11-10-2003, 02:04 PM
Say: If your fathers, your sons, your brothers, your wives, your kindred, the wealth that you have gained, the commerce in which you fear a decline, and the dwellings in which you delight ... are dearer to you than Allah and His Messenger, and striving hard and fighting in His Cause, then wait until Allah brings about His Decision (torment). And Allah guides not the people who are Al-Fasiqun (the rebellious, disobedient to Allah). [Quran 9:24]
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Assalamu alykum dear brothers & sisters,
In a book called ‘The History of Punishment’ by Lewis Lyons, Amber Books has published a picture depicting Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) surrounded by naked women.
This is clearly blasphemous and we fail to see why such an outrageous picture should be published in a chapter discussing Islamic law when there is absolutely no connection between the two.
This is highly offensive to Muslims not only because Islam clearly prohibits drawing such images but also because portraying Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) as a womaniser contradicts the historical standpoint.
Amber Books has demonstrated extreme insensitivity by publishing such a picture since the Islamic point-of-view has been clarified before on many occasions, especially after Daily Mail published a picture portraying the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh). It can only be concluded that the intention is to be to upset the Muslims.
Course of Action
Please E-mail, fax and telephone Amber Books and demand that this picture is immediately removed. Also highlight the following points:
- Islam strongly prohibits illustrations of all the Prophets and hence the picture in this book only serves to upset the Muslims
- Displaying of naked women in the background is particularly shocking as it is an insult to the integrity of the Prophet of Islam and in any case totally absurd since Islam places more emphasis on modesty than perhaps any other religion
For further information and to view this disgusting picture, please visit the MPAC website:
*>I saw that leaving the pic serves no purpose, sorry for being late to delet it, one might take a sin for watching *
Would we sit quietly and not do anything if someone was to draw a picture of our father with naked women? We are talking about the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) here and Allah clearly says in the Quran
“The Prophet is closer to the believers than their own selves” [Quran 33:6]
Don’t just sit there…take ACTION, NOW !
Apology from Amber Books Ltd
Amber Books Ltd sincerely apologises for any offence that has been caused by
the inclusion of a pictorial representation of the Prophet Muhammad on page
36 in the book entitled 'The History of Punishment'. Amber Books are
currently discussing this issue with the Muslim Council of Britain who are
advising Amber Books on the best course of action.
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