http://www.worldmuslimcongress.blogspot.com/2015/06/bad-islamic-books-fabricated-by-muslims.html
Don’t jump to conclusions, it is not the Muslim thing to do.
Muslims never had the freedom to speak out, even though freedom of speech is one of the greatest values of Islam. Quran positively asserts on freedom – there is no compulsion, period!
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| Ibn Taymiyyah denounced Mongols for not following Sharia
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Sad Situation
The Country of Jordan is under pressure to remove the books of Ibn Taymiyyah, and Egypt has already done that. This goes against the freedom of speech, we cannot undo the books that are already written, even though they are wrong. Instead we should produce books that are reflective of Islam – of equal treatment, non-judgmentalism, justice and mercy to all of the humanity. Good books will chase the bad books out of circulation.
Had God wanted, he would have wiped Satan out, but he chose to keep him and let him tempt humans to go astray, while he gave us guidance to stick to the right path. It was the question of free will and freedom to chose again, it is a God’s gift to humanity. They should not have wiped the books, they could have stored them in a Library and marked, “these were the books written by scholars of the past, and should not be equated with Quran. They are flawed.”
My conservative friend Ryan Mauro asked, “
What actions should be taken when mosques include these materials in their libraries as authoritative texts, though? ” The response should be consistent with freedom, “Those books should be locked up and made available for research, and or labeled “Questionable book – finding the truth is your own responsibility”.Why are those books wrong?
Quran mistranslations: Verse 1:7 reads – God help me walk the right path, and not the path of those who went astray or earned your anger. Now, the people of that time probably asked Ibn Kathir, who were the people that went astray? He was neither resourceful nor his audience had the ability to reason – he said, Christians! And those who earned his anger? He said, Jews! Good lord, that is not only wrong, but sinful to misquote Quran. I gave a full power point presentation of Chapter 1:1- 1:7 at the Parliament of Worlds religions in Melbourne in 2009 to a shocking audience, and that is another full story.
Let’s reason with Ibn Kathir without defending him, he lived from 1300 and 1373 A.D., right after the crusades, and he must have felt that would be the right answer after what the European men did to Muslims in the name of Christianity. Six hundred years later in the 1920’s Hilali Khan translated Quran, and adopted what Ibn Kathir wrote, whereas the other two translations from the same decade by Yusuf Ali and Picktall did not.
It was very irresponsible! Indeed, copy of that translation was freely distributed to millions of Jews, Christians and Hindus, all you had to do was call the toll free number and you get the book. This translation was the source of Islamophobia, and rightfully so, why should a “Muslim God” tell them to hate Jews and Christians? The bad translation created a Muslim God out of a single God for the whole humanity. Thank God, that translation was corrected in 2012, but there are still many verses that need correction (check out
www.QuraanConference.com for the list of the verses).What about Sharia Books?
Allah’s Sharia (a way of life) in Quran (2:225-245) says, “Those who intend to divorce their wives shall wait four months; if they change their minds and reconcile, Allah is the forgiver, merciful. If they go through with the divorce, then Allah is hearer, knower.” (The wives have the exact same rights)
American Sharia ( a way of life) gives 3-6 months waiting period to finalize a divorce, except in Nevada where it requires half that time.
Sharia Laws (or Men’s Sharia) allows, “The man can utter divorce three times in a row” and the marriage is over. The woman who had built her life with him, and raised the children is out on her own.” This is not Islam and this is not Quran.
Critical thinking
Somewhere in our history, we took off on the wrong path, or we were prevented from questioning Quran, Prophet, Allah and Islam. I thank the lord for blessing me with that ability, and as a result, I have a very strong faith in Islam. I was able to reject all that was dished out to me, and learn Quran afresh from a critical point of view; from the pluralistic point of view. I questioned everything. Now, the more I question, the more wisdom I find in Quran about sustaining cohesive societies.
I feel sorry for the faith of some of my fellow Muslims who do not have the confidence in the books they believe. Once I challenged Pastor Robert Jeffress and did the same with Pastor Terry Jones, “I will give you the right translation of Quran, take your time, and then we will discuss in public, and if you find three faults in Quran, and we agree to it, I would give up my religion and join you.” Such was my faith, a strong Imaan and I feel sorry for the weak faith in those men who thought the Pastor may find faults in Quran. I can never forget an Imam telling me that I should not have challenged him, what if he finds three faults? The man did not have faith because he never learned to question.
We need to honor the freedom of speech, in the long term that is what will endure.
ADDENDUM TO THE ARTICLE:
This is the most critical difference and the root cause of much of the conflict between Christians and Muslims. There was a pastor in Syria in and around 850 AD, who was seriously concerned about losing his flock to Islam, and he figured how to capitalize on it to regain his losing membership. He said something to this effect “that Quran is a false book written by a false prophet” and to this day, you hear similar words echoing about Islam in different places of worship.
Then in 1142 AD the first Quran translation was “made” in Latin with full of errors to mischaracterize Islam, Quran and the Prophet for the political gains of the European kings threatened by the invasion from Arab kings at that time. I will write the full story some day about it.
