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As I write, the Jordanian air force is bombing ISIS positions in Syria, ostensibly in retaliation for the Nazi-like killing of one of its pilots last week. A photo on the Daily Mail website shows a Jordanian patriot writing a message on a bomb in marker pen (an American tradition) before the vessel that will carry it takes flight. His message reads as follows: “For you, the enemies of Islam”.
I have a feeling Liberals will waste no time in circulating that image. After all, it paints a rather pleasant, reassuring picture. The insinuation is that ISIS (and by logical extension, all radical Jihadis) are just a deviation from the true practice and theory of the Islamic religion.
I’m afraid we must pour water on this hopeful notion. It’s not only wrong but dangerous to believe. Despite the claims of the majority, Islamic State/ISIS are entirely faithful to Islamic teaching and (even at some very brutal extremes) rarely in direct violation of the commandments of the Qur’an itself.
The very video which depicts the burning of the Jordanian pilot is titled “Healing the Believers’ Chests”. If that sounds archaic, that’s probably because it is a direct reference to a Qur’anic verse – chapter 9, verse 14:
“Fight them! Allah will chastise them at your hands, and He will lay them low and give you victory over them, and He will heal the chests of those who are believers.”
If ISIS are not Islamic, or are somehow acting in deviation from the true word of Allah, how might that verse be construed differently? What have they got wrong? To me, it seems pretty self-explanatory, like most of the Qur’an. If I might be permitted to update the language of the verse and make it even less ambiguous, it seems to say
“Fight against the unbelievers and kill the infidel! God will support you from the heavens and ultimately grant you victory, healing the wounds of the faithful.”
What have I got wrong? No doubt, I have taken it ‘out of context’. Yes, that sounds believable enough. Perhaps there’s a ‘context’ in which the exhortation has a less offensive, even defensive character.
However none of the battles described in the Qur’an would have been possible were it not for Islamic provocation. The brave heathens, Christians and Jews of the Arabian peninsula who sought to retain their cultural traditions were themselves acting defensively. The language of Jihad, that is of violent conquest, was openly used by the early believers, and by Mohammad himself.
The sharia law being enforced by ISIS in the territory under its control is also far from unorthodox. Not just in the IS but in Saudi Arabia and Iran, women are forced to conceal their beauty to spare men the dilemma of whether or not to rape them. In many Muslim countries adulterers, blasphemers and libertines are subject to the death penalty, whether enacted with stone, axe or rope. In many countries, thieves have parts of their body crudely amputated (usually before a gathered crowd). ISIS might be overzealous in enforcing these laws, but they are in no way different in their motivation or understanding of Islam.
So if you want to be taken at all seriously, don’t deny ISIS are Islamic. It’s no longer feasible, if it ever was to begin with.
D, LDN.
Defend the Modern World 
The best way to fight this war is ideological.
And the Ex-Muslims have some of the best ideological weapons, if only they are encouraged and allowed to use them.
Read this excellent piece by Ali Rizvi an Ex-Muslim from Pakistan.
http://www.jihadwatch.org/2015/02/a-wolf-in-sheeps-clothing#comments
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It’s worth noting that when Muslims fight Muslims, each side routinely castigates the other side as heretics or apostates. This is just more of the same.
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Very true.
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It’s nothing new!
Both Trotsky and Stalin vilified each other as “false Communist” , ‘betrayer of the Revolution’ or ‘not following the ideals of Communism”, “stooge of the Capitalists” etc
All totalitarian ideologies invariably splinter, and usually splinter on narrow, inconsequential doctrinal issues, but the hatred between the splinters is often more vicious and all-consuming than the hatred towards their common enemies.
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Amazing lecture by a Pakistani (now Canadian) Ex-Muslim
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An excellent article. ISIS at least are totally honest both about their beliefs and their long-term intentions. Their ruthlessness is, as you rightly point out, by no means exclusive to them and they have plenty of admirers in this country who hope to emulate their actions here on the streets of the UK.
