Many, many people use this term and take it for granted, including a large number of people who should know better and some who do know better. It was invented, like other terms, in order to distance Islam from the crimes that are routinely committed in its name and in accord with its teachings. It is used by those who are desperately concerned not to be labeled “bigots” and “Islamophobes.” And while it’s unfortunate that such name-calling is so prevalent and can cause immense professional harm in our absurd society today, it is nonetheless a fact that al-Qaeda and ISIS and the rest don’t have some “radical” version of Islam that is rejected by all other Muslims. There is no version of Islam that teaches that Muslims should coexist peacefully with unbelievers as equals on an indefinite basis. Some take the call to jihad seriously. Others do not. The demonization and marginalization of those who have told the truth about these issues has been complete and successful. Nonetheless, the facts don’t change, and will make themselves obvious eventually.
It’s deliciously ironic, meanwhile, that Kathrada says that those who use the term “radical Islam,” as well as “Islamic extremism” and “moderate Islam,” are “enemies and opponent [sic] of Islam,” because that is exactly what those who use those terms were trying to avoid appearing to be.
“Canada-Based Islamist Imam Younus Kathrada: Using Terms Like ‘Radical Islam’ Amounts To Unbelief; All Commands Of Islam, Including Jihad, Are Moderate Acts,” MEMRI, November 15, 2022:
On October 16, 2022, the official YouTube channel of the Muslim Youth of Victoria published a video of a Friday sermon delivered by the South Africa-born Vancouver-based jihadi Islamist imam Younus Kathrada in which he denied that there are such things as radical or moderate Islam and argued that these terms are only used by the enemies of Islam and ignorant and hypocritical people. He stated that those who believe that Islam can be extreme have accused Allah of being extreme and therefore committed acts of unbelief. According to Kathrada, all the commands of Islam, including waging jihad for the sake of Allah are moderate acts.
Following are excerpts from the sermon.
“The Only Ones Who Use These Terminologies Are Either Enemies And Opponent Of Islam, Or Those Who Are Ignorant And Have No Understanding Whatsoever Of What Islam Is”
In the sermon, titled “Radical Islam vs Moderate Islam,” Kathrada started by saying: “Let me say from the outset, we hear this terminology a great deal. Islamic extremism, radical Islam and moderate Islam as opposed to radical Islam. We hear these terminologies very often and we read about them but I want to tell you from the beginning that the only ones who use these terminologies are either enemies and opponent [sic] of Islam, or those who are ignorant and have no understanding whatsoever of what Islam is or hypocrites who are out to distort the image of Islam.”[1]
Elaborating on his argument, Kathrada noted that Islam’s position and stance on extremism is that “we say in no uncertain terms that extremism in religion, exaggeration in religion and going beyond the bonds and being excessive in religion is blameworthy and denounced. Islam denounces it whether that extremism be in the form of exaggeration or negligence. When we talk about extremism, people only want to talk about one side where people exaggerate and go beyond certain limits, but they do not realize that there is another limit as well the bare minimum. When one goes below that, this is also a form of extremism.”
He further stated that “Islam is the religion of Allah that he has chosen for his creation and that he has approved of for his creation so, if someone were to say that Islam contains extremism or there is such a thing as radical Islam or there is such a thing as extremism in Islam, then they have now accused Allah of extremism of being radical and this is an act of unbelief. This actually will lead a person outside Islam. It is disbelief to say there is such a thing as radical Islam or Islamic extremism because it would be accusing Allah of being extreme and radical.”
“Jihad As We Know From The Quran And The Authentic Sunnah Of The Prophet When The Conditions Are Met, That Is Moderate And That Is The Middle Path”
Justifying his opposition to the term moderate Islam, he stressed that “the reality is, Islam, by nature, by definition… is moderate… there is no such thing as moderate Islam or radical Islam. This is something that has to be clear in our minds.” According to Kathrada, all the commands and prohibitions of Allah, including waging jihad for the sake of Allah, are moderate acts. He said: “Anything that Allah has legislated in the Quran, whether it be commands or whether it be prohibition and anything which has reached us through authentic narration from the prophet of legislations whether it be prohibition or it be commands, know that that is the middle path, know that that is what is moderate no matter what the people have to say. Allah in the Quran commands that jihad be established, and the prophet Muhammad commands that jihad be established, of course with its conditions and of course with the proper understanding of what jihad is according to Muslims, not the definition of the infidels and the enemies of Islam and those who want nothing but evil for Islam and Muslims. Their definitions do not matter to us. Their definition is bogus. Jihad as we know from the Quran and the authentic Sunnah of the prophet when the conditions are met, that is moderate and that is the middle path.”
