Al-Ansari echoes sentiments that have been expressed all across the Islamic world. Meanwhile, incidents of Qur’an desecration are multiplying. Following the global Islamic outcry over Qur’an burnings in Sweden, on Monday in Denmark “protesters set fire to a copy of the Quran outside the Iraqi Embassy in Denmark’s capital of Copenhagen on Monday, drawing condemnation from Iraq and other Muslim-majority countries.”
After that incident, “a small group of anti-Islam activists set fire to Quran in front of the Egyptian and Turkish embassies in Copenhagen on Tuesday.”
Reaction: “Denmark and Sweden have said they deplore the burning of Islam’s holy book but cannot prevent it under rules protecting free speech.”
Not according to the OIC, which expects the West to submit to Sharia. The OIC does not adhere to the UN’s Universal Declaration of Human Rights, but to the Cairo Declaration of Human Rights, which is based on the Sharia. This only underscores the fact that in regarding the Sharia as divine law, mainstream Islam has never been compatible with the freedoms of Western societies. The relationship between the two has perpetually been based upon the West surrendering its freedoms little by little in order to appease Islamic supremacists at every level. Now, the differences have come to a head with all the recent Qur’an burnings and desecrations.
“Sweden is risking its ties with Muslim countries, warns leading Saudi analyst,” Arab News, July 23, 2023:
DUBAI: If the Swedish government does not change its laws regarding the spread of hate, the Organization of Islamic Conference will act, Saudi geopolitical analyst Salman Al-Ansari told the Arab News weekly show “Frankly Speaking.”
“If the Swedish government and its legal system don’t rectify their laws with regards to allowing extremists and radicals to spread hate, then I won’t be surprised if there will be a unanimous decision to take measures by the OIC.”
Al-Ansari’s comments came as the OIC issued a statement on Sunday condemning in the strongest terms the burning of a copy of the Qur’an by a far-right extremist group called Danske Patrioter, or Danish Patriots, outside the Iraqi Embassy in Copenhagen on Friday.
The incident is only the latest in a spate of incidents in Denmark and Sweden that have stirred up a diplomatic storm, which now threatens the Nordic states’ relations with the Muslim world.
Earlier in the week, Salwan Momika, an Iraqi immigrant living in Sweden, desecrated the Qur’an, just weeks after he set fire to pages of the holy book outside a Stockholm mosque.
In January, Rasmus Paludan, a far-right Danish leader, also burned a copy of the Qur’an in front of the Turkish embassy in Stockholm.
Muslim leaders and governments across the Islamic world have condemned these acts, which had been permitted by local authorities ostensibly in line with the right to freedom of expression.
In a statement on Sunday, Hissein Brahim Taha, the OIC’s secretary-general, expressed his deep dissatisfaction with the repeated incidents of “transgression against Islamic sanctities,” adding that such acts “constitute incitement to religious hatred, intolerance and discrimination” that would have dangerous consequences.
“Burning the copy of any holy book, whether it’s the Holy Qu’ran [sic], the Bible, the Torah, or any sacred book, is absolutely disgusting and unjustifiable, and it’s an action of extreme hate. If this is not hate, then what constitutes hate? This is my question,” Al-Ansari said….
Michael Copeland says
“What constitutes hate?” asks Al-Ansari.
Try this:
“between us and you enmity and hatred forever…”
That is an instruction that is part of Islamic law. It is a quotation from the Koran (60:4), you know, the book that is being burnt.
Does that answer the question?
bill says
I am against book burning whoever is doing it. Not only does it bring unpleasant memories of the Nazis but it is not only stupid ,pointless and achieves nothing. Will it cause one Muslim to think about abandoning Islam? No quite the contrary it just solidifies the ummah against the West. It is just poking the monster with a stick.
What we should be doing is trying to divide the ummah not unite it.
maria says
Mr Paludan is a brave excellent man. And Denmark and Sweden show their bravery and love for their countries
Emilie Green says
“Meanwhile, incidents of Qur’an desecration are multiplying.”
Is this true? I sincerely hope so as it would be a clear sign that there are some who recognize the importance of free and open discourse.
Hindu American says
This veiled threat “If the Swedish government and its legal system don’t rectify their laws with regards to allowing extremists and radicals to spread hate..” could be thrown back at the islamic ummah as well.
How about, as a counter (ok, ok, I know it borders on whataboutery), if the islamic countries and their legal systems don’t rectify their laws with regards to allowing islamic extremists and radical preachers to spread hate against non-muslims…we the western nations will return all your illegal asylum seekers and freeze your bank accounts.
Watto35 says
And Saudi Arabia could allow ONE church to be built in Saudi Arabia. Just one.
Westman says
Isn’t it interesting that Allah gave NO instructions on the disposal of the Quran? All “accepted” methods are simply traditional, wrapped deep burying, weighted in running water, and as a last resort, BURNING. Yes, burning.
The anger about an unbeliever burning a Quran is itself is a shade of bias bordering on the left’s ideas about what constitutes racism.
Justification for the spectacular treatment of the book relies on the claim that it contains the literal words of Allah. This is impossible since the words were delivered in Arabic, by an “Angel”, a third party, human-developed, language that already existed. We do not know the actual native language of Allah, yet it cannot be Arabic or any other limited human language. The Quran could only be the best translation, boiled down into Arabic from Allah’s superior higher language and delivered by Gabriel. Muhammad never held a Quran, which was compiled later from written scraps and third-party memory.
