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And warn hereby those who fear lest they be gathered unto their Sustainer with none to protect them from Him or to intercede with Him, so that they might become [fully] conscious of Him.

Al-An'aam - 51

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ART THOU NOT aware that it is God whose limit­less glory all [creatures] that are in the heavens and on earth extol, even the birds as they spread out their wings? Each [of them] knows indeed how to pray unto Him and to glorify Him; and God has full knowledge of all that they do:

An-Noor - 41

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Let them, therefore, worship the Sustainer of this Temple;

Quraish - 3

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Let them, therefore, worship the Sustainer of this Temple;

Quraish - 3

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But if afterwards it should come to light that the two [witnesses] have become guilty of [this very] sin, then two others - from among those whom the two former have deprived of their right - shall take their place and shall swear by God, "Our testimony is indeed truer than the testimony of these two, and we have not transgressed the bounds of what is right - or else, may we indeed be counted among the evildoers!"

Al-Maaida - 107

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Blog: Pointing Out What Islam Teaches Isn’t Divisive.

On Friday, the 25th anniversary of the horrific 9/11 attacks, I posted an article about how we have forgotten 9/11. In that post, I pointed out that in the time since 9/11 – even though it’s glaringly obvious what religious persuasion the terrorists were apart of and that that religion teaches that violence against non-believers is a good thing – we, the American people, remain painfully ignorant of the threat that Islam teaches. We ignore what the religion actually teaches in its holy books and continue to believe that it’s mainly peaceful, that the only violent Muslims are the Muslims that have hijacked Islam. Heck, nowadays, many on the Left even cheer on the violent Muslims, saying that we deserved 9/11.

However, in response to this post, I got a comment from someone on the Fediverse, who writes:

Blaming 9/11 strictly on the violence of religious fundamentalists is a completely unserious take and just reveals your own lack of nuance in your understanding of the world. It completely ignores 70 years of history the most important of which is asking which world power helped Osama Bin Laden rise to power and then who’s brutality in the middle east inspired unlimited generations of hatred at it.

I’ll give you a hint: it sounds like we both live here.

Further, why is it so hard to believe that not everyone in a religion is a hard-line fundamentalist. That’s something crazy an atheist would say.

“Here in the bible it actually says its good to kill whole races and cultures of people and enslave them. So you must believe this since this is your book! Checkmate theist!” I refused to participate in the Nu-Atheist waves for that s***.

But you and I both know the goal isn’t to be a well informed person if you’re lamenting the Kirk days. You’re clearly just trying to rile up anti-muslim hate instead of giving a s*** about politics that help people. You are simply a free mouthpiece for the same oil industry backers and global capitalists elites that have always pushed this divisive nonsense.

While yes, America unfortunately had a role to play in Osama bin Laden’s rise to power, that does not mean that Islam is off the hook as a motivating factor in the 9/11 attacks. If one is to read the suicide letter of one of the 9/11 terrorists, we clearly see Islam being a leading reason for why he was attacking innocent people. (Video below of ex-Muslim, Apostate of Allah, reading the 9/11 suicide letter.)

https://youtu.be/4zhJAm4gn1Y

The most notable part here is the ninth part of page one, which says:

9- Then, put that in front of your eyes, if you are facing a challenge — how would you act [?] how to steadfast [?] and remember and learn [illegible] it wouldn’t happen to you. It is a challenge from God [illegible] then it will be clear, God willing, God had said “did you think that you will enter paradise and that God knows those who performed Jihad and knows those who are patient”

That there is a clear link to Islam as a motivating factor, with the quote being taken from Surah 3: 142, which talks about participation in Jihad (warfare for Allah) as being one of the biggest tests for a Muslim. Similarly, we also see the hijacker quoting from the Quran in the third part of his letter, which says:

3- Read Surat al-Tawba, and Surat al-Anfal — understand their meanings and understand what God had prepared for the faithful — He prepared an everlasting paradise for the martyrs.

For those who are unaware, Surah al-Tawbah is Surah 9, one of the most infamous chapters in the Quran because it contains the two “Sword Verses”, 9:5 and 9:29. It was one of Muhammad’s last revelations regarding warfare, and it abrogates almost every peaceful verse in the Quran. As for Surah al-Anfal, that is Surah 8, and it too contains violent verses that abrogate earlier peaceful verses in the Quran.

But what does that mean? Is our friend from the Fediverse right when he compares this to the Bible, saying:

Further, why is it so hard to believe that not everyone in a religion is a hard-line fundamentalist. That’s something crazy an atheist would say.

“Here in the bible it actually says its good to kill whole races and cultures of people and enslave them. So you must believe this since this is your book! Checkmate theist!” I refused to participate in the Nu-Atheist waves for that s***.

The answer is that comparing the two is like comparing apples to oranges.

While I agree (and even stated something to the effect of this in my original post), that not all Muslims are fundamentalists who look at verses like Surah 9:5 and go out and kill a bunch of people, there is still a large chunk of Muslims who are hardline fundamentalists and do that. The reason for this is because Muslims believe that the Quran is a book for all times and all places. According to them, it is the final revelation from Allah and is a clear guidance and instruction for mankind.

What that means, then, is that unless a verse was abrogated by Allah (replaced with a different verse or new instruction), then Muslims must follow that verse. In the case of verses such as Surah 9:5, as I mentioned earlier, it abrogates previous peaceful verses, and since it was one of Muhammad’s last revelations concerning the matter of warfare and jihad, Muslims treat it as something to be followed to a T. Essentially, the time for following the peaceful verses is over; we need to follow the ones that demand warfare against non-Muslims.

That’s also not mentioning the hadiths. The hadiths (collectively called the Sunnah) are the sayings and doing of Muhammad, and since according to Islam, Muhammad was the perfect person whose example is to be followed, Muslims rely heavily on the hadiths for guidance. That said, many hadiths speak of jihad and encourage Muslims to do it, so those wanting to follow in Muhammad’s example may wish to engage in jihad, especially since it will put them on the fast track to Jannah (Heaven), where they get their 72 pre-pubescent virgins, plenty of pre-pubescent serving boys, and food and alcohol.

