Qaradaghi did not expect the extent of backlash he received for blaming a “Zionist plot” for the Muslim hijrah into Spain, yet that backlash is the only reason he was forced to backtrack. He has previously declared Ceuta and Melilla to be “Islamic Moroccan lands.” He is now trying to backpedal from his clumsy claim, […]
Islamic scholar: ‘This not a war against the Zionist entity but against the infidel world in its entirety’
Try saying this in the U.S., Al-Shanqiti, and you’re liable to be accused of “Islamophobia.” “Former Vice President Of International Union Of Muslim Scholars (IUMS) Mauritanian Islamic Scholar Muhammad Al-Dadow Al-Shanqiti: The Most Noble Death A Person Can Have Is While Waging Jihad,” MEMRI, September 11, 2024: Former Vice President of the IUMS (International […]
Islamic scholar quotes Qur’an to support claim that ‘massacring this enemy [Israelis] is a divine order’
Marwan Abu Ras says: “Thus, my dear brother, massacring this enemy is a divine order. [The Quran says:] ‘So strike them upon the neck and strike from them every fingertip.’” That’s Qur’an 8:12. He continues: “Striking the necks of this enemy is a duty according to the shari’a. Anyone who can massacre this enemy should […]
Islamic scholar on Muslim who beheaded teacher over cartoon: ‘We could never say that he committed a serious crime’
Sheikh Ali Al-Yousuf of the International Union of Muslim Scholars has praised the Muslim migrant teen who beheaded French teacher Samuel Paty, stating that the teen was not guilty of a serious crime. Why? “He took it upon himself to carry out the death penalty for insulting the Prophet Muhammad,” said the Sheikh. Al-Yousuf’s only […]
International Union of Muslim Scholars: “Supporting Palestinian resistance is a form of jihad for the sake of Allah”
The International Union of Muslim Scholars (IUMS), “backed by Qatar and Turkey, and other Islamic organizations affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood issued a statement calling on Muslims to wage jihad and self-sacrifice” to halt the plan of the Netanyahu government to assert Israeli sovereignty over parts of Judea and Samaria. A large number of Muslim […]
International Union of Muslim Scholars calls on UN to criminalize “contempt of religions”
“In a statement released Tuesday, the union said there should be protection for ‘prophets’ and urged Islamic countries to submit a draft law to the UN calling for defamation of religions to be outlawed.” You’ll notice that the International Union of Muslim Scholars isn’t saying that there should be protection for the freedom of speech […]