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Muslim cleric decries Christmas celebrations: “There is not a single depraved act they do not commit”

Jan 2, 2019 8:15 am By Robert Spencer

“The problem is the intermingling [between Muslims and Christians]. Some Muslims have started to be influenced by this tradition. They have started participating in Christmas and New Year’s celebrations, buying all kinds of stuff at Christmas markets – Christmas trees, toys, whatever.”

Note the moral calculus. Buying stuff at Christmas markets: forbidden. Driving a truck into a Christmas market and murdering a large number of Infidels: rewarded by Allah. Am I saying that Sheikh ‘Alaa Al-Musawi approves of jihad massacres at Christmas markets? No, not necessarily. But those Muslims who have killed people at Christmas markets believe they are performing a righteous act, and that those they are killing are hopelessly depraved.

Meanwhile, the moral critique has always been a part of the Islamic critique of Christianity, going back to the time of the Crusades. There are some analysts today who believe that the immorality of today’s pop culture has driven Muslims to jihad. In reality, however, even when Western culture was quite moral, Muslims decried it as immoral. And the jihad continued either way.

“Sheikh ‘Alaa Al-Musawi, Head of Shiite Waqf in Iraq: Christians Celebrate Christmas with Depraved Acts; Muslims Must Not Imitate Them,” MEMRI, December 25, 2018:

Sheikh ‘Alaa Al-Musawi, who is the head of the Shiite Islamic Endowments in Iraq, said during a sermon that was uploaded to the Internet on December 25 that the non-Muslim monotheistic traditions and holidays, such as Christianity and Christmas, have been completely distorted, and that Jesus was not born on January 1 as the Christians claim. He also criticized Christians for participating in depraved acts such as drinking alcohol, singing, and mixing of the sexes during Christmas celebrations. He further criticized Muslims who have been influenced by these “shameless and corrupt” celebrations and who imitate the West by buying trees and toys.

Following are excerpts:

Sheikh ‘Alaa Al-Musawi: You know that all the monotheistic religions and revelations of the past have been totally and utterly distorted. The divine books and the teachings of the prophets have been distorted. Even the ceremonies commemorating the prophets have been distorted. Take the birth of Jesus, for example. The entire Christian world will be celebrating the birth of Jesus in the coming days, which are also the beginning of the Gregorian year. The truth is that Jesus was not born on January 1. He was born on a different date.

[…]

Look at the [Christians’] celebrations! There is not a single depraved act that they do not commit: drinking alcohol, unruly behavior, singing, clamorous celebrations, forbidden mixing of the sexes, and other abominations, all over the world. The nature of these festivities does not befit the occasion they claim to be celebrating. They claim to celebrate the birth of Jesus. They even expect the entire world to greet them on the occasion, because Jesus is a prophet revered by all, especially the Muslims.

[…]

Some may say: “Why do we care about this? That’s their business. They have another religion, they can believe whatever they want. They can distort, and they can celebrate in this inappropriate manner. This is none of our business.” The problem is the intermingling [between Muslims and Christians]. Some Muslims have started to be influenced by this tradition. They have started participating in Christmas and New Year’s celebrations, buying all kinds of stuff at Christmas markets – Christmas trees, toys, whatever. They have started participating in clamorous, shameless, and corrupt celebrations, imitating the West.

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  1. mortimer says

    Jan 2, 2019 at 8:44 am

    Allah hates Shirk, so Muslims should hate it too. Allah hates kafirs, so Muslims should hate them too. Islam has a well-developed teaching of HATRED DIRECTED AGAINST KAFIRS ‘for the sake of Allah’.

    Anyone who wishes to understand Islam must understand Al Walaa wal Baraa.

    • Westman says

      Jan 2, 2019 at 11:42 am

      I’ve looked carefully and I can’t find in any scripture where Jesus taught little children to hate others for not believing in in someone who spent time in a cave, or for that matter, someone who had fasted for 40 days. In fact, he said that it would be better for those who make little children’s lives miserable to be tied to a mill stone and dumped in the sea.

      No religion, teaching hate and religious apartheid to children, has any claim on Jesus.

      It seems anyone can be a Muslim cleric these days; even one so ignorant to think New Years day is revered as the birthday of Jesus. I suppose it can be confusing when using the moon for a timepiece. Where would we be today if Galileo Galilei had said, “Now that I can see through my telescope exactly when the first moon crescent appears, I won’t do more investigation and will spend my remaining time worshipping Allah”.

      Like the moon, Islam is more out of step every century, particularly the last one. Intelligent Muslims will get the picture in this century and only the others will remain by 2100. Of that, with the caveat that there are no world wars setting back progress, I have no doubt. This is now a world where modern communication, like JW, lights the darkest corners

  2. mortimer says

    Jan 2, 2019 at 8:46 am

    ISLAMIC APARTHEID = Al Walaa wal Baraa.

