Does Islam Permit Muslims Befriending Non-Believers? From the Quran

What does the Religion of Peace Teach About
Muslims Befriending Non-Believers


Question: Are Muslims allowed to make friends with Christians, Jews or other non-Muslims?


Unbelievers are described by Muhammad as the vilest of animals" and "losers." Christians and Jews are hated by Allah to the extent that they are destined for eternal doom as a result of their beliefs. It would make no sense for Muhammad to then recommend them to be taken in as friends by Muslims. In fact, the Qur'an plainly commands believers not to take unbelievers as friends.


The Qur'an:

Sura (5:51) - "O you who believe! do not take the Jews and the Christians for friends; they are friends of each other; and whoever amongst you takes them for a friend, then surely he is one of them; surely Allah does not guide the unjust people."

Sura (5:80) - "You will see many of them befriending those who disbelieve; certainly evil is that which their souls have sent before for them, that Allah became displeased with them and in chastisement shall they abide." Those Muslims who befriend unbelievers will abide in hell.

Sura (3:28) - "Let not the believers Take for friends or helpers Unbelievers rather than believers: if any do that, in nothing will there be help from Allah..."

Sura (3:118) - "O you who believe! do not take for intimate friends from among others than your own people, they do not fall short of inflicting loss upon you; they love what distresses you; vehement hatred has already appeared from out of their mouths, and what their breasts conceal is greater still; indeed, We have made the communications clear to you, if you will understand." This verse not only warns Muslims not to take non-Muslims as friends, but it establishes the deep-seated paranoia that the rest of the world is out to get them.

Sura (9:23) - "O ye who believe! Choose not your fathers nor your brethren for friends if they take pleasure in disbelief rather than faith. Whoso of you taketh them for friends, such are wrong-doers" Even family members are not to be taken as friends if they do not accept Islam. (This is the mildest interpretation of this verse from the 9th Sura, which also advocates "slaying the unbeliever wherever ye find them").

Sura (53:29) - "Therefore shun those who turn away from Our Message and desire nothing but the life of this world."

Sura (3:85) - "And whoever desires a religion other than Islam, it shall not be accepted from him, and in the hereafter he shall be one of the losers."

Sura (3:10) - "(As for) those who disbelieve, surely neither their wealth nor their children shall avail them in the least against Allah, and these it is who are the fuel of the fire." Those who do not believe in Muhammad are but fuel for the fire of Hell (also 66:6, 2:24. 21:98).

Sura (7:44) - "The Companions of the Garden will call out to the Companions of the Fire: "We have indeed found the promises of our Lord to us true: Have you also found Your Lord's promises true?" They shall say, "Yes"; but a crier shall proclaim between them: "The curse of Allah is on the wrong-doers" Muslims in heaven will amuse themselves by looking down on non-Muslims in Hell and mocking them while they are being tortured (see 22:19-22.

Sura (1:5-7) - "Show us the straight path, The path of those whom Thou hast favoured; Not the (path) of those who earn Thine anger nor of those who go astray" This is a prayer that Muslims are supposed to repeat each day. "Those who earn Thine anger" specifically refers to Jews and "those who go astray" refers to Christians (see Bukhari (12:749)).



Source: Quran and http://www.thereligionofpeace.com/Quran/009-friends-with-christians-jews.htm

Islamic Lying: Taqiyya and Kitman

Lying Taqiyya and Kitman

Question: Are Muslims permitted to lie?

Summary Answer: Muslim scholars teach that Muslims should be truthful TO EACH OTHER.

There are two forms of lying to non believers that are permitted under certain circumstances, taqiyya and kitman. One of those circumstances is to gain the trust of non-believers in order to draw out their vulnerability and defeat them.

The Qur'an:

Sura (16:106) - Establishes that there are circumstances that can "compel" a Muslim to tell a lie.

Sura (3:28) - This verse tells Muslims not to take those outside the faith as friends, unless it is to "guard themselves."

Sura (40:28) - A man is introduced as a believer, but one who must "hide his faith" among those who are not believers.

Sura (2:225) - "Allah will not call you to account for thoughtlessness in your oaths, but for the intention in your hearts"

Sura (66:2) - "Allah has already ordained for you, (O men), the dissolution of your oaths"

Taken collectively these verses are interpreted to mean that there are circumstances when a Muslim may be "COMPELLED" to deceive others for a greater purpose.


Source: Qur'an and http://www.thereligionofpeace.com/Quran/011-taqiyya.htm

List of Baraq Hussein Obama's Supporters

JUST TAKE A LOOK AT BARAQ HUSSEIN'S LIST OF SUPORTERS

OBAMA'S LIST OF SUPPORTERS READ LIKE A WHO'S WHO OF TERRORISTS, RACISTS, MARXISTS, MUSLIMS,THUGS AND AMERICA HATERS OF THE WORLD:

William Ayers(Weatherman Underground bomber, unrepentant domestic terrorist)

Frank Davis(Member Communist Party USA, Early mentor to Obama)

Jeremiah Wright(Black Liberation militant, racist, and Pastor)

Tony Rezko(Corrupt Financier, ties to Terror Financing)

Louis Farrakhan(Nation of Islam Leader, racist, anti-American)

Raila Ordinga(Fundamental Islamic Candidate, Kenya, Obama's Cousin)

Daniel Ortega(Marxist Sandinista Leader. Nicarauga)

Raul Castro(Hard-line Communist Leader, Cuba)

Communist Party Illinois(US Communist Political Party)

Socialist Party USA(Marxist Socialist Political Party)

The New Black Panther Party(Black Militant Organization, anti-American and racist)

Hamas Terrorist Organization(Islamic Terrorist Organisation)

More than 80 attorneys for Guantanamo detainees-who have been offering free-of-charge legal services. Not surprising that lawyers for Muslim terrorists would support Obama.

The Communist Party USA

The Committees of Correspondence for Democracy and Socialism

Rep. Keith Ellison, the first Muslim congressman

Sam Graham-Felsen, (Obama campaign's official blogger)He spent time in France taking part in labor riots, has written for a socialist magazine, hung a communist flag in his home, and was a fan of Marx while at Harvard.

Kwame Kilpatrick

MoveOn.org George Soros' (slumlord undergoing trial) son, Jonathan Soros, an attorney and financier,recently promoted to deputy manager of Soros Fund Management, is personally involved with MoveOn.org's activities.

Muslim Americans for Obama '08

The Muslim American Society

Obama Supporters for Marijuana Law Reform

Obama Youth "Obama Youth" had as its logo the Islamic crescent and stars (until word got out on the net and they had to clean it up)

President Daniel Ortega.....who stated, "It's not to say that there is already a revolution under way in the U.S. ... but yes, they are laying the foundations for a revolutionary change."

Project Islamic H. O. P. E...who displayed Obama as their banner boy until word got out and they had to clean that up. Baraq Hussein Obama is no longer there on the site.

Rev. Al Sharpton.....obviously supports Obama, but obviously advised to keep it quiet.

Shepard Fairey Official artist of the Obama posters...remarkable resemblance to Marxist posters

Tony RezkoObama said that he estimated Rezko raised about $50,000 to $60,000 for his political career. Obama has collected at least $168,308 from Rezko and his circle.

Malaak Shabazz Daughter of Malcom X

The Socialist Party USA

George Soros billionaire - Jew hater

They all support, endorse, and/or friends and mentors and advisors of BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA. They all hate America, they all want to destroy America as we know it. They all want the United States to retreat in the war on terror, and they all want to make over the United States into a marxist/socialist/collective nation

Obama's own core ideology/theology, coincide with these people. This says all you need to know about Obama.. You can and should judge a man by the company he keeps. Maybe this explains Baraq Hussein Obama's hands were over his crotch instead of saluting the flag/anthem and refusing to wear the flag pin- claiming to do so was 'false patriotism'.

Baraq Hussein Obama's "qualifications" nothing but smoke and mirrors

THE BELOW IS FROM AN EMAIL FROM A FRIEND:


Baraq Hussein Obama's 'qualifications' and his 'smarts' being nothing but smoke and mirrors. http://hughhewitt.townhall.com/blog "It is difficult not to conclude that Senator Obama has developed his reputation as a powerful orator and skilled politician in a protected media environment and in races against candidates that were deeply flawed.

But with his nomination assured and the most important job in the world on the line, the criticism-free zone in which Obama has long prospered simply cannot be sustained, and even MSM's many accommodations cannot camouflage the gaffe parade that is Team Obama from top to bottom.

The litany of stock responses from the left's library conveys that the senator really hasn't spent much time thinking through the issues that face the country, and his unpreparedness is both breath-taking and discomforting, even to his supporters. "Rolling the dice" with an untried rookie might be something a desperate NFL franchise might try with a quarterback, but the world cannot afford to have its only superpower turned over to a completely unqualified and wholly inexperienced lightweight."

Yeah, Hewitt is right - Obama is a 'powerful orator' and a 'skilled politician', all right. But Hewitt also brings up that Obama's failures have not been admitted to. Specifically, Obama's legal smarts as an attorney. Trust me, as a legal secretary of several decades, I've got my two cents to put in about those supposed smarts. And the first thing I'm addressing is that near mythical election of Obama as President of the Harvard Law Review.: First off, here's the link to the NY Times 1990 piece of Obama being elected President of the Harvard Law Review. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE2DC1631F935A35751C0A966958260

Now when you read that, please note something very important. The obamination did NOT earn that position because of his grades. No - although in the past the presidents of that review were chosen on the basis of their high grades, this practice no longer existed when Obama was elected. Read this: "Until the 1970's the editors were picked on the basis of grades, and the president of the Law Review was the student with the highest academic rank. Among these were Elliot L. Richardson, the former Attorney General, and Irwin Griswold, a dean of the Harvard Law School and Solicitor General under Presidents Lyndon B. Johnson and Richard M. Nixon.

