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Iranian ayatollah decries peaceful Islam as “American Islam”

May 9, 2016 1:32 pm By Robert Spencer

“Islam commands us to be firm against the enemies and be kind and compassionate toward each other.” Where does Ayatollah Sayyed Yousef Tabatabaeinejad get this idea? Why, from the Qur’an: “Muhammad is the messenger of Allah; those with him are harsh against the disbelievers, merciful among themselves…” (48:29)

Will the American Islamic apologists who insist that Islam is peaceful and that those who think otherwise are greasy Islamophobes take the Ayatollah Sayyed Yousef Tabatabaeinejad to task for misunderstanding the religion which he has spent his life trying to understand properly? Don’t hold your breath.

Ayatollah Sayyed Yousef Tabatabaeinejad

“Non-revolutionary Islam is “American Islam” – Shiite scholar,” Iran’s state-controlled Ahlul Bayt News Agency, May 9, 2016:

Ayatollah Khamenei’s representative in Esfahan province emphasized that non-revolutionary Islam is the same as “American Islam” and revolutionary Islam is the same as pure Muhammadan Islam.

AhlulBayt News Agency – Ayatollah Khamenei’s representative in Esfahan province of Iran, Ayatollah Sayyed Yousef Tabatabaeinejad noted the anniversary of the establishment of Iran’s Organization for Mobilization of the Oppressed (Basij) on the orders of the late Imam Khomeini and stated: “The Basij was established during the [Iran-Iraq] War and it also established a revolutionary spirit for the entire nation and it still has this revolutionary spirit.”

The Supreme Leader’s representative in Esfahan province emphasized the fact that the revolutionary Islam is the same as pure Muhammadan Islam, saying: “Some say our Islam is not revolutionary Islam, but we must say to them that non-revolutionary Islam is the same as American Islam. Islam commands us to be firm against the enemies and be kind and compassionate toward each other and not be afraid of anything.”

Ayatollah Tabatabaeinejad pointed to the false idea among some, who think that in order to survive, we must accept the enemies’ oppression and referred to the message of Imam Husayn’s uprising against the Caliph Yazid, saying: “By saying ‘woe unto the wretched,’ Imam Husayn did not say that in order to improve our living conditions we should accept the enemies’ humiliation. Principally, our Islam is revolutionary and revolutionary Islam has created the Islamic Revolution and this revolutionary spirit must be maintained.”

His Eminence said that the [Iranian] Revolution was brought into existence through Islam and was led by the clergy and Imam Khomeini. “The message of Imam Khomeini advanced the Revolution and the clergy suffered torture and endured many hardships on this path and the revolution triumphed due to their efforts. If the clergy abandon their revolutionary spirit, the duties of the people will be determined.”

Ayatollah Tabatabaeinejad stated that revolutionary Islam is this same Islam. It is the Islam that is within us that can create changes. The warriors realized that Islam is not just prayers and fasting, but rather they stood against the enemies in support of Islam. “Thus, revolutionary Islam is our constitution and our Leader acts according to religious attributes and never accepts foreign domination,” he stressed.

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  1. jihad3tracker says

    May 9, 2016 at 1:39 pm

    THESE GUYS MUST REALLY GET THEIR JOLLIES EMBARRASSING OBAMA — because every week a new rhetorical bomb is emitted from their mouths.

    They probably sit around a big table perfecting just how to say stuff that will throw maximum blowback at our disgusting Surrenderer-in-Chief

    • CeltictotheBone says

      May 9, 2016 at 5:27 pm

      Ben Rhodes; the architect of the Irangate II fiasco.This will make your skin crawl.

      http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/08/magazine/the-aspiring-novelist-who-became-obamas-foreign-policy-guru.html

  2. Angemon says

    May 9, 2016 at 1:40 pm

    Ayatollah Khamenei’s representative in Esfahan province emphasized that non-revolutionary Islam is the same as “American Islam” and revolutionary Islam is the same as pure Muhammadan Islam.

    Is there such a thing as a “non-revolutionary islam” to begin with?

    • Westman says

      May 9, 2016 at 9:53 pm

      Actually this is refreshing, like another Anjem Choudary telling the truth. The non-revolutionaries he refers to are brain-drain migrants of 60 years gone by who are Muslims In Name Only (MINOS). Some of them have retired from Silicon Valley by now.

  3. miriamrove says

    May 9, 2016 at 1:48 pm

    All forms of Islam are vile. M

  4. JMB says

    May 9, 2016 at 1:49 pm

    Peaceful Islam, let me think; As in Fort Hood, the San Bernardino murders and 9-11?

  5. Walter Sieruk says

    May 9, 2016 at 2:10 pm

    As for that ayatollah in that he said was a statement that amounts to saying the “peaceful Islam” nothing but “American Islam” Well, there may be some truth in that ,being what he calls “American Islam” if actually peaceful is a watered- down form of” Islam” and likewise is far from the violent and deadly Islam that was started and taught by the founder and prophet of Islam,Muhammad. This “old fashion ” Islam of Muhammad is the hard core ,non- watered down Islam that inspires and causes so much murderous chaos in the world today. So it may be truthfully stated the the mullahs and ayatollahs who have such awful power in Iran do support the original ,Muhammad type, Islam which is murderously violent, vicious ,cruel and bloodthirsty. For example, this wicked Islamic regime of in power in Iran sends supplies ,funds and weapons to brutal malicious murderous jihad entities such as Hezbollah , Hamas, and.even the Taliban. What’ more this heinously evil Islamic tyranny in Iran is even responsible for and guilty of founding the ruthless brutal and deadly Islamic terror organization Hezbollah in the year 1982.

