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Nigeria: Sultan of Sokoto says Islam is a religion of peace that abhors terrorism

Nov 23, 2015 10:01 am By Robert Spencer

The idea that Islam is a religion of peace that abhors terrorism has to be constantly repeated, because it is contradicted daily by the behavior of Islamic jihadists, and their justification of their murders by pointing to the Qur’an and Sunnah.

The Sultan of Sokoto did not explain how it happened that a group that called itself the Congregation of the People of the Sunnah for Dawah and Jihad, which was the official name of Boko Haram until it changed its name last winter to the Islamic State in West Africa, could have misunderstood Islam so spectacularly. Nor, unfortunately, did he say what he planned to do to teach young Muslims why they should reject and avoid this understanding of Islam.

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“Islam Abhors Terrorism, Says Sultan,” by Muyiwa Adeyemi, Guardian (Nigeria), November 22, 2015:

THE Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, yesterday, reiterated that Islam is a religion of peace, which abhors acts of terrorism.

The revered religious leader also charged all Nigerians to expose any cleric indoctrinating people into any act of terrorism, urging Muslims to educate their children to prevent youths from being recruited into terrorism and insurgency.

The Sultan said this while presiding over the turbaning of the Grand Imam of Ekiti State, Sheikh Jamiu Kewulere Bello, as the President General of the League of Imams and Alfas in the Southwest, Edo and Delta States.

Addressing Muslim faithful and adherents of other faiths, who thronged the Ekiti Parapo Pavilion, Ado Ekiti, venue of the turbaning, Abubakar urged Sheikh Kewulere to galvanize other Islamic clerics to work together and preach against terror, which is giving Islam a bad name.

Dignitaries at the event include Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose, represented by his wife, Feyisetan; Ondo State Governor Olusegun Mimiko, represented by his deputy, Alhaji Lasisi Oluboyo; Secretary General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede; Catholic Bishop of Ekiti Diocese, Most Revd. Felix Ajakaye, among others.

Expressing delight with unity that exists among Muslims and Christians in Ekiti, the Sultan said the presence of followers of the two faiths to ensure the success of the occasion was a good lesson for everybody to take home.

Condemning terrorism in strong terms, the Sultan said tackling the menace is a task that must be accomplished, urging Muslims not to hesitate to fish out those he described as “bad elements” engaging in acts not supported by the religion.

The Sultan said, “We know what Islam is presently facing, most especially with the issue of terrorism; we know this is not an Islamic agenda and the biggest challenge facing the President General is to bring all Imams, Alfas and Ulamas to brainstorm on how we can stop our children from participating in anti-Islamic activities.

“As teachers in Islamic studies, we want you to teach our children what Islam is and what Islam is not. Imagine a 10-year-old involved in suicide bombing and killing, this has no place in Islam and has no basis in our religion.”

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  1. Michael Copeland says

    Nov 23, 2015 at 10:06 am

    “The Koran directly commands us to commit terrorism, so why are we afraid of it?”
    Egyptian MP Ragab Hilal Hamida in the Egyptian Parliament.

  2. john spielman says

    Nov 23, 2015 at 10:06 am

    of course this imam is correct!, killing nonmuslims in random attacks whether by knives, bullets or bombs IS NOT terror, it’s just plain ole islam at work in our world!

    • Jim Peters says

      Nov 24, 2015 at 10:17 am

      I have been studying the semantics of a few things in Islam. The word “peace” as we perceive it is not the same way they perceive it. To us, it means that no one is fighting anymore, everyone is getting along with one another. To Muslims, it means that everyone opposing them has been killed, has submitted to Islam or is paying a tax ( protection money). In other words, ONLY, when they are totally victorious is there peace. The fact that we remain infidels means there can be no peace, because being an infidel violates Islam law and the Koran commands them to slaughter us.

      • Nora says

        Nov 24, 2015 at 9:26 pm

        Finally, somebody defined Islam as Islam is.

      • Dr. Divinity says

        Nov 25, 2015 at 12:42 am

        You got it right Jim

  3. Michael Copeland says

    Nov 23, 2015 at 10:11 am

    Abubakar urged ..clerics to “preach against terror, which is giving Islam a bad name.”
    What, like this one? Mohammed said “I have been made victorious with terror”.

  4. jihad3tracker says

    Nov 23, 2015 at 10:24 am

    A recent poll by the highly respected Pew Research organization came up with a very interesting result I’d like to share with JW readers. Here it is:

    Men who have successfully “scored” with women they meet in bars on Saturday nights — 22.3 %
    Men who have successfully “scored” with women they meet when dressed in sultan clothes — 89.8 %

    So give this guy some credit for resourcefulness, OK ?

    • Jay Boo says

      Nov 23, 2015 at 10:35 am

      The man wears a bib.
      That is not creditworthy that is insanity.

