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Muslims Beware;
Kaaba and the
Wikipedia Blunder
Mike
Ghouse, Nov 21, 2008
I cannot believe Wikipedia
is taken as a gospel by so many, every word in it is taken
as the ultimate truth. You will discover it's danger in
the following report. A statement is made "While destroying each idol, Muhammad recited
[Qur'an 17:81]
which says "Truth has arrived and falsehood has perished for
falsehood is by its nature bound to perish."[28][29]
. A few of my Hindu friends have assumed that Terrorism
has it's origin in the above act, of course the very same
statement is a fodder to the Neocons, who rejoice and pass
it one to every one with a comment, "I told you so, Islam
is an intolerant religion". It is a shame that so much of
hate is based on falsity, when the statement has nothing
to do with the event. It is concocted to malign another
faith for
their own gains.
About 1/10th of 1% of
Muslims may actually believe in the above statement, but
the 99.9/10ths of Muslims would instantly know it is wrong
and may not do anything about it, the silent
majority of every faith is always busy taking care of
their family and doing their own things peacefully.
The majority 99.9/10ths of
non-Muslims who refer Wikipedia, may scratch their head
but may not question or do anything about this monster and
move on with their daily lives.
It is the
1/10th of 1% of the non-Muslims who will rejoice in it and
pass it on to every one with a comment "I told you so,
Islam is a violent religion".
Muslims have mountains of
work to do. I cannot believe Wikipedia is wrong, of
course, it is an open game. I thank Manoj Padhi, the one who
would scratch his head and want to
know the truth. "I have been struggling between your view
and Internet historical references from trusted sources [ wiki, Universities]. I wish you are right."
Finding the truth is your own
responsibility, as it brings liberation from ill-will.
I have copied the paragraph
highlighted by Mr. Padhi from Wikipedia as is, and have also
copied the references 28 and 29 from Wikipedia. I have gone
to the Qur’aan translation by Mohammad Asad and have not
only copied the referenced verse 17:81 but also included
verses from 17:71 through 17:85.
After this pivotal migration, or Hijra, the Muslim community
became a political and military force. In 630, Muhammad and
his followers returned to Mecca as conqueror, and he
destroyed the 360 idols in and around Kaaba.
[28][29]
While
destroying each idol, Muhammad recited[28][29]
which
says "Truth has arrived and falsehood has perished for
falsehood is by its nature bound to perish."[28][29]
28. "Conquest
of Makkah".
Compendium of Muslim Texts.
University of Southern California.
Retrieved on 2008-10-05.
29.
[1915]
The Book of History, a History of
All
Nations
From the Earliest Times to the Present, Viscount Bryce
(Introduction), The Grolier Society.
Four
items summarized below:
First of all, when those kings
in Europe were threatened by invading Arab armies, the only
way they could stop the onslaught was to paint this as a
religious war. They used, rather fooled the European
subjects to believe that it was a religious war, on the top
of it they roped in the pope to declare that it is a holy
war, and paid the guys to mis-translate Qur’aan and label
those kings as Mohammedans and called it a cult. They
succeeded in making idiots of out of their subjects and went
on the crusades. The evil King Ferdinand burnt and boiled
Jews and Muslims alive in cauldrons, duping the Christians
that it was their religious duty. The Qur’aan was
mistranslated three times to brain wash the European
subjects. There is no need to believe that it was Christian
v. Muslims – it was kings v. Kings war, that is all the
Monarchs did in that era – run over and annex next land and
loot the wealth from others.
The Kings on the Arabian lands
had to fool their people too to get their support. Look at
us Indians, we jump up and down even when we see something
about religion, Gujarat and Babri on the net, and we live
in
21st century yet we let ourselves drench
in hate. Those guys also mis-translated Qur’aan (http://quraan-today.blogspot.com/
) and got the ordinary folks to jump up and down. The word
Jihad was claimed as a holy war. Nonsense it is, Jihad is
the inner struggle to purify oneself from ill-will, hate,
anger, revenge and other negative feelings, “now begins the
real and big Jihaad” the Prophet told the followers upon
returning from a war.
Secondly, I have not checked
the references given by the University of
Southern California and
Taliban, both of them have a bad reputation to
present what is convenient to them without ever bothering to
check.
USC's mistake was pointed out in the following article in
March 2008 -
http://quraan-today.blogspot.com/2008/03/wilders-fitna-and-muslims_30.html
Thirdly – the word destroyed
is used, I have talked with
the producer of the movie Michel Wolfe prior to the release
of his film “the message”. From his understanding the idols
were “removed” and I believe the word removed should have
been used rather than destroyed. It makes a big difference.
