El-Tayyeb is focusing on non-Muslims using the term “Islamic terrorism,” but what about when Muslims speak as if Islam encourages warfare and violence against unbelievers?
Among the modern-day Muslims (and some from the recent past) who would disagree with El-Tayyeb’s statement are these:
“Jihad was a way of life for the Pious Predecessors (Salaf-us-Salih), and the Prophet (SAWS) was a master of the Mujahideen and a model for fortunate inexperienced people. The total number of military excursions which he (SAWS) accompanied was 27. He himself fought in nine of these; namely Badr; Uhud, Al-Muraysi, The Trench, Qurayzah, Khaybar, The Conquest of Makkah, Hunayn and Taif . . . This means that the Messenger of Allah (SAWS) used to go out on military expeditions or send out an army at least every two months.” — Abdullah Azzam, co-founder of al-Qaeda, Join the Caravan, p. 30
“If we follow the rules of interpretation developed from the classical science of Koranic interpretation, it is not possible to condemn terrorism in religious terms. It remains completely true to the classical rules in its evolution of sanctity for its own justification. This is where the secret of its theological strength lies.” — Egyptian scholar Nasr Hamid Abu Zaid, “Brutality and civilisation – violence and terrorism?”, in Jochen Hippler, War, Repression, Terrorism: Political Violence and Civilisation in Western and Muslim Societies (Stuttgart: Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen, 2006), pp. 301-330 at p. 328, http://cms.ifa.de/pdf/dokument/gewaltstudie_en.pdf
“Many thanks to God, for his kind gesture, and choosing us to perform the act of Jihad for his cause and to defend Islam and Muslims. Therefore, killing you and fighting you, destroying you and terrorizing you, responding back to your attacks, are all considered to be great legitimate duty in our religion.” — Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and his fellow 9/11 defendants
“Allah on 480 occasions in the Holy Koran extols Muslims to wage jihad. We only fulfil God’s orders. Only jihad can bring peace to the world.” — Taliban terrorist Baitullah Mehsud
“Jihad, holy fighting in Allah’s course, with full force of numbers and weaponry, is given the utmost importance in Islam….By jihad, Islam is established….By abandoning jihad, may Allah protect us from that, Islam is destroyed, and Muslims go into inferior position, their honor is lost, their lands are stolen, their rule and authority vanish. Jihad is an obligation and duty in Islam on every Muslim.” — Times Square car bomb terrorist Faisal Shahzad
“So step by step I became a religiously devout Muslim, Mujahid — meaning one who participates in jihad.” — Little Rock, Arkansas terrorist murderer Abdulhakim Mujahid Muhammad
“And now, after mastering the English language, learning how to build explosives, and continuous planning to target the infidel Americans, it is time for Jihad.” — Texas terrorist bomber Khalid Aldawsari
All of these, of course, may be dismissed as “extremists,” although they were also all devout Muslims who were determined to follow their religion properly. There is also all this:
Muhammad said: “I have been made victorious through terror” (Bukhari 4:52.220).
The Qur’an says: “Against them make ready your strength to the utmost of your power, including steeds of war, to strike terror into the hearts of the enemies of Allah and your enemies…” (8:60)
“When your Lord was revealing to the angels, ‘I am with you; so confirm the believers. I shall cast terror into the hearts of the unbelievers; so strike the necks, and strike every finger of them!” (Qur’an 8:12)
“We will cast terror into the hearts of those who disbelieve for what they have associated with Allah of which He had not sent down authority. And their refuge will be the Fire, and wretched is the residence of the wrongdoers.” (Qur’an 3:151)
“And kill them wherever you find them, and drive them out from where they drove you out; persecution is worse than slaughter. But fight them not by the Holy Mosque until they should fight you there; then, if they fight you, kill them — such is the recompense of unbelievers, but if they give over, surely Allah is all-forgiving, all-compassionate. Fight them until there is no persecution and the religion is Allah’s; then if they give over, there shall be no enmity save for evildoers.” (Qur’an 2:191-193)
“They wish that you should disbelieve as they disbelieve, and then you would be equal; therefore do not take friends from among them, until they emigrate in the way of Allah; then, if they turn their backs, seize them and kill them wherever you find them; do not take for yourselves any one of them as friend or helper.” (Qur’an 4:89)
