Of all the points presidential candidate Ben Carson made in defense of his position that he “would not advocate that we put a Muslim in charge of this nation,” most poignant is his reference to taqiyya, one of Islam’s doctrines of deception.
According to Carson, whoever becomes president should be “sworn in on a stack of Bibles, not a Koran”:
“I do not believe Sharia is consistent with the Constitution of this country,” Carson said, referencing the Islamic law derived from the Koran and traditions of Islam. “Muslims feel that their religion is very much a part of your public life and what you do as a public official, and that’s inconsistent with our principles and our Constitution.”
Carson said that the only exception he’d make would be if the Muslim running for office “publicly rejected all the tenants of Sharia and lived a life consistent with that.”
“Then I wouldn’t have any problem,” he said.
However, on several occasions Carson mentioned “Taqiyya,” a practice in the Shia Islam denomination in which a Muslim can mislead nonbelievers about the nature of their faith to avoid religious persecution.
“Taqiyya is a component of Shia that allows, and even encourages you to lie to achieve your goals,” Carson said.
There’s much to be said here. First, considering that the current U.S. president has expunged all reference to Islam in security documents and would have Americans believe that Islamic doctrine is more or less like Christianity, it is certainly refreshing to see a presidential candidate referencing a little known but critically important Muslim doctrine.
As for the widely cited notion that taqiyya is a Shia doctrine, this needs to be corrected, as it lets the world’s vast majority of Muslims, the Sunnis, off the hook. According to Sami Mukaram, one of the world’s foremost authorities on taqiyya,
Taqiyya is of fundamental importance in Islam. Practically every Islamic sect agrees to it and practices it … We can go so far as to say that the practice of taqiyya is mainstream in Islam, and that those few sects not practicing it diverge from the mainstream … Taqiyya is very prevalent in Islamic politics, especially in the modern era.[1]
Taqiyya is often associated with the Shias because, as a persecuted minority group interspersed among their Sunni rivals, they have historically had more reason to dissemble. Today, however, Sunnis living in the West find themselves in the place of the Shia. Now they are the minority surrounded by their historic enemies—Western “infidels”—and so they too have plenty of occasion to employ taqiyya.
Nor would making Muslims swear on Bibles be very effective. As long as their allegiance to Islam is secure in their hearts, Muslims can behave like non-Muslims—including by praying before Christian icons, wearing crosses, and making the sign of the cross[2]—anything short of actually killing a Muslim, which is when the taqiyya goes too far (hence why Muslims in the U.S. military often expose their true loyalties when they finally reach the point of having to fight fellow Muslims in foreign nations).
For those with a discerning eye, taqiyya is all around us. Whether Muslim refugees pretending to convert to Christianity (past and present), or whether an Islamic gunman gaining entrance inside a church by feigning interest in Christian prayers—examples abound on a daily basis.
Consider the following anecdote from Turkey. In order to get close enough to a Christian pastor to assassinate him, a group of Muslims, including three women, feigned interest in Christianity, attended his church, and even participated in baptism ceremonies… Keep reading

Cheryl says
I have never met a Muslim man that could control his temper. Android very few woman can either. THEY Are so angry.
Shane says
Most of the Muslim men like little girls or boys, just as Old Mo did. Carson is a hero for not backing down on his comments about sharia law. Muslims who like sharia law have no place in the USA. Obama practices Taqiyya every day, as do most Treasoncrats.
Shane says
Carson speaks the truth which tens of millions of Americans already know – most Muslims are loyal to Islam first, there Western country second. Many Muslims want everyone on earth to live under their barbaric and misogynistic sharia law. Any Muslim who supports the jihad against the West and like sharia law should not serve in Congress or be the President.
concerned canadian says
I wonder why anyone would want to live like that ?!
Renee says
The USA could be just in time to change the course of events for its nation.
Take heed of Carsons words.
ich says
Carson seems president material
jihad3tracker says
I mentioned this a couple of days ago, but for readers here who missed it —– David Wood’s typically concise, textually cited, funny video: go to www dot answeringmuslims dot com and use the search box.
Type “taqiyya” and up will pop a date of June 2015. AND AS LONG AS YOU ARE ON HIS SUPERB BLOG, look at the other excellent videos he has taken the time and effort to create.
Two most relevant to the agony Western-values guilt laden Leftists are suffering in these FIVE SHORT DAYS since Ben Carson let the pathological cat out of its bag: “The Jihad Triangle” & “Three Stages of Jihad”.
