seunajia: A true Muslims keeps quiet when he does not know what to say or has nothing good to say.
The event of the last few days have been disturbing to say the least; The protests turned riots, the media and the careless talk of many of us on here-- Muslims and Christians alike. At this point, it is necessary we guide ourselves a lil bit:

The Position of Islam

I'm not a cleric, but the position of Islam is clear on this subject. The reaction of the rioters, which included vandalism and the murder of innocent civilians, completely contradicts the character and message of our beloved Prophet. It is not allowed to cause harm to others nor to return harm for harm. The Quran teaches us that we cannot blame or punish a person for the crime of another and instructs believers to "disagree with them in the most courteous way.

Retrospect

For the first 13 years of his mission, the Prophet Muhammad and his followers were exposed to demeaning abuse, mockery and torture on a daily basis in Mecca. Not only did he resist violence, he did not even return an insult with another insult. At one point in Mecca, his enemies twisted his name to call him 'Mudhammam' (The Loathsome) instead of 'Muhammad' which deeply offended his followers. But the Prophet calmly comforted them by stating, "Doesn't it astonish you how God protects me from the Quraish's abusing and cursing? They abuse Mudhammam and curse Mudhammam while I am Muhammad." [Source: Bukhari]

What a Muslim should Do

When lies are spread about our Prophet, we simply respond with the truth. And the most effective response is to embody his merciful character on a daily basis. Violence and vandalism carried out in his name are more offensive than the content of any film. The Quran tells us that the Prophet is praised by God and His Angels; even a million films cannot threaten his status as the Best of all Creation nor his love in our hearts.


Reference: celebratemercy.com

may the Almighty God bless you and increase your wisdom.this your post just made my day.loads of things happening around the globe to religions are the work of twister.above half of the so called Islamic cleric dont even understand the Qur'an and hadith. all this is not only happening to Islam but to other religions.

Mad Cow:
Thanks for pointing that out..

I'm an engineer not a Doctor..

yes sir

Google map of the Islamic protests around the world - Nigeria also made the list!!

Nigeria is the only country in black west Africa that made the list..

Jesus example was so classic. When over zealous Peter cut off the ears of the high priest servant, Jesus rebuked him by saying, "those who kill by the sword shall die by the sword" and healed the man.

Christians are peace loving people if not Dan Brown would have died by now.

beejaay:
you are entitled to whatever it is you want so far you are threatening the existence of others in any way be it psychological or physical

not really sure that was meant for me

berem: and when they are going to hell,they should better buy truck loads of Viagra and Buran Tashi to fucck 70 virgins! Its gonna be a sex carnival in hell!

ok we hear. are you ok now?

I just wonder why people will use their hard earned money to make USA flag and use their hand to burn it of. Abeg, if you have the film let me know.

I hate islam do u?

That reminds me of the Heavenly revelation a man had. He said he saw the founder of Jehovah's witness in hell. But he dared not see Mohammed.

How many dem kill? That will be the best news of the day.

seunajia: A true Muslims keeps quiet when he does not know what to say or has nothing good to say.
The event of the last few days have been disturbing to say the least; The protests turned riots, the media and the careless talk of many of us on here-- Muslims and Christians alike. At this point, it is necessary we guide ourselves a lil bit:

The Position of Islam
I'm not a cleric, but the position of Islam is clear on this subject. The reaction of the rioters, which included vandalism and the murder of innocent civilians, completely contradicts the character and message of our beloved Prophet. It is not allowed to cause harm to others nor to return harm for harm. The Quran teaches us that we cannot blame or punish a person for the crime of another and instructs believers to "disagree with them in the most courteous way.

