Constant Lies Against Islam A Proof That Islam is Truth

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Constant Lies Against Islam A Proof That Islam is Truth
Spahic Omer
Life on earth is a constant confrontation between truth and falsehood. If the notion of a level
playing field is applied, there will always be only one winner: truth. This is because truth, to
succeed, only needs to be asserted and brought to light in its full strength. When this happens,
no form or degree of falsehood and its dark forces can withstand the overwhelming power of
truth and its own forces.
When pitted against each other in such a context, it is predetermined that there will be only one
outcome. Indeed, as darkness, falsehood can take root only in the absence of the light of truth.
However, as soon as the latter is brought forth and affirmed, the former is bound to vanish. The
two cannot coexist. It is either truth or falsehood, with the latter only gaining relevance when
truth is lacking, altered, or incapacitated.
Knowing this, falsehood and its protagonists have no choice but to resort to dirty tactics, which
is not surprising given that the shameless bosom of falsehood is so vast that it can accommodate
any eventuality. Being right or wrong is off the table. Prioritizing expediency and maintaining
vainglorious authority is all that matters.
One of the tactics of falsehood is to lie about truth as well as itself. Both are to be projected in
their opposite colors in order to deceive. Truth is to be repellant and loathsome, and falsehood

attractive and pleasant. And that is how the ideas of “white-sweet lies” and “the end justifies the
means” were rationalized and defended.
The fate of Islam as the ultimate truth
Islam, revealed by Almighty Allah to all prophets as the only guidance for humankind, is the
ultimate truth. All other religions and ideologies are manifestations of falsehood, either as
distortions and manipulations of the revelations given to prophets or as man-made philosophies
that have partly or completely assumed the role of religion.
Islam as such has always been targeted as the greatest nemesis. Lies have been spread about it,
its voices silenced, and its followers mistreated. The community of falsehood feared being
exposed and overshadowed. It understood that its future depended not on its ostensible
strengths, but on its ability to weaken and suppress the true strengths of truth. Falsehood was
more concerned about truth than about itself.
Satan, as the embodiment and source of all falsehood, was the originator of this paradigm. He
knew everything about truth and falsehood, having directly conversed with Allah, witnessed
His miracles firsthand, and resided among the angels. Yet, he chose to rebel against these
realities and submit to the demands of his inflated ego and his whims.
It goes without saying that all those who side with the ambiguities of falsehood against the
certainties of truth follow in the footsteps of Satan. What is more, they are devils of Satan’s ilk
themselves.
The only “crime” of the believers will perpetually be nothing more than their unwavering
commitment to their faith, which inevitably positions them as a persistent irritant to the
deceptive narratives that surround them.
“Woe to the makers of the pit (of fire); fire supplied (abundantly) with fuel; when they were
sitting near it; and they, to what they were doing against the believers, were witnesses. They had
nothing against them, except that they believed in Allah, the All-Mighty, Worthy of all Praise!”
(al-Buruj, 4-8).
The examples of Pharaoh, Nimrud and the Quraysh
Among the historical figures, Pharaoh stood out as an exceptionally cruel and formidable
opponent of truth, fiercely opposing it at every turn. His monumental clashes with Prophet
Musa were truly remarkable. In many ways, Pharaoh's attitude and behavior encapsulated the
entire spectrum of earthly struggles that pit truth against falsehood and good against evil.
However, Pharaoh’s approach was a subtle mix of shadowy, manipulative and oppressive
elements. Despite this, it is remarkable that he knew exactly who Musa was and that the signs
(miracles) given to Musa were from no one else but the Lord of the universe. This fact was
something Musa pointed out to Pharaoh during one of their debates (al-Isra’, 102). Musa
warned him that he was doomed to destruction for denying the revealed truth and replacing it
with self-made false life systems.
The clear difference between the performances of truth and falsehood was revealed when Musa
and Pharaoh debated in the latter’s court. Musa spoke rationally, confidently and based on facts

