A Rejoinder to Pope's Allegations Against Islam — Page 1
FORE\VORD Head of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Benedict XVI, during his lecture, delivered on 12thSeptember 2006 at the University of Regensburg in Germany, criticized Islam. Under the shadow of centuries old so called dialogue between Byzantine emperor Manuel II Paleologus and an educated Persian, on the subject of Christianity and Islam, and the truth of both. In the selection of a very small segment of the dialogue Pope made target to the Holy Prophet of Islam. He might be testing the patience of the Muslims, but in reality he not only ruined, the years long efforts of his predecessor in moments but also he exposed himself to the entire world, where he stands. In the citation of discourse of the emperor he said, "Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached". In this way, the Pope leveled false accusations against the Holy Prophet of Islam under the shelter of so called dialogue between Byzantine emperor Manuel II Paleologus and a Persian scholar. This statement was astonishing for the whole world in general and particular for the Muslims. The so called dialogue starts as comparison behveen Christianity and Islam and From the citation of a bit of dialogue by the Pope, the main impression is created that God forbid, whatever the Holy prophet of Islam brought that was new, is full of evils, or in other words before the Holy Prophet of Islam there were teachings full of wisdom and knowledge having suitability to mankind but whatever new he brought that was full of 1