PopeRemarksAndTheTruth

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What did the Pope say?
The Pope quoted from a book that recounted a
conversation between 14th century Byzantine
Christian Emperor Manuel Paleologos II and an
educated Persian on the truths of Christianity
and Islam.
He (Emperor) said, I (Pope) quote, 'Show me just
what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you
will find things only evil and inhuman, such as
his command to spread by the sword the faith he
preached,
The said remarks are gtgtgt
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The Emperors remarks are
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• Incorrect
• Ignorant
• Without evidence
• Language of the Crusades
• Filled with hatred

Not worth quoting in a speech by the leader of
the Catholic Church
Emperor Manuel Paleologos is wrong. Why? gtgtgt
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Evil Defined
As per
Evil morally bad or wrong wicked sinful
That is,
Drug addiction
Racism
Gambling
Rape
Alcoholism
Homosexuality
Backbite
Adultery
Dishonesty
Pornography
Terror
Murder
Fraud
Are examples of Evil
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Definition of inhuman
As per
Inhuman Not human lacking kindness or pity
barbarous brutal
Inhuman as in

• Inhuman treatment of slaves

• Cruelty to animals

• Torture of prisoners

• Rejection of the poor

• Cruel treatment of women

• Tyranny and Oppression

• Heartless attitude towards elders

• Malnutrition children

• Performing abortions

• Injustice

• Discrimination

• Denying human rights

Etc.
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Preaching Practice
did the Prophet of Islam (PBUH) bring evil and
inhuman?
A cursory glimpse of Muhammads teachings and
practice is sufficient to make it loud and clear
that the Prophet perfected virtues and raised
kindness and compassion to their zenith.
Muhammad was the soul of kindness, and his
influence was felt and never forgotten by those
around him." - Diwan Chand Sharma in his "The
Prophets of the East," Calcutta 1935, p. 122.  
observation
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Against Intoxicants and Gambling
Quran on Intoxicants and gambling
They ask you concerning intoxicants and
gambling. Say "In them is great sin, and some
profit, for men but the sin is greater than the
profit. (2219)
O you who believe! Intoxicants and gambling,
(sacrifice for) idols, and (divination by)
arrows, are an abomination,- of Satan's handwork
avoid these so that you may be successful.-
(590)
Prophet on Intoxicants
Any drink that intoxicates is unlawful-
Muhammad (pbuh)
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Against Murder and Mischief on earth
Quran on Murder
Prophet on Murder
"Do not kill a soul which Allah has made sacred
except through the due process of law." (6151)
"The greatest sins are to associate something
with Allah and to kill human beings." Muhammad
(pbuh)
Quran on Mischief
So eat and drink of the sustenance provided by
Allah, and do no evil nor mischief on the (face
of the) earth. ( 260)
But Allah loves not mischief.(2205)
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Against adultery, fornication, and homosexuality
Quran on Adultery
Quran on Homosexuality
Nor come near to adultery for it is a shameful
(deed) and an evil way (1732)
We also (sent) Lot He said to his people "Do
you commit lewdness such as no people in creation
(ever) committed before you? (780)
Marry them, then, with their people's leave,
and give them their dowers in an equitable manner
- they being women who give themselves in honest
wedlock, not in fornication, nor as secret
love-companions (425)
( O Men) Verily, with lust you approach men
instead of women nay, but you are people given
to excesses! (781)
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Against consumption of orphan property
Quran on Protecting Orphans
Hence, render unto the orphans their
possessions, and do not substitute bad things of
your own for the good things that belong to
them, and do not consume their possessions
together with your own this, verily, is a great
crime.(42)
Behold! Those who devour the possessions of
orphans wrongfully, they do but swallow fire into
their bellies, and they will be exposed to
burning flame (410)
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Against immorality
Quran Says

• Derision
• Suspicion
• Falsehood
• Backbiting
• Defamation
• Slander
• Squandering
• Wickedness
• Hatred
• Envy

