COUNTERCURRENT

Countering The Currents Of Misinformation

Issue 7
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First
Modern man is exposed to
so much misinformation
with respect to Islam that he
has become pathologically
averse to even attempting
to carry out an objective
study of it. Such attitude is
utterly disgraceful and flies
in the face of high-sounding
mantras like ‘everyone
deserves a fair trial’ and
‘innocent until proven
guilty’ etc.
It is usually ignorance among
people that breeds suspicion
and fear, leading to hate
and possible hate crimes. A
recent research revealed that
77% of non-Muslims in this
country were highly critical
of Islam, yet less than 7%
had any knowledge of it.
The media, however, has
to take its share of blame
too. It portrays a few
firebrand extremists as
representatives of the whole
community. The actions
of some deviant Muslims
are presented as a typical
representation of the Faith.
As anybody can realize,
such behaviour is not only
outrageous but disgusting
too. There are Jews in Israel
who routinely terrorize
the Palestinians; certain
Christian parties in countries
like Uganda terrorise
indigenous Muslims, and
some Hindu fascist parties
in India promote hatred
and violence against the
minority there. However, we
do not, and should not, make
& Foremost
generalizations in regard
to them too and label the
religion or all its followers as
violent; By the same token,
neither Islam nor the entire
Muslim community should
be put to trial for the crimes
of a few miscreants.
When quoting, many of
the verses of Qur’an are
normally taken out of
context too. The Qur’an was
revealed over a period of 23
years as and when required.
Therefore one will find
verses relating to almost all
situations, including defence
in the battlefield. Such
commands for engagement
in fighting were for particular
situations, applicable only at
those times, and were not
meant for all occasions. This
underlines the importance
of the commentary of
Qur’an, which must be
read simultaneously to
give an understanding of
what is meant where. This
would come from Prophetic
statements and biography.
The Qur’an, being highly
concentrated as it is, may
not lend space to such details
for fear of protractedness.
It is the duty of the reader
to research and investigate.
This is why it becomes so
important to teach Islam to
Muslims as much as non-
Muslims. Thus, if such verses
are read within their context
one would find that the
Qur’an in no place promotes
or condones intolerance
against non-Muslims.
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Selective quotation is yet
another hideous crime.
It is indeed a matter of
shame that out of the entire
religion, containing millions
of instructions for a peaceful
and harmonious existence,
it is always the few select
aspects dealing with rare
occasions that are brought
to the fore for critique.
And even those aspects are
Divine formulations which
are not without wisdom,
rather essential for the
smooth and efficient running
of the society, whether or
not we can appreciate.
This would be akin to
taking a tourist directly
to the operation theatre of
a hospital upon his visit
to a city, and ensuring he
sees nothing but that. All
the scenic locations are
deliberately kept out of
sight. The spectacle at the
hospital may not be very
sightly, but is nevertheless
as important as every other
aspect that constitutes the
beautiful city. In fact, truly
speaking, the city would lose
its real worth without the
existence of hospitals and
operation theatres within.
Such is the case with some
of the Divine Instructions.
But humans, with feeble
minds as they have, may
not be able to grasp the all-
encompassing wisdom of
the Almighty. Herein lies the
true meaning of submission.
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What The Scientists Say
“There are too many
accuracies [in the Qur’an]
and I have no difficulty in
my mind that this is a Divine
inspiration or revelation...”  (pbuh) was able to write.”
(Dr. T. V. N. Persaud,
Professor of Anatomy,
Pediatrics and Child Health,
Obstetrics, Gynecology,
Reproductive Sciences at
the University of Manitoba,
Canada)
“…It follows, I think, that
not only is there no conflict
between genetics and religion,
but, in fact, religion can guide
science by adding revelation
to some of the traditional
scientific approaches; that
there exist statements in the
Qur’an shown centuries later
to be valid, which support
knowledge in the Qur’an
having been derived from
God.”
(Dr. Joe Leigh Simpson,
Professor of Obstetrics and
Gynaecology, Molecular and
Human Genetics)
“As a scientist, I can only
deal with things which I
can specifically see. I can
understand embryology and
developmental biology. I can
understand the words that
are translated to me from
the Qur’an. As I gave the
example before, if I were to
transpose myself into that
era, knowing what I knew
today and describing things, I
could not describe the things
which were described… So
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I see nothing here in conflict
with the concept that Divine
intervention was involved in
what he [Prophet Muhammad
(Dr. E. Marshall Johnson,
Professor Emeritus of
Anatomy and Developmental
Biology at Thomas Jefferson
University, USA)
“In a relatively few [Qur’anic]
verses is contained a rather
comprehensive description
of human development from
the time of commingling
of the gametes through
organogenesis. No such
distinct and complete record
of human development, such
as classification, terminology,
and description, existed
previously. In most, if not
all, instances, this description
antedates by many centuries
the recording of the various
stages of human embryonic
and fetal development
recorded in the traditional
scientific literature.”  Professor Emeritus,
(Gerald C. Goeringer,
Associate Professor of
Medical Embryology at
Georgetown University, USA)
“It has been a great pleasure
for me to help clarify
statements in the Qur’an
about human development.
It is clear to me that these
statements must have come to
[Prophet] Muhammad (pbuh)
from God, or Allah, because
most of this knowledge was
not discovered until many
centuries later. This proves to
me that [Prophet] Muhammad
(pbuh) must have been a
messenger of God, or Allah. ...
Because the staging of human
embryos is complex, owing
to the continuous process of
change during development,
it is proposed that a new
system of classification could
be developed using the terms
mentioned in the Qur’an and
Sunnah. The proposed system
is simple, comprehensive,
and conforms with present
embryological knowledge. 
“The intensive studies of the
Qur’an and Hadith in the last
four years have revealed a
system of classifying human
embryos that is amazing
since it was recorded in the
seventh century A.D... the
descriptions in the Qur’an
cannot be based on scientific
knowledge in the seventh
century...”  
(Dr. Keith L. Moore,
Department of Anatomy and
Cell Biology, University
of Toronto. Distinguished
embryologist and the author
of several medical textbooks)
“I think it is almost impossible
that he [Prophet Muhammad
(pbuh)] could have known
about things like the common
origin of the universe,
because scientists have only
found out within the last few
years with very complicated
and advanced technological