“This is the recompense of those who fight against Allah and His Messenger, and hasten about the earth to do corruption there: they shall be killed, or crucified, or their hands and feet shall be struck off on opposite sides; or they shall be exiled from the land. That is a degradation for them in this world; and in the world to come awaits them a mighty chastisement.” (Qur’an 5:33)
“Fight them, till there is no persecution and religion is all for Allah; then if they give over, surely Allah sees the things they do.” (Qur’an 8:39)
“Then, when the sacred months are over, kill the idolaters wherever you find them, and take them, and confine them, and lie in wait for them at every place of ambush. But if they repent, and perform the prayer, and pay the alms, then let them go their way; Allah is All-forgiving, All-compassionate.” (Qur’an 9:5)
“Fight those who believe not in Allah and the Last Day and do not forbid what Allah and His Messenger have forbidden, and do not practice the religion of truth, even if they are of the People of the Book — until they pay the jizya with willing submission and feel themselves subdued.” (Qur’an 9:29)
“Allah has bought from the believers their selves and their possessions against the gift of Paradise; they fight in the way of Allah; they kill, and are killed; that is a promise binding upon Allah in the Torah, and the Gospel, and the Koran; and who fulfils his covenant truer than Allah? So rejoice in the bargain you have made with Him; that is the mighty triumph.” (Qur’an 9:111)
“O believers, fight the unbelievers who are near to you; and let them find in you a harshness; and know that Allah is with the godfearing.” (Qur’an 9:123)
“When you meet the unbelievers, strike their necks, then, when you have made wide slaughter among them, tie fast the bonds; then set them free, either by grace or ransom, till the war lays down its loads. So it shall be; and if Allah had willed, He would have avenged Himself upon them; but that He may try some of you by means of others. And those who are slain in the way of Allah, He will not send their works astray.” (Qur’an 47:4)
“Al-Azhar will internationally sue those insulting Prophet, grand imam tells French FM,” Ahram Online, November 8, 2020:
The Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, the world’s leading Sunni Islamic institution, Ahmed El-Tayyeb expressed categorical rejection of the act of insulting Prophet Muhammad and vowed to sue perpetrators at international courts, Al-Azhar said in a statement….
“We reject calling terrorism ‘Islamic,'” El-Tayyeb said, adding that everyone has to immediately stop using this term, as it hurts the feelings of Muslims worldwide and it contradicts the truth known by everyone.
El-Tayyeb affirmed that Muslims around the world reject terrorism acting under the cover of religion, and stressed that Islam and its prophet has nothing to do with terrorism.
“Al-Azhar represents the voice of nearly two billion Muslims, and I said terrorists do not represent us and we are not responsible for their actions. I announced that in all international forums, in Paris, London, Geneva, the United States, Rome, Asian countries and everywhere.”
“When we say this, we do not say it as an apology. Islam is above apologies,” he added.
“I and this Al-Azhar turban carried the roses at the Bataclan Square — in Paris — and declared rejection of any form of terrorism.”
“Violations are available among followers of all religions and under all systems. If we say that Christianity is not responsible for the New Zealand incident, we also have to say that Islam is not responsible for the terrorism of those fighting in its name.”…
mortimer says
Boo hoo … Muslims are ‘hurt’ because they admit they don’t know that Islam actually teaches terrorism.
“TURHIBUNNA!” (terrorize them) Koran 8.60. It can’t be any clearer than that.
Allah decrees terrorism in the Koran.
gravenimage says
I think most Muslims know this, Mortimer–they just don’t want *us* to know.
Lion heart says
Gravenimage: just a reminder about this filthy al tayyeb he has curricula in his al azhar university where students are taught that it’s okay to use the paper of the holy bible ( the Totrah & the Gospel ) as toilet paper because they are corrupted books ! Can Christians similarly call for suing al azhar in international court ?
gravenimage says
This would not surprise me, Lion heart–but do you have any links?
Ibrahim Bakinzuwo says
Waw! There it’s again. Quatation out of context to justify a wrongly held point of view. That’s why most of us don’t bother to answer to your allegations and stereotypes. It’s a dialogue of the deaf. If only you care to know the truth you could easily have looked to the life of the successors to the great prophet to see whether such quotations have general applications or are just situational. But then it’s just like I have pointed out earlier a dialogue of the deaf.
