Outrageous Article: Everything You Need To Know About Islam
The outrageous article below was published in today's paper. As Allah has told us: "You shall certainly be tried and tested in your wealth and properties and in your personal selves, and you shall certainly hear much that will grieve you from those who received the Scripture before you (Jews and Christians) and from those who ascribe partners to Allâh; but if you persevere patiently, and become pious then verily, that will be a determining factor in all affairs". Please post your replies to this forum (login to MSA website and post your comments), and at the Daily Campus online (http://www.dailycampus.com/home/index.cfm?event=displayArticleComments&ustory_id=24f599e9-2fd3-4dd4-af3a-04a96a2e0e00) and send them to the Daily Campus: http://www.dailycampus.com/home/lettertotheeditor/
"Is Islam itself violent?" This is the question asked and answered in the documentary film called "Islam: What the West Needs to Know." The experts featured in this film are convincing, persuasive and say that Islam should be taken very seriously by Westerners.
"The question is: Do we want to prevent our Christian and Judo values or do we want to let Islam take over our civilization and Islamized Europe?" said Bat Ye´Or, author of Eurabia: The Euro-Arab Axis.
This documentary features commentary from scholars Robert Spencer, Serge Trifkovic, Bat Ye´Or, Abdullah Al-Araby, and former Palestinian Liberation Organisation terrorist Wallid Shoebat. Spencer is the author of "Islam Unveiled" and has been studying Islam for over two decades. Trifkovic has a Ph.D. from the University of Southampton and is the editor of "Chronicles: A magazine of American Culture." Bat Ye´Or is considered one of the world´s leading scholars on the history of Islamic Civilization. Al-Araby is the author of "The Islamation of America" and Shoebat is a former terrorist and author of "Why I Left Jihad."
The documentary starts by featuring world leaders such as Tony Blair, President George W. Bush and Bill Clinton repeating how Islam is a peaceful religion and "the people who act violently in the name of Allah blaspheme the name of Allah."
Trifkovik's response to this claim is that those world leaders do not know the real extent of Islam and its foundations. According to the "Interpretation of the Meanings of the Noble Quran" by Dr. Muhammad Tagi-un Din Al-Hlali presented in the documentary, Islamic followers should kill people who aren't believers. It is said to find them wherever they are and kill them.
Spencer points out that the prophet Muhammad, who has been contacted by Allah, the only God according to the Quran, killed 600 to 700 Jews in Arabia. If the prophet can do it, then Muslims can do it to, according to Spencer. Those "fanatics," as the world leaders say when they talked about terrorist, are only following the Islamic fundamentals, Spencer says.
"Islam is a religion of a belief system that mandates warfare against non-believers for the purpose of establishing a societal model," Spencer says. "It is absolutely incompatible with Western society."
The second part of the documentary is called "The Struggle," where the former terrorist Shoebat describes the meaning of "Jihad." As a young man, Shoebat was chosen to become a terrorist. He describes his first experience in the documentary and how it made him feel knowing he had killed innocent children. Shoebat then explains what it means to be a terrorist. Many teenagers sign up to become a suicide bomber because according to the Quran, the people who die for Islam will not be unrewarded; they will be go to heaven, said Shoebat. He also mentions the only people who are promised heaven in the Quran are people who die for Islam, therefore a lot of people, children and teenagers alike, sign up to become suicide bombers because they know when they die they will go to heaven, according to Shoebat.
In the third part of the documentary, the scholars present a series of historical events of enslavement, and massacres of Christians and Jews by Muslims for the expansion of Islam.
"War is deceit," is the name of the fourth part of the documentary. In this section, the scholars discuss the foundation of the speculation that Islam is a peaceful religion. According to them, Edward Sahid, a university professor wrote "Orientalism" in which he insists Islam is a peaceful religion and that is not the truth.
"Islam is peaceful now because Muslims are waiting to have more immigrants in America and Europe, and when they do then watch out," said Shoebat.
The fifth section of the movie describes Islam as more than a religion. It has a political character, a way to live, to dress, all according to Trifkovik. According to Shoebat, the first mistake that Westerners make when they look at Islam is to think it is an individual and personal belief. Shoebat said it is the contrary; Islam is not an individual faith. It is everything and every aspect of one's life. He also mentions that Muslims and non-Muslims state are forbidden to live as equal.
In the documentary, Muslims in New York city in 2002 included people of all colors and they were all shouting "Jihad." Signs were posted that "Allah is the only God," and that "Islam will dominate the world." Similar signs were found in a protest for Islam in London in 2005.
"Lebanon used to be a Christian nation, now it's been Islamized," said Ye'Or. "Islam is moving."
