Should the Quran be burnt?
Why should we want to burn any book, manuscript, work of art or any form of printed matter that contain information, instructions, guidance, words of inspiration and knowledge in general? Why should we want to do this, especially now that we are supposed to be in a time of enlightenment, when we have evolved to the point of accepting freedom of speech, expression and religion?
When I consider who Jesus, (Isa) UWBP, was and what were his noble teachings, Message from Almighty God and way of life, I am appalled at the behavior and example set by those who are charged with the responsibility propagating his teachings. By now, they should have learnt that their actions of the past were certainly not in accordance with his dictates or desires. This also applies to leaders of other faiths.
Jesus, and this was not his real name, was a kind, gentle, loving, peaceful, simple, humble and favored Messenger of Almighty God. I am certain that he would be appalled at what is being propagated under his name. If those who purport to accept him as their messenger, guide, exemplar or other, should follow his teachings, way of life and principles they will not want to be antagonistic to those who hold him very high esteem and accept his message and teachings. Muslims have to accept the teachings of Jesus UWBP as he is a messenger of God Almighty. Jesus will not tolerate the desecration of any scripture that Honors God and His messengers. He will therefore not sanction the desecration of The Quran.
I have some bad news for those who want to burn the Quran. What do you think you would achieve. Your only achievement will be to confirm that you are bigots, intolerant and full of hate. All of these being in direct contradiction to the faith you are claiming to represent. Jesus will be so annoyed with you. Do you think that by your proposed action you will affect Islam or Muslims in any way? The only ones who will be affected will be those wish to fight hate with hate, ignorance with ignorance, bigotry with bigotry and those whose emotions overcome their intelligence and true teachings of their religion.
The good news is that if you were to start burning every Quran in existence, in every country of the world there will be children, men and women reproducing it in writing, so that before the fire is out there will be written Qurans all over the world, exactly duplicated, down to the last dot. This is because these words of Almighty God are imbedded in the hearts, minds and memory of millions of Muslims in every part of the world, in ages ranging 5 years up. Muslims of all countries, regardless of their language and whether or not they can speak Arabic, have memorized the entire Quran in the original Arabic text.
Here are some excerpts from Al Quran that will help the uninformed decide if this is a book that should be burnt:
CH2.V136. Say ye: "We believe in Almighty God (Allah), and the revelation given to us, and to Abraham, Isma'il, Isaac, Jacob, and the Tribes, and that given to Moses and Jesus, and that given to all prophets from their Lord: We make no difference between one or the other. We bow to Almighty God in faith."
CH5. V69. Those who believe in the Qur'an, those who follow the Jewish scriptures, and the Sabians and the Christians, - anyone who believes in Almighty God (Allah) and the Last Day, and work righteousness, - on them shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve.
CH3. V3. It is He Who sent down to thee, step by step, in truth, the Book, confirming what went before it; and He sent down the Law of Moses and the Gospel of Jesus before this Quran, as a guide to mankind, and He sent down the criterion of judgment between right and wrong.
CH2.V285. “The Messenger believes in what was revealed to him from his Lord, as do the men of faith. Each one of them believes in Almighty God (Allah), His angels, His books, and His apostles. "We make no distinction between one and the other of Almighty God’s apostles." And they say: "We hear, and we obey: We seek Thy forgiveness, our Lord, and to Thee is the end of all journeys."
CH2:V256 “There is no compulsion in religion".
CH46:V9 Say: “I am not the first of [God’s] apostles; and [like all of them,] I do not know what will be done with me or with you: for I am nothing but a plain warner
CH4. V135 O ye who believe! Stand out firmly for justice, as witnesses to Almighty God, even against yourselves, or your parents, or your kin, and whether it be against rich or poor: for Almighty God can best protect both. Follow not the lusts of your hearts, lest ye swerve, and if ye distort justice or decline to do justice, verily Almighty God is well acquainted with all that ye do.
CH5. V8 O ye who believe! Stand out firmly for Almighty God, as just witnesses, and let not the hatred of others to you make you swerve to wrong and depart from justice. Be just, that is next to piety, and fear Almighty God. For, Almighty God is well acquainted with all that ye do.
CH16. V90 Almighty God commands justice, the doing of good, and liberality to kith and kin, and He forbids all shameful deeds, and injustice and rebellion: He instructs you, that ye may receive admonition.
