As we commemorate the 9/11 tragedy, I submit this little blog for your consideration.
Where and who is the voice of moderate Islam? Who are those legendary architects of the moderate movement? What is the definition of Moderate Islam? How does this supposed moderate Islamic faith compare doctrinally to the Koran? Does history support the premise? Has Islam acted moderately throughout history? Is their moderate voice loud enough to be heard? Can they shape Islamists’ behavior today? Let’s look at history, which is usually a pretty good guide when it comes to judging past behavior. Keep these questions in mind while we review.
The Ottoman Turkish Empire was founded by the Turkoman tribal leader named Osman in 1209 AD and lasted until 1922 AD. It was one of the most powerful empires in the world during the 15th and 16th centuries; it spanned more than 600 years; it was replaced by the Turkish Republic and various successor states in southeastern Europe and the Middle East. At its height the empire included most of southeastern Europe to the gates of Vienna, including modern Hungary, Serbia, Bosnia, Romania Greece, and Ukraine; Iraq, Syria, Israel, and Egypt; North Africa as far west as Algeria; and most of the Arabian Peninsula. (The above information was taken from Britannica.com and paraphrased by me).
Do we see here any hint of world conquering Imperialism in the Islamic Ottoman Turkish Empire? By the way, they conquered by marching into these countries throwing flowers and flashing the peace sign to the inhabitants, until the people realized they just had to submit to the religion of peace.
From the U.S. Dept. of State office of the Historian
Barbary Wars, 1801–1805 and 1815–1816
The Barbary States were a collection of North African states, many of which practiced state-supported piracy in order to exact tribute from weaker Atlantic powers. Morocco was an independent kingdom, Algiers, Tunis, and Tripoli owed a loose allegiance to the Ottoman Empire. The United States fought two separate wars with Tripoli (1801–1805) and Algiers (1815–1816), although at other times it preferred to pay tribute to obtain the release of captives held in the Barbary States.
Oh, did I point out that these were Muslim countries? (As a side note, these also were nice pirates – kind of like Captain Jack Sparrow or maybe even the Veggie Tales pirates.)
In 1786, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson met with Arab diplomats from Tunisia, who were conducting terror raids and piracy against American ships (Barbary Pirates). Writing to John Jay, Thomas Jefferson described what he saw as the main issue and the reason why they were attacking Americans who had done them no harm. The following quote is from Thomas Jefferson....
“We took the liberty to make some inquiries concerning the grounds of their pretensions to make war upon a nation who had done them no injury, and observed that we considered all mankind as our friends who had done us no wrong, nor had given us any provocation. THE AMBASSADOR ANSWERED US THAT IT WAS FOUNDED ON THE LAWS OF THEIR PROPHET, THAT IT WAS WRITTEN IN THEIR KORAN, THAT ALL NATIONS WHO SHOULD NOT HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED THEIR AUTHORITY WERE SINNERS, THAT IT WAS THEIR RIGHT AND DUTY TO MAKE WAR UPON THEM WHEREVER THEY COULD BE FOUND, AND TO MAKE SLAVES OF ALL THEY COULD TAKE AS PRISONERS, AND THAT EVERY MUSSELMAN (MUSLIM) WHO SHOULD BE SLAIN IN BATTLE WAS SURE TO GO TO PARADISE"
In a small blog sent to me by Robert Leblanc, he recounts some very prominent events that have happened in modern history.
1. In 1968 Robert Kennedy was shot and killed by a Muslim male.
2. In 1972 at the Munich Olympics, athletes were kidnapped and massacred by Muslim males.
3. In 1972 a Pan Am 747 was hijacked and eventually diverted to Cairo, where a fuse was lit on final approach, it was blown up shortly after landing, by Muslim males.
4. In 1973 a Pan Am 707 was destroyed in Rome, with 33 people killed, when it was attacked with grenades by Muslim males.
5. In 1979 the US embassy in Iran was taken over by Muslim males.
6. During the 1980's a number of Americans were kidnapped in Lebanon by Muslim males.
7. In 1983 the US Marine barracks in Beirut was blown up by Muslim males.
8. In 1985 the cruise ship Achille Lauro was hijacked and a 70-year-old American passenger was murdered and thrown overboard in his wheelchair by Muslim males.
9. In 1985, TWA flight 847 was hijacked at Athens and a US Navy diver trying to rescue passengers was murdered by Muslim males.
10. In 1988 Pan Am Flight 103 was bombed by Muslim males.
11. In 1993 the World Trade Center was bombed the first time by Muslim males.
12. In 1998 the US Embassies in Kenya and Tanzania were bombed by Muslim males.
13. On 9/11/01, four airliners were hijacked; two were used as missiles to take down the World Trade Centers, and of the remaining two, one crashed into the US Pentagon and the other was diverted and crashed by the passengers. Thousands of people were killed by Muslim males.
