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Testing Times for Muslims and Americans
Khaleej Times ^ | 8 November 2009 | Dr Muqtedar Khan

Posted on 11/08/2009 1:33:51 AM PST by Former Military Chick

The American Muslim community is in shock and in a state of disbelief combined with apprehension as it watches the details of the shootings at Fort Hood in Texas unfold. Major Nidal Malik Hasan, a doctor and a practising Muslim, born in Virginia of Jordanian parents, turned against his fellow citizens and military colleagues and gunned down 13 and wounded 30.

Fort Hood is America’s biggest military installation. It is like a sanctuary where Americans should feel safe. It is difficult to describe the fear and anxiety this ghastly event must be invoking among the families who live in Fort Hood.

What happened at Fort Hood follows a nightmare script that has been one of the biggest fears of the American Muslim community since the appalling events of September 11, 2001. One crazy Muslim, acting on his own, causing significant mayhem and murder and inviting anger and backlash against millions of peace-loving and hardworking Americans who are Muslims. National and local Muslim organisations immediately issued strong condemnation of the event and called for calm.

It is important to understand that Major Hasan is an isolated, alienated, and sad individual who was clearly not well adjusted to his life. In a community that values family life, he was single at 39 and still looking desperately for a wife, according to his former Imam. He was in an army that was at war with his co-religionists and he had difficulty dealing with that. He was frequently taunted and harassed for being a Muslim by his own colleagues. After years in the military and after years of caring for soldiers as a doctor, he did not feel as if he belonged and perhaps that was the key to why he could turn on his own.

This tragic episode presents serious dilemmas and challenges for both — Muslim community organisations as well as for law enforcement and counter terrorism agencies. Muslim organisations do not know how to explain this and the law enforcement agencies will be puzzling over how to respond to it.

This was an unpredictable and isolated episode that is impossible to anticipate and guard against. Hasan is American born, highly educated, long-term military man who simply snapped with devastating consequences. How do we anticipate this and prevent it? The Fort Hood shooting reminds me of the Columbine school shooting: shocking and totally unexpected. On scrutiny after the fact one discovers warning signs but not enough to trigger action before it happened.

Since the election of President Barack Obama, the Islamophobic rhetoric has been on the decline as people in key administrative positions have abstained from using “Islamic” as a prefix when talking about issues related to the war on terror. But this episode will once again provide fodder to talk show hosts and shrill media and web sites, which exploit such isolated events to ratchet up Islamophobia.

Muslims across the country have been working hard to build bridges with mainstream America, to establish interfaith relations and carve out a place for the community on main street America. Hasan not only fired at unarmed soldiers but he also attacked the very foundations of all these bridges across the country. His actions will definitely weaken if not completely undermine the efforts of thousands of Americans to build bridges of peace and understanding.

According to some estimates, there are over ten thousand Muslims in the US military who serve loyally, with sincere and complete commitment. Many Muslims in the US military have died fighting for the US. General Colin Powel once spoke so eloquently about Cpl. Kareem Khan (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6SKpv-MwXE), a Purple Heart recipient, who had died fighting for America. Let us hope that Major Hasan’s dastardly actions do not hurt careers of the thousands of Kareem Khans proudly serving in the US military.

There is nothing that American Muslims can do to prevent such incidents. But we must not now allow them to weaken our resolve to combat extremism, prejudice and ignorance in our society. We must redouble our efforts to continue to share the message of peace, tolerance and pluralism that is fundamental to Islamic believes to our congregations and our communities.

The tragedy at Fort Hood is a major test for Muslims and Americans. They must face the challenge with determination. Muslims must not allow it to force them to recede from the public sphere and from their struggle for understanding, for civil rights and against religious profiling and Islamophobia. Americans must not allow this isolated incident to fall back on stereotypes about Islam and resuscitate the prejudices that all of us have worked so hard to eliminate and curb.

