The Issue of Blasphemy

a means of seeking retribution for perceived insults. Their inability to recognize the unfolding prospects for spreading the message of Islam worldwide has led them to overlook all the avenues for inviting people to God. Consequently, their unjustifiable actions are polluting the world as they seek revenge. According to the teachings of Islam, as revealed in the Quran and Hadith, the actions of Muslim leaders are indeed criminal rather than Islamic. If God’s religion is indeed as described in the Quran and Hadith, then the activities of Muslim leaders today are entirely contrary to Islamic teachings. These activities do not align with what God and His Messenger have prescribed. The fame and leadership that current Muslim leaders have attained through these unjustified activities have rendered them incapable of heeding any advice. However, the time is near when the truth will resonate throughout the heavens and the earth by the cry of an angel, and then they will have no choice but to accept it. Although, by that time, their acceptance will not benefit them. THE ‘ERA OF FREEDOM’ ‘The Times of India’ (February 28, 1989, Section 2) published an article by British journalist Edward Mortimer, which is partially reproduced below. ‘The Rushdie Affair Directly Threatens the ‘Free World’