自1924年奥斯曼哈里发国被摧毁以来,世界一直在没有伊斯兰国的状态下生活。这一状况,加上受异教徒控制的媒体机构以及穆斯林国家中残酷的政权,阻碍了伊斯兰及其关于生活的理念被正确理解和传授到世界各地。因此,我们发现大多数人怀有大量误解和错误观念,而这些观念却被描绘成伊斯兰的一部分。本节旨在描述其中一些误解,这些误解在前一章中已有提及,并阐明伊斯兰关于这些问题的正确理解。

The world has been living without the Islamic State since 1924 when the ‘Uthmani Khilafah was destroyed. This together with a media apparatus controlled by the kuffar and ruthless regimes in Muslim countries, prevented the proper understanding and teaching of Islam and its concepts about life from reaching the world. Thus, we find most people carrying a plethora of misconceptions and false ideas which are being portrayed as part of Islam. This section seeks to describe some of these misconceptions, alluded to in the previous chapter, and to clarify the correct understanding of Islam regarding them.

伊斯兰教与其他宗教一样，只是从精神和个人的角度规范人与真主之间的关系。因此，它可以与世俗主义并存。

LIE :Islam is a religion just like any other religion; it only governs the relationship between man and God from a spiritual, personal point of view. Therefore it can co-exist with secularism.

事实：事实上，伊斯兰教与世界上许多其他宗教不同，例如印度教或犹太教，它并非为某一特定民族而降临。它是为全人类而来的生活体系，既有总体性的指导原则，也有具体的细则，用以管理人们的各项事务。这意味着伊斯兰教涵盖生活的各个方面，无论是：

FACT : The fact of the matter is that Islam, unlike many religions which exist in the world such as Hinduism or Judaism, did not come for a particular people. It came for all humanity as a system for life that has both general and detailed guidelines for running the affairs of the people. This means that Islam encompasses all aspects of life whether they be:

i) 那些规范人与真主之间关系的（例如礼拜、斋戒等）；ii) 那些规范人与自身关系的（例如允许的饮食、衣着种类、品格与道德方面等）；或 iii) 那些规范人与他人以及周围环境之间关系的（例如经济交易、婚姻、离婚和家庭关系、政府、与领导者的关系等）。

i) Those that govern the relationship of man with God (for example praying, fasting etc.), ii) Those that govern the relationship of man with himself (like permissible food or drink, types of clothes, personality and moral aspects etc.) or iii) The ones that govern the relationship between him and other people and the environment around him (like economic transactions, marriage, divorce and family relationships, government, relationship with the leader etc.).

先知穆罕默德ﷺ从造物主安拉那里传达使命，向麦加的人们发出呼吁：不仅要崇拜独一的真主，还要以崇拜独一的安拉为基础，改变他们的生活和社会。因此在伊斯兰教中，安拉是人类一切行为的立法者和命令者，无论是个人行为还是社会行为。唯有安拉决定什么是允许的，什么是禁止的；安拉是主人，人是仆人。既然安拉是万物的创造者，唯有祂（SWT）知道什么对人最有利，而人类是软弱、有限且有所需求的。因此，伊斯兰教在其讯息和内容上都是独特的：就其本质而言，它是一种政治学说，不能像政教分离的世俗主义那样与政府事务分开。

The Prophet Muhammad (saw), when he delivered the Message from the Creator, Allah (swt) to the people in Makkah, called them not just to worship one God but also to transform their lives and society to be based on the worship of one God, Allah (swt). Thus in Islam, Allah (swt) is the Legislator and Commander for all the actions of human beings, be they individualistic or societal. Allah (swt) alone decides what is permissible and what is prohibited, Allah (swt) is the Master and man is the slave. And since Allah (swt) is the Creator of everything, He (swt) alone knows what is best for people rather than humans who are weak, limited and needy. Thus Islam is unique in both its message and its content - by its nature it is a political doctrine, and cannot be separated from the affairs of government as would be the case in secularism.

