Don’t be quick to condemn

Firstly, not because you were taught something, practiced it and probably preach it, means it is wholly and perfectly true. Like those who were quick to pull their swords against anyone who believed that the earth was not the centre of the universe, just like those who were quick to whip, beat and kill those who believed that blacks were equal to whites, you are quick to call the author of “the Da Vinci Code” Mr Dan Brown, anti-Christ or Satanist.

Secondly, being a Muslim, it is believed that Jesus was human. An extraordinary human that Allah (Arabic word for God) chose as a prophet. Nonetheless, it is believed that he was human. It is also believed that as a prophet, like other prophets before and after him, he was married and had offspring. Thirdly, as it is written in the book and said in the movie . . the bible was never faxed. As a matter of fact, over the past 2000 years, priests, bishops, heads of states, kings etc contributed towards “editing” this holy book. Just take a look at all the different “versions” of the Bible which are at hand.

What about the women mentioned in the Bible? Eve, ate the forbidden apple, Delilah cut Samson’s hair, and of course Mary, was a prostitute.

Why are the women portrayed as negligent, immoral, sinful and fiendish, and the men as their saviours, guardians and heroes?

Finally, try to be a little open minded. There is always some form of truth in any “fiction”. If you have to be rash, why not start with the movie ‘The Ten Commandments’.

They didn’t greet each other with ‘hello’, ‘good day’ or ‘cheerio’. It sounded more like Peace be unto you, which is how Muslims greet each other (Asalam o Alaikum).

How about the recent smash hit “The Passion of Christ”? At the very beginning of the movie, Jesus is praying with his face on the ground at the crack of dawn.

This had to be a gigantic mistake, because Muslims first prayer of the day (Fajr Salaah) which happens to be at the crack of dawn involves this position (sajdah and/or ruku). What a coincidence!

By the way, when was the last time you got up at the crack of dawn, cowered before God and begged for your sins? If Jesus could do it, why can’t you?