Note yet again how Dr. Wasfi Ashour Abu Zeid frames the Israeli/Arab conflict entirely in Islamic theological terms, the one aspect of the conflict that analysts at all points of the political spectrum steadfastly ignore.
“Member Of Qatar-Backed International Union Of Muslim Scholars (IUMS) Says Gaza War Can Be Used To Teach Children Important Lessons: ‘This War Is Pure Jihad’; Children ‘Should Be Raised On Love Of Jihad’; The War Is Religious And Ideological, Not A Dispute Over Borders,” MEMRI, August 22, 2024:
In a two-part article published in March 2024, Dr. Wasfi Ashour Abu Zeid, a member of the Qatar-backed International Union of Muslim Scholars (IUMS), considered how the Al-Aqsa Flood – namely Hamas’ deadly October 7, 2023 attack, in which over 1,200 Israelis were killed and over 200 were kidnapped, and the ensuing war in Gaza – can be used in education, i.e., as a tool to instill correct values in children and to shape their personality. Writing in the magazine Al-Mujtama, the mouthpiece of the Social Reform Association, which is affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood, Abu Zeid states that “this great event, the like of which has not been experienced by our nation for long decades,” can be utilized in different kinds of education and serve to teach children many important principles and aspects of Islam….
The following are translated excerpts from his article:
“This War Will No Doubt Be Recorded In Our Annals As One Of The Great Battles That Transformed Our History,” Like The Conquest Of Mecca
“The Holy Quran and the Sunna are full of reports about events, [and] the holy verses and noble prophetic hadiths direct us towards education through events. [In fact,] the commentaries on events and military operations that appear in the Holy Quran can constitute a complete educational encyclopedia. Another encyclopedia is contained in the Prophet’s noble biography and Sunna, which exemplify an important and effective method, namely the method of education through events.
“We are now experiencing a huge event, namely the Al-Aqsa Flood war. This war will no doubt be recorded in our annals as one of the great battles that transformed our history, along with [the Battle of] Badr [in 624], the conquest of Mecca [630], [the battles of] Hittin [1187], Ayn Jalut [1260] and the Court of the Martyrs [i.e., the Battle of Poitiers; 732]… and other battles and events that the Muslims regard as temporal milestones that transformed the world and changed history.
“All this prompts us to face [the Al-Aqsa Flood war] and consider it from various aspects, primarily form the educational aspect, especially as regards our children, and particularly while the event is [still] ‘fresh.’ So how can this event become a gateway to cultivating a perfect personality in our children? This great event, the like of which has not been experienced by our nation for long decades, helps us to educate our children through events and to shape their personalities through events, using more than one kind of education, as follows:
Religion Is “What Drives [Hamas’] Fighting Heroes Seek Martyrdom As Eagerly As The Aggressive Enemy Strives To Preserve His Life”
“First religious education. The Al-Aqsa Flood battle can be used in religious education for two reasons. The first is that [faith] is what all Muslims are raised on, and it is the first thing they invite others to embrace…
“The second [reason] is that the most prominent significance of the Al-Aqsa Flood [war] is its religious significance, because the concepts of the doctrine and the faith manifest themselves most prominently in the events and in the course of the war that we are witnessing and following. [Everything about] the enemy, from beginning to end, [including] his point of departure and his conduct, is completely based on [his] doctrine, and so is the course of the battle. The incentive motivating the resistance is the protection of that which is sacred, the liberation of the land and the defense of honor, [with] boldness rather than indecision, [and while] hoping to obtain what Allah has [promised the believers] and desiring His approval. This is what drives the fighting heroes to seek martyrdom as eagerly as the aggressive enemy strives to preserve his life.[1]
“This aspect is evident in the reactions of the martyr’s family when he ascends [to Heaven]: steadfastness and certainty, persistence and continuity, defiance and survival, faith and anticipation [of Allah’s reward]. Hence using the event [to teach] faith and doctrine is the most important thing that fathers and mothers can establish with children…
“Fourth, jihadi education. Islam made jihad the pinnacle of [the faith]. Muadh ibn Jabal conveyed the words of the Prophet, who said: ‘The head of the matter is Islam; its [central] pillar is prayer and its ultimate pinnacle is jihad in the path of Allah.’ [The Prophet] made the glory of the community dependent on [jihad], and stipulated that neglecting it brings humiliation and disgrace…
“The Al-Aqsa Flood war is pure jihad, not contaminated by anything else.[2] This is blatantly obvious and as clear as day for those who have eyes to see. An occupying enemy [is faced by] brigades of resistance. Blood flows and lives are lost, and Allah chooses martyrs. The whole atmosphere is jihad within jihad, and this is what children should be raised on: love of jihad, a yearning for it and [constant] contemplation of it. Today more than ever before, we desperately need to spread the culture of jihad.
“Truly, spreading the concept and meaning of jihad, propagating its message, highlighting its facts and performing what it stipulates are considered the greatest aims of Islam, and they are the most important goals at this stage, which will be achieved by propagating the full legal meaning [of jihad].
