Hinduism not the Oldest and Best Religion

Question:

Hinduism is the oldest of all the religions and thus the, most pure, authentic and best of all the religions of the world. 

Answer:

1.  Islam is the oldest religion

 Hinduism is not the oldest of all the religions. It is islam which is the first and the oldest of all religions. People have a misconception that islam is 1400 years old and that prophet muhammad (pbuh) is the founder of this religion. Islam existed since time immemorial, ever since man first set foot on this earth. Prophet muhammad (pbuh) was not the founder of islam. He was the last and final messenger of almighty god.

2.  The oldest religion need not be the purest and the most authentic religion 

A religion cannot be claimed to be most pure and authentic, only on the criterion that it is the oldest. It is similar to a person saying that the water he has kept in an open glass, in his house, outside the refrigerator, for three months is purer than the water which has just been collected in a clean glass, immediately after it has been purified.

3.  The latest religion need not be the purest and the most authentic religion

On the other hand a religion cannot be claimed to be the purest or authentic, only on the criterion that the religion is new or the latest. A bottle of distilled water which is sealed, packed and kept in the refrigerator for three months is much purer than a bottle of water freshly collected from the sea.

4.  For religion to be pure and authentic, it should not have interpolations, changes and revisions in its scriptures evealed from god 

for any religion to be pure and authentic, its scriptures should not contain any interpolation, addition, deletion or revision. Moreover the religion's source of inspiration and direction should be almighty god. The qur'an is the only religious scripture on the face of the earth which has been maintained it its original form. All the other religious scriptures, of all the other religions have interpolations, additions, deletions or revisions. The qur'an has been in the memory of a multitude of people, intact in its original form ever since its revelation, and now there are hundreds of thousands of people who have preserved it in their memory. Moreover, if you compare the copies made by caliph uthman from the original qur'an which is yet present in the museum in tashkent and in koptaki museum in turkey, they are the same as the ones we possess today.
Allah (swt) promises in the qur'an, in surah al hijr, chapter 15 verse 9
"we have, without doubt, sent down the message; and we will assuredly guard it (from corruption)."

5.  The oldest religion need not be best religion 

A religion cannot be claimed to be the best religion only on the criterion that it is the oldest. It is similar to a person saying, that my 19th century car is better than a toyota car manufactured in 1998, because it is older. He would be considered to be a fool to say that his 19th century car which required a rod to be turned in circles to start it, is better than a key-start 1998 toyota car, just because it is older.

6.  The latest religion need not be the best religion

On the other hand a religion cannot be called as the best religion only on the criterion that the religion is new or that it came later. It is similar to a person who says that my 800 cc suzuki car manufactured in 1999 is better than a 5000 cc mercedes 500 sel manufactured in 1997. To judge which car is better, a person should compare the specifications of the car e.g. The power of the car, safety measures, the capacity of the cylinders, the pickup, the speed, the comfort, etc. 5000 cc mercedes, 500 sel car manufactured in 1997, is far superior and better than a 800 cc suzuki (maruti suzuki 800) manufactured in 1999.

7.  A religion is best, if it has the solutions to the problems of mankind

For a religion to be considered the best, it should have the solution to all the problems of mankind. It should be the religion of truth, and should be applicable to all ages. Islam is the only religion which has the solution to all the problems of mankind. E.g. The problem of alcoholism, surplus women, rape and molestation, robbery, racism, casteism, etc.
Islam is the religion of truth, and its laws and solutions are applicable to all the ages. The qur'an is the only religious book on the face of the earth, which has maintained its purity and authenticity proving itself to be the word of god in all the ages. I.e. Previously, when it was the age of miracles, literature and poetry and in present times when it is the age of science and technology. Moreover, islam is not a man-made religion, but a religion revealed and inspired by almighty god. It is the only religion acceptable in his sight.

Shahada-Declaration of Faith

Lets Unite in the name of our Creator,
The God, Who is one and only,
The God, Who has no partner, he(God) is alone,
He(God) is Absolute, Eternal;
He(God) begets not nor is he begotten;
The God Who has neither Son nor parents(Father/Mother),
The God, Who has no likeness.
He(God) has no any form/Idol/Statue/Photograph what you can Imagine.