      • jihad3tracker says

        Nov 23, 2015 at 10:56 am

        For the same reason I wear one when eating lobster . . . to absorb extra juice.

    • Lucretius says

      Nov 23, 2015 at 4:11 pm

      Does that 89.8% figure include women they meet after winning bids from the sex slave auction?

  5. mahghan says

    Nov 23, 2015 at 10:28 am

    Silly ridiculous and pompous slave of Arabs. These pitiful abds of Arabs wallow in their perfect mental enslavement by Arabs. This applies equally to the so-called Sultan and the vile and savage Boko Haram. Both are despicable slaves of Arabdom. Just that Boko is daily selling itself to the biggest Devil in existence. These vile animals are all possessed by the haunting ghost and putrid stench of Muhammad.

    Why does these fools keep chanting “:Islam is religion of Peace” when their Founding Father always boasted “I am made victorious through terror”–as he slaughtered, raped, and beheaded his way across Arabia. Was that peaceful? Then the crazed criminals burst forth from Arabia after their Fuhrer died–to slaughter, rape and plunder their way through West Asia and on through North Africa then on to Spain and beyond. If Islam is religion of peace why did Spain’s Freedom Fighter, El Cid and France’s Martel had to fight kick them out. if Islam were a religion of peace then why did invader Muslims and Arabs slaughter 80 million Hindus as they fought valiantly against the invaders.

    The ancestors of that Sultan should have had enough sense not to be bamboozled by a bunch of Arab primitives passing on their badly plagiarized so-called religion on to them.

    Islam is not a “religion of peace” but a “religion of abject submission and war”.

  6. Sam S. Ara says

    Nov 23, 2015 at 10:31 am

    When people give me the tired old “Not all Muslims are terrorists” and “Only a tiny fraction of Muslims are Islamists” lines, I’ve started responding—“If we aren’t supposed to regard Muslims with suspicion and disdain, pray tell me—who are all of those refugees fleeing from, and why?” Why run if you (supposedly) outnumber them a thousand or more to one?

  7. Troybeam says

    Nov 23, 2015 at 10:38 am

    A specialty of Islam: to lie. False comments help to confuse people which is what Islam wants.in order to advance its agenda, more people need to seriously read their Qur’an and sharia law to fully get a grasp as to what Islam actually is and its intent towards the world.

  8. miriamrove says

    Nov 23, 2015 at 10:57 am

    Funny! I never hear of Sokoto and I had to look it up. After looking it up I promptly came to the conclusion that it another Arab s….hole. m

  9. Theodoric says

    Nov 23, 2015 at 11:03 am

    Notice that the dear Sultan was “addressing Muslim faithful AND adherents of other faiths” – that’s how you know that all he’s doing is dishing out a heap of taqiyya.

  10. Jay Owen says

    Nov 23, 2015 at 11:04 am

    What’s the over / under on how long this guy will live? Maybe Las Vegas should start a new betting activity. They could call “ISIS Lotto: Who is next?”.

  11. Jay Boo says

    Nov 23, 2015 at 11:11 am

    10-year-old girls should not be involved in suicide bombing and killing.
    What would their 60 year old husbands say when left with only three child bride wives.

  12. خَليفة says

    Nov 23, 2015 at 11:20 am

    This “slave” of Allah sounds much like so many people that find themselves in jail and say “I didn’t do it, I’m innocent.”

    Taqiya spewing liars, and they wonder why no one respects them.

  13. TheDane says

    Nov 23, 2015 at 12:11 pm

    Someone needs to nuke Syria and Iraq soon! Cut them down in numbers and let the World have a breather! We need to NOT hear about moslems for a while. Loathsome critters!

  14. Alpo says

    Nov 23, 2015 at 12:30 pm

    “As teachers in Islamic studies, we want you to teach our children what Islam is and what Islam is not. Imagine a 10-year-old involved in suicide bombing and killing, this has no place in Islam and has no basis in our religion.”

    So according to this Holy Man an 11 years old (and older) do have place in the suicide bombing and killing troops of the Faith of Peace.

    And similarly like the Holy Men of the peaceful Islam, this Sultan does not condemn the resent acts of his peaceful brothers. Not with a half of a word.

    • Jim Peters says

      Nov 24, 2015 at 10:33 am

      Repeating:I have been studying the semantics of a few things in Islam. The word “peace” as we perceive it is not the same way they perceive it. To us, it means that no one is fighting anymore, everyone is getting along with one another. To Muslims, it means that everyone opposing them has been killed, has submitted to Islam or is paying a tax ( protection money). In other words, ONLY, when they are totally victorious is there peace. The fact that we remain infidels means there can be no peace, because being an infidel violates Islam law and the Koran commands them to slaughter us.
      All teachings of Islam must be viewed with great skepticism on our part. Love and peace are not extended to infidels. They do not want coexistence. When they smile at you, the blade is coming.

