ADDRESSING

MISCONCEPTIONS
ABOUT ISLAM
Lim Jooi Soon
abdlim@gmail.com 0123661121

Cause of Misconceptions

Media
Islam + Culture mix-up
Cultural differences
Fatwa by the non-experts
Muslims
Expert x Mix

Purpose of
Removing Misconceptions
A dirty glass needs to be cleaned
before pouring clean water into it

Methodology

Listen attentively
Understand the question
Keep calm
Rational, logical, objective
Scientific
Quote reference, data, ststistics etc
Never go against Quran and sunnah

WOMEN

Polygamy
Hijab
Inheritance
Witness
Man one degree higher than woman (2:228)
Wife beating
Leadership
Imam / saff

WOMEN

Polygamy

Polygamy, polygeny, polyandry

Not introduced by Islam
Islam set a limit,condition
Encourage monogamy,Permissible poligamy
Protecting women,realistic
Poligamy vs monogamy more
women,childless,strong
sex,paralyse,35yrs,husband died
What will happen without poligamy?
4:129 parents love their children

WOMEN

Polyandry vs polygeny

Western view of equality

Islamic view - equal but not the same
Physical differences
Men can marry 4, women cannot - why?
Mother/father known identity, menses,
fitrah, STD, physical capacity,4,5,6,7 child

4/4 - everybody will be related!

HIV - history - perished nation!

WOMEN

Hijab

Past history - women degraded

Islam uplifted status of women
24:30-31
6 criteria,men gold n silk,women no perfume
Include moral, behaviour and intention
33:59,niqap 3:32-33
Capital punishment for rapists
Rape statistics in the USA
Non muslim/muslim right
Mother marry,teresa
Current global status of women?

WOMEN
Divorce

Not true
Both agree - return mahar, court order
Talaq protects women
Custody, harta sepencarian

WOMEN
Wife-beating
Not as judge, do not execute punishment
Part of guiding process
Husband-wife relationship - rights &
responsibilities (4:34)
Conditional husband must practise
Nusyuz disloyalty,serious level of
misbehaviour,refuse to practise islam
Systematic problem-solving
Prophet Muhammad said

WOMEN

2:282 - business transaction

Murder - scholars views
Men - breadwinners
Tazil
Will (5:106)
Talaq (65:2)
Accusing a woman unchaste (24:4)
Accusing spouse of adultery (24:5)
Aisyah - 2210 hadiths
Male witness not acceptable

Witness

WOMEN

Quran does not mention

Hadith - Persia
Aisyah - Perang Jamal
Allah praise Putri Balqis
Prophets time vs today
Scholars opinions
E.g. Liberia

as leader

WOMEN
as Imam / position during solat

Yes
Why woman cannot be Imam for men?
Distraction
Side-by-side
Achieve khusyu?

WOMEN
Men one degree higher
2:228
Not power, but responsibilities

WOMEN
Inheritance

Islam guaranteed
Not true
Blood,generation,responsibility 4:34
Amanah raya should explain
gross vs nett
Example

GENERAL ISSUES

22:78,2:185,4:28,2:286 Islam is difficult

Hadith: Make things easy...SB1:11:69
Fitrah
Everything halal
Islam + culture ,not from islam
Few dos and dontsBenefits humans
Analogy: Child & fire
Islam: easiest, most rational, scientific

GENERAL ISSUES

All religions are the same

Spelling
Invitation
5:3,3:85
4:48, 116,Exodus 20:3-5,Yajurvedas 40:9
Concept of God in Islam,Christiniaty,Hindu
Rubbubiyyah, Al-Asma Was-sifat, Ibaadah
Islam shows how to achieve Good
Islam = Comprehensive

GENERAL ISSUES

Muslim God Cruel

10:99,67:2
All born in the state of fitrah
Piety not inherited: Adam, Noah etc
Muslim by conviction NOT blind following
Born muslims ,Shahadah can be nullified
Inherit islam not embrace
Born non muslims,17:15
4:40
Opportunity and doing their best
Analogy: marks depends on difficulty of test
Heaven & hell belong to God

GENERAL ISSUES
Sinners go to hell-fire

Yes
Concept of repentance
RSL (saw) repented 70X/ day
39:53-54, 4:48, 116, 25:70
Never stops forgiving
Rewards & punishment SB1:31:41

GENERAL ISSUES
Good kafir vs Bad muslim

Kafir, people of the book

51:56
103:1-3
4:48, 116,112:1-4
Analogy: Kad Mesra Petronas

GENERAL ISSUES

Doa not granted

Allah answers prayers 2:186,40:60

Dial the right number
Do you think we deserve it
Allah is The best of all planners
SB in Al-adabul mufrad no 710
Sometimes our request is granted
Grants in the Hereafter
Replace, Rich wife, granted later
Grants even when not requested
Test of our faith

VIOLENCE

9/11
Terrorist
Fundamentalist
Muslim countries love war
Islam spread by sword
Jihad
Suicide bomber

VIOLENCE

No proof to date
Official version vs evidence
Passenger list
Still building collapsed in fire
Building 7
Free fall - control demolition
Pentagon
Testimony of last survivor
Attack on Afghanistan
Who is terrorist?