谎言：伊斯兰是靠剑传播到各地的，人们被迫皈依伊斯兰。

LIE :Islam spread throughout the lands by use of the sword. People were forced to convert to Islam.

事实:在伊斯兰教中,关于人们是否接受其信仰,最重要的原则之一是《古兰经》中的经文:“宗教(伊斯兰教)中没有强迫。”[TMQ 2:256]这意味着在任何情况下都不得强迫任何人接受伊斯兰教。纵观国家的历史可以发现,自始以来,伊斯兰教对其他宗教信徒,无论其信仰为何,都是公正和公平的。先知ﷺ在麦地那建立第一个伊斯兰国家之后,本有能力迫使麦地那周围的犹太人皈依伊斯兰教,但他没有这样做。攻占麦加之后,尽管麦加人曾大肆迫害穆斯林,先知ﷺ仍允许那里的人获得自由。这种态度是所有穆斯林都应当承认的事实,因为它是伊斯兰教义的一个根本方面。

FACT : Among the most important principles of Islam regarding the issue of the acceptance of its belief by people is the verse in the Qur’an which states, “There is no compulsion in the deen (of Islam).” [TMQ 2:256] This means no-one is to be forced to accept Islam under any circumstances. A quick look at the history of the State reveals that since the beginning, Islam was just and fair towards people of other religions, whatever they were. The Prophet (saw) after establishing the first Islamic State in Madinah had the power to force the Jews around Madinah to accept Islam, but he did not. After opening Makkah, the Prophet (saw) allowed the people there to go free despite their history of extensive persecution of the Muslims. This kind of attitude is a fact that all Muslims should acknowledge because it is a fundamental aspect of the Islamic doctrine.

伊斯兰统治过的广大地区至今仍存有许多教堂、犹太教堂和其他宗教信徒的圣所，这一事实本身就证明了伊斯兰的宽容。

The fact that in large areas of lands which have been ruled by Islam there still exist now many Churches, synagogues and shrines belonging to worshippers of other religions, is a testimony to the forbearance of Islam.

事实上，许多生活在伊斯兰国伊斯兰生活体制之下的人亲眼见证了伊斯兰教管理民众事务时所展现的公正与高效。这一点，再加上伊斯兰信仰深厚的理性基础，使人们自愿皈依伊斯兰教，人数众多。事实上，即便在今天，皈依伊斯兰教的速度也超过了其他任何信仰。

The fact of the matter is that many people living under the Islamic system of life in the Islamic State witnessed for themselves the justice and efficient manner with which Islam ran the affairs of the people. This, coupled with the profoundly strong intellectual basis of the Islamic belief caused people to voluntarily accept Islam in droves. Indeed, even today, the rate at which people are embracing Islam is greater than that of any other belief.

谎言：穆斯林盲目追随一种没有真实根据的宗教，而这种宗教会导致过度行为和暴力。

LIE : Muslims are blindly following a religion that has no real basis and which leads to excesses and violence.

事实：伊斯兰是一种建立在非常坚实的理性基础之上的生活方式。《古兰经》强调了信仰中的理性这一点。事实上，它告诫那些在信仰问题上接受"盲目跟从"的人。《古兰经》中有许多节文都论及此点，例如："他们大多数人只是跟随臆测。臆测对真理毫无益处。真主確知他们所做的事。"[TMQ 10:37] 真主（SWT）还说："看哪！天地间的一切受造物都属于真主。那些舍真主而以别物为伙伴者，他们所跟随的究竟是什么？他们只是跟随臆测，他们只是在说谎。"[TMQ 10:67] 因此，穆斯林基于理性的思考而相信独一的真主（SWT）的存在——他们思考自身作为人的实际处境、生命以及整个宇宙之后，得出的唯一结论是：必定有一位创造者。

FACT : Islam is a way of life based on a very solid intellectual foundation. The Qur’an stresses this point about the intellectual belief. In fact it admonishes anyone who accepts ‘blind following’ when it comes to the issue of belief. Many verses in the Qur’an assert this, for example, “But most of them follow nothing but conjecture : Truly conjecture can be of no avail against the truth. Verily Allah is well aware of what they do.” [TMQ 10:37] Allah (swt) also says, “Behold! Verily to Allah belong all creatures, in the heaven and the Earth; what do they follow, who worship as His (partners) other than Allah? They follow nothing but conjecture and they do nothing but lie.” [TMQ 10:67] Therefore the Muslims believe in the existence of one God, Allah (swt) based on intellectual consideration - after thinking about their realities as human beings, about life and about the whole of the universe. The only conclusion is that there has to be a Creator.