    • boakai ngombu says

      Jan 2, 2019 at 2:10 pm

      “… The problem is the intermingling [between Muslims and Christians]…”

      I do hope that the multiculturalists note this. inclusive behavior is not native to the umma (the collection of the slaves of the allah god of islam)

      CONGRESS should note this “problem.”

      • Carol the 1st says

        Jan 5, 2019 at 12:33 am

        They find our presence, influence, and traditions in our own lands offensive? Best buggar off then. Many will be happy to provide a free ticket.

  3. mike says

    Jan 2, 2019 at 8:58 am

    Allah is losing control excellent just like government the more you squeeze the more that gets away

  4. sakalmlecchkaroranghata says

    Jan 2, 2019 at 9:36 am

    It would behoove Moslems&’Eurabians’ to understand that Germanics&related tribes have been celebrating& solemnly commemorating the sacred Winter season (now known as xmas/newyear) for at least 20000 (twenty thousand years). This is for how long Germanics&related tribes (Saka/Sythians)have resided on land mass international banksters, corrupt politicians&politically ambitious moslems&their criminally racialist supporters wish to turn into ‘islamic eurabia’. (islamic-hispanics, blax/wites, ‘first nations’ & others of that ilk all support moslems – kaljug politics)

    There will always be resistance to Deutscheland becoming part of the Caliphate as ‘their is no fun in islam’ (ayatollah) – most persons like to lead fun-filled pleasurable, happy and blissful lives, although I hear some people are only ‘happy’ when sad..islam creates mental illness..

    Germanics&similar peoples since their migrations out of Aryavarta after the ice age made Greater Historical Germany habitable plus Brahminical rules and regulations were tough to follow so they left for the sake of greater freedoms. (Brahmincal rules can be tough to follow…)Nobody will stop these astronomically related Culturally Significant Solar Holidays -even existence of ‘eurabia’ will fail to stop this Important Festive Season. (europe named after female phoenician deity- arabs/aravasthans are ancient peoples renowned for their superior equestrian skills- Dr. K. Elst, a friend of the Dharmic World rightly states that Arabs are the first Victims of Islam.)

    Note that Lohri was once celebrated Dec.21- Now Lohri is Jan 13 (SurajDev is at zero degrees constellational Capricorn) – Lohri is celebration of all the heroes who have taken birth in the previous year – a celebration of the birth of baby boys. 108 days separate Lohri and MayDay – Mayday is celebration of romance between Heroic Youth and Beautiful Maiden – nowadays May 1 is connected with Workers Rights also. (June&Dec-Jan are traditional wedding months for Germanics AryaDharmic communities – point is this is a season of celebration and no ayatollah will stop the festivities.

    Renowned Spiritualist Quan Yin reveals moslems Ramadan is actually a celebration of LordKing Rama’s (of Treta Yuga) birthday. Moslems control your propensity for habitually uttering falsehoods (taqquia, kitman etc) – remember Truth Alone Triumphs – this is motto of India.
    if you wish to gain respect of NonMoslems – respect is Earned. Moslems your genocidally destructive ‘religion’ is HATED by almost everyone.
    For Sikh Nation we can never forget brutality meted out to Children of 10th Master Guru Govind Sahib ji at this time of year – moslems give it up – you cannot stop the solemn solar holiday season – this is important time of year for everyone in world.

    Moslmes your plans for ‘eurabia’ are enough to induce nausea in most freedom loving peoples. 20 000 years is a long time to inhabit a territory – at what point can one say a patch of land is one’s ancestral land? Germanic contributions to bringing about Light on Earth are great – stop tormenting people Moslems – the whole world is not a barren desert – wherever moslems go they seem to turn the Land itself into a desert. That is reason enough to abolish islam.

    Gift giving, decorating Evergreen Trees, Mistletoe – all these are northern Cultural traditions that will never come to an end simply because moslems feel ‘offended’. The entire vegetarian world takes offense to moslems criminally torturing animals and the womenfolk and children on nonmoslems (halal).
    Join the land of the living and undergo Ghar Wapsi so as to become a contributor to the Coming Ages of Light, as prophecied by Dr. Frawley. (Druids migrated out of India in ancient times also. Druidic and Brahminical rites and rituals share striking similarities.)

    Conclusion: it seems whenever ‘religion’ touches Sacred Cultural Days, all the fun goes out the window…

    Prabh108

    • Prabh108 says

      Jan 2, 2019 at 2:08 pm

      typo correction: “The entire vegetarian world takes offense to moslems criminally torturing animals and the womenfolk and children of nonmoslems (halal).” (in original ‘on’ was written in error – correct word is ‘of’)

  5. Gary fouse says

    Jan 2, 2019 at 9:41 am

    Jesus wasn’t born on January 1st? Imagine that.