So carry on and see whether it changes anything
gravenimage says
Ibrahim Bakinzuwo wrote:
Waw! There it’s again. Quatation out of context to justify a wrongly held point of view.
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Note that Ibrahim Bakinzuwo doesn’t which “quatations” are taken out of context, nor what that context might be. This is quite common with Muslim apologists.
More:
That’s why most of us don’t bother to answer to your allegations and stereotypes. It’s a dialogue of the deaf. If only you care to know the truth you could easily have looked to the life of the successors to the great prophet to see whether such quotations have general applications or are just situational. But then it’s just like I have pointed out earlier a dialogue of the deaf.
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If this Mohammedan is referring to Jihad terror, yes–this was waged by both Muhammed and his vicious followers. Islam has been spread by the sword for millenia. There have been 40,000 Jihad terror attacks just since 9/11, including the recent beheading of a teacher for daring to champion freedom of speech against Muslim violence.
More:
So carry on and see whether it changes anything
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The purpose of Jihad Watch is to educate Infidels about the threat of Islam. It does excellent work.
toomanyhobbies says
easy fix STOP MURDERING PEOPLE
Dave from San Antonio says
‘Hurt feelings’. I’ll remember that the next time I hear or read about ‘islamic terrorists’ killing people.
mortimer says
Grand Imam El-Tayyeb knows by heart every quotation above. He knows the many ways he is lying. He also realizes that a growing number of people in the West know he is lying and he won’t get away with such lies for much longer.
The Muslims are desperate to win … they see themselves losing ideologically and losing prestige … they are doubling down on their lies.
Someone tell El-Tayyeb that the lies about jihad will backfire on him and other Muslim apologists.
eduardo odraude says
Increasing numbers of “Muslims” who have secretly left Islam also know the Grand Imam and his ilk are lying.
Lion heart says
Gravenimage: just a reminder about this filthy al tayyeb he has curricula in his al azhar university where students are taught that it’s okay to use the paper of the holy bible ( the Totrah & the Gospel ) as toilet paper because they are corrupted books ! Can Christians similarly call for suing al azhar in international court ?
Kenneth Doncaster says
Their lies are their truth. We must remember that Islamists are encouraged to lie to the Kaffirs to stab them in the back when the right time comes. In my limited but extensive study of Islam I am stunned by the blind allegiance to an evil pedophile leader and the revolting writings of the Koran that are based on death and sexual exploitation by the men of this cult.
eduardo odraude says
Sheesh, “hurts the feelings of Muslims”? Are Muslims little children whose feelings must be protected? Grow the F*** up! Freedom of speech is for grown ups! Why don’t you try a jihad for free speech? Because you know you will lose in an open discussion? Because you have no good arguments to justify what your own most trusted sources say about Muhammad and his actions and teachings? Actually, many of you do not know that. You repress free speech and kill those who speak freely and you do it simply because your prophet — the most obvious false prophet in history, as David Wood puts it — told you to do it and had anyone who spoke out too much killed, and now those people who really follow Muhammad do as he did — kill people for criticizing Islam. Islam makes it its business to retard human beings, to tie half or more of their brains behind their backs all the time, until they are completely numb to any doubts about their false prophet and his violent, expansionist totalitarian theocratic ambitions for the whole earth.
Brando says
Appeasement will not work,Islam has No Great Respect for the GOLDEN RULE,here are 2 EXAMPLES of being RIDICULOUS:
1.HANS KUNG is a famous LIBERAL Catholic priest, SWISS,and theologian.
He has written on Islam,many pages: he actually says CHRISTIANS should RECOGNIZE Mohammed as a PROPHET.
He said it at least 15 YEARS ago:
https://www.answering-islam.org/Responses/Menj/kueng_on_muhammad.htm
2.JOSEPH GIRZONE: US Catholic priest and novelist.He is famous for his novels called JOSHUA ( Yeshua,Jesus) where:
Jesus returns INCOGNITO and to the US and goes to live in a LITTLE TOWN,works as a CARPENTER and says his name is JOSHUA.
In one novel by Girzone: “Joshua in a Troubled World”(2005) , Josua/Jesus goes to Israel and Palestine and establishes peace there.
In the novel JOSHUA actually ACCEPTS Mohammed as a PROPHET of God.
And also says the MUSLIM SUICIDE BOMBERS went to HEAVEN,since they did Not Know what they were doing.
gravenimage says
Just disgusting stuff, Brando. Thanks for the references.