Retrospect
For the first 13 years of his mission, the Prophet Muhammad and his followers were exposed to demeaning abuse, mockery and torture on a daily basis in Mecca. Not only did he resist violence, he did not even return an insult with another insult. At one point in Mecca, his enemies twisted his name to call him 'Mudhammam' (The Loathsome) instead of 'Muhammad' which deeply offended his followers. But the Prophet calmly comforted them by stating, "Doesn't it astonish you how God protects me from the Quraish's abusing and cursing? They abuse Mudhammam and curse Mudhammam while I am Muhammad." [Source: Bukhari]

What a Muslim should Do
When lies are spread about our Prophet, we simply respond with the truth. And the most effective response is to embody his merciful character on a daily basis. Violence and vandalism carried out in his name are more offensive than the content of any film. The Quran tells us that the Prophet is praised by God and His Angels; even a million films cannot threaten his status as the Best of all Creation nor his love in our hearts.


Reference: celebratemercy.com

hmmm! Please carry your message to your muslim brothers who need it the most.we christians don't need your message.we don't kill in the name of God. Thanks

ochallo:

You are a big fool. is it us that made the film, are there not muslims in us,you should actually be gunned down for making this comment.

you are right but he his as wrong as people that have have been posting provocative comments including you. if you we wanna guide people people, we can without going their own lane

U....are not a big fool but mad man..God is with Americans and America for liberating you ungrateful wretch from the clutches of Gadaffi, Sadam and the likes...they are ready for u, if u like do anything funny, they will destroy you people alone in the North...and Nigeria will be peaceful again...awon were...

ochallo:

You are a big fool. is it us that made the film, are there not muslims in us,you should actually be gunned down for making this comment.

God help Nigeria and the world at large because in the near future this world might be divided into two because of this religion.

dazey: JOS, Nigeria (AP) — Soldiers opened fire Friday to drive away young Muslims in central Nigeria protesting a film critical of the Prophet Muhammad, witnesses and authorities said, as demonstrators elsewhere in the county's Muslim north burned a U.S. flag.

The demonstrations in Jos, a city where hundreds have been killed in religious and ethnic violence, began after Friday prayers, witnesses said. Soldiers in the city, who have been on guard there since violence in 2010, followed after the youths, witnesses said.

The youths, some wearing white shirts that read "To Hell With America, To Hell With Israel," chanted slogans and called for the arrest of the makers of the film that has sparked protests across the Middle East and North Africa.

As the youths grew angry, soldiers fired assault rifles into the air to drive them away, said Capt. Mustapha Salisu, a spokesman for the military command in Jos. The soldiers dispersed the youths as demonstrations have been largely banned in the city since the violence, said Salisu.

It was not clear whether anyone was injured in the gunfire or the melee.

Jos, in Nigeria's fertile middle belt, straddles the country's predominantly Muslim north and Christian south. Jos and the surrounding Plateau state have been torn apart in recent years by violence pitting its different ethnic groups and major religions against each other. While divided by religion, politics and economics often fuel the fighting. In 2010, at least 1,000 people were killed in violence in Jos and surrounding regions, Human Rights Watch has said.

Meanwhile, protesters also entered the streets in Sokoto, a city in Nigeria's northwest that is nation's the spiritual home for Islam. Several demonstrations saw hundreds on the street, as protesters burned a U.S. flag.

"Time has come when the world should respect Islam as religion, because Muslims respect other people's religion," protester Abubakar Ahmed Rijia said.

Another protester, Nai'u Muhammed, said he believed people were deliberately trying to instigate Muslims into violence through criticizing the Prophet Muhammad.

"Islam is a religion of peace, but we cannot tolerate somebody abusing it," Muhammed said.

The protests in Nigeria and elsewhere in the world focused on a movie, called "Innocence of Muslims," which ridicules the Prophet Muhammad by portraying him as a fraud, a womanizer and a child molester. Muslims find it offensive to depict Muhammad in any fashion, much less in an insulting way.

In Nigeria, where the two faiths live and work together, as well as intermarry, there wasn't immediate, overwhelming outrage like what swept other nations. However, the U.S. Embassy in Nigeria's capital, Abuja, and the U.S. Consulate in Lagos closed early Friday. Nigeria's top police official also ordered increased security at foreign embassies in the country.

