Salman Rushdie's books

[imranjaff]

Re: Salman Rushdie’s books

@phatima1

I’m doing a research project and so I’ve selected four books from a specific genre/region of the world to base my thesis off of. One of these books is called “Midnight’s Children” by Salman Rushdie.

So today I go to Amazon.com and find the book and I ask my Dad for his card so I can buy it. He asks me what book it is and who it’s by and when I tell him he goes completely ballistic, saying that he’d strangle Salman Rushdie with his bare hands if he had the chance. And then he refused to pay for the book.

It’s really not like my Dad to do something like this - he’s usually very supportive when it comes to academics. I understand Salman Rushdie has written some really terrible things about Islam/the Quran/Prophet Muhammad (sws), but I don’t see why it’s wrong to read one of his books. The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie is (I think) the main book that really flames up Muslims (and is the reason he’s got death sentences issued against him in Iran and wherever else).

This book, Midnight’s Children, only has to do with India and it’s Independence. It’s an allegory/satire that parallels the story of a boy to the government of India. I’m not reading the book to agree with him, but I am very curious to see what his books are like.

Anyways, so my question is:
Is my dad being unecessarily irrational by not letting me read anything by Salman Rushdie, or is it okay to read it? (When I say “is it okay?” I mean is it okay according to the standards of Islam).

Why u hve choose salman Rushdie u can choose any Ullama books u will find the same thing as well.U know guys its not salman Rushdie fault salman rushdi ka bhi koi qasoor nahin, usne apni badnaam e zamana kitab mein jo kuch likha wo “islami” literature se hi likha apni taraf se kuch nahin likha, uski likhi koi baat aisi na thi jo kisi tareekhi ya doosri rawayat mein na majood ho…Rushdi case mein humne kya kiya?? wo aaj tak kyun azad hai
main app ko bata hoo os nay case main yea hi kaha tha ke mainne kuch bhi apni tarf se nahi likha jo bhi likha woh humhari books main pahlay se moojood tha but mainne is ko aisay jaisay islamic literature main tha wase hi baqair change kiye likh dia aur os nay refrence bhi diye aur humhare ullama aur jude ke pass is ka koi jawaab nahi tha wajah saaf thi ke woh yea kah kar bari zima hoo gaya ke mainne tu apni taraf se kuch kaha hi nahi yea to pahlay se books main moojood hai.Hum beechare sadhay sidhay musalman in ko aur in ke books ko sanaat maan kar islam per chalnay lagaye
salman rushdi par ungliyaan uthatay hain…(yaad rahay ke salman rushdi ne apni badnaam e zamana kitab mein apni taraf se kuch nahin likha tha balkeh “hamari” hi kitabon se material ikatha ker ke usko kitabi shakal di thi.)Such sun-ne aur bardasht kerne ka maada hum logon mein bouhat kam hai…iss liye mein tafseelan to nahin bata sakta ke Rasool(PBUH) ki ismat par kaise kaise hamlay “hamari” hi kitabon mein majood hain