Yasir Qadhi is an imam in Memphis and is Dean of Academic Affairs at the Al-Maghrib Institute. He is a hafiz — that is, he has memorized the entire Qur’an. He has also called Jews and Christians “filthy” (in accord with Qur’an 9:28) and said: “The life and property of a mushrik [one who worships others besides Allah] holds no value in the state of jihad….which means if they don’t say la illaha illa Allah, their lives and property are halal” — that is, permitted to be taken by the Muslims. Yet despite this open espousal of jihad violence, he has won the admiration of an evangelical Christian preacher, James White. I wrote here about how White is credulously allowing himself to be fooled by Qadhi, and letting the imam peddle egregious falsehoods about Islam to Christian audiences without challenge.
Soon after that post appeared, White and I debated about the nature of Islam — you can listen to the debate here. Meanwhile, White’s dealings with Qadhi have caused a controversy in evangelical circles, with White’s critics accusing him of dangerous naivete, and White accusing them of lack of charity. Qadhi here responds to the controversy on Facebook, deploring the “character assassination and smear campaigns that Mr White has had to endure from some of his fellow Christians.”
Qadhi doesn’t hesitate, however, to engage in character assassination and a smear campaign against me, and White, although he has repeatedly bragged about his Christian charity in engaging Qadhi, once again seems to forget that he has any obligation of charity to anyone else, and duly retweeted the link to Qadhi’s post. In that post, Qadhi gives a textbook example of how Islamic supremacists engage in ad hominem attacks against those whom they hate, as he attempts to discredit me by a lot of name calling (we get “Far Right” three times, “bigot” twice, and “Islamophobic” once), second-hand smears (SPLC! Brevik! All answered here), and assertions that he knows my intentions (he twice claims that I’m just in it for the money, a charge about foes of jihad terror and Sharia oppression that is almost as old as Islam itself, as is attributed to Muhammad himself).
But the one thing that Qadhi never does, and cannot do, is demonstrate that anything I’ve ever said about Islam is false. Meanwhile, plenty of what Qadhi says is false. See below for details.
From Yasir Qadhi’s Facebook page:
Many of you are aware that I had a dialogue with James White, a Reformed Baptist minister who has achieved a solid reputation amongst many conservative Christians. (You can find the videos of the debates in the first comment).
What most of you are probably not aware is the severe online character assassination and smear campaigns that Mr White has had to endure from some of his fellow Christians, albeit of the Far Right sector of this country….
Well, apparently, these Far Right individuals truly believe that Muslims are so dangerous, so evil, so deadly, that the mere fact that Mr. White can sit with us, and essentially humanize us as people who believe in our faith, entails that Mr. White is in fact helping and abetting the Muslim Brotherhood, Salafis, Al-Qaeda and other groups (albeit indirectly – he is, according to the analysis of such discerning self-professed intellectuals as Robert Spencer, a ‘useful idiot’).
This is, of course, nonsense, and not just because Qadhi employs the term “Far Right,” a meaningless appellation that the establishment media uses simply to signal that the person to whom it is applied is not to be supported by decent people. The problem is not that White sat down with Qadhi. The problem is that White let Qadhi get away with repeatedly lying through his teeth, unchallenged. I myself would be happy to sit down with Qadhi and engage in a debate or simply discuss salient issues, and “essentially humanize” him as much as his heart desires. We could have, I am sure, an enlightening discussion. However, I am sure he will refuse; he claims that I am dehumanizing him, when actually I am stand willing to have a discussion with him, while I am sure he will refuse to engage on equal terms with a “Far Right” “Islamophobic bigot.” Who is dehumanizing whom?