Nigeria also faces ever-increasing violent attacks from a radical Islamist sect known as Boko Haram, which is blamed for killing more than 670 people this year alone, according to a count by The Associated Press.

In Maiduguri, the sect's spiritual home, the streets were quiet Friday. Abubakar Mustapha, an imam and head of the local university's Islamic Studies department, called on Muslims to be restrained in their actions, no matter how angry they may feel over the film.

"How can we earn the respect of others when we as Muslims kill ourselves, when we do things that smear the name of our religion?" Mustapha asked while holding prayers Friday. "We have to go back to the basic and hold firm unto our religion with love and true devotion so that others will respect our religion and our prophet."

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Associated Press writers Murtala Faruk in Sokoto, Nigeria; Haruna Umar in Maiduguri, Nigeria; and Jon Gambrell in Lagos, Nigeria, contributed to this report.


http://news.yahoo.com/soldiers-open-fire-disperse-nigeria-protesters-165250199.html

The Bolded part is a true muslim man speaking. As a matter of fact, Some People will continue to make jest of muslims and their religion, cos dey derive pleasure in their violence. They need to wake up from all this their violence ways and practice what they preach "Religion of Peace" As far as i can see, its a religion of disaster and violence.

Jamilu1984: When ever u see a movie insultn prophet isah alaihissalam, it is the work of jews or infidels like u. coz u dnt respect ur religion, u dnt respect jesus either. muslim will never insult prophet isah bcoz we knw who he is, we love him as we love prophet muhammad. let assume ur parents are dead long ago and u love them so much. how will u feel if i insult them in ur present, how will u act? i knw u'll feel like punchn ma face. so, for ur information, loving Allah, loving our prophets, loving our parents, protectn there dignity is part of our religion. islam is a religion of peace we respect our religion more than our lives. shame on the soul that dnt respect its religion.

at least your friend won't strap a bomb on you for insulting their late parent

Jamilu1984: When ever u see a movie insultn prophet isah alaihissalam, it is the work of jews or infidels like u. coz u dnt respect ur religion, u dnt respect jesus either. muslim will never insult prophet isah bcoz we knw who he is, we love him as we love prophet muhammad. let assume ur parents are dead long ago and u love them so much. how will u feel if i insult them in ur present, how will u act? i knw u'll feel like punchn ma face. so, for ur information, loving Allah, loving our prophets, loving our parents, protectn there dignity is part of our religion. islam is a religion of peace we respect our religion more than our lives. shame on the soul that dnt respect its religion.

Yea,
I see why you kill over little issues.
Thesame way you killed innocent NYSC corpers cos of your Buhari.
And you claim to be educated and civilized.

berem: hmmm! Please carry your message to your muslim brothers who need it the most.we christians don't need your message.we don't kill in the name of God. Thanks

Mad man! U are making me laugh,so u know his status isn't threatened...then ehy are u killing innocent people? I say it again, u are mad.

berem: hmmm! Please carry your message to your muslim brothers who need it the most.we christians don't need your message.we don't kill in the name of God. Thanks

please what exactly did you want that will make you happy.
you have been posting provocative comments for lack of knowledge among muslims and now someone is trying to show you and other misguided muslims proofs of prophet Muhammad not supporting violence by any means and you are still being aggressive. please my sister lower you guard a bit and see other reasons. no matter how sad or bad you might feel try to still show kindness toward others. i know you can do it

mu2sa:
It's clear that muslims are not cowards; if u insult a prophet of God they make u eat your word no matter who or what u are. Adherents of other religions who cowardly condone insults on the persons they claim they ar following ar hypocrites.

Cant u just correct the guy and prove to him that his theories are wrong? Isn't that what being a religion of peace and not a pissed off one is all about.

Hell, u might even win his soul through that.
And believe me, there is as much difference between a brave man and a mad dog as there is btw a coward and a wise man.

Muslims even respect mohammed past God sef. Even countries lyk saudi, mecca where dey bring dis religion come sef no dey fight, na only african countries. Dey beta call dem to order cos only one missile is enuf to destroy d whole of africa.