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Muslim cleric: ‘All forms of violence and terrorism are against the refined ethics that are propagated by Islam’

Nov 30, 2020 9:00 am By Robert Spencer 12 Comments

Murtadha Muhammad Gusau is the Chief Imam of Nagazi-Uvete Jumu’ah and the late Alhaji Abdur-Rahman Okene’s Mosques, Okene, Kogi State, Nigeria. Here he offers yet another Islamic condemnation of terrorism that falls short of its sweeping claims, but will no doubt fool many nevertheless. Comments interspersed below.

“There’s No Violence, No Terrorism In Islam,” by Murtadha Gusau, Premium Times, November 27, 2020:

…Dear brothers and sisters, know that, Islam cared about spreading peace and safety in the whole human society at large. Islam also cared to combat all forms of violence and terrorism which are against the higher values and refined ethics that are propagated by Islam. Allah Almighty says:

“Good and evil deeds are not equal. Repel evil with what is better; then you will see that one who was once your enemy has become your dearest friend.” [Qur’an, 41:34]

The Prophet’s tradition came as a practical application of this rule.

These are the kinds of statements that fool ignorant and easy-to-be-fooled non-Muslims into thinking that they’re hearing an Islamic condemnation of terrorism, but which fall apart on close inspection. When many read Qur’an 41:34, and Murtadha Muhammad Gusau’s invocation of it, they assume that by “evil deeds,” he means jihad terror attacks such as 9/11. When Gusau says that “Islam also cared to combat all forms of violence and terrorism,” people once again assume that he is condemning Islamic jihad terrorism. The possibility that Gusau may not think of jihad activity as terrorism, and has something else in mind when he says Islam condemns terrorism, doesn’t cross their minds. But Gusau then makes it clear that he doesn’t have Islamic terrorism in mind, as he describes terrorism as pre-Islamic, something that Muhammad rooted out:

The society in which the Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) lived was by no means better than the societies of our days. The problems of violence and terrorism were deeply rooted even then. They were practiced as if they were prime rights and this can be seen in the words of Ja’afar Ibn Abu Talib who said to the Najjashi (Negus) of Ethiopia:

“O King, we were a people in a state of ignorance (Jahiliyyah) and immorality, worshipping idols and eating the flesh of dead animals, committing all sorts of abomination and shameful deeds, breaking the ties of kinship, treating guests badly and the strong among us exploited the weak.” [Sirah of Ibn Hisham]

If we took the issue of killing newly born girls for instance we will see how deeply it reflects the problem of violence, cruelty and terrorism, that’s why the Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) said about it:

“Allah forbids three and prohibits three; being undutiful to parents, killing newly born girls…” [Bukhari]

Amidst all this the Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) came to find for the society a way out of all this terrorism and violence. The Islamic solution is characterised with wisdom, decisiveness and mercy. The solution started by instilling the concept of self-watchfulness in the souls of the companions (each one must watch himself/herself because Allah is watching us all and He knows what we harbour). The Islamic concept says:

“Worship Allah as if you see him…” [Ahmad]

Gusau then ventures into the obviously counterfactual — but it’s obvious only to those who know what Islam actually teaches.

The Prophetic solution then takes another step forward by visualising the society in which any human being deserves to live in. There are a group of values that any society must abide by, first of which is; spreading the spirit of kindness and justice without any discrimination due to faith, race, region or tribe. The Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) said:

“Allah is kind and He loves kindness. He gives to kindness that which He does not give to violence or any other thing.” [Muslim]

What is the definition of kindness, and what is the definition of violence? If Allah favors kindness over violence, apparently these commands are manifestations of kindness rather than violence:

“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)

His tradition and lifestyle came as a direct application of this value even in matters that concerned him personally. Aisha (RA) narrated that:

“Some Jews came to Allah’s Messenger (Peace be upon him) and they said: “Abul-Qasim, as-Samu-Alaikum”, whereupon he said: “Wa Alaikum (same upon you).” Aisha reported, In response to these words of theirs, I said, “But let there be death upon you and disgrace also, whereupon Allah’s Messenger (Peace be upon him) said, “Aisha, do not use harsh words.” She said, “Did you hear what they said?” Thereupon he said, “Did I not respond to them, “Same upon you?” [Bukhari]

“Aisha, do not use harsh words.” So apparently the Qur’an’s teachings about Jews aren’t harsh. The Jews in the Qur’an are called the strongest of all people in enmity toward the Muslims (5:82); they fabricate things and falsely ascribe them to Allah (2:79; 3:75, 3:181); they claim that Allah’s power is limited (5:64); they love to listen to lies (5:41); they disobey Allah and never observe his commands (5:13). They are disputing and quarreling (2:247); hiding the truth and misleading people (3:78); staging rebellion against the prophets and rejecting their guidance (2:55); being hypocritical (2:14, 2:44); giving preference to their own interests over the teachings of Muhammad (2:87); wishing evil for people and trying to mislead them (2:109); feeling pain when others are happy or fortunate (3:120); being arrogant about their being Allah’s beloved people (5:18); devouring people’s wealth by subterfuge (4:161); slandering the true religion and being cursed by Allah (4:46); killing the prophets (2:61); being merciless and heartless (2:74); never keeping their promises or fulfilling their words (2:100); being unrestrained in committing sins (5:79); being cowardly (59:13-14); being miserly (4:53); being transformed into apes and pigs for breaking the Sabbath (2:63-65; 5:59-60; 7:166); and more. They are under Allah’s curse (9:30), and Muslims should wage war against them and subjugate them under Islamic hegemony (9:29).