Brando says
I know,and Girzone also wrote a book where JOSHUA(Jesus),in the 20th century, gives a series of Modern-Day PARABLES, called:
“The Parables of Joshua”(2002).
In the 4 gospels Jesus gives 41 Different Parables.And Girzone even Outdoes that in that book:
There are 50 Modern-Day parables of Joshua/Jesus.
somehistory says
As a general rule, the Golden one, I try not to go around hurting people’s feelings.
But, this arrogant creepy fool is just asking for it. I could say he “hurt” my “feelings” with his lies about islam not being a terror org,, but my feelings aren’t ‘hurt.’
so, creepy moslim liar, here’s one for you. islam is ****all**** terrorism. There is nothing in your filthy books but those words condoning, commanding, encouraging and rewarding terror, and every evil ever dreamed up by the demon you worship, satan the devil.
Every day, in every way, I will take delight in telling this Truth and I care not that your pathetic feelings are “hurt.” Get over it. Get out of islam while you are still alive and kicking up dust. Because for every lie you tell in defense of satan and his filthy evil, you put your name on a few more flames in that famous “lake.”
gravenimage says
+1
Henry Schalk says
El-Tayyeb is a well practiced liar, and this is to be expected. He can’t very well let the cat out of the bag as to the true nature of Islam, and its intentions, at least, not just yet. For now duping, disarming, and attempting to gain concessions from foolish infidels to facilitate the jihad, is his modus operandi.
Westman says
“Violations are available among followers of all religions and under all systems. If we say that Christianity is not responsible for the New Zealand incident, we also have to say that Islam is not responsible for the terrorism of those fighting in its name.”
Really? Is that Islamic Mathematics? One incident in New Zealand is equivalent to tens of thousand of incidents by those who did it in the name of Allah, quoting the “prophet” and Quran? Are you claiming there would have been an ISIS if there was no Islam? Boko Haram, al Qaeda, Taliban? They ALL exist because Islam exists.
Today we remember our veterans and how they had to respond to 9/11. We also remember your President Sadat being assassinated by your Islamists because he chose peace with Israel. Have you forgotten that the hatred of Jews comes from your own Quran? From Islam?
Frankly, that’s a great idea – go ahead and sue internationally and watch the political “rights” you think you have, because they are unchallenged in Muslim nations, be pared back to only religious rights in the West.
Islam was largely ignored until 9/11, trusted to be a religion without designs on Western politics or aggression against unbelievers. That ignorance has been erased and free people will never trust Islam again.
So don’t cry innocence, it won’t ever be believed.
gravenimage says
Yes–Christianity does not preach violence, but Islam does.
James Lincoln says
gravenimage,
Absolutely true.
There are certainly Christians who are criminals – but they do not commit criminal acts in the name of Christianity…
Boycott Turkey says
Ok if we can’t Call it Islamic terrorism can we call it muhammedean terrorism ?
Ed Lee says
We are so sorry your feelings have been hurt. We infidels take hurt feelings very seriously. If you don’t have someone who can give you a hug and make things all better, please let us know and we will dispatch a hugger to you ASAP. This incident will be entered into your permanent record with the notation “sissy whiner”. But, don’t worry, we don’t think any less of you just because you’re a sissy whiner.
paulo f says
Ignorant.
gravenimage says
I don’t think he is igorant–he is hoping we are, though.
underbed cat says
Apparently the a military man realized that they needed to devise a method of warfare that would allow them to enter foreign land without being identified as an enemy, so they decided on a plan of deception, to hide the actual description of their intent and to act peaceful so many would ignore their numbers. They are just peaceful people of a different religion and as long as their cover was not identified under penalty of death and kept smiling or crying and carried no weapons they could pass off the deception, at least for a while. But the gig has over years dropped the mask from time to time and some people read their source documents or noticed some serious contradictions and read the book they carried, and many lies that were omitted to convince foolish cashed out leaders the gig is up…and hopefully free speech and intelligence will proceed forward, but only if honestly prevails, no matter how much some still prefer to fib and pedal fantasy. Memo to fantasy, blue pilled Joe with the nice tie and soft tone.
gravenimage says
Good analysis.
Peter says
Clearly, the top scholar at Al-Azhar needs to relearn his Qur’an:
8:12 – “I [allah] shall fill the hearts of infidels with terror.”
