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this ludicrous boycott remind me again of our economic mettle,when a sountry like Chile has a bigger Gdp than saudi arabia.Was the cartoon wrong but you dpnt correct a wrong with another wrong.I also believ that they have within their rights if they choose to riducule,insult whoever their choose,we must be mature enough to thaat some do not hold our ideals.
:salam2:
So u saying here, what they did is OK , u call it freedom of speach or smth..You supporting their actions?
You mean lets close our eyes on them rediculing and insulting our beloved Prophet ,peace be upon him, :astag:
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It was said to the Rasul, 'Oh Muhammad, curse the infidels!'.
The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, replied, 'I was not sent for this, nor was I sent but as a mercy to mankind.'.
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'Whoever supresses his anger, when he has the power to show it, Allah will give him great reward.'.
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'It is not worthy of a speaker of truth to curse people.'.
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'Do not say, if the people do good to us, we will do good to them; and if the people oppress us, we will oppress them; but determine that if people do you good, we will do good to them; and if the people oppress us, we will not oppress them.'.
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'Verily, those who are patient in adveristy and forgive wrongs, are the doers of excellence.'.
The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, replied, 'I was not sent for this, nor was I sent but as a mercy to mankind.'.
...
'Whoever supresses his anger, when he has the power to show it, Allah will give him great reward.'.
...
'It is not worthy of a speaker of truth to curse people.'.
...
'Do not say, if the people do good to us, we will do good to them; and if the people oppress us, we will oppress them; but determine that if people do you good, we will do good to them; and if the people oppress us, we will not oppress them.'.
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'Verily, those who are patient in adveristy and forgive wrongs, are the doers of excellence.'.
salam aleikum
I know this is long but please take time to read it
Our attitude concerning mockery of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)
Question:
We have heard about the Westerners making fun of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and mocking him. What should our attitude be towards that? How should we defend the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)?.
Answer:
Praise be to Allaah.
Firstly:
We and every Muslim who feels pride in his religion is grieved by what these fools and criminals have done by mocking our Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) who is the best man who ever walked on this earth, and he is the leader of the earlier and later generations, may the blessings and peace of my Lord be upon him.
This insolence is nothing strange on their part, rather it is to be expected of them.
Moreover this crime – although it breaks our hearts and fills them with anger, and we are prepared to sacrifice our lives in defence of the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) – is nevertheless something which brings us glad tidings of their doom, and tells us that the end of their supremacy is at hand. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“Truly, We will suffice you against the scoffers”
[al-Hijr 15:95]
Allaah will suffice His Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) against the criminals who mock him. He says (interpretation of the meaning):
“For he who hates you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم), he will be cut off (from posterity and every good thing in this world and in the Hereafter)”
[al-Kawthar 108:3]
i.e., he is scorned and humiliated and cut off from all that is good.
When the Muslims besieged a stronghold and its people resisted, then they heard them mocking and reviling the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), they would sense that victory was at hand, and it would only be a short time before Allaah granted them victory, to avenge His Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him).
Al-Saarim al-Maslool (p. 116-117).
There are many historical cases where those who mocked the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) were destroyed and finished off.
Moreover, why do they resent the leader of mankind, Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)?
They resent him because he called people to believe in the Oneness of God (Tawheed), and they do not believe that God is One.
They resent him because he venerated his Lord, may He be blessed and exalted, and declared Him to be far above what these fabricators say, as they attributed a wife and son to Him.
They resent him because he called people to the loftiest of morals and to give up the lowest. He called them to virtue and to block all the means that lead to immorality, but they want moral disorder and unlimited sexual liberty.
They want to indulge in the swamp of evil whims and desires, and they have got what they want!
They resent him because he is the Messenger of Allaah! Allaah, may He be exalted, is the One Who chose him above all mankind to convey His message and receive His revelation.
The signs of his Prophethood are innumerable.
Have they not heard about the splitting of the moon? Have they not heard how water sprang from his fingers time after time?
Have they not heard about his greatest sign, which is the Holy Qur’aan, the words of the Lord of the Worlds, which Allaah has protected so that it has not been tampered with by those who would distort it? Whereas their books which were revealed to their Prophets have been tampered with to a large extent.
“Then woe to those who write the Book with their own hands and then say, “This is from Allaah,” to purchase with it a little price! Woe to them for what their hands have written and woe to them for that they earn thereby”
[al-Baqarah 2:79].
The greatest proof of the truth of our Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) is the fact that his religion has continued for so many centuries to prevail and be victorious. Throughout his lifetime (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) he continued to prevail over his enemies. The wisdom of Allaah dictates that no liar who lies about him and his religion can ever prevail for a long time. Indeed, in their books, which their scholars concealed and distorted, it says that the liar who falsely claims to be a prophet will only survive for thirty years or so, then his message will fade away.
It was narrated from one of their kings that a man who followed the same religion as him (Christian) was brought to him, who used to revile the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and accuse him of lying. The king summoned his religious scholars and asked them: How long does a liar remain for? They said: Such and such – thirty years or thereabouts. The king said: This religion of Muhammad has lasted for more than five hundred years or six hundred years [i.e., at the time of that king], and it is prevailing and is accepted and followed. How can he be a liar? Then he had that man beheaded.
Sharh al-‘Aqeedah al-Asfahaaniyyah by Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah (may Allaah have mercy on him).
Do they not know that many of their wise men, kings and scholars, when the pure and clear call of Islam reached them, had no choice but to affirm the truth of this religion, and they venerated the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), and many of them announced their entry into Islam?
