Dr. Muhammad Zafar Iqbal is President of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Syracuse chapter. This short piece is part of the Ahmadiyyas’ cynical and deceptive “True Islam” campaign, which attempts to fool Americans into thinking that the Islam that we see practiced around the world in Sharia states that scrupulously follow Islamic laws has nothing to do with the real thing, which is all about peace, tolerance, equality, and the Democratic Party platform. It’s a good example of the ongoing efforts to fool Americans about Islam and keep them ignorant and complacent in the face of the jihad threat.
Dr. Iqbal here quotes a couple of Qur’an verses to substantiate his claim that “true Islam recognizes the practical equity and spiritual equality of men and women.” Here are a few he left out:
“Men have authority over women because Allah has made the one superior to the other, and because they spend their wealth to maintain them. Good women are obedient. They guard their unseen parts because Allah has guarded them. As for those from whom you fear disobedience, admonish them and send them to beds apart and beat them.” — Qur’an 4:34
The Qur’an likens a woman to a field (tilth), to be used by a man as he wills: “Your women are a tilth for you, so go to your tilth as you will” — Qur’an 2:223
It declares that a woman’s testimony is worth half that of a man: “Get two witnesses, out of your own men, and if there are not two men, then a man and two women, such as you choose, for witnesses, so that if one of them errs, the other can remind her” — Qur’an 2:282
It allows men to marry up to four wives, and have sex with slave girls also: “If you fear that you shall not be able to deal justly with the orphans, marry women of your choice, two or three or four; but if you fear that ye shall not be able to deal justly, then only one, or one that your right hands possess, that will be more suitable, to prevent you from doing injustice” — Qur’an 4:3
It rules that a son’s inheritance should be twice the size of that of a daughter: “Allah directs you as regards your children’s inheritance: to the male, a portion equal to that of two females” — Qur’an 4:11
It allows for marriage to pre-pubescent girls, stipulating that Islamic divorce procedures “shall apply to those who have not yet menstruated” — Qur’an 65:4
Islamic law stipulates that a man’s prayer is annulled if a dog or a woman passes in front of him as he is praying. “Narrated ‘Aisha: The things which annul the prayers were mentioned before me. They said, “Prayer is annulled by a dog, a donkey and a woman (if they pass in front of the praying people).” I said, ‘You have made us (i.e. women) dogs.’ I saw the Prophet praying while I used to lie in my bed between him and the Qibla. Whenever I was in need of something, I would slip away. for I disliked to face him.” — Sahih Bukhari 1.9.490
Another hadith depicts Muhammad saying that the majority of the inhabitants of hell are women:
“I looked into Paradise and I saw that the majority of its people were the poor. And I looked into Hell and I saw that the majority of its people are women.” — Sahih Bukhari 3241; Sahih Muslim 2737
When asked about this, he explained:
“I was shown Hell and I have never seen anything more terrifying than it. And I saw that the majority of its people are women.” They said, “Why, O Messenger of Allah?” He said, “Because of their ingratitude (kufr).” It was said, “Are they ungrateful to Allah?” He said, “They are ungrateful to their companions (husbands) and ungrateful for good treatment. If you are kind to one of them for a lifetime then she sees one (undesirable) thing in you, she will say, ‘I have never had anything good from you.’” — Sahih Bukhari 1052
And in another hadith:
The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) went out to the musalla (prayer place) on the day of Eid al-Adha or Eid al-Fitr. He passed by the women and said, ‘O women! Give charity, for I have seen that you form the majority of the people of Hell.’ They asked, ‘Why is that, O Messenger of Allah?’ He replied, ‘You curse frequently and are ungrateful to your husbands. I have not seen anyone more deficient in intelligence and religious commitment than you. A cautious sensible man could be led astray by some of you.’ The women asked, ‘O Messenger of Allah, what is deficient in our intelligence and religious commitment?’ He said, ‘Is not the testimony of two women equal to the testimony of one man?’ They said, ‘Yes.’ He said, ‘This is the deficiency in her intelligence. Is it not true that a woman can neither pray nor fast during her menses?’ The women said, ‘Yes.’ He said, ‘This is the deficiency in her religious commitment.’” — Sahih Bukhari 304
“Daily Inspiration: True Islam Recognizes the Equality of Men and Women,” by Muhammad Zafar Iqbal, Syracuse.com, May 30, 2016:
This feature is coordinated by The Post-Standard/Syracuse.com and InterFaith Works of CNY. Follow this theme and author posted Sunday through Saturday.
