Religious Police
By Anarkalee Perera
Sri Lankan authorities have detained Sarah Malani Perera, a Sri Lankan-born resident of Bahrain, at the Katunayake Airport for publishing two books allegedly offensive to Buddhism. She was leaving after a three-month holiday in Sri Lanka.
Perera, who was born to Buddhist parents, converted to Islam in 1999. The books, titled Darkness To Light and Questions And Answers, were seized at the airport.
According to the family of the detained woman, the owner of the cargo company handling the shipment contacted police to claim that the book was offensive to the Buddhist religion.
The Sunday Leader visited the Special Unit at the Mirihana Police Station where Perera is currently being held and spoke to Inspector Udaya Kumara and OIC Pradeep Ratnayake. Although they both refused to name the charges against Perera or give out any information regarding the case, The Sunday Leader was able to see the two books published by Perera. The books refer to Christianity and Hinduism as well as Buddhism.
Perera, meanwhile, has been in police custody for the last six days. Police Spokesperson Preshantha Jayakody said he is unable to provide any information about the charges, as he has not been given a report yet by the Mirihana Police. He went on to say that the investigation is still ongoing and that Perera is being held under a detention order from the Defence Ministry. Detention orders are issued under emergency regulations.
A report in the Bahrain-based Gulf Daily News said Perera has lived in the Gulf state since she was a teenager in the mid-1980s.
The newspaper reported that she converted to Islam in 1999 and that her parents and sisters had also converted.
The newspaper quoted her sister, also a Bahrain resident, as saying that Perera recently published the two books on Islam and comparative religion to explain why she changed faiths.
Perera, who is said to have studied religion in Bahrain, has issued an international appeal to human rights groups to secure her release.
Is this why we Sri Lankan Muslims go out of our way to be Sri Lankans first, become the first line of defence against the partition of the country to the extent that our people are ethnically cleansed from the North, and ours is the largest number of IDPs in the country and nobody speaks or even cares about their situation? Is this why we as muslims opposed “Buddha Bars” in the Middle East ?, opposed the destruction of the Bhamiyan Statues?, and helped clear lands around temples in the East only to have them seize our lands as ancient Buddhist sanctuaries? Is this why we accepted a national anthem that negates our belief that it is God who provides sustenance for every living creature in the Universe?
Who’s going to defend OUR religious freedoms? protect our rights to practice our religion as God requires of us? allow us to sacrifice our animals to feed our poor, the poorest group in the country? Who’s going to protect our rights to have our girls modestly dressed as they go to school? Who’s to prevent the continuing diversion of tsunami aid from our brothers overseas meant for our most badly affected regions – the muslim communities in the Eastern Province?
O Sri Lankan Muslims! We need to be MUSLIMS FIRST AND LAST! If we don’t wake up and take care of the needs of our own needy, we will be responsible for this crime before Allah, and we will not get any help from Him!
religous freedom is differnt but writting books & insulting other religions not acceptable. so why are muslims shouting?? we all know what they did to salman & taslima & burn /violens fr popes comments? now u talk abt religous freedom?? hypocrites!!!
Have to see the contents to decide whether it is insulting other religions. How come comparative studies are considered as “insults”?
These books are about why she changed her faith and not meant to insult any religion. She is not saying that Buddhists are bad or anything. You are very prejudiced.
KushUppandi,
You speak as if you got a chance to read the books.. If so can you please give a honest summery of what’s there??
IMHO it’s hard to imagine somebody who lived (& practiced Buddhism) only 13 years in SL, have enough knowledge do a in depth analysis of Buddhism to compare it with Islam.
As I understand, these books are written from a Muslim fundamentalist viewpoint, and are quite incendiary in their vilification of Buddhists and other religions.
How dare these Muslims talk about religious freedom when Sharia demands apostate Muslims who leave their religion to be stoned to death. This woman is a resident of Bahrain so why don’t you look at how people of other religions are treated in Bahrain and the Middle East.
All that talk about “comparative religion” is LIES. This is a book that glorifies Islamic terrorism.
I don’t think anyone should be arrested for writing a book, not even Salman Rushdi.
I don’t think this lady is Muslim, for if she is a Muslim, then she can’t be Sarah Malani Perera;
Sarah is Jewish and Malani is Sinhalese, and Perera is Catholic
Sorry Mr Ari. You cannot deceive people. Sarah is Hebrew, Malani is Sinhalese and Perera is Roman. Hebrew, Sinhala and Roman are languages and nothing to do with religions. A Sarah can be Jew, Christian, Buddhist, Hindu or Muslim similarly a Tariq can be Jew, Christian, Buddhist, Hindu or Muslim. Ex foreign minister of Iraq Tariq Azeez is a Christian. Ex Lebanese president Ameen Jamael also a Christian. Those names are Arabic and they are Arabs. Do not mix language and ethnicity with religions or faiths.
Hey, Rambuttan, if you have converted, you have to have a Muslim name, so ask anyone, who had converted or go to the nearest Mosque.
Sarah is Hebrew, OK and in the normal world we say Jewish. Malani is always Sinhala, but Perera is not Roman, but Portuguese.
So, don’t mix your eggs, or rambuttans!
There is no Muslim, Christian, Buddhist or Hindu names. Names are come from languages, race and ethnicity. Change of name only for identification purpose if a convert think he/she should be identified as Muslim. During early stage only Arabic was considered to identify a Muslim however now Persian, Turkish, Urdu, Berber, Pashtu, Kurdish, Malay and Kashmiri are taken for Muslim identification because speakers of these languages are now predominantly Muslims. Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, Albania and other Baltic languages are inherited from ancient Roman language. You know Sinhala is a Indo-Aryan language? I can say your thinking power is limited that is what sticking with myths and fictions. Pls do not argue without facts.
Malini is Tamil too.My sis too
@Ari..For your information Sarah is used by Muslims as well. Sarah is from Aramaic Language, so is Ibrahim and Ismail. Jews and even Christians use these names with a little variation. Abraham for Ibrahim for instance.But they are all names used by Muslims. It is not mandatory for a person to change the name when reverting to Islam.
Rishard, if you have not married a Sinhala or a Tamil girl, you might not know, but ask anyone, who had converted.
Why is that the Quran is only written in Arabic? Why is that any translation is not the Quran? Why do you say, anything Quranic cannot be exactly translated in to another language?
The police had arrested a person, who had a Jewish-Sinhala-Portuguese name but with a Muslim attire…
@ Ari..Islam is a religion for the whole of humanity. It has a universal message. It is a way of life. Name or dress has nothing to do with Islam. The only criteria is the dress has to be decent and modest and the name should be pleasant to utter and the meaning should not violate the principles of Islam.
The Quran is the word of God and was revealed in Arabic Language to our Noble Prophet. Muslims are encouraged to study Arabic to understand it first hand, but Translations are available. There are thousands of Muslims who have mastered this language even in our own country. Now coming to the subject of arrest I am sorry to tell you what the Police are up to these days and the sorry state of affairs in our country now. You know it better than me. I wish a copy of this book that our sister Perera wrote to be given free to each Polceman. The name of the book is ‘From Darkness to Light’. I am sure many are going to see the ‘Light’ soon in our beautiful country after the publication of this book. We Muslims owe our thanks to the Police and the people behind this arrest and also our media for giving the publicity to this book. This is how the Creator works to spread the word among disbelievers.
My friend Manjula currently living in UK is a Muslim. He has not changed his name. He will do it if he thinks he should be identified as a Muslim among Muslims. Why Dhammapada in Pali? That is original. How come English translation of Dhammapada is considered original? If we clone “Ari” how come he is the original Ari? Clone is just a copy, similarly a translation of anything is not original. This is a basic knowledge. We are very sorry about your knowledge.
How about “Mandana Ismail Abeywickrema”, and “Raisa Wickermatunga” the two journalists in SL. They are Muslims and retaining their surnames. Nothing wrong with this.
Dear Ari,
I think you have lost some where, pls come to the subject Rishard almost onway, I am not criticising any religion but you have to search for the truth or universal solution for the existing problem.
As long as we are here, no Muslims in this country can do nothing to . We will do everything possible to protect Buddhism and even covert to Buddhists. We will not protect this Bahraini Sarah. She has betrayed our religion Buddhis. Who is she to us? One of us (AaSally) even call himself as deity in the TV ad. We have already converted outselves to Buddhism.
hey stupids
I am out of this religious arguments, but one thing i cant
accept is cooking up with fake names to dupe people,
which fool is going to believe this.
Hay Idiots.,,,
you can post comment by changing names, but you know your a big idoit. You can’t do anything to protect buddshist event the monks and buddhist can do what ever they want . i have suggestion for you please go to Anudrahapura and feed the hungry monkeys.
you know you cant fry papad in the hot water.
Buddha was from India and Buddhism originated in India, How many Buddhists are there in India ? Will India be in this level if the majority in India are Buddhists. My guess the clergy would have destroyed their progress
To give you an apt answer; let me quote a part of my own writeup to a news paper sometime back. I posted it just a minuet back but moderator blocked it. Not fair; perhaps they want readers to think your are right. But you are wrong.
So, Iran and Pakistan, are you still willing to support this anti-Muslim regime?
Very Interesting debate
just add some water in to that,
There are muslims in Kandy and Kurunegala with names such as Kone Gedara mudiyanselage Mohhamed Hanifa and Koiralalage Mohan Niyas second name is a true name of famous Film Director and a Lawyer. who hails from kandy. We are unique country and w eneed to maintain this identity religion shouldnt be a conflciting or reperssion point. I need to be a colour tothe society,
This Book said to be with no insult and if there is insult then ist should delt according to the law which is in the law books, Detaining a person is illigal and this cannot take under ER and its normal law and bailable. This books said to be a reflection of a singhalese converted in to Islam , Good to read and learn that aspect and challenge her interlectually if she wrote interlectul rubbish and there are many books with full of rubbish but its their right to expression.
There are thousands of Buddhists in Sri Lanka today who converted to Islam. Who cares it? When Muslims migrated to Sri Lanka in the history, they got married to Buddhist women in this country. Who opposed it? However, why Fatwa against Thaslima Nasrin, Salman rushdi and many more? We are as Sri Lankans respect the right of all people to practice their own religions. Anybody in Sri Lanka can become even a rationalist. Nobody cares it. However, in my opinion, the arrest of this woman can not be related to her conversion but the possible statements against the doctrine of Buddhism. as a Buddhist, I have many arguments against other religions, but I keep my mouth shut because I believe that I have no ethical rights to say anything against other religions. Monotheism, polytheism, reincarnation, life after death are very sensitive areas in all religions and anybody can practice whatever they believe in and should not demean any religion. Let this woman believe in God Allah but she must not insult load Buddha or his teaching. If she does so,it is considered a very serious matter for the Buddhist world. It is the duty of the government of Sri Lanka to protect Buddhism according to the Constitution. Everybody must understand that If somebody writes anything against Islam or Christianity in Sri Lanka, The government does the the same against such person.
1.serves sarah right, who asked her to come to sri lanka for holidays?
does she think its all peaceful?
2.Sarah was born a Buddhist, meaning her parents followed Buddhist and hence she had to follow. Later she converted to the religion she wish.
its called HUMAN RIGHTS, freedom of religion and expression.
writing a book on her view, isnt a crime under any law.
so basically she has been detained for wat crime?
she didnt break any law.
as for the democracy, she should not have even been arrested.
SRI LANKA IS A FUNNY COUNTRY , WHERE U CAN ARREST AND DETAIN PEOPLE FIRST AND THEN INVESTIGATE AND FIND A REASON FOR THE ARREST AFTER FEW MONTHS. WOW… DEMOCRACY LIVING IN THIS COUNTRY…LOL
Kugan: To give you an apt answer; let me first quote a part of my own writeup to a news paper sometime back ….
That was how I started it A complete reply was posted here just a minuet back but the Sunday Leader moderator blocked it.
Not fair though, but thats what has happened; perhaps the moderator want readers to think your are right. But you are wrong.
Sarandeebiyy
You are talking out of context.
well said brother, only thing i see is that sri lanken muslims must practice proper islam first,then allah helps. not saint worshiping and electing the worst so called muslim leaders, who are worse than the non muslims. i hope inshallah this brave lady is released. make dua for her release
I hope she gets released too. currently only emergency laws can keep her in custody until this government can cook up some law.
At the same time I hope all the Muslims will tolerate any media portraying Islam in an unfavourable manner. It’s a two way road brother. I respect all religions and hate all hypocrites.
And in case she gets released, there wont be any charges against the police because like in several other cases, she will be made happy that she is released and free at least…. This is the reason the police act to harras individuals without batting an eyelid
brave lady fr insulting other religions? at least proper procedures in place unlike muslims who riot burm embassies & kill if anything is written against them
Hey have you read her books ? or u another bigot ?
Yes they rioted and burned embassies because someone insulted their religion and religious figures. Comparative studies cannot be called “insult”. There are millions of books on comparative religions.
hmm… One issue I have is how qualified is she to do a comparative study on Buddhism… She left SL at the age of 13 to Bahrain.. I wonder whether she practiced Buddhism at all after that..
Dear sonny, Please do know the difference between some groups or people and the Government. Burning embassies not done by government, it just some people who has no knowledge of islam.
What is happening to Sri Lanka? I am sure that if the book violates any law in Sri Lanka, the law will provide avenues to ban the book, etc.
Even if a law has been violated, I do not think that the law in Sri Lanka provides for the detention of a person in a matter such as this one. Even if there is a violation of the law, the person will have to be released on bail pending a trial.
The refusal of the police to indicate what are the charges against this person should suggest somebody goofed.
Law ……..in Sri Lanka can any one define it.. ???l
You are right my friend. There’s no law in Sri lanka….Even the Budhhist monks are threatening their own these days with the influence of powerful politicos. After all even the highest ranking Buddhist monks tells the politions not to visit the temples for creating violence. So with that said……why the hell they arrest these people.If they find it offencive towards the language..you have to put a ban on the book. (then waht about the others who threatened the bikkhus??) the also should get the same treatment.
Charles
Moda buddhists
arrest me if you can
The racist elements such as Hela Urumaya have joined with the ruling party which ignores the minorities rights and prejudices.
The Christian community too suffers in a great extent in Sri Lanka. Their churches were destroyed in many areas and nowadays no preacher other than bhuddhists could preach independantly in Sri Lanka.
Refusal of expressing the charges against this innocent lady by the Sri Lankan Police was a barbaric act and ridiculous.
Sri Lankan Buddhists are the peace loving people, but the rogue elements of some buddhist political parties’ vulnerable behaviour and mentality against the other faiths are untolerable.
Talking law and order in Sri Lanka is a mischievous thing nowadays.
Human rights groups and people from all faiths should come forward to express unjustice and mockery made to this lady by the hierarchy of the Sri Lankan government and insist the immediate release from Police custody.
I hope and wish the Bahrain government could intervene for the release of this lady.
You are accusing JHU as racists and for joining the government. But you have not given the so-called minority rights that they (you) have lost or the institutionalized prejudices that they (you) tumble upon.
I have not heard Churches being vandalized in Sri Lanka lately. True, Christian Evangelists had to face consequences when they started erecting sheds as churches in the middle of Buddhist neighborhood and started proselytizing Buddhists by bribe. Now that they have put those evil acts in to back-burner thing have quieten down. If you want to read about recent attacks on churches, read this:
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Southeast_Asia/LA14Ae01.html
Now for you bogus allegation of preaching restrictions, the ‘Risen Lord’ of brother Perera is progressing at St Peters church even today. What do you say for that. It is not the monks of the JHU but Mr. Hardy of the Sunday Leader that accused ‘Risen Lord’ as a fraud. I couldn’t disagree with him though.
Don’t butter us up and think we will fall pray unto you. We know that the so-called International community, NGOs, INGOs, Christian Evangelists, Tamil Separatists, and their backers are all up in arms to destroy our country. But we are united now.
leela are you stoned
Idiot that is what is called a freedom of expression.
Funny thing is the so called Sinhala Buddhists racists attack Indian Tamils and other minorities in Sri Lanka and then go home light a lamp and then prostrate on their all fours before an Indian called Buddha. Always remember Buddhists worship an Indian. How come she was detained under Emergency Regulations? It is an abuse of power by another racist Gotabhaya.
Probably truth is hurting Leela. Do not steal someone’s freedom of practicing whatever faith or religion. This news clearly says they converted to Islam after studying it and no one has compelled them to do so. I suggest you to have a research on why Sinhalese are discarding Buddhism. You can come up with a good thesis. Time is precious, spend it productively without wasting on writing rubbish.
Moda Leela
You are more divided now wait till GE You will cut oyers throats
Moda sinhalayas
..LEELA GO AND SEE WHAT ARE YOUR SINHALA HOUSE MAIDS IN ARAB COUNTRIES DOING TO MAKE MONEY? IF YOU CANT BELEIVE THIS GO THERE NEAR CHRUCHES IN KUWAIT ,DUBAI,BAHRAIN..ON FRIDAYS..AND SEE YOURSELF HOW THEY MARKET THEM….WITHOUT WEST YOU WOULDNT NEVER LEARNED ENGLISH..BECAUSE OF NGOS..ATLEAST SOMEPEOPLE IN YOUR COUNTRY EAT A MEAL PER DAY…TAKE FISR BUS TO ANGODA AND EXAMINE YOUR RACIST BRAIN…WHO KNOWS PROBABLY YOUR GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRAND FATHER WAS A TAMIL…..
..BUT WITHOUT SHAME STILL YOU EXPORT TEEN AGE GIRLS TO ARAB SERVICE INDUSTRY..DO YOU KNOW EVEN POOR BANGALDESH- A MUSLIM -COUNTRY BANNED GIRLS GOING TO ARAB NATIONS AS HOUSE MAIDS..BECAUSE BANGALDESHES HAVE DIGNITY….WHERE IS YOUR RELIGION NOW…?
Hey helaurumaya
This is a Buddhist country with majority of Buddhist population and we the majority decide what is good for us.There is plenty of religious freedome in this country to practice any religion but no one should try to convert people using undue methods.
Buddhist will not tolarate destroying their rligious statues and insulting their religion by the AVANGALICAL PASTORS or erecting prayer houses illegally in predominant buddhist areas inorder to convert poor Buddhist by bribing them.
