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Islam, Democracy & Western Culture - Al-Shia The Scientific and Cultural Website of Shia belief Islam, Democracy & Western Culture 2023-03-23 499 Views Islam , Democracy , Western Culture Today, suspicious rightist groups with links to international Zionism have increased their attacks on Muslims and Islamic beliefs in the West. Under different pretexts including anti-terrorism, Muslims are being harassed.

With the suspicious murder of Dutch Filmmaker “Theo Van Gogh”, the western media, particularly the Europeans have conducted a new wave of anti-Islam campaigns. The perpetrators of these propaganda attacks that have further intensified in Germany and the Netherlands have come up with brazen calls on Muslims to either give up their religion and accept western values, or to leave Europe. A German daily newspaper whipping up emotions recently went on utter blasphemy against the Holy Quran.

He alleges that Muslims do not have a critical evaluation of their beliefs and scriptures. Does this show how ignorant the writer of the article Herbert Prantel is? He does not have a proper awareness of Islam and is being taken for a ride by devilish groups. A glance at the verses of the Holy Quran and the Hadith of the Prophet and his infallible successors makes it clear that Islam is the religion of thought, rational reasoning and conscious criticism.

Almighty Allah has asked human beings to accept the principles of Islam through proof and logic. Islam is the religion of humanity without any discrimination of race, language, colour and class. It is actually the code for the perfect life.

In Islam awareness, knowledge and insight have a special status and several verses of the Glorious Quran, as well as the Traditions of the Infallibles, urge mankind to contemplate and acquire knowledge for discovering the truth and firming up their beliefs in monotheism and humanitarian principles. It is thus natural that criticism is one of the essential factors for the acquisition of knowledge and thinking.

Islam has left the room open for criticism and debates for removing doubts, providing that such discussions are aimed at arriving at the truth. In Verse No.17 and 18 of Chapter Zumar, Almighty Allah says: “As for those who stay clear of the worship of fake deities and turn penitently to Allah, there is good news for them. So give good news to My servants– who listen to the word [of Allah] and follow the best [interpretation] of it.