Dr Muqtedar Khan is Director of Islamic Studies at the University of Delaware and a Fellow of the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding in the United States


TOPICS: Editorial; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: americans; muslims; nidalmalikhasan
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There have been many op-eds written in the aftermath of Ft Hood, some just cannot be posted because it is about propaganda, having said that there is some of that in this article as well.

Here is my frustration, the Muslim community just does not seem to want to come out strong enough when it comes to the "War on Terror" or when fellow Muslims who are extremists kill in the name of their "God", which drives me nuts.

Friday, CAIR came out with a statement, a statement that was mooshy in their response to the tragic events at Ft Hood.

Finally, when folks came to DC for their prayerful event a few months ago, that was great but there was a huge opportunity to express to the nation their beliefs when it comes to radical Islam.

I am not holding my breath.

1 posted on 11/08/2009 1:33:52 AM PST by Former Military Chick
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To: Former Military Chick

You are in more control than you believe you are.


2 posted on 11/08/2009 1:38:38 AM PST by freekitty (Give me back my conservative vote; then find me a real conservative to vote for)
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To: Former Military Chick

Why are we trying to build up Iraq and Afghanistan when they will continue, in the final product, to call US Infidels?


3 posted on 11/08/2009 1:41:35 AM PST by TomasUSMC ( FIGHT LIKE WW2, FINISH LIKE WW2. FIGHT LIKE NAM, FINISH LIKE NAM)
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To: Former Military Chick
The American Muslim community is in shock and in a state of disbelief

I wonder what their opinion is of the WOMAN who took this guy down.

4 posted on 11/08/2009 1:44:49 AM PST by Darkwolf377 (Godspeed, T, on your fourth tour of duty in Iraq.)
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To: Former Military Chick
I read this in its entirety just now. Thanks FMC.

What a bunch of dog crap (كلب براز).

How about we start at square one again with this apologizing group which is splitting hairs and trying to paint Hasan as "one lone nut", and say, PRECISELY IT IS OUT OF WHAT IS TAUGHT IN THE QA'RAN, THAT HE FELT ENTITLED TO DO THIS AS AN ACT OF HOLY WAR AGAINST INFIDEL KAFIRS??!!

You cannot take a few hardine Islamists out to get drunk, but if you could, over copious beers, they would let down their guards and say "you know, AIT, you sure know TOO much about us. Yes, that is exactly what is written in the holy book and we ourselves have no suprise over such an act. We just condemn it for PR purposes, then add on some victimhood for good measure at the end of our "expression of shock".

5 posted on 11/08/2009 1:57:03 AM PST by AmericanInTokyo
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To: AmericanInTokyo

“It is important to understand that Major Hasan is an isolated, alienated, and sad individual who was clearly not well adjusted to his life. In a community that values family life, he was single at 39 and still looking desperately for a wife, according to his former Imam. He was in an army that was at war with his co-religionists and he had difficulty dealing with that. He was frequently taunted and harassed for being a Muslim by his own colleagues. After years in the military and after years of caring for soldiers as a doctor, he did not feel as if he belonged and

perhaps that was the key to why he could turn on his own.”

And therein is the whole lie writ large. He did NOT turn on his own. He TURNED on US.
There is not one sentence in this entire article that condemns this man OR the act he perpetrated.
If there is shock and disbelief in the muslim community, it is at the lack of condemnation and/or outrage from anyone in authority. This is a huge victory for them, and they know it.


6 posted on 11/08/2009 2:09:21 AM PST by MestaMachine (One if by land, 2 if by sea, 3 if by Air Force 1, 4 if by Thread.)
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FOX NEWS.com: Fort Hood, Texas - "EVENTS SURROUNDING FORT HOOD SHOOTING RAMPAGE DETAILED" (November 7, 2009)

CNS NEWS.com (AP): "FORT HOOD DEATH TOLL RISES TO 13; SUSPECTED SHOOTER IS ALIVE" (November 6, 2009)

DEFENSElink.mil (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "ARMY MAJOR DECLARED SOLE SUSPECT IN HOOD SHOOTING" by Lisa Daniel (November 5, 2009)


