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In this Issue:
Interfaith Trickery
- An Analysis of the “Understanding Islam Panel Discussion”
at a Christian Church in Richmond, Virginia, March 2017
Special to the Sharia TipSheet
by R. Magnus - rmagnus757@gmail.com
The purpose of this paper is to assist clergy and church/temple members in evaluating whether a true understanding of Islam can be achieved by engaging in a dialog inspired and promoted by certain Muslim organizations.
A comprehensive analysis of this event would fill several additional pages. The intent here is to give the reader a few considerations to assist in evaluating the event’s merits in advancing a true and useful understanding of Islam.
The panel of presenters included two clergymen from different Christian denominations, a young Muslim woman representing the Muslim Student Association at a local university, and Dr. Imad Damaj, President of the Virginia Muslim Coalition for Public Affairs and Trustee of the Islamic Center of Virginia. Dr. Damaj is also a professor at a Virginia university.
There were many statements of panel members that merit attention. However, for the sake of brevity, only some of the comments of Dr. Damaj, the primary presenter, are addressed here. They are particularly insightful.
1. Dr. Damaj: “The language of the Quran is Arabic. What does that mean? It means if you go and buy a Quran in English it is not considered an English Quran. We don’t have a French Quran, English Quran …”
2. Dr. Damaj says Muslims believe the Quran is the literal word of God but it’s not the literal meaning. “Tons of books wrote what one verse means. . . You cannot take a verse, open the Quran and say ‘Oh, I found this verse that says ‘Go kill the unbelievers’ -- just like that out of context. You have to understand how this verse was revealed. Is it constrained in time or is it universal?”
3. Reference was made to a meeting with the governor of Virginia, who asked for a book about Sharia law, so as to better understand it. Dr. Damaj said he replied that he could not recommend one, saying, “It’s like 1400 years, tons and tons of papers and different opinions spinning from the left to the right, from the very liberal to the ultra-conservative depending on where you live, what scholars you prefer, what context – you can’t.”
4. When Dr. Damaj was asked by an audience member if Mohammed was a peaceful man, he explained that Mohammed resorted to violence only to defend and protect his faith and community. He cited the famous battle (Battle of the Trench) when the army of Quaresh surrounded Mohammed’s adopted city of Medina.
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Notes:
(1) Middle East Quarterly, Vol 12, No. 2 http://www.meforum.org/717/assessing-english-translations-of-the-quran
(2) Getting Through, Citizen Warrior, 2012, pg 148
(3) CONCIT.Org, http://concit.org/reliance-of-the-traveller-sharia-law-manual/
(4) PBS, Muhammad: Legacy of the Prophet, http://www.pbs.org/muhammad/ma_jews.shtml
- Interfaith Trickery
Interfaith Trickery
- An Analysis of the “Understanding Islam Panel Discussion”
at a Christian Church in Richmond, Virginia, March 2017
Special to the Sharia TipSheet
by R. Magnus - rmagnus757@gmail.com
The purpose of this paper is to assist clergy and church/temple members in evaluating whether a true understanding of Islam can be achieved by engaging in a dialog inspired and promoted by certain Muslim organizations.
A comprehensive analysis of this event would fill several additional pages. The intent here is to give the reader a few considerations to assist in evaluating the event’s merits in advancing a true and useful understanding of Islam.
The panel of presenters included two clergymen from different Christian denominations, a young Muslim woman representing the Muslim Student Association at a local university, and Dr. Imad Damaj, President of the Virginia Muslim Coalition for Public Affairs and Trustee of the Islamic Center of Virginia. Dr. Damaj is also a professor at a Virginia university.
There were many statements of panel members that merit attention. However, for the sake of brevity, only some of the comments of Dr. Damaj, the primary presenter, are addressed here. They are particularly insightful.
1. Dr. Damaj: “The language of the Quran is Arabic. What does that mean? It means if you go and buy a Quran in English it is not considered an English Quran. We don’t have a French Quran, English Quran …”
- This is a common claim of Muslim interfaith speakers. Its purpose is to disabuse non-Muslims of any possibility of understanding the Quran, thereby making them reliant on the interpretations of Muslims alone. ‘If you don’t speak Arabic you are not able to form an opinion on the Quran.’
