I wish all Hindu, Sikh, and Jain Jihad Watchers and their families a happy and prosperous Diwali.
India is one of the front-line states in the global jihad war, and has been for centuries, as I demonstrate in detail in my book The History of Jihad From Muhammad to ISIS. All free people need to stand with India in defense of the civilizations we have built and the understandings of human rights that we have formulated and share. These principles are essentially universal outside the realm of Sharia, and are worth defending, lest darkness descend upon the world entire.
But the lights still shine against that darkness. Happy Diwali!
GreekEmpress says
I second Mr. Spencer’s wishes. Happy Diwali!
peter says
Thank you sir ! My kindest regards to Jihad Watch and Mr. Robert Spencer and all the contributors to Jihad watch . Please keep up the good work !
gravenimage says
Happy Diwali and Prosperous New Year!
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Happy Diwali to all who celebrate it! Happy New Year!
Angemon says
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Infidel says
Happy Diwali to all who celebrate it
And to Indians here, enjoy your fireworks – one night of going hogwild on fireworks won’t do a thing to the air quality in India (that can only be fixed by cleaning up the smog pollution the other 364 days)
Beneath the Veil of Consciousness says
Is happy allowed in Islam?
Infidel says
Hinduism is not Islam
gravenimage says
Happy is not allowed in Islam–it certainly is in Hinduism, though! Just check out some videos of Diwali celebrations.
Shekar Raghavan says
Thanks very much for your wishes, Robert. It means a lot to us, Hindu mushriks – for you are among the very few western thinkers who know and appreciate the fighting spirit and sacrifice of Indian communities that kept the light of freedom shining bright!!
BTW, you should also be wishing the Nepali Buddhist community for whom Diwali is and important festival.
Infidel says
Factually, Diwali is just a Hindu festival. The mention of Jains, Sikhs and Buddhists seemed to start w/ John Kasich’s tweet 2 years ago. Reason Jains, Sikhs and Buddhists in India and Nepal celebrate is that it is a major festival in those 2 countries. But other than that, there is nothing in these 3 religions themselves – Jainism, Sikhism or Buddhism – that commemorates Diwali: if one was an adherent of any of these religions but native to, say, Canada, one wouldn’t be celebrating Diwali
Raq says
Deepavali is not exactly a ‘religious’ festival(though it’s pretty hard to separate religion from culture in India). Various legends associated with this festival are relatively new. Deepavali is an ancient harvest festival which was traditionally also celebrated on Kartika purnima alongside with Amavasya(offcourse by lighting earthen lamps). It used to be a month long celebration in the past.
Jay Bhattacharjee says
Heartfelt felicitations to Robert Spencer for this very moving and insightful piece. There is one minor caveat – he has forgotten to mention Buddhists in his list, along with the Sikhs, Hindus and Jains. I am sure this is an oversight on his part. Please keep up your commendable work, Mr. Spencer.
Shekar Raghava says
How the mughals tormented Sikhs for the right to celebrate Diwali
https://swarajyamag.com/culture/1737-ce-when-bhai-mani-singh-was-tortured-to-death-for-celebrating-deepavali
gravenimage says
Yes–terrible. India has suffered more under Islam than anywhere else.
European pagan says
Happy Diwali ♡ ♡
latha says
Thank you & same to you. It is a universal festival which says, “AsathOma satgamaya, ThamasOma jyOtirgamaya, MrityOma amritam gamaya, Om Shanthi, shanthi shanthihi” which means, “Lead us from ignorance to knowledge, darkness to light & death to salvation. O let there be peace, peace, peace”.
Cicero says
There are lots of good wishes and felicitations extended here to those who celebrate Dipavali ( Sanskrit term).
Robert Spencer and his colleagues should be applauded , commended , recognised and supported in all the good work that they have done and continue to do to shine the spotlight on Knowlege in an increasingly darkening world.
Robert and his co workers are like significant and dazzling lamps burning their oil 24/7
We love you ,
Surjeet Arora says
Thank you Mr spencer Happy Diwali to you too
RP says
Thank you so much for the Diwali wishes. Keep up the fight and dispel darkness.
Rueben_Singh says
Happy Diwali to all.
We need to watch our politicians though, they are easily influenced by those with an agenda.
https://medium.com/@induv/colonizerboardmeeting-633584032dee
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9N48k6k3SY
latha says
The above video shows a bunch of cronies repeating the same questions ‘n’ number of times. They have come up with an agenda of breaking MOdi’s rule in India felicitating the Islamic agenda of converting India into an Islamic “Gazwa e hind”. Let them bark as much as they want. We care 2 hoots for their leftist opinion. They are also anti Trump naturally. They want US to police India. That’s not gonna happen. First Trump should & does save US from the jihadists. May Trump become the POTUS in 2020. Please lobby for him, vote for him & strengthen his hands. Let’s fight terrorism together as long as we can.
Somebody should tell these cronies in the video, “If you scream falsehood from rooftops 100 times by 100 different voices, it will not become the truth. Finally truth will triumph.
Lookmann says
Two Diwali gifts from President Trump.
1. His celebration at White House
2. His declaration of death of the ‘Caliph’
May be from next year onward we will celebrate Diwali to commensurate death of the ‘evil Caliph’
( Diwali is celebrated over the death of demon ‘Naragasura’)
kouldb says
They may be fighting Jihad, but they’re not doing it for you. They are not your friends. Indians loathe white people, including Jews. Wake up.
Rueben_Singh says
“They may be fighting Jihad, but they’re not doing it for you. They are not your friends. Indians loathe white people, including Jews. Wake up.”
Tell me who is the west fight jihad for? They have never had any trouble with jihad violence until it came to America on 9/11 and Paris, and London etc.
How do you know we hate white people? My sister is married to a white guy, it is quite common, how do you know we hate you? Do you have stats? Evidence please.
We hate Jews??? Really ass hole, India is one of the few places on earth that Jews have never been persecuted in.
So tell me, you rabid, retarded shit, where is you’re evidence?
gravenimage says
kouldb wrote:
They may be fighting Jihad, but they’re not doing it for you. They are not your friends. Indians loathe white people, including Jews. Wake up.
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What claptrap. There is actually a very healthy Jewish community in India–you can’t say that about Musim countries.
Khushi says
Always love your replies and look forward to reading them. Thanks.
peter says
They may be fighting Jihad, but they’re not doing it for you. They are not your friends. Indians loathe white people, including Jews. Wake up.
What planet is this idiot living on ! There is saying “better to be silent and be thought a fool than opening the mouth ,and removing all the doubt”
carpediadem says
Let me add to the good wishes to Indian counterjihadists for Diwali.
A Happy and prosperous New year to all who celebrate Diwali and may the forces of celebration be with you! 😉
latha says
Thank you. It is not a new year, but we do usher in a new era to the whole world to remove darkness & ignorance from the minds, fight evil in this world & attain salvation in the life after. Wishing the same to one & all who walk on the path of righteousness despite the dangers. May the guiding light of Deepawali be with you, one & all.
Khushi says
A late reply but thank you Robert, for your Diwali wishes. And thank you for the great work you’re doing.