Islam and Christianity
ISLAM AND CHRISTIANITY This book is written in the nature of a “key” for those Muslim brothers of ours who have just a smattering of knowledge on how the Islamic religion has developed, and it has been written for those non-Muslims willing to know the fundamentals of Islam. Islam, the most up-to-date and the most immaculate of the world’s existing religions, is based upon very humane and very logical principles. Without going into details, this book touches upon the fundamentals of Islam and makes a comparison of Islam with other religions. It answers criticisms raised against Islam by its adversaries and explains as compendiously as possible the qualifications essential for being a good Muslim. For those who would like to read valuable books on Islam written by Islamic scholars (rahimahumullâhu ta’âlâ) after learning the facts contained in this book, we advise that they read books published in different languages by the Hakîkat Kitabevi (Bookstore) in Istanbul. The names of these books are appended to our books. Read this book slowly and with reflection! Encourage others to read it, too! An ignorant person cannot be a good Muslim. Indeed, it is impossible for a person not to attach all his heart to Islam after learning its fundamentals. After reading this book, you will also realize what a lofty, sacred, logical, and perfect religion Islam is, and you will attach all your heart and soul to it in order to attain salvation and repose in this world and in the hereafter. Islam that abrogated celestial religions of Judaism and Christianity along with their validity is explained first. That Qur’an-ı Karîm is word of Allah; miracles of Muhammad ׳alayhissalâm, his virtues, moral practices and habits; how to be a true Muslim; a comparison of Islam and Christianity; that Muslims are scientifically powerful; are explained next.
ISLAM AND CHRISTIANITY
This book is written in the nature of a “key” for those Muslim brothers of ours who have just a smattering of knowledge on how the Islamic religion has developed, and it has been written for those non-Muslims willing to know the fundamentals of Islam. Islam, the most up-to-date and the most immaculate of the world’s existing religions, is based upon very humane and very logical principles. Without going into details, this book touches upon the fundamentals of Islam and makes a comparison of Islam with other religions. It answers criticisms raised against Islam by its adversaries and explains as compendiously as possible the qualifications essential for being a good Muslim.
For those who would like to read valuable books on Islam written by Islamic scholars (rahimahumullâhu ta’âlâ) after learning the facts contained in this book, we advise that they read books published in different languages by the Hakîkat Kitabevi (Bookstore) in Istanbul. The names of these books are appended to our books. Read this book slowly and with reflection! Encourage others to read it, too! An ignorant person cannot be a good Muslim. Indeed, it is impossible for a person not to attach all his heart to Islam after learning its fundamentals. After reading this book, you will also realize what a lofty, sacred, logical, and perfect religion Islam is, and you will attach all your heart and soul to it in order to attain salvation and repose in this world and in the hereafter.
Islam that abrogated celestial religions of Judaism and Christianity along with their validity is explained first. That Qur’an-ı Karîm is word of Allah; miracles of Muhammad ׳alayhissalâm, his virtues, moral practices and habits; how to be a true Muslim; a comparison of Islam and Christianity; that Muslims are scientifically powerful; are explained next.
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deeply learned] of his time. When he was told that some Jews <strong>and</strong><br />
Christians behaved honestly <strong>and</strong> truely <strong>and</strong> did favours for<br />
everybody, he responded, “Being so is a sign which is peculiar to<br />
those who will be given eternal felicity. It is hoped that those who<br />
have such qualities will attain îman (faith) <strong>and</strong> tawhîd <strong>and</strong> that<br />
their end will be salvation.” This quotation from a book of<br />
explanation is another proof for our words above.<br />
Now let us turn to those who criticize <strong>Islam</strong> <strong>and</strong> try to find<br />
fault with <strong>Islam</strong>. Such people mostly dwell upon the following<br />
aspects:<br />
1- Some people say, “<strong>Islam</strong> grants a man the right to marry<br />
four women, which is not compatible with contemporary family<br />
concepts, family bonds, <strong>and</strong> social order.”<br />
The answer to be given to this is: It has been fourteen centuries<br />
since the advent of <strong>Islam</strong>. In Arabia, the birth place of this<br />
religion, women had no rights at all in those days. Everybody used<br />
to cohabit with as many women as he liked, <strong>and</strong> they assumed no<br />
responsibility towards them. The fact that women had no value<br />
can be discerned by the fact that baby girls were buried alive by<br />
their parents. <strong>Islam</strong>, which arose in such a society, has limited the<br />
number of women a man can live with to the barest minimum<br />
possible for that time. It has recognized the rights of women <strong>and</strong><br />
has protected the divorcee against destitution by prefixing, before<br />
marriage, a sum of money, called a mahr, to be paid to her in the<br />
case of a divorce. Contrary to the critics’ assertion that “it has<br />
abhorred women,” it has promoted women to a higher social<br />
status. These facts, which we have given are explained in detail in<br />
the book Diyâ-ul-kulûb from page 324 onward, which was written<br />
in Turkish by Ishaq Effendi [1] of Harput in order to disprove the<br />
sl<strong>and</strong>ers <strong>and</strong> the lies propagated against <strong>Islam</strong> by Protestant<br />
missionaries. This book has already been published by<br />
HAKÎKAT K‹TABEV‹ under the name “Cevâb Veremedi”<br />
(Could Not Answer).<br />
Today everybody should know that <strong>Islam</strong> has not ordered a<br />
Muslim to marry four women. In other words, to marry more than<br />
one women is neither fard (obligatory) nor sunnat, but only<br />
mubah (permissible). Mahmat (Mehmet) Zihni Effendi (rahimahullâhu<br />
ta’âlâ) at the beginning of the section on marriage in his<br />
book Nimet-i ‹slâm says: “Neither divorcing a woman nor<br />
[1] Ishaq Effendi, passed away in 1309 (1891 A.D.)<br />
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