A few points to make…
Islamophobic bigots like Spencer have fabricated this myth of us Muslims (less than 1 % of this land!) having desires to subjugate the rest of the 99 % to our laws and religion. Sadly, many innocent Christians believe these lies, and Spencer continues to profit from that fear…
I fabricated that myth, eh? What immense power Qadhi thinks I have! In reality, the idea that any Muslims in the U.S. wish to subjugate non-Muslims comes from Omar Ahmad, Hamas-linked CAIR’s co-founder and longtime Board chairman, who once said: “Islam isn’t in America to be equal to any other faith, but to become dominant. The Koran, the Muslim book of scripture, should be the highest authority in America, and Islam the only accepted religion on Earth.” He denies saying those words, but the original reporter still stands by her story. And Hamas-linked CAIR spokesman Ibrahim Hooper once said: “I wouldn’t want to create the impression that I wouldn’t like the government of the United States to be Islamic sometime in the future.” Meanwhile, according to a captured internal document, the Muslim Brotherhood (to which all the major Muslim groups in the US are linked) is dedicated in its own words to “eliminating and destroying Western civilization from within, and sabotaging its miserable house….so that it falls, and Allah’s religion is victorious over other religions.” Think that document is inauthentic or unimportant? Think again. Then there is the Washington, DC imam who wants to “establish an Islamic State of America by 2050.”
4- So, essentially, what terrifies Spencer and the Far Right bigots who falsely invoke the noble Prophet Jesus’ name as they spey [sic] hatred is to actually see two very committed people, a Baptist Minister and a Shaykh, agree to disagree, even as they harshly dismiss each other’s faiths and theologies, and argue exclusive salvation for their own faiths. That simple civility – the act of agreeing to disagree – is something that these individuals, wallowing in hate and lies and wanting the rest of us to do the same, simply cannot tolerate….
Hate? Lies? I hereby challenge Qadhi to produce one quotation from me that is “hateful,” and one that is a “lie.” I’ve written 17 books, thousands of articles, and 45,000 blog posts. If I’m really the gargoyle of his imaginings, this should be easy, right?
Yasir Qadhi Yes Arefin you are correct – he and his ilk only hype themselves up amongst their own, and also amongst people who typically are not very educated in anything outside of their own culture and ways. As well, they all profit handsomely from spreading fear and hatred…
Not only is the profitable nature of this enterprise wildly exaggerated, but obviously if someone really wants to “profit handsomely,” the path to doing so is not to tell the truth about Islam, which only ruins one’s reputation and endangers one’s life, but claiming that Islam is a religion of peace: that path gets you to CNN and invited to all the best parties.
In making this charge, Qadhi is simply following the playbook. According to Muhammad’s first biographer, Ibn Ishaq, the first eighty verses of Sura 3 were revealed after a delegation of Christians came from the Yemeni city of Najran. One of the leaders of this delegation was a bishop, Abu Haritha ibn Alqama, who received money, servants, and other favors from “the Christian kings of Byzantium.” Abu Haritha, says Ibn Ishaq, knew that Muhammad was a prophet, but refused to accept him for fear of losing the loot that the Byzantines were lavishing upon him. Throughout Islamic history, Muslims have claimed that non-Muslims with whom they’re engaged in controversies are not motivated by a desire to find the truth, but are deliberately rejecting Islam for financial and/or other gain.
But the venerable character of this libel doesn’t make it any less libelous when Qadhi applies it to me.
notmoron says
This so called “evangelical ” Christian might be in Saudi Arabia pay roll .
old white guy says
Qadhi is an enemy of America and should be arrested and jailed and the mosque razed.
mortimer says
Qadhi is a disinformation artist. His deceits are flat denials of standard, canonical Islamic teaching.
Ibn Khaldun (d. 1406), jurist, renowned philosopher, historian, and sociologist, summarized these consensus opinions from five centuries of prior Muslim jurisprudence with regard to the uniquely Islamic institution of jihad: “In the Muslim community, the holy war is a religious duty, because of the universalism of the [Muslim] mission and [the obligation to] convert everybody to Islam either by persuasion or BY FORCE… The other religious groups did not have a universal mission, and the holy war was not a religious duty for them, save only for purposes of defense… Islam is under obligation to GAIN POWER OVER OTHER NATIONS.”
Furthermore, Sharia law is filled with references to the ‘Islamic state’ and the ‘sultan’ or ‘caliph’. This assumes that the ‘Islamic state’ is the state instituted by Allah. The duty of the caliph is make jihad NO LESS THAN twice yearly. The purpose of offensive jihad is Islamic expansionism.
