The Truth: Pope Benedict XVI's Remarks On Islam and

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Pope Benedict XVI’s Remarks on Islam And
THE TRUTH
An objective analysis of
 The Quote the Pope’s comments
 What did Muhammad Really Preach? in the light of historical
Inside
 Messenger of Love and Mercy evidence

 Pope John Paul II Interfaith Comment
ALSO: “Muhammad
 Islam and the Sword: Non-Muslim was a pioneer in the
intellectuals bust the myth domain of
conservation,
 The Great Mosque of Xian, China sustainable
development, and
 The Real Reason resource
management” Slide 13
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What did the Pope say?
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The Pope quoted from a book that recounted a conversation between 14th century
Byzantine Christian Emperor Manuel Paleologos II and an educated Persian on the
truths of Christianity and Islam.
“He (Emperor) said, I (Pope) quote, 'Show me just what

Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find
things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to
spread by the sword the faith he preached,’ ”
The said remarks are >>>

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The Emperor’s remarks are…
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X
 Incorrect
 Ignorant
 Without evidence
 Language of the Crusades
 Filled with hatred
Not worth quoting in a speech by the

leader of the Catholic Church
Emperor Manuel Paleologos is wrong.

Why? >>>
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“Evil” Defined
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As per
Evil: morally bad or wrong; wicked; sinful
That is,
Racism Drug addiction Gambling Rape
Alcoholism Homosexuality Backbite Adultery
Dishonesty Pornography Terror Murder
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Fraud
Are examples of Ev
Definition of “inhuman”
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As per
Inhuman: Not human; lacking kindness or pity; barbarous; brutal
Inhuman as in…
 Inhuman treatment of slaves  Cruelty to animals
 Torture of prisoners  Rejection of the poor
 Cruel treatment of women  Tyranny and Oppression
 Heartless attitude towards elders  Malnutrition children
 Performing abortions  Injustice
 Discrimination  Denying human rights
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Etc.
Preaching & Practice
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did the Prophet of Islam (PBUH)

bring “evil and inhuman”?
A cursory glimpse of Muhammad’s teachings and
practice is sufficient to make it loud and clear that
the Prophet perfected virtues and raised kindness
and compassion to their zenith.
observati
on
Muhammad was the soul of kindness, and his influence was felt and never
forgotten by those around him." - Diwan Chand Sharma in his "The
Prophets of the East," Calcutta 1935, p. 122.
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Against Intoxicants and Gambling
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Quran on Intoxicants and gambling
“They ask you “O you who believe!

concerning intoxicants Intoxicants and
and gambling. Say: "In gambling, (sacrifice for)
them is great sin, and idols, and (divination by)
some profit, for men; but arrows, are an
the sin is greater than abomination,- of Satan's
the profit.” – (2:219) handwork: avoid these
so that you may be
successful.”- (5:90)
Prophet on Intoxicants
“Any drink that

intoxicates is unlawful”-
Muhammad (pbuh)
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Against Murder and Mischief on earth
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Quran on Murder Prophet on Murder

"Do not kill a soul which "The greatest sins are to
Allah has made sacred associate something with
except through the due Allah and to kill human
process of law." (6:151) beings." – Muhammad
(pbuh)
Quran on Mischief
“ But Allah loves not “So eat and drink of the

mischief.(2:205) sustenance provided by
Allah, and do no evil nor
mischief on the (face of
the) earth.” ( 2:60)
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Against adultery, fornication, and homosexuality
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Quran on Adultery Quran on Homosexuality
“Nor come near to adultery: “We also (sent) Lot: He

for it is a shameful (deed) and said to his people: "Do you
an evil way” (17:32) commit lewdness such as
no people in creation (ever)
committed before you?”
(7:80)
“…Marry them, then, with their

people's leave, and give them
their dowers in an equitable “( O Men) Verily, with lust
manner - they being women you approach men instead
who give themselves in of women: nay, but you are
honest wedlock, not in people given to excesses!”
fornication, nor as secret love- (7:81)
companions…” (4:25)
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Against consumption of orphan property
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Quran on Protecting Orphans

“Hence, render unto the orphans
their possessions, and do not
substitute bad things [of your own]
for the good things [that belong to
them], and do not consume their
possessions together with your
own: this, verily, is a great
crime.”(4:2)
“Behold! Those who devour the

possessions of orphans wrongfully,
they do but swallow fire into their
bellies, and they will be exposed to
burning flame” (4:10)
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Against immorality
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Quran Says:
Derision "O ye who believe! Let not some men

among you laugh at others: It may be
Suspicion that the (latter) are better than the
X
(former): Nor let some women laugh at
Falsehood others: It may be that the (latter are
better than the (former)” (49:11)
Backbiting
"Nor defame nor be sarcastic to each
Defamation other, nor call each other by (offensive)
nicknames (49:11)
Slander
"Do not let your hatred of a people incite
Squandering you to aggression" (5:3)
Wickedness
Hatred "Avoid suspicion as much for suspicion
in some cases is a sin” (49:12)
Envy
" And spy not on each other behind their
backs. (49:12)
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Against racism
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“A white has no superiority over a black, nor a black has any superiority
over a white- except by piety and good action”- Muhammad (pbuh)
“During the past eleven days here in the

