Pope Francis and Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb signed an agreement a few years back about how violence in the name of religion is a perversion of religion. Is the pope naive, or evil?
“Virulent Incitement By Al-Azhar: Praise For Palestinian Jihad Fighters; Israel Is Destined To Perish; U.S. Is The Greatest Satan; Jews Are Descendants Of Apes And Pigs,” MEMRI, November 10, 2023:
In the recent weeks, the Cairo-based Al-Azhar institution, the leading center of religious learning and supreme source of religious authority in the Sunni Muslim world, and senior members of this institution, have been voicing support for Hamas and for terrorism and inciting against the U.S. and Israel, while using virulently antisemitic rhetoric….
Al-Azhar Fatwa: The Occupying Entity Will Perish And The Lives Of The Martyrs Will Be Longer Than Those Of Their Murderers
On October 18, 2023, Al-Azhar’s “Global Center for Online Fatwas” posted a fatwa on its Facebook page which predicts Israel’s demise….
“…In its steadfastness, resistance and persistent adherence to its land, the Palestinian people continue to present a model of heroism, despite the danger of the arbitrary Zionist bombardment. It [also] places the world – which remains silent, neglects or [even] encourages these crimes – in a great human and moral predicament, removing the fake mask of humaneness from its ugly face.
“The term ‘civilian’ does not apply to the Zionist settlers of the occupied land. Rather, they are occupiers of the land who usurp rights, disregard the ways of the prophets, and attack the holy sites in historic Jerusalem and the [sites of] Islamic and Christian heritage there…
“The world deliberately ignores the fact that the occupying Zionist entity is a cancer in the heart of the Islamic and Arab nation. According to international conventions and laws, occupying forces have no right to the land, the resources and the holy sites [they are occupying], and their aggression must necessarily be met with resistance against their usurpation, oppression and tyranny….
Faculty Dean At Al-Al-Azhar University: May Allah Bring Perdition Upon The “Cursed,” “Treacherous” Jews, “The Descendants Of Apes And Pigs”
Addressing Hamas’ October 7 attack on Israel in a series of posts on his personal Facebook account, Muhammad Omar Al-Qady, dean of the Faculty for Islamic and Arabic Studies at Al-Azhar University, made virulently antisemitic remarks, glorified the jihad in Palestine and wished perdition upon the Jews….
“It brought the Palestinian issue back to the center of global attention, after it had almost disappeared and been forgotten… It managed to shatter the false myth about the might of the Israeli army and prove that it is weak and exhausted… It proved that the entire West – with the exception of the peoples – is a single community, especially the governments of the greatest Satan, America, and of the European countries, who follow the orders of the Zionist lobby that is part of [the camp of] our treacherous enemy… It managed to eliminate, if only for a while, the vast enterprise of [Israel’s] normalization with many Arab and Islamic countries, which was making large and rapid strides… [The resistance] also made additional achievements, which will be discussed in the future. I ask Allah to strengthen His soldiers and his camp and grant our brothers in Gaza, in Palestine and in the rest of the Muslim countries victory over their enemy and ours, the enemy of Allah and humanity, the cursed descendants of apes and pigs [i.e., the Jews].”[5]
In another post Al-Qady wrote: “Allah, bring perdition upon the cursed and treacherous [Jews], the murderers of prophets, of rulers and of decent people, and on whoever helped them and agreed to their deeds…”[6]
Abbas Shuman, Inspector General Of Al-Azhar’s Fatwa Committees: “Rejoice In The Demise Of The Descendants Of Pigs”; The Zionists Are Worse Than Rabid Dogs
Abbas Shuman, formerly the deputy of Sheikh Al-Azhar and currently the inspector general of Al-Azhar’s Fatwa committees, likewise slammed Israel and expressed support for Hamas’ terror attack, gloating over the suffering caused to Israel. For example, on October 7, the day of the attack, he shared a post in which he praised it, writing, “Allahu Akbar, long live the noble Palestinian people. Allah will inflict defeat on the oppressive occupation and shame and disgrace on the Zionists and their supporters.”[8]
Additional posts over the following days were equally vitriolic and even antisemitic. For instance, on October 17, 2023, Shuman wrote, “I knew that the Zionists had no morals, but I didn’t imagine that they were filthier and more despicable than rabid dogs…”[9]
On October 18 he posted, “…The situation has reached the point of bombing hospitals, after the murder of children and even of fetuses, and [has reached the point where] the great satans [i.e. the world leaders] have come to Palestine to publicly support the Zionists. Rejoice in the demise of the descendants of the pigs.”[10]
Lecturer At Al-Azhar University: The Jews Of The World Can Be Resettled In Southeast Russia; Aiding Palestine Is A Religious Duty Of Every Muslim
In an October 19, 2023 article in the Egyptian daily Al-Usbu’, Dr. Ahmad Karima, a lecturer on Islamic law and comparative jurisprudence at Al-Azhar University, stated that “aiding Palestine is a religious duty of all Muslims, a national duty of the Arabs, both Muslim and non-Muslim, and a moral obligation,” which must be carried out by the Muslim armies, according to their ability and the assessments of the rulers, by the wealthy Muslims, according to their financial ability, and by the clerics and experts, according to their rhetorical ability. Later he described his own efforts in supporting the Palestinian cause, including by publishing books and studies on Palestine and Jerusalem, as well as books on jihad….