We will not tolarate attacking Buddhist by hired thugs by Avangelical pastors like what took place in Kalutara
there was religious harmoney in this country for long time forgetting the fact that the Portugese killed to convert Buddhist to Christianity and british banned buddhist rituals during colonial periods but it’s these new religions that brings disharmoney to Sri LANKA
If you belongs to one of them I got news for you
forget your intentions becuse we will protect Buddhism in this country for another 2500 years
Moda Balla buranawa
I’m amazed at the hatred you people are showing . As a practicing Buddhist, my view is, we should be tolerant. Any issues should be settled peacefully. Going back to the original issue that started this debate, Buddhism has survived for thousands of generations, and it will for generations more to come, as will all other religions. Why waste time arguing?
..OH…SO STILL BUDDHISM EXIST …IN YOUR COUNTRY IN WHAT FORM?
Hello GAMUNUBALA
I think you misunderstood. There is no true Buddhism exists in Sri Lanka now. It’s called “Barbarism” that you are practicing these days.
..WHY THE HELL FIRST PASS A LAW AND CHANGE ALL SINHALA CATHOLICS TO CHRISTIANITY..THEN PASS ANOTHER LAW….AGAINST EMBRACING CHRISTINITY…AND CUT THE HEADS OF CONVERTS IN FRONT OF A VIHARA..
Has anybody read what is written ????? What is the compensation the POLICE and the SRI LANKAN govt going to pay in case her basic human rights were violated by the police and immigration authority in detaining her ???
Abdul. Mo One in SL knows about HR
Few Muslims talk here as if they are filled with egalitarian qualities here. So, let us see what Muslims would have done to this woman Perera had been a Muslim in a Muslim country and if she happened to change her religion from a Muslim to a Buddhist. But first we must know who is a Muslim.
A Muslim follows two things, one is the Quran and the other is the Sunnah. The Quran is the words of Muhammad (he claimed what he read out was Allah’s or God’s word) and the Sunnah are the life examples of Muhammad. For Muslims, Muhammad is the one who defined what is good and bad and the one that set the standards. The details of the Sunnah are described in the books called ‘hadith’ that are written as reported by Muhammad’s companions and wives. The Mullahs that study volumes and volumes of these ‘hadiths’ master the details of Muhammad’s life work for years and advise the believers the correct way of doing things if it is not in the Koran. But enough is written in the Koran for him to follow and go to heaven. See a just a few verses written bellow.
Now, sharia, the Muslim law that is derived from Koran and ‘hadiths’ is applied to equally to Muslims as well as non-Muslims in many Muslim countries. I don’t know this woman Perera read the Koran and hadith particularly about how women are to be beaten:
Qur’an 4:34 “….and (as to) those on whose part you fear desertion, admonish them, and leave them alone in the sleeping-places and beat them….” Now Abu Dawud 11:2137 has advised Muslims how to perform beating your woman. It says; “….you should give her food when you eat, clothe her when you clothe yourself, do not strike her on the face….”And al-Tabari, in 5:68-69 says; “….that you should not break her bones or leave a bruise….” And Sahih Bukhari 7:62:132 says as the Prophet said, “None of you should flog his wife as he flogs a slave and then have sexual intercourse with her in the last part of the day.”"
Now I say they were insignificant matters to this subject matter when compared to this: In Islam, it is a criminal offense to speak ill of Prophet Muhammad and his Holy Scriptures. Even if a non-Muslim talk against Islam, it too is blasphemy. That is not the irony. The irony is; Now that Perera is a Muslim does she know that she cannot revert back to Buddhism? Because a Muslim changing his or her religion to another is blasphemy and blasphemy is punishable by death. I can prove Muhammad himself had asked his followers to kill many who blasphemed Islam and him.
No one should to do unto others what they don’t like others to do unto them. Muhammad didn’t bother about this principal. Though Muhammad had restricted freedom to Muslims he told his followers to fight the unbelievers and impose on them his religion through terror.
8:12 We will cast terror into the hearts of Non-Muslims. Therefore strike off their heads and strike off every fingertip of them.
3:28 Let not the Muslims take for friends or helpers the Non-Muslims.
8:65 Rouse the Muslims to the fight against Non-Muslims.
9:5 Then fight and slay the Non-Muslims wherever ye find them,
9:14,Fight the Non-Muslims, and God will punish them by your hands, cover them with shame.
9:23, O ye the Muslims take not for protectors your fathers and your brothers if they do not love Islam.
9:28, O ye Muslims! Truly the Non-Muslims are unclean.
9:123, O ye Muslims! fight the Non-Muslims who gird you about, and let them find firmness in you.
47:4, Therefore, when ye meet the Non-Muslims, smite at their necks; At length.
So, Sarandeebiyy, alam, the one who writes as Hela Urumaya; I say it is absurd to expect others to be reasonable when you are not. Having said that; I do not know what Perera is suspected of and arrested for, but I wouldn’t approve it, if it is for apostasy. We have egalitarian principles after all.
Dear Professor Leelaratne,You are totally Misleading and Mis Quoting taking a Line from a Surah… Example-8:12 We will cast terror into the hearts of Non-Muslims. Therefore strike off their heads and strike off every fingertip of them….This is in Reference to spoils of war and it begins as how to deal justly in spoils of War that is Surah Al-Anfal from Chapter 1 to Chapter 129 regard Those who are considered the oppressors driving you out of your homes because of your religion(SUBMISION TO THE ONE GOD) and those you aid the oppressors are not better than the oppressors themselves….I can refute you and go into details but this is not the platform todo so as your intentions are also not clear but I can only hope that since you have gone to great extent of Mis-Quoting several passages by CUT ,BITS AND PIECES out of context that you will really start reading in proper context and see the message….May the MIGHTY CREATOR ONE & ONLY GOD Give you Guidance to submit to the CREATOR
To Mr. Abdullah and others who replied to my comment;
I say; I am not an authority in Islam, only an avid reader about contemporary religions. So, on and off for the last five years, I have read enough about the God of Abraham and all his prophets.
Since the God is one and the prophets or messiahs are that one God’s messengers, except of cause Jesus who claimed he was God, but you Muslims don’t agree, I expected all this one God’s children to be harmonious. Nut, throughout their history, Jews, Christians and Muslims were on loggerhead at each other. More often than not, Christians and Muslims killed each other, for the sake of their religion. Do you deny that? In my opinion Recent suicide attacks on the world trade centre in New York and tube stations in London on Muslim part, and invading Iraq and Afghanistan on Christian part can be named as their recent feats on behalf of their religion.
Jews believe that they are the God’s children and the book called Torah of their Bible has the word of God. Pious Christians believe both their Bible and Jews’ Bible has the word of God. Muslims believe Koran is the word of their God. Koran clearly tells its adherents, Muslims that Christians and Jews are dirty people and they must not be allowed in Mecca. In very many verses in Koran, it also incites Muslims to kill the Christians and the Jews. The Bibles have no verses to incite Jews and Christians to kill Muslims. Then again, how could they, Muslims were not there when those Bibles were written. Needless to quote the relevant verses for Muslims would not deny them but will say, I am quoting out of context. And I must say, this ‘out of context’ is a phrase that learned people often come up when they cannot deny the existence of the sentence and when the meaning had to be understood as it is, in the context of the relevant verse.
Muslims do not like to confront certain realities. I wonder what Muslims think of Muhammad charging special tax on minorities, his destroying idols, robbing treasure from Jews, violating agreements. Yet Muslims say; theirs is a peaceful religion. I accept that there are many verses in the Quran that talk about mercy, justice, kindness, honesty, forgiveness, goodness, etc. But if we dig deeper in to it and study it carefully, there arise a different picture. There are a lot more nasty, wild, silly and vulgar stuff that can only be read in private. If we quote them, the Muslim scholars would say we are quoting out of context.
For one thing though, I cannot understand how this one God clearly incites his one adherent (Christian or Jews) to kill the other (Muslims) through his scriptures. That is my question to all you learned Muslims.
Whenever I talk to Monotheists about contradictions, silly and vulgar stuff that is written in their scriptures they tend to take it as an abomination. They get angry. Even when an entire verse is quoted without omitting a single word or letter Muslims here accuse me of quoting their scriptures out of context. I can understand their accusation had I made a commentary with the verse but I have made no comment with the verse. However, many of the Muslim apologists that had written comments here have quoted relevant verses in the Koran freely to back up their assertions. I do not think that is fair by any standard.
Perhaps Muslim apologists want us to take those nasty and vulgar verses in the framework of good verses.
gosh what rubbish research. you spent all that time to yank out sentences to suit your argument. you seriously seriously seriously need a life. go outside and breathe some fresh air. all those trips to http://www.ihateislam.com has left you in need of counselling. ur an insult to the idea and practice of debate.
nabs: You can insult me and others like me, but you cannot hide facts. You are incapable of taking my challenge. I say; ‘Koran is not the word of God but Muhammad’. Prove me wrong if you can.
Hello Leela, it seems you have got some information about Muhammad (saw) and about the Quran from someone or some books which are wriiten against Islam. I think better you yourself go back and study the teachings of Islam. I CHALLENGE YOU, IF YOU CORRECTLY STUDY THE TEACHINGS OF ISLAM, YOU’LL REVERT TO BE A MUSLIM. (We Muslims normally do not like to use the word convert, as really every human being in this world born as a muslim and their parents only directing them to follow their religion. So when one change the religion and follow Islam, the correct word that should be used is REVERT).
Now come to your points. You claim that the Quran is the word from Muhammed (saw). I AGIAN CHALLENGE IF YOU WILL PROVE THAT THE QURAN IS THE WORD MUHAMMED (SAW), I WILL CONVERT TO THE RELIGION THAT YOU FOLLOW IMMIDIATELY. Even if you can follow that the Quran is not the words from Allah, even a single sura (chapter) of the quran, I will convert to your religion. I CHALLANGE YOU.
Ms. Leela I don’t know what’s your education level is. But what ever it could be you should first study the teachings of Islam before comment about a religion. The quotes that you have given above in the Hadiths and Quran are completely out of context and you are rying to mislead the people who read it. Go and read the quran with all these quotes and read it correctly, everything you have written here is out of context. Read the words before and after. Those will clear your dirty mind. Just see this “47:4, Therefore, when ye meet the Non-Muslims, smite at their necks; At length” this instructions were given in the battlefield. If you are an army commander in a battlefiled, when you meet your opponents, will you order your forces to hugg them and give them a kiss? if you do so, you are the number one FOOL in this world. You should order them to be attacked/killed. So Quran says that. Is that wrong? If you think so, then we are sorry about you.
Yes, as you said, Islam is very strict to the person who convert from Islam. Why? you should understand that. Islam is the only religion acceptable and true religion with Allah. So other religions cannot be acceptable. If that is so, how can the religion of Islam can allow to convert to another? If a muslim follows the correctly the teachings of Islam, then no one in the world even think to convert to another. Islam is the ONLY RELIGION in the world which DO NOT force anyone to revert to Islam. It is very strictly stated in the Quran. “No compulsory in Islam” mind it.
The words that you have written are very unbiased and without any proper evidence.
Mr hero; I do not believe that God or Yahweh or Allah created this world nor does any Buddhist believe it. I say, what is written in Koran is Muhammad’s word not God’s. I need not prove it because the burden of proof goes to the one who assert the premise. If you can prove beyond doubt hat it is God’s word that is in Koran, I change my religion to Islam. That is it.
You are asking my educational level. Suffix to say that it is enough to read this subject matter, reason it out rationally and logically and come to a conclusion.
I shall be writing about my thinking of you ‘out of context’ phrase when answer other critics here. But you have not answered any of my assertions directly.
By saying Islam is a strict religion, it is good that you accept my premise that Islam has no egalitarian qualities that treat everyone alike by allowing its adherents to think freely.
Ms. Leela, Ok that’s a good move that you said to accept Islam if I can prove that the Quran is word of god (Allah) and certainly it is from Allah. Firstly if anything from God, that should be pure and without ANY mistakes about anything. And Quran has no single mistake. I again CHALLENGE you if you can prove ANY mistakes in the Quran, I will accept that Quran is not from the God. There’s several falsification tests given in the Quran, so you can easily prove it to be wrong if you can test it with them. Quran says, “Get together all of humanity even with the support of Jinns and produce a single verse like Quran, if you think Quran is wrong” Can you do this? Try with anybody in the world and try to produce a single verse like Quran, so you can prove it to be wrong. Or, the scientific factors that Quran says, example, Creation of universe, Creation of human and every single thing about the science, then you can prove the Quran to be wrong. You can ask ANY scientist in the world and if you can prove that these scientific facts given in the Quran are wrong, then you can easily prove it to be wrong. can you do this?
Ms. Leela if you could give me your address even through my personal email address, I can send you detail answer proving that Quran is 100% from God (Allah). Give me your address, I’ll send you CDs from great scholars. Just watch them and see, then you can come to a conclusion. Give me your email address, so we can talk about this further, and I can send you several of great scholars CDs/DVDs.
My Dear Mr. Hero; I am glad that you accepted my challenge. Instead of taking up my challenge, I quote” If you can prove beyond doubt that it is God’s word that is in Koran, I change my religion to Islam”; you have come up with another challenge.
Now you said; ”I again CHALLENGE you if you can prove ANY mistakes in the Quran, I will accept that Quran is not from the God.” OK. I accept your Challenge. But first, I must point out that since the word ‘mistake’ is a word that can be interpreted to suit one’s own logic or belief, I doubt I could ever convince you that there are ‘mistakes’ in the Koran. Hence, I propose in addition to ‘mistake’ we add ‘contradictions’ next to it because it is not a relative term as ‘mistake’. I also propose I be allowed to add Ahadith as an addition to Koran because Muslims consider it is equally sacred as the Koran.
Now then, what are the mistakes in Koran and Ahadith. For a starte, I say; Prophet Mohammad at the age of 52 marring ‘Aisha’ who was only 9 years of age is a big mistake. Would you Mr. Hero marry a 9 old child? No. Would you give away your 9 year old daughter to a 52 year old pervert? No. You will clobber him and chase him out. Except where Muslim sharia law is in force, if it was done today, Muhammad would have been classified as a paedophile and imprison him for a long time. If Allah is wise and powerful and everywhere as the Koran says, he should not have allowed his Prophet to be a paedophile. If you read world history you will see that there had been millions of good and moral people all over the world. Out of those millions of people if Allah chose a paedophile to read his message then he cannot be wise. If Allah is not wise the whole Koran must be a mistake. If Allah is wise the Koran wouldn’t have read through Muhammad. Or Koran is not the word of Allah. Waiting to hear from you within next twelve hours and I shall answer back within the same period of time. Thank you for reading my views patiently.
You said; “Try with anybody in the world and try to produce a single verse like Quran, so you can prove it to be wrong. Or, the scientific factors that Quran says, example, Creation of universe, Creation of human and every single thing about the science, then you can prove the Quran to be wrong.” With my reply to your answer for this, I shall come out with what the Koran, the scientists and the Buddha Dhamma says about the universe.
@ Hero, no point being a hero with this nut job Leela. some ppl think that reading a book with the intent of proving it wrong will get them places. its quite simple, u read a physics text book with the belief that newton was actually a clown you will never get his laws of motion. likewise this moron leela will keep seeing something thats not there. i dont know her reasons for her actions but i do hope she gets out of the house and has some fun occasionally. pau
Dear Leela,
May Peace be upon you!
By reading your comments I can surely say, you don’t have a any knowledge about Islam. Please study more and do more research before commenting any words from QURAN. Muslims accept the Qur’an, as the word of God revealed to His last and final prophet, Mohammed (peace be upon him). And Islam means submission to the will of God . As stated if you understand the teachings of the Prophet Mohammed and follow the Quran YOU WILL ALSO CONVERT TO ISLAM.
Dear Leela, DON’T QUOTE THE QURAN OUT OF THE CONTEXT. Quran is teaches the ART OF LIVING. The 04.34 your are quoting out of the context. It says;
004.034 Men are the protectors and maintainers of women, because God has given the one more (strength) than the other, and because they support them from their means. Therefore the righteous women are devoutly obedient, and guard in (the husband’s) absence what God would have them guard. As to those women on whose part ye fear disloyalty and ill-conduct, admonish them (first), (Next), refuse to share their beds, (And last) beat them (lightly); but if they return to obedience, seek not against them means (of annoyance): For God is Most High, Great (above you all).
It say if a women is disloyalty and ill conduct admonish them (first), (Next), refuse to share their beds, (And last) beat them (lightly); but if they return to obedience, seek not against them means (of annoyance): For God is Most High, Great (above you all). It shows how to solve your problem internally within the your family .if she is obedient forgive her. Solution is given in the quran for family problems. I am asking you now how many divorce taking place in Sri Lanka by non muslims ??? how many non muslim wives are concubines because of worldly desires. How many non muslims are disarray, is wives are obedient of husbands are obedient? If you find the answer to these questions ?? QURAN TEACHES YOU HOW SOLVE FAMILY PROBLEMS.
About verse 8.12 DON’T QUOTE QURAN OUT OF CONTEXT THIS NOT YOUR RELIGION .orginal verse it says 008.012 Remember thy Lord inspired the angels (with the message): “I am with you: give firmness to the Believers: I will instil terror into the hearts of the Unbelievers: smite ye above their necks and smite all their finger-tips off them.” Anti-Islamics like you to always bring this up and claim that this verse proves that Islam promotes terrorism and that the Quran orders Muslims to go and chop people’s heads off along with their finger tips
It was revealed in 2 A. H. after the Battle of Badr, the first battle between Islam and kufr. Allah commands the Angels to fight and support the Believers Allah said next, ((Remember) when your Lord revealed to the angels, “Verily, I am with you, so keep firm those who have believed.”) I will cast terror into the hearts of those who have disbelieved.) means, `you — angels — support the believers, strengthen their (battle) front against their enemies, thus, implementing My command to you. I will cast fear, disgrace and humiliation over those who defied My command and denied My Messenger, (so strike them over the necks, and smite over all their fingers and toes.) strike them on their foreheads to tear them apart and over the necks to cut them off, and cut off their limbs, hands and feet. Quran Teaches you the ART OF WAR.
Dear Madam, I have answers for all you quotation but it is unfortunate that you are quoting out of the context and May Allah Guide your Correct path of understanding in Islam.if you want answers for all your quotation please state you email address where I can reply to you.
Lack of Islamic knowledge in you can be understandable very easily when you stated Prophet Mohammed is didn’t bother about his principles. There is only one perfect man lived in the world that is Prophet Mohammed .Do you know the PROPHET MOHAMMED IS PROPHESIZED IN BUDDHISM. I believe you don’t so I kindly request you to refer your TRI-PITAKA before making any statements or comments.