JIHAD WATCH.org (KSL.com, November 5, 2009): "A Person Behind Counter Stood Up, and he said, 'ALLAH AKBAR!' And Just Opened Up On Everybody" (November 6, 2009)

JIHAD WATCH.org (KILEEN DAILY HERALD): "FORT HOOD SHOOTER HANDED OUT KORANS THE MORNING OF HIS ATTACK" (November 6, 2009)

JIHAD WATCH.org: "JUST BEFORE HIS JIHAD" (November 6, 2009)

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FreeRepublic.com - Discussion Forum (with ongoing updates and more details): "UPDATE: 13 SOLDIERS KILLED, 30 WOUNDED - FORT HOOD SHOOTING" (SNIPPET: "MAJOR NIDAL MALIK HASAN") (November 5, 2009)

DEFENSElink.mil (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "...the fatal shooting rampage today on Fort Hood, Texas, that left 11 soldiers and a civilian police officer dead and 31 soldiers wounded.") (November 5, 2009)


INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - IPT News: "IPT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR STEVEN EMERSON ON THE FORT HOOD ATTACKS" (November 6, 2009)

INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - IPT News: "INTROSPECTION, NOT RATIONALIZATION, NEEDED IN WAKE OF FORT HOOD SLAUGHTER" (November 6, 2009)

HOT AIR.com - blog: "WHY WAS HASAN STILL IN THE ARMY?" by Ed Morrissey (November 6, 2009)

THE JACKSONVILLE OBSERVER: "HORRIFIC: FT. HOOD RAMPAGE STUNS TROOPS" (SNIPPET: "U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul, a Republican from Austin, was briefed by military officials and said Hasan had taken some unusual classes for someone studying about mental health. "He took a lot of extra classes in weapons training, which seems a little odd for a psychiatrist," McCaul said.") (November 6, 2009)
PAJAMAS MEDIA.com - blog: "THE VICTIMS OF FORT HOOD" by Bob Owens (SNIPPET from page 2: "But postings that are thought to be Major Hasan's don't match the portrait of a soldier who was conflicted. They present us with a picture of someone who housed beliefs that established him as a lurking enemy. U.S. Representative Michael McCaul attended a military briefing this morning and found out that Hasan had taken "a lot of extra classes in weapons training, which seems a little odd for a psychiatrist." In retrospect -- and combined with information that Hasan had started yesterday by giving away some of his personal effects, such as furniture -- it appears that his assault at Fort Hood wasn’t the result of a man under extreme pressure suddenly snapping. Instead, it looks like a calculating murderer took the time to prepare for his attack well in advance.") (November 5, 2009)

TELEGRAPH.co.uk: "FORT HOOD SHOOTING: TEXAS ARMY KILLER LINKED TO SEPTEMBER 11 TERRORISTS" by Philip Sherwell and Alex Spillius (SNIPPET: "Major Nidal Malik Hasan worshipped at a mosque led by a radical imam said to be a "spiritual adviser" to three of the hijackers who attacked America on Sept 11, 2001.") (Published November 7, 2009, 8:17 pm)
THE JAWA REPORT - blog: "Malik Hasan Tied to 9/11 Hijackers, Radical al Qaeda Preacher" (SNIPPET: "Did Nidal Hasan know them? Maybe, maybe not. But the most disturbing part is that the imam of the mosque at the time was Anwar al-Awlaki (pictured right). Awlaki is an American who now lives in exile in Yemen where his website incites Muslims to jihad and who has nothing but praise for al Qaeda. Awlaki is hands down the most cited English language preacher in the underworld of online jihad. And what was Hasan's view of al-Awlaki? Hasan's eyes "lit up" when he mentioned his deep respect for al-Awlaki’s teachings, according to a fellow Muslim officer at the Fort Hood base in Texas, the scene of Thursday’s horrific shooting spree.") (Posted by Rusty on November 7, 2009, 8:20 pm)
THE STAR.com: "THE POWERFUL VOICE OF JIHAD Shadowy cleric revered by disenchanted Muslim youths throughout West cited in Toronto 18 case" by Michelle Shephard (SNIPPET: "But in recent months, as Awlaki's name has popped up in terrorism cases in Canada, the U.S. and Britain, intelligence services are closely monitoring the U.S.-born cleric.") (Published October 18, 2009)
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JIHAD WATCH.org: "ISLAMIC AWAKENING FORUM ON FORT HOOD SHOOTER: "What a brave mujahid"" (November 5, 2009)