…He did not suffice with just these refined values to solve the problem of violence and terrorism; he also stressed a set of ethics (dos and don‘ts) to block the channels that could lead to any violence by spreading the spirit of love, cordiality and mercy. He (Peace be upon him) prohibited his followers from any violence against women as in the narration of Iyas Ibn Abdullah, who said that he heard the Prophet (Peace be upon him) saying:“Do not beat Allah’s handmaidens (meaning women), but when Umar came to the Prophet (Peace be upon him) and said, “Women have become emboldened towards their husbands, the Prophet gave permission to beat them. Then many women came round the family of the Prophet complaining against their husbands. So the Prophet said, “Many women have gone round Muhammad’s family complaining against their husbands. Those men are not the best among you.” [Abu Dawud]

Now, any Islamic authority will tell you that the Qur’an takes precedence over the Hadith. Why doesn’t Gusau quote the Qur’an about beating wives? “Men have authority over women because Allah has made the one superior to the other, and because they spend their wealth to maintain them. Good women are obedient. They guard their unseen parts because Allah has guarded them. As for those from whom you fear disobedience, admonish them and send them to beds apart and beat them.” — Qur’an 4:34

Muhammad’s child bride, Aisha, says in a hadith that Muhammad “struck me on the chest which caused me pain, and then said: ‘Did you think that Allah and His Apostle would deal unjustly with you?’” — Sahih Muslim 2127

…He also warned greatly against killing and bloodshed in response to Allah’s order:

“And do not kill the soul which Allah has forbidden, except by right…” [Qur’an, 17:33]

The key words there are “except by right.” The commands to kill that are quoted above give a “right” to kill that is not canceled by this verse.

The Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) confirmed the gravity of this crime in saying:

“If all the inhabitants of the earth and heaven conspired over the blood of a believer, Allah will throw them all in Hellfire.” [Al-Tirmidhi]

Note that this statement speaks of “the blood of a believer.” The commands are to make war against and kill unbelievers, not believers. The Qur’an forbids killing fellow believers: “And never is it for a believer to kill a believer except by mistake. And whoever kills a believer by mistake – then the freeing of a believing slave and a compensation payment presented to his family, unless they give charity….” (Qur’an 4:92)

He (Peace be upon him) warned against frightening peaceful citizens in any way and said:

“He who points a weapon towards his brother, the angels invoke curse upon him even if he was his real brother…” [Muslim]

This shows us how grave the crime of terrorising people is and this includes both Muslims and non-Muslims.

No, it doesn’t. It only establishes that a Muslim should not terrorize fellow Muslims.

…So the Prophet said:“It is not lawful for a Muslim that he frightens a Muslim.” [Abu Dawud]…

There it is. Another Islamic condemnation of terrorism that turns out to be much less than meets the eye. Will Gusau condemn jihad violence against non-Muslims? He doesn’t in this article.

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Comments

  1. Dude says

    Nov 30, 2020 at 9:13 am

    Then he should lead a force to eradicate BOKO Haran.

    Reply
    • mortimer says

      Nov 30, 2020 at 9:46 am

      He won’t lift a finger to stop Boko Haram … they would kill him.

      Reply
      • gravenimage says

        Nov 30, 2020 at 10:42 pm

        He has just lied and said that Boko Haram is not Muslim.

        https://opinionnigeria.com/you-are-a-terrorist-or-boko-haram-say-no-i-am-a-muslim-by-murtada-gusau/

        Reply
  2. mortimer says

    Nov 30, 2020 at 9:43 am

    This sheikh is LYING about ABROGATION!

    Murtadha Muhammad Gusau quotes Koranic verses that have been ABROGATED by later verses … chiefly by the Verse of the Sword Koran 9.5 !!!

    He claims: “Islam also cared to combat all forms of violence and terrorism which are against the higher values and refined ethics that are propagated by Islam.” He can make such a false claim only by exploiting the ambiguities in the Koranic text! He quotes Koranic texts that were clearly ABROGATED by K.9.5 !!

    Koran 2:106—“Whatever communications We abrogate or cause to be forgotten, We bring one better than it or like it.”

    Ibn Juzayy notes that Sura 9:5 abrogates “every peace treaty in the Qur’an,” and specifically abrogates the Qur’an’s directive to “set free or ransom” captive unbelievers (47:4). According to As-Suyuti, “This is an Ayat [verse] of the Sword which abrogates pardon, truce and overlooking” — that is, perhaps the overlooking of the pagans’ offenses. The Tafsir al-Jalalayn says that the Muslims must “slay the idolaters wherever you find them, be it during a lawful [period] or a sacred [one], and take them, captive, and confine them, to castles and forts, until they have no choice except [being put to] death or [acceptance of] Islam.”

