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It’s Islamic History Month — the perfect time to read Robert Spencer’s History of Jihad

Oct 11, 2018 4:26 pm By Robert Spencer

It’s Islamic History Month in Canada, and in the Globe and Mail, Sheema Khan says: “While a dangerous fringe harbours anti-Muslim sentiment, it is unfair to tarnish all opponents of the proposition as bigots. We must allow for open discussion without tossing in the accusation of ‘Islamophobia,’ which pre-empts meaningful engagement.”

I couldn’t agree more. In fact, in the interest of open discussion and meaningful engagement, I’m offering here and now to send Sheema Khan a free copy of my book The History of Jihad From Muhammad to ISIS. What better way to celebrate Islamic History Month than by actually reading about that history, often in the words of Muslim chroniclers, who recorded what they considered to be the glorious deeds of the jihadis, and whom I quote extensively in the book?

A hadith depicts a Muslim asking Muhammad: “Instruct me as to such a deed as equals Jihad (in reward).” Muhammad replied, “I do not find such a deed.” (Bukhari 4.52.44) So October is the perfect month for Muslims and non-Muslims alike to become acquainted with the history of jihad, and to see what bounties this concept has brought to mankind.

Do your bit for Islamic History Month. Order The History of Jihad From Muhammad to ISIS here.

“For Islamic history month, let’s remember our collective compassion,” by Sheema Khan, Globe and Mail, October 1, 2018:

In 2007, Parliament designated October as Canadian Islamic History Month, thereby providing an opportunity to recognize the rich contributions made by Canadian Muslims toward shaping our nation….

Yet not all Canadians feel comfortable with the proposed commemoration and day of action. While a dangerous fringe harbours anti-Muslim sentiment, it is unfair to tarnish all opponents of the proposition as bigots. We must allow for open discussion without tossing in the accusation of “Islamophobia,” which pre-empts meaningful engagement….

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  1. Walter Sieruk says

    Oct 11, 2018 at 4:56 pm

    On the date of 9/25/ 18 President Trump during a speech declared “ISIS has been driven out of Iraq and Syria.” This is both a truth and a triumph .so far so good. This is actually very good.
    Likewise, the scholar and author, Robert Spencer, in his latest book which has the title of THE HISTORY OF JIHAD FROM MUHAMMAD TO ISIS . For on page it reads “When Donald Trump replaced Barack as president of the United States, Iraqi forces and other began rolling up the Islamic State strongholds, such that within a year of the beginning of the Trump presidency , the Islamic State had lost nine-eight of its territory .”
    As good as the collapse of that Islamic “state” is we must not remember that the source and inspiration for and of that vicious and murderous jihad entity, ISIS, has not collapsed .Therefore we should not let our guard down regarding such heinous dangers. The source and inspiration is Islam.

    In addition to all this, concerning ISIS it also should be known that the Muslims who make up the jihadists of that heinously murderous and destructive jihad entity ,ISIS ,with all their awful violence are best at one things which creating inflecting death on humans and disaster and destruction The ISIS /jihadists never create or make anything of value, or that is good and worthwhile . They are only destructive and not ever constructive. The jihadists of ISIS destroy people, buildings , both religious and non-religious building , They destroy other kinds of architecture , both ancient and modern architecture, Thy destroy music, they destroy literature and manuscripts .Those jihadists of ISIS with their jihad for Islam only destroy .
    As for the last two items of value on this above list which the ISIS/ Muslim destroy. Which are literature and manuscripts this is an example of who history can repeats itself. In this case with ISIS and Muslims the jihad for their religion . For in ancient history and for years after the close of ancient history there was the grand and wonderful Library of Alexandra in Egypt which building that contained much literature and many manuscripts of great value and worth . Then in the year AD 642 came the zeal- filled Muslim warriors who then destroyed building that was that library and all the valuable manuscripts and literature contained in the building. As was in those destructive jihad-minded Muslims in the year 642.who destroyed it all . So it is with the jihad –minded Muslims of ISIS in the twenty -first century .They just destroy.

    To become more clear regarding the history of warrior /jihadist Muslims with their closed Islamic minded and which now is reflected by the destructive actions of the warrior/ jihadists of ISIS is the following .
    “The Library of Alexandria was he center of intellectual life in the Hellenistic and Roman periods, holding scrolls of all Greek literature and thought, joined by the Latin works once the Romans started writing anything worth reading. In AD 642 shortly after the founding of Islam ,a Muslim army captured Alexandria , and their leader said “If those book are in agreement with Koran, we have no need of them: and if those are opposed to the Koran , destroy them.” [1]

    [1] The Greeks by Diane Harris Cline , pages 212,213.