methods that this is the
case… Somebody who did
not know something about
nuclear physics 1400 years
ago, could not, I think, be in
a position to find out from
his own mind for instance
that the earth and the heavens
had the same origin, or many
other questions that we have
discussed here.
“If you combine all these
and you combine all the
statements that are made in
the Qur’an in terms that relate
to the earth and the formation
of the earth and science in
general, you can basically say
that statements made there
in many ways are true; they
can now be confirmed by
scientific methods... And that
many of the statements made
in there at that time could not
be proven, but that modern
scientific methods are now
in a position to prove what
[Prophet] Muhammad (pbuh)
said 1400 years ago.”  methods… This must be
(Alfred Kroner, Professor
of the Department of
Geosciences, University of
Mainz, Germany. One of
the world’s most famous
geologists)
“I say I am very much
impressed by finding true
astronomical facts in Qur’an.
We astronomers have been
studying a very small piece
of the universe. As, through
the telescope, we can only
see a few parts of the sky. So
by reading the Qur’an I think
I can find my future field of
study for investigation of the
universe.”
(Professor Yushidi Kusan,
Director of the Tokyo
Observatory, Tokyo, Japan)
“It is difficult to imagine
that this type of knowledge
existed at that time, around
1400 years back. Perhaps
some of the things they may
have had simple ideas about;
but to describe those things in
great detail is very difficult.
So this is definitely not simple
human knowledge. A normal
human being cannot explain
this phenomenon in that
much detail. So I thought the
information must have come
from a supernatural source.”
(Prof. Dorja Rao, Professor
of Marine Geology at King
Abdulaziz University, Jeddah,
Saudi Arabia)
“…I believe that everything
mentioned in the Qur’an
1400 years ago is true and
can be proven by scientific
by inspiration from God, or
Allah, Who knows all science.
Thus, I believe that this is the
time to say: ‘There is no god
but Allah and Muhammad is
the Messenger of Allah.’”  for the fixing of the earth,
(Prof. Tejatat Tejasen,
Head of the Department of
Anatomy and Embryology,
University of Chiang Mai,
Chiang Mai, Thailand)
“It [the Qur’an] discusses the
past, the recent period, and
the future. I do not know the
cultural level of the people
in the period of [Prophet]
Muhammad (pbuh) and I
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do not know their scientific
level. If it is as we know
about the low scientific level
in this ancient period, and
the absence of technology,
then there is no doubt
that what we are reading
nowadays in the Qur’an is a
light from God. He inspired
it in [Prophet] Muhammad
(pbuh). I had made research
into the early history of
civilization in the Middle
East in order to know if there
was such perfect information
as this. If there was no other
information like the Qur’anic
information in that ancient
period, this strengthens the
faith that God sent [Prophet]
Muhammad [Prophet]; He
sent to him a little amount
from His large science, which
we have discovered only in
recent times. We are hoping
for continuous dialogue in
the subject of science with
the Qur’an in the field of
geology.”
(Prof. Palmar, one of the
major scientists in geology in
the USA)
“After a discussion about
the function of mountains
I believe that this [the
Qur’an’s information] is
very very strange; it is nearly
impossible. I believe truly that
if what you are saying is right,
this book [the Qur’an] is very
valuable to be noticed.”
(Professor Syawda, a
Japanese scientist famous in
Japan and internationally in
the field of oceanic geology)
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The Honeybee
And your Lord revealed to [inspired]
the female honeybee; ‘build homes in
mountains, and trees, and in the hives
people build for you’. [The Honeybee,
16:68]
In narrating the doings of the honeybee,
the Qur’an uses the feminine gender. In
Arabic, verbs are conjugated according
to gender. The use in the Qur’an of the
feminine gender in conjugation shows
that the acts were performed by the
female bee. To translate the honeybee
in question with the addition of the
adjective “female” before the honeybee
would be natural. The working of the
female honeybee is described in the
Qur’an as follows:
1- Building of hive (verse 68)
2- Collecting of nectar, new material for
honey production (verse 69)
3- Making of honey (verse 69)
All the above three functions are
performed by female bees. The unique
function of the male, more robust with
big eyes, is to fertilize the young queen
female bee. The male bees that fulfil this
function are expelled from the hive by
their females at the end of the summer
and, as they are used to being looked
after by their females, they then die of
starvation.
At the time of the descent of the Qur’an,
men did not know the details of the
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distribution of work among the bees
living in a hive; they did not know
that those actively working in the hive
were females. They did not know that
the function of producing honey and
collecting nectar from fruits belonged to
female bees. Therefore, it is interesting,
indeed, that in listing the duties of bees,
the Qur’an used the mode of conjugation
in the Arabic intended for the female
gender.
Mathematician Bees
The functions performed by the female
honeybee leave us in wonder. The design
of the cells in which she will live call
for the erudition of a mathematician.
Honeybees produce their honeycombs
in the form of hexagons. (Bee fossils
show that this was also the case millions
of years ago.) Mathematicians inquiring
into the reason why this hexagon
remained constant and why there were
no rectangles, heptagons, octagons, etc.
found out that the optimum use of the
entire space of unit could be no other than
a hexagon, which also accounted for the
production of cells using the available
material in the most economical fashion.
Had the cells been of a different shape,
i.e., triangular or quadrilateral, there
would be no vacuum as well. But less
material is required to build hexagonal
cells than that required for triangular
or quadrilateral cells. In many other
shapes there would be unutilized space
left. Thus the hexagonal cell is capable

