Common Questions and Answers on Islam as once written by dr. Zakir Naik with the help of his students.
Q&A
1. Why is a man allowed to have more than one wife in Islam? i.e. why is polygamy allowed in Islam?
2. If a man is allowed to have more than one wife why does Islam prohibit a woman from having more than one husband?
3. Why does Islam degrade women by keeping them behind the veil?
4. How can Islam be called the religion of peace when it was spread by the sword?
5. Why are most of the Muslims fundamentalists and terrorists?
6. Killing an animal is a ruthless act. Then why do Muslims consume non-vegetarian food?
7. Why do Muslims slaughter the animal in a ruthless manner by torturing it and slowly and painfully killing it?
8. Science tells us that whatever one eats has an effect on one's
behaviour. Why then, does Islam allow Muslims to eat non-vegetarian
food, since eating of animal flesh makes a person violent and ferocious?
9. If Islam is against idol worship, why do the Muslims worship and bow down to the Kaaba in their prayer?
10. Why are non-Muslims not allowed in the Holy cities of Makkah and Madinah?
11. Why is the eating of pork forbidden in Islam?
12. Why is the consumption of alcohol prohibited in Islam?
13. Why are two witnesses who are women, equivalent to only one witness who is a man?
14. Under Islamic law, why is a woman's share of the inherited wealth only half that of a man?
15. How can you prove that the Qur'an is the word of God?
16. How can you prove the existence of hereafter?
17. If all the Muslims follow one and the same Qur'an, then why are there so many sects amongst Muslims?
18. All the religions basically tell their followers to do good deeds.
Why then should a person only follow Islam? Can he not follow any one
of the many religions?
19. If Islam is the best religion, then why are many of the Muslims
dishonest, unreliable, and involved in activities such as cheating,
bribing, dealing in drugs, etc.?
20. Why do Muslims abuse non-Muslims by calling them Kafirs?
21. Is it not true that Qur'an is the handiwork of Muhammad and not the work of God ?
22. There were many versions of the Qur’an all of which were
burnt by Usman (r.a.) except for one. Therefore is it not true that the
present Qur’an is the one compiled by Usman (r.a.) and not the
original revelation of God?
23. Doesn’t Islam promote violence, bloodshed and brutality since
the Qur’an says that Muslims should kill the kuffar where ever
they find them?
24. Does Islam believe in several gods because the Qur’an uses
the word ‘We’ when God speaks in the Qur’an?
25. Muslims believe in the theory of abrogation, i.e. they believe that
certain earlier verses of the Qur’an were abrogated by verses
revealed later. Does this imply that God made a mistake and later on
corrected it?
26. Why do certain Surahs in the Qur’an begin with Alif Laam
Meem, Haa Meem, Yaa Seen. What is the significance of such terms or
phrases?
27. Qur’an says that Allah has made the earth for you as a
carpet. This gives an indication that the earth is flat. Does this not
contradict established modern science?
28. The Qur’an says that only Allah knows the sex of the child in
the womb of the mother but now science has advanced and we can easily
determine the sex of the child in the womb by ultrasonography.
Isn’t this verse of the Qur’an conflicting with medical
sciences?
29. According to the Qur’an when a man enters paradise, he will
get hoor, i.e. beautiful maidens. What will a woman have when she
enters paradise?
30. The Qur’an says that Allah has put a seal on the hearts of
the Kuffar and they will not believe. Science tells us today that the
brain is responsible for understanding and believing and not the heart.
sIsn’t the Qur’an contradicting Science?
31. If Allah has sealed the hearts of the Kuffar i.e. non-Muslims, then why are they to be blamed for not accepting Islam?
32. The Qur’an mentions in several places that the heavens and
the were earth created in 6 days but in Surah Fussilat it says that the
heavens and the earth were created in 8 days. Isn’t this a
contradiction? The same verse also says that the earth was created in 6
days and then later on the heavens were created in 2 days. This is
against the Big-Bang theory that the heavens and the earth were created
simultaneously.
33. At one place the Qur’an mentions that man is created from
sperm and in another place it mentions that man is created from dust.
Are these two verses not contradicting? How can you scientifically
prove that man is created from dust?
34. It is mentioned in one verse of the Qur’an that Allah is the
Lord of two Easts and two Wests. How can you explain this verse of the
Qur’an scientifically?
35. A particular verse of the Qur’an says that one day in the
sight of Allah is equal to 1000 years. In another verse of the
Qur’an it says that one day is equal to 50,000 years. Isn’t
the Qur’an contradicting itself?
36. The Qur’an in several places says that Iblis was an angel,
but in Surah Kahf it says that Iblis was a Jinn. Isn’t this a
contradiction in the Qur’an?
37. According to Arun Shourie there is a mathematical error in the
Qur’an. In chapter 4 verses 11 and 12 when you add up the
different parts of inheritance given to the heirs, it is more than one.
Therefore the author of the Qur’an does not know mathematics.
38. The Qur’an says several times that Allah is most Merciful and
Forgiving but also says many times that He gives severe punishment. Is
He Forgiving or Revengeful?
39. Is it not true that Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) has copied the Qur’an from the Bible?
40. It is mentioned in your Qur’an that Mary was the sister of
Aaron (pbuh). Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) who wrote the Qur’an did
not know the difference between Miriam the sister of Aaron (pbuh) and
Mary the Mother of Jesus (pbuh), the time span between both of them was
about a thousand years.
41. Is it not true that your Qur’an mentions in Surah Maryam,
Chapter 19 verse 33 that Jesus (pbuh) died and was resurrected?
42. Does not your Qur’an mention that Jesus is Kalimatullah
–"The Word of Allah (swt)", as well as Ruhullah – "The
Spirit of Allah", indicating his Divinity?
43. The Qur’an is not the Word of God but on the contrary the handiwork of Satan.
44. The Hindu Pundits and Scholars agree that the Vedas and other Hindu
religious scriptures prohibit idol worship, but initially because the
mind may not be matured, an idol is required for concentration while
worshipping. After the mind reaches higher consciousness, the idol is
not required for concentration.
45. Water is called by different names in different languages: in
English as water, in Hindi as paani, in Tamil as tanni. Similarly if
God is called either Allah, Ram or Jesus, is it not one and the same?
46. Hinduism is the oldest of all the religions and thus the, most pure, authentic and best of all the religions of the world.
47. "Allah" is the most appropriate name for God in the Qur’an.
Is this name "Allah" mentioned in other religious scriptures besides
the Qur’an?
48. Why do Muslims bury dead bodies instead of cremating them, i.e. burning them?
49. Why do the Muslim married women not put bindi or tika on the forehead and wear Mangalsutra, like Hindu married women?
50. Why do Muslims take the name of Emperor Akbar while calling people to pray?
51. When Muslims in India insist on having a separate Muslim Personal
Law for themselves, why don’t they also insist on implementing
the Islamic Criminal Law for the Muslims; for example implementing the
rule that the robber’s hands should be chopped off if a Muslim
robs?
52. If according to Islam, messengers or prophets were sent to each and
every nation of the world, then which prophet was sent to India? Can we
consider Ram and Krishna to be messengers of God?
53. If Allah has sent His books and revelations in every period, then
which revelation was sent to India? Can we consider the Vedas and other
Hindu scriptures to be the word of God? |
