As Robert Spencer points out, it is almost too easy to write a piece about how, after a Muslim is arrested for attempting to blow people up for the sake of Allah, the local Islamic community starts agitating for their place as victims by claiming what turns out to be non-existant anti-Muslim backlash. The media willingly buys into this misdirection and tells us about how those poor Muslims will now suffer because one of their own decided to "misunderstand" Islam.
There is never a backlash against those who continuously use the texts and tenets of Islam to justify their actions, however.
From Morris News Service Feb 25 by Irie Price
Imam Samer Altabaa of the Islamic Center of the South Plains had just begun to contact people in the Saudi community when contacted for comment Thursday. He said he did not know Aldawsari and had not heard of him before the arrest. He also said that no one in the Saudi community seemed to know Aldawsari, who identified himself as Muslim on his Facebook page.
"They are shocked," he said of the people he contacted.
Ben Chidmi, M.A.K. Lodhi and Adil Farooq, who all came for the 2 p.m. prayer at the Islamic Student Center, said they did not know the suspected terrorist.
First deny any knowledge of who he is...
Chidmi and Lodhi tempered their comments with the caveat that Aldawsari is still a suspect and has not yet been proven guilty of the charges.
...then ignore the statements Aldawsari made about committing jihad and fighting for Allah...
"They are just allegations," Chidmi said. "If it's true, I think the Muslim community condemns any action like that."
(.)When asked about the Quran's stance on violent and terrorist acts, Altabaa responded, "The Quran always calls all Muslims to commit to peace, to live with peace, especially with non-Muslims."
...and finish it off with a dollop of taqiyya.
He added, "God sent (Mohammed) to have mercy in the world, and to spread mercy on all creation of the world."
Quoting a translation of the Quran, Altabaa said, "Whoever kills one person, (it is as) if he killed all human beings; he is equal to a person who killed all human beings. And whoever saves one person's life, (it is as) if he saved all human beings. The Quran makes it clear to every Muslim."
It is consistent when Islamists and jihadists use that sura and verse that they leave out the beginning, which changes the context. That sura opens with "as we ordain for the people of the book(Jews), if you kill one...". That sura is specifically written for Jews, and is a warning to not kill a Muslim.
"Muslims are people of peace," said the imam, "because this is what Islam means."
Uh, no, Islam means "submission", not peace.
Read it all.
There is never a backlash against those who continuously use the texts and tenets of Islam to justify their actions, however.
From Morris News Service Feb 25 by Irie Price
Lubbock Muslim community braces for backlash
Members of Lubbock's Muslim community reacted with surprise and dismay at the news of the arrest Wednesday of Saudi-born Lubbock resident Khalid Ali-M Aldawsari on charges of attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction.Imam Samer Altabaa of the Islamic Center of the South Plains had just begun to contact people in the Saudi community when contacted for comment Thursday. He said he did not know Aldawsari and had not heard of him before the arrest. He also said that no one in the Saudi community seemed to know Aldawsari, who identified himself as Muslim on his Facebook page.
"They are shocked," he said of the people he contacted.
Ben Chidmi, M.A.K. Lodhi and Adil Farooq, who all came for the 2 p.m. prayer at the Islamic Student Center, said they did not know the suspected terrorist.
First deny any knowledge of who he is...
Chidmi and Lodhi tempered their comments with the caveat that Aldawsari is still a suspect and has not yet been proven guilty of the charges.
...then ignore the statements Aldawsari made about committing jihad and fighting for Allah...
"They are just allegations," Chidmi said. "If it's true, I think the Muslim community condemns any action like that."
(.)When asked about the Quran's stance on violent and terrorist acts, Altabaa responded, "The Quran always calls all Muslims to commit to peace, to live with peace, especially with non-Muslims."
...and finish it off with a dollop of taqiyya.
He added, "God sent (Mohammed) to have mercy in the world, and to spread mercy on all creation of the world."
Quoting a translation of the Quran, Altabaa said, "Whoever kills one person, (it is as) if he killed all human beings; he is equal to a person who killed all human beings. And whoever saves one person's life, (it is as) if he saved all human beings. The Quran makes it clear to every Muslim."
It is consistent when Islamists and jihadists use that sura and verse that they leave out the beginning, which changes the context. That sura opens with "as we ordain for the people of the book(Jews), if you kill one...". That sura is specifically written for Jews, and is a warning to not kill a Muslim.
"Muslims are people of peace," said the imam, "because this is what Islam means."
Uh, no, Islam means "submission", not peace.
Read it all.
1 comment:
Frankly I wish that there WAS a backlash.
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