Hugh Fitzgerald: Swift Current’s Muslim Community Hoping for Education on Islam in Wake of Mosque Shootings [Part II]

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We stopped last time just as Anas, a Muslim in Swift Current, Newfoundland, suggested that “whoever has a problem with Islam, I recommend them to come up to a Muslim person and ask them about anything.”So it’s Ask-A-Muslim-Anything? Okay, not for the first or the last time, here goes:

1. What did Muhammad mean when he said in a hadith that “I have been made victorious through terror”?

2. What does the Qur’an mean when in one verse (3:110) it describes Muslims as “the best of peoples” and in another verse (98:6) describes non-Muslims as “the most vile of created beings”?

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3. Could you comment on verses 2:191-194, 3:151, 4:87, 8:12, 8:60, 9:5, 9:29, 47:4, wherein Muslims are commanded to “fight” the Infidels, to “smite at their necks,” to “strike fear” into their hearts?

4. What do you think of the treatment of Kinana of Khaybar, who was tortured so as to make him reveal where valuables were hidden, and then he was killed?

5. What do you think of Muhammad’s responses to learning about the killings of Asma bint Marwan, Abu Afak, Ka’b bin al-Ashraf?

6. If the lesson of Islam is “peace and tolerance” why is the Qur’an, why are the Hadith, so full of violence, individual and collective?

7. When Muhammad took part in the killing of 600-900 helpless prisoners of the Banu Qurayza, was that an example of a deed to be emulated, as provided by the Model of Conduct (uswa hasana) and the Perfect Man (al-insan al-kamil)?

8.When Muhammad married Aisha, she was six years old. When he consummated his marriage to her — that is, had sexual intercourse with her — she was nine years old and he was fifty-four. How many later Muslims have emulated Muhammad’s marriage to a young girl?

9. In Islam, a husband is allowed to “beat” a wife he fears may be disobedient (4:34). In the same Qur’anic verse, men are described as “superior” to women and therefore must be their “guardians.” Muhammad explains in a hadith that the reason a woman’s testimony is worth half that of a man is “because of the deficiency of her intelligence.” What do you think about the status of women in mainstream Islam?

10. The Qur’an instructs Muslims not to take Christians or Jews as friends, “for they are friends only with each other.” (5:51). Do you believe that Muslims should ignore that verse, and be true friends to Christians and Jews?

Anas continued:

He added that, as an immigrant, education about how they benefit the communities they move to is crucial.

“There are a lot of stories about the immigrants who come to any country, not just New Zealand or Canada. A lot of people came to new countries and they started new businesses, and they helped develop that country, so immigration is always good for any country they live in,” he continued. “We came here to start a new life, trying to help us first off, and then help the country we live in, building and creating jobs, and helping the economy in general.”

Apparently many people in Europe do not agree that the large numbers of Muslims living among them “benefit the communities they move to.” They take note of the skyrocketing rates of criminality, and especially the rise in violent crime — rape, murder — among Muslim migrants. They view with alarm the rise in robberies, burglaries, street muggings, attacks on Jews and women, the grooming gangs of the U.K., with thousands of young girls as their victims, the sexual assaults on 2,000 German women in Cologne by 1,400 Muslim assailants on New Year’s Day 2016.  They observe the creation of No-Go areas in major cities, neighborhoods where non-Muslims fear to tread, where even firemen need a police escort,  and the police themselves enter these neighborhoods only in groups, never alone, for safety’s sake. And thy are keenly aware, as well, of the huge costs to their societies in Europe, where benefits of all kinds are lavished on Muslim economic migrants, including free or highly subsidized housing, free education, free medical care, family allowances, and even the equivalent of unemployment benefits for those who in their new homes have not been employed.

Anas said that the people of Swift Current have been supportive of him, and that he had not faced any discrimination since moving here.

Mounjed Trad shared in the same experience, in terms of inclusion.

“We have not felt [discrimination] here, and we hope we do not feel it. I don’t think it is going to happen here. I personally feel safe in this area.”

Danish Ahmed came to Canada from India in December of last year, and he said being exposed to this type of attack persecuting Muslims was concerning.

“Hopefully we don’t have any kind of attacks in the future, and Canada is a safe country… I find myself safer here, but seeing these kind of attacks across other countries, I feel a little unsafe.”