All this anger and hatred over the burning of Qurans is really about the forced highlighting of Islam’s loss of power in the modern era. The religion is a believer’s last bastion, the Quran containing the words that give a future superior position to the believer in a world which discounts or limits him.
The Bible contains an interesting passage, “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD.” Burn all the Bibles you wish, it is an instruction manual for successful living, contains a translation from the thoughts of diety, and can be reprinted at will.
FYI says
Apart from all the well known scientific mistakes in the qur’an there is allah’s revelation in koran 5;116 that he is actually not omniscient:allah thinks Christians worship 3 gods..allah,Jesus and..MARY.!
Given allah’s advice to muhammed in koran 10:94 that if in doubt,consult the Bible people,it beggars belief that no islamic ‘scholars’ thought to check if allah’s ‘torah’ he claims he gave to moses{koran 2:87} conforms to the Biblical Torah:it doesn’t!And his misunderstanding of Christian Theology is hilarious.
I laugh at islamic apologists and ‘scholars’:these awkward facts show the quran to be a demonstrably FALSE scripture.They have had CENTURIES to work it out.
A bit late in the day but come on islamic ‘scholars…koran 10:94
Follow allah’;s unwitting advice and check with the Bible people{But the Bible is corrupted the muslims say.
No allah actually confirms the Bible koran 3:3.The ‘scholars’ say that to keep muslims in ignorance}
SJ says
When Moses was around, Islam wasn’t even invented yet.
Tatanka says
The hypocrisy of these Muslims is astounding.They hate everything non-Islam with a passion.
Go ahead Infidels, Keep burning these books of death and hate, it’s OK by me
PMK says
It’s not an official policy, but the Catholic Church has a custom of disposing of blessed items (including bibles) by burial or by burning. Burning the quran is probably more respectful than tearing it up or tossing it in the garbage.
In any case, it’s a BOOK, put out by a publishing company and it can be found anywhere. The words may be Islamic ‘sanctities’ but if I can buy it in a book store, it’s mine to do with as I please.
FYI says
The quran comes from an impersonator of the Biblical God{as he claims he gave the Torah to Moses koran 2:87..yet his teachings defeat the purpose of the Torah!}
I laugh when a satanist burns a Bible:Do what you like with your OWN property.Nobody cares!
And of course they believe in God because it is obviously designed to cause offense.
muslims fly into a rage over the quran,a book most muslims never read and whose author is not even OMNISCIENT,does not understand the science behind creation,completely missed the purpose and meaning of all the laws in the real Torah ;the holy men of islam,their job,is to stop muslims figuring this out.
muslims don’t actually read the koran ,especially critically ,all they do is quote it back to you and islamic ‘scholars’ don’t want them to notice all the errors.
In fact islamic apologists don’t seem to see the problem with the Torah’s teachings being violated by the quran.muslims believe the Torah is true.If only they CHECKED with the Bible folk as allah recommends koran 10:94 but then they would be exposed as frauds and lose their power.
And allah’s lack of omniscience is preposterous:the quran does not come from any god as you have to be omniscient to claim as allah does that “allah knows all things”
Centuries upon centuries of islamic ‘scholarship’…
Michael Copeland says
Say the sun sets in a muddy pool (K. 18:86) or you will be beheaded.
PS. Allah laid the earth out flat like a carpet.
Kesselman says
Even if it’s still a tiny minority in Scandinavia that wants to stir up hostility toward Muslims the animosity toward the alien usurpers can turn.—It’s desirably better to get out in open war with the Muhamedan invaders. Let’s get things clear.
James Lincoln says
Saudi geopolitical analyst Salman Al-Ansari stated:
“If the Swedish government and its legal system don’t rectify their laws with regards to allowing extremists and radicals to spread hate, then I won’t be surprised if there will be a unanimous decision to take measures by the OIC.”
So Salman doesn’t want Sweden to continue to allow muslim “extremists and radicals to spread hate”?
SJ says
These Islamic hate mongers need to get their PBUH people OUT of the west, before all the west gets together and expels them all. That’s the only way and IslamoNazis need to remain out. Diversity for Islam has been shown Dead of Arrival for more than 14 centuries.
࿗Infidel࿘ says
So let them! Other than oil, what does the OIC have that Sweden needs? And couldn’t Sweden get enough oil from Norway?
John Pepple says
Has Sweden suddenly changed? I thought they were hopelessly in favor of acceding to Muslims’ every demand.
OLD GUY says
Islam needs to be held behind its borders or walls. Muslims/islam yells about religious freedom, but try opening a church or bringing a bible to Saudi Arabia or many of the other islamic states.
My opinion if the OIC and CAIR want to act against free speech and freedom, then let’s deport them all to the Islamic State of their choice.
davidafoot says
The extra-territorial nature of the Islamic Empire is breathtaking!
We should never have allowed this Empire in to the Christian lands and NOW we must purge Christendom of this plague.
William says
What is the OIC?
gravenimage says
As it says in the article, William, it is the Organization of Islamic Conference.
gravenimage says
Sweden-based Saudi geopolitical analyst on Qur’an burnings: ‘If Sweden doesn’t change its laws, the OIC will act’
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More threats if we don’t crush freedom of speech and enforce Shari’ah law.
I am so tired of Islam.