Note that Shaker Elsayed refers to “our ummah, including the Islamists.”
The word “Islamist” is generally used to refer to adherents of political Islam, which is inherently authoritarian and supremacist. Yet we are constantly told that anyone who thinks that Islam has a political aspect is a greasy Islamophobe to be vilified and ostracized everywhere. Is Shaker Elsayed an “Islamophobe”?
Original video:
“Virginia Imam Shaker Elsayed: Islam’s Enemies Do Not Want Muslims To Unite In A Caliphate, But That Is Exactly What We Should Do; There Is No Strength In Disunity,” MEMRI, October 2, 2020:
Imam Shaker Elsayed of the Dar Al-Hijrah Islamic Center, a Fairfax, VA mosque known for its links to high-profile terrorists, said in a Friday, October 2, 2020 sermon that was posted on the mosque’s YouTube channel that in order to prevent the Muslims from uniting, Islam’s enemies malign the terms “caliphate” and “caliph,” and have even gone so far as to “artificially manufacture” entire organizations meant to push Muslims away from the idea of a caliphate. He argued that Muslims should establish a caliphate because in their current state of disunity they are weak and fragmented and have only themselves to blame for it.
Predicting that the media will say that his grievances may lead to terrorism, Imam Elsayed says that he does not care what “the enemies of the Quran and the enemies of Allah” say or think about him. Dar Al-Hijrah Islamic Center is linked to former Al-Qaeda leader Anwar Al-Awlaki, to some of the 9/11 terrorists, to Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan, and to other known Jihadis. For more about Imam Shaker Elsayed, see MEMRI Special Dispatch No. 8234 and MEMRI TV Clips No. 7959, No. 7426, No. 6378, No. 6057, No. 6043, and No. 5989.
Shaker Elsayed: “Every one of our ummah’s enemies never want us to unite. So what do they do? They malign the word khalifa and the word khilafa. They make them look like a taboo. And they artificially manufacture a whole group to master this maligning of this word, so that our ummah, including the Islamists, they would say, ‘No, we don’t want to do khilafa.’
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“So they have the right to give themselves to set up the United States of America, right? The European Union, in which they admit whom they like and they kick out whom they like, but we do not have the right to establish our own united ummah.
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“The wise Muslim, whatever the shaitan [devil] whispers to them ‘do something,’ what do they do? They do the opposite. This is what our ummah needs to do. There is no power in disunity.
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“And this is what we get, an ummah that is weak, fragmented, exploited, and there is no condolence for somebody who kills himself with his own hands.
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“The media will tell you, ‘this Sheikh is arousing grievances, and grievances lead to terrorism.’ I want to tell you this, I’m speaking truth where it matters most. Whether my enemies call it inciting or enticing or anything else, I do not really care what the enemies of the Quran and the enemies of Allah would say about me.”
Michael Copeland says
“Whether my enemies call it inciting or enticing or anything else, I do not really care….”
It probably qualifies as sedition.
https://gatesofvienna.net/2020/02/islamic-sedition/
mortimer says
Imam Shaker Elsayed is pledging allegiance to a foreign potentate in a repudiation of the American oath of allegiance. Elsayed is saying he is not loyal to the US constitution or the US government.
Such disloyal people should not have permanent residency, let alone citizenship. They are unqualified.
18 U.S. Code § 2389. Recruiting for service against United States
Whoever recruits soldiers or sailors within the United States, or in any place subject to the jurisdiction thereof, to engage in armed hostility against the same; or
Whoever opens within the United States, or in any place subject to the jurisdiction thereof, a recruiting station for the enlistment of such soldiers or sailors to serve in any manner in armed hostility against the United States—
Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 811; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(H), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.)
John says
How about just deport his ass?
Sylvia Drummond says
Yes, deport, appeasing will never work
Frank Anderson says
Please consider the goal? Deporting does not stop the evil. Deporting simply changes the location where it is practiced. 9/11 was planned in Afghanistan, about 10,000 miles from where it was executed, killing 3,000 people and announcing a continuing war of conquest that many believed to be ended. Deporting does nothing to discourage imitation. Instead it makes heroes and examples to be copied. This is war. It is not a criminal activity. If it is not fought as a war, which the other side is doing, we will lose. They kill thousands while we put dozens in prisons and deport others? How long before we catch on to the true nature of the fight?.
