“He also said non-Muslims, whom he unapologetically labelled as ‘immigrants’, should know their limits and had no right to question or interfere in the affairs of Muslims.” Know your place, dhimmi! Shut up and obey the Sharia — or else! What is astonishing is how many non-Muslims in the West willingly and voluntarily adopt such a posture.
“Isma: Hudud should be enforced on non-Muslims as well,” by Rahmah Ghazali, The Star Online, May 9, 2014:
BANGI: Controversial Muslim NGO Ikatan Muslimin Malaysia (Isma) said hudud should be enforced on everyone, including non-Muslims.
“Hudud should be enforced on everyone, not just Muslims,” said its president Abdullah Zaik Abd Rahman.
“For Muslims, it means cleansing themselves from sin. For non-Muslims, it is for the interest of national security,” he told the press at Isma’s headquarters here, Friday.
Abdullah Zaik said that the Islamic penal code would safeguard the security and well-being of every citizen in the country.
He said PAS and Umno should find a common ground in order to materialise the implementation of Hudud in the country.
“They should think ahead and more maturely for the benefit of the Malays and Muslims,” he said.
He also said non-Muslims, whom he unapologetically labelled as “immigrants”, should know their limits and had no right to question or interfere in the affairs of Muslims.
“The Muslims and the Malays have the right to voice their opinion and to determine the characteristics to mould the future of the nation without being questioned by the immigrants,” he said.
When asked if other races did not have the right to speak out, Abdullah Zaik assured that their interests had been well taken care of since the beginning.
“Throughout history, the Muslims and the Malays have safeguarded their interests, so there’s no reason why they should worry about anything,” he said.
He also said that the “immigrant race” had no right to oppose the shaping of Malaysia into an Islamic country and question the position of the Bumiputera.
“These people, especially the Chinese, have gone overboard meddling in issues concerning Muslims. They should not cross the line,” he said.
Abdullah Zaik also lashed out against DAP and described them as “hypocrites” after they lodged a police report against him, urged him to be investigated under the Sedition Act.
“I feel this is an attempt to stop me from being vocal and it is a form of intimidation.
“DAP staunchly opposed the Sedition Act, and now it wants me to be investigated under the Act,” he said.
Isma has been under fire for its recent remarks suggesting that Chinese and the British “trespassed” into Tanah Melayu to bully the Malays out of their wealth.
Abdullah Zaik said non-Malays had no right to question national policies.
When asked if the minorities should pay less taxes, he said “they have to pay their taxes. They earn their income from the country, therefore they have to pay.”
He also dismissed accusations the group received funding from the Government, saying that the setting up the NGO was on a voluntarily basis.
“That is not correct at all. Isma is not a proxy of the Opposition or the Government. We are just carrying out our duty as Muslims,” he said.
He said the Islamist group was fully funded by its own members, which now stand at 20,000 nationwide, including Sabah and Sarawak.
PatnCat says
This just keeps on spiraling downwards into a pit of hell that is isalm…i.e. mohammedanism. How utterly awful. We FREE PEOPLE NEED TO WAKE UP !! Educate yourselves about mohammedanism and how hate filled it is – there is no freedom in this hate filled political system!
john spielman says
I am glad this evil doer is speaking the truth about sharia law, maybe our western elitist egg heads will begin to take notice about how malevolent Islamic sharia really is, and a threat to every one, muslim and nonmuslim!
umbra says
malaysia – a racist and bigoted country that mysteriously appears to be “moderate” according to mainstream political and media powers.
Huck Folder says
Are mohammedans bigots and hypocrites?
According to constitutional definition, Malays are Muslims who practice Malay customs and culture, even though the original religions were Hindu and Buddhist.
The Malaysian constitution ‘guarantees’ freedom of religion [for now] while making Islam the state religion.
Approximately 61.3% of the population practice Islam, the other approx. 40% are therefore second-class dhimmis.
The Malaysian constitution strictly defines what makes a “Malay”, considering Malays those who are Muslim, speak Malay regularly, practise Malay customs, and lived in or has ancestors from Malaysia and Singapore.
It’s a pity western countries can’t have definitions of citizens which would keep out alien supremacist ‘immigrants’ (invaders).
Muslims are obliged to follow the decisions of Syariah courts in matters concerning their religion.
