A book revered as the word of God called “a fascist book.” A book loved by approximately one-fifth of the world’s population called “wretched.” These were some statements made in a letter to ban the Holy Quran and practice of Islam by Member Parliament of Netherlands, Mr. Geert Wilders. This was last year. This year, Mr. Geert Wilders is back with a film named “Fitna,” depicting and portraying the Holy Book of Islam in a negative manner. The term “Fitna” means a source of discord or dissension. One can look at the allegations made by Mr. Wilders in his letter last year only to guess what he might have done with this film.
The letter mentioned that the Quran teaches to kill the disbelievers. How could this be, if the Quran says:
“There is no compulsion in religion”
[Chapter 2, Verse 257]
In the light of above verse how can anyone justify compulsion, let alone violence or bloodshed?
The letter claims that the Quran teaches to rape women. The Quran doesn’t even come close to mentioning the term “rape.” A search for the term rape through the Holy Quran will yield no results. Islam even forbids pre-marital relations, then how could it command of rape?
After reading the excerpts from the letter, one cannot ignore the lack of respect, understanding and intolerance. The purpose behind this is to play with the sentiments of Muslims.
This can be heard at a deafening tone by the conclusion of the MP’s letter, which says “I am fed-up with Islam in Netherlands, no Muslim immigrant allowed. I am fed-up with the worship of Allah and Muhammad in the Netherlands: no more mosques.”
Muslims across the globe should exhibit their displeasure peacefully by voicing their opinion through writing and speaking against Mr. Geert Wilders’ latest movie.
Waqas Malik
Seattle
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