14. In 2002 the United States fought a war in Afghanistan against Muslim males.
15. In 2002 reporter Daniel Pearl was kidnapped and beheaded by – you guessed it – a Muslim male.
16. In the 2013 Boston Marathon Bombing four innocent people, including a child, were killed, and 264 injured by Muslim males.
In the words of the most prominent leadership in Islam.
July 2000
“The Hour [of Resurrection] will not take place until you will fight the Jews and kill them”
Dr. Ahmed Yousuf Abu Halabiyah, member of the Palestinian Sharia [Islamic religious law] Rulings Council, and Rector of Advanced Studies, the Islamic University, PA TV, July 28, 2000
September 2004
“The Hour [of Resurrection] will not take place until the Muslims fight the Jews, and the Muslims kill them. The Muslims will kill the Jews, rejoice!”
Sheikh Ibrahim Mudayris, Head of Association for Memorizing the Quran, PA Ministry of Endowments & Religious Affairs, PA TV, September 10, 2004
January 2005
“…and the rock and the tree will say: Oh Muslim, servant of Allah, there is a Jew behind me, come and kill him!”
Dr. Hassan Khater, founder of Al Quds Encyclopedia
PA TV, January 10, 2005
Dr. Mahmoud Mustafa Najem
“Allah described them [Jews] in His Book, characterized by conceit, pride, arrogance, rampage, disloyalty and treachery… deceit and cunning…”
PA TV, November 1, 2002
Sheikh Ibrahim Mudayris
“Every time Muhammad came back from his raids, he would find treachery and betrayal by the Jews of Medina, since treachery and betrayal are two character traits of the Jews’ nature... that their descendants inherited from their ancestors until today."
PA TV, June 4, 2004
Dr. Mahmoud Mustafa Najem
“The Jews are Jews, and we are forbidden to forget their character traits even for a moment, even for a blink of an eye.”
PA TV, December 6, 2002
Academic Authorities
A PA psychologist explains on PA TV that the Jewish infant “nurses hatred”:
Psychologist Khader Abas
“Very important factors influenced the Jewish personality, among them: The religious-legend idea, this is foremost, and children’s upbringing. From the moment the child is born, he nurses hatred against others, nurses seclusion, nurses superiority…”
PA TV, April 14, 2002
Dr. Muhammad Abu Daf
“I truly do not see the state of the Israeli society as a state of confusion, but rather a natural result of an education that was maintained by fundamentalist Jewish upbringing to violence, hostility and racism... The sayings of the leaders of the Hebrew state, and the actions of the soldiers are a natural behavior, acquired by the Jewish upbringing... Thus distorting the figure of the Arabs and Muslims, the Jewish child nurses hatred with [mother’s] milk ... we want a generation that recognizes and understands the structure of the Jewish personality.”
PA TV, October 12, 2003
Dr. Muhammad Ibrahim Maadi,
“These Jews who angered Allah and whom He cursed through the Prophets...”
PA TV, September 21, 2001
Dr. Mahmoud Mustafa Najem
“Praise unto Allah, Who cursed our enemies; curse upon curse up to Judgment Day. And He has cursed them as well through the words of His prophets and emissaries...”
PA TV, November 1, 2002
Sheikh Ibrahim Mudayris
“Praise Allah, Who cursed the non-believers among the People of the Book...”
PA TV, June 4, 2004
Dr. Mahmoud Mustafa Najem
“... for which Allah transformed them to monkeys and pigs...“
PA TV, November 1, 2002
Dr. Mahmoud Mustafah Najem
“Praise be to Allah, who has cursed [the Jews], the brothers of monkeys and pigs.”
PA TV, December 6, 2002
Dr. Muhammad Ibrahim Maadi
“We are waging this cruel war with the brothers of the monkeys and pigs, the Jews and the sons of Zion.”
PA TV, September 12, 2004
Dr. Muhammad Ibrahim Maadi (again speaking about the Jews)
“For Allah was angry and called them once monkeys, pigs and donkeys…”
PA TV, March 30, 2001
Where is the voice of the moderates protesting? Why haven’t we seen them throughout history? Why isn’t it loud enough to make a difference? Why aren’t they able to change the direction of this violent despicable behavior? This is not a modern phenomenon. It is the history of Islam. There is no moderate voice of Islam. There is only Islam and they have shown who they are from the beginning.
If Islam is a religion of peace then I am perplexed as to why so many wars were and are fought in the name of Islam. I am amazed how they have been allowed to redefine the vocabulary and fool so many people into thinking that peace is achieved by avoiding conflict with Islam, “the religion of peace”. As long as we don’t insult them by declaring the truth of their actions they won’t attack us. Then we can have peace. But just be careful not to insult the religion of peace or they will kill you.
So the next time someone says true Islam is moderate and is a religion of “peace” ask them, What “piece”?
