An Exemplary Imam from Florida

In addition to providing money to Taliban, when fighters in Afghanistan had killed seven American soldiers, Imam Khan “declared his wish that 'Allah' bring death to 50,000 Americans more.”

Many times in this blog, I mentioned and have written about Taqiyya or doctrine of Taqiyya. It is simply about Allah telling Muslims that they can lie to non-Muslims to advance Islamic cause i.e. for realizing ultimate Islamic goal of the whole world governed under Sharia law. For literal meaning, one can read from Tafsir of Ibn Kathir. Classical Islamic scholar Ibn Kathir writes that believers, who fear for their safety from disbelievers, are allowed to show friendship to the disbelievers outwardly, but never inwardly [or for the purpose of advancing Islam]. For instance, Al-Bukhari recorded that Abu Ad-Darda' said, "We smile in the face of some people although our hearts curse them.''  How about smiling and waging Jihad behind?

If Jihad means striving to impose sharia law on the world by any means, Taqiyya [Doctrine of Taqiyya] simply extends the scope of means of Jihad.

We see this practice of Taqiyya in present day world when Muslim representatives and spokesmen in non-Muslim majority nations consistently keep misguiding non-Muslims on notions of Islamic peace, Jihad, institutions of dhimma and Sharia and with statements like Islam respects all religions and guarantees freedom of religion.

Recently in Florida, three people (one Imam and his two sons) of Pakistani origin - two of them being Imams - were arrested on charges of supporting terrorism through raising funds for Taliban (here).

It is the dual life of father - 76 year old with the name Hafiz Muhammed Sher Ali Khan (also a imam) - that merits attention of non-Muslims.

In one life, he was calm and gives peaceful sermons in the mosque and stresses that Islam is non-violent and peaceful; Miami Herald writes (here or here):

Unlike other U.S. Muslims who have been accused of supporting terrorism or engaging in terrorist acts, Imam Khan is a well-known and respected figure in Miami. He did not keep to the shadows, as have other terrorist suspects, and his public life yielded no clue that he might be involved in radical activity. Instead, he led prayers at a mosque five times a day and counseled the faithful. Instead of delivering jihadist sermons, the 76-year-old religious leader preached the traditional, mainstream version of Islam that rejects violence and stresses peace and the sanctity of life. By all accounts, he is habitually soft-spoken and avoids harsh language.

How can Miami herald come to the opinion that what he was preaching in mosque is mainstream Islam? Call it ignorance and constrains of political correctness. 

His other life includes raising money to fund activities of Taliban - $50,000 in transactions - to buy guns, to support militants families and supporting cause of Taliban. Besides this, charges also include that imam opened a madrassa in swat valley that shelters members of Pakistan's Taliban and tranis children to become militants or suicide bombers, like this report suggests.

Attorney of Department of Justice quotes (here):

“Despite being an Imam, or spiritual leader, Hafiz Khan was by no means a man of peace.   Instead, as today’s charges show, he acted with others to support terrorists to further acts of murder, kidnapping and maiming.   But for law enforcement intervention, these defendants would have continued to transfer funds to Pakistan to finance the Pakistani Taliban, including its purchase of guns........the defendants sought to aid the Pakistani Taliban’s fight against the Pakistani government and its perceived allies, including the United States, by supporting acts of murder, kidnapping and maiming in Pakistan and elsewhere, in order to displace the lawful government of Pakistan and to establish strict Islamic law known as Sharia.” 

And also:

.......On another occasion in September 2010, Hafiz Khan participated in a conversation in which he stated that he would provide that individual with contact information for Pakistani Taliban militants in Karachi, and upon hearing that mujahideen in Afghanistan had killed seven American soldiers, declared his wish that 'Allah' kill 50,000 more.

When ever a terrorist act takes place or is averted, immediate response from many Islamic organizations and main stream media is about 'fearing backlash against Muslim community'. A nice way to scuttle any discussion on Islam in this politically correct world!

Jihad means defensive war? An Islamic website does not think so

Some months back even officials from Obama administration stated Jihad is a legitimate concept in Islam with out giving any definition of 'Jihad'; probably they were thinking it means spiritual struggle or defensive warfare but never a war against non-Muslims and to impose Islamic law on the world. But those who have read Islamic concept of Jihad and lived Islam knew what it means.

Dokku Abu Usman is often referred to as Osama Bin Laden of Russia and is  self-declared emir (president) of Russian North Caucasus. He says, in an interview to an Islamic website:

The path has been chosen, we know our tasks, and we will not turn back, Insha'Allah, from this path. Today, the battlefield is not just Chechnya and the Caucasus Emirate, but also the whole Russia. The situation is visible to everybody who has eyes. The Jihad is spreading, steadily and inevitably, everywhere......

For the first time in decades, the awakening of the Islamic Ummah from hibernation has become so clear and widespread. The Mujahideen and true scholars operate more than ever simultaneously in different regions of the globe, supporting each other and realizing the common goal. Ordinary Muslims take to the streets and express their support for the Mujahideen, demanding to restore the Sharia......

The only thing I can say for certain is that if there are no armed force of Muslims, no Jihad and no fighting, nobody would allow us to establish the Sharia of Allah. If it were possible, it would have been done already by our Prophet (pbuh).

One can read the full interview from here.