Dear Friend please got to the below quotation you will find the truth;
. Buddha prophesised the advent of a Maitreya:
A) Almost all Buddhist books contain this prophecy. It is in Chakkavatti Sinhnad Suttanta D. III, 76:
B) According to Sacred Books of the East volume 35 pg. 225:
C) According to the Gospel of Buddha by Carus pg. 217 and 218 (From Ceylon sources):
(i) The Sanskrit word ‘Maitreya’ or its equivalent in Pali ‘Metteyya’ means loving, compassionate, merciful and benevolent. It also means kindness and friendliness, sympathy, etc. One Arabic word which is equivalent to all these words is ‘Rahmat’. In Surah Al-Anbiya:
“We sent thee not, but as a mercy for all creatures.”
[Al-Qur’an 21:107]
Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) was called the merciful, which is ‘Maitri’.
(ii) The words Mercy and Merciful are mentioned in the Holy Qur’an no less than 409 times.
The Word Muhammad is also spelt as ‘Mahamet’ or ‘Mahomet’ and in various other ways in different languages. The word ‘Maho’ or ‘Maha’ in Pali and Sanskrit mean Great and Illustrious and ‘Metta’ means mercy. Therefore ‘Mahomet’ means ‘Great Mercy’
Once again May Allah guide true path. Insah Allah. Do research before make any illogic statement.
To NMT
Your referring to Leela as Madam, but he is not a madam he is Mr Harold Leelandra.
Sorry he is Herold Leelawardene.
You are just another bigot who takes parts and tries to give a general picture. Good job for misinformation. Why dont you write the entire phrase ? There are plenty more where u come from
Utter lie. I am currently studying Islam. What you stated above is a total fabrication. What I can say is what you have studied thinking sermons of Buddha are fabrications. Centuries of research has determined that Buddha left behind no written texts but you people believe Buddha’s sermons were passed down orally from generation to generation for 500 years until finally compiled in the Pali canon. You can’t even remember what your father said yesterday but believing something stub.
HE Co WRote KAMASUTRA – Mainly Praxtised by Buddhist monks
IN THAILAND BUDDHIST MONKS HAVING AFFAIRES IS AN OPEN SECRET..BUT PEOPLE TOLERATE THIS…I DONT KNOW ABOUT SRI LANKA….WHO KNOWS?
Bob,
I wonder whether you are a LTTE sympathizer who want to agitate the Sri Lankans based on religious grounds out of your revenge..
Stop being such a dumb a—
Rambuttan,
your are studying Islam mean the stated facts is fabricated. if you read the article the quotation is given as proof. you are just a kid for islam studies. but to do the research about compraive studies to. if somebody gives a information reserach is wheter is it ture or not dont just comment.
do some research, these facts are by some great scholars around the world for comprative religion studies,.not by any sri lankan.
Rambuttan be smart ,dont try act smart . there huge different between these two statment.
you are misquoting the quran. If you take buddhass words like “do not kill” and then just say the work “kill” is in Dhamma, you are trying to childishly misleading … i pity you
FOR SL BUDDHIST KILLING ONE LIFE IS PROHIBITED..BUT SLAUGHTERING 50,000 PEOPLE IN MULLAITIVU IS ALLOWED…
It was war. There was a big difference between killing innocent human-being and killing terrorist(s). One has to use the brain to judge: Is it good to kill the terririst(s) or let them live. I don’t have to spell it out; what is the best decision.
hey LTTE a– hole,
Stop trying to create religious tensions in SL.. It’s not going to work…
LTTE terrorists are the one’s who chased away muslims from Jaffna to ethinic cleansing.. Now jumping on the bandwagon to create problems in SL.. Hope Muslims are intelligent enough not to fall in to these traps..
John jayapuke …thenawatha
…BUDDHISM DIED IN THIS COUNTRY LONG AGO..REAL BUDDHISTS NEVER KILLED ANOTHER HUMAN BEING..FROM 1948 ..1983 HOW MANY TAMILS MURDERD BY SINHALEASE….? 1000 S…..GREATTAMIL EPIC ..MANIMEKKALI..A STORY OF A BUDDHIST NUN..WAS WRITTEN BY A TAMIL BUDDHIST MONK 2,000 YEARS AGO….BUT LATER TAMILS
IGNORED BUDDHISM..MAY BE AFTER SAW THE BEHAVIOUR OF SO CALLED LANDED..AND CONVERTED GENERATION IN ………….MODERN ZIMBABWE ( YOU CALL THIS SRI LANKA)
how can you expect from vaddahs to act like civilized people .. no as history reveals they are half animals …
To Leela and the likes :
THE QURAN IS THE WORD OF GOD AND AN UNDENIABLE PROOF FOR MUHAMMAD’S PROPHETHOOD
The Quran is completely different from all the other books in the world
When we study the Quran even superficially from the viewpoint of its wording, styles, and meaning, we will certainly conclude that it is completely different from all the other books in the world. So, in rank and worth it is either below all of them-even Satan cannot claim this, nor does he conceive of it-or above them. Since it is above all of them, it must be the Word of God.
The Quran, which he brought, has challenged all mankind with all their literary geniuses and scientists, from the first day of its revelation to the Last Day, to produce a like of it or even a single chapter of it
The Quran openly declares:
You (O Muhammad) was not a reader of any Scripture before it, nor did you write (such a Scripture) with your right hand, for then those who follow falsehood might (have a right) to doubt it. (al-Ankabut, 29.48)
It is an established, undeniable fact that the Prophet Muhammad, upon him be peace and blessings, was unlettered. Whereas the Quran, which he brought, has challenged all mankind with all their literary geniuses and scientists, from the first day of its revelation to the Last Day, to produce a like of it or even a single chapter of it:
If you are in doubt concerning that which We have sent down onto Our servant (Muhammad), then produce a chapter of the like thereof, and call your witnesses, supporters, who are apart from God, if you are truthful. (al-Baqara, 2.23)
Mankind have since been unable to produce a like of only one of its chapters, including, of course, its shortest ones like sura al-Ikhlas or sura al-Kawthar; those who have ventured to do that have all laid themselves open to ridicule. This is a clear proof for the Divine authorship of the Quran.
The Quran was revealed in 23 years, yet there are not any contradictory points in it
The revelation of the Quran lasted 23 years. It is inconceivable that any book written by a mortal being in 23 years, one which is a book of Divine truths, metaphysics, religious beliefs and worship, prayer, law and morality, a book fully describing the other life, a book of psychology, sociology, epistemology, and history, and a book containing scientific facts and the principles of a happy life, does not have any contradictory points. Whereas, the Quran openly declares that it has no contradictions at all and therefore is a Divine Book:
Will they not then ponder on the Quran? If it had been from other than God they would have found therein much contradiction and incongruity. (al-Nisa’, 4.82)
The Qur’an is beyond compare from the viewpoint of its styles and eloquence
The Quran is beyond compare from the viewpoint of its styles and eloquence. All the sentences, words and even letters used in the Quran form such a miraculous harmony that, with respect to rhythm, music, and even geometric proportions and mathematical measures, and with respect to how many times each is used in the whole of the Quran, each is in the exact place it must be and interwoven and interrelated with others. The literary masterpiece of no one, including the sayings of the Prophet himself, upon him be peace and blessings, cannot compete with the Quran.
Prophet Muhammad was unlettered and no one had heard him say even a couple of poetry. However, the Quran also challenged the known experts in poetry and oratory and forced them to surrender
In the period when the Quran was revealed, in addition to eloquence, poetry and oratory enjoyed great prestige in the Arabian peninsula. They used to hold poetry competitions and the poems of the winners write in gold and hang on the wall of the Ka‘ba. The Prophet Muhammad was, as everybody knows, unlettered and no one had heard him say even a couple of poetry. However, the Quran also challenged the known experts in these fields and forced them to surrender. When those who persisted in unbelief heard the Quran, they were captivated by it. Nevertheless, in order to prevent the spread of Islam, they labeled it as something magical and advised people not to listen to it. But when those, like Hansa and Lebid, who believed in the Quran, gave up inventing poetry after the Quran’s revelation in respect for and awe of its styles and eloquence, the unbelievers had to confess: ‘If we call it a piece of poetry, it is not. If we designate it a piece of rhymed prose, it is not. If we describe it as the word of a soothsayer, it is not.’ At times, they could not help listening to the Prophet’s recitation secretly at night but they could not overcome their arrogance and so believe in its Divine origin.
Arabic became so rich through the Quran and attained such a high level that it developed as the language of the most magnificent civilization of world history with all its scientific, religious, metaphysical, literary, economic, juridical, social and political aspects
Despite the high level poetry reached at that time, the vocabulary of Arabic was not as advanced as the same degree. It was difficult, even impossible, to express in it metaphysical ideas or scientific, religious and philosophical concepts. Restricted to the words and expressions to explain the thoughts and feelings of desert men and the simple life they led, this language became so rich through the Qur’an and attained such a high level that it developed as the language of the most magnificent civilization of world history with all its scientific, religious, metaphysical, literary, economic, juridical, social and political aspects. It is impossible for an unlettered one to prepare the ground for and give way to such a philological revolution unparalleled in human history.
Despite its apparent simplicity, the Quran has such depths of meaning that everyone from the commonest of people to the most high-ranking scholar, scientist and literary man, finds his share in it
Despite its apparent simplicity, the Quran has such depths of meaning that everyone from the commonest of people to the most high-ranking scholar, scientist and literary man, finds his share in it. The Quran is such a book that it illuminates the ways of both poets, musicians and orators, sociologists, psychologists, scientists, economists and jurists. Also, the founders of all the true spiritual orders and the schools of law and conduct found in it the principles of their orders and schools. The Quran has shown everybody the ways to solve their problems. It also satisfies everyone in his spiritual quests. Is there another book of the same character, quality and level next to the Quran?
No one has ever been heard to be bored with the recitation of the Quran
However beautiful and interesting, we can read a book at most two or three times and then are bored with it. However, no one has ever been heard to be bored with the recitation of the Quran. Hundreds of millions of Muslims recite portions from it in their five daily prayers and most of them recite it from beginning to end at least once a year. There have been hundreds of thousands of people reciting it from the beginning to the end once or twice or even three times a month. The more frequently one recites it, the more one benefits from it and the more desire one feels to recite it. One never gets tired of it, its wording, meaning and content, nor does the Quran lose anything of its originality and freshness. As time passes, it breathes into minds and souls new truths and meanings, thus increasing them in activity and liveliness.
The Quran describes man with all his physical and spiritual aspects and contains principles to solve all the problems that may appear at any time and in any place concerning all the social, economic, juridical, political and administrative fields of life. Furthermore, it satisfies both the mind and spirit at the same time and guarantees happiness in both worlds.
However great a genius one may be, it is impossible for one to establish rules to solve all kinds of problems that mankind may encounter until the Last Day. Even the best of systems that do not originate in the Quran or the Divine Revelation cannot last without undergoing revisions at least every 50 years. More important than this, none of those systems can promise man eternal happiness; the principles of all of them are restricted to the worldly life, which is transient and infinitely short when compared to the afterlife. By contrast, none of the principles which the Quran laid down centuries ago has become outmoded and worn-out with the passage of time, nor do they have any defects or shortcomings. For example, the Quran enjoins that wealth should not become a means of prosperity circulated only among the rich (al-Hashr, 59.7); that government offices should be entrusted to competent persons qualified for them and absolute justice should be the rule in public administration and judging between people (al-Nisa’, 4.58), and it lays down that a man has only that for which he makes effort (al-Najm, 53.39) and that whoever kills a human being unjustly is as if he had killed all mankind (al-Ma’ida, 5.32). All such eternal, golden principles and many others like the prohibition of usury, gambling, alcohol and all kinds of illicit intercourse, and the injunctions with respect to praying, fasting, alms-giving and good conduct-principles strengthened through love and fear of God and through the promise of an eternal, happy life and fear of the eternal punishment of Hell-constitute another undeniable proof for the Divine authorship of the Quran.
The Quran unveils the mystery of man, creation and the universe
Also, the Qur’an unveils the mystery of man, creation and the universe. These three creatures of God, that is, man, the Qur’an and the universe, are the three ‘books’ which make the Creator known to us. They are the three versions or expressions of the same truth. Therefore, the One Who has created man and the universe is He Who has revealed the Qur’an.
The Qur’an is the embodiment of Muhammad in words or Muhammad is the embodiment of the Qur’an in belief and conduct
You cannot find one who does exactly what he tells others to do or one whose work exactly reflects himself. However, the Qur’an is exactly identical with the Prophet Muhammad, upon him be peace and blessings, who received it from God and designed his life according to it. It may be said that the Qur’an is the embodiment of Muhammad in words or Muhammad is the embodiment of the Qur’an in belief and conduct. They are the two expressions of the same truth. When asked about the conduct of Muhammad, upon him be peace and blessings, ‘A’isha Siddiqa answered: ‘Don’t you read the Qur’an? The conduct of Muhammad, upon him be peace and blessings, consisted in the Qur’an.’ This clearly shows that both the Qur’an and Muhammad, upon him be peace and blessings, are the works of God Almighty.
Even though revealed in parts on certain occasions, the Qur’an is equally universal and objective where it deals with particular issues as it is exact and precise where it deals with universal matters
A writer usually writes under the influence of the conditions surrounding him. It is almost impossible to find a writer, whether he be a realist or idealist or even a science-fiction writer, who can write completely detached from the conditions surrounding him. By contrast, even though revealed in parts on certain occasions, the Qur’an is equally universal and objective where it deals with particular issues as it is exact and precise where it deals with universal matters. It uses precise expressions even while describing the beginning of creation and end of time and the creation of man and his future life in the other world. Also, just as it sometimes draws universal conclusions from particular events, so too it sometimes goes from universal principles to particular events. This is typical of the Qur’anic style, which is impossible to find in any human work and is, therefore, another sign of its Divine origin.
The Qur’an contains at least the principles of all the branches of knowledge either in summary or detail and not even a single piece of the knowledge it contains has ever been contradicted.
There has been no one in human history who has written books accurate to the same degree on both religion and law and sociology and psychology and eschatology and morality and history and literature and so on. However, the Qur’an contains at least the principles of all the branches of knowledge either in summary or detail and not even a single piece of the knowledge it contains has ever been contradicted. Must this not be enough for one unprejudiced to acknowledge its Divine origin?
“As time passes, the Qur’an grows ever younger.”
Which writer can claim that whatever he writes is absolutely correct and cannot be contradicted until the Last Day? At a time when the conclusions of science soon become ‘outmoded’ and worn-out and even the previous Divine Scriptures such as the Torah and Gospels undergo continuous alterations-even a superficial study of the issues of the Bible published in different times and in different languages will be enough to see the great alterations it has undergone-the truths of the Qur’an retain their freshness or, in the words of Said Nursi, ‘as time passes, the Qur’an grows ever younger.’ Despite all the efforts to find mistakes and contradictions in it exerted since the beginning of its revelation, it has remained unchanged and displayed its uniqueness, conquering every day new hearts and its hidden unlimited treasures being discovered one by one or growing to full bloom like a heavenly rose with countless petals.
The Qur’an addresses and legislates for all in all times
However knowledgeable you are and if you are famous for your truthfulness, can you speak on behalf of the president, the prime minister and all of the ministers, and also on behalf of the associations of literary men, lawyers and craftsmen, and the board of university lecturers and scientists? If you can, can you claim that you represented them all as perfectly as each would want you to? If you can, can you legislate for all the affairs of the country? This is just what the Prophet achieved through the Qur’an. Now, how can you claim that an unlettered one, who had had nothing to do with any such affairs until his fortieth year, achieved this without Divine inspiration and support?
If Prophet Muhammad had written the Qur’an by himself, he should never have mentioned some incidents concerning him.
However slight, there are some admonitions for the Prophet in the Qur’an.
No one, especially if that one claims Prophethood, mentions a grave slander against his wife in the book he writes by himself. Whereas, the Qur’an gives an important place to the slander hypocrites uttered against ‘A’isha, the Prophet’s wife.
In order to show practically that Islam does not allow any racial discrimination and that superiority is only by piety and righteousness, not by birth, color, race, wealth or position, the Prophet married Zaynab, a noble woman from the Hashimites, to Zayd, an emancipated black slave. However, verses revealed later ordered that, in order to put an end to an established false tradition-namely, neither adoption nor any other way of declaring someone a son can create a legal relationship comparable to the relationship of children and natural parents, and there is no difficulty and sin for believers in marriage with the divorced wives of those whom they once adopted as sons-the Prophet should marry Zaynab. This marriage was very difficult for God’s Messenger to enter into, but since it was ordered by God, he had no way out other than fulfilling it. As ‘A’isha would later say, if the Prophet, upon him be peace and blessings, would have concealed something of the Qur’an, he would have concealed this order and would not have married Zaynab. Also, if he had written the Qur’an by himself, he would never have mentioned this incident.
Abu Talib, the Prophet’s uncle to whose safeguarding ‘Abd al-Muttalib entrusted him, undertook the Prophet’s maintenance when he was yet eight years old and, after his declaration of Prophethood, protected him against the Quraysh for ten years. The Prophet, upon him be peace and blessings, loved his uncle very deeply and desired his conversion very much. However, a verse came and admonished the Prophet against this desire of his which nearly drove him to death: You guide not whom you love, but God guides whom He wills. He is best aware of those who are guided (al-Qasas, 28.56). What would have prevented the Prophet, if he were the author of the Qur’an, from falsely declaring that his uncle had accepted Islam?
There are answers to many such questions in the Quran that one who does not have an all-encompassing knowledge could not have answered them.
There are many verses in the Quran beginning with ‘They ask you’ and continue with ‘Say (in answer)’. These verses were revealed to answer the questions put to the Prophet by Muslims and non-Muslims, including especially the Jews of Madina. The questions asked were about lawful or unlawful things, the distribution of war spoils, the mansions of the moon, the Judgment Day, Dhu’l-Qarnayn (one of the ancient kings who made great conquests in Asia and Africa), the spirit and so on. One who does not have an all-encompassing knowledge cannot answer such questions. But the answers given by the unlettered Prophet, upon him be peace and blessings, satisfied everybody and no one could object to him. This shows that he was taught by God, the All-Knowing.
To claim that Muhammad-God forbid such a thought!- invented the Quran means that Muhammad, who was known as Muhammad the Trustworthy, was-we beg forgiveness for having to narrate such a false claim-the greatest liar and cheat history has ever known.