It’s right there in Sharia law. Hard to deny that.
eagle nest says
It’s like a bad movie, the third world beliefs with their reality has arrived in these modern times. The time capsule has been opened. All truths about the Muslims are considered Islamophobia by the above mentioned. The truth happens to be inconvenient facts about Mohamed that would be swept under the carpet. That’s is why they insist so much on imposing blasphemy laws or labeling people as “Islamophobic”, to hide the horrible truth about their false prophet. They know no decent human being could accept Mohamed was a good person or even more a prophet. A good practicing Muslim knows the Koran, Sharia Law and the Hadith all require complete submission to Islam, which is antithetical to the US government, the Constitution, and the Republic. All Muslims who attest that the Koran is their life’s guiding principal subscribe to submission to Islam and its form of government. The freedom of speech should allow the truth to come out as an education for the American people to see and hopefully understand the Muslim threat to the American people and the American core beliefs..Think twice before inviting a Muslim into your heart and the community. The Muslim agenda is to push the Sharia Law on the American people and make demands that allow only the Muslims to be above the American law. This is part of their creed.
John Forbes says
The entire POLITICAL LANDSCAPE is like a very BAD HOLLYWOOD MOVIE ! Sadly for Mr & Mrs average the truth is not so easy to turn off at will !
POLITICIANS are proving to be COWARDS & the LEFT is allied with ISLAM !
Without an vote or say – USA may well end up with SHARIA in one form or another if this level of COWARDICE is allowed to continue with GIRLS all in HIBAYAHS & BOYS sporting fist sized beards and the WEEK END a FRIDAY !!!
Gays tossed off high places & beatings for Alcohol drinking & executions of Apostates & a SPECIAL ISLAMIC TAX on all Non Believers !
roger woodhouse says
The left are alligned with Islam but not by choice.Its a fear that to oppose this accursed ‘religion’would put them on the side of ‘rightwing ‘policies and this of course would destroy everything they stand for.So they cattry on with their own demise through ignorance.Most believe the mantra spewed out by the leftwing media that ‘Islam is a ‘religion of peace’ whilst keeping their fingers crossed.
Paul F Austin says
One hundred percent true. A truly excellent article which deserves to be read by all who wish to see the truth of Islam rather than the Taqiyya of their fifth column in the West. I have ONE golden rule – NEVER GIVE A VOTE TO A MUSLIM IN EITHER LOCAL OR NATIONAL ELECTIONS – to do is to sign the death warrants of those in your family and community who will follow.
Westman says
One only needs to read the Quran to realize that the aim of Islam is to make all worship Allah, or, be subjugated, paying the jizyah, or, if that fails, fought until dead.
Being able to memorize huge volumes of material does not make one intelligent or logical. If that were the case, all countries and institutions would be manned by savants. We all know someone with a huge memorization capacity who we would not ask for social advice or help with Caculus. Frankly, when someone says they have memorized the Quran, a jumble of incomplete and contradictory ideas, and that it’s all from the greatest mind of the Universe, I see someone unable to think with logic and precision – a member of the Islamic Borg.
Yasir Qadhi is just another fully-wired-in interface for the Islamic Borg; an entity that is just becoming aware that grass-roots of democratic humanity is waking up to what Islam really is at its core. The internet, with sources like Robert Spencer, has overrun the Borg’s ability to control media and, thereby, the narrative.
For the first time in our lifetime, the Islamic Borg is frightened that it will be deservedly rejected by the West. Even Rutte in the Netherlands is saying, “we made some mistakes” and some EU countries are saying they won’t take any more “refugees”, and some are saying they won’t take any. This has happened entirely in response to the behavior of immigrant Muslims – the fruit of Islam.
David says
But have you read it in Klingon to realy understand it? (not my joke) 🙂
James says
Parts of it sound like Klingon. I prefer Elvish – it’s more melodious.
Paul F Austin says
Great comment – down to earth, simple statements of fact. Incidentally There are apparently something like one hundred different ‘sects’ of Islam. Perhaps before the Muslims speak in the defence of their ‘peaceful’ calls to behead and murder Jews and Christians, they might explain which ‘sect’ they belong to – and whether they are Sunni or Shia?
rich says
The “you’re dehumanizing me!” accusation is very common.
