AFDI ad copy contest: Pick your favorite quranic quote for our new ad campaign

So glad you’re doing this – I have been meaning to suggest Koranic quotes.
You could also use the FBI hate crime statistics.
Surely the vilest of animals in Allah’s sight are those who disbelieve — 8:55
Soon shall We cast terror into the hearts of the Unbelievers — 3:151
Lo! those who disbelieve, among the People of the Scripture and the idolaters, will abide in fire of hell. They are the worst of created beings. — 98:6
Righteous women are therefore obedient, guarding the secret for God’s guarding. And those you fear may be rebellious admonish; banish them to their couches, and beat them. — 4:34
Muhammad is the apostle of Allah. Those who follow him are merciful to one another, but ruthless to the unbelievers. — 48:29
Then, when the sacred months have passed, slay the idolaters wherever ye find them, and take them (captive), and besiege them, and prepare for them each ambush. But if they repent and establish worship and pay the poor-due, then leave their way free. Lo! Allah is Forgiving, Merciful. — 9:5

Just to keep it simple and highly relevant, this quote:
“Soon shall We cast terror into the hearts of the Unbelievers –3:151”
Combined with the twin towers picture says it all and then some. Truly awesome, haunting, and unforgettable.

Qur’an (4:34) – “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”
Abu Dawud (2142) – “The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: A man will not be asked as to why he beat his wife.”

8:12 Your lord inspires the angels with the message: I will terrorize the unbelievers. Therefore, smite them on their necks and every joint and incapacitate them. Strike off their heads and cut off each of their fingers and toes. So wound their bodies and incapacitate them because they oppose Allah and his Apostle.

Well, if your hands are tied to THAT extent, what about that table a few weeks back that showed the number of jihadi attacks during ramadan, contrasted with the number committed by white “racists”, thats just bald arithmetic, shame about the picture thing though.
However a sad eyed Western or Asian “moppett” looking up at camera against a cruel and islamic quote, while less instantly powerful, may prove to be a better bet in the long run.

“I wanted to use one of the hundreds of photos of have of girls deformed and disfigured with acid next to a few wife beating quotes.”
Pam, I thought that too! Those will be the best! And quote the relevant satanic verses which allow them to do this!
Brilliant!

4:34 really needs to be talked about. People need to know that Islam mandates straight up IN THE SCRIPTURES that a woman is to be beaten.
Also, that hadith about women being deficient in intelligence and piety … and the one about how according to Muhammad, most of the inhabitants in hell are women.
Also, I think it would be more effective to highlight Muhammad’s life story. Can we TALK about Aisha? His “favorite” 6 year old bride.
I think this would be more effective, because if we get in a battle of scriptures out of context there is arguments to be made from “their” side. There are violent text in the Torah. Jesus DID say he came to bring the sword. (Obviously, if you READ the Jewish and Christian stories… it becomes clear that it was GOD ALONE that was paving the way for the Jews, and that Jesus was talking about the choice every person must make about who he is, even if it means destruction of extremely important relationships, like mother and daughter… ect.
In my opinion, maybe ONE rebuttal ad with verses, then to go back to the issues of equality before the law and no special treatment. I like to emphasis SEPARATION of religion and state, and that is what is most relevant to the public — That Islam IS NOT compatible with our values. — from a practical, actual, real-life way. The scriptures are secondary to many people, again, because there are violent text in other sources. I do think scriptures are completely important, but they need an informed discussion to put it all in context. An advertisement isn’t able to do that.

The Aisha story raises the fighting instinct especially in women. Her hair falling out, the revolting ‘thighing’ (which still goes on today), how she knew the ‘revelations’ were phoney…

My favorite, the Satanic verses:
“Have ye thought upon Al-Lat and Al-‘Uzzá
and Manāt, the third, the other?
These are the exalted gharāniq, whose intercession is hoped for.”
Allah, (Gabriel, or Satan?) recommends to Mohammad that he worship three Meccan moon goddesses.
Much more positive attitude toward women than found in the rest of the Koran. LOL

Twin Towers Sura 9.111:
“Indeed, Allah has purchased from the believers their lives and their properties [in exchange] for that they will have Paradise. They fight in the cause of Allah , so they kill and are killed. [It is] a true promise [binding] upon Him in the Torah and the Gospel and the Qur’an. And who is truer to his covenant than Allah ? So rejoice in your transaction which you have contracted. And it is that which is the great attainment.”

Wow! Excellent idea! The time is right now that they have quoted the koran, then you can. They didn’t realize the can of worms they were opening. TIP: Only go with one verse at a time. Keep it simple. Great campaign.