    It has been said by Muslim scholars that the Verse of the Sword (K.9.5) abrogates over 100 verses in the Koran that advocate peace, coexistence, tolerance or patience as the basis of relations between Muslims and disbelieving kafirs.

    Ibn Juzayy notes that Sura 9:5 abrogates “every peace treaty in the Qur’an,” and specifically abrogates the Qur’an’s directive to “set free or ransom” captive unbelievers (47:4). According to As-Suyuti, “This is an Ayat [verse] of the Sword which abrogates pardon, truce and overlooking” — that is, perhaps the overlooking of the pagans’ offenses. The Tafsir al-Jalalayn says that the Muslims must “slay the idolaters wherever you find them, be it during a lawful [period] or a sacred [one], and take them, captive, and confine them, to castles and forts, until they have no choice except [being put to] death or [acceptance of] Islam.”

    Ibn Kathir echoes this, directing that Muslims should “not wait until you find them. Rather, seek and besiege them in their areas and forts, gather intelligence about them in the various roads and fairways so that what is made wide looks ever smaller to them. This way, they will have no choice, but to die or embrace Islam.”

    Murtadha Muhammad Gusau are one of the most obvious examples of TAQIYYA … that is, he hides, cloaks and dissembles about the MEANING, the MOTIVE and the METHODS of jihad warfare against the dirty kufaar whom Muslims must canonically hate ‘for the sake of Allah’.

    Reply
    • mortimer says

      Nov 30, 2020 at 9:48 am

      Read excellent article on abrogation and the Verse of the Sword by DAVID BUKAY:

      (how K.9.5 – Verse of the Sword – abrogates 124 peaceful verses)

      https://www.meforum.org/1754/peace-or-jihad-abrogation-in-islam

      Reply
  3. Westman says

    Nov 30, 2020 at 10:46 am

    What a banquet of choices for the believer. He can beat his wife and be “not the best of men” yet not the worst because it is permitted by the Quran, the voice of Allah, NOT the voice of Muhammad!. Depending on the local community, beating the wife might be average, normal.

    And loving your brother? Unbelievers are not your brothers and in fact as a Muslim you are commanded in the Quran to not take them as friends Yet you may falsely befriend them and lie to them for the advancement of Islam, smiling while internally hating them. So flexible, a variable apartheid.

    The Muslim woman may not marry an unbeliever. She receives 1/2 of male inheritance. See how equal she is? Where are the feminists who should be lining up for this special treatment?

    When any Muslim representative speaks for Islam one should always consider an even chance of deceit. Not bearing false witness is optional as Murtadha Muhammad Gusau well knows. Even the name Murtadha is a contradiction, Murtad meaning “apostate”, yet, Murtadha meaning, “One pleasing to Allah.”

    Reply
  4. rooare says

    Nov 30, 2020 at 2:47 pm

    Pillage, rape, enslavement, murder and such committed by Muslims against non-Muslims is not considered terrorism or evil in Islamic doctrine bc it’s divinely sanctioned it’s therefore good not evil. The more the honest thinker studies Islam the more convinced they will become that Islam is satanic to the core.

    Reply
  5. Crusades Were Right says

    Nov 30, 2020 at 3:31 pm

    As WW2 rages…

    Journalist: “Tell me Mr X, which side in this war are you supporting?”

    Mr X: “I’m supporting the side that stands for what is good, right and decent!”

    Adolf, Joe, Winston, FDR, Hirohito, etc: “Yay! Mr X is on MY side!”

    lol

    Reply
  6. Keith O says

    Nov 30, 2020 at 3:37 pm

    “Islamic ethics” now that’s an oxymoron.

    Reply
  7. Michael Copeland says

    Nov 30, 2020 at 4:57 pm

    “Jihad in the way of Allah is not terrorism.”
    Qazi Hussain Ahmed
    a former president of Jamaat-e-Islami
    https://www.tr.news/china-bends-the-knee-to-radical-islamist/?mc_cid=dece45b7b2&mc_eid=9fdbda6cc8

    Reply
  8. somehistory says

    Nov 30, 2020 at 10:19 pm

    He says all of that with a straight face.
    There is no Truth in islam. There is no value in islam. There are no ethics in islam. Nothing is refined, and nothing is good about islam.

    This liar probably has no idea just what “ethics” are, but someone said the word and he decided to make use of it.

    islam is from satan the devil, the “father of the lie,” and he used things he knew about the Bible to fabricate a huge, ugly, evil, filthy, demonic stack of lies to deceive people.

    “The liars and those disgusting in their filth” will go to the same place satan is going…the “lake of fire.”

    Reply
  9. gravenimage says

    Nov 30, 2020 at 10:38 pm

    Muslim cleric: ‘All forms of violence and terrorism are against the refined ethics that are propagated by Islam’
    ……………………….

    Murtadha Muhammad Gusau has been spouting Taqiyya for a long time.

    For instance, he claims that ‘real’ violence against women is allowing them to act in Hollywood movies.

    Reply

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