True Islam recognizes the practical equity and spiritual equality of men and women. The Holy Quran declares, “But who so does good works, whether male or female, and is a believer, such shall enter heaven…” (4:125) The Holy Quran states, “Surely men who submit themselves to God, and women who submit themselves to Him, and believing men and believing women…. Allah has prepared for all of them forgiveness and a great reward (33:36). This verse highlights that men and women will be rewarded equally for their actions. Also, Islam granted economic rights to women fourteen centuries ago. Tomorrow, True Islam and free speech.
KrazyKafir says
It’s just another reason why I have less trust in the so called “moderates” than I do with the so called “radicals”.
Alexius Comnenus says
I don’t have time for this b..s…! I am a human being who still has common sense and who knows what islam is. Its a devilish perverted political ideology.
Hindu American says
Dr. Muhammad Zafar Iqbal is an Ahmadi. Someone should ask him if “true islam” recognizes him as a muslim.
Mirren10 says
”Dr. Muhammad Zafar Iqbal is an Ahmadi. Someone should ask him if “true islam” recognizes him as a muslim.”
**Excellent** point, Hindu American.
Andra says
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community members are great at taquiya. In Germany they are lamenting that they stand for the peaceful version of their ideology as well. And at the same time they are building one mosque after the other in areas where you can hardly find an Almadiya so far. And at the same time they are declaring that eating pork makes gay. In London you can find a hard core menber of this community who speaks a little differently than these appeasers.
Cr says
same dog different collar
Sammy says
Islam is not a religion it is full of lies by issuing fatwas to manipulate people. Islam is a corrupt religion they do not tolerate other non Muslims some how I get a felling it’s like an inbred cancer virus circulating among the world through terrorism. I am an Ex Muslim so is my family and I know a lot about Islam and Muslim believers attitude.
VultureTX says
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community aka Lying muslim cultists who are not allowed the Haaj by the Sunnis.
But the joke is they really are the most peaceful of the Sunnis, unfortunately they lie to one and all about Islam. Example Ahmadiyya Muslims will claim Jesus is the Son of God. [which is why they are denied by real Sunnis.]
Angemon says
Has there ever been an implementation of “true islam”? Because this is the kind of lame excuses I see from communists – always harping on about “true communism” even though it has never been implemented.
Guest says
Bull
Steven B. Reed says
Yeah, especially when you’re beating the women.
utis says
Is he dead yet? His statement is an invitation to the faithful to let him have it.
baconator says
Taqiyya No, 2: True Nazism recognizes the equality of Aryans and Jews.
Jaladhi says
Islam followers are nothing but full of lies. They will say anything to fool infidels!
Jaladhi says
What irony – these Ahmadiyas are considered apostates and not Muslims by Sunnis as well as Shias. And this bumble bee is telling Muslims about Islam! But of course the Westerners listen him and his likes and tell us see Ilam is peaceful and treats women as equal to men. Who is fooling who??
Demsci says
It in large part pertains to clarity or lack thereof in key most important guiding texts. Which are Quran-Hadiths-Sira. Beginning in 10th century, attached to these are the Tafsir. I learn a lot from watching Jay Smith’s video’s on the origins of Islam. After reading Robert Spencer’s book about origins of Islam.
We counterjihadists can argue whether Islam’s core texts are clear or not in the sense that they are pre-democratic and anti-democratic, and threathening to our civilization, but also interpretable different from that. Prof. Mordechai Kedar described the core texts as a “smorgasbrod” -buffet, from where many could cherrypick diverse interpretations. Perhaps he is wrong, and any other than bad interpretation not really possible.
But IF diverse interpretations from the same texts are rife and propagandised, then the conclusion seems justified those core-texts are multi-interpretable and therefore vague, unclear. Calling them clear then is giving them too high praise.
When a person or population truly understand the poor quality of Islam’s core texts in clarity,
that is not a danger, because then he, she, that group also knows that a truly dangerous, threathening interpretation of Islam’s core texts is very much possible and happening.