至于《古兰经》，它本身就证明了自己是安拉的言语。它使用的是古典阿拉伯语，降示之时，正值阿拉伯人在这门语言上最为精通的时代，而传达它的是一位既不识字、也不以诗人著称的先知ﷺ。它向他们提出了一个简单的挑战：拿出一章与它相似的经文。我们看到，《古兰经》中最短的一章也只有三句话，由此可见，如果这部经典真是人所写的，要应对这一挑战将是多么容易。事实是，虽然许多人曾尝试应战，但直到今天，还没有人能够接近它的水平。这就是《古兰经》的奇迹，穆斯林对此有所认识和理解。

As for the Qur’an it proves itself to be the word of Allah (swt). It is in the classical Arabic language, and it came at a time when the people were the best ever in this language by a Prophet who did not know how to read or write, nor was he known as a poet. It contained a simple challenge to them : bring a single surah (chapter) like it. When we see that the smallest surah in the Qur’an is only three sentences in length, we realise how simple it would have been to beat the challenge if indeed this book was written by humans. The fact of the matter is that although many people have tried to take on the challenge, even until now no-one has managed even to come close to the original. This is the miracle of the Qur’an, which Muslims know and understand.

这样一种根基稳固的信念，使穆斯林极为认真地对待这一指引，将其视为规范其个人事务与社会事务的主要立法依据。

Such a firmly based belief causes the Muslim to take this guidance very seriously as the main source for legislation regarding the running of his or her affairs whether on a personal or on a societal level.

至于那些关于极端行为和暴力的指控，它们是对伊斯兰的歪曲。这种对穆斯林的描绘，是由受当权者控制的媒体所宣扬的，目的是抹黑伊斯兰和穆斯林，使民众不去思考伊斯兰作为解决其问题之方案的现实意义，从而维持现状。

As for the accusations of excesses and violence these are a false representation of Islam. This is a portrayal of Muslims which is being put forward by the establishment controlled media to discredit Islam and the Muslims, so as to keep the people from considering its reality as a solution for their problems, and thus maintaining the status quo.

谎言：沙特阿拉伯、巴基斯坦、伊朗和苏丹等穆斯林国家的现行政权是伊斯兰教的实践范例，因为它们是伊斯兰国。因此，它们的行为应被视为伊斯兰意识形态的代表。

LIE :The current regimes in Muslim countries in places like Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Iran and Sudan are examples of implementation of Islam, as they are Islamic States. Therefore their actions are to be taken as representative of the Islamic ideology.

事实：一片土地要被视为伊斯兰国，其国家宪法的每一条条文、每一项规则和每一部法律，都必须源自伊斯兰教法（沙里亚）。然而，上述国家的情况，远未达到这一标准。在这些地方，伊斯兰教法只是在成文法中被写明为立法来源，而各类世俗立法和习俗则与之并行，宪法则更加重视民主、社会主义、资本主义及类似的理念。但这些都是植根于不信的观念，也就是说，并非伊斯兰教。

FACT : For a land to be considered an Islamic State, every single article of the country’s constitution, every rule and law, must emanate from the Shari‘ah. In every case of the above mentioned countries however, these criteria are far from being met. In these places, Islamic law is only by writing the source of the country’s legislation, with all types of secular legislation and customs playing along side it, while the constitutions give much more weight to democracy, Socialism, Capitalism and the like. But these are all concepts which have their roots in unbelief, i.e. not Islam.