That system came under attack in the 1970's and was replaced by a program in which about half the editors are chosen for their grades and the other half are chosen by fellow students after a special writing competition. The new system, disputed when it began, was meant to help insure that minority students became editors of The Law Review." There you have it. Obama was a token. He didn't earn it - he was given that post so that Harvard could brag that it had a black heading the Review. But even at the very moment Obama was elected, there were rumblings that he was nothing but a token. Read what the outgoing president - a Chinese-American had to say. It's carefully worded - but you can damn well get its gist: "Mr. Obama succeeds Peter Yu, a first-generation Chinese-American, as president of The Law Review.

After graduation, Mr. Yu plans to serve as a clerk for Chief Judge Patricia Wald on the of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Mr. Yu said Mr. Obama's election ''was a choice on the merits, but others may read something into it.'' 'Others may read something into it." Mr. Yu is one smart cookie - he sees clearly which way the PC winds are blowing and he doesn't want them blowing into his face. At the same time, however, he's clearly upset by the choice of someone for their skin instead of their brains. And Obama clearly doesn't have the brains. Read that article further and you will see other telltale signs that Obama doesn't have the smarts for that position.

As a creaky old legal secretary myself, let me tell about the three base qualifications for a law school graduate who wants to be accepted to our firm - to ANY big league prestigious firm. Those are (1) high grades, (2) prestigious organizations in college (the Law Review is top of those) and (3) a clerkship with a judge. Okay, let's take the first one - grades. Obama has NEVER - NEVER - (let me repeat this again) NEVER been cited for his grades. Not once, not ever. Come on, when have you ever heard his grade point average? You know, 4.0? (As in straight A's.) Or the highest which is 4.3. (A+) Okay, how about a 3.8 or 3.9? No? None? Nada? I didn't think so. Obama's high grades have NEVER been cited because - they aren't high. Oh, yeah, yeah, you hear all of the smoke and noise about them appearing to be high grades, leading you to believe he actually got them - but when you look closely, the actual grades themselves aren't described. Instead, his 'honors' are - you know, the constant blather about his popularity, how he's 'esteemed by his peers', voted to certain positions, blah, blah, blah. But that has nothing to do with grades. Trust me, if someone doesn't mention a high grade point average, it's for only one reason - there isn't a high grade point average. (2) prestigious organizations Okay, Obama was elected President of the law review.

But look closely at how he was elected: "Mr. Obama was elected after a meeting of the review's 80 editors that convened Sunday and lasted until early this morning, a participant said." In other words, 80 people got together and in a wearying all night session in which fists were banged on the tables and the air was loud with 'we have to get a BLACK in this position, it's 1990 and we haven't got one" - the weary people in the early morning hours, exhausted, worn out and unable, unwilling to fight any longer simply chose the only XXXXX they could think of to be President of the review. Obama.

And if you think I'm being too rough on the PC reasons - instead of the academic reasons - why Obama was elected, read this other article by the NYTimes in which they outline the vicious racial fighting that took place just before Obama was elected. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/28/us/politics/28obama.html?pagewanted=1&ei=5088&en=bed3e016d07394c2&ex=1327640400&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss "

...Mr. Obama was the most prominent minority student on a campus shaken by racial politics. A group agitating for greater faculty diversity occupied the dean’s office and sued the school for discrimination; Derrick Bell, a black law professor, resigned over the issue. The law review struggled to decide whether affirmative action should factor into the selection of editors, and how much voice to give to critical race theorists, who argued that the legal system was inherently biased against minorities." Well, the law review DID 'factor in' affirmative action. And to do that, all it had to do was kick grades and intelligence in the teeth. Note the telltale signs Obama didn't possess them. Especially grades.

There's not a single mention of his grade point average, not even a hint. And there's not a single mention of his papers written, not one. So what did the committee cite instead as Obama's 'qualifications' for the position? Something completely unrelated to grades or papers - politics. They cited that Obama had worked the wards in Chicago before he came to Harvard. Well, shit, what the hell does that have to do with grades or smarts or papers? I'll tell you - NOTHING.

But it was all they had. Trust me - if he'd had the grades or the papers or the smarts, those XXXXX would have cited that so fast your head would have spun. But they didn't.

And another thing - after Obama was elected to President of the Law Review, what papers did he write then? Excuse me? Huh? Do I hear the sound of crickets? That's right - no papers written and that's unheard of. Totally unheard of.

Writing no papers for the Law Review is like taking a class in gymnastics without even putting on your leotards to practice on the mat. Come on, you HAVE to have a paper. That's what the review is all about - publishing papers the students have written.

Hello? Duh?? (3) clerkship with a judge Obama didn't clerk with a judge after graduation. And the embarrassed committee admits that right up front.: "The president of the law review usually goes on to serve as a clerk for a judge on the Federal Court of Appeals for a year, and then as a clerk for an associate justice of the Supreme Court. Mr. Obama said he planned to spend two or three years in private law practice and then return to Chicago to re-enter community work, either in politics or in local organizing." "..usually goes on to serve as a clerk" means that ALL Harvard Law Review presidents serve for judges.

Even Obama's predecessor, Mr. Yu, proves that - and darned quick. Yu cites his clerkship with a judge so fast you almost think it's part of Mr. Yu's name. And there's a reason Yu is so damned insistent on letting the world know of his clerkship. It's the same reason why ALL graduates who clerk with a judge throw their clerkships so quickly in your face, you have to duck.

It is because clerking with a judge is THE sign of a law graduate's smarts. Bar non. That's why it's on their resumes, in their letters, it is the first thing they talk about in conversation "ah, yes, when I clerked with Judge so and so," etc. It is so prestigious it's the first thing other attorneys talk about when discussing you - 'oh, he clerked with Judge so and so", etc. Trust me, clerkship is THE shining golden symbol that this attorney is smart.

Why? Because judges do not pick stupid people. Why not? Because the clerks oversee the papers for the judge and help the judge write his findings, etc. Therefore, if the clerk screws up, the judge pays and it is deadly awful when that happens. So the judge will never hire a stupid clerk. His own neck is on the line and he simply will not endanger that neck.

Soooooo, knowing all that, we now have the unheard position where the President of the Law Review of one the most prestigious law schools in the country ------ has NOT been offered a clerkship with a judge. None. Zip. Nada. Zilch. Of course, Obama is more than willing to have them pick him - as he makes it clear, he's free and available, yesirree. He's going to be practicing law for 'two or three' years after leaving Harvard - so he's there for the offer. But no judge will give it to him. None. And the commmittee that chooses this ignoramus as President knows up front that he's stupid - which is why when the committee announces Obama's intentions of what he will do after graduation, they gallop to inform the public that Obama will be spending his time doing something else besides clerkship.

And what is that? You guessed it - politics. Obama will go back to Chicago and "re-enter community work, either in politics or in local organizing."

Well, sigh, when you've got nothing else to play except the race card, play it for all you're worth. I mean, why not? It got him President of the Harvard Law Review. And it just might get him President of the United States.

Unfortunately for our heroic soldiers serving overseas and putting their lives on the line for this country, and our citizens here in this nation just waiting for that next 9/11, what politics and the race card will not get them is someone who's smart enough to lead them.

ACLU and CAIR Subverting Rights and PROTECTING ISLAMIC TERRORISM!

May 29, 2008 http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/021215.php

ACLU, CAIR ask for Congressional hearings on monitoring of California mosques

CAIR's Corey Saylor asks: "Has faith moved from a personal choice to probable cause?" He asks this, mind you, about apparent surveillance of The Islamic Center of San Diego, where, according to the article, "two of the 9/11 hijackers worshiped in early 2000."
He asks this, mind you, as a member of a "civil rights" group that was named an unindicted co-conspirator in a Hamas jihad terror funding case in 2007, and which has had several of its officials arrested and convicted on various terror-related charges.

He asks this, mind you, in the context of protesting against the surveillance of several Southern California mosques, suggesting that there is no probable cause here despite the testimony of the Muslim Sheikh Muhammad Hisham Kabbani, as far back as 1999, that 80% of American mosques were controlled by "extremists," and the findings of the Center for Religious Freedom in 2005, that hatred of Jews and Christians and Islamic supremacism were widely taught in American mosques."Reports concern Muslims: Alleged checks on San Diego, L.A. mosques spark calls for hearings," by H.G. Reza for the Los Angeles Times, May 29 (thanks to Twostellas):A report that mosques in Los Angeles and San Diego are under federal surveillance has resurrected fears in the Muslim community about government monitoring and led two civil rights groups Wednesday to call for congressional hearings.
The request for public hearings followed a newspaper article last week that cited FBI and Defense Department files pertaining to surveillance of mosques and Muslims in Southern California.

Corey Saylor, Washington spokesman for the Council on American-Islamic Relations, said the article in the San Diego Union-Tribune "has again raised concerns that our community is being watched."

