Tablighi Jamaat continues to spell trouble for India and other countries, especially in Southeast Asia. The Islamic revival group has consistently ignored all warnings about COVID-19, and has recently brought together large assemblies of Muslims: 250,000 in Lahore and 16,000 in Malaysia. In Indonesia, a Tablighi Jamaat event of 9,000 was halted, and the attendees […]
India: Dozens of coronavirus cases traced to single mosque, 2000 quarantined, area sealed off
“Earlier this month, several hundred people from across India and abroad had attended the Islamic religious conference by the ‘Tableeghi Jamaat’ preachers at the Banglewali Masjid, the Mosque near the Hazrat Nizamuddin Dargah. Many cases of coronavirus deaths have now been traced to the Muslim event at the Banglewali Mosque which had seen a large […]
India: “Infected Muslims want to go and spread Corona to Infidels so they can die in hundreds of thousands”
Even if this is never done, the threat of it is enough to accomplish the imperative encapsulated in this Qur’an verse: “And prepare against them whatever you are able of power and of steeds of war by which you may strike terror in the enemy of Allah and your enemy and others besides them whom […]
India: Islamic movement Tablighi Jamaat accused of spreading coronavirus tied to al Qaeda, Taliban, Kashmir jihadis
Tablighi Jamaat is a fast growing Islamic revival group that is popular in Southeast Asia. It has been in the headlines of late because of its role in the spread of coronavirus. The group ignored all warnings and went ahead with mega conventions even after the outbreak of the virus. 250,000 people gathered in one […]
India: Amid lockdown, Tablighi Jamaat Muslims of Nizamuddin Markaz mosque act as super-spreaders of coronavirus
India has been brought to a standstill by a threatening Islamist movement that has aborted all government efforts to contain the contagion, and has taken the deadly virus to masses. An unnerving 3400-strong Muslim congregation at the Nizamuddin Markaz mosque in Delhi defied the lockdown and embarked on an unprecedented bio-war, which you may refer […]
Pakistan: Muslim stabs policeman while trying to escape quarantine, was one of 27 testing positive for coronavirus
“As per reports, 27 out of 35 members of the Tablighi Jamaat tested positive for the Wuhan Coronavirus in Raiwind in Lahore in the Punjab region of Pakistan. The Islamic outfit had organised a religious congregation for 1200 people. The event was later called off thus making it difficult for the members to reach home, […]
Indonesia: “Niqab Squad” promotes archery, horseback riding, says niqab “doesn’t mean we become weak Muslim women”
“A movement of Indonesian women” called the “Niqab Squad” is promoting the niqab “as a way to get closer to heaven and avoid sexual harassment. Others fear it reflects growing extremism.” The “Niqab Squad” is acting in obedience to the Quran; such obedience isn’t “extremism,” it’s a commitment to normative Islam. (Quran 24:31) And tell […]
Malaysia: Islamic event attended by 16,000 Muslims was ground zero for coronavirus outbreak in Southeast Asia
An “Islamic evangelical event held in Malaysia late last month has emerged as the ground zero for the coronavirus outbreak in South East Asia. 11 out of 12 people who tested positive for COVID-19 coronavirus on March 16 in Cambodia had attended the Islamic evangelical event in Malaysia.” What makes this particularly troubling is that […]
Thousands of Muslims to gather in Indonesia despite coronavirus: “We are more afraid of Allah”
Tablighi Jamaat is in a no-lose situation. If no one gets coronavirus at this gathering, it’s a sign of Allah’s protection of the Muslims. If coronavirus does spread there, it’s because Muslims have sinned, and need to be more pious, and so need to attend more such gatherings. This is the same kind of cycle […]
Jihadis slipped into Philippines without arousing suspicion: they were attending an Islamic conference
“A mosque, about 100 metres behind the house, was the venue for an annual gathering in Marawi of Tablighi Jamaat, a Sunni missionary movement, just days before the fighting erupted. Military officials say the foreigners who fought in Hapilon’s alliance – among them Indonesians, Malaysians and some from Arab states – had used that event […]