of storing the greater amount of honey
with less wax.
This structure is the result of the
combined work of thousands of
bees, each contributing to the entire
geometrical opus. Mathematicians have
proven that no larger space could be
arranged with a given amount of wax to
fit the geometrical design. The worker
bees show how they can realize it in the
most economical fashion with what they
have.
A French entomologist by the name of
Antoine Ferchault posited a geometrical
problem referred to as the “Bee
Problem.” He stated that “a cell of regular
hexagonal cross section is closed by three
equal and equally inclined rhombuses.
Calculate the smaller angle of the
rhombus when the total surface area of
the cell is least possible.” Three leading
mathematicians, a German, a Swiss and
a Brit, tried to solve this problem, and all
of them found the following result: 70
degrees 32 minutes. This exactly fits the
angle of cells constructed by the female
bees. Even the wisest of men could not
suggest an improvement on the female
bees’ technique of building.
The worker bees’ points of departure
in the production process of these cells
differ. As the work proceeds, the cells
converge toward a central point. The
angles of cells at the point where they
meet are perfect. It is clear that the
construction of this design, the distances
between the beginning and the end
points and the precise calculation of the
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positions of their fellow workers display
unbelievable exactitude.
The most renowned mathematicians
demonstrated the bees’ unerring
calculation measured as 70 degrees 32
minutes. However, were we to suggest
that these men of science take a ruler
in hand and make a hexagon with
perfectly fitting angles, and then add
to the instructions given to these three
professors, asking that the calculation
used to form the hexagons be regular
and flawless, they would fail in the
task. We see that the bees are not only
great theoreticians but also skilful
practitioners. In the theoretical field,
this calculation is incredibly exact,
while their dexterity in applying it is
unbelievably accurate.
How do these bees, whose lifetime is so
short, achieve all these calculations and
construction work? To call this ingenuity
mere “instinct” does not explain
anything. The Qur’an states that the bee
received revelations according to which
God’s design and programming were put
into execution. Within the span of the
honeybee’s lifetime, the cleverest of men
could not learn even to count, let alone
be the author of such a perfect design.
We cannot account for the erudition of
bees, certainly not as pure luck. The
Creator who created the bee made her
with all her potentialities, having solved
for her all these mathematical problems.
The same Creator sees to it that the bee
works for ends that also serve mankind
in general.
By the‘Quranic Research Group’
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Islam - Not A New Phenomenon
It is a widely held misconception that Islam
is a new religion and Muhammad (pbuh)
was the founder of it. Nothing could be
further from the truth, as Islam has been
with humanity since time immemorial.
Since Islam means submission, all the
Prophets were Muslims as they submitted
to Almighty God. All the believers in
those Prophets were also Muslims for
they surrendered to the Almighty. In fact,
anything and everything that submits itself
to the Almighty is a Muslim.
As such, every ant, every fly, every particle
of dust, is a Muslim. The sun, the moon,
and every planet that orbits in space are
Muslims, for they submit to God through
their unquestioning behaviour.
Even the person who denies God or treads
the wrong path is, for the most part, and
unwittingly, a Muslim. For, whether it
be the development of the foetus or the
departing of the soul, man is powerless;
powerless in coming into this world, and
powerless in going from here. There is
a Force far beyond his comprehension
which takes care of all the stages of birth
and physical growth and development,
through to his ultimate decline and death.
During his life, every drop of blood, every
beat of the heart, every cell of the brain, all
flawlessly follow the paths designated for
them; they are hence Muslims.
Take any system of the human anatomy:
the digestion process, blood circulation, the
functioning of the mind; all submissively
obey the One Dictating Force. All that
remains for the completion of the process is
for man to surrender his intellectual faculty
too and profess belief with all his heart
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in the One God and all his messengers.
This will bring him in harmony not just
with himself, but with all the phenomena
around him and the entire universe. He will
then find the inner peace that he inwardly
yearned but had evaded him all along, and
will be at one with all existence.
The question that may arise here is that
since everyone who followed the Prophet
of the time was a Muslim, why then do
we not find the word Islam in the previous
scriptures? The answer to that is Islam
is not a proper noun. It is a translatable
Arabic word, which means submission,
and the message of submission abounds
in the texts of previous scriptures, such as,
‘submit yourself therefore to God’. [James
4:7]
The Qur’an too endorses the fact Islam
had existed prior to Prophet Muhammad
(pbuh). Note how the context in which
the word ‘Muslim’ has been used in
the following verse, highlighting the
importance of the meaning over the
appellation, i.e., a Muslim is he who
submits to God Almighty.
‘Abraham was neither a Jew or a Christian,
but he was a strict Muslim [having
surrendered himself to God]. [Qur’an 3:
67]
The current Muslim affirmation is thus:
‘There is no god but Allah - Muhammad is
the Messenger of Allah’. In respect to the
previous nations then, the second segment
of the affirmation would have changed
to whoever had been the contemporary