    • John spielman says

      May 9, 2016 at 2:57 pm

      Islam may well be the religion of the antichrist world ruler with the beast as Mahdi and the Islamic Jesus as his murderous henchman

      • Jaem says

        May 10, 2016 at 11:50 pm

        Yes you could be right on this.

  6. Trico says

    May 9, 2016 at 2:26 pm

    Ayatollah Sayyed Yousef Tabatabaeinejad is not alone in his view.
    “The Term ‘Moderate Islam’ Is Ugly And Offensive; There Is No Moderate Islam; Islam Is Islam,”
    -Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan

    • aDhimmiSaysWhat? says

      May 11, 2016 at 12:40 am

      Also, the new mayor of Londonistan, Sadiq Khan. He referred to moderate muslims as “uncle tom’s”.

      • Trico says

        May 11, 2016 at 2:29 am

        Can you say “Tabatabaeinejad’ 3 times blindfolded?
        If yes, allah loves you.
        If no, you reveal yourself, infidel.

  7. mortimer says

    May 9, 2016 at 7:13 pm

    Koran 48.29 is an important and interesting verse that contradicts the Golden Rule…perhaps intentionally.

    Shall we look at that word often translated as ‘HARSH’ as in ‘harsh against the disbelievers’?

    The Arabic Word ‘ASHIDDAA’ (HARSH)

    The Arabic word (ashiddaa’u) covers a very broad semantic field and the specific meaning depends on the context in which the word is used. It’s usual meanings include powerful, sharp, ardent, extreme, strong, intensive, rigorous, severe, vehement, quick, violent, and vigorous. The above adjectives make the ayat even more severe and discrinimatory. If the verse in question is to be understood in the context of self-defense against physical attacks by unbelievers, then words like harsh, terrible, implacable are proabably correct. If the verse is to be understood in a broader, religious context, then a better choice would be made from words like strong, ardent, severe, stalwart, unmoved, unremitting, uncompromising, etc.

    A recurring theme in the Qur’an is opposition to disbelief and mutual support within the community of believers. There may be, however, a problem with the translation of this verse. The key word is rendered as “harsh” in your version. Other translators use
    other words. Yusuf ‘Ali uses “strong”. Rodwell uses “vehement”. Dawood uses “ruthless”. Palmer uses “vehement”. Pickthall uses “hard”. In French, Grosjean uses “dur” (harsh or hard) and Kasimirski uses “terrible”. Ben Mahmoud uses “implacable”.

    But in any context, the ayat implies the application of a double standard whenever one is wronged by a non-believer as opposed to a believer.

    Koran 48.29 “Muhammad is the messenger of Allah; Those with him are VIOLENT (ashiddaa’) against the unbelievers (kufaar), Compassionate amongst themselves.” (Richard Bell’s translation)

    Ayatollah Sayyed Yousef Tabatabaeinejad believes that a main purpose of Islam is to overthrow Western governments, especially the US and its Constitution and replace them with Sharia law.

    Has Tabatabaeinejad spent his lifetime ignoring all those peaceful teachings that make Islam that same as the American Constitution?

  8. Hal M. Meawad says

    May 10, 2016 at 1:44 pm

    So it is not only the Wahhabi or the Salafi. Here is a Shiite Ayatollah saying a peaceful Islam is a fake Islam.

  9. Bryn Fjox says

    May 10, 2016 at 2:00 pm

    Oh, no, no, no, no, no!
    What an absolute load of hokum!
    Obama said that Islam is peace and so did Bush; and the Muslim Brotherhood were standing all around them when they said it – so it must be true!
    Hillary says it, and Kerry did too!
    And Kerry said that when Iranians are shouting ‘Death to America’, he doesn’t really think they mean it.
    The Ayatolla is wrong.
    Even London’s new Muslim mayor says Islamophobia is real, so Islam and Muslim migration can’t be dangerous.
    And he was even holding a sign saying ‘Migrants Welcome’!
    We have nothing to worry about!
    So just go home and kiss your ass goodbye.

  10. common sense says

    May 10, 2016 at 6:16 pm

    Joining Islam and going to my local mosque, yes my town of (89000 has an Islamic center). The Muslims there too peaceful so it is my duty as laid out by Mohammad to subjugate, intimidate and cause bodily harm even death to those who do not commit to extreme Jihad. This is the true form of Islam the ‘Islamic State’ practices daily. I will hold their children hostage and belittle their woman to gain their conversion to ‘true’ Jihad. If I decide to be a *moderate* follower of the Islamic faith then I guess I am just another “uncle Tom”. So the new Mayor of London MUST be radical if all moderates are “uncle Tom’s” as spoken from his own mouth and I am free to commit to the true will of Allah as outlined in the Quran. This is a religious belief after all and I have my rights as an American. Yes?
    NO! (of course this is hard sarcasm) I don’t really think I would fit in and prison and death is not part of the true path of Jesus.
    All sarcasm aside the noose is tightening around this religion. It is all over news talk today and we owe our thanks to the brave men and women Like Robert who expose Islam’s treachery, duplicity and out right lies. There is no place for *moderate* Islam to hide anymore, they are exposed and partial thanks to this Shiite @#%^$ for helping to put his foot in his mouth..

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