Maghreb bloggers deplore violent protests

Algerian blogger Akram Belkaid writes about a Benghazi demonstration mourning slain US Ambassador Christopher Stevens. [akram-belkaid.blogspot.com]

Algerian blogger Akram Belkaid writes about a Benghazi demonstration mourning slain US Ambassador Christopher Stevens. [akram-belkaid.blogspot.com]

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An amateur film ridiculing the Prophet Mohammed unleashed a week of raucous protests around the region. In the online world, reactions were no less forceful.

While bloggers roundly condemned the offensive nature of the film, many equally denounced acts of violence and destruction.

The author of the Algerian "Mozabite" blog called on Muslims to follow in the footsteps of Prophet Mohammed and not seek revenge.

"Don't use violence to respond to those who want to attack the Prophet Mohammed, who represents the whole of humanity," he wrote.

By releasing the trailer on September 11th, "The producers of the scandalous film intended to sow fitna among Muslims", wrote blogger Dézedien.

Film an attempt to make Muslims look like 'barbarians'

Activists posting on the Facebook page "Algerian Special Envoys" made little distinction between the defamation of Islam and violence perpetrated in the name of Islam.

"The main aim behind all this is not to paint the Prophet in a bad light (peace and blessings of God be upon him), but to provoke Muslims and steer them to violence, killing foreigners and burning down embassies in response, so that they can say: 'Look, these Muslims are barbarians'," said bank clerk Lokmane Bouider.

In Benghazi, activists mobilised online to decry the violence. Some wondered about the country's future in light of last week's deadly attack on the US consulate that killed Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three others.

"We are entering a stage of chaos that would lead the country to dangerous turns threatening Libya's existence and undermining our hopes about building a modern democratic state based on constitution, law and peaceful rotation of power," Badri Sharif El Manai blogged.

"Therefore, where do those people want to take Libya to? To hell? To another Somalia or Afghanistan, where our country turns into a hotbed for every adventurer?!" he added.

Some Libyan internet users expressed disbelief at the misdirected anger of Benghazi protestors.

They reminded readers that the US diplomat was not responsible for releasing the anti-Islam film, and peaceful demonstrations would suffice to show protest.

Blogger Anas Abu Mees said that raucous protests only contributed to "disseminating and promoting such works".

"What happened in Benghazi this evening is only a repetition of many other similar situations: a nobody produces a work (a film, book, etc.) denigrating Islam, and then crowds of people react with volcanic anger that burns, destroys, and, in today's case, kills everything in its way without any regard to man's blood," he wrote in an article, entitled "Defenders of the Holy".

"Our Prophet says, 'He who kills a party to a covenant won't smell the scent of paradise'," Abu Mees said.

Some Libyans created Facebook groups and staged demonstrations to mourn the death of the US ambassador.

Abdallah Fazzan posted on the Facebook page "Opposing the Death of Chris in Tripoli": "We mourn a great friend of the Libyan people in Ambassador Stevens, and we apologise for failing to protect an honoured guest."

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    خليل على

    2012-11-13

    Why has not anyone written against the NATO which was assigned under oppression and aggression to protect civilians in Libya, but it killed innocent civilians while they were sleeping in their houses?

  • dawood

    2012-11-8

    Protesting reflects the culture of the protester. If he is violent, the protest will involve violent actions. There are motives for protests, whether peaceful or violent. As for the topic of the flyer , it is very beautiful and it is absolutely rational.

  • إبن السودان

    2012-11-5

    Question: does Islam approve the demonstrations? The main problem is that we do not return to the teachings of our religion. The ruler in Islam should be advised, but in the way that is defined by God, which is the private and constructive advice. However, some people can argue that we cannot go to the rulers or meet them. If you could do this, then do it. Otherwise, you are not required to do it because he loses authority. The problem is that we are imitating the West.

  • حسين مصلح

    2012-10-21

    Honorable protestors know that the country has provided you with freedom of speech but not the assault on public institutions, so you don’t hold the country more than it can take. We all know that Egypt, after the great revolution, is going through a tough financial situation and everyday a new class demands higher pay or other demands which they always worked hard to achieve without anyone listening to them. So don’t come, my good civilian brother, and increase the country's burdens by destroying a building or burning a car. Our religion is the complete opposite; ordering us to remove harm from the road, stop harm to people and not to trespass on other’s freedom. How can you accept to do these things? You must know you are a role model for your son and to the whole country, so make us proud of you as we were during the revolution, helping each other out as one, helping the police and the military protect the protestors and creating human shields to stop any suspicious people from harming the peaceful protestors. Those are the true protestors who help the country stand tall and we can be proud of them for life, these are the attributes of the Egyptians, but those who are responsible for the destruction caused are only a few and are not an expression of Egypt or the many different communities in it.

  • عمار فارس

    2012-10-21

    My protestor civilian brother, know that when you left your home, history didn’t and will not forget you. So, you must first be a role model to your children because one day they’ll grow up and will go out to express themselves whether for or against, therefore we must teach them how to protest; to be peaceful and not to destroy public or private properties because there is no point to it. Secondly, we must be ambassadors for Islam in the time where it is insulted and ridiculed from all sides, so we must follow our beloved Prophet’s example and stay far away from terrorism, harming others and attacking their freedoms, and for our Prophet’s example to be our constitution.

  • غازي زكي

    2012-10-21

    Allah’s Prophet taught us not to meet harm with harm, but rather to take it slow and have the best attributes in order to gain the friendship of our enemies and show the west every time they tried to humiliate Islam, one time through comic drawings and another time through an ugly movie, showing how ignorant its owner was of the simplest traditions of this planet, which is not to ridicule Islam. Really, is all this offensive work showing the west’s fear of the strength and force of the Muslims, so they are always trying to ridicule them and to break them so they won’t be able to stand, but we are telling them that we are the best nation and our beloved Prophet has taught us the best attributes that you know nothing of and you must know that what goes around, comes around. Our religion is what is holding us away from you. For Islam has ordered us to believe in all messengers and not to think at all about insulting them, our generous Prophet even told us that we are more worthy of Moses that the Jews, so how can this ignoramus do such a thing and from where does he have the green light to publish this move? Damn you heathen and Allah shall bring his revenge upon you for his Prophet.

  • حسام حسين

    2012-10-21

    Protesters, be civilized during your protests so we can be an example to follow when history remembers us and more importantly, when our small innocent children remember us.

  • علي احمد

    2012-10-21

    Every protestor knew that the simplest duty they have when wanting to express their opinion is that it has to be in a peaceful way. In other words, not to leave your home open to break-in, stealing, usurping and burning as all these actions don’t do anything but harm society, and worse our religion. This way you are repaying harm with harm. But if you think about it, you’ll find that these actions don’t solve the problem or remove harm but rather the country holds you responsible for it through taxes paid by the simple civilian who complains of high prices. So why are you making it harder for him by increasing his responsibilities? Why all this destruction you protestors cause? We are partners in this country and Egypt now needs you to use your energy in building instead of destruction and ruin. We must all remain positive and look for what’s best for this country that needs working hands in order to bring out the best in it and to complete its job in the best way because religion is telling us to build and develop. Even our beloved Prophet said that if judgment day came and you had a small seed in your hand, plant it. All this should encourage us to work and use every breath to raise the country, so we would be among the developed countries.

  • فريد عبد الفتاح

    2012-10-21

    Allah has sent Mohammed as the final messenger and the completion of everything that came after him and as to how much the Prophet loved his nation, he said to his companions that he misses the people who believed in him and didn’t see him. He was always thinking about the easiest and simplest ways to truly worship God; he took the nation’s sluggishness from worshiping God on his shoulders so whenever one of his companions would give a choice, he would choose the easiest so as not make worshiping harder for creatures. This is the high morals when dealing with others and being merciful. Whoever raised you, my beloved Allah’s Prophet, did well; he didn’t get angry at anyone who abused him about how merciful he was, but he would get angry to defend God’s limits and punish whoever crosses them. God sent him to be merciful to the people from every race and religion; it’s a religion open for everyone for the Muslim takes reward from any action even if it was simple such as removing harm from the street. It is written as a good deed in his records.

  • فتحي سعيد

    2012-10-21

    Since the beginning of the Prophet Mohammed’s calling started and even before it, he has always been an example of all morals and virtues which Islam calls for. What Islam always called for and emphasized was high morals which our generous Prophet had and was known for. He didn’t retaliate to the abuse being done to him and didn’t seek revenge for himself or his person unless someone came near one of God’s sanctities which would make him jump to defend it. The high morals with which he treated Makkah’s people on the day he conquered it was the greatest testimony in that matter; for they were the ones who humiliated him throughout his entire stay in Makkah and were the reasons why he and the Muslims with him had to leave for El-Madina Al-Munawarah.

  • علي حسين

    2012-10-21

    The generous Prophet has the most virtue among all of God’s creatures, reaching a point that only God would know. God made him to be merciful to all His creatures; he will be the one mediating for us all on judgment day. He was merciful all his life even to those who are not Muslims. From the examples showing this are what happened with the Jewish boy who served him; this boy became ill and when the Prophet went to check on him and sat next to him, he told him to become a Muslim. The boy told his father and his father told him to obey the Prophet and become a Muslim. The prophet left his house thanking God that he saved this boy from hell.

  • عامر خليل

    2012-10-21

    How can those who are always trying to abuse God’s messenger keep trying? Have they not seen what happened to those who tried before them? Or were they not convinced that the more they try, Allah will make this deed the cause of many wanting to learn more about Islam and then entering it? Meaning, it has an opposite result and is a victory for the generous Prophet and not an abuse. The latest of these attempts is the American film produced in America and then dubbed into Arabic so that Arabs and Muslims would watch it and it would provoke them and their jealousy for their Prophet, making them act in a manner that could become violent sometimes in order to incriminate them and call them terrorists. We must realize this and be aware of it completely and not get carried away with the calls for violence and retaliation in a way that would harm us more than do us good and harm the Prophet rather than defend him, and so that no one would try to provoke us in that matter again.

  • عثمان مصلح

    2012-10-21

    We find that Islam always orders us to be forgiving to those who harm us and do as our generous Prophet used to do, so we can be a good example of Islam and Muslims and not be driven by our wish for revenge.

  • عفيف صلاح

    2012-10-21

    Vandalizing public and private properties during the protest does more harm than good to the protesters, plus it is completely useless.

  • عبد الرحيم بكر

    2012-10-21

    God, may He be be glorified, created the beloved Prophet (PBUH) with the softest heart among people and the most merciful to creatures. His mercy was shown in many situations, even in war; for the merciful Prophet’s most important orders for the soldiers when he sent them into battle were not to kill the elderly, children, women and monks, and to treat them kindly. His mercy towards women was shown from the many advocates he gave about them. He was always advising men to treat them kindly because of what the woman has dealt with before Islam from abuse and disrespect. He was always advocating for the widow and the poor and taking care of their needs so we’d do the same, and was always advocating to his companions for the orphans because he (PBUH) had been an orphan and knew how the orphans felt. He promised those who help the widow and the poor that they have the same reward as the fighters in the name of Allah. What also shows his mercy towards creatures was that he loved children and advocated for them. This is proven because when he was praying with the people and heard a child crying, he would hurry with the prayer fearing for the child and his mother. From the situations that show his mercy and softness in dealing is what happened with some women who were with the Prophet and talking to him in a loud voice and had gone silent when Omar Ibn al-Khattab entered and didn’t talk, he asked them why they did that. They answered saying that the Prophet is cold in dealing with him. He was always advising us to be lenient and kind when dealing with others and to advice others to be the same. He was known not having hit anyone with his own hands and advocated good to the fathers for their daughters, as he said that if the fathers were merciful to their daughters and didn’t discriminate between them and their brothers, they would be the reason their father would enter heaven.

  • حسين مخلوف

    2012-10-21

    Anyone who truly fears for his country, properties, and children and for the safety of his country must be careful not to destroy anything in it. This is what many who protest, demand, or disapprove of incidents and demand retaliation claim, but as soon as they go out we find things happening that do not have anything to do with these slogans and claims. One time we find the protestors burning public buildings and that affects the civilians who are out demanding their rights; when the papers connected to their interests are burned they are the ones receiving the most harm. Another time protestors or some of them destroyed shop fronts and doors, making it easy for thieves to sneak among them and steal from these shops. Some also destroyed cars parked in the way or burned them without their owners having any fault in the matter. And as for those who burn police cars, do these cars belong to the police officers whom you are engaging so you can burn them? Or do they belong to the country and burning it will be another burden for the country with its already many burdens? So, protesting in a civilized and peaceful way is the best way for any protest to be done, in order not to cost ourselves or anyone else and not to have a negative effect on the society we live in, because we want to move forward not backwards.

  • عبد الواحد

    2012-10-21

    How can anyone wanting to protest expect to be answered and have their demands met when their protest causes great damage to their country and people, harming everyone around them when they burn cars or destroy government buildings or run riots like we heard? How do they expect to be met with peace when they didn’t start with it, or give any indication that they are peaceful protesters who are only expecting peaceful reactions for what they’re doing? So, if protesters don’t want their government to treat them violently, they shouldn’t protest in these barbaric ways which will cause them to lose their rights.

  • محمد طالب

    2012-10-20

    He was and still is a Prophet of Guidance (upon him blessings and peace) characterized by much of the good morals that must infuse all Muslims. He forgave and pardoned when he could and he consulted his Companions in many things. He always met the bad with good and was charitable to everyone. He was helping the Muslims and non-Muslims in matters of this world and Hereafter. He listened to the complainant and remembered what he said, and reduced the scourge of the suffered, as he is the intercessor of everyone.

  • أيمن احسان

    2012-10-20

    Whatever they do Islam is a religion of tolerance and confronting the bad with good deeds as our Prophet commanded. No one on earth saw as much insult and suffering as he did and he replied with forgiveness learnt from the Quran.