Oh, yeah, did I mention that Muslims believe that Heaven is essentially a brothel where all the serving boys (or “youths of heaven”) and the 72 virgins that they get all look like children? Yeah, there are numerous verses talking about that in the Quran, and the only way you’re guaranteed to get there is through dying in jihad.

But what if you’re not Sunni? What if you’re a Shia Muslim and don’t follow the hadiths? Don’t worry. Not only do Shia Muslims still follow the Quran’s teaching about killing non-Muslims, but they rely more on the Sira literature – the biographies of Muhammad – which are also full of all sorts of violent deeds perpetrated by Momo, which they emulate.

Meanwhile, if you compare this to the Bible, you don’t see any similarities. While the Bible does talk about the annihilation of the Amalekites, this is read by Christians as a descriptive verse. The Bible, while a religious text, is also a historical one, telling the story of God’s hand moving through the history of the human race. Thus, with that context, Christians don’t see the killing of the Amalekites as a prescriptive thing, unlike how Muslims would view verses like Surah 9:5 and 9:29.

Pointing this all out is not me trying to be divisive, nor is it about spreading “anti-Muslim hate.” Pointing out what Islam teaches and how it’s historically been viewed and treated by Muslims is not anti-Muslim. It’s simply showing the facts. It’s also, in many ways, pro-Muslim, because it brings up questions about the ethics and morals of Islam that could lead Muslims to realizing that they’re effectively in a cult, culminating in them leaving that religion and finding a better life outside it.

But, if you want to shut down the conversation by screaming “divisive,” “bigot,” “anti-Muslim,” “hate speech,” or “Islamophobe,” go ahead. You are part of the problem of how Muslims and Islam are taking over the West. You can either realize that now, or you can realize that when they’re taking your rights, your money, and, possibly, your head.

https://youtu.be/Fht_qwYuc_4

https://youtu.be/R3ZHa9ROTTY

Until next time,

M.J.

Blog: Pointing Out What Islam Teaches Isn’t Divisive.

On Friday, the 25th anniversary of the horrific 9/11 attacks, I posted an article about how we have forgotten 9/11. In that post, I pointed out that in the time since 9/11 – even though it’s glaringly obvious what religious persuasion the terrorists were apart of and that that religion teaches that violence against non-believers is a good thing – we, the American people, remain painfully ignorant of the threat that Islam teaches. We ignore what the religion actually teaches in its holy books and continue to believe that it’s mainly peaceful, that the only violent Muslims are the Muslims that have hijacked Islam. Heck, nowadays, many on the Left even cheer on the violent Muslims, saying that we deserved 9/11.

However, in response to this post, I got a comment from someone on the Fediverse, who writes:

Blaming 9/11 strictly on the violence of religious fundamentalists is a completely unserious take and just reveals your own lack of nuance in your understanding of the world. It completely ignores 70 years of history the most important of which is asking which world power helped Osama Bin Laden rise to power and then who’s brutality in the middle east inspired unlimited generations of hatred at it.

I’ll give you a hint: it sounds like we both live here.

Further, why is it so hard to believe that not everyone in a religion is a hard-line fundamentalist. That’s something crazy an atheist would say.

“Here in the bible it actually says its good to kill whole races and cultures of people and enslave them. So you must believe this since this is your book! Checkmate theist!” I refused to participate in the Nu-Atheist waves for that s***.

But you and I both know the goal isn’t to be a well informed person if you’re lamenting the Kirk days. You’re clearly just trying to rile up anti-muslim hate instead of giving a s*** about politics that help people. You are simply a free mouthpiece for the same oil industry backers and global capitalists elites that have always pushed this divisive nonsense.

While yes, America unfortunately had a role to play in Osama bin Laden’s rise to power, that does not mean that Islam is off the hook as a motivating factor in the 9/11 attacks. If one is to read the suicide letter of one of the 9/11 terrorists, we clearly see Islam being a leading reason for why he was attacking innocent people. (Video below of ex-Muslim, Apostate of Allah, reading the 9/11 suicide letter.)

https://youtu.be/4zhJAm4gn1Y

The most notable part here is the ninth part of page one, which says:

9- Then, put that in front of your eyes, if you are facing a challenge — how would you act [?] how to steadfast [?] and remember and learn [illegible] it wouldn’t happen to you. It is a challenge from God [illegible] then it will be clear, God willing, God had said “did you think that you will enter paradise and that God knows those who performed Jihad and knows those who are patient”

That there is a clear link to Islam as a motivating factor, with the quote being taken from Surah 3: 142, which talks about participation in Jihad (warfare for Allah) as being one of the biggest tests for a Muslim. Similarly, we also see the hijacker quoting from the Quran in the third part of his letter, which says:

3- Read Surat al-Tawba, and Surat al-Anfal — understand their meanings and understand what God had prepared for the faithful — He prepared an everlasting paradise for the martyrs.

For those who are unaware, Surah al-Tawbah is Surah 9, one of the most infamous chapters in the Quran because it contains the two “Sword Verses”, 9:5 and 9:29. It was one of Muhammad’s last revelations regarding warfare, and it abrogates almost every peaceful verse in the Quran. As for Surah al-Anfal, that is Surah 8, and it too contains violent verses that abrogate earlier peaceful verses in the Quran.

But what does that mean? Is our friend from the Fediverse right when he compares this to the Bible, saying:

Further, why is it so hard to believe that not everyone in a religion is a hard-line fundamentalist. That’s something crazy an atheist would say.

“Here in the bible it actually says its good to kill whole races and cultures of people and enslave them. So you must believe this since this is your book! Checkmate theist!” I refused to participate in the Nu-Atheist waves for that s***.

The answer is that comparing the two is like comparing apples to oranges.

While I agree (and even stated something to the effect of this in my original post), that not all Muslims are fundamentalists who look at verses like Surah 9:5 and go out and kill a bunch of people, there is still a large chunk of Muslims who are hardline fundamentalists and do that. The reason for this is because Muslims believe that the Quran is a book for all times and all places. According to them, it is the final revelation from Allah and is a clear guidance and instruction for mankind.