Their wording reminds me of Cuba’s approach to being good world citizens. On a recent bus tour there, the tour guide began her introduction by say: “Hello, everyone, we love Canadians and we love all people, but we don’t like Americans.” Muslims are asked to show forgiveness, speak justice, but forgiveness and justice are not extended to the ignorant. Who are the ignorant? In their vocabulary, it is all who do not support (for now) or convert to Islam/

Such Brilliance!
They will claim that the peaceful verses take precedence, so maybe a mention of abrogation somewhere if possible?
God Bless you and keep you! The enemy has given you a gift- of themselves- to use against them! How wonderful!

Thank you Pam for posting your billboard, at least we can say it here and not in Israel because it would incite violence there. and this kind of thing will never cause violence here ..winkwink
I’m sure that the people that are paid to protect us are really happy about your mission.

My nomination: Quran 9:29. A clear, unambiguous call to violence:
Fight those from among the People of the Book who believe not in Allah, nor in the Last Day, nor hold as unlawful what Allah and His Messenger have declared to be unlawful, nor follow the true religion, until they pay the tax with their own hand and acknowledge their subjection.
And, for those insisting that it’s quoted “out-of-context” (the usual tired defence by adherents to the Religion of Peace, and their dhimmi backers), I have bad news: the “context” is no better… Q’uran 9:28 talks about non-Muslims being “unclean”. While Q’uran 9:30 throws “a curse” on non-Muslims. The full passage of verses can be seen at the link above…

Excellent idea ! And thank you Pamela for all your efforts. I like this verse —
Quran (9:14) – “Fight them, Allah will punish them by your hands and bring them to disgrace…”
though not commonly used to exemplify the evil that is Islam, I like it because it illustrates the directive for all Muslims to carry out the words and deeds of Mohammad / Allah …. The obligation of jihad upon all Muslims .

Pamela,
We don’t want a “Reformation” within Islam. We’ve already got one happening now. That’s what we’re fighting against.
The Christian Reformation was a return to the authority of Scripture, which meant a return to the truth that God has forgiven all people’s sins freely and completely in Christ, the Messiah promised throughout the Law and Prophets. It meant a return to “Love your neighbor as yourself,” and “Treat others the way you want to be treated,” the core foundation of modern conceptions of human rights and Western Civilization itself.
In Islam, a return to scripture means a return to “kill the pagans wherever you find them” and the rest of their hellish doctrines. We don’t want that! We want Islam’s core doctrines utterly demolished and rejected.

I’ve long contemplated a flyer offensive. This is so much better!
Don’t neglect hadith or sira:
“Allah’s Apostle said, ‘. . . I have been made victorious with terror . . .'” (Bukhari Volume 4, Book 52, Number 220).
“Narrated ‘Aisha: that the Prophet married her when she was six years old and he consummated his marriage when she was nine years old, and then she remained with him for nine years (i.e., till his death)” (Bukhari Volume 7, Book 62, Number 64 and 65).
“Whoever changed his Islamic religion, then kill him” (Bukhari Volume 9, Book 84, Number 57).
“War is deceit” (Bukhari Volume 4, Book 52, Number 268).
“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”‘” (Bukhari Volume 4, Book 52, Number 177).
And one especially-eerily-numbered ayah:
“Allah hath purchased of the believers their persons and their goods; for theirs (in return) is the garden (of Paradise): they fight in His cause, and slay and are slain . . .” (Qur’an 9:111).
There are many more: http://amillennialist.blogspot.com/2004/07/allah-and-his-false-prophet-command.html

To counter the phenomena of Chrislam, Sura 9:30 
“The Christians say: The Messiah is the son of Allah (GOD). That is their saying with their mouths. They imitate the saying of those who disbelieved of old. Allah (Himself) fighteth against them. How perverse are they!”

Love you Pamela!
You are a true sister in freedom!
I’d like you to post all (sounds like what happened to my beloved India), including
“Slay the idolators…”
“When you meet the unbelievers, smite their necks, then, when you have made wide slaughter among them, tie fast the bonds; then set them free, either by grace or ransom, till the war lays down its loads.” — 47:4
“Lo! those who disbelieve, among the People of the Scripture and the idolaters, will abide in fire of hell. They are the worst of created beings.” — 98:6

I *don’t* like the “dueling quotes” game. Most people won’t know what, really, to believe.
I’d vote for a stats game: number of “honor murders” over a period, by country, by decade…? by continent…? world-wide…? Or, “honor killings” by type: beheadings, slit throats, etc.
Something else? Number of suicide bombers and number of victims…?
There must be some gruesome stats that can be assembled.
I think the “dueling quotes” campaign is down in the weeds, comprehensible to those who already know, but not convincing for the uninformed, uninitiated. ….Lady in Red

@Amillennialist
The rules of the game said only quotes from the holey koran, so the ugly, antisemitic, genocidal verses of the hadeeth are out — no matter how “authenticated” they are.

could say something about the suras order being scrambled and
the business about abrogation–that’s KEY to dispelling all nonsense
about the peaceful verses quoted out-context by the apologists and
water-carriers like O