  • عماد مزيد

    2012-10-20

    Righteousness is guaranteed and injustice is refused. This is a slogan that should be raised by everyone who protests to defend a certain cause and this shows that destruction and ruin are not considered a peaceful protesting.

  • هارون رشيد

    2012-10-20

    The people should all adopt one of the beautiful principles of the Islamic religion, which is “Do no harm” and this principle must be docking between the Muslims until they are able to deal with the property and the capabilities of the nation that consist of buildings and facilities, and other capabilities. In Egypt, we have suffered a lot of corruption, whether political, cultural or religious through which generated a kind of frustration, hatred and other things that have made many mistakes in the means of expression. It would have made the destruction, burning up, murder, and attacks normal, but we say that these acts are criminal and terrorist acts that do not depart from that range.

  • رشدي خليل

    2012-10-18

    Movies and cartoons that came showing the Messenger of Allah as an impolite person, that he came into the world to play, or he came not caring about the message he carried by or was mandated by the Lord Almighty. We say that the Holy Great Prophet came with praiseworthy values of morality and qualities. He came to become guidance and mercy for all humans. This is the Messenger of Allah. How can we not appreciate this? These films are not a crime against the Muslims alone, but a crime against a billion and a half Muslims who did not expect this shameful act from the west. It started the strife in the world and led many Muslims to some foolish acts, which reflected criminality, savagery and violence that the Western world itself condemns. That film deals with disrespect of the Messenger of Allah who came with guidance and the religion of Truth, to reveal to the whole world. We strongly condemn this work, which does not fit with any of the Messengers or envoys from God.

  • خليل محمود

    2012-10-18

    As Muslims, we must learn how to reply, not to offend, so as not to arrive at a crossroads between the retarded, intellectuals, and terrorists. We have religious consciousness as stipulated in the Islamic religion and it stands on those principles, which provides for us forgiveness and love.

  • إبراهيم خليل

    2012-10-18

    Peaceful demonstrations are required and important acts and the new governments have to work to support that. There must be a culture of freedom of opinion, expression and demonstration in order to be civilized and to move forward.

  • محمود رجب

    2012-10-18

    We have to learn from them how the governments treat their people in a free atmosphere and how the governments provide all the possible ways to satisfy the citizens contrary to what happens in the Arab world. In the Arab world, the governments resorted to suppressing freedoms, breaking opposition’s pens, and throwing people into jails only to result in a terrorist nation that works in the dark like bats. As an inevitable consequence, there had to be a strong reaction and an explosion to all these suppressed powers on the level of the public, who suffered from poverty, unemployment, and diseases. On the level of political powers, they suffered from chasings, imprisonment, arrests, and on the level of religious powers, they suffered from persecutions, being detained, and religious inhibition. All of these generated enmity between the governments and all these powers. We have to learn and get educated in the Arab world in order to handle conversations, and benefit from all European experiences. We also have to support the human rights organizations in all the Arab countries to defend the people’s rights and face the terrorists and tyrannical governments. On the other hand, those actions such as destruction, devastation, burning cars of people, and fighting the security of the State forces who protect buildings and citizens as well are criminal actions that are incompatible with the Islam principles.

  • فريد عبد الله

    2012-10-18

    The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) came to the whole world without any distinction according to the looks or the colors of humans. The Prophet said that whether you are an Arab or an outlandish, you are the same at the side of Allah, who will only differentiate between you according to your religiousness and good deeds. Moreover, the basis of piousness is the acts and the worship of one human wherein Islam came inviting people to. The Prophet Muhammad also said, “I was sent by Allah to complement the best of morality.” This indicates the mercy and love of the message of Islam he came with (peace be upon him). So many people believed in Islam because they saw how much it encourages high morals and principles. Added to this, they saw how much Muhammad (peace be upon him) was patient while calamities were happening. He also had recognition at a glance and wisdom thinking in different situations. He was called names, insulted, and humiliated by the unbelievers, the people of the horde and even his own family and tribe, but he was so patient. This patience was to prove to humans that not everything could be solved using violence or force. Islam is a religion of peace, purity, love, and chastity. We have Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) as a good example to follow and we Muslims have to be patient with the adversities. We have to deal with such difficult times in a wise way without using terrorism as what we are seeing in some Islamic countries nowadays such as those acts that do not express Islam or seizing on the morals and manners of our generous forgiving Prophet of Allah (peace be upon him).

  • بلال عادل

    2012-10-17

    Peaceful protest is one of the civilization features of the peoples. It is also one of the traits of a nation’s development. We can notice this more in western countries than in Arab ones. Why is that? It is because western countries ensure the freedom of their people. They also maintain all human rights and their main dealing is with the person. They respect man’s humanity and, thus, western governments provide their people with all the ways that will allow them to live free and in democracy. This leads to freedom of speech and freedom of opinion. It also results in preserving State properties by the protesters relying on their awareness. Therefore, it is not acceptable to burn cars or to destroy institutions as was seen in the Arab countries where there were revolutions like Egypt, Tunisia, and Yemen.

  • خالد محمود

    2012-10-15

    The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, came to the Muslims and non-Muslims. Even the invitation came to an infidel society and came through an illiterate orphan messenger to call out to the world without a difference. This is the messenger whom Gabriel (peace be upon him) told about saying, “O Messenger of Allah, if you said, destroy the disbelievers and the unjust people, I will God willing.” This is the Messenger of Allah. He was patient and he suffered until he died after delivering his message. We live under criminal and terrorist governments. The easiest thing they do is suppress freedoms and suppress the people, and this is contrary to the correct and sound teachings of Islam. We are in a free society characterized by freedom and Islam came to publish it in the world and the society. The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, came beckoning and calling the religion of Islam and compassion, no matter how much we talk about the manners the Messenger of Allah it is not enough but to say that, “And thou (standest) on an exalted standard of character.” We find in the mercy of Messenger of Allah a lot. He was patient with the disease and calamity, but most of all he found the teachings of Abu Bakr, Omar, Othman, and Ali strong foundations of the Islamic religion to produce scientists and thinkers who preceded their faith and knowledge of the whole world. This is the messenger of God who is patient on the infidels, Jews and tribal disputes. Who can stand for this and have mercy in his heart now? Now, it spread among us policies of violence, strong repression and other means that lack the elements of compassion, love and tolerance. The Muslims and Muslim scholars should be unifying their concept and clarifying the essence of Islamic law as well as the issuance of special publications explaining the manners of Messenger of Allah and the mercy sent by God Almighty. We, as Muslims, must stand on the cultures of other countries and take more from the experiences of the countries in order to reach more of the civilization and culture.

  • مصطفى علي

    2012-10-15

    The Messenger of Allah came with the ethic and philosophy of urbanization and the philosophy of action and reaction. The Messenger of Allah is an honest guide, who came to save the people from the darkness of ignorance and backwardness to light, urbanization and knowledge, and he brought all of this. We Muslims must clarify who our Master Muhammad is. He came with the message of Islam through satellite channels, audio-visual media and the Internet. We should make it clear what the message of Muhammad is and who is the illiterate Prophet, the lonely one with no father or mother since childhood to fight throughout his life for the monotheism message. It reinforces the meaning of the doctrine that is more important for humans than food and water, the doctrine that laid many principles as well as how to support the Messenger of Allah to the Companions and first Muslims to be like him in his honorable ethics. Mohammed is a school of tolerance and noble morality.

  • احمد عبدالرحيم

    2012-10-15

    As Muslims, we must learn how to reply not to offend so as not to become at crossroads between retarded, intellectuals, and terrorists. We have religious consciousness as stipulated in the Islamic religion and it stands on those principles, which provides for us forgiveness and love.

  • اسحق عبدالرحمن

    2012-10-15

    We have to learn from them how the governments treat their people in a free atmosphere and how the governments provide all the possible ways to satisfy the citizens contrary to what happens in the Arab world. In the Arab world, the governments used suppressing freedoms, breaking the opposition’s pens, and throwing people into jails only to result in a terrorist nation that works in the dark like bats. As an inevitable consequence, there would be a strong reaction and an explosion to all these suppressed powers on the level of public, who suffered from poverty, unemployment, and diseases. On the level of political powers, they suffered from being chased, prisons, arrests, and on the level of religious powers, they suffered from persecution, being detained, and religious inhibition. All of these generated antagonism between the governments and all these powers. We have to learn and get educated in the Arab world to handle conversations, and benefit from all European experiences. We also have to support the human rights organizations in all the Arab countries to defend the people’s rights and face the terrorists and tyrannical governments. On the other hand, those actions such as destruction, devastation, burning cars of people, and fighting the security of the State forces who protect buildings and citizens as well are criminal actions that are incompatible with the Islam principles.

  • عبدالشهيد علي

    2012-10-15

    People have to be self-controlled in demonstrations and we have to know the meaning of the protesting concept so that we can know exactly what the peaceful protest is. I think the policy of the governments in the Arab world put to death the freedom of opinion, culture and speech that led the people of such countries to act in wild and backward ways in order to get their rights. Sometimes those ways turn into terrorism, murder, violence, burning, and destroying institutions. More than this, they are also assaulting the security forces of the State and those who protect the institutions that belong to the State. They are all terrorists and ruining the actions that will only remain in this savage form.

  • محمد عبد الرحيم

    2012-10-12

    "Youth": this word contains many meanings as they are the foundation of the renaissance of nations for the great energy within themselves and for their work. These young people have to think about other solutions that contribute directly and effectively in responding to the continuing abuses against their prophet, which hurt the Muslims, starting with peaceful protests. I support the peaceful demonstrations without ruining or uttering abusive words. Secondly, to determine the number of enforceable topics that all young men in all the Arab countries should participate and communicate to execute this issue in their respective countries, request their superiors and put pressure to speed up its execution, such as the withdrawal of ambassadors of Arab states at one time, and make the relations between America and the Arabs scalable. Besides this, to continue boycotting their goods without interruption and trying to reduce the volume of imports from these countries. These are things that can help more to take away the rights of the oppressor and not raise the hoopla and frequent confusion and mixing everything such that we do not know who is with us and who is against us, and we do not who kills us or who doesn't kill us! So we demonstrated and took out the anger latent within us and at the same time acted like adults; this act and that one move at the same time, in the same direction, and with the same force, not in a bad but in an honorable way, which makes us an example to everyone, and most of all to some foreign countries, which have a strong influence in the region that can support us.

  • عمر عادل

    2012-10-12

    The law gives and guarantees you the right to demonstrate and express what you want, but peacefully with no warp or departure from the known customs and rules. You, who are defending the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, who was honored by God in this life and the Hereafter was abused. You must follow the best ways to win your case and bring victory and pride to your religion that no doubt can't be achieved through these means and methods of burning, vandalism, destruction and burning of state property and private property. In Morocco the people denounced the abuse in a great manner and defended the Messenger of Allah without the words, but they performed prayers in front of the U.S. embassy.

  • فؤاد محمد

    2012-10-12

    Abuse to the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, came from the West. So why was there burning of state property where the demonstrations are held to defend the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him? If the state allows the right to demonstrate, does it mean that we can sabotage, destroy and burn the property of others? Is this what we have learned from the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him? Are these methods with which the Prophet's companions used to defend him when he was subjected to abuse then? Is this the Islamic religion and the morality of Prophet Muhammad, blessings and peace are upon him? The vandalism, destruction, and burning of state property are abusive to religion and to the Messenger, blessings and peace are upon him.

  • علي ابراهيم

    2012-10-12

    The Muslims must offer more than the intellectual means in responding to some offenses against the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him), but within the limits that our religion commanded us and our Holy chosen Prophet (peace be upon him) in following him and adopting his method in our lives. All of us need to review our attitudes in order to see the best ways that benefit our Islam and respond to the insult to our Prophet, which we can use away from torching, murder and violence, which are used in many Arab countries where Egypt comes first, what we see happening in Egypt is violence and burning of public vehicles owned by the state.

  • يوسف مصطفى

    2012-10-10

    We must always use the best tools when we defend the Messenger of Allah peace be upon him. Murder, looting are not the good ways to defend him. They are not parts from Muslims and prophet’s ethics. It insults us as Muslims, because it is considered as a violation of Quran. It violates God’s law. If Muhammad peace be upon him was living with us, he would definitely reject the crime of killing the ambassador. It contradicts with Islam and with Prophet Mohammed’s ethics. If we want to defend our prophet and express our rejection of offending him, we must choose the best means of defense. We must never adopt killing, looting, theft, destruction and burning if we want to reach the person who abused our Prophet in an advanced and civilized way. The latter was sent in order to spread mercy. We must help the whole world to discover our morals as Muslims and our deep love for our gracious Prophet without violating the Quran or morals. We must also follow our prophet’s teachings.

  • سلطان عبدالله جوهر

    2012-10-8

    Recently, there appeared an abusive movie about the Holy Prophet. As soon as the movie was broadcast, Muslims all over the world rebelled and the demonstrations waved through the streets of the Arab and foreign countries rejecting this insignificant movie, which did not relate to art at all and lacked any facts. The moviemakers proved defiantly that they lacked the lowest levels of thinking or reading, because before you start doing anything, especially when it is different from your culture, you should read about it before you display it, whether in a movie or program. There must be prior preparation. However, it was not prepared in anything and that was what drove people mad, even as they felt like they were all slapped. But what can an ordinary citizen do? There is a quick fix that is effective in the State. First is not to buy the products of the State that participated in the preparation, acting, or production, and this will sever relations eternally. Second, the internet made the world a small village, so let us use this door to introduce Islam and its kind features by publishing the biography of the Holy Prophet in more than one language, knock on the doors of all countries, and expand the readers’ base. Third, the preachers should do educational trips for residents outside the Arab countries to talk with them, introduce the Islamic religion to them without any extremist thinking, and discuss questions that revolve in their minds about Islam and its pillars. Our prophet is a kind person who did his best in order to call people. Now, the time has come to back him up and raise Islam's flag high in the sky as it was before. Every person should be a representative of Allah’s religion on earth and a follower of the Prophet's Sunnah.