After describing the Muslim person as “that individual who adheres to the religion of Allah, Islam. A Muslim is a person who enters Islam completely lock, stock and barrel and does not cherry pick, and accepts Islam in its entirety,” he said: “If you are a Muslim as we just described, then obviously the disbelievers, the infidels and the unbelievers will never be pleased with that. The only thing they will be pleased with is if we leave Islam and we start following their ways and we adopt their values. This is the only thing that would please them.”
Kathrada concluded by acknowledging that while there are Muslim extremists “there is no extremism in Islam, the religion of Allah. As for human beings, we may error and one of us might go to an extreme. We might exaggerate or we might be extremely negligent… the intelligent understands these things… I hope then you and I when we hear the news, when we listen to radio and when we read in magazines or in articles on the internet or wherever, whenever we see these terminologies: radical Islam and Islamic extremism know that it is from one of these three categories of people. Those words are not used by Muslims.”
[1] Youtube.com/watch?v=2q9B_w-oJ64, October 16, 2022.
tunde says
He is 100% correct.
PRCS says
50% correct.
Informed “enemies of Islam” don’t use that oxymoronic term.
tim gallagher says
No doubt true what this creature is saying. Look at the knuckle dragger. He looks like something that has wandered in straight out of 7th century Arabia. That’s what islam is all about. In its idea of how human beings should live their lives, islam is primitive, disgusting, way out of date crap. It should have disappeared and stopped holding humanity back ages ago, instead of hanging around like some toxic remnant of the Dark Ages.
࿗Infidel࿘ says
That’s fine, Mr Imam, I’m more than happy to just use the term ‘islam’ when describing any and all islamic misbehavior in any realm, from personal to global
Walter Sieruk says
Imam Younus Kathrada in which he denied that “there are such things as radical or moderate Islam.”
He is right, the reason why his statement of true is because when Westerners use their fabricated term “Radical Islam” they are actually referring to Qu ‘ran based Islam which is naturally genuine Islam’
This is the real, genuine, Islam which contains the teachings of Islam’s violent jihad of which violence and killing the are in the essence of Islam. Surah 2:191.4:8. 5:33. 9:111,112, 123. 47:4.
As for the other term often used by Westerners is the term “Moderate Islam.” In the world of Islam it been explained that in the Muslim viewpoint a “moderate Muslim” is a considered “devout to Islam” and actually normal and therefore real moderate Muslim are open to engaging in the bloody violence of Islam’s jihad.
In the contrasting view of many Westerners as “moderate Islam ‘, who don’t understand Islam , that such Islam ,those Westerners feel,is a “real Islam which is not violent” ” when in reality it’s just a watered -down non-violent form of Islam which many Muslim scholar ,as this imam reject as false Islam or as he had explained a actual form of “extreme Islam” if there is such a thing .For in Islam striping of its violent essence is a of real extremism.
All this is a very difficult concept to understand , nevertheless it’s a very important and necessary thing to understand in this post- 9/11 ‘War of Ideas.”
PRCS says
+1
“Westerners use their fabricated term “Radical Islam” they are actually referring to Qu ‘ran based Islam which is naturally genuine Islam’”
Michael Copeland says
“Those who are ignorant”…….
That covers most Western politicians.
starman says
looks like a crazed mad animal
James Lincoln says
imam Younus Kathrada is absolutely correct:
There is only one islam.
Let’s get him on CNN – and watch the leftist heads explode.
PRCS says
In order to help our clueless ftiends and neighbors better understand Islam’s hateful “message”, need to have him, some ex-Muslims, and a few CAIR “reps” on at the same time.