What that means, then, is that unless a verse was abrogated by Allah (replaced with a different verse or new instruction), then Muslims must follow that verse. In the case of verses such as Surah 9:5, as I mentioned earlier, it abrogates previous peaceful verses, and since it was one of Muhammad’s last revelations concerning the matter of warfare and jihad, Muslims treat it as something to be followed to a T. Essentially, the time for following the peaceful verses is over; we need to follow the ones that demand warfare against non-Muslims.

That’s also not mentioning the hadiths. The hadiths (collectively called the Sunnah) are the sayings and doing of Muhammad, and since according to Islam, Muhammad was the perfect person whose example is to be followed, Muslims rely heavily on the hadiths for guidance. That said, many hadiths speak of jihad and encourage Muslims to do it, so those wanting to follow in Muhammad’s example may wish to engage in jihad, especially since it will put them on the fast track to Jannah (Heaven), where they get their 72 pre-pubescent virgins, plenty of pre-pubescent serving boys, and food and alcohol.

Oh, yeah, did I mention that Muslims believe that Heaven is essentially a brothel where all the serving boys (or “youths of heaven”) and the 72 virgins that they get all look like children? Yeah, there are numerous verses talking about that in the Quran, and the only way you’re guaranteed to get there is through dying in jihad.

But what if you’re not Sunni? What if you’re a Shia Muslim and don’t follow the hadiths? Don’t worry. Not only do Shia Muslims still follow the Quran’s teaching about killing non-Muslims, but they rely more on the Sira literature – the biographies of Muhammad – which are also full of all sorts of violent deeds perpetrated by Momo, which they emulate.

Meanwhile, if you compare this to the Bible, you don’t see any similarities. While the Bible does talk about the annihilation of the Amalekites, this is read by Christians as a descriptive verse. The Bible, while a religious text, is also a historical one, telling the story of God’s hand moving through the history of the human race. Thus, with that context, Christians don’t see the killing of the Amalekites as a prescriptive thing, unlike how Muslims would view verses like Surah 9:5 and 9:29.

Pointing this all out is not me trying to be divisive, nor is it about spreading “anti-Muslim hate.” Pointing out what Islam teaches and how it’s historically been viewed and treated by Muslims is not anti-Muslim. It’s simply showing the facts. It’s also, in many ways, pro-Muslim, because it brings up questions about the ethics and morals of Islam that could lead Muslims to realizing that they’re effectively in a cult, culminating in them leaving that religion and finding a better life outside it.

But, if you want to shut down the conversation by screaming “divisive,” “bigot,” “anti-Muslim,” “hate speech,” or “Islamophobe,” go ahead. You are part of the problem of how Muslims and Islam are taking over the West. You can either realize that now, or you can realize that when they’re taking your rights, your money, and, possibly, your head.

https://youtu.be/Fht_qwYuc_4

https://youtu.be/R3ZHa9ROTTY

Until next time,

M.J.

Blog: Pointing Out What Islam Teaches Isn’t Divisive.

On Friday, the 25th anniversary of the horrific 9/11 attacks, I posted an article about how we have forgotten 9/11. In that post, I pointed out that in the time since 9/11 – even though it’s glaringly obvious what religious persuasion the terrorists were apart of and that that religion teaches that violence against non-believers is a good thing – we, the American people, remain painfully ignorant of the threat that Islam teaches. We ignore what the religion actually teaches in its holy books and continue to believe that it’s mainly peaceful, that the only violent Muslims are the Muslims that have hijacked Islam. Heck, nowadays, many on the Left even cheer on the violent Muslims, saying that we deserved 9/11.

However, in response to this post, I got a comment from someone on the Fediverse, who writes:

Blaming 9/11 strictly on the violence of religious fundamentalists is a completely unserious take and just reveals your own lack of nuance in your understanding of the world. It completely ignores 70 years of history the most important of which is asking which world power helped Osama Bin Laden rise to power and then who’s brutality in the middle east inspired unlimited generations of hatred at it.

I’ll give you a hint: it sounds like we both live here.

Further, why is it so hard to believe that not everyone in a religion is a hard-line fundamentalist. That’s something crazy an atheist would say.

“Here in the bible it actually says its good to kill whole races and cultures of people and enslave them. So you must believe this since this is your book! Checkmate theist!” I refused to participate in the Nu-Atheist waves for that s***.

But you and I both know the goal isn’t to be a well informed person if you’re lamenting the Kirk days. You’re clearly just trying to rile up anti-muslim hate instead of giving a s*** about politics that help people. You are simply a free mouthpiece for the same oil industry backers and global capitalists elites that have always pushed this divisive nonsense.

While yes, America unfortunately had a role to play in Osama bin Laden’s rise to power, that does not mean that Islam is off the hook as a motivating factor in the 9/11 attacks. If one is to read the suicide letter of one of the 9/11 terrorists, we clearly see Islam being a leading reason for why he was attacking innocent people. (Video below of ex-Muslim, Apostate of Allah, reading the 9/11 suicide letter.)

https://youtu.be/4zhJAm4gn1Y

The most notable part here is the ninth part of page one, which says:

9- Then, put that in front of your eyes, if you are facing a challenge — how would you act [?] how to steadfast [?] and remember and learn [illegible] it wouldn’t happen to you. It is a challenge from God [illegible] then it will be clear, God willing, God had said “did you think that you will enter paradise and that God knows those who performed Jihad and knows those who are patient”

That there is a clear link to Islam as a motivating factor, with the quote being taken from Surah 3: 142, which talks about participation in Jihad (warfare for Allah) as being one of the biggest tests for a Muslim. Similarly, we also see the hijacker quoting from the Quran in the third part of his letter, which says:

3- Read Surat al-Tawba, and Surat al-Anfal — understand their meanings and understand what God had prepared for the faithful — He prepared an everlasting paradise for the martyrs.

For those who are unaware, Surah al-Tawbah is Surah 9, one of the most infamous chapters in the Quran because it contains the two “Sword Verses”, 9:5 and 9:29. It was one of Muhammad’s last revelations regarding warfare, and it abrogates almost every peaceful verse in the Quran. As for Surah al-Anfal, that is Surah 8, and it too contains violent verses that abrogate earlier peaceful verses in the Quran.

But what does that mean? Is our friend from the Fediverse right when he compares this to the Bible, saying:

Further, why is it so hard to believe that not everyone in a religion is a hard-line fundamentalist. That’s something crazy an atheist would say.

