An Arabic language video of an Al Azhar professor, Dr. Salim Abdul Galil, is instructive of how that Egyptian institution sees the relationship between Muslims and Christians.
In it he discusses Koran 3:28: “Let believers not take for friends and allies infidels rather than believers: whoever does this shall have no relationship left with Allah—unless you but guard yourselves against them, taking precautions.” Galil began by explaining this verse as meaning Muslims must never befriend or aid non-Muslims, especially against fellow Muslims.
However, if Muslims find themselves under non-Muslim authority and fear for themselves, they may, in the words of the Koran verse, “guard” themselves, by “taking precautions.” The sheikh explained that this means that it is permissible for Muslims to pretend to be “one of them,” the infidels, but only on the outside.
By way of example, he said that if the Muslim is under the authority of Christians, and the cross is everywhere, the Muslim can wear the cross and hang it up— despite Islam’s well-known virulent hatred for the cross; he can also pretend to be a Christian and conceal his Muslim practices. Sheikh Galil called this strategy—also known as the doctrine of taqiyya—as a “license” granted by Allah to Muslims to protect themselves against infidels.
Here, again, is a reminder of why Al Azhar is regularly accused of teaching the same brand of Islam that “radicals” adhere to. Al-Qaeda has published a long treatise on this very topic, “Loyalty and Enmity,” calling on Muslims to hate non-Muslims, but permitting them to pretend to be one of them whenever circumstances make it prudent to do so.
And here again is a reminder of why it is that Egypt’s Coptic Christian population lives under unenviable circumstances.
Angemon says
The islamic state told its agents to do the same – conceal their religion, not carry a quran, don’t go to a mosque to pray, drink alcohol, go clubbing, etc., so they wouldn’t raise unwanted attentions.
salim says
I was taught that when a Muslim is threatened he is allowed to openly denounce Islam (as Allah knows what is in his heart). This is in line with other relaxations that allow Muslims to temporarily not perform prayers or fasting if life is threatened. I used to think of such legislations as a kind of common sense.
May I add that Muslims of today tend to have double opinions: one is their real opinion and the other is a polished one to keep the others happy. When a Muslim speaks on western TV he might not express his true opinion, also when muslims respond to polls by westerners.
One exception: Anjem Choudary, he always says it as it is
By the way, Dr Abul Galil has also a high position in the ministry of religious affairs.
Rob says
“…Muslims of today tend to have double opinions: one is their real opinion and the other is a polished one to keep the others happy…”
So Hillary was a Muslim,,,?
salim says
She certainly was fond of them.
Jerry says
Just heavily funded by them.
Frank Cicero says
They are shiting in their smelly underwear because they know they can’t ride the system and drain the middle class Americans out of the taxes that we paid to these useless class of garbage.
mortimer says
Basically, this subterfuge makes it all but IMPOSSIBLE TO VET ANY MUSLIM.
Because of this subterfuge, NO MUSLIM MAY REASONABLY BE EXCLUDED FROM THE SUSPICION OF TERRORISM.
karl anglin says
Exactly!!!!!!!
Frank Cicero says
They are the borg in star trek. They are not to be trusted and need to be removed from American soil that they have pissed on.
gravenimage says
Yes–the Borg is a very good analog for Islam–including the constant claim that “resistance is futile”.
Francis Merde says
LOL, Christianity is actually a peaceful religion. There’s every possibility that encouraging such close interaction will cause these supposed Manchurian agents to actually switch teams. The Koran and their lying eyes will after all be telling them two completely different stories.
American Pragmatism says
Taqiyya also says you can conceal parts of the religion, which is what is happening on a great scale.
Rev g says
A religion that sanctions lying and deception, that should tell you all you need to know.
Benedict says
“Whenever he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own nature; for he is a liar, and the father of lies.” —
Islam is the invention of the father of lies. We follow it and him to our own destruction.
gravenimage says
Very true, AP.
rara says
Are they allowed to burn the Qurans? Maybe that’s the optimal check?
Don McKellar says
Obama and this cleric hold the same views — only Obama has carried it through in real life.
Isntlam says
Great article, Raymond. It clearly shows the deceitful nature of Islam.
Sera says
QUESTION: Are they allowed to condemn or curse Mohammed? If not, then that would be a good way to check one’s TRUE loyalty.
I like the idea of asking them to burn the Quran, as well, although logistically, that would be more difficult just to do.