- Only 22% of the 1.6 billion Muslims in the world speak Arabic. The remaining 1.2 billion use approved translations of the Quran published in a multitude of languages. There is an English Quran approved by the recognized Muslim scriptural authorities. Non-Muslims can read the same English Quran used in mosques throughout the English-speaking world. (1) The interpretations and guidance of the frequently referred to scholars are also in plain English.
- The assertion by a Muslim interfaith speaker that the Quran cannot be understood in any language other than Arabic serves a purpose.
2. Dr. Damaj says Muslims believe the Quran is the literal word of God but it’s not the literal meaning. “Tons of books wrote what one verse means. . . You cannot take a verse, open the Quran and say ‘Oh, I found this verse that says ‘Go kill the unbelievers’ -- just like that out of context. You have to understand how this verse was revealed. Is it constrained in time or is it universal?”
- To say this without introducing the Islamic doctrine of ABROGATION (later, contradicting verses superseding earlier verses) seems to be a significant omission when promoting a true understanding of Islam. Sixty-one percent of the Quran is about non-Muslims. There are 245 verses that could be considered positive about non-Muslims. (2) These verses are from the ‘Meccan,’ early period of Mohammed’s career. All those verses are superseded (abrogated) by 527 verses from the ‘Medinan,’ later period instructing non-tolerance of non-Muslims. 109 verses specifically advocate violence toward non-Muslims. The Quran itself contains a verse that establishes the doctrine of Abrogation.
- History has shown and current events demonstrate that passages justifying violence against “non-believers” are indeed considered “universal” by a significantly large number of Muslims, including those who choose not to act on them. This is also confirmed by opinion surveys of Muslims taken by reliable sources.
3. Reference was made to a meeting with the governor of Virginia, who asked for a book about Sharia law, so as to better understand it. Dr. Damaj said he replied that he could not recommend one, saying, “It’s like 1400 years, tons and tons of papers and different opinions spinning from the left to the right, from the very liberal to the ultra-conservative depending on where you live, what scholars you prefer, what context – you can’t.”
- The Reliance of the Traveller. The Classic Manual of Islamic Sacred Law (Umdat al-Salik) was compiled by the renowned Muslim jurisprudent Ahmad ibn Naqib al-Misri in the 14th century. It is the most authoritative source on Sharia (Islamic law), having been certified by al-Azhar University in Cairo (3), the equivalent to the Vatican approval of a Catholic text.
- When an English edition of Reliance was published in 1994, it won praise from the governments of Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, and Syria. All incorporate Sharia in their legal systems. This 1251-page book is easily understood and reflects the way in which Islamic law dictates literally every aspect of the lives of adherents to Islam.
- Reliance is widely used in the Muslim community as well as by non-Muslims seeking information on Sharia, for any reason. Withholding its existence from a public official or any inquirer about Islam, e.g., the audience at this event, seems inexplicable. Experience with Muslim inspired interfaith events suggests this information was purposely withheld.
4. When Dr. Damaj was asked by an audience member if Mohammed was a peaceful man, he explained that Mohammed resorted to violence only to defend and protect his faith and community. He cited the famous battle (Battle of the Trench) when the army of Quaresh surrounded Mohammed’s adopted city of Medina.
- An uncomfortable and crucial historical fact was conspicuously absent in Dr. Damaj’s remarks. After the Medinans prevailed and the Quaresh retreated, Mohammed presided over the beheading of all the men and boys (more than 600) of the Jewish Banu Qurayza tribe in Medina (4), which was accused of disloyalty during the battle. The women and children were taken as slaves.
- This slaughter would have likely been explained as a defensive necessity against future attacks, if anyone in the audience was informed enough to question it.
- That Mohammed presided over 28 military expeditions, most of them as a ruthless aggressor, including raiding defenseless caravans and tribes, is an undisputable, historical fact.
- Mohammed is revered as the “perfect Muslim” to be imitated in all ways. His conquests and conversions through military force have been eagerly imitated for 1400 years, killing and enslaving hundreds of millions, continuing to this day.
