A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF ORIENTALISTS' FRUITLESS EFFORTS TO CRITICIZE THE HOLY PROPHET MUHAMMAD (SAW)

Abstract

It is an established fact that Christians and Jews have never resisted an opportunity to oppose Islam, its followers, its mission and human resources. Ever since the inception of Islam, the non-believers; especially the West, have been with their daggers drawn at the progress of Islam. A span millennium has been the witness that Islam and the West were thought to be antagonists. Therefore, the anti-Islamic forces, especially the West, have not left any stone unturned to hinder the spread of Islam, and to accomplish their target they left no opportunity to go waste to molest Islam and above all to defame the personality of the holy Prophet Muhammad SAW. One of the causes that the Prophet Muhammad SAW remained the center of conspiracies by Christians and Jews was that he was a descendant from Bani Ismail, whereas, both the Christians and Jews were convinced that Prophet Hood be from Bani Israel. Thus racial prejudice played its role behind the scene. That's why, the Jews and other Orientalists have always tried to pick up points in the perfect personality of Prophet Muhammad SAW. For this purpose, they start studying Islamic teachings and the life of Prophet Muhammad SAW very minutely. They established such institutions on purpose that were de dictated to strengthen orientalism. The very purpose of molesting the perfect personality of Prophet Muhammad SAW was that if the very basis of Islam i.e. the personality of Prophet Muhammad SAW becomes controversial, the whole religion shall automatically become vulnerable to their conspiracies. However, their efforts have always ended in the smoke. This article recalls some of the well-known objections on the personality of Prophet Muhammad SAW by the Orientals and they have been addressed in the light of Quran. Hadith besides rationale.