prophet. And so in the time of Moses the
affirmation would have been, There is no
god but Allah, and Moses is the Messenger
of Allah; and in the time of Jesus, there
is no god but Allah, and Jesus is the
Messenger of Allah.
Since Islam is in no way a new religion
and faith, but merely an extension of the
previous revelations sent by God, there is,
in essence, striking similarities between it
and other faiths. In fact one will find that
many aspects of Islam which Muslims
uphold so dearly are found within the
present-day scriptures of the very nations
who not only have abandoned these divine
instructions but look upon them with
surprise if not contempt.
Since the most recent revealed religion
preceding Islam was Christianity, in
paragraphs below, we present Islamic
practices that are found within the
contemporary Bible.
Bowing and prostrating on the ground
Jesus (pbuh)
‘Going a little farther, he fell with his
face to the ground and prayed.’ (Matthew
26:39)
Moses (pbuh)
‘And Moses bowed to the ground and
worshiped.’ (Exodus 34:8)
Moses and Aaron (pbut)
‘Then Moses and Aaron went away
from the assembly to the entrance of the
tent of meeting and fell on their faces...’
(Numbers 20:6)
Abraham (pbuh)
‘Then Abram [Abraham] fell on his face.’
(Genesis 17:3)
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Abraham’s servant
‘When Abraham’s servant heard their
words, he bowed himself to the ground
before the Lord.’ (Genesis 24:52)
Joshua (pbuh)
‘And Joshua fell on his face to the earth
and worshiped.’ (Joshua 5:14)
Ezra and the people
‘Then they bowed their heads and
worshiped the Lord with their faces to the
ground.’ (Nehemiah 8:6)
Praying from dawn to evening
‘From the rising of the sun to its setting,
the name of the Lord is to be praised.’
(Psalms 113:3)
Offering prayers at specified times
‘One day Peter and John were going up to
the temple at the hour of prayer...’ (Acts
3:1)
Supplicating with hands raised
Solomon (pbuh)
‘He rose from before the altar of the Lord,
where he had been kneeling with his hands
spread out toward heaven.’ (1 Kings 8:54)
Ezra and the people
‘Then Ezra blessed the Lord, the great
God, and all of the people answered,
‘Amen, Amen,’ lifting up their hands.’
(Nehemiah 8:6)
Making ablution before offering prayers
‘And Moses and Aaron and his sons used
it to wash their hands and their feet. They
washed whenever they entered the tent
of meeting or approached the altar, as
the Lord commanded Moses.’ (Exodus
40:31,32)
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Taking off shoes while entering the place
of prayer
Moses (pbuh)
‘Then he said, ‘Come no closer! Remove
the sandals from your feet, for the place
where you are standing is holy ground.’
(Exodus 3:5)
‘Then the Lord said to him, ‘Take off the
sandals from your feet, for the place where
you are standing is holy ground.’ (Acts
7:33)
Joshua (pbuh)
The commander of the Lord’s army replied,
‘Take off your sandals, for the place where
you are standing is holy’. And Joshua did
so. (Joshua 5:15)
Calling the temple of God ‘the house of
prayer’ (‘Masjid’ in Arabic)
As Jesus (pbuh) did
‘He said to them, ‘It is written, my house
shall be called a house of prayer.’(Matthew
21:13)
Following the lunar calendar
From one new moon to another, and from
one sabbath to another, all flesh shall come
to worship before me, says the Lord. (Isaiah
66: 23)
Fasting
It is obligatory for a Muslim to keep fast for
a whole month (called Ramadan) in a year.
Jesus (pbuh) fasted for forty days (Matthew
4:2)
And about those who fast he is quoted as
saying:
‘Blessed are those who hunger and thirst
for righteousness, for they will be filled.’
(Matthew 5:6)
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Pilgrimage
‘But you are to seek the place the Lord your
God will choose from among all your tribes
to put his Name there for his dwelling. To
that place you must go; there bring your
burnt offerings and sacrifices... There, in
the presence of the Lord your God, you
and your families shall eat and shall rejoice
in everything you have put your hand to,
because the Lord your God has blessed
you.’ (Deuteronomy 12:5-7)
Muslims were instructed by Prophet
Muhammad (pbuh) to go to Makkah - a
place [in ‘the wilderness of Paran’ as the
Bible puts it, (Genesis 21)] blessed by God,
where Prophet Abraham (pbuh) built a house
of prayer, or house of God, [‘Baitullah’ in
Arabic, and ‘Bethel’ in Hebrew (Genesis
35:15, 28:18)] – to glorify God:
‘... It shall come, that I will gather all
nations and tongues; and they shall come,
and see my glory.’ (Isaiah 66:18)
Consuming pork
‘The pig, for even though it has divided
hoofs, and is cleft-footed, it does not chew
the cud. Of their flesh you shall not eat, and
their carcasses you shall not touch; they
are unclean for you.’ (Leviticus 11: 7-8,
Deuteronomy 14:8)
‘Those who eat the flesh of pigs are referred
to by God as rebellious people, who walk
in ways not good, pursuing their own
imaginations.’ (Isaiah 65:2,4)
Consuming wine
‘Whoredom and wine and new wine take
away the understanding. ... A spirit of
prostitution leads them astray; they are
unfaithful to God.’ (Hosea 4:11,12)