SKA says
Bergoglio is merely the “useful idiot” of the Islamists
Emilie Green says
“Is the pope naive, or evil?”
Evil, for an easy layup shot.
Lisel Sipes says
All of the Popes have been politicians who use God as a crutch to fool people into being subjects. None of them give a shit about anything but power and wealth.
FYI says
Could Francis and Ahmed at least get a room?
Please.My eyes they burn….oh how they burn..
“Holy Men” can be so creepy and weird.
Westman says
We are seeing the slow demise of Islam as surely as the earth rotates to bring sunrise. All of this rhetoric about destroying a weak Israel and the immoral West has no capacity behind it. Least of all from Egypt and al-Azhar.
The al-Azhar “scholars” encourage the wealthy Islamic nations to fund the destruction of Israel and the West while the West has the capacity to make those nations poor and destitute within an hour. The West is in a dance with “wealthy” Arabs and Persians only as economic world partners when it could be an honest relationship but for the prickly, toxic corsage of Islam.
Very little good is created in the world by Islam, the invisible life holding cell of the 7th century that like Marxism never lets its adherents live to their potential. All must serve the collective. Imagine where the influence of Islam would be today in the ME without oil. SA sponsors mosques and clerics wherever it can, essentially sending the “minders” with the immigrant.
Al-Azhar Fatwa: “The Occupying Entity Will Perish And The Lives Of The Martyrs Will Be Longer Than Those Of Their Murderers.”
A Fatwa to destroy Israel from Egypt? Allah has never spoken directly to a Muslim, including Muhammad, and Gabriel has not spoken to anyone since Muhammad. Where in the world does al-Azhar and the Shia Ayatollah come up with this nonsense? There wasn’t an undisputed line of succession after Muhammad. Neither Sunni or Shia has a clear title to authority and yet they spew threats, really politics, in Allah’s name as fatwas? Amazing.
It has taken Islam since 1948 to arrive at sufficient power to destroy Israel, in its all consuming rage, yet the West had the power to destroy Islam, with no interest in doing it, since before the same 1948. Quite a contrast.
They may have a beneficial result, all the unachievable Fatwas, as their failures continue to undermine belief in Islam and give the ummah greater opportunity for a peaceful, fulfilling life.
Billy Corr says
MATH TEST: If it has taken the Israelis 6 weeks to slay 11,500 Gazans and the population
of Gaza is 2,200,000, how long will it take the Israelis to slaughter the entire population of Gaza?
Ernie says
Well…, so much for the “religion of peace”.. Inspired by the father of lies.. by the fruit of their works you’ll know them . Those fruits are aimed against anything decent , good , virtuous , prosperous , lovely , and life itself . Against God , The Christ and humanity . Bergoglio knows this very well and so is complicit in my eyes . Bergoglio is an anti-Christ .
Ernie says
Bergoglio is AN anti-Christ , not THE anti- Christ . One of many . It would be naive to thjnk he is naive .
somehistory says
All true, Ernie .
The whole of islam is anti-Christ and anyone who agrees with what mozlums are doing, or lies for mozlums, is also anti-Christ.
This creature who pretends to serve and obey Christ, is a charlatan, a false shepherd, a wolf in sheep’s clothing. He is a son of satan, doing the desires of his father.
James Lincoln says
Yes, somehistory.
Tragically true.
He is also a useful idiot.
somehistory says
Also true, James.
Rufolino says
The idiocy of our leaders never fails to astonish. Bergoglio isn’t “the anti-Christ”. He is a buffoon.
Goofy says
Mr Pope, how can you possibly associate with people who behave like badly brought up teenagers?
How can your church have any kind of association with Islam which has no resemblance with religion apart from its unsubstantiated claims of having common roots with Judaism and Christianity?
Islam’s “recognition” of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ amounts to blasphemy as it denies everything which makes Jesus Christ God in the flesh and our redeemer!
Mr Pope, is your own mission also to blaspheme Jesus Christ? You have made many statements to that effect.
After President Putin’s audience with you many years ago Mr Pope he concluded that you are not a man of God. His judgement is sounder than yours.
Who are you Mr Pope? Is your mission to destroy the church by associating with Muslims who stand for the exact opposite of the gospel?
Repent, do it soon and do it in public!
No Taqiyya says
Sad but true. Bergoglio is the worse Pope in generations. How can he not know the cleric he is embracing is commanded by his god to force him to pay tribute while being humiliated?
He either is the most naive Pope in generations, or he is down right evil.
bagsgroove says
The despicable moslem is calling “pigs” despicable. Pigs are 1000 better animals than the ugly moslems, the curse of the world.