  • صالح محمد

    2012-10-5

    It is really unacceptable that protestors and rebels have come out of their houses to respond to those who have abused the Prophet Mohammed, blessings and peace be upon him. In fact, they have burnt cars and carried out vandalism. In so doing, they will never affect those who have abused our great Prophet. They will rather be the first harmed ones given that they will be charged with vandalism. Second, they will harm the country since they have affected it through their sabotage acts. Indeed, this will neither fulfill the desired objective nor urge the concerned officials to hold the perpetrators of such an abhorrent acts responsible. Yet, the officials will focus on repairing the effects of these sabotage acts which have been carried out by these rebels who claimed that they are protesting to support the Holy Prophet. I wonder why we are carrying out such acts. We should really think about the fact that if we do this, we will not benefit anyone except those who do not want our well-being. In addition, we will never get any response or answer from the concerned officials since they will not respond to saboteurs. Thus, people who want to be answered and fulfill their demands must adopt the style of behavior which they appreciate, i.e. we should not act in a barbaric way and then ask to be treated in a civilized way. This should be the logic which must be followed and the behavior we have to adopt in such important issues.

  • علي فرحان

    2012-10-3

    Prophet Muhammad, blessings and peace upon him, was sent to all humans by the Lord of the Worlds, the Merciful, and granted with one of His qualities. The Almighty, the Merciful; his mercy, peace be upon him, was spoken of by the infidel and by the believers. He was merciful to everyone. He told us that we should be merciful to everyone around us, peace be upon him, and ordered us to be merciful to animals because it may be a cause for entering Paradise as stated in the Hadeeth about a man who entered Paradise because of a dog that he gave water to drink, so the dog was the cause for him to enter the Heavens, and a women entered Hell because she tortured and detained a kitten, so it was the cause of entering Hell.

  • موسى عبدالله شرف

    2012-10-3

    No demonstrator should burn or destroy anything if he wants the demands he is protesting for to be realized.

  • احمد محمد

    2012-10-3

    These days, we hear a lot about a lot of people who demonstrate or when they make any demands, after or during these large demonstrations, many excesses against the rights happened to people who did not have any guilt at all for what had happened. Others who were driven by enthusiasm during demonstrations burned some public institutions or burned cars, destroyed shops, or caused damage that might be held against them, so they might be arrested and prosecuted for this because such actions are not appropriate to what they are doing. When they demonstrate, they are demanding their rights in a democratic way, the officials respond to them, and they achieve their demands. But when they are doing such acts, they lose all rights to achieve their legitimate demands and if what they did does not meet legitimacy completely, they may lose their freedom if sentenced after what they have done. Also, someone may be injured while they are doing this and this injury may remain for a long time, but peaceful demonstrations is one of the best ways of expression and for demanding rights; it is the way which may be a reason to achieve the demands of many people because it is the form that makes officials respect these demands, appreciate them, and then respond to them for the realization of the demands.

  • علي محمد كاظم

    2012-10-1

    In all the countries of the world, whether in the Arab world or in the Western world, the right to demonstrate is guaranteed to everyone, as long as there is compliance with the laws or conditions that must be followed in the event of a protest or opposition of anything. We want to say that the demonstrations are something beautiful and it reflects the opinion of everyone within proper limits that guarantee for the demonstrators the security and safety of the individual, the presence of security and safety for the governments and the public and private institutions without destroying anything or sabotaging anything. The meaning of demonstrations is the objection of a certain group of citizens, whether they are few or many towards a problem that the citizens object to, but the right to demonstrate is the existence of demonstrators in public fields and making protests in the fields against this decision or niche. Among the most important qualities of the protest or demonstration is not to prejudice the public or private institutions, not to close the main roads or banditry, not to prejudice the governments and the security so as not to deal with the demonstrators through the security officials and then losses of property, persons, and spirits happen. As for the lack of restraint in the collective demonstrations, this leads to destruction, arson of the state’s institutions and burning of important files to reconcile members and the entry of other parties to do and create such things called a third party, which does not know if they were with the demonstrations or against the demonstrations, and which leads to increasing the acts of looting and the crime rate and the frequent accidents, whether within the fields of demonstrations or outside them, and this causes panic and terror for the citizens. Also, the hit and run operations abound among the demonstrators as the other party also works on being present in the fields or in the middle of the demonstrators on the grounds that they are protesters like them, but there is something else that they are looking for, which is knowing the process of the demonstration and planning for other things that offend the demonstrators.

  • محمد مهدي منصور

    2012-10-1

    This is the time of fuss and hoopla; to Allah We belong, and to Him we will return. He does not know why we should kill the murderer and why a person was murdered and the demonstrations are not a right of humans if they will do all of these losses. Why do we want to obtain one of our rights as long as we are losing the rights of the homeland? Islam is a religion of construction and not of vandalism as we fix one side while the other is ruined. This is what was done by the citizens who called for peace and claimed their support for righteousness. If they want to express their beliefs and ideas, they can express them on their own, but to express it against Islam, Islam is innocent of people who were killed and of the destruction on earth and unjustly corruption. O demonstrator, what would you say to your Lord when he asks you; did you support me? Will you say; yes, really yes? Why yes, as the Messenger of Allah went out from Mecca after his family abused him and did not find a way to come out of it without damaging the earth. The norm is reconstruction and not corruption. How can we enable the land to those demonstrators who did not preserve the least of things in the country where they live? What would you say O Muslim if Allah asked you about the blood of a human spirit that was allowed at a moment of betrayal or anger and this happened a lot O Muslim? Think of how you could meet your Lord with all this corruption, which you can disseminate on earth through actions that have nothing to do with Islam and Islam is innocent of them completely.

  • حسن الصباغ

    2012-10-1

    What could happen if a building was destroyed, or a car was burned, officers were killed or even the blood of a group of people were wasted? Did this add something to the community? Did this add anything other than ugliness? Is this what the mind, scholars and wise people work for? What happens to the Islamic society showing that the Muslim has really lost a lot of the right teachings of Islam? There can not be a straight approach that instructs the people to kill that can be spread. If there is someone that wants to enter Islam, what do you think would he do when he sees these acts of demagoguery? Yes, I get angry and yes, I deny the mistakes. Yes, I revolt but it’s a revolution of truth, and not a revolution of falsehood; we are not in a state of war that we should do this form of permanent murder and continued violence. These acts indicate that anger of the Muslim was not for religion but for himself. When the massive crowds come down believing in their strength, when officials prevent them from vandalism and the demonstrators accuse them of being cowards and that they do not want Islam, what they want is only the implementation of their wishes and orders. Therefore, the State must enact laws that define the community; what is the meaning of the word demonstrator and the religious institutions must unite to work on teaching the demonstrator his right to religion. The destruction of society is undoubtedly a crime that the individual should be punished for as long as there is no discipline in the street and sometimes deterrence is the solution to reform of the society.

  • محمود الهاشمي

    2012-10-1

    The abuse of the Prophet is an earthquake that shook every Muslim from inside, but we shall not let this issue destroy our society. It is natural for every society with multiple groups and elements to experience disorders and sometimes a lot of disunity and dispersion which can not be resolved by inciting sedition at all or else we would be giving them a chance to spread.

  • إبراهيم هاشم

    2012-10-1

    If the nation is not united, nothing will reunite it except momentous events. Despite what the Islamic nation has gone through from a brutal attack on the Prophet, peace be upon him, and in spite of the abuse, insults, bad manners and ethics by some intellectual and ideological extremists that has nothing to do with an approach, religion, or straight ideology, the Muslim world united again in a way that shows the world that whatever happens, the Islamic nation exists and is not dispersed and these events are only a screening of the Muslims to show the bad from the good. Yes, we cannot view this event from a funny perspective and let it pass unnoticed, but for the Muslims not to relapse, they should realize their advantages that what happened was not unexpected from these tyrants and wasters. They are folks that followed their desires and whims, and therefore they will not be happy with the actions of the Prophet nor his sayings and his words are nothing but a storm in a teacup and will end, as the sea will not be hurt if a drop is taken away from it. The haters of Islam are the first to declare the generosity and power of Islam with their stupidity and as long as the abuse of the Prophet is spread, it will be associated with the spread of Islam in the world as it is the most widespread religion, according to all statistics and numbers. And it will be spread and its light will appear in the world, despite the plotting of the haters of this light. Those who abused the religion did not offend it as much as they abused themselves; they showed their ignorance by claiming suspicions of the Prophet and fabrications that do not exist at all. This is the first thing; the second thing is their lies to the actors and actresses who have participated in this film. Third, the resentment of the officials of the State of this despicable film and America must control such films so as not to harm its reputation as the freedom of opinion does not mean contempt for others as there are many small countries that have become great.

  • إبراهيم خليفه

    2012-10-1

    The international law guarantees every citizen the right of freedom of expression and a lot of material laws have granted this right and legitimacy to everyone. One of the most important articles is that everyone has the freedom to demonstrate if his idea, religion or entities have been prejudiced. The law also stipulates the non-destruction of the state’s properties because as the state provides the right to every citizen, the state has rights from the citizens and this is really the foundations of progress for the community sponsored by the state and by the citizens. The Islamic nation, as a whole, has been subjected to a gruesome attack by some intellectually abnormal people. Muslims have the right to demonstrate, but we should remember that this street where we are walking is a right for our brothers as it is a right for us.

  • عبدالعزيز احمد راشد

    2012-10-1

    The demonstrations may be one of the reasons to reach the goals that we want to achieve and they may take another path by being a reason for not hearing our cries and rejecting our demands and this certain if our demonstrations are based on sabotage, destruction, and murder. The freedom of expression and opinion and the demonstrations are guaranteed freedoms for everyone, provided that they follow a peaceful path without prejudice to any institutions, public or private properties, and non-use of violence, which cause the loss of rights of the protesters as a means to express their opinion. The security forces should not use force against the demonstrators. The demonstrators themselves must suppress any attempt at sabotage that crashes the course of the process of peaceful demonstration and prevents any protesters from the use of violence against anybody or any political system. The protesters must also gather for the one sublime goal they seek to achieve and not to demand factional or individual demands, and be misled by personal interests. The protesters should also defend their rights and claim their demands in a sophisticated and civilized way. The international organizations must also establish strict laws protecting the rights of the peaceful protesters, defending their demands and ensuring them the right climate that facilitates obtaining their guaranteed freedoms. Crucial laws must also be enacted to give penalties against those who suppress the peaceful demonstrations and those who try to disrupt the course of the infiltrated elements among the peaceful protesters. Therefore, we must defend our rights and our desired lofty goals and not allow any individual to disturb our liberties, whatever it takes.

  • علي محفوظ حبيب

    2012-10-1

    Demonstrations against the film insulting the Prophet Muhammad, Peace and Blessings be upon Him, have proceeded. Many protests were organized in many Arab Muslim countries such as Egypt, Libya, Yemen, and other countries denouncing these violations that are targeting Islam and Muslims, but is this enough? Such violations happened more than once when those lechers drew portraits depicting the Prophet in Denmark and now they made and produced films insulting the dignity of the Prophet (PBUH) and we don’t know what’s next? However, we will not wait for more of these insults, and as Muslims and Christians, we reject these violations of the religions and confront anyone who tries to discredit the purity of Islam and puts the Nobel Prophet in appalling conditions which may express the lowliness of the ethics and He is the Chosen, impeccable of any sin, and was given mercy and granted grace to the human race. So we will not rest and our hearts will not be reassured unless the appropriate actions have been taken to arrest the makers of this awful film and get them trapped under the penalty of law, which shall not underestimate this hateful act. They should be delivered to trial in front of the whole world as a lesson for the people to learn and for those who might think they can abuse any holy religious law. Tolerance in such cases is a legitimate crime that Allah and His Prophet won’t ever forgive us for. Laws shall be enacted to convict those who abuse any religious sanctities and settle penalties for whoever performs such abuses.

  • ناجي مصلح

    2012-10-1

    You are my father, my mother and my soul, O Messenger of Allah! I wonder how these fools could dare to do what they have done of violations against the noblest Messenger and the Master of the universe and made a film offensive to him and to his fragrant spirit of tolerance? And how they dared to do this obscene, obnoxious deed denounced by all the Muslims and every human whose heart beats with love for Allah and love of the Messenger of Allah. These criminals are no less criminal than the terrorists, who spread havoc on earth and kill innocent children, burn the noble words of the Quran, and underestimate its verses, but their criminality is greater than these terrorists. And what could be a greater offense than the infringement of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, and mocking him? This is not the first time that the polytheist unbelievers mocked our master, Muhammad, when they published photographs offensive to his Majesty, but this time the abuse is considered a most dangerous abuse that the Muslims were subjected to, where a film spread through obscene websites was published for the mockery of our beloved, the chosen the guide, the portent. So we must do many protests all over the Arab world to condemn these serious abuses and demanding the trial of the filmmakers, the criminals, and claiming deterrent punishment that every corruptor keeps in mind so that they would not think of doing something similar again.

  • حسن علي الناصر

    2012-10-1

    The demonstrators everywhere should do peaceful demonstrations and claim their rights in a sophisticated and civilized manner without doing any acts of sabotage, burning of cars, or breaking into any institutions.