The king of Abyssinia, the Najaashi (Negus) affirmed that, and became a Muslim.
When the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) sent a letter to Heraclius the king of Byzantium, calling him to Islam, Heraclius affirmed that he was indeed a Prophet, and he thought of announcing his Islam, and he wished that he could go to the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and be his servant, but he feared that his people would kill him, so he remained a kaafir and died in that state.
Many of their contemporaries are still proclaiming that.
1-
Michael Hart said in his book The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History (p. 13), where he put Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) at the head of his list of one hundred:
I chose Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) to be top of this list … because Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) was the only man in history who was supremely successful on both the religious and secular levels.
2-
The Englishman George Bernard Shaw wrote a book called Muhammad, which was burned by the British authorities. He said:
The world is in the utmost need of a man with the mentality of Muhammad.
Medieval ecclesiastics, either through ignorance of bigotry, painted Mohammadanism in the darkest colors. They were in fact; trained to hate both the man Muhammad and his to them was anti-Christ. But I have studied his life, and found him to be extraordinary. I have reached the conclusion that he was never an enemy to Christianity. He must be called the Saviour of Humanity. I believe that if a man like him were to assume the dictatorship of the modern world, he would succeed in solving its problems in a way that would bring it much needed peace and happiness.
3-
Annie Besant said:
It is impossible for anyone who studies the life and character of the great Prophet of Arabia, who knows how he taught and how he lived, to feel anything but reverence for that mighty Prophet, one of the great messengers of the Supreme.
4-
The Austrian Schabrak said:
Mankind may be proud of having a man like Muhammad among them, for despite being illiterate he was able more than ten centuries ago to introduce legislation that we Europeans would be the happiest ever if we could produce something of equally high quality.
5-
Dr. Zwemer (a Canadian Orientalist):
Muhammad was an able reformer, eloquent and well spoken, courageous and daring, a great thinker. We cannot attribute to him anything that contradicts these qualities. This Qur’aan that he brought and his history bear witness to the truth of these claims.
6-
The English philosopher Thomas Carlyle, the Nobel Prize winner, says in his book Heroes:
It is very shameful for any individual in this era to listen to what is said about the religion of Islam being a fabrication and Muhammad being a treacherous fabricator. Throughout his life we see him holding firm beliefs, sincere in resolve, generous and kind, compassionate, pious, virtuous, very serious. In spite of that, he was easy-going, cheerful, friendly, and even sometimes light-hearted. He was just, sincere in intention, smart, chivalrous, and quick-witted, as if he carried in his heart the lamps of every dark night, filled with light; a naturally great man who never studied in school or at the hand of a teacher, because he had no need of that.
7-
Goethe, the German poet, said:
We Europeans with all our concepts and ideas have not yet attained that which Muhammad attained, and no one will ever surpass him. I searched in history for the loftiest example for man to follow, and I found it in the Prophet Muhammad. Thus the truth must prevail and become supreme, because Muhammad succeeded in subjugating the whole world by means of the message of Divine Oneness.
--
If that is the case, then the entire world – with no alternative – must regard the greatness of Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) among all of creation above all greatness, and his virtue above all virtues, and his status as greater than any other. The world must unite in believing in the message of Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), and that he is the Final Prophet of Allaah.
We would like to make the most of this opportunity to call these people to Islam, for what their sinful hands have fabricated cannot be erased except by Islam. But if they are stubborn and persist in their ways, then let them receive tidings of the punishment of Hell, to abide therein forever. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“Verily, whosoever sets up partners (in worship) with Allaah, then Allaah has forbidden Paradise to him, and the Fire will be his abode. And for the Zaalimoon (polytheists and wrongdoers) there are no helpers”
[al-Maa’idah 5:72]
“And whoever seeks a religion other than Islam, it will never be accepted of him, and in the Hereafter he will be one of the losers”
[Aal ‘Imraan 3:85]
The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “By the One in Whose hand is the soul of Muhammad, no one among this nation, Jew or Christian, hears of me then dies not believing in that with which I was sent, but he will be one of the people of the Fire.” Narrated by Muslim (153).
Secondly:
Allaah is wise and does not decree anything that is pure evil; rather there must be something good in it for His believing slaves, no matter how evil it appears to people. The Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) spoke the truth when he said: “How wonderful is the situation of the believer, for all his affairs are good. If something good happens to him, he gives thanks for it and that is good for him; if something bad happens to him, he bears it with patience, and that is good for him. This does not apply to anyone but the believer.” Narrated by Muslim (2999).
Concerning the incident of the slander (al-ifk) – which is well known – Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“Consider it not a bad thing for you. Nay, it is good for you. Unto every man among them will be paid that which he had earned of the sin, and as for him among them who had the greater share therein, his will be a great torment”
[al-Noor 24:11]
There follow some of the good things that have resulted from this sinful crime.
1.
What was concealed in the hearts of these criminals, such as resentment and hatred of the Muslims, has been made known, even though they pretend most of the time to be peaceful.
“Hatred has already appeared from their mouths, but what their breasts conceal is far worse”
[Aal ‘Imraan 3:118]
2.
Exposure of the West’s double standards. Here they cite freedom of opinion, but every wise man knows that this so-called freedom of opinion should stop before violating the sanctity of others and transgressing against them. They are lying in their claims of freedom of opinion. We all remember what happened a few years ago when one government decided to destroy the idols in their country; there was a global outcry! What about this so-called freedom of opinion? Why don’t they regard this also as freedom of opinion?
3.
