[ April 18, 2024 ]
Kufar is not benign – it’s is the n-word for non-Muslims.
Erdogan: “Our God commands us to be violent to the kuffar”
The word kuffar/kafir shows the common political treatment of Christian, Jew, Hindu, Buddhist, animist, atheist and humanist.
It should be used instead of ‘unbeliever,’ a neutral term. The Koran defines the kafir and kafir is not a neutral word.
Story continues below advertisementThe writer is a Turkish journalist and political analyst formerly based in Ankara. She now lives in the United States.On October 25, a leader of a NATO member nation openly incited violence against non-Muslims.
On that day, Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdogan attended the Friday prayers at the Great Çamlıca Mosque in Istanbul. He was accompanied by Istanbul’s governor Ali Yerlikaya, mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, Istanbul’s chief of police Mustafa Çalışkan and the head of the Istanbul branch of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), Bayram Şenocak.
After the prayers, the hafiz of the mosque recited the Koranic Verse Al-Fath, which means “victory, triumph, conquest” in English. Then Erdogan took the microphone, reciting a part of the verse in Arabic and then in Turkish. He told the congregants:
“Our God commands us to be violent towards the kuffar (infidels). Who are we? The ummah [nation] of Mohammed. So [God] also commands us to be merciful to each other. So we will be merciful to each other. And we will be violent to the kuffar. Like in Syria.”
Erdogan then referred to another Koranic verse, As-Saff-13, in Arabic:
“Inshallah, God has promised us in Syria: ‘Nasrun minallahi ve fethun karib ve beşşiril mu’minin.’ [‘Victory from Allah and an imminent conquest; and give good tidings to the believers’]. We see it is happening right now. With the permission of Allah, we will see it even more… I will meet some presidents of foreign countries at the Dolmabahce Palace today. I ask for your permission now to go there.”
The congregants then cheered Erdogan on, shouting “Allahu Akbar” (Allah is the greatest).
That the country’s political opposition has raised no serious objection to these statements is alarming for several reasons.
Dr. Bill Warner, the president of the Center for the Study of Political Islam (CSPI), explains the concept of “kafir” in Islam:
“Islam divides the world into Muslims and unbelievers, kafirs. Political Islam always has two different ways to treat kafirs—dualistic ethics. Kafirs can be abused in the worst ways or they can be treated like a good neighbor. Kafirs must submit to Islam in all politics and public life. Every aspect of kafir civilization must submit to political Islam.
“Political Islam is the doctrine that relates to the unbeliever, the kafir….The Trilogy [The Koran, Sira (Mohammed’s biography) and Hadith (the traditions of Mohammed)] not only advocates a religious superiority over the kafir—the kafirs go to Hell whereas Muslims go to Paradise—but also its doctrine demands that Muslims dominate the kafir in all politics and culture. This domination is political, not religious.”
Dr. Warner goes on to give examples of how Islamic scriptures refer to the “kafir”:
“The language of Islam is dualistic. As an example, there is never any reference to humanity as a unified whole. Instead there is a division into believer and kafir (unbeliever). Humanity is not seen as one body, but is divided into whether the person believes Mohammed is the prophet of Allah or not.
“The Koran defines the kafir and says that the kafir is hated (40:35), mocked (83:34), punished (25:77), beheaded (47:4), confused (6:25), plotted against (86:15), terrorized (8:12), annihilated (6:45), killed (4:91), crucified (5:33), made war on (9:29), ignorant (6:111), evil (23:97), disgraced (37:18), cursed (33:60), stolen from (Bukhari 5,59,537), raped (Ishaq 759) and a Muslim is not the friend of a kafir (3:28).
“Christians and Jews are infidels, but infidels are kafirs, too. Polytheists are Hindus, but they are also kafirs. The terms infidel and polytheist are religious words. Only the word “kafir” shows the common political treatment of Christian, Jew, Hindu, Buddhist, animist, atheist and humanist.
“The word kafir should be used instead of ‘unbeliever’, the standard word. Unbeliever is a neutral term. The Koran defines the kafir and kafir is not a neutral word. A kafir is not merely someone who does not agree with Islam, but a kafir is evil, disgusting, the lowest form of life. Kafirs can be tortured, killed, lied to and cheated. So the usual word ‘unbeliever’ does not reflect the political reality of Islam.”
It appears that one major reason behind the continued, severe persecution against and – in many cases – the complete destruction of non-Muslim lives and civilizations in what is today called “the Muslim world” is this intense hatred for and dehumanization of the kafir.