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Notes:
(1) Middle East Quarterly, Vol 12, No. 2 http://www.meforum.org/717/assessing-english-translations-of-the-quran
(2) Getting Through, Citizen Warrior, 2012, pg 148
(3) CONCIT.Org, http://concit.org/reliance-of-the-traveller-sharia-law-manual/
(4) PBS, Muhammad: Legacy of the Prophet, http://www.pbs.org/muhammad/ma_jews.shtml
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"Islam Will Be Victorious" - bumper sticker seen in the U.S.
How many true religions do you know that talk like that?
The answer is none. But, then again, Islam is not a religion. It seeks world domination. It claims to be a superior way of life, not just religiously and spiritually, but politically, socially, and economically. It also seeks to impose an all-encompassing legal system (sharia) to control every aspect of human existence here on earth. Islam is a totalitarian world-government-in-waiting with just enough religious veneer to confuse people. Because it strays far beyond the religious and spiritual realms into the political, legal, social, and economic arenas, Islam has forfeited any special standing or regard ordinarily given to true religions (tax-exempt status, freedom of religion under the First Amendment, our goodwill, etc.).
The Islamists have a comprehensive, carefully thought-out plan to achieve world domination and they are working the plan in every corner of the globe, including the United States. The rest of the world must unite and refuse to let Muslims take over the entire planet as they have actively been seeking from the very beginning of Islam. Militant Islam, Islamist radicals, and the imposition of sharia law in America must be opposed at every turn. The Sharia TipSheet endeavors to arm critics of radical Islam with the truth and raise public awareness that Islam and sharia law are not benign ideologies but are, instead, cancerous at their core and will eventually prove fatal to Western liberal democracy and the American way of life if left unchecked.
For documentation of the TipSheet's worldview, good starting points include -
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The Sharia TipSheet is independently produced.
Not affiliated with any group.
"Islam Will Be Victorious" - bumper sticker seen in the U.S.
How many true religions do you know that talk like that?
The answer is none. But, then again, Islam is not a religion. It seeks world domination. It claims to be a superior way of life, not just religiously and spiritually, but politically, socially, and economically. It also seeks to impose an all-encompassing legal system (sharia) to control every aspect of human existence here on earth. Islam is a totalitarian world-government-in-waiting with just enough religious veneer to confuse people. Because it strays far beyond the religious and spiritual realms into the political, legal, social, and economic arenas, Islam has forfeited any special standing or regard ordinarily given to true religions (tax-exempt status, freedom of religion under the First Amendment, our goodwill, etc.).
The Islamists have a comprehensive, carefully thought-out plan to achieve world domination and they are working the plan in every corner of the globe, including the United States. The rest of the world must unite and refuse to let Muslims take over the entire planet as they have actively been seeking from the very beginning of Islam. Militant Islam, Islamist radicals, and the imposition of sharia law in America must be opposed at every turn. The Sharia TipSheet endeavors to arm critics of radical Islam with the truth and raise public awareness that Islam and sharia law are not benign ideologies but are, instead, cancerous at their core and will eventually prove fatal to Western liberal democracy and the American way of life if left unchecked.
For documentation of the TipSheet's worldview, good starting points include -
- Catastrophic Failure: Blindfolding America in the Face of Jihad by Stephen Coughlin
- The Grand Jihad: How Islam and the Left Sabotage America by Andrew McCarthy
- Shariah The Threat to America from the Center for Security Policy (the 'Team B Report' - Frank Gaffney, co-author)
- Primer on fighting mosque construction applications:
“MOSQUES IN AMERICA: A Guide to Accountable Permit Hearings and Continuing Citizen Oversight” by Karen Lugo, Esq. - Interfaith Dialogue: Ask the Imam - 'Interfaith dialogue' is a weapon of war. This two-page brief prepares you to counter-attack. Sample Question -- Why is the testimony of a woman only worth half that of a man in an Islamic court? (see below)
- Essentials of Sharia from “Reliance of the Traveller” - "fight people until they testify that there is no god but Allah", "non-Muslim subjects are obliged to comply with Islamic rules", and other gems from the 'religion of peace'. (see below)
- Sharia Law for the Non-Muslim (see below)
- Refugee Resettlement and the Hijra to America by Ann Corcoran (see below)
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