To know more about God almighty Please click here,
http://www.hindumuslimunity1.blogspot.in/2011/07/touch-stone-of-theology.html

He(God) has sent messengers in every age & his(God) last and final messenger is Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه وسلم ṣall Allāhu ʿalay-hi wa-sallam - S.A.W.) on him He(God) revealed last & final message the Glorious Qur'an.
To Read/Listen Qur'an Please click here,
http://quranexplorer.com/Quran/Default.aspx

To know more about Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه وسلم ṣall Allāhu ʿalay-hi wa-sallam - S.A.W.) Please click here,
1- http://www.hindumuslimunity1.blogspot.in/2011/07/these-are-facts-verified-and-supported.html
2-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_100

People who have read all these should not waste time and should read Shahada-Declaration of Faith.

Why does Islam disagree with the concept of Birth and Rebirth (Samsara)?

Why do we need a life after death (Hereafter)?

We need a life after death, because complete justice cannot be established in this world. Let us see a few examples.

Hitler killed six million Jews during his reign of terror.Even if the police had arrested him, what punishment can the human law give Hitler? The most they can do is to send Hitler to the gas chamber. That will only be punishment for the killing of one Jew. What about the remaining five million, nine hundred and ninety nine thousand, nine hundred and ninety-nine Jews?

How do we punish a suicide bomber who kills himself and also kills hundreds of innocent people? We will NOT be able to punish him as he is already dead.

We have heard of judges writing multiple life sentences which can go up to 100 years for the convicted criminals. This is because the criminal deserves so many years of punishment. Will the convict complete his term of punishment if it is 100 years?

True and perfect justice would mean that the people who were victims are also taken care of. What compensation can we give to those innocent people who were killed by people like Hitler and suicide bombers? We will NOTbe able to compensate them because they are already dead.

Several righteous people were tortured and some even killed. Don’t you think those righteous people should be rewarded for their righteousness?

Rational thinking will lead us to conclude that there is definitely a need for an eternal life after death to compensate people for what they did in this world. God who is most just will NOT let people go without being rewarded or punished for what they did.

Islamic concept of Hereafter:

Islam teaches that the whole world will come to an end one day. All the human beings, from the first man to the last will be brought back to life (Resurrection) on the Day of Judgment and will be questioned for their deeds. People who have done good deeds and lived a life in accordance with God’s command will receive a reward and people who have disobeyed God will be punished. The reward will be Heaven and the punishment will be Hell. The life in Heaven and Hell will be eternal and never-ending.

Since the life in Heaven and Hell is eternal and never ending, God can punish Hitler and the suicide bombers six million times or even more in the hell fire. Similarly, God can reward and compensate countless times, the righteous and the innocent people who were killed.

Is resurrection possible after we die?

God Almighty says in the Quran in Chapter 36: Verse 79

Say, “He will give them life who produced them the first time; and He is, of all creation, Knowing.”

God who created us for the first time will give us life the second time after we die.

We all know that creating something for the first time will be difficult. Repeating the same creation again will not be as difficult as the first time. God did not have any difficulty creating us the first time, why will He find it difficult to give us life after we die? Bringing us back alive after we die is indeed very easy for God.

Issues with the concept of birth and re-birth:

The whole of concept of Hereafter (Life after death) rests on complete justice.

One fundamental principle in establishing justice is to make sure that the person who is punished or rewarded is aware why he is punished and rewarded.

For example: the court will not hang the convict if he is insane. The court will wait for him to become sane, as the convict needs to understand that he is being punished for his crime.

You would also be aware that when the judge reads his judgment, he clearly mentions the crimes the convict has done and the corresponding punishment for each crime. This is to ensure that the convict is fully aware, why he is being punished.

Keeping this in mind, we will examine the concept of birth and rebirth.

1. Do we know if our birth in this world is our first or second or third or Nth?
2. Do we know for what previous actions of ours we are rewarded or punished in this birth?

If the answer is NO for both the questions above, how can we say that complete justice has been established?