As was explained earlier, the Prophet lived a very austere life and never pursued any worldly gains or aims like fame, rulership, wealth and having beautiful women. Furthermore, he had to resist hardships and persecutions of the severest kind. To claim that Muhammad-God forbid such a thought!- invented the Quran means that Muhammad, who was known as Muhammad the Trustworthy, was-we beg forgiveness for having to narrate such a false claim- the greatest liar and cheat history has ever known. What might have caused him to falsely claim Prophethood despite the severest of deprivations and persecutions? To accuse the Prophet Muhammad of falsely claiming Prophethood and attribute the Quran to him, is the most groundless and the most degrading and meanest of accusations.
Although other Prophets like Moses and Jesus are mentioned many times in the Quran despite the Jews’ and Christians’ denial of Muhammad, we come across the name Muhammad only four times
The Prophet Muhammad, upon him be peace and blessings, saw much resistance from the Jews and Christians. He had to fight against the Jews of Madina several times and expel them from the city. Despite this, the Quran mentions the Prophet Moses, the Prophet sent to the Israelites, about 500 times, while the name of Muhammad is mentioned in the Quran only four times. The Quran also mentions the Prophet Jesus many times. Is it conceivable that one who falsely claims Prophethood ever mentions the Prophets of the peoples who show him great hostility?
The Quran’s mention of previous Prophets, including especially Moses and Jesus, upon them be peace, and the Christians’ and Jews’ denial of Muhammad’s Prophethood and the Divine authorship of the Quran, is an undeniable proof of the Prophethood of Muhammad and the Divine authorship of the Quran and that the Christians’ and Jews’ denial comes from purely false reasons like jealousy, prejudice and selfishness.
It is another argument for the Divine authorship of the Quran that it refers to certain facts of creation recently established by modern scientific methods
It is another argument for the Divine authorship of the Quran that it refers to certain facts of creation recently established by modern scientific methods. How, except on account of its Divine authorship, is it possible for the Quran to be literally true on matters of which people had not the least inkling at the time when it was revealed? For example, if the Quran were not a Divine Revelation, would it have been possible for it to contain such a verse as this: Do not the unbelievers realize that the heavens and the earth were one unit of creation before we split them asunder? (al-Anbiya’, 21.20).
Whether the Quran really does refer, explicitly or implicitly, to the kinds of facts the sciences deal with, and the relationship between the Quran and modern sciences, are matters of considerable controversy among Muslim intellectuals. We should therefore treat the subject at length.
Conclusion
All of the six sides or aspects of the Quran are luminous and demonstrate its truth. From below, it is supported upon the pillars of proofs and evidences (rational, scientific, historical, and those pertaining to conscience and sound judgment, and so on); above it, are gleams of the seal of miraculousness: it aims at happiness in both worlds; and behind it are, another point of support, the truths of the Divine Revelation. To its right is the unanimous confirmation of guided reasons based on proofs; and to its left are the intellectual and spiritual contentment of those with sound heart and conscience, and their sincere attachment and submission to it. All these together bear witness that the Quran is an absolutely formidable, extraordinary and unconquerable stronghold which the hand of heaven established on the earth, and set their seal of admission of it as a faultless, true Word of God. The Administrator of the universe, Who always acts in a way to manifest unity, protect virtuousness and goodness, and extirpate falsehood and slander, has given the Quran the most acceptable, high and dominant rank of respect and success, and thereby confirmed its truth.
Also, the person who is the interpreter of the Quran, upon him be peace and blessings, believed in it and respected it more than anything and anybody else. He went into a sleep-like state during the revelation of its verses and confirmed and preached all of its decrees and commandments with utmost conviction and without exhibiting any deception and error to eyes wide open always to catch him, and without anything to shake him. Despite being unlettered, having founded on the Quran, he gave, without hesitation, news and information about the past and future and about the facts of creation and operation of the universe. Other sayings of his do not resemble the Quran and are inferior to it in certain respects. All this together proves that the Quran is the true, heavenly and blessed Word of that person’s Merciful Creator.
The fifth of mankind or even the majority of them in certain cases have always had an ecstatic and religious devotion to the Quran and listened to it lovingly and in adoration of truth, and as is testified to by numerous observations, signs, and events, as moths fly round a light, angels, believing jinn and other spirit beings gather together around it during its recitation. This also confirms that the Quran is accepted by almost all the beings in the universe and is of the highest rank.
Also, all the groups of mankind with different levels of understanding and learning, from the commonest to the most intelligent and learned, derive their share from the teaching of the Quran, and all the greatest scholars in Islamic sciences such as jurisprudence, theology, and religious methodology, have found in the Quran the answers to all of their questions and based their conclusions upon it. This is another evidence that the Quran is the source of truths, the mine of all true knowledge.
Furthermore, although among the unbelieving Arab literary men those who have been the most advanced in literature, have always felt much need to dispute with the Quran, they have been unable to do that even in eloquence, which is only one of the seven major aspects of the Quran’s miraculousness, and have not dared to produce the like of even one of its suras. The others, geniuses of learning and eloquence, who by disputing with it in eloquence have sought fame, have been compelled to refrain from doing so. This clearly shows that the Quran is a miracle, beyond the capacity of mankind.
Indeed, in order to judge the value, sublimity, and eloquence of a word it is asked: ‘Who has spoken it? To whom has it been spoken? Why has it been spoken?’ When considered from the perspective of these questions, again the Quran has no equal. For the Quran is the Word of the Lord of all beings and the Speech of the Creator of the whole of the universe which bears no signs to suggest that it is a book of imitation, one fabricated by someone and then falsely attributed to God. God revealed the Quran to the one whom He chose as the representative of all the creatures, one who is His most famous and renowned addressee, and the extent and strength of whose faith embraced the comprehensive religion of Islam and caused its owner to rise to the rank of the distance of two bows’ length, and being honored with direct conversation with the Eternally Besought-of-All, after which he turned back to the world to convey to people the principles of happiness in both worlds. The Quran explains the principles of happiness in both worlds and the results of, and the Divine purpose in, the creation of the universe, and expounds the Prophet’s most comprehensive faith, which sustains all the truths of Islam: it shows and describes the huge universe like a map or a clock or a house and teaches about the Artist Who made it. Certainly it is impossible to produce a like of it or to match the degree of its eloquence.
In addition, numerous collections of books on the interpretation of the Quran, some of which cover as many as forty or even seventy volumes-written by meticulous scholars of the highest intelligence and learning-expound with proofs countless virtues of the Quran and its subtleties and mysteries, and disclose and affirm its numerous predictions. Among them, the one hundred and thirty treatises of the Risale-i Nur explain each virtue and subtlety of the Quran, such as its allusions to the scientific and technical wonders of modern civilization like trains and aircrafts and electricity, and its indirect references to future victories of Muslims and the history of the Companions after the Prophet, and the meaningful and mysterious design of its letters. All this means setting a seal on the fact that the Quran is a miracle with no equals and the Word of the Knower of the Unseen, which is the tongue of the world of the Unseen in this visible world of corporeality.
It is because of such virtues of the Quran that its magnificent spiritual dominion and its majestic sacred rule has been continuing for centuries to illuminate the earth and the ages, time and space, and more and more people have been embracing it with perfect respect. It is because of the same virtues, that each letter of the Quran yields at least the merits, ten rewards, and ten fruits pertaining to the eternal world, and that the letters of certain verses and suras, each give hundreds or even thousands of merits, and when recited on certain blessed occasions, the light and merits of each of its letters multiply by tens or hundreds. The world-traveler came to understand this and said to himself: ‘Based on the consensus of its lights and mysteries, and the concord of its fruits and results, this Quran, miraculous in every respect, proves and testifies to the existence, unity, attributes, and Names of a single Necessarily Existent One in such a manner that the testimonies of innumerable believers have their sources from that testimony.’
In a brief reference to the instruction which that traveler has taken from the Quran about faith and the Unity of God, we say:
There is no god but God-the Necessarily Existent One, the One, the Single-the necessity of Whose existence in His Oneness the Quran of miraculous exposition decisively proves, which is accepted and sought for by the species of angels, human beings and jinn; all of whose verses are recited in every minute with perfect respect by the tongues of millions of human beings; whose sacred rule in the regions of the earth and the realms of space and on the faces of ages and time; whose enlightened spiritual dominion has prevailed with perfect splendor over half of the globe and a fifth of humankind for fourteen centuries… Likewise, with the consensus of its heavenly and sacred suras, and the agreement of its luminous Divine verses, and the correspondence of its mysteries and lights, and the concord of its truths, and results, it manifestly attests, and is a clear proof of, this same truth.
When did Sri Lanka converted to THALIBAN (BHUDDIST) REGIME.
Dear Professor Leela…Please do not quote the Quran out of context…You can cut BITS and PIECES from an AYAH,Please Quote the Entire SURAH not CUT and PASTE,Please…In Islam…There is NO COMPULSION IN THE RELIGION…It is Clearly states ..YOU KILL AN INNOCENT HUMAN BEING YOU HAVE KILLED THE ENTIRE HUMANITY…YOU SAVE A HUMAN BEING YOU HAVE SAVED THE ENTIRE HUMANITY…May the MIGHTY CREATOR ONE & ONLY GOD Give you Guidance to submit to the CREATOR
Mr.Abudullah; I didn’t cut and paste. What I did was to make it easy, I just put it in brevity. Mind you, I have a hard copy of the Koran as well as the computer edition. Now, let me cut and paste just one verse that I quoted in its entirety ie. “8.12″: “When your Lord revealed to the angels: I am with you, therefore make firm those who believe. I will cast terror into the hearts of those who disbelieve. Therefore strike off their heads and strike off every fingertip of them.” Surely you do not expect me to compile the entire Sura or write an eulogy for it.
I beg to differ from you sir; you are wrong when you said “NO COMPULSION IN THE RELIGION (meaning Islam?)…”. When you said; “YOU KILL AN INNOCENT HUMAN BEING YOU HAVE KILLED THE ENTIRE HUMANITY…YOU SAVE A HUMAN BEING YOU HAVE SAVED THE ENTIRE HUMANITY…” ‘human beings’ you must have meant Muslims. That is my interpretation when taken Allah’s message in Koran is taken in its entirety.
Give me time till end of the day as I have some other work to attend; but by end of the day, I shall come up with examples from ‘Koran’ and ‘Hadith’ to show you that Islam had not tolerated other religions and it was forced upon people by the sword.
May peace be with you Leela,
First and foremost, if your claim of possessing a hardy copy and soft version of the Quran is True, and is from a reliable source, then congratulations, you have taken the first step towards “studying” Islam. Now what you need to do is, Understand and seek guidance in LEARNING Islam. The Intention in doing any tasks is very critical because it is the intention that defines the course of your journey.
When quoting the Quran, the TRUE word of ALLAH, the most merciful the most compassionate, one need to be extremely knowledgeable about the entire context in which it was revealed to the Prophet Muhammed, peace be unto him. More so, the revelation is for the entire human nation till the Day of Judgement. The mercy and the compassionateness of ALLAH, all praise to him and him alone, has no boundaries and is said to be over 70 times that of ones own mother. Submission to ALLAH, all praise to him and him alone, is by the conviction of one’s own belief.
Islam was never spread by the sword. The wars that were fought were all thrust upon the believers at that time by ruling elite for the sheer reason of the hugely popular fast spreading true religion was threatening, more than anything, the political & the economical power of those ruling at the time. It was in mere self defense that every war was defended by following very strict rules. Islam, in its need to defend itself, not only set rules as to how one should defend but as how a war should be conducted and what are all the rights and freedoms of all the stake holders, both, during the war and post war.
Among all the wars fought during the life time of the Holy Prophet, Peace be Unto Him, a fewer than 1000 in numbers were killed that includes a majority of the Muslims. The armies that Muslims fought against were some of the most ruthless and very powerful forces of the world history. Yet, the conduct of the Muslims, led by the Holy Prophet, Peace be upon Him, were exemplary, even such ruthless armies surrendered with all their hearts and minds to learn and live like their opposing Muslim brethren.
Now coming to Ms.Perera, first and foremost, it should be made known of the contents of the books. No one, even a revert has no right to publicise any hurtful comments of anyone’s religion, be it Islam or otherwise. If she had articulated her experience as a Buddhist without any hateful attacks on the Buddha, Buddhism and/or the religious practices of the Buddhist followers, she should not be found fault with.
Any one who has qualification to deal with the law should come forward and help her and the authorities establish that her writing is not in violation of the law, peace and harmony of this multi ethnic country and that she had exercised her right of freedom without causing any harm or hurt to any section of the society.
The authorities, I presume have taken her into custody as a precautionary measure and not otherwise. They now need to expedite the entire matter and take swift course of action before the whole episode is turned into some political/religious gang-ho by rouge elements in both the divide.
Act with responsibility and sensitively when reporting, commenting and acting upon such socially/nationally sensitive issues. We Sri Lankans have to take some measures of our own to ensure that we do what is possible in our own little capacity to keep this country peaceful for us and our next generation.
May the Peace, Mercy and the Compassion of the All Mighty Creator be with the entire human nation.
I am sorry; moderator of the Leader does not allow my replies to you, Mr.Abdullah, NMT, Fairose, Nicky or any other in this subject. I do not write filth or incite violence or hate. Yet, my writing seems to be taboo for Ms.Fedrica.
Leela, you have extracted so many verses that are having negative reception in the modern world from the holy Quran that was narrated (in your own word by prophet mohamed). I am not much hurt because I am a free-thinker but others who are not as liberal as I am would have.
Try extracting some positive values that are preached in this noble book then you will find. It is more applaudable. On a platform we can debate, I can bring more points. If you had read Quran thoroughly you’ll not deplore it. But if you taken excerpts here and there from misquotes then you will. Surely, you belong in the later.
If you are an atheist or a free thinker, I appreciate your views and the arguments given but you appear to promote the views of Hela Urumaya or Buddhism. I have great respect for the buddhism that was preached by Prince Siddhartha not the distorted version that is practiced today.
Islam is the only religion that has a book of its own and it was named -Quran – by its author – and it has remain genuine for since without any alteration. There is no religion in this world that can say, the books of their faith is written by its founder. Therefore, no holy book is as ‘holy” as holy Quran.
Yes brother Fairose. I also practiced this distorted version that is practiced today for a period of 7 years. A person with commonsense will not do that, anyway it was the period I was ruled and controlled by my parent and community. Now I am a free man and agnostic. Recently I started studying Islam. Last week I saw in the news that a prominent Buddhist of south India, professor Periyardasan also converted to Islam. It is interesting…..
Wow…Wow…Pro Leelaratne…You seems to be taking your own interpration with CUT & PASTE…MESSAGE OF ISLAM IS ADDRESSED TO HUMANITY NOT TO MUSLIMS…IT IS A UNIVERSAL MESSAGE
As regard to 8-12 Revealed to the Angels?Neverthless Start Reading the Entire Surah 8-1 to 8-129 not In between PLEASE
You are picking all your information from ANTI-ISLAMIC MEDIA PROPAGANDA ….MESSAGE OF ISLAM IS ADDRESSED TO HUMANITY NOT TO MUSLIMS
Which ARMY belonging to MUSLIM FAITH entered INDONESIA,MALAYSIA Etc(Predominantly a Hindu/Muslim country prior to Islam?),MALDIVES(Budhist Country)?AFRICAN COUNTRIES?
By the way PHILLIPINES too USED to be a MUSLIM Country until SPANISH CONQURED them fortunately SRILANKA survived the POTUGESE ONSLAUGHT mainly becaused Muslims were fighting them and they were always in the SRILANKA ARMY/FORCES from the time of KING PARAKRAMA BAHU fighting the INVADERS
Muslims never invaded the ISLAM spread through Message of PEACE
Let me give you the translation of MUSLIM means in Arabic A PERSON WHO HAS SUBMITTED TO THE WILL OF GOD and ISLAM Means PEACEFUL SUBMISSION TO GOD
ONCE AGAIN,I can only hope that since you have gone to great extent of Mis-Quoting several passages by CUT ,BITS AND PIECES out of context that you will really start reading in proper context and see the message….May the MIGHTY CREATOR ONE & ONLY GOD Give you Guidance to submit to the CREATOR
Dear Leela, much has been said to refute your charges. But I would like to say one thing to you. You people always blame the imperialists for corrupting your culture and the West for taking the side of the Tigers to destroy our small beautiful nation. Here now you are promoting and marketing the same product of the Imperialist and the Westerners that you blame. Do you know that the theory of ‘Islam spreading by the sword’ was first put forward by the Imperialists and the West who themselves used the sword to kill thousands of innocent people both Christian and Muslims in the name of ‘Crusaders’. Remember an Ideology cannot be forced by the sword. I hope you have enough knowledge to understand this much. Now tell me who put the sword to the necks of this Perera family to accept Islam. Which Muslim forces invaded Indonesia and forced them to accept Islam en-masse. Please refrain from borrowing phrases from the same people you hate and use against the Muslims. Islam means Peace. We are commanded by our God, Allah the Almighty to spread this beautiful way of life to those around us using logic and beautiful ways. That is what we are doing as part of our Deen (misquoted as ‘Religion’) with means ‘way of life’. I invite you too to study the Noble Quran with a clear mind and go through the life of our Noble Prophet. You will surely appreciate the beauty of our way of life. Thousands in the West are doing this and reverting to Islam. In other words they are making a journey ‘From Darkness to Light’.
My Brothers and Sisters ib humanity let me Brief you about the Word ALLAH and few words in Arabic to give you all a better understanding about ARABIC/ISLAM
ALLAH: Allah is the ARABIC name of the One God, creator and sustainer of the universe, who does not have a partner or associate, and He did not beget nor was He begotten. The word Allah is used by the Arab Christians and Jews for The God (Eloh-im in Hebrew; ‘Allaha’ in Aramaic, the mother tongue of Jesus, pbuh). The word Allah does not have a plural or gender.
INSHALLAH means God Willing
MASHALLAH means ALL Praise to God
ALHAMDULILLAH means ALL Thanks God
ASSALAAMU ALLAIKUM means Peace and Blessings of God be with you
Release everybody who had been arrested under emergency regulation including SF. Emergency law only for terrorist offenders, I am Muslim my wife is Roman Catholic but none of us ask to change our faith or practice neither our broad minded parents.
What we believe religion is ideology and culture and it is someone’s privacy. How can be compared one ideology with other ideology, how can be compared one culture with other culture. I work with many nationalities over 25 years I will give you one example, when we use our fingers for eating traditional at lunch table with Europeans that would not happy for them same way when they use toilet papers and come back to table and sit in front of me same embarrassment I having. Hot spring-bath in Japan everybody have to get in one small pool together with naked old and young which I fled so embracement too. But we have to bare and respect all those things in modern society.