Iman Syad also immigrated to Canada from India, and condemned any discriminatory violence.

“Besides religion, it’s all about being human first. Everybody should stand up [against] this, doesn’t matter what religion, what race, or what region you live in, we should step up against these kinds of actions.”

What do Danish Ahmed and Imad Syad think should be done about the “discriminatory violence” other than that directed at Muslims? Are they not aware, as good Muslims, of the more than 100 Qur’anic verses that command Muslims to “fight,” to “smite at the necks,” to “strike terror in the hearts” of the Infidels? Have these verses not led Muslims, over the past 1,400 years, to murder tens of millions of Unbelievers and to forcibly convert tens of millions more? The Indian historian K. S. Lal estimates that between 70 and 80 million Hindus were killed during the centuries of Muslim rule in India. Are Ahmed and Syed aware that since 9/11, there have been more than 34,500 terrorist attacks by Muslims? When they say that “everybody should stand up [against] this” [terrorism] and it “doesn’t matter what religion” you are, do they mean all terrorism or just that directed at Muslims? Do they intend to discuss, with non-Muslim audiences, the Qur’anic verses that call for “striking terror” in the hearts of the Infidels? Do they think Muslims like themselves have a duty to the non-Muslims they now live among, not only to denounce those terrorists who base their acts on unambiguous commands found in Islamic texts, but to hold up for inspection and discussion the offending Qur’an verses? And if so, surely they will wish to begin their discussion by making the obvious distinction among terrorists: Muslim terrorists justify their attacks by reference to specific verses in the Qur’an, verses that cannot be changed. “White supremacy” terrorists, including the lone lunatic who shot up the two mosques in New Zealand, have no textual authority in the Bible to justify murdering anyone. They’re on their own. That’s a difference to ponder.

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Ziggy46
Ziggy46
5 years ago

Once again the justification for the victim card to which all non-Muslims must abide; ultimately, it is not Muslims who are the terrorists, it is the Jews, the Christians, the Hindus who suffer from the affliction called Islamophobia. Indeed, there is no denying the slaughter in the Christchurch, NZ, mosque was heinous. It, as mentioned in the article, was not perpetrated by some Bible or Torah toting Christian, Jew or another faith; the coward was not the quintessential white man, as the politicians, the MSM would have one believe. The slaughtering of innocents Jews, Christians, Hindus in the name of Allah is more than those of Islam.

Perversely, the murder-en-masse or maiming of non-Muslims holds scant importance to the politicians, the Leftist mass-media or those too busy with their anti-Semitic, anti-Israel connivances. The likes of the Islam apologists the fascist Democrats, Canada’s Trudeau and his Liberals, PM May, Jeremy Corbyn, the fetid EU whose placating and Islamic intrigue is treasonous to the non-Muslim citizenry.

The leaders’, as mentioned above, deception is not to demand that Muslims acclimatize to Western cultures or principle but we, the non-Muslims must accommodate the Muslim migrants by conforming, acquiescing to their commands and doctrine. If not, one is damned an Islamophobe whether one resides in Swift Current Newfoundland, Dearborn Michigan or any once-upon-a-time Democratic or Republic Western nation.

Liatris Spicata
Liatris Spicata
5 years ago
Reply to  Ziggy46

The slaughtering of innocents Jews, Christians, Hindus in the name of Allah is more than those of Islam.

Exactly. But don’t tell anyone, Zig- our quisling politicians and academics don’t want people to know. However, by definition, I might note that Jews, Christians, Hindus are not innocent- in that way, Islamists avoid the issue of killing infidels (unless they are People of the Book, they pay the jizya wilh willing submission, they don’t get uppity, it’s not Wednesday …)

Nefarious420
Nefarious420
5 years ago

Wow, you come more and more out of left field with your misguided spewing of misinformation. Do you see Churches and Synagogues used as war rooms to store weapons, rockets, rocks, and plan attacks? No, but all Mosques are used for this purpose. From Albuquerque to Zimbabwe Mosques are used to stage and carry out wars.
http://www.barenakedislam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Erdogan-barenakedislam-poem.jpg

Bikinis not Burkas
Bikinis not Burkas
5 years ago
Reply to  Nefarious420

The pistol used to Murder Curtis Cheng came from the Parramatta Mosque!

https://www.dailyexaminer.com.au/news/teen-gave-gunman-pistol-parramatta-mosque-say-poli/2809145/

Ziggy46
Ziggy46
5 years ago
Reply to  Nefarious420

Excellent post, Nefarious.

