The Media's Double-Standards Regarding Islam

Commentary by: Dr. Jamal Badawi

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"Islam: A Mercy to Humanity" by Jamal Badawi Purchase the full-length lecture at: MeccaCentric or call 1-800-607-9810

A simple and structured presentation for non-muslims about Islam and why Muslims consider this religion to be a mercy to humanity. After defining Islam and its objective, Dr. Jamal Badawi outlines four basic reasons why Islam can be considered as such a mercy:

1) its divine origin
2) its universality
3) its balanced comprehensiveness, and
4) its contribution to civilization in the areas of science, medicine, mathematics, and the like.

The lecture is followed by an extensive question and answer session which lasts for approximately one hour.

The topics covered in the Q&A are listed below.

Other topics discussed: the authenticity of the Qur'an, no compulsion in religion,
the possibility of intelligent life inhabiting the earth before humans,
the media's attitude towards Muslims,
halaal and haraam food,
astrological exploration and discoveries,
the purpose of interfaith dialogue and how the Prophet Muhammad (S) dealt with it,
the big bang and evolution,
God's mercy and forgiveness,
whether or not the People of the Book include Christians that believe in the trinity,
terrorism and extremism,
the Israel/Palestine conflict,
extraterrestrial life,
the Arabic language,
music in Islam,
the influence of television and American society,
the sun rising in the West,
and homosexuality.