Jack Diamond says
No, it’s not going to be as easy as that. Let’s go to the source Muhammad:
Narrated Jabir bin ‘Abdullah:
Allah’s Apostle said, “Who is willing to kill Ka’b bin Al-Ashraf who has hurt Allah and His Apostle?” Thereupon Muhammad bin Maslama got up saying, “O Allah’s Apostle! Would you like that I kill him?” The Prophet said, “Yes,” Muhammad bin Maslama said, “Then allow me to say a (false) thing (i.e. to deceive Kab). “The Prophet said, “You may say it.” … (Sahih al-Bukhari 5.369)
Here Muhammad allows lying for the purpose of assassinating someone who mocked him.
“The nonbelievers arrested `Ammar Ibn Yasir and tortured him until he uttered foul words about the Prophet (Muhammad), and praised their gods and idols; and when they released him, he went straight to the Prophet. The Prophet said: “Is there something on your mind?” `Ammar Ibn Yasir said: “Bad news! They would not release me until I defamed you and praised their gods!” The Prophet said: “How do you find your heart to be?” `Ammar answered: “Comfortable with faith.” So the Prophet said: “Then if they come back for you, then do the same thing all over again.” Allah at that moment revealed the verse: “….except under compulsion, his heart remaining firm in faith… [Surah 16:106]”
Here Muhammad allows a Muslim to even denounce him and Islam and pretend to be an idolator! Because of this principle of necessity.
Here is what he said about Muslims taking false oaths (such as, say, swearing loyalty to an infidel country) “By Allah and Allah willing, if I take an oath and later find something better than that, then I do what is better and expiate my oath.” (Bukhari v.7b67n424)
Here is the commentary from the classical scholar Ibn Kathir on surah 3:28:
“Allah said next, ‘Unless you indeed fear a danger from them,’ meaning, except those (Muslims) who in some areas or times fear for their safety from the disbelievers. In this case, such believers are allowed to show friendship to the disbelievers outwardly, but never inwardly. For instance, Al-Bukhari recorded that Abu Ad-Darda’ said, ‘We smile in the face of some people although our hearts curse them.’
{then Ibn Kathir adds, and he is Sunni not Shi’a– “Taqiya is allowed until the Day of Resurrection”}.
As for burning the Qur’an, keep in mind this could not only fall under daruna, necessity, but it is an acceptable method for Muslims to dispose of Qurans (along with burial and floating it in water). As long as it is not burned with “disrespect”.
Rev g says
I imagine that soaking the quran in bacon grease prior to ignition might be “disrespectful”.
Jerry says
Unforgivable to waste good bacon on a filthy Qur’an
Rev g says
Just the drippings left over after breakfast has been cooked and eaten.
It is for a worthy purpose.
Maybe we could get a magical quran printed on flash paper!
gravenimage says
Islam is a faith *built* on lies.
Champ says
Precisely, Graven!
Eric Brian Brewster says
Ok in this what has just been added, my question is, “Whom is Allah” that is mentioned? Whom is this Muhammud mentioned also? Our own Bible makes mention of Abraham and his sons so one of his sons is the Islamic Allah and Muhammud. Their names should be mentioned in the Kuran.
Jack Diamond says
Muhammad said “war is deceit” and Islam is at war till the “Day of Judgment.” Kind of a problem dealing with people who have divine sanction to lie through their teeth to you, to smile in your face while cursing you in their heart, to take a false oaths to fool you, to make agreements they do not feel bound to honor, to even wear a Christian cross or to even deny Muhammad if they have to, because in war the impermissible becomes permissible if it’s for the greater good of advancing Islam and vanquishing the kuffar. It is called “daruna” (necessity) and it covers a multitude of sins.
No problem at all vetting such a people….
Redmond says
Chances are, in the course of their deception, these masquerading Muslims will experience an epiphany and eventually realize that Christianity is the truth and Islam is a heresy. So i say, let them do their taqiyya.
jayell says
We’ve had some stories of muslims going into churches to pray because there isn’t a mosque nearby (there was no mention of them claiming to be intending apostates). I believe they may have been welcomed as ‘brothers’, or whatever. Could have been genuine, I suppose, but it certainly is very odd. More likely a case of the same sort of thing that this article is about?