and real experiences, while Pharaoh, struggling with his arrogance and ignorance, could not
offer anything of substance. He could only mumble, ultimately embarrassing himself.
Lacking any sensible engagement in the debate, Pharaoh could only say: “Do you not hear
(what he says)?”; “Indeed, your messenger who has been sent to you is a madman”; “If you take
a god other than me, I will surely place you among those imprisoned” (al-Shu’ara’, 25-29).
Indeed, Pharaoh’s case was an epitome of falsehood’s powerlessness, impotence and
humiliation whenever it is directly measured against or put in opposition to truth. After a series
of failures in arguments and “civilizational” encounters, Pharaoh, predictably, had recourse to
what he knew best and what, by extension, is the only language of falsehood: deception, lies,
allegations and violence.
The Qur’an also brings to light that not only Pharaoh, but also his people, in their wickedness
and self-exaltation rejected Allah’s light-giving messages and signs, “although their minds
(souls) were convinced of their truth” (al-Naml, 14). They rejected those messages and signs
out of their wickedness, as it was the despicable behavior to which they were accustomed, and
out of their arrogance, as they were too proud to accept the truth (Tafsir Ibn Kathir).
A similar pattern has been presented with regard to Prophet Ibrahim’s debate with king Nimrud.
Nimrud’s falsehood was so unconstrained and complex that he even claimed to be a god and to
be the source of life and death on earth. His denigration of Ibrahim and the truth revealed to him
were proportionally boundless.
However, when the two squared off in a debate, it was not long before Nimrud’s lies were
unmasked and his entire case shuttered by Ibrahim’s revealed truth and guided self-assurance:
“So the disbeliever (Nimrud) was utterly defeated (humiliated and abashed)” (al-Baqarah, 258).
After the debacle, Nimrud was left with only the choice of more lies, more manipulation and
more cruelty.
Finally, the Quraysh of Makkah stood firm in opposing Prophet Muhammad (peace and
blessings be upon him and his family). Their antagonism was among the severest in history.
However, just like Pharaoh, Nimrud and many others of the same breed, they too discerned that
the Prophet was in the right and they were in the wrong. His mission was noble and universally
significant, while theirs was low, self-centered and focused exclusively on their tribalist bents.
Thus, in order to safeguard their limited and self-serving interests against the formidable
challenge posed by Islam, they found themselves with no alternative but to deliberately distort
the facts and fabricate narratives that were in stark opposition to the irrefutable verities of Islam.
This manipulation served to bolster their own vacuous and insubstantial categories of
falsehood, which lacked any real substance or credibility.
They did all this while knowing the true state of affairs, which they simply wanted to reject:
“We know that you, (O Muhammad), are saddened by what they say. And indeed, they do not
call you untruthful, but it is the verses of Allah that the wrongdoers reject” (al-An’am, 33).
Once Abu Jahl, the principal enemy of Islam and the Prophet, was asked if the Prophet was
truthful or a liar. He replied: “Muhammad is truthful and he has never told a lie. But, if the sons
of Qusayy acquire the standard, the distribution of water for pilgrims, the custodianship of the
Ka`bah and (now) prophethood, what will be left for the rest of the Quraysh?"