Demonstration of the falseness of what some westernizers in our countries say, “Don’t call the non-Muslims kuffaar, rather call them ‘others’ so as not to fan the flames of trouble between us and them.”
But everyone should understand just who it is that hates the other, and does not respect his sanctity, and declares war against him every time he gets the opportunity.
4.
The falseness of their claim with which they have filled the world, namely the dialogue of civilizations that is based on respect for others and not transgressing against them. What kind of dialogue do they want?! What respect do they claim to show? They want us to respect them and honour them, and even to bow and prostrate to them, but all they do is make fun of us and mock us and wrong us even more.
5.
Reviving faith in Muslim hearts. We have seen the Muslims’ reaction which is indicative of deeply-rooted faith in their hearts and the extent of their love for the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him); even among those who neglect some religious duties leapt to defend our noble Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him).
6.
Uniting the Muslims. We have seen – praise be to Allaah – solidarity among the Muslims who have adopted the same stance despite the differences in their countries and languages.
7.
It has become apparent that the West is ganging up against Islam. As soon as that country sought the help of their fellow, they all stood up to support that country and the criminals encouraged one another to publish these pictures in their newspaper, so that the Muslims would know that they are all united and that we cannot confront them all.
8.
Some Muslims were keen to call these people to Islam and to show them the true image of this religion. We have seen Muslims racing to publish books in the language of these people so that the scales will fall from their eyes and they may see clearly.
9.
The effectiveness of Muslim boycotts against the products of those who transgressed against the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) has been proven. Their nation did not respond to any official or political requests, even at the highest levels, but the boycott did not last more than a few days before the newspaper that was in the wrong and its chief editor offered apologies and changed their tone, so the Muslims softened their stance somewhat.
This appears to be the new weapon of the Muslims, that they can use to influence and harm their enemies.
10.
A clear message was sent to the West: that we Muslims will never accept to see our religion insulted or humiliated, or any transgression against our Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). We will all sacrifice ourselves for him.
Thirdly:
As for our role in all of this:
1.
We must denounce it forcefully, each of us according to his abilities, by sending letters and articles, or making phone calls, to their government, foreign affairs departments and newspapers.
2.
We should demand a clear and sincere apology from them, not deception or justification of the crime which they call an apology. We do not want an apology for showing disrespect towards the Muslims; rather we want an admission of error and an apology for that error.
3.
We should request them to punish the criminals for their crime.
4.
We should also request them to stop their governments’ transgressions against Islam and the Muslims.
5.
We should translate books that call to Islam into the language of these people, and books that explain about Islam and its Prophet, and his biography.
6.
We should buy time on radio and television programs to defend the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), which should be hosted by people of ability and well-founded knowledge, who know how to speak convincingly to Westerners, of whom there are many, praise be to Allaah.
7.
We should write strongly worded articles to be published in magazines, newspapers and web sites in various languages.
8.
With regard to boycotting their products, if the boycott will have an effect on them – which is what actually happens – then why don’t we boycott them and look for other companies that are owned by Muslims?
9.
We should resist this malicious attack against Islam and its Prophet; by highlighting the beauty of Islam and the fact that it is in accordance with sound reasoning, and responding to the specious arguments of the criminals.
10.
We should adhere to the Sunnah and follow the guidance of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) in all things, and be patient in doing so.
“But if you remain patient and become Al-Muttaqoon (the pious), not the least harm will their cunning do to you”
[Aal ‘Imraan 3:120]
11.
We should strive to call these people, for although we look at them through a lens of hatred and resentment, we also look at them with compassion, for soon they will die and will be among the people of Hell, if they die in this state; so we should call them to Islam and salvation, out of mercy and compassion towards them.
We ask Allaah to cause His religion to prevail and to support His close friends, and to humiliate His enemies.
“And Allaah has full power and control over His Affairs, but most of men know not”
[Yoosuf 12:21]
May Allaah send blessings and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad.
And Allaah knows best.
Ilam Q&A
I know this is long but please take time to read it
Our attitude concerning mockery of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)
Question:
We have heard about the Westerners making fun of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and mocking him. What should our attitude be towards that? How should we defend the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)?.
Answer:
Praise be to Allaah.
Firstly:
We and every Muslim who feels pride in his religion is grieved by what these fools and criminals have done by mocking our Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) who is the best man who ever walked on this earth, and he is the leader of the earlier and later generations, may the blessings and peace of my Lord be upon him.
This insolence is nothing strange on their part, rather it is to be expected of them.
Moreover this crime – although it breaks our hearts and fills them with anger, and we are prepared to sacrifice our lives in defence of the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) – is nevertheless something which brings us glad tidings of their doom, and tells us that the end of their supremacy is at hand. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“Truly, We will suffice you against the scoffers”
[al-Hijr 15:95]
Allaah will suffice His Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) against the criminals who mock him. He says (interpretation of the meaning):
“For he who hates you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم), he will be cut off (from posterity and every good thing in this world and in the Hereafter)”
[al-Kawthar 108:3]
i.e., he is scorned and humiliated and cut off from all that is good.
When the Muslims besieged a stronghold and its people resisted, then they heard them mocking and reviling the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), they would sense that victory was at hand, and it would only be a short time before Allaah granted them victory, to avenge His Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him).
Al-Saarim al-Maslool (p. 116-117).
There are many historical cases where those who mocked the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) were destroyed and finished off.
Moreover, why do they resent the leader of mankind, Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)?
They resent him because he called people to believe in the Oneness of God (Tawheed), and they do not believe that God is One.
