The first slogan of the period of Ignorance
إِنَّ الَّذِينَ ارْتَدُّوا عَلَى أَدْبَارِهِمْ مِنْ بَعْدِ مَا تَبَيَّنَ لَهُمُ الْهُدَى الشَّيْطَنُ سَوَّلَ لَهُمْ وَأَمْلَى لَهُمْ
“Surely (as for) those who turn on their backs after that
guidance has become manifest to them, the Shaitan has made it
a light matter to them; and He gives them respite.”1
Those researchers, who write on the basis of the writings of orientalists their
view regarding Islamic history is often unreliable and is a prey of distortion:
فَمَا أَغْنَى عَنْهُمْ سَمْعُهُمْ وَلَا أَبْصَارُهُمْ وَلَا أَفْدَتُهُمْ مِنْ شَيْءٍ إِذْ كَانُوا يَجْحَدُونَ بِأَيْتِ اللهِ وَحَاقَ بِهِمْ مَّا كَانُوا بِهِ يَسْتَهْزِءُونَ
“In what We have not established you in, and We had given
them ears and eyes and hearts, but neither their ears, nor their
eyes, nor their hearts availed them aught, since they denied the
communications of Allah, and that which they mocked
encompassed them.”2
It seems from their ridicule of truth that though Abu Jahl is dead, his
ignorance is alive; Abu Lahab is gone, but the torch of misguidance is not
extinguished. Such writers want to bring back ignorance, and using old prejudice,
make wrong interpretations.3
One of them is Ustad Ameel Darmungham, author of Hayat Muhammad.
When this person saw that today the call of Islam has spread throughout the
world from the east to the west, it was very hard upon him as was the case of his
predecessors, that they should have to witness this universal kingdom.
It was hard upon him to see in the place where he lives – that is in the west –
the rise of eastern Islam and illumination of scientific thoughts and he saw
teachers of community propagating Holy Quran in Arabic and disseminating
religious theories in European capitals.
It was hard upon him that from the heart of the western world and he heard
through his own ears from philosophers that Muhammad opposed duality in
Godhead and advocated oneness of God.4
Or he heard someone call out: Indeed, Quran is a general law, which
falsehood cannot approach from front or rear and it is valid for every time and
place.5
Or hears from the third person of his community: The foundations of Islam
stand on clear verses. Verses revealed one after another, and the last of the verses
is as follows:
الْيَوْمَ أَكْمَلْتُ لَكُمْ دِينَكُمْ وَاتْمَمْتُ عَلَيْكُمْ نِعْمَتِي وَرَضِيْتُ لَكُمُ الْإِسْلَامَ دِينًا
“This day have I perfected for you your religion and completed
My favor on you and chosen for you Islam as a religion.”6
Or hears the Quran read out from the radio morning and evening and whose
verses reach the hearing of people of the world, his community or any other
community.
“And the tongue of his nature calls out in the earth while its call was
raised in the east and the west, and recites: O one, who worships Isa! Indeed,
Isa and his party, and Moosa, all of them were servants of Muhammad.”7
In such conditions, prejudice of this man is apparent and he becomes angry;8
he looks at Islam, its books and its prophet and prepares the background to
defend his religion and invalid faith. So he raised his voice, which was full of
malice and which mixed truth and untruth. He does not have the intention of reforming, and in the name of Islam and life of Muhammad9 he called people to
Christianity and believes that Prophet of Islam was a Christian, who brought an
Arabic book and he explains that His Eminence was one of the prophets.
He believes that Christianity influenced Muhammad, Christians awakened
His Eminence before declaration of prophethood and the principles of
Christianity exist in Quran.
He believes that Isa’s support through Ruhul Quds is personal, but support
of Moosa and Muhammad is not personal.
He believes that Isa has infallibility, which Muhammad does not have and
he thinks that it is mentioned in Quran.10
He thinks that Christianity comprises of Islam and is more comprehensive
and some things are added to it.
He believes that Christ is alone the son of God, although in mystical
meaning or with nonsensical taste.
He believes that Quran invites to true Christianity: that Isa (a.s.) is god as
well as human and that both natures came together in one person. He attributes
his useless views to Holy Quran and imagines that Quran does not encompass the
whole reality.
He thinks that the last Quran, on which reliance should be placed was
writing of Hajjaj bin Yusuf Thaqafi and it is possible to recite Quran with other
than what is revealed in it.
He thinks scholars of monotheism believe Christ to be God.
He thinks that there is a great distance between Muslims and Christians as a
result of misunderstanding.
He thinks that distance between two religions comprises the view of
commentators of Quran and scholars of Islam.
He thinks that reason and history regards it unlikely that the crucifixion of
Christ should not have taken place.
He thinks that beliefs of Muslims that Christ was not crucified, is invalid and
the verse used as evidence for it is ambiguous and complex.
And the verse:
وَمَا قَتَلُوهُ وَمَا صَلَبُوهُ وَلَكِنْ شُبَّهَ لَهُمْ
“And they did not kill him nor did they crucify him, but it appeared to them so (like Isa).”11
…is interpreted by them in different way appropriate to the teachings of
Christianity.
He regards denial of Christ’s divinity and humanity an error of Arabian
Peninsula and believes that the Prophet, till he did not become aware of correct
Christianity, believed his faith to be the best.
He has described the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) as a desert dweller in very
prejudiced manner.
Following are some examples of his corrupted views regarding the glad
tidings and call to Christianity:
إِنَّمَا يَفْتَرِي الْكَذِبَ الَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِأَيْتِ اللَّهِ وَأُولَبِكَ هُمُ الْكَذِبُونَ
“Only they forge the lie who do not believe in Allah’s
communications, and these are the liars.”12
If you want, you can become aware of the corrupted views of this man by
referring to the book of: Al-Huda Ilaa Deenal Mustafa, Rahlatal Madrasiya and
other books of our teacher, Allamah Mujahid Hujjat Haq Shaykh Muhammad
Jawad Balaghi Najafi, and other books that other Muslim scholars have written