The Issue of Blasphemy

CONTENTS PUBLISHER’S NOTE 9 SECTION ONE 15 ISLAM IN WESTERN LITERATURE 16 The Image of Islam in Early Christendom 19 The Koran Translated 25 In the Field of English Literature 26 A New Trend Emerged in Recent Times 31 The Author’s Comment 39 AN UNISLAMIC RESPONSE 41 JIHAD OR DEFIANCE? 43 Emotionalism Holds No Place in Islam 44 SECTION TWO 45 THE STORY OF RUSHDIE 46 Counter Reward 47 Distorting the Image of Islam 48 The Verdict of the Riyadh Conference 49 A Fallacy 50 A Ridiculous Reaction 51 Established Greatness