They resent him because he venerated his Lord, may He be blessed and exalted, and declared Him to be far above what these fabricators say, as they attributed a wife and son to Him.
They resent him because he called people to the loftiest of morals and to give up the lowest. He called them to virtue and to block all the means that lead to immorality, but they want moral disorder and unlimited sexual liberty.
They want to indulge in the swamp of evil whims and desires, and they have got what they want!
They resent him because he is the Messenger of Allaah! Allaah, may He be exalted, is the One Who chose him above all mankind to convey His message and receive His revelation.
The signs of his Prophethood are innumerable.
Have they not heard about the splitting of the moon? Have they not heard how water sprang from his fingers time after time?
Have they not heard about his greatest sign, which is the Holy Qur’aan, the words of the Lord of the Worlds, which Allaah has protected so that it has not been tampered with by those who would distort it? Whereas their books which were revealed to their Prophets have been tampered with to a large extent.
“Then woe to those who write the Book with their own hands and then say, “This is from Allaah,” to purchase with it a little price! Woe to them for what their hands have written and woe to them for that they earn thereby”
[al-Baqarah 2:79].
The greatest proof of the truth of our Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) is the fact that his religion has continued for so many centuries to prevail and be victorious. Throughout his lifetime (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) he continued to prevail over his enemies. The wisdom of Allaah dictates that no liar who lies about him and his religion can ever prevail for a long time. Indeed, in their books, which their scholars concealed and distorted, it says that the liar who falsely claims to be a prophet will only survive for thirty years or so, then his message will fade away.
It was narrated from one of their kings that a man who followed the same religion as him (Christian) was brought to him, who used to revile the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and accuse him of lying. The king summoned his religious scholars and asked them: How long does a liar remain for? They said: Such and such – thirty years or thereabouts. The king said: This religion of Muhammad has lasted for more than five hundred years or six hundred years [i.e., at the time of that king], and it is prevailing and is accepted and followed. How can he be a liar? Then he had that man beheaded.
Sharh al-‘Aqeedah al-Asfahaaniyyah by Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah (may Allaah have mercy on him).
Do they not know that many of their wise men, kings and scholars, when the pure and clear call of Islam reached them, had no choice but to affirm the truth of this religion, and they venerated the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), and many of them announced their entry into Islam?
The king of Abyssinia, the Najaashi (Negus) affirmed that, and became a Muslim.
When the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) sent a letter to Heraclius the king of Byzantium, calling him to Islam, Heraclius affirmed that he was indeed a Prophet, and he thought of announcing his Islam, and he wished that he could go to the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and be his servant, but he feared that his people would kill him, so he remained a kaafir and died in that state.
Many of their contemporaries are still proclaiming that.
1-
Michael Hart said in his book The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History (p. 13), where he put Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) at the head of his list of one hundred:
I chose Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) to be top of this list … because Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) was the only man in history who was supremely successful on both the religious and secular levels.
2-
The Englishman George Bernard Shaw wrote a book called Muhammad, which was burned by the British authorities. He said:
The world is in the utmost need of a man with the mentality of Muhammad.
Medieval ecclesiastics, either through ignorance of bigotry, painted Mohammadanism in the darkest colors. They were in fact; trained to hate both the man Muhammad and his to them was anti-Christ. But I have studied his life, and found him to be extraordinary. I have reached the conclusion that he was never an enemy to Christianity. He must be called the Saviour of Humanity. I believe that if a man like him were to assume the dictatorship of the modern world, he would succeed in solving its problems in a way that would bring it much needed peace and happiness.
3-
Annie Besant said:
It is impossible for anyone who studies the life and character of the great Prophet of Arabia, who knows how he taught and how he lived, to feel anything but reverence for that mighty Prophet, one of the great messengers of the Supreme.
4-
The Austrian Schabrak said:
Mankind may be proud of having a man like Muhammad among them, for despite being illiterate he was able more than ten centuries ago to introduce legislation that we Europeans would be the happiest ever if we could produce something of equally high quality.
5-
Dr. Zwemer (a Canadian Orientalist):
Muhammad was an able reformer, eloquent and well spoken, courageous and daring, a great thinker. We cannot attribute to him anything that contradicts these qualities. This Qur’aan that he brought and his history bear witness to the truth of these claims.
6-
The English philosopher Thomas Carlyle, the Nobel Prize winner, says in his book Heroes:
It is very shameful for any individual in this era to listen to what is said about the religion of Islam being a fabrication and Muhammad being a treacherous fabricator. Throughout his life we see him holding firm beliefs, sincere in resolve, generous and kind, compassionate, pious, virtuous, very serious. In spite of that, he was easy-going, cheerful, friendly, and even sometimes light-hearted. He was just, sincere in intention, smart, chivalrous, and quick-witted, as if he carried in his heart the lamps of every dark night, filled with light; a naturally great man who never studied in school or at the hand of a teacher, because he had no need of that.
7-
Goethe, the German poet, said:
We Europeans with all our concepts and ideas have not yet attained that which Muhammad attained, and no one will ever surpass him. I searched in history for the loftiest example for man to follow, and I found it in the Prophet Muhammad. Thus the truth must prevail and become supreme, because Muhammad succeeded in subjugating the whole world by means of the message of Divine Oneness.
--
If that is the case, then the entire world – with no alternative – must regard the greatness of Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) among all of creation above all greatness, and his virtue above all virtues, and his status as greater than any other. The world must unite in believing in the message of Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), and that he is the Final Prophet of Allaah.
