There are a number of myths prevalent about Islam. I will be speaking about ten of them, which are most prevalent in the social media globe.

ten – Women can’t give divorce and have to spend dowry for marriage

If it is described in the marital contract then even the wife can give unilateral divorce. But it is not described in the marital contract, then wife can either request the husband for divorce or if the husband refuses and the wife has good reason to ask for a divorce, she can go to an Islamic Judge and the judge would nullify the marriage.

Asking the would-be wife for dowry is a widespread practice in the Indo-Pak Subcontinent. But asking the would-be for dowry no matter if directly or indirectly is prohibited in Islam. In truth the husband has to give his wife an quantity of marital present known as ‘Mehr’.

9 – Islam tells females to stay behind the veil, but does not teach guys self-restraint

Usually folks talk about Hijab for ladies, but Almighty God talks about Hijab for guys initially in Al-Qur’an 24:30 that if any man appears at a lady and any brazen thought comes into his mind, he should reduced his gaze. Following speaking about self-restraint, then Almighty God talks about Hijab for in the subsequent verse Al-Qur’an 24:31 that ladies really should dress modestly, complete physique covered and the only components which can be seen are the face and hands till wrists.

eight – Islam needs 4 witnesses to prove rape and punishes the rape victim for adultery

Qur’an says, “And these who launch a charge against chaste women, and do not produce 4 witnesses (to support their allegations),- flog them with eighty stripes and reject their evidence ever following: for such males are wicked transgressors-” (Al-Qur’an 24:four)

So if everyone accuses a woman of adultery, then the accuser has to bring four witnesses to prove it or otherwise the accuser is provided 80 lashes. So four witnesses are not for proving rape, but rather the requirement of 4 witnesses is guard the girls from false accusation. In a case of rape the victim’s testimony, circumstantial evidence and a medical report proving rape are sufficient.

The rape victim is not punished. When a rape victim launches a case of rape against a man, then the lady can not be charged with adultery and can not be punished for adultery.

7 – Islam Promotes Honor Killings

Islam is completely against honor killing and if any man kills any woman in the name of honor killing, then that man is punishable by death in Islam.

6 – Women are forced into marriage in Islam

In Islam nobody can force any woman into marriage against her wishes, not even her father. The marriage can only take location if each the woman and man willingly agree. And if anybody forces any lady into a marriage, then she can go to an Islam Judge, who will invalidate the marriage. Simply because it is pointed out in a Hadith in Sahih Bukhari Volume 7 Book 62 Number 69 that when a lady came to prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) and said that her father has forced her into a marriage against her will and the prophet invalidated the marriage.

five – Islam subjugate the Non Muslims rights to worship

Islam tends to make it compulsory for the Islamic State to shield the Non Muslim’s places of worship. Islam provides Non Muslims full rights to worship as required in their religion. Islam even prohibits abusing any god or goddess that they worship. As the Qur’an says in Sura Anaam Chapter 6 Verse 108, “Revile not these that they worship besides Allah lest in the ignorance they revile Allah.”

4 – Islam treats girls as second class citizens

In Islam, guys and females are equal, but not identical. In Prayer in Islam for beginners have a degree of advantage whilst in other circumstances males have a degree of advantage. For instance, women get more like and compassion from the children in Islam, so that is a degree of benefit for ladies. Though Allah, the Almighty God has provided more strength to guys so in strength males have a degree of benefit.

Islam gave women the ideal to vote, the suitable to own their personal property, to function and Islam tends to make it compulsory that if a lady does the same work as a man, then she must also get the identical salary as the man. Islam gave ladies all these and quite a few additional rights 14 centuries ago, even though the rest of the World only not too long ago gave girls these rights. That is why two third of the individuals, who convert to Islam are ladies.

three – Islam was spread by the sword

A widespread myth about Islam is that it was spread by the sword, but people today fail to understand that Muslims armies never went to a lot of Muslim majority regions and nations. For instance, Indonesia has the biggest Muslim population in the Planet and no Muslim army ever went to Indonesia. Qur’an unequivocally says, “There is no compulsion in religion.” (Al-Qur’an 2:256)

two – Islam supports terrorism and killing of innocent human beings

Islam is against terrorism and the killing of any innocent human beings. As the Qur’an says in Sura al Maidah Chapter five Verse 32, “if anyone kills any innocent human becoming, lest it be for murder or spreading corruption in the land, it is as though he killed the entire humanity and if anybody saves the life of any innocent human becoming it is as though he saved the complete humanity.” Meaning that if anybody human beings kills any innocent human beings, it is as though the killed the entire humanity.

1 – Jihad suggests Holy War or any war fought by any human getting

Jihad does not imply ‘Holy War’, the word for ‘Holy War’ in Arabic is “Harbon Muqadasa”, which does not happen anywhere in the Qur’an or any saying of the prophet. Jihad does not mean any war fought by any Muslims for any cause. Jihad comes from the root word “Jahada”, which signifies “to strive, to struggle”. If one strive for a fantastic trigger, it is named “Jihad fisaibillah” which means “Jihad in the way of Allah” and if everyone strive for a terrible bring about it is named “Jihad fi sabi Shaitan” meaning “Jihad in the way of the Satan.” The Holy Qur’an teaches Muslims to strive in the way of Allah for the fantastic cause. The word made use of for fighting in the Holy Qur’an is “Qital”. Islam only permits fighting in self-defense and against tyranny and oppression.