Abusing The
Word Islam
The Qur'an and Sunnah are the only two sources for
the essential beliefs of those people who call themselves
Muslims.
What are those beliefs? The most important one is that there
is no deity other than Allah. This
is the first half of the attestation of every Muslim, the second
half being that Muhammad is
Allah's Prophet. There are a few other fundamental principles
that a Muslim is required to accept, but further information is
available elsewhere on this
site. There is also information available on
common misconceptions held by Muslims and non-Muslims.
This page is dedicated to those who insist on misusing the
names of "Islam" and "Muslim" either intentionally or in
ignorance. In this page, we try to briefly show how many
"religious" groups around the world who use the name of Islam
are in fact clearly and absolutely in violation of certain
basic principles contained in the Qur'an and Sunnah.
The following groups are currently addressed:
The followers of the
Nation Of Islam
believe in (all quotes taken from their homepage or their
publications):
...one God (Allah) and that Allah (God) appeared in the
Person of Master W.Fard Muhammad, July, 1930; the long awaited
'Messiah' of the Christians and the 'Mahdi' of the Muslims...
However, the Qur`an states in chapter 4, verse 36, "Serve
Allah, and join not Any partners with Him; ... ". And according
to a hadith narrated by Masruq, in Sahih Bukhari, 'Aisha said,
"If anyone tells you that Muhammad has seen his Lord, he is a
liar, for Allah says (in 6:103), 'No vision can grasp Him.'...".
The followers of the Nation Of Islam further believe "in the
resurrection of the dead--not in physical resurrection--but in
mental resurrection. We also believe that the so-called Negroes
are most in need of mental resurrection; therefore, they will be
resurrected first." But the Qur`an states in chapter 20, verse
55, "From the earth did We Create you, and into it Shall We
return you, and from it shall We bring you out once again." Even
more pointedly, the Qur'an also states in 64:7,
The Unbelievers think that they will not be raised up (for
Judgement). Say: "Yea, by my Lord, Ye shall surely be Raised
up: then shall ye Be told (the truth) of All that ye did. And
that is easy for Allah."
Besides the above two differences, the followers of the
Nation of Islam also believe in other things contrary to Islam
as defined in the Qur'an and Sunnah, such as:
- [We, the Black Muslims, believe] "in the truth of the
Bible, but we believe that it has been tampered with and must
be reinterpreted so that mankind will not be snared by the
falsehoods that have been added to it".
The problem with this belief: The true Prophet of Islam
ordered Muslims to neither accept the Bible nor reject it -
certainly there was no mention of reinterpretation.
- "That we who declare ourselves to be righteous Muslims,
should not participate in wars which take the lives of humans.
We do not believe this nation should force us to take part in
such wars, for we have nothing to gain from it unless America
agrees to give us the necessary territory wherein we may have
something to fight for".
The problem with this belief: The Qur'an and Sunnah are
crystal clear on the necessity of going to war when the
situation demands it.
The Nation of Gods and Earths (5% Nation of Islam) is
apparently an offshoot of the so-called Nation of Islam. Like
its parent, this group's beliefs clearly identify it as being
fundamentally outside the pale of Islam. Specifically, and we
quote (from their homepage):
The original man is the Asiatic Blackman, the maker, the
owner, the cream of the planet Earth, father of civilization,
God of the Universe.
...the blackman is god and his proper name is ALLAH. Arm,
Leg, Leg, Arm, Head.
This is in clear contradiction with one of the
essential axioms of Islam, namely that Allah (God) is Creator
and all else (including men - asiatic blacks or otherwise) is
created. In chapter 25, verse 54 of the Qur'an, Allah says that
He has created man, therefore it is logically impossible for man
to be Allah.
The second quote above is a prime example of a tendency of
the "Nation of Gods and Earths" to conjure up beliefs that are,
to a large extent, highly confused. Some examples of these
beliefs that have nothing to do with Islam are "supreme
mathematics and alphabet", an evil person named Yacob, a prophet
named W. D. Fard, and a belief that black people are superior in
some way.
The true Prophet of Islam refuted this last racist belief in
his Farewell Address,
O people! Verily your Lord is one and your father is one.
All of you belong to one ancestry of Adam and Adam was created
out of clay. There is no superiority for an Arab over a
non-Arab and for a non-Arab over an Arab; nor for white over
the black nor for the black over the white except in piety.
Verily the noblest among you is he who is the most pious.
For a deeper expose of this group and its parent (the Nation
of Islam), the interested reader might wish to examine the
autobiography of the late Malik Al-Shabaz (Malcolm X).
The
Ahmadiyya Movement, which originated in the Indian
subcontinent under the patronage of the British colonialists,
espouses beliefs which leave no doubt as to their apostasy from
Islam. Among their erroneous beliefs is their denial of the
finality of Prophethood of Muhammad (peace and blessings of
Allah on him), an article of faith endorsed by the Qur'an and
Hadith reports as well as the consensus of the Companions and
scholars.