Pakistani channel Geo TV's talk show on Jihad. (Video is in URDU)

COURTESY: MEMRI
The entire episode of the talk show in URDU - mentioned in previous post, the one that took place on Pakistan's Geo TV - devoted to the subject of jihad can be viewed here. (URL addresses are given at the bottom.)

Jihad according to Pakistan's Geo TV.

Not a single news paper in India will ever dare to publish how present day main stream Islam understands Jihad or even better, how Jihad was understood by overwhelming number of Islamic scholars and rulers since the time of Prophet Mohammad: Jihad is a duty, incumbent on all Muslims, to strive to remove all barriers (or opposing forces) to spread Islam and rule of Islam (dominance of Islam) all over the world. The word 'strive' can point to many actions but in Koran, there are numerous verses which imply that 'striving' or the phrase 'to strive' (In Arabic, Jihad) means physical fighting or killing for the sake of Allah's rule.

According to Prophet Mohammad, Jihad need not be fighting all the time; it can mean any action, including lying, to further Islam and its ultimate goal of world domination. Modern day Islamic apologists living in Non Muslim nations would love to fool infidels by saying Jihad means spiritual struggle hiding the fact that this kind of concept of Jihad came in to existence only in the 19th century when power of Islam is at its lowest in military terms (capability). Of course, (late)Al-Banna, founder of Muslim Brotherhood, dismisses this concept of Jihad meaning spiritual struggle and casts doubt on authenticity of Hadith suggesting such meaning.

Many articles were put in this blog, some written by me, or else where, on the concept of Jihad including what many Islamic websites have written on Jihad and its meaning. And people are somehow sure that - regarding concept of Jihad and its consequences, Islam claiming superiority over others and dichotomous Islamic view of world in 'us' and 'them' or dar al-Islam (the land of Islam) and dar al-Harb (the land of Non Muslims or war) - Islam, its teachings and community of Muslims do not really mean all that. Or people like me are lying (which should also include most famous and popular Islamic scholars and rulers). People who try to present how Muslims understand Jihad and what Islamic doctrines say about it are also labelled hate mongers or Islamaphobes. Hoping that better part of sense prevails on people in future, yet again, I am presenting how Muslims are understanding what is Jihad from a TV program or talk show that was aired on Pakistan's Geo TV in August, 2010.

Understanding Islamic extremism.

In my previous post I wrote that question of ‘is Islam a violent religion?’ is erroneous and misleading. In any system or ideology violence is not the end. Violence and terrorism are just means to achieve ideological goals. Islam is very much a political ideology; Islam is expansionist in both the aspects, as belief and as political ideology. So the right question to be framed for perusal or understanding is ‘Is Islam tolerant towards non muslims?’ or ‘Can Islam co-exist peacefully with others?’ or ‘What does Islam say towards infidels?’

Jihad by tongue. Jihad by heart. Jihad by sword. And finally Jihad by procreation.

Is there any Indian political party or a social organization that dares to call for family planning among Muslims in India? When I looked at TFR's (Total Fertility Rate) in some Islamic countries, I was bit amazed. Because TFR in Iran is about 1.72 and is less than many European countries. In many Islamic countries, of course with exception of Saudi Arabia, TFR is coming down; probably Governments have realized that they do not possess such natural resources to sustain such a population growth rate. Take the example of Pakistan. TFR here has come down from more than 3.5 to around 2 in less than a decade. It is reported that it is second fastest country to bring down TFR in such a less time. In contrast to this, Muslims living in infidels countries like European nations and India (more than 3) have TFR close to 3. Why? Many reasons explain this: it is infidels who will be paying the cost and it also brings them closer to realize their grandeur delusional goal of Islam ruling the entire world. Read the below report:

Pictures of 26/11/2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks.

Courtesy: http://www.boston.com

I put up some pictures related to 26/11 but one can watch many pictures from the above website and links are provided below.

Frame 1:
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2008/11/mumbai_under_attack.html
Frame 2:
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2008/12/mumbai_after_the_smoke_has_cle.html

26/11, Mumbai terrorist attacks, is for making India an Islamic republic!

What do we call people who do not learn from past or refuse to learn from past? What are the reasons for reticence and nonchalant attitude on part of Indian (Hindu) academia or journalists (though this later group was exposed again with tapes of Barkha Dutt and Vir Sanghvi) towards Islamic extremism? Or is it the belief that all religions are same and Islamic extremism is just reactionary to non existent Hindu-RSS fascism thus, if we are nice and accommodative to Muslims aspirations (it never occurs to the proponents of this view that Islam  subjugating every other is Muslims ultimate aspiration) Islamic extremism just fades away? Or is it the belief that terrorism has no religion? Or is it cognitive dissonance with respect to Islam being fascist?

Islamic Jihad is not Fiction (Al-Qaeda's letter).

What if President Obama makes peace with Osama? What if India vacates Kashmir? What if Russia moves out from Chechnya? There will be peace and no more terrorism in this world. Many people think in this fiction and some even write wonderful pieces in their blogs. But like it is said, it is pure fiction. We hear from Islamists in deception that Islam forbids killing innocent people. But when Muslim terrorists do killing, then they are declared non Muslims. These terrorists have very much said many times what and why they were fighting for and they even have quoted verses from Koran in their support. It is just us who are blind and let ourselves to be taken for by Muslims who have same ambitions like terrorists but a  different weapon.