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WorldNetDaily.com: "MUSLIM RADICALS CALL HASAN 'OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN'" by Bob Unruh (November 6, 2009)

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CNN.com: "PEACEFUL PREACHING INSIDE, VIOLENT MESSAGE OUTSIDE A NEW YORK MOSQUE" by Drew Griffin and Kathleen Johnston (SNIPPET: "Outside a Manhattan mosque where the imam preaches against terrorism, the brothers of the "Revolution Muslim" are spreading a different message.") (Note: Video included.) (November 5, 2009, 3:24 pm EST)
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C-SPAN VIDEO.org: George Washington University: "COMBATING TERRORISM" (Video Description: "George Washington University/Homeland Security Policy Institute Inter-University Center for Terrorism Studies - Israeli Ambassador Sallai Meridor talked about Israeli counter-terrorism efforts against homegrown, regional and international terrorist organizations. He also talked about recent conflict in Gaza in its impact on the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, Israel's response to terror attacks in Mumbai, as well as other relevant regional security ...Read More) (Note: Includes video.) (January 6, 2009)
CNN.com: "FORT HOOD SUSPECT'S RELIGION WAS AN ISSUE, FAMILY SAYS" (November 7, 2009, 8:19 a.m. EST)

FOX NEWS.com: Killeen, Texas - "FELLOW WORSHIPERS DESCRIBE FORT HOOD SHOOTING SUSPECT AS DEVOUT MUSLIM, TROUBLED BY WARS" by Jana Winter (SNIPPET: "The Army psychiatrist suspected in Thursday's shooting at Fort Hood, Texas, attended morning prayers at a local mosque hours before the rampage that killed 13, the mosque's imam told FoxNews.com. Imam Syed Ahmed Ali said Major Nidal Malik Hasan usually worn his uniform or civilian clothes to prayers, but on Thursday, he attended in his full robe.") (November 6, 2009)
JIHAD WATCH.org (BLOOMBERG): "FORT HOOD SHOOTER REGULARLY DESCRIBED WAR ON TERROR AS 'WAR ON ISLAM'" (November 6, 2009)

LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "U.S. ARMY MAJOR BEHIND FORT HOOD MURDERS EXPRESSED SYMPATHY FOR ISLAMIC TERRORISTS" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "Hasan, a Muslim American...") (November 5, 2009, 9:50 pm) (Read More...)

DANIEL PIPES.org - blog: "MUSLIM SOLDIERS IN THE WEST, CRITICIZED BY THEIR COMMUNITIES" by Daniel Pipes (December 17, 2003; Updated November 7, 2009)


WASHIINGTON POST.com: "FORT HOOD ATTACK IS 3RD THIS YEAR BY ANTIWAR RADICALS TARGETING MILITARY ON U.S. SOIL" by Spencer S. Hsu (November 6, 2009, 4:53 pm)


WorldNetDaily.com: "SHOOTER ADVISED OBAMA TRANSITION Fort Hood Triggerman Aided Tem on Homeland Security Task Force" by Jerome R. Corsi (SNIPPET: "Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, the alleged shooter in yesterday's massacre at Fort Hood, played a homeland security advisory role in President Barack Obama's transition into the White House, according to a key university policy institute document. The Homeland Security Policy Institute at George Washington University published a document May 19, entitled "Thinking Anew -- Security Priorities for the Next Administration: Proceedings Report of the HSPI Presidential Transition Task Force, April 2008 - January 2009," in which Hasan of the Uniformed Services University School of Medicine is listed on page 29 of the document as a Task Force Event Participant. Hasan received his medical degree from the military's Uniformed Services University School in Bethesda, Md, in 2001.") (November 6, 2009)
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7 posted on 11/08/2009 2:34:47 AM PST by Cindy
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To: Former Military Chick

testing time?.../ Wasting time


8 posted on 11/08/2009 2:35:46 AM PST by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously... You'll never live through it.)
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SNIPPET from post no. 1:

