Huzzah and Kudos

Peaceful Islam hard at work .....

It's hard to know whether one should even BELIEVE the author, as one has been exposed to so many muslim LIARS over the past couple months. Also, this kind of article should have been EVERYWHERE within hours of the 911 atrocity.

A rational response too infrequently heard from our Islamic bretheren. From many of the Muslims I have seen (those recently arrived), their over-riding response to U.S. culture is, unfortunately, to hate it as being "un-Islamic." Equally unfortunately, they often lack any perception that certain of their co-religionists might be, well, "evil."

Declaration

by the Majlis al-Ulema (Council of Scholars) of the Italian Muslim Association

As-salamu 'alaykum wa rahmat-Ullahi wa barakatuH (May peace, Allah's mercy and His blessings be upon you).

Allah (God) will bless the nations and true leaders who condemn, in clear uncompromising terms, those parents, teachers, and murderous criminals, who raise children on a poisoned diet of apostasy, hatred and violence. These so-called Muslims send our children to die in acts of fitnah (sedition), while they direct the suicidal sacrifice and slaughter of these children from safe command posts, far from the battle.

In defense of a wicked regime, innocent ignorant children are sent to be killed in criminal actions. This regime even dares to declare that Islam approves of these criminal acts, and compares them to jihad fi sabili-Llah (actions for the sake of Allah).

There are courageous Ulema of Ahlu-s-Sunnah (Sunni scholars) in Jerusalem, risking their lives and the lives of their children by declaring that sedition against the State of Israel, shooting, stabbing and throwing stones at Israelis are acts of fitnah (sedition) and are, therefore, haram (forbidden), deserving Allah's (God's) punishment.

W-Allahi (We swear by Allah's name), one noble Sunni 'alim (scholar) we know, a Sheikh in al-Quds (Jerusalem) who sits on the Advisory Board of the Islam-Israel Fellowship of the Root & Branch Association, prays and fasts for the peace of al-Quds (Jerusalem). He is ready to speak the truth against those who declare anti-Israeli fitnah permissible and dare to compare it to jihad (an act for the sake of God). His son was invited by ten and eleven year old schoolmates to go and throw stones at Israelis. When his son declared, "doing so is haram (forbidden)", the son was harassed by the other boys. A spiritual brother in Italy of this Sheikh was harassed for saying that one who dies as a suicide bomber risks dying the death of jahiliyyah (pre-Islamic pagans).

Since we here in Italy and the free nations are not in the situation of our brothers in the lands of darkness and dictatorship, since no one until now prevents us to speak, we must condemn in absolutely clear and uncompromising voices the people of fitnah (sedition). We must identify by name the criminals who spread Jew-hatred ("anti-semitism" and "anti-Zionism") among Muslims. Know, and may Allah (God) prevent you and us from being counted among al-mufsidun (mischief makers), that Allah (God) prescribed to His servants al-islah (prosperity and peace), and forbade them al-fasad (making mischief).

In the noble Shari'ah (religious law) of Islam (The Faith), as long as a government is established, and as long as this government does not prevent Muslims from abiding by their Din (religion) and to recite the five salawat (prayers) in jama'at (communally), obeying the ruler is wajib (required), except when the ruler compels Muslims to commit haram (forbidden acts). Only in that case is disobeying the government's order wajib (required). However, rebelling against the government is even in this case haram (forbidden), while committing acts of rebellion against the government is the sin of fitnah (sedition), which is worse than murder.

A day is coming when Iman (faith/belief) will be close to disappearing from the earth. On that day calling that which is haram (prohibited) halal (permitted) and visa versa will be common. On that day those who do so will earn a reputation as learned ulema (scholars). On that day only forty men in the whole Ummah (community) will abide by the limits of Allah (God) and will be saved from heresy.

Since that day is now clearly approaching, we must educate Muslims to avoid fitnah (sedition), and cease every act of rebellion against the government established in the territory where they live, be it the State of Israel or any other state in the world that does not prevent Muslims from raising their salawat (prayers) in their masajid (mosques).

Believing that acts of rebellion, such as throwing stones and Molotov cocktails or shooting at the Israeli army, police or civilian population are permissible according to Islamic Shari'ah (Law) is even more dangerous than committing them while convinced that they are haram (forbidden). The one who confuses fitnah (sedition) with jihad (an act for the sake of God) is excused if he does so out of ignorance, but the one who is learned is really risking making batil (nullified) his Islam (Faith).

Rasul-Ullah, sall-Allahu 'alayhi wa sallam (the Prophet Muhammed), said: "There will be a huge fitnah (sedition) within my Community. There will not remain one Arab house where fitnah (sedition) will not enter. Those who die because of it are in the hellfire. The harm of the tongue in that day will be greater than that of the sword".