Section six of the documentary shows that Muslims are trying to Islamize the world. Spencer advises Westerners to take Islam seriously because it is a political character, and a religion that believes that non-believers of Islam should be killed.
"We need to know so we can protect ourselves," Spencer said. "But unfortunately because of media and government unwillingness, these things remain unknown."
This documentary will be available nationwide on Oct. 17.
It was directed and produced by Gregory M. Davis and Bryan Daly. It is chilling, scary, persuasive and worth watching.
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I can't believe that the
I can't believe that the Daily Campus employs such incompetent and ignorant people like Ms. Blaise. I did some research into the documentary and the "scholars" which Ms. Blaise finds so convincing, and I found that each one of them is labelled to be a right-wing nutcase whom the academic world looks down upon. The documentary which she deems "worth-watching" was shut down by a majority of critics as being a poor film about a very ridiculous point-of-view. The documentary is grounded in false premises about our beautiful religion. I have personally demanded an apology by the daily campus and the writer of the article, I have also emailed Philip Austin and the Dean of Students ot intervene and call for an apology by the Newspaper for their complete lack of oversight which led to such an offensive article.
Islam, What the World Really Needs to Know
Islam, What the World Really Needs to Know
In her article titled “Everything you need to know about Islam,” Anna Blaise reiterated the evil legends that have been invented by Islam-haters and circulated for centuries. In fact, here is what you really need to know about Islam.
The core message of Islam is very simple: There is only one god worthy of worship that is the Creator and Sustainer of the universe, the Merciful with those who deserve His mercy, the Subduer of those who deserve His wrath. The Arabic word for God is “Allah”, the God of Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, David, Solomon, Jesus and Muhammad. Allah is the sender of the Torah, the Gospels and the Quran.
Muhammad (peace be upon him) is Allah’s last Messenger, a mercy to mankind, a teacher and a model sent with warnings and glad tidings. His message is an assertion and a perfection of the religion of all the prophets of God, Islam. The Messenger of Allah described his message saying: “I was not sent but to complete the best of morality.” Islam literally means submission to the God and following His guidance.
“Invite (all) to the Way of your Lord with wisdom and beautiful preaching; and argue with them in ways that are best and most gracious: for your Lord knows best, who have strayed from His Path, and who receive guidance.” (Quran 16:125)
“Let there be no compulsion in religion: Truth stands out clear from Error: whoever rejects Evil and believes in Allah has grasped the most trustworthy hand-hold, that never breaks. And Allah hears and knows all things” (Quran 2:256)
History proves that Islam spread through the persuasive power of the Truth. For example, Islam was brought to Indonesia, today's largest Muslim country with over 180 million Muslims, by Muslim merchants. According to a country study of Egypt conducted by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress, “the Arab conquerors treated the Egyptian Copts [the people of Egypt, who were mainly Christian] well. During the battle for Egypt, the Copts had either remained neutral or had actively supported the Arabs [against the Byzantine Empire]. After the surrender, the Coptic patriarch was reinstated, exiled bishops were called home, and churches that had been forcibly turned over to the Byzantines were returned to the Copts. Amr [the Muslim commander] allowed Copts who held office to retain their positions and appointed Copts to other offices.”
All references to fighting and killing in the Quran appear in the context of defense. Allah unequivocally states “And fight in the Way of Allah those who fight you, but transgress not the limits. Truly, Allah likes not the transgressors,” Quran (2:190). Nowhere in the Quran does Allah say that Muslims should fight non-believers to forcefully convert them. It's no wonder than that all prophetic battles were responses to non-believers’ aggression and never a war to convert them.
It is so easy to take a few words or actions out of context to reach wrong conclusions. It is true that the Messenger of Allah sanctioned the killing of 700 Jews. Islam-haters avoid mentioning the context, however. These 700 Jews were the males of Bani Quraizah, the Jewish tribe that betrayed their Muslim allies during the Battle of the Trench. Islam-haters refer to this incidence as an example of Islam’s violence although the Jewish law itself prescribed such treatment for the conquest of a city as a matter of course, even when betrayal is not in question (Deutoronomy 20:12).
It is not Muslims that the world should be wary of, but rather those hate propagators who use fear and ignorance to control others. Only through understanding and discourse can we fight the forces of evil and find true peace.
Legitimate Jihad Rewarded with Paradise
A question that has been raised by some Muslims in response to that attack on Islam was “Where does Quran say that Jihad is rewarded with Paradise?” Excuse me; I believe this is the wrong question.
The real question is: where does Quran tell us that Jihad means aggression or killing the non-believers because they don’t believe?
The most misquoted verse in the quran refering to Jihad is the one the contains the words "... kill the non-believers wherever you find them ..." (Quran 9-5). If you think these words are shocking, you will be astonished to know the context.