"We've heard about this in the past, but this article appears to be the first confirmation that surveillance is taking place," Saylor said. "Has faith moved from a personal choice to probable cause?"

Council chapters in Anaheim and San Diego joined the American Civil Liberties Union and Islamic Shura Council of Southern California in asking the U.S. House and Senate judiciary committees and the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform for hearings. In a letter to the committee chairmen and ranking minority members, the groups said hearings are needed to determine the extent of the surveillance and whether people are being monitored because they are Muslim.


The civil rights groups also want the hearings to determine if the U.S. military has engaged in domestic surveillance in violation of federal law. The Islamic Center of San Diego, where two of the 9/11 hijackers worshiped in early 2000, was the only mosque mentioned in the San Diego Union-Tribune article. The report did not specify which other mosques in Los Angeles and San Diego were allegedly under surveillance. But Saylor said it would not be surprising if mosques in Orange County were also monitored.

Since the 2001 terrorist attacks, members of the Islamic Center of Irvine and other local mosques have complained about FBI agents questioning them about imams' sermons and how often they attend services. In 2006, J. Stephen Tidwell, then-FBI assistant director in Los Angeles, met at the Irvine mosque with about 200 people who questioned him about government monitoring.

The meeting was prompted by media reports that the FBI was monitoring Muslim students at UC Irvine and USC. Tidwell denied that monitoring was taking place, telling the audience that "we still play by the rules."

Ramona Ripston, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California, said the congressional hearings would compel the government "to say why they're amassing this information." "There's a lot of suspicion of the Muslim community," she said.

ACLU lawyers regularly go to mosques to advise worshipers that they do not have to answer questions from FBI agents about how long they have been in the United States, how often they attend services and what they get out of the sermons, Ripston said.


Why can't they answer questions like that? Which side is the ACLU on? As if we didn't know already.

IS IT NOW A "CIVIL RIGHT" TO PREACH THE OVERTHROW OF THE US CONSTITUTION? WAKE UP AMERICA!!

Texas class by CAIR teaches: "There is one god, Allah"

BRAVE NEW SCHOOLS
Texas children roped into Islamic training
Class by CAIR teaches: 'There is one god, Allah'


May 30, 2008, by Bob Unruh, © 2008 WorldNetDaily



Friendswood Junior High (Texas)

Public school students at Friendswood Junior High in the Houston area have been roped into Islamic training by representatives from the Council on American-Islamic Relations during class time, prompting religious leaders to protest over Principal Robin Lowe's actions.

Pastor Dave Welch, spokesman for the Houston Area Pastor Council, confirmed the indoctrination had taken place and called it "unacceptable."

"The failure of the principal of Friendswood Junior High to respect simple procedures requiring parental notification for such a potentially controversial subject, to not only approve but participate personally in a religious indoctrination session led by representatives of a group with well-known links to terrorist organizations and her cavalier response when confronted, raises serious questions about her fitness to serve in that role," the pastors' organization said.

According to a parent, whose name was withheld, the children were given the Islamic indoctrination during time that was supposed to be used for a physical education class.

"I am simply trying to get the word out to those whose kids may not have told them about an Islamic presentation that all kids were required to attend," wrote the parent, who was working to assemble protests to the school board.

WND previously has reported how public school textbooks used across the nation have begun promoting Islam, teaching even the religious doctrines.

WND also has reported on several other schools that have taught Islam as a required subject.

In the Texas case, a school e-mail to parents provided only a half-hearted acknowledgement that such mandatory religious indoctrination might not have been the best decision.


"In hindsight, a note should have been sent home to parents indicating the purpose and content of the presentation in time for parents to contact me with questions or concerns or requests to exempt their child," the school note from Lowe said. "This will be our practice in the future, should we ever have another presentation of a similar nature."

School officials also said the "Islamic Awareness" presentation was "to increase understanding of the Islamic culture in response to racially motivated comments that have been made to students on campus."

The pastors said in a statement: "According to students who were forced to attend these sessions, these Islamic evangelists taught them: Adam, Noah and Jesus are prophets; There is one god, his name is Allah; The 5 Pillars of Islam; How to pray five times a day; Islamic religious garb"

The pastors noted that the principal's claim there were "comments" to students on campus was unverified. Nor does that excuse or justify "this infringement upon the religious beliefs of students and parents of the community nor the violation of school policy and possibly state and/or federal law," they said.

"We do not believe that this unapproved action by Principal Robin Lowe represents the school district and certainly not the majority of students or parents in the Friendswood community. Our commitment is to support all appropriate administrative, legal and political remedies to assure that this will not happen again and these Islamic activist organizations are kept out of our schools," the pastors said.

The parent reported the presentation was 30 to 40 minutes long and handled by two Muslim women from CAIR's Houston office. CAIR, as WND has reported, is spinoff of the defunct Islamic Association for Palestine, launched by Hamas leader Mousa Abu Marzook and former university professor Sami al-Arian, who pleaded guilty to conspiracy to provide services to Palestinian Islamic Jihad.

Among the convicted CAIR staffers are former communications specialist Randall Todd "Ismail" Royer, who was sentenced to 20 years in prison on charges he trained in Virginia for holy war against the U.S. and sent several members to Pakistan to join a Kashmiri terrorist group with reported ties to al-Qaida; and Bassem Khafagi, who was arrested in January 2003 while serving as CAIR's director of community relations and convicted on fraud and terrorism charges in connection with a probe of the Islamic Assembly of North America, an organization suspected of aiding Saudi sheiks tied to Osama bin Laden. In October 2006, Ghassan Elashi, a member of the founding board of directors of the Texas branch of CAIR, was sentenced to nearly seven years in prison for financial ties to a high-ranking terrorist.

The parent reported Lowe told students her sister, niece and nephew were Muslim.

But the parent complained the Muslims "were given full attention of our kids, during academic school time, to present their religious beliefs. … This was put right at the end of the school year … which will most likely prevent a Christian response."

There also was no parental notification, and students were required to attend.

"The kids did not even know they were having an assembly or what topic it pertained to until they entered the gym," the parent wrote. "I send my kids to school for academics. … I teach them religion at home."

May 30, 2008, by Bob Unruh, © 2008 WorldNetDaily
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=65659

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Islam is being taught all over the USA under the guise of teaching about world religions. In California students are made to get on their knees on prayer rugs and PRAY TO ALLAH. If they do not do so they receive failing grades!

Arabic to English Transliteration Glossary - R, S, and T

R
Rak’ah* - “a bowing” This term designates one complete cycle of standing, bowing, and prostrating during salah (formal worship). Verses from the Qur’an, special prayers and phrases, are stated in these different positions. Each of the five formal worship times are comprised of varying numbers of such cycles: The morning worship is comprised of 2 rak’ahs, the evening worship 3 rak’ahs, and the other worship times 4 rak’ahs.

Ramadan* - The ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar. Ramadan is important because it is the month in which the first verses of the Qur’an were revealed to Muhammad. Thus, it is considered a blessed and holy month. Furthermore, Ramadan is the month in which, Muslims fast daily from dawn to sunset to develop piety and self-restraint.

Ruh - “Spirit”



S

Al-Sarwa al-Islamia - “The Islamic Awakening”, the term sometimes used to refer to the political Islam phenomenon.

Sabr - Patience

Sadaqah* - “righteousness”. This term refers to the voluntary giving of alms (charity). Sadaqah is distinct from zakah, which is a mandatory contribution paid yearly and calculated based on one’s weath or assets. Sadaqah can consist of any item of value, and can be provided to any needy person. The Qur’an states that Allah loves those who are charitable and promises great reward and forgiveness for those who give regularly to others in need.

(as-) Sahih* - The name applied to two important collections of Hadith, one (Sahih Bukhari) by Muhammad ibn Isma’il al-Bukhari (d.870 C.E.) and the other (Sahih Muslim) by Abu al-Husayn Muslim (d.73C.E.). Both collections are considered highly authoritative, due to the collectors’ scrupulous methods for verifying the authenticity of the Hadith contained in them.

Sahur* - A light meal taken by Muslims before dawn prior to beinning the daily fat of Ramadan. Arising for this meal is an emulation of Prophet Muhammad, since it was his practice to do so, and thus is part of his Sunnah.

Salafi - A follower of the Prophet Muhammad’s immediate successors (al-salaf al-salihin) Salfi movements have sought to restore Islam on the basis of its seventh century teachings – that is Islam as it was under the Prophet Muhammad and his immediate succors. Salafis usually belong to one of several groups, most notably the Muslim Brotherhood (Ikhwan) and the Wahhabis (al-Muwahhidun or Abl al-Taubid)

Salah - Ritual Prayer, performed in Arabic only.

Salihat - Just deeds (Makkan Suras)

Sahabah - companions (of the prophet)

Sawm* - The daily fast Muslims undertake during the month of Ramadan, and is one of the “five pillars” of Islam. For Muslims, fasting means total abstinence from all food, drink, and martial sexual relations from dawn to sunset. Muslims fast for many reasons, including to build a sense of will power against temptation, to feel compassion for less fortunate persons, and to reevaluate their lives in spiritual terms.

Shahadah* - An Arabic word meaning “witnessing” Shadadah refers to the declaration of faith (la-ilaha-illa-Lah Muhammadur-Rasul-Allah”)_ which all Muslims take as their creed – namely, that there is no deity but God and that Muhammad is the Messenger of God. The Shahadah constitutes the first of the “five pillars of Islam.