I pointed out a prominent local Black Lives Matter activist was lying about certain aspects of a case.
She wasn’t able to argue her point, but she came back with a big, dramatic speech where she also accused me of “denying her humanity.” I never called her any names; I simply stated that what she wasn’t saying wasn’t true.
It’s a surefire way for someone to weasel out of a discussion when they’re in over their head.
mgoldberg says
It’s eerie the way people like Qadhi dissimulate and insist that naysayers regarding Islam, and Mohammed have ulterior motives. Islam is not merely a political philosophy regarding the caliphate, and the necessity for Islamic supremacy by fearful others, but throughout the Qu’ran, hadiths, sunna and historical march of Islam. That said… how does Qadhi have the gall to pretend it’s just a philosophic preference of muslims to prefer Islam and leave it all at that. By leaving it all at that…. I mean the 1400 yr march that submitted every culture it cnquered and I don’t mean by a welcom wagon. I mean the 1400 yr march where 280 millions were murdered by Islam. How does Qadhi have the gall to pretend that none of this applies to today Islam when in fact according to Qadhi, that there is no ‘reformed Islam, and that Islam is true to Mohammed then, and now, and how it’s only haters who feel muslims want to overtake and submit non muslim nations and religions.
Let’s remember and remind Qadhi about the meeting of Thomas Jefferson and John Adams back in 1786 when the nascient US was first venturing beyond the American borders into Europe to trade and had their ships, sailors, and goods stolen by muslims. And let’s remind Qadhi, what was told to these american representatives by the muslim ambassador.
“…Thomas Jefferson and John Adams, then serving as American ambassadors to France and Britain, respectively, met in 1786 in London with the Tripolitan Ambassador to Britain, Sidi Haji Abdul Rahman Adja. These future American presidents were attempting to negotiate a peace treaty which would spare the United States the ravages of jihad piracy—murder, enslavement (with ransoming for redemption), and expropriation of valuable commercial assets—emanating from the Barbary states (modern Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya, known collectively in Arabic as the Maghrib). During their discussions, they questioned Ambassador Adja as to the source of the unprovoked animus directed at the nascent United States republic. Jefferson and Adams, in their subsequent report to the Continental Congress, recorded the Tripolitan Ambassador’s justification:
… that it was founded on the Laws of their Prophet, that it was written in their Koran, that all nations who should not have acknowledged their authority were sinners, that it was their right and duty to make war upon them wherever they could be found, and to make slaves of all they could take as Prisoners, and that every Musselman who should be slain in Battle was sure to go to Paradise. ”
When he ignores all this, and pretends he’s just a man of diversity, of preventing victims being created by colonialists, all this info should be spoon fed to him till he gets up and runs out of the room… one would hope with cameras running.
Indeed it is obvious that Qadhi has indeed, ulterior motives and they are not personal but Islamic.
RodSerling says
Yasir Qadi says “Islamophobes” have fabricated “…this myth of us Muslims (less than 1 % of this land!) having desires to subjugate the rest of the 99 % to our laws and religion.”
Seen any Hollywood movies about Muhammad lately? Seen any cartoons of Muhammad in any mainstream U.S. publication lately? Heard any of the mainstream journalists, presenters, celebrities, etc., say anything even remotely critical about Islam lately?
On the other hand, we are awash in whitewashes of Islam.
But relax. There are actually no written laws in place to enforce these policies.
Linde Barrera says
It is possible that Rev. White and Imam Qadhi are secret lovers. That would explain a lot.
Flavius Claudius Iulianus says
Thank you for saying it because I didn’t want to. But I definitely noticed a weird, creepy dynamic going on with these two. A kind of one-sided bromance: Qadhi is playing hard to get while White is “a courtin’.”
Santa Voorhees says
“Islamophobic bigots like Spencer have fabricated this myth of us Muslims (less than 1 % of this land!) having desires to subjugate the rest of the 99 % to our laws and religion. Sadly, many innocent Christians believe these lies, and Spencer continues to profit from that fear…”
And he claims to be an Hafiz? What a joke!
gravenimage says
He’s not joking–he’s lying.