The jurisdiction of Shariah courts is limited to Muslims [for now] in matters such as marriage, inheritance, divorce, apostasy, religious conversion, and custody among others. No other criminal or civil offences are under the jurisdiction of the Shariah courts, which have a similar hierarchy to the Civil Courts. Despite being the supreme courts of the land, the Civil Courts do not hear matters related to Islamic practices.
The Protocols of the Elders of Zion:
The Protocols have been in circulation in Malaysia since 1983. Mahathir Mohamad (PM 1981-2003) liberally distributed free copies of The Protocols to his friends, during his years in office as prime minister of the country. In 2006, Masterpiece Publications issued a version of the Protocols under the title World Conquest Through World Jewish Government (ISBN 983-3710-28-X). Copies of the book are held at the Institute of Islamic Understanding Malaysia.
Dr. [Yes, he was an MD.] Mahathir bin Mohamad, PM 1981-2003
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahathir_Mohamad
“Under Mahathir, Malaysia was a staunch supporter of the Palestinian cause, and established diplomatic relations with the Palestine Liberation Organization. (Israeli citizens remain banned from entering Malaysia and Malaysian citizens from Israel without special government permission.”
“Mahathir’s public remarks about Jews date back as early as 1970 when he wrote in his controversial book The Malay Dilemma: “The Jews for example are not merely hook-nosed, but understand money instinctively.””
“In 1997, during the financial crisis, he attributed the collapse of the Malaysian ringgit to a conspiracy of Jews against a prosperous Muslim state: “The Jews robbed the Palestinians of everything, but in Malaysia they could not do so, hence they do this, depress the ringgit.” Under strong international criticism, he issued a partial retraction, but not in Malay-language media sources.”
On 16 October 2003, shortly before he stepped down as prime minister, Mahathir said during a summit for the Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) in Putrajaya, that:
We [Muslims] are actually very strong, 1.3 billion people cannot be simply wiped out. The Europeans killed 6 million Jews out of 12 million [during the Holocaust]. But today the Jews rule the world by proxy. They get others to fight and die for them. They invented socialism, communism, human rights and democracy so that persecuting them would appear to be wrong so they may enjoy equal rights with others. With these they have now gained control of the most powerful countries. And they, this tiny community, have become a world power.”
“He also named Israel as “the enemy allied with most powerful nations.”
The Muslim Public Affairs Council condemned Mahathir’s remarks as “extremely offensive, anti-Semitic comments.””
“In January 2010, at The General Conference For The Support of Al Quds, Mahathir stated, regarding the Holocaust and Israel, that:
“The Jews had always been a problem in European countries. They had to be confined to ghettoes and periodically massacred. But still they remained, they thrived and they held whole Governments to ransom…Even after their massacre by the Nazis of Germany, [Jews] survived to continue to be a source of even greater problems for the world…The Holocaust failed as a final solution.”
Mahathir also stated that:
“Creating a state for them was thought to be a better solution. It could be if some European territory had been allocated to make a permanent ghetto for the Jews. But of course if this was done then the affected European state would rise in arms and kill all the Jews the way they had been doing before. So the debate was about creating an Israeli state in Uganda, Africa, or somewhere in Latin America or Palestine of course.”
“Following the Israeli court’s decision declaring the state blameless in the death of American activist Rachel Corrie, Dr Mahathir wrote in his blog in September 2012:
I am glad to be labeled antisemitic […] How can I be otherwise, when the Jews who so often talk of the horrors they suffered during the Holocaust show the same Nazi cruelty and hard-heartedness towards not just their enemies but even towards their allies should any try to stop the senseless killing of their Palestinian enemies.”
Given his intelligence, to become a doctor, and then rise to Prime Minister, his vile antisemitism has to be a result of his being mohammedan.
umbra says
mahathir is not even malay. He is of pakistani (bangladeshi or indian – the islamic variety) stock. He is a racist and a bigot. Believes the islamic supremacy delusions set out in islamic scriptures, lock stock and barrel. In any case, he is not unique, there are those of the same ilk in umno, pas and even anwar’s own party. In fact, anwar himself is a renown racist and bigot. This was quite prominent while he was in government under mahathir. As a consequence, the ruling establishment in malaysia has instituted and maintain racist and bigoted policies since malayan independence in the late 1950’s. While present malaysia has a “tolerant” appearance, it is really a hole of a place live, especially for non-islamic or non-malay individuals.
As for their Hindu or Buddhist roots, these are as extinct as the dinosaurs. At least with dinosaurs, they are in books that one could read in order to learn something about them. There is hardly, if at all, any historical material (culture, artefacts, stories) on pre-islamic and uncontaminated (by islam) malay culture.