Dr. Andrew Bostom, the author of “The Legacy Of Jihad: Islamic Holy War And The Fate Of Non-Muslims”, has analyzed Erdogan’s words in detail according to Islamic sources, and noted:
“Authoritative Koranic commentaries—classical and modern—as well as canonical hadith, traditions of Islam’s prophet Muhammad, support Erdogan’s hateful and predatory views toward non-Muslims.
“Thus, not only do Erdogan’s Koranic invocations sanctioning harshness towards non-Muslims and their jihad conquest, comport with their authoritative glosses, the Turkish President himself is revered by the mainstream. Global Muslim Umma.”
The fact that these words were uttered by the president of a nation that is an ostensible NATO ally and a candidate for the European Union membership is a major warning to all non-Muslim nations as well as to Muslims who disagree with Erdogan’s worldview.
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27 Comments
4 years ago
While Obama was probably to most pro-Islamist president we had, Trump is equally as bad for saying that he’s “a big fan” of Erdogan. How can he do so with all the killing Erdogan is doing? https://thegreatarchitect.blog/2019/10/24/erdogans-crimes-against-humanity-continue-to-go-unpunished/
4 years ago
Reply to
Mohammed_Goldberg
You’re not going to get an argument out of me on that one!!! He was horrible just like his predecessors, excluding Ronald Reagan, back to Peanut Head Jimmy Carter. https://thegreatarchitect.blog/2019/05/31/887/
4 years ago
Reply to
Mario Alexis Portella
Trump indeed said “I’m a big fan of the president” of Turkey. Sad and disgusting. You would think he would know better than anyone what the theocratic strong man of Turkey is up to.
4 years ago
Reply to
CharlieSeattle
no argument from me on that one when it comes to populist dictators: Xi, Kim, Putin, etc. May find this one interesting. God bless! https://thegreatarchitect.blog/2019/11/20/3063/
4 years ago
islam IS Evil.
4 years ago
Erdogan is an EXTREMELY dangerous individual. He is blackmailing the EU and specifically Germany and Merkel for BILLIONS of Euro annually so that he will not open the gates to an estimated 3.5 MILLION wanna be hijrah jihadis getting their jizyyia from us Europeans. He has threatened to open those gates thrice that I am aware of in the last couple of months alone.
I bet he will wait a year or to so as to enrich himself further before inventing some excuse to open those gates. After all the hijrah must go on, even if delayed so they can milk som jizyyia from the EU and Merkel first.
4 years ago
Reply to
Tradisjonal Nordmann
I’m just sad that Erdolph has his hooks in Orban, PM of Hungary.
4 years ago
The problem is Muslims are not allowed to disagree with the Koran. It is punishable by death and torture, mutilation, and publicly shaming you to everyone in your family and beyond, even after you are killed.
4 years ago
Erdogan is a two faced back stabbing lying POS. In other words a good muslim. He dreams of a new Ottoman empire with himself at the helm. Mess with Israel and your doom is nigh.
4 years ago
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Kuffar
4 years ago
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Kuffar
How this islamitis diseased potential mass murderer can be a leader of a NATO member country is simply beyond me. I just hope that he makes the mistake trying to mess with Israel who are fortunately very effective in pest control.
4 years ago
And as a sniper, GOD guides my hands, pulling the trigger, to deliver what all Muslims deserve.
4 years ago
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Mohammed_Goldberg
And yes, Islam is the most fatal thing out there for the human race!
4 years ago
Reply to
Mohammed_Goldberg
Must be satisfying to take out the savages. I hope one day we all get that chance and thanks for your service. It’s nice to know some here are defending freedom, and is a sniper to boot.
4 years ago
Reply to
Mohammed_Goldberg
Hopefully, In the near future, all kuffar, kifer will be required worldwide to become snipers guided by God’s hand. Amen, gracias
4 years ago
So with Erdogan and Hussein Obama….who was/is the pitcher, and who was/is the catcher ??? And does Michael Obama watch, or does he join in, too ????
4 years ago
Anyone surprised?
4 years ago
Tarrant was right about Erdogan
4 years ago
KUFFAR , KAFIR: Why do we have to know these foul islamic terms? islam is the fountainhead of deceit and treachery even their language is deceit.
America, The Western World,. is under attack by islam and we do not see it. The evil obama has poisoned everything. Soon a vote for a democrate is a vote for islamic sharia and enslavement!
4 years ago
Then the common sense value of survival demands that we destroy any enemy that is taught from birth that we should be killed.
4 years ago
That pretty much sums up the “religion of peace.”
4 years ago
I’ve got a whole lot of much much more derogatory things to say about psychopathic islamic jihadis
4 years ago
‘Muslims who disagree with Erdogan’s worldview.’ I’d like to hear/read/see on what scriptural basis any f’ing muslum can disagree w/Erdolph’s comments.