Shahid - “witness” or martyr A shahid is a martyr whose death is a jihad bears witness to his faith and who is assured a place in paradise on the Day of Judgment.

Sharia - “the way”, the Islamic legal code as stipulated in the Qur’an and Hadith.

Shari’ah* - “the path”, this term refers to guidance from God to be used by Muslims to regulate their societal and personal affairs. The Shari’ah is based upon the Qur’an and the Sunnah of Muhammad, and is interpreted by scholars in deliberating and deciding upon questions and issues of a legal nature.

Sharif - “noble” The term sharif refers to the descendants of the Prophet Muhammad through his daughter Fatima; the Hashemites are regarded as a Sharifian family.

Shaytans - Satans (a species of Jinn)

Sheikh/Shaykh* - Local ruler, Sheikh is a title of respect given to a religious leader or elderly authority; it is also used to refer to the head of state in smaller Gulf States.

Shia/Shi’ah*/Shi’ite/Shi’ism - “party” or “sect” specifically referring to the “party of Ali”; a Muslim who follows Ali (the cousin and fourth successor of Muhammad), who was deposed as leader of Muhammad’s followers. Shiism is the minority branch in Islam. Also known as “partisans of Ali”, Muhammad’s son-in-law, because they attribute a special religious status to him. *A branch of Islam comprising abou 10% of te total Muslim population.

Shirk - Polytheism

Shirk* - “association”, this term is commonly used to mean association of something other than God with God. The Sin of association, a sin that Allah does not forgive, according to the Qur’an. Thus, paganism, or even atheism, are viewed as expressions of shirk.


Shuru - Consultation, the duty of a leader to seek the consultation of religious experts or the people.


Soh-han Allah - “Glory be to God” especially used by Sufis.

Sufi* - One who endeavors to achieve direct inward knowledge of God through adherence to various spiritual doctrines and methods. These include repeatedly invoking the Divine Names and reciting other religious expressions, living an austere lifestyle, and participating in various spiritual gatherings usually formed around a spiritual master with the title shaykh. Historical, Sufis have been grouped into organizations known as tariqahs.

Sufism - Islamic mysticism (dhikrs).


Sultan - “ruler” The title Sultan was used by heads of state in the Ottoman Empire and is currently used by Oman’s head of state. Ibn Saud briefly used the title when he was ruler of the Najd, before his conquest of the hijaz.

Sunnah* - Habit, practice, customary procedure, action, norm, or usage sanctioned by tradition. Sunnah refers to Prophet Muhammad’s sayings, practices, and habits. The Hadith of the Prophet constitute a written record of his Sunnah.

Sunna/Sunni - “path”, following the example of Muhammad set out in the Quran and Hadith, refers to the majority Muslim denomination. One who follows the traditional or orthodox practice of Islam.

Sunni* - A term designating those Muslims who recognize the first four successors of Prophet Muhammad as the “Rightly-Guided” caliphs, and who attribute no special religious or political function to the descendants (Shia’s) of the Prophet’s son-in-law Ali ibn Abi Talib. Sunnis hold that any pious, just, and qualified Muslim may be elected Caliph. Sunnis comprise the majority of Muslims, numbering about 90% of the total.

Sura - Chapter of the Qur’an.
Surah* A distinct chapter of the Qur’an, designated by a title. An individual verse within a surah is called an ayah. The Qur’an is comprised of 114 surahs of varying lengths.


T
Tafsir* - Any kind of explanation, but especially a commentary on the Qur’an. Translations of the Qur’an from Arabic into other languages are considered tafsirs of the Qur’an, since only the original Arabic text actually constitutes the content of the Qur’an.

Talbiyah* - The name for the set of phrases attributed to Prophet Abraham and uttered by Muslims in emulation of him during the annual Hajj.

Taliban - “students” An Iranian militia, which calls itself Islamic, that has imposed a strict fundamentalist regime upon the country of Afghanistan and denied the rights of Afghan women.

Taqwa - Mindfulness (from the root word “to shield oneself) vigilance.

Taslim* - Name for the greeting of Muslims, “As-Salaam Alaykum”, meaning “Peace be unto you”. The taslim is also used at the completing of the ritual worship performed five times daily.

Tawbah* - Repentence, turning to God to seek forgiveness of sins or other wrong actions. Often a component of the personal prayer known as du’a.


Tawhid - Belief in the oneness of God. Tawhid is the central Islamic tenet that Wahhabism has stressed; Wahhabi leaders have stated that those who stray from tawhid are guilty of shirk, or polytheism.

Torah* - Arabic name for the holy book revealed to Prophet Moses thousands of years ago. A Scriptural precursor to the Qur’an, just as Moses as a processor of Muhammad in the history of divinely revealed monotheism.


Sources:
Approaching the Qur’an, the Early Revelations, Introduced and Translated by Michael Sells, White Cloud Press, Ashland, Oregon

Islam, Opposing Viewpoints, Jennifer A. Hurley, Book Editor, Greenhaven Press, Inc., San Diego, CA

Hatred’s Kingdom, How Saudi Arabia Supports the New Global Terrorism, Dore Gold, Regnery Publishing, Inc

The Koran, A Very Short Introduction, Michael Cook, Oxford University Press

*Teaching About Islam & Muslims in the Public School Classroom, A Handbook for Educators, 3rd edition, CAIR ISBN 1-93109-00-8
It is clearly seen that all derogatory terminology to non-Muslims is absent from the CAIR publication. Another example of taqiyya and kitman.

Dhimmi Dummy of the Day - Individual Category

Jimma "Mr. Peanut" Carter
Carter says Israel has at least 150 atomic weapons............. http://www.iht.com/articles/reuters/2008/05/26/europe/OUKWD-UK-ISRAEL-NUCLEAR-CARTER.php

The difference is, Jimma, those nukes are for DEFENSE against the Iranians who are screaming from the rooftops that they will annihilate Israel and wipe every Jew off the map! What a dufus you are Mr. Peanut! You are an embarrassment and hater of the worse kind. Parading yourself around the world as a man for equality and democracy while all the time to work for the cause of ethnic cleansing. Go back to the farm where you belong!














Nuclear agency accuses Iran of willful lack of cooperation
By Elaine Sciolino Published: May 27, 2008


Nuclear agency accuses Iran of willful lack of cooperation
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/05/27/africa/27iran.php

PARIS: The International Atomic Energy Agency, in an unusually blunt and detailed report, said Monday that Iran's suspected research into the development of nuclear weapons remains "a matter of serious concern" and continues to need "substantial explanations."

The nine-page report accused the Iranians of a willful lack of cooperation, particularly in answering allegations that its nuclear program may be pointed less at energy generation than at military use.

Part of the agency's case hinges on 18 documents listed in the report and presented to Iran that, according to Western intelligence agencies, indicate the Iranians have ventured into explosives, uranium processing and a missile warhead design — activities that ordinarily would be associated with constructing nuclear weapons.

"There are certain parts of their nuclear program where the military seems to have played a role," said one senior official close to the agency, who spoke on condition of anonymity under normal diplomatic constraints. He added, "We want to understand why."

Iran has dismissed the documents as "forged" or "fabricated," claimed that its experiments and projects had nothing to do with a nuclear weapons program and refused to provide documentation and access to its scientists to support its claims.

Marcus Tullius Cicero

"A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within. An enemy at the gates is less formidable, for he is known and carries his banner openly. But the traitor moves amongst those within the gate freely, his sly whispers rustling through all the alleys, heard in the very halls of government itself. For the traitor appears not a traitor; he speaks in accents familiar to his victims, and he wears their face and their arguments, he appeals to the baseness that lies deep in the hearts of all men. He rots the soul of a nation, he works secretly and unknown in the night to undermine the pillars of the city, he infects the body politic so that it can no longer resist. A murder is less to fear."


Marcus Tullius Cicero

Oh Happy Day - GREEN BOMBS!!

Environmentally Friendly Bombs Planned

Charles Q. Choi, Special to LiveScience, LiveScience.com
Tue May 27, 8:41 AM ET


New explosives could be more powerful and safer to handle than TNT and other conventional explosives and would also be more environmentally friendly!

TNT, RDX and other explosives commonly used in military and industrial applications often generate toxic gases upon detonation that pollute the environment. Moreover, the explosives themselves are toxic and can find their way into the environment due to incomplete detonation and as unexploded ordnance. They are also extremely dangerous to handle, as they are highly sensitive to physical shock, such as hard impacts and electric sparks.


To make safer, more environmentally friendly explosives, scientists in Germany turned to a recently explored class of materials called tetrazoles. These derive most of their explosive energy from nitrogen instead of carbon as TNT and others do.


Tiny bombs were made from two promising tetrazoles with the alphabet-soup names of HBT and G2ZT. These materials proved less apt to explode accidentally than conventional explosives.


After the bombs were detonated in the laboratory, G2ZT also proved as powerful than TNT, and HBT more powerful than TNT and comparable to RDX, said researcher Thomas Klapötke, a chemist at the University of Munich in Germany.


In initial experiments, G2ZT and HBT produced fewer toxic byproducts than common explosives. Still, they did generate some dangerous hydrogen cyanide gas. But mixing these compounds with oxidizers not only avoids making hydrogen cyanide, but also improved performance, Klapötke said.


These compounds have great potential, "especially for large caliber naval and tank guns," Klapötke added.