In other words, the core problem was not about the existence or non-existence of truth; instead,
it revolved around the personal agendas and self-interests of those engaged in the matter. The
Quraysh often met in secret to establish a common false narrative about the Prophet, intended
for pilgrims and other visitors to Makkah. They were careful to avoid any discrepancies in their
positions to prevent the possibility of embarrassment.
The situation of modern times
The Islamic truth versus falsehood dynamics have remained constant in essence and intensity.
What normally changes are the actors, styles, methods and contexts. Therefore, in modern
times, the situation is no different from any painful historical episode. The types and indexes of
falsehood abound, as do the crusades against Islam, the only standing truth, which are centered
on lies, prejudices and forgeries.
From the moment Islam and Islamic civilization first interacted with the outside (non-Arabian)
world, through the rise of Judeo-Christian anti-Islamic polemics, apologetics, Orientalism as a
pseudo-science, Islamophobia, colonization, Zionism, and into contemporary times when we
witness powerful global socio-political and military phenomena such as the “democratization”
of the Middle East, the war on terror, neocolonialism, the systematic invasion of Muslim lands,
forced regime changes, and the ongoing genocide in Gaza perpetrated by the devilish alliance
of the institutionalized West and the illegitimate state of Israel and which is supposed to be a
precursor to the creation of Greater Israel - throughout all these distressing and heartbreaking
periods, there has been nothing essentially new, only renewed and recalibrated dealings with
mendacities, distortions, bigotries and inaccuracies. As an agnostic, the Western man and his
so-called civilization have truly mastered the ways to reject, work against and undermine the
world of truth wherever and in whatever capacity it may exist.
Nobody can deny that Islam, as the fastest-growing religion and the most powerful force in the
world, is both a commanding and intriguing idea. It presents a significant challenge to the
prevailing but collapsing West-dominated world order.
However, it is shocking to find that, at the same time, the West is both most ignorant and most
misinformed about Islam and Muslims, even though these two worlds have interacted for ages.
The main reason for this is that the West has never honestly wanted to learn about real Islam or
about genuine Muslims, nor to engage with them as they actually are on an equal footing.
The West did not want to be exposed as the falsifier of religions and history, and as the
manipulator of its own people. Islam and Muslims needed to be portrayed in negative terms so
that the plans of Western religious and political leaders could succeed. Only in dark socio-
political environments could harmful ideologies and their destructive campaigns thrive.
The West has always had its own army of people on both sides: politicians, scholars, renegades,
ordinary citizens, and institutions such as colleges, universities, government agencies,
businesses, and social organizations, all working tirelessly to serve the agendas of the West. The
main objective was to replace actual situations with illusory and misleading ones, ensuring that
this approach could gain acceptance in both the East and the West and become a sustainable
alternative.
The result was that the West became progressively obsessed with Islam and the Muslim world,
yet remained misled and ignorant about them. Misguided beliefs, such as the ideas that Prophet

Muhammad was a violent man and a sexual psychopath, that Muslims are terrorists, that Islam
encourages violence against those who are different, that it has spread by the sword, that it
undervalues and mistreats women, and that it is anti-progress, anti-science and anti-civilization
- these and other similar views have become the hallmark of the Western misunderstanding of
Islam. One cannot help but think that the creation, spread and persistence of these
misconceptions was a deliberate and well-coordinated strategy.
What does this reality prove?
If this unfortunate reality proves one thing, it is that Islam is the only and ultimate truth. If Islam
were a fake religion, as claimed by its enemies, especially in the West, and it had nothing
constructive to offer the world, why did those enemies not simply outline and extensively
discuss the clear aspects of the fraudulent disposition of Islam, sharing them with the world?
They would have made their lives much easier and their anti-Islamic case more convincing.
But they did not, and they never will, because there is no such thing as false aspects of Islam.
Since they could not produce anything of that nature, they had to resort to fabricated,
misrepresented, or completely imaginary things to somehow manufacture any “results” and
justify their efforts.
In any case, this led the enemies of Islam, instead of proving it wrong, to proving it true. An
indirect declaration has thus been made to the world that despite centuries of coordinated efforts
and countless resources invested, only a quantity of nonsensical drivels could be invented
against Islam, its people and civilization. No genuine deficiency, about which the entire West
would have loudly proclaimed, was found. Islam remains unscathed, and the prospects of an
Islamic renaissance have only improved.
The campaign acted like a boomerang, returning to its originators and revealing who the
malicious liars and counterfeiters are, as well as who the truth-tellers and its promoters are. In
our increasingly globalized world, this sentiment is becoming ever more powerful and
revealing. People are rebelling against the culture of indoctrination and brainwashing. As
outlandish as it may seem, the West may in the end be somewhat thanked for the disservice-
turned-service.