James Lincoln says
Frank Anderson says,
“This is war. It is not a criminal activity. If it is not fought as a war, which the other side is doing, we will lose.”
Well stated – and 100% true, Frank.
unbeliever1 says
Why is this recruiting center for jihadists still allowed to operate?
Keith O says
Mortimer, This clown has also stated that, as far as he is concerned, Islam is at war with the infidel.
He uses the term “enemies”. An opponent is someone who opposes you and your concepts an enemy is someone you are at war with.
So adding that to what you have written makes him a traitor!
Frank Anderson says
Keith, in order to be a traitor one must first have and pledge loyalty. This “faithful follower” never pledged loyalty to the society he wishes for all his life to destroy. If he ever said the words or signed the documents, he was practicing muslim deception, taqiya, which is taught and encouraged whenever advantage can be obtained. The word or promise of a muslim to a worthless, less than human kafir is meaningless.
“A snake will always be a snake no matter how well you treat it.”
Frank Anderson says
How many people lived in a world of fantasy and delusion about Adolf Hitler, both in and outside Germany? What did it take for some of them to accept that he was evil and intended to perform what he dreamed? The more this “leader” and more like him tell the truth, the more at least a few will catch on and start thinking of ways to resist and save western society. Let him talk. Let him say all he wants to expose the true goals of conquest, slavery and murder. It takes the reading of a single book, Spencer’s Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam, Gabriel’s Unfinished Battle, or Warner’s Abridged Koran, to see the clear unchanging goals of world domination. Reading Viktor Frankl’s Man’s Search for Meaning will then explain the “delusion of reprieve” that he discovered while an inmate of the death camps. We still have opportunities and options to protect our lives and future. There is no need today for us to live in denial or delusion.
mortimer says
FA has correctly verbalized Islam’s ‘clear unchanging goals of world domination’.
It is clear to anyone who has taken the time to go through Islam’s source texts to discover those commands to seize power.
A leading Islamic scholar Ibn Khaldun wrote: ““In the Muslim community, the HOLY WAR IS A RELIGIOUS DUTY, because of the universalism of the [Muslim] mission and [the obligation to] convert everybody to Islam either by persuasion or BY FORCE … The other religious groups did not have a universal mission, and the holy war was not a religious duty for them, save only for purposes of defense… Islam is under obligation to GAIN POWER OVER OTHER NATIONS.”
Imam Shaker Elsayed understands that the caliph is responsible for leading the conquest of other nations.
Imam Shaker Elsayed is soliciting sedition. He should get five years in prison.
Agostino Armo Pellegrini says
…when do we rule, when do we wake up? Oh yeah, the media will tell you this shiek is arousing grievances, and grievances lead to terrorism. I wanna tell you this, I am speaking truth where it matters most. Whether our enemies call it inciting or enticing or anything else, I do not really care what the enemies of the koran and allah say…~Virginia Imam Shaker Elsayed
That doesn’t sound like spiritual wisdom and truth from a man of god, it sounds like the incendiary language of a jihad recruiter. The first thing I notice is his arrogance. He admits others may think his views lead to terrorism, but his response is, “I don’t really care,” and that he is simply “speaking the truth,” and that he doesn’t care “what the enemies of the koran” say. These words are troubling in the context of so much murder and terror for islam.
And just who are the “enemies of the koran” that this imam speaks of? Well unbelievers of course.
“…for the Unbelievers are unto you open enemies.” ~Surah An-Nisa, 4/101
And we can be sure beyond a reasonable doubt that’s the message this imam wants to send because, as he said himself, he was speaking the “truth,” and to a shiek and teacher of islam the koran is invariably his “truth.” The truthful koran expends a great deal of ink on allah’s hatred and murderous contempt for “unbelievers” and “idolators” and the “People of the Book.” Islam doesn’t teach love or peace toward people of other faiths, it teaches hate and murder. So what other conclusion can an average guy like me think about all this? Well, I think this imam is employing shifty language to propagandize his sheep into action against the “enemies of the koran.” I’m not putting words into the c*nts mouth, he said it. And who are the enemies again? –ME, and every other “unbeliever.” And what is the ultimate and stated goal of muslims against unbelievers? to the kill them, enslave them, or extort the jizya. That ain’t religion folks, that’s stone cold political fascism and Nazi style hate.
