Linda Sarsour says that the term jihad “has been hijacked by Muslim extremists and right-wing extremists alike,” and she must know, right? So here is a new listing of some of the worst of those right-wing extremist Islamophobes who besmirch Islam and the concept of jihad by cherry-picking Qur’an verses and ripping them out of context to claim that jihad involves violence:
“Islamophobes Top 10,” Deo Volente, July 10, 2017:
The amount of lies about Islam by far right islamophobes has reached new heights this summer. These days the trend seems to be lying about the meaning of Jihad, saying the term often describes offensive warfare against non-Muslims. These sad individuals are not always your average Joe but are often people of eminence whose lies have been written down and sold to bookstores worldwide. We’ve decided to expose a few of the bigots who spread their fear of islam and hatred toward muslims by showing you what they’ve said and where to find their published works. Let’s make our voices public and get their writings banned in the name of freedom.
#10
“Jihad means to war against non-Muslims, and is etymologically derived
from the word mujahada, signifying warfare to establish the religion.” [i]Sheikh al-Misri
This Islamophobe was born in the fourteenth century and is famous for being the writer of the best known classical manual on Sunni Islamic jurisprudence from the perspective of the Shafi school of thought. This quote was taken from that book, which can be found on Amazon and other online bookstores. So get on your laptops and get those fearmongering books banned!#9
“And it is (permissible) irrespective of whether the battle is joined or not,
because the Prophet, Allah’s blessing and peace be upon him,
did not wait for the battle to be joined to fire (the mangonels).” [ii]Sheikh Ibn Qudãma
This famous Arabic Islamophobe lived in the days of Islamic tolerance found in the thirteenth century. He is still revered in Sunnism as one of the most influential thinkers and jurists from the Hanbali school of thought, where he is to this day referred to as “the sheikh of Islam”. His books are mainly available in Arabic but hey, better safe than sorry: buy ‘em & burn ‘em freedom fighters!#8
“War against infidels living in their own country is a common obligation;
that is to say that if a sufficient number of Muslims acquit themselves of it,
the others may lawfully remain at home.” [iii]Sheikh Al-Nawawi
This thirteenth century scholar of Islam, who lived in Damascus for most of his life, is famous for writing many lengthy books on Islamic jurisprudence during the classical period of the religion. He is still considered one of the more influential writers within the Shafi school of thought. This guy’s books are all over the place! Get them out of the public realm by buying one or get them banned.#7
“I asked: Would it be permissible to inundate a city in the territory of war with water,
to burn it with fire, or to attack (its people) with mangonels even though
there may be slaves, women, old men, and children in it?He replied: Yes, I would approve of doing all of that to them.” [iv]
Abu Hanifa
The mainstream school of thought called Hanafi bares this islamophobe’s name. His words, written down by his students in the early eighth century, are crucial to the mentioned madhab and have been tremendously influential for almost all of Islam’s existence. To this very day one of his titles in mainstream Islam is “The Great Imam”. Muslims have cared for his texts in order to preserve as much as possible since he was one of the greatest scholars of Islam during the formative period.#6
“It (Surah 2:193) is an unqualified command to fight without any precondition of hostilities being initiated
by the unbelievers.” [v] (between brackets is ours)Al-Qurtubi (commenting on Surah 2 verse 193: “Fight them until there is no more fitna and the deen (religion) belongs to Allah alone.”