The distinction between ‘moderate’ and ‘extreme’ Muslims is largely an illusion. It is more accurate to speak of ‘patient’ Muslims, who conceal their true goals, and ‘impatient’ Muslims’, who just can’t contain themselves. To say, as many Western Islamophiles do, that most Muslims don’t approve of ISIS is also misleading. Most Muslims ‘go with the ‘flow’. If ISIS ever rises up in this country then plenty of their co-religionists will side with them.
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The number of people who have fled the UK to join ISIS is bewildering. It’s only a few months ago that we lived alongside such people; people who are now cutting off heads.
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/11406700/Number-of-Muslim-children-in-Britain-doubles-in-a-decade.html
This survey says that 1 in 12 children are muslim. But as the analysis of this data has been carried out by the Muslim council of Britain, you can take as read that the real figure is much higher. It also doesn’t take into account those here illegally, and the stats on their offspring.
Terrifying. I was 15 when the Satanic Verses was released. They seemed mental, but quaint. Couldn’t happen here.
Fast forward 25 years and suddenly it’s not so funny.
The political class that allowed this to happen should be hung.
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Thanks for the link. It’s strange (but good) that this kind of thing is being reported. Perhaps the press is waking up to the importance of demographics.
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Iain Duncan Smith, Grant Schapps and Nadhim Zahawi have all been pressing for a child benefit cap at 2 children for some time now, but its being vetoed by Cameron.
Its hard to get data on the exact number of Muslims on benefits, but one estimate I saw said 56% of Muslim men and 75% of Muslim women are unemployed and everything I hear suggests that its high numbers like this. Anecdotal evidence also suggests that its the least intelligent Muslims who are having the most kids on welfare as well. So, how come their birth rate is so much higher than the rest of us? Our taxes are paying for the destruction of our culture and freedom. We need to put this cap in place urgently. It wont solve the problem of unrecognised polygamous marriages but changes in immigration rules have already put the brakes on that somewhat.
Cameron says he wants a Muslim as PM, he says he wants the British to be more like the Muslims rather than vice versa. With all the news of grooming gangs, with 12% of Muslims in prison (compared to 5% of the rest of the population), with the news that there are more “British” Muslims fighting for IS than the British army, its really hard to understand where he’s coming from.
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I’ve never believed a word Cameron says. He has handled the economy competently enough, but his other priorities are warped. The UK is more than an economy. The culture itself deserves to survive.
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More data from this today:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/immigration/11409181/Worried-about-Muslims-in-Britain-Heres-the-answer.html
The writer’s conclusion is that we need to make Muslims better off, the completely wrong conclusion. The idea that the least intelligent Muslims may be breeding the fastest and having less intelligent children hasn’t dawned on him. According to the article, 21% of Muslims have never worked compared to 4% of the population as a whole (presumably this is an even lower % if you exclude the Muslims). I think we need to start lobbying hard for this child benefit cap before things get any worse.
Have you noticed as well that post Hebdo massacre, the Telegraph has stopped allowing any comments at all on articles related to Islam. Je suis Charlie indeed..
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The Telegraph often does this. All of the articles about Rotherham tended to have the comment section closed.
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These immigrant ones we speak of hardly criticize this bloodbath against other Muslims in the ME. Isn’t that concerning in itself? They speak out against Israel’s bombing of Palestinians, but it stops dead right there.
What’s up with that? Selective awareness? And yeah, the brandie-newest thang now is for all the West to come to the rescue with… drum roll… more and bigger RESOURCES!!
This has got to be a complete global commie ramp-up if i ever saw one. If you recall the scene in Doctor Zhivago where the commies take over the doctor’s family residence, it resembles what we’re headed for. Even yesterday, POTUS affirmed we will rise to our new challenges… blah-blah-blah. This is adding hardships to society and being told to like it. Very commie, no two ways about it. Mohammed-style in some places, godless pagan-style in others. Even if you are non-religious with half a mind, this concept can’t possibly be appealing to you.
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They don’t mind being killed by fellow believers, only by Kafir. We are dirty and inferior to them according to their worldview.
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Reblogged this on Blithe Spirit.
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