"O ye who believe! Let not some men among you
laugh at others It may be that the (latter) are
better than the (former) Nor let some women
laugh at others It may be that the (latter are
better than the (former) (4911)
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"Nor defame nor be sarcastic to each other, nor
call each other by (offensive) nicknames (4911)
"Do not let your hatred of a people incite you to
aggression" (53)
"Avoid suspicion as much for suspicion in some
cases is a sin (4912)
" And spy not on each other behind their backs.
(4912)
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Against racism
A white has no superiority over a black, nor a
black has any superiority over a white- except by
piety and good action- Muhammad (pbuh)
During the past eleven days here in the Muslim
world, I have eaten from the same plate, drunk
from the same glass, and slept in the same bed,
(or on the same rug) -- while praying to the same
God -- with fellow Muslims, whose eyes were the
bluest of blue, whose hair was the blondest of
blond, and whose skin was the whitest of white.
We were truly all the same (brothers) --
because their belief in one God had removed the
'white' from their minds, the 'white' from their
behavior, and the 'white' from their attitude.
MALCOLM X
Blacks Whites eating from the same plate
An Excerpt
"This letter was sent from Malcolm to his
assistants, new Muslim Mosque, press and his
wife, during the conclusion of his pilgrimage to
Mecca. The content is reproduced from The
Autobiography of Malcolm X as told to Alex Haley
(From http//www.africawithin.com/malcolmx/letter_
from_mecca.htm)
Brotherhood
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Messenger of Love
Teachings of the Prophet (pbuh)
Animals
Environment
Feed them properly and provide them rest before
they are exhausted and tired
Whoever brings dead land to life, that is,
cultivates wasteland, for him is a reward
therein.
he was a staunch advocate of environmental
protection. One could say he was an
"environmentalist before his time," a pioneer in
the domain of conservation, sustainable
development, and resource management, and one who
constantly sought to maintain a harmonious
balance between man and nature.
observation
Francesca De Chatel, Anthropologist
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Messenger of Mercy
And We have not sent you except as a mercy
to mankind" ( Holy Quran 21107)

• He must be called the Savior of Humanity- George
  Bernard Shaw
• The fact is that no nation of the world can show
  a parallel to what Islam has done towards the
  realization of the idea of the League of Nations-
  Snouck Hurgronje, Dutch Scholar.
• No other society has such a record of success in
  uniting in an equality of status, of opportunity
  and of endeavor so many and so various races of
  mankind- H.A.R Gibb
• It was the first religion that preached and
  practiced democracy the democracy of Islam is
  embodied five times a day when the peasant and
  the king kneel side by side and proclaim God
  Alone is Great.- Sarojini Naidu

observations
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Greatest emancipator of women
It is true that you have certain rights in
regard to your women, but they also have rights
over you. Remember that you have taken them as
your wives, only under Allah's trust and with His
permission. If they abide by your right
then to them belongs the right to be fed and
clothed in kindness. Do treat you women well and
be kind to them, for they are your partners and
committed helpers. ( From The Last Sermon
of the Prophet (PBUH)

• O you who believe! You are forbidden to
  inherit women against their will. Nor should you
  treat them with harshness, that you may take away
  part of the dower you have given them,-except
  where they have been guilty of open lewdness
• on the contrary, live with them on a footing
  of kindness and equity. If you take a dislike to
  them it may be that ye dislike a thing, and Allah
  brings about through it a great deal of good.
  (Quran 419)

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Human Rights in Islam
Fundamental Human Rights
Right to Safety Security
Right to Chastity
Right to Life
Right to Justice
Right to a basic standard of Life
Right to Freedom
Right to Equality
Right to support virtues and shun evils
These rights were introduced 1400 years ago
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Quote of Note
The Pope should have referred to the Bible!.