例如，在沙特阿拉伯，主权属于国王，而非真主（SWT）；在巴基斯坦，主权归属参议院；在伊朗，西方的现代国家与民族观念主导着政府的理论。而在苏丹，诸如戴希贾布（头巾）、断手惩盗等半伊斯兰式的法律，并不能掩盖其以世俗为主的政府体制，该体制向联合国低头，而非向真主（SWT）低头。遗憾的是，上述例子并不仅限于这几个国家，而是同样适用于其余约55个穆斯林居多数人口的国家中的每一个。

As examples, in Saudi Arabia sovereignty is for the king not for Allah (swt), in Pakistan sovereignty is with the senate, and in Iran the Western concepts of modern state and nation dominate the doctrine of the government. Whilst in Sudan, numerous examples of semi-Islamic laws, like the wearing of hijab and the cutting of the hands of thieves, fail to camouflage the predominantly secular system of government which bows to the United Nations rather than to Allah (swt). Sadly the examples above are not confined to these countries alone, but they remain true of every single one of the 55 or so separate nations where the majority of the population is Muslim.

因此，绝不能声称当今任何一个穆斯林国家能够代表伊斯兰教以及伊斯兰的政治制度。

Thus it can, in no way, be claimed that any of the current Muslim countries are representative of Islam and the Islamic System of government.

谎言：伊斯兰教不向白人开放，只有阿拉伯人或亚洲人才能成为穆斯林。

LIE :Islam is not open for white people, someone can only be a Muslim if he or she is Arab or Asian.

事实：伊斯兰是一种意识形态（即一种生活方式），其基础是经过理性证明的信仰：有一位真主创造了大地、天堂、整个生命以及一切受造物，包括所有人类，无论是黑人、白人、黄种人还是其他肤色的人。

FACT : Islam is an ideology (i.e. a way of life) based on an intellectually proven belief that there is one God who created the earth, the heavens, the whole of the life and all creatures and creation. This includes all humans, whether they are black, white, yellow or otherwise.

在先知穆罕默德（愿主福安之）奉派传布伊斯兰教的信息之前，安拉（至高无上）曾派遣许多使者来到世上，但这些使者只被派往特定的民族、特定的时代。先知穆萨（愿主福安之）被派往以色列人，尔撒（愿主福安之）也是如此。而伊斯兰教则是为全人类而降下的，因此它是造物主给人类的最后一个信息。

Before Prophet Muhammad (saw) was sent with the message of Islam, Allah (swt) sent many messengers to the world, but these messengers were only sent to specific peoples at specific times. The prophet Moses (as) was sent to the people of Israel, and so was Jesus (as). Islam on the other hand was sent for all humanity and as such, it is the final message of the Creator to mankind.

在安拉（SWT）看来，人与人之间的唯一区别在于他们对安拉的认知和敬畏之心。所有人都需要一套制度来规范生活，既保障公正，又维系社会各成员之间的和谐。这样的制度绝不可能是人为制定的，因为人能力有限、脆弱、有所需求，对生命和宇宙缺乏全面的认识。人的设计必然受制于私欲与情感，永远无法实现真正的公正。纵观历史，即便看那些以人为法律和法规治理事务的不同文化与文明，也必然能发现土地上存在压迫与不义。例如古埃及文明中法老被视为神明，又如罗马帝国中凯撒被赋予神性。在这两种情况下，统治者对于统治人民的法律拥有最终决定权。其结果是不义、暴政，以及不同阶层和种族之间的歧视。即便在现代，“少数族裔”和“民族国家”等概念也认定人们的地位本质上有所不同，这些观念正是诸多歧视的根源。然而，伊斯兰教义在实施之时，是唯一能够将人们团结起来、不考虑其种族、肤色或国籍的教义。安拉（SWT）要求所有人依照祂的律法而治。祂在《古兰经》中说：“凡不依安拉所降示的来判决的人，他们就是不信道者。”[TMQ 5:44]这一教义之所以行之有效，是因为它将人视为人，仅此而已，而且它的立法来源不是人。安拉（SWT）说：“在祂的迹象中，有天地的创造，以及你们语言和肤色的差异。在这里面，确有许多迹象，昭示有知识的人。” [TMQ 30,22] 谎言：在伊斯兰教中，女性并未被赋予与男性平等的权利。她们被视为二等公民，遭受虐待，并被剥夺了在自身事务和公共事务中发表意见的权利。