  • عصام إسماعيل

    2012-10-1

    Given the state of anger which the Islamic countries are going through following the counterfeit facts published abusing the Prophet, peace be upon him, in the despicable film offensive to him, personally and to his biography, the demonstrations and protests broke out to condemn these obscene practices that aim at distorting the Islamic image, hitting the morale of the Muslims, and sowing sedition between them and the non-Muslim elements. The U.S. ambassador was killed and the U.S. embassy in Libya was stormed and vandalized and this is wrong, because it is against the tolerance of Islam and its principles. This is not what we were invited by our religion and our Prophet who was responded to evil with good acts and pardoned those abusive to him. By doing so, we give the Zionists more opportunities to distort the image of Islam in the world where they promote the idea that Islam is a religion of terrorism, murder and bloodshed, and this, of course, is falsification and fabrication because the Zionist movement is itself a terrorist, criminal movement. Therefore, we should always demonstrate peacefully to defend our rights. This is a test for us to highlight the image of Islam in a good way and in civilized methods so as not to let this conspiracy achieve its objectives and pollute the reputation of the Muslims.

  • ابراهيم ضيف

    2012-10-1

    The violations of the citizens' rights and the suppression of their freedoms that are occurring now in the Arab arena must be addressed by all ways and means, like what recently resulted from the deployment of the film abusive to the beloved of the Arab nation and its messenger and its eternal leader, the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, which led to exciting and igniting the spirit of anger across the Arab and Islamic nation; but we must not react badly to the evil as our noble prophet taught us about responding to evil with gentle persuasion and we must express our dissatisfaction of these sordid abuses through peaceful demonstrations and civilized, sophisticated methods because our religion calls for civilization and sophistication proving to the world the greatness of Islam and the sublimity of its principles. The peaceful demonstration is the greatest response to those who offended us instead of sabotage, burning cars and breaking into the important buildings and the political institutions because all of this harms the future of the Arab world, destroys it and changes its regime. Peaceful demonstration is a legitimate right for every citizen who wants to express his rejection of a particular case and it is not the right of any individual or authority to prevent him from practicing his right, provided that he is peaceful in expressing his dismay regarding this topic or demanding his rights guaranteed by Allah, the Almighty, or approved by the international organizations and addressing any person who just thinks of doing any criminal or sabotage act or killing the innocent people, stealing the houses and institutions or joining the ranks of the protesters to disrupt their peaceful protest march through the maximum penalties.

  • حبيب محمد محسن

    2012-9-29

    Recently, a film has been released, which is of course non-cinematic and is completely obscene. Anyone who has an ounce of faith would condemn such a film, which broke the hearts of millions of Muslims when they learned about this obscene act. This film’s goal is to distort the image of the prophet of Islam, who is completely innocent of the fallacies attributed to him. The making of this film is a great misrepresentation of the image of Islam and the whole Muslim nation. The noble prophet has surely passed away, yet the feebleminded nonbelievers are still trashing his fragrant life story and are calling him dirty names. They are even creating offensive and insulting films depicting him, peace be upon him. Therefore, these acts are indeed the most dangerous offenses sustained by the Muslism, wherein these people have attributed despicable characteristics to the noble prophet, despite the fact that he was known for his great decency. This film is not only a threat to the Muslims, but it particularly threatens the Arabs since its aim is to create conflict between the followers of divine religions living in the Arab World, particularly Muslims and Christians. On top of that, it aims to belittle the Muslims around the world and hurt their feelings. Therefore, we are compelled to break the prevailing silence and defend our religion and infallible prophet with our feelings and hearts, and we should sacrifice ourselves to protect him. These recurrent insults demonstrate the extreme spite and malice directed towards Muslims. Therefore, this farce must be put to an end, and we should defend our religion and beliefs at all costs. Also, all necessary measures must be taken in order to sue those spoilers and trouble makers, since they are no less criminal than the terrorists who justify their crimes and disguise them with Islamic ideologies. On the contrary, they are even guiltier than the terrorists, since their actions are extremely clear and direct, and their aim is to distort the image of Islam and undermine its principles. We shouldn’t be surprised if it becomes known to us that this is all part of a Zionist plot that aims to target and victimize Islam and Muslims. We should thus stand in face of such plots and we should prevent them by all means and methods. We must also defend our prophet with our souls and hearts.

  • ابراهيم حسن ابراهيم

    2012-9-29

    Islam is a divine religion based on tolerance, love, goodness and mercy. Islam is a religion revealed by god the almighty to his slave and messenger Mohammed, peace be upon him. The messenger was distinguished with righteousness, and god has obliged him to carry the message of Islam, which is nothing but guidance, mercy and a light that directs all mankind as god the almighty says: “and we sent thee not, but as a mercy for all creatures”. On the other hand, Islam not only promotes tolerance between Muslims, but it also encourages tolerating non-Muslims as the noble prophet used to do with his Jewish and nonbeliever adversaries. We should mention that those nonbelievers kept harming the prophet day in and day out, and they used to insult him with the most foul and dirty slurs. However, the prophet, peace be upon him, was extremely patient and acted with great decency, and he never returned such insults. He never uttered anything other than praying for them and seeking guidance to Islam for them. He used to ask god to turn them into people who would defend Islam one day. The noble prophet was a symbol of decency, and he used to invite people to the righteous religion through wisdom and gentle persuasion. As a result, a large number of previously licentious nonbelievers were guided to Islam thanks to the prudence, lenience and compassion of the prophet. He used to sympathies with those nonbelievers and was fearful of seeing them enter god’s grand hell fire. No wonder, all prophets will utter in the Day of Judgment: myself, myself, except Prophet Mohammed, where he will say: my people, my people. The number of denigrating situations to which our noble prophet was subjected while spreading the message of Islam is innumerable. The nonbelievers used to throw stones at him and they used to encourage their kids to insult him and call him names. Yet all he did was to constantly pray for them and seek guidance for them. As a result, the slogan of Islam through the years and across the world was tolerance and mercy.

  • هادي حسن

    2012-9-29

    There is no doubt that Arab countries are undergoing nowadays a state of fury and condemnation with respect to a number of issues and matters that offended many across Arab countries. As a result, the Arab countries are now demanding their rights and are rejecting the injustice, oppression and subjugation to which they are subjected. We should not lose sight of the fact that the Arab Spring revolutions in Egypt, Tunisia, Yemen, Libya and currently Syria were of course peaceful revolutions. In these revolutions, Arab nations embarked on a journey to seek political change and a better democratic way of life, notwithstanding the few groups that were involved in acts of vandalism in the course of these demonstrations. Those groups used to join peaceful demonstrators, disturbing their peaceful revolutions and engaging in acts of vandalism, theft and killing. Their aim was to make others blame the demonstrators for such actions, and ultimately undermine the revolution. In addition, some protesters also engaged in destroying a number of important government buildings and blowing up cars to express their anger and protest. However, that was a repugnant way for one to express his anger, because it undermines and devastates the national economy.

  • حافظ ابراهيم

    2012-9-29

    Many of us are exposed to circumstances in which they lose their temper, and only a few of us manage to contain themselves when enraged. However, the prophet advised us to contain ourselves and be prudent. Hence, if one desires to contain himself and control his actions, he can do so by all means. But this will not happen without having the required mental ability, perseverance, endurance and patience, and it certainly won’t happen without seeking God’s help in alleviating one’s concerns. In addition, one should believe that everything that happens in this world is dictated by fate and destiny. As such, we should be able to foresee the results of being in a state of anger and rage, and we should anticipate what would happen in the event we fail to contain ourselves. Whenever we get angry, we should remember those trying times that we managed to get through tranquilly in the past, and that is exactly what we should do during our demonstrations. While attending demonstrations, we should contain ourselves, be patient, refrain from violence and control our anger. God loves very much those who contain themselves and those who don’t always get angry. Nowadays, we can see that crimes, theft, killing and violence are spreading, and that is all thanks to our failure in exercising self-restraint properly. Therefore, we need to utilize every possible means that can help us exercise self-restraint, so that we may go about our issues prudently. We should work with absolute tranquility, prudence and be well-organized, particularly when we are organizing demonstrations. Every one of us should think about this; if someone approaches you and asks you to do him a favor in a polite and calm manner, what would you do? Of course you would agree. However, if the same person approaches you in a harsh and unfriendly manner what would you do? You would definitely leave him alone and let him speak to himself as you won’t help him at all even if you could. This is the exact dynamic that governs the relationship between the government and the demonstrators, thus we should know that we could accomplish all of our demands by being calm and loving, and without resorting to violence.

  • احمد يوسف احمد

    2012-9-29

    Our basic rights as Muslims include responding to this film, and that is attributable to more than one reason. For one thing, despite the strength that we get from Islam and from being a Muslim nation, this offensive film made us united even more in pursuing a single goal. It also brought us much closer to each other as Muslims, though it distanced Christians from Muslims. Likewise, it spread apprehension and fright in the US, specially knowing that it coincided with the presidential election campaigns. This film has indeed created a lot of animosity between different nations at a time where many countries in the world already had problems with the US. We Muslims respect all religions and never denigrate any one of them. This is because our religion teaches us not to do so. Nevertheless, the maker of this offensive film is someone who knows nothing and has no education, and we see now many people among the cast of the movie saying that they were tricked into acting in this film. Yet the question is who is the one who tricked them? They are just making statements out of fear of our reaction as Muslims. They say they neither knew that this film was meant to be offensive nor that it was about the prophet, peace be upon him. They also say that the whole cast know nothing about the film director and his religion. They claim that they have done a horrible and painful thing and that they regret doing so, but we repeat that this is nothing but fear. They are just too scared, and that says a lot about the fact that the whole cast of the film are a bunch of cowards and traitors, since every one of them is now denying any prior knowledge about the film.

  • راشد عبدالرحمن

    2012-9-29

    One would ask what brings about destruction, devastation, fires and killings nowadays. The answer is that these sorts of things result from clashes between the two sides, namely the protestors and the police forces. Each one of the two wants to accomplish its role and duty perfectly, and therein start the problems. This is because the two sides cannot contain themselves and are incapable of good and timely decision making. As a result, nobody knows who is the first that started attacking and killing, and this leaves some people saying that it’s the police forces, while others say it’s the demonstrators. But regardless of which side made the first move, the result is the same at the end of the day: complete and utter destruction. This is the result of the fact that both sides are opting for violence at a time in which we should move towards advancement, become civilized and keep at bay all kinds of hideous violent acts. We appeal and call upon everyone to promote peace at all times and places.

  • علي أحمد الحامد

    2012-9-29

    O the messenger of Allah, your good behaviors are countless. Modesty was one of the best characteristics of the noble prophet, where he used to sew his own clothes by himself. He never waited for help from anyone, not even his wives. Even if help was offered to him, he would turn it down politely out of his love and appreciation for them. But these days, men tend to be domineering over women and they give them orders as if women are not entitled to any rights whatsoever. The prophet was extremely humble, to the extent that one day a man came to him with his donkey. He then asked the prophet to ride the donkey, but the prophet refused to do so, telling the man that it was his property and he had the right to ride it. The prophet said to the man that he won’t ride the donkey unless the man gives it to him, making the donkey a property of the prophet. The man then gave it to him. The question is, is there anyone among us nowadays or will there be anyone in the future with that level of modesty and humbleness?

  • سمير مهدي

    2012-9-29

    Contain yourselves and control your tempers, and don’t let them take over you and your actions. You are the ones who should control your emotions, not the other way round.

  • عباس راضي أحمد

    2012-9-29

    O the messenger of Allah, your decent characteristics are innumerable. Your soul is so beautiful and God loves beauty. You are the master of the creation and you are the most dignified prophet. Your deeds and acts were all great ones at all times and places. The prophet used to remember God over and over again, and he was extremely generous towards others. He never got angry with anyone, and he used to treat others pleasantly and nicely. He never said no to anyone if anyone asked him a favor or needed him, and he never let down anyone. The prophet never interfered in none of his business, and he never gossiped about anyone. He was at ease with paying attention to the person talking to him, and never interrupted the other person until he is done talking. The prophet was the greatest leader of all time, and he was distinguished with bravery and used to confront his adversaries without fear or trepidation. All of his enemies were fearful of going to war with him, and he helped Muslims plenty of times. He saved many Muslims from death and from infidelity, and he was renowned for his extreme patience and ability to withstand any hardship. He was accommodating and uncomplaining of people and of his surroundings, and he used to forgive people many times. He never wronged or did injustice to anyone, whether Muslim or not, and he used to contemplate his surroundings. He used to engage in deep thinking for prolonged periods, and he was accustomed to praying to God most of the time. He used to provide guidance and assistance to his followers, and he used to spend all night praying, seeking forgiveness and being very thankful to God. He was extremely merciful to others, and he used to laugh and rejoice together with his companions. He used to speak with them with politeness and modesty. He used to encourage people to be trustworthy, truthful and refrain from lying and deception in their dealings. To him, life was all about spreading the message of Islam, promoting decent manners and behaviors, persuading others gently towards love and goodness, and worshiping God the almighty at all times. Therefore, every one of us has a duty of trying to behave like the noble messenger, even though we won’t accomplish one fourth of his goodness and decency, no matter how hard we try. O our messenger, I really wish that I lived at your time.

  • حسن الحداد

    2012-9-29

    The offensive film insulting the prophet, peace be upon him, recounts fake events and stories. They claim that the first convert to Islam was a donkey, may God curse them. They don’t even know that the first Muslim man was our master Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him. Likewise, the first Muslim woman was Lady Khadija, may Allah be pleased with her, while the first boy to embrace Islam was our master Ali, may Allah be pleased with him too. These mobs also claim that the prophet, peace be upon him, was a womanizer and liked to get married a lot. But they don’t know that the noble prophet married everyone of his wives for a different reason and aim. For instance, Khadija was actually the one that proposed to the prophet, and he accepted because she was older than him and he wanted to keep her business growing. He was the one who helped grow her business and increase her wealth in the first place, and he helped her tackle live circumstances. There are other reasons behind his marriage of Khadija, but they were all noble reasons. The prophet also married Aisha, and she was the only virgin among all of his wives. She was the one he loved the most, and she was the most knowledgeable and well-informed on her surroundings. The prophet dreamed of his marriage of Aisha beforehand. He also loved her father a great deal, and he was aware of the fact that Aisha was one of the greatest women in the world. The prophet also married Ms. Sawdah out of sympathy with her after her previous husband died. She had children and used to live among nonbelievers, and that is why he came to her rescue and married her.