When did GOTA became Buddhist Thalaiban. (He is one who issued the Detention order)
THIS WOMAN HAS BEEN IN BAHRAIN FOR A LONG PERIOD, AND DURING THAT TIME STUDIED ISLAM AND ACCEPTED IT. FOLLOWING THIS HER ENTIRE FAMILY HAS ACCEPTED ISLAM. IS THERE ANYTHING WRONG IN THIS ? SHE WAS NOT CONVERTED UNDER THREAT. FOLLOWING THIS SHE HAS WRITTEN TWO BOOKS. WITHOUT KNOWING THE CONTENTS, HOW CAN SHE BE DETAINED ? WHATS THE OFFENCE ? ALMOST FORGOT
WE ARE UNDER EMERGENCY RULE.
A FAMOUS WOMAN JOURNALIST YVONNE RIDLEY WAS CAPTURED BY THE
TALIBAN AND LATER RELEASED. VERY MUCH LATER SHE EMBRACED ISLAM IN ENGLAND. WHEN QUESTIONED WHY SHE DID NOT CONVERT IN AFGANISTAN AND MADE LIFE EASIER FOR HER SHE REPLIED, SHE DID NOT, BECAYUSE THE WORLD WOULD GET THE IMPRESSION SHE CONVERTED TO ISLAM UNDER THREAT. SHE IS TODAY DOING A LOT FOR THE GAZA PEOPLE ALONG WITH THE LABOUR M.P. GEORGE GALLVWAY
“THE VIVA PALESTINA MOVEMENT.
I’m sure the one’s who did the arrest know the content of the book, even though you and me don’t know it..
Muslims & Buddhists lived peacefully for generations in SL.. Now it seems some Islamic parties need to bring an end to it by starting these defamation and conversion campaigns…
leela forgot to take medication today ha ha haq
Might be due to a delay or missed discharge of muck, our Leela is a supreme racist, might have been a cannibal in a previous birth. a j.
anthony jones: Why do you say I am not a racist? I don’t feel I am superior to others. Those who feel, believe and treat others are inferior to themselves are the racists. I don’t believe the religion I follow is the only path to heaven. Those who believe and feel theirs is the only true religion and say they alone will go to heaven and the others to hell are the bigots. I don’t fall in to that category. Hence, I am not a racist or a bigot.
Catholics say theirs is the only true religion and they alone go to heaven and condemn all others to hell to burn forever. They are the racists and bigots. All Christian sects and Muslims say the same thing; they are the racists and bigots, not me.
Buddha said anyone who does not do bad deed but does good deed may end up in heaven. That is what I believe. So, I am not a racist or a bigot.
Why do you say I am not a racist? Here ‘not’ should be deleted. The question must be read as: Why do you say I am a racist?
Dear Leela,
Dear Leela,
May Peace be upon you!
By reading your comments I can surely say, you don’t have a any knowledge about Islam. Please study more and do more research before commenting any words from QURAN. Muslims accept the Qur’an, as the word of God revealed to His last and final prophet, Mohammed (peace be upon him). And Islam means submission to the will of God . As stated if you understand the teachings of the Prophet Mohammed and follow the Quran YOU WILL ALSO CONVERT TO ISLAM.
Dear Leela, DON’T QUOTE THE QURAN OUT OF THE CONTEXT. Quran is teaches the ART OF LIVING. The 04.34 your are quoting out of the context. It says;
004.034 Men are the protectors and maintainers of women, because God has given the one more (strength) than the other, and because they support them from their means. Therefore the righteous women are devoutly obedient, and guard in (the husband’s) absence what God would have them guard. As to those women on whose part ye fear disloyalty and ill-conduct, admonish them (first), (Next), refuse to share their beds, (And last) beat them (lightly); but if they return to obedience, seek not against them means (of annoyance): For God is Most High, Great (above you all).
It say if a women is disloyalty and ill conduct admonish them (first), (Next), refuse to share their beds, (And last) beat them (lightly); but if they return to obedience, seek not against them means (of annoyance): For God is Most High, Great (above you all). It shows how to solve your problem internally within the your family .if she is obedient forgive her. Solution is given in the quran for family problems. I am asking you now how many divorce taking place in Sri Lanka by non muslims ??? how many non muslim wives are concubines because of worldly desires. How many non muslims are disarray, is wives are obedient of husbands are obedient? If you find the answer to these questions ?? QURAN TEACHES YOU HOW SOLVE FAMILY PROBLEMS.
About verse 8.12 DON’T QUOTE QURAN OUT OF CONTEXT THIS NOT YOUR RELIGION .orginal verse it says 008.012 Remember thy Lord inspired the angels (with the message): “I am with you: give firmness to the Believers: I will instil terror into the hearts of the Unbelievers: smite ye above their necks and smite all their finger-tips off them.” Anti-Islamics like you to always bring this up and claim that this verse proves that Islam promotes terrorism and that the Quran orders Muslims to go and chop people’s heads off along with their finger tips
It was revealed in 2 A. H. after the Battle of Badr, the first battle between Islam and kufr. Allah commands the Angels to fight and support the Believers Allah said next, ((Remember) when your Lord revealed to the angels, “Verily, I am with you, so keep firm those who have believed.”) I will cast terror into the hearts of those who have disbelieved.) means, `you — angels — support the believers, strengthen their (battle) front against their enemies, thus, implementing My command to you. I will cast fear, disgrace and humiliation over those who defied My command and denied My Messenger, (so strike them over the necks, and smite over all their fingers and toes.) strike them on their foreheads to tear them apart and over the necks to cut them off, and cut off their limbs, hands and feet. Quran Teaches you the ART OF WAR.
Dear Madam, I have answers for all you quotation but it is unfortunate that you are quoting out of the context and May Allah Guide your Correct path of understanding in Islam.if you want answers for all your quotation please state you email address where I can reply to you.
Lack of Islamic knowledge in you can be understandable very easily when you stated Prophet Mohammed is didn’t bother about his principles. There is only one perfect man lived in the world that is Prophet Mohammed .Do you know the PROPHET MOHAMMED IS PROPHESIZED IN BUDDHISM. I believe you don’t so I kindly request you to refer your TRI-PITAKA before making any statements or comments.
Dear Friend please got to the below quotation you will find the truth;
. Buddha prophesised the advent of a Maitreya:
A) Almost all Buddhist books contain this prophecy. It is in Chakkavatti Sinhnad Suttanta D. III, 76:
B) According to Sacred Books of the East volume 35 pg. 225:
C) According to the Gospel of Buddha by Carus pg. 217 and 218 (From Ceylon sources):
(i) The Sanskrit word ‘Maitreya’ or its equivalent in Pali ‘Metteyya’ means loving, compassionate, merciful and benevolent. It also means kindness and friendliness, sympathy, etc. One Arabic word which is equivalent to all these words is ‘Rahmat’. In Surah Al-Anbiya:
“We sent thee not, but as a mercy for all creatures.”
[Al-Qur’an 21:107]
Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) was called the merciful, which is ‘Maitri’.
(ii) The words Mercy and Merciful are mentioned in the Holy Qur’an no less than 409 times.
The Word Muhammad is also spelt as ‘Mahamet’ or ‘Mahomet’ and in various other ways in different languages. The word ‘Maho’ or ‘Maha’ in Pali and Sanskrit mean Great and Illustrious and ‘Metta’ means mercy. Therefore ‘Mahomet’ means ‘Great Mercy’
Once again May Allah guide true path. Insah Allah. Do research before make any illogic statement.
Islam was it spread by the sword?
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).
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 it 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.
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 myth that historians have ever repeated.”
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?
By reading your comments I can surely say, you don’t have a any knowledge about Islam. Please study more and do more research before commenting any words from QURAN. Muslims accept the Qur’an, as the word of God revealed to His last and final prophet, Mohammed (peace be upon him). And Islam means submission to the will of God . As stated if you understand the teachings of the Prophet Mohammed and follow the Quran YOU WILL ALSO CONVERT TO ISLAM.
Dear Leela, DON’T QUOTE THE QURAN OUT OF THE CONTEXT. Quran is teaches the ART OF LIVING. The 04.34 your are quoting out of the context. It says;
004.034 Men are the protectors and maintainers of women, because God has given the one more (strength) than the other, and because they support them from their means. Therefore the righteous women are devoutly obedient, and guard in (the husband’s) absence what God would have them guard. As to those women on whose part ye fear disloyalty and ill-conduct, admonish them (first), (Next), refuse to share their beds, (And last) beat them (lightly); but if they return to obedience, seek not against them means (of annoyance): For God is Most High, Great (above you all).
It say if a women is disloyalty and ill conduct admonish them (first), (Next), refuse to share their beds, (And last) beat them (lightly); but if they return to obedience, seek not against them means (of annoyance): For God is Most High, Great (above you all). It shows how to solve your problem internally within the your family .if she is obedient forgive her. Solution is given in the quran for family problems. I am asking you now how many divorce taking place in Sri Lanka by non muslims ??? how many non muslim wives are concubines because of worldly desires. How many non muslims are disarray, is wives are obedient of husbands are obedient? If you find the answer to these questions ?? QURAN TEACHES YOU HOW SOLVE FAMILY PROBLEMS.
About verse 8.12 DON’T QUOTE QURAN OUT OF CONTEXT THIS NOT YOUR RELIGION .orginal verse it says 008.012 Remember thy Lord inspired the angels (with the message): “I am with you: give firmness to the Believers: I will instil terror into the hearts of the Unbelievers: smite ye above their necks and smite all their finger-tips off them.” Anti-Islamics like you to always bring this up and claim that this verse proves that Islam promotes terrorism and that the Quran orders Muslims to go and chop people’s heads off along with their finger tips
It was revealed in 2 A. H. after the Battle of Badr, the first battle between Islam and kufr. Allah commands the Angels to fight and support the Believers Allah said next, ((Remember) when your Lord revealed to the angels, “Verily, I am with you, so keep firm those who have believed.”) I will cast terror into the hearts of those who have disbelieved.) means, `you — angels — support the believers, strengthen their (battle) front against their enemies, thus, implementing My command to you. I will cast fear, disgrace and humiliation over those who defied My command and denied My Messenger, (so strike them over the necks, and smite over all their fingers and toes.) strike them on their foreheads to tear them apart and over the necks to cut them off, and cut off their limbs, hands and feet. Quran Teaches you the ART OF WAR.
Dear Madam, I have answers for all you quotation but it is unfortunate that you are quoting out of the context and May Allah Guide your Correct path of understanding in Islam.if you want answers for all your quotation please state you email address where I can reply to you.
Lack of Islamic knowledge in you can be understandable very easily when you stated Prophet Mohammed is didn’t bother about his principles. There is only one perfect man lived in the world that is Prophet Mohammed .Do you know the PROPHET MOHAMMED IS PROPHESIZED IN BUDDHISM. I believe you don’t so I kindly request you to refer your TRI-PITAKA before making any statements or comments.
Dear Friend please got to the below quotation you will find the truth;
. Buddha prophesised the advent of a Maitreya:
A) Almost all Buddhist books contain this prophecy. It is in Chakkavatti Sinhnad Suttanta D. III, 76:
B) According to Sacred Books of the East volume 35 pg. 225:
C) According to the Gospel of Buddha by Carus pg. 217 and 218 (From Ceylon sources):
(i) The Sanskrit word ‘Maitreya’ or its equivalent in Pali ‘Metteyya’ means loving, compassionate, merciful and benevolent. It also means kindness and friendliness, sympathy, etc. One Arabic word which is equivalent to all these words is ‘Rahmat’. In Surah Al-Anbiya:
“We sent thee not, but as a mercy for all creatures.”
[Al-Qur’an 21:107]
Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) was called the merciful, which is ‘Maitri’.
(ii) The words Mercy and Merciful are mentioned in the Holy Qur’an no less than 409 times.
The Word Muhammad is also spelt as ‘Mahamet’ or ‘Mahomet’ and in various other ways in different languages. The word ‘Maho’ or ‘Maha’ in Pali and Sanskrit mean Great and Illustrious and ‘Metta’ means mercy. Therefore ‘Mahomet’ means ‘Great Mercy’
Once again May Allah guide true path. Insah Allah. Do research before make any illogic statement.
Hi Leela,
Every professional organisation, research intuition, government intuition etc have methodology/procedure/code of ethics to follow to interpret or act on a findings.
Please do not take literal meaning of Quran.
Finder: I standby on everything that I write here. You read the Koran in a different way to the way I read it. You fear it, but I do not fear it. You read it with absolute faith but I read it like a novel. You don’t think you just accept everything in it, but I pose and think whether things in it is true.
So, your literal meaning is different to that of mine. Those that think like you have only one track mind. They are the ones that become brain washed. They are the ones that become extremists.
Prophet Muhammad was a paedophile… he had sexual relations with an underage girl called Aisha. Is that the act of a “perfect man”?
Yes, Unlike you, he left his mother alone.
well said mahinda:D
Who ever writing by the name of ‘Hypocrisy’ should know that when you hurl insult at someone it comes back to you. Now see what you did. You got your poor mother insulted by someone in a very indescent way. Don’t provoke people to say things that you do not like to be said about you. Hope this is a good lesson for you. Maintain the decorum of the forum. I say this to everyone, Muslim, Buddhist, Hindu, Christian or Atheist.
In many muslim majority nations, women who wish to marry those whom they choose, rather than those selected by their families, are KILLED by their family members as such behaviour is supposed to bring dishonour to the family. These murders are called “Honour Killings”.The family members who carry out the murder get away scot free. But in UK, those who carried out such ‘honour killings’ have been dealt with, by the courts of law.
In pakistan, if a boy desires a girl, and the girl rebuffs him, the boy throws acid on the girl’s face, disfiguring and ruining her future for life.The boy is never arrested by the police.
In Iraq, Iran and Afghanistan, girls are not allowed an education.The Iraq minister of education who encouraged this, was assassinated.
In Saudi Arabia, even educated women are debarred from driving, and from going out alone.They can do so only with a male member of the family.
Taslima Nasreen, a doctor in Bangladesh,who wrote about and highlighted such wrongs against women, was vilified, hounded and threatened with death until sho fled the country.
In Bangladesh, a woman whose brother was thought to have sexually associated with a married woman, was sentenced to be raped by eleven members of the Village Panchayat which “tried” her ( for her brother’s offence).. The sentence was carried out. Those who did the deed, were, due to widespread agitation, arrested and charged in courts but were not ultimately punished.
A “fatwa” – sentence of death – was issued by a top muslim cleric on Salman Rushdie,for writing the Satanic Verses which is an allegorical tale portraying a character not even remotely resembling the Prophet Mohamed. He was safeguarded by Britain at great expense and was later knighted by the queen for his writings. The fatwa was later removed as realisation dawned that he was not guilty as charged.
I do not know whether all these are in accordance with the Quran.
Is this the great “Muslim Civilisation” ?
Justitia: Many would know of the famous gang rape of Ms. Muktha Mai in 2002 when a tribal council in Pakistan’s eastern province decided to punish her family for her brother’s alleged affair with a woman from a higher caste. The council of elders decreed that as punishment for the alleged affair, his sister was to be gang-raped. “I [was] dragged away like a goat to the slaughter,” Ms Mai later wrote in a autobiography, In The Name Of Honour.
Seth Mydon (New York Times): ‘In Pakistan, rape victime are the criminals’. Zafran Bibi of Chorlaki, Pakistan: Her crime – she had been raped. Her punishment – death by stoning. The bearded judge Anwar Ali Khan said: I am simply following the Koran-based law called Hudood. The accused was set free as ‘it would be waste of court’s time’ , the judge said. Under Huddood law, a rape victim can be lashed or sent to prison or both. Under the laws of Zina, 4 muslim men of good upright character must testify to have seen a rape take place. Testimony of women and non-muslims don’t count. In other crimes though, the women’s testimony count as half of that of a man
Please read my answer at the bottom of this page. Would you like to take up my challenge.
Hello BROTHER and SISTERS,
We have to respect each other, all religeion and faith preaches mutual respect.
If you dont tolerate each other, no peace in the world.
We have great way of life , we should perform our duty and sunnah, others simply respect us, no matter we live in Buddhist dominated country or Western world.
Now Priority is justice done for our sister in detension,Srilanka is no longer country for all and Goverment clearly moves to destroy all minority rights and values.
We are in a dangerous situation, We are in a era ,Srilankan muslims left with out a Leader.
All our current politician are just power hungry creators, they have no idea what our society needs.
Pray Almighty allah for justice.
“We have to respect each other, all religeion and faith preaches mutual respect”
Yes… We all agree… Please tell this to Sarah and others who are starting to break the harmony between Buddhists and Muslims..
I congragulate Leela for telling the truth.
You are not alone.
Many religions talk about mankind and Humanity with love and peace..
The Environment, nature and other speciour are left behind or not concern..
Is this for develpopment or for ditructions?
A funny way of living, Aha! Teaching too.
I am the God for myself.!
Hay Ranjith,
What you know about Leela commetns, YOU DONT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT LEELA’S COMMENTS, if you need need to know what is truth see the comments from NMT.that is truth.
Dont come to conclusion with out going to the basics.
You may be the god for your self but for us you are BIG FAT STUPID.
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IN BAHRAIN?
The Government prohibits anti‑Islamic writings; however, Bibles and other Christian publications are displayed and sold openly in local bookstores that also sell Islamic and other religious literature. Religious tracts of all branches of Islam, cassettes of sermons delivered by Muslim preachers from other countries, and publications of other religions are readily available.
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However, in the past few years the Ministry of Information prohibited the sale of 14 books written by Sunni authors who converted to the Shi’ism.
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http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/2005/51597.htm
Muslims never give religious freedom to non-Muslim minorities in countries where they are the majority…. but demand it unconditionally when they are a minority in a non-Muslim country.
This is Muslim hypocrisy.
Whether this world and billions of galaxies already found and yet to be found have to be been. So many religeons claim their leader created it. Thats is why all these fights are in the world. Whos god is the best? Whether god is actually there are not you will find out after you die as no one came and said I met god.
Religeon is some thing you believe. You need to ask yourselves what is correct not to follow the herd. That is the fundamental in learning any science.
Before we debate the ‘right and wrong’ of what she did, we need to ensure that she is treated according to the Rule of Law and be informed of the reasons for her arrest, and be produced before a judge soon.
In UK ( and in some other countries which enforce the Rule of Law and subscribe the the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ) there are Duty Solicitors ( retained and remunerated by the state ), who advise those arrested by the police of their rights under the law.The police are obliged to contact the duty solicitor if the accused demands a lawyer.
