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Rebuttal to Akbarally Meherally : Allah is the Name of a Moon-God"...
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I am not defending Dr. Morey's book in this section
since he is far more capable than I to do that! I find some of Mr. Meherally's responses to this
book very interesting and would like to make some remarks concerning his critique of this book.
Mr. Meherally opens this section by taking offense to the phrase "99 names" of Allah:
In his works, Dr. Robert Morey - a Christian missionary,
maintains having conducted a comprehensive research and made exhaustive study on the subject
"Allah of Islam". The author alleges that the Muslims give ninety nine "other names" to Allah. It is
indeed strange that a learned scholar who has written books and articles on the subject of "Allah"
does not even know that these "ninety nine" are not the "other names" of Allah, but they are His
attributes! In the event that the author is quite aware of the true facts and yet has made this remark
then one can only guess that the author's intentions, from the outset, are not to deal with the facts
but to present distorted views for Allah.
In fact, it is fairly common to hear Muslims themselves make references to the "99 names" of Allah.
There are several Islamic
websites that do this! Since Allah is the name of God, it is logical to assume that the "99 names"
are simply the "other" names (or attributes) of God.
Historical Source of Islam
Mr. Meherally takes offense to Dr. Morey's statement that Arab armies destroyed much of the culture
of the lands they invaded. I have personally visited many archaeological sites in India and it is true
that the Muslim armies laid waste to many Hindu and Buddhist temples and monasteries and destroyed
much of the region's cultural heritage. How does he respond? Does he say that their actions were
wrong? NO WAY!
One may wonder why the author has not stayed on the course?
Why has he abruptly started painting pictures of "The Arab Conquests & The Conquering Armies"
with a black paint brush? It seems that Dr. Morey is totally ignorant of, beside other true historical facts,
of the atrocities committed during the Seven Christian Crusaders inaugurated by Pope Urban II and
his successors and also of the persecution of the European Jews by the Nazi army, under the command
of a Great Christian Military Mind - Hitler. I wish Dr. Morey would rather stay on the subject and
present specific details concerning the "Muslims beliefs for Allah" and comparing them with the
so called beliefs of the "ancient fertile religion of the moon-god".
Mr. Meherally cannot answer the charges against Islam, so he launches an attack against Christianity!
He mentions the Crusades while he omits the Muslim "jihads" against Persia, India, and Europe. The
Crusades were wrong and those involved DID NOT follow the words or example of Jesus Christ.
The Muslim armies who conquered and plundered DID follow the words and example of Muhammad
and the teachings of the Qur'an! The most pathetic, and desperate, statement made by Mr. Meherally
is the reference to Hitler as a "Great Christian Military Mind." Hitler did not espouse Christianity, in fact
he wanted to rid Germany of the Christian faith. Would Mr. Meherally call Idi Amin (Uganda's former
dictator who actually murdered and ate some of his opponents) a great Muslim leader? Does Mr. Meherally
consider Saddam Hussein and Ayatollah Khomeini as "great Muslim military minds"? Do you realize
that these two men probably killed more Muslims than all of the Crusades combined?
Mr. Meherally objects to the statement that most of the Muslim army's soldiers were originally Pagans.
Actually, most of the followers of Muhammad were former Pagans - not Christians or Jews.
Dr. Robert Morey, who has written texts on the subject of how to
debate with the opponents, wants his readers to embrace his innovated theory that if the "Arab Army"
was not composed of Jews or Christians then it had to be of "the Pagans, worshiping a pagan god".
The fact is; the Islamic Civilization was flourishing and the so called European Civilization and the
Renaissance had not yet emerged, when the Islamic Army was conquering the parts of Europe and
North Africa,
.
The statement that Islamic civilization reached an intellectual and cultural zenith at this period may
be true, but it is completely irrelevant to the argument.
Islam Denies the Trinity
In this section, Mr. Meherally launches the common Muslim attack on the Trinity as well as discussing
how Emperor Constantine conspired to create the concept of the Trinity. These issues have been
addressed at great length elsewhere.
Pagan Origins
The author seems to be very good at making High Hamburgers
without any Beef! Dr. Morey: Where is the "BEEF"? It is easy to make wild accusations without
providing credible evidences and documents
The great translator and Koran scholar Yusuf Ali said "... the whole of the [pagan] pilgrimage was
spiritualized in Islam ..." (Yusuf Ali: fn. 223 pg. 80). Worst of all, Muhammad commanded his followers
to participate in these pagan ceremonies while the pagans were still in control of Mecca (See Yusuf
Ali, fn. 214, pg. 78) and told his followers to pray towards the Ka'aba, instead of towards Jerusalem,
while the Ka'aba was full of 360 Pagan idols!
The Crescent Moon
The next time when Dr. Morey happens to see an Easter Egg he
should think of Eostre, an ancient Anglo-Saxon goddess and the pagan rituals. Below is an excerpt from
Compton's Interactive Encyclopedia Deluxe Copyright © 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 The Learning Company, Inc.:
Unlike the Haj, in which Muslims are commanded by the Qur'an and Hadith to follow formerly Pagan
traditions, the Bible DOES NOT command Christians to have Easter eggs.
Denial Not a Refuge
Islam is the fastest growing religion of our era. Today, more
Christians are turning to Islam then before.
Does the growth of Islam then make the claims of Islam true? Christianity is also growing rapidly,
especially in Asia and the former communist world. In addition, more Muslims have converted to
Christianity (in spite of the harsh persecution that they often face) recently than at any other time
in history.
Worship the True God
Dear Truth Seekers: Please pickup a copy of the Holy Bible in
Arabic and ask any of your Arabic speaking friend to read loudly the first page from the Old
Testament. Keep counting how many times he reads the word "Allah"? I guarantee, it is at least
half a dozen times. If "Allah" of the Holy Qur'an is the "moon-god", what is "Allah" of the Holy
Bible? I hope Dr. Morey has an answer!!!
Allah is the Arabic word for God (masculine) and Allat is feminine. Like the English word "god",
it can be, and was, used to refer to various deities, including the One True God. In this case,
Mr. Meherally is confusing terms and ideas.
Andrew Vargo
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