Page 10 - Slanders on Muslims in History
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INTRODUCTION
Slander is one of the ugly methods used by some dis-
honest and immoral people whose interests have been dam-
aged, and thus are angry, and full of ill-feeling toward the peo-
ple with whom they are in competition or whom they desire to
hurt. There are many forms of slander, from organized and
systematic schemes to a few words squeezed in between the
lines. In societies that are far removed from religious morality
and so do not live by Allah's will, slander is frequently used to
put others in a bad light. Most of the people who will read this
book have probably been slandered to one degree or anoth-
er or have witnessed others being slandered.
However, this book is not concerned with the little slanders
that individuals hurl at each other. Rather, it deals with an altogeth-
er different type of slander: that used by those who do not believe
in religion to harm believers, whether physically or spiritually.
In the Qur’an Allah reveals that all of His messengers and
other devout people who called their societies to abide by the
Qur’an’s morality stood accused of avarice, madness, arro-
gance, theft, and fornication. The Prophet Joseph’s (as) life
was full of such examples of slander, as were those of the
Prophets Moses (as), Solomon (as), and even the Prophet
Muhammad (saas). Likewise Mary (as), the mother of the