Jack Diamond says
The schools differ, only for the Hanbali do some call it haram to enter a church because it is the “abode of devils.” Generally, it is ok for a Muslim to pray in a church (it is more the images and statues inside that concern the mullahs) as long as the intention is Islamic. From Islam Q&A:
Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allah have mercy on him) said:… As for the prayer, it is valid, but it is makrooh to pray in a place in which there are images except in the case of necessity; if nothing else is available, then there is nothing wrong with it.
It says in Fataawa al-Lajnah al-Daa’imah (2/115):
If your going to the church is just to show tolerance and lenience, then it is not permissible, but if it is done to call them to Islam and create opportunities for you to do so, and you will not be taking part in their worship and you are not afraid that you may be influenced by their beliefs or customs, then it is permissible.
gravenimage says
Also, it is held that if a Muslim offers Islamic prayers in a church that it becomes a mosque. Muslims cannot always act on this, of course, but it is yet another troubling aspect of Islam.
Eric Brian Brewster says
I hope that the Priest or the Paster that allows this sort of action of an Muslim to enter a Church and pray in his own faith does not let other Christians see them kneeling on an Prayer Matt and babbling their Islamic Voodoo! For that is what it really is, it is very disrespectful of Christianity, I have a few Pagan Beliefs but I feel that the Irish Gods and Goddess were part of the face of the same True God that God himself and Jesus Christ were…..still are.
I feel King Arthur was a real man with what remained of his family, My ancestors were descendants of the MacFergusson Breheny Families……sometime our names were spelled Briennies or Brehons. If a Muslim asks to come into a church to pray then a special room be set aside to them to pray in or I would have a problem with them declaring the particular church a Mosque.
Kay says
If Islamic prayers are offered in a church, then an exorcist should be called.
John Hawk says
Wow, what a scumbag “religion.” Since Christians, Jews, Hindus, Buddhists, and many others – that is, the bulk of humanity – are vile creatures who deserve not even a modicum of respect, engage in all the lying and deceit you want. Muslims are superior, after all, which justifies any behavior up to and including mass murder.
There can be no compromise with Islam, which is just a sick projection by the morally bankrupt Muhammad of a psychotic deity called Allah. Anyone who believes otherwise is deluded.
Walter Sieruk says
Just to explain something that everyone who has spend time of this site should know and most likely knows .The wearing of a cross by Muslims in a deliberate attempt to deceive Christians is not only disingenuous, sly and insidious but is also part of the Islamic doctrine of Taqiyya. The dogma of Taqiyya is the Islamic teaching that lies and falsehoods and deception are really good thing if it’s none for the advancement of Islam. So putting up a smokescreen of deception . Well, ,we all should know that with Islam there are many forms of stealth jihad.
Eric Brian Brewster says
Ok even Barrack Obama believed this to be true…..My God this is insane!
linnte says
The deception sanctioned by Islam is so foreign to Westerners. Even Atheists are raised, even though they deny it, with Christian ethics. Islam is deception because they worship the father of lies. Satan.
gravenimage says
Muslims may wear and pray to the Cross to deceive Christians, says Al Azhar cleric
…………………….
Of course, Muslims are not under threat from Christians.
But they can use such deception to spread Islam and–especially–to get closer to their victims to wage violent Jihad. Muslims have, in fact, been acting like Infidels to do just that.
And of course Christians do not “pray to the cross”. This just shows how ignorant Muslims are, and how much they despise any non-Muslim faith.
Sam says
Here is a REAL muslim for you. I prefer these to Muslims who actually practice taquiya
linnte says
This is why I am very careful on Facebook to not “Friend” someone who is a stranger. All it takes is creating a Facebook page with any old photos and a Christian name. I never disclose any more, where I live either.
1reader says
Imagine that, Satan, the Great Deceiver doesn’t mind if you lie. Magnificent inverted holey book.
Eric Brian Brewster says
I doubt very much if they are referring to Satan or Lucifer in this context. I think they are referring to the first Islamic Prophets of Islam. Abraham’s sons, primarily the son that Abraham had married an Arab Wife. God himself in our own bible as it is mentioned did not bless nor honor him but apparently the Arabic God visited him and honored him. I certainly would like someone to name him whom the son was, the bible includes the names of these men and Abraham’s wives, including the one that was Arab.
dumbledoresarmy says
The Islamic sacralising of wholesale murder , rape and robbery is horrible.
But it is the promotion and exaltation of deceit of the vilest and most insidious kind that disgusts even more.