    • Andy says

      Oct 11, 2018 at 5:32 pm

      Toronto: Migrants Housed in Hotel ‘Slaughtered Goats’ in Public Bathrooms

      https://www.prisonplanet.com/toronto-migrants-housed-in-hotel-slaughtered-goats-in-public-bathrooms.html

      • Andy says

        Oct 11, 2018 at 5:50 pm

        An American visitor who stayed at a hotel in Toronto where hundreds of “refugees” are being housed claims that animal services had to be called because migrants were slaughtering goats in the public bathrooms.

        REFUGEES SLAUGHTERING GOATS IN HOTEL PUBLIC BATHROOM

        • Andy says

          Oct 11, 2018 at 8:47 pm

          Sharia Creep! Why’s The Liberal Party Surround Themselves With Criminals?

        • mortimer says

          Oct 12, 2018 at 3:28 am

          The Government of Canada is now dispersing taxpayers’ money in situations where they are aware the ultimate use of the funds will be the direct and indirect support of terrorism. Among the intermediary agencies involved are Islamic Relief Canada and its parent organization, Islamic Relief Worldwide. The ultimate destination of a portion of the funds is Hamas, an organization listed by the Government of Canada as a terrorist entity.

          It is no longer an outside job; it is an inside job.

          This funding may constitute a criminal offence.

          The Senate of Canada heard in May 2015 that the Muslim Brotherhood, listed as a terrorist organization in several countries, has a series of some eight to ten front organizations in Canada. Among then were the Muslim Association of Canada; the National Council of Canadian Muslims; (formerly known as Council of American Muslim Relations – Canada or CAIR-CAN); Islamic Relief Canada and the International Relief Fund for the Afflicted and Needy – Canada, IRFAN. IRFAN no longer exists as it lost its Canada Revenue Agency charitable status for funding terrorism and was later declared to be a terrorist entity.

          The Members of Parliament involved in orchestrating this terrorist funding are:

          imap://dnitkin%40cftrl%2Eorg@imap.cftrl.org:143/fetch%3EUID%3E.INBOX%3E1458?part=1.1.2&filename=image002.jpg

          1. The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, Member of Parliament for Papineau and Prime Minister. As the First Minister in a Westminster form of Parliament, he has political responsibility and political accountability for the actions of his government. Prime Minister Trudeau has also done volunteer work for Islamic Relief Canada and a promotional video on their behalf. Prime Minister Trudeau has had a nearly ten-year long record of supporting, defending or deflecting criticism away from the Islamist cause in general since his election as a Member of Parliament in 2008. (See Annex 1 for more details.)

          2. The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Member of Parliament for University-Rosedale and Minister of Global Affairs. As Minister of Global Affairs, she is politically accountable for the actions of her department.

          3. The Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Member of Parliament for York South-Weston and Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship. As Minister of Immigration, he is politically accountable for the actions of his department.

          4. The Honourable Marie Claude Bibeau, Member of Parliament for Compton-Stanstead and Minister for International Development. As Minister of International Development, she is politically accountable for the actions of her department.

          5. The Honourable Omar Alghabra, Member of Parliament for Mississauga Centre and Parliamentary Secretary for Global Affairs. As a Parliamentary Secretary for the Global Affairs Department (Foreign Ministry) Mr. Alghabra bears some political accountability for the department. He has also used his position as a Member of Parliament and Parliamentary Secretary to promote the cause of Islamic Relief in a variety of official and semi-official situations.

          6. The Honourable Iqra Khalid, Member of Parliament for Mississauga-Erin Mills, is the sponsor of the M103 Parliamentary Motion on Islamophobia. She announced major funding (23 million dollars) to address Islamophobia in relation of her M103 Motion. It is not clear what share of the proposed 23 million dollars will go to Islamic Relief Canada, nor is it clear why a relief agency would be involved in such a project.

      • mortimer says

        Oct 12, 2018 at 3:32 am

        The Government of Canada is Funding Terrorism with Taxpayers’ Money | Report by Tom Quiggin

        • mortimer says

          Oct 12, 2018 at 3:41 am

          ISLAMIC RELIEF CANADA gets the money and they send it to TERRORISM ORGANIZATIONS.