Mazo says
Dr. Mahatir is not of Pakistani or Bangladeshi origin. His Indian grandfather comes from Kerala in southern India, his other 3 grandparents are Malay.
And this is what he actually said on the current topic.
http://english.astroawani.com/news/show/tun-m-advises-isma-not-to-create-chaos-35503
http://news.malaysia.msn.com/tmi/have-religious-scholars-not-politicians-on-hudud-committee-says-dr-mahathir
http://news.malaysia.msn.com/tmi/kelantan-should-rethink-hudud-plan-says-dr-mahathir-–-bernama
G. says
Exactly!
kikorikid says
huck folder
Bamayan el Grande.
Just a Bhuddist(sp) statue caused the Taliban Jihadist
to blow it up. The first error and deception in this post
occurs early. “original religions were Buddist and Hindu.”
Should have read, “Original religions were Buddist and Hindu,
conquered and eliminated by Islam. Can you say Islamic Jihad
Terrorist?
Reality Check says
“He also said non-Muslims, whom he unapologetically labelled as ‘immigrants’, should know their limits and had no right to question or interfere in the affairs of Muslims.”
I wish non-Muslim leaders around the world adopted the same thinking regarding Muslims.
Angemon says
““Hudud should be enforced on everyone, not just Muslims,” said its president Abdullah Zaik Abd Rahman.
“For Muslims, it means cleansing themselves from sin. For non-Muslims, it is for the interest of national security,” he told the press at Isma’s headquarters here, Friday.”
“National security”. Of course. It would be bad if muslims started converting out of islam to avoid getting stoned to death or their limbs chopped for a false accusation.
“He also said non-Muslims, whom he unapologetically labelled as “immigrants”, should know their limits and had no right to question or interfere in the affairs of Muslims.”
Wait, is there not a single malayan who is not a muslim? No hindu or buddhist… I smell the standard islamic BS.
““The Muslims and the Malays have the right to voice their opinion and to determine the characteristics to mould the future of the nation without being questioned by the immigrants,” he said.”
“The muslims *AND* the malays”. Hmm…
“ “These people, especially the Chinese, have gone overboard meddling in issues concerning Muslims. They should not cross the line,” he said.”
So, about that airplane…
““I feel this is an attempt to stop me from being vocal and it is a form of intimidation.”
Let me guess: someone called him a “racist islamophobe”.
Angemon says
Also, what does he mean when he says that non-muslims should stay out of the affairs of the muslims? If he wants to impose sharia on non-muslims then he’s making it a non-muslim affair too!
mortimer says
“We are just carrying out our duty as Muslims” (- Abd Rahman) and “We were just following orders.” (- prison guards at Auschwitz)
He neatly combines racism and religious intolerance in one package. Orwell’s ‘Animal Farm’ is here: ‘Some animals are more equal than others.’
Salah says
“For Muslims, it means cleansing themselves from sin.”
Gabriel (the angel) tried really hard to cleanse Muhammad’s heart from sin in what could be considered as the first successful open-heart surgery!
Apparently he was unable to cleanse it!
Allah’s Apostle said, “While I was at Mecca the roof of my house was opened and Gabriel descended, opened my chest, and washed it with Zam-zam water.”
Bukhari 1.8.345
http://crossmuslims.blogspot.com/2011/05/saint-and-sinner.html
Jay Boo says
“Hudud should be enforced on everyone, not just Muslims,” said its president Abdullah Zaik Abd Rahman.”
Is he saying that Malaysia should tighten up its borders or enforce sharia?
Jaladhi says
Ha, ha, .. and the Western leaders proclaim Malaysia to be a “moderate” Muslim state and its Muslims citizens to be moderate and not radicals. Can they open their eyes and ears and see the real Malaysia and Malaysian Muslims.
There is no moderate Islam and no moderate Muslim – they are all one and the same in radical vein!!
gravenimage says
Malaysia: Muslim group says Sharia punishments should be enforced on everyone, not just Muslims
…………………………….
Just yesterday, Muslim apologist Mazo was sneering at a poster for (supposedly) confusing Brunei with Malaysia and its imposition of Shari’ah on Infidels—but that is just what “Isma” is proposing doing here.
And why not? This is what all countries with Muslim law do. And this is already the law of the land in Aceh province.