MuhamMUDTheFakeProphet
MuhamMUDTheFakeProphet
5 years ago

“Islamist” is a dishonest neologism that like islamophobia was “invented by fascists and used by cowards to manipulate morons.” So which are you muslum apologist worm? Or are you a perfect hat trick (look it up worm)?

Bikinis not Burkas
Bikinis not Burkas
5 years ago
Reply to  Ziggy46

Here in Australia our media won’t let us know what is happening around the world!

http://b1ff5939f6.nxcli.net/2019/04/blast-18-philippines.html/

Ziggy46
Ziggy46
5 years ago

Sadly, Australia is no different than all western democracies; censorship, propaganda and denial of freedom of speech to the non-Muslims.

felix1999
felix1999
5 years ago

Round and round we go!
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felix1999
felix1999
5 years ago

Sure ask a Muslim about Islam!
It’s like nailing jello to a wall.

Islam provides SIX different ways of telling lies to DECEIVE non Muslims:

1•Taqiyya (Shia) or Muda’rat (Sunni): tactical deceit for the purposes of spreading Islam.
2•Kitman: deceit by omission.
3•Tawriya: deceit by deliberate ambiguity.
4•Taysir: deceit through facilitation (not observing all the tenets of Sharia by ‘making things easier’).
5•Darura: deceit through necessity (to engage in something “Haram” or forbidden such as drinking alcohol to exploit non-Muslims).
6•Muruna: ‘flexibility’ or temporary suspension of Sharia to make Muslim migrants appear ‘moderate’ and blend in until Muslims numerically strong enough to enforce Sharia.

Muslims imitate Allah ‘THE GREATEST OF DECEIVERS’.
Allahu khayru l-makireena – Koran. 3:54; cf. 8:30

Verbal jihad is considered VIRTUOUS in Islam,
so lying as part of jihad is normative Islam, rather than an aberration.

Lynn D
Lynn D
5 years ago

Isn’t it lovely that he feels safe in Canada… Pity about the Canadians who don’t since this shower of shite was foisted on them by Turdeau.

MuhamMUDTheFakeProphet
MuhamMUDTheFakeProphet
5 years ago

First and foremost muslums are masters of sophistry/lying/dishonesty and so are their apologists/sympathizers/collaborators because there is no logical defense of the fascist, Jew hating, vile, violent death cult called islam

Bikinis not Burkas
Bikinis not Burkas
5 years ago

The fat white dwarf Muhammad said “War is deceit!”

“Islamic supremacists will smile at you, invite you to their gatherings, make you feel loved and welcome, but they do it to deceive you and to overtake you, your land and your freedoms.

Why is there nothing said about the “biggest” white supremacist in history?

The perfect man, NOT, defective DNA.
Muhammad was WHITE!
http://quranx.com/Hadith/Muslim/Reference/Hadith-2340/
Muhammad was a dwarf and fat!
http://sunnah.com/abudawud/42/154

Quran 3:110
You are the best nation produced [as an example] for mankind.
You enjoin what is right and forbid what is wrong and believe in Allah .
If only the People of the Scripture had believed, it would have been better for them.
Among them are believers, but most of them are defiantly disobedient.

MuhamMUDTheFakeProphet
MuhamMUDTheFakeProphet
5 years ago

I sometimes wonder how Farrakhan and the NOI resolve the ahadith that indicate muhamMAD was a white POS w/their black supremacy position. I’d like to see Farrakhan go to Soddy Barbaria and try to publicly deny muhamMAD was a white man just for laughs.

TomSJr
TomSJr
5 years ago

Ignorance or DENIAL. Take your pick.

Ludlow Porch
Ludlow Porch
5 years ago

I am a defiant disobedient INFIDEL! Hallelujah Praise the only God Jehovah!

Drew the Infidel
Drew the Infidel
5 years ago

Clausewitz said, “War is diplomacy by other means.” I think he was on to something.