We would like to make the most of this opportunity to call these people to Islam, for what their sinful hands have fabricated cannot be erased except by Islam. But if they are stubborn and persist in their ways, then let them receive tidings of the punishment of Hell, to abide therein forever. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“Verily, whosoever sets up partners (in worship) with Allaah, then Allaah has forbidden Paradise to him, and the Fire will be his abode. And for the Zaalimoon (polytheists and wrongdoers) there are no helpers”
[al-Maa’idah 5:72]
“And whoever seeks a religion other than Islam, it will never be accepted of him, and in the Hereafter he will be one of the losers”
[Aal ‘Imraan 3:85]
The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “By the One in Whose hand is the soul of Muhammad, no one among this nation, Jew or Christian, hears of me then dies not believing in that with which I was sent, but he will be one of the people of the Fire.” Narrated by Muslim (153).
Secondly:
Allaah is wise and does not decree anything that is pure evil; rather there must be something good in it for His believing slaves, no matter how evil it appears to people. The Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) spoke the truth when he said: “How wonderful is the situation of the believer, for all his affairs are good. If something good happens to him, he gives thanks for it and that is good for him; if something bad happens to him, he bears it with patience, and that is good for him. This does not apply to anyone but the believer.” Narrated by Muslim (2999).
Concerning the incident of the slander (al-ifk) – which is well known – Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“Consider it not a bad thing for you. Nay, it is good for you. Unto every man among them will be paid that which he had earned of the sin, and as for him among them who had the greater share therein, his will be a great torment”
[al-Noor 24:11]
There follow some of the good things that have resulted from this sinful crime.
1.
What was concealed in the hearts of these criminals, such as resentment and hatred of the Muslims, has been made known, even though they pretend most of the time to be peaceful.
“Hatred has already appeared from their mouths, but what their breasts conceal is far worse”
[Aal ‘Imraan 3:118]
2.
Exposure of the West’s double standards. Here they cite freedom of opinion, but every wise man knows that this so-called freedom of opinion should stop before violating the sanctity of others and transgressing against them. They are lying in their claims of freedom of opinion. We all remember what happened a few years ago when one government decided to destroy the idols in their country; there was a global outcry! What about this so-called freedom of opinion? Why don’t they regard this also as freedom of opinion?
3.
Demonstration of the falseness of what some westernizers in our countries say, “Don’t call the non-Muslims kuffaar, rather call them ‘others’ so as not to fan the flames of trouble between us and them.”
But everyone should understand just who it is that hates the other, and does not respect his sanctity, and declares war against him every time he gets the opportunity.
4.
The falseness of their claim with which they have filled the world, namely the dialogue of civilizations that is based on respect for others and not transgressing against them. What kind of dialogue do they want?! What respect do they claim to show? They want us to respect them and honour them, and even to bow and prostrate to them, but all they do is make fun of us and mock us and wrong us even more.
5.
Reviving faith in Muslim hearts. We have seen the Muslims’ reaction which is indicative of deeply-rooted faith in their hearts and the extent of their love for the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him); even among those who neglect some religious duties leapt to defend our noble Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him).
6.
Uniting the Muslims. We have seen – praise be to Allaah – solidarity among the Muslims who have adopted the same stance despite the differences in their countries and languages.
7.
It has become apparent that the West is ganging up against Islam. As soon as that country sought the help of their fellow, they all stood up to support that country and the criminals encouraged one another to publish these pictures in their newspaper, so that the Muslims would know that they are all united and that we cannot confront them all.
8.
Some Muslims were keen to call these people to Islam and to show them the true image of this religion. We have seen Muslims racing to publish books in the language of these people so that the scales will fall from their eyes and they may see clearly.
9.
The effectiveness of Muslim boycotts against the products of those who transgressed against the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) has been proven. Their nation did not respond to any official or political requests, even at the highest levels, but the boycott did not last more than a few days before the newspaper that was in the wrong and its chief editor offered apologies and changed their tone, so the Muslims softened their stance somewhat.
This appears to be the new weapon of the Muslims, that they can use to influence and harm their enemies.
10.
A clear message was sent to the West: that we Muslims will never accept to see our religion insulted or humiliated, or any transgression against our Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). We will all sacrifice ourselves for him.
Thirdly:
As for our role in all of this:
1.
We must denounce it forcefully, each of us according to his abilities, by sending letters and articles, or making phone calls, to their government, foreign affairs departments and newspapers.
2.
We should demand a clear and sincere apology from them, not deception or justification of the crime which they call an apology. We do not want an apology for showing disrespect towards the Muslims; rather we want an admission of error and an apology for that error.
3.
We should request them to punish the criminals for their crime.
4.
We should also request them to stop their governments’ transgressions against Islam and the Muslims.
5.
We should translate books that call to Islam into the language of these people, and books that explain about Islam and its Prophet, and his biography.
6.
We should buy time on radio and television programs to defend the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), which should be hosted by people of ability and well-founded knowledge, who know how to speak convincingly to Westerners, of whom there are many, praise be to Allaah.
7.
We should write strongly worded articles to be published in magazines, newspapers and web sites in various languages.
8.
With regard to boycotting their products, if the boycott will have an effect on them – which is what actually happens – then why don’t we boycott them and look for other companies that are owned by Muslims?
9.
We should resist this malicious attack against Islam and its Prophet; by highlighting the beauty of Islam and the fact that it is in accordance with sound reasoning, and responding to the specious arguments of the criminals.
10.
We should adhere to the Sunnah and follow the guidance of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) in all things, and be patient in doing so.