8:60 – “Prepare against them whatever arms … you can muster, that you may strike terror in (the hearts of) the enemies of allah and your own, and others besides them not known to you, but known to allah.”
3:151 – “We shall strike terror into the hearts of unbelievers for ascribing compeers to allah for which he has sent down no sanction.”
Add to that the Hadith from Bukhari Vol.4 Book 52 Hadith 220 quoting Muhammad:
“I have been made victorious with terror.”
Terrorism is but one of many tactics used by Muslims throughout history to impose Islam on non-Muslims. It is a religious sanction and mandate, not an aberration, misinterpretation, perversion, misunderstanding, or stain on that belief system. It is Islam 101, orthodox and fundamental.
See it for what it is, not what deceivers like this want you to think it is.
gravenimage says
Al-Azhar Grand Imam: ‘We reject calling terrorism Islamic,’ stop using this term, it hurts the feelings of Muslims
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What he really means is that Infidels knowing this makes it harder for Muslims to violently take over–which, of coruse, ‘hurts their feelings’…
James Lincoln says
+1
americanpatriot says
So the grand Iman means that we must not refer the deadly poison is not to be linked with the snake!
How arrogant and shameless it is to say such talk.
Walter Sieruk says
Hearing the truth spoken might be hurtful ,yet it’s important and necessary to call a thing for what it really is.
Walter Sieruk says
Using the term “Islamic terrorism” is keeping with reality. Would followers of that religion rather have people use the term “Muslim terrorism.” ?
K. says
I can’t care less for the feelings of Muslims unless they develop the same civility towards what they call ‘unbelievers’. Of course, this would require doing away with what makes them Muslims in the first place…
infidel says
Vow!! HOW RICH… Do constant mass crimes on Khafirs and then wail victimhood.
Autar KRISHEN Gurtoo says
ISLAM PREACHESTERRORISM. THEREFORE ISLAMIC TERROR-ISM. QED.
ajj says
I alway wondered when when the call would go out to stop using the phrase “islamic terrorism” Would “muslim barbarism” be more acceptable?
Walter Sieruk says
It’s a strange but common phenomena in Europe’s modern PC culture that when it comes to Islamic terrorism there are many people who are afraid to call it what it is. That’s odd because no one is afraid to call a person who engages in violence for anarchy and “anarchist terrorist”. Nor are people afraid to call a Marxist who engages in violence for the ideology of communism a “Communist terrorist.” Likewise, a person who commits violence for Environmentalism an “Environmentalist terrorists.”
Nevertheless, when it comes to a Muslim terrorist who engages in deadly violence because of the theology and ideology of Islam, many people fear to call that person an “Islamic terrorists.” Strange but true.
Linde Barrera says
“El-Tayyeb affirmed that Muslims around the world reject terrorism acting under the cover of religion…” (Quote taken from article.)
Sounds like an oxymoron!
And if El-Tayyeb is accurately assessing the way Muslims around the world feel, then why does any Muslim perform acts of jihad?
Why do they behead, crucify and ram their vehicles into non-Muslims?
Why did ISIS kill many Muslims in Iraq who were not “Muslim enough” to suit ISIS?
This is a Muslim leader spewing propaganda.
I pray that God’s Holy Spirit comes to persons like El-Tayyeb and gives them the Truth. +
OLD GUY says
All muslims know that islam promotes and supports terrorism against unbelievers. If terrorism being a part of islam hurts their feelings, they need to do something about it. The so called moderate muslim/islamics are complacent in the terrorism committed by muslim/islamic terrorist through their silence and unwillingness to clean up their own house.
Naram-Sin says
Imam: Stop calling us terrorists, or we will blow up your planes, your buildings, cars, and trucks to kill infidels. We will behead you and sell your women into sex slavery. However, if you talk nice about us, we will only do half of that. Have a nice day.
gravenimage says
Spot on, Naram-Sin.
Michael Copeland says
“Jihad in the way of Allah is not terrorism.”
Qazi Hussain Ahmed,
former president of Jamaat-e-Islami
https://www.tr.news/china-bends-the-knee-to-radical-islamist/?mc_cid=dece45b7b2&mc_eid=9fdbda6cc8
Francis Weber says
STOP PRESS
Latest version of the Quran has been released with one blank page representing the peaceful passages that refer to the Infidels!