‘Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler,
and whoever is led astray by it is not wise.’
(Proverbs 20:1)
‘And the Lord spoke to Aaron: Drink no
wine or strong drink, neither you nor your
sons, when you enter the tent of meeting;
that you may not die; it is a statute forever
throughout your generations.’ (Leviticus
10:8-9)
‘Do not be among winebibbers, or among
glutton eaters of meat; for the drunkard
and the glutton will come to poverty, and
drowsiness will clothe them with rags.’
(Proverbs 23:20,21)
‘Do not look at the wine when it is red,
when it sparkles in the cup and goes down
smoothly. At the last it bites like a serpent
and stings like an adder.’ (Proverbs 23:31,32)
Dealing in usury
‘If you lend money to any of my people,
to the poor among you, you shall not deal
with them as a creditor; you shall not exact
interest from them.’ (Exodus 22:25)
Circumcision
Jesus
‘And at the end of eight days, when he was
circumcised, he was called Jesus.’ (Luke
2:21) And so were Abraham (pbuh) and
Ishmael. (Genesis 17:24,25,26) And all the
Israelite prophets.
Dress code for women
A Muslim woman is required to dress
modestly. Nuns dress themselves in a
similar way. The Bible says that Prophet
Isaac’s wife Rebekah was covering herself
with a veil:
‘... So she took her veil and covered herself.’
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(Genesis 24:65)
Not covering the head is considered
disgraceful
‘For if a woman will not veil herself, then
she should cut off her hair; but if it is
disgraceful for a woman to have her hair cut
off or to be shaved, she should wear a veil.’
(1 Corinthians 11:6)
Greeting
Muslims greet each other by saying
‘Assalamu Alaikum’, which literally means
‘Peace be upon you’. This was the practice
of Jesus (pbuh):
... Jesus came and stood among them and
said, ‘Peace be with you’. (John 20:19, 21,
26, Luke 24:36)
In fact, Jesus (pbuh) instructed his disciples,
when he was sending them on the mission,
that they should use this greeting when they
enter a house. This is the very teaching of
Islam.
‘As you enter a house, greet it [say ‘Peace
be with you’]. If the house is worthy let your
peace come upon you; but if it is not worthy,
let the peace return to you.’ (Matthew 10:12)
‘If God wills’
Muslims, as instructed by the Qur’an,
frequently use the phrase ‘Insha Allah’,
which means ‘God willing’ or ‘if God wills’.
We find this instruction in the Bible too:
‘Why, you do not even know what will
happen tomorrow. What is your life? You
are a mist that appears for a little while and
then vanishes. Instead, you ought to say, ‘If
it is the Lord’s will, we will live and do this
or that.’ (James 4:14,15)
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94% Of Terrorists Aren’t Muslims
CNN recently published an article entitled,
Study: Threat of Muslim-American
terrorism in U.S. exaggerated; according to
a study released by Duke University and the
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,
“the terrorist threat posed by radicalized
Muslim-Americans has been exaggerated.”
Yet, Americans continue to live in mortal
fear of radical Islam, a fear propagated and
inflamed by right wing Islamophobes. If one
follows the cable news networks, it seems
as if all terrorists are Muslims. It has even
become axiomatic in some circles to chant:
“Not all Muslims are terrorists, but nearly all
terrorists are Muslims.”
Muslims and their “leftist
allies” respond feebly,
mentioning Waco as the
one counter example,
unwittingly affirming
the belief that “nearly all
terrorists are Muslims.”
But perception is not
reality. The data simply
does not support such
a hasty conclusion.
On the FBI’s official
website, there exists
a chronological list of all terrorist attacks
committed on U.S. soil from the year 1980 all
the way to 2005.
According to this data, far more acts of
terrorism were committed by other communal
groups than Muslims, many of which were
committed in the name of religion. Yet notice
the disparity in media coverage between
the two. It would indeed be very interesting
to construct a corresponding pie chart that
depicted the level of media coverage of each
group. The reason that Muslim apologists
and their “leftist allies” cannot recall another
non-Islamic act of terrorism other than Waco
is due to the fact that the media gives minimal
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(if any) coverage to such events. If a terrorist
attack does not fit the “Islam is the perennial
and existential threat of our times” narrative,
it is simply not paid much attention to, which
in a circuitous manner reinforces and “proves”
the preconceived narrative. It is to such an
extent that the average American cannot
remember any Jewish or Latino terrorist; why
should he when he has never even heard of
the Jewish Defense League or the Ejercito
Popular Boricua Macheteros? Surely what he
does not know does not exist!
The Islamophobes claim that Islam is
intrinsically a terrorist religion. The proof?
Well, just about every
terrorist attack is Islamic,
they retort. Unfortunately
for them, that’s not quite
true. More like six percent.
Using their defunct logic,
these right wingers ought
now to conclude that
nearly all acts of terrorism
are committed by Latinos
(or other communities).
Let them dare say it…
they couldn’t; it would be
political and social suicide
to say such a thing. Most Americans would
shut down such talk as bigoted; yet, similar
statements continue to be said of Islam,
without any repercussions.
The Islamophobes live in a fantasy world
where everyone is supposedly too “politically
correct” to criticize Islam and Muslims. Yet,
the reality is the exact opposite: you can
get away with saying anything against the
crescent. Can you imagine the reaction if I
said that Latinos should be profiled because
after all they are the ones who commit the
most terrorism in the country? (For the record:
I don’t believe in such profiling, because I
am–unlike the right wing nutters–a believer in
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American ideals.) groups accounted for over allowed to be such a critical