In sri lanka, lawyers are not tolerated in police stations. Any lawyer who wishes to visit anyone held in custody, is discouraged,prevented,obstructed and sometimes even assaulted.
There are even lawyers who ‘twist’ the law to curry favour with their political masters.It was reported that Prof. G.L.Peiris, a former Dean of the Law Faculty had said that General Sarath Fonseka was not qualified to contest the presidency as he is not a registered voter ! ! ! The Elections Commissioner ruled that he was qualified to contest.
Because the Election Commissioner knows the eventual result before-hand. Anyway GL Pieris is a character one should ignore as he got no policy & principles except money, post and position.
Hey gentalmen,
The names does not always give identity for your religion, I too have a sinhala name , but I am born to 100% muslim parents and I am 100% muslim and practice Islam…we cannot jumph to conclusions without reading the book and the content, she may be doing a comparison among the religions…so let us give the juiry to decide what is right and wrong….if possibel watch “Peace Tv” ….it will a give clear answer on this subject. (as similir programmes are telecast on this channel)
Rohan – Saudi Arabia
aha rohan nana ippti ikkinga
What if Islam is the truth and the young women out of her love for her people wants to share it with them? The Muslims don’t have to resort to any unethical methods to convert, the truth is in everyone’s heart and just needs to be triggered. There is no true God worthy of worship in truth except Allah.
dude… Why hide behind a name containing “Budhdha” to promote Islam..
It is only evil and mentally sick people who follow Mohammed, the False Prophet and Pedophile and evil criminal.
I myself am a Christian, a true follower of Jesus Christ. I am not Catholic and not all Christians agree with, or follow the Catholic Pope or Priests.
Same as not all Muslims belong to the same sect, and we even see Muslims killing Muslims now, eg, shiite and sunni Muslims killing each other and hating each other. Even in Sri Lanka Muslims have been killing each other over sectarian differences, the latest was the murder of 7 Muslims by another sect of Muslims a few months ago. This violence has been going on for a long time in Kalmunai, home of Muslim fundamentalism in Sri Lanka. So Muslims hate each other and kill each other, because they are led by Satan and evil False Prophet Mohammed’s idealogy.
These priests who claim to be “Christian” who commit vile sexual crimes against children are NOT true Christians.
But Muslims who commit vile sexual pedophile crimes against children are true Muslims, because that was what Mohammed did, the False Prophet and Satanic man was evil and false and a pure evil mentally sick pedophile.
So that is the difference between Christianity and Islam. For Jesus, our Leader never commited sexual crimes against anyone, yet your false Prophet Mohammed did.
Anyone who commits sexual crimes and calls themselves Christians cannot do so claiming Jesus had done it. However, in Islam, Muslims who commit sexual crimes against women and children are TRUE MUSLIMS because Mohammed did it, and they follow his ways.
Many Muslims try to reason that because some false Christians commit sex crimes against children that its OK for Mohammed and Muslims to do it. So that is their futile defense to make themselves feel justified in what Mohammed did and what many Muslims do against young children.
Our Leader Jesus was perfect, never commited crimes of any sort, but your leader was a mentally sick criminal and a pedophile who raped and sexually abused young children. Mohammed was not only mentally sick, he was one of the most vile and horrendous criminals to walk the Earth.
Prophet Mohammed was mentally sick, there is no doubt about this fact, and he was a criminal and down right evil, and anyone who follows this Satanic man, and anyone who claims to be Muslim, condone his evil behaviour and are also mentally sick.
I feel sorry for your knowledge about islam and christianity. If u wanna know about islam do not look at people, learn from quran and autherntic sources. If u follow people u ll be gone in wrong path.
Who killed most human in history? any guess? that was hitler. he killed 6 millin jews. was he muslim? no. he was a christian, who kiilled secon most? mussolini? was he muslim? no. he was a christian. and george bush so on. But i dont blame christianity for these people. Coz i know christianity never tell people to kill each other. same as in islam. islam means peace. islam totally against killing.
About child abuse? i dont know from where did u hear these from?
Plz provide the evidence before u tell some thing about someone.
Just dont say just bcoz others say so and so. u need to find the truth.
Since bible has been corrupted there are pornography in bible.
Women’s vaginas taste like “wine” (Song of Songs 7:1-4, 8-9).
Non-Muslims eat pig (Pork) They savour it and say delicious. Muslims do not because they were thought what are animals to eat what not. In Philippines they eat Cat, dogs, chicken feat and In china they eat cockroaches and everything you can name. They feel no revulsion because that is there habit cultured. If you were a chinese you will feed on cockroaches fortunately you are sri lankan who will vomit for days if not for months at the sight of a cockroach in you food plate. This is revulsion is because of habit and culture.
It is true prophet mohamed married a girl who 10 years old- that is aysha. He was not the first to do that. It was the custom of the arabs to give their children in marriage at the puberty. In the contemperory days of the prophet mohamed. Nothing is wrong. In the olden days even the christians and sinhalese married at very young age. This is because of tradition and customs. Today, everyone seek knowlege through education. They wait for the education period is over to seek marriages. Thats it.
Going back to your argument, you are completely ignorant of what is Islam and what are sacrifices prophet mohamed has made. Though I can blame and defame your religion and faith, I will not do it because I am a good muslim not like you a bad christian. I said “bad” christian because a “good” christian is never like you.
Why don’t you give your 6 year old daughter in marriage to a 50 year old man then, you sick pervert.
a christian ,are you really?
To 007: Here the subject is the ‘reverting to Islam of Ms Sarah Melanie Perera and the writing of a book aptly named ‘From Darkness to Light’ and her subsequent unlawful arrest. What have you got to say about this? If money can revert people to Islam the Arabs would have converted half our population by now. This is not allowed in Islam. It is allowed in Christianty and that is what the Evengelists are doing in our country. Why do you think Sarah reverted to Islam and then was able to convince the whole family to follow suit. Pause for a moment and think for yourself. Isn’t it bacause of the failure of Buddhism to address her issues and fulfil her spiritual needs. She was brought up as a Buddhist and when she came to Bahrain she was clearly able to see the difference between Buddhism and Islam. She was able to put the prejudice aside and study Islam from the pure sources with the help of ‘Discover Islam’ which is doing a great service in inviting people to the way of the true Creator of you and me and everyone and everything. Islam is the true submission to the one and only Creator. Sarah understood clearly the worship of idols created by man and to worship the clergy will not take her anywhere but to hellfire. This is why she wrote the book explaining her experience so that she could save her Sinhala speaking people from hellfire. What she did was a favour for you all. I advise you also to read this book.
This book is just about why she has changed her faith. I dont think a its an insult. Islam says do not insult other religions. I am pretty sure she has not insult or criticised buddhism.
Islam also says truth should be preveiled. We have to follow a religion as we all know that buddhism is not a religion, its a philosophy.
Coz Buddha never claimed divinity. never ask people to worship him or make statues of him. All he wanted to follow his teachings.
So how come he became god? who made him god?
Quran says we sent down 124000 messengers to earth and differnt time of the period and different places. So i think he could be a messenger of god. Messengers all were human like us including moses, jesus. they never said worship them.
But people do worship them, its not their fault. That is why the last messenger of god prophert mohammed never allowed anyone to make his statue. otherwise people will start to worship to his statue as well.
Did you read the book??
I too reverted from Buddhism to Islam (the great religion). tell the Sri Lankan police to come & arrest me.
Sri Lanka is buddhist country but how many people follow buddhism, 1% only even the buddhist monks not follwoing the teachings of Buddha.with rope they are living luxury life , they are in the parliment, they have bodyaguards, they have sex in the temple. and we all stupids writing commetns here.
Stop writing , follow the truth.
What about the Sri Lankan Muslims… look at what the ulemas are doing, raping little Muslim boys in the madrassahs and preaching hate not only against non-Muslims but against other Muslim sects. Haven’t you heard them screeching and shouting on the microphone. Then there is that god awful azan wailing 5 times a day, blaring and annoying other people in the vicinity. But what can you expect from followers of a man who had sex with a 6 year old girl? A man who killed and butchered people who didn’t agree with him? A man who inspires terrorism and violence today? Muslims are killing and butchering Christians in Nigeria, Malaysia and Indonesia – not to mention the entire Middle East…
Hello 007, can you prove a single Madrasa where a single boy raped by any Ulema? Don’t talk whatever come to your mind. But there are hundreds and thousands of cases in the churches all around the world where pops rape young children and young women. They are public secrets. Mind it.
First of all you should understand what’s christianity? Christianity is the teachings of Jesus. But do you think the christianity that the followd by the today’s christians is true? No, the religion that followed by today’s christians is the religion which spreaded by St. Paul who is really a Jew. Go back and read your religion’s history before criticising other religions Mr. 007.
Madrassas hit by sex abuse claims
By Paul Anderson
BBC News, Islamabad
Students read the Koran at a Madrassa
Some clerics demanded an apology from Mr Hussain
A Pakistani minister has revealed hundreds of cases of alleged child sex abuse at Islamic schools, or madrassas.
There were 500 complaints this year of abuse allegedly committed by clerics, Aamer Liaquat Hussain, a minister in the religious affairs department, said.
That compares with 2,000 last year, but as yet there have been no successful prosecutions, Mr Hussain told the BBC.
The minister’s revelations have sparked death threats and infuriated some religious political leaders.
Mr Hussain said he had received death threats from clerics, but that he had done his job and his conscience was clear.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4084951.stm
Madrasa clerics ‘sodomise and thrash’ students for 2 months
Akash Vashishtha
Ghaziabad, March 28, 2010
In a classic case of protector turning predator, Clerics at a North Delhi Madrasa allegedly sodomised four students for two months before the victims managed to escape.
The students at Madrasa Tehfizul Kuraan on Roshanara Road told chilling tales of abuse by their “teachers” at the “educational institute”. The boys narrated how the chief cleric, Maulana Imran, used to call them to his room “after everyone went to sleep” and would abuse them.
If the boys objected, they were beaten up mercilessly with sticks and PVC pipes.
http://indiatoday.intoday.in/site/Story/90177/India/Madrasa+clerics+%27sodomise+and+thrash%27+students+for+2+months.html
Whats wrong with Talibans then? If fundamentalism extremism…is and relgious policing is happening in sri lanka…malani has to be condemned if she is committing wrong not legally arrested or detained……….etc….
Whats wrong with Talibans then? If fundamentalism extremism…is and relgious policing is happening in sri lanka…malani has to be condemned if she is committing wrong not legally arrested or detained……….etc….Soon buddishts prelates will issue edicts for her head to chopped….and someone will offer millisons for her head …like the iranian mullahs….etc……like the monks praise the racist war……………………..what buddhism is this country practising……Himsa buddhism….
Look at what Muslims are doing around the world… no one is as hateful and violent as Muslims. Even in Sri Lanka, Muslims are the only ones killing each other over different sects. If this was the Middle East and Sarah Malini Perera had written anything against Islam she would be executed – stoned to death or hanged. Muslims are the most hypocritical people I’ve met.
aww..look at this moron spewing hate..real attention seeker..like that moron leela i think u should get a life too:D
Brother
By your comments I can assure that you are not a christain,and you are not TRUE CHRISTIAN. but I as a muslim Greet you in the same manner as Jesus (pbuh) greeted in Hebrew Luke 24:36
‘Sholam alay kum’ or Islamic greeting in Arabic Assalaamu alai kum both meaning ‘Peace be on you’.
We Muslims believe the Jesus Peace be upon him is prophet. and Prophet Mohammed is last and final messenger . Jesus (pbuh) not God. He never claimed Divinity(John 14:28,John 10:29,Mathew 12:28). If you don’t know about your Jesus how you can say word about Prophet Mohammed. Your complete comment waste of time. You DON’T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT CHRISTAIN NOT ISLAM. My friend please study more you need to mature self.
Jesus said :-
1.Don’t have alcohol (Proverbs 20:1 ,Ephesians 5:18) but your Christian still do the same.
2. Pork is prohibited in Christianity – refer (Leviticus 11:7-8,Deuteronomy 14:8,Isaiah 65:2-5) still you people eat.
3.Jesus is Circumcised (Acts 7:8,John 7:22,Luke 2:21) you Christian never follow.
4. Men aren’t allowed to trim their beards or shave their heads (Leviticus 21:5) you Christian follows this.
5. Wearing clothes intended for the opposite sex is forbidden (Deuteronomy 22:5) Christians are major sinners of this statement.
There are numerous commandments which Christian don’t follow. I AM SURE YOU DON’T KNOW THESE FACTS ARE FROM BIBILE.
You know these facts. You are saying about sex crimes. Note down.
The Bible’s treatment of women was abominable. Women not only had a submissive and inferior status to men, but they were considered chattel. (Genesis 3 :16, Exodus 21:7-11).
The Bible found no fault with Abraham and Isaac for knowingly giving their wives to other men for sexual use. (Genesis 12: 11-16, Genesis 16:7-10)
The Bible even shows such holy men as Abraham and Jacob forcing sex on their female slaves (Genesis 16:1-2, Genesis 30:9-10)
Fathers could sell their daughters into slavery to pay a debt. (Exodus21:7-11)
Don’t make statement by followers act, go the books what does it say. As far Bible is corrupted not like Quran. Quran is the word of Allah, Prophet is final and Last messenger of Allah.I SUGGEST TO YOU PLEASE CONSULT A GOOD PHYSCTRATIC. You are becoming insane.
The evil, despicable massacre in Nigeria of some 500 Christian men, women and children has excited remarkably little international comment. This despite the fact that three villages were attacked near Jos by Muslim gangs who trapped women, children and the elderly – those who couldn’t run fast enough to escape – then cut them to pieces.
Archbishop Ben Kwashi described the scenes: “I could see kids from age zero to teenagers, all butchered from the back, macheted in their necks, their heads. Deep cuts in the mouths of babies. The stench. People wailing and crying.” Times (’500 butchered in Nigeria killing fields’, Tuesday March 9, 2010) entire families were killed to the chants of ‘Allahu Akbar’.
http://www.virtueonline.org/portal/modules/news/article.php?storyid=12278
Islam the religion of peace?????
Physio 007,
you are victim of media propganda against Islam.,
any way everybody know the biggest killer uptoday is
1.Hitler killed 6 million Jews he is a christian.Holacaust.
2.Mousalni killed 2 Million Jews is christain.
3.IRA christian killed thousande of innocent in UK & Ireladn including christinas. this group is christian.
4.Klu Klax Klan(Christian terrost group) in USA killed thousand of civilliands .
5.TRA group in Spain and many moreorganisation around the world killing inncoent .but media is not portraying these news? because it is handled by Christains and they portray about Islam.
George Bush ( the biggest terriost of the decade)killed thousands of innocents. He is christian.
Last week there is big scandal from the pope about childsex abuse. did you know about news? look around the world.
Dont come to conclusion by followers of the relegion.
ONCE AGAIN YOU JUST A KID ABOUT THE COMPRATIVE RELEGION. A ture students of comprative relegion never post stupid commetns like yours.
Islam is the religion of peace.
What a laugh… only Muslims are killing in the name of religion. Muslims have no concept of religious freedom and liberalism. They are a backward, primitive minded people who enjoy harassing non-Muslims, especially Jews and Christians. Christianity, on the other hand is broad and wide. Even in Sri Lanka Muslims are the most backward lot, running after money and sex while ignoring education. Nothing different to what the “prophet” mohammed did….
In every Christian majority country, Muslims have freedom of religion but look at the Muslim countries… no freedom of religion to non-Muslims.
Gon 007
Answer the question to the Patriots about Christian.????
You are correct about muslims are running behind money and Sex .. Well said..
Christian majority in Sri Lanka, Negombo, Ja-ela, Kandana, Kocchikade Etc.. please pay a visit to the these areas .who is behind money and sex . majority christians live with Alcohoal ,Polygany, intererst, and murders. for these christian majority i beleive Churhc have given permisson so it is Legal.
I have proved to you from YOUR BIBLE WHAT DOES SAY ABOUT RELEGION. but you dont have any sense to answers those question and your are talking about board minded and narrow minded.
as you correctly said in Europe they have freedon that is why, 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?
so dear Islam is proven is but it very difficult to understand for little kids. it takes long time to understand.
once again to dont see the follwers , see the teachings of the relegion.
once again I CHALLENGE YOU TO ANSWER MY QUESTION WHICH I QUOTED FRON THE BIBLE.
Kudda and Patriot are the same pesrso with different id names … you as dumb as coments abouth Christians you mutt!!!
KUDDA AND PATRIOT .YES THE SAME FACE ICON , DIRTY RAT
KUDDA AND PATRIOT SAME FACE MASK ,007 HIDING BEHIND A DIFFERENT FACE MASK DIRTY RATS
Let me tell u something. Quran has revealed not just for muslims. its for all humanity. Its from the creator of u and me and all universe. quran talks about earth, ocean, human. animals, stras , moon.sun. rain. about so many things. it revealed 1400 yeras ago. Can any scientist prove single thing in quran wrong? quran says sun is travelling in his own direction. about 30 years ago science said its stationery. But after 1980 they had to agree with quran. whis is revealed about 1400 years ago.
I would like the Bahrain Human Rights Society (BHRS) secretary-general Dr. Abdulla Al Deerazi to also acknowledge that the following writers also should be able to enjoy the freedom their expressions : 1. Bangla Deshi Writer Taslima Nasrin, 2. Salman Rushdie, 3. Ayaan Hirsi, 4. Tawfiq Hamid, 5. Wafa Sultan, 6. Irshad Manji, 7. Ibn Warraq, 8. Kola Boof and many more for their views of the Islamic faith.
im sure BHRS are intently following this comments page:P
To Devonece: Have you read Sarah’s book ‘ From Darkness to Light’? I don’t thinks so. So it is not fair to comment on something that you have not read. This news item under discussion is only regarding the unlawful arrest and detention in a free country. And moreover the authors you have mentioned have insulted ‘Islam’ under the pretext of ‘freedom of speech’ and it was very clear. But Sarah Melanie Perera’s book is different from all these book you have mentioned. I am sure you will appreciate Sarah’s book once you are able to read it. It will bring you out of the Darkness under which you are groping now, God Willing.
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Madrasa clerics ‘sodomise and thrash’ students for 2 months
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Ghaziabad, March 28, 2010
In a classic case of protector turning predator, Clerics at a North Delhi Madrasa allegedly sodomised four students for two months before the victims managed to escape.