CH9. V6 If anyone amongst the polytheists, idolaters, pagans or disbelievers in One God, asks thee for asylum, grant it to him, so that he may hear the word of Almighty God. Then escort him to where he can be secure. That is because they are men without the knowledge.
2:87 And verily We gave unto Moses the Scripture and We caused a train of messengers to follow after him, and We gave untoJesus, son of Mary, clear proofs (of Allah's sovereignty), and We supported him with the holy Spirit
2:136 Say (O Muslims): We believe in Allah and that which is revealed unto us and that which was revealed unto Abraham, and Ishmael, and Isaac, and Jacob, and the tribes, and that which Moses andJesus received, and that which the Prophets received from their Lord. We make no distinction between any of them, and unto Him we have surrendered.
2:253 Of those messengers, some of whom We have caused to excel others, and of whom there are some unto whom Allah spake, while some of them He exalted (above others) in degree; and We gaveJesus, son of Mary, clear proofs (of Allah's sovereignty) and We supported him with the holy Spirit.
3:45 (And remember) when the angels said: O Mary! Allah giveth thee glad tidings of a word from Him, whose name is the Messiah,Jesus, son of Mary, illustrious in the world and the Hereafter, and one of those brought near (unto Allah).
3:55 (And remember) when Allah said: O Jesus! Lo! I am gathering thee and causing thee to ascend unto Me, and am cleansing thee of those who disbelieve and am setting those who follow thee above those who disbelieve until the Day of Resurrection. Then unto Me ye will (all) return, and I shall judge between you as to that wherein ye used to differ.
4:163 Lo! We inspire thee as We inspired Noah and the prophets after him, as We inspired Abraham and Ishmael and Isaac and Jacob and the tribes, and Jesus and Job and Jonah and Aaron and Solomon, and as we imparted unto David the Psalms
5:46 And We caused Jesus, son of Mary, to follow in their footsteps, confirming that which was (revealed) before him, and We bestowed on him the Gospel wherein is guidance and a light, confirming that which was (revealed) before it in the Torah a guidance and an admonition unto those who ward off (evil).
5:110 When Allah saith: O Jesus, son of Mary! Remember My favor unto thee and unto thy mother; how I strengthened thee with the holy Spirit, so that thou spakest unto mankind in the cradle as in maturity; and how I taught thee the Scripture and Wisdom and the Torah and the Gospel; and how thou didst shape of clay as it were the likeness of a bird by My permission, and didst blow upon it and it was a bird by My permission, and thou didst heal him who was born blind and the leper by My permission; and how thou didst raise the dead, by My permission and how I restrained the Children of Israel from (harming) thee when thou camest unto them with clear proofs, and those of them who disbelieved exclaimed: This is naught else than mere magic;
42:13 He hath ordained for you that religion which He commended unto Noah, and that which We inspire in thee (Muhammad), and that which We commended unto Abraham and Moses and Jesus, saying: Establish the religion, and be not divided therein. Dreadful for the idolaters is that unto which thou callest them. Allah chooseth for Himself whom He will, and guideth unto Himself him who turneth (toward Him)
43:63 When Jesus came with clear proofs (of Allah's sovereignty), he said: I have come unto you with wisdom, and to make plain some of that concerning which ye differ. So keep your duty to Allah, and obey me.
57:27 Then We caused Our messengers to follow in their footsteps; and We caused Jesus, son of Mary, to follow, and gave him the Gospel, and placed compassion and mercy in the hearts of those who followed him. But monasticism they invented. We ordained it not for them. Only seeking Allah's pleasure, and they observed it not with right observance. So We give those of them who believe their reward, but many of them are evil-livers.
These are the actual translations taken from the Holy Quran, revealed to the Prophet Muhammad 1431 years ago. Having read these excerpts, would you want to destroy such a book that holds Jesus (Isa) UWBP in such high esteem and acknowledges his position of honor in Almighty God’s Creation? Would you want to destroy a message that confirms and endorses the message of Jesus (Isa) UWBP?
I hope and pray that the above information will serve to open the eyes, hearts and minds of those seeking the peace, love, harmony and understanding in accordance with the teachings and desires of Jesus (Isa) UWBP . This is the Message of all of God’s messengers.
May the Blessings of Almighty God be with us all and may we have the strength, ability and fortitude to ward of hate, bigotry and malice.
May we earnestly put in to practice the essence of the true teachings of our religions so that we will all get along and be happy in each other’s company.
God Bless.
Kamruz Hosein