When our judicial system does not accept punishing a person without letting him know why he is punished, how can we imagine that God who is most wise and most just, will punish human beings without letting them know the reason for punishment?

Another aspect of justice is for the victim to know that the aggressor was punished. For example: A man rapes a woman. The man is the aggressor and the woman is the victim. The woman is called to the court and is made to witness the judgment (punishment) for the aggressor. Our common sense would tell us; this is how it should be.

Is this aspect of justice found in birth-rebirth? The answer is NO.

For example: What happened to Hitler? Was he punished? If yes, how many births has he taken? (Ideally, he needs to take 6 million births). Do the people who were killed by him know that Hitler was punished and do they know how he was punished? Were the poor victims of Hitler compensated?

None can answer these questions.

How can we expect such a huge flaw in the justice system of God?

World has to end for complete and perfect justice:

The world has to come to an end for complete and perfect justice to be rendered to human beings.

For example:  I plant a tree and the tree benefits people by giving fruits and shade. You would agree that I need to be rewarded for it. Let us say I plant the tree and I die a few years after I planted it. The tree continues to live for some 200 years. If I am re-born before those 200 years, I am not rewarded fully for planting that tree as the effects of that good deed still continue. So I will have to wait for 200 years till the tree dies to be fully rewarded for planting that tree.

This is the case with every good deed you initiate. Imagine starting an orphanage. You can be given the full reward only after the orphanage ceases to exist.

This is the case with a bad deed you do as well. For example: Take the example of the atom bomb dropped in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Doctors say that the consequences of that bomb are still seen today. As long as the consequences exist, the people who were behind the dropping of the bomb can never be fully punished. They have to be brought into complete account for all the damage they caused.

To put it in a nutshell, unless the world ceases to exist, effects of many good and bad deeds will not cease to exist. So logically, the world has to come to an end for complete and perfect justice to be rendered.

This aspect of justice is totally missing in the concept of birth-rebirth.

Hypnosis and Rebirth:

The process of hypnotizing a person to make him remember the details of his previous births is called as Past Life Regression. This subject has been studied by various psychiatrists over a period of time.

One such person who did an experiment on this subject was: Nicholas Spanos, who was a Professor of Psychology and Director of the Laboratory for Experimental Hypnosis at Carleton University, Canada.

Spanos’ research leads him to the conclusion that past lives are not memories, but actually social constructions based on patients acting “as if” they were someone else, but with significant flaws that would not be expected of actual memories. To create these memories, Spanos’ subjects drew upon the expectations established by authority figures and information outside of the experiment such as television, novels, life experiences and their own desires.

The details of this information can be found in the book “Multiple Identities & False Memories: A Socio-cognitive Perspective. Washington: American Psychological Association.”

For the sake of argument, if we agree that the rebirth is proved through hypnosis, it still brings up the issues mentioned above with justice rendered in the concept of birth and rebirth which will lead to the conclusion that God’s system of justice is flawed and inadequate.

Such a conclusion will become irrational as God is Most Just and Most Wise.

Aspects of Justice in Islamic concept of Hereafter:

God Almighty says in the Quran in Chapter 18: Verse 49

And the record [of deeds] will be placed [open], and you will see the criminals fearful of that within it, and they will say, “Oh, woe to us! What is this book that leaves nothing small or great except that it has enumerated it?” And they will find what they did present [before them]. And your Lord does injustice to no one.

Comment: So each criminal knows what he did and for what he is going to be punished.

God Almighty says in the Quran inChapter 3: Verse 185

Every soul will taste death, and you will only be given your [full] compensation on the Day of Resurrection. So he who is drawn away from the Fire and admitted to Paradise has attained [his desire]. And what is the life of this world except the enjoyment of delusion.

Comment: Victims need not despair or lose hope as the full compensation for them will be given on the Day of Judgment.

 God Almighty says in the Quran inChapter 99: Verses 7 and 8

So whoever does an atom’s weight of good will see it, and whoever does an atom’s weight of evil will see it.