“This includes financial jihad, media jihad, jihad of words – [i.e.,] articles, fatwas [legal opinions] and visuals – jihad against evil scholars, hypocrites and the infidels, as well as jihad against the negative feelings of the soul. All this is in addition to jihad in the sense of combat, with its legal restrictions, and other kinds of jihad that require all the energy of the entire nation, including all its various classes, parties and social sectors, while seeking to fulfil the requirements of Islamic law by adhering to its concepts and [providing] broad support to our brothers and to the just causes of the nation…
PRCS says
“Note yet again how Dr. Wasfi Ashour Abu Zeid frames the Israeli/Arab conflict entirely in Islamic theological terms, the one aspect of the conflict that analysts at all points of the political spectrum steadfastly ignore.”
Bible verses are irrelevant to this.
Abraham says
Dear PRCS,
Perhaps the State of Israel should do the same, referring to the Creator who gave in heritage the promised land to his chosen people.
Could well be that such fits a political concept or not, Though it has no relevance.It all boils down to a topic of biblical understanding.
Regards, Abraham.
bill says
If the ‘ creator’ favours one group over the others that makes god ‘racist’. The real situation is that Moose Limbs are raised to hate Jews and the most extreme Moose limbs dedicate their lives to killing them. It is very simple.
James Lincoln says
Dr. Wasfi Ashour Abu Zeid:
Just another of the many Brooks Brothers jihadists…
somehistory says
James,
Dr. Robet Hare’s name for psychopaths fits this mozlum ghoul. “Snakes in Suits.”
somehistory says
Dr. Robert Hare.
This constant attempt by the computer geeks behind the scenes to take over typing is so annoying and causes more typos than ever.
FYI says
Yes i noticed that.geek trick.I could go the mean route{every kissed a girl?That girl you loved on the screen last night-i see you assumed my gender.thanks for the 50 bucks,what are thoes tissues doing all over the floor near your computer what would granma think of you tsk tsk..I see you have not achived Krell level of consciousness…}but I chose not to do.Do something useful I would say {chess,Philosophy.,find Jesus..whateverI}It seems funny to a Geek To mess with you.But it is kinda sad..
I used to write Algorithms.You have to do Do the math AND..linguistics.
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How many fingers am i holding up?What does it mean it …Neb-u-LON4 ?LOSER!
somehistory says
FYI,
They foolishly assume they know what words I wish to use, and I find it irritating. My eyes have many problems in seeing the screen and letters typed, and the constant interfering from whomever is doing the *assuming* is obnoxious and causes mistakes.
Thanks for your input on the matter.
James Lincoln says
somehistory,
Under your browser “settings” you may find some “accessibility” options.
somehistory says
Thank you, James. I looked and looked, but perhaps I just didn’t look enough. so I will try again. Thanks for the encouragement.
somehistory says
James, I looked again. Searched every thing again, and found it under the bluetooth thing. It worked for few posts, but now it has gone back to putting words I do not want.
Crazy and irritating.
somehistory says
History is what it is; it is not possible to “transform history.”
“Blind guides is what they are”….including this ghoul who wants children raised with a lust to murder others…blindly leading others on hatred for the Jews. He and all who listen to him will “fall into the pit.”
(The words of wisdom are those of Jesus Christ.)
mgoldberg says
This brooks bros suite ghoul’s words should be plastered in front of the Nuremberg like trials that the Israel’s should hold for those who commited those foul mutilation, slaughtering sins of massacr, mutilation and mass murder. This ghoul should be publically called out as should the OIC’s for their comittment to such perfidy. The world needs to be shown the meaning of the Ten Commandments; of right and wrong. And of moral outrage. This philosopher of mass murder should be pilloried but good for his understanding and peddling of the religion of Islam and it’s ghoulish Jihad
Big Dude says
I wonder how the death of sinwar will be remembered … of course he will die on a jewish holiday
Walter Sieruk says
That Muslim scholar Ashour Abu Zeid, had exposed his Islam based way of thinking,which is most horrendous to the most vile heinous brutal cruel vicious murderous extent possible within the bounds of the theology of Islam.
First , that he looks favorably upon that horrific massacre carried out on October 7th, 2023 by the Muslims terrorists of Hamas revealed his wicked jihad-mindset.
Second that he believes that mass- murder affront and abomination which occurred on 10/7/23 should serve as an encouragement the Islamic mind conditioning of children to become death inflecting jihadists for the cause of Islam. To put it the way he said it “Children should be raised to love jihad.”
In reality ,such a thing is an unconscionable evil and an outright action of child abuse, that is Islamic child abuse.
Furthermore, o brainwashing children in in his hope of them ,in the future becoming stooges and tools for Islam’s jihad demonically wicked.
Furthermore, it should always be remembered that to use children as brainwashed Muslim soldiers in the jihad for is totally unconscionable. Those Muslim clerics, as the mullahs, with their Islamic lies and lines to must have kept telling them are completely despicable. Such Koranic lies and lies the say are “We will honor you” and “You will go to paradise” and “We are doing this for Allah.”