  6. Prabh108 says

    Jan 2, 2019 at 9:44 am

    Ancient Cultural holidays will always be commemorated no matter what.

  7. Simon Platt says

    Jan 2, 2019 at 10:15 am

    I admit it! In the last week or so, I drank alcohol, sang, and mixed with women – some of whom were not my wife. Several times.

    • Westman says

      Jan 2, 2019 at 11:51 am

      And did you sing the Hallelujah Chorus, at midnight on December 31st? Isn’t it wonderful to be reminded of our great traditions by Muslim, “scholars”?

  8. Prabh108 says

    Jan 2, 2019 at 10:25 am

    moslems are the worst kill-joys: ‘there is no fun in islam’ -some ayatollah said this – this is reason enough to reject izlam – keeping safe distance from moslems is v. important in order to make the most of life.

    Seasonal celebrations&commemorations have been occurring upon this Planet since Time Immemorial – nothing will ever change this.

    Maybe moslems are jealous/envious of mistletoe?

  9. joscefi says

    Jan 2, 2019 at 10:26 am

    When you’re getting lectured about morality by Islam, you must be doing something right!

  10. tedh754 says

    Jan 2, 2019 at 11:12 am

    But rape and murder are ok to Muslims.

    • gravenimage says

      Jan 2, 2019 at 5:28 pm

      +1

  11. Beneath the Veil of Consciousness says

    Jan 2, 2019 at 11:42 am

    Islam is so easily threatened by the most inoccuous things. Perhaps this reflects the great disparities between how they must behave and the behavior of the man who established this pagan cult. What a house of cards.

    • Carol the 1st says

      Jan 4, 2019 at 1:28 am

      Maybe when you’re trapped in a barren landscape you need to rapaciously justify grabbing whatever low-hanging fruits are available? But when it’s out of range – and you have no proper ladder – you can always call it divine as you chew the weeds, rotten apples, and sour grapes instead?

  12. Battle says

    Jan 2, 2019 at 11:48 am

    About: Sheikh Alaa Al-Masawi Shiite Waqf in Iraq endowments.

    How much persecution of Christians in Iraq has this man been responsible for?

    Did the Sheikh smile in approval of the Islam Moslem “depraved behavior” on 9/11?

  13. Battle says

    Jan 2, 2019 at 11:55 am

    Robert Spencer: Good comment.

  14. WPM says

    Jan 2, 2019 at 11:59 am

    Maybe the Grand Sheikh Allaa Al Masawi can tell the Moslems of the Shiite sect of Islam that to remain uncontaminated by Christianity they should all return home back to the sh*thole dust ball that Shiite Islam has made of Iran.

  15. jedothek says

    Jan 2, 2019 at 2:10 pm

    I am glad to be informed by the sheikh that singing is depraved: i wish he had informed me earlier

  16. Arnold Jackson says

    Jan 2, 2019 at 3:05 pm

    So, Jesus drank wine but his followers are not allowed to?
    He thinks he knows the Gregorian calendar but he hasn’t looked at December 25’s or January 1’s notations of “Christmas Day” or “New Year’s Day”.
    He’s just another (don’t-)know-it-all.

  17. Salome says

    Jan 2, 2019 at 5:03 pm

    News for you, Sheikhy–we don’t just confine our drinking of alcohol, singing and mingling of the sexes to Christmas!

  18. gravenimage says

    Jan 2, 2019 at 5:17 pm

    Muslim cleric decries Christmas celebrations: “There is not a single depraved act they do not commit”
    ……………………….

    Yeah–drinking cocoa, singing “Jingle Bells” off-key, giving ugly Christmas sweaters or fruitcakes to unrelated people of the opposite sex–oh, the humanity!

    We also give 9-year-old girls barbie dolls instead of “marrying” them and forcing them to have sex with 50-year-old men. Is there anything as “depraved” as that?

  19. Lydia Church says

    Jan 2, 2019 at 8:32 pm

    He must have been referring to muslims… for this comment to make any sense.

  20. Giacomo Latta says

    Jan 3, 2019 at 10:32 am

    ”The problem is the intermingling” ? Then stay in your own muslim shithole country, Sheikh, baby. We never asked for it.

  21. Del says

    Jan 3, 2019 at 1:50 pm

    Is this filthy animal a Canadian Liberal?

  22. ninetyninepct says

    Jan 3, 2019 at 2:15 pm

    “Not a single act they do not commit”. Hmmm. But sex with goats and dogs and donkeys is approved by Mohamed? A simple search on “Muslim bestiality” will make you puke. It is vile and disgusting and depraved.

    EG: A after sex with a goat, and since it is now defiled and filth, it is recommended to either kill it or better yet, sell it to a neighboring village. There are a lot of guidelines and recommended procedures dealing with Muslim sex with animals, even including the best way for Muslimas to have sex with a pig.

    Celebrating a happy time at Christmas is bad, sex with animals is good.

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