)
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "By Allah, if
Allah guides one person by you, it is better for you than the best types of
camels." [al-Bukhaaree, Muslim]
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) also said, "Whoever
calls to guidance will have a reward similar to the reward of the one who
follows him, without the reward of either of them being lessened at all."
[Muslim, Ahmad, Aboo Daawood, an-Nasaa'ee, at-Tirmidhee, Ibn Maajah]
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