“Here in the bible it actually says its good to kill whole races and cultures of people and enslave them. So you must believe this since this is your book! Checkmate theist!” I refused to participate in the Nu-Atheist waves for that s***.

The answer is that comparing the two is like comparing apples to oranges.

While I agree (and even stated something to the effect of this in my original post), that not all Muslims are fundamentalists who look at verses like Surah 9:5 and go out and kill a bunch of people, there is still a large chunk of Muslims who are hardline fundamentalists and do that. The reason for this is because Muslims believe that the Quran is a book for all times and all places. According to them, it is the final revelation from Allah and is a clear guidance and instruction for mankind.

What that means, then, is that unless a verse was abrogated by Allah (replaced with a different verse or new instruction), then Muslims must follow that verse. In the case of verses such as Surah 9:5, as I mentioned earlier, it abrogates previous peaceful verses, and since it was one of Muhammad’s last revelations concerning the matter of warfare and jihad, Muslims treat it as something to be followed to a T. Essentially, the time for following the peaceful verses is over; we need to follow the ones that demand warfare against non-Muslims.

That’s also not mentioning the hadiths. The hadiths (collectively called the Sunnah) are the sayings and doing of Muhammad, and since according to Islam, Muhammad was the perfect person whose example is to be followed, Muslims rely heavily on the hadiths for guidance. That said, many hadiths speak of jihad and encourage Muslims to do it, so those wanting to follow in Muhammad’s example may wish to engage in jihad, especially since it will put them on the fast track to Jannah (Heaven), where they get their 72 pre-pubescent virgins, plenty of pre-pubescent serving boys, and food and alcohol.

Oh, yeah, did I mention that Muslims believe that Heaven is essentially a brothel where all the serving boys (or “youths of heaven”) and the 72 virgins that they get all look like children? Yeah, there are numerous verses talking about that in the Quran, and the only way you’re guaranteed to get there is through dying in jihad.

But what if you’re not Sunni? What if you’re a Shia Muslim and don’t follow the hadiths? Don’t worry. Not only do Shia Muslims still follow the Quran’s teaching about killing non-Muslims, but they rely more on the Sira literature – the biographies of Muhammad – which are also full of all sorts of violent deeds perpetrated by Momo, which they emulate.

Meanwhile, if you compare this to the Bible, you don’t see any similarities. While the Bible does talk about the annihilation of the Amalekites, this is read by Christians as a descriptive verse. The Bible, while a religious text, is also a historical one, telling the story of God’s hand moving through the history of the human race. Thus, with that context, Christians don’t see the killing of the Amalekites as a prescriptive thing, unlike how Muslims would view verses like Surah 9:5 and 9:29.

Pointing this all out is not me trying to be divisive, nor is it about spreading “anti-Muslim hate.” Pointing out what Islam teaches and how it’s historically been viewed and treated by Muslims is not anti-Muslim. It’s simply showing the facts. It’s also, in many ways, pro-Muslim, because it brings up questions about the ethics and morals of Islam that could lead Muslims to realizing that they’re effectively in a cult, culminating in them leaving that religion and finding a better life outside it.

But, if you want to shut down the conversation by screaming “divisive,” “bigot,” “anti-Muslim,” “hate speech,” or “Islamophobe,” go ahead. You are part of the problem of how Muslims and Islam are taking over the West. You can either realize that now, or you can realize that when they’re taking your rights, your money, and, possibly, your head.

https://youtu.be/Fht_qwYuc_4

https://youtu.be/R3ZHa9ROTTY

Until next time,

M.J.

Blog: Pointing Out What Islam Teaches Isn’t Divisive.

On Friday, the 25th anniversary of the horrific 9/11 attacks, I posted an article about how we have forgotten 9/11. In that post, I pointed out that in the time since 9/11 – even though it’s glaringly obvious what religious persuasion the terrorists were apart of and that that religion teaches that violence against non-believers is a good thing – we, the American people, remain painfully ignorant of the threat that Islam teaches. We ignore what the religion actually teaches in its holy books and continue to believe that it’s mainly peaceful, that the only violent Muslims are the Muslims that have hijacked Islam. Heck, nowadays, many on the Left even cheer on the violent Muslims, saying that we deserved 9/11.

However, in response to this post, I got a comment from someone on the Fediverse, who writes:

Blaming 9/11 strictly on the violence of religious fundamentalists is a completely unserious take and just reveals your own lack of nuance in your understanding of the world. It completely ignores 70 years of history the most important of which is asking which world power helped Osama Bin Laden rise to power and then who’s brutality in the middle east inspired unlimited generations of hatred at it.

I’ll give you a hint: it sounds like we both live here.

Further, why is it so hard to believe that not everyone in a religion is a hard-line fundamentalist. That’s something crazy an atheist would say.

“Here in the bible it actually says its good to kill whole races and cultures of people and enslave them. So you must believe this since this is your book! Checkmate theist!” I refused to participate in the Nu-Atheist waves for that s***.

But you and I both know the goal isn’t to be a well informed person if you’re lamenting the Kirk days. You’re clearly just trying to rile up anti-muslim hate instead of giving a s*** about politics that help people. You are simply a free mouthpiece for the same oil industry backers and global capitalists elites that have always pushed this divisive nonsense.

While yes, America unfortunately had a role to play in Osama bin Laden’s rise to power, that does not mean that Islam is off the hook as a motivating factor in the 9/11 attacks. If one is to read the suicide letter of one of the 9/11 terrorists, we clearly see Islam being a leading reason for why he was attacking innocent people. (Video below of ex-Muslim, Apostate of Allah, reading the 9/11 suicide letter.)

https://youtu.be/4zhJAm4gn1Y

The most notable part here is the ninth part of page one, which says:

9- Then, put that in front of your eyes, if you are facing a challenge — how would you act [?] how to steadfast [?] and remember and learn [illegible] it wouldn’t happen to you. It is a challenge from God [illegible] then it will be clear, God willing, God had said “did you think that you will enter paradise and that God knows those who performed Jihad and knows those who are patient”

That there is a clear link to Islam as a motivating factor, with the quote being taken from Surah 3: 142, which talks about participation in Jihad (warfare for Allah) as being one of the biggest tests for a Muslim. Similarly, we also see the hijacker quoting from the Quran in the third part of his letter, which says:

3- Read Surat al-Tawba, and Surat al-Anfal — understand their meanings and understand what God had prepared for the faithful — He prepared an everlasting paradise for the martyrs.

