The sadness of Ignorance.

The sadness of Ignorance.

By Jamal Dookhy

( I would like to point out that I am not in the habit( unlike many people) of attacking other people’s religion. I know I have more wisdom and my religion teaches me better than to lower myself to the standards of some Ignorant human beings. I prefer dialogue and discussion .This is just to put the record straight with some people that I will not sit down and let my faith be slandered while I have total respect for other people’s religion).

It is very sad to see people of the western civilization (not sure if we can really call it that), where they have the biggest and greatest universities and supposedly sending people into space and making discoveries and inventions every day, are so ignorant. Actually the ignorant ones are the ones who make out they know all. There are loads who have no knowledge at all about other religions yet they will make the most sickening and blasphemous commentaries about other peoples’ faiths. For Many Islam bashing is a pleasure and a hobby and they will not do the same to any other religion. Islam alone is their enemy, they cannot bear to see how Islam is so expanding and becoming the fastest growing religion today. It hurts them in their hearts to see some of their churches empty and used only on births, deaths and marriages, (not what churches were made for). Most of them have never even read the Quran to know the truth about what Islam preaches or they may have read bits and pieces here and there that suit them for their vile slandering of a religion they know nothing of. They do not quote even one verse from the quran to back up their lies they just want others to believe them , even if they did they would chose a translation by a non Muslim who is intent on twisting and turning the meanings of the original Arabic or they will go to anti Islamic site and pick and choose what they want to slander.  This however is not something new; it has been passed on from generation to generation. This hatred stems from those who were killing prophets from the past. They hated the truth being preached to them. So they slandered prophets and killed them too. Many claim that they are true Christians but one cannot see a spec of what Jesus preached, in them, they preach lies and hatred while Jesus (peace be upon him preach love and care). From its Advent Islam, has been faced with harshness and criticism it no just today, no matter how hard they try to extinguish the flame of Islam they will not succeed they will surely die but Islam won’t. Allah has promised in the quran.

9:32 Fain would they extinguish Allah's light with their mouths, but Allah will not allow but that His light should be perfected, even though the Unbelievers may detest (it).

61:8 Their intention is to extinguish Allah's Light (by blowing) with their mouths: But Allah will complete (the revelation of) His Light, even though the Unbelievers may detest (it).

 Their faith and belief in Jesus (peace be upon him) is just lip service. 

Here is what the bible says.

Mt 7:

22  Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?

23  And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

24Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock.

May be it would have made them a better Christian if they had sat down and read the Quran and learnt more about other faiths rather than just join in to what their ancestors did and slander the Prophets and the word of GOD. Many think that salvation is in lip service and Jesus will do the rest. May be it would have served them better to understand why so may thousand in the US alone are accepting Islam as the religion they have chosen and no one has forced on them. 

I got into a discussion once with a woman in a forum about Christianity (She was actually a moderator there). She claimed she had been a Christian for 40 years and knew her religion inside out and  she was running down Islam and took so much pleasure out of it yet she was so ignorant of her religion that she claimed Abraham was not a prophet. “Guess what? I have news for you”. I told her” The bible says he was a prophet do you deny the words of the Bible”. She denied it and asked for Proof. 

The bible says : 

1Th 5:21  Prove all things; hold fast that which is good. 

So I did just that: 

Ge 20:7  Now therefore restore the man his wife; for he is a prophet, and he shall pray for thee, and thou shalt live: and if thou restore her not, know thou that thou shalt surely die, thou, and all that are thine.

So where did her 40 years of Christianity go and her slandering of Islam, other Christians from the same forum had to come bail her out and tell her to stop blaspheming because she was denying somany thingwere in the bible when I kept proving here wrong. Sheer Ignorance, yet they have the bottles to criticize Islam. Rather go and educate yourselves about your own religion and others too. Yet she blatantly refused to even pick up the Quran and learn the truth about Islam, however she preferred to be ignorant like many others and just quote, lies or twist verses to suit her wish, and to also jump on the bandwagon when others were slandering Islam.