Where and who is the voice of moderate Islam? Who are those legendary architects of the moderate movement? What is the definition of Moderate Islam? How does this supposed moderate Islamic faith compare doctrinally to the Koran? Does history support the premise? Has Islam acted moderately throughout history? Is their moderate voice loud enough to be heard? Can they shape Islamists’ behavior today? Let’s look at history, which is usually a pretty good guide when it comes to judging past behavior. Keep these questions in mind while we review.
The Ottoman Turkish Empire was founded by the Turkoman tribal leader named Osman in 1209 AD and lasted until 1922 AD. It was one of the most powerful empires in the world during the 15th and 16th centuries; it spanned more than 600 years; it was replaced by the Turkish Republic and various successor states in southeastern Europe and the Middle East. At its height the empire included most of southeastern Europe to the gates of Vienna, including modern Hungary, Serbia, Bosnia, Romania Greece, and Ukraine; Iraq, Syria, Israel, and Egypt; North Africa as far west as Algeria; and most of the Arabian Peninsula. (The above information was taken from Britannica.com and paraphrased by me).
Do we see here any hint of world conquering Imperialism in the Islamic Ottoman Turkish Empire? By the way, they conquered by marching into these countries throwing flowers and flashing the peace sign to the inhabitants, until the people realized they just had to submit to the religion of peace.
From the U.S. Dept. of State office of the Historian
Barbary Wars, 1801–1805 and 1815–1816
The Barbary States were a collection of North African states, many of which practiced state-supported piracy in order to exact tribute from weaker Atlantic powers. Morocco was an independent kingdom, Algiers, Tunis, and Tripoli owed a loose allegiance to the Ottoman Empire. The United States fought two separate wars with Tripoli (1801–1805) and Algiers (1815–1816), although at other times it preferred to pay tribute to obtain the release of captives held in the Barbary States.
Oh, did I point out that these were Muslim countries? (As a side note, these also were nice pirates – kind of like Captain Jack Sparrow or maybe even the Veggie Tales pirates.)
In 1786, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson met with Arab diplomats from Tunisia, who were conducting terror raids and piracy against American ships (Barbary Pirates). Writing to John Jay, Thomas Jefferson described what he saw as the main issue and the reason why they were attacking Americans who had done them no harm. The following quote is from Thomas Jefferson....
“We took the liberty to make some inquiries concerning the grounds of their pretensions to make war upon a nation who had done them no injury, and observed that we considered all mankind as our friends who had done us no wrong, nor had given us any provocation. THE AMBASSADOR ANSWERED US THAT IT WAS FOUNDED ON THE LAWS OF THEIR PROPHET, THAT IT WAS WRITTEN IN THEIR KORAN, THAT ALL NATIONS WHO SHOULD NOT HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED THEIR AUTHORITY WERE SINNERS, THAT IT WAS THEIR RIGHT AND DUTY TO MAKE WAR UPON THEM WHEREVER THEY COULD BE FOUND, AND TO MAKE SLAVES OF ALL THEY COULD TAKE AS PRISONERS, AND THAT EVERY MUSSELMAN (MUSLIM) WHO SHOULD BE SLAIN IN BATTLE WAS SURE TO GO TO PARADISE"
In a small blog sent to me by Robert Leblanc, he recounts some very prominent events that have happened in modern history.
1. In 1968 Robert Kennedy was shot and killed by a Muslim male.
2. In 1972 at the Munich Olympics, athletes were kidnapped and massacred by Muslim males.
3. In 1972 a Pan Am 747 was hijacked and eventually diverted to Cairo, where a fuse was lit on final approach, it was blown up shortly after landing, by Muslim males.
4. In 1973 a Pan Am 707 was destroyed in Rome, with 33 people killed, when it was attacked with grenades by Muslim males.
5. In 1979 the US embassy in Iran was taken over by Muslim males.
6. During the 1980's a number of Americans were kidnapped in Lebanon by Muslim males.
7. In 1983 the US Marine barracks in Beirut was blown up by Muslim males.
8. In 1985 the cruise ship Achille Lauro was hijacked and a 70-year-old American passenger was murdered and thrown overboard in his wheelchair by Muslim males.
9. In 1985, TWA flight 847 was hijacked at Athens and a US Navy diver trying to rescue passengers was murdered by Muslim males.
10. In 1988 Pan Am Flight 103 was bombed by Muslim males.
11. In 1993 the World Trade Center was bombed the first time by Muslim males.
12. In 1998 the US Embassies in Kenya and Tanzania were bombed by Muslim males.
13. On 9/11/01, four airliners were hijacked; two were used as missiles to take down the World Trade Centers, and of the remaining two, one crashed into the US Pentagon and the other was diverted and crashed by the passengers. Thousands of people were killed by Muslim males.