For those who are unaware, Surah al-Tawbah is Surah 9, one of the most infamous chapters in the Quran because it contains the two “Sword Verses”, 9:5 and 9:29. It was one of Muhammad’s last revelations regarding warfare, and it abrogates almost every peaceful verse in the Quran. As for Surah al-Anfal, that is Surah 8, and it too contains violent verses that abrogate earlier peaceful verses in the Quran.

But what does that mean? Is our friend from the Fediverse right when he compares this to the Bible, saying:

Further, why is it so hard to believe that not everyone in a religion is a hard-line fundamentalist. That’s something crazy an atheist would say.

“Here in the bible it actually says its good to kill whole races and cultures of people and enslave them. So you must believe this since this is your book! Checkmate theist!” I refused to participate in the Nu-Atheist waves for that s***.

The answer is that comparing the two is like comparing apples to oranges.

While I agree (and even stated something to the effect of this in my original post), that not all Muslims are fundamentalists who look at verses like Surah 9:5 and go out and kill a bunch of people, there is still a large chunk of Muslims who are hardline fundamentalists and do that. The reason for this is because Muslims believe that the Quran is a book for all times and all places. According to them, it is the final revelation from Allah and is a clear guidance and instruction for mankind.

What that means, then, is that unless a verse was abrogated by Allah (replaced with a different verse or new instruction), then Muslims must follow that verse. In the case of verses such as Surah 9:5, as I mentioned earlier, it abrogates previous peaceful verses, and since it was one of Muhammad’s last revelations concerning the matter of warfare and jihad, Muslims treat it as something to be followed to a T. Essentially, the time for following the peaceful verses is over; we need to follow the ones that demand warfare against non-Muslims.

That’s also not mentioning the hadiths. The hadiths (collectively called the Sunnah) are the sayings and doing of Muhammad, and since according to Islam, Muhammad was the perfect person whose example is to be followed, Muslims rely heavily on the hadiths for guidance. That said, many hadiths speak of jihad and encourage Muslims to do it, so those wanting to follow in Muhammad’s example may wish to engage in jihad, especially since it will put them on the fast track to Jannah (Heaven), where they get their 72 pre-pubescent virgins, plenty of pre-pubescent serving boys, and food and alcohol.

Oh, yeah, did I mention that Muslims believe that Heaven is essentially a brothel where all the serving boys (or “youths of heaven”) and the 72 virgins that they get all look like children? Yeah, there are numerous verses talking about that in the Quran, and the only way you’re guaranteed to get there is through dying in jihad.

But what if you’re not Sunni? What if you’re a Shia Muslim and don’t follow the hadiths? Don’t worry. Not only do Shia Muslims still follow the Quran’s teaching about killing non-Muslims, but they rely more on the Sira literature – the biographies of Muhammad – which are also full of all sorts of violent deeds perpetrated by Momo, which they emulate.

Meanwhile, if you compare this to the Bible, you don’t see any similarities. While the Bible does talk about the annihilation of the Amalekites, this is read by Christians as a descriptive verse. The Bible, while a religious text, is also a historical one, telling the story of God’s hand moving through the history of the human race. Thus, with that context, Christians don’t see the killing of the Amalekites as a prescriptive thing, unlike how Muslims would view verses like Surah 9:5 and 9:29.

Pointing this all out is not me trying to be divisive, nor is it about spreading “anti-Muslim hate.” Pointing out what Islam teaches and how it’s historically been viewed and treated by Muslims is not anti-Muslim. It’s simply showing the facts. It’s also, in many ways, pro-Muslim, because it brings up questions about the ethics and morals of Islam that could lead Muslims to realizing that they’re effectively in a cult, culminating in them leaving that religion and finding a better life outside it.

But, if you want to shut down the conversation by screaming “divisive,” “bigot,” “anti-Muslim,” “hate speech,” or “Islamophobe,” go ahead. You are part of the problem of how Muslims and Islam are taking over the West. You can either realize that now, or you can realize that when they’re taking your rights, your money, and, possibly, your head.

https://youtu.be/Fht_qwYuc_4

https://youtu.be/R3ZHa9ROTTY

Until next time,

M.J.

The Doubtful Things between Halal and Haram

https://alborz8.wordpress.com/2026/09/14/the-doubtful-things-between-halal-and-haram/

DO NOT set up any other deity side by side with God, lest thou find thyself disgraced and forsaken:

Al-Israa - 22

#Quran #Holy_quran

And at nightfall they came to their father, weeping,

Yusuf - 16

#Quran #Holy_quran

"O our Sustainer! Behold, we heard a voice call [us] unto faith, `Believe in your Sustainer!' - and so we came to believe. O our Sustainer! Forgive us, then, our sins, and efface our bad deeds; and let us die the death of the truly virtuous!

Aal-i-Imraan - 193

#Quran #Holy_quran

And [with them will be their] spouses, raised high:

Al-Waaqia - 34

#Quran #Holy_quran

Hence, render unto the orphans their posses­sions, and do not substitute bad things [of your own] for the good things [that belong to them], and do not consume their possessions together with your own: this, verily, is a great crime.

An-Nisaa - 2

#Quran #Holy_quran

Blog/News: Flippin’ Fatwa Friday – We Forgot 9/11

Before the death of Charlie Kirk, this week would have had one reminder of a day that should stay forever etched in our memory: 9/11. 25 years ago, two planes were flown into the World Trade Center, another was crashed into the Pentagon, and the fourth plane, which was believed to be headed towards the White House or the U.S. Capitol, crashed in a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania after the passengers aboard heroically fought the hijackers. In total, 2,977 people were killed, not including the 19 hijackers who, despite the rantings and ravings of conspiracy theorists like Candace Owens, were Muslim jihadists, not Jews.

After that horrific day, the nation made a promise never to forget 9/11 and the atrocities committed. Yet, 25 years later, we’ve broken that promise. We’ve forgotten, and now a less obvious Islamic threat has arisen with their most powerful weapon yet: ignorance.