Muslim world, I have eaten from the same
plate, drunk from the same glass, and slept
in the same bed, (or on the same rug) --
Blacks & while praying to the same God -- with fellow
Whites Muslims, whose eyes were the bluest of
eating blue, whose hair was the blondest of blond,
from the An Excerpt
and whose skin was the whitest of white.
same plate "This letter was sent from Malcolm to his
assistants, new Muslim Mosque, press and
his wife, during the conclusion of his
We were truly all the same (brothers) -- pilgrimage to Mecca. The content is
reproduced from The Autobiography of
Malcolm X as told to Alex Haley“ (From
because their belief in one God had http://www.africawithin.com/malcolmx/letter_from_mec
)
removed the 'white' from their minds, the
'white' from their behavior, and the 'white'
from their attitude.”
Brotherhood
– MALCOLM X
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Messenger of Love
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Teachings of the Prophet (pbuh)
gs nt
Bein als e
ng im onm
L ivi An n vir
All E
“All creatures of God

“Feed them properly “Whoever brings dead
form the family of God
and provide them rest land to life, that is,
and he is the best
before they are cultivates wasteland,
loved of God who
for him is a reward
loves best His exhausted and tired” therein.”
creatures”
“he was a staunch advocate of environmental

observatio
n
protection. One could say he was an

"environmentalist before his time," a pioneer in
the domain of conservation, sustainable
development, and resource management, and
one who constantly sought to maintain a
harmonious balance between man and nature”.
Francesca De Chatel,
Anthropologist
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Messenger of Mercy
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 He must be called the Savior of Humanity- George “And We

Bernard Shaw
have not
 The fact is that no nation of the world can show a sent you
parallel to what Islam has done towards the
realization of the idea of the League of Nations- except as
Snouck Hurgronje, Dutch Scholar. a mercy
ns
observatio
 No other society has such a record of success in to

uniting in an equality of status, of opportunity and of mankind"
endeavor so many and so various races of mankind-
H.A.R Gibb ( Holy
Quran
 “It was the first religion that preached and practiced
democracy; …the democracy of Islam is embodied 21:107)
five times a day when the peasant and the king kneel
side by side and proclaim: “God Alone is Great”.-
Sarojini Naidu
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Greatest emancipator of women
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“ O you who believe! You are “It is true that you have certain
forbidden to inherit women against rights in regard to your women,
their will. Nor should you treat them but they also have rights over
with harshness, that you may take you. Remember that you have
away part of the dower you have taken them as your wives, only
given them,-except where they have under Allah's trust and with His
been guilty of open lewdness; permission.
on the contrary, live with them on a If they abide by your right then to
footing of kindness and equity. If them belongs the right to be fed
you take a dislike to them it may be and clothed in kindness. Do treat
that ye dislike a thing, and Allah you women well and be kind to
brings about through it a great deal them, for they are your partners
of good.” (Quran 4:19) and committed helpers.”
( From The Last Sermon of the
Prophet (PBUH)
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Human Rights in Islam
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Fundamental
Human Rights
Right to Safety Right to

Right to Life Right to Justice
& Security Chastity
Right to support
Right to a basic Right to Right to
virtues and
standard of Life Freedom Equality
shun evils
These rights were introduced 1400 years ago
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Quote of Note
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The Pope should have referred to the Bible!.
"I will raise them up a Prophet from

among their brethren, like unto
thee, and I will put my words in his
mouth; and he shall speak unto
them all that I shall command
him." - Bible- Deuteronomy 18:18
This is an explicit prophecy in the Bible about

the coming of the Holy Prophet MUHAMMAD
(pbuh)!"
( For details please refer to http://www.irf.net/what_the_bible_says_about_muhammad.doc. )
>>>
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Evidence from the Bible
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In Deuteronomy 18:18
“him” is Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)

“I shall command him” means
God shall command the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)
God cannot command “evil and inhuman”

as stated by the emperor Manuel Paleologos
Should the Pope quote someone who speaks

false about God?
"It is my ardent hope that Muslim and Christian religious

John Paul II
leaders and teachers will present our two great religious
communities as communities in respectful dialogue, never more
as communities in conflict."
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Spread of Islam
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Was Islam spread by the sword?

