Philips explains why islam is one of the most misunderstood religions in the world. In this video abdurraheem green sheds light on some of the islamic concepts that have been misunderstood by nonmuslims. Islam is the worlds second largest religion, with around 1. Why islam i think islam is the most misunderstood religion in the world. Islam is being misjudged due to the medias manipulative twisting. Islam began as something strange and will return to being something strange. Muhammad qutb has undertaken the monumental task of making the true islam understood by nonmuslim westerners, there is something naive about qutbs entire endeavor. It is not correct to either demonise islam muslims or to ignore the less palatable aspects of its history. Quran states,it is he who has sent down to you muhammad the book. Few things infuriate qutb more than european disapproval of the traditional islamic practice of slave masters taking slaves as concubines. Islam is perhaps the most misunderstood religion in the world today and indeed throughout history. It contains a lot of brief, yet informative articles about different aspects of islam. Islam has recently become one of the hottest, yet most misunderstood, news items throughout the western world. A lot of people think that islam supports terrorism, that islam is a religion that doesnt respect women, that islam is a religion of violence but why.
It is not only misunderstood by nonmuslims, but it. Jan 27, 2012 islam most misunderstood religion in world. The ramifications have gone far beyond that and touch upon the security and politics of the world as a whole. One can find a list of muslims condemning the 911 attacks in the us here. This book has been prepared to provide firsthand information from one of the most leading islamic scholars of our time. From the chapter what islam is not in the book easily understand islam in section noting that islam does not support terrorism other items people might find interesting. The misunderstood religion islam future the future for. The idea of jihad came about when prophet muhammad peace be upon him, most praised and recognized prophet of islam, wanted to spread islam. It is a monotheistic faith in the vein of christianity and judaism, and we believe in all the great prophets of the old and new testaments, from adam and noah to abraham, isaac, jacob, ishmael, moses and jesus. Islam and the so called nation of islam are two different religions. Islam is the most misunderstood yet the fastest growing.
Quick grasp of faith by harun yahya smashwords, 2010. For various reasons be they political, economic, biased media or fear of the other mistruths and misconceptions have been spread about islam. Islam is under the spotlight in the media, news, and debates. Islam is one of the worlds largest religions yet it is also one of the most misunderstood. People in western countries killed muslims after 911. Its a monotheistic one god faith closely related to judaism and christianity. Islam is probably the most misunderstood and misinterpreted religion in the world. The religion i grew up with is under constant attack. Michener, author of hawaii, writings about islam, helps us to understand the facts about islam and mohammed, specially sincerity of mohammad, which is often questioned. He also clarifies some of the common misconceptions pertaining to islam. It would most probably not work in secular private or public institutions.
Read the news and post some links of what you speak of. Misunderstood and misinterpreted 574 words bartleby. Islam the misunderstood religion by muhammad qutb pdf. Only terrorists who arent true muslims misunderstand what islam is really about. What i do find amazing is the unrealistic is the fact that, throughout the book, is the way in which qutb completely disregards human nature. Oct 26, 2016 islam is the worlds second largest religion, with around 1. The quran has been the most important and finest piece of work in islam. The misunderstood religion written by muhammad qutb.
Thereby it is the second largest religion behind christians. Islam the most misunderstood religion the point newspaper. Islam, probably the most misunderstood religion in the world, is among the hot reading topics for people all over the world. But there are many reservations and prejudices with regard to this belief in particular in the western world. This book is definitely a must read for non muslims or even muslims to understand the real islam.
I do claim that i have as much right to speak on islam as many others who speak on the subject. Nov 10, 2019 the term islam means submission to allah, and muslim means one who submits to allah. It seems like this hadith is very relevant to what we are experiencing today. Apr 29, 2005 a few years back i spoke to a small audience of muslims and nonmuslims in oxford university regarding islam and how it is misunderstood not only by nonmuslims, who think of it as an oppressive religion but also by the muslim who claims it is the greatest religion which would save mankind but have not saved it. Muslims learned about god or allah through the quran. Mainly, nonmuslims information on islam is based on what they see on television and in the movies. Hardly a day goes by these days without someone proclaiming that islam is the problem.
Most harmful though is that as islam is misunderstood and continually painted as the other and a source of evil, many are closed off to its. Thanks to whoever took the time and energy to actually put together this very long list. It is surprising that islam is gaining momentum in. Islam is primarily a worksbased religion, and for most muslims, to be devout is to give oneself wholly to follow the five pillars of faith and submit to allah. Islam, the misunderstood religion james albert michener.
We can easily explain why the nonmuslims misunderstand islam. This website is for people of various faiths who seek to understand islam and muslims. Michener 19071997 wrote the following text already in 1955. It is surprising that islam is gaining momentum in the west amidst negative media coverage. Quran is a book that can never be appreciated by sheikhs trained in arabic and. The correct way to look at islam is to appreciate the range of views and histories that are all legitimately part of the islamic tradition and to contextualise these into a broader reflection on religion, philosophy and history. Islam the misunderstood religion by danial zainal abidin. Numerous books have been written analyzing and commenting on this religion of 1.
The reasons can be traced back to the era of the crusades. I mean, many people have strong opinions about something without even cracking up a shred of evidence. Apr 24, 2015 islam is one of the worlds leading religions. Read quran and hadith with translation if neededdo not draw your impressions, research etc. Any person who rejects these two fundamentals of the islamic faith is considered a nonbeliever. It was reported that mihammad was given the quran by gabriel, an angle that had visited him in a cave. The surge of new converts on hostile ground proves that islam is a true religion that needs reckoning by the west. We agree that most of the teachings of the prophet are in the al quran. Islam is the most misunderstood religion in contemporary. For you see, muslims seem to have the illusion that there is just one type of islam, but the fact is there are many sects within it that think very differently, hence there is no single religion called islam.
Jul 14, 2010 i would say it is one of the religions that are most misunderstood by its own adherents. Many who speak on islam and claim to be ulama are also not qualified. It haunts the popular imagination as an extreme faith that promotes terrorism, authoritarian government, female oppression, and civil war. Hina rabbani khar islam is the most misunderstood and misrepresented faith in the world, hina rabbani khar said and acknowledged that illiterate and irresponsible people have been allowed to take the religion in their hands. Akhtar austin, texas islam has been largely misunderstood in the west. Islam, the misunderstood religion the religion of islam. I understand a religion that cuts off clitori, forbids women from driving, voting, going outside by themselves, etc, stones rape victims, executes homosexuals, burns churches, the list goes on. Islam the misunderstood religion theology made easy. So why is islam so vastly misunderstood today one of the main reasons i feel islam is often misunderstood today is due to the simple fact that most people often think of islam as some sort of strange and exotic faith that was meant for the arabs.
Some people will claim that it has been misunderstood, and i am sure many people have. Most of us have heard of the hadith by the prophet mohamed pbuh. You can figure out who is really a muslim and what the true islam is by reading the quran, the holy book of islam. Islam is perhaps the most misunderstood religion in the world today and. No religion in the modern world is as feared and misunderstood as islam. This book by muhammad qutb aims to clear many of these. If the actions of al qaeda arent backed up by the teachings in the quran, then that simply means that al qaeda and other terrorist groups are not following the true islam.