The 20 Common Questions About

non-Muslims have twenty common misconceptions about Islam

Most Muslims know that Islam is a universal religion, meant for all mankind.

Allah (swt) is the Lord of the entire Universe, and Muslims have been entrusted

with the duty of conveying His message to all mankind. Alas, most Muslims

today have become callous towards this duty! While accepting Islam as the best

way of life for ourselves, most of us are unwilling to share this knowledge with

those to whom the message has not yet been conveyed.

The Arabic word Da’wah means a call or an invitation. In Islamic context, it

means to strive for the propagation of Islam.

The Glorious Qur’an says:

“Ah! Who is more unjust than those who conceal the testimony they

have from Allah? But Allah is not unmindful of what ye do!”

[Al-Qur’an 2:140]

*Twenty Most Common Questions:

In order to convey the message of Islam, dialogue and debate become

inevitable. The Glorious Qur’an says:

“Invite (all) to the way of thy Lord, with wisdom and beautiful

preaching, and argue with them in ways that are best and most

gracious!”

[Al-Qur’an 16:125]

In conveying the message of Islam to a non-Muslim, it is usually not sufficient to

highlight only the positive nature of Islam. Most non-Muslims are not convinced

about the truth of Islam because there are a few questions about Islam at the

back of their minds that remain unanswered.

They may agree with your contentions about the positive nature of Islam. But,

in the same breath, they will say - “Ah! But you are the same Muslims who

marry more than one woman. You are the same people who subjugate women

by keeping them behind the veil. You are fundamentalists, etc.”

I personally prefer asking the non-Muslims upfront, with their limited

knowledge, whether right or wrong, from whichever source it may be, what they

feel is wrong in Islam. I encourage them to be very frank and open and convince

them that I can take criticism about Islam.

In the past few years of my Da’wah experience, I have realized that there are

barely twenty most common questions that a common non-Muslim has

regarding Islam. Whenever you ask a non-Muslim, “what do you feel is wrong in

Islam?”, he poses five or six questions, and these questions invariably fall

among the twenty most common questions.

Logical replies can convince the majority

**The twenty most common questions about Islam can be answered with reason

and logic. A majority of non-Muslims can be convinced with these answers. If a

Muslim memorizes or simply remembers these answers, Inshallah he will be

successful, if not in convincing non-Muslims about the complete truth of Islam,then at least in removing misconceptions about Islam and neutralizing the

negative thinking about Islam and Muslims that the non-Muslims have. A very

few non-Muslims may have counter arguments to these replies, for which

further information may be required.

**Misconceptions change with time

The most common questions about Islam are different in different periods and

eras. This set of twenty most common questions is based on present times.

Decades earlier, the set of questions was different and decades later too, the

set of questions may change depending upon how Islam is projected by the

media.

common questions:

1-POLYGAMY

2-POLYANDRY

3-HIJAB FOR WOMEN

4-WAS ISLAM SPREAD BY THE SWORD?

5-MUSLIMS ARE FUNDAMENTALISTS AND

TERRORISTS?

6. EATING NON-VEGETARIAN FOOD

7. ISLAMIC METHOD OF SLAUGHTERING

ANIMALS APPEARS RUTHLESS

8. NON-VEGETARIAN FOOD MAKES MUSLIMS

VIOLENT

9. MUSLIMS WORSHIP THE KAABA

10. NON-MUSLIMS NOT ALLOWED IN MAKKAH

11. PORK FORBIDDEN

12. PROHIBITION OF ALCOHOL

13. EQUALITY OF WITNESSES

14. INHERITANCE

15. IS THE QUR'AN GOD'S WORD?

16. HEREAFTER - LIFE AFTER DEATH

17. WHY ARE MUSLIMS DIVIDED INTO SECTS / DIFFERENT SCHOOLS OF THOUGHT?

18. ALL RELIGIONS TEACH PEOPLE TO BE RIGHTEOUS, THEN WHY FOLLOW ONLY ISLAM?

19. VAST DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ISLAM AND THE ACTUAL PRACTICE OF MUSLIMS

20. NON-MUSLIMS REFERRED AS KAFIRS?