There is a great deal of misinformation about Islam in the world today. There are several
reasons for this. Some myths are centuries old, and are resurrected from time to time by
ill-intentioned Islam-haters of various persuasions. Others are due to the media, which
for the most part is consistently skewed to show Islam and Muslims in the worst possible
light. Unfortunately, a major source of misinformation about Islam is those Muslims who
are ignorant about their faith. In this section we deal with some of the more common
myths about Islam.

What are those beliefs? The most important one is that there is no deity other than Allah. This is
the first half of the attestation of every Muslim, the second half being that Muhammad is Allah's
Prophet. There are a few other fundamental principles that a Muslim is required to accept, but
further information is available elsewhere on this site. There is also information available on
common misconceptions held by Muslims and non-Muslims.

This page is dedicated to those who insist on misusing the names of "Islam" and "Muslim" either intentionally or in ignorance. In this page, we try to briefly show how many "religious" groups around the world who use the name of Islam are in fact clearly and absolutely in violation of certainbasic principles contained in the Qur'an and Sunnah.

- Nation of Islam
- The Nation of Gods and Earths (5% Nation of Islam)
- The Ahmadiyya/Qadiani Movement
- The International Community of Submitters

However, the Qur`an states in chapter 4, verse 36, "Serve Allah, and join not Any partners with
Him; ... ". And according to a hadith narrated by Masruq, in Sahih Bukhari, 'Aisha said, "If
anyone tells you that Muhammad has seen his Lord, he is a liar, for Allah says (in 6:103), 'No
vision can grasp Him.'...".

The followers of the Nation Of Islam further believe "in the resurrection of the dead--not in
physical resurrection--but in mental resurrection. We also believe that the so-called Negroes are
most in need of mental resurrection; therefore, they will be resurrected first." But the Qur`an
states in chapter 20, verse 55, "From the earth did We Create you, and into it Shall We return you,
and from it shall We bring you out once again."

The Unbelievers think that they will not be raised up (for Judgement). Say: "Yea, by my Lord, Ye shall surely be Raised up: then shall ye Be told (the truth) of All that ye did. And that is easy for Allah."

- [We, the Black Muslims, believe] "in the truth of the Bible, but we believe that it has been
tampered with and must be reinterpreted so that mankind will not be snared by the
falsehoods that have been added to it".

- "That we who declare ourselves to be righteous Muslims, should not participate in wars
which take the lives of humans. We do not believe this nation should force us to take part in
such wars, for we have nothing to gain from it unless America agrees to give us the necessary
territory wherein we may have something to fight for".

The Nation of Gods and Earths (5% Nation of Islam) is apparently an offshoot of the so-called Nation of Islam. Like its parent, this group's beliefs clearly identify it as being fundamentally outside the pale of Islam. Specifically, and we quote (from their homepage):

This is inclear contradiction with one of the essential axioms of Islam, namely that Allah (God) is Creator and all else (including men - asiatic blacks or otherwise) is created. In chapter 25, verse 54 of the Qur'an, Allah says that He has created man, therefore it is logically impossible for man to be Allah.

The second quote above is a prime example of a tendency of the "Nation of Gods and Earths" to conjure up beliefs that are, to a large extent, highly confused. Some examples of these beliefs that have nothing to do with Islam are "supreme mathematics and alphabet", an evil person named Yacob, a prophet named W. D. Fard, and a belief that black people are superior in some way.

The true Prophet of Islam refuted this last racist belief in his Farewell Address,
O people! Verily your Lord is one and your father is one. All of you belong to one ancestry of
Adam and Adam was created out of clay. There is no superiority for an Arab over a non-Arab
and for a non-Arab over an Arab; nor for white over the black nor for the black over the white
except in piety. Verily the noblest among you is he who is the most pious.