And then such person/ group can hold all Muslims accountable for their choice of supporting an ideology, so unclear and so prone to interpretation that is violently anti-democratic to hundreds of millions.
No, I have noticed that every Muslim uphold’s clarity of Islam’s core texts, as a sort of tenet.
And the biggest dangerous lie done by Muslims, and so many ignorant defenders of either Islam or (sympathetic, poor) Muslims is that …
Islam is both CLEAR AND BENEFICIAL OR NEUTRAL. As if the other, violent, anti-democratic are “aberrations”, “pervertions” of “true, clear, Islam”.
It is my hope that Islam-critics like Robert Spencer, Pam Geller, David Wood, but also some new ones, including ex-Muslims
get lot’s of hits and with painstaking clarity can expose this big lie about “true clear beneficial Islam”.
We hope that their knowledge and message then get’s tweeted and discussed on forums. To reach ever more “swingvoters”, disgruntled Muslims.
Joanne Smith says
I attended an Ahmadiyyan presentation called “True Islam and Extremists” in March. While I don’t think the Ahmadiyyans were guilty of Taqiyya, I would classify them as spreaders of Tawriya. They are masters of presenting their faith and beliefs as mainstream Islam, when they are shunned by other Islamic sects and are considered heretics. They were also exceptional at playing victims of islamophobia and told stories of playground taunts directed toward their children at elementary schools after an Islamic attack made national news. They didn’t mention that the Islamic world does not consider them to be Muslim at all.
The most disturbing part of the evening’s presentations were the pandering politicians who one after another took to the podium to sympathize with the Ahmadiyyan feelings of victimization. Only one official – a local chief of police – spoke to the Ahmadiyyan community and told them to speak up if they heard of any terrorist activity plans.
Here is a recap of the evening in a local paper. It does not point out that “Ahmadiyya Islam” is a small sect of Islam (10-20 million followers out of 1.2 billion Muslims) http://www.northjersey.com/community-news/religion/ahmadiyya-muslim-community-tries-to-dispel-myths-1.1543372
Klaas de Bakker says
While reading this I asked myself: we all know that the Quran allow sex with female slaves, but how about women having sex with male slaves? Googling for this I encountered this gem: http://www.answering-christianity.com/no_sex_with_male_slaves.htm
Read and enjoy! Just an appetizer:
“Sex is only limited between the Muslim male master and his female slave from among the slaves.
Some Christians tried to claim that Islam allowed Muslims to have sex with male slaves and even with their own animals. Clearly, these are only their sick, twisted and hateful lies!”
This person manages to demonstrate that women and men are not equal in islam, and that sex-slaves (for men) are allowed, all in one line! This is just one of many examples where honest muslims dig themselves deeper and deeper into their own hole.
Trico says
A Muslim can lie all he wants as long as it furthers the cause of Jihad.
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“looked into Hell and I saw that the majority of its people are women.”
I’d like to add Hillary to the mix there.
I wonder if the prophet, peace be upon him, was deceived and some of the “women” were transsexuals or is that a 21st Century thing?
killerjools says
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community – about as credible as Mormons to Christianity. Nobody cares what they think.
Troybeam says
All this is is selective comments on Islam, yes the Koran does state very early that women have rights etc(front). however if ones reads the Koran one learns that all rights given to women are revoked as the Koran teachings as it goes front to back, and the back end destroys the beginning views on women entirely.
Hope says
“Tomorrow, True Islam and free speech,” Followed by other fantastical fairy tales and magical make believe!
sam says
Islam has done a great job of building an idialogy for 1400 years based on TOTAL LIES. Allah may really be out there tricking people especially the clueless liberals.
xavier says
Dude you can delude youself but don’t le to us. We know better and you can’t argue from the koran especially mohamed’s ‘vision’ of hell. Explsin that away!
gordon miller says
Dr. Iqbal, like many Muslims of his ilk, is a liar by any civilized standard.
Florida Jim says
The muslim gene pool:
https://www.northeastshooters.com/vbulletin/threads/294950-This-is-a-real-eye-opener-very-sad!
this explains everything.
duh swami says
If men and women are equal then Quran 4:34 is a lie…are you surprised?
