Islam in Modern Age Literature

                       Most of Modern Age' English writers had glued falsehood to Islam and Muslims, not based on any knowledge of the Islamic religion, or the morals of its followers, but it was from the sheer imagination of these writers, rose from a latent hatred fuelled by many of historical events that occurred between the English and Muslims. The following is a brief summary of the most important axes in which the English literature handled Islam. Many writers spoke of the doctrine of monotheism, which the English writers claimed was taken from other religions by the Prophet (PBUH). The writings were also written in the person of the Prophet (PBUH) and denied his prophecy. The English writers spoke of the Qur'an, and they did not change much of what the Mushriks said about the Qur'an being a collection of legends, and they expressed their hatred for it. They talked about the prophetic Sunnah and the wives of the prophet with a lot of fading. These writers also claimed that Islam was spread by the sword, forgetting their Crusades. They also criticized the pillars of Islam, especially the Hajj, and mocked the cheering of pilgrims, as the barking of dogs! And that it Hajj was a pointless fatigue for Muslims.

The fact is that all the English literary writers of the Islamic religion and its noble Prophet were meant to distract the Europeans from studying the Islamic religion, fearing that they would follow it. They didn't have but to insult and slander, so that they would close their people's minds about considering and entering this religion.

It is obvious the narrative of the poison that was contained in poems, novels and plays of English literature about Islam and its people to realize how much Europe and its authors, and behind them were the Jews, tried to distract people from the true religion of God.

The struggle is still intense, but its methods are numerous, and we have moved to our backyard by our own people, becoming the task of the literary writers of Islam, and their broader responsibilities in defending Islam, through purposeful Islamic literature that transcends the human being to the summit of all virtues and morality built on the foundations of Islam and its anchors.

By: Muneera Al.Hayyani