9/11

VIOLENCE
Muslim countries love war
True: many wars lately include muslim
country
Are they the aggressors or victims
Bosnia
Afghanistan
Attack on Iraq - nuclear weapon/ WMD
Palestine
WW1 & WW2
Ireland vs United Kingdom
Analogy: Robbers attack your house

VIOLENCE
Fundamentalist
Media Oklahoma bomb
Fundamentalist - doctor, scientist,
mathematician
Not all fundamentalists the same
Proud to be muslim
Fundamentalist - dictionary meaning
Every muslim should be fundamentalist
Islam=peace

VIOLENCE
Islam spread by sword

Islam=peace
Force is sometimes needed
Spain, India, Arab
Western Orientalis-indonesia,malaysia
Mongols conquered muslims land
Sword on the neck and force
2:256,16:125 (islamic sword)
1934-84 plain truth Islam 235% Christian 47%
Fastest growing religion in America & Europe

VIOLENCE
Jihad

Jihad = holy war ? Harb muqaddasah

Holy war= crusader war
Jihad means to strive,to struggle,exert effort
Jihad also means holy struggle
Ownself ,Ruler,Global
14 states,context
2:78 worship ,29:69 cause ,60:8-9 home
Islamic context

VIOLENCE
Suicide bomber

Suicide forbidden is Islam

5:32
Vietnam, Iraq, Sri Lanka
Bali vs Palestine
What is the cause?60:8-9
Defending their country
Intention
Scholar opinion
Hadith regarding war
Judge Islam by source

MUHAMMAD
(SAW)

Many wives
Pedophile
Married daughter-in-law
Can read

MUHAMMAD (saw)
Many
wives
Total of how many wives?

Twice widow ,40 yrs

Monogamy with Khadijah 25yrs
Polygamy was a norm
Remained unmarried
53yrs marry others, majority old lady
David ,Solomon ,Krisna

Why 9 wives?

Allah commandment
33:50-52
33:6,33:53
Social, political, moral, education,
humanitarian, legality

MUHAMMAD (saw)
Pedophile

Previous culture vs present

Chinese culture,engaged with Abujahals son
Marriage to Aisyah - 6 years old SB
Parents consent, strengthen siraturrahim
Honour married to ruler
Not an issue at that time but full of praise
Puberty and permission
Sex before marriage? adultery?
Permissible age for sexual relation

MUHAMMAD (saw)
Married daughter-in-law
Existing culture - adopted son
considered as own son
Forbiddence changging father name
33:4-5
Allahs commandment is intended to
break the culture

MUHAMMAD (saw)
Can read
96:1,no book
29:48
Meanings of Iqra
Read
Recite
Proclaim

Common Questions By
Christian
Missionaries
MUHAMMAD
AND JESUS MENTIONED
IN THE QURAN
Muhammad mentioned 5 times
Jesus mentioned 25 times
1st Person VS 3rd Person
Mention of Moses
Satan VS Jesus

MUHAMMAD IS DEAD BUT JESUS STILL ALIVE

All Prophets are dead except Jesus
Why?
Only Jesus mistaken as God by followers
Will return in End Times to correct followers
Bible: Matthew 7:21-23

Son of God is God

112:1-4,4:48/116
Mark 12:29,Deu 33:27Jobs 25:4-6,John
4:24,Exo 20:3-5
Same kind
Beginning
Father/mother

WHO IS THE LAST PROPHET?

True;
Last

Jesus coming in End Times

Prophet not by Appearance but by Birth

Analogy:
2nd

2 sons

coming of Jesus as follower of Muhammad

Allah says WEin the

Quran
Allah refers Himself as Ana ( I ) and
Nahnu (We)
Two kinds of Plural in Arabic:
Plural of numbers ,Quantity
Plural of Respect,Royalty
Queen Elizabeth

JESUS HAS NO FATHER

Article
3:59

of Faith

(Jesus = Adam)

Bible:

Hebrews 7:1-3
(Melchisedec)
Cloning

Quran copied from the

bible
Not a single verse of Quran same with Arabic
Bible!
Style of Language
Contradictions, Scientific errors in Bible not in
Quran
Modern Science, Prophecies, Historical facts in
Quran
Analogy: Genius copy from fool
Cause of Similarities: Same Source
Mark 12:29 copied from Deuteronomy 6:4
Bible copied from Hindu Scripture

Jesus born miraculously

Jesus Son of God-Matt 5:9,Ro 8:14

Adam
Quran Isa ibn mariam
Bible matthew 2:11
John 3:16 begotten son Psalm 2:7
John 20-17

