Fariq Naik – The 13 Misconceptions That Top the List of Misconceptions about Islam

Fariq Naik
Share Page

AI: Summary ©

The speaker discusses misconceptions about Islam, including the duty of every Muslim to do da da, the use of negative points when meting in on non Muslims, and the importance of knowing one's religious scriptures and living in a culture that portrays Islam. The speaker provides examples of misconceptions and their impact on society, and concludes by stating that there are no universal religion or universal beliefs.

AI: Summary ©

00:00:02 --> 00:00:07
			The topic of my talk is
misconceptions about Islam. It is
		
00:00:07 --> 00:00:12
			the duty of every Muslim to do da
da is compulsory on every Muslim.
		
00:00:15 --> 00:00:19
			And the way it is strategies of
conveying the message of Islam,
		
00:00:19 --> 00:00:23
			some are less effective, others
are more effective.
		
00:00:24 --> 00:00:29
			The most common strategy is that
when a Muslim, he meets a non
		
00:00:29 --> 00:00:33
			Muslim, he speaks to him 100 good
points about Islam.
		
00:00:35 --> 00:00:39
			Even if the non Muslim he agrees
with all the 100 good points that
		
00:00:39 --> 00:00:42
			have been spoken, yet at the back
of his mind, he will have a few
		
00:00:42 --> 00:00:43
			negative points.
		
00:00:44 --> 00:00:48
			He may think that yeah, I agree
with what you have spoken. But you
		
00:00:48 --> 00:00:52
			are the same Muslim who's a
terrorist, you are the same Muslim
		
00:00:52 --> 00:00:56
			was a fundamentalist, you are the
people who marry more than one
		
00:00:56 --> 00:00:57
			woman.
		
00:00:58 --> 00:01:02
			These few negative point at the
back of his mind will prevent him
		
00:01:02 --> 00:01:03
			from accepting the beauty of
Islam.
		
00:01:05 --> 00:01:10
			That is the reason when I meet a
non Muslim what I prefer, I asked
		
00:01:10 --> 00:01:14
			him upfront, what does he feel is
wrong with Islam? With the limited
		
00:01:14 --> 00:01:18
			knowledge whether right or wrong?
What does he feel is wrong with
		
00:01:18 --> 00:01:23
			Islam, and I make him comfortable
that he can criticize Islam, he
		
00:01:23 --> 00:01:27
			can attack Islam, and after he is
made comfortable, he poses three
		
00:01:27 --> 00:01:28
			or four questions.
		
00:01:30 --> 00:01:33
			And these questions they
invariably fall in the 20 most
		
00:01:33 --> 00:01:38
			common questions, there are a set
of 20 most common questions asked
		
00:01:38 --> 00:01:40
			by non Muslims regarding Islam.
		
00:01:42 --> 00:01:46
			So these three or four questions,
they invariably fall in the 20
		
00:01:46 --> 00:01:50
			most common questions to these 20
most common questions, they are
		
00:01:50 --> 00:01:55
			the same wherever you go, but they
go to UK, USA, Canada, Malaysia,
		
00:01:55 --> 00:01:59
			Pakistan, these 20 most common
questions they are the same.
		
00:02:01 --> 00:02:06
			And today, in the international
media, there is villain propaganda
		
00:02:06 --> 00:02:08
			about Islam in the international
media.
		
00:02:10 --> 00:02:13
			Whether it be the news channel,
whether it be the radio broadcast
		
00:02:13 --> 00:02:17
			stations, whether it be the
newspaper, there is virulent
		
00:02:17 --> 00:02:20
			propaganda about Islam in the
international media, and depending
		
00:02:20 --> 00:02:25
			upon how the media it portrays
Islam, these misconceptions, they
		
00:02:25 --> 00:02:27
			arise in the minds of non Muslims.
		