The 2nd one runs almost 25 minutes — and is so packed with quotes from the Trilogy that you should consider taking notes. AND STAY WITH IT TILL THE VERY LAST 2 MINUTES. In an addendum, Stage 4 is mentioned: totally clueless about jihad.
voegelinian says
Not just Leftists have an inane problem with Ben Carson’s Uncommon Sense: the majority of Republicans and Conservative pundits also have been shamefully distancing themselves from Carson when not openly criticizing him. They did the same to Michelle Bachmann when she called for an inquiry into Muslim Brotherhood influence into the Beltway. The problem is thus not Leftism per se; it’s all the non-Leftists who have long ago swallowed the PC MC kool-ade.
jihad3tracker says
Yes, voegelinian, the whole rainbow of political affiliations is having one deuce of a time, and, as someone who had his own illusions about Islam shot full of holes about 4 years ago, I feel empathy for the agony.
Dr. Carson, by his surprise remarks on Meet the Press, put their heads in a medical vise-like contraption, where asymmetrical pressure is applied on the skull to make logical thinking anatomically easier.
Shane says
Videos from David Woods.
What is Taqiyya?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6F4wBeshTsw
Three Quran Verses Every Christian Should Know: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5Nu6EabQD8
Shariamerica: Islam, Obama, and the Establishment Clause:
lebel says
“anything short of actually killing a Muslim,”
There you have it, the only muslim who can maybe be trusted is one who will agree to kill other Muslims.
Everyone else is suspect including ex-Muslims
voegelinian says
Except takfiri Muslims — Muslims have no problem killing them. The carnage of Muslim-on-Muslim violence over their psychopathically fanatical obsession with Islamic “purity” is unremitting throughout history from the 7th century clear through the centuries right up to the hot, bloody present.
voegelinian says
Raymond Ibrahim’s report includes a quote from The Hill website, in which is included this sentence:
“Carson said that the only exception he’d make would be if the Muslim running for office “publicly rejected all the tenants of Sharia and lived a life consistent with that.”
It should be “tenets”, not “tenants”. Oddly, the source Ibrahim links to spelled the word correctly; so apparently he didn’t copy-paste it, but re-typed it…?
Michael Copeland says
“Sharia is Islam, to be clear. There is no difference between Islam and Sharia”, says Fouad Belkacem of Sharia4Belgium.
http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/world/2012/March/Belgistan-Sharia-Showdown-Looms-in-Brussels/
The rules of Sharia are the very rules that define Islam: it is not possible for a muslim to “reject” Sharia: that makes him an apostate. No choice is available: Islam is not Pick Your Own. He can only hope that the government will not apply Sharia rules to the full.
The role of the mosque is to reinforce the application of Sharia amongst all its captive members through vigilante pressure. This is masked by euphemisms such as “help” muslims to observe Islam, “introduce” Sharia, “install” Islam, “implement” Sharia, and the like. They all disguise imposition by force, including on the filthy kuffar.
Edward says
Wolves in sheep’s clothing! Soon we will be seeing many taqiyyan’s once they reach our shores.
They will fill the TROJAN horses that are coming from the ME soon. How soon depending on the logistics negotiations!
The field surveyors are already here…..they have been here about year scoping the SW Texas hill country area!
Give in to God (Courage), then; resist the devil, and he will run away from you – James 4:7
Let’s prepare ourselves before the stampede starts crossing the big pond!
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BTW, are Muslim’s obliged to say the “Pledge of Allegiance” when being naturalized as American citizens.
“I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.”
I hope they don’t ask for dispensation……they do for everything else!
If they do, this should be the litmus test…..to find out if they will be honest, loyal and dependable neighbors!
Angemon says
“These outlets could benefit from learning more about Islam and deception”
Only if they’re interested in the truth.
mortimer says
There are SIX DIFFERENT WAYS of deception that are permissible in Islam:
Taqiyya (Shia) or Muda’rat (Sunni): tactical deceit for the purposes of spreading Islam.
•Kitman: deceit by omission.
•Tawriya: deceit by ambiguity.
•Taysir: deceit through facilitation (not having to observe all the tenets of Sharia).
•Darura: deceit through necessity (to engage in something “Haram” or forbidden).
•Muruna: the temporary suspension of Sharia to make Muslim migrants appear “moderate.”
Muslims imitate Allah ‘THE GREATEST OF DECEIVERS’.
Allahu khayru al-makireena – Koran. 3:54; cf. 8:30
EYESOPEN says
Thanks for the “refresher” Mortimer. I had forgotten a few.
dumbledoresarmy says
Mortimer.
I hope you are writing or have already written and sent a letter to Mr Ben Carson himself setting out those various forms of traditionally-practised and religiously-sanctioned and defined Islamic deception.
With references, nicely laid out as clear as possible. He needs ‘ammo’.