James Lincoln says
Yes!
alexreid says
There is no such thing as “Radical Islam”. Just as there are no such things as: “Moderate Islam”, “Islam lite”, “Islam Nouveau”. etc. There is just ISLAM! “Islam, is Islam, is Islam.” Simple quote from Turkish Premier Erdogan & former Pakistan’s PM, Imran Khan.
Islam simply endorses the worst of Human Conduct for its adherents, to prey on non-adherents. A Muslim can rob, rape & murder non-Muslims with impunity. Even if they were to commit these crime or, crimes on a Muslim, there are always get out clauses. e.g.s She consented to sexual intercourse because she consented to it; When the fact is she was actually raped. She lured me with her movements & swaying & I couldn’t control myself. Again when a woman is raped -& even wearing a burka! The prophet says, strike at their necks, take their possessions as your booty. & on it goes.
Walter Sieruk says
On the subject of topics of “Moderate Islam” who strive to enact Sharia law in America by non-methods, in contrast to “Radical Islam” it’s therefore this is a very appropriate to make known a very important message.
For that Western term “Islamic extremism” it’s really not fitting term as the following explains.
Likewise, the words “Islamist” and “Islamism” is a fake word that used that was made up after September 11, 2001, in order offend or upset non-violent Muslims. The real, actual, word is just “Islam.” Likewise, the word “Islamist” is also a bogus word that was made up after 9/11 in order not to offend or upset peaceful Muslims. To keep with reality, terms should better be used as “Islamic terrorist” or “Muslim terrorist” . Let us call people and thing as the really are.
Likewise, the terms Islamic extremism” and “Islamic extremist” as well as “Radical Muslim” is actually a misuse of terms. “Moderate Muslim” are actually Western term and not that well known in the Islamic Middle East.
This is because what In the Islamic mindset in the Muslim Middle East as well as in Indonesia and other Muslim controlled countries what the non-Muslims of the Western nations view as “radical and “extremist” the Muslims of those places in the world see as “Normal” and even devout and committed to the cause of Islam.”
Furthermore, those “Moderate Muslims” are those of the Islamic worldview and non-devout and non –committed Muslims. The violent jihadists even see them as “hypocrites.” Therefore, this explains the jihadist chant of those jihad-minded Muslims in different Islamic terror organizations. When they chant out loud “Death to infidels and hypocrites.” Meaning Death to people who and not Muslims and people who are non- jihadist Muslims.
Concerning the last part of this above essay, the violent spirit of that vicious jihadist chant “Death to infidels and hypocrites.” The later word of the hypocrites” in the jihad –minded Muslim worldview is further explain in the book titled JIHADIST PSYCHOPATH by Jamie Glazov, for on page 42 the reader is informed that “Islam mandates that devout and real Muslims must punish, and in some circumstances kill, those Muslims whom they regard as neither legitimate nor properly devout.”
Walter Sieruk says
One lie about the religion of Islam that the Western news media keep telling the public is that there are to different kinds of Islam which are “Radical Islam” and “Moderate Islam.”
Many scholars on Islam, such as Brigitte Gabriel and Robert Spencer, had explain that the terms “Radical Islam” and “Moderate Islam”
Those terms and are unknown to the Islamic world. As one of their leaders said “Islam is Islam”
Furthermore, a Muslim in an Islamic country would view that a Westerner would call a “Radical Muslim” in a Muslim nation he would be seen as a “devote Muslim” who is totally committed to the cause of Islam by the way of the violent jihad,
By contrast what a Westerner would call a “moderate Muslim’ many Muslims in Asia as well as the Middle East call a Muslim who is not really living up to his faith in Islam by not taking up arms in the violence and killing of the jihad for Islam.
Therefore, many of Muslim, overseas, would call him a “hypocrite” This is way many devote Muslim who are violent jihadists gather together in a group and chant “Death to infidels and hypocrites ” Meaning “Death to non-Muslims and non-violent, jihadist Muslims.
Scotsman48 says
The moderate muslim will hold the feet of the infidel while the radical muslim cuts off his head.