The Qur'an states (translation):
"O people! Muhammad has no sons among ye men, but verily,
he is the Messenger of Allah and the last in the line of
Prophets. And Allah is aware of everything." (33:40)
The true Prophet of Islam, Muhammad, observed:
"The tribe of Israel was guided by prophets. When a prophet
passed away, another succeeded him. But no prophet will come
after me; only caliphs will succeed me." (Sahih Bukhari)
The Ahmadiyyas are followers of a certain Mirza Ghulam Ahmad
of Qadian who lay claim to Prophethood and used fabricated
Hadith reports and twisted meanings of some Qur'anic verses to
support himself. However, the true Prophet of Islam warned of
this danger explicitly,
"The Hour will not come ... until nearly thirty "dajjals"
(liars) appear, each one claiming to be a messenger from
Allah." (Sahih Bukhari, Sahih Muslim)
Shortly after the death of Prophet Muhammad, a man named
Musailama, a claimant to Prophethood, was fought against
together with his followers for their apostacy. It is worth
noting that Musailama did not deny the Prophethood of Muhammad
(peace and blessings on him) and nor did his followers. It is
also worth noting that it was misinformation that led the tribe
of Banu Hunaifa to accept Musailama's false claims.
Nevertheless, the consensus of the companions was to declare
them apostates and wage a war against them. This is evidence
enough to declare the Ahmadiyyas as non-Muslims. For a more
thorough treatment of this subject consult this
article.
Another example of the Ahmadiyya's rejection of the Qur'an
and Sunnah is their contention that Jesus died, and that Mirza
Ghulam Ahmad was an incarnation of Jesus. In fact, according to
the 1985 Encyclopaedia Britannica, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad claimed to
be not only Jesus but Prophet Muhammad, the Mahdi, and the Hindu
god Krishna. It suffices to refer back to the essence of Islam
which is the Uniqueness of God: any concept of man becoming god,
worse yet a Hindu god who is one out of many, is false
according to the Qur'an. On this, Islam is uncomprising, hence
this error of the Ahmadiyyas is the foremost indication of their
exit from Islam. Finally, the Ahmadiyyas also rejected jihad, a
tactic which was designed to eliminate Muslim resistance to
British colonialist rule. For a more detailed exposition of the
Ahmadiyyas, refer to the
"Anti
Ahmadiyya Movement in Islam Homepage".
The
Submitters are followers of the late Rashad Khalifa, a man
who claimed to be a Messenger of Allah. This claim in itself is
sufficient to remove the Submitters from Islam as the Qur'an
states (translation):
"O people! Muhammad has no sons among ye men, but verily,
he is the Messenger of Allah and the last in the line of
Prophets. And Allah is aware of everything." (33:40)
The true Prophet of Islam, Muhammad, observed:
"The tribe of Israel was guided by prophets. When a prophet
passed away, another succeeded him. But no prophet will come
after me; only caliphs will succeed me." (Sahih Bukhari)
Much of Rashad Khalifa's misguidance can be traced to his
obsession with numerology, an obsession which has misguided many
different people throughout history. Khalifa alleged that the
Qur'an contained a mathematical code which revolved around the
number 19. He went to the extent of removing two verses from the
Qur'an because according to him "the word `God' ... is not a
multiple of 19, unless we remove [it]", and the "sum of all
verse numbers where the word `God' occurs is ... 19x6217 ... If
the false verse 9:129 is included, this phenomenon disappears."
By rejecting a single verse of the Qur'an, the Submitters bring
themselves under the judgement of another verse,
... Do you believe in part of the Book and disbelieve in
another part? And what is the reward of those who do so save
ignominy in the life of the world, and on the Day of
Resurrection they will be consigned to the most grievous doom
... (2:85)
It is interesting to note that Khalifa was a numerologist who
did his blighted profession justice: he predicted the end of the
world. However, Allah says in the Qur'an
They ask you about the (last) hour, when will be its taking
place? Say: The knowledge of it is only with my Lord; none but
He shall manifest it at its time; it will be momentous in the
heavens and the earth; it will not come on you but of a
sudden. They ask you as if you were solicitous about it. Say:
Its knowledge is only with Allah, but most people do not know.
(7:187)
The Submitters also reject the Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad
(saws)- not part of it, but the whole of it. For the
Submitters, the Sunnah is not a source of Islam. The
problems this presents are overwhelming, for by doing so the
Submitters have effectively destroyed their ability to perform:
- Salaat (obligatory prayers), the second pillar of Islam
- Zakat (obligatory tax), the third pillar of Islam
- Sawm (fasting), the fourth pillar of Islam
- Hajj (pilgrimage), the fifth pillar of Islam
With four out of the five pillars of Islam removed, the
Submitters have little to back their claim to being "Muslim".
The true Messenger of Islam (saws) warned Muslims of falling
into this trap,
Narrated AbuRafi':
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "Let me not find one of
you reclining on his couch when he hears something regarding
me which I have commanded or forbidden [i.e. from the
Sunnah -ed.] and saying: 'We do not know. What we found
in Allah's Book [i.e. the Qur'an] we have followed.'"
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