Praise be to Allah, the God of all worlds. Prayer and Peace be upon the most honored of all Messengers, our Lord Muhammad, his family and all his Companions.

Islam was and still is target to many types of religious and political animosity. Its enemies have used various material and moral means and did not spare any against it; their goal has been to destroy it completely or to limit its expansion, which is becoming larger and larger.

It was assaulted by polytheists in Mecca, Jews in El Medina, Christian scholars in Damascus and Baghdad, as well as by many orientalists. The most important reason which pushed them to oppose it was the fact that it was attracting so many followers who have found in it peace of the soul, sound logic for the mind, and a morally upright lifestyle.

Islam recommends that its message be spread out in a wise manner, using good counsel, without arguing with the People of the Book (Jews and Christians) except in the most appropriate manner. None is forced to convert to Islam, especially that one of its principles is : "Let there be no compulsion in  religion" (Baqara, 256).

Islam is a religion which attacks nobody but is capable of defending itself. Recently, Islam has been the target of ferocious attacks, implying that it is the new enemy to be fought after the fall of  communism. These biased allegations rely upon take the abnormal behavior of a small group of Muslims and generalize it on almost a billion Muslims living in various parts of the world.

The truth of Islam is as clear as the sun. But even then, some ignore this truth and try to mislead the others into ignoring it. To these and others, the book, which looks simple, albeit being deep in its meaning, is addressed.  

First : It shows the complete meaning of Islam, using its basic sources, namely the Qur'an and the Prophetic Traditions, and highlighting its basic ideas in the domains of doctrine, worship, ethics and  legislation. Only after this, will the true image of Islam appear -an image that will dispel all the wrong  stereotypes propagated by some about it.

Second : The main objective behind this book is to respond to the most important allegations against Islam, be they new or old, after putting them together in this form in a scientific style based on argument and evidence. This book will present the contemporary Muslim with an instrument that is useful for defending his religion against slanders and calumnies.

The reader will find every allegation accompanied by a detailed response made up of specific points one can resort to in part or as a whole in any act of calm and objective argumentation.

The book is extremely simple and precise, the aim being to make it easy for its scientific arguments to be translated to all world languages.

We have to note here that this small book was prepared collectively. A selection of well-known scholars and Muslim intellectuals in Egypt, whose names are mentioned on the cover, took part in responding to the allegation. It was also revised in the Celebrated Azhar and in the Egyptian Dar El  Ifta'.

May Allah bestow the best of rewards to all the participants for their effort in defending this religion and showing its true meaning.