Quran does not permit it
“There is no compulsion in religion;
indeed truth has been made manifestly
distinct from error” (Quran 2:256)
N
O
Wikipedia
No Muslim army went to China during the 7th century Tang dynasty!
The Great Mosque of
Xian, China
was built during the It was the invitation to truth, reason, mercy and peace
Tang Dynasty (7th that attracted people to Islam. It was the virtuous
Century) and renovated character of Muslim envoys, Muslim traders and Muslim
later. The mosque is still
in use. visitors that pulled people to Islam.
If indeed force was used to convert people, why do millions of converts

remain attached and committed to Islam in the absence of any force?
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Views of Non-Muslims Intellectuals
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“I became more than convinced that it was not the
sword that won a place for Islam in those days in
the scheme of life.
It was the rigid simplicity, the utter self-effacement M.K Gandhi

of the Prophet, the scrupulous regard for his
observati
ons
pledges, his intense devotion to this friends and

followers, his intrepidity, his fearlessness, his
absolute trust in God and in his own mission.
These and not the sword carried everything before

them and surmounted every obstacle.” Young India
“The picture of the Muslim soldier advancing with a A.S Tritton
sword in one hand and the Quran in the other is
quite false.” Islam, 1931
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Myth Busted
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“History makes it clear however,

that the legend of fanatical
Muslims, sweeping through the "No other religion in history spread
world and forcing Islam at the so rapidly as Islam .... The West has
point of sword upon conquered widely believed that this surge of
races is one of the most religion was made possible by the
fantastically absurd myths that sword. But no modern scholar
historians have ever repeated." accepts that idea, and the Qur'an is
explicit in support of the freedom of
DE LACY O'LEARY, ISLAM AT CROSSROADS,
conscience."
London, 1923
JAMES A. MICHENER, THE MISUNDERSTOOD

RELIGION, READERS DIGEST (American Edition) May
1955.
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The Power of Truth
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%age increase of religions between 1934 and 1984
250%
235% 47% “ Which war took place in
200% this century which
150%
100%
Islam
Christianity converted millions of
50% people to Islam?”- Dr. Zakir
0% Naik
Islam Christianity
Source: Reader’s Digest

Almanac Year Book 1986
observat
ion
“Incidentally these well-established facts dispose of the idea so widely

fostered in Christian writings that the Muslims, wherever they went, forced
people to accept Islam at the point of the sword false.” The Prospects for
Islam, 1944
Lawrence E Browne
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The Real Reason
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perf leted M en for y (5:3)
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and religion
you r One God
Political Human
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Muhammad
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Learn more…
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The information provided in this

presentation makes it amply For further information,
clear that Islam is an invitation suggestions and
to virtues, humanity, peace and comments contact
success. This truth, not the moreonislam@hotmail.co
sword, is responsible for the m
growth of Islam in all ages.
Recommended Readings
 The Holy Qur'an: Text, Translation & Commentary by Abdullah Yusuf Ali
 Quran Online
 Charter of Human Rights
 Human Rights in Islam
 Muhammad (Critical Lives)- by Yahiya Emerick
 Towards Understanding Islam- By A.A.Maududi
 Animal Rights: An Islamic Perspective by V.A. Mohamad Ashrof
 Muhammad : A pioneer of environmentalism by Francesca De Chatel
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A More On Islam Briefcast

Pope Benedict XVI’s Remarks on Islam And

 Messenger of Love and Mercy evidence

“He (Emperor) said, I (Pope) quote, 'Show me just what

The said remarks are >>>

Not worth quoting in a speech by the

Emperor Manuel Paleologos is wrong.

Evil: morally bad or wrong; wicked; sinful

Alcoholism Homosexuality Backbite Adultery

Dishonesty Pornography Terror Murder

Inhuman: Not human; lacking kindness or pity; barbarous; brutal

 Torture of prisoners  Rejection of the poor

 Cruel treatment of women  Tyranny and Oppression

 Heartless attitude towards elders  Malnutrition children

 Performing abortions  Injustice

 Discrimination  Denying human rights

did the Prophet of Islam (PBUH)

Quran on Intoxicants and gambling

“They ask you “O you who believe!

“Any drink that

Quran on Murder Prophet on Murder

“ But Allah loves not “So eat and drink of the

Quran on Adultery Quran on Homosexuality

“Nor come near to adultery: “We also (sent) Lot: He

“…Marry them, then, with their

Quran on Protecting Orphans

“Behold! Those who devour the

Derision "O ye who believe! Let not some men

“During the past eleven days here in the

“All creatures of God

“he was a staunch advocate of environmental

protection. One could say he was an

 He must be called the Savior of Humanity- George “And We

 No other society has such a record of success in to

Right to Safety Right to

These rights were introduced 1400 years ago

"I will raise them up a Prophet from

This is an explicit prophecy in the Bible about

“him” is Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)

God cannot command “evil and inhuman”

Should the Pope quote someone who speaks

"It is my ardent hope that Muslim and Christian religious

Was Islam spread by the sword?

If indeed force was used to convert people, why do millions of converts

It was the rigid simplicity, the utter self-effacement M.K Gandhi

pledges, his intense devotion to this friends and

These and not the sword carried everything before

“History makes it clear however,

JAMES A. MICHENER, THE MISUNDERSTOOD

%age increase of religions between 1934 and 1984

Source: Reader’s Digest

“Incidentally these well-established facts dispose of the idea so widely

The information provided in this

 Charter of Human Rights

 Human Rights in Islam

 Muhammad (Critical Lives)- by Yahiya Emerick

 Towards Understanding Islam- By A.A.Maududi

 Animal Rights: An Islamic Perspective by V.A. Mohamad Ashrof

 Muhammad : A pioneer of environmentalism by Francesca De Chatel

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