Even worse: this “permission to lie” makes life incredibly difficult for a *genuine* apostate in the context of an infidel population that is *aware* of the possibility that a claimed apostate from Islam might in fact not be genuine.
People really do leave Islam; and sadly, the only way to be sure they really have, is ‘after the fact’, when someone has been killed . But how does one tell the genuine apostate from the double agent?
This ‘permission to pose as Christian’ (or, for that matter, in context, as Jew, Hindu, Buddhist…and, quite probably, in certain places, as a communist/ atheist) is not only a nightmare for any Infidel society seeking to defend itself against Muslim infiltration/ subversion and sabotage, but *also* for any person who is trying to *leave* Islam. What happens when such a person is rejected by the infidels because the infidels are afraid the defector might in fact not be a defector but an infiltrator?,… or an assassin biding his/ her time?
Eric Brian Brewster says
My GOD so with later versions of the Koran having additions this means that a Muslim could wear under their robes and turbans explosives and walk into a church where hundreds of people are taking in a church service if they are fanatics with no second thought that they will go to their own underworld if they blow up the church but yet in their Koran instead after killing all these innocent people go to their “Heaven”!???!!!
linnte says
So right on DA! And when Qur’an commands in 3:28 for no Muslim to be a real friend, how the heck do we trust anyone with a history even faintly, of Islam? I can’t. I have an apostate “friend” on Facebook who sounds absolutely apostate, right down to slandering Muhammad. But do I trust him? If he asked where I lived would I tell him? No way! And that is the greatest evil in all of Islam. Betrayal comes second nature for these people. Every one of them are a Judas. Man, I hate Satan!
dumbledoresarmy says
Another facet of the Islamic permission to deceive is the permission to a person who has *converted* to Islam, to hide their conversion and remain within an infidel community in order to weaken it and damage it and make Muslim conquest easier. The Islamic texts contain the story of Nuaym bin Masud, who converted to Islam – joining the Cult of Murder, Thuggery and Lies, the adoration of raw amoral Power apotheosised – but concealed his allegiance to Mohammed and the Mob, and worked within his home community, to stymy its attempts at self-defence against the Jihad.
Sometimes it occurs to me to wonder just how many sinister Nuaym bin Masuds – persons of amoral or antimoral instincts, attracted to Islam because it answers to their desires – we might have lurking in our midst within the West… and not only within the West but in other parts of the Infidel world.
Eric Brian Brewster says
Sadly that says it all, we had some Canadian Arab Teenagers do that same thing in Canada and nearly get a van or SUV to Parlament Hill and blow it up! Their own Mosque did not know that they had taken their prayers with a Islamic Cult Leader and the real Arab Muslims were horrified that their sons even attempted such an attack, fortuinately the RCMP and local authorities had been monitoring the teenagers.
Jenny H says
I’ve never heard of Nuaym bin Masud. Thanks for sharing the story.
Dennis Richardson says
Islam will not succeed in deceiving the real God. The Hebrew God is the only real God, Muslims will learn the hard way through many wars that they lose to Israel.
Millions of Muslims will die in the two wars that are coming. Orchestrated by Free masonry’s influence upon Hassan el-Banna to create Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood. British Freemasons lied to Muslims & helped to create the offense that they presently live with, that the west has insulted allah. The Ottoman Empire destroyed in 19th century wars, were orchestrated by the British Empire & Rothschild family money. Islam is stupid to be deceived again by British Empire banker gangsters. Islam is being set up to have millions of Muslims die for London banker gangsters war profit.
Rationalist says
Islam’s singular goal is to take over the world for allah and to implement shariah law.
The Koran specifically instructs followers of allah to kill Christians and Jews if they don’t convert.
Muslims who are peaceful are either ignorant of what the Koran says or know the verses and choose not to follow them.
Islam is the only belief system that hates everything outside of itself.
Muslims who murder Christians are NOT “radicalized” muslims – they are muslims practicing true Islam.
If you keep this in mind, you will not be deceived.
Rev g says
Born again Christians can be irritating, newly faithful muslims are lethal.
Robert G. Frano, A.-E.M.T.-4-Paramedic_Preceptor, A.C.L.S., (Retired) says
Re: “…An Arabic language video of an Al Azhar professor, Dr. Salim Abdul Galil, is instructive of how that Egyptian institution sees the relationship between Muslims and Christians…In it he discusses Koran 3:28: Etc.”
