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The Issue of Blasphemy

238 pages · English

By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

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Contents

  1. SECTION ONE
  2. ISLAM IN WESTERN LITERATURE p. 16
  3. The Image of Islam in Early Christendom p. 19
  4. The Koran Translated p. 25
  5. In the Field of English Literature p. 26
  6. A New Trend Emerged in Recent Times p. 31
  7. The Author’s Comment p. 39
  8. AN UNISLAMIC RESPONSE p. 41
  9. JIHAD OR DEFIANCE? p. 43
  10. Emotionalism Holds No Place in Islam p. 44
  11. SECTION TWO
  12. THE STORY OF RUSHDIE p. 46
  13. Counter Reward p. 47
  14. Distorting the Image of Islam p. 48
  15. The Verdict of the Riyadh Conference p. 49
  16. A Fallacy p. 50
  17. A Ridiculous Reaction p. 51
  18. ‘THROWING DUST ON THE SUN’ p. 56
  19. A Work of Fiction p. 58
  20. MISINFORMATION p. 61
  21. THE OBEDIENCE OR DISOBEDIENCE OF GOD’S COMMAND p. 68
  22. Writing and Speaking without Considering Reason, Law, and Shariah p. 71
  23. THE WISDOM OF AVOIDANCE p. 75
  24. Print Media, Electronic Media p. 81
  25. THE ‘ERA OF FREEDOM’ p. 86
  26. ‘GREATER PUNISHMENT’ p. 96
  27. SECTION THREE
  28. BECOMING THE SUBJECT OF RIDICULE p. 104
  29. AN INTERACTION p. 106
  30. A Reply to a Letter p. 110
  31. Wrong Representation p. 113
  32. A Review p. 115
  33. The Politics of the Procession p. 120
  34. Some Important Comments p. 121
  35. IBN TAYMIYYAH’S BOOK p. 123
  36. Not a Matter of Individual Rights p. 130
  37. CONTENTS BASED ON AN ANALOGY p. 133
  38. Arguments from the Quran p. 133
  39. Arguments from the Hadith p. 137
  40. Arguments from Jurisprudence p. 143
  41. THOSE WHO RIDICULE THE PROPHET p. 155
  42. The Bigger Culprit p. 162
  43. SECTION FOUR
  44. PRACTICAL WISDOM p. 166
  45. THE WAY OF THE PROPHET p. 169
  46. Refraining from a Bad Reputation p. 171
  47. More Examples p. 175
  48. Practical Wisdom p. 176
  49. Do Not Give the Opponents a Chance p. 177
  50. Two Quotes p. 179
  51. EXAMPLE OF THE FIRST PERIOD p. 180
  52. Looking to the Future p. 182
  53. Waiting for the Next Generation p. 185
  54. Today’s Enemy is Tomorrow’s Friend p. 188
  55. Case of Muslims Showing Disrespect to the Prophet p. 190
  56. GOD’S GUARANTEE p. 194
  57. Negligence Towards the Real Responsibility p. 201
  58. SECTION FIVE
  59. FOOD FOR THOUGHT p. 206
  60. The Real Problem p. 207
  61. THE POWER OF SILENCE p. 211
  62. THE REAL WORK TO BE DONE p. 212
  63. THE WAY FORWARD p. 218
  64. Support of Islam by the West p. 219
  65. The Retraction of the Fatwa by Muslim Scholars p. 220
  66. THE AUTHOR’S ADVICE p. 223
  67. A CONVERSATION p. 225
  68. LAST WORD p. 228
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