How do you guys deal with the anti Islam hate in the net?
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I just went throgh some blogs today and just the amount of anti Islam hate out there is mind boggling. How do you guys deal with it? I have posted some comments but most are so ignorant and believe that Islam believes apostates should be killed and the prophet was a pedophile and verses about tolerance have been abrogated by verses about fighting and they quote Sunni/Shia scholars to justify that.
They claim that when the prophet went to Madina and became stronger the verses became more militant and intolerant and then it was jihad from then on. I quoted them verses from the Quran and they seemed shocked and confused that the Quran even says things like
The Quran(Koran) Concerning other monotheist faiths
Not all of them are alike; a party of the people of the Scripture stand for the right, they recite the Verses of God during the hours of the night, prostrating themselves in prayer. They believe in God and the Last Day; they enjoin good and forbid wrong; and they hasten in good works; and they are among the righteous. And whatever good they do, nothing will be rejected of them; for God knows well those who are God fearing. 3113-115
And there are, certainly, among the people of the Scripture, those who believe in God and in that which has been revealed to you, and in that which has been revealed to them, humbling themselves before God. They do not sell the Verses of God for a little price, for them is a reward with their Lord. Surely, God is Swift in account. 3199
Verily! Those who believe and those who are Jews and Christians, and Sabians, whoever believes in God and the Last Day and do righteous good deeds shall have their reward with their Lord, on them shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve . 262
Say "O people of the Scripture Come to a word that is just between us and you, that we worship none but God, and that we associate no partners with Him, and that none of us shall take others as lords besides God. 364
And they say "None shall enter Paradise unless he be a Jew or a Christian." Those are their (vain) desires. Say "Produce your proof if ye are truthful."Nay,-whoever submits His whole self to God and is a doer of good,- He will get his reward with his Lord; on such shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve. The Jews say "The Christians have naught (to stand) upon; and the Christians say "The Jews have naught (To stand) upon." Yet they study the (same) Book. Like unto their word is what those say who know not; but God will judge between them in their quarrel on the Day of Judgment. 2.111-113
If any do deeds of righteousness,- be they male or female - and have faith, they will enter Heaven, and not the least injustice will be done to them 4.124
The Quran(Koran) Concerning who we fight or don't
As for such who do not fight you on account of faith, or drive you forth from your homelands, God does not forbid you to show them kindness and to deal with them with equity, for God loves those who act equitably. God only forbids you to turn in friendship towards such as fight against you because of faith and drive you forth from your homelands or aid in driving you forth. As for those from among you who turn towards them for alliance, it is they who are wrongdoers. 608-9
Permission (to fight) is given to those against whom war is being wrongfully waged, and verily, God has indeed the power to aid them. Those who have been driven from their homelands in defiance of right for no other reason than their saying, ?Our Lord is God.? 2239-40
The Quran(Koran) Concerning freedom
2256 There is no compulsion in religion, for the right way is clearly from the wrong way. Whoever therefore rejects the forces of evil and believes in God, he has taken hold of a support most unfailing, which shall never give way, for God is All Hearing and Knowing.
1682 But if they turn away from you, your only duty is a clear delivery of the Message .
6107 Yet if God had so willed, they would not have ascribed Divinity to aught besides Him; hence, We have not made you their keeper, nor are you a guardian over them.
479-80 Say'Whatever good betides you is from God and whatever evil betides you is from your own self and that We have sent you to mankind only as a messenger and all sufficing is God as witness. Whoso obeys the Messenger, he indeed obeys God. And for those who turn away, We have not sent you as a keeper."
1128 He (Noah) said "O my people! think over it! If I act upon a clear direction from my Lord who has bestowed on me from Himself the Merciful talent of seeing the right way, a way which you cannot see for yourself, does it follow that we can force you to take the right path when you definitely decline to take it??
1753-54 And tell my servants that they should speak in a most kindly manner. Verily, Satan is always ready to stir up discord between men; for verily; Satan is mans foe .... Hence, We have not sent you with power to determine their Faith.
21107-109 (O Prophet?) 'We have not sent you except to be a mercy to all mankind" Declare, "Verily, what is revealed to me is this, your God is the only One God, so is it not up to you to bow down to Him?' But if they turn away then say, "I have delivered the Truth in a manner clear to one and all, and I know not whether the promised hour is near or far."
2267 To every people have We appointed ceremonial rites which they observe; therefore, let them not wrangle over this matter with you, but bid them to turn to your Lord. You indeed are rightly guided. But if they still dispute you in this matter, `God best knows what you do."
24.54. Say "Obey Allah, and obey the Messenger. but if ye turn away, he is only responsible for the duty placed on him and ye for that placed on you. If ye obey him, ye shall be on right guidance. The Messenger's duty is only to preach the clear (Message).
8821 22; And so, exhort them your task is only to exhort; you cannot compel them to believe.
4828 He it is Who has sent forth His Messenger with the Guidance and the Religion of Truth, to the end that tie make it prevail over every religion, and none can bear witness to the Truth as God does.
3616 17 (Three Messengers to their people) Said, "Our Sustainer knows that we have indeed been sent unto you, but we are not bound to more than clearly deliver the Message entrusted to us.'
3941 Assuredly, We have sent down the Book to you in right form for the good of man. Whoso guided himself by it does so to his own advantage, and whoso turns away from it does so at his own loss. You certainly are not their keeper.
426 48 And whoso takes for patrons others besides God, over them does God keep a watch. Mark, you are not a keeper over them. But if they turn aside from you (do not get disheartened), for We have not sent you to be a keeper over them; your task is but to preach ....
