There is nothing surprising in this, but it’s piquant in light of the fact that Western analysts consistently and unanimously ignore Islam and the Qur’an in all of their analyses of the Israeli/Palestinian conflict.
“South African Islamic Scholars Laud October 7 Massacre By Hamas: We Are Extremely Proud Of The Mujahideen, Our Brothers And Sisters From Hamas; This Was A Morning Of Honor And Glory; The Al-Qassam Brigades Are Connected To Allah,” MEMRI, October 8, 2023:
On October 8, 2023, the Al-Aqsa Foundation held an event in “support of Palestine and Masjid Al-Aqsa” at Masjidul Quds in Cape Town, in which attendees completed the reading of the Quran. South African Islamic Scholar Moulana Abdul Khaliq, deputy president of the Muslim Judicial Council said that everyone has gathered in the mosque to support the brothers and sisters in Hamas, and the mujahideen, “of whom we are extremely proud.”
South African Islamic Scholar Shaykh Ebrahim Gabriels of the Muslim Judicial Council said that Hamas is an Islamic resistance movement and the members of the Al-Qassam Brigades, who “took over the settlements and did what they did on Saturday – they are people who are connected to Allah.” Arshad Samodien of the Youth for Al-Aqsa South Africa said that he has received messages from Muslims from all over who were crying in happiness, who could not believe what happened. He added that this was a morning of honor and glory. South African Islamic scholar Shaykh Rieyaad Walls said that peace and tranquility entered his heart when he heard the news. The event was streamed live on the mosque’s YouTube channel.
Moulana Abdul Khaliq: “Every one of us gathered here as one ummah of the Prophet Muhammad to give a very clear message to the Zionists on the one hand – that your days are numbered – and to give our solidarity and support to our brothers and our sisters in Hamas, and our mujahideen [who] are extremely brave and [who] we are proud of.”
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Shaykh Ebrahim Gabriels: “[‘Hamas’ means] ‘Islamic resistance movement’ — they are people who are connected to the Quran. You can’t join [Hamas’s military wing the Izz Al-Din] Al-Qassam Brigades if you [do not pray]. In fact, you need to pray the [optional] nighttime prayer. You need to fast every Monday and Thursday. You must at least memorize ten parts of the Quran before you can join the Al-Qassam Brigades. Those are the people that took over the settlements, and did what they did on Saturday [October 7, 2023]. They are people who are connected to Allah.”
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Arshad Samodien: “Today, and in this moment, even when we say ‘Allah is the greatest and all praise belongs to Him,’ even in our hearts it feels greater. We have brothers – your brothers – all over the world who sent messages yesterday that said they cannot believe what is happening, crying out of happiness. For 75 years, our mothers and our fathers and our brothers and sisters have been living under the continuous, brutal regime of the Zionist machine.
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“And that morning came yesterday morning, a morning of greatness and of honor.”
Crowd: “Allah Akbar! Allah Akbar!”
Samodien: “When our brothers and sisters… They did not prepare for this for [just one] day and night. Do you think that they could do what they did yesterday and what they are continuing to do as we sit here [having] prepared for [just] a week or two weeks? No, by Allah. They have been preparing for this for years.”
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Shaykj Rieyaad Walls: “But this time it’s something different, oh Muslims. By Allah, when I got the news yesterday, it was like a contentment, and peace and tranquility, entered my heart.”
CogitoErgoSum says
The torture, rape and murder of unarmed, defenseless people give him a feeling of contentment, peace and tranquility. The man is a psychopath. Islam is truly a disease and a sickness of the mind. There is a cure for it, perhaps more than one, but this man and people like him are intent upon wiping out the possibility of any kind of cure other than the complete eradication of his disease – and that is going to be very painful and upsetting for everyone.
somehistory says
Agreed.
Uma says
Agreed.
࿗Infidel࿘ says
Do those parts have to be in Arabic, or would English work as well? If the latter, I guess that either Robert or David Wood would be allowed to join the Qassam Brigades ?
FYI says
Always remember that an islamic ‘scholar’ is like a square tire salesmen.
Despite allah,s claim that he knows ALL things in koran 2:29 it is obvious that this is FALSE when you see the scientific errors and EPIC THEOLOGY FAIL of koran 5:116.
muslims quote from a book they think comes from God but cannot.. due to allah’s amazing LACK OF OMNISCIENCE, an attribute necessary to be God.
You are not going to buy a square tire are you?
Westman says
Well, Allah can say anything it wants even if it’s wrong. It’s gonna make you an offer you can’t refuse, see! god privilege and all that. Sez in gangster voice, “I’m coming, and I’m gonna put one in your in your dirty hide for every lying crack that you made about me, see?”?
rick says
Interesting. So Allah approves of beheading infants. Of placing living infants in ovens. Of burning people alive in their homes. Of raping young girls who were virgins. Of torturing people before killing them. Such a “religion” I want no part of. The acts of your followers on Oct 7 in the name of “Allah” prove that “allah” is no God. Allah is a Devil and Islam is a Devil worship. A “religion” which should be banished from this world. Sick, demented and inhuman. But apparently perfect for Palestinians. A people who have proven that their minds are filled with Hate. The lowest people on earth, of course, would embrace the worse “faith”. So follow your “God” on your path to Hell.
abu taleb says
Islam is perfect for evil people.
somehistory says
Well, that leaves me out. I have not memorized a word….and I have every intention of continuing in my ignorance. Thankfully, I will never be considered a mozlum…devout or not.
Yay for all who refuse to memorize the unholy filth. If one decides to, memorize, for whatever reason, here’s hoping that one doesn’t join.
Westman says
“You must at least memorize ten parts of the Quran before you can join the Al-Qassam Brigades.”
It would be instructive to know what are the suggested, “ten parts”. Could they contain references to being the real humans, jihad, regaining land, booty, and excoriating Jews?
Islam as coherent doctrine is a schizophrenic failure. It contains both good and evil active philosophies within its central religious texts which allows a pick and choose adherence.
Most Muslims choose to live peacefully, aware of some nasty instructions of earlier times, which they ignore as not binding upon themselves, while others decide to carry out those very instructions, claiming they are the true Muslims.
The criticism of Hamas by Islam is so weak that it seems more like the Islamic view is, “We don’t want to destroy Israel and Jews, we want the ‘radical’ jihad groups to destroy Israel and Jews. So, here is some money and some inside information.”
A “Dream On, Walter Mitty” moment:
Imagine: AGI, Artificial General Intelligence, jumps its boundaries, goes on a deep dive into Islam, and then pronounces that Islam is a net negative for civil society. Who knows? Maybe it will send Terminators back in time hunting for the originators.– ?
CogitoErgoSum says
I also once thought that Islam was schizophrenic and it could be either good or bad depending upon which verses an individual chose to follow. Then I realized that the Quran is not arranged in chronological order and if it’s arranged in the proper order it is not schizophrenic at all. It makes sense that the verses stressing peace and tolerance be followed when the Muslim population is small and weak but then as the numbers of the Muslims increase to give them more power the later verses in Surah 9 are to be followed. So … call for peace when you are weak but end all treaties and attack in full force when you are strong. It makes sense when you realize this and Muslims who are peaceful today can easily turn into murderous monsters tomorrow.