That day is rapidly approaching now, and especially in Bilad as-Sham (the greater Levant) where the innocent, ignorant and illiterate masses are completely poisoned, perverted and pervaded by fitnah (sedition). The harm of the sword is in committing crimes of sedition and rebellion by using weapons. The even greater harm of the tongue is in declaring this behavior permissible (!), and even deserving a thawwab (reward in the world to come for good deeds) from Allah (God).

May Allah Ta'ala (God the Most High) save Muslims from being involved in fitnah (sedition) and from the risk of mingling their tongues with the tongues of those who commit that harm which is even greater than the harm of the sword.

Praise be to Allah and Allah knows best.

Wa-s-salamu 'alaykum wa rahmat-Ullahi wa barakatuH (May peace, Allah's mercy and His blessings be upon you)

Majlis al-Ulema (Board of Scholars) Italian Muslim Association Rome, Italy

17 Safar, 1422 May 11, 2001 18 Iyar, 5761

Platitudes in the part recognising Muslim regimes' undemocratic substance, hypocrisy in the rest of it. Just an attempt to provide the savages with a little make-up. That's uncool, man.

How long before a fatwa is issued against this guy? Looks like he will have to go into hiding like Rushdie, but for differant reasons. Rushdie wrote irreverant fantasy, this guy writes a bit of the truth. Sad to say, he won't last long once his Jew-hating, America-hating, Western-hating Muslim brothers and sisters get a hold of him.

I really believe that the author of this article believes that Islam is a religion of mercy, virtue, sacrifice and duty. As far as most Muslims that we see and hear about on TV (you know, the kind that wave Osama Bin Laden's picture around like an idol, burn flags/effigies and scream hatred and death towards Israel and America) are concerned, the last two terms may be true. Sacrifice=suicide bombers who go to Paridise and get serviced by 72 virgins. Duty=blind allegience to Mullahs like Mullah Omar whose interpretation of Islam is slightly worse than the reality.

BTTTTT

Muslims have 25 countries, all to themselves. Not 25 states, but 25 nations. Plus they control nearly 90% of the world's energy and oil supply. There is nothing in the world more precious than energy or oil, except food. And these people have a monopoly on it, around the globe. Even though they are the richest people on earth, they still have never contributed to science, medicine, technology, art, culture, music, law, democracy, or anything that could remotely be considered human culture.

They cause conflicts with nearly every nation or people that is unfortunate enough to be on their immediate borders. Whether it is Bosnia, Israel, India, Russia, Greece (The Turkish-Cyrpus affair), East Timor, or wherever, they have one indistinguishable pattern: Paint the militant idiot terrorists who are on the borders of their Muslim Empire as "freedom fighters," or "poor, pitiful little girls and boys," who are victims of persecution by "repressive governments."

And unfortunately, these miscreants succeed at times, garnering world-wide opinion in their corner, even when they dominate the United Nations (remember, there are 25 nations of Islam).

Why should we cry for these people?

Thanks, there is hope yet!

BTTTT

One, lone Muslim voice, in a sea of Muslim silence.

BTTT. I believe he is an East Indian Muslim. He hasn't bought completely the Pan Arab Islamic ideology although there are still vestiges of it when he speaks of Israel's "occupation" (see Monkeyshine's post above and the Root and Branch Assoc. for how Pan Arab Islamic Nationalism is revealed as the source for Islamic enmity towards Israel and Jews).

No, we shouldn't. They're hopeless, a twisted branch of the mankind which had to be cut off in order not to spread the disease to the whole body.

This article is worthwhile self-criticism from a moderate Muslim.

Khan is Indian. This is PC rhetoric in India. Pakistan is so corrupt Indian Muslims prefer India, except in Kashmir where elections & law enforcement are untransparent.

Which Muslim country with a democracy, or for that matter even free speech and an absence of torture produces terrorists? None, I'd say.

Islam is a religion of deception, from start to finish.. Allah is not the God of the bible, who hates sin and wrote the 10 commandments with his own finger on stone.

“I don’t believe this is a wonderful, peaceful religion,” said Graham. “When you read the Koran and you read the verses from the Koran, it instructs the killing of the infidel, for those that are non-Muslim.” Asked by NBC News to clarify his statement, Graham repeated his charge that Islam, as a whole, is an evil. “It wasn’t Methodists flying into those buildings, it wasn’t Lutherans,” said Graham. “It was an attack on this country by people of the Islamic faith.” We need men who are not afraid to stand up and call sin by it's right name. I know that the USA needs a coalition, but it does not pay to make deals with the devil. If God be God, then trust in him to care for you, and if allah is your god, then worship him, but they are not the same. Allah runs an X-rated Paradise where they all fornicate for eternity.

I was asking myself the exact same question! I am sure he pissed off a couple of mad mullahs in Peshawar or Jeddah.