These clerics only banned music at weddings. They must be moderates. Whenever I note that Islamic law forbids music (aside from nasheeds, a cappella songs encouraging jihad), I am excoriated as a greasy Islamophobe, but it’s nonetheless true: Hadith Qudsi 19:5: “The Prophet said that Allah commanded him to destroy all the musical instruments, idols, […]
Inside Pakistan Assembly, Islamic political party urges Prime Minister to declare jihad against India
“Doing Jihad is mandatory in Islam. If a Muslim does not do Jihad, he is no longer a Muslim.” He doesn’t mean picking up the kids from school, either. “Pakistani ministers brazenly call for Jihad against India inside the Pakistan Assembly,” OpIndia, February 4, 2020: Exhibiting its fervent anti-Indian or anti-Hindu narrative, Pakistan has once […]
1993: Muslim cleric allowed to preach jihad and hatred of infidels all over UK
He was invited by Britain’s largest Islamic group. (Yet the British authorities still think jihadis constitute a Tiny Minority of Extremists.) The seeds for what is happening now in Britain were planted long ago. “Deobandi scholar accused of ‘preaching hatred towards non-Muslims’ toured mosques in 1993,” Asian Image, April 5, 2016 (thanks to The Religion […]
Jihadis trained in Islamic schools of Pakistan and Afghanistan
“We teach our children the value of love above religious sentiments. We train them for peace and love. That’s why they are not involved in any kind of activity that’s detrimental to peace. Students who are educated in other institutions — they are the ones involved in violent activities.” “There are no jihadis here, because […]