God Almighty says in the Quran in Chapter 3: Verse 30

The Day every soul will find what it has done of good present [before it] and what it has done of evil, it will wish that between itself and that [evil] was a great distance. And Allah warns you of Himself, and Allah is Kind to [His] servants.

Comment: None can escape being questioned and rewarded or punished for every deed they did.

God Almighty says in the Quran inChapter 4: Verse 40

Indeed, Allah does not do injustice, [even] as much as an atom’s weight; while if there is a good deed, He multiplies it and gives from Himself a great reward.

Comment: No injustice is done and people are compensated multiple times for their good deeds which encourages every human being to do as many good deeds as possible.

Explanation for handicapped children, early deaths etc:

Islam teaches that this whole life is a test and is a temporary place of existence for all the human beings.

God Almighty says in the Quran inChapter 67: Verse 2

[He] who created death and life to test you [as to] which of you is best in deed – and He is the Exalted in Might, the Forgiving.

People are tested by various ways. It can be through wealth, health, family, longevity etc.

For example: On the Day of Judgment, a wealthy man will be questioned about how he spent his wealth. On the other hand, a poor man will get full marks for the question on wealth, as he had to suffer lack of wealth or poverty.

On the Day of Judgment, we will be questioned how we used our eyes on this earth. On the other hand, by default a blind person will get full marks for the question on usage of eyes.

On the Day of Judgment, we will be questioned how we used our limbs. On the other hand, by default a handicapped person will get full marks for the question on usage of limbs.

We can understand how things will get even on the Day of Judgment.

As a reminder to us, God Almighty says in the Quran in Chapter 4: Verse 40

Indeed, God does not do injustice, [even] as much as an atom’s weight:

Summary:

1. There is a need for a life after death since justice cannot be fully established in this world.

2. The concept of life after death is very rational.

3. The element of perfect justice is missing in the concept of birth and rebirth.

4. Proof for the concept of rebirth using Hypnosis is ambiguous and not proven.

5. All the elements of justice are found in the Islamic concept of life after death (Hereafter).

6. This world is a temporary place of dwelling and the Hereafter is our permanent and eternal abode.

7. This world is a place of test and trial. We are tested by various ways like: wealth, health, family, death etc.

8. God will not do the least bit of injustice to any of us.

We Choose ISLAM & U ?

Nepoleon.

Yusuf Islam

Yusuf Estes.

Lauren Booth, sister in-law of former British PM Tony Blair.
Her public testimony: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZTjRRIKxtY

Loon. His interview on Al-jazeera: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZFueqQnops

She was kidnapped by Taliban: In the hands of the Taliban - Yvonne Ridley - 1/9http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDytiv5L250

Daughter of Robin Padilla, QUEENIE PADILLA after performing Hajj 2011:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsG5SvpEST4

Mohammed Ali.

Boona Mohammed.

 

 

Allah alone guides those who seek guidance, but doesn't guide those who don't seek guidance.

"The Religion before Allah is Islam (submission to His Will)"
[Al Quran 3:19]


"If anyone desires a religion other than Islam (submission to Allah), never will it be accepted of him; and in the Hereafter He will be in the ranks of those who have lost (All spiritual good)."
[Al Qur'an 3:85 ]



The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said that the gate of repentance remains open so long at the death rattle has not reached a person’s throat. He (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “Allah will accept His slave’s repentance so long as the death rattle has not yet reached his throat.” 
[Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 3537; see also Saheeh al-Jaami’, 1425].

If anyone has a real desire to be a Muslim and has full conviction and strong belief that Islam is the true religion ordained by Allah for all human-beings, then, one should pronounce the "Shahada", the testimony of faith, without further delay. 
Accept Islam (Submit your will to Allah)

Falsification Tests of the Qur’an

There are the innumerable falsifications tests are there in the Qur’an.

We can divide them in to two categories.

1. The falsification test which was only for the time of Prophet Muhammad Peace Be Upon Him.
2. The falsification test which is even today we can apply.

1. Abu Lahab:-

There is a Surah (Chapter) in the Qur’an by the name of Surah Lahab (Chapter No.111).