Michael Copeland says
“Islam is politics or it is nothing” – Ayatollah Khomeini
Agostino Armo Pellegrini says
Muslims have been running their “we’re just a religion of peace” scam for hundreds of years. It’s time the civilized world put an end to all their conquering and terrorism for demon allah. A god and religion that teaches “kill the unbelievers” can never be the foundation for friendship or mutual understanding among the world’s people. It values terror more than peace, hate more than love, and will always be the enemy of humankind. I don’t respect this imam and his koran any more than I would respect Hitler and his Mein Kampf with its racial superiority and genocidal murder of “inferiors.” Both islam and Nazism are based on inhumane, flawed concepts that brutalize the weak and destroy civilized morality. They are both selfish, narcissisticly hateful of others, and are concerned only with themselves over the rights and lives of others unto mass murder. As far as I’m concerned, ISLAM=NAZISM.
Frank Anderson says
AAP I do not think this is the first time we agree. Please think about one of my favorite challenges, that I apply to myself as readily as I ASK you: What can I do today to help one person see the truth? I receive inspiration from many sources. One is a Sunday morning Catholic television program that ran at 8 am when I was really small (early 1950’s), “It is better to light one candle than to curse the darkness.” We are in very dark and dangerous times, with serious threats to us and all we hold dear, not just threatening, but active. What can we do to stop and win? Every person who does not see what is going on is another unlit candle that we might light.
Agostino Armo Pellegrini says
I read your stuff Frank, your literary motor is running quite smooth. Keep driving. 😉
One candle may not seem like much to some, but it can illuminate the world if enough people look. Spencer is that kind of candle. He’s changing the world for the better. The rest of us might be like the smaller birthday candles, but collectively I do believe we bring light into the world, one word–one step at a time. I’d rather be small and “right” than big and wrong for islam. When I speak against islamic bigotry I’m small but “right,” and it feels right that I should be this way.
Frank Anderson says
AAP, you and I may be birthday cake candles compared to the huge fires of our host and others; but the teaching that we can help should not be forgotten. “If not now, when? If not me, Who?” Respect and best wishes. Every person that joins in the resistance to protect freedom is a victory.
FYI says
muslims are at war with us.
Wake up!
Their evil creed with its ..
false god ‘allah'{‘the BEST of deceivers’koran 3:54}whose greatest enemy is a MAN called ‘the king of kings’
{Sahih Muslim vol 5 hadith #5611},the god who CURSES Christians for believing in Jesus Christ{koran 9:30} and Jews{koran 2:65}
false ‘prophet’ muhammed: a child raping{Sahih Bukhari 5:58:236} mass murdering{Abu Dawud 4390}self-confessed terrorist and false prophet{Sahih Bukhari 4:52:220,Al Tabari 6:111}
false scripture the holey koran that is an instruction manual to wage war against ALL non-muslims{that includes LEFTIES..},a scripture that teaches the contrary to the Laws given to Moses{confirmed in the Torah and by Jesus Christ in the Gospel}.A ‘holy’ scripture that manages to MISS the purpose of the Law given to Moses{=to OBEY it,not violate it as ‘allah’ teaches} and its meaning{=the Golden Rule Matthew 7 v 12}
false creed with an APARTHEID system {koran 98:6} that calls ALL non-muslims as the ‘WORST of created beings'{allah doesn’t subscribe to Genesis 1:27}and has a Doctrine of HATE{al walaa wal baraa}{allah doesn’t subscrbe to the Golden Rule or the 2 chief commandments Deut 6:4-9,Lev 19:18 as islam is a muslim-only cult}
At least be informed about this cult,the cult of antiChrist.
The bad news is islam is antiChrist but the good news is the fate of antiChrist is determined and explained in the prophetic teachings of the Bible.
In the meantime it is necessary to fight against it.
James says
“he word “Islamist” is generally used to refer to adherents of political Islam”
No, I use “Islamist” to mean those people who read and obey the Koran and hadiths, those who submit to those writings. The left uses the confusing word “Muslim” to imply racism. I could have equally chosen the word “Koranists”.
John says
muslim, racist? islam is not a race, a Barbaric Totalitarian Ideology of male savages, but not a race. I use islamophilia, those people uttering LIES about islam to make it appear peaceful. Pure Demonic Savagery at its best, pure islam.
John says
allah’s enemies are everyone who does not succumb to Satan, and muhammad’s Satanic Verses.