00:02:29 --> 00:02:33
			So every Muslim, he should be
aware of these 20 most common
		
00:02:33 --> 00:02:37
			questions with reasonable logic
and science with references from
		
00:02:37 --> 00:02:41
			the Glorious Quran, authentic
Hadees and the major world
		
00:02:41 --> 00:02:45
			religious scriptures. So if every
Muslim is aware of the 20 most
		
00:02:45 --> 00:02:48
			common questions, even if he
cannot convert the non Muslim, at
		
00:02:48 --> 00:02:52
			least he can utilize the
animosities that is there in the
		
00:02:52 --> 00:02:56
			minds of these non Muslims and
these 20 most common questions
		
00:02:56 --> 00:03:00
			they are available on the website,
www dot Iref dotnet.
		
00:03:02 --> 00:03:05
			As far as today's talk is
concerned, I will not be
		
00:03:05 --> 00:03:10
			discussing all the 20 most common
questions. I will only discuss the
		
00:03:10 --> 00:03:13
			last seven among the 20 most
common questions, but I will
		
00:03:13 --> 00:03:16
			discuss the first 13 questions
without giving the reply.
		
00:03:17 --> 00:03:21
			The first misconception is
regarding the word jihad.
		
00:03:24 --> 00:03:28
			The second misconception is that
Muslims are fundamentalists.
		
00:03:31 --> 00:03:35
			The third misconception is that
Muslims are terrorists.
		
00:03:37 --> 00:03:41
			The fourth misconception is that
Islam was spread by the soul.
		
00:03:44 --> 00:03:49
			The fifth most common question is
that why does it slob permit a man
		
00:03:49 --> 00:03:54
			to have more than one wife? Why is
polygyny or polygamy permitted in
		
00:03:54 --> 00:03:54
			Islam?
		
00:03:57 --> 00:04:03
			Six most common question is that
if Islam allows a Muslim man to
		
00:04:03 --> 00:04:06
			have more than one wife, then why
can't a woman have more than one
		
00:04:06 --> 00:04:07
			husband?
		
00:04:09 --> 00:04:14
			The seventh most common question
is that why does Islam subjugate
		
00:04:14 --> 00:04:16
			the woman by keeping her behind
the way?
		
00:04:18 --> 00:04:23
			The eighth most common question is
that why do we Muslims have non
		
00:04:23 --> 00:04:24
			vegetarian food?
		
00:04:27 --> 00:04:32
			The ninth misconception is that if
you Muslims you have non
		
00:04:32 --> 00:04:36
			vegetarian food. So why do we kill
the animal so ruthlessly so
		
00:04:36 --> 00:04:38
			painfully with this method?
		
00:04:39 --> 00:04:43
			Why don't we do the jack committed
one Jack calf attack the animals
		
00:04:43 --> 00:04:44
			kill that stunning method.
		
00:04:46 --> 00:04:48
			The 10th misconception is
		
00:04:49 --> 00:04:54
			that today's science tells us that
what we eat it has an effect on
		
00:04:54 --> 00:04:58
			our behavior. So we Muslims, we
eat animals and we behave like
		
00:04:58 --> 00:04:58
			animals.
		
00:05:00 --> 00:05:05
			The 11th most common question is
that since Islam is against idol
		
00:05:05 --> 00:05:10
			worship, so why do we Muslims bow
down to the Kaaba Muslims? We are
		
00:05:10 --> 00:05:15
			the biggest idol worshippers. The
12 most common question is that if
		
00:05:15 --> 00:05:21
			Islam is a universal religion, so
why are non Muslims not allowed in
		
00:05:21 --> 00:05:23
			the holy cities of Makkah and
Medina
		
00:05:24 --> 00:05:29
			the 13th most common question is
that why does Islam prohibit
		
00:05:29 --> 00:05:34
			having poke? As far as today's
talk is concerned? I will only be
		
00:05:34 --> 00:05:37
			discussing the remaining seven
misconceptions out there in the
		
00:05:37 --> 00:05:38
			minds of non Muslims