The students at Madrasa Tehfizul Kuraan on Roshanara Road told chilling tales of abuse by their “teachers” at the “educational institute”. The boys narrated how the chief cleric, Maulana Imran, used to call them to his room “after everyone went to sleep” and would abuse them.
If the boys objected, they were beaten up mercilessly with sticks and PVC pipes.
http://indiatoday.intoday.in/site/Story/90177/India/Madrasa+clerics+%27sodomise+and+thrash%27+students+for+2+months.html
Rishard; the Moderator of the Leader had not posted my replies to you, Mr.Abdullah, AZY, NMT and few others during the last few days.
Perhaps I should try post the last paragraph of my reply to you.
About Ms. Perera: I say; if she chose Islam to be her religion of her own conviction then that’s her choice and we Buddhists have no right to oppose her. I also believe Ms. Perera or any one in her position for that matter not just has the right to promote her new religion but point out why she abandon Buddhism as well. Would you or average Muslim post such a remark in a controversy about a Muslim becoming a Buddhist in a Islamic country. I doubt it very much.
Having said that, I must also mention here; I do not not believe the authorities would have arrested Ms. Perera for no reason particularly when at an election time. Will wait and see where the buck end.
I tried to post the rest of my letter to you, but the moderator seemed adamant that I be not given that opportunity. Sorry.
Dear all…I have read with great enthusiasm all the comments raised by you educated guests. You comments have deepened my understanding further. However, I believe all my learned friends may have missed a great aspect or should I say “Fundamental” of theology taught in each religion is “Faith” . When one aligns himself/herself into one Faith, it should never be a set of rules/restrictions enforced upon.
Faith must come from within ones spirit. It must fulfill ones life with passion, not by force.
Therefore, PLEASE understand that a religion is a guideline to choose good from evil rather than a law upon the living.
May god bless you all!!
Nowhere in Buddhist Pitaka says that faith alone should be the sole criteria to accept anything. ‘Shraddhawa’ or ‘loving feeling’ in Buddhism is not ‘blind faith’ as in monotheist religions. In fact, in Anguttara Nikaya, Kalama and few others Sutra Buddha had clearly pointed out that the ways to avoid confusions on faith.
Buddhists do not fear Buddha or read their ‘thripitaka’ out of fear. According to Buddhism a non-Buddhist could go to heaven, if he does good deed. Actually good deed can be identified from common sense. According to Muslims, all non Muslims will go to hell and burn for ever. Christians, Jews and all their sects says the same thing. Its a muddle because they all follow the same God; surely, they all cannot be true.
Anyway Buddha had clearly clarified how to analyze and logically conclude when faced with such issues. But how many Buddhists have read it?
Yes this is your problem. ‘How many Buddhists have read it’. One has to have a Phd like you to read and understand your scriptures. Our Quran is simple to understand and easy to follow. it is based on reason. Millions have understood it and accepted our faith. Even to this day Quran is being read and understood and acted upon. It is the word of our Creator. it is a living miracle. It is amazing. Try to read and undstand it and May the Almighty Allah give you ‘Hidhaya’ (guidance) We Muslims can only invite and guide you but the true guidance come only from the Creator.
Quran based on reason? What a laugh!!! It’s something that was “whispered” into the ear of Muhammad – szhizophrenia anyone?? If Muhammad was around today he would be locked up in a mental asylum and given medication for his psychosis and ‘hearing voices’
The thought of an old man becoming aroused by a child is one of the most disturbing thoughts that makes us cringe as it reminds us of pedophilia and the most despicable people. It is difficult to accept that the Holy Prophet Muhammad married Aisha when she was 6-years-old and consummated his marriage with her when she was 9. He was then, 54 years old.
Sahih Muslim Book 008, Number 3310:
‘A’isha (Allah be pleased with her) reported: Allah’s Apostle (may peace be upon him) married me when I was six years old, and I was admitted to his house when I was nine years old.
Sahih Bukhari Volume 7, Book 62, Number 64
Narrated ‘Aisha:
that the Prophet married her when she was six years old and he consummated his marriage when she was nine years old, and then she remained with him for nine years (i.e., till his death).
Life is short and I’m not going to study every religion on earth. My gut reaction is to see Islam as having intolerant and fundamentalist tendencies. I think it sensible for people to dress in styles normal for their societies.
All that is true. But surely, this lady is entitled to write about her religious faith and to keep her name. These are basic human rights.
Where is this country heading?
Dear all,
Very interesting debate but pls understand these issue is nothing to do with any religion, religion always perfect but followers are wrong, DO NOT ARGUE ABOUT RELIGION just make questions to yourself how much you following or beleive on your religion, how much due to your thought others getting insult so, so wrong people to be punished by relevant law and arresting Perera is not an issue so the competent authority have the right inquire on her publication whether those within the law admissioble.
Mr.NMT; While thanking you for responding to my comment so quickly I wish beg for your forgiveness for my failing to reply you quicker. Now, referring to the contents of your comment, I hope you will take my reply not as an attack on the Muslims but as a reflection of an open minded human to open up more human minds. You see Mr.NMT, in my opinion you are raised in a culture to visualize a creator God and to fear him immensely beyond the words can describe. From your childhood you are made to read books called ‘Koran’ and ‘Hadith’ with absolute awe. And from your childhood you are told that Muhammad is a messenger or Prophet of that Creator. Like a programmed robot, you believe Koran is the word of that creator read through Muhammad’s mouth without posing question or doubt in your mind.
I need not say we gather a lot of information about Muhammad from ‘Ahadith.’ You see Mr.NMT, we do not fear your God. Though your Allah had told the believers to kill the unbelievers throughout his Koran, he could never have got rid of them or finished them for good. What I cannot understand is why this immensely powerful creator God or Allah created unbelievers in the first place. Why is that the words of the same God through different messengers are not the similar and harmonious. Obviously such questions do not come to your mind for you have been brought up not to think that way.
Mr.NMT, Those Buddhists that inclined to Hinduism does ask favour from deities. They believe there are many Gods. However, Since Buddha had never claimed divinity Buddhists do not fear Gods. Not just that, Buddha said; only humans and no Gods could achieve the supreme bliss of Nirvana. That means Buddha had placed human beings well above any God. You see Mr.NMT, in Anguttara Nikaya, Kalama and few others Sutra Buddha had clearly points out the way to avoid confusions on faith. They clearly clarify how to analyze and logically conclude when faced with issues such as the existence of God.
Mr.NMT, I am ready to enter for a debate with you that Koran is the word of Muhammad and it is not the word of God. What do you say? Would you or any learned Muslim take up my challenge? In order to avoid lengthy writing and preaching and to save time and space, I propose one question to be asked with the answer to the other party each time and answer within twelve hours.
Thank you.
Professor…Time and again,I have explained to you that ALLAH is not another GOD…ALLAH is if translated in ENGLISH is ONE MIGHTY GOD (Eternal,Everliving),So do not get confused ALLAH is another GOD or any of the dieties or Creation that you/some others take as their protectors
You have not responded to my Earlier post which Muslim Armies entered Indonesia,Malaysia,Brunei,Maldives,African Countries?…Currently fastest growing religion in the West inspite of the False Propoganda by Neo-Concervative/Zionist who control the Entire World Media(99% owned by Zionist) after the staged coup after 9/11-
Have you heard about Larry Silverstein?
http://crimesofzion.blogspot.com/2007/06/silverstein-and-911.html
If anybody wants to get popular now all they have to do is bash Islam and the Muslims,This is Quick Popularity and Money.There is heany funding by Neo-Coservatist/Zionist/Evangelist
As for your Challenge,Can we arrange a Public Debate?All cost will be Born by Me as this will be both beneficial for mankind,We can have it in Dubai,Mumbai or any other country other than Srilanka as Srilanka is not safe for anybody even Indian Artists were bombed,…ALL FULLY PAID including Air ticket,Hotel,Expenses,Meal Allowance Etc
Two of the staunchest enemies of Islam is early days of Prophet Muhammad-May Peace and Blessing of ONE MIGHTY CREATOR be with him was Omar bin Khattab and Khalid bin Waleed-May the ONE MIGHTY ONE be pleased with them…They were such staunch enemies nothing compared to present day enemies but both of them submitted to the path of the Creator…So can you Prof
Mr. Abdullah; As I said to you before, I am not an authority of Islam. On 28th march 9:24, I have said “I say; I am not an authority in Islam, only an avid reader about contemporary religions…” That means I doubt I am knowledgeable enough on the subject matter in a wider scale so as to enter in to a public debate with your Islamic scholars. I believe my forte is small forums like this.
Having said that, let me propose an Atheist named Ali Sina of faithfreedom.org as a more suitable person to debate with your chosen Islamic scholar in public. If you are agreeable for this, I shall contact him and inform him of your offer. Incidentally Mr. Sina had an exciting debate with an Islamic scholar named Yamin Zakaria last year. You can read it here if you like.
http://www.faithfreedom.org/debates/YaminZakariaindex.htm
thank you.
To Leela
There are hundreds of Anti islamic websites
sponsored by Zionist & christians, dont be misled by it.
My advice is dont poke your nose in Unknowledgeable sources , specially religion
which is very sensitive & repercussions are
damaging to Srilanka.
Prof Leela….ALI SINA is Iranian Jew/Zionist settled in Canada vowed enemy of Islam.Yes,The offer is Valid for you to partcipate as guest too…I would love if ALI SINA can make it to Dubai…Thanks for clarifying that you are not a Scholar proably Cutting and pasting views of Arch enemies of Islam the Zionist/Neo-conservatives…Their strategy is all news network that they control should carry at least 2 Items as carried out by Islamic Terrorist…I will tell you how Suicide bombing is carried out in Iraq ,American generally arrest unruly youth than keep them in the remand for 2-3 days while he is in remand sophisticated remote control Bombing Equipment is installed in his his car than he is released…He will be monitored of his movement than at the Right moment …He is Blasted off as a suicide Bomber…This is what is happening…ALL DONE BY THE NEO-CONSERVATIVES/ZIONIST TO RULE THE WORLD…They are in Srilanka too already Special place of worship only of it’s kind than in Bangkok built in Colombo….Devil(Yakko) will be prosperous for a while but they will perish already we have on display the Man who called himself GOD on Display at the Cairo Museum -PHAROH..In recent times the Guy who terrorised the Innocent Palestinian Refugees is in a Machine unable to switch off and he curently resembles like pharoh-ARIEL SHARON….You sound a Good man but hope that you will be open minded to understand better than fall into the devil’s(Yakko) hand..
Leela, I can reply u for every single question, But its only Allah can guide u in right path. you said we muslims made to read quran and hadith when we were childhood. What about millions of non muslims who has riverted to islam. did they programe to read quran when they were child?
as we all know prophert mohamed was an illiterate person. he didnt know to write and read. How come such person can invent a such a book? which has a no single error comparing with modern science?
Then u said why did allah made unbelievers? Allah never created unbelievers. Infact islam says every single child being born as a muslim.
its influence of their become a unbeleiver. if a child dies with without reaching his puberty he will go to heaven no matter hE WAS BORN IN A HINDU , BUDDHIST OR any other religion. coz he had no knowledge of understanding the religion.
I dont like to use the word debate. Coz islam says no compulsion in religion. I can not force you to accept islam. try not to go to anti islamic websites since they will misguide u with choosing word out of context like u said quran says kill unbeleivers, yes quran says so, but u should read the whole verses, it was revealed in battle field. the same chapter says if they need asylum. just dont leave them alone and take them to secure place. U see quran is much advance than u think.
If u wanna prove quran wrong its super easy. There are so many challenges given in quran to prove wrong.
may allah guide u in right path.
Dear Leela,
Firstly I agree with Mr. Abdullah’s comment if someone want earn fame simply bash about Islam, If you want learn something you need keep your mind clean but you case completely different. Your approach is Conflict approach i.e. you are not satisfied with anything ,in your personal life, your academic life and professional life. This mentality always in conflict minds never satisfied whatever they got as per research done by Lots of psychiatrists around the world .I believe you from the category, correct me if I am wrong.
Sir I know you are doing lots of research about initial article. Still I can enlighten you that Quran is Word of God(Allah). Not the Word of Prophet Mohammed.
One main point you need to understand is our beloved prophet was an illiterate. The glorious Quran was give the revelation was given to our beloved prophet. The quran is word of Allah it is not the word of beloved prophet. I kindly request to see the debate between Dr.Zakir Naik & Dr.William Campbell in the topic of “THE QURAN & THE MODERN SCIENCE” “THE QURAN CONFLICT OR CONCILIATION” all your question will be resolved if you really want study something. Or else I can send you the videos if you sent the details.
The Quran still compatible for the modern world and says about the
1. CREATION OF THE UNVERSE,
2. ASTRONOMY (The Sun and Moon, Stars and Planets, Orbits, The day & night, The solar Apex, Expansion if the Universe, Conquest of the Space).
3. GEOLOGY (Water cycle)
4. BIOLOGY
5. EMBRYOLOGY (Fertilization, Implantation, Embryo)
A Man who lived in the middle of the dessert 1400 ago and he is illiterate how can he say about all the things mentioned in Quran. It is Divine Revolution. Even today the world most renowned scientist have no objection about fact mentioned in the Quran.
1.Dr. T. V. N. Persaud is Professor of Anatomy, Professor of Pediatrics and Child Health, and Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences at the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
2. Dr. E. Marshall Johnson is Professor Emeritus of Anatomy and Developmental Biology at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
3. Dr. William W. Hay is a well-known marine scientist. He is Professor of Geological Sciences at the University of Colorado.
4. Dr. Gerald C. Goeringer is Course Director and Associate Professor of Medical Embryology at the Department of Cell Biology, School of Medicine, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA.5.
5. Dr. Moore was Professor of Anatomy and Chairman of the Department, Faculty of Medicine, at the University of Toronto
These are few names. All the scientist one common comment the facts mentioned in the Quran is Divine words as nobody could say these facts more 1400 year ago where science was not established.
I understand it is very difficult to understand about these facts conflict approach personalities.
Dear Leela if you said Buddha had placed human begins well above god, that is why in Sri Lanka all the God men’s are in Good Shape. God can never be thought of as doing an ungodly act. Hence we cannot imagine God telling a lie, being unjust, making a mistake, forgetting things, or having any such human failings.
In that above scenario We Muslim greater than other faiths as we believe in one god our god conscious is greater .we believe and Follow The Quran the guidance and our beloved prophet as a Role model.
As Said by Mr.Abudullah I am ready too for the Debate about Quran, Mr.Abdullah I am with you, We will share all the expense of Leela. Wher ever you like In Dubai or India (Mumbai).
Larry Silverstein is the New York property tycoon who purchased the entire WTC complex just 6 months prior to the 9/11 attacks. That was the first time in its 33-year history the complex had EVER changed ownership.
Mr. Silverstein’s first order of business as the new owner was to change the company responsible for the security of the complex. The new security company he hired was Securacom (now Stratasec). George W. Bush’s brother, Marvin Bush, was on its board of directors, and Marvin’s cousin, Wirt Walker III, was its CEO. According to public records, not only did Securacom provide electronic security for the World Trade Center , it also covered Dulles International Airport and United Airlines — two key players in the 9/11 attacks.
The company was backed by an investment firm, the Kuwait-American Corp., also linked for many years to the Bush family. KuwAm has been linked to the Bush family financially since the Gulf War. One of its principals and a member of the Kuwaiti royal family, Mishal Yousef Saud al Sabah , served on the board of Stratesec.
Now, consider: The members of a small cabal owned the WTC complex, controlled its electronic security, and also controlled the security not only for one of the airlines whose aircraft were hijacked on 9/11, but the airport from which they originated.
Another little “coincidence” — Mr. Silversten, who made a down-payment of $124 million on this $3.2 billion complex, promptly insured it for $7 Billion. Not only that, he covered the complex against “terrorist attacks”.
Following the attacks, Silverstein filed TWO insurance claims for the maximum amount of the policy ($7B), based on the two — in Silverstein’ s view — separate attacks. The insurance company, Swiss Re, paid Mr. Silverstein $4.6 Billion — a princely return on a relatively paltry investment of $124 million.
There’s more. You see, the World Trade Towers were not the real estate plum we are led to believe. From an economic standpoint, the trade center — subsidized since its inception by the NY Port Authority — has never functioned, nor was it intended to function, unprotected in the rough-and-tumble real estate marketplace. How could Silverstein Group have been ignorant of this?
The towers required some $200 million in renovations and improvements, most of which related to removal and replacement of building materials declared to be health hazards in the years since the towers were built. It was well-known by the city of New York that the WTC was an asbestos bombshell. For years, the Port Authority treated the building like an aging dinosaur, attempting on several occasions to get permits to demolish the building for liability reasons, but being turned down due the known asbestos problem. Further, it was well-known the only reason the building was still standing until 9/11 was because it was too costly to disassemble the twin towers floor by floor since the Port Authority was prohibited legally from demolishing the buildings.
The projected cost to disassemble the towers: $15 Billion. Just the scaffolding for the operation was estimated at $2.4 Billion!
In other words, the Twin Towers were condemned structures. How convenient that an unexpected “terrorist” attack demolished the buildings completely.
WTC Building 7 was a part of the WTC complex, and covered under the same insurance policy. This 47-storey steel-framed structure, which was NOT struck by an aircraft, mysteriously collapsed 8 hours later that same day into its own footprint at freefall speed — exactly in the manner of the Twin Towers .
How could this have happened? Mr. Silverstein gave the world the answer when he slipped up during a PBS television interview a year later, on 9/11/2002:
“I remember getting a call from the…er…fire department commander, telling me that they were not sure they were gonna be able to contain the fire, and I said, ‘We’ve had such terrible loss of life, maybe the smartest thing to do is pull it.’ And they made that decision to pull and we watched the building collapse.”
As anyone who knows anything about construction can tell you, “Pull” is common industry jargon for a controlled demolition.
One thing is for sure, the decision to ‘pull’ WTC 7 would have delighted many people. Especially because it has been reported that thousands of sensitive files relating to some of the biggest financial scams in history — including Enron and WorldCom — were stored in the offices of some of the building’s tenants:
· US Secret Service
· NSA
· CIA
· IRS
· BATF
· SEC
· NAIC Securities
· Salomon Smith Barney
· American Express Bank International
· Standard Chartered Bank
· Provident Financial Management
· ITT Hartford Insurance Group
· Federal Home Loan Bank
The Securities and Exchange Commission has not quantified the number of active cases in which substantial files were destroyed by the collapse of WTC 7. Reuters news service and the Los Angeles Times published reports estimating them at 3,000 to 4,000. They include the agency’s major inquiry into the manner in which investment banks divvied up hot shares of initial public offerings during the high-tech boom. …”Ongoing investigations at the New York SEC will be dramatically affected because so much of their work is paper-intensive, ” said Max Berger of New York ‘s Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann. “This is a disaster for these cases.”