  • حمزة علي احمد

    2012-9-29

    As human beings, our lives are filled with all sorts of things and situations. For example, there are those who know Islam and its characteristics, and these people acknowledge Islam and are believers in God the almighty. On the other hand, there are those who are different then the first group and are nonbelievers, God forbid. Nowadays, we wage wars for different reasons, including religious, political and other reasons. However, when Muslims were embarking on Islamic conquests back in the day in order to spread the message of Islam, they never coerced anyone to convert to Islam. On the contrary, they were characterized by tolerance, and they let many nations continue their existing faiths since the latter were not convinced by Islam. The Muslims were capable of forcing Islam upon these people, but they didn’t do so. The nonbelievers were well-informed about Islam and were convinced by its argument, but they just didn’t want to convert to it. On the other hand, many nonbelievers were living in Muslim countries, and they enjoyed safety, freedom and stability, thanks to the tolerance of Islam.

  • سلمان عبدالله

    2012-9-29

    Islam is a religion of tolerance and it’s the best religion. However, we find today people who are trying to attack Islam and Muslims wherever they are. These people try to insult us, Muslims, since they know that we follow one of the best religions, or even the best religion. They know us and our religion truly, and that’s why they try to insult us. Islam teaches Muslims and non-Muslims the best of teachings, and Islam propels us to very high moral levels. Our religion is a tolerant one, and the teachings of Islam at their entirety encourage us to be tolerant. In Islam, tolerance is the best virtue and conduct that one could have, but among us are people who don’t adhere to this tolerance. They merely pretend to be tolerant for the sake of winning others to their side, and to project a good image about themselves. Religious tolerance encourages us to refrain from discriminating against people on the basis of their religion, and we should therefore hold fast to this tolerance. Islam encourages us to be tolerant, and being tolerant is a necessary thing. We should even be tolerant towards ourselves and we should not do injustice to ourselves. Nowadays, we see many people loathing themselves for some of their actions, but a question should be raised as to why they are doing that. In addition, it is necessary that nations exercise tolerance towards each other, so that we may attain civility. Tolerance does not mean abandoning our rights, but it means trying to resolve issues in the best and easiest ways that do no harm to others. The prophet, peace be upon him, commanded and encouraged us to be tolerant, so we must adhere to the commands of God the Almighty and the prophet, peace be upon him.

  • محمد حسن

    2012-9-29

    Today, we all became incapable of controlling our tempers or ourselves. Who is the one that can control himself and his temper whenever someone does an unpleasant thing to him? He will definitely react in an abnormal way, and it’s expected that the offended person will in turn offend his offender. We don’t own ourselves, and we should thus be careful about our reactions, particularly in front of others. Our reactions portray our personality, and we should appear as individuals with great and nice personality, so that others may respect us and so that we may command respect when we are in front of others. By doing so, we will also be able to highlight our superior way of thinking, our manners and principles.

  • عبدالقوي زيدان

    2012-9-29

    Recently, the super power of our time pursues a new approach, which is based on the policy of divide and rule. It uses a number of experienced individuals to scrutinize everything relating to every Arab state, no matter how insignificant. Following scrutiny and inspection, a discovery is made about a loophole that could potentially pave the way for interfering in the affairs of the country in question. The aim is to destroy that country and take control over its resources, without taking the trouble of going to war with that country, since waging a war can inflict a huge financial burden. For instance, the West has realized that dividing between Muslims and Christians is the key tactic that would enable it to take over the resources of the country. Sometimes, they send or encourage extremists to set churches on fire, or they send others to create a conflict between Muslims and Christians in Upper Egypt. The latter is one of Egypt’s regions that are riddled with extreme bigotry. Ultimately, the sheer number of these conflicts weakens social coherence and makes the nation one that can easily fall prey to any aggressor. However, the message that we can send to the West is: die out of rage, for you won’t succeed in creating sedition in our nation, no matter how hard you try. Egyptian Muslims and Christians constitute a single social fabric that cannot be easily pierced, since we see how Christians sided with their Muslim brothers in condemning this offensive film. This indeed symbolizes the strong, united and everlasting Egypt. It’s true that there are some people who commit obscene acts, including setting churches on fire or spreading silly rumors between families. However, these people are marginal and are hired by those who benefit from the weakening of the government and its possible collapse. As such, no one must be tricked into this, since creating animosity and conflict between the Muslims and Christians will let our enemies gloat and will accomplish their wishes. Their ultimate goal in this life is to make our beloved Egypt weak and unstable, so that it would be easier for them to trap it under colonial rule if possible.

  • عبدالله صديق

    2012-9-29

    This offensive film insulting the prophet, peace be upon him, is a new killing tool that could be put to use in warfare. The West has realized that the numbers of Muslims are on the rise on a daily basis, and to them more means mightier. This has compelled them to think of ways that could break or even destroy this emerging power before it topples them. The ideal solution to their dilemma was to divide Muslims and create a blaze of publicity for their new tactics. One could imagine how this silly film is void of any accurate information that could bolster the growing power of Islam. Therefore, what should an extremist or even ordinary Muslim do when he watches this offensive movie? The simplest thing that is expected of such person is to stand up to defend this religion, and the sillier this film gets, the more violence it begets. This despicable film has claimed the life of the American ambassador in Libya, in addition to a number of victims who died during the demonstrations that broke out in all countries. The demonstrators waved sign boards supporting the noble prophet, but some extremist individuals joined them and changed the peaceful nature of the demonstrations into something else. The strange thing, though, is that the US has made a military move towards the Libyan coast in the aftermath of its ambassador’s slaughter, instead of issuing an official statement apologizing to Muslims and denouncing this film. Did the US not consider the feeling of Muslims who were insulted? Didn’t they realize that no Muslim has ever dared to insult any other religion? Why do not all countries abide by respecting other religions? Is it not the West that claims to be the source of democracy and freedom of speech? Why then is the West the first one to be disrespectful towards the beliefs of others? Indeed, this is called double-standards, wherein you do to others that which you don’t accept for yourself. It is indeed a strange world.

  • زكريا الياس

    2012-9-29

    Islam preaches adhering to magnificent manners that lead to the advancement of nations. Islam also recognizes other divine religions, including Christianity and Judaism. Islam considers that the source of these religions is God Almighty, and therefore they all preach the same thing. We all know that despite the differences between religions, tolerance and love are the overarching characteristics that bond them together. However, Islam is the epitome and essence of all preceding religions, and despite the fact that Muslims are ever increasing in numbers, nobody dares to say that he converted to Islam forcibly. The noble prophet used to elucidate the teachings of Islam and explain the path that everyone should follow. After that, he used to let people have the option to become believers or remain nonbelievers. Ultimately, everyone had the choice of either following the safe way of Islam, or following the path of nonbelievers and misguidance. In the hereafter, the latter will lead to hellfire, which is an evil place to settle in. Therefore, we should engage in careful consideration before responding to any insult, and our response should be through a pleasant approach, not through violence. Violence begets violence, while discussion and dialogue are the only way to resolve all inquiries and doubts that some may have about Islam. Therefore, we should set up a group of people comprised of prominent and acclaimed Muslim, Christian and Jewish clergymen. This group should convene and discuss any work of art prior to presenting such work to the public. We should take extreme caution before releasing any work that contains a discussion concerning any religious matters, so that we may halt sedition and discord. Likewise, the aforementioned group should review all published books, since some of these books contain incorrect information that some people may adopt as the basis of their ideologies, leading to the formation of extremist groups. Those groups will eventually preach destructive ideologies and will attract uninformed and inexperienced youth in whom they can indoctrinate their wrong principles.

  • سيف محمد

    2012-9-29

    The Appearance of the offensive film insulting the noble prophet has stirred fury across the whole world, and it particularly enraged the Muslims around the world. It has enraged people to the extent that a Libyan citizen stormed the American embassy in Libya, killing the American ambassador. As a matter of fact, both the film and the killing of the diplomat shed light on the lack of understanding of freedom of expression. The Organization of Islamic Cooperation strove to spread the concept of holding a dialogue between religions. The film is considered to have a provocative nature, since it caused others to act violently and take the lives of innocents that had nothing to do with the issue. As such, all efforts must be concerted in order to put into effect and introduce laws that criminalize disrespecting religions. Such laws must ban considering any work offending any religion as artistic work. It is also necessary to sentence anyone who has contributed to this film to life sentence, in addition to fining him prohibitively, so that he may be a lesson for everyone. This film is like a lethal weapon and a killing tool, since there are a number of people whose lives were claimed while demonstrations rejecting the film were underway. I ask God to curse anyone who partook in this film.

  • زايد إبراهيم

    2012-9-29

    Islam, like any other religion, calls for tolerance, and that is why many people have converted to this religion due to its ease and tolerance of others. God the Almighty did not use force to spread the message of Islam, but Islam spread through discussion, dialogue and convincement, in a gradual manner. At the end, people had the right to embrace Islam out of conviction, or to remain polytheist and keep worshipping their idols.

  • فاضل عباس

    2012-9-29

    Do those that offend Islam either with a film or with cartoon drawings know that God will protect it and that he will respond to every offender in this world or in the hereafter? Don’t they know that if God does not punish them in this world, he will do so in the hereafter? Examples in this regard include, but are not limited to, the following one, so that we may confront these idiots. When the noble prophet was first asked to call people to God, he used to call people to Islam secretly, so that nobody would do harm to them. However, after some time elapsed and the number of his followers increased, God commanded the prophet to call people publicly. After that, he used to ask some of his companions to pay visits to neighboring tribes and invite them to Islam. He sent Tufail bin Amr and his companions to call certain tribes to God, and when they came back, they informed him that those tribes refused to convert to Islam. The prophet was then given a suggestion, which was to curse those people, but he didn’t do so out of fear over the negative consequences of cursing certain people, which would mean their inevitable demise. One would have to imagine how the beloved prophet dealt with that situation, despite the fact that his companions took the trouble to visit those people and came back empty handed. Following that event, all that the prophet did was pray to God to guide those people to Islam. The noble prophet was sent to spread peace across the entire world, and to call people to embrace goodness and righteousness. The abovementioned simple situation portrays and helps one to comprehend the tolerance of Islam and its acceptance of different opinions. The prophet’s companions embarked on presenting their religion to the tribes, and they then left them to freely choose between two things: either to follow the right path that leads to paradise or reject Islam and disbelieve in it, with the condition that they shouldn’t regret, when regretting will be of no use in the hereafter. Thus, we can see from this example that the prophet explained his message to the people and provided them with advice, and that he accomplished his duty flawlessly. He made people know that there is only one god and that there is a path that leads towards guidance. He let everyone know that ultimately he is the one who should choose what his mind tells him.

  • خالد صالح

    2012-9-29

    O messenger of Allah, we apologize to you about the actions of certain countries, which produced offensive films insulting you and your noble companions. Sometimes, they produce films that have no intellectual value, and sometimes they publish cartoon drawings that only depict the silliness of their pseudo-artists. Indeed, the work of these people has nothing to do with art. All of these people need to read the autobiography of the noble prophet and how he used to deal with those around him, both friends and foes. Yet we should not generalize and say that everyone is badmouthing the prophet, since there are some authors who believe that Prophet Mohammed was the best military leader in the world. Together with his companions, he used to accomplish astonishing results based on some simple ideas. The tolerance of Islam is indeed one of the most important factors that contributed to the spread of this religion. On the other hand, this silly anti-Islamic film should be ignored, since we should not degrade ourselves to such a low level of intellectual repugnance. Ignoring is the most important thing in this regard, since organizing demonstrations makes people publicize this film. This publicity could come from the fact that everyone would want to know the reason behind such a media outcry and the content of the film itself. All of that will inevitably make this film a success and will make if very famous despite the fact that it is riddled with intellectual anomalies. Therefore, the president of the United States should apologize to all Muslim nations for the insulting and offending nature of the film. The film should also be destroyed and pulled off the markets and the producer himself should be punished, so that no one else will dare to ridicule any religion whatsoever.

  • جاسم عبد الله

    2012-9-29

    What is the definition of a demonstration? The definition is a number of people who come out to the streets and who share a single idea and aim to defend an ideology or a demand. However, the prerequisite that must be met is that the demonstration must be a peaceful one. As such, police and security forces take action before and after the demonstration, and the same goes for certain military personnel. Their aim is to protect the demonstrators and deal with any acts of vandalism or riots as soon as possible and prevent any damage to those citizens who left their work and families in order to make their voices heard. We can thus glean from the aforementioned that the government is ready to hear the opinions of the citizens and is ready to deal with them. However, the demonstrators should also exercise self-restraint and should refrain from damaging any public or private properties. What benefit would those demonstrators gain if tens of teenagers are killed at such a tender age? What compels some people to hit police and military personnel, who strive to keep them safe and protected? It’s really flabbergasting. The enemies of stability, security and peace carry out such acts relentlessly and tirelessly, and those acts only spread dread and instability within the Egyptian community. I wish that this group, which is keen on creating a rift between different groups of the society, will utilize their minds in reviving their nation, instead of spreading corruption and chaos. On the other hand, as soon as they get a hold of them, security forces ought to spend every effort in order to gather information about the funding sources of such groups or the masterminds of these riots. Egypt has always been the cradle of civilization, and it has received the attention of the whole world in the aftermath of the Egyptian revolution. The world was impressed with those young Egyptians who went to the Tahreer Square in order to clean it up, following the acts of sabotage that the place has seen. Therefore, we should maintain this good image of our country.

