Danish Cartoon Portraying Muhammad as a terrorist is Just Wrong

The following are the comments I made on faeriebell's blog post about "Muhammad's cartoon and why it's wrong":

Spikes,
It's the ignorant people like you who fail to research and understand what Islam stands for.

True, there are a few bad apples in every religion (like Eric Robert Rudolph) but that doesn't make the entire religion and it's followers bad.

Islam says that killing a soul is like killing the whole humanity.

Prophet Muhammed (PBUH) showed Muslims how they should live with peace. People who are terrorizing the world are using Islam's name in the most heinous way.

Garry, unlike Christianity, Islam forbids the depiction of the Prophet. Non-Muslims have therefore no right to depict something which is expressly forbidden in Islam.

Calling for "the death" of the Danish cartoonists isn't Islamic either. Islam is a peaceful religion with only one message: peace. People who seem to not get this fundamental message, whether Muslim or not, don't really get the essence of Islam.

Let me draw your attention to a few historical events.

Before Islam spread in the world, a woman used to throw trash on the Prophet (PBUH) every day as he used to walk by her window. Every time she will throw trash, the Prophet will look up, give a smile and walk on without saying a word. One day the Prophet noticed that no one threw trash on him. Worried what might have happened to the woman, he went to her door and found her very sick. He took care of her, cleaned her house and fed her for several days, until she got better. She did convert to Islam later due to the behavior shown by the Prophet PBUH.

In a Gazwah (a war in which Prophet PBUH) participated, a pagan woman martyred Prophet's beloved uncle and chewed on his body parts. After Prophet PBUH came into power, the woman was brought in front of him for sentencing. Prophet Muhammed (PBUH) forgave the woman and let her go.

Muslims all around the world are supposed to follow the excellent examples of forgiveness set forth not only by Prophet PBUH, but by Jesus, Ibraham, Isaac, Moses and the prophets before him.

In addition, Muslims are forbidden to attack first. A better Muslim, according to Islam, is the one who forgives, not the one who opts for revenge.

Sadly, some extremists bring a bad name to Islam. Islam is all about forgiveness and peace, and there is no other truth about Islam.

Frank

And here's another comment for Grumpyyoungman and folks like him:

Grumpyyoungman,

Your comment shows that obviously you have no idea of what Islam represents and you are one of those people who just believe anything and everything on its face value.

Islam gives more rights, respect and freedom to women than any other religion.

Islam was the first religion in the world to give property rights to women.

Islam gives women more respect that anyother religion.

If someone tries to achieve their own objective in the name of Islam, they are not following Islam.

Islam is all about forgiveness, respect and equality.

And BTW, if you ever get a chance to read and understand Koran, you will see that Islam is by no way stuck in the 8th century. Koran is full of scientific knowledge and information.

Rape is NOT accepted in Islam by any means and is a crime punishable by death.

Prophet Muhammed PBUH said that the better amongst us is the one who is good to his wife and family.

If you study the Sunnah (the life of the Prophet), you will find out that he was the most tolerant man and never preached what you are wrongfully accusing him of preaching.

Islam put more importance on knowledge and learning that anyother religion in the world.

And Islam isn't called the religion of Muhammed, it's called the religion of Ibrahim.

Once Prophet Muhammed (PBUH) found a cat sleeping on his sleeve. He preferred to cut his sleeve rather than wake up the cat. Talk about caring for others.

I agree that there are some bad apples in Muslims and that some Muslims have deviated from their path but its important to remember that is not what Islam preaches.

No one is trying to convert anyone. What happened was just wrong.

One of the reasons portrayal of Muhammed and Allah is forbidden in Islam is to prevent the images from becoming the object of worship. This is something Muslims live by and take very seriously.

In case you didn't hear, US has officially sided with Muslims in the cartoon dispute, according to Reuters.

According to the story:

"These cartoons are indeed offensive to the belief of Muslims," State Department spokesman Kurtis Cooper said in answer to a question. "We all fully recognize and respect freedom of the press and expression but it must be coupled with press responsibility. Inciting religious or ethnic hatreds in this manner is not acceptable."

"We call for tolerance and respect for all communities for their religious beliefs and practices," he added.

Those who know the background and have done their homework know why this is just plain wrong.



People worldwide have forgotten the message of Islam. They follow what they want to follow and name it Islam, forgetting that is not what Islam is about.

Ever since the message of Islam started spreading, nonbelievers have been trying to do whatever they can to defame Islam. No matter how low you go, I won't go equally low because I am a proud Muslim and will always forgive you for your ignorance as that is what my religion teaches me.

Your comment is full of ignorance and you are just spewing made up things from nowhere. I encourage you to spend some time doing research, not by reading false material about Islam, but research the source of all the information: Koran.

I will finish my comment by saying that before opening your mouth, learn a little about this religion. Going low is just going to make you look bad.

May your eyes open soon to the truth.

Frank (Farhan)
A proud Muslim in America

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