On our part we addressed a similar situation in Dallas. On August 23, 2010, Pastor Robert Jeffress of the First Baptist Church (don’t hold against the church, it was him) said on camera, “Quran is a false book written by a false prophet.” He and I debated for a week, and then finally we held a Quran conference to address some of those issues, and the link www.QuraanConference.com will give you all the videos and story of the conference. It was a powerful event and first of its kind and has not been repeated.
New age Islam readers will have the stomach to watch some of the videos, but most people will not – they will be seething with anger for what they hear on the videos.
The only way to address the difference is given in Quran – that is to accept the difference and live with it in the most civil manner. Elsewhere God says, he could have made us all alike, but chose to make us different and then adds the best ones amongst you are those who understand each other. You don’t have to agree to live in peace, but respect the otherness of others.
God’s wisdom shines through this verse. 109:6 (Asad) “Unto you, your moral law, and unto me, mine !” and 109:6 (Y. Ali) “To you be your Way, and to me mine.” And 109:6 (Picktall)” Unto you your religion, and unto me my religion.”
By the way Christians, Jews and others will not go to hell for holding a different belief; God assures them that if they are good to fellow beings, he will recompense them for their care.
[2:62] Surely, those who believe, those who are Jewish, the Christians, and the converts; anyone who (1) believes in GOD, and (2) believes in the Last Day, and (3) leads a righteous life, will receive their recompense from their Lord. They have nothing to fear, nor will they grieve. Similar things are said, in 5:69, 22:17 etc.
Another great quote from Ghulam Mohiyuddin, “If we call their Book false, they will call our Book false! Let us learn to respect the Books of others.”
Mike is a speaker, thinker, writer, pluralist, TV-Radio commentator and a human rights activist committed to building cohesive societies and offers pluralistic solutions on issues of the day. His info in 63 links at MikeGhouse.net and writings at TheGhouseDiary.com
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Jordan under pressure to ban Ibn Taymiyyah’s books & Egypt will remove the books
By: Al-Araby al-Jadeed staff Date of publication: 10 June, 2015
Ibn Taymiyyah’s books are also reportedly being prevented from entering Jordan, although no official statement has been released by Jordanian authorities.
The move, if confirmed, follows the killing of a Jordanian pilot, Moaz al-Kasasbeh, who was burned to death in Syria last year by the Islamic State group. It is further claimed that IS is highly influenced by the work of Ibn Taymiyyah.
A 12th century Islamic scholar, Ibn Taymiyyah is considered to have had considerable influence in the development of contemporary Wahhabism, Salafism, and Jihadism.
He sought the return of Sunni Islam to what he viewed as earlier interpretations of the Quran, and was known for issuing a fatwa and declaring jihad against Mongol rulers on the basis that they did not follow Sharia, and thus were not “truly” Muslim.
Some experts believe that the Islamic State group have exploited the idea of Ibn Taymiyyah’s fatwas as justification for their barbaric acts.
The reported “decision” was hailed by Egyptian TV presenter Islam el-Behery, who praised Jordan and King Abdullah for the move.
“This is the beginning,” he posted on Facebook. “Today, officially, the Jordanian Department of Press and Publications is implementing a ban on the books of Ibn Taymiyyah.
“Jordan becomes the first Arab country taking such measures against the books of the murderous Ibn Taymiyyah and to confront terrorism in deeds not just words. Bravo Jordan and King Abdullah,” he added.
But Abu Muhammad al-Maqdisi, a Salafi Islamist Jordanian-Palestinian writer, and a former jihadist, did not share the presenter’s sentiments.
“The folly of withholding the books of Sheikh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah or banning them on the pretext of Islamic State’s mis-comprehension of his fatwas is as bad as allowing books that directly insult our religion and prophets,” Maqdisi tweeted.
An official decision is yet to be announced by Amman authorities.
Jordan’s minister of Islamic affairs, Hayel Dawood, has denied that he or his ministry had issued any decision regarding any ban on the books, saying that the leaked correspondence was a draft proposal that he had not yet examined.
Dawood said a decision regarding the ban will be “issued soon” – and that an internal inquiry had been opened regarding the leaked correspondence.
Al-Araby al-Jadeed’s correspondent in Jordan, Mohammad Fadilat, confirmed that no such ban had yet taken place.
A conference is due to take place next week to discuss IS ideology and to look into whether university courses featuring Ibn Taymiyyah’s work should be changed, reported our correspondent.
– See more at: http://www.alaraby.co.uk/english/news/2015/6/10/jordan-under-pressure-to-ban-ibn-taymiyyahs-books#sthash.gP3s2iWU.dpuf
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Egypt to remove books of Ibn Tamiyah, Ibn Baz and Ibn Uthaymeen
http://www.doamuslims.org/?p=3861
– Imam Ibn Taymiyyah
– Sheikh Ibn Baz
– Sheikh Ibn Uthaymeen
– Sheikh Abu Ishaq al-Huweini
– Sheikh Mohamed Hussein Yacoub
– Sheikh Mohammed Hassan
– Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi
– Sheikh Muhammad al-Maqsood
– Yasser al-Burhami
– Sheikh Abu Ishaq al-Huweini
– Sheikh Mohamed Hussein Yacoub
– Sheikh Mohammed Hassan
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