Klapötke and his colleague Carles Miró Sabate are scheduled to detail their findings in the June 24 issue of the journal Chemistry of Materials.


The research was financially supported by the Ludwig-Maximilian University of Munich, the Fonds der Chemischen Industrie, the European Research Office of the U.S. Army Research Laboratory, the U.S. Army's Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center, and the Bundeswehr Research Institute for Materials, Explosives, Fuels and Lubricants.

See the link for video: http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20080527/sc_livescience/environmentallyfriendlybombsplanned

Dhimmi Dummy of the Day: Individual Category

Abysmally clueless: SENATOR JOSEPH BIDEN
"to compare terrorism with an all-encompassing ideology like communism and fascism is evidence of profound confusion"

Uh, EXCUSE ME?! WHO is PROFOUNDLY CONFUSED?! Get off the PROSAIC, Mister! The Islamofascist terrorists are laughing their behinds off at your total ignorance OR at your corrpution and selling out of America! SHAME ON YOU and SHAME on the people of Delaware for electing you to represent them! You are a disgrace to your country!



from our friends at Jihad Watch.com

May 24, 2008
Abysmally clueless Biden: "to compare terrorism with an all-encompassing ideology like communism and fascism is evidence of profound confusion"
This is the fruit, of course, of talking about terrorism rather than jihad. In "Republicans and Our Enemies" in the Wall Street Journal, May 23 (thanks to George), Senator Joe Biden shows that he, like almost everyone else, still has no idea of the ideology motivating jihad terrorists:

The intersection of al Qaeda with the world's most lethal weapons is a deadly serious problem. Al Qaeda must be destroyed. But to compare terrorism with an all-encompassing ideology like communism and fascism is evidence of profound confusion.
Terrorism is a means, not an end, and very different groups and countries are using it toward very different goals. Messrs. Bush and McCain lump together, as a single threat, extremist groups and states more at odds with each other than with us: Sunnis and Shiites, Persians and Arabs, Iraq and Iran, al Qaeda and Shiite militias. If they can't identify the enemy or describe the war we're fighting, it's difficult to see how we will win.


"If they can't identify the enemy or describe the war we're fighting, it's difficult to see how we will win." That is true. But if Biden can't see the ideology unifying significant numbers of Sunnis and Shiites, Persians and Arabs, people in Iraq and Iran, and al Qaeda and Shiite militias, he is just as clueless as those he is criticizing.

Here, Senator, is a good recent capsule description of that ideology: http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/021127.php

Dhimmi Dummy of the Day II- Individual

Port of Seattle, Police Chief Colleen Wilson
for inviting CAIR to help train the police department in counter-terrorism tactics, but FIRST they MUST understand the specialness of Muslims!

From the Seattle Times, May 23,2008
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004433567_muslim23m.html

Some local Muslim community members are upset about a training course for local law enforcement, saying it could promote stereotypes and ethnic and religious profiling.

The program, called "The Threat of Islamic Jihadists to the World" and conducted by a Miami-based company, began Thursday and continues today at the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission campus in Burien.

It is billed as providing insight into the formative phases of Islam, the religion's different branches, radical Islam and how to respond to terrorist acts.

But Arsalan Bukhari, president of the Washington state chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), said the program appears to be linking an entire religion to terrorism.

"Most police officers don't have a basic grounding in Islam, so before you teach them about Islam, how can you teach them about radical Islam?" he asked. "It just makes you nervous because when a law-enforcement person pulls someone over, when they see a Muslim person or someone who appears Muslim to them — all this information they just learned kicks in."

Bukhari believes the need for police training on issues of profiling and bias was highlighted by an incident last summer in which the FBI launched an international search for two men who took photos below deck on a Washington state ferry. The FBI announced earlier this month that the men were tourists, not terrorists.

Bukhari said law-enforcement agencies need to learn about Islam, but not just in the context of terrorism.

But Solomon Bradman, CEO of Security Solutions International, which is conducting the program, said, "I can't take the responsibility of my course linking their religion to terrorism. I think their religion got linked to terrorism a long time ago."

The purpose of the course, Bradman said, is to teach officers how to protect people from terrorism. His company has provided training to hundreds of agencies, including the FBI, the Secret Service and the Department of Homeland Security.

The two-day program covers some of the history of Islam to provide an "understanding of the terror mind-set and reasons for global jihad," Bradman said. It's not intended to be an all-inclusive course on Islam.

ISN'T THIS THE FOX GUARDING THE HEN HOUSE YOU DHIMMI DUMMIES?? Isn't anybody up there in Seattle paying attention? How can you be so ignorant of CAIR's ties to terrorism itself!

Dhimmi Dummy of The Day - Individual Category

RACHAEL RAY, Dhimmi Dummy of the Day!

Last week I received an email showing the below picture of Miss Ray. I thought it was Photoshopped, I didn't think she could be so utterly stupid. Yesterday I checked in at LGF and lo and behold! there was the pic again! Incredible! LGF's headline reads "Mainstreaming Terrorism to Sell Donuts"









Read the post and the hundreds of comments about this dhimmi dummy at http://littlegreenfootballs.com/article/30061_Mainstreaming_Terrorism_to_Sell_Donuts

America's Newest Heartthrob

WE LOVE YOU DAVID COOK! hehehehe

Sorry, I'm caught up in the moment taking a break from politics and Islamofascism.

WE LOVE YOU DAVID COOK! Congratulations on becoming America's newest idol.

http://www.accesshollywood.com/article/9638/our-day-with-david-cook-from-idol-to-access/

Islam in Minnesota

I wonder, is it a coincidence that some much activity from Minnesota Muslims have been in the news these last couple of years.

Weren't the taxi drivers who refused to take passengers with seeing-eye dogs or carrying alcohol from Minnesota? The "flying-imams" who caused an uproar, belittling and mocking non-muslims by their overtly loud praying, asking for unnecessary seat belt extenders, and in general acting obnoxious and who then sued the airlines and individual passengers who demanded the imams be taken off the flight, on a Minnesota flight?

The 5th Congressional District elected Keith Ellison in November 2003,who subsequently DEMANDED to take his oath of office on a Qur'an. Mr. Ellison has been involved in many questionable activities before and since his election, which btw, does NOT prove he is a loyal America, it only proves he is a Congressman.
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From http://www.letfreedomringblog.com/?p=1740 "Let Freedom Ring" here's some info on what Keith has been up to:


This week, we learned that Keith Ellison and Jim McDermott became co-sponsors of the impeachment bill written by Dennis Kucinich, H.R. 333.

Let’s take a look at the co-sponsors of the impeachment bill:

US Rep. Jim McDermott (D-WA) made a speech on the House Floor, “The Vice President Should Resign or Face Impeachment,” announcing his plans to support the bill. US Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN) also joined yesterday.

The other total supporters include original sponsor, US Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), plus US Reps. Yvette Clarke (D-NY), William Lacy Clay (D-MO), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Janice Schakowsky (D-IL), Maxine Waters (D-CA), Lynn Woolsey (D-CA), and Albert Wynn (D-MD), so far.

Here’s Keith Ellison’s take on the impeachment bill:

“They certainly deserve to be impeached [but]…the fact is that if we filed for impeachment now given everything that’s already happened, based on what we know so far, it would consume the news cycle to the point where that’s all we’d be dealing with and talking about. I’m a little concerned that it might overshadow other things we have to do. I’m a little concerned about that, given the situation. But do they deserve it? Hell yeah,” Ellison told BallerStatus.com in an interview published two weeks ago.

Mr. Ellison is a fine person to talk about impeachment. Michael Brodkorb of Minnesota Democrats Exposed reported last fall that Kathleen Anderson, then the district director of former DFL Rep. Martin Sabo, endorsed Tammy Lee, the Independence Party candidate for MN-5, saying that Ellison was a scofflaw:

The primary responsibility of any elected official is to make the laws. At the very least, our lawmakers should set a good example by obeying those laws. Is that asking too much? Apparently so, when it comes to Mr. Ellison. Time and again, he has demonstrated a scofflaw attitude.

What is a scofflaw? The dictionary says “a contemptuous law violator.” In fairness, contemptuous may be too strong a word to describe Mr. Ellison’s behavior. I can not know with certainty Ellison’s motivations. To be kind, perhaps he is simply disorganized when it comes to these matters. Nonetheless, he has repeatedly, and very recently, violated the laws the rest of us routinely obey.

Jim Moran, who’s made some rather anti-semitic comments in the past, will be officially listed as a co-sponsor eventually, too. Here’s a sampling of Moran’s anti-semitic statements:

Moran responded to a woman who rose to identify herself as Jewish and wonder aloud why more Jews were not participating in the forum. Referring to the seeming inevitability of war, the Congressman commented: “If it were not for the strong support of the Jewish community for this war with Iraq, we would not be doing this. The leaders of the Jewish community are influential enough that they could change the direction of where this is going, and I think they should.”

It should be pointed out that Keith Ellison was the keynote speaker at the MAS-MN 4th annual convention. AAH Chairman Joe Kaufman wrote this press release asking Keith Ellison to denounce the anti-semitic remarks on MAS-Minnesota’s website or to resign:

On the weekend of May 25th, Minnesota Congressman Keith Ellison gave the keynote address in front of the Muslim American Society of Minnesota (MAS-Minnesota), at the group’s 4th annual convention. While Ellison spoke, the group was actively spreading vitriolic hatred and violence aimed at Jews, Christians and other non-Muslims via its website.

