Will any Muslim leader in the West kindly explain how Yousuf Makharzah is misunderstanding Islam? No? I thought not, but it’s noteworthy that virtually every non-Muslim leader in the United States and Europe would take for granted that Makharzah is wrong on Islamic grounds, and yet that has not been established. Note also Makharzah’s total confidence in the Islamic accuracy of what he is saying: “Mr. President, where have you learned Islam? Have you learned it from [your advisor] Al-Habbash? Or have you learned it before from Yossi Sarid or Yossi Beilin? Where have you learned Islam?” Yet the lack of congruity between Makharzah’s Islam and Islam as it is assumed to be by Western leaders will not be addressed or even noticed.
“You will find the most intense of the people in animosity toward the believers to be the Jews, and those who associate others with Allah.”
That’s Qur’an 5:82.
“Jerusalem Friday Sermon by Sheikh Yousef Makharzah: It Is the Religious Obligation of Muslims to Bear Animosity against the Jews; Mahmoud Abbas Is Wrong to Say Otherwise,” MEMRI, February 14, 2020:
In a Friday, February 14, 2020 sermon in Jerusalem that aired on the Hizb ut-Tahrir-affiliated Al-Waqiyah TV (Lebanon), Palestinian cleric Yousuf Makharzah criticized PA President Mahmoud Abbas’ statement that any Muslim who is adversarial towards the Jews is a heretic. Sheikh Makharzah said that animosity towards the Jews is an obligatory religious duty for Muslims and that any Muslim who fails to show enmity towards the Jews is a heretic. He cited a Quranic verse that says that the Jews hold the most intense enmity against the Muslims, and he further criticized President Abbas: “Where did you learn Islam? Did you learn it from [your advisor, Mahmoud] Habbash? Or [from Israeli politicians] Yossi Sarid or Yossi Beilin?… Do you think that Islam [is] a decapitated corpse? Oh Abbas, Islam will not die in the hearts of the believers!”
Yousuf Makharzah: “[Mahmoud Abbas] said: ‘In our religion, we say that anyone who rivals a Jew is a heretic.’ Allah Akbar! There is no power or strength save in Allah. Whoever rivals a Jew is a heretic? It appears that loving the Jews is one of the pillars of Islam.
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“Rivaling the Jews is heresy? The animosity towards the Jews is an obligatory religious duty, and one of the signs of the believers. Whoever does not show enmity towards the Jews is a total hypocrite. After all, it was Allah who said: ‘You will find the most intense of the people in animosity toward the believers to be the Jews, and those who associate others with Allah.’ If Allah sees them as the most intense of people in animosity towards us, how can rivaling them be considered heresy, Mr. President? Mr. President, where have you learned Islam? Have you learned it from [your advisor] Al-Habbash? Or have you learned it before from Yossi Sarid or Yossi Beilin? Where have you learned Islam? Do you think that Islam has no guardians? Or that it is a decapitated corpse? Islam, oh Abbas, will not die in the hearts of the believers. Islam has guardians appointed by Allah. They do not fear you or kings, but only Allah Lord of the worlds.”
Goofy says
This is the paradox of Islam:. To give it a flavour of a religion in the first place it had to cut and paste from Judaism and Christianity without understanding the consequences. It succeeded in making the gullible accept it as an Abrahamic religion, one of the three monotheistic religions.
At the same time it has to prove that it possesses the truth and that all others commit the terrible sin of shirk for which reason they have to be conquered, humiliated and forcefully converted or killed. This is why Muslim hostility to Christians and Jews is a fundamental tenet in their faith and no devout Muslim can live without this religious command of hatred.
For good measure Islamic teaching claims that the Bible has been corrupted, the very same scripture which has lent Islam it’s legitimacy.
mortimer says
Agree. Islam is very inconsistent and incoherent because it is a cut-and-paste job. Islam in fact has many ‘paradoxes’ or ‘dualisms’ … Allah frequently says two mutually exclusives things, but they are both from Allah and are ‘correct’ for Muslims. Allah defies logic.
One explanation of the inconsistencies in the Koran is that it is totally lacking in a plan of organization and seems to have been suddenly thrown together, like picking up papers scattered on the floor and stuffing them haphazardly in shoe boxes in no particular order.
The only apparent organization in Islam is dualism (which you call ‘paradoxes’). Allah actually practices bait-and-switch. His decrees were sent to Mohammed by a spirit and then suddenly changed in a few weeks or a few months. This required much explanation in the Koran because some of Mohammed’s followers noticed the discrepancies.
However, Jew hatred in the Koran and hadiths is unwavering, even though it is completely absurd.
The PATENTLY FALSE reason Allah gives for hating the Jews is that they worship the Jewish prophet Ezra as the ‘Son of Allah’. No orthodox Jewish school has ever promoted one of the Old Testament prophets as being divine. The Biblical prophets are all described as fully human.