  15. Joseph says

    Nov 23, 2015 at 2:17 pm

    This guy looks like a marshmallow/whipped cream pudding treat, with brains to match.

  16. Infidels of the world unite says

    Nov 23, 2015 at 2:55 pm

    You can’t abhor terrorism without condemning SPECIFIC terrorist attacks. It is not self consistent logically. On one hand you rarely see leaders of muslim condemning any specific terrorist attacks (and when you see a few, they almost ALWAYS receive a heap of death threats from other muslims); on the other hand, they claim that “islam abhors terrorism” every day.
    Read some basic logic and make up a better story before using taqiyyah.

  17. mortimer says

    Nov 23, 2015 at 8:53 pm

    THE Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, has his heart in the right place. However, his ancestors became wealthy and powerful by jihad terror and by enslaving the surrounding tribes and SELLING humans…just like Boko Haram is doing.

    Boko Haram is doing what the Sultan’s ancestors did. The Sultan’s wishful thinking and good will cannot change Islam’s canonical teaching of JIHAD-WARFARE AGAINST THE DISBELIEVERS.

    Islamists will object to the Sultan’s denial of jihad.

  18. Georg says

    Nov 24, 2015 at 1:12 am

    “If you have to say it, you don’t got it.”

  19. Baucent says

    Nov 24, 2015 at 2:07 am

    “The Sultan said this while presiding over the turbaning of the Grand Imam of Ekiti State, Sheikh Jamiu Kewulere Bello”,

    I am disappointed to say I missed this particular event. Having missed this years “Turbaning” I for one, will be placing it in my calender for next year.

  20. Midway says

    Nov 24, 2015 at 3:22 am

    All the horrific acts of violence & mayhem around the world has two words attached to it, Allahu Akbar.

  21. Cy Halothrin says

    Nov 24, 2015 at 7:36 am

    And this is Nigeria which – as we all know – is the home of “peace loving” Boko Haram.

    Is the Sultan on drugs, or is he just brain-dead?

  22. Jim says

    Nov 24, 2015 at 9:23 am

    Reminds me of Kevin Bacon stamping his feet at the end of Animal House, screaming ALL IS WELL!!!

  23. Angemon says

    Nov 24, 2015 at 11:25 am

    THE Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, yesterday, reiterated that Islam is a religion of peace, which abhors acts of terrorism.

    So, wanna-be belly-dancer guy, what’s your stance on jihad? Because it seems to me you’re just trying to argue semantics and dual-speak…

    Addressing Muslim faithful and adherents of other faiths

    Ah, here it is – addressing other faiths to let them know islam is a religion of piece.

  24. Mark says

    Nov 25, 2015 at 7:10 pm

    Just another traitor to the whole black race and all their (and his own) ancestors.

    Muhamad said blacks are denied entry to jenna, allah said he only created blacks to send to hell.

    Islam also teaches that blacks are only fit for slavery as they are much like farm animsl.