Fourthly, the Wikipedia gives you the impression that
the Prophet recited
those verses after “destroying the idols”.
That is blatantly misleading the readers.
The verse has nothing to do with it, the chapter is about
Prophet’s journey. I have not only place the actual verse,
but have added 12 verses before and 4 after the referenced
verse to make sure
nothing about Idols is in there, and there ain’t.
Who is doing
this?
In this instance, the people
who have a financial gain to be had by painting a bad
picture of Muslims. They will stick it to any one if there
is money in it. I do not have the time to correct all these
and hope some one corrects the Wikipedia.
If these guys spend the same
time in developing understanding between peoples, the world
would be a better place.
I know this. No religion ever
teaches bad things, religions are for bringing a balance to
an individual and to the humanity in General. The first line
in Qur’aan does not talk about God of Muslims, it talks
about God of the Universe, and it also ends addressing the
humanity in General.
I really cannot do this, it
took me five hours to put this together and it is about
2:30AM and am yet to do the spell and grammar check and do
my first revision.
Manoj, I have done this for
you as you struggle between the extreme right and
moderation. Please remove the ill-will towards every human,
you will be find peace. That is the same message of Qur’aan
as Krishna’s message in Bhagvad Gita.
Go to Mohammad Asad’s
translation of Qur’aan, it is one of the most accepted
translations. If I live longer, Insha Allah, God willing, I
will do the translation to reflect the intent of the Qur’aan
– that is for humans to co-exist in peace and Justice and it
is at the core of such existence.
Al-Isra (The Journey by Night)
17:1 LIMITLESS in His glory is
He who transported His servant by night from the Inviolable
House of Worship [at Mecca] to the Remote House of Worship
[,at
Jerusalem] - the environs of which We
had blessed -so that
We might show him some of Our symbols: for, verily, He alone
is all-hearing, all-seeing.
Skip to – 17:71
Al-Isra (The Journey by Night)
17:71 [but] one Day We shall
summon all human beings [and judge them] according to the
conscious disposition which governed their deeds [in life]:
whereupon they whose record shall be placed in their right
hand -it is
they who will read their record [with happiness]. Yet none
shall be wronged by as much as a hair's breadth:
17:72 for whoever is blind [of
heart] in this [world] will be blind in the life to come [as
well], and still farther astray from the path [of truth].
17:73 AND,. behold, they [who
have gone astray] endeavor to tempt thee away from all [the
truth] with which We have inspired thee, [O Prophet,] with a
view to making thee invent something else in Our name - in
which case they would surely have made thee their friend!
17:74 And 'had We not made
thee firm [in faith], thou might have inclined to them a.
little
17:75 in which case We would
indeed have made thee taste double [chastisement] in life
and double [chastisement] after death,
and
thou wouldst have found none to succor thee against Us!
17:76 And [since they see that
they cannot persuade thee,] they endeavor to estrange thee
from the land [of thy birth] with a
view to driving thee away from ,it-but, then, after thou
wilt have left, they
themselves will not remain [in it] for more than a little
while:
17:77 [such has been Our] way
with all of Our apostles whom We sent before thy time;
and no
change wilt thou find in Our ways.
17:78 BE CONSTANT in [thy]
prayer from the time when the sun has passed its zenith till
the darkness of night, and [be ever mindful of its]
recitation at dawn: for,
behold, the recitation [of prayer] at dawn is indeed
witnessed [by all that is holy].
17:79 And rise from thy sleep
and pray during part of the night [as well], as a free
offering from thee,
and thy
Sustainer may well raise thee to a glorious station [in the
life to come].
17:80 And say [in thy prayer]:
"O my Sustainer! Cause me to enter [upon whatever I may do]
in a manner .true and sincere, and cause me to leave [it] in
a manner true and sincere, and grant me, out of Thy grace,
sustaining strength!"
17:81 And say: "The truth has
now come [to light], and falsehood has withered away: for,
behold, all falsehood is bound to wither away!
17:82 THUS, step by step, We
bestow from on high through this Qur'an all that gives
health [to the spirit] and is a grace unto those who believe
[in Us], the while it only adds to the ruin of evildoers:
17:83 for [it often happens
that] when We bestow Our blessings upon man, he turns away
and arrogantly keeps aloof [from any thought of Us]; and
when evil fortune touches him, he abandons all hope.
17:84 Say: "Everyone acts in a
manner peculiar to himself -and your Sustainer is fully
aware as to who has chosen the best path."
17:85 AND THEY will ask thee
about [the nature of] divine inspiration.
Say:
"This inspiration [comes] at my Sustainer's behest; and [you
cannot understand its nature, O men, since] you have been
granted very little of [real] knowledge."
