Islam and Freedom of Speech: Difference between revisions

This view completely contradicts Islam. In Islam it is the Creator of human beings Allah سبحانه وتعالى who gave the right of speech to people and defined the limits on what is acceptable and unacceptable speech.

Cursed: '''wherever they are found they shall be seized and murdered''', a (horrible) murdering. }}

Also, Qur'an does specify a punishment for "spreading [[mischief]]"<nowiki>:-</nowiki>

Muhammad had said to his followers “Whoever curses a prophet kill him,” (Tabarani, Daraqutni)<ref>[http://www.khilaafah.com/Articles/07/sep/REVELATION%20FOR%20BELIEVERS.html Revelation for Believers concerning those who Insult prophets] - Khilaafah</ref> and there are many examples of people during his time who were guilty of blaspheming Islam and its Prophet.  Most of these people were assassinated with Muhammad's blessing, and no punishment or compensation was imposed on the murderer.

Some Muslims claim Muhammad had a Jewish neighbor who threw rubbish at him, and that one day the person became ill and Muhammad visited her. This story is not present in any Islamic texts, nor is it mentioned by any scholars of the past. Thus, this incident in Muhammad's life is most likely a [[List of Fabricated Hadith‎|fabrication]]. In addition, it contradicts Muhammad's nature as found in the copious amount of sahih (authentic) Islamic texts, mentioned above.

==='Umar bin Al-Khattab's Restrictions on Expression and Speech===

{{Quote|1=[http://www.tafsir.com/default.asp?sid=9&tid=20986 Paying Jizyah is a Sign of Kufr and Disgrace]<BR>Tafsir Ibn Kathir|2=The scholars of Hadith narrated from `Abdur-Rahman bin Ghanm Al-Ash`ari that he said, "I recorded for `Umar bin Al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, the terms of the treaty of peace he conducted with the Christians of Ash-Sham: `In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. This is a document to the servant of Allah `Umar, the Leader of the faithful, from the Christians of such and such city. When you (Muslims) came to us we requested safety for ourselves, children, property and followers of our religion. We made a condition on ourselves that we will neither erect in our areas a monastery, church, or a sanctuary for a monk, nor restore any place of worship that needs restoration nor use any of them for the purpose of enmity against Muslims. We will not prevent any Muslim from resting in our churches whether they come by day or night, and we will open the doors [of our houses of worship] for the wayfarer and passerby. Those Muslims who come as guests, will enjoy boarding and food for three days. We will not allow a spy against Muslims into our churches and homes or hide deceit [or betrayal] against Muslims. We will not teach our children the Qur'an, publicize practices of Shirk, invite anyone to Shirk or prevent any of our fellows from embracing Islam, if they choose to do so. We will respect Muslims, move from the places we sit in if they choose to sit in them. '''We will not imitate their clothing, caps, turbans, sandals, hairstyles, speech, nicknames and title names''', or ride on saddles, hang swords on the shoulders, collect weapons of any kind or carry these weapons. '''We will not encrypt our stamps in Arabic''', or sell liquor. We will have the front of our hair cut, wear our customary clothes wherever we are, wear belts around our waist, '''refrain from erecting crosses on the outside of our churches and demonstrating them and our books in public in Muslim fairways and markets. We will not sound the bells in our churches, except discretely, or raise our voices while reciting our holy books inside our churches in the presence of Muslims, nor raise our voices [with prayer] at our funerals, or light torches in funeral processions in the fairways of Muslims, or their markets'''. We will not bury our dead next to Muslim dead, or buy servants who were captured by Muslims. We will be guides for Muslims and refrain from breaching their privacy in their homes.' When I gave this document to `Umar, he added to it, 'We will not beat any Muslim. These are the conditions that we set against ourselves and followers of our religion in return for safety and protection. If we break any of these promises that we set for your benefit against ourselves, then our Dhimmah (promise of protection) is broken and you are allowed to do with us what you are allowed of people of defiance and rebellion.'"}}

===The Pope's Speech Controversy===

===The Satanic Verses Controversy===

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