This famous islamophobic scholar walked the earth during Islam’s golden age. Al-Qurtubi first lived in Muslim invaded Spain after moving to today’s Egypt when the Spaniards dared to recapture their land. He is best known for his influential commentary on the entire Quran, though he was also an expert in Islamic law. Want to get a hold of his work? Try any major store.#5
“Why wage war? The Muslim jurists agreed that the purpose of fighting the People of the Book,
excluding the (Qurayshite) People of the Book and the Christian Arabs, is one of two things:
it is either for their conversion to Islam or the payment of jizya.” [vi]Ibn Rushd
This islamophobe is well-known in the West by the name Averroes. Besides a philosopher he was a highly trained Maliki jurist, which is another mainstream Islamic school of thought. He wrote a book comparing the opinions of the four main schools of thought in Sunni Islam, which is still considered great study material for the student of Islamic jurisprudence. His works are available all over the world so they should be easy to trace.#4
“If they still refuse to accept (Islam) after this, war is waged against them and
they are treated as those whom the call has reached.” [vii] (between brackets is ours)Al-Mawardi
This obvious islamophobe from the eleventh century is considered a heavyweight on legal issues particularly concerning the Caliphate of Islam. His book on Islamic Governance was very influential to mainstream Islam especially during his time and according to some he should be known as the first Islamic political scientist because of his detailed focus upon the empire-mindedness which was particularly strong during these times of Islamic strength.#3
“Therefore, Muslims are not allowed to honor the people of Dhimmah or elevate them above Muslims,
for they are miserable, disgraced and humiliated.” [viii]Sheikh Ibn Kathir (commentating on Surah 9 verse 29 of the Quran)
The islamophobia is strong with this one! Ibn Kathir has always been considered one of the very best commentators on the Quran. His exegeses is so clear and wise, according to the Muslim tradition, that a student of the Quran would be strongly advised to become familiar with his Tafsir. It is no surprise then that his translated work can be found everywhere. You know what to do.#2
“By Allah, I found nothing but the fact that Allah had opened the heart of Abu Bakr for (perceiving the justification of) fighting (against those who refused to pay Zakat) and I fully recognized that the (stand of Abu Bakr) was right.” [ix]
Umar ibn Al-Khattab
This islamophobe was a personal friend of Muhammad, the prophet of Islam, and became the second successor of his master as the Caliph of the Islamic community in the seventh century. When he spoke the words in this narration he was referring to the first successor and father-in-law of Muhammad, called Abu Bakr. He fought a war against people who had apparently become hypocrites (fake Muslims) by refusing to pay the Islamic alms (zakat) to him. The source for this quote is an authentic source, according to all Sunni Muslim scholars: the hadith collection called Sahih Muslim….
Who is the world’s leading Islamophobe? Geert Wilders? Pamela Geller? Me? Find out here.
Ren says
This is factual. Jihad is warfare against non-muslims to establish islam. Good work Robert.
blitz2b says
Though all of these islamophobes have nothing to fear from the pseudo Muslims living in the west and their western liberal sell outs, because all of them are already dead.
It’s ok for Islamic scholars and even the founder of Islam to state obvious facts about jihad and meaning, but the moment these same are pointed by critics of Islam the ugly insidious term “oozes out of the pores of these Islam loving-freaks….
It’s sickening
Shane says
There are 4 types of jihad and Sarsour is a Jihadi of the Tongue. Jihad – The Four Forms and the West
https://counterjihadreport.com/tag/four-kinds-of-jihad/
gravenimage says
Revealed: The World’s Ten Foremost Islamophobes
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Brilliant!
IanB says
Agreed wholeheartedly!
gravenimage says
🙂
Jaladhi says
Our clueless MSM, political leaders and academia need to read this list of world’s foremost Islamophobes. Maybe Muslims can also benefit by this list to remove their ignorance of the meaning of jihad – but they already know it and continue to lie about it!
abad says
Numero Uno is….
Sheer genius!
Diane Harvey says
# 1 has gotta be Big Mo himself.
That’s my pre-look guess.
Lets see how I do.
Frank Scarn says
Go to the head of the class.
I would say that you’re smarter than Sarsour, but that would be inaccurate. Sarsour knows exactly what jihad means, and that Mohammed was its biggest cheerleader. She’s just hoping, through her lying and deceits, to keep the wool pulled down over the eyes of gullible Americans.
newUser says
You are the best student of Mr. Spencer. Congratulations!
Greg Isaacs says
Yes, for freedom let’s ban these books. …. Oh wait….
Terry says
Amazing, NOT A RABBI OR MINISTER AMONG THEM.
Nor, any Jewish or Christian or Hindu or Buddhist writer.
Truly amazing
CommoHull says
Ban books in the name of freedom! LOL! I guess she misses the irony because she went with it.
CommoHull says
Doh, so it’s not Sarsour’s quote. It sure sounded like something she would say!