"This tragic episode presents serious dilemmas and challenges for both — Muslim community organisations as well as for law enforcement and counter terrorism agencies. Muslim organisations do not know how to explain this and the law enforcement agencies will be puzzling over how to respond to it."

9 posted on 11/08/2009 2:35:55 AM PST by Cindy
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To: MestaMachine
Racist! /S
10 posted on 11/08/2009 2:37:14 AM PST by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously... You'll never live through it.)
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To: Cindy

Not to worry, The CIC wants to give a “shout out” to all the hard work you put into that.


11 posted on 11/08/2009 2:40:16 AM PST by eyedigress
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To: Cindy

Thanks for your posting, I will read all of it! :^)


12 posted on 11/08/2009 2:43:36 AM PST by eyedigress
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To: Cindy
"There is nothing that American Muslims can do to prevent such incidents."

"But we must not now allow them to weaken our resolve to combat extremism, prejudice and ignorance in our society." There the "But" Tis all about THEM.

13 posted on 11/08/2009 2:45:18 AM PST by anglian
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To: eyedigress

It’s archival and incomplete to boot.

Take your time eyedigress.


14 posted on 11/08/2009 2:45:37 AM PST by Cindy
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To: Former Military Chick
We're Shocked SHOCKED That JIHAD Is Going On!

MUSLIMS INSTRUCTED TO KILL CHRISTIANS AND JEWS [9:29-30] JUST FOR SPEAKING AGAINST ISLAM [9:32]!

KORAN [9.29] Fight those who do not believe in Allah, nor in the latter day, nor do they prohibit what Allah and His Apostle have prohibited, nor follow the religion of truth, out of those who have been given the Book, until they pay the tax in acknowledgment of superiority and they are in a state of subjection.

KORAN [9.30] And the Jews say: Uzair [Ezra] is the son of Allah; and the Christians say: The Messiah is the son of Allah; these are the words of their mouths; they imitate the saying of those who disbelieved before; may Allah destroy them; how they are turned away!

FREEDOM OF SPEECH IS PROHIBITED:

KORAN [9.32] They desire to put out the light of Allah with their mouths, and Allah will not consent save to perfect His light, though the unbelievers are averse.

THIS IS MUHAMMAD'S EXAMPLE JUSTIFYING THE KILLING OF DUTCH FILM MAKER THEO van GOGH:

Hadith Sahih Muslim, Book 19, Chapter 41: THE MURDER OF KA'B B. ASHRAF, (THE EVIL GENIUS) OF THE JEWS [for authoring songs and jokes about Muhammad]

HADITH Sahih Muslim [19:4436] It has been narrated on the authority of Jabir that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said:
Who will kill Ka'b b. Ashraf? He has maligned Allah, the Exalted, and His Messenger. Muhammad b. Maslama said: Messenger of Allah, do you wish that I should kill him? He said: Yes.
He said: Permit me to talk (to him in the way I deem fit). He said: Talk (as you like). So, Muhammad b. Maslama came to Ka'b and talked to him, referred to the old friendship between them and said: This man (i. e. the Holy Prophet) has made up his mind to collect charity (from us) and this has put us to a great hardship. When be heard this, Ka'b said: By God, you will be put to more trouble by him. Muhammad b. Maslama said: No doubt, now we have become his followers and we do not like to forsake him until we see what turn his affairs will take. I want that you should give me a loan. He said: What will you mortgage? He said: What do you want? He said: Pledge me your women. He said: You are the most handsome of the Arabs; should we pledge our women to you? He said: Pledge me your children. He said: The son of one of us may abuse us saying that he was pledged for two wasqs of dates, but we can pledge you (cur) weapons. He said: All right. Then Muhammad b. Maslama promised that he would come to him with Harith, Abu 'Abs b. Jabr and Abbad b. Bishr. So they came and called upon him at night. He came down to them. Sufyan says that all the narrators except 'Amr have stated that his wife said: I hear a voice which sounds like the voice of murder. He said: It is only Muhammad b. Maslama and his foster-brother, Abu Na'ila. When a gentleman is called at night even it to be pierced with a spear, he should respond to the call. Muhammad said to his companions: As he comes down, I will extend my hands towards his head and when I hold him fast, you should do your job. So when he came down and he was holding his cloak under his arm, they said to him: We sense from you a very fine smell. He said: Yes, I have with me a mistress who is the most scented of the women of Arabia. He said: Allow me to smell (the scent on your head). He said: Yes, you may smell. So he caught it and smelt. Then he said: Allow me to do so (once again). He then held his head fast and said to his companions: Do your job. And they killed him.