“But if you remain patient and become Al-Muttaqoon (the pious), not the least harm will their cunning do to you”
[Aal ‘Imraan 3:120]
11.
We should strive to call these people, for although we look at them through a lens of hatred and resentment, we also look at them with compassion, for soon they will die and will be among the people of Hell, if they die in this state; so we should call them to Islam and salvation, out of mercy and compassion towards them.
We ask Allaah to cause His religion to prevail and to support His close friends, and to humiliate His enemies.
“And Allaah has full power and control over His Affairs, but most of men know not”
[Yoosuf 12:21]
May Allaah send blessings and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad.
And Allaah knows best.
Ilam Q&A
salam aleikum
Its a peacefull boycott ,nobody is atacking anyone
All what muslims are showing and asking by this, is the Public apology from Denmark and that it will not be repeated again
waaleikum salam
Inquirer
Junior Member
How about that people in Denmark were killed?
Should we be expected to apologise on the part of the perpetrators of murder and arson, or is each individual responsible for their own actions?
Is an entire nation to be held accountable for the drawings of a small handful of cartoonists?
If you're going to apply that kind of logic (if you can call it that), then every American and British member of these forums deserves to have their towns and cities bombed out on account of our national leaders dropping bombs all over Iraq in an unjustified attack. This would be to hold entire nations accountable for the actions of a select few.
However, if indivduals are in fact not to be held accountable for there own actions, then those supporters of this thread are perfectly justified.
How about addressing the issues that give rise to such misconceptions that cause statements such as the Danish made, to be expressed in the first place, with equal passion? Only I don't see any capital letter campaigns to that effect.
Should we be expected to apologise on the part of the perpetrators of murder and arson, or is each individual responsible for their own actions?
Is an entire nation to be held accountable for the drawings of a small handful of cartoonists?
If you're going to apply that kind of logic (if you can call it that), then every American and British member of these forums deserves to have their towns and cities bombed out on account of our national leaders dropping bombs all over Iraq in an unjustified attack. This would be to hold entire nations accountable for the actions of a select few.
However, if indivduals are in fact not to be held accountable for there own actions, then those supporters of this thread are perfectly justified.
How about addressing the issues that give rise to such misconceptions that cause statements such as the Danish made, to be expressed in the first place, with equal passion? Only I don't see any capital letter campaigns to that effect.
:salam2:
Love of the Prophet ,peace be upon him, is what differentiates the believers in the perfection of their imaan. In an authentic hadith related in Bukhari and Muslim, the Prophet ,peace be upon him, said:
"None of you believes until he loves me more than he loves his children, his parents, and all people." In another hadith in Bukhari he said: "None of you believes until he loves me more than he loves himself."
What made you think so ? can u specify a post or an article ?
Thank you
Thank you
salaam alikom
To the brothers ( Imam and Inquirer)
First of all, they insulted our prophet peace be up on him and both of you are not more knowldgeable than thecompanions of the prophet peace be up on him or scholars so with all do respect you can have your own opinion, but I CARE less. I am following what Allah have ordered us to do to defened my prophet peace be up on him peacfully without hurting any one.
As for saying we dont reply wrong with wrong, We have not insulted or bothered any one or even harmed any one we just stop dealing and trading with them its my choice its freedom right ? Its our choice they insulted the prophet peace be up on him which was thier choice, and we chossed to boycott them.
If what you saying is so true that they have the freedome to do what they want I DARE YOU or any one to publish and Deny that holocaust never happened or even doubt in the number of the people died, and let me then see how truly they follow so called the freedome of speech..
I really want to see the reaction of both of you if some one come and curse your mother or publish a naked picture of her.... if you will say its freedome of speech too ? then you dont have any kind of shame and wont blame you to not to say anything in defending our prophet peace be up on him
I have not heard that any one have been killed because of cartoon, but if it happened the person who did it I am sure 100% got the punishment under the law.
We have not harmed or even called to hate them, we just boycotting them, there is nothing wrong in what the Muslim doing or its OK for them to keep insulting us and we need to just stand and smile and tell them yes please we are your servant you can do what you and we wont even say a wrod..
I cant blame you if you dont have any love for your prophet peace be up on him to defened him, if Allah s.w.t said in Quran that he will defened his prophet peace be up on him who you are to say what we doing is wrong.
We have not called to hurt or HATE any one, its just a message to the Danish government that they need to punish people who insult any religion as they punish any one who deny the holocust, the EU need to pass a law to protect all religion and all prophets from inslt, there is a limit for freedome of speech, Muslim tried to talk with them they ignored, and didnt even want to meet with Muslim ambassador and acted with arrogance, so after all this you want us to kiss thier feet and beg them to stop the insult ? give me a break you can stand to your opinion no one will object but dont come and tell us that what we are doing is wrong if you want to advise go and advise the danish news papers.
Actually they dont have any manners system that they look up to and follow, they dont have any respect for Jessus peace up on him, but we need to let them know just by bycotting them that we do respect our prophet and care about him as they care about so called the freedome of speech.
Just for your information Islam is spreading in Denmark so fast that why they trying to stop by Insulting and mocking our prophet peace be up on him because they couldnt find a way to reason with Muslims.
May Allah Guide us All to the right path and Jzaak Allah khair for stating your opinion, if you want to say good thing about defending the prophet peace be up on him you are most welcom to do so, but dont post negativlly on this post because I will delete it call it holding the freedome of speech or what ever but I wont allow it on here.