  25. Dr Nath says

    Nov 26, 2015 at 8:51 am

    It is very annoying to see people occupying exalted positions showing total ignorance even about a wicked religion that are espousing.This gentleman is sordidly wrong out of lack of knowledge about the situation inwhich he is trapped and attempting to defend. Is this Nigerian leade aware of the ignominous attributes of the sect he hold very dearly which include but not limited to the following;-
    The Shoe Bomber was a Muslim
    The Beltway Snipers were Muslims
    The Fort Hood Shooter was a Muslim
    The underwear Bomber was a Muslim
    The U-S.S. Cole Bombers were Muslims
    The Madrid Train Bombers were Muslims
    The Bafi Nightclub Bombers were Muslims
    The London Subway Bombers were Muslims
    The Moscow Theatre Attackers were Muslims
    The Boston Marathon Bombers were Muslims
    The Pan-Am flight #93 Bombers were Muslims
    The Air France Entebbe Hijackers were Muslims
    The Iranian Embassy Takeover, was by Muslims
    The Beirut U.S. Embassy bombers were Muslims
    The Libyan U.S. Embassy Attack was by Musiims
    The Buenos Aires Suicide Bombers were Muslims
    The Israeli Olympic Team Attackers were Muslims
    The Kenyan U.S, Embassy Bombers were Muslims
    The Saudi, Khobar Towers Bombers were Muslims
    The Beirut Marine Barracks bombers were Muslims
    The Besian Russian School Attackers were Muslims
    The first World Trade Center Bombers were Muslims
    The Bombay & Mumbai India Attackers were Muslims
    The Achille Lauro Cruise Ship Hijackers were Muslims
    The September 11th 2001 Airline Hijackers were Muslims’
    Think of it:
    Buddhists living with Hindus = No Problem
    Hindus living with Christians = No Problem
    Hindus living with Jews = No Problem
    Christians living with Shintos = No Problem
    Shintos living with Confucians = No Problem
    Confusians living with Baha’is = No Problem
    Baha’is living with Jews = No Problem
    Jews living with Atheists = No Problem
    Atheists living with Buddhists = No Problem
    Buddhists living with Sikhs = No Problem
    Sikhs living with Hindus = No Problem
    Hindus living with Baha’is = No Problem
    Baha’is living with Christians = No Problem
    Christians living with Jews = No Problem
    Jews living with Buddhists = No Problem
    Buddhists living with Shintos = No Problem
    Shintos living with Atheists = No Problem
    Atheists living with Confucians = No Problem
    Confusians living with Hindus = No Problem
    Muslims living with Hindus = Problem
    Muslims living with Buddhists = Problem
    Muslims living with Christians = Problem
    Muslims living with Jews = Problem
    Muslims living with Sikhs = Problem
    Muslims living with Baha’is = Problem
    Muslims living with Shintos = Problem
    Muslims living with Atheists = Problem
    MUSLIMS LIVING WITH MUSLIMS = BIG PROBLEM
    **********SO THIS LEAD TO *****************
    They’re not happy in Gaza
    They’re not happy in Egypt
    They’re not happy in Libya
    They’re not happy in Morocco
    They’re not happy in Iran
    They’re not happy in Iraq
    They’re not happy in Yemen
    They’re not happy in Afghanistan
    They’re not happy in Pakistan
    They’re not happy in Syria
    They’re not happy in Lebanon
    They’re not happy in Nigeria
    They’re not happy in Kenya
    They’re not happy in Sudan
    ******** So, where are they happy? **********
    They’re happy in Australia
    They’re happy in England
    They’re happy in Belgium
    They’re happy in France
    They’re happy in Italy
    They’re happy in Germany
    They’re happy in Sweden
    They’re happy in the USA & Canada
    They’re happy in India
    They’re happy in almost every country that is not Islamic! And who do they blame? Not Islam… Not their leadership… Not themselves… THEY BLAME THE COUNTRIES THEY ARE HAPPY IN!! And they want to change the countries they’re happy in, to be like the countries they came from where they were unhappy and finally they will be get hammered
    !!!!
    Islamic Jihad: AN ISLAMIC TERROR ORGANIZATION
    ISIS: AN ISLAMIC TERROR ORGANIZATION
    Al-Qaeda: AN ISLAMIC TERROR ORGANIZATION
    Taliban: AN ISLAMIC TERROR ORGANIZATION
    Hamas: AN ISLAMIC TERROR ORGANIZATION
    Hezbollah: AN ISLAMIC TERROR ORGANIZATION
    Boko Haram: AN ISLAMIC TERROR ORGANIZATION
    Al-Nusra: AN ISLAMIC TERROR ORGANIZATION
    Abu Sayyaf: AN ISLAMIC TERROR ORGANIZATION
    Al-Badr: AN ISLAMIC TERROR ORGANIZATION
    Muslim Brotherhood: AN ISLAMIC TERROR ORGANIZATION
    Lashkar-e-Taiba: AN ISLAMIC TERROR ORGANIZATION
    Palestine Liberation Front: AN ISLAMIC TERROR ORGANIZATION
    Ansaru: AN ISLAMIC TERROR ORGANIZATION
    Jemaah Islamiyah: AN ISLAMIC TERROR ORGANIZATION
    Abdullah Azzam Brigades: AN ISLAMIC TERROR ORGANIZATION
    AND A LOT MORE!!!!!!!
    Think about it…….. frown emoticon 20 signs that psychopath Muslims do:
    1] Kill any one who insults Islam or Moham-mad. (Koran.33;57-61).
    2) Kill all Muslims who leave Islam. (Koran.2;217/4;89/Bukhari.9;84-57).
    3) Koran can not be doubted. (Koran.2;1).
    4) Islam is the only acceptable religion. (Koran.3;85).
    5) Muslims must fight (jihad) to non-Muslims, even if they don’t want to. (Koran.2;216).
    6) We the non-Muslims are pigs and apes. (Koran. 2;62-65/Koran.5;59-60/Koran.7;166).
    7) We the non-Muslims cannot be friends with Muslims. (Koran.5;51).
    😎 We the non-Muslims sworn enemies of Muslims and Islam. (Koran.4;101).
    9) We the non-Muslims can be raped as sex slave. (Koran.4;3 & 24/5;89/23;5/33;50/58;3/70;30).
    10) We the non-Muslims the vilest of creatures deserving no mercy. (Koran.98;6).
    11) Muslim must terrorized us (non-Muslims). (Koran.8;12 &59-60/ Bukhar

    This information was published months ago and ran chill in persons whose eyes were opened by the evil content

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