APOSTATES AND "young people with foolish thoughts"
TO BE KILLED BY ANYONE WHO FINDS THEM (e.g. honor killings):

KORAN [4.89] They desire that you should disbelieve as they have disbelieved, so that you might be (all) alike; therefore take not from among them friends until they fly (their homes) in Allah's way; but if they turn back, then seize them and kill them wherever you find them, and take not from among them a friend or a helper.

HADITH Sahih Bukhari [4:52:260] Narrated Ikrima:
Ali burnt some people and this news reached Ibn 'Abbas, who said, "Had I been in his place I would not have burnt them, as the Prophet said, 'Don't punish (anybody) with Allah's Punishment.' No doubt, I would have killed them, for the Prophet said, 'If somebody (a Muslim) discards his religion, kill him.' "

HADITH Sahih Bukhari [6:61:577] Narrated 'Ali:
I heard the Prophet saying, "In the last days (of the world) there will appear young people with foolish thoughts and ideas. They will give good talks, but they will go out of Islam as an arrow goes out of its game, their faith will not exceed their throats. So, wherever you find them, kill them, for there will be a reward for their killers on the Day of Resurrection."

HADITH Sahih Bukhari [9:84:64] Narrated 'Ali:
Whenever I tell you a narration from Allah's Apostle, by Allah, I would rather fall down from the sky than ascribe a false statement to him, but if I tell you something between me and you (not a Hadith) then it was indeed a trick (i.e., I may say things just to cheat my enemy). No doubt I heard Allah's Apostle saying, "During the last days there will appear some young foolish people who will say the best words but their faith will not go beyond their throats (i.e. they will have no faith) and will go out from (leave) their religion as an arrow goes out of the game. So, where-ever you find them, kill them, for who-ever kills them shall have reward on the Day of Resurrection."

AND MODERATE MUSLIMS TOO:

HADITH Sahih Muslim [5:2325] Abu Sa'id al-Khudri reported that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said:
A group would secede itself (from the Ummah) when there would be dissension among the Muslims. Out of the two groups who would be nearer the truth would kill them.

Unlike Christians, Muslims can pretend to deny their faith to fool unbelievers (Al-Taqiyyah):

KORAN [16.106] He who disbelieves in Allah after his having believed, not he who is compelled while his heart is at rest on account of faith, but he who opens (his) breast to disbelief-- on these is the wrath of Allah, and they shall have a grievous chastisement.

UNEQUAL JUSTICE:

HADITH Sahih Bukhari [4:52:283] Narrated Abu Juhaifa:
I asked Ali, "Do you have the knowledge of any Divine Inspiration besides what is in Allah's Book?" 'Ali replied, "...we have what is written in this paper as well." I asked, "What is written in this paper?" He replied, "...the judgment that no Muslim should be killed for killing an infidel."