6412 Obey God then and obey the Messenger, but if you turn away (no blame shall attach to our Messenger), for the duty of Our Messenger is just to deliver the message.
6725 26 And they ask, "When shall the promise be fulfilled if you speak the Truth?" Say, "The knowledge of it is verily with God alone, and verily I am but a plain warner."
The Quran(Koran) concerning justice
"And among His signs are the creation of the heaven and earth, and the variation in your language and your colors; verily in that are signs for those who know" (3022).
"Satan seeks only to cast among you enmity and hate"(591).
O you who believe! Stand out for justice, as witnesses to God, and even as against yourselves, or your parents, or your kin, and whether it be rich or poor. An-Nisaa? 4134
"O you who believe! Be the maintainers of justice and bearers of witness for God's sake though it be against your own self, parents and relatives" (4135).
"O you mankind! We have created you from a single pair of male and female and made you into nations and tribes so that you know each other. Verily the most honored in the sight of God is the one who is most righteous" (4913).
O you who believe! Stand out firmly for God, as witnesses to fair dealing, and let not the hatred of others to you make you swerve to wrong and depart from justice. Be just that is next to piety and fear God, for God is well acquainted with all that you do. 58
And thus We made of you a justly balanced community that you might bear witness to humankind and the Apostle might bear witness over you. 2143
O you who believe, observe your duty to God with right observance, and die not except in a state of submission (to Him). And hold fast, all of you together, to the rope of God, and do not separate, and remember God's favor unto you how you were enemies and He put love between your hearts so that you became as brothers by His grace and how you were upon the brink of a fire and He saved you from it. Thus God makes clear His revelations unto you so that you may be guided" (3102-103).
"The believers are nothing else other than brothers, Thus make peace between your brethren and observe your duty to God that you may haply receive His mercy" (49 1 0).
The Quran(Koran) Concerning propagation
Invite (all humankind) to the path of your Lord with wisdom and goodly exhortation and argue with them in the most kindly manner, for, indeed, your Lord knows best as to who strays from His path, and best who are the right-guided. (16125)
Had your Lord so willed, all those who live on earth would surely have attained faith, will you then compel people, against their will, to believe? 1099
And We have not sent you, but as mercy to all the worlds. 21107
They either say I am displaying taqiya or they just can not believe what they are seeing. Its so sad.
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It is natural that people base their judgement on what they see and hear. So even though many evil things which they associate with Islam do not have any basis in Al Quran, but the fact is that those very things are practiced by many Muslims worldwide. Therefore the blame is on both sides.
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How do you guys deal with the anti Islam hate in the net?
Is this our responsibility? Remember that even the messengers themselves had 0 power to guide people.
Either way, I believe the more good Islamic sites that take information with full verification onlu, the more this hate will diminish. Most of the hate is baseless, some use forged Quran quotes, and 99% use baseless hadeeth (which do kill any credibility Islam had 100% if accepted).
The more people willing to verify information brought to them, the better. Most of those crying to be a "beacon of logic, rationality, etc" generally uphold those values in name only, just as those who claim to be "devout Muslims" also uphold those values in name and name only.
Yes, the blame is on both sides.
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Is this our responsibility? Remember that even the messengers themselves had 0 power to guide people.
Either way, I believe the more good Islamic sites that take information with full verification onlu, the more this hate will diminish. Most of the hate is baseless, some use forged Quran quotes, and 99% use baseless hadeeth (which do kill any credibility Islam had 100% if accepted).
The more people willing to verify information brought to them, the better. Most of those crying to be a "beacon of logic, rationality, etc" generally uphold those values in name only, just as those who claim to be "devout Muslims" also uphold those values in name and name only.
Yes, the blame is on both sides.
We need to find a way out of this. However I found that often other Muslims would attack me while I am defending Islam calling me a heretic. We need to find a way to propagate the Quran.
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Peace Bigmo,
We need to find a way out of this. However I found that often other Muslims would attack me while I am defending Islam calling me a heretic. We need to find a way to propagate the Quran.
Simple really ? concern your self only with those who ask and care to learn.
21 A.L.M.22 This is the Scripture in which there is no doubt, a guide for the righteous.23 Those who believe in the unseen, and honor the Connection, and from Our provisions to them they spend.24 And those who believe in what was sent down to you, and what was sent down before you, and regarding the Hereafter they are certain.25 These are the ones guided by their Lord, and these are the winners.26 As for those who reject, whether you warn them or do not warn them, they will not believe.27 God has sealed upon their hearts and upon their ears, and over their eyes are covers. They will incur a great retribution.
801 He frowned and turned away.802 When the blind one came to him.803 And what makes you know, perhaps he is seeking to purify?804 Or to remember, so the remembrance will benefit him?805 As for the one who was rich.806 You were addressing yourself to him.807 And why does it concern you that he does not want to purify? 808 And as for the one who came to you seeking.809 While he was fearful.8010 You were too pre-occupied for him.
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It's a good thing you made this thread, I am surprised nobody else acknowledged this, I have only ever seen articles about the "kuffar west" and other things, never simply "Why do they hate us?" (the last time I heard that, the answer was given straight after, and that is of course, ridiculous. Something about chosen people...).
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Hate towards Islam is pretty big in the west, just today my father said that it was Lucifer talking to Muhammed instead of Gabriel. I knew it was going to happen, but when you see someone you thought you could trust say one of the most ignorant things ever, it suprises you.
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it's simple, if you are christian you have to 'prove' the other religion is 'wrong', if you are sunni you have to prove christianity is wrong......and the cycle continues
Sad thing is, people are more interested in being 'right' and winning rather than the truth.