Dr Amir Ali's statement about Prophet Mohammad

 
On October 4th, 2006, The Australian published an article titled "Prophet not perfect, says Islamic scholar". In my view, the article is a venomous attack on the Prophet (pbuh) and an intentional mis quotation by the journalist.

I have to say that the minute I read the article, I had a strong suspicion that Dr Amir Ali was misquoted for the following reasons:

1) The author described Dr Ali as an Islamic Scholar which he certainly is not, nor did he claim so.

2) This answer to this question appeared to me as an answer to a different question. "Asked if the prophet had character flaws, he said: "Of course - you must look at him as a human being also.""

3) The journalist "Richard Kerbaj" is known for his anti-Islamic view.

Later, Dr Ali has issued a statement dated 6th October titled "MISREPRESENTED BY JOURNALISTS", where he argued that his statement was taken out of context.

While I fully understand what Dr Ali has experienced, I think that a person in his position should be more savvy as how to handle hostile journalists like Richard Kerbaj. He should have recorded his interview. I think he is negligent (at least).

The prophet has made very few minor mistakes in his life (without which he would have been more an angel than a human). These few tiny mistakes where corrected by the Quran to set the standard. An example of that was when he did not give sufficient attention to answer the enquiry of a blind man.

Oh my beloved prophet Mohammad...may the peace and blessings of Allah be on you.