 Stone/ Door
Why cannot eat Swine? Why did God
create swine if not allow us to eat?
Marry own sister
Why create angel?
Inheritance
Can Allah do everything
Abrahams sacrifice
Slave women

Stone/Door
Qualify the question
In what situation can we force people
to Islam? Quran who speak besides
Allah?
35:1,85:16,6:101
How big do you want
0-1 different how many %

Why cannot eat

swine/why create

Allah commandment 2:173

Creator know best
analogy
Scientific
Nature
Leviticus 11:7-8,Deu 14:8,Isa 65:2-5
Allah create stone etc

Marry own sister

Syariat every prophet different,35:24

Moses, Jesus, Muhammad
Adam- can marry own sister
Only option
Cross marry
Please suggest a better way

Why create angel

6:101
35:1,2:106,109
85:16
Allah spoke to Moses
Why angel? Divine Power
Witness
2:30

Muslim inheritance

4:40
Hadith Cannot inherit
Accept as gift
Hibah
Will
Discretion
4:1, 6:151, 31:14, 46:15

Can Allah do everything?

35:1,2:106,109
85:16
Godly thing
Can Allah create another Allah?
Can he forget,make mistake
Allah has power over all thing

Abrahams Sacrifice

Ishmael not Isaac

Test of faith
Ishmael willing but not Jesus
God replaced
Never addressed Father as God

Slave women

Culture
Right toward slave women xbeat,prostitute
Promote freed slave 1400
Prophet muhammad-maria alkipti-ibrahim
Have child, husband died, marriedx2
58:3-4, 4:92, 5:89
If you cannot-if you dont find
Zakat ,hadith master slap his slave
Imam Hasan Basri

QURAN WRITTEN BY SATAN

Quran 56:78-79
Author of Quran: 4:82, 45:2
Footstep of syaitan 6:142,24:21
Enemy to you 35:6
Should not worship Satan 36:60,16:36
Nothing but deception 25:29
Seek Gods protection -accursed
16:98
Not a single verse teaches Evil

COMMON QUESTIONS BY
HINDUS

MUSLIMS WORSHIP KAABAH

Kiblat direction
Unity in Islam
1st House of Worship
Earlier Qiblat: Jerusalem 2:225, 250
Psalm 138:2
Remove Kaabah to bukit Cina
Stepping Kaabah/ rebuild
Stepping picture of Kaabah
Hadith Omar
Worship Kaabah = Hellfire

MUSLIM SLAUGTERING CRUEL

Pre-Conditions; Sharp knife, away from other
animals
Calm the animal
Slaughter swiftly
Blood vessels severed without damaging spinal cord
Maximum blood drained
Animal kicking & struggling
Disconnecting blood flow to brain nerves
responsible for pain
Meat remains fresh for longer time

RAMA, KRISHNA, BUDDHA ARE

PROPHETS OF ALLAH

35:24, 13:7
16:36 Serve God and eschew Evil
Cannot say for sure; Yes or No
If they were Prophets; Time bound & Their
People only
Muhammad = our Prophet 34:28, 21:107
Muhammad = Final Prophet 33:40

EATING NON VEGETARIAN

Permitted by God 16:5

Pointed Teeth
Digestion System
Vegetation too have lives
Killing less senses being
Lives killed to feed one person
Universal Religion; Desert, Eskimos
Vegetarian too can be good Muslim

Linggam In Kaabah
Eating Non-Vegetarian
Muslim Slaughtering Cruel
Idol Worship Only For Concentration
Rama, Krsna, Buddha Prophets of Allah?
Hinduism the Oldest Religion (Sanathana
Dharma)

CONTRADICTIONS IN
THE QURAN
1 day = 1,000 or 50,000 years?
Man created from water, sperm or
clay?
Heavan & earth created in 6 days or 8
days?

1 DAY = 1,000 OR 50,000 YEARS?

22:47
32:5
70:4
Time in Human Concept not the same with
God
Different Context
Yaum = Day or Period or epoch
Analogy: Journey to 3 Destinations

MAN CREATED FROM

WATER, SPERM OR CLAY?

25:54
76:2
6:2
Contradistinction
Analogy: Making Coffee
Water + Sugar + Coffee

HEAVAN & EARTH CREATED IN 6

DAYS OR 8 DAYS?
7:54, 10:3, 11:7, 25:59
41:9-12
41:11 begins with Thumma
(Moreover / simultaneously)
Analogy: Construction of Building &
Fence
Yaum = Day, Period, Epoch

Islam Umno/Pas

Prophet never join Umno/Pas

Muslim weak focus differencess
3:103,6:159
Muslim,Quran,Sunnah,Shahadah,Rukun
10-2, banuquraizah,Abu bakar-Omar
Differencess with non muslim?
Labelling- main cause of division

THANK YOU