The reason for Muslims to hate Jews (given in the Koran) is thus demonstrably false and an invented slander. Everyone can see it. This single (yet important) error in the Koran destroys the Koran’s credibility.
Ray Jarman says
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keith says
Perhaps the simplest reason for the hatred of Jews is that in the infancy of Islam the Jews were able to see that the Koran, like it’s author, was full of BS and the “prophet” didn’t want the truth coming out so as to ruin his little power grab.
Solution, the Jews are lairs, lowest of people, must be exterminated etc, etc.
gravenimage says
+1
Jon wright says
Yes there is dualism in Islam. As for the Jews MUHAMUD while in MECCA liked the jews and was.friendly with them. He was peaceful in mecca but developed few followers. After 13 years and about 150 followers he left for medina.where he preached with violence. When he presented himself as their profit to them they refused to accept him. That turned him against them. He slaghtered the majority of the Jewish men and kept their wives as sex slaves. And so we get the HATE of Jews and all non believers.
gravenimage says
Yes–this is what Islam does to any Infidels who do not submit.
Kepha says
The idea that Ezra is, to the Jews, the Son of God in the sense that Jesus is to Christians is perhaps one of the most preposterous statements found in the Qur’an. It is among the reasons why I increasingly find it difficult to see Islam as an “Abrahamic” religion rather than a fraud based on the delusions of an Makkani warlord.
Boromir's Horn says
Name one other religion in the universe that has “hate” as one of it’s tenants…..crickets….
Anthony J. Mandile says
Boromir’s Horn statement speaks volumes, is truthful, and requires no qualification or proof, other than a direct quotation from the Holy Koran.
FYI says
“We Jews know whom we worship because it is from the Jews that salvation comes”
Jesus Christ
John 4 v 22
Jesus Christ is Jewish.
ALL Biblical prophets in both the OT and NT are Jewish.
The Jews were given a CENTRAL role with Chosen People status{confirmed by Jesus Christ}and as it is “from the Jews that salvation comes” they cannot be dismissed as “apes to be despised add hated” as the koran teaches{koran 2:65}
{By koranic logic,since ALL Biblical Prophets are JEWISH then they too must be “apes to be despised and hated”:so what muslims do to deal with this flaw is to PRETEND that all those Jewish prophets were muslims.And so we have “Abraham was not a Jew”koran 3:67 because by koranic logic Abraham could not possibly have been Jewish.in islam,Jesus Christ becomes isa the muslim for the same reason.allah is an antisemitic god:it is of course IMPOSSIBLE that the Actual God{of Moses,Jesus=JEWS} etc could be antisemitic}
It is the “religious duty” of muslims to follow the teachings of al Lah the ARAB god who..
1}Gives permission to violate every one of those Exodus 20 laws{the Decalogue}in his ‘holy’ koran.
2}Tells his muslims NOT to be friends with Jews and Christians {koran 5:51}..as it seems he missed the 2nd chief commandment of Leviticus 19:18 “Love thy neighbor” didn’t he?
3}Completely MISSED the Golden Rule{Matthew 7 v 12}which means that he does not know the MEANING of the “Law of Moses and the teachings of all the prophets”
4}missed the importance of instructing muslims to OBEY the Exodus 20 Commandments
{instead equivocating and giving muslims freedom to break them: k2:191 freedom to murder,k48:20 permission to steal etc}
5}Could not save his “prophet” from dying from poison thus proving himself to be a false prophet[see Deuteronomy 18 v 20:what happens to FALSE prophets]
6}has a Doctrine of HATE al walaa wal baraa towards infidels
7}has an APARTHEID system.
muslims{“the BEST community” {koran 3:110} versus Jews and Christians{“the WORST of created beings”koran 98:6}
8}insists his muslims “pray” 5 times a day to a linguistically challenged god who doesn’t understand the Theology behind the Christian Doctrine of the Trinity{koran 4:171,koran 5:116:he thinks it is a polytheism when in fact it is a monotheism.. and MARY IS NOT in the Trinity}
9}Admits to being a champion at deceiving people {koran 3:54} and whose “prophet” also admitted to being a liar al tabari 6:111 and whose comical demise proved it.
Other obligatory islamic religious duties:Virtue-signalling false piety{often in public for a ‘holy’ show and to intimidate folk},hatred towards all infidels {and ex-muslims},adopting that sense of victimhood{“islamophobia”}facilitated by the Lefties and political correctness,antisemitism AND antichristianity{which is some achievement for a god who wants you to think he is the same as the Biblical God of Moses and Jesus}.