More:
When asked if other races did not have the right to speak out, Abdullah Zaik assured that their interests had been well taken care of since the beginning.
“Throughout history, the Muslims and the Malays have safeguarded their interests, so there’s no reason why they should worry about anything,” he said.
…………………………….
It’s the old dhimmi “protection racket”—toe the line, and we *may* keep you safe from Muslim violence—then again, we may not…
More:
When asked if the minorities should pay less taxes, he said “they have to pay their taxes. They earn their income from the country, therefore they have to pay.”
…………………………….
This is the Muslim world view—hard working, innovative Infidels do not actually create anything—they just, somehow, steal it from Muslims.
And this is not just the attitude in Dar-al-Islam, but for Infidels *all over the world*.
Never mind that Muslims never would have developed these businesses and services themselves.
And this is even true for Infidels in Malaysia laboring under the oppressive apartheid “Bumaputara system” that favors Muslims over the Kaffir.
And so, the Infidels have to pay the crushing Jizya—*that* is what Rahman is putting forward here.
More:
“That is not correct at all. Isma is not a proxy of the Opposition or the Government. We are just carrying out our duty as Muslims,” he said.
…………………………….
Well, he’s right on that account—pious Muslims *do* see it as their duty to oppress Infidels under brutal Shari’ah law. *Ugh*.
Mazo says
ISMA is not ruling Malaysia nor does it implement or write Malaysian law.
The ruling UMNO party in Malaysia is not currently implementing Hudud, the UMNO leader (and right wing Malay supremacist) Mahatir Mohammad spoke out against rashly implementing Hudud.
http://english.astroawani.com/news/show/tun-m-advises-isma-not-to-create-chaos-35503
http://news.malaysia.msn.com/tmi/have-religious-scholars-not-politicians-on-hudud-committee-says-dr-mahathir
http://news.malaysia.msn.com/tmi/kelantan-should-rethink-hudud-plan-says-dr-mahathir-–-bernama
Dane says
This is no not surprising behavior for those who have no comprehension of the Qur’an.
They choose to cherry pic those parts of the Qur’an that suit them and use this as leverage over non Muslims knowing they have the backing of the majority who may not agree with their particular interpretation but will follow the program all the same for fear of being labeled as nonislamic hense they would be open to threats and intimidation, or possibly assaulted. Seems the problem is uneducated people among the Muslim community who are given to violence and will back idiots like this , even attack fellow muslims. We know that along with Christians – Hindu – and Buddists and those of no faith, Shi ite Muslims are also fair game for these Sunni Muslims who are the majority in Malaysia. What we have is chaos here and a sad situation being this is a geographically beautiful country many of it inhabitants seem to be confused about Gods true purpose.
Davis says
Your duty as a Muslim would be to adobt a peaceful stance and stop trying to radicalize people.
Stop cherry picking parts of the Qur’an that suit you and not comprehending the total Qur’an’s meaning. You are fascist using religion as a cover when your true purpose is to create chaos and YOU are the security threat to Malaysia.
doreva says
interesting…. that muslim immigrants who really are immigrants, in the UK, for instance, have no problem whatsoever demanding that England eschew its’ own thousands of years old common law, and bow to sharia law; also in Canada, the Via Rail bombing suspects on trial now, unabashedly declared Canada’s criminal code to be meaningless and DEMANDED that they be tried by the koran….yet this shows us just what kind of “diversity” the sheepish left will defend, that is, if the muslims get their way, of course EVERYONE must be governed by sharia law, and, if they are immigrants, EVERYONE must be governed by sharia law also. arrogance, intolerance, dangerous.
dumbledoresarmy says
Nota bene. This sharia-pushing thug ignores the fact that there *are* INDIGENOUS people – both in Peninsular Malaysia, and most especially in Sabah and Sarawak, on the island of Borneo – quite a few of whom are NOT MUSLIM and never have been Muslim., and are not “Malay” EITHER. They do not speak Malay; they have their own languages, quite distinct. They are tribal, forest, jungle people, who were originally animist / pagan in their beliefs; some are Islamised but quite a number, especially in Sabah and Sarawak, have *converted to Christianity*. They are of course being pressured – by all sorts of unscrupulous means – to become Muslim.
From my Christian sourcebook, Operation World, which I find to be, in general, painstakingly accurate.
Peninsular Malaysia, ethno-religious composition.
“Malay 64 percent, Chinese 27 percent, Indian 8 percent, **Orang Asli (the original indigenous peoples) 3 percent – largest groups, or ‘tribes’, Semai, Jakun, Temuan, Temier.
