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Publisher insults Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) 8 Nov 2003 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
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 [SUCCESS] Publisher retracts blasphemous picture Amber Books said that they had published this blasphemous picture out of ignorance and no malice was intended. They have taken the following action concerning this:
1. They have published an apology for this
blunder
2. They have produced errata slips with an apology to be placed in all the unsold copies of this book 3. Any copies printed in the future will not include this picture 4. They have donated approximately £1000 to a Muslim charity as a gesture of goodwill 5. They have agreed to consult IACN in the future before publishing anything on Islam or Muslims
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