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2 Which clauses of the Quran do you
think are the most misinterpreted ones
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in today s world?

he most misinterpreted aspect of the Quran is jihad.
TJihad, in reality, is peaceful activism but it has been
misinterpreted as violent activism. Jihad is a fact of life.
What is called ‘effort’ or ‘struggle’ in English is called
‘jihad’ in Arabic. Jihad is not something mysterious nor
is it synonymous with violence. It simply means making
great efforts or striving for a particular purpose.

3 What do Muslims have to do to remove

Islamophobia from people of other
faiths?

do not believe that ‘Islamophobia’ exists. The irony is
I that this term has not been coined by other communities
– it has been so named by the Muslim community
themselves. Thus, Islamophobia is simply an allegation,
and not a real phenomenon.

In Islamic terms, this is a case of ‘calling others by
offensive nicknames’, and is forbidden by the faith. Thus,
first of all, Muslims must abandon using this term for
others for the Quran reads:
Believers, let not some men among you
ridicule others: it may be that the latter are

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