However, i wish for the christians and muslims who frequent this blog to explore this issue before i present any conclusion. Protecting the muslim community, however, involves lying about jihad and portraying islam as a religion of peace. In his debate with nadir, sam shamoun made an important point about taqiyya the islamic doctrine that muslims are permitted to lie for various reasons. Evading intelligent debate by calling all muslims liars. If a praiseworthy aim is attainable through both telling the truth and lying, it is unlawful to accomplish through lying because there is no need for it. Deception, lying and taqiyya does islam permit muslims to lie. Misuse of verses where oft critics of islam and even some muslims believe that islam sanctions deception lying to others for any greater purpose has no unequivocal warrant in the quran. Answering islam evaluates the claims of orthodox islam from a christian point of view, appealing especially to the quran and the bible. Responding to the distortions of a muslim taqiyyist. But it appears that those were better and more honorable in their actions and loyalty than muhammad himself for whom the honor of god was seemingly not supreme. Taqiyya is the religiouslysanctioned doctrine, with its origins in shia islam but now practiced by nonshia as well, of deliberate dissimulation about religious matters that may be undertaken to protect islam.
Taqiyya in the defence of islam allows muslims to make contradictory. Though not called taqiyya by name, muhammad clearly used deception when he. Accordingly, most sunni muslims, are often unaware of the practice even existing. Taqiyya deception is of fundamental importance in islam. One prisoner acquiesced, but the other did not answer, feigning deafness, and was. Islam, taqiyyah, or legitimate deception which states that when islam is in. The father of maimonides comforted the jews who were forced to outwardly profess islam by assuring them that their real faith was the genuine belief concealed within their hearts.
Islamic evil simplified coming to grips with the islamic. Taqiyya also spelled taqiya, taqiyah, or taqiyyah is a form of islamic deception. Taqiyya or taqiyyah is related to the terms taqwa and taqi all have the root meaning of guarding something, in this case. Tucker carlson helps us with a recent example of the muslim practice of taqiyya, while david wood provides us a thorough definition of the word and its application within islam. Practically every islamic sect agrees to it and practices it we can go so far as to say that the practice of taqiyya is mainstream in islam, and that those few sects not practicing it diverge from the mainstream taqiyya is very prevalent in islamic politics, especially in the modern era. Here, for instance, is the premiere exegete altabari. Christianity, islam, answering christianity, answering islam, islam, allah, muhammad, jesus, christianity, christ, quran, quran. In the first stage, muhammad was horribly outnumbered in mecca, and couldnt have won a fight. This video discusses my conversion and explains why i left. This article needs editing for compliance with wikipedias manual of style. With the influx of islam, we need to understand the islamic religion. As for islam s ulema,a taqiyya in islama quotes from a number of the most prominent, the vast majority of whom agree that taqiyya is not just limited to preserving ones faith. So, thats how you respond to people who attack you, with forgiveness and with. I thought of islam as a faith with such high ideals that i did not consider myself worthy of the name muslim but i wholeheartedly believed that islam.
On taqiyya taqiyya is primarily a shiite practice and not well developed in the sunni schools of fiqh. Criticism of islam has existed since islams formative stages. Khurrum awan, a lawyer, is suing ezra levant, a canadian media personality. Allah almighty has forbidden the believers from being. It is not uncommon to hear one of islam s premiere taqiyyists, shabir ally, assert that paul was the first to preach that jesus is gods son, and even quoting from the book of acts to prove it. Kithman kithman means to conceal or withhold, in the context of islam it means to deliberately withhold information. The considerable delay in publication is entirely the fault and responsibility of the editor turn coauthor, jochen katz.
Deception and lying in islam the religion of peace. Dissimulation in islam makes it clear that taqiyya is not limited to shia dissimulating in fear of persecution. Muslims justify taqiyya from the quran, other islamic texts, and the actions of muhammad, including those below. According to mainstream islamic doctrine, islam is in a permanent state of war with any nonmuslim who opposes the rule of sharia law. Mohammad fadel, an expert on islamic law at the university of toronto, described taqiyya and its many alternative spellings as a doctrine of prudential dissimulation that arose from a time when muslims were minorities in hostile societies. This is an example of taqiyya, the principle of religious deception. Three stages when we turn to islam s theological sources and historical writings quran, hadith, sira, and tafsir, we find that there are three stages in the call to jihad, depending on the status of muslims in a society. I find myself absolutely baffled that so many muslims are willing to deny the clear teachings of islam, and to go against muhammad and his companions on so many issues. In his book al taqiyya fil islam dissimulation in islam, 2004, he writes. This practice arose in shia islam due to shiites being largely the minority and often under persecution by other muslims and religions. This post is not making a point so much as exploring an issue.