Even in the immediate aftermath of 9/11, we were reassured that Islam was a religion of peace, and the only Muslims we needed to worry about were the ones that had hijacked it for their own purposes. To suggest otherwise was promptly labeled “Islamophobic.” While it is true that most Muslims in the West are peaceful, if we are to look at the Quran and hadiths, Islam’s most important books, we see that Islam is not inherently peaceful and sooner or later, that will become undeniably obvious.

I have written several posts about this, which you can read here and here. Within Islam, due to verses like Surah 9:5, 9:29, 2:178-129, etc. (full list of verses here) and hadiths like Sunan an-Nasa’i 3097,  Sunan an-Nasa’i 3099, Sunan an-Nasa’i 3098,  Sunan an-Nasa’i 3103, Sunan an-Nasa’i 3106, peaceful Muslims are terrible at following Islam. It’s sadly the Muslims who commit horrible atrocities like 9/11, October 7th, or the British Grooming Gangs who, according to Islam, are doing the will of Allah and are on the fast track to heaven.

This, unfortunately, is the thing that many people are completely ignorant of, and the Muslims have been taking advantage of it. But the other thing that we’ve forgotten that ties into this is how jihad doesn’t just look like blowing people up in the name of Allah. It’s a worldwide struggle to establish an Islamic takeover, and if it’s not done through warfare, it’s done through demographic changes and votes. It’s done through convincing the unbelievers that the Muslims are peaceful, so don’t mind if the demographic changes and you all of a sudden have a Muslim mayor or a Muslim terrorist-sympathizer running for senate.

The most notable example of this has been Zohran Mamdani, in the very place where 9/11 took place. He has ridden this wave of ignorance for his entire mayorship so far, saying that Muslims just want to be treated like normal Americans. While – once again – this is partially true, if you look at what Muslim teachers teach, it’s clear that many Muslims want to take over, and teach a Muslim supremacist doctrine (that, once again is found in the Quran.)

If we do not recognize this, we’re going to get more 9/11s and barely any response. If we do not recognize what happened on 9/11 as being a direct consequence of what the Quran teaches and allow the Muslims to take over, we will see America and the West be taken over by Islam.

Until next time,

M.J.

"The central #London #bookshop at the centre of controversy last month after selling copies of #AdolfHitler’s #MeinKampf has now also been found to be selling a #book that accuses #Jews of possessing “evil qualities” and reproduces excerpts from the #Protocols of the #EldersofZion, the JC can reveal.

#Aafaq #Bookstore in #Westminster has been found to be selling copies of So That We Do Not Forget: #Jewish Crimes - #Zionist Resentment, an #Arabic-language #book dedicated to “every martyr whose blood was shed on the land of #Palestine, #Jerusalem, and #AlAqsa”.

The book’s first chapter describes Jews as a “people who committed great sins and possess evil qualities, thus deserving the wrath of [God]. God Almighty has mentioned their characteristics and actions in the Holy #Quran, and how He punished them, yet they did not learn a lesson. Therefore, we must know their history so that we may be wary of them… God’s victory for the believers over the Jews is inevitable.”

https://www.thejc.com/news/uk/london-bookshop-that-sold-mein-kampf-stocks-book-calling-jews-evil-and-promoting-protocols-conspiracy-squsge5b

Prophet Muhammad’s manners and disposition

https://alborz8.wordpress.com/2026/09/08/prophet-muhammads-manners-and-disposition/

Reading Book: Should I Regret?
https://duroundsanctumstudio.com/2026/09/08/reading-book-should-i-regret/

#reading #book #regret #coding #quran

The Evolution of the Human Spirit

https://alborz8.wordpress.com/2026/09/06/the-evolution-of-the-human-spirit/

Three Life Lessons Books Taught Me — Part 3

https://sifralqalb.wordpress.com/2026/09/05/three-life-lessons-books-taught-me-part-3/

The Legacy of Compassion: Hospitals in Islamic History and the Evolution of Medical Care

https://alborz8.wordpress.com/2026/09/02/north-africa-pioneers-of-advanced-healthcare-and-social-securityin-north-africa-particularly-egypt-the-al-mansuri-hospital-stands-as-a-testament-to-the-intersection-of-personal-gratitude-and-publi/

Who is named the most times in the book of the Muslims, the Quran?

It's not Muhammad. (Isa, the name for Jesus, is named more often than Muhammad.)

But who is named the most times?

Musa (Moses)

And Jesus said, if you had believed Moses you would have believed me, for Moses wrote of me.

#Muslim #Quran #Koran #Islam

The Dangers of Haste: And Mankind is Ever Hasty in Life and Faith

https://alborz8.wordpress.com/2026/09/01/the-dangers-of-haste-and-mankind-is-ever-hasty-in-life-and-faith/

Balancing Worldly Work and the Pursuit of the Hereafter: The Comprehensive Islamic Concept

https://alborz8.wordpress.com/2026/08/27/balancing-worldly-work-and-the-pursuit-of-the-hereafter-the-comprehensive-islamic-concept/

Challenges of Dawah: Navigating the Path of the Prophets

https://alborz8.wordpress.com/2026/07/15/challenges-of-dawah-navigating-the-path-of-the-prophets/

Why Islam Fights Immorality: Preserving the Foundation of Human Civilization

https://alborz8.wordpress.com/2026/07/15/why-islam-fights-immorality-preserving-the-foundation-of-human-civilization/

The Quranic Methodology in Combating Rumors: A Comprehensive Study of Psychological Resilience

https://alborz8.wordpress.com/2026/07/15/the-quranic-methodology-in-combating-rumors-a-comprehensive-study-of-psychological-resilience/

The Role of Women in Islam: Historical Realities and Contemporary Perspectives

https://alborz8.wordpress.com/2026/07/10/the-role-of-women-in-islam-historical-realities-and-contemporary-perspectives/

Zabaniyah

The Zabaniyah are the “Wardens of Hell,” who torture the sinners or carry off the souls of the wicked. They’re identified with the “19 angels of Hell,” & “Angels of punishment,” & Guardians of Hell,” & “Angels of Hell.”