Citigroup says some information that the committee is seeking [about WorldCom] was destroyed in the Sept. 11 terror attack on the World Trade Center . Salomon had offices in 7 World Trade Center. The bank says that back-up tapes of corporate emails from September 1998 through December 2000 were stored at the building and destroyed in the attack.
Inside WTC 7 was the US Secret Service’s largest field office with more than 200 employees. “All the evidence that we stored at 7 World Trade, in all our cases, went down with the building,” according to US Secret Service Special Agent David Curran.
What a neat, complete, and fortuitous turn of events was 9/11.
Incidentally, it’s worth noting that one of Lucky Larry’s closest friends — a person with whom it’s said he speaks almost daily by phone — is none other than former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Source: ziopedia.org
Abdulla, may I add this which most of the Muslims will be amazed to learn.
Holy Quran is only revealed book that proves that agrees with the theory of evolution. Read in depth Adam was not the first man, he was the first prophet. It says that you were created in stages etc etc.
It says man was Adam was created out of clay and Iblis out of fire. This has to be taken literally clay is an item that can be moulded and fire goes out of control. Holy Quran defines Man as person who has knowledge spiritually or otherwise and unruly ones are Iblis.
Have a deep read.
Muslimath,Sorry but I have doubts on you on your intentions….:)….I have no intentions to respond further,Thanks
Abdullah its good news.
ALL ARE BOASTING AND SHOUTING ABOUT THE RELIGION BUDDIST, IT IS WHY THE MONKS AND DEVOTED BUDDIST ROWDIES WENT TO DALADA MALIGAWA TO THREATNED THE BIG MONKS AND SAID THAT THE DALADA MALIGAWE WILL BE DESTRYED BY BOMBING. DO NOT BE IDIOTS LEAVE ALONE THE RELIGION TO THE PEOPLE WHO FOLLOWS WITHOUT MAKING MORE MODAYAS IN SRILANKA. THRUSTING RELIGION IN PEOPLE DOES NOT GO WELL IN THE WORLD, EVERY HUMAN BEING HAVE THEIR FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS TO FOLLOW THE RELIGION THEY WISH. BUDDHA TOO IS A HUMAN BEING NOT GOD. NO ONE HAD SEEN THE GOD, ALL SAY THAT GOD LIVES IN THE HUMAN BEINGS AS EACH OF THEIR LOVE AND TRUE IN THE LIFE. MODAYA
The thought of an old man becoming aroused by a child is one of the most disturbing thoughts that makes us cringe as it reminds us of pedophilia and the most despicable people. It is difficult to accept that the Holy Prophet married Aisha when she was 6-years-old and consummated his marriage with her when she was 9. He was then, 54 years old.
Sahih Muslim Book 008, Number 3310:
‘A’isha (Allah be pleased with her) reported: Allah’s Apostle (may peace be upon him) married me when I was six years old, and I was admitted to his house when I was nine years old.
Sahih Bukhari Volume 7, Book 62, Number 64
Narrated ‘Aisha:
that the Prophet married her when she was six years old and he consummated his marriage when she was nine years old, and then she remained with him for nine years (i.e., till his death).
It is in the known history of ours a guy called Mohammed was born in the year 570AD, when Jewish and Christian relegions are thriving, in the city of Mecca, which was mainly Buddhist then call Makularamaya. There were two Arab traders came to see Buddha and become Buddhist and went to Makularamaya and that area ultimately thriving with Buddhist adherents. So when Mulim relegion came to been into existence their method of killing people was stoning to death. Mulims stoned Buddhist moks saying they are devils and devil worshipers and stone them to death in Makularamaya. Since then this parctice was carrying on by Muslims call: stonning the devil. THis how these tribal barbarian practices started. So almost all the worshiping places of these Muslims all over the world are either Buddist. or Jews or Christians landmarks as they were the last to copy Jewdism after Christian did it. You name any place of Muslim worshiping place in the world all the history belongs to other religions whom they massacred in most brutal methods. Even the word Allah is Hebrew word borrowed from the Jewish. Allah means in Hebrew for One. So even in their text Koran all barrowed from Jewish and Christians. So if I say further, in southern arabia, at the time mostly Buddhist lived there. so this Mohammed guy orphaned at age six, he was reared in modest surrounding. Islamic traditions tells us he was illiterate. His economic position improved when, at the age of 25, he married a wealthy widow. Nevertheless as he approched 40, there was little outward indication that he was warrior type for killing. Then 613 AD he started preaching in public. As he slowly gain converts, the authorities came to consider him as dangerous nuisance.. In 622AD he fled to Madina where he was offered a considerable political power, where Bedouin tribesmans of Arabia had a reputation as fierce warriors join him for his crusedes of blood bath of other relegions. So rest is the history of most brutal barberic religiuos wars which ransacked even entire Europe and India too.
Meeharaka – I am sad, in the 21st century there are Meeharakas’ like Nicky Karunarathna. No wonder, Sri Lanka will produce the best Meeharakas as long as we produce people with less rational power. If I call you an Idiot, it is a disrespect for those who are really idiots. By calling you a ‘Meeharaka’ I am definitely undermining the dignity of those beast.
Nicky: From what I read, people of Mecca worshipped three idols, Lat, Ozza and Manah….
That’s how I started to voice my opinion about your comment. I tried to post it here yesterday; but apparently the Sunday Leader moderator had blocked it. I realised; they have decided certain words should be taboo to my comments. This is not unbowed and unbiased. Not fair though, but that’s what has happened; in my opinion the moderator of the Sunday Leader does not want its readers to see what Sinhala Buddhists think what is right.
Most commentators here opine that Ms. Perera has the right to change her religion. I too believe; Ms. Perera has the right to change her religion if it was her free will and not influenced by bribe. In Buddhism all are encouraged to think logically and openly before accepting Buddha Dhamma or any other beliefs. It is clearly written in Kalama and few others Sutra of Anguttara Nikaya.
Then there is this talk about a book that twisted the core of Buddha Dhamma and Buddhist philosophy that is said to have published by Perera which she tried to ship it. Though I may not like it, I do not think we can do much about this kind of things in this day of the vogue. Only thing we could do is to present our opinion about the truth.
It is no secret that this blog (The Sunday Leader) is full of anti-government, anti-Sinhala and anti-Buddhist commentator’s views. They write here their bias ideas in their hordes. They justify those ridiculous beliefs by patting at each other’s back. And readers are taken for a ride. I wanted to stop it. I like to call the spade a spade. That is why I participate in this blog. I want to vent out views of the majority in this country.
Anyway, I ended the said comment like this: … Nicky, perhaps you can direct us to the source of Makularamaya and related writing.
I doubt that this man was really an intelligence officer. What a story he has made about the Islam. First of all I am very sorry about you. The great joke he says is “almost all the worshiping places of these Muslims all over the world are either Buddist. or Jews or Christians landmarks as they were the last to copy Jewdism after Christian did it.”
Mr. Nicky, do you know that the Bible was revealed to Jesus (PBUH) who was a Muslim. The Thourah (The old testeament) which which was revealed to Moses (PBUH) who was a muslim. But you should understand when Muhammad (PBUH) was born, whole world was in dark. The Old tetament and the Bible was not in their original status they were modified for the pastors and the christian missionaries wish. You should understand only Islam the religion which brought light to the world. YOU ARE REALLY A JOKER. I don’t undertand how you have done your “intelligent” work for that “famous” organization. Hope you haven’t caught single person right during your career.
First go back and read the Quran. IF you can point a “SINGLE” verse which wrong in teh Quran OR if you can produce a single verse like Quran I CHALLENGE YOU TOO and if you do so I’ll convert to your religion. If you want get together with ANYONE IN THE WORLD to find a mistake in the Quran or produce a single verse like Quran.
Hero: You have extracted an eulogy for Muhamm** which I read with interest. It reminds me our literature teacher teaching us the works of William Shakespeare.
In it you said: “You (O Muhamm**) was not a reader of any Scripture before it, nor did you write (such a Scripture) with your right hand, for then those who follow falsehood might (have a right) to doubt it. (al-Ankabut, 29.48)”
Did not Muhamm** call himself the last proph*t. Does not ‘Last prophet’ means there had been earlier proph*ts? Did Muhamm** not say; Issa (Jes*s) is no G*d but a proph*t. If Muhamm** had accepted Je*us is a proph*t, you cannot say that the holy books where Jes*s word is written are not holy. Is it not a contradiction?
So, if G*d is the same; all verses in all holy books of prophets of that G*d have to be true, no matter which holy book it is written. Therefore what I am writing below is true for all monotheists.
The sequence of events at the beginning of the creation is meticulously explained in the Holy books of the monotheists. So much so, one could even calculate the date of the creation if we dig deep in to Genesis I & II, the Chronicles, the Gospels, and elsewhere where G*d ‘s word is written.
In the middle of the seventeenth century, The Archbishop of Ireland, James Usher had done all that search and made a marvelous discovery. Archbishop Usher had made a startling revelation. He exposed that God created the Heaven and the Earth on Saturday evening, 22 October 4004 BC!
When the cosmologists fixed the age of the Universe as 15 billion years or so at the beginning of the last century Christians got in to a dilemma. Devotees have to trust either the ‘Big Bang theory’ or the Holy books but not the both. Monotheists choose to close their eyes to the difficult sections of the holy books and started to study science.
A theologian named Dr. John D. Morris, President of ‘Institute for Creation Research’ says fixing the date is difficult. His trouble being, the Hebrew word ‘Yom’, translated “day,” can have a variety of meanings. One of it is ‘an indefinite period’. He claims that his geologists have suggested that those ‘six days’ of creation might therefore be equated with billions of years. Now each of those six creation days had become a ‘G*d day.’ Then a G*d day is almost a billion years of our days. Hence, the G*d had done his work very slow indeed. So much so, the G*d had taken billions of years to craft Adam. G*d must have made only a microscopic part of Adam’s body, each day. Now Adam is the first man of all monotheists.
Now Adam was made on the sixth day. If we go by Dr, Morris’s theory Adam must be billion years old at the end of sixth day. Since Gen.5:5, says; “And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years: and he died.” Adam’s age should have been, one ‘G*d day’ plus 930 our years. That is; Adam had lived one billion and 930 years of our time. Hilarious! Well you decide.
Let us make no doubt about it. The Torah, the New Testament and the K*ran tell us the G*d’s account of making the Universe in a clear manner. Remember, Bib*e is the word of G*d for Christians and K*ran is the word of G*d for Mu*lims. So what you find below is nothing but the word of G*d.
Now let us look at the Musl*m prospective. Modern Musl*ms with scientific background who like to be in line with new sciences would say All*h created the Universe real slow. Sura 70:4 says; “To Him ascend the angels and the Spirit in a day the measure of which is fifty thousand years.” But 22:47 and 32:5 says: it is thousand years. In Sura 2:117, it says; the creation was done instantaneously. Are these not clear contradictions? How come there could be differences in G*d’s word? Who is confused; All*h or messenger Muhamm**? We do not know; Hero; you must educate us.
Just like the Bib*e, Kor*n also says, G*d had created everything from nothing. Sura 7:54, 10:3, 11:7, and 25:59 clearly illustrate how the job was done in six days. But if you add up the Job duration in Sura 41:9 to 41:12, the number of days for creation come to (8) eight. Musli*s are very quiet about these contradictions too.
Never mind about that disparity; if we accept the eight (8) days version, and they are as ‘G*d days’, and fifty thousand our years as a ‘G*d day’; then G*d must have taken just four hundred thousand years to complete his creation. (8 x 50,000 = 400,000). If we now add time since Adam to date, the Musl*m Universe should be less than half a million years old. But, to scientists, the Universe is around fifteen thousand million years old. What do you say Hero?
Great Piece of Imagination,You really have been masked or veiled in Darkness,Say not what you do not know or do not follow the sick as you are bound to regret,Kneel down,Prostrate to ONE MIGHTY CREATOR for Guidance
If you want to worship air, go ahead. there is no creator and you are delusional.
Great Piece of Imagination,You really have been masked or veiled in Darkness,Say not what you do not know or do not follow the sick as you are bound to regret,Kneel down,Prostrate to ONE MIGHTY CREATOR for Guidance
Though I mentioned ‘Big Bang’ earlier and weigh its time frame against the time since G*d’s creation, I have a lot of doubt about it. Following are excerpt from a book I am about to finish titled “Are all Religions same”.
The Big Bang’ is a hypothesis. It says the Universe started with a single enormous explosion. Some say the theory was first proposed a by a Belgian priest named Georges Lemaitre in 1927. Not everyone agrees that Lemaitre was the first to propose it. One thing is true that is; it was the time that the Christian church was looking for an inroad to science.
Some others say; the ‘Big Bang’ hypothesis is a collective effort and thoughts of many other scientists. They like to say the above priest, Russian physicist and mathematician Alexander Friedman, mathematical physicist Albert Einstein and theoretical physicist Stephen Hawkins have contributed to the theory, immensely. They like to show the theory is not a church supported one.
Somehow, the essence of the theory is this: As in the Bibl*s and Kor*n, there was almost nothing in the beginning, cosmologists say there was nothing to begin with. Just like G*d was there at the beginning of his creation, cosmologists say; there was something called a singularity that had just lain on. Just like the sprit had surfed on the waters in the holy books, cosmologists say; the singularity had been waiting to be exploded.
With a method called red shifting, Edwin Hubble found that galaxies are flying apart at great speeds. After that finding, many theoretical physicists had gone on to confirm their Big Bang premise. Professor Stephen Hawking is a leader among them. If galaxies are moving away from each other, then they all must have been together at some time, they point out. They call that state, where all matter is at a point with unimaginable density but no volume, a singularity. And Bang! It exploded. It was just this sort of thinking that led to the concept of the Big Bang.
Professor Stephen Hawking is not at all shy about drawing a theological conclusion from his cosmological speculations. “If the universe had no beginning, there is nothing whatsoever for G*d to do – except to choose the laws of physics. Physics, were it to discover a unified theory, will allow us to know the mind of G*d.” Those are Hawkins’s words. Going further, Carl Sagan, in his introduction to that most famous book of all, Hawkins’s, ‘A Brief History of Time’, has not been afraid to draw theological conclusions. “This is also a book about G*d … or perhaps about the absence of G*d.” Likewise, those pages are filled with the word ‘G*d’. Indirectly it says the G*d had done something.
In page 173 of that book, Hawking says; “so long as the universe had a beginning, we could suppose it had a creator. However, if the universe were really completely self-contained, having no boundary or edge, it would have neither beginning nor end; it would simply be. What place, then, for a creator?” Any impartial person could understand the purpose for his resolute to prove that there was a beginning to the universe.
In fact, Hawking embarks on a quest to answer Einstein’s famous question about whether the G*d had any choice in creating the universe. For the last twenty years, Hawking is attempting as he explicitly states to understand the mind of G*d. His concern has been the point where all matter was as he says; at a ‘singularity’ when that Big Bang explosion occurred some 10 -15 billion years ago.
In his wheelchair, Hawking keeps visualizing at and the aftermath of Big Bang, but not prior to it. In that book Hawking says; Pope John Paul asked him not to envision beyond the Big Bang. Apparently Pope wants to make it the point of G*d’s creation. No doubt, church wants everything to cease beyond that point, because, there should have been only the G*d then.
Although the Big Bang theory is widely accepted for a while; there are a lot of tough and unanswered questions. Therefore, opponents say; the Big Bang probably will never ever be proved.
So, I like to hear comment from Mr. Hero and other Monotheist scholars how this Big Bang theory relates to their holy books before relate them and I come out with theories that are against ‘Big Bang’ and of cause cosmology of the Buddhists.
It was all interesting comments. Api okkotam walige pagila.
Main issue is fergotten. It seems nobody has read the book and those who read too could n’t figue out whether or not the book insult Budhism or what not? We all have been driven to a Opa doopa path. The latest is that the writing contains “insensitive religious writings.” but, still can not charge. Now looking for Talibans in Bahrain, whether she had links.
I think the case has driven the police go nuts. It has become a koti waligey for the police. They are caught in between the justice and owners of lakbima.
Someone said if the National hero can be behind bars for no case, what about this poor women. Utumaneni! Oba Koheda?
Let us wait for the intervention of a Real Budhist and a real Muslim to do justice to Sarah.
Bandara Tennakoon and his son an thugs have urinated in front of Buddha statue and damaged it, how about this??? This is real worst insult to Buddhism, why no action against this
Muslims butchered Muslims at a mosque in Sri Lanka – worst insult to Islam why no action against this?
Yes I’ve read it. No time to summarize. Buy your own copy and read it. It is available here in middle east (i read a copy). Her ignorance kind of shines through and if you are in your right mind, no need to arrest or punish her. The book exposes her enough.
Namaste boys (and girls), Sorry I missed you all Friday, I had to goto the Mosque. What are you talking about today? I can see a lot of flak flying about. Whatever it is, I have to say, I met Leela last Poya day at the temple. She is a sweet girl, leave her alone!
Dear Leela
You are misguided. I don’t know your intentions, but why attack another person’s religion? Why not live and let live?
As many correspondents have correctly observed before me, no religion can be considered superior to another. A person may feel that his or her own religion is “better” than others, and for that person it perhaps is. Such subjective opinions cannot lead to unsupported and unscientific generalisation. Of course the Sri Lankan lady who converted to Islam is entitled to her choice; her books seem to be the typical products of new converts and are not worth further discussion. Another matter altogether arises when a religion is treated without respect. Usually there is a confusion between what the religion concerned stands for, and what its followers make of it. As we all know, our Lord the Buddha would be most surprised by some things that his followers like to pass as Buddhism. Similarly many misguided and self-righteous Muslims, usually the orthodox variety, behave as if they want to improve upon the Prophet. They claim authority by the Holy Qoran, but in fact are ignorant and malevolent, not Muslims at all. In fact, they behave as such within and without the Umma. Freedom of expression is a great good, a basic right of each and every person. It includes a critical discussion of all religions, weighing their good and their less good practices. Muslims used to study Islam critically in the past and much wisdom has come from it!
The RIGHT of freedom of expression goes however together with the DUTY of of respect for other views and opinions. Attacking another person’s religion is therefore ignorant, inferior and condemnable behaviour at all times.
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