HADITH Sunan Abu Dawud [14:2526] Narrated Anas ibn Malik:
The Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) said: Three things are the roots of faith: to refrain from (killing) a person who utters, "There is no god but Allah" and not to declare him unbeliever whatever sin he commits, and not to excommunicate him from Islam for his any action; and jihad will be performed continuously since the day Allah sent me as a prophet until the day the last member of my community will fight with the Dajjal (Antichrist). The tyranny of any tyrant and the justice of any just (ruler) will not invalidate it. One must have faith in Divine decree.

WOMEN (and girls) IN ISLAM:

KORAN [2.223] Your wives are a tilth for you, so go into your tilth when you like, and do good beforehand for yourselves, and be careful (of your duty) to Allah, and know that you will meet Him, and give good news to the believers.

KORAN [4.34] Men are the maintainers of women because Allah has made some of them to excel others and because they spend out of their property; the good women are therefore obedient, guarding the unseen as Allah has guarded; and (as to) those on whose part you fear desertion, admonish them, and leave them alone in the sleeping-places and beat them; then if they obey you, do not seek a way against them; surely Allah is High, Great.

HADITH Sahih Bukhari [7:62:67] Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "A matron should not be given in marriage except after consulting her; and a virgin should not be given in marriage except after her permission." The people asked, "O Allah's Apostle! How can we know her permission?" He said, "Her silence (indicates her permission)."

HADITH Sahih Bukhari [5:58:234] Narrated Aisha:
The Prophet engaged me when I was a girl of six (years). We went to Medina and stayed at the home of Bani-al-Harith bin Khazraj. Then I got ill and my hair fell down. Later on my hair grew (again) and my mother, Um Ruman, came to me while I was playing in a swing with some of my girl friends. She called me, and I went to her, not knowing what she wanted to do to me. She caught me by the hand and made me stand at the door of the house. I was breathless then, and when my breathing became Allright, she took some water and rubbed my face and head with it. Then she took me into the house. There in the house I saw some Ansari women who said, "Best wishes and Allah's Blessing and a good luck." Then she entrusted me to them and they prepared me (for the marriage). Unexpectedly Allah's Apostle came to me in the forenoon and my mother handed me over to him, and at that time I was a girl of nine years of age.

HADITH Sahih Bukhari [7:62:64] Narrated 'Aisha:
that the Prophet married her when she was six years old and he consummated his marriage when she was nine years old [Muhammad was 53], and then she remained with him for nine years (i.e., till his death).

THE JOOOOOOZ IN ISLAM:

KORAN [9.30] And the Jews say: Uzair [Ezra] is the son of Allah; and the Christians say: The Messiah is the son of Allah; these are the words of their mouths; they imitate the saying of those who disbelieved before; may Allah destroy them; how they are turned away!

KORAN [5.51] O you who believe! do not take the Jews and the Christians for friends; they are friends of each other; and whoever amongst you takes them for a friend, then surely he is one of them; surely Allah does not guide the unjust people.

HADITH Sahih Bukhari [4:52:176] Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar:
Allah's Apostle said, "You (i.e. Muslims) will fight with the Jews till some of them will hide behind stones. The stones will (betray them) saying, 'O 'Abdullah (i.e. slave of Allah)! There is a Jew hiding behind me; so kill him.' "

HADITH Sahih Bukhari [4:52:177] Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "The Hour will not be established until you fight with the Jews, and the stone behind which a Jew will be hiding will say. "O Muslim! There is a Jew hiding behind me, so kill him."

HADITH Sahih Bukhari [4:56:791] Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar:
I heard Allah's Apostle saying, "The Jews will fight with you, and you will be given victory over them so that a stone will say, 'O Muslim! There is a Jew behind me; kill him!' "

HADITH Sahih Muslim [41:6981] Ibn 'Umar reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying:
You will fight against the Jews and you will kill them until even a stone would say: Come here, Muslim, there is a Jew (hiding himself behind me); kill him.

HADITH Sahih Muslim [41:6982] Ubaidullah has reported this hadith with this chain of transmitters (and the Words are):
"There is a Jew behind me."