According to the Quran & the ahadith, the Zabaniyah are 19 in number. Maalik is their leader. Maalik is an angel in Hell/Purgatory who guarded the hellfire & assisted by the other angel guards of the Zabaniyah. As angels, despite their unsightly looks & actions, are ultimately subordinate to God. Their actions are considered just because of this.

Zabaniyah is the name for a group of angels. The angels of punishment are those angels who said, “Will you (God) place there in one who will cause corruption & shed blood?” questioning the creation of Adam.

A tradition from At-Tabhkirah, a book authored by Al-Qurtubi, recorded that 1 of Zabaniyah was named Daqa’il, who accompanied the Angel of Death whenever he took the souls of a sinner. A Zabaniyah angel called Susa’il shows Muhammad the punishments of sinners in hell. However, the 1 which Muhammad met during Mi’raj & shown Muhammad about hell was Maalik himself, the leader of Zabaniyah.

The Zabaniya are 19 in number. The number 19 is only meant for the archangels, or leaders of the angels of hell. Another classical exegesis addendum is that their number is 19,000. Modern Saudi mufti Abd al-Aziz Ibn Baz has mentioned some 4.9 billion angels who keep hell, where each 70,000 holds a bridle from 70,000 while restraining Jahannam. A mufti is an Islamic legal scholar who interprets religious law to issue authoritative rulings.

The 19 angels refer to the leaders of those angels, including Maalik. While the insurmountable numbers were referring to the hell angels, which were led by those 19 Zabaniyah.

Several features of the Zabaniyah describe their physicality:

• Face
  • Several Habiths as recorded that Muhammad has met Maalik, the Zabaniyah, in 1 occasion described that he had a sickeningly ugly face. The true face of Zabaniyah angels is so repulsive beyond comprehension, to the point that any living human could die by the shock of only looking at their face. Aside from those, the Isra’ &Mi’raj tradition, Muhammad also notes the gruesome appearance of Maalik in his dream. The eyes of Zabaiyah were like lightning & their mouths were like spurs of chicken. Their hair is so long that it’s dragged under their feet. They’ve “repulsive faces, eyes like flashing lightning, teeth white like cows’ horns, lips hanging down to their feet, & rotten breath.
• Size
  • The Zabaniyah are the largest type of angel. Their shoulders are described as having a distance of 500 years. The angels that protected Muhammad from Abu Jahl’s aggression near the Ka’ba were 12 zabaniyah as tall as the sky. 1 of the Zabaniyah has its chest as wide as 1 of the gates of Jahannam. Jahannam is the place of punishment for evildoers in Hell.
• Tools
  • Zabaniyah angels carrying tools such as an iron beater or Mirzabba with 2 prongs, & whip(s) made of fire. The Zabaniyah angels used these tools to punish the sinners vigorously. The Zabaniyah will drive the sinners into Hell with “iron hooks.” Also, they carry hot chains for torturing inmates.
• Strength
  • The Zabaniyah are the most powerful among angels. The Zabaniyah angels were created by Allah to perform any tasks commanded upon them to torture the inmates of Hell. Allah has granted Zabaniyah the ability to manage a torture for sinners that no one can emulate. Gripping strength that was so severe, which no creature could match. After the Judgment Day, 1 of Zabaniyah was described as being able to drag entire sinners who are judged to enter Hell while carrying a mountain on his shoulder. He’ll use the said mountain to crush the sinners, after all of them have entered Hell. During Judgment Day, the Zabaniyah angels will lift & drag out Jahannam from its place to the surface of the plain, and the inmates of Hell will be in blind & deaf condition. The Zabaniyah angels possessed an ability where those deaf inmates could somehow hear the voices of Zabaniyah, who tortured them.
• Fingers
  • The Zabaniyah angels possessed fingers with the number of the sinners that’ll be thrown into Hell after the Judgment Day. The fingers of Maalik are so hot to the point that if 1 of his fingers touched the sky, that finger would cause the sky to melt. Zabaniyah was created 1,000 years before Hell was created. While their physical strength grows every day, to the point that each of Zabaniyah’s fingers could squeeze a human from the head to the ankles.
• Wings
  • The Zabaniyah had wings. The Zabaniyah showed up before Abu Jahl (he was the main opponent of the Prophet Muhammad), as Muhammad prayed in/at the Kaaba. 1 of the Zabaniyah scares Abu Jahl when he tries to trample on Muhammad’s neck with his foot. When asked about his retreat, Abu answered that he suddenly saw a winged, terrifying monster in a trench filled with flames, between him & Muhammad. This incident were/was believed by Muslims to be the Asbab al-Nuzul (Revelation) of the Quran chapter al-Alaq 96:18. Allah made the Zabaniyah angels’ hearts hard because they have 0 mercy towards the inmates.

The Zabaniyah also imposes punishments on people who commit Riba (usury) by pelting their mouths with rocks while forcing them to swim in a river of blood. The situation of people who commit usury in Barzakh (a realm of the afterlife) before the Judgment Day.

According to the Quran, the Zabaniya are the angels of death who conduct the souls of sinners & question them in the grave. Nazi’at & Nasitat & Munkar &Nakir, they help Azra’il (Azrael), who’s the canonical Angel of Death in Islam. Nazi’at is commissioned to take the lives of unbelievers forcefully, while Nashitat takes believers gently.

They appear as black shadows to the dying person, pull their souls out of their bodies, & drag them to hell. It’s been recorded that after the Angel of Death has separated the soul of the sinner from their body, an Zabaniyah angel named Daqa’il will restrain the soul with a giant wrap which made from rough hairs & parading the soul to the sky. This is before throwing the soul towards another Zabaniyah angel(s), who react by taking the soul into the Sijjin, a rock-shaped prison of the sinners below the Barzakh.

The Zabaniyah’s role during the Judgment is that they’re tasked with gathering & suppressing all sinners, Muslims & non-Muslims alike. Whoever wants to be saved from torture AFTER Judgment Day should recite the basmala (This is an Islamic phrase that means: “In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.”) frequently during their life. As the basmala consists of 19 letters in accordance of the number of Zabaniyah.

1 of their duties after Judgment Day is to push those who mocked Islam into Hell. They’re also described as leading the army of angels.