  • مصطفى محمد

    2012-9-29

    Our beloved prophet, peace be upon him, is the most dignified messenger. God the Almighty has made him the seal of prophet-hood, so that his message may complement those before it, and that he may underscore the peaceful nature of his divine message. His message encourages everyone to do that which brings back goodness and righteousness. For instance, while he was with his companions at the time of war, the prophet stressed that Muslims should not ruin green crops or harm women, children or the elderly. As such, all wars in modern times are waged according to these principles. The West looks down on the Muslim World, but in reality, the West is much weaker than the Muslims. If the West were not fearful of the Islamic superpower that conquered the world in the past, the West would not be criticizing, insulting and offending Islam. But the West is indeed fearful and weak. As we can see, the West is riddled with drug abuse, wherein the youth in the West engage in such activities without knowing the dangers of drugs to their lives. The youth don’t know that an overdose could claim their life. By comparison, drug abuse contradicts Islamic teachings, since Islam forbids consuming any intoxicants that make people out of their minds. In Islam, we are not even allowed to engage in prayer while being intoxicated, until we become aware of what we are saying.

  • محسن ناصر

    2012-9-29

    Islam is like other divine religions, which promote good ethics, tolerance and not responding with an insult when one is sustained. On the contrary, we should make use of our brains in order to respond positively and without resorting to killing and riots, which only produce victims at a tender age. All that can be attributed to the lack of considering and contemplating the means that could help show the whole world the tolerance of Islam and the great manners of the prophet, who was disciplined very well by God the Almighty. God has dignified all prophets and dedicated complete Surahs (chapters) of the holy Koran to them by naming these Chapters after the prophets (e.g. Surah Mary, Surah Younis, Surah Joseph…etc). All of that is an evidence for the fact that Islam respects other religions and races, since the source of all religions is God the Almighty. As we see, when the prophet set out on inviting people to Islam, he was faced with insult and offense, but he faced those insults and offenses with a big heart. He used to tend to engage in intellectual discussion with others rather than waging wars against them, despite his being capable of that. He strove to spread Islam by gentle persuasion, love and compassion, and he began by speaking to each group at a time, taking the time to talk with them about Islam. Eventually, many people converted to Islam, since it does not encourage wrongdoing, but rather calls for anything that could lead individuals and societies to goodness and righteousness.

  • عبدالكريم جاسم

    2012-9-27

    Could any opinion different from yours be considered as an insult? An actual insult is meant to offend and defame. If we looked at history, we would find many countries that used to have different views on many issues however they coexisted. If we examine this in the events of the movie offending the Prophet, we will find that the movie did not offend the prophet and Islam, God's will on earth. It was a real insult to us as Muslims as we did not know how to silence those spiteful people who hate Islam. Indictment on its own will not suffice. We must learn and work to develop and silence every hypocrite person.

  • ضاحي عبدالله

    2012-9-27

    Ethics are a word which must be respected and not a mere slogan as we have seen during the former era. Ignorant people may think that the moral person goes here and there and works hard on appearing before the whole people as a way of showing off. If we carefully examined such persons we would find that they do not have much strength. They cannot respond to anyone. If ever someone accused them of falsehood, they have no reply. Only good morals remain like the fruitful fruit which remains and we enjoy its shade even if it grows old. This is what we notice in Prophet Mohammed’s biography. We see tolerance, wisdom and vision. This is the prophet that only those who follow religion will know him. We must sympathize with the one who is far-sighted and does not see the prophet. This is the era of the prophet. Only acts matter and not words.

  • جمال عبدالله

    2012-9-27

    Anger has certain principles that must be followed by everyone in order to be called “a human being”. When animals are angry, there is a Charter of anger between them and their tribe that shouldn’t be challenged, otherwise they will be secluded. We are not in the jungle where each person is able to do what he wants. Every Muslim, fearful about his religion and his homeland, must possess this characteristic. In the current period, Muslims will be targeted from every corner. It is illogical to ward off any arrow that is targeting us. We must be intelligent and build a fortress protecting us from our enemies. Thus, we must unite efforts to build this strong fortress which is that of Islam which will protect us from our enemies. We have been harmed from within and not from without. We are the ones who gave up and abandoned the teachings of Islam. Now, we see that our country is being rebuilt and we know that we will be targeted from outside. What shall we do? Shall we shout here and there till we lose our strength? This is what is called a psychological and intellectual war, or shall we preserve all out strength and gather it to build our country and glory? In fact, burning down and destroying the country in any demonstration would tarnish the image of God’s Messenger and harm our beliefs. Eventually, we will find ourselves without a country and this is the objective of low people.

  • علوان جاسم

    2012-9-27

    Those who spread such things are a group of people who have common interests with those who are against Islam and know very well that the spread of Islam would prevent them from achieving their interests. They also claim that Islam is not suitable for any era. If they do not like Islam, nobody obliges them to adopt its principles. Or are they a group of volunteers who really want to spread the truth and sympathize with Muslims? I tell them: "keep your advice to yourselves. Islam does not need anyone to discover the truth. Islam is a religion known by its people”.

  • ابراهيم مهدي

    2012-9-27

    The Mountains King came to the Messenger of Allah and told him to destroy the mountain on the people of Mecca. The Prophet refused that because it could become a Muslim descendant. How can we deny his mercy and his tolerance and compassion? The Prophet always has a vision and does not care about gossip. He knew all the courses of things and knew how this religion will prevail the world. As Muslims, we should follow the Messenger of Allah and the Sunnah. We should be patient and learn from him how to be flexible with human minds. He taught us to treat the individual in front of us in his thinking level and mind. This is the Prophet, the one with good principles which are in line with time and place.

  • محمد الفيحاني

    2012-9-27

    What can we do if someone burns a car or a train or even kills a group of people? Would that be beneficial to anyone? Or does it change your enemy’s point of view? On the contrary, it can increase his provocation. His response is: “The weak is the one who shouts most”. This is really what happened in Muslim countries where we witnessed the demonstrations which are offensive to Islam more than the film itself. The deep seated hatred dwelling in the hearts of spiteful people has been revealed when they saw the Muslims infuriated. It was an evidence of the Muslim’s weakness rather than his strength.

  • عادل مصطفى محمد

    2012-9-27

    Anger is an innate human feeling. No one can pull it out of you. Anger is a feature which characterizes human beings. But has it an extent? If not, man cannot be differentiated from animals. God characterized the human mind which was honored compared to the rest of the creatures and gave him Shariaa, laws, in order to know how to manage anger. Can we be blinded by anger to the extent of killing others? The US ambassador in Libya was killed. However, the Prophet Muhammad never did the same to ambassadors who came to him from all over the world. Even at the peak of war, he never offended them because they have to convey only the message because the one who conveys disbelief is not necessarily an infidel. The Prophet peace be upon him sent messengers to Habasha and to many tribes. He knows very well that if one of the ambassadors is killed, his companions and friends will be in trouble. Islam surely denies this act and we are responsible for those people. Thus, we should protect them according to conventions.

  • أحمد عبدالله محمد

    2012-9-27

    God revealed his verses to the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, and told him that this religion is not a cause of misery. Indeed, this is a proof that the Prophet Muhammad suffered a lot in order to spread his message and enlighten his people. He didn’t want any of the people to be an infidel because he sees the painful torment which we cannot see. All people must know that Muhammad is endowed with the highest goals and a message which will not be repeated. He is the founder of all the justice values, goodness and truth which are adopted by the highest officials in the world, who held our destinies in their hands. He has applied justice, truth and goodness in all his stages of life. He was a shepherd, among the greatest merchants, this is the Prophet. He was not a stupid person and he did not issue orders without knowing the people and their affairs. He makes us understand that we are all responsible and everyone has a duty that must be implemented. He taught us faithfulness, and the one who ignores it is not a believer. Isn’t that enough to describe the Prophet as kind? What will we do without faithfulness? Faithfulness in the word, in the act, in your neighbor, in your mother and father.

  • جاسم محمد زمان

    2012-9-27

    There is a statement which claims that we are entitled to make peaceful demonstration. I wonder if this statement is a wrong argument or a trick. I am skeptical about those claims. Some views claim that there is no force that could stop the revolts of peoples because the protests of the masses are undefeatable. It is not possible to stop a war. Similarly, the revolutions are unstoppable. The French Revolution, which is the most famous one, was called “the uprising of the guillotine”. It was closely linked to suppression. Anyway, this is the twenty-first century. Thus, peoples have different views because many things have changed. Today, we are more accessible to facts. We do not care about the offenses since the facts are obvious. Everyone has heard about the film produced by some extremist Christians who hate our religion. This group of rabble is too insignificant to bring about destruction to our nation. Those people are really ridiculous. Indeed, the reputation of the Prophet is more precious than our life. For this reason, I would like to tell every Muslim young man that we will definitely take revenge on the perpetrators. We will prevail soon, God willing. We should seek revenge in total discreteness. Besides, we need to opt for the easiest ways as long as they are legitimate. God willing, the Islamic nation will prevail. They should bear in mind that “he who laughs last laughs best”. The Muslims will laugh the last, God willing.

  • عبدالسلام محمد القطان

    2012-9-27

    There are many incidents in human history where the Kings killed the messengers of each others when the messages did not please them. The messengers are the equivalent of the ambassadors in modern times. In the era of the Prophet, it happened that a man called “Mussaylimah the liar” pretended that he was the Messenger of Allah. This man sent some messengers to the Prophet of Allah. The messengers pretended that they testify that Mussaylimah is a real messenger from Allah. The Prophet Muhammad said that prophets do not kill the messengers. Hadn’t he been a Prophet, he would have killed them. This incident proves that the Prophet used to resort to killing, only in war times. The warriors should fight only armed enemies and not defenseless people.

  • عبدالهادي احمد

    2012-9-27

    Upon the birth of the Prophet Muhammad, the Magi lost their prominence as well as their influence. The Messenger of Allah said that he was chosen to spread light rather than fire. This is the nature of the Prophet Muhammad who sets a good model for humanity. The companions of the Prophet as well as his enemies admitted that he was not an ordinary human being. When the Prophet was a child, all tribes loved him. They appreciated his honesty. Unfortunately, the tribes did not treat the Prophet well when he grew up. As soon as he received the divine revelation, they hated him, as if he were harming them. They fabricated accusations in order to hurt him. The companions asked the Prophet to pray Allah to hurt the infidels. He replied that he do not want to spread insults and abuses among the people. In fact, Allah chose him to spread enlightenment and mercy. This is the true character of the Prophet, blessing and peace be upon him. He showed his compassion when he hugged his grandchildren. Once, a man said to him, “I have never kissed my children”. The prophet accused the man with ruggedness. The Prophet also asked his companions to teach their children prayer progressively and gently from the age of seven to ten. Then, we could force our children to pray. We must not hurt the children.

  • هاشم جمال عبدالله

    2012-9-27

    The Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, was the greatest man ever. Indeed, he was the greatest personality in everything. The Prophet behaved well when he prevailed in wars. His strong ambition was devoted to conveying the message. The Prophet showed unprecedented patience and endurance till he managed to fulfill his duty towards humanity as a whole. Talking about the followers of other religions, the Messenger of Allah said to his people: “they are entitled to have equal rights and duties with Muslims”. The Prophet also said: “whoever hurts a human being would insult me by doing so. And whoever insults me is, in fact, insulting Allah Almighty”. Another quote of the Messenger of Allah reads: “On the Day of the Resurrection I will defend any person subjected to oppression, denial of rights, exploitation or deprivation of something without his consent, even if the victim is not a Muslim. We should conclude that the religion of Islam renounces violence and preaches tolerance. In this respect, the Holy Prophet forbade the demolition of Churches and the victimization of hermits in their minarets. After his death, companions of the Prophet, God bless them all, adopted the same approach in dealing with non Muslims. Indeed, the Christians of Homs opted to live under the rule of the Prince Abu Obeida al-Jarrah, may God bless him. They refused to live in the vicinity of the Roman Christians whose rule was marked by oppression and tyranny. Peace be upon you! O Messenger of Allah. You shared your revelations with us in order to preserve the lives of all people. The Prophet defended even his enemies who hurt him and showed him their blatant hostility. When the Muslim warriors detained the leader of Bani Hanifah, they crucified him. This man was asked to embrace Islam but he refused. He said you ought to kill the right man, help the grateful and ask the generous for money. The Muslims would leave him alone. On the third day, they forgave him and released him simply because they were sure that he would never embrace Islam.

  • فيصل عبدالله ايوب

    2012-9-27

    The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, was a man of peace rather than a warrior. He was not eager for bloodshed, as some people claim. The Messenger showed much wisdom towards the people of Mecca who disbelieved him and tried to prevent him from obeying Allah. He visited the other tribes on dark nights so as to avoid the attacks of the disbelievers in his village, Mecca. I would like to tell those who claim that Islam is based on violence that the Islamic message was transmitted both openly and secretly. The Muslims had not declared war on anyone till they went through dire living conditions that threatened the very existence of the Muslims in the Medina. It was clear that the infidels of Quraish did not intend to end their transgression or to abstain from their rebellion. The Prophet had tried to persuade them through peaceful ways but they responded to him through rejection and irony.

  • ابراهيم محمد الشربتي

    2012-9-27

    We must protest, demand and reject and do everything but peacefully. Is it reasonable to sabotage and destroy our country and kill ourselves? Is it reasonable that we look for our right and at the same time we lose the right of others? Is this the freedom, the dignity and the democracy which we are looking for at any time and everywhere? I wonder whether we are going to obtain our rights violently or calmly using reason. We are really doing this because we are not able to distinguish between the advantages and disadvantages of peaceful as well as non-peaceful demonstrations bearing in mind that non-peaceful demonstrations hardly have advantages.