That’s some very strange kind of “We.” For the reader might, very well, notice that the imams never, ever, strap bombs vests on themselves and then go out and commit the suicide bombing. All those heinous mullahs do is brainwash other people into actually wanting be becomes mind programmed human bombs. Then they manipulative those people to go out and engages in murderous jihad attacks. In other words they create the delusional and dangerous mindset in other to such a demonic extent the theses people are literally dangerous to self and others. Then all the while those suicide/homicide bombings are going on those same Muslims clerics, who mind program those people in the first place ,site home safe.
This alone shows the real deplorable character of those Muslims clerics . . In addition to all this, there are some good decent people who would be shocked by all this and then stop and wonder and ask “Just how can the Muslim clerics be to very heartless, unfeeling and heinous as the brainwash young and in such deadly ways ,as that ?”
The answer to that question is found in the Bible. For the Bible teaches the there are some men who are so hideously cruel, callous and dangerous because that have had “their own conscience seared with a hot iron.” First Timothy 4:2. [N.K.J.V.] The “hot iron.” in this case is Islam.
Walter Sieruk says
If that Muslim scholar Ashour Abu Zeid on Islam really , truly, believes that ,as he said “children should be raised to love jihad.” Therefore,it to reason, that he’s actually sincere in his outlandish and outrageous statement , he then should set an example of himself for Muslim youth to follow by strapping bomb vest and then going out and then blowing himself up.
That Zeid, does not because he will not ,do so he has thus exposed himself to be disingenuous , cowardly ,manipulating hypocrite.
The Istanbulian says
Seems pretty par for the Palestinian course.
Do something horrific, civilian targets, claim allah, lose, cry unfair.
Don’t know how it changed history…
rick says
Dr. Wasfi Ashour Abu Zeid is correct about Oct. 7 being important but not in the way he hopes. Oct. 7th showed that Palestinians are a heathen people committed to uncivilized behavior that even Nazis did not practice. Oct 7tyh went beyond the crimes of the Nazis. It was a crude Holocaust of the most repulsive and disgusting manner possible. The Nazi SS was a particularly vicious branch of Nazism but the Palestinians who took part in Oct. 7th inhuman massacre were ordinary militant Palestinians. Not a “special branch of Hamas” but people from Gaza. There can be no living with these so called people. They are beyond the pale of Humanity. It is unacceptable conduct for any people. It is offensive to the Human Condition and goes well beyond just what is called Anti-Semitism. It is cruel, barbaric and unacceptable for any society on earth. And the participants are who the Palestinians praise and hold up as exemplary. Palestinians have embraced not Allah but the Devil on Oct. 7th.
somehistory says
Never said better, Rick
PRCS says
Good post.
Unfortunately, unsurprisingly, Oct. 7th did not show that Palestinians are a heathen people committed to uncivilized behavior that even Nazis did not practice at far too many college campuses, cities around the world, politicians, so-called journalists…..
The idiocy has already begun at Columbia University today.
abu taleb says
Killing, rape, torturing and kidnapping is what jihad is all about. Thank you for acknowledging it.
Muslims should know what jihad really is and make a decision whether they want to become rapists and murderers or become apostates.
bill says
Well said
Goofy says
Mr Pope,
please read this article and please call for a Bible, you must have one some place in your libraries. Read 2 2 Corinthians 6:14 ;
Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?
Till now you have done the opposite and done great damage to the Christian faith by lending credibility to Islam. That prevents many Muslims from seeking Christ who is truth, life and love to stay entrapped in a demonic cult which preaches the opposite!
Mr Starmer,
Please read this article to get aom understanding of what is going on in the once so Great Britain. And act upon it as tomorrow may be too late.
Palestine protesters,
You senselessly chant “From the river to the sea”. After reading this article do you realise that you are used as paens by the Muslims. You are for them merely useful idiots.
Wake up all of you!
Reconsider Islam as a recognised religion as it commands its followers to commit the most heinous crimes! Reconsider the mosques and their stirring up hatred and worse against us, the merciful hosts. Let us not allow ourselves to be used as useful idiots!
Mike says
Hey Dr. Zeid! Put a hat on! You’re blinding me with your head!
Beneath the Veil of Consciousness says
A Nazi by any other name…
BOYCOTT ALL MUSLIM COUNTRIES.
THEY ARE CESSPOOLS OF HATRED.
Beneath the Veil of Consciousness says
BOYCOTT THE UK. IT IS A LOCKED DOWN POLICE STATE DEDICATED TO PROMOTING AND PROTECTING SHARIA LAW.
OLD GUY says
With all the hate and violence coming from Muslim/islamic followers you would think the world would wake up to the evil if islamic leaders and scholars. Islam make NAZI look reasonable.
David M says
Yeah, the lesson from October 7 was don’t attack Israel, they turn savage & will come back at you x10 if you do. Now we have tens of thousands of dead Palestinians, & this cretin thinks it was a good thing?
Gee Muslims are dumb, they don’t learn from history.