Westman says
Yousuf Makharzah directly insults Abbas with impunity while brandishing an attitude of invincibility. This should prove interesting in the “banana republic” headed by a corrupt Abbas, “Presidente de por vida”.
mortimer says
Good point from Westman about the insults of Sheikh Yousef Makharzah. We will see if he is given immunity after insulting dictator Mahmoud Abbas. I doubt he will get off scot-free.
Sheikh Yousef Makharzah insulted the PRESUMPTUOUSNESS of Abbas who seemed to be taking over the teaching of Islam which is in the possession of the mullahs.
Throughout Islamic history the mullahs have always been in a war with the Islamic rulers for supremacy.
In Iran, the mullahs have combined the political and religious leadership in themselves, giving themselves total veto power over everything in the country.
mortimer says
Sheikh Yousef Makharzah expresses a CANONICAL teaching of Islam … AL WALAA WAL BARAA (‘comradeship’ with Muslims versus ‘cleansing’ from non-Muslim kafirs).
Quote: “The animosity towards the Jews is an obligatory religious duty, and one of the signs of the believers. Whoever does not show enmity towards the Jews is a total hypocrite.”
Sheikh Yousef Makharzah says that HATRED IS OBLIGATORY for all Muslims. Muslims who do not show hostility against Jews and other non-Muslims are ‘pretend’ Muslim ‘hypocrites’. Muslims who do not HATE Jews and kafirs are non-effective Muslims that will be rejected by Allah.
Makharzah is correct and other sheikh declare the very same teaching:
– “The Muslim should regard the Kuffaar as ENEMIES and HATE THEM because of their kufr (wrong belief), just as he hates their kufr (disbelief) itself.” – from Umar Sulayman ‘Abd-Allaah al-Ashqar, “Belief in Allah”
-Imam Abdul-Latif ibn Abdur-Rahman Rahimullah said, “It is not possible for someone to realize Tawheed (Islamic faith) and act upon it, and yet not be HOSTILE against the mushrikeen (i.e. wrong worshippers). So anyone who isn’t HOSTILE against the mushrikeen, then it cannot be said that he acts upon Tawheed nor that he realizes it.” [ad-Durar as-Saniyyah 8/167]
-“The doctrine of al Walaa wal Baraa is the REAL IMAGE for the actual practice of this faith.” – source “Al Walaa wal Baraa According to the Aqeedah of the Salaf”, by Sheikh Muhammad Saeed al Qatani, authoritative Saudi Sharia lawyer and imam at the Abu Bakr and Al Furqan Mosques in Mecca. – https://islamfuture.wordpress.com/2009/08/20/al-wala-wal-bara-according-to-the-aqeedah-of-the-salaf-parts-123/
-Shaykh Ahmad ibn ‘Atiq said:
“There isn’t in the Book of Allah the Exalted – after the issue concerning the obligation of tawheed and the forbiddance of its opposite (kufr=wrong belief)- any issue which has as so many proofs, nor so clearly explained, than the issue of al-walaa’ and al-baraa’.” (W-B is ‘Islamic apartheid’)
– Dr. Muhammad Saeed Al-Qahtaani said: “Thus, it is clear that Al-Wala’ Wal-Bara calls on Muslims to “love” their fellow Muslims and hate the non-Muslim (or Kafir).”
– from Sufi scholar Ahmad Sirhindi (1564-1624): “The honour of Islam lies in INSULTING kufr and kafirs. One who respects the kafirs dishonours the Muslims… The real purpose of levying jiziya on them is to HUMILIATE them to such an extent that they may not be able to dress well and to live in grandeur. They should constantly remain TERRIFIED and TREMBLING. It is intended to hold them under CONTEMPT and to uphold the honour and might of Islam.”
– from ibn Taymiyya, “Book of Emaan”: “… true believers show ANIMOSITY and HATRED towards disbelievers and NEVER support them.”
If you have not mastered AL WALAA WAL BARAA, you do not yet understand the motive of Islam.
Jim Austin says
Liberals have developed a rationale for summarily dismissing references to such Moslem utterances.
It was contained in an article in an obscure, local newspaper.
“Conflict narratives continue to promote division and misunderstanding. Peace narratives promote understanding, cooperation and lay the foundation for the conditions necessary for a peaceful society.” — a quote of Peace Fellow Alden Jacobs, p. 5, “Sharing ideas on waging peace — Part Two,” by editor Mary-Justine Lanyon, The Alpine Mountaineer.
Narratives in this context mean explanations concerning causes of violent situations. Presumably, one would prefer narratives that accurately explain the causes. However, this Alden Jacobs isn’t interest in accuracy. He wants “peace narratives” which are narratives that raises hopes to achieve peace by projecting benevolence on both sides where it’s just a matter of clearing up misunderstandings.
Thus Jacobs would summarily dismiss narratives of Moslem goals of exterminating Jews and other unbelievers no matter how incessantly Moslems themselves proclaim such goals.