“Muslim 64 percent [note the ‘fit’ between Malay and Muslim percentages], Chinese religions/ Buddhist 24.6 percent, Hindu 7.5 percent, Christian 2.8 percent, ‘Other’ 1.1 percent.”
They have a special note on the Orang Asli “who number less than 200, 000, despite being the original inhabitants of the peninsula” – “they are subject to both exploitation and Islamization. The Malay-dominated government regards them as Muslims, even though most are animist.” And there is an indigenous Christian church whose members are Orang Asli.
Now for Sabah and Sarawak.
Sabah/ North Borneo.
The indigenous peoples – who are *not* classified as “Malay”, strictly speaking – comprise about 45 percent of the population, in 38 distinct tribes or “peoples”, e.g. the Kadazan-Dusun, the Murut and Bajau [the Bajau are Muslim; the other “tribes” not so much].
Then there are Malay proper – 29.6 percent – and Chinese – 13 percent – and “others”, unspecified, 4.8 percent. And then there are “immigrants”, legal and illegal, 25 percent (and it’s noted that these figures may be inaccurate due to illegal immigrants coming from Indonesia and the Philippines, nearly all of whom are Muslims).
Religions? – 63 percent Muslim [44 percent = Muslim Malays plus Muslim Indonesian and “Filipino” immigrants], 29 percent Christian, 7 percent Buddhist/ Chinese, 1 percent “other” (probably animism and Hinduism).
The Kadazan and Murut are converting to *Christianity* quite quickly. That is: they are *non-Malay*, they are *indigenous tribes in the island of Borneo*, and many of them are *not Muslim*.
And, finally, Sarawak.
The indigenous – *non-Malay* – tribes – distinct named groups such as the Iban, Dayak and Kenyah and , speaking languages that are NOT “Malay” – comprise some 45 percent of the population [the Iban make up 30 percent, and *the majority of the Iban are Christian*, the other “tribes” make up the remaining 15 percent]. Then there are the Malay – 22 percent – and “other Malaysian” 25.9 percent (Chinese, 25.5 percent). And 3.7 percent ‘other immigrants’.
Religions? – Christians are the single largest group in Sarawak, at 42 percent; the Muslims come in at about 32 percent (and 22 percent of that would be the Malays, leaving 12 percent to be made up by Muslims of other backgrounds), 14 percent are Buddhist/ Chinese, and “traditional ethnic” comprise 5 percent. “Unknown” comprise 8 percent.
So if the Mohammedans imposed hudud on everybody in Malaysia, then in Sarawak this would mean that 32 percent of the population would be forcing hudud upon the 68 percent of Sarawak’s population that is NOT MUSLIM.
It is an ominous sign that the sharia-pushing Abdullah Zaik Abd Rahman and his sharia-pushing organisation have members among the Muslims resident in Sabah and Sarawak.
“He said the Islamist group was fully funded by its own members, which now stand at 20,000 nationwide, including Sabah and Sarawak.”
dumbledoresarmy says
Who remembers Lina Joy?
http://www.economist.com/node/9262452
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lina_Joy
http://www.jihadwatch.org/2007/05/malaysia-rejects-muslim-convert-to-christianitys-request-to-be-legally-recognized-as-a-christian
In the Comments to that jihadwatch thread from 2007, “Hugh” = “Hugh Fitzgerald” had this to say:
“Hugh
May 30, 2007 at 8:14 am
‘During the Cold War Russian dissidents would say to visiting foreigners:
“Yes, the Soviet Union is indeed vast. You can go 3,000 miles up and down, and 6,000 miles across. But what happens when you come to the end of those 3,000 miles down? Or those 6,000 miles across? You still can’t get out. You still are stuck.”
‘That is Islam.
‘You can’t get out. You are not allowed the mental freedom to leave.
‘If Islam did not promote the habit of mental submission, severe limits on artistic expression, hatred of, and war-making upon Infidels, the deliberate infliction of a state of permanent humiliation, degradation, and physical insecurity on Infidels, if it did none of those awful things, but only — only — prevented those born into Islam from leaving Islam, that alone would entitle us to see it as a totalitarian and cruel belief-system, and to regard it with permanent wariness and worry.” END.
Ethnically Malay, and having been brought up within Islam, she chose to leave Islam and become a Catholic Christian.