R. Arandas
R. Arandas
5 years ago

To be fair, mosque attacks probably happen every few weeks or so in quite a few Muslim countries, such as Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Bikinis not Burkas
Bikinis not Burkas
5 years ago

The perfect man, NOT, defective DNA.
Muhammad was WHITE!
http://quranx.com/Hadith/Muslim/Reference/Hadith-2340/
Muhammad was a dwarf and fat!
http://sunnah.com/abudawud/42/154

TomSJr
TomSJr
5 years ago

MUHAMMAD WAS SATAN’S MINION. That is all people really need to know.

Alleged-Comment
Alleged-Comment
5 years ago

There are a couple of reasons why Mouslems are and will be different from any others people and cannot be compared to them.

One of the biggest is they are told to LIE to you making them WORTHLESS to anybody.

They just want you DEAD OR CONVERTED. .

Drew the Infidel
Drew the Infidel
5 years ago

I’ll teach you all you need to know regarding pisslam. I’ll even furnish the weapon, ammo, and targets to get you ready for the proficiency phase for your License to Carry.

Be safe, be trained, be alert.

Ludlow Porch
Ludlow Porch
5 years ago

Or be a bleeding out victim and a static!

TomSJr
TomSJr
5 years ago

MY FAVORITE QUOTE:

I’ll see your Jihad.
And, I’ll raise you one Crusade.

Ludlow Porch
Ludlow Porch
5 years ago

I seem to recall a verse in the Bible that says, “An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth!” But the Lord said, “vengeance is Mine.” But there are Avenging Angels and warriors and soldiers in the Lords army. He used Samson to destroy the Philistines! There are others He used for His purpose.

TomSJr
TomSJr
5 years ago
Reply to  Ludlow Porch

That was the OLD Testament. Jesus does not want that from mankind, but He does advocate SELF-DEFENSE and PREPAREDNESS. If you don’t know enough about something, then you don’t know ANYTHING about it, but you are on the right track.

I have studied the Bible all my life and when most supposedly ‘Christian’ people say that mankind should not be armed or that we should just ‘take it’ from attackers by turning the other cheek, THAT IS NOT WHAT JESUS MEANT. A clear example is when Peter cut off the ear of the Roman soldier in the Garden of Gethsemane. Jesus quickly healed the Soldier’s ear and GAVE THE SWORD BACK TO PETER. Jesus never said NOT TO EVER use that sword, but Peter was not using it for the right reason. The soldiers came to arrest Jesus and that does not warrant violence. However, if a Solder had tried to kill Jesus there, then Peter would have been correct in what he did.

SELF-DEFENSE IS A RIGHT GIVEN TO US BY GOD (man tries to take that away by removing our 2nd Amendment right to bear arms). Murder is not a right given to us by God, but it is by Satan. Murder and killing mean 2 different things in the Bible. “Exodus 20:13 You shall not murder.” IS THE ACTUAL COMMANDMENT, even though it was translated from THAT SHALT NOT KILL. The use of different words will change the context of a sentence if we are not careful.

Murielle
Murielle
5 years ago
Reply to  TomSJr

In Canada we no longer have the right to defend ourselves. Although it hasn’t been taken away from us in written law, if you defend yourself against an attacker and that attacker is injured or killed you will be charged. You will be prosecuted. And you will mostly likely be found guilty. (sigh)

TomSJr
TomSJr
5 years ago

I have studied ISLAM for many years. IT IS A SATANIC IDEOLOGY shrouded in the word, “religion” when actually it is a POLITICAL IDEOLOGY with its Sharia Law and Taqiyya/Hadiths.

Mohammed_Goldberg
Mohammed_Goldberg
5 years ago

Almost all my interactions with Muslims has been guided by the scope corrections from my Nomad 1050 ballistics computer.

Donna Garland
Donna Garland
5 years ago

If Christians were the same backwards, brainwashed, uncivilised barbarians Muslims are then they too would rely on biblical verses that incite war, revenge, murder and death all in the name of religion but we don’t, we know better now, times are not as savage or cruel as in the past so we have evolved and learned the basic values and morals of being a decent human being. We are bright enough to understand that was then and this is now, we must abide by the laws of the land, that means obeying the laws that govern us to make our communities safer, humans more civilised and knowing there are consequences if you break them.
These lot have excuses for everything, that’s probably in the Koran too!

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