Most westerners are acquainted with lying that characterize many politicians, salesman and folks of low character, generally. Generally, if youre talking about most muslims, if the person says that, it is because he means it, because thats what. Sacred deception taqiyya id like to talk to you about what i find a fascinating topic that is the topic of islamic ethics, but in particular, a part of islamic ethics which is called sacred deception or taqiyya. To find answer to these questions, what we should examine firstly is. Islam and jihad 8 the principle of al taqiyya speaking is a means to achieve objectives. Jihad watchs own hugh fitzgerald sums up taqiyya and kitman, a related form of deception. The authors, a christian apologist and a former muslim, provide apologetic answers to prepare christians for ministry in the islamic context. One prisoner acquiesced, but the other did not answer, feigning. There are two forms of lying to nonbelievers that are permitted under certain circumstances, taqiyya and kitman.
When the doctrine of taqiyya is brought forth along with the appropriate verses and ahadith, an uninformed onlooker would easily conclude that deception is a part of islam. Wider application although popular muslim thought often exclusively ascribes such a practice of taqiyya. In the comments section of a recent post, kim said. Taqiyya is a concept and a reality that must be borne in mind when reading or listening to the words of muslims what is taqiyya taqiyya also spelled taqiya or taqiyyah is lying to advance or protect islam taqiyya literally means prevention. This study provides an outline of the religious doctrine of taqiyya or dissimulation in sunni islam, drawing on quranic commentaries, hadith compilations, legal manuals, and ethical treatises. It may be al taqiyya that caused some shia hazaras to accept the sunni interpretation of islam during that period in qale naw and in the panjshir valley region where they are still believed to be sunni hazaras7 but in reality may still be practicing al taqiyya after a full century of living under the domination of nearby warlike sunni tribes. The story of abdul saleeb answering islam norman geisler. Practically every islamic sect agrees to it and practices it we can go so far as to say that the practice of taqiyya is mainstream in islam, and that those few sects not practicing it diverge from the mainstream taqiyya is very prevalent in. Rebuttal to the christian answering islam team about dahaha in the noble quran. Muslims often resorted to taqiyya hiding their true beliefs and identity to ensure. Dennis prager, columnist and author, in responding to a movement that contends that islam is a religion of peace, wrote. The two faces of islam why all muslims benefit from terrorism dont lose your head four reasons for the early spread of islam muhammads low opinion of women. Lots of people have been asking me how i became a christian, because i sometimes mention that im a former atheist.
The same holds for the death penalty of apostacy even if one does not openly propagate against islam, and only privately converts. Imam omar suleiman is the founder and president of the yaqeen institute for islamic research. However, the article in the link below disagrees with the view this is only done by shia muslims. However, although taqiyya is usually seen as a shia doctrine only, it is practiced and taught also by sunni muslims, cf. Moreover, islamic scholar shaykh ashiq ilahi madni was so infuriated by shias who use the doctrine of taqiyya that he wrote a refutation against their false doctrine, and stating that taqiyya which is endorsed by those heretics shias, has no place in islam, nor has islam ever endorsed it. Written by sami mukaram, a former islamic studies professor at the american university of beirut and author of some twentyfive books on islam, the book clearly demonstrates the ubiquity and broad applicability of taqiyya. How taqiyya alters islams rules of war raymond ibrahim. When a muslim says that islam is a religion of peace is. But we are not readily willing to accept the concept of lying being associated with a religion sadly, taqiyya is integral to islam. During his reign as prophet of islam, muhammad exhibited three stages in his dealings with nonmuslims. The short answer to these rhetorical questions is that i, and my coauthor, were. However, functionally, taqiyya is dissimulation or intentional. The act of deliberately withholding information by itself is neither haram nor halal but rather its permissiblity depends upon the. Geisler published by baker books a division of baker book house company p.
Ive known for a long time that nadir ahmeds debate career would be coming to an end. Ishaqs sira, or biography, stands alonea singular and tenuous thread connecting us to a very troubled man and time. Pdf this study provides an outline of the religious doctrine of taqiyya or dissimulation in sunni islam, drawing on quranic commentaries, hadith. Practically every islamic sect agrees to it and practices it. Assuming some sort of uniform meaning to any sort of statement across over a billion people is generally a stupid thing to do. Islamic scholars claim that taqiyya is only permissible under duress, and that the inflationary use of the term qualifies as a staple of rightwing islamophobia in north america mohammad fadel 20, or taqiyya libel against muslims16 while their critics accuse them of practicing taqiyya about taqiyya raymond ibrahim, 2014. Given that the word taqiyya has only been used in islam to refer to muslims saving themselves from mortal danger by concealing their faith. I was recently involved in an interesting exerciseexamining taqiyya about taqiyya and believe readers might profit from the same exercise, as it exposes all the subtle apologetics made in defense of the islamic doctrine, which permits muslims to lie to nonmuslims, or infidels. Response to taqiyya deception lying discover the truth. The tantrumprone charles johnson, proprietor of the little green footballs blog which was briefly conservative in the immediate post911 era but whose love for muslims has grown in direct proportion to the promuslim propaganda weve been enduring since that day, has a sort of geller watch in which he tries to paint antijihad activist pamela geller as a vile nut job. Pdf dissimulation in sunni islam and morisco taqiyya. According to this account, deceit saved islam during its embryonic stage see al taqiyya fi al islam. He also went to great lengths to instigate quarrels between the various tribes until, thoroughly distrusting each other, they disbanded and lifted the siege.
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