Parts of the Bible has been tampered with and that is no secret, even Christian scholars have agreed with that and there is lots of proof to back this up too. But first we have to decide what version we want to quote from because there seem to be so many that they contradict one another. So really when we do quote from the Bible there are parts that are true that we can consider the word of GOD. Only the Quran has remained intact untouched for 1400 years, no one came after or will come and say he had a vision of the prophet Mohamed (peace be upon him) and has been made a prophet and receives revelation then changes the word of GOD and it practices. For those who are unaware of the truth about how Paul claimed to have seen a vison he had never seen and the witnesses saw nothing and heard nothing, click here on one of my articles called “The Vision that changed the future”. Allah has promised in the Quran:

 5:3 This day have I perfected your religion for you, completed My favour upon you, and have chosen for you Islam as your religion.

 So there is no new revelation to come and this was completed in the lifetime of the Prophet Mohamed(peace be upon him).Not so many years after he had died like the Bible. Jesus (peace be upon him) said:

 Mt 5:17  Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. 

18  For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.

19 Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

 So for those who claim their bible is not tampered with but love to criticize other people’s faith may be they should look carefully in bible it is all there and if you can’t find it may be if you stop slandering Islam and ask politely I could show you the way to find it (contradictions). May be then GOD will have mercy upon you and take you out of the state of Ignorance and darkness you are in. May be we can open up a thread in the Forum and create civilized dialogue rather than Ignorant slander.

Jesus (peace be upon him) came to fulfill the word of God not to slander it and its prophets so why do you refuse to be like Jesus. Jesus fell on his face and prayed like all other prophets did may be instead of slandering other peoples’ religions one should learn to do what Jesus (peace be upon him) did fall on your face and pray to the One god my GOD and your GOD. Otherwise your beliefs are just Lip service and you will be the Last to enter the Kingdom. It is clear here in black and white for those who like to slander Islam before you even think about pointing to the splinter in somebody else’s eye look into your own. Some of them are so ignorant too that they cannot even tell the Difference between Saddam Hussein and Islam. For Islam Saddam was like what Hitler was for Christianity, just a name. Had these People read the Quran they would have known his place in Islam. He does not have one, so for those who when ever Saddam is spoken or thought of they mention Islam it shows how ignorant they and much they need to educate themselves. Otheres have even gone to the length of trying to compare Allah with Jesus. There is no comparison. Allah is GOD Unseen all power, all seeing all knowing, he Just says Be and what ever he wish happens, he has his throne on which sits and rules Allah is GOD and does not have a GOD to worship he is the one being worshipped. Jesus was man who was born of a woman had no powers of his own and he Himself prayed to the one GOD.Jesus worshipped the one GOD my GOD and your GOD. Comparison can be made between Jesus and Mohamed (peace be upon them both).They were both man, they were both born, they had followers they suffered from persecution, they ate , they ,drank and slept. 

Mt 8:20  And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head. 

Mt 11:19  The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified of her children.

Mt 24:36  But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.

The Bible itself says it clearly in Black and white or do you deny the words of the Bible.

Numbers 23

19  God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?

Job 25

4 HOW THEN CAN A MAN BE RIGHTEOUS BEFORE GOD? HOW CAN ONE BORN OF A WOMAN BE PURE?

5 IF EVEN THE MOON IS NOT BRIGHT AND THE STARS ARE NOT PURE IN HIS EYES,

6 HOW MUCH LESS MAN, WHO IS BUT A MAGGOT-- A SON OF MAN, WHO IS ONLY A WORM!"

May be we could discuss this issue further in the future since there is enough food for thought here

5:57 O ye who believe! take not for friends and protectors those who take your religion for a mockery or sport,- whether among those who received the Scripture before you, or among those who reject Faith; but fear ye Allah, if ye have faith (indeed). (The Holy Quran, the final revelation that has not changed for 1400 years, read it and don’t die in Ignorance)

Peace be upon those who are righteously guided

Aboo Mohammad