The moral of the story is
that Americans ought to
calm down when it comes
to Islamic terrorism. Right
wingers always live in mortal
fear–or rather, they try to make
you feel that way. Nobody is
saying that Islamic terrorism
is not a matter of concern, but
it’s grossly exaggerated.
On The European Front
In respect to terrorism carried
out on European soil, the
data gathered by Europol
sixteen times as much
terrorism as radical Islamic
groups. Only a measly 0.4%
of terrorist attacks from 2007
to 2009 could be attributed to
extremist Muslims.
Perception is not reality. Due
to the right wing’s influence
and propaganda, people
mistakenly think that Islamic
terrorism is the greatest threat
to the Western world. It is
even a commonly held belief
that Islamic terrorism poses
an existential threat – that the
issue that we are willing to
sacrifice our ideals or civil
rights for fear of it. Neither
should we be reduced to a
status of absolute sissitude.
We have analyzed data from
America and Europe (a
good portion of the entire
Western world), and the
threat from Islamic terrorism
is much more minimal
than commonly assumed;
in the U.S., it accounts for
6% of terrorist attacks, and
in Europe not even half a

On p.7, the 2009 Europol report concludes:

“Islamist terrorism is still perceived as being the biggest threat worldwide, despite
the fact that the EU only faced one Islamist terrorist attack in 2008. This bomb attack
took place in the UK…Separatist terrorism remains the terrorism area which affects
the EU most. This includes Basque separatist terrorism in Spain and France, and
Corsican terrorism in France…Past contacts between ETA and the FARC illustrate
the fact that separatist terrorist organizations also seek cooperation partners outside
the EU on the basis of common interests. In the UK, dissident Irish republican
groups, principally the RIRA and the CIRA, and other paramilitary groups may
continue to engage in crime and violence.”

too strengthens the argument very survival of the Western percent.

above. Europol publishes
an annual report entitled EU
Terrorism Situation and Trend
Report. On their official
website, you can access the
reports from 2007, 2008, and
2009.
The results are stark, and
prove decisively that not all
terrorists are Muslims. In
fact, a whopping 99.6% of
terrorist attacks in Europe
were perpetrated by non-
Muslim groups; a good
84.8% of attacks were from
separatist groups completely
unrelated to Islam. Leftist
world is at stake. Of course,
the reality is that there are
other groups that engage in
terrorism on a much larger
scale, yet these terrorist
incidents are minimized.
Acts of terrorism committed
by Muslims are purposely
sensationalized and focused
upon, culminating in the idea
that “(nearly) all terrorists are
Muslims.”
Terrorism from Islamic
extremists is certainly a cause
for concern, but it need not
be an issue that creates mass
hysteria. Nor should it be
It is only through
sensationalism and fear
mongering that the topic of
Islamic terrorism is allowed
to be used to demonize a
religious community that
happens to be a minority in
the West. When confronted
by such lunacy, we ought to
respond with the facts and
the truth.
In a future article, we hope to