17:86 And if We so willed, We
could indeed take away whatever We have revealed unto thee,
and in that [state of need] thou wouldst find none to plead
in thy behalf before Us.
May God bless us all and give
us the strength to seek the truth, the truth that seeks
peaceful co-existence of human beings and environment.
Mike Ghouse
www.WorldMuslimCongress.com
YOUR COMMENTS
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http://wisdomofreligion.blogspot.com/2008/11/indians-pluralism-and-parliament-of.html
Another offensive translation floating around about Jews
and Christians is:
http://quraan-today.blogspot.com/2008/01/unlike-jews-or-christians-17.html
SOLUTION
(UPDATED 11/24/08)
THE STATEMENT:
"While
destroying each idol, Muhammad recited [Qur'an 17:81]
which says "Truth has arrived and falsehood has perished
for falsehood is by its nature bound to perish."[28][29]
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PROBLEM: Verse 17:81 has nothing to do with
destroying (rather removing) the idols. I have included 14
verses before and 4 after 17:81 to indicate the falsity. It
was an altogether different story; Al-Isra, the journey by
night.
STATEMENT WILL BE REVISED
”Muhammad (pbuh) removed the idols from the
Kaaba to reclaim the sanctuary built by Abraham for the
mono-theistic tradition, and he further declared a general
amnesty to all the Meccans so peace can be restored in and
around the sanctuary of Kaaba.
Manoj's response
to this article:
Re: Dallas Indians :: Wikipedia Blunders
about removing the idols from Kaaba
Mike:
I really appreciate your dedication for pluralism or
co-existence. Thank you so much for taking time to explain
this reference further.
If
this wiki reference is not correct, it should be
corrected with authentic corroboration ASAP because this
is being used by many as reference in power point slides.
When some one reads this and
try to connect with the modern day terrorism - it appears
that the source was violent and people are just following
their spiritual leaders. Aurangzeb was one of the most
fundamentalist king and we all have studied in history
books.
My initial view on Islam was this . [The
Real Islam vs Hinduism: As understood by a moderate Hindu
]
But, over period of time, when I attended seminars, read
few articles and interacted with few individuals - all
pointed about the 'Kaaba' source.
I have been struggling between your view and internet
historical references from trusted sources [ wiki,
Universities]. I wish you are right.
Thank you so much for your time and interest to educate
people.
regards
Manoj
From: "Manoj Padhi"
Date: Sat Nov 22, 2008 12:25 am
Subject: Re: Dallas Indians :: Re: Reponses to Questions to
fellow Indians.
Mike:
Please read through...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaaba
At the time of Muhammad
A 1315 image of Muhammad
lifting the
Black Stone into place, when the
Kaaba was rebuilt in the early 600s.[27]
At the time of Muhammad (570-632 AD), his tribe the Quraish
was in charge of the Kaaba, which was at that time a shrine
to numerous Arabian tribal gods. Muhammad earned the enmity
of his tribe by claiming their shrine for the religion of
Islam that he preached. He wanted the Kaaba to be dedicated
to the
worship of God alone, and all the other statues
evicted. The Quraish persecuted and harassed him
continuously [citation needed], and he and his followers
eventually migrated to Medina in 622.
After this pivotal migration, or Hijra, the Muslim community
became a political and military force. In 630, Muhammad and
his followers returned to Mecca as conqueror, and he
destroyed the 360 idols in and around Kaaba. [28][29]
While
destroying each idol, Muhammad recited[28][29]
which
says "Truth has arrived and falsehood has perished for
falsehood is by its nature bound to perish."[28][29]
The Kaaba was re-dedicated as
an Islamic house of worship, and henceforth, the annual
pilgrimage was to be a Muslim rite, the Hajj.[30]
Islamic histories also mention
a reconstruction of the Kaaba around 600. A story found in
Ibn Ishaq's Sirat Rasool AllÄh (as reconstructed and
translated by Guillaume) shows Muhammad settling a quarrel
between Meccan clans as to which clan should set the Black
Stone cornerstone in place. His solution was to have all the
clan elders raise the cornerstone on a cloak, and then
Muhammad set the stone into its final place with his own
hands.[31][27][32] Ibn Ishaq says that the timber for the
reconstruction of the Kaaba came from a Greek ship that had
been wrecked on the Red Sea coast at Shu'ayba, and the work
was undertaken by a Coptic carpenter called Baqum.[33]
It is also claimed by the Shia
that the Kaaba is the birth place of Ali ibn TÄlib, the
fourth caliph and cousin and son-in-law of the Islamic
prophet Muhammad.[30]
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