Misconceptions - Islam is only for Arabs, Do Muslims Worship Muhammad, Does Islam Degrade Women

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1. Misconception: Islam is a universal. The Truth of Islam is meant for all Additionally, they have the right to inherit
religion only for Arabs... people regardless of race, nationality or property and to have their marriage dissolved
linguistic background. Taking a look at the in the case of neglect or mistreatment. Also,
The fastest way to prove that this is completely Muslim World, from Nigeria to Bosnia and Islam does not consider woman an "evil
false is to state the fact that only about 15% to from Malaysia to Afghanistan is enough to temptress", and thus does not blame women
prove that Islam is a Universal message for all for the "original sin". Women in Islam
20% of the Muslims in the world are Arabs.
of mankind - not to mention the fact that participate in all forms of worship that men
There are more Indian Muslims than Arab
significant numbers of Europeans and participate in. Actually, the rights that Islam
Muslims, and more Indonesian Muslims than
Americans of all races and ethnic backgrounds gave to women over 1400 years ago were
Indian Muslims! Believing that Islam is only a
are reverting to Islaam in greater and greater almost unheard of in the West until the 1900s.
religion for Arabs is a myth that was spread by
numbers.
the enemies of Islam early in its history. This
mistaken assumption is possibly based on the Less than fifty years ago in England and
fact that most of the first generation of 2. Misconception: Islam America, a woman could not buy a house or
Muslims were Arabs, the Qur'an is in Arabic degrades women... car without the co-signature of her father or
and the Prophet Muhammad was an Arab. husband! Additionally, Islam gives great respect
However, both the teachings of Islam and the Even though many aspects of Islam are to women and their role in society - It gives
history of its spread show that the early misunderstood by non-Muslims, the ignorance, them the right to own property, marry who
Muslims made every effort to spread their misinformation and incorrect assumptions that they want and many other rights. Also, it
message of Truth to all nations, races and are made in regards to Islam's treatment of should be mentioned that the Prophet
peoples. Furthermore, it should be clarified women are probably the most severe. Muhammad's (peace be upon him) mission
that not all Arabs are Muslims and not all Numerous verses of the Qur'an make it clear stopped many of the horrible practices in
Muslims are Arabs. An Arab can be a Muslim, that men and women are equal in the sight of regards to women that were present in the
Christian, Jew, atheist - or of any other religion God with respect to rewards for worship and society of his time. For example, the Qur'an
or ideology. Also, many countries that some punishments for transgression. According to put an end to the pagan Arab practice of killing
people consider to be "Arab" are not "Arab" at the teachings of Islam, the only thing that their baby daughters when they were born.
all -- such as Turkey and Iran (Persia). The distinguishes people in the sight of God is their
people who live in these countries speak level of God-consciousness. Due to this, many Additionally, Islam put restrictions on the
languages other than Arabic as their native people are surprised to find out that Islamic unrestricted polygamy of the Arabs of the time,
tongues and are of a different ethnic heritage Law guaranteed rights to women over 1400 and put many laws in place to protect the well-
than the Arabs. It is important to realize that years ago that women in the Europe and being of women. Today, most of the so-called
from the very beginning of the mission of America only obtained recently. For example, reforms in the status of women came about
Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), his Islam clearly teaches that a woman is a full- after the West abandoned religion for
followers came from a wide spectrum of person under the law, and is the spiritual equal secularism. Even those in the West who claim
individuals -- there was Bilal, the African slave; of a male. Also, according to Islamic Law, to follow the so-called "Judaeo-Christian
Suhaib, the Byzantine Roman; Ibn Sailam, the women have the right to own property, operate tradition" really follow the values of Western
Jewish Rabbi; and Salman, the Persian. Since a business and receive equal pay for equal liberalism - but just to a lesser degree than their
religious truth is eternal and unchanging, and work. Women are allowed total control of their more liberal countrymen. If women in the
mankind is one universal brotherhood, Islam wealth, they cannot be married against their Muslim World today don't have their rights, it
teaches that Almighty God's revelations to will and they keep their own name when is not because Islam did not give them to them.
mankind have always been consistent, clear and married. The problem is that in many places alien
traditions have come to overshadow the not worship him in any way. Additionally, Islaamic Information Series: No. 4
teachings of Islam, either through ignorance or Islam teaches Muslims to respect all of God's
the impact of Colonialism. Prophets and Messengers - but respecting and
loving them does not mean worshipping them.
3. Misconception: Muslims All true Muslims realize that all worship and
worship Muhammad (peace prayer must be directed to Almighty God
be upon him)... alone. Suffice it to say that worshipping
Muhammad - or anyone else - along with
According to Islamic belief, the Prophet Almighty God is considered to be the worst sin
Muhammad was the last Messenger of God. in Islam. Even if a person claims to be Muslim,
He, like all of God's Prophets and Messengers - but they worship and pray to other than
such as Noah, Abraham, Moses and Jesus - was Almighty God, this cancels and nullifies their
a human being. Christians came to the Islam. The Declaration of Faith of Islam makes
mistaken assumption that Muslims worship it clear that Muslims are taught only to worship
Muhammad by formulating an incorrect God. This declaration is as follows: "There is
analogy - they worship Jesus so they assumed nothing worthy of being worshipped except for
Muslims worship Muhammad. This is one of Almighty God, and Muhammad is the
the reasons that they called Muslims by the Messenger and Servant of God".
incorrect name "Mohammedans" for so many
years! Muhammad, like Jesus, never claimed We invite you to learn more about Islam
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Prophet Muhammad always said to refer to
Tidings, and a Warner
from a male and a female, and
him as "the Messenger of God and His slave".  Women in Islaam
made you into nations and tribes,
Muhammad was chosen to be God's final
that you may know one another.
Messenger - to communicate the message not
Verily, the most honourable of you
only in words but to be a living example of the
with Allah is that (believer) who has
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Piety. (The Noble Qur’an, 49:13)
because he was of the highest moral character
and he brought the Truth from God - which is
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