A Refutation Of Orientialist Attempts To Distort The Qur'an and Sunnah

• Dr Omar Ahmed Kaser

A Refutation Of Orientialist Attempts To Distort The Qur'an and Sunnah OCEANVS DEVCALEDONIVS NS HIPLUNKA Noort zee TALIS Dr Omar Ahmed KaserContents Introduction.. 5 Orientalism and Colonialism, imperialistic Aims..............17. Definition and Roots of Orientalism 25 Orientalists Plot against the Qur'an under the Guise of Academic Study and Archive Preservation... 37 Orientalists and Hadith Criticism...... 69 Conclusion....... 97 Modernism..... Alliance and Dissociation in Modern Times....... 113 119 ISLAM: The Solution and Road to Salvation............ 169 References...... 187 3Introduction Iver since the time that Islam rose to spread its light across the Middle East, North Africa, Spain and parts of Europe, the Christian Church and the European rulers have felt threatened, religiously and politically. Both the Christian Missionaries and Orientalists began studying Islam in order to spread lies and slander its teachings, and to let the people develop a hatred and fear of Islam. They have even invented name-calling to slander the religion of Islam and Prophet Muhammad. Accordingly, any open-minded person embarking on a study of Islam and its history, especially if reading books written in European languages, should be aware of the apparently inherent misconceptions and distortions that permeate almost all non-Muslim writings on Islam. In the last years of the Twentieth Century, it does not seem that much has changed, even though most Muslims would agree that material progress is being made. The Christian Missionaries and the Church have used various methods and language to attack the Prophet and 5About the book Ever since the time that Islam rose to spread its light across the Middle East, North Africa, Spain and parts of Europe, the Christian Church and the European rulers have felt threatened, religiously and politically. Both the Christian Missionaries and Orientalists began studying Islam in order to spread lies and slander its teachings, and to let the people develop a hatred and fear of Islam. They have even invented name-calling to slander the religion of Islam and Prophet Muhammad. Accordingly, any open-minded person embarking on a study of Islam and its history, especially if reading books written in European languages, should be aware of the apparently inherent misconceptions and distortions that permeate almost all non- Muslim writings on Islam. In the last years of the Twentieth Century, it does not seem that much has changed, even though most Muslims would agree that material progress is being made. QUATW101930 الفردوس AL-FIRDOUS Al-Firdous Ltd. London ISBN 1-8742636-9-8 781874 263692