      • J D S says

        Oct 12, 2018 at 9:47 am

        Robert Spencer’s new book should be required reading on the floor of parliament in Canada as well as the floor of congress in the U.S. because the elite “elected” know little about Islamic jihad and even less about Islam itself.
        I do believe that ISIS and groups like them will eventually be the downfall of islam plus the many prayers that have gone up to the great and only God concerning Islam and it’s Satan driven advancement. Even though America, and the west in general, have done deplorable things to turn away from the only being, God himself. That can put a stop to islam, God is watching and listening and along with our more understanding of is lam by the populace, Islam is dying a slow slow death. Slow meaning it may take years for Islam to die the death that all Satan driven religions have gone Quicker, May be if our elite elected become more learned about the wiles of islam.

  2. joneice says

    Oct 11, 2018 at 5:08 pm

    what the hell did they ever do for Canada except to make people not like them and want them to leave?

    there is nothing positive about anything related to Islam. read The Traveler, that should give you moments of pause for sure.

  3. vlparker says

    Oct 11, 2018 at 6:21 pm

    What month is Rastafarian history month in Canada?

  4. FYI says

    Oct 11, 2018 at 7:15 pm

    ’tis the season…And while we are at it perhaps muslims could follow allah’s advice..

    #1 “So give a respite to the disbelievers…deal thou gently with them ..for a while”{koran 86 v 17}

    hey,thanks “allah”!

    We appreciate a respite from all the koranically-sanctioned commandment-of-God violations of islam’s devout followers.All the murder and mayhem and bearing false witness etc.Shukran allah!

    #2 For muslims who have difficulty understanding GOD’S COMMANDMENTS…

    “And if thou muhammed art in doubt concerning that which WE reveal unto thee,then question those
    who read the scripture that was before thee{i.e The Bible}”
    koran 10:94

    ….And what is in the Bible that allah says he wrote{koran 3:3}?

    EXODUS 20:v 1-17…There you go:Thou shalt not KILL etc

    GOD’S OFFICIAL COMMANDMENTS

    You have no excuse then as muslims:the fact that the koran DISAGREES with God’s official Commandments should make you think about who this god “allah” is{It’s not the God of Moses is it!?}

    Do you think isis would understand Exodus 20?Of course not..and yet they think paradise awaits them..for doing EVIL..!

    And remember dear muslims that you cannot dispute this since allah also CONFIRMS the Gospel as being TRUE {see koran 5 v 46}and condemns those who attack it ..”whoso judgeth not by that which allah hath revealed:such are EVIL doers”{koran 5 v 47}

    After all,allah claims he wrote the Bible{koran 3:3}….”that which allah hath revealed”

  5. Lydia Church says

    Oct 11, 2018 at 8:35 pm

    And… Christian history month is when… again?!?!

  6. Patsy Koenig says

    Oct 12, 2018 at 12:30 am

    October 7th is the Feast of Our Lady of Victory…which is the commemoration of the victory of Christendom over Islam at the Battle of Lepanto on October 7, 1571! Ave Maria!

  7. Jayell says

    Oct 12, 2018 at 2:19 am

    “Sheema Khan says: “While a dangerous fringe harbours anti-Muslim sentiment, it is unfair to tarnish all opponents of the proposition as bigots. We must allow for open discussion without tossing in the accusation of ‘Islamophobia’…..”

    Well, if you’re reading this, that’s amazingly big of you, Ms Khan (assuming you’re female). How magnanimous of you to deign to permit mere kuffar mortals to utter a less-than-complimentary opinion of that perverted paragon of a penal institution inmate to whom you are apparently required to offer grovelling obeisance and still somehow expect to command some level of respect! There is, however, an unfortunate divergence of opinion here in that many of us on this side of the civility-divide consider that the ‘dangerous fringe’ consists of people like you who follow your curious notion of what is supposed to be a ‘religion’ and ‘perfect humanity’, and one wonders excatly how you would survive a proper ‘open discussion’ on that matter, assuming your ‘religious philosophy'(sic) actually allows you to understand what ‘open discussion’ really is. Also, your allusion to ‘bigots’ (which crops up boringly frequently when muslims open their mouths and purport to communicate) seems to prove yet again that old English proverb ‘it takes a thief to catch a thief’ – in this case, it takes a bigot to catch a bigot or (perhaps more accurately) THINK that they’ve caught a bigot, since typically-arrogant islamic attitudes (such as yours) are demonstrably the very epitome of bigotry. Look that word up in a dictionary, Ms. Khan, and then perhaps you’ll find out what you’re supposed to be talking about.

