"Say We believe in God and what is revealed to us and what was revealed to Abraham and Ishmael and I`saac and Jacob and the Tribes, and what was entrusted to Moses and Jesus and the prophets from their Lord. We make no distinction between any of them and to Him we have surrendered." (Quran 3: 84)

The Crime of misinformation against Islam

And there is a party among them who twist their tongues while reciting the Book to make you think that it is part of the Book when in fact it is not. They say: 'It is from Allah', when in fact it is not from Allah. They falsely fix a lie upon Allah, and do so wittingly. [The Qurán 3:78]

In the above verse of the Qurán, God tells us that among the people who claim to be following the book of God, there are people who intentional distort the meaning of the Scriptures or twist the words of the text in order to misinterpret it. Islam has been a victim of such distortions and misconceptions, which has kept many innocent men and women around the world from knowing the luminous bonds which bind a believer in Islam with another. These lies have mainly propagated through two ways.

• First is the intentionally biased and totally false propaganda by certain sections of non-Muslims who, either out of ignorance or arrogance, saw and still see Islam as an intellectual, economic and political threat to the unreasonable philosophies they have invented or inherited from their forefathers. While Islam confirmed kind relations with Christians & Jews, a distorted image of Islam was presented systematically in Europe through centuries of misinformation and myths as if Islam was an anti-religion to Christianity. This misconceived image was spread during European colonialism to other parts on the globe, and blooms still, as is evident from the ignorant bias and antagonism in the western print & visual media towards Islam. (Read our guestbook to see this antagonism for yourself.)

• Second is the existence and influence of 'un-Muslim' Muslims who at one time or another, at one place or another, out of ignorance or frustration (both qualities are, by the way, unbecoming of a Muslim), continue to bring disgrace to Islam and to the image of Muslims by doing such marvelous exploits as are completely contrary to the humane and just principles of Islam.

Those who spread lies about God or His religion, through words or deeds, have been warned thus in the Qurán.

There shall be no share in the Life to Come for those who sell away the covenant of Allah and their oaths for a trivial gain. On the Day of Resurrection, Allah will neither address them, look at them, nor will He purify them. A painful chastisement lies ahead of them. [The Qurán 3: 77]

Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)'s Sermon About Ramadan