The only difference between people as far as Allah (swt) is concerned is with regard to their awareness of Allah (swt) and their piety. All human beings need a system to run their lives that ensures justice and establishes harmony between the different members of the society. That system can never be a man-made system, since man is limited in his capability, weak, needy and lacks a comprehensive understanding of life and the universe. Man’s designs will always be subject to whims and desires and can never achieve true justice. Throughout history, even if we look at the different cultures and civilisations that existed and ran their affairs by man-made laws and regulations, we definitely find oppression and injustice in the land. Examples include the ancient Egyptian civilisations where the Pharaohs were seen as gods, or the Roman Empire, where the Caesar was ascribed the attributes of divinity. In both these cases the leaders had the final say in what laws should govern the people. The result was injustice, tyranny and discrimination between different classes and races of people. Even in the modern day, concepts such as ‘ethnic minority’ and ‘nation state’ recognise people to be of inherently different status - these are a source of much discrimination. The Islamic doctrine, however, when it was implemented, was the only doctrine that managed to unite people together without any consideration of their race, colour or nationality. Allah (swt) obliges all people to rule according to His laws. He (swt) states in the Qur’an, “Whoever does not rule by whatever Allah reveals, they are the disbelievers.” [TMQ 5:44] This doctrine works because it treats people as human beings and just that, and because its sources of law are not from man. Allah (swt) says, “And among His signs is the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the variations in your languages and your colours : verily in that are signs for those who know.” [TMQ 30,22] LIE :In Islam women are not given equal rights to men. They are considered as second rate, abused, and prevented from having a say in their own affairs and public affairs.

事实：伊斯兰教认为，女性是应当受到保护、享有最崇高尊重的荣誉。伊斯兰教认为，安拉（SWT）创造男性和女性都是为了崇拜祂。在安拉（SWT）看来，男女在地位上并无差别，唯有虔诚程度除外。在这一点上，一位虔诚的女性被认为优于一位不虔诚的男性，反之亦然。

FACT : Islam considers women to be an honour that should be protected and held in the highest level of esteem. Islam considers that Allah (swt) created both men and women to worship him. In the eyes of Allah (swt), there is no difference between men and women with regards to their status, except in piety. In this respect, a pious woman is deemed better than an impious man, and vice versa.

然而，伊斯兰并不谈论男女之间的平等。当伊斯兰带着安拉（SWT）为男女双方所颁布的沙里亚律例到来时，它根本没有从平等的角度去看待这个问题。它只考虑到存在一些需要解决的具体问题，无论这些问题影响的是男性还是女性。因此，伊斯兰所带来的律例是为解决影响人类行为的问题而设，而并非分别针对男性和女性。

However, Islam does not speak of equality between men and women. When Islam came with the Shari‘ah rulings from Allah (swt) for both men and women, it did not look at the question of equality from any angle at all. It only considered that there were particular problems which needed to be solved, regardless of whether these problems affected men or women. Therefore the rulings which Islam brought were solutions to the problems affecting the actions of human beings, not addressing men and women separately.

因此，“平等”一词在伊斯兰教法中并无立足之地——这根本不是一个问题。它在西方成为问题，正是由于西方文明的本质：这种文明赋予男性凌驾于女性之上的地位，因为自古以来，立法和统治之权便掌握在男性手中。由于其制度过去和现在都建立在人定法的基础之上，女性过去和现在都备受压迫。过去，这导致了妇女运动，妇女们不得不真正地为争取寥寥数项权利而斗争。

That is why the word equality has no place in the Islamic Shari‘ah - it is not an issue. It became an issue in the West due to the very nature of Western civilisation, which gives man superiority over women - since from ancient times he is the one who took charge of legislation and ruling. And because the system was and is still based on man-made laws, women were and still are very much oppressed. In the past, this led to womens’ movements that had literally to fight to get just a handful of rights.

