answers to misconceptions july 2008

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ADDRESSINGMISCONCEPTIONS

ABOUT ISLAM

Lim Jooi Soon

[email protected] 0123661121
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]


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Cause of Misconceptions Media

Islam + Culture mi!u" Cultural di##erences

$at%a b& t'e non!e"erts

Muslims ("ert Mi


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Purpose ofRemovin Misconceptions

) dirt& glass needs to be cleanedbe#ore "ouring clean %ater into it


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Met!o"o#o$ Listen attenti*el&

nderstand t'e ,uestion -ee" calm

ational/ logical/ obecti*e

Scienti#ic uote re#erence/ data/ ststistics etc

e*er go against uran and sunna'


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%OMEN

ol&gam&

4iab

In'eritance

5itness

Man one degree 'ig'er t'an %oman 272289

5i#e beating

Leaders'i"

Imam : sa##


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%OMENPo#$am$

ol&gam&/ "ol&gen&/ "ol&andr&

ot introduced b& Islam

Islam set a limit/condition (ncourage monogam&/ermissible "oligam&

rotecting %omen/realistic

oligam& *s monogam& ;more

%omen/c'ildless/strongse/"aral&se/3


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%OMENPo#$an"r$ vs po#$en$

5estern *ie% o# e,ualit&

Islamic *ie% ! e,ual but not t'e same

'&sical di##erences

Men can marr& >/ %omen cannot ! %'&=

; Mot'er:#at'er no%n identit&/ menses/

#itra'/ SAB/ "'&sical ca"acit&/>/


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%OMEN&i'a(

ast 'istor& ! %omen degraded

Islam u"li#ted status o# %omen

2>730!31

6 criteria/men gold n sil/%omen no "er#ume

Include moral/ be'a*iour and intention

337


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%OMENDivorce

ot true

Fot' agree ! return ma'ar/ court order

Aala, "rotects %omen

Custod&/ 'arta se"encarian


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%OMEN%ife)(eatin

ot as udge/ do not eecute "unis'ment

art o# guiding "rocess 4usband!%i#e relations'i" ! rig'ts Gres"onsibilities >73>9

Conditional ;'usband must "ractise

us&uH ;dislo&alt&/serious le*el o#misbe'a*iour/re#use to "ractise islam

S&stematic "roblem!sol*ing

ro"'et Mu'ammad said


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%OMEN%itness

27282 ! business transaction

Murder ! sc'olars *ie%s

Men ! bread%inners AaHil

5ill


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%OMENas #ea"er

uran does not mention

4adit' ! ersia

)is&a' ! erang Jamal

)lla' "raise utri Fal,is

ro"'ets time *s toda&

Sc'olars o"inions

(.g. Liberia


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%OMENas Imam * position "urin so#at

es

5'& %oman cannot be Imam #or men= Bistraction

Side!b&!side

)c'ie*e 'us&u=


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%OMENMen one "eree !i!er

27228

ot "o%er/ but res"onsibilities


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%OMENIn!eritance

Islam guaranteed

ot true

Flood/generation/res"onsibilit& >73>

)mana' ra&a s'ould e"lain

gross *s nett

(am"le


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GENERAL ISSUESIs#am is "ifficu#t 2278/2718728/27286

4adit'7 KMae t'ings eas&...SF171176?

$itra'

(*er&t'ing 'alal

Islam + culture /not #rom islam

$e% dos and dontsFene#its 'umans

)nalog&7 C'ild G #ire Islam7 easiest/ most rational/ scienti#ic


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GENERAL ISSUESA## re#iions are t!e same

S"elling

In*itation

7>8/ 116/(odus 2073!07?

Conce"t o# od in Islam/C'ristiniat&/4indu

ubbubi&&a'/ )l!)sma 5as!si#at/ Ibaada' Islam s'o%s 'o% to ac'ie*e ood

Islam N Com"re'ensi*e


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GENERAL ISSUES

Mus#im Go" Crue# 107??/672 )ll born in t'e state o# #itra'

iet& not in'erited7 )dam/ oa' etc

Muslim b& con*iction OA Kblind #ollo%ing

Forn muslims /S'a'ada' can be nulli#ied

In'erit islam not embrace

Forn non muslims/1717>0 O""ortunit& and doing t'eir best

)nalog&7 mars de"ends on di##icult& o# test

4ea*en G 'ell belong to od


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GENERAL ISSUESSinners o to !e##)fire

es

Conce"t o# re"entance SL sa%9 re"ented 0P: da&

3?77>8/ 116/ 2


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GENERAL ISSUESGoo" +afir vs Ba" mus#im

-a#ir/ "eo"le o# t'e boo

8/ 116/11271!>

)nalog&7 KKad Mesra Petronas


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GENERAL ISSUES Doa not rante"

)lla' ans%ers "ra&ers 27186/>0760

Bial t'e rig't number

Bo &ou t'in %e deser*e it

)lla' is A'e best o# all "lanners SF in )l!adabul mu#rad no 10

Sometimes our re,uest is granted

rants in t'e 4erea#ter e"lace/ ic' %i#e/ granted later

rants e*en %'en not re,uested

Aest o# our #ait'


