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February 7th, 2008, 11:08 GMT · By Vlad Constandes
Wikipedia Given Grief over Muhammad Pictures |
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Religion has dragged behind it many bloody wars for as long as history can count and it's most definitely not going to stop now. With time, though, man has increasingly become more rational and has begun to value life over everything else. The wars fought
today don't involve capes and medieval swords, but are more in the area of words and logical arguments, leaving behind the dark times of "I love my god and that's why you must die, heretic!" Wikipedia has received increasing numbers of emails over the article relating to Muhammad and they all complained about the pictures that accompany it and depict the Prophet as a human being. The images, mostly paintings from manuscripts dating back to the Middle Ages, show various aspects of Muhammad's life and work. The wave of protest was met by Wikipedia with a firm but polite answer, that it would stand its ground in this matter and not budge an inch, because "Since Wikipedia is an encyclopedia with the goal of representing all topics from a neutral point of view, Wikipedia is not censored for the benefit of any particular group," as its FAQ page writes. That's a pretty good mark of courage to face one of the biggest religions in the world of the followers. "We have been noticing a lot more similar sounding, similar looking e-mails beginning mid-January," Jay Walsh, spokesman for the San Francisco-based foundation, said. Opinions over the matter have rallied into an online petition, signed so far by nigh 80,000 people, most of which decided to remain anonymous. Some of the comments following it were very straight to the point, like Saadia Bukhari's, who said that "It's totally unacceptable to print the prophet's picture. [�] It shows insensitivity towards Muslim feelings and should be removed immediately."
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| Comment #1 by: khalil on 07 Feb 2008, 11:57 UTC | reply to this comment | Islam Religion is not bloody Religion
Read about Islam not about Muslims
Islam: this word in Arabic comes from Peace not blood...
If Islam is bloody Religion then what about Israel, everyday they
kill innocent people in Palestine...and i don't hear anything about
bloody Israel...in the last five years they kill more than 5000 including children, women... |
| Comment #2 by: Siddrah on 17 Feb 2008, 06:14 UTC | reply to this comment | I wish the person who draw this cartoon understand the soul of islam. He must be the enemy of the Islam. I suggest him to read about Hazrat muhammad (P.B.U.H). Hazrat Muhammad (p.b.u.h) is the person whose personality is ideal and source of inspiration for most of teh muslims as well as non muslim. I dont know what I do when I saw that idiot person. I pray to ALLAH that Allah blessed him with sense of rightness and wrong .
He must appologize from muslims. |
| Comment #3 by: nuruddin on 23 Feb 2008, 13:51 UTC | reply to this comment | This is exactly not our beloved prophet muhammad (PBUH), the person that painted this picture should've really done research about islam before doing it.
May allah give guidance to the painter and everyone that is involved ...
amin............ |
| Comment #4 by: Asma Jabbar on 25 Feb 2008, 15:42 UTC | reply to this comment | Stop all these nonsense! We Muslims never insult other religions. Why can't this person understand that by doing these stupid things they can't stop us. Our beloved brothers of Islam will fight back and Inshallah Allah will guide and help them to destroy all the kuffar. It is hard to look at those pictures but you can't divert our Mujahideens attention from the biggest issues. So stop fooling around like nuts |
| Comment #4.1 by: ASH on 20 May 2010, 14:20 GMT | Very very n very bad behavior of those who draw the pictures of THE HOLLY MUHAMMAD S.A.W.W |
| Comment #5 by: ali on 21 Mar 2008, 18:10 UTC | reply to this comment | i think that wikipedia should not show the pic,s ph prophit its prohabite in islam , we should recpecccct the treties of all the religion .....