The following statements are found on the MAS-Minnesota site, www.masmn.org:

“The Holy Prophet (and through him the Muslims) has been reassured that he should not mind the enmity, the evil designs and the machinations of the Jews…”
“In view of the degenerate moral condition of the Jews and the Christians, the Believers have been warned not to make them their friends and confidants.”
“If you gain victory over the men of Jews, kill them.”
“The Hour will not be established until you fight with the Jews, and the stone behind which a Jew will be hiding will say, ‘O Muslim! There is a Jew hiding behind me, so kill him.’”
“May Allah destroy the Jews, because they used the graves of their prophets as places of worship.”
“A Muslim must always worship Allah and wage jihad until death in order to reach his ultimate goal… Regularly make the intention to go on jihad with the ambition to die as a martyr.”
On Monday, June 4th, the Chairman of Americans Against Hate (AAH), Joe Kaufman, phoned the local and Washington, D.C. offices of Congressman Ellison to demand that he denounce MAS. Kaufman has received no response from the Congressman or anyone in his offices.

Kaufman stated, “When Keith Ellison ran for office, he denounced the anti-Semitism of Louis Farrakhan and the Nation of Islam (NOI), a group that he was previously affiliated with. We demand that he do the same to the Muslim American Society. It is not only improper for a United States Representative to participate with such groups, but it is a danger to national security.”

This is at least the second time Keith Ellison has spoken in front of the Muslim American Society. The other time was right after he was elected to office, in December of 2006. As well, the Executive Director of the MAS Freedom Foundation, Mahdi Bray, campaigned for Ellison.

For further information, read Kaufman’s FrontPage Magazine article, “Keith Ellison’s Dangerous Liaisons.”

Joe Kaufman is available for interview. E-mail: info@AmericansAgainstHate.org.

Then there’s Cynthia McKinney’s ties to radical Islam:

A list of campaign donors was found to include some with links to terrorism, Abdurahman Alamoudi, the former executive director of the American Muslim Council, and former college professor Sami Al-Arian.

Abdurahman Alamoudi was a major fundraiser for the legal defense fund for Omar Abdel-Rahman, the man who organized the first World Trade Center bombings. Sami Al-Arian is about to be deported after pleading guilty to a single count of conspiracy to provide services to the Palestinian Islamic Jihad.

What causes Democrats to associate with radical Islamic organizations? What causes them to make anti-semitic remarks?

Better yet, why hasn’t Keith Ellison denounced the anti-semitic statements on MAS-Minnesota’s website yet? It isn’t like 32 days isn’t enough time to denounce the anti-semitic quotes.

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Now we have the Tariq ibn Zeyad Academy's out and out teaching Islam in public schools. Administrators attack the media investigating the story and folks are outraged!

I wonder, are people outraged at: 1) The media was attacked at the school; 2) Tax-payer money is funding this Islamic school; 3) children are being forced to pray to Allah; 4) The State of Minnesota and it's Education Department have been lied to; 5) Administrators at The Education Department of Minnesota have been collecting paychecks and not doing their jobs; 6)Being taken by surprise that their state is so Islamized and are mostly in the dark about it: 7) All of the above.

Now we come to Sharia Law and the rumor that Minnesota has been targeted as one of the states where Muslims are and will be pushing harder for Sharia Law Courts to be established. What if anything does Congressman Ellison have to do with this, I wonder?

The writing is on the wall Minnesota. The wall of seperation through Islamic demands for special treatment and Sharia Law has it's foundations already assembly by the taxi drivers, the imams, your Congressman, and your educational departments (check out what is happening in your 7th grade classrooms and Universities and colleges through the MSA), and let's not forget the 75% of American mosques where radical literature and radical preaching is taking place. Imams demanding the overthrow of the U.S.Constitution! And then there is the 26% of American Muslims polled who agreed that violent Jihad is acceptable.

These are the things that we know about Mr. and Mrs. and Miss Minnesotans! What else is going on in your state and our nation for that matter that we don't know about yet.

And Now from the Muslim Apologist, more Taqiyya and Victimhood, *sob*

Of course we can't call a spade a spade! That would be outrageous!
Of course we can't believe our own ears and eyes, that would be Islamophobia!
of course we must not pay attention to historic and current FACTS! that would be xenophobia and undemocrapic!

CAUTION! CAUTION......TAQIYYA WARNING! Please hankies all around and violin music to accompany the whining of those who, NOWHERE in the world get along with their neighbors because they are OOOH Soooo SPECIAL!

Let's curb the rush to judgment on TIZA
By Mohammad Zafar, Thursday, April 17, 2008

Two months ago, Minnesota Public Radio, the Star Tribune and other media outlets ran articles regarding a man who was known to build bridges between Muslims and people of other faiths and backgrounds. Even the FBI and airport officials came together at Tariq ibn Ziyad Academy (TIZA) to remember his great works. The man I am referring to is Hesham Hussein, one of the founders of TIZA, who died in a car accident in January. *Insert violin music here, you nasty infidels - oh wait.....is violin music punishable by death at the academy?

Now that this leader and bridge-builder has left us, some are using the opportunity to short-change true journalism. They have created a backlash of threatening emails and phone calls that range all the way up to threats to blow up the school. Right! Don't make me laugh! This is right out of the playbook of Islamic victim hood! *sob*

The Star Tribune column by Katherine Kersten that began this storm — uh, I think you mean, who OUTTED what is REALLY going on at the "academy" her second about TIZA in less than a month — OMG! She must be stoned to death for her audacity of writing about the truth twice in one month! Call the Sharia police! police claimed that Amanda Getz, a substitute teacher at TIZA for just one day, saw the charter school breaking rules when it came to the separation of state and religion. What a load of CRAP!

New to several practices
Getz told KSTP-TV: "I've been in a lot of schools and I've never been in a school where they had washing rituals, or they had prayer, or where they had a room where you had to take your shoes off."

Did she say "washing rituals"? I would hope that a person who is a licensed teacher with the state of Minnesota would be capable of knowing that Muslims do wash up before prayers, just as Muslims wash up before eating food. Right! Muslims are the only ones who wash before eating! Oh very special!
Did she also say "had a room where you had to take your shoes off?" When did taking shoes off become a crime? I hope she never goes to Japan, where the removal of shoes will surely shock her. Typical changing the subject and making comparison that have nothing whatsoever to do with the subject at hand, thank you very much.

It's sad to see our tax dollars being used to support a teacher who didn't even ask the many — yes, many — non-Muslim teachers at TIZA about Muslim practices, and instead chose to stay ignorant of these practices. It's also sad that the journalists covering this story have not mentioned the non-Muslim staff or non-Muslim teachers at TIZA. It's the saddest that the media gives credence to this Taqiyya, excuses and nonsense of a cover up and justification of xenophobia.

KSTP-TV reporter Beth Jett stated, "The woman I interviewed on camera Wednesday said she was caught off-guard by the presence of religion at the school and most concerned that she would offend someone there since she was unfamiliar with Islamic culture." OMG! it's the end of the world to offend the offender!

Last year I did my internship (for a political-science degree) at TIZA. I had the privilege of working with four of the school's excellent non-Muslim teachers. I would hope that teachers like Getz would be able to approach them and ask questions. I would hope that teachers like Getz could get rid of ethnocentric attitudes by learning about other minorities in Minnesota. Otherwise, they might have a very difficult time teaching in Saint Paul and Minneapolis schools. What you really mean is "get with the Muslim program or shut tf up! Everyone must change their ways to what the Xenophobia political system of Islam DEMANDS!

Sports and Scouting after school
I remember when my daughter, who attends TIZA, was sad because I was too late to get her into soccer, which was all filled up by other students. She was, however, able to play basketball after school, and would also like to join the Girl Scouts, which is offered as an after-school activity at TIZA. I guess I don't blame Getz for not knowing about these activities, but I do hold Jett responsible for not doing her job as a journalist. *Wahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh victimized yet again! Where's that violin???

The images used by KSTP-TV — showing children sitting on the floor — also give a skewed picture of the charter school. Excuse me? Minnesota Public Radio has many pictures of TIZA kids at their desks, while the one with students sitting on the floor makes it look more like a religious school. It's important to note that all classes have desks and chairs, just as in any other school.

The bottom line: TIZA - Tariq ibn Ziyad, the murdering military man, charter school has Saturday and Sunday off like all other public and charter schools. Oh well! This makes all the other crap OK! That means Jews have Saturdays off and Christians have Sundays. Yes, because that is America, there is the week and there is the weekend - but we know that is not good enough for YOU because YOU are special because YOU are a Muslim! These families are able to wake up with their kids and go to synagogues and churches, and maybe then visit a restaurant or grandma's house. But for the Muslim children, they don't get Fridays off to go to prayers and spend time with their families. Instead they can choose to pray on a cold gymnasium floor.OMG! Arrest the people that are so cruel as to not give special rules for these kids! Oh dare they expect any of them to assimilate into basic society of America! If we were to switch the weekends from Saturday and Sunday to Monday and Tuesday, how many rooms would be created for the Christian children who chose to exercise their constitutional right to express their religion? Answer, most likely NONE! Because unlike Muslims they do not DEMAND SPECIAL TREATMENT!

