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Solution: The Values Of The Qur'an
People who are oppressed, who are tortured to death, innocent babies, those who cannot afford even a loaf of bread, who must sleep in tents or even in streets in cold weather, those who are massacred just because they belong to a certain tribe, women, children, and old people who are expelled from their homes because of their religion... Eventually, there is only one solution to the injustice, chaos, terror, massacres, hunger, poverty, and the morals of the Qur’an. People who are oppressed, who are tortured to death, innocent babies, those who cannot afford even a loaf of bread, who must sleep in tents or even in streets in cold weather, those who are massacred just because they belong to a certain tribe, women, children, and old people who are expelled from their homes because of their religion... Eventually, there is only one solution to the injustice, chaos, terror, massacres, hunger, poverty, and the morals of the Qur’an.
198 pages, Paperback
First published March 7, 2001
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About the author
Harun Yahya
506 books320 followersAdnan Oktar (born Ankara, 1956), also known by his pen name Harun Yahya, is a prominent advocate of Islamic creationism in the creation-evolution debate. He is considered to be the leading Muslim advocate of creationism. He subscribes to Old Earth creationism. He is against Zionism and Freemasonry and sees them as very interrelated movements, though he denounces anti-Semitism and terrorism, which he says is a product of Darwinism, not religious fanaticism.
Adnan Oktar founded the Science Research Foundation (SRF, or BAV in Turkish), whose objective is "to [establish]...peace, tranquility and love..."
Adnan Oktar founded the Science Research Foundation (SRF, or BAV in Turkish), whose objective is "to [establish]...peace, tranquility and love..."
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August 18, 2013
As a Westerner raised in a Christian environment, I wanted to read this book to understand why the Qur'an is held in high esteem by Muslims. Unfortunately, in my culture the Qur'an is portrayed as a vicious book responsible for extremist terrorism today and brutal Islamic conquest in the past.
The book is laid out into roughly three parts. In the first part, Yahya outlines what he sees as Qur'anic values. He stresses the equality of the sexes, the injustice of charging interest, and especially the responsibility of the rich to take care of the poor. In each case he quotes the Qur'an to make his point. I found it especially interesting that he felt that the Qur'an says that a portion of the wealth of the rich belongs to the poor, as this is a point of strong contention in the Western world.
The second section is a lengthy critique of "unbelieving" political ideologies. Yahya raises the point over and over that it would be a mistake to lay the blame for our social problems on anything but unbelief. He says nothing about false religion or Shari'a. He speaks of a worldwide conspiracy to persecute Muslims (much of this is forced) and the failure of communism and fascism. I was disappointed that he says nothing about what an ideal Islamic state would look like- especially whether it would be secular like his home state of Turkey or would have some form of enforced Shari'a.
The third section was the obligatory anti-evolution portion of the book. I say obligatory because Yahya is best known as an Islamic creationist. It obviously didn't belong with the rest of the book. I only skimmed over it because it soon became evident that the anti-evolutionists in the U.S. do a much better job in their apologetics. Anybody with even a little scientific background can see the flaws in Yahya's arguments.
I am very glad to have found and read this short (and free of charge) ebook. It is a fascinating view into the mind of an interesting and influential Muslim. And, indeed, it helped me a great deal in my quest to understand the reverence Muslims have for the Qur'an.
The book is laid out into roughly three parts. In the first part, Yahya outlines what he sees as Qur'anic values. He stresses the equality of the sexes, the injustice of charging interest, and especially the responsibility of the rich to take care of the poor. In each case he quotes the Qur'an to make his point. I found it especially interesting that he felt that the Qur'an says that a portion of the wealth of the rich belongs to the poor, as this is a point of strong contention in the Western world.
The second section is a lengthy critique of "unbelieving" political ideologies. Yahya raises the point over and over that it would be a mistake to lay the blame for our social problems on anything but unbelief. He says nothing about false religion or Shari'a. He speaks of a worldwide conspiracy to persecute Muslims (much of this is forced) and the failure of communism and fascism. I was disappointed that he says nothing about what an ideal Islamic state would look like- especially whether it would be secular like his home state of Turkey or would have some form of enforced Shari'a.
The third section was the obligatory anti-evolution portion of the book. I say obligatory because Yahya is best known as an Islamic creationist. It obviously didn't belong with the rest of the book. I only skimmed over it because it soon became evident that the anti-evolutionists in the U.S. do a much better job in their apologetics. Anybody with even a little scientific background can see the flaws in Yahya's arguments.
I am very glad to have found and read this short (and free of charge) ebook. It is a fascinating view into the mind of an interesting and influential Muslim. And, indeed, it helped me a great deal in my quest to understand the reverence Muslims have for the Qur'an.
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