they should opologize.... |
| Comment #6 by: Waqas on 04 Oct 2008, 07:53 UTC | reply to this comment | I will only say that may Allah show these people the right path(Amen). No one in this world has a right to insult any person or any religion. As it is prohibited in Islam about all this nonsense, so please you all people of wikipedia and of this page. I can see a similar type of picture as on wikipedia's page. STOP INSULTING AND HURTING PEOPLE'S FEELINGS AND THEIR RELIGION. Islam is a religion of piece, it does not allow any person to insult any other person or any other religon, it teaches us to love each other and to respect each other. And i will just say in the end to read about Islam to know the true meaning of Islam! |
| Comment #7 by: komering on 21 Nov 2008, 04:09 UTC | reply to this comment | may Allah show the right way to life..... and we are moslem never insult other religion ... May Allah always give them shiny heart to know islam better ...... |
| Comment #8 by: Sun Li on 08 Jan 2009, 03:44 UTC | reply to this comment | Ummm, I'm going to look at this from a neutral point of view. I'm agnostic meaning I don't really care for religion and put no specific religion over another in my book. Wikipedia was designed to be an encyclopedia and thus must maintain neutrality in all its articles. It tries the best it can but there are many people out there who have their own opinions upon matters. It's not going to get away being neutral without offending someone. I'm sorry that showing the Prophet is offensive to your religion and your people. But this is not an oligarchy where the many bow to the few. Not to imply dominance or control from the Islam world but there are other people who read Wikipedia and they would prefer all the facts and none of them censured out. |
| Comment #9 by: jkam on 26 Mar 2009, 17:13 UTC | reply to this comment | it is a bloody religion hello...911..muslims committed this act..and read from the quran before they did it....look at FITNA |
| Comment #10 by: mohsin on 26 Jul 2009, 21:36 UTC | reply to this comment | I believe, we should respect of Prophets and holly people at least. I am reading some comments here in form that Wikipedia is an encyclopedia and it has right to give the information to people but I request Wikipedia and the people who has interest to know about the prophets, they should read the Holly Quran deeply because this book is not written by any man but Purely from our God almighty.
For every one here I like to advise, request and appeal that first try to know yourself first then any one else. If you would know your self completely, there would not be wastage of single drop of blood. Try to see in side of you, from what you were created, from the drops which you know batter than I. then why so proud and for what........................... Please leave the war of every type. this world is very beautiful and this is all for you all. believe me you will never be sent again in this world therefore: do not waste your time in hate with each other. |
| Comment #11 by: Awais Shakir on 10 Aug 2009, 18:12 UTC | reply to this comment | Islam is arabic word Derived from Salm which means PEACE, Islam is a religion of peace. it did not spread by wars, read its History, u will come to know that Non Muslims were inspired with the personality, behaviur and the truthfullness of our Beloved Muhammad P.B.U.H, our religion is such a pure religion that it forbids us to say anything agains any religion. Life is tooooo short you will soon come to know in the eternal life that which is the best nation and the best religion.. but i wish that you come to know before your death.. V muslims LOVE EVERY LIVING THING. V LOVE HUMANITY |
| Comment #12 by: Mary on 07 Oct 2009, 09:30 UTC | reply to this comment | Peace Peace Peace... ALlah and our prophet peace be upon him are everything for us. |
| Comment #13 by: Doris palentino on 04 Jan 2010, 18:51 UTC | reply to this comment | Stop insulting and spreading lies that make the hurt Muslims.
Islam is a religion that is very high menjujung rights and freedoms ...
"For you your religion and to me my religion" Qs.surah Al-Kafirun ayat 6 (109:6)
No need for you to make mischief on earth Allah, what else to spread lies against the great prophet muhammad saw.
Allah huakbar...God is great |
| Comment #14 by: Doris palentino on 04 Jan 2010, 19:00 UTC | reply to this comment | Qs.surah alkafirun ayat 6 (109:6)
"For you your religion and for me my religion ...
God is great
Allah huakbar... |
| Comment #15 by: sarah on 12 Mar 2010, 13:26 UTC | reply to this comment | inna lillahi wa inna ilaihi raji oon, for godz sake remove this pic, our holy prophet muhammad peace be upon him is not like this. who ever painted this pic doesnt know any thing about our beloved prophet and our islam. i wish by my heart that u get know every thing before death..THE REAL THING ABOUT ISLAM.. read our holy quraan properly, see all the nature, look at your self, think about what our holy quraan is teaching us... puhleeez. may almighty allah give us all the right guidance. allah u akbar |
| Comment #16 by: Adnan Badar on 25 May 2010, 16:12 UTC | reply to this comment | Hello !!!
this will create anger between Christian and Muslim, we need to stop this as human being i feel that the emotional attachment will create negitive effect about the christian world. so for this i request to remove the picture of Hazrat Muhammad (S.A.W).
Thanks
@(A. Badar) |
| Comment #17 by: as on 11 Jun 2010, 04:56 UTC | reply to this comment | plzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz love islam don,t leave it is a too much peaceful religion okkkk.................. |
| Comment #18 by: rowson on 22 Jul 2010, 15:42 UTC | reply to this comment | some bloody political people who named muslim ,they are detouched from islam ,created islam is a terorist religion. but is islam is a lpeacefull religion.there is no place of terorisom. | |
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