Warren Raymond says
“…some EU countries are saying they won’t take any more “refugees”, and some are saying they won’t take any. This has happened entirely in response to the behavior of immigrant Muslims – the fruit of Islam.”
It should have never happened. If history had been taught, the way it should have been taught, and if European nations had leaders knowledgable about what should be common knowledge, we wouldn’t have these problems at all. Very few, if any, Mohammedans would have been allowed to settle in the West.
Lydia says
Tell that blind filthy fool to open up a newspaper!
At least one with real news.
The ignorance is mind-boggling!
Or the cover up that makes him look like a total ostrich idiot.
Jaladhi says
This moron needs a lesson in Islamic history and read for himself what Muslims have done all over the world and are still doing it when they get a chance. But then he already knows and is proud of it but is deliberately lying to convince the naive Westerners that Muslims have no such desire.
Blames it on Robert!! LOL..What a moron!
utis says
Because you memorize a large text does not mean you understand it. It does not mean you are ethical. It does not mean you have integrity. I means you memorized a large text. Mazeltov. Does this mean that every computer with a copy of the Koran in its memory is a “hafiz?”
gravenimage says
Oh, I think he understands it–he also understands that he can lie to the “filthy Infidels”.
Georg says
Those look like two guys I’d take seriously.
gravenimage says
Imam Yasir Qadhi claims Robert Spencer “fabricated myth” of Muslims “having desires to subjugate” non-Muslims
Yasir Qadhi is an imam in Memphis and is Dean of Academic Affairs at the Al-Maghrib Institute. He is a hafiz — that is, he has memorized the entire Qur’an. He has also called Jews and Christians “filthy” (in accord with Qur’an 9:28) and said: “The life and property of a mushrik [one who worships others besides Allah] holds no value in the state of jihad….which means if they don’t say la illaha illa Allah, their lives and property are halal” — that is, permitted to be taken by the Muslims.
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I suppose there is nothing subjugating about being able to rob and murder any Infidel who doesn’t submit to Islam…sarc/off
More:
Soon after that post appeared, White and I debated about the nature of Islam — you can listen to the debate here. Meanwhile, White’s dealings with Qadhi have caused a controversy in evangelical circles, with White’s critics accusing him of dangerous naivete, and White accusing them of lack of charity.
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How terribly uncharitable it is to take issue with someone wanting to rob or murder you if you don’t submit to them! sarc/off
Malon says
Taqiya
Buford says
That is a hot one somebody who believes in Slavery, Abusing Women, old men marrying 6 year olds Drinking Camel Urine, & a bunch of other Barbaric Satanic Garbage then call Jews & Christians Dirty what a hypocrite.
Jayell says
So Qadhi claims that Mr. Spencer ‘fabricated’ the ‘myths’ about Islamic supremacism, which as Qadhi should know (since he’s memorized the Qu’ran) appear all over Islamic holy writ. So who put the ‘myths’ there? It must have been Mr. Spencer, since we’re told that he ‘fabricated’ them. Which means Mr.Spencer is partly responsible for producing the Qu’ran? Dear oh dear…..
Daniel Rubio says
Islam is incompatible with the West. Islam is incompatible with democracy. Islam is incompatible with freedom of thought. Islam is incompatible with freedom of religion. Islam is incompatible with freedom of expression. Islam is incompatible with harmonic coexistence. Islam is incompatible with progress. Islam is incompatible with research. Islam is incompatible with decent discussion. Islam is incompatible with dialogue. Islam is incompatible with live-and-let-live. Islam is incompatible with science. Islam is incompatible with human reasoning. Islam is incompatible with personal achievement. Islam is incompatible with secular government. Islam is incompatible with the American way of life.
Why would America and Americans want islam in its midst? Mixican American traditions with islam is like mixing water and oil, or chickens with foxes: impossible at best, inminent disaster at worst.
Islam is not a religion. It is a totalitarian, supremacist, anti-semitic and racist ideology disguised as a religion. It condones death, murder and the commission of atrocities as means to advance its conquest over non-muslims whom it consider inferior, deserving subjugation or death. Until Americans come to realize that islam is not a religion, but a stealth doctrine involved in the final goal to invade, divide and conquer their nation, Americans will follow in the footsteps of Europe towards their destruction.