Finally, as a former U.S. Marine,So was the marine who "fragged his fellow Marines, I think it's ridiculous to use the American flag controversy to try to show that TIZA is un-American. It is very much American.

Journalists who worked on this story should be held responsible (should we jail them for reporting?)for creating unjustified fears and an atmosphere of hate that has spawned threatening emails, phone calls, and possible violence toward TIZA charter school and its children and staff. *sob, sniff, whaaaaaaaa...........where there's smoke there's fire and where there's reporters at Tiza's there's Muslims beating them up and trampling their constitutional rights......but I guess "feelings" trump the constitution?

Mohammad Zafar is a former U.S. Marine and the father of a student at TIZA charter school.

Folks, in Islam nothing takes precedence over Islam, not your family, your country, the military, nor the truth. Educate yourself!

Caution: A Muslim is NEVER Wrong, never does wrong, is always the victim!

Yet another reason to tell the UN and the Globalists to "GO TO HELL"

U.N. puts its scope on U.S. racism
By Betsy Pisik, May 20, 2008

NEW YORK — A U.N. expert (expert? And just what qualifies him to judge racism and xenophobia? Is Racism and Xenophobia now a doctoral course at Columbia, Harvard or the University of Haiti or Islamabad?) on racism and xenophobia arrived in Washington yesterday for a three-week fact-finding visit to examine human rights lapses in the United States.

Another example of why we, the citizens of the USA need to scream from the roof tops........United Nations GO TO HELL! Where is John Bolton when you need him???



It is the second time in recent weeks that international attention has focused on the U.S. record on human rights. (Will they be "investigating American Mosques and the TIZA and other similar schools?)Earlier this month, the advocacy group Freedom House released an evaluation critical of the U.S. record on access to health care, education and equal justice for minorities and immigrants (that's right folks, we MUST give free health care to EVERYONE EXCEPT AMERICA CITIZENS!) (Right! Isn't the ENTIRE WORLD qualified AND ENTITLED to receive FREE Health care and Education at the expense of the sucker American tax payer or so says our corrupt senators and congressional reps?!) .

U.S. officials publicly are taking the high road on the visit of U.N. rapporteur Doudou Diene of Senegal. (in a sane society the U.S.Officials would tell the U.N. rapporteur Doudou Diene of Senegal to kiss their asses and go to hell!)


"I think it's important for the [U.N.] Human Rights Council to spend its time on real problems and the problems of violations of human rights of countries that are notorious violators," said Zalmay Khalilzad, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, offering a list of suggestions. "But we welcome the visit."



Mr. Diene's U.S. tour coincides with the General Assembly's annual elections of new members to the Geneva-based Human Rights Council . Several countries with less-than-stellar human rights records are in the running for the vote tomorrow. (yet ANOTHER REASON to tell them to kiss off!)

The rapporteur plans to visit New York, Chicago, Omaha, Neb., Los Angeles, New Orleans, Miami and San Juan, Puerto Rico, "to gather first-hand information on issues related to racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance," according to a statement issued last week by his office.


Mr. Diene also will meet with federal and state officials, as well as lawmakers and legal analysts. He will hear complaints lodged by private advocacy groups, politicians, academics and activists.


U.N. officials could not say what specific issues Mr. Diene will investigate, nor the officials with whom he will be meeting. His staff declined to return phone messages yesterday

IF OUR ELECTED officials don't have the guts to say it I will say it for millions of average American citizens:

Mr. Diene and U.N. GO TO HELL!!!

Tariq Ibn Zeyad Academy (TIZA), CAIR, And Deception

The image of Tariq ibn Zeyad, namesake of the tax payer funded Islamic school, TIZA, which more and more seems they have a whole lot to hide from the public. Question: If an educational institution is named after a warrior/soldier/murderer/conqueror what is the administration of the school trying to tell us?



Two months ago news stories broke raising questions about TIZA, a tax-funded charter school, impermissibly advancing Islam. TIZA’s director denied all the allegations.

This past Monday the Minnesota Department of Education notified TIZA that it must correct two of its practices that do in fact amount to an impermissible advancement of religion in the school.

In a totally unrelated story, a movie theater in Irvine, California, canceled a screening of a film depicting convicted terrorist Sami Al-Arian as a modern-day Socrates who has been falsely imprisoned by our government. The theater canceled the event after public pressure was exerted. News reports indicate that the theater was misled as to the purpose of the screening as well as who was behind it.

*****for the full story: http://frontpagemag.com/Articles/Read.aspx?GUID=4E9350C7-6E55-416D-9A19-3B1678594EC7*****

According to the special events coordinator for the movie theater, the two women who contacted her to arrange for the screening dubbed it as a “college student film.” What’s more, the theater was never informed that the event would be a fundraiser for Al-Arian’s legal defense fund or that CAIR (Council on American-Islamic Relations) was a co-sponsor.

What connects these two seemingly unrelated events (TIZA’s non-compliance with the law and the screening of the anti-American film about Al-Arian) is the lengths to which militant Muslims seem willing to go to deceive people about what they do.

TIZA will not allow members of the press into its facility and its director physically assaults a news cameraman. What is TIZA trying to hide? CAIR misleads a movie theater about a movie it wants to show. What is CAIR trying to hide? For those familiar with the Islamic doctrine of taqiyya (holy lying to non-muslims), it is hard not to conclude that what is going on in instances like these amounts to DELIBERATE DECEPTION IN ORDER TO ADVANCE ISLAM.

The other element that connects these two events is a watchful public and press that pushed these deceptions into plain view. It is Thomas Jefferson who deeded us one of the more profound truisms of American history when he wrote, “The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.”

TWO DIFFERENT STUDIES HAVE FOUND MATERIALS IN NEARLY 100 DIFFERENT AMERICAN MOSQUES (NOT ALL MOSQUES WERE SAMPLED!)THAT INCLUDE THE CALL TO JIHAD, OR INCITEMEN TO VIOLENCE, OR CALLS FOR THE ABOLITION OF OUR CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT.

We cannot afford to look the other way. We cannot afford wishful thinking that hopes these materials are harmless diatribes.

1,400 YEARS OF HISTORY REVEAL that the call to Jihad typically leads to violent Jihad. 270 million people have died at the hands of Islamic militancy during those 1,400 years. Entire cultures, conquered by Muslims, no longer exist. Countries like Great Britain are now dealing with large radicalized populations of Muslims in spite of bending over backwards for years trying to accommodate Muslims in their countries.

Here in the United States, the freest country in the world with the greatest respect for human rights of any nation in the world, polling data shows that 26% of Muslims under the age of 30 believe suicide bombings are sometimes justified.

For the sake of our security and our liberty, we cannot afford to be complacent, and we must not allow ourselves to be deceived. There is simply too much at stake.

If you haven’t yet signed our petition calling on Congress to conduct hearings to examine extremist materials in American mosques, please to do so today. http://tool.donation-net.net/entrance/enter.cfm?dn=1097&source=2008&id=41246&commid=4582122&CFID=5143655&CFTOKEN=88292263

Thank you.

News Crew Attacked at Tariq ibn Zeyad Academy

Minnesota madrassa officials attack news crew, May 20, 2008

This past Monday, a KSTP Television News crew went to the Tarik ibn Zayad Academy (TIZA) in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, to seek comment from school officials regarding a Minnesota Department of Education letter directing the charter school to change two of its practices that impermissibly advance Islam.


However, instead of obtaining a statement from school officials, the KSTP TV crew was assaulted by two people, one of whom is the director of the school.


Back in March news stories containing allegations that TIZA, a tax-funded charter school, was improperly advancing Islam. At the time, the director of the school denied all allegations, but thanks to public pressure, helped in part by our email campaign and the actions of a Minnesota ACT! for America chapter, the Minnesota Department of Education launched an investigation into the practices of the school.


The Department then issued a letter to the school directing the school to correct two practices that amounted to an impermissible advancement of religion.


Given TIZA’s denial of the allegations originally leveled against it, and the totally uncalled for and unprovoked actions on the part of the TIZA director against the KTSP News crew, we remain skeptical that the concerns that have been raised will be thoroughly addressed by the school.


What’s more, a new question has been raised: Where has the Minnesota Department of Education been? How could such obvious violations of law regarding religious indoctrination in a tax-funded school be allowed to go on as they have? The Minnesota Department of Education deserves credit for finally uncovering these violations, but it seems unlikely these violations just began recently. Had it not been for public outcry, these violations would be going on unchecked to this day.


What’s more, what other impermissible activities are going on inside the school that the school has successfully hidden from state officials? This is not an unreasonable question to ask of a school whose director would deny all allegations and assault a TV news crew. This is not an unreasonable question to ask of a school which routinely prevents members of the public and the media from seeing what goes on inside the school. What is the school trying to hide?

In conclusion, while we are glad that two unlawful actions by the school have been uncovered, we remain dubious that all the problems have been exposed and that those that have been will be corrected as directed.

Our advice to the Minnesota Department of Education: Over the next six months, schedule some unannounced visits to the school. And if lack of compliance is discovered then, consequences more severe than a letter would certainly be called for.




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A Little History Lesson on Tariq ibn Zeyad and the Iberian Peninsula


Tariq ibn Ziyad

Taric bin Zeyad

Tarik ibn Zayad

Tariq ibnu Zeyad

Tariq en Ziadh

Taric el Tuerto (Taric the one-eyed)

طارق بن زياد‎



Berber Muslim and Umayyad general who led the conquest of Visigothic Hispania/ the Iberian peninsula/modern Portugal and part* of Spain in 711 under the orders of the Umayyad Caliph Al-Walid I.