    • balam says

      Oct 12, 2018 at 6:46 am

      Very good response!!!!

    • Carol the 1st says

      Oct 13, 2018 at 2:00 am

      Well said Jayell. Khan calls Cognizant Canadians the “DANGEROUS fringe”, tastefully skirting but hinting at the obvious near-relative – the “LUNATIC fringe”. This is the new gold standard of respect and politesse set by the Trudope dictatorship assortment in our new Dystopia in the Works.

      Meanwhile back at the ranch I just missed crossing paths with some MACHETE-wielder who was chasing a pal down the street in broad daylight (hopefully there are still some DANGEROUS-type Canadians around who would have saved my butt had I run into that guy). Police ran paddy-wagon intervention but I couldn’t find a word about it in the papers later. I wonder how often *that* happens?

  8. mortimer says

    Oct 12, 2018 at 3:24 am

    Sheema Khan is more open to debate than most Muslims. She must realize the things that are DANGEROUSLY WRONG with Islam and which are HARD TO DENY by an INTELLECTUALLY HONEST PERSON …

    1 No Golden Rule 2 No free speech 3 No democracy 4 Jihad – holy war of supremacism 5 Honour killings 6 Taqiyya – sacred lying 7 Taqlid – group think 8 Circular reasoning 9 Misogyny – repression of women 10 Rape of kafirs as jihad prizes 11 Genocide 12 Ethnic cleansing 13 Al-Walaa wal-Baraa – Islamic apartheid 14 Torture 15 Plundering 16 Cruel and unusual punishments 16 Backwardness – stagnation 17 Violence against women 18 Slavery 19 Discriminatory Sharia law 20 Hatred of the arts 21 No music 22 Pedophilia disguised as child marriage 23 Fifty generations of cousin marriage and genetic defects 24 Cruelty to animals 25 Extortion tax to humiliate disbelievers 26 No historic basis 27 Anti-intellectual obscurantism 28 FGM 29 Arab racism 30 Theocratic totalitarianism 31 Vigilantism 32 Amoral, opportunistic character of Mohammed that all Muslims must imitate 33 Hatred of non-Muslims as an essential doctrine 34 History of Islam includes the genocidal murders of 270 million non-Muslims in Islamic holy wars, terrorism, persecutions and enslavement directed against non-Muslims. 35. Holy books of Islam contain more calls for violence than all other foundational religious texts.

    • Carol the 1st says

      Oct 13, 2018 at 2:12 am

      Wow! That really sounds BAD Mortimer and greatly to be avoided by any sane, responsible citizen. of the world. Do others know about this?? Did Trudope get a memo??

  9. Michael Copeland says

    Oct 12, 2018 at 3:35 am

    “Rich contribution”?
    Niagara train plot…..Ottawa Parliament shooting ….Danforth shooting ….and on and on

    • John Hopwood says

      Oct 12, 2018 at 4:34 am

      Well exactly……..Biggest Mosque in North America being built in Ft McMurray? Why a mosque in Inuvik? Jinnah Park in Winnipeg, Bill C 103……….

      “……..recognize the rich contributions made by Canadian Muslims toward shaping our nation….” Sheema Khan, Globe and Mail, October 1, 2018:

      “SHAPING…” ITS A THEOCRACY INVASION.

      • balam says

        Oct 12, 2018 at 7:00 am

        Sheema Khan is a typical Muslim DECEIVER.ISLAMOPHPBIA IS LIKE FEAR OF poisonous SNAKES.IT WOULD BE MAD FOR NOT TO FEAR ISLAM AND DESTROY THIS DANGEROUS IDEOLOGY.

  10. Jay says

    Oct 12, 2018 at 9:05 am

    Any chance this book will be sold in any retail store? I don’t have an Amazon account and don’t want to start one.

    • Robert Spencer says

      Oct 12, 2018 at 3:52 pm

      It should be in the bookstore near you. If not, you can order it there.

      • Jay says

        Oct 12, 2018 at 4:44 pm

        That would be Barnes & Noble in zip code 44060. I’ll give it a shot, and we’ll see what they tell me.

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