O, you who believe! Do not take the Jews and the Christians for friends; they are friends of each other; and whoever amongst you takes them for a friend, then surely he is one of them; surely Allah does not guide the unjust people.
Islam Quotes
Verily, those who believe (in the Quran) And those who follow the Jewish (scriptures) And the Christians and the Sabians, Any who believe in God And the Last Day, And work righteousness Shall have their reward With their Lord; on them Shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve. (2:62)
The Muslims remain Muslims first, and colonists from their region of origin second. They cannot become Englishmen or Britons, in any sense other than the technical. To say that they are Muslims first does not imply criticism or ‘Islamophobia’, but is a simple fact of life. So far, there are no signs in the Muslim […]
Have you not seen those who befriend a people to whom have the Wrath of Allah been upon?… Neither their possessions nor their children shall avail them aught against Allah; they are the companions (owners) of the Fire, to abide therein.
In addition to allegorical interpretation, the idea of progressive revelation is generally absent from Islam, whereas in Judaism and Christianity, it is commonly accepted. The Old Testament has numerous passages that no Jew or Christian would take as marching orders for today. No Christian or Jew is likely to sell his daughter into slavery (Exodus […]
Muhammad is God’s Apostle. Those who follow him are ruthless to the unbelievers but merciful to one another. (48:29)
For all too many, being a serious Muslim means doing Allah’s work by any means necessary. Of course, most Muslims will never be terrorists. The problem is that for all its schisms, sects and multiplicity of voices, Islam’s violent elements are rooted in its central texts. It is unlikely that the voices of moderation will […]
Abu Huraira reported that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon hlm) said: I have been given superiority over the other prophets in six respects: I have been given words which are concise but comprehensive in meaning; I have been helped by terror (in the hearts of enemies): spoils have been made lawful to […]
In defiance of traditional immigration patterns, Europe’s young Muslims are less assimilated than their parents and grandparents. Instead of becoming more European, they’re becoming more Islamist. If the “root cause” of September 11 is Islam’s difficulty with modernity, we shouldn’t be surprised that this manifests itself less in Indonesia than in Holland, the epitome of […]
There are only two modes of repelling the sin of apostasy, namely, destruction (death) or Islam (returning to Islam), and Islam is preferable to destruction.