14. In 2002 the United States fought a war in Afghanistan against Muslim males.
15. In 2002 reporter Daniel Pearl was kidnapped and beheaded by – you guessed it – a Muslim male.
16. In the 2013 Boston Marathon Bombing four innocent people, including a child, were killed, and 264 injured by Muslim males.
In the words of the most prominent leadership in Islam.
July 2000
“The Hour [of Resurrection] will not take place until you will fight the Jews and kill them”
Dr. Ahmed Yousuf Abu Halabiyah, member of the Palestinian Sharia [Islamic religious law] Rulings Council, and Rector of Advanced Studies, the Islamic University, PA TV, July 28, 2000
September 2004
“The Hour [of Resurrection] will not take place until the Muslims fight the Jews, and the Muslims kill them. The Muslims will kill the Jews, rejoice!”
Sheikh Ibrahim Mudayris, Head of Association for Memorizing the Quran, PA Ministry of Endowments & Religious Affairs, PA TV, September 10, 2004
January 2005
“…and the rock and the tree will say: Oh Muslim, servant of Allah, there is a Jew behind me, come and kill him!”
Dr. Hassan Khater, founder of Al Quds Encyclopedia
PA TV, January 10, 2005
Dr. Mahmoud Mustafa Najem
“Allah described them [Jews] in His Book, characterized by conceit, pride, arrogance, rampage, disloyalty and treachery… deceit and cunning…”
PA TV, November 1, 2002
Sheikh Ibrahim Mudayris
“Every time Muhammad came back from his raids, he would find treachery and betrayal by the Jews of Medina, since treachery and betrayal are two character traits of the Jews’ nature... that their descendants inherited from their ancestors until today."
PA TV, June 4, 2004
Dr. Mahmoud Mustafa Najem
“The Jews are Jews, and we are forbidden to forget their character traits even for a moment, even for a blink of an eye.”
PA TV, December 6, 2002
Academic Authorities
A PA psychologist explains on PA TV that the Jewish infant “nurses hatred”:
Psychologist Khader Abas
“Very important factors influenced the Jewish personality, among them: The religious-legend idea, this is foremost, and children’s upbringing. From the moment the child is born, he nurses hatred against others, nurses seclusion, nurses superiority…”
PA TV, April 14, 2002
Dr. Muhammad Abu Daf
“I truly do not see the state of the Israeli society as a state of confusion, but rather a natural result of an education that was maintained by fundamentalist Jewish upbringing to violence, hostility and racism... The sayings of the leaders of the Hebrew state, and the actions of the soldiers are a natural behavior, acquired by the Jewish upbringing... Thus distorting the figure of the Arabs and Muslims, the Jewish child nurses hatred with [mother’s] milk ... we want a generation that recognizes and understands the structure of the Jewish personality.”
PA TV, October 12, 2003
Dr. Muhammad Ibrahim Maadi,
“These Jews who angered Allah and whom He cursed through the Prophets...”
PA TV, September 21, 2001
Dr. Mahmoud Mustafa Najem
“Praise unto Allah, Who cursed our enemies; curse upon curse up to Judgment Day. And He has cursed them as well through the words of His prophets and emissaries...”
PA TV, November 1, 2002
Sheikh Ibrahim Mudayris
“Praise Allah, Who cursed the non-believers among the People of the Book...”
PA TV, June 4, 2004
Dr. Mahmoud Mustafa Najem
“... for which Allah transformed them to monkeys and pigs...“
PA TV, November 1, 2002
Dr. Mahmoud Mustafah Najem
“Praise be to Allah, who has cursed [the Jews], the brothers of monkeys and pigs.”
PA TV, December 6, 2002
Dr. Muhammad Ibrahim Maadi
“We are waging this cruel war with the brothers of the monkeys and pigs, the Jews and the sons of Zion.”
PA TV, September 12, 2004
Dr. Muhammad Ibrahim Maadi (again speaking about the Jews)
“For Allah was angry and called them once monkeys, pigs and donkeys…”
PA TV, March 30, 2001
Where is the voice of the moderates protesting? Why haven’t we seen them throughout history? Why isn’t it loud enough to make a difference? Why aren’t they able to change the direction of this violent despicable behavior? This is not a modern phenomenon. It is the history of Islam. There is no moderate voice of Islam. There is only Islam and they have shown who they are from the beginning.
If Islam is a religion of peace then I am perplexed as to why so many wars were and are fought in the name of Islam. I am amazed how they have been allowed to redefine the vocabulary and fool so many people into thinking that peace is achieved by avoiding conflict with Islam, “the religion of peace”. As long as we don’t insult them by declaring the truth of their actions they won’t attack us. Then we can have peace. But just be careful not to insult the religion of peace or they will kill you.
So the next time someone says true Islam is moderate and is a religion of “peace” ask them, What “piece”?
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