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Islam between Truth and False Allegations

A response to the false allegations against islam

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By

Dr. Ahmad Shalabi

 Dr. Ahmad Omar Hashem

Dr. Ahmed Kamal Abu Al Majd

Dr. Abdel Sabour Shahin

Dr. Abdel Sabour Marzuq

Dr. Mahmud Hamdi Zaqzuq

Prepared by

Dr. Hamed Taher

Translated by

Dr. Lahcen Haddad

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  • Preface

  • Introduction

  • The Complete Meaning of Islam

  • Allegations and Responses

  • The Allegation that the Origin of the Qur'an is Human, not Divine

  • The Allegation that the Qur'an was not Collected during the Prophet's Lifetime, that it was the Companions who Wrote it down and Classified it, and that Uthman Ben Affan Burnt all the Copies that were Different from his Own

  • The Allegation that the Prophet (MAPBUH) Used to Change his Tactics in Accordance with the Conditions; hence he Presented Islam in Mecca as an Arabic Religion, then when he Won in El Medina, he Turned it into a Universal Religion

  • The Allegation that Muhammad (MAPBUH) was a Lascivious Man, as can be Made Clear from his Marrying so Many Wives

  • The Allegation that the Second Source of Islam (the Prophetic Tradition) is Doubtful because it Contains Apocryphal Sayings

  • The Allegation that there is no Need to Follow Prophetic Sayings because they are Full of Contradictions

  • The Allegation that Islam Got Spread out with the Sword, always Preceded by Victorious Armies

  • The Allegation that Islamic Conquests are in fact no more than Colonial Expansions Motivated by Economic Interests (to get booty and levy taxes)

  • The Allegation that Muslims were Peoples who did not Respect Old Civilizations, an Example of which was the Burning of the Alexandria Library

  • The Allegation that Islam is a Religion that does not only Allow the Use of Reason but Makes it Subject to Religious Texts

  • The Allegation that Islam Calls for its Followers to be Lazy and not to Look for Reasons

  • The Allegation that the Position of Women is Low and that their Rights are not Ensured

  • The Allegation that Women in Islam are Dependent on Men

  • The Allegation that Islam is Unfair to Women by Giving them half the Share of a Man in Inheritance

  • Why does Islam Make the Testimony of Two Women Equal to that of One Man ?

  • The Allegation that Islam does not Allow Women to Hold High State Positions

  • The Allegation that Islam Forces a Woman to Wear the Veil, a Fact which Prevents Her From Education and Employment

  • The Allegation that the Veil Jeopardizes a Muslim Woman's Efficiency in Today's Modern World

  • The Allegation that Islam Calls upon Men to Marry more than One Woman, and even Four

  • The Allegation that Islam Allows the Muslim Man to Marry a Non-Muslim Woman while it Prohibits the Marriage of a Muslim Woman to a non-Muslim Man

  • The Allegation that the Islamic Alms Create Unequal Opportunities between the Rich and the Poor Muslims before Allah, since the Rich Have their Money to Help them Aspire to a Better Reward

  • The Allegation that Islam's Prohibition of Pork is not Justified since Pork is like any Other Animal

  • Why does Islam Prohibit Men from Wearing Gold and Silk ?

  • On the Claim that Islam is against the Freedom of Belief because it Permits the Killing of the Apostate

  • The Allegation that the Stand Taken by Contemporary Muslims towards Salman Rushdi is Contrary to the Principles of the Freedom of Expression

  • The Allegation that the Punishment Set by the Islamic Law (such as the Severing of the Thief's Hand and the Stoning of the Adulterer) is Extremely Violent and Barbarous

  • The Allegation that Islamic Fasting Jeopardizes the Efficiency of both Individual and Society

  • The Allegation that Islam is not Compatible with Modern Civilization, a Fact which Explains the Muslims' Backwardness

  • On the Question of why Muslims Are Victims of Dispute and Dissension whereas Islam Calls for Unity

  • The Allegation that the Islamic Jihad (Holy War) Incites Muslims to Inflict Harm upon Others

  • The Allegation that Islam Is Incompatible with Democracy and Human Rights and that the Ruler Is under no Obligation to Seek Counsel from Other Muslims -along with the Unsustained Accusation of the Muslims'  Stand vis-à-vis the Other Opinion

  • The Allegation that Islam Is Hostile to Art (Music, Song, Dance, Sculpture, Photography and Theater)

  • The Allegation that Islam Calls for Intolerance and Extremism and that the Term “Muslim” Has Become Synonymous with “Terrorist”

  • Epilogue

 
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