Wait, what? How could a Muslim cleric, a man who has dedicated his life to understanding Islam correctly and communicating its message effectively, get the crazy idea that the Religion of Peace allows him to call for violence? There must be some mistake! “Turkish imam to face investigation for calling for violence against doctors,” Ahval […]
Turkey: Officials say statements on anti-Jewish, anti-Christian billboards are from Qur’an, and so aren’t incitement
Of course. How could anything from the Qur’an be hateful or inciting? The billboards quote this Qur’an passage: “O you who have believed, do not take the Jews and the Christians as friends or allies. They are friends and allies of one another. And whoever is an ally to them among you – then indeed, […]
Turkey: Billboards quote Qur’an, “Do not take the Jews and the Christians as allies”
“O you who have believed, do not take the Jews and the Christians as allies. They are [in fact] allies of one another. And whoever is an ally to them among you – then indeed, he is [one] of them. Indeed, Allah guides not the wrongdoing people.” — Qur’an 5:51 Ibn Kathir, the renowned and […]