In some Isra’ & Mi’raj traditions:

The Zabaniyat landscape of the 1st layer of Hell & the fiery seas within. As Maalik was created by God inside Hell. So they would have no desire to leave & feel comfortable in it. They’re standing tall above Saqar, a place in Hell. They’re also described as leading the army of angels. Al-Muddaththir 69:30 is interpreted about how the group of Zabaniyah threw the sinners into Jahannam.

They have the task of Zabaniyah driving sinners to enter Hell. In some Isra’ & MI’raj traditions the Zabaniyat landscape of the 1st layer of Hell & fiery seas within. As Maalik explains to Muhammad that the Zabaniya were created by God inside hell so they’ve no desire to leave this place & fell comfortable in it. The Zabaniyah are standing tall above Saqar, a place in Hell.

Each Zabaniyah restrained the sinners who were fated to be thrown in Hell are shackling each sinner’s arms to their neck before dragging them down. The Zabaniyah perform their job by using both of their hands & feet in torturing sinners in Hell. The Zabaniyah will drag the face of those they torture.

The Zabaniyah will shackle the inmates, cursing them, pouring boiled water on top of their head. While at the same time, force-feeding them with the fruits of Zaqqum tree. In Islam, the Zaqqum tree is a cursed tree that’s rooted in the center of Jahannum. It’s 1st mentioned in the Quran, 3x by name, as a tree that produces fruits that’s fed to the inhabitants of Hell to burn their stomachs, before they’re also fed boiling liquids.

In an interpretation of Quran chapter Al-Haqqa verse 32 gave their explanation that the chains in the verse were meant to be the chains used by Zabiyah angels to shackle the inmates in Hell. The Zabaniyah will shove the hot chains to the inmates rectums until it emerges from their mouth.

As for Muslim sinners which has committed huge sins & never repented during their life, the Zabaniyah tasked to shackle them more leniently than non-Muslim, & torture them until all of their sins has paid off with the punishments inflicted. Thus sent them all to Heaven.

Meanwhile, for non-Muslims, Ka’b has described the Zabaniyah shackle & drag them more severely than Muslim sinners into Hell while burning them as they walked in, then punish them for eternity. The Zabaniyah angels will wrap the inmates of Hell with a nail made of fire. So they’ll not hear anything, & none of those inmates can see that there is other peoples tortured nearby.

Sufism tradition says the fate after death that an army of angels of punishment battled against the angels of mercy over the soul of a sinner. In some Turkish lore, it’s believed that both groups battle, their strikes cause thunder.

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In the Belly of the Whale: The Story of Prophet Yunus

https://alborz8.wordpress.com/2026/06/29/in-the-belly-of-the-whale-the-story-of-prophet-yunus/

Ummi Let’s Play

COMING SOON

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Author: Umm Assad
Publisher: Umm Assad Publications
Year of Publication: 2026
Binding: Paperback
Page Count: 34
Trim Size (inches): 8.5×8.5
ISBN-10: 978-1-915233-29-5

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Description:

Nafisa has so much love to give — and she wants to spend every moment with her Ummi, even when Ummi is busy… cooking, cleaning, and working.

But as Nafisa grows, she learns that finding joy sometimes means playing alone — even when Ummi can’t join in.
A gentle, loving story about patience, independence, and the special bond between a mother and her child.


Recommended for ages 3-8 years.

Apologetics: Flippin’ Fatwa Friday – The Bible vs. The Quran: Surah al-Baqarah Verses 156-158.

Last time on Flippin’ Fatwa Friday, we covered three issues, talking about good works, the Ka’ba, and jihad. Today, we’re sort-of back to talking about the Ka’ba, though we’ll more specifically be looking at another big part of the Hajj. Let’s take a look at this:

156. Who, when a calamity befalls them, say, ‘Surely, we belong to Allah and to him, of course, we return (and in his will is our peace).’ 157. It is they upon whom descend the benedictions from their Lord and his mercy, and it is they who are guided aright. 158. The Safa and Marwah (- the two eminences near Ka’ba) are certainly (two) of the symbols of Allah, so he who is on Pilgrimage to the house or performs ‘Umrah (- a visit to Ka’ba), there is no blame on him to perform Tawaf (- to run between) the two (eminences), and he who remains thoroughly dutiful and chooses to do good deeds spontaneously, the surely (he will find) Allah is Appreciative and rewards ever good deed done. Surely, Allah is All-Knowing.

I’ve already talked about the pagan origins of the Ka’ba and the Black Stone, but one of the things I sadly forgot to mention was how the Hajj also includes running between two small hills, the Safa and Marwa, seven times. This verse is the only time where this practice is mentioned, and it isn’t really elaborated on in the Quran.

The pagan origins of this practice aren’t something that can only be found through spending hours flipping through history books or scrolling on Google. It’s readily admitted in the hadiths that this practice stems from Arabian pagans. For example, Sahih Bukhari 4496 says:

Narrated `Asim bin Sulaiman:
I asked Anas bin Malik about Safa and Marwa. Anas replied, “We used to consider (i.e. going around) them a custom of the Pre-islamic period of Ignorance, so when Islam came, we gave up going around them. Then Allah revealed: “Verily, Safa and Marwa (i.e. two mountains at Mecca) are among the Symbols of Allah. So it is not harmful of those who perform the Hajj of the House (of Allah) or perform the Umra to ambulate (Tawaf) between them.” 

Stange how pagan customs were never absorbed into Judaism or Christianity by God. Why would Allah make a pagan custom something that is mandatory in Islam?

The reason for this has much to do with what I’ve mentioned in previous posts about the Hajj. It was all to gain a following. Muhammad knew that these customs were important to the people groups he knew. It wasn’t something they would give up easily. Thus, he simply absorbed them into Islam to make it more palatable for them.

Until next time,

M.J.

In a war like this current war, I will always remember this verse, surah Al-Hajj verse 39. Indeed, Iran has be wronged.

#iran #إيران #war #wars #conflict #conflicts #alhajj #alhajj39 #surahalhajj #surahalhajj39 #supportiran #foriran #istandwithiran #standwithiran #iranwillbefree #quran #quranverse #quranverses #sofiaflorina #ソフィアフロリナ