If Bukhari knew his views, why didn't he go to police long ago? From the Globe and Mail, with thanks to Sr. Soph:
TORONTO — The oldest member of the group accused of hatching a foiled terrorist bomb plot on Toronto used a Mississauga strip-mall mosque to draw young and impressionable Muslim minds to an extreme version of Islam, says one of Mississauga's prominent Islamic figures.Qayyum Abdul Jamal, 43, was merely a volunteer at the Al-Rahman Islamic Centre for Islamic Education, occasionally cleaning and running errands, said Fahim Bukhari, the director of the Mississauga Muslim Community Centre.
The mosque's management, however, was warned about Mr. Jamal by numerous people, including the local Liberal MP, said Mr. Bukhari, who often prayed at the mosque because it was founded by his uncle.
"He spends too much time with the youth. He's 43 years old and he goes bowling with them. He goes to barbecues. He plays soccer with them," said Mr. Bukhari, adding that five of the young men arrested on Friday were regulars at the mosque. "I'm not surprised by the raids. I knew his views."
It's a similar picture to the one painted by Mr. Jamal's neighbours, who grew suspicious of the man and his family....
Mr. Jamal rarely smiled, they say, and his wife, Cheryfa Macaulay Jamal, 44, wasn't much of a talker, either.
At first, the neighbours wondered whether their silence stemmed from a devotion to their faith; Mrs. Jamal, a white-skinned woman who neighbours believe is originally from Halifax, always wears a burka; Mr. Jamal usually wears a traditional Muslim cap. On their front door, there are three stickers, two with Arabic writing, the other in English. It states: "In the name of Allah we enter, and in the name of Allah we leave and upon our Lord we place our trust."
As years passed, the neighbours said, they realized the Jamals' behaviour could not be explained by religion. There are lots of Muslims in Mississauga, but not many like the Jamals.
"One thing I can tell you for sure -- this guy was weird," said Jerry Tavares, a neighbour. "There was one time I said, 'Hi,' and he just looked at me. That was it."
Maybe it's because you're an infidel, Jerry.
Lies all Lies...Infidel dogs...Islam loves all people....The only true faith in God's sight is Islam.
Q 3:19
We respect christians and Jews they are of the Book!....He that chooses a religion over Islam, it will not be accepted from him and in the world to come he will be one of the lost.
Q 3:86
Why what does it matter that we replace Isaac with Ishmael?....Abraham and Ishmael built the House and dedicated it, saying . . . "Lord, make us submissive to You; make of our descendants a nation that will submit to You..."
Q 2:127
Its all peace and Love...right?.....Prophet, make war on the unbelievers and the hypocrites and deal rigorously with them. Hell shall be their home: an evil fate.
Q 9:73
After enduring all of the following and more, the main characters in the final chapter of Candide sit and ponder the question 'which is worse':
"To be raped a hundred times by negro pirates, to have a buttock cut off, to run the gauntlet among Bulgarians, to be whipped and flogged in an auto-de-fay, to be dissected, to row in a galley, in short, to endure all the miseries through which we have passed, or to remain here doing nothing?"
One character draws this conclusion:
"Let us work without theorizing", said Martijn; "it's the only way to make life endurable."
-- Chapter XXX -- Candide.
Antidote for the 'it's a religion of peace' myth, given by Muslims themselves:
"The religion of peace Myth
Misconception 1
Islam is `the religion of peace' because:
the Arabic word Islam is derived from the Arabic word "Al-Salaam" which means peace.
It might seem strange to think of this as a misconception, but in fact it is. The root word of Islam is "al-silm" which means "submission" or "surrender." It is understood to mean "submission to Allah." In spite of whatever noble intention has caused many a Muslim to claim that Islam is derived primarily from peace, this is not true. Allah says in the Qur'an (translated):
[2:136] Say (O Muslims): We believe in Allah and that which is revealed to us and that which was revealed to Abraham, and Ishmael, and Isaac, and Jacob, and the tribes, and that which Moses and Jesus received, and that which the prophets received from their Lord. We make no distinction between any of them, and to Him we have surrendered. [Arabic "Muslimoon"]
A secondary root of Islam may be "Al-Salaam" (peace), however the text of the Qur'an makes it clear that Allah has clearly intended the focus of this way of life to be submission to Him. This entails submission to Him at all times, in times of peace, war, ease, or difficulty."
http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/notislam/misconceptions.html
I examine the conditions under which Islam permits the killing on non-Muslims. (note: This is a long article)
http://www.islam-watch.org/Archemedez/KillingInKoran.htm
It is impossible to understand Islam (or any other ideology) without knowing its goal. Notes and quotes on the Ultimate Goal of Islam, here.
http://islamwatch.forumup.in/about252-islamwatch.html
"There are lots of Muslims in Mississauga, but not many like the Jamals."
Thank God.
The Muslim MP was in QP today and focused on protecting Muslims and Mosques from the backlash of the recent arrests, he also asked about Government funding to see why these Muslim youths turn to terrorism.
But wait .....most Muslim leaders are denying Islam is linked to the criminals and they aren't true Muslims.
So why is a Muslim MP asking the Federal Goverment for money to study Muslims and look for a link to the youth and Al-Qaeda terrorism.
Yesterday the Rep for CAIR-Canada had the nerve to tell a TV host that CAIR tells all Muslims to work with Police to rid Canada of the persons smearing the image of the Peaceful Islam by those that hijacked their faith.
CAIR and CAIR-Can have coached Muslims to avoid helping the Police of RCMP and FBI, their booklet called "Know your rights" has been published since 1999.
The tripe just keeps coming and fewer people are falling for the lies from the Prophet of Doom .
Archimedes,
The article you wrote is fantastic. I wish I had the time to put together such a piece. I'm very impressed.
Kafir
Archy excellent peices both. As more ppl become aware of Islam, this should be part of Islam 101; Mis-quoting of 5:32 typifies the deciet and trickery Islam uses to undermine resistance. An ideal introduction to the Sunnah and what Islam REALLY means.
Kafir, Animus,
Thanks. I got so fed up with hearing that verse quoted in the media that I thought I'd expose how mainstream Islamic scholarship actually interprets it. I believe that Muslims deny this when talking to the media mainly due to (a) a combination of naivete and psychological denial (this seems to occur among moderate Muslims), and (b) outright deception (this seems to occur among Muslims who actually know the accepted interpretation and are using tactical deception to protect the religion.