Preface ........................................................................................................................................................... 5 How to answer the lies against Islam? ............................................................................................................ 6 ANSWERS TO LIES ABOUT THE HOLY QUR‘AN...........................................................7 1-Does Allah misguide people?...................................................................................................................... 7 2- Truth about Abrogation in Qur‟an ............................................................................................................ 11 3- Myth of the lost verse about stoning exposed ........................................................................................... 15 4- Lie of the lost verse about breastfeeding exposed ..................................................................................... 18 5- Lie of the Satanic Verse exposed.............................................................................................................. 20 6- Does anyone other than Allah know the time of rain and as to what is in the womb? ................................ 25 7- Why Qur‟an uses masculine pronouns for Allah? ..................................................................................... 28 8- Why Qur‟an calls Mary sister of Aaron? .................................................................................................. 29 9- Does Qur‟an err in describing the Christian concept of God? ................................................................... 31 10- Does Allah practice deceit and guile according to Qur‟an?..................................................................... 32 ANSWERS TO LIES ABOUT THE HOLY PROPHET (PBUH):......................................37 1- Why was the Prophet polygamous?.......................................................................................................... 37 2- Why Holy Prophet‟s (PBUH) married young „Aisha (RA)? ..................................................................... 41 3- Was Holy Prophet‟s marriage with Safiya (RA) justified?........................................................................ 44 4- Why the Prophet used to visit all his wives in one night? ......................................................................... 47 5- Why were the Wives of the Prophet not allowed to remarry after his demise? .......................................... 49 6- Did Holy Prophet (pbuh) commit sin? ...................................................................................................... 50 7- On physical conditions the Prophet (PBUH) experienced at the time of revelation ................................... 54 ANSWERS TO LIES ABOUT WOMEN RIGHTS IN ISLAM...........................................60 1- Are women deficient in intelligence? ....................................................................................................... 60 2- Do women form majority in the hell? ....................................................................................................... 62 3- Does Islam allow wife beating?................................................................................................................ 64 4- Does Islam equate women with donkeys & dogs? (Question of annulment of prayers) ............................. 66 5- Does Islam equate women with animals & slaves? (Question of seeking refuge)...................................... 69 6- What Islam says about physical relations with slave women?................................................................... 69 7- Why Muslim women are not allowed to marry Christian or Jewish men? ................................................. 71 8- Is there any bad omen in women? ............................................................................................................ 71 4 9- Why are women required to seek husband‟s permission for voluntary fasting?......................................... 73 MISCELLANEOUS ISSUES.................................................................................................74 1- Why Muslims Kiss the Black Stone?........................................................................................................ 74 2- Truth about the story of killing of Umm Qirfa.......................................................................................... 75 3- Is there any contradiction between Ahadith about Muslims being in Hell? ............................................... 79 4- Is the Islamic concept of God devoid of love? .......................................................................................... 82 Closing Remarks.......................................................................................................................................... 83 In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Most Beneficent and all praise and blessings be upon the Last of the Prophets and Messengers. It was some three years back when I started discussing and debating with non-Muslims on various online forums. And during the course of all those discussions I felt a great need for well researched, concise and comprehensive answers to various questions about Islam raised by different people. While sometimes I did find good answers on various Islamic websites, sometimes I was disappointed. I decided to make up for the gap. I made a dedicated blog for this purpose. And today my blog along with my newly launched website with a little broader scope are a part of my bid to speak for the Truth. I do not claim that I actually filled the gap or the job is done but with the best of my efforts put in and the heartening response from the readers I hope this effort is atleast worth enough to inspire more people to join in the noble mission of clarifying the doubts and answering the allegations against the Noble Faith of Islam. I stand in gratitude to all those brothers and sisters who one way or the other helped me in producing these responses. And I thank the Almighty Allah for accepting me for this noble cause.