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,IOLENCE ?:11

Aerrorist

$undamentalist

Muslim countries lo*e %ar

Islam s"read b& s%ord

Ji'ad

Suicide bomber


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,IOLENCE-*.. o "roo# to date

O##icial *ersion *s e*idence

assenger list

Still building colla"sed in #ire Fuilding

$ree #all ! control demolition

entagon

Aestimon& o# last sur*i*or

)ttac on )#g'anistan

5'o is terrorist=


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,IOLENCE

Mus#im countries #ove /ar Arue7 man& %ars latel& include muslim

countr&

)re t'e& t'e aggressors or *ictims Fosnia

)#g'anistan

)ttac on Ira, ! nuclear %ea"on: 5MB

alestine

551 G 552

Ireland *s nited -ingdom

)nalog&7 obbers attac &our 'ouse


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,IOLENCE0un"amenta#ist

Media Ola'oma bomb

$undamentalist ! doctor/ scientist/mat'ematician

ot all #undamentalists t'e same

roud to be muslim $undamentalist ! dictionar& meaning

(*er& muslim s'ould be #undamentalist

IslamN"eace


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,IOLENCE

Is#am sprea" ($ s/or" IslamN"eace

$orce is sometimes needed

S"ain/ India/ )rab

5estern Orientalis!indonesia/mala&sia

Mongols con,uered muslims land

S%ord on t'e nec and #orce

272!8> "lain trut' Islam 23


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,IOLENCE

1i!a"

Ji'ad N 'ol& %ar = 4arb mu,addasa'

4ol& %arN crusader %ar

Ji'ad means to stri*e/to struggle/eert e##ort

Ji'ad also means 'ol& struggle

O%nsel# /uler/lobal

1> states/contet

278 %ors'i" /2?76? cause /6078!? 'ome

Islamic contet


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,IOLENCE

Suici"e (om(er Suicide #orbidden is Islam


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MU&AMMAD2SA%3

Man& %i*es

edo"'ile

Married daug'ter!in!la%

Can read


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MU&AMMAD 2sa/3Man$ /ives Aotal o# 'o% man& %i*es=

A%ice %ido% />0 &rs

Monogam& %it' -'adia' 2


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%!$ - /ives4 )lla' commandment

337


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MU&AMMAD 2sa/3Pe"op!i#e

re*ious culture *s "resent

C'inese culture/engaged %it' )bua'als son

Marriage to )is&a' ! 6 &ears old SF

arents consent/ strengt'en siraturra'im

4onour married to ruler

ot an issue at t'at time but #ull o# "raise ubert& and "ermission

Se be#ore marriage= adulter&=

ermissible age #or seual relation


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MU&AMMAD 2sa/3Marrie" "au!ter)in)#a/

(isting culture ! ado"ted sonconsidered as o%n son

$orbiddence c'angging #at'er name337>!71/ 671/ >671 +7#727#+7)othing but deception> $,#$-See@ od9s protection 3accursed>

27#-8)ot a sing"e Berse teaches EBi"


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COMMON 5UESTIONS B

&INDUSMUSLIMS %ORS&IP FAABA& Fi(#at "irection Unit$ in Is#am

.st &ouse of %ors!ip Ear#ier 5i(#at: 1erusa#em 7:776@ 76H Psa#m .8:7 Remove Faa(a! to (u+it Cina Steppin Faa(a!* re(ui#"

Steppin picture of Faa(a! &a"it! Omar %ors!ip Faa(a! J &e##fire


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MSLIM SL)A(I C(L

Pre)Con"itionsK S!arp +nife@ a/a$ from ot!eranima#s

Ca#m t!e anima#

S#au!ter s/ift#$

B#oo" vesse#s severe" /it!out "amain spina# cor"

Ma9imum (#oo" "raine"

Anima# +ic+in stru#in

Disconnectin (#oo" f#o/ to (rain nervesresponsi(#e for pain

Meat remains fres! for #oner time


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)M)/ -IS4)/ FBB4) )(

O4(AS O$ )LL)4 86:7@ .8:;

.:8


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()AI O ; E((A)I) Permitte" ($ Go" .:6

Pointe" Teet!

Diestion S$stem ,eetation too !ave #ives

Fi##in #ess senses (ein

Lives +i##e" to fee" one person Universa# Re#iionK Desert@ Es+imos

,eetarian too can (e oo" Mus#im


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Linam In Faa(a!

Eatin Non),eetarian

Mus#im S#au!terin Crue# I"o# %ors!ip On#$ 0or Concentration

Rama@ Frsna@ Bu""!a Prop!ets of A##a!4

&in"uism t!e O#"est Re#iion 2Sanat!anaD!arma3


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CONTRADICTIONS IN

T&E 5URAN . "a$ J .@HHH or 6H@HHH $ears4

Man create" from /ater@ sperm orc#a$4

&eavan eart! create" in "a$s or

"a$s4


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4()E) G ()A4 C()A(B I 6

B)S O 8 B)S=

7:54, 10:3, 11:7, 25:59

41:9-12 41:11 begins with Thumma

(Moreoer ! simu"taneous"#$

%na"og#: &onstru'tion o )ui"*ing +en'e

aum . /a#, erio*, o'h


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Is#am Umno*Pas ro"'et ne*er oin mno:as

Muslim %ea ;#ocus di##erencess

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