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Publisher insults Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)
Say: If your fathers, your sons, your brothers, your wives, your kindred, the wealth that you have gained, the commerce in which you fear a decline, and the dwellings in which you delight ... are dearer to you than Allah and His Messenger, and striving hard and fighting in His Cause, then wait until Allah brings about His Decision (torment). And Allah guides not the people who are Al-Fasiqun (the rebellious, disobedient to Allah). [Quran 9:24]
In a book called ‘The History of Punishment’
by Lewis Lyons, Amber Books has published a picture depicting Prophet
Muhammad (pbuh) surrounded by naked women.
This is clearly blasphemous and we fail to see
why such an outrageous picture should be published in a chapter discussing
Islamic law when there is absolutely no connection between the two.
This is highly offensive to Muslims not only
because Islam clearly prohibits drawing such images but also because
portraying Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) as a womaniser contradicts the
historical standpoint.
Amber Books has demonstrated extreme
insensitivity by publishing such a picture since the Islamic point-of-view
has been clarified before on many occasions, especially after Daily Mail
published a picture portraying the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh). It can only
be concluded that the intention is to be to upset the Muslims.
Course of Action
Please E-mail, fax and telephone Amber Books
and demand that this picture is immediately removed. Also highlight the
following points:
- Islam strongly prohibits illustrations of
all the Prophets and hence the picture in this book only serves to upset
the Muslims
- Displaying of naked women in the background
is particularly shocking as it is an insult to the integrity of the
Prophet of Islam and in any case totally absurd since Islam places more
emphasis on modesty than perhaps any other religion
For further information and to view this
disgusting picture, please visit the MPAC website:
Would we sit quietly and not do anything if someone was to draw a picture of our father with naked women? We are talking about the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) here and Allah clearly says in the Quran
“The Prophet is closer to the believers than their own selves” [Quran
33:6]
Don’t just sit there…take ACTION, NOW !
Contact Amber Books Tel: +44
(0)20 7520 7600 Wassalam, Islamic Affairs Central Network (IACN)
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