She wanted to change her ID card to reflect her change of religion. She wanted to marry a Christian man.
She was denied. She was abused. She was vilified. People screamed and raged and threw tantrums and called for her to be killed.
There is NO freedom of religion for anyone in Malaysia who, being ethnically Malay and having been born into a Muslim family, desires to change their religion, to become a Christian, a Buddhist, or an atheist.
Remember Lina Joy, and tell the story of Lina Joy, anytime somebody rabbits on at how about how wonderful and diverse and tolerant is Muslim-dominated Malaysia. Every time I hear the disgusting “Malaysia Truly Asia” tourist ads, or the other equally false ad, “These are my colours of Malaysia”, I remember Lina Joy, and I feel physically ill.
Mazo says
I feel physically ill when I remember how Australia and America supported the Indonesian army raping and massacring East Timorese and West Papuans, and now pretending to be East Timor’s friend while stealing their gas and oil.
http://fundasaunmahein.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/publication_file_fr_287.pdf
Beijing assembled equipment sufficient to arm a light infantry division of 8,000 men, including medium anti-aircraft machine guns, light artillery, mortars and infantry anti-tank weapons. However, the Indonesian naval blockade with assistance from the Australian navy prevented the delivery of the equipment to the Timorese.5
http://www.cja.org/article.php?list=type&type=198
To the United States, which had recently withdrawn from South Vietnam, Fretilin’s success seemed to confirm the worst fears of a Communist “domino effect” sweeping South-East Asia. To Indonesian nationalists, including the virulently anti-Communist President Suharto, the decolonization of East Timor presented a chance to both annex East Timor and liquidate a perceived Communist threat. Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger was unequivocal in his support for the Suharto regime. On December 6, 1975, he and US President Ford met with Suharto in Jakarta just days before the invasion. According to recently declassified memos, Ford and Kissinger agreed to establish small-arms factories in Indonesia.
The following day, on December 7, 1975, Indonesia launched Operation Komodo, the general invasion of East Timor. Notified days later, Kissinger’s primary concern was how to spin the fact that American weaponry would likely be used in an illegal act of aggression: “The use of US-made arms could create problems.” But he added, “It depends on how we construe it; whether it is in self defense or is a foreign operation…it is important that
http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/east-timorese-stone-australian-embassy-20131206-hv4ll.html
http://www.vancouversun.com/business/Jonathan+Manthorpe+East+Timor+challenges+Australia+control+Timor+field/8437488/story.html
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/04/15/1081838827851.html
dumbledoresarmy says
A NYT story on Lina Joy, which was posted and discussed at jihadwatch.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/24/world/asia/24malaysia.html?_r=0
(I am having difficulty finding the link for the jihadwatch coverage).
Here’s the link from jihadwatch, 2005, when it first came up there.
http://www.jihadwatch.org/2005/09/malaysia-you-converted-to-christianity-no-you-didnt
“Hugh”, = “Hugh Fitzgerald”, again, on Islam’s apostasy law.
Worth re-reading.
Hugh
September 20, 2005 at 10:28 am
“Islam is a room with no exit door.”
— from the comment above
“Just like a lobster-trap, the kind where the hapless lobster enters the “parlor” (as we say here in Prince Edward Island) and if, he after a little rest on the non-existent couch, tries to make his way out the door, finds that it has been locked behind him.
“Entry into Islam is made as easy as a poisoned pie.
“You don’t have to study Islam. You don’t have to read, you don’t even have to know about, every part of the Qur’an. You may not even have heard about the Hadith or the Sira. You may be hazy on Muhammad — and you are unlikely to hear, in advance, of Asma bint Marwan, the Khaybar Oasis, little Aisha, the killing of the prisoners of the Banu Qurayza, or a good many other significant — and of course still resonating — events.
“Other religions require some, or even more than some, study. Not Islam. All you must do is recite the Shehada, the single line that is a profession of faith.
“And then you are in — like Flynn.
“But then you can’t get out.
” Not without risking ostracism, or even, as everyone from the Kuwaiti Mr. Qambar in Kuwait, to the Christian converts whose cases did not become causes celebres, and who are killed or persecuted in Pakistan, Indonesia, Iran, the Sudan, Saudi Arabia, even “friendly” Egypt, have all learned — a possible sentence, carried out often by vigilantes, of death.
“That’s what the Shari’a calls for, and why should the Shari’a be ignored?
“Come into my parlor. Spider. Fly. You know.” END.