Sigh…I refer to the current, (civilization, wide), state of monotheism as experiencing a cultural, Vs. biologic (Neo-) Darwinian Extinction_Event, via passive attrition of adherents / clergy.
On 11.Sept, 2001, I was a few weeks ‘Romney_sized’, (aka: ‘outsourced’), from my former employer, located at the late, great 1 World Trade Center… 359 coworkers were immolated, (no remains found, as far as I’m aware…), when 19 intolerant Abrahamic_Monotheists of the Islamic_Jihadist subsect kamikaze’d my former office.
Since then we’ve seen an intolerant Abrahamic_Monotheist, (Xian_Jihadist subsect), Robert Dear Jr., murder a cop / 2 others, while injuring 6 others at the Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood facility; …this is the 2nd police officer murdered by a Pro_Life_Xian.
Years ago…
The late Dr. Baruche Goldstein, an intolerant Abrahamic_Monotheist, (Jewish_Jihadist subsect), was killed when the M-16 he was spraying a mosque with…jammed.
As a ‘born, ‘N, bred’ Catholic, 45-50-years, reaffiliated to the Norse_Celtic_Rite subsect (Paganism), I wonder:
What will / would happen if, by some miracle, EVERY, (otherwise), intolerant Abrahamic_Monotheist STOPPED murdering / injuring / maiming / verbally, harassing non-believers / other believers? Would these violence-prone faiths simply continue to passively, disappear from human civilization, (as they’re currently doing…), via (older) True_Believers dying, out…minus enough new / returning believers, and replacement clerics?
I am supportive of almost, any theology which anyone wants, provided…they’re adults, (’18/older…’), and they DO NOT verbally harass / physically endanger others. However, as a WTC ‘survivor, by accident’, I find it terribly ironic to note that two, (allegedly), Pro_Life Xian_Jihadists…
Geo. ‘Plausible_Deniability’ Bush and Tony, “Collateral’s, Damaged” Blair engaged in a corporate profiteering odyssey…resulting in an estimated 100-250,000 murdered men, women, and children, with NO ‘N.W.M.D.’ located, (anywhere…), 15+ years, later!
You’ll remember: per the Bush administration, these non-existent National_Security_Threats were alleged to be on “15 minute pre-launch standby”, prepared to cause “Mushroom Clouds over U.S. cities”, to paraphrase the former, (101% discredited…), National Security Adviser, Condi-$-lieza Rice!
Additionally, there are an extra, (estimated), 10-12,000 ‘Gold Star’ families, in the U.S., Britain, and other countries!
While I wholeheartedly support the, (U.S.), constitutional right of ANY impregnated female to obtain an abortion for any reason…a P.O.V. developed during my Catholic days…I’ve always wondered:
How many zygotes, embryos, and/or, foetels were aborted via the ‘flash_frying’ technique, (aka, via ‘J.-D.A.M.’, Hellfire missile, etc.), c/o our, (so, called), pro_lifer politicians…Bush, ‘N, Blair?
I’ll close by noting: as a result of my paramedic career, I’m authorized to march in Memorial Day / other parades, but I NEVER do, out of concern that, by participating, I might be mis-perceived as approving / supporting Operation_Enduring_Freedom / other U.S. war_profiteering crimes!
Otherwise…Blessed, Be Kept!
(A centuries, old generic Pagan blessing intended for arriving / departing individuals / groups)
Rev g says
The generic use of abrahamic_monotheist doesn’t change the fact, yes, fact, that Judaism, Christianity, and islam are all unique religions, and only one of them calls the slaying of non-believers and apostates..
Keep trying to deflect Islamic terror, it gives you something to do. Inquiring minds know the truth.
Crusades Were Right! says
Got a Muslim pal?
Maybe you only THINK you do!
Timothy Frohlick says
There are “muslims” who are really atheists and pretend to be muslims. Same goes for “christians” or any other religion.
Paul Fishman says
This verse in the Quran teaches that lying is OK for the religion of Allah. In other words a committed muslim’s word can’t ever be trusted.
Kay says
I wonder if they can wear or hang up a crucifix?
I pray that if any attempt deception by wearing or hanging crosses simply to be able to later betray Christians, that the crosses will work on them with the power of Jesus.
Jesus, by Your cross and resurrection, You have set us free!