当欧洲仍处于黑暗的中世纪时，妇女遭受压迫与不公的种种景况比比皆是；而当时人们还在争论女性是否拥有灵魂。与此同时，在伊斯兰教及伊斯兰国家之下，妇女享有着人类历史上从未有过的地位。伊斯兰赋予妇女继承、工作、拥有财产、在国家选举中投票、参与公共生活、成为协商会成员、求学受教育等诸多权利，还有更多。所有这些，早在一千四百多年前就已由伊斯兰制度明确确立，根本无需任何妇女运动或类似的运动。

While Europe was living in the dark ages, with all which that entailed of oppression and injustice towards women; and while debates were taking place to decide whether women had souls or not, under Islam and in the Islamic State, women were enjoying such a position never before known to humanity. Islam gave the women the right to inherit, work, own property, vote in state elections, participate in public life, become members of the consultative council, to study and become educated and much more. All of this was properly laid down by the Islamic system more than 1400 years ago, without any need whatsoever for womens’ movements or the like.

谎言：伊斯兰教和穆斯林对西方构成了明确的威胁，因为如果他们得偿所愿、建立自己的国家，他们就会对所有其他民族发动“圣战”，因为他们是原教旨主义者和恐怖分子。 事实：“原教旨主义者”一词被西方媒体机器赋予了特殊的含义。这个词的真正含义是“始终回归根本和基本原则的人”。从这个角度看，无论以何种方式，所有人都是原教旨主义者。当约翰·梅杰谈论“回归基本”时，他就是一名原教旨主义者；当人们坚持遵守人为制定的世俗法律时，他们也是原教旨主义者。

LIE : Islam and Muslims are a definite threat to the West because, if they have their way and establish their state, they are going to go on a ‘Holy War’ against all other people because they are fundamentalists and terrorists. FACT : The term fundamentalist is one which has been given a special meaning by the Western media machine. The true meaning of a fundamentalist, is ‘one who always refers to the fundamentals and basic principles.’ Taken from this angle, all people are fundamentalists one way or another. When John Major talks about ‘Back to Basics’ he is a fundamentalist and when people insist on abiding by a man-made secular law, they are fundamentalists.

现在，穆斯林确实希望建立一个统一的伊斯兰国家，涵盖所有穆斯林的土地。这是因为他们认识到，如果不能实现这一点，伊斯兰教实际上将几乎毫无意义，因为它不仅仅是一套个人的仪式和功修，而是一整套的生活方式。此外，安拉（SWT）命令穆斯林必须实施伊斯兰教，而这只有在单一国家中才能实现，否则他们就是有罪的，并将在今世和后世遭受安拉（SWT）的惩罚。

It is true that Muslims now want to establish a united, single Islamic State which encompasses all the Muslim lands. That is because they realise that without that happening Islam in reality will have little meaning, because it is not just a set of personal rituals and worships, but a whole way of life. Also, Allah (swt) commands the Muslims that they have to implement Islam and that this can only be realised in a single state, otherwise they are sinful and will deserve Allah’s (swt) punishment in this life and in the Hereafter.

至于说要挥舞战斗口号去其他民族那里强行让他们皈依，这完全不是事实。事实是，穆斯林并没有所谓的"圣战"。伊斯兰是一种意识形态，对生活以及应当规范生活的制度有着明确清晰的看法，它关照民众的事务。它也有一套方法，将这一制度和生活方式传播给他人。Jihad（吉哈德）是这一方法的组成部分，而它并不等同于"圣战"。

As for going to other nations with a war cry to forcibly convert them, this is completely untrue. The fact of the matter is, that the Muslims have nothing called a ‘Holy War’. Islam is an ideology which has a clear cut view about life and the systems which should regulate it - one which takes care of the affairs of the people. It also has a method to spread that system and way of life to others. A part of this method is Jihad, which does not translate as holy war.