• "I will raise them up a Prophet from among
  their brethren, like unto thee, and I will put my
  words in his mouth and he shall speak unto them
  all that I shall command him."  - Bible-
  Deuteronomy 1818

This is an explicit prophecy in the Bible about
the coming of the Holy Prophet MUHAMMAD (pbuh)!"
( For details please refer to http//www.irf.net/
what_the_bible_says_about_muhammad.doc. )
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Evidence from the Bible
In Deuteronomy 1818
him is Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)
I shall command him means God shall command
the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)
God cannot command evil and inhuman as stated
by the emperor Manuel Paleologos
Should the Pope quote someone who speaks false
about God?
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Spread of Islam
Was Islam spread by the sword?
NO
Quran does not permit itThere is no compulsion
in religion indeed truth has been made
manifestly distinct from error (Quran 2256)
No Muslim army went to China during the 7th
century Tang dynasty!
It was the invitation to truth, reason, mercy and
peace that attracted people to Islam. It was the
virtuous character of Muslim envoys, Muslim
traders and Muslim visitors that pulled people to
Islam.
If indeed force was used to convert people, why
do millions of converts remain attached and
committed to Islam in the absence of any force?
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Views of Non-Muslims Intellectuals
I became more than convinced that it was not the
sword that won a place for Islam in those days in
the scheme of life. It was the rigid
simplicity, the utter self-effacement of the
Prophet, the scrupulous regard for his pledges,
his intense devotion to this friends and
followers, his intrepidity, his fearlessness, his
absolute trust in God and in his own mission.
These and not the sword carried everything
before them and surmounted every obstacle.
Young India
M.K Gandhi
observations
The picture of the Muslim soldier advancing with
a sword in one hand and the Quran in the other is
quite false. Islam, 1931
A.S Tritton
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Myth Busted
History makes it clear however, that the legend
of fanatical Muslims, sweeping through the world
and forcing Islam at the point of sword upon
conquered races is one of the most fantastically
absurd myths that historians have ever repeated."
DE LACY O'LEARY, ISLAM AT CROSSROADS, London,
1923
"No other religion in history spread so rapidly
as Islam .... The West has widely believed that
this surge of religion was made possible by the
sword. But no modern scholar accepts that idea,
and the Qur'an is explicit in support of the
freedom of conscience." JAMES A. MICHENER, THE
MISUNDERSTOOD RELIGION, READERS DIGEST (American
Edition) May 1955.
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The Power of Truth
age increase of religions between 1934 and 1984
Which war took place in this century which
converted millions of people to Islam?- Dr.
Zakir Naik
Source Readers Digest Almanac Year Book 1986
Incidentally these well-established facts
dispose of the idea so widely fostered in
Christian writings that the Muslims, wherever
they went, forced people to accept Islam at the
point of the sword false. The Prospects for
Islam, 1944
observation
Lawrence E Browne
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The Real Reason
Moral System
God says This day I have perfected your
religion for you, completed My favor upon you,
and have chosen for you Islam as your religion.-
Quran (53)
Social System
One God
Human Rights
Political System
Divine Guidance
Prophethood Of Muhammad (pbuh)
Worship System
Economic System
Accountability In the Hereafter
Justice System
Trade Commerce System
Islam spread due to its inherent truth and the
solutions it offers for success
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Learn more
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comments contact moreonislam_at_hotmail.com
The information provided in this presentation
makes it amply clear that Islam is an invitation
to virtues, humanity, peace and success. This
truth, not the sword, is responsible for the
growth of Islam in all ages.

• Recommended Readings
• The Holy Qur'an Text, Translation
  Commentary by Abdullah Yusuf Ali
• Quran Online
• Charter of Human Rights
• Human Rights in Islam
• Muhammad (Critical Lives)- by Yahiya Emerick
• Animal Rights An Islamic Perspective by V.A.
  Mohamad Ashrof
• Muhammad A pioneer of environmentalism by
  Francesca De Chatel