Today's Seattle Post-Intelligencer has a touching story about an elderly Jewish couple and a local Muslim community group that have exchanged acts of kindness. But the article also leaves unchallenged this howling bit of historical revisionism from one of the Muslims quoted in the story:
"Muslims and Jews have always gotten along until recently with the state of Israel," [Ann] El-Moslimany said.First, let's consult a Muslim holy book -- Hadith Volume 4, Book 52, Number 176:
Allah's Apostle said, "You (i.e. Muslims) will fight wi the Jews till some of them will hide behind stones. The stones will (betray them) saying, 'O 'Abdullah (i.e. slave of Allah)! There is a Jew hiding behind me; so kill him.' "This page has a list, with references, of episodes of historical persecution of Jews in Muslim lands.
From 18th Century Cairo, come these guidelines for the treatment of both Jews and Christians:
They should not be permitted to employ mounts like the Muslims. They must use neither saddles, nor iron-stirrups, in order to be distinguished from the true believers. They must under no circumstance ride horses because of the noble character of this animal. The Most-High has said [Qu'ran 8:62]: 'And through powerful squadrons [of horses] through which you will strike terror into your own and God's enemies.'And there is much, much more.
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'Jews and Christians shall never begin a greeting; if you encounter one of them on the road, push him into the narrowest and tightest spot.' The absence of every mark of consideration toward them is obligatory for us; we ought never to give them the place of honor in an assembly when a Muslim is present.
N.B. It might be interesting to note that Ann El-Moslimany's daughter Samia is the vice-chair of the local chapter of CAIR. The younger El-Moslimany was recently in the news for giving an award to Congressman "Baghdad Jim" McDermott while applauding an anti-Israel resolution from the local Democratic party. You don't suppose the El-Moslimany family has an anti-Israel propaganda agenda?
Posted by Stefan Sharkansky at June 25, 2004 11:30 AMAnyone who says that Islam is a religion of peace and religious tolerence has not read the Koran.
Posted by: Jed on June 26, 2004 07:16 AM"During a synod that the Vatican held on October 1999 to discuss rapports between Christians and Moslems, an eminent Islam scholar addressed the stunned audience declaring with placid effrontery: "By means of your democracy we shall invade you, by means of our religion we will dominate you."
Posted by: John Doe on June 28, 2004 03:07 AM"By means of your democracy we shall invade you, by means of our religion we will dominate you."
Of course, Hitler gained power by democracy, and then destroyed democracy. Muslims in Europe will do the same. Islam uber alles.
Posted by: Jed on June 28, 2004 06:14 AM