If they are equal, why does Allah create women stupid? (Tanari)
Trico says
f Muslim men and women are equal then”…
…then Muslim men need to Hijab their heads too.
Ralph DeVane says
Do these Muslims not read their own rule books? Even an infidel like me can read them and see how intolerant Islam is towards non Muslims. One would have to twist themselves into an intellectual pretzel to say otherwise.
captain obvious says
Love those acid in the face mutilations! Throwing acid in the face of a woman. Thats equal! Ask him about them! Its like Freddy meets Jason..
This guy lies.. He eats out of that mouth too?
The Thomas says
To the actual and adopted decedents of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, it is well known (having been clearly documented centuries before the false prophet Mohammed), that the Devil is a Liar, who comes to Kill, Steal, and Destroy. This is of course still true today!
Will Doohan says
I came across a flyer from the ‘Ahmadiyya Muslim Community’, The title is “True Islam and the Extremists” The words True Islam are inside a picture of a dove, the word extremist is in red and has a sword below it. It also says on the front that they believe in the Messiah Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian.
Inside it says that
“True Islam” is a religion that…
1) Wholly REJECTS all forms of TERRORISM.
2) believes in NON-VIOLENT JIHAD of the self and of the pen
3) believes in the EQUALITY education, and empowerment OF WOMEN
4) advocates FREEDOM OF conscience, religion and SPEECH
5) advocates for the SEPARATION OF MOSQUE and state
6) believes in LOYALTY to your COUNTRY of residence
7) encompasses the UNIVERSAL declaration of HUMAN RIGHTS
8) believes in ALL VERSES of the QURAN and forbids lying
9) recognizes NO RELIGION can MONOPOLIZE salvation
10) believes in the NEED FOR unified Muslim LEADERSHIP
11) wholly REJECTS the concept of a BLOODY MESSIAH
———————————————————————————
The words I capitalized were in big bold letters in the flyer and the rest was in small letters. I could write a long post criticizing each of these points but my intention is only to share them with the readers here.
The Thomas says
Muslims are allowed and even encouraged to lie, even to other Muslims, to further the cause of subjugation of the world to Islam. The truth is not in them, never for a moment consider otherwise. They will use deception at any level as a weapon against unbelievers until they have been converted or destroyed. And that has been, and is the truth until it is done!
Fr. Sam Waters says
He is lying to advance Islam. It is acceptable to lie to Kafirs(non- Muslims) to advance Islam. He is engaging in double talk in order to gain acceptance from non-Muslims. You only have to look around the world to see how both Muslim and non- Muslim women are treated. All over Europe non- Muslim are being raped and sexually abused. This is all justified by the principles of Islam. We do not have to go far to see that they treat their own women just as bad or worse. This guy is either lying or he is proposing a reformed Sharia Law which is impossible. Islam sees Sharia Law as eternal, perfect, divine and un-reformable.Fr. Samuel Waters- an informed Kafir on Islam
Joanne Smith says
The Ahmadiyyans are not a bad group. In fact, the world would be a safer place if the Shia, Sunni, Wahabi -and every other sect – converted to Ahmadiyya Islam. One of the earlier commenters had a fitting analogy – they are like the Mormons – kinda nutty, but affable and the other Islamic groups don’t take them seriously. They don’t consider the Ahmadiyya to be Muslim and I don’t think they are allowed into Mecca for the Hajj. The Ahmadiyyans are subject to terrorism and persecution throughout the world.
In my observations of the group, they feel they are the spokesmen for “true Islam” and firmly declare themselves in the media to be mainstream Muslim – yet their numbers are tiny: around 1,500 here in NJ and 22,000 in the US.
steve brown says
Taqiyyah
Joanne Smith says
Nah, I don’t think they are actively spreading Taqiyya, it’s more akin to wishful thinking. They desperately claim to be Muslim – and want to be accepted as Muslim, but are rejected by other sects.
The scary part about this group is that unless you research who they are, their beliefs, history and peaceful message, it is easy to make grossly inaccurate assumptions about all of Islam. For example, when Barak Obama, George Bush, John Kerry or David Cameron (or other idiots) tell us that Islam is a religion of peace, they have to be talking exclusively about the Ahmadiyyans – who make up only 10 million of 1.2 billion Muslims. And that’s a great example of Taqiyya.