analyze the data for terrorism
on the global level in order
to further strengthen this
argument…
Taken From - www.loonwatch.com

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The Bible Speaks Of Muhammad (pbuh)
By Ahmad Deedat
The advent of Prophet
Muhammad (pbuh) had
been prophesied by all the
preceding Prophets and
scriptures. The passages
containing the prophecies,
despite the interpolations, as
believed by Muslims, exist
to this day. In this article the
author, a renowned scholar
of Christianity, embarks
to establish what the Bible
has affirmed in respect to
Muhammad (pbuh). In the
forthcoming issues we intend
to highlight prophecies from
other religious scriptures too.
Muhammad (pbuh) is
mentioned by name in the
‘Song of Solomon’ - 5:16.
The Hebrew word used there
is Muhammaddim. The end
letters IM is plural of respect,
majesty and grandeur. Minus
“im” the name would be
‘Muhammad’ translated as
“altogether lovely” in the
Authorised Version of the
Bible or ‘The Praised One’
‘the one worthy of Praise’
translated as Muhammad in
Arabic.
Another passage which
makes reference to Prophet
Muhammad (pbuh) is the one
in Deuteronomy. The English
translation reads as follows:
Addressing Moses (pbuh), it
relates God saying:
“I will raise them up a Prophet
from among their brethren,
like unto thee, and I will put
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my words in his mouth; and
he shall speak unto them all
that I shall command him.”
[The Bible; Deuteronomy
18:18]
Prophet Like Moses
This verse is normally
interpreted as referring
to Jesus (pbuh), and the
similarities from ‘like unto
thee‘ are mentioned as:
[1] Moses (pbuh) was a Jew
and Jesus (pbuh) was also a
Jew;
[2] Moses (pbuh) was a
Prophet and Jesus (pbuh) was
also a Prophet
Therefore Jesus (pbuh) is like
Moses (pbuh).
If these are the only two
criteria for discovering a
candidate for this prophecy of
Deuteronomy [18:18], then
in that case the criteria could
fit any one of the following
Biblical personages after
Moses (pbuh): - Solomon,
Isaiah, Ezekiel, Daniel,
Hosea, Joel, Malachi, John
the Baptist etc., because they
were also all “Jews” as well
as being “Prophets”. Why
should we not apply this
prophecy to any one of these
prophets, and why restrict it
only to Jesus (pbuh)?
My conclusions are that
Jesus (pbuh) is most unlike
Moses (pbuh). I will present
ten irrefutable facts which
demonstrate how Jesus
(pbuh) was not the subject of
the above prophesy.
Divinity
According to Christians Jesus
(pbuh) is divine but Moses
(pbuh) is not.
Redemption
According to Christians Jesus
(pbuh) died for the sins of the
world but Moses (pbuh) did
not.
Father and Mother
Moses (pbuh) had a father
and a mother. Muhammad
(pbuh) also had a father and a
mother. But Jesus (pbuh) had
only a mother, and no father.
Miraculous Birth
Moses (pbuh) and
Muhammad (pbuh) were born
in the natural way, whereas
Jesus (pbuh) was created
miraculously, as described in
the Gospel of St. Matthew.
[1:18 and Luke 1:35]
Marriage Ties
Moses (pbuh) and
Muhammad (pbuh) married
and had children, but Jesus
(pbuh) remained a bachelor
all his life.
Response Of The People
Both Moses (pbuh) and
Muhammad (pbuh) were
accepted as prophets by
their people in their very
lifetime. No doubt the