HADITH Sahih Muslim [41:6983] Abdullah b. 'Umar reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying:
You and the Jews would fight against one another until a stone would say: Muslim, here is a Jew behind me; come and kill him.

HADITH Sahih Muslim [41:6984] Abdullah b. 'Umar reported that Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) said:
The Jews will fight against you and you will gain victory over them until the stone would say: Muslim, here is a Jew behind me; kill him.

HADITH Sahih Muslim [41:6985] Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying:
The last hour would not come unless the Muslims will fight against the Jews and the Muslims would kill them until the Jews would hide themselves behind a stone or a tree and a stone or a tree would say: Muslim, or the servant of Allah, there is a Jew behind me; come and kill him; but the tree Gharqad would not say, for it is the tree of the Jews.

© Religion of Peace

KORAN (Shakir translation): http://www.hti.umich.edu/k/koran/
HADITH: http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/reference/searchhadith.html

ISLAM IS NOT A RELIGION.
ISLAM IS A SOCIOPATHIC CRIMINAL ENTERPRISE AND MENTAL DISORDER.

ISLAM DELENDA EST!


15 posted on 11/08/2009 2:50:01 AM PST by UnbelievingScumOnTheOtherSide (IN A SMALL TENT WE JUST STAND CLOSER! * IT'S ISLAM, STUPID! - Islam Delenda Est! - Rumble thee forth)
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To: Former Military Chick

Everything’s a mental health issue these days, and every action is harassment.
This is so troubling, I may need a government check.


16 posted on 11/08/2009 3:02:51 AM PST by 668 - Neighbor of the Beast (LIBERTY)
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To: Former Military Chick
More from Muqtedar Khan. This from 2007

A closer look at the Pew report, meantime, shows that of the 26 percent of young Muslims who expressed sympathy for suicide bombers, nearly half of them said it is justified only in rare circumstances.

Muqtedar Khan, an assistant professor of political science and international relations at the University of Delaware, said it's important to consider how the question was framed: whether suicide bombing could be justified "in defense of Islam," a powerful phrase for a community that believes the West is waging a war against Islam.

They believe that here, Muqtedar? Even after all of Bush's efforts to convince them of the contrary? Interesting.

Muqtedar Khan: "When you ask people these questions, people are not just answering, they're answering to suit their politics. They do not want to extend any legitimacy to the U.S. war on terror."

So support for suicide bombing comes from believing the war on terror is illegitimate? There is no other way to express this belief?

Khan also blames the Internet for fueling younger Muslims' empathy for radicalism, and a report to Congress last month backs up that concern. Prepared by a panel of experts, it found extremist Islamic groups are exploiting the Internet for communications, propaganda - even recruitment and training.

Ah. At last a sensible and accurate statement -- that is, that jihadists use the Internet. Blaming the Internet for this, rather than the jihadists and the young Muslims who seek out their websites, is just more silly diversion from the real problem.

http://www.jihadwatch.org/2007/06/christian-children-ride-motorcycles-a-percentage-of-muslim-youth-say-suicide-bombings-are-justified.html

17 posted on 11/08/2009 3:31:32 AM PST by anglian
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To: Former Military Chick

More likely the American muslim community is in a state of joy.


18 posted on 11/08/2009 3:34:45 AM PST by Carley (THE MEDIA UNDERSTANDS CREDENTIALS BUT DOES NOT UNDERSTAND PRINCIPLES)
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To: MestaMachine
Here's another error by the esteemed director for Islamic Studies at Delaware:

"There is nothing that American Muslims can do to prevent such incidents."

Ah, yes there is. Identify and report the to authorities instances of Muslims speaking out for Jihad and Shariah law. Both are unAmerican and contrary to the US Constitution. Adhering to the US Constitution is what makes one an American.

19 posted on 11/08/2009 4:01:09 AM PST by Jabba the Nutt (Are they insane, stupid or just evil?)
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To: Former Military Chick

FMC, please refer to Allah as a ‘god’ and not God Thanks. Former military dude.


20 posted on 11/08/2009 4:13:25 AM PST by Dedbone
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