Yes, there are peaceful muslims. There were peaceful Germans in n4zi Germany as well. Yet Americans didn’t make a distinction back then. Germany was the enemy, period. There were no good Germans and bad Germans. They were enemies, and they needed to be vanquished and their hateful ideology destroyed for good. Even if some of them played Mozart. Even if some of them were paceful flower growers in the German countryside minding their own business. That’s why Adolf and his hateful ideology were defeated. Completely. Because in the American mind, a German was a bloody SS officer, or a fully armed n4zi soldier dedicated to a mission to kill Americans, or a Luftwaffe pilot spraying machine-gun fire over American GIs. Never did “German” evoke images of a nice Bavarian man yodeling while watching over his sheep.
Islam is as evil an ideology as was n4zism. Yet Westerners are confounded by its representation as a religion. Had Adolf had the insight of declaring n4zism as a religion, maybe he would have made greater progress as well while trying to conquer Europe and eventually the rest of the world.
roger woodhouse says
Excellent post Daniel.Isam is the greatest threat to the Western world since Adolph Hitler.Unfortunately the cancer has been allowed in under the guise of ‘freedom of religion’It will eventually be defeated at about the same cost.Thats because we elected appeasing governments.
mortimer says
German-Syrian scholar Bassam Tibi, a Muslim reformist, warned the West against wishful thinking in its “dialogue” with Muslims. “The dialogue is not proceeding well because of the TWO-FACEDNESS of most Muslim interlocutors on the one hand and the GUILLIBILITY of well-meaning Western idealists on the other.”
Leading scholar Bernard Lewis wrote: “”The OBJECT OFGerman-Syrian scholar Bassam Tibi, a Muslim reformist, warned the West against wishful thinking in its “dialogue” with Muslims. “The dialogue is not proceeding well because of the two-facedness of most Muslim interlocutors on the one hand and the gullibility of well-meaning Western idealists on the other.”
Leading scholar Bernard Lewis wrote: “”The OBJECT OF JIHAD is to BRING THE WHOLE WORLD UNDER ISLAMIC LAW… In an Islamic state, there is in principle no law other than the shar’ia, the Holy Law of Islam… The idea that any group of persons, any kind of activities, or any part of human life is in any sense outside the scope of religious law and jurisdiction is alien to Muslim thought.”
mortimer says
Correction:
German-Syrian scholar Bassam Tibi, a Muslim reformist, warned the West against wishful thinking in its “dialogue” with Muslims. “The dialogue is not proceeding well because of the TWO-FACEDNESS of most Muslim interlocutors on the one hand and the GUILLIBILITY of well-meaning Western idealists on the other.”
Leading scholar Bernard Lewis wrote: “”The OBJECT OF JIHAD is to BRING THE WHOLE WORLD UNDER ISLAMIC LAW… In an Islamic state, there is in principle no law other than the shar’ia, the Holy Law of Islam… The idea that any group of persons, any kind of activities, or any part of human life is in any sense outside the scope of religious law and jurisdiction is alien to Muslim thought.”
Qadhi is thus exposed as a BLATANT LIAR about the aim of Islam to subjugate the earth.
Valkyrie Ziege says
; Cave ab homine unius libri.
Ade says
LIAR, LIAR .. PANTS ON FIRE !
Paul F Austin says
The whole of the Muslim World is the major problem we face. Their ‘religion’ their money and their disruption of our lives is promoted via the Saudi wealth, which is being poured into the building of mosques and Madrassas worldwide. Muslims are the scourge of our lives – murdering, pillaging primitives who are being allowed to corrupt the world with the constant, incessant moaning and complaining that the world can see the madness of their beliefs and the adoration of the militaristic animal they call Mohammed. And Yes, we understand to some extent that we are beholden to them purely because of the power of oil. Our most urgent aim must be the ending of this dependency and then, and only then, will peace have a chance of peace descending on the earth. Then we need to handle with a vengeance the problem of the total imbalance in the world’s wealth being held by about ten per cent of the population.