They are the ones whom Allah has guided, and it is they who possess intellect”.

They are the ones whom Allah has guided, and it is they who possess intellect”. (39:17-18) A glance at the Verses, it should remove any doubt about the rationality of Islam. In other words, Islam not only does not fear criticism but it invites all towards a conscious selection of truthful ideas and statements, and not blind following.

But, what Islam frowns upon, is ridiculing and mocking of others, in view of the fact that the Prophet and his infallible successor (PBUTH ALL) have taught the Ummah to respect the thoughts of others and to deal with them logically and reasonably without insult. The impeccable behaviour of the Prophet while dealing with the idolaters is a clear testimony in this regard.

Islam does not allow an illogical and unreasonable assault even on those who profess false beliefs, let alone ridiculing Christians and Jews, whom it calls People of the Book since they were given heavenly scriptures. Islam is the most perfect of all divine religions and the last and most comprehensive code for mankind revealed by Almighty Allah, superseding all beliefs. Muslims believe in all divine messengers including Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus and others (peace be upon them all).

The Holy Quran stresses that there is no difference among prophets. It says : “The Apostle has faith in what has been sent down to him from his Lord and all the faithful. Each[ of them ]has faith in Allah, His angels, His scriptures and His apostles.[ They declare, ]” We make no distinction between any of His apostles.” And they say,” We hear and obey.

Our Lord, forgive us, and toward You is the return.”(2:285) Muslims hold the view that divine religions like the current Christianity and Judaism have unfortunately undergone certain distortions and are not the exact code that was revealed by Almighty Allah to Prophet Moses and Prophet Jesus respectively. The Holy Quran points to irrefutable facts in this regard and invites mankind to discuss in a frank, fair and polite manner to discover the truth.

The Holy Quran even challenges those who do not believe to bring at least a few lines matching its timeless wisdom and unrivalled eloquence of words, a challenge that none has ever succeeded to take up despite the fact that the Arab world has given birth to famous Christian scholars of the Arabic language, all of whom have stood in awe of its dynamism.