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I will start to discuss a few matters and hopefully clear up a few misconception regarding Islam.
There will be plenty of part from my post, and a few of those part will be conducted in English (gonna re-post what i have wrote from my assignment
Misconception can be
defined as a view or
opinion that is incorrect because it is based on faulty thinking or
understanding. It is part of peoples view regarding some matters such as
belief, religion and so on. Nowadays, we can see there are a lot of
misconceptions about Islam and its teaching. So, in order to give the best
understanding regarding Islamic religion, let us first look at the root word for Islam, which came
from word salam which means peace or
safety. Hence misconception towards Islam could be defined as incorrect opinion
about Islam based on faulty thinking or understanding. These misconceptions
have form faulty thinking among non-Muslim regarding Islam.
These misconceptions prevent the non-Muslims from seeing the beauty of Islam. It is the duty of
Muslims to help clear misconceptions that non-Muslims have regarding Islam.
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In order to answer the misconceptions regarding Islam,
Muslim first need to refer the holy book of Quran, and the Sunnah, as mentioned
in surah An’ Nisa ,Verse 59
“O
you who have believed, obey Allah and obey the Messenger and those in authority
among you. And if you disagree over anything, refer it to Allah and the
Messenger, if you should believe in Allah and the Last Day. That is the best
[way] and best in result”
From this verse, it is
clear that if anyone disagrees over anything, we need to refer it to Allah, via
Al-Quran, and The messenger, via As-Sunnah, as it is the best way to find best
result. The Qur'an presented a belief in the universal existence of God, one
God for all. It does not discriminate against peoples; it says we may be
different colors and from different tribes, but we are all human and "the
best of people are the most God-conscious".
We would try to respond
to the misconception regarding Islam by providing evidence (dalil) and facts from the Quran and
Hadith(As-Sunnah) to support our
argument.
Western Misconceptions
Yaacob and Rahman (1994) stated that there are seven
misconceptions raised by the Western and they are all discussed below
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(3) Islam is a religion of fanaticism, fatalism and polygamy
(4) “Modernity” is the product of the West and the Islamic world cannot be truly modern until Islam is radically reformed
(5)Islam is oppressive against women and minorities
(6)Islam is incompatible with human rights, pluralism and political tolerance
(7) Islam is a religion which is militantly anti-Western, exposes violence, and is very much inclined to wars
Conclusion
As a conclusion, in order to
give the best understanding about Islam, let us look at the root word for
Islam, which came from word salam which
means peace or safety. The word Islam itself clearly reject many misconception
that western created. To clear up the misconception, Muslims need to
understand, that most of the misconception is already answered by Allah through
Quran and by his messenger through Hadith and Sunnah. It is the duty of a
Muslim to clear up the misconception to create a more comforting place for the
Muslim in this world
by:
Fikri & Taufik
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