تَبَّتْ يَدَا أَبِي لَهَبٍ وَتَبَّ (1

مَا أَغْنَى عَنْهُ مَالُهُ وَمَا كَسَبَ (2

سَيَصْلَى نَارًا ذَاتَ لَهَبٍ (3

وَامْرَأَتُهُ حَمَّالَةَ الْحَطَبِ (4

فِي جِيدِهَا حَبْلٌ مِنْ مَسَدٍ (5

1. Perish the hands of the Father of Flame! Perish he! 2. No profit to him from all his wealth, and all his gains! 3. Burnt soon will he be in a Fire of Blazing Flame! 4. His wife shall carry the (crackling) wood - As fuel!- 5. A twisted rope of palm-leaf fibre round her (own) neck! (Al Qur’an Ch.111 Verse. 1-5)

In this Surah it is mention that Abu Lahab and his wife will be burnt into the hell fire. (Indicating that he will never become Muslim)

This Surah was revealed 10 years before the death of Abu Lahab. He was a very staunchest enemy of Islam. He lied several time. Whenever he saw that Prophet Muhammad Peace Be Upon Him was giving dawah to someone. He waited there and when Prophet Muhammad Peace Be Upon Him went from there. He went there and asked what did Prophet Muhammad Peace Be Upon Him said to You.

“Did He (Prophet Muhammad Peace Be Upon Him) say Black?”

“Yes”

“No it is white”

“Did He (Prophet Muhammad Peace Be Upon Him) say day?”

“Yes”

“No it is Night”

Like this way he (Abu Lahab) was reclined so many times to prove Prophet Muhammad Peace Be Upon Him. Only to prove the Qur’an wrong he has to say one more lie that “he is a Muslim” If he did this the Qur’an was proved wrong. But it would not happen. Do you know why? Because author of the Qur’an was Allah (SWT). Allah was known that Abu Lahab will never accept ISLAM.

2. Jews:-

There was a group of Jews who have debated with Muslims and said that the house in the hereafter is only for us. So Allah says in the Qur’an

It mention in the Qur’an in Sur e Baqra Ch.2 Verse 94-95

قُلْ إِنْ كَانَتْ لَكُمُ الدَّارُ الآخِرَةُ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ خَالِصَةً مِنْ دُونِ النَّاسِ فَتَمَنَّوُا الْمَوْتَ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ .صَادِقِينَ

.وَلَنْ يَتَمَنَّوْهُ أَبَدًا بِمَا قَدَّمَتْ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَاللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ بِالظَّالِمِينَ

94. Say: "If the last Home, with Allah, be for you specially, and not for anyone else, then seek ye for death, if ye are sincere."

95. But they will never seek for death, on account of the (sins) which their hands have sent on before them. And Allah is well-acquainted with the wrong-doers.

Here we can see that only thing Jews have to do that they have to say “I want to die” and the Qur’an was proved wrong. Not that they have to actually commit to suicide. Only thing they have to do that they have to say only four words “I want to die”. But they never did that. Because the author of the Qur’an was Allah and Allah was known that Jews will never call for death.

Allah continue in Sur e Baqra Ch.2 Verse 96

وَلَتَجِدَنَّهُمْ أَحْرَصَ النَّاسِ عَلَى حَيَاةٍ وَمِنَ الَّذِينَ أَشْرَكُوا يَوَدُّ أَحَدُهُمْ لَوْ يُعَمَّرُ أَلْفَ سَنَةٍ وَمَا هُوَ بِمُزَحْزِحِهِ مِنَ الْعَذَابِ أَنْ يُعَمَّرَ وَاللَّهُ بَصِيرٌ بِمَا يَعْمَلُونَ

96. Thou wilt indeed find them, of all people, most greedy of life,-even more than the idolaters: Each one of them wishes He could be given a life of a thousand years: But the grant of such life will not save him from (due) punishment. For Allah sees well all that they do.

Now these two falsifications tests for the past. Now if you ask me today I want to prove Qur’an wrong what should I do?

It mention in the Qur’an in Sure Ma’ida Ch.5 Verse 82

Here Qur’an is talking as a whole there are many Jews who have accepted Islam there may be few Jews who are better than Christians. But as a whole Jews are enemy of the Muslims and the Christians are close to the Muslims.

