| Dr.
Abdur Rahman Mihaffy presents IPCI with a copy of the First Quran
translated into the Hungarian language
Born Milhaffy Balazs in Budapest, communist Hungary,
Dr Abdurahman’s journey to Islam is an amazing an inspiring
one that has to be shared to be appreciated.
At his talk recently at the, He stated that he first
contact with the Arabic Language was with a group of Sudanese students
at the Agricultural University of Budapest.,
He began studying Arabic and the Holy Quran even before
embracing Islam. It took him 8 years to complete the translation
of the Holy Quran.
He began the task of Translating the Quran when he went to Egypt
to study at Al Azhar. After two years at Al Azhar and completing
approximately half the Hungarian translation of the Quran, he then
embraced Deen Al Islam. It took him 8 years to complete the entire
translation of the Holy Quran.
He gives a beautiful analogy about his transition. He stated that
a child first learns to scream, then say a few words and thereafter
learns to speak. His journey to Islam has been the same. He said
that it has been the Quran and the awe inspiring manner in which
the Quran has been written that it awakened in him the realization
that this book is unique and could have only originated from a higher
authority.
He pointed out that there is a dire need for this
translation and felt that coming from a European background, that
the people of Europe are very materialistic inclinded and therefore
this translation will aid in the promotion of the spiritual side
of life.
During his talk, Dr AbdurRahman replied enigmatically
to a question from a member of the audience on sectarianism, segregation
and racism. He stated that he has found that in the House of Islam,
Muslims should concentrate on their TAQWA, as TAQWA is independent
of colour or creed.
The IPCI wishes Dr AbdurRahman all the best in his endeavors and
that he remain an inspiration to all new Muslims of what one can
achieve with limited resources. Alhumdullilah.
Inter-Faith Dialogue
With The Students From USA Whitworth University.
21 university students and 5 faculty members from
the university of whitworth were taken on a free guided tour of
the grey street mosque on saturday the 21 january 2006 the professor
mr. John yoder stated via e-mail that “we are a christian
university so it is always good to talk to people who worship
the same god”
An interesting point of note during the mosque tour
was when the head of the delegation professor yoder requested
the director of ipci, mr. Rafeek hassen to pray for the students
who were from jewish & christian backgrounds.
The second request from the delegation was that
when the next group arrives next year, they will like to live
for three days and interact and learn the believe system and live
like muslims with a muslim family.
This will be coordinated by the IPCI.
For a successful method on how to conduct a mosque
tour, download our book from this site …
CARTOONS AND HYPOCRISY
Much damage, hatred and false impressions against
Islam and its founder, the Prophet Mohammed (peace be upon him)
has been done by Rose Flemming who commissioned the drawing of
the defamatory cartoons, the Jyllands-Posten newspaper for publishing
it, other papers in Europe for reproducing it and the Danish Government
for defending this highly immoral, unethical and democratically
unacceptable and inflammatory act, under the garb of ‘freedom
of expression’.When Rose was asked by Christopher Bollyn
of the American Free Press:
‘If the issue is really one of free speech, would you publish
cartoons making fun of the Jewish Holocaust?" I asked Rose
and the editors. "If not, do you at least support the right
of newspapers and individuals to raise historical questions about
the Holocaust?" Yet after a month of correspondence with
Rose and the editors, they have completely avoided answering my
questions about the Holocaust and the right of free speech for
historical revisionists in Europe.’
Ernst Zundel, Germar Rudolf and David Irving are still serving
time in jail in Europe for their views about the holocaust. Why
doesn't the press support Zundel's, Rudolf's, Irving's, or Garaudy's
right to free speech? Double standards you think ? No it goes
deeper than that.
This is plain hatred for Islam and Muslims and the motive behind
the cartoons was nothing but inciting anger of the Muslim world
. The Prophet Mohammed (pbuh) is dearer to Muslims than their
own parents and selves. This ghastly cartoon ploy is like pouring
petrol (gasoline) onto a fire, and when the flames go up, Rose
and his hypocritical cronies flash the scenes of burning embassies
and violent demonstrations on their propaganda box and propaganda
papers with the message ‘ we told you Islam and Muslims
are violent people, can’t you see’. Sounds like a
smart ploy does it not ? No! Fortunately the law of news media
states that ‘you can bluff some of the people some of the
time, but not all the people all the time’. Fortunately
there are people unlike Rose and his cronies, people who are not
Muslim but who have attested to the impeccable character of the
Prophet Mohammed (pbuh) as a man of peace, tolerance, truthfulness
and compassion . Michael H Heart an American in his book The Top
Hundred leaders the world had ever seen, placed the Prophet Mohammed
(pbuh) as number 1. Julius Massermann, another American scientist
in Time Magazine of 15 July 1974 which carried an article on What
make a great leader, ranked the Prophet Mohammed (pbuh) as number
1 the greatest leader the world has ever seen.
There are many more like them. (Booklet available FREE to all
from the IPCI) Perhaps it is this fact that is upsetting Rose
and his cronies. If it is, then the advise to them is, ‘don’t
whine and grime on the way side, join the rest of your world who
are increasingly believing in the Prophet of Islam. Mr Rose &
Co., despite all your vile antics, Islam is still the fastest
growing religion in the world .We invite you to cast down your
prejudice and accept this fact; and if your heart can be cleansed
even more – become part of it.
( DIRECTOR IPCI )
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