Donald R Laster Jr says
Facts are always inconvenient for liars. And Islamics work hard to hide what they really teaches Islamics to do with lies.
Richard says
When Muslims level accusations of Islamophobia against Kafirs who correctly quote the Islamic texts and exegeses, their offense comes not from what we are saying, but the simple fact that we have the temerity and arrogance to characterize the violent verses as something negative. It’s not the specifics of our criticism but the fact that we’re criticizing at all, since we’re insulting Allah and the Prophet by disparaging the divine sacred texts. After all, the Pact of Umar states that dhimmis are not permitted to study the Koran, and many Muslims consider us dhimmis whether we realize it or not.
No Fear says
True. Nowadays, with the internet, anyone can study any of the texts of Islam, even the more obscure texts. No one OWNS the source texts of Islam. Will Islam stand up to the onslaught of criticism via the web? Time will tell.
rubiconcrest says
… and I thought Jihad was going to the gym or writing letters to my senator. Boy was I wrong. Great reference material. Thank you Jihad Watch.
Lydia says
A screamer of a newsline!
We just need to tell THEM…
Mike9a says
What else to expect from common sense champion, simply brilliant, Thank you Robert!
newUser says
Genius, lol.
newUser says
Genius.
Norger says
Absolutely great stuff. This is precisely what it has come to– the unvarnished truth about Islam, in the words of its most distinguished scholars and beloved prophet is “Islamophobia,” but only when that truth is spoken by a non-Muslim.
mohamonator says
@Robert If you had to expand the list with a more modern candidate (in time, not thought!), how about Sayyid Qutb (1906 – 1966)? Qutb is generally recognized as a leading thinker of the modern islamic “revival” and an inspiration to al-Qaeda and the muslim brotherhood.
Ray says
Great research. I wonder if Ibn Taymiya has any quotes that prove he’s an islamophobe.
william says
I have this same picture from another source,,, (DEVIANTART) I think,, with the caption “SEE right here it says that we can “F” goats”…
Dacritic says
Does the loud-mouth Mehdi Hassan want to defend this?
Donafugata says
Most revealing and great photo!
I love to see them going ape****
Carolyne says
I’ve seen that picture many times before and each time I see it it repulses me. A bunch of unwashed hairy is old men with their mouths open catching flies. They are disgusting and so is Linda Sarsour.
A few days ago I saw her on TV wearing a headdress with sequins on it. She is calling attention to her hair and we all know what that could cause……
Mark Spahn (West Seneca, NY) says
Under the description of Islamophobe #4 is the phrase ” [vii] (between brackets is ours)”. What does this mean? Between what brackets is our *what*? And who is “we”?
Under Islamophobe #10 is a link to Amazon, where one may buy this Islamophobe’s work “Reliance of the Traveller” (‘Umdat al-Salik). On that page is a notation “5 Used from $47.96, 7 New from $38.39”. Why does a used book cost more than a new book?
No Fear says
Islamophobia. There was so much of it about, centuries ago, in muslim texts.
Troybeam says
Non Muslims, need to read this book, explains a lot which one can argue with a Muslim about, they’ll deny anything you say which will make you wonder how much they know about what is written in their books.
Reliance of the Traveller: Islamic Sacred Law aka sharia:
page 453/k29.5(2)
Paying prize money in every game that encourages and assists fighting for Allah (jihad def:o9) is permissible if the terms of the competition conform to the rulings discussed above in this section.
Slavery in Islam: under Jihad Chapter o9.0/page 604/ o9.13
When a child or woman is taken captive they become slaves by the fact of capture and the woman previous marriage is immediately annulled.
Dale Netherton says
The counterpoiht is the reality of Muslim hatred for infidels which is infidelophobia.
Mark A says
Thanks for the book recommendations Robert Spencer.
I’ll add these to my reading list.
martin says
the first was mohammed practising ALL the deadly and violent things against other people,killing hundreds of jews in one day becaus tze did not agree withhis ” teaching ” wich actually was a obsession and the demon woul have killed him if he did not obey.
Its not a fear(phobie)against islam,its
FACTS .
I SLAM OPH OBEY