Here only thing they have to do that all the Jews have to get together and plant let’s be good for the Muslim for a few years better than the Christians and the Qur’an will be proved wrong. Only for few years if they do it, and they can prove the Qur’an wrong. But they will never do it and they will never be able to do it. Because the author of the Qur’an was Allah and He knows that Jews will never be able to do it.

Now you may say that I am not a Jew but I want to prove Qur’an wrong. How can I prove?

But Alhumdulillah Allah has given everyone a chance!

Allah says in the Qur’an in Sur e Isra Ch.17 Verse88

“Do they say He (Muhammad Peace Be Upon Him) forged it, try and produce a Qur’an like unto it.

The same challenge is repeated in Sur e Toor Ch.52 Verse 34

“Try and produce Qur’an somewhat like unto it and you will never be able to do it. Even all the Jinns and human get together they will never be able to produce, without the help of Allah.”

But nobody has given response till today, therefore Allah makes challenge easier.

It mention in Sur e Hood Ch.11 Verse13

“Do they say He (Muhammad Peace Be Upon Him) forged it, produce ten (10) Chapter somewhat like unto it.

Now Allah makes challenge much easier.

It mention in the Qur’an in Sur e Yunus Ch.10 Verse38

“Do they say He (Muhammad Peace Be Upon Him) Forged it? Produce one (1) Chapter somewhat like unto it. And call for help anyone beside Allah if you are truthful.”

Still no response!

Now Allah makes the challenge much easier

It mention in the Qur’an in Sur e Baqra Ch.2 Verse 23-24

“And if have doubt for what we have reveal to our servant time to time, produce a chapter somewhat or similar like it. Call for help anyone beside Allah if you are truthful. But if you can not, and surely you can not and be prepared for the fire whose fuel is men and stones.”

Here in the verse the Arabic word is use MIM MISLIHI that means somewhat similar. So that means if a person can not produce somewhat like Qur’an then he has to produce the Qur’an somewhat similar like the Qur’an.

Now you will tell me that neither I am Jew nor I know Arabic. Then how can I prove Qur’an wrong?

Allah says in the Qur’an in Surah Nisa Ch.4 Verse82

“Do they not consider Qur’an with care Had it been anyone beside Allah, there will be many contradiction.”

Now if anyone wants to prove Qur’an wrong he has to point out a single contradiction.

But we see in entire history of the world nobody has done it

So we can say Qur’an is the word of God………

Hindu Muslim Unity

The major difference between the Hindu and the Muslim is that while the common Hindu believes in the philosophy of Pantheism, i.e. “everything is God, the Tree is God, the Sun is God, the Moon is God, the Snake is God, the Monkey is God, the Human Being is God”, all Muslims believe that “everything is God’s”.

The Muslims believe that everything is God’s. GOD with an apostrophe’s’. Everything belongs to the one and only unique eternal God. The tree belongs to God, the sun belongs to God, the moon belongs to God, the snake belongs to God, monkey belongs to God, the human being belongs to God.

Thus the major difference between the Hindus and the Muslims is the apostrophe ‘s’. The Hindu says, “everything is GOD”. The Muslim says, “everything is God’s”, GOD with an Apostrophe ‘s’. If we can solve the difference of the Apostrophe ‘s’, the Hindus and the Muslims will be united.

WAS ISLAM SPREAD BY THE SWORD?

               Question:

How can Islam be called the religion of peace when it was spread by the sword?

Answer:

It is a common complaint among some non-Muslims that Islam would not have millions of adherents all over the world, if it had not been spread by the use of force. The following points will make it clear, that far from being spread by the sword, it was the inherent force of truth, reason and logic that was responsible for the rapid spread of Islam.

1. Islam means peace

Islam comes from the root word ‘salaam’, which means peace. It also means submitting one’s will to Allah (swt). Thus Islam is a religion of peace, which is acquired by submitting one’s will to the will of the Supreme Creator, Allah (swt).