Chapter 9 of the Quran starts by saying "Freedom from (all) obligations (is declared) from Allâh and His Messenger (peace be upon him) to those of the Mushrikûn (polytheists, pagans, idolaters, disbelievers in the Oneness of Allâh), with whom you made a treaty."--(Quran 9:1)
"Except those of the Mushrikun with whom you have a treaty, and who have not subsequently failed you in aught, nor have supported anyone against you. So fulfil their treaty to them for the end of their term" -- (Quran 9:4)
Clearly, the chapter is refering to "those" non-believers who had a treaty with the Muslims, but subsequently broke their treaty. In which case, the Muslims are free from all obligations thereafter.
Then comes the verse "Then when the Sacred Months (the 1st, 7th, 11th, and 12th months of the Islâmic calendar during which Arabs considered fighting forbidden) have passed, then kill the Mushrikûn wherever you find them, and capture them and besiege them, and lie in wait for them in each and every ambush. But if they repent and perform As-Salât (Islamic prayer), and give Zakât (Alms), then leave their way free. Verily, Allâh is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful" --(9:5)
It is absolute non-sense to claim that the "Mushrikun" in this verse refer to all non-believers. It definitely excludes those who keep their treaty with the Muslims and never support anyone fighting against them. Even those who broke their treaty are excluded if they choose to repent and perform their duties as Muslims.
If you are not surprised enough, read the next verse. "And if anyone of the Mushrikûn (polytheists, idolaters, pagans, disbelievers in the Oneness of Allâh) seeks your protection, then grant him protection so that he may hear the Word of Allâh (the Qur’ân), and then escort him to where he can be secure, that is because they are men who know not."
Example of Islam’s forgiveness are allover history including present time. You will be amazed to know the story of Ms. Ivon Ridely.
Clearly Quran is not giving Muslims permission to initiate war against peaceful non-believers. The verses above are dealing with those non-believers who already attacked Muslims, fought wars against them, had treaties with them, and finally broke their treaties. Can any of those arrogant 'experts' come up with a better way of dealing with ‘those’ non-believers?
Indeed, Allah is the Most Merciful and the Oft-Forgiving.
When you read a verse that says: "... But those who are killed in the Way of Allâh, He will never let their deeds be lost. He will guide them and set right their state. And admit them to Paradise which He has made known to them" -- Quran(47:4-6), you can easily tell what " the way of Allah," is. The act of sacrificing one’s life and wealth to defend Muslims against those who insistently attack them and break peace treaties definitely qualify as esteemed Jihad. Transgression, however, is prohibited.
Although I disagree with the
Although I disagree with the article obviously, I think we do ourselves a disservice when we go around saying that Islam is the religion of Peace or that "Islam means peace". And it's those kind of statements that make everyone go, "ok well if you say Islam is the religion of peace and that Islam means peace then why did Prophet Muhammad fight, why did the Companions fight, why do the Muslims today fight?" and there's an obvious discrepancy there. So I think if we present Islam as being what it is, submission to Allah and yes acknowledge that fighting has been perscribed for the Muslims and it is disliked by them.
"And did not Allah check one set of people by means of another, the earth would indeed be full of mischief; but Allah is full of Bounty to all the worlds" (2:251)
I mean the same people who accuse the Muslims of being violent are the same who couldn't care less that an entire country be invaded, it's people killed and resources usurped. So why then would you worry about what they say?
Assuredly ye will be tried in your property and in your persons, and ye will hear much wrong from those who were given the Scripture before you, and from the idolaters. But if ye persevere and ward off (evil), then that is of the steadfast heart of things. Al-Imran 3: 186
In any case, I definitely think an official complaint should be written to the Daily Campus, sign petitions if needed and ma sha Allah there were a number of very eloquent responses written so a response article should be written to be published in the Daily Campus. No matter how many comments are posted on dailycampus.com there are much more people who read the actual paper than then website. And it needs to be done as soon as possible.
Wa'Allahu Ta'ala A'lam.
This is what I have to say
This is what I have to say to Miss Blaise...
What are your sources other than some unreliable documentary made by _______ (who knows?!?!?)
Read the Bible and the Torah and let me know what God says about defending religion as well...
Don't you have more productive things to write about other than spreading hate?
This is what I posted on Daily Campus:
Dearest Miss Blaise,
I believe that everyone who has posted has already expressed my thoughts and feelings about your article.
I just have one request for you...
Please educate me on how hate speech differs from violence. I'm a little puzzled at how you can write an entire article about how Islam is "violent" yet you can go ahead and spread hate and conflict through your ignorance...