伊斯兰首先凭借思想的力量传播。伊斯兰的宣教(da‘wah)一旦在某个民族中传开,该民族便有了选择:要么接受伊斯兰作为生活方式而成为穆斯林,要么接受伊斯兰国的统治体制,同时保留自己的宗教,并缴纳一种税,以保障其安全、尊严、财产和信仰。(这种税远低于伊斯兰国穆斯林所缴纳的税。)如果该民族的领导者拒绝这两者,那么对他们以及实际支持他们的人便进行战斗,直至他们服从伊斯兰国的权威。战斗不针对平民,无论男女老幼;而只针对那些实际阻止民众接受伊斯兰保护与公正的人。

Islam spreads by the force of the thought first. Once the call of the Islamic da‘wah has spread amongst a nation, then that nation is given the choice of either accepting Islam as a way of life and becoming Muslims, or accepting the system of government, while keeping to their own religions and paying a tax which guarantees their security, honour, property and belief. (This tax is much less than the taxes which are levied upon the Muslims of the Islamic State.) If the leaders of that nation refuse these, they and those who tangibly support them are fought until they submit to the authority of the Islamic State. The fighting is not directed against civilians, whether they are men, women or children; rather it is only against those who are actually preventing the people from coming under the protection and justice of Islam.

事实上，历史证明，伊斯兰思想的力量使许多人摒弃了他们以往所持的腐朽人生观，转而归依唯一的真理——伊斯兰。例如，伊斯兰传遍整个北非，用时不到五十年！而前往开拓西班牙和葡萄牙土地的人，完全来自北非本地居民中皈依伊斯兰的人。再者，若考虑到当时伊斯兰同样以这样的速度传播到已知世界的大片地区，那么没有当地民众的热忱与积极参与，这一切是不可能发生的。

As it happens, and as proven from history, the force of the thought of Islam caused many people to leave the corrupt concepts about life that they had carried before. They turned to the only truth - Islam. An example is the spread of Islam into the whole of northern Africa, which took less than 50 years to achieve! And the people who went to open the lands of Spain and Portugal were entirely from those who had become Muslims from the indigenous residents of North Africa. Also, if we consider that at the time, Islam was spreading throughout large parts of the known world at the same pace, there is no way this could happen without the enthusiasm and active participation of the people of the lands opened.

事实上,真正的原教旨主义者和压迫者是殖民主义的西方。在英国人或法国人曾经占领过的每一个地方(无论是在印度次大陆、阿拉伯半岛还是非洲),那里的人民都痛恨并诅咒他们的征服者。在曾经由伊斯兰统治的国家,人们不仅渴望它的回归,而且愿意为重建它而奋斗至死。

In fact, it is the colonialist West that are the real fundamentalists and oppressors. In every place once occupied by the British or the French (whether within the Indian sub-continent, Arabia or Africa), the people of those lands revile and curse their conquerors. In countries which were ruled by Islam, the people not only long for its return, they are prepared to die in the way of struggling to re-establish it.

总之,这些只是穆斯林与非穆斯林中广为流传的、关于伊斯兰及其历史的一些错误观念和想法。伊斯兰既在其理性的信条方面具有深度,也在这一信仰所衍生的生活制度方面具有深度。即便只是简单地研究伊斯兰,也足以确凿地证明:许多穆斯林在面对这一美好而最为完善的生活方式时所持有的那种护教式的、自甘示弱的心态,是毫无根据的。

In conclusion, these are just some of the erroneous concepts and ideas that have gained currency among Muslims and non-Muslims alike about Islam and its history. Islam has depth both in terms of its rational creed, and the systems of life that this belief gives rise to. Even a brief study of Islam will demonstrate conclusively that the apologetic and defeatist mentality that many Muslims have when it comes to addressing this beautiful and most perfect way of life is unfounded.

诚然，伊斯兰教是真理之道，因为它来自创造宇宙的安拉（SWT）。它的到来是为了解决人类的问题，并引领人类走向公正与尊严。

Indeed, Islam is the way of Truth, because it comes from Allah (swt), the Creator of the universe. It comes to solve the problems of humanity, and lead her into justice and dignity.