2. Sometimes force has to be used to maintain peace

Each and every human being in this world is not in favour of maintaining peace and harmony. There are many, who would disrupt it for their own vested interests. Sometimes force has to be used to maintain peace. It is precisely for this reason that we have the police who use force against criminals and anti-social elements to maintain peace in the country. Islam promotes peace. At the same time, Islam exhorts its followers to fight where there is oppression. The fight against oppression may, at times, require the use of force. In Islam force can only be used to promote peace and justice.

3. Opinion of historian De Lacy O’Leary

The best reply to the misconception that Islam was spread by the sword is given by the noted historian De Lacy O’Leary in the book “Islam at the cross road” (Page 8):

“History makes it clear however, that the legend of fanatical Muslims sweeping through the world and forcing Islam at the point of the sword upon conquered races is one of the most fantastically absurd myths that historians have ever repeated.”

4. Muslims ruled Spain for 800 years

Muslims ruled Spain for about 800 years. The Muslims in Spain never used the sword to force the people to convert. Later the Christian Crusaders came to Spain and wiped out the Muslims. There was not a single Muslim in Spain who could openly give theadhaan, that is the call for prayers.

5. 14 million Arabs are Coptic Christians

Muslims were the lords of Arabia for 1400 years. For a few years the British ruled, and for a few years the French ruled. Overall, the Muslims ruled Arabia for 1400 years. Yet today, there are 14 million Arabs who are Coptic Christians i.e. Christians since generations. If the Muslims had used the sword there would not have been a single Arab who would have remained a Christian.

6. More than 80% non-Muslims in India

The Muslims ruled India for about a thousand years. If they wanted, they had the power of converting each and every non-Muslim of India to Islam. Today more than 80% of the population of India are non- Muslims. All these non-Muslim Indians are bearing witness today that Islam was not spread by the sword.

7. Indonesia and Malaysia

Indonesia is a country that has the maximum number of Muslims in the world. The majority of people in Malaysia are Muslims. May one ask, “which Muslim army went to Indonesia and Malaysia?”

8. East Coast of Africa

Similarly, Islam has spread rapidly on the East Coast of Africa. One may again ask, if Islam was spread by the sword, “which Muslim army went to the East Coast of Africa?”

9. Thomas Carlyle

The famous historian, Thomas Carlyle, in his book “Heroes and Hero worship”, refers to this misconception about the spread of Islam:

“The sword indeed, but where will you get your sword! Every new opinion, at its starting is, precisely in a minority of one. In one man’s head alone, there it dwells as yet. One man alone of the whole world believes it, there is one man against all men. That he takes a sword, and try to propagate with that, will do little for him. You must first get your sword! On the whole, a thing will propagate itself as it can.”

10. No compulsion in religion

With which sword was Islam spread? Even if Muslims had it they could not use it to spread Islam because the Qur’an says in the following verse:

“Let there be no compulsion in religion: Truth stands out clear from error”

[Al Qur’an 2:256]

11. Sword of the Intellect

It is the sword of intellect. The sword that conquers the hearts and minds of people. The Qur’an says in Surah An Nahl, Chapter 16 Verse 125:

“Invite (all) to the way of thy Lord with wisdom and beautiful preaching; and argue with them in ways that are best and most gracious.”

[Al Qur’an 16:125]

12. Increase in the world religions from 1934 to 1984

An article in Reader’s Digest ‘Almanac’, year book 1986, gave the statistics of the increase of percentage of the major religions of the world in half a century from 1934 to 1984. This article also appeared in ‘The Plain Truth’ magazine. At the top was Islam, which increased by 235%, and Christianity had increased only by 47%. May one ask, which war took place in this century which converted millions of people to Islam?

13. Islam is the fastest growing religion in America and Europe

Today the fastest growing religion in America is Islam. The fastest growing religion in Europe is Islam. Which sword is forcing people in the West to accept Islam in such large numbers?

14. Dr Joseph Adam Pearson

Dr Joseph Adam Pearson rightly says, “People who worry that nuclear weaponry will one day fall in the hands of the Arabs, fail to realize that the Islamic bomb has been dropped already, it fell the day MUHAMMAD (pbuh) was born.”