In Front Page, Moorthy Muthuswamy and I discuss a notable variant reading of the Koranic text, and its huge implications: Muthuswamy: Thank you for the opportunity, Jamie. First, some background. In 1972, during the restoration of the Great Mosque of Sana’a, in Yemen, a gravesite containing a mash of old parchment pages was discovered. It […]
Spencer: The Persistence of Islamic Anti-Semitism
Setting the historical record straight in FrontPage: A new study released Sunday shows that anti-Semitism is on the rise in Europe. The “German Situation” study, which is conducted by the University of Bielefeld Institute for Interdisciplinary Research on Conflict and Violence, found that across Europe in the last year, “Islamophobia” has declined, while anti-Semitic incidents […]
“But we have to acknowledge that ‘kill the unbelievers’ is an awkward verse”
The title of this naive and silly New York Times puff piece is “Three Clergymen, Three Faiths, One Friendship,” but from the looks of it, these “amigos” have one faith, not three — “the spirituality of interfaith relations.” At least Sheik Jamal Rahman is honest enough to acknowledge that there is a problem with the […]
El Blog del Corán: ‘La Vaca’- VersÃculos 75-140
Traducido por Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi. La sección próxima de Sura 2 del Corán- los versÃculos 75-105- continúa criticándoles a los judÃos. Cuando lee declaraciones de los lÃderes de Hamas o de Mahmoud Ahmadineyad sobre Israel, acuérdese de que sus opiniones sobre Israel y los judÃos se basan en el Corán. Han aprendido, si han estudiado […]
Nidal Hasan explains the Koran and Islam
Here is Nidal Hasan’s PowerPoint presentation about Islam, Muslims, and the military. Note the copious quoting of the Koran; the explanation of the doctrine of abrogation (citing Koran 2:106 and 16:101), which usually Islamic apologists in the West dismiss as an invention of “Islamophobes”; and the explanations of defensive and offensive jihad. Islamic spokesmen in […]
Fort Hood shooter taught Koran when he was supposed to be giving a medical lecture
Here is yet another indication that the Fort Hood massacre was a jihad carried out by Nidal Hasan. Hasan, an Army psychiatrist, was supposed to give a “grand round” — a medical lecture. Instead, he treated medical personnel to a dawah session, trying to frighten them into Islam with threats of hell. Another Muslim stood […]
El Blog Del Corán — La Vaca: VersÃculos 40-75
Traducido por Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi VersÃculo 40 de Sura 2 habla de los ‘Hijos de Israel’, empezando una meditación extensa sobre todo lo que hizo Alá por los judÃos, y la ingratitud con la que le pagaron. VersÃculo 41 les advierte que no abandonen ‘mis revelaciones por un precio insignificante’, lo que interpretan generalmente los […]
El blog del Corán- Sura 2 (La Vaca) — VersÃculos 1-39
Traducido por Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi. Sura 2, Al-Baqara (‘La Vaca’), como casi todos los capÃtulos del Corán, toma su tÃtulo de algo contado dentro de ella- en este caso, la historia de Moisés cuando les pidió a los hebreos (según el pedido de Alá) que sacrificaran una vaca (2:67-73). Es la sura más larga del […]
Koran verses appear on baby’s skin: “Ali always feels bad when it is happening. He cries and his temperature goes up.”
Odd. If this is really a sign from Allah, why does it make the baby so uncomfortable? In this it is reminiscent of Muhammad’s first revelation, in which — according to Bukhari, the collection of Hadith considered most reliable by Muslims — Gabriel left Muhammad in a state of terror and confusion: The Prophet added, […]
Suicide bomber read Koran verses before attack
Now why would he read verses from the Book of Peace before committing an act of murderous violence? Find out in my book The Complete Infidel’s Guide to the Koran. “Suicide bomber read verses before attack,” from Corriere della Sera, October 19 (thanks to C. Cantoni): MILAN – A small green-painted door opens onto the […]
Former Egyptian chief of staff a Misunderstander of Islam, says Arabs must fight Israel again “based on our belief in God, the Koran, and the Prophet Muhammad”
Somehow Sa’d Al-Din Al-Shazli seems to have gotten the crazy idea that the Koran makes it incumbent upon Muslims to wage war against Israel. Now where could he have gotten such an impression of the Book of Peace? Has he been listening to greasy Islamophobes? Hasn’t he read the Book of Peace for himself? For […]
Indonesian province: Muslim civil servants obliged to read Koran on Friday
Sharia Alert from modern, moderate Indonesia — but wait a minute! I thought there was “no compulsion in religion”! “Muslim civil servants in Gorontalo obliged to read Koran on Friday,” from The Jakarta Post, October 17 (thanks to The Religion of Peace): Gorontalo mayoralty administration has obliged its Muslim civil servants to read the Koran […]
“They think the implications of the possibility that the Koran teaches warfare against unbelievers are too terrible to even contemplate. Thus, many policymakers simply assume the Koran teaches peace without bothering to study the text.”
In FrontPage yesterday Jamie Glazov interviewed me about my new book, The Complete Infidel’s Guide to the Koran. Here is an excerpt: FP: Tell us how and why political correctness has made it almost impossible to discuss what is really in the Koran and in other Islamic texts. Spencer: Political correctness would have us believe […]
Her “duty” is helping Muslim women who have been abused — and spreading soothing myths about Islam
Marisol already wrote about this here, but I had some additional thoughts. Robina Niaz is doing good work. So why lie? “Her ‘duty’ is helping Muslim women heal after abuse,” from CNN, September 25 (thanks to all who sent this in): NEW YORK (CNN) — Toward the end of her marriage, Rabia Iqbal said she […]
Journalist/propagandist Michael Kruse explains Islamic apostasy law for us
Michael Kruse is yet another mainstream media pseudo-journalist who relentlessly pursues a politically correct multiculturalist agenda, and the facts be damned. You can see previous discussion of this “reporter’s” casual acquaintance with the truth here. Yesterday in the St. Petersburg Times he continued his campaign to discredit Rifqa Bary, the girl who says her father […]
Misunderstanders of Islam gather in Iran: “I am sure millions of people who love Islam and the Koran will shout Death to Israel”
The mullahcracy is portraying any protesters as people “who want to help the Zionist regime,” which in its eyes is the worst kind of demonization possible. And Gholam Reza Safaie, a top Khamenei aide, says confidently: “I am sure millions of people who love Islam and the Koran will shout Death to Israel.” How could […]
“Military and intelligence analysts, as well as all Americans interested in protecting our freedoms, will find The Complete Infidel’s Guide to the Koran to be a valuable guide to the thought processes and core beliefs of Muslim terrorists”
Next Monday, September 21, my ninth and latest book, The Complete Infidel’s Guide to the Koran, will be available from Regnery Publishing. Those who have seen advance copies love the book: “This book is an incisive analysis of how Islamic jihadists read the Koran and understand it to be commanding them to wage war against […]
Geert Wilders: “In illuminating for Westerners exactly what the Koran teaches, Spencer has performed a valuable service in the defense of Western civilization against the Islamic jihad”
One week from today, September 21, my ninth and latest book, The Complete Infidel’s Guide to the Koran, will be available from Regnery Publishing. The book is already creating a buzz: “Governing officials and media spokesmen may ignore Spencer’s warnings, but they do so at their own risk, because Islamic jihadists are not ignoring what’s […]