  • صلاح الدين عبدالله

    2012-9-27

    Prophet Mohamed, blessings and peace be upon him, used to be the most ethical, faithful, timid and modest person. All people say that Quran is the ethic of our Prophet. I wonder whether there is something more than this. He was one of the most straight, moderate and honest people. The Holy Prophet used to apply all the orders and prohibitions of the Quran. Thus, he has been characterized by good ethics and qualities with Allah and the people. In fact, he used to apply the orders and laws of Allah since he used to pray, give the Zakat and fight for Islam happily. As for his relationship with people, Prophet Mohamed, blessings and peace be upon him, used to forgive them and be just with them. He also used to pray Allah to grant them contentment and forgive their sins. You are so nice, brave and just O our great Prophet.

  • مجيد غلوم محمد

    2012-9-27

    If those who have committed the crime of producing the film will know the dignity of Prophet Mohammed, blessings and peace be upon him, they would not have carried out their crime at all. Our Prophet has spent his life working hard to impose the law of Allah on earth and in Jihad. In fact, he has fought a lot of battles and migrated from his country and faced a lot of hardships until he managed to establish a State for Islam. The latter has enlightened the earth after its blackness and spread mercy and justice. Prophet Mohammed built one of the greatest civilizations in the history of humanity. All this does not reflect fraud but the honest certainty which gave the Prophet the power and the strength to establish a great doctrine. This is really our Prophet Mohammed, the philosopher, the preacher and the messenger who defeats his desires. Indeed, although the enemies of Islam have committed a big mistake, the international agreements confirm the freedom of belief and forbid the contempt of religions. In this respect, we can say that insulting sanctities cannot be considered as a freedom of expression. On the other hand, irony, contempt and scorn reflect a kind of abhorrent religious extremism that is directed to Islam on purpose. Thus, the West bears an ancient hostility to Islam.

  • محمد راشد

    2012-9-27

    Compared to the other religions, Islam is seen as the only one that urged Muslims and non-Muslims to be tolerant since the Holy Prophet used to be tolerant toward his enemies and never responded to abuse by another abuse.

  • علي ابراهيم

    2012-9-27

    Prophetic tolerance is very great. In fact, Prophet Mohammed, blessings and peace be upon him, used to be tolerant with Quraish in an unusual way. On the other hand, a man called Malek Ibn Auf was one of the greatest leaders of Quraish. This man mobilized a large army from all the tribes in order to defeat Prophet Mohammed, blessings and peace be upon him and Islam. In fact, he wanted to eradicate Muslims through motivating his Army to murder them. He actually formed a very large Army and battles started between Muslims and his Army. The latter was about to achieve victory, murder our Holy Prophet and defeat our Islam. However, the Muslims achieved a tremendous victory and Malek Ibn Auf ran away. After that, the Hawazen Tribe decided to enter Islam in order to restore their wives and animals. Thus, Malek Ibn Auf found himself alone and penniless. His situation was dreadful. Thus, our prophet, blessings and peace be upon him, asked after him and people told him that Malek was in Taif. Then, the Prophet asked people to tell him that Prophet Mohammed, blessings and peace be upon him, gave you money, safety, family and animals. I wonder whether the Prophet was expected to do that, especially as Malek Ibn Auf had been one of his strongest enemies. As a matter of fact, Malek rejoiced and entered Islam without conditions. Besides, our Holy Prophet made Malek a leader once again in Hawazen and granted him the responsibility of blockading Taif. In fact, Prophet Mohamed, blessings and peace be upon him, maintained the dignity of Malek and his capability to fight and respected him. He also forgot Malek the sycophant and his past. I wonder whether we find someone or any leader, in the past or in the present, who can do so.

  • عماد سعيد رزيق

    2012-9-27

    The ethics of any nation reflect its personality. For instance, all religions have talked about ethics and encouraged them but Islam and Prophet Mohammed, blessings and peace be upon him, have tackled this issue differently and broadly. In fact, they have encouraged good ethics by all means given that Islam equals behavior and Muslims are characterized by their good ethics and behavior. Indeed, we have learned that from Prophet Mohammed, blessings and peace be upon him. In addition, thanks to our good ethics, we are able to deal with all peoples and nations, especially as the Islamic civilization is one of the greatest civilizations. In fact, Muslims have managed to achieve all this thanks to their ethics. In this respect, Allah and Prophet Mohammed, blessings and peace be upon him, have encouraged us to deal in good ethics respectively in the Holy Quran and the Hadiths. They have ordered us to promote virtue and prevent vice, to be honest, truthful and other such good qualities which all people around the world, whether Muslims or non-Muslims, are eager to adopt. In fact, disbelievers and the Jews are learning good ethics from Prophet Mohammed, blessings and peace be upon him, such as honesty and others given that they know that the Prophet is right. For example, our Prophet claims that taking good care of animals is part of our ethics. Nowadays, most of the superpowers are promoting ethics.

  • عبدالكريم موسى

    2012-9-27

    We have a good example in the Prophet of God especially in his dealing with his enemies. He has always tried to impose and spread the language of peace in order to make it the slogan of Muslims especially in dealing with the harmful people.

  • محمد ابراهيم

    2012-9-27

    Islam has always urged us to preserve security and stability. And it has prevented us from carrying out wrong acts that can harm our country and cause disorder and anxiety.

  • عيسى ابراهيم

    2012-9-27

    All people have the right to hold demonstrations. However, these demonstrations must be peaceful because the non-peaceful demonstrations can lead to many negative effects and damages. Thus, we must be away from the non-peaceful demonstrations and we must control our nerves and feelings during the demonstrations. This is in order to achieve our targets without losses and victims and without conflicts with the police. Thus, we must hold peaceful demonstrations that are governed by some bases, laws and specific targets. This is in order to achieve peaceful demonstrations.

  • جعفر جاسم محمد

    2012-9-27

    Many angry groups held demonstrations after the broadcast of the film that has attacked the prophet of God. However, they haven’t only expressed their opinion but they have also carried out damaging operations of destruction and burning that have harmed society. In fact, we must ask those who have committed these acts: have you defended the Prophet by these acts? Have you conveyed a real image of Islam? Have you served your issue? We don’t need to listen to your answer because we already know the answer. In fact, you haven’t achieved any positive result and you have caused a lot of losses because many State properties and installations have been destroyed. Besides, you have lost appreciation and respect. And the Islamic nation has lost a strong opportunity to convey the real image of Islam to all the people everywhere. In fact, they have been able to cause a strong shock to those who have produced this film through exploiting this act in spreading the real Islam. Thus, the Islamic nation must be careful in their steps in order to know how to harm and benefit the country and religion. In fact, Islam asks people to use their minds in order to follow the right logic in our behaviors and acts.

  • حسن يوسف حسن

    2012-9-27

    There are many people who have opposed God’s Prophet. And they have always tried to make intrigues and obstacles in order to prevent him from spreading the message of God Almighty. In fact, they have reached the highest levels of harm and abuse against the Prophet of God. In fact, some people thought that the Prophet of God will regain his right when God allows him to achieve victory against all those who abused him. Those of you who do not know the Messenger should know that when he had achieved victory, he said to them: Go, you are free.

  • حسن حمزة حسين

    2012-9-27

    This despicable film that attacked the Prophet of God is totally incompatible with human principles and ethics. In fact, this has demonstrated the intellectual backwardness of those who have made this film. Thus, these persons are characterized by backwardness and ignorance. In fact, this film has just presented false facts, lies and fabrications. And it has reflected their dirty souls and their hostility and hatred toward Islam and Muslims. Thus, this film cannot be just a difference in thought and belief. In fact, there are many other religions that have not been exposed to any harm or attack. Thus, this can prove the hostility against Islam because they fear that it will regain its glory. These miserable attempts have aimed to tarnish the image of Islam by any possible way. In fact, we cannot deny that those who have different beliefs have indicted this film and especially the Christian brothers who have held a conference in order to apologize to the Islamic nation. This is a great stance which shows their greatness. Besides, some Western people have held demonstrations in order to indict and condemn this act. And this stance is also a great stance that deserves all the appreciation. Thus, the Christian brothers deserve all the respect and esteem. And we are still waiting for a decisive and strong stance against those who have committed this ethical crime. In fact, this stance must protect people regardless of their beliefs. And these criminals must get their due punishment in order to stop the intellectual and ideological conflicts between the countries and people.

  • محمد علي

    2012-9-27

    All the people must keep their self-control and they must comply with laws when they go on demonstrations in order to express an opinion. In fact, they must not burn the installations and cars and they must not destroy the buildings because strength doesn’t mean violence and destruction. Thus, they must be calm and wise in regaining their rights. It is certain that the loud voice indicates the weakness of the person. Thus, we must not be governed by anger and enthusiasm in order not to carry out unacceptable acts that can lead to the weakness of our stance and to the loss of the others’ respect to both ourselves and our cause. This is in addition to the loss of our properties that must be protected instead of being damaged.

  • عادل علي عبدالله

    2012-9-27

    Can we say that peaceful demonstration has limits? Does the person believe that freedom is the right to demonstrate without limits? Some people don’t distinguish between freedom and audacity. And this has happened in most of the developing countries. In fact, there is no real control over the large groups because when a group has become convinced we witness the coming of another group that must understand the peaceful demonstration. This is really what has happened in the demonstrations that have defended the Prophet due to the film that attacked him. Thus, the law and media must play a role in showing the meaning of civilization when expressing opinion in order not to harm any person or country. I don’t think that the Prophet accepts this state of chaos and destruction among Muslims.

  • عبداللطيف بوعلي

    2012-9-25

    We have to express our rejection for the insult that offended the Prophet. We have to follow the ethics of the Prophet and the teachings of our religion to make all people know who Muslims really are.

  • هشام اسامه كامل

    2012-9-25

    You dear Muslims, the ones who grew angry for the sake of the Messenger of Allah and due to abusing him. This anger pushed you to go on demonstrations. During such demonstrations, you ravaged the installations and buildings, you set cars on fire, and you spread chaos in the country. Be true to yourselves and ask yourself if the Prophet were among us today, would he approve of what you did? Do you think that these are the ethics of Islam? We really regret having lost our composure and appearing as vandals before the whole world, which is following us and following our reactions to record what he wants against Islam. This low film has failed in distorting the image of Islam and we have been successful as Muslims in conveying an image which does not reflect Islam. In fact, Islam is the religion of progress and civilization. We cannot deny that we were infuriated by the broadcasting and spreading of such a bad work. We do not oppose demonstrations which express in a civilized manner our rejection and indictment of such work and our asking for apology. However, we must follow the example of the Messenger of Allah in dealing with those who harm him and his enemies. We should not act in a rash manner and thus commit harmful acts which distort the image of Islam. Thus, we must follow the Messenger’s ethics and work hard in order to be distinguished, successful and raise the banner of Islam high. Thus, we can meet the prophet through supporting him in the right way and not in the wrong way.

  • يحيى عيسى

    2012-9-25

    If ever we examine the reactions of Muslims toward the abuse of the Messenger of Allah, we find that they have nothing to do with the morality and attitude of the prophet. The prophet would not accept that Muslims spread devastation, destruction, burning and killing people as was the case with the U.S. ambassador to Libya. Such acts totally contradict the spirit and principles of Islam, the religion of tolerance.

  • حسين عيسى

    2012-9-25

    We must protest and express our opinion peacefully without violating the laws that regulate demonstrations which the democratic nations guaranteed for their citizens so that they could express their opinions, desires and ambitions. Thus, if protests go out in streets in a way that does not contradict with the development process of the country and its stability, the others would respond to the demands of those who have protested positively. This is a general truth. However, we should be more civilized when the protests are related to our religious belief because we are not defending a personal opinion. The matter is rather related to the image of our religion. That image could be either positive or negative.

  • سامي حبيب

    2012-9-25

    O Muslims! Let our anger toward the offense against the Messenger of Allah be limited to peaceful and non-violent ways. We must not sabotage the properties of this nation.

  • عادل محمد نور

    2012-9-25

    We have to react cruelly against anything that harms our Holy Prophet, given that whoever touches him with one word is as if he has spoken about our honor although the Prophet Mohammed, blessings and peace be upon him, is more honorable than our honor. We should sacrifice our lives for him, given that he is our intercessor and beloved one. He also brought us from darkness to the light. Our Holy Prophet is the light that shines in our life. He is the one who teaches us how to distinguish right from wrong. Therefore, we totally disagree with any humiliation of him. Otherwise we will respond cruelly against anyone who harms our Holy Prophet. Our reaction will be wise rather than barbaric, since he had not taught barbarism but wisdom and patience towards whoever harms us. Thus, we have to react in a more reasonable and mature way against the abusive film of the Prophet which we have been the first to contribute to broadcasting it. In fact, if we had not allocated it any importance, it would not have risen to such fame. A lot of Muslims and millions of people have watched the sequence that abuses the Prophet. Unfortunately, the latter has been the reason behind the importance of the filmmakers and making it the subject of debate at this time. I wonder why we didn't simply ignore this film, but struggled to not let it reach the media. However, we have unfortunately not thought properly. In fact, if our Holy Prophet were present amid us, he would not have thought in this bad way like most of the people. Indeed, we have brought about a lot of sabotage and destruction which will harm no one but ourselves. Thus, we have to return to our religion once again and think properly in order to respond to the humiliation of our Holy Prophet. We sacrifice our lives for you, O Messenger of Allah.

  • مصطفى زيدان

    2012-9-25

    Whoever wants to ask for his rights must abide by the rules of demonstration and opt for peaceful protest in order to support his issue so that his acts will not be against defending the principles of his case. Demonstrators should know that resorting to violence and sabotage lead to nothing but to the destruction of the State where they live. They should also know that they will be the first who will pay the price of this sabotage. Therefore, all of us must maintain our nations and not resort to wreaking havoc in them in order to ensure a better future for all of us. I wish we will get civilized so that we will manage to solve our problems with transparency and without conflicts so as to avoid problems.

  • جعفر الصفار

    2012-9-25

    I call on the Arab people for self-restraint and to carry out peaceful demonstrations without demolishing buildings and burning cars since these acts are only harmful and do not reflect the true image of Islam and will pull more offense against our religion.

