These rights are bases on revelations from the divine book of muslims, the glorious quran and from the sunnah, the practice of allahs messenger pbuh the two main sources of islamic life and jurisprudence. All muslims are arabs the muslim population of the world is around 1,2 billion. Muslim scholars who study the quran explain islam as a religion of peace, and most muslims see islam as a religion of peace as well, preferring to let others live as they wish. Sharia law is not about extreme punishments for minor offenses. Misconceptions about islam alhamdulillahlibrary pdf title. Most muslims are moderate, pious, nonviolent people who are trying to honor god in their lives. There are more indian muslims than arab muslims, and more indonesian muslims than indian muslims.
The fastest way to prove that this is completely false is to state the fact that only about 15% to 20% of the muslims in the world are arabs. Dawah is a duty most muslims know that islam is a universal religion, meant for all mankind. This includes prayer, charity and fasting to remember those in the world who dont have enough to eat during the holy season of ramadan. Islam is one of the worlds largest religions yet it is also one of the most. This misconception was a huge buzzword right after 911 and still does come up every now and then. A religion of orthodoxy literally, proper belief is one in which the content of a persons. Allah swt is the lord of the entire universe, and muslims have been entrusted with the duty of conveying his message to all mankind.
The common misconceptions about islam arise in the minds of a majority of nonmuslims, because they are constantly being. Muslims worship a new god called allah if anyone murders an innocent person, it will be as if he has murdered the whole of humanity. This is to clear up the misconceptions in the minds of the non muslims who often claim they know about islam but in reality dont. Pdf islam is the religion of peace and mercy for all creatures. As part of dawah work to mankind to understand islam, answers to frequently. Answers to non muslims common questions about islam. Information on the selected answers to particular questions as given by world renowned muslim scholar dr. The author, in a very interesting chapter, titled muslims in the west, blames the evangelists for spreading the misconception about muslims and islam. Misconception 1 muslims do not share good and noble values with non muslims. Common misconceptions about muslims encountering the.
Misconception and facts about islam, question and answers. A historian of islam explains the greatest misconception. As of today we have 77,897,669 ebooks for you to download for free. Misconception and facts about islam at kuncharam, gulbarga district. This pamphlet shows some misconceptions about islam and gives answers to all of them. Common misconceptions about islam by dr zakir naik. Pdf communication is a social process in which individuals use symbols to establish and interpret meaning in their. And if anyone saves a person it will be as if he has saved the whole of humanity. A lot of people misconstrue jihad to be a religious agenda to wage war, and is often cited as the reasoning for much of fringe islamic extremism.
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