Once again a Muslim leader has made this claim that we have heard so often. Propaganda, because it is contrary to fact, has to be endlessly repeated in order to be accepted by the masses. And that constant repetition works: many, if not most, Americans, today believe that Islam is a religion of peace that has been hijacked by a tiny minority of extremists.
If this were so, however, then large numbers of Muslims, including the leaders of the great Islamic empires of the past, have misunderstood Islam. The history of Islam includes an unbroken record of jihad violence: wherever Muslims have gone in the world, some of them have waged jihad warfare against non-Muslims. The whole shocking record of this, hardly known at all in the West and obscured by mountains of propaganda, is in my new book The History of Jihad From Muhammad to ISIS, the first and only one-volume narrative history of jihad in the English language. Arm yourself against the propaganda, which just keeps on coming — order the book here.
“Muslim journalists have a responsibility to defend real Islam: Imam-e-Kaaba,” Ary News, November 7, 2018:
ISLAMABAD: Imam-e-Ka’aba Sheikh Saleh Abdullah bin Humaid has said that the journalists in the Muslim countries have a responsibility to defend the real Islam, which totally rejects terrorism and advocates peace and tolerance.
In a meeting with Charge d Affairs at Pakistan Embassy Lisbon, Fayyaz Ahmed Khan and veteran journalist Azfar Bukhari at the ceremony of 50th Anniversary of Lisbon Islamic Community Centre, Imam-e-Ka’aba said that Saudi Arabia too is promoting moderation and peaceful co-existence because Islam rejects all forms of terrorism.
“Media in Muslim countries have to play an important role in this regard,” he added.
Both Bukhari and Khan sought blessings from Imam-e-Ka’aba and requested him to pray for the prosperity of Pakistan.
Sheikh Saleh Abdullah bin Humaid also praised Pakistan’s efforts for the restoration of global peace….
FYI says
utter nonsense:the usual islamic dissembling tricks{taqqiya,tawriya,kitman etc}
The ‘prophet’ of islam boasted about being a terrorist.
“I have been made victorious through terror”
Bukhari 4:52:220
He was a mass-murderer{Abu Dawud 4390} and all muslims are taught to follow the sunnah or example of this terrorist and self-appointed “prophet”:islam embraces terrorism and the koran sanctions it.
Halal Bacon says
OK then, reform satan’s religion
gravenimage says
Imam of the Ka’aba: Journalists in Muslim countries must defend real Islam, which totally rejects terrorism
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Taqiyya.
Imam-e-Ka’aba Sheikh Saleh Abdullah bin Humaid has also said that Al Qaida and ISIS have nothing to do with Islam:
“Al Qaeda, Da’ish have no link to Islam: Imam-e-Kaaba”
https://tribune.com.pk/story/1545321/3-al-qaeda-daish-no-link-islam-imam-e-kaaba/
Of course, he is not actually anti-Jihad–he just says that the state should carry out Jihad.
Of course, this ignores the Islamic tenet that if the Islamic state is not waging Jihad–or not waging *enough* Jihad–that it is incumbent on ordinary Muslims to do so instead.
Mostly, of course, he just doesn’t want anyone waging Jihad against his own authorities.
Ry Cooter says
Inbred Muslims will genetically end Islam.
gravenimage says
It’s been going strong for 1400 years now. No one has to be intelligent to wage violent Jihad–it probably helps if they are not.
Tom says
Perhaps an outright condemnation of Islamic terror groups and their supporters in Islam might go a long way in convincing the west that there is substance in this Imam’s statement.
I doubt that he will step up and specifically name terror groups and countries that support them. It would be a death sentence for him to do so. This is no more than a propaganda stunt.
Notmoron says
islam is so weak and fragile; it needs a protection.
What a “Cult “!!!!
Raja says
It depends on whose behalf he made this statement. To me, this is the Saudi prince telling the non-Muslim audience otherwise with all the oil clout they would have had so many international debates in full public glare and by now the debate industry(with all the advertisements and monetary dole outs) would have become a multi-billion industry.
Speaking one thing for Western consumption and doing quite the opposite through Sharia across Muslim nations speaks volumes about this evil “religion” and the evil Imam.
Norger says
Islam defines “terrorism” as the killing of Muslims without justification. Jihad attacks against non-Muslims are not “terrorism.” Islam has similarly inverted definitions of concepts like “peace,” “justice” and “human rights.”
Norger says
Islam promotes tolerance?! That’s a good one! How many churches are there in Saudi Arabia again, Mr. Imam?
infidel says
The Jehaadi UNCERTAINTY PRINCIPLE……..Acting moderate when pinned down as a mad Jehaadi and acting Jehaadi when having convinced the world as a moderate by smooth talk and cheating
underbed cat says
Nope ..not true. Unless you are a muslim, and people who fight against muslims “unjustly”( and there no just reasons to fight a muslim even if they assault against you) are considered terrorists, but first you have to understand that in Islam it is against sharia law to put a bad light on Islam or speak truthfully. The finger goes of to the lips, and the message is silence. So a leader in a sharia base country can say they will aid the U.S. against terrorism…..but he may know exactly it will be taken as fact, when it is against the doctrine, unless it is to further a fight against an his enemy. That has been missed for many years…..
Arnold Jackson says
When one of them says something like this, what they mean is that it is not to be used against other Muslims of the same ilk.
henrik arboe jensen says
translation : i reach a surden age and is of mature content and well of happy. i want young ppl to.think like us old ppl, and not rebel inside islam towards isis.