Critical Thoughts

On the ocassion of Mawlid ar-Rasul, the day where the world witnessed the birth of the greatest man in the history of mankind, God’s elected: Muhammad al-Mustafa, salla allahu alayhi wasallam. The Prophet (P) was foretold in the Bible and was named as the “Shiloh” who will rise from Arabia.

The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a law-giver from between his feet, until Shiloh comes, to whom the gentiles look forward.

The sceptre [of Revelation] did depart from the Jews to the Arab Prophet Muhammad, and he was sent to all of mankind, gentile or non-gentile regardless.

Update: A song dedicated to Rasulullah, our Saviour for all of mankind. See here.

I had refrained from commenting on the issue of the ignorant Christian teacher who encouraged her students to call a teddy bear by the name of “Muhammad” (an obvious reference to You-Know-Who) and the Sudanese Muslim reaction to it. In the circumstances, I certainly cannot fault them for being offended, although I disagree with some of the more extreme elements within the community calling for an execution.

A fine for the insult and expulsion from the country is just punishment in my opinion. For a more detailed legal exposition, see Apostasy and Blasphemy in Islam by Syed Mumtaz Ali.

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