The debate is epistemological. The issue is objectivity versus subjectivity. Do we live in a world where facts are facts regardless of how we may feel about them, or do we live in a world where we can change things by the mere act of wishing?
Liberals clearly believe the latter.
mortimer says
Thanks for a fine contribution, Jim. What you are describing is the process of post-modern subjectivism. The goal of the neo-Marxist is political power and post-modernism (as subjective moral relativism) allows the post-modern Marxist to say and do anything necessary to gain power.
That means they arrogate to themselves the right of ‘wishing things into existence’ and ignoring contradictions that glaringly invalidate their theories, such as supporting Islam and feminism at the same time, even though Islam is intrinsically very misogynistic.
I call this power-focused, fanciful subjectivity ‘Leftardation’.
It should be pointed out to present-day Leftards that STALIN used the argument that Islam was anti-feminist and thus it should be suppressed.
The present-day Leftards will eventually FOLLOW IN STALIN’S FOOTSTEPS and get around to suppressing Islam, if ever they manage to come to power with a simplistic Leftard like Bernie Sanders who has simplistic explanations for almost everything.
I think Muslims know that the Leftards are using Islam as a bus to take them to their power-destination, at which point Islam will be ‘thrown under the bus’.
James Lincoln says
mortimer says,
“I think Muslims know that the Leftards are using Islam as a bus to take them to their power-destination, at which point Islam will be ‘thrown under the bus’.”
Maybe that’s true – or perhaps it’s the other way around…
Could it be that muslims are using “lefttards” to take them to their power destination – and it will be the leftards who are then thrown under the bus?
Didn’t this happen after the 1979 Iranian revolution?
revereridesagain says
I suspect it’s the other way around and the Leftards just don’t realize that yet. They still think this tiger they’re riding is going to continue to respond to “nice kitty!” indefinitely.
gravenimage says
Good exchange.
Walter Sieruk says
At first I was reluctant to engage in written redundancy on the subject of the strong malice –filled Muslim hate toward the Jewish people nevertheless with the ,above information revealed in the jihad watch article it seems fitting to reiterate such Muslim spite for Jews is sanctioned in the “holy book” of Islam the Qu ‘ran which instructs in violence and killing for the cause of Islam. As found in, for example, 4: 89. 5:33. 9:5,111,123. 47:4.
In other words the Koran inspires and causes such hideous hate violence against the Jewish people. The reason that the Qu ‘ran reads as it does have much to do with the history of the founder and prophet of Islam, who is Muhammad. This is for a specific time period of his life Muhammad lived among many Jewish people and he liked them at first.
Later when they would not accept his claim of being of prophet, Muhammad then took is dislike to them that then turned into bitterness and even hate for them. So in the hate and bitterness he spoke many derogatory things about the as even referring to them as “apes and swine.” Such word of bitterness and hate, along with other thing he said, where written down on things and then later after his death those words were together together and then eventually, in time went in the composition of the Qu ‘ran .Therefore, that why the Koran reads and in does about the Jewish people, as in calling them descendants of “apes and swine.” As seen in the Koran in 2:65; 7:166.; 5:60.
Furthermore, as a Christian I can keyboard that there is a chance the Muhammad actually might had been a prophet but the important thing to understand is that Muhammad was NOT a prophet send by God. Instead, Muhammad was a deceptive, lying false prophet send by Satan to lead many people astray and even and straight into hell. Jesus, in fact, had predicted and warned of the coming of such men as Muhammad. For Jesus taught “Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.” Matthew 7:15. In addition, the Bible further warns that “many false prophets are gone out into the world.” First John 4:1. [K.J.V.]
revereridesagain says
Why is it that imams always sound like they should be calling camel races for a living?
gravenimage says
Muslim cleric: “Animosity towards the Jews is an obligatory religious duty, and one of the signs of the believers”
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Yousuf Makharzah is not wrong. This is exactly what Islam demands of its followers, and most are all too happy to comply.
Battle says
Yousef Makharzah should be compassionately saying “I love Jews.” “I love Israel.”
Steven Edelman says
Kidnap this guy. Sedate him and then shave off every last bit of his hair. Then carefully (do not wake him up or harm him) and leave him in front of his mosque.
jca reid says
Historically this fellow’s ancestors were Jewish. You can tell by his headdress. Islam is intolerant by its very nature. It should not receive any preferential treatment anywhere on the Planet.
E T says
Along with marrying their cousin and God only knows who else for 1400 years, they have many, many poppy fields and yields. Drugs, they boggle ones mind.
OLD GUY says
Animosity against Muslims and clerics should be the call of the day, they represent the lowest form of human beings on earth and deserve exactly what they get. Islam brings nothing but hate and evil to our world, the sooner it is banished from earth the better.