Just for your information No one hates the people of Denmark, actually I feel sorry for them because they blindely following what they think is right but never try to follow the logic, why they are so afraid of reading Quran, or about the Prophet peace be up on him after what the historians, and great writer and leaders said about the prophet peace be up on him.
And just to let you know Islam is spreading with my or your support, Allah is portecting this religion and his prophet peace be up on him till the day of judgment.
Wa salaam alikom
To the brothers ( Imam and Inquirer)
First of all, they insulted our prophet peace be up on him and both of you are not more knowldgeable than thecompanions of the prophet peace be up on him or scholars so with all do respect you can have your own opinion, but I CARE less. I am following what Allah have ordered us to do to defened my prophet peace be up on him peacfully without hurting any one.
As for saying we dont reply wrong with wrong, We have not insulted or bothered any one or even harmed any one we just stop dealing and trading with them its my choice its freedom right ? Its our choice they insulted the prophet peace be up on him which was thier choice, and we chossed to boycott them.
If what you saying is so true that they have the freedome to do what they want I DARE YOU or any one to publish and Deny that holocaust never happened or even doubt in the number of the people died, and let me then see how truly they follow so called the freedome of speech..
I really want to see the reaction of both of you if some one come and curse your mother or publish a naked picture of her.... if you will say its freedome of speech too ? then you dont have any kind of shame and wont blame you to not to say anything in defending our prophet peace be up on him
I have not heard that any one have been killed because of cartoon, but if it happened the person who did it I am sure 100% got the punishment under the law.
We have not harmed or even called to hate them, we just boycotting them, there is nothing wrong in what the Muslim doing or its OK for them to keep insulting us and we need to just stand and smile and tell them yes please we are your servant you can do what you and we wont even say a wrod..
I cant blame you if you dont have any love for your prophet peace be up on him to defened him, if Allah s.w.t said in Quran that he will defened his prophet peace be up on him who you are to say what we doing is wrong.
We have not called to hurt or HATE any one, its just a message to the Danish government that they need to punish people who insult any religion as they punish any one who deny the holocust, the EU need to pass a law to protect all religion and all prophets from inslt, there is a limit for freedome of speech, Muslim tried to talk with them they ignored, and didnt even want to meet with Muslim ambassador and acted with arrogance, so after all this you want us to kiss thier feet and beg them to stop the insult ? give me a break you can stand to your opinion no one will object but dont come and tell us that what we are doing is wrong if you want to advise go and advise the danish news papers.
Actually they dont have any manners system that they look up to and follow, they dont have any respect for Jessus peace up on him, but we need to let them know just by bycotting them that we do respect our prophet and care about him as they care about so called the freedome of speech.
Just for your information Islam is spreading in Denmark so fast that why they trying to stop by Insulting and mocking our prophet peace be up on him because they couldnt find a way to reason with Muslims.
May Allah Guide us All to the right path and Jzaak Allah khair for stating your opinion, if you want to say good thing about defending the prophet peace be up on him you are most welcom to do so, but dont post negativlly on this post because I will delete it call it holding the freedome of speech or what ever but I wont allow it on here.
Just for your information No one hates the people of Denmark, actually I feel sorry for them because they blindely following what they think is right but never try to follow the logic, why they are so afraid of reading Quran, or about the Prophet peace be up on him after what the historians, and great writer and leaders said about the prophet peace be up on him.
And just to let you know Islam is spreading with my or your support, Allah is portecting this religion and his prophet peace be up on him till the day of judgment.
Wa salaam alikom
summertime
sister :)
I agree with you brother/sister 100%....this is the second thread on boycotting denmark...in th earlier thread i stated that i dont believe in collective guilt....
Not many people seemed to understand so i gave up!
salaam alikom
Some people thing they understand more than the whole Muslim nation, more than scholars and may be more the companions of the prophet peace be up on him or they wont say what you just said.
Who have to listen to what I say or what You have to say, who cares what you believe or I believe, If we cant not follow the command of Allah by defending our prophet peace be up on him its better for us is to just go and Kiss thier feet and tell them its OK its not collective guilt, they can acuse the whole Muslim nation of 9 billion for mistake of some Muslims actiong but we cant blame them ?
Muslim tried to talk to them but they are the one WHO REFUSED can any one of you understand this or you just ignoring ?
The thing is every one want to follow what they believe but what Allah and his Prophet peace be up on him said comes in the last.
Either you not reading what the Scholars are saying or you just Ignoring it, so as an advise read the reply of the scholars or you know what go and read the action of the companion of the prophet peace be up on him on some one who mock the prophet peace be up on him they are better than you and me by 100,0000 times.
and just for your information...and I am assuming none of you read this or just ignoring what been posted, This was one of their own Kings not a A muslim but a christian King
To this point and enough I wont debate on this with any one, if anyone have a post supprting the prophet peace be up on him you are most welcom to post it,
if not please just dont post anything on this thread because I will delete it from now on.
Wa jazaakom Allah Khair.
Respond to Boycott Call - come on
:salam2:
When the Boycott call started couple of years ago against Amercian products for the sake of Palestine and Iraq I've immediately joined the crowd - today I question any one who calls to boycott Danish products, products from the Netherland, American products for the sake of Boycotting - I am with (and support) boycotting products that directly support Israel or the millitary army (e.g, Marks & Spensor)
but guys come on, watching the movie calling to boycott danish products sends the following messages:
1) It is an absolute emotional gamble - no one has the right to question any one's love to Allah or prophet Mohammed salah Allah 3aleih wa salam
2) No one has the right to measure such love by only boycotting product
3) One of the scariest messages as well is that I can sleep tight at night since I have done "my part" of loving by bocotting!!!
