Know Thine Enemy
[Eighth in a series.]
Islamophobia & Moderation
This installment occurs out of sequence because its publication was stimulated by Tawfik Hamid's Opinion Journal editorial: How to End 'Islamophobia'.
What does Islamophobia mean? Lets examine the definition of phobia.
an uncontrollable, irrational, and persistent fear of a specific object, situation, or activity.www.montefiore.org/healthlibrary/adult/mentalhealth/content.asp
An obsessive, persistent, unrealistic fear of an external object or situation.
www.dphilpotlaw.com/html/glossary.html
is an irrational and intense fear of a situation or object. See our leaflet on Anxiety and Phobias for further information.www.rcpsych.ac.uk/info/glosConds.htm
a
persistent, irrational fear accompanied by a compelling desire to avoid
the object, activity, or situation that provokes the fear.www.mcg.edu/Resources/MH/sourcebk/glossary.htm
An unrealistic fear, often with obsessional characteristics.
www.hec.ohio-state.edu/bitf/eatgloss.htm
persistent
irrational fear of an activity or object. This leads to avoidance. The
fear is out of proportion of the reality of the threat
www.indianpsychiatry.com/Glossary.htm
Three out of the first five definitions include irrational; the other two include unrealistic. When they attach the Islamophobe label to us, irrational & unrealistic come along for the ride.
Is fear & loathing of Islam irrational? Only if Islam is benign. If Islam
is aggressive, with a track record of aggression, then the fear &
loathing are neither irrational nor unrealistic. What did Allah say?
- 3:151 We shall cast terror into
the hearts of those who disbelieve
- 8:12 I will cast terror into the
hearts of those who have disbelieved, so strike them over the necks, and smite
over all their fingers and toes.
- 59:2 But Allah's (Torment) reached them from a
place whereof they expected it not, and He cast terror into their hearts,
so that they destroyed their own dwellings with their own hands and the hands of
the believers. Then take admonition, O you with eyes (to see).
Allah declares that he will cast terror into our hearts, commands
Muhammad and his slaves to decapitate and mutilate us so that we can
not be resurrected and declares what he did to the Bani An-Nadir to be
a warning to instill fear in us.
What did Muhammad say ?
But those are anachronisms, which applied only in ancient times, in particular places and situations, when Islam was attacked. In a pig's sphincter!!
- 2:216 Jihâd is ordained for you
- 8:39 fight them until there is no more Fitnah and the religion will all be for
Allâh Alone
- 9:29 Fight
against those who believe not in Allâh, ... among the
people of the Scripture , until they pay the Jizyah with willing
submission, and feel themselves subdued.
- Abu Dawud 14.2526 jihad will be performed continuously since the
day Allah sent me as a prophet until the day the last member of my community
will fight with the Dajjal (Antichrist).
- Bukhari 4.53.386 Our Prophet, the Messenger of our Lord, has
ordered us to fight you till you worship Allah Alone or give Jizya (i.e.
tribute); and our Prophet has informed us that our Lord says:-- "Whoever amongst
us is killed (i.e. martyred), shall go to Paradise to lead such a luxurious life
as he has never seen, and whoever amongst us remain alive, shall become your
master."
In light of those damnable declarations and in light
of the genocidal depredations against India, Assyria, Armenia, Israel,
Madrid, London, Beslan, New York City and Washington D.C., I
submit to you: fear & loathing of Islam ain't irrational. Islamophobia is a false slogan cooked up for propaganda.
Tawfik Hamid quotes the OIC's recent diatribe. From Arab News:
The ministers described Islamophobia as a deliberate defamation of Islam and discrimination and intolerance against Muslims. ...
...the foreign ministers termed Islamophobia the worst form of terrorism and called for practical steps to counter it.
How can one possibly defame an institution so evil as Islam?! Revealing
the damnable doctrines & practices of the demon's own murder cult
is "the worst form of terrorism"?!! Worse than the Beltway Snipings?! Worse than Beslan?!! That excrement would gag a maggot!!!
“The linkage of terrorists and extremists with Islam in a generalized manner is unacceptable,”
Can you find a more flagrant example of analencephalopathy? Who
would ever think of linking Islam with terror? The links are
solid, and on display in Islam's canon of scripture, if anyone would
take the time to read them!
Back to Dr. Hamid's editorial.
To bring an end to Islamophobia, we must employ a holistic
approach that treats the core of the disease. It will not suffice to
merely suppress the symptoms. It is imperative to adopt new Islamic
teachings that do not allow killing apostates (Redda Law). Islamic
authorities must provide mainstream Islamic books that forbid polygamy
and beating women. Accepted Islamic doctrine should take a strong stand
against slavery and the raping of female war prisoners, as happens in
Darfur under the explicit canons of Shariah ("Ma Malakat Aimanikum").
Muslims should teach, everywhere and universally, that a woman's
testimony in court counts as much as a man's, that women should not be
punished if they marry whom they please or dress as they wish.
First, he assumes that Islamophobia is real; that
our fear & loathing are irrational & unrealistic. Nobody can
make that claim with a straight face after the Abomination.
He says that new Islamic teachings must be adopted.
He wants to write killing apostates, polygamy & wife beating out of
the Qur'an. Ain't it strange that he makes no mention of terrorism
& Jihad?
I have some bad news for Dr. Hamid: Allah's word is perfect and timeless. Perfection can only be defiled; never improved. Allah said that his word can not be changed.
- 6:115 None can change His
Words.
- 10:15 "Say (O Muhammad): "It is not for me to change it on my own accord;
I only follow that which is revealed unto me. Verily, I fear if I were
to disobey my Lord, the torment of the Great Day (i.e. the Day of
Resurrection)."
- 10:64 No change can there be in the Words of Allâh
- 18:27 None can change His
Words
- 30:30 No change let there
be in Khalqillâh (i.e. the Religion of Allâh Islâmic Monotheism),
Exactly what part of No change; None can change His Words do the proponents of reform not comprehend?!
Muslims should--must--develop strategies to rescue our
religion by combating the tyranny of Salafi Islam and its dreadful
consequences.
Dr. Hamid expects us to be ignorant of the fact that Salafists are
emulators of Muhammad. Salafis did not invent Islamic terrorism;
Muhammad did, he bragged about being made victorious by terror.
Islam is what Allah said & Muhammad did. It is what it is; it
can not be reformed. Muslims are commanded to obey Allah and his Apostle; that's what Salafis do.