And that number includes many non-Muslims. In this case, many Muslims didn’t show up because Muslim organizations refused to endorse the march, due to the involvement of the German Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. Sunni Muslims generally consider Ahmadiyyas as heretics or apostates. But this is not the first time that attendance at a Muslim rally against […]
Canada’s top imam: “Jihad will continue until the Day of Judgment”
In a panel discussion in Toronto on the “Finality of Prophethood”, Nadvi called Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, the founder of Ahmadiyya Movement in Islam a “false prophet” who abrogated the jihad in contradiction to an explicit hadith by Mohammad who said the the jihad will continue to the end of time. Calls for jihad and sharia […]
Robert Spencer: Answering an Islamic apologist (Part VI)
Continuing my responses to the disingenuous Islamic apologetics of Ahmadiyya leader Rizwan Khan in reply to Hugh Fitzgerald. 30. Why have there been more than 30,000 terrorist attacks by Muslims since 9/11/2001? Ask those individuals. The primary victims of terrorist attacks are Muslims. Those terrorists are responsible for justifying their own actions. Islam is a […]
Robert Spencer: Answering an Islamic apologist (Part V)
Continuing my responses to the disingenuous Islamic apologetics of Ahmadiyya leader Rizwan Khan in reply to Hugh Fitzgerald. 24. According to Islamic law, what must a Muslim husband do to be divorced from his wife? The Quran says, “Such divorce may be pronounced twice; then, either retain them in a becoming manner or send them […]
Robert Spencer: Answering an Islamic apologist (Part IV)
Continuing my responses to the disingenuous Islamic apologetics of Ahmadiyya leader Rizwan Khan in reply to Hugh Fitzgerald. 16. How did Muhammad react when he heard that a 120-year-old Jewish poet, Abu ‘Afak, had been killed? Where is the name Abu ‘Afak mentioned anywhere in the six authentic books of Hadith? As for blasphemy, the […]
Robert Spencer: Answering an Islamic apologist (Part III)
Continuing my responses to the disingenuous Islamic apologetics of Ahmadiyya leader Rizwan Khan in reply to Hugh Fitzgerald. 11. Why is Muhammad called the Perfect Man (“al-insan al-kamil”), and the Model of Conduct (“uswa hasana”)? Because his conduct was in perfect conformity with the Quran. In Islam, the Quran is perfect: “This is a perfect […]
Robert Spencer: Answering an Islamic apologist (Part II)
Continuing my responses to the disingenuous Islamic apologetics of Ahmadiyya leader Rizwan Khan in reply to Hugh Fitzgerald, which I began here. 7. Why did Muhammad attack the Jewish date farmers at the Khaybar Oasis? What narration says that date farmers were attacked? Sahih Bukhari narrates that the farmers took refuge in the fort before […]
Robert Spencer: Answering an Islamic apologist (Part I)
It all started when Jihad Watch writer Hugh Fitzgerald offered 38 uncomfortable questions that could be used by those who encountered “I’m a Muslim — Ask Me Anything” Islamic apologists. Hugh then gave answers to the questions: 1-6; 7-10; 11-15; 16-23; 24-29; and 30-38. Now a Muslim named Rizwan Khan, who is a member of […]
UK: Muslim who murdered Muslim for “disrespecting Islam” calls on followers to “eliminate” enemies of Islam
“The interview attracted broadly positive reactions on social media.” Where is the vaunted Vast Majority of Peaceful Muslims weighing in to call Tanveer Ahmed’s statements abhorrent? “British Islamist Killer Urges Cult Following to ‘Eliminate’ Enemies of Islam from Jail,” by Liam Deacon, Breitbart, January 17, 2017 (thanks to The Religion of Peace): A British Islamist, […]
Germany: Muslim group sets up Islam information stand at Christmas market
Ahmadiyya Muslims are peaceful but its spokesmen are often some of the most arrogant, mean-spirited, and obnoxious of all Muslim spokesmen — and that’s a field crowded with imperious and condescending individuals: think Qasim Rashid, Harris Zafar, and Kashif Chaudhry. Here in Rüdesheim they arrogantly intruded upon a Christmas market, setting up an information booth […]