Are we really that weak (yes) but ignorant (maybe) - wallahy not making a judgement call against any one but if we truly read the quran and sunnah and learn the life of prophet Mohammed Salah Allah 3alaih wa salam, we would find the following:
1) Surah 5, Al Maida, Aya 8 "O you who believe! stand out firmly for Allah as just witnesses; and let not the enmity and harted of others make you avoid justice. Be just: that is nearer to piety; and fear Allah. Verily, Allah is Well-Acquainted with what you do"
I don't think any elaboration is required here - be just at all times. The picutre of a sword in the middle of the danish product is not just but full of harted messages, to say the least
2) Let's ask our selves, if prophet Mohammed sallah Allah 3alaih wa salam was with us today, would you have seen him in the streets leading a group of people calling to boycott tthe danish products???? I don't think so - he (sallah Allah 3alai wa salam) would refrain from such acts - he (sallah Allah 3alai wa salam) would definitely NOT burn tires or call people to do so, think about it
3) We all remember the story from the seirah when Quarish started swearing and u sing bad words on Allah sub7anahu wa ta3ala, what were the orders from Allah? don't curse Quraish and don't use bad words with them so they don't retaliate by cursing Allah sub7anahu wa ta3ala.
Muslims are the walking example of Islam - wallahy if we all act properly reflecting the quran and the practice of the beloved (sallah Allah 3alai wa salam) the world would've followed Islam - if we just practice it within and with others - things will not change immediately but with Allah's bless, things will change to the better - where are we with Da3wa?
Apologies for my long message - I hope you accept my message since it is coming sincere from one's Muslim heart to another.
Salam
:salam2:
When the Boycott call started couple of years ago against Amercian products for the sake of Palestine and Iraq I've immediately joined the crowd - today I question any one who calls to boycott Danish products, products from the Netherland, American products for the sake of Boycotting - I am with (and support) boycotting products that directly support Israel or the millitary army (e.g, Marks & Spensor)
but guys come on, watching the movie calling to boycott danish products sends the following messages:
1) It is an absolute emotional gamble - no one has the right to question any one's love to Allah or prophet Mohammed salah Allah 3aleih wa salam
2) No one has the right to measure such love by only boycotting product
3) One of the scariest messages as well is that I can sleep tight at night since I have done "my part" of loving by bocotting!!!
Are we really that weak (yes) but ignorant (maybe) - wallahy not making a judgement call against any one but if we truly read the quran and sunnah and learn the life of prophet Mohammed Salah Allah 3alaih wa salam, we would find the following:
1) Surah 5, Al Maida, Aya 8 "O you who believe! stand out firmly for Allah as just witnesses; and let not the enmity and harted of others make you avoid justice. Be just: that is nearer to piety; and fear Allah. Verily, Allah is Well-Acquainted with what you do"
I don't think any elaboration is required here - be just at all times. The picutre of a sword in the middle of the danish product is not just but full of harted messages, to say the least
2) Let's ask our selves, if prophet Mohammed sallah Allah 3alaih wa salam was with us today, would you have seen him in the streets leading a group of people calling to boycott tthe danish products???? I don't think so - he (sallah Allah 3alai wa salam) would refrain from such acts - he (sallah Allah 3alai wa salam) would definitely NOT burn tires or call people to do so, think about it
3) We all remember the story from the seirah when Quarish started swearing and u sing bad words on Allah sub7anahu wa ta3ala, what were the orders from Allah? don't curse Quraish and don't use bad words with them so they don't retaliate by cursing Allah sub7anahu wa ta3ala.
Muslims are the walking example of Islam - wallahy if we all act properly reflecting the quran and the practice of the beloved (sallah Allah 3alai wa salam) the world would've followed Islam - if we just practice it within and with others - things will not change immediately but with Allah's bless, things will change to the better - where are we with Da3wa?
Apologies for my long message - I hope you accept my message since it is coming sincere from one's Muslim heart to another.
Salam
summertime
sister :)
he had the man beheaded...not his whole community....r u getting my point now?
salaam alikom
Sister, no one is calling to behead, or harm any one its a message to thier government to start taking action as they portect the freedom of speech they need to portect the religions from been insulted, Muslims tried to talk to them but their government that refused TO EVEN SIT with Muslim leaders and Islamic countries ambassadors , their nation who refused to talk with Muslims and supported the cartoon.... so why dont you try and advise them to apologize as they should.
Just a question for you lests assume my family knows your family, and I insulted your mother in return my family didnt say anything. You asked me just at least to apologize to your mother but I refused, would you still allow your family to visit my family while I keep insulting your mother?
. even though my family didnt say anything against your mother but they didnt either told me to stop insulting you mother ...what will be your reaction?
Sister, no one is calling to behead, or harm any one its a message to thier government to start taking action as they portect the freedom of speech they need to portect the religions from been insulted, Muslims tried to talk to them but their government that refused TO EVEN SIT with Muslim leaders and Islamic countries ambassadors , their nation who refused to talk with Muslims and supported the cartoon.... so why dont you try and advise them to apologize as they should.
Just a question for you lests assume my family knows your family, and I insulted your mother in return my family didnt say anything. You asked me just at least to apologize to your mother but I refused, would you still allow your family to visit my family while I keep insulting your mother?
. even though my family didnt say anything against your mother but they didnt either told me to stop insulting you mother ...what will be your reaction?