  • علي حسن مسعود

    2012-9-25

    We all know that Islam is the best religion especially that it is characterized by tolerance. And this real characteristic has been embodied by the Islamic nation, its civilization and history. In fact, these have been just slogans in order to tarnish the image of Islam. Thus, we must react by spreading the Islamic religion like what we have learned from our beloved Prophet. In fact, we must spread Islam in the whole world in order to practice our religion in the best way. And God Almighty is the only perfect one.

  • مصطفى شهاب

    2012-9-25

    I strongly indict what has happened in Libya because they have killed the American ambassador. In fact, this will increase the attacks against our Prophet, peace be upon him. The Prophet, peace be upon him, has ordered us to protect the foreigners’ lives in our countries and he has forbidden their killing and ordered that they be safe until they return to their countries. Thus, it is important to punish those who did this because they have increased the attacks against Islam and against our noble and beloved Prophet.

  • محمد مفتاح

    2012-9-25

    No one can deny that Islam has faced a great injustice due to these ideas and beliefs of those who want to tarnish the image of Islam. In fact, the terrorist groups have carried out these acts under the name of the Islamic religion. Thus, the West thinks that Islam is the religion of terrorism and extremism. However, these behaviors don’t exist in our great religion. Thus, it is important to correct this idea through the Muslims who must defend their Islamic religion and their prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him. In fact, we must show the principles of Islam such as tolerance, forgiveness and generosity. And we must know that our behaviors will reflect the Image of Islam in front of the other religions. Thus, we must firstly change ourselves before acting and talking. And we must show to them what our Prophet, peace be upon him, has done with the Jews and Al-Nasara. In fact, when the Jew stopped his actions against the Prophet, he asked about his absence and when he knew about his illness he visited him. This caused the Jew’s astonishment. Thus, those who have attacked the Prophet must know that Muhammad is the most generous creature, peace be upon him.

  • علي جاسم المناعي

    2012-9-25

    Yes, there is the right to demonstrate. However, this must be accompanied by self-control. And it is important to hold peaceful demonstrations without destroying buildings or burning cars because people will pay the costs of these acts through the taxes that are imposed on them. Thus, these acts will destroy people’s properties. That’s why it is important to be wise and to control the situation. It is also important to understand others’ stances in order to strengthen the pillars of the good governance and social justice. Thus, all people have the right to express their opinion about attacking the Prophet of God, peace be upon him. And they must raise their demands using peaceful and legitimate ways. Thus, the Government must respect these rights and it must accept the different opinions.

  • سعود عبدالعزيز

    2012-9-25

    What is a demonstration and how it must be? In fact, there are a lot of questions about demonstrations that need an answer. Thus, it is important to know the principle and the ways of peaceful demonstration. In fact, the whole world has witnessed demonstrations. And people pretend that these demonstrations have been peaceful. However, we haven’t witnessed any kind of peace due to the attacks, criminality, burning and beating. This is in addition to the destruction of the public properties and the burning of the cars. Thus, where is peace? In fact, we don’t have the culture of the peaceful demonstration because we have no freedom of expression. That’s why we express our opinion with force and barbarism.

  • علاء جمال

    2012-9-25

    All the people must be civilized in expressing their opinions and in making objections, regardless of the degree of anger. In fact, this can reflect the nature of people and the rightness of their beliefs. Thus, people must control their reactions and their behaviors, especially when they hold demonstrations because they must express their opinions without any violence or harm. This is in order to gain others’ respect. In fact, the violent acts and the destruction of the pubic properties will make you lose others’ respect even if they share the same opinion with you.

  • يوسف اشرف احمد

    2012-9-24

    Demonstrating is the right of any free man in a democratic state, but on the basis of rules, so it will not become a mess, and so as not to harm any of the vital installations or facilities of state, or in order not to lose lives. That would result in turning a peaceful demonstration, in which people demand their rights, or object to or reject anything in the country, or any issue, into agitation and chaos that no one can control. That will ultimately lead to the loss of life and property, and this will therefore enable a handful of spies and enemies of the nation and the owners of personal interests to try to enter; they will try to destroy and sabotage and turn the demonstration into a state of chaos and panic among the demonstrators, and also among the people. So everyone should try to practice self-restraint and demonstrate peacefully in a civilized manner, and abide by the rules and laws.

  • عبد الغني سلمان

    2012-9-24

    We must respond with the utmost objectivity and decisiveness at the same time. The abusive film of the Prophet, peace be upon him, has sparked a provocation of the feelings of all Muslims and Christians alike, and raised a provocation in all the Arab and Islamic countries all over the world. It will stir up public opinion, causing a great stir. Those who have protested in front of foreign embassies rejected this film, which abuses Islam and Christians. They have joined hands in protest at the insult and humiliation of the symbol of Islam. They urge Christians to stir up strife to undermine the unity of the Arab and Islamic world between the brothers in the same homeland, the homeland of both Muslims and Christians. They came together to defend their religious beliefs and the supreme value of the Messenger of God, peace be upon him, everywhere. Some of them objected and protested peacefully, and others were driven by angry feelings to engage in misconduct in strong and violent reactions everywhere, as they did in Libya, Tunisia, Yemen and Egypt. If we look at the matter, we will find that it is a great scheme for the establishment of sedition among the Muslims and the Christians. Fortunately for us and unfortunately for those who produced these films, those who were demonstrating everywhere were both Christians and Muslims. This confused them and convinced them that it is not as simple as merely separating the ranks between the sons of one homeland. We will continue to express our severe anger and unbridled desire in these people. A difficult lesson to learn from it, and one that adherents of the Christian religion or the Muslims know well, is that the one Almighty God is the one who sent the Prophet Moses, Jesus and Muhammad, peace be upon him, and the rest of the prophets, and we are people who believe in them.

  • انور يوسف

    2012-9-24

    Religious political conflict is the most deeply-rooted problem in the Arab world, which unfortunately was left by the effects of colonialism since ages ago. They are planning for this scheme until they destroyed the structure of the nation, but the true faith never urges to disagree and bicker. Instead, the true faith and the true religion urge goodness, unity and the dissemination of the policy of tolerance.

  • عبدالله حمد صالح

    2012-9-24

    The situation where the Jewish woman gave poison to the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, is one of the most striking incidents in the life of the Messenger Muhammad. In fact, the incident showed the tolerance of the Prophet. Another striking situation is related to the Christian neighbor of the Prophet who disposed of his garbage in front of Muhammad’s house every day. One day, the neighbor did not come. The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, visited the offending neighbor to ask about him. The incident persuaded the latter to embrace Islam given the tolerance of this religion. This anecdote has become one of the most striking incidents in the life of the Prophet of Islam, Muhammad, blessings and peace be upon him. On the other hand, the crime which claimed the life of the U.S. Ambassador in Libya has nothing to do with Islam at all. The Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, is our guide both in life and the Hereafter.

  • هاشم رضا

    2012-9-21

    Religious Tolerance: This two-word expression refers to the notions of civilization, appreciation, tolerance towards others and respect. In additions, this expression refers to the respect of others’ feelings, rituals, religion, creed and religious rites. None should insult the other's religion. The Great Quran reads: "(O, disbelievers) thou have a religion and I have mine". This verse calls explicitly for religious tolerance and freedom of belief. Indeed, religion should not become a pretext for battles, disputes and tension. These are the commandments of our Holy Book the Quran and the preaching of Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, who was created to confirm, demonstrate and apply the commandments stipulated in the Holy Quran. Muhammad, peace be upon him, is the epitome of nobility, morals, tolerance and humanitarianism. The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, represented a divine miracle in applying the concept of tolerance. He showed tolerance towards all human beings regardless of their different creeds, races and affiliations.

  • محمود عادل

    2012-9-21

    The killing of the U.S. Ambassador in Libya is disgraceful. This act distorts the image of Islam and Muslims all over the world. In fact, Islam did not preach this approach in dealing with the abusers. The biography of the beloved Mustafa, blessings and peace be upon him, does not preach violence and killings. Islam rejects all sorts and manifestations of violence.

  • منصور خميس سلمان

    2012-9-21

    The Messenger of Allah Taha blessings and peace be upon him, inspired His tolerance, compassion and noble morality from God Almighty. Indeed, Allah has bestowed His morality on the Prophet. Muhammad, who had been known as an honest and trustworthy man throughout the forty years which preceded his honoring by God through making him His Messenger and the Prophet of Islam. Even before the emergence of Islam, he was known for his honesty and morality. This indicates that the Messenger of Allah was endowed with honesty and righteousness, which encouraged the believers to embrace Islam even before he call for it verbally. Indeed, his words do not depend on whims but on true Revelations. The ethics of the Holy Prophet are not restricted to humans. In fact, they stretch to include all creatures and objects of God Almighty such as animals and plants.

  • حسين فتحي

    2012-9-21

    Our great and graceful Prophet told his disciples that compassion should not be limited to the believers of the same religion. In fact, the true Muslim is supposed to show compassion to the followers of all religions. The Prophet, peace be upon him, taught the Muslims the way to deal with the non-Muslims. Almighty God says "(O, disbelievers) thou have a religion and I have mine", great truth of God. This means that we do not differ from the followers of other Heavenly religions. In fact, the compassion and grace of the Prophet Muhammad, blessings and peace be upon him, exceeds the human beings to include the other creatures. In this respect, the Messenger of Allah, blessings and peace be upon him, asked the Muslims to avoid starving animals, forcing them to carry out hard tasks, and throwing stones on them. He also told the Muslims that whoever tortures animals will be sent to Hell and total misfortune will befall him. In this context, the Prophet, blessings and peace be upon him, narrated the experience of a woman who showed compassions to a dog. Allah Almighty compensated her with forgiveness and sent her to Paradise. This is the Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad, blessings and peace be upon him, and the teachings of our Islamic religion. How could some people claim that Islam is the religion of violence or extremism? Sorry, but this is not the approach of Mohammed.

  • غلوم اللهياري

    2012-9-21

    There is no doubt that the term “Islam” in Arabic we find it is derived from the root “peace”. Indeed, the term “Islam” refers to many positive notions and meanings which should be clarified to the whole world. The word “Islam” is derived primarily from the Arabic word “Salam” which means peace, let alone the Messenger of Islam who taught all nations the values of mercy, peace, tolerance and compassion with all Allah Almighty’s creatures.

  • ابراهيم خالد

    2012-9-21

    The peaceful demonstrations have become a right guaranteed by law for all the people of the country as long as they are free from acts of destruction, vandalism and burning.

  • فؤاد علي

    2012-9-21

    Everyone must be aware of the peaceful protest given that it is considered as the only representative of the image of his country. In fact, demonstration is not through burning cars or flags or demolishing buildings.

  • احمد سالم

    2012-9-21

    When protestors turn to burn and destroy public and private buildings, people have certainly deviated from the meaning of protest and must be punished in this case.

  • حسن علي كاظم

    2012-9-21

    Every despicable person who has insulted the Holy Prophet Mohammed, peace be upon him, will get the severest punishment given that Allah the Almighty will avenge his Prophet and react firmly toward such a humiliation. In fact, when the companions, peace and the prayers of Allah be upon them, besieged the fortresses of the Romans and the period lasted for a long time, they used to hear them when they insulted the Prophet, peace be upon them. Indeed, they got very angry but at the same they had been certain that the revenge of Allah is close and His reaction on those who harm his Prophet would be very severe. A few days later, these fortresses would fall and the blockade would come to an end. This serves as the best evidence that the revenge of Allah is coming and close. As for our duty toward this case, it is summarized in two things. Firstly, we have to publish the biography of our Holy Prophet peace be upon him in different languages on Earth so that the entire world will recognize how great is this character, who Mohammed is and what Islam is. Secondly, we should call on the Arab leaders to ask for bringing all these criminals and whoever has any relationship with such a shameful act to the Egyptian Judiciary so that they will get the most deterrent and toughest punishment according to the Shariah of Islam. In so doing, we aim to prevent disbelievers from offending our religion and sacred symbols as they want.

  • عبدالعزيز فاضل

    2012-9-21

    “We have sent you but as a mercy to the worlds." This is what Allah the Almighty has said to His Holy Prophet Mohammed, peace be upon him, whereby He ordered him to deal with Muslims, and non-Muslims also, with kindness, mercy, forgiveness and convenience. In fact, the ethics of the master of humanity, Mohammed, peace be upon him, have been the best on Earth and in Heavens. Indeed, some or all human beings lack the qualities of the Holy Prophet, may the best prayers and blessings be upon him. Allah the Almighty has ordered us to imitate our Prophet and the best disciples, namely the companions and the scientists and scholars of Islam, and not abandon the Sunnah of our Holy Prophet, may peace be upon him. Allah has ordered us to follow it in our worship and dealings with Allah, the people, ourselves and our families. In fact, the Sunnah of our Prophet, peace be upon him, has detailed and explained all the dealings of the Prophet and his life in preaching Islam, worship, his relationship with Allah in addition to his relationship with Muslims and non-Muslims, which has been characterized by tolerance, forgiveness, pardon and convenience completely away from vulgarity, extremism, abuse and insult of any individual regardless of his religion, qualities or personality. Prophet Mohammed, peace be upon him, has been sent as a blessing to all mankind since he will be the intercessor of his nation in the Hereafter and our defender in front of Allah in the Hereafter when there will be no intercession but of Mohammed Ibn Abdullah, God’s beloved one, God’s Prophet and his last prophet. Indeed, the tolerance and forgiveness of our Holy Prophet is really an original example that reflects the tolerance of Islam which all Muslims must enjoy so as to give a good impression of the tolerance, simplicity, greatness and mercy of Islam for the people following other religions.

  • الديب

    2012-9-20

    May God punish them! There is no bigger sin than disbelief!