Give it to him.
The other thing you can do is look up Raymond Ibrahim’s own series of articles on deception in Islam. You should be able to google them up fairly easily. There are four, I think, that are particularly clear, and they give the source texts.
Send Mr Carson copies of each article, complete with link and all publication details. Encourage him to get in touch with Mr Raymond Ibrahim if he wants to know more.
The sooner there can be public discussion of Deception in Islam – not just taqiyya, but all the other varieties, not forgetting the Sunni Muslim muda’rat, the better. Because as soon as the terms get out there a bit more, people will start googling – and soon enough they will come across Islamic discussion sites, Islamic texts in English or other languages, authoritative texts..and the cat will be outta the bag, and then some!
Once enough infidels the world over *get* the deception thing, really *get* it, it’s game over for the Ummah infiltrators.
Mazo says
According to the DRUZE Sami Mukarram, who is not a Sunni but who you are just going to quote for the lulz and claim he is an authorative source on Sunni Islam. Mukarram is giving his personal OPINION, he thinks that the Shia term Taqiyya should be widened in scope and definition to include lying in general from all sects.
So I can cite gnostic and cathar texts and claim they represent standard Christian doctrine if you are citing Druze on Sunni Islam.
There is no such thing a Taqiyya in Sunni Islam. Taqiyya is the Shia practice of dissimulaton to avoid persecution.
When Shafi’i Madhhab texts like Umdat As-Salik says people can lie, the Arabic word used is kidhb, which is the ordinary, generic word for lie in Arabic. It does not mention Taqiyya.
EYESOPEN says
How ’bout “muda’rat”?
Mazo says
Most texts related to lying, just flat out say you can lie. They used the ordinary word for lie. They don’t use any special term. Neurotic people trying to find fancy terms to fling around in order to look smart won’t find any.
Reliance of the Traveller (Umdat As Salik) is a Fiqh book of the Shafi’i Madhhab. Shafi’is practice female circumcision alot because it is also mentioned in Reliance of the Traveller.
Other Sunni Madhahib do not suscribe to certain Shafi’i views, but differences in opinion between Madhahib are respected by each Madhhab and are not forced upon each other.
Western Canadian says
The endless displays of stupidity you have inflicted on us, have nuked any notion of taking you seriously. No one believes someone as low and dishonest as you, so don’t waste your breath with more lies.
MoMo says
But of course poor fool Benny Carson should also refer to the shitty tenants of his oddball religion, which has all sorts of idiotic dictates. Is he renouncing HIS effing religion? Or what about Catholics and the intolerable Canon Law? That is inconsistent with secular government, too. How unfortunate that you pick and promote his anti-Islam bits without recognizing the broader, REAL problem of idiotic religions interfering in government functions, particularly in this country.
RonW says
Yeah, I’m an atheist too, but not all religions demand that I be murdered. Perhaps, bored to death with interminable proselyting…
For your own safety I recommend that you drop the idiotic ‘all religions are the same’ meme. From the lofty height of your superiority, perhaps they are. In the real world with consequeces, not so much.
Western Canadian says
Feel free to quote the ‘bits’ you find so offensive,,,,, And we will be glad to point out where your ignorance and bigotry have led you astray. You moron.
Kepha says
I think you mean “tenets”, Tibetan Jiaozi (MoMo).
Uncle Kepha accepts the _tenets_ of the Christian religion. He used to be a _tenant_ in an apartment complex near Washington, before he bought a house.
Yes, mine is one “f—ing” religion. My wife and I got two sons out of it, and, alas, some miscarriages (God rest them). Martin Luther and Katerine von Bora Luther got a passel of kids of both sexes out of theirs. Were you trying to get me mad with your use of profanity?
Dan says
Just look at Europe. It’s falling fast.
pongidae rex says
You know, it’s funny how when people talk sense using the English language correctly with logic to support their arguments, you do not even notice what race they are. Does that make me a racist because I notice the race of people screaming nonsense in broken English?
Michael Dar says
I fail to understand why anyone would want to go living in a country (they hate) if they have no intention to integrate, adapt and accept that country’s laws, customs, culture, language etc.
John Magne Trane says
Colonists. And they get rewarded for spreading their “faith”.
epistemology says
Finally there is a Western politician who knows about Islam and speaks out. Ben Carson is the best candidate America can have, he’s smart responsible and well informed. He’d be a great president, I hope and I pray that he’ll make it. He carries the spirit of enlightenment
patriotliz says
Islamophobia = News media and politicians who are FEARFUL of the backlash from Muslims if they report on the truth about Islam and this is part of Stealth Jihad.
http://video.slimail.com/QXIcgUVVnZU