Jews gave endless trouble
to Moses (pbuh), but as a
nation, they did acknowledge
that Moses (pbuh) was a
Messenger of God sent to
them. The Arabs too made
Muhammad’s life difficult
initially and he suffered
greatly at their hands, but
before his demise, the Arab
nation as a whole accepted
him as the Messenger of
God. According to the Bible,
however: ‘He (Jesus (pbuh))
came unto his own, but
his own received him not.’
(John 1:11). And even today,
after two thousand years, his
people, the Jews as a whole,
still reject him.
Worldly Kingdom
Moses (pbuh) and
Muhammad (pbuh) were
kings as well as prophets. A
king is a person who has the
power of governance and
judgement over his people.
It is immaterial whether the
person wears a crown or
not. Both Moses (pbuh) and
Muhammad (pbuh) enjoyed
that. Jesus (pbuh) did not.
New Laws
Moses (pbuh) and Muhammad
(pbuh) brought new laws and
new regulations for their
people. Moses (pbuh) not only
gave the Ten Commandments
to the Israelites, but a very
comprehensive ceremonial
law for the guidance of his
people. Muhammad (pbuh)
came to a people steeped in
barbarism and ignorance and
provided a new code and law.
As regards Jesus (pbuh),
when the Jews felt suspicious
of him that he might be an
impostor with designs to
pervert their teachings, Jesus
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(pbuh) took pains to assure
them that he had not come
with a new religion - no new
laws and no new regulations.
I quote him: ‘Think not that
I have come to destroy the
Law...’ [Matthew 5:17-18]
How they Departed
Both Moses (pbuh) and
Muhammad (pbuh) died
natural deaths, but according
to Christianity, Jesus (pbuh)
was killed on the cross.
Heavenly Abode
Moses (pbuh) and
Muhammad (pbuh) both lie
buried in earth, but Jesus
(pbuh) is in heaven.
All of the above proves
irrefutably that Muhammad
(pbuh), rather than Jesus
(pbuh), bore resemblance
with Moses (pbuh).
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Prophet
Muhammad (pbuh) has
said: “I have been sent with jawami’
al-kalim” (comprehensive but concise
language that is able to express a multitude of
meanings in a few words). [Bukhari]

Let us have a look at an example. He is reported to have said:

“Each of you is a mirror for his brother...” [Abu Dawud]

The analogy with a mirror is interesting as the similarity is in

more than one aspect.

[1] Mirrors always speak the truth; they will never lie to you [2]
Mirrors will tell you everything; they will never conceal anything, good
or bad, for whatever reason [3] Mirrors are never diplomatic or pretentious,
affording them a high level of credibility [4] Mirrors will tell you your
defects without embarrassment or hesitation [5] Mirrors present you with
your commendable features without flattery and point out your defects
without criticism [6] Mirrors maintain confidentiality; they will tell
each person their weak points without ever disclosing it to anyone else [7]
Mirrors maintain consistency and are never overcome by emotions when
reflecting your image. Even if one was to become violent and break a
mirror, it will still not desist from telling the truth [8]Mirrors will never
tire from pointing out your defects; you can approach them as many
times in a day as you wish, and they will still portray your image
as accurately as the first time  [9] Mirrors never exaggerate  [10]
Mirrors are sincere and never expect anything in return [11]
Mirrors only provide guidance and advice; they never apply
any pressure in trying to correct you. 

What kind of a world would it be if we all tried

to resemble mirrors in our treatment with
one another?

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