According to the historian Ibn Khaldoun, Tariq Ibn Ziyad was from the Berber tribe of Netzaoua, a particular branch of the Oulhasas, which live to this day on the banks of Oued Tafna, in modern day Algeria.



Orginally the general of Musa Ibn Nusair/Mosa ibn Nosair


*Northern Spain was never conquered by the Muslims. They were stopped at Covadonga by General Don Pelayo and his forces. The Muslims were repelled, defeated and did not dare to return to Northern Spain.





CHRONOLOGY OF ISLAMIC SPAIN - Al Andaluz


Text in italics from the Christian perspective.
Text in Bold from the Muslim prospective.





The Eighth Century, CE
A period of swift changes and cultural diversity, the seventh century, CE sees the invasion and conquest of the Iberian peninsula by Muslim forces, a major dynastic change in Damascus, the beginning of the Carolingian Renaissance in Frankish lands and the beginnings of a Jewish and Muslim Golden Age in al-Andalus.

711
The weak Visigothic empire under King Roderic is defeated near Medina Sidonia (prov. of Cádiz) by the Berber governor of Tangier, Tariq ibn Ziyad. This marks the end of the Visigothic Empire in Spain. Muslim conquest of the Iberian peninsula begins in the summer of this year with Tariq's expedition of roughly 1,700 men and is complete by 713. The force of this conquest cannot be overstated: In the 81 years following the death of the prophet Mohammed, Islam had spread its influence from the Arabian Peninsula to the Atlantic Ocean and was threatening to take France next (Their advance was finally halted by Charlemagne's grand-dad, Charles Martel, at Poitiers in 732). Compare this to the two centuries it took Rome to successfully colonize the Iberian peninsula.... A small percentage of the Christian population in the North flees to the mountains of Asturias to escape Muslim rule.


711 Tariq ibn Ziyad attacks southern Spain - beginning of the conquest of al-Andalus. Destruction of the Gothic army of King Roderick at Wadi Bakka. Conquest of Sind by Muhammad ibn al-Qasim.


719 Cordoba becomes the residence of the Arab governors of al-Andalus.



722
Historians symbolically attribute the defeat of a Moorish army at the Battle of Covadonga to a Christian noble, Pelayo. Whatever really happened at Covadonga, it is certain that Pelayo gains fame and is elected King of Asturias. The battle itself continues to exist as a part of Spanish historical legend. It has become part of the national "creation myth" much as Paul Revere's midnight ride or "the shot heard 'round the world" has in the United States. Alfonso I eventually succeeds Pelayo's son.





755-88 'Abd al-Rahman I, since 756 amir of Cordoba, establishes the Spanish Umayyad dynasty (755 - 1031).At first the rulers bear the title amir, but from 929 they take the title of caliph. Persistent unrest through the mutual rivalry of Arab tribes and with newly-converted Muslims.



756
The ruling Umayyad dynasty in Damascus gives way to the Abbasids from Bagdad. Abd ar-Rahman (an Umayyad) flees to Egypt and eventually to Spain where he ousts the governor and appoints himself emir. His reign sees the beginning of the construction of the great mosque in Córdoba, the quelling of a number of rebellions, a peace treaty with the Asturians and perhaps most importantly, the beginning of a Muslim society and culture in Spain that is independent from Damascus. "Al-Andalus," as the region is called, begins to take on a life of its own.



756
The ruling Umayyad dynasty in Damascus gives way to the Abbasids from Bagdad. Abd ar-Rahman (an Umayyad) flees to Egypt and eventually to Spain where he ousts the governor and appoints himself emir. His reign sees the beginning of the construction of the great mosque in Córdoba, the quelling of a number of rebellions, a peace treaty with the Asturians and perhaps most importantly, the beginning of a Muslim society and culture in Spain that is independent from Damascus. "Al-Andalus," as the region is called, begins to take on a life of its own.


785-86 Caliphate of al-Hadi. The building of the Great Mosque at Cordoba.



796-822 Al-Hakam I caliph in Spain; rebellions in Cordoba, city-state in Toledo.





822-52 'Abd al-Rahman II of Cordoba.



852-86 Muhammad I of Cordoba.


874
Wilfred "The Hairy," Count of Barcelona, wins Catalan independence. At the same time, the Basques of Navarre emerge as a strong Christian state with its capital at Pamplona.
879-928 'Umar ibn Hafsun and his sons challenge the authority of the Spanish Umayyad state.



888 -912 In Cordoba, the caliphate of the Umayyad Abdallah. Ongoing strife with the rebels around Ibn Hafsun.


From 912 to 961, CE, Abd ar-Rahman III establishes a strong central Muslim authority in Spain. He drives back the Christians in the North and diplomatically subdues much of North Africa. His army and navy are the strongest in Europe at this time, and the cultural achievments of his caliphate (on January 16, 929 he declares himself caliph, signifying his total political independence) are unmatched by any Christian or Muslim state. The period of his reign (and really until 1031) marks the Golden Age of both Arab and Jewish culture in Spain.


912-961 Abd al-Rahman III of Cordoba. Struggles against the Fatimids and the Berbers in the Maghrib. The Spanish Umayyad empire enjoys its golden age during his reign.


929 'Abd al-RahmanIII of Cordoba adopts the title of caliph. Death of the astronomer al-Battani (Albatenius)
961-76 AlHakamII of Cordoba. After his death the Spanish Umayyad caliphate collapses from within.


939 'Abd al-Rahman III is defeated by the Christian Ramiro of Leon at Simancas.





1023-91 The 'Abbadids of Seville.



1030
The dissolution of the caliphate of Córdoba into 23 taifas, or republican oligarchies. The King of Seville manages to grab some of the powers of the now-defunct caliphate and assert some measure of central authority.

1031 The Umayyad hegemony in Spain ends as al-Andalus breaks up into small states.


1050
The power of Seville declines. To protect themselves from invading Christians, many Taifas are forced to call upon Muslim armies from outside of Spain to help them deal with the Christian threat. These kingdoms quickly find themselves the objects of these "invited" forces' reformist zeal.



1027-31 Hisham III, last Umayyad ruler of Cordoba.


1083 Alfonso VI of Castille and Leon defeats al-Mu'tamid of Seville and conquers Toledo with the forces of the Reconquista. Death of the theologian al-Juwayni, teacher of al-Ghazali


1085
King Alfonso VI (1065-1109) of Castile conquers Toledo, the old Visigothic capital, gaining control of, among other things, its immense library. This library held hundreds of volumes on astronomy, medicine, philosophy, metaphysics, algebra, ethics, etc. It is precisely through this library (and the heavy translating efforts of many toledanos) that Europe came to know the works of Aristotle, Plato and Muhammed abu-Muhammed al-Ghazali.



1086
In response to the taifas' pleas, the Almoravids (a Muslim fundamentalist movement from Morocco) lead a counter-attack against Afonso VI at Sagraias. They return to Africa after this expedition, but return to stay in 1090, signifying the beginning of the dissolution of Alfonso VI's kingdom.



1086 Yusuf ibn Tashufin defeats the Spanish Christians under Alfonso VI in the battle of Zallaqa at Badajoz. Supremacy of the Almoravids in al-Andalus until 1148.



1090 The Almoravid Yusuf ibn Tashufin after suppressing the petty rulers of al-Andalus (mulÅk at-tawÉ;if) becomes sole ruler of Muslim Spain.



1092
Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar (El Cid) sets himself up as absolute ruler of the Muslim city of Valencia. It is during his second exile from castile that the Cid, with a combined army of Moors and Christians, takes Valencia (in the service of Zaragoza).


1099
The death of the Cid. Valencia retaken by the Moors.


1061-1106 The Almoravids (al-Murabitun) underYusuf ibn Tashufin conquer Morocco, founding their capital at Marrakesh in 1062. In 1086 they cross the straits of Gibraltar and conquer Spain. Rigid legalism according to the doctrine of the Malikite legal school.

1118
The fall of Zaragoza to Christian forces.


1064 Death of Ibn Hazm, Spanish politician, theologian and man of letters.



1106-43 'Ali ibn Yusuf ibn Tashufin, ruler of Islamic Spain and North Africa. Decline of power of the Almoravids, from 1120 in conflict with the Almohad movement.

1146
Almohad Berbers (like the Almoravids, a fundamentalist movement from Morocco) invade Spain and incorporate much of Muslim Spain (al-Andalus) into the African Almohad Empire.


1148 Death of Ibn Rushd alHafid (known in the West as Averroes), Andalusian qadi , physician and philosopher in the Aristotelian tradition, and author of important commentaries on the works of Aristotle.


1195
Castilian King Alfonso VIII (1158-1214) challenges Almohad emperor Yacub to battle. It ends in the defeat of the Christian army at Badajoz.



1199-1214 The Almohad Muhammad alNasir in North Africa and Spain. Successes of the Reconquista.


1212
Alfonso VIII returns to fight Yacub. The Christian armies of León, Castile, Navarre and Aragon defeat the Almohads in the decisive Battle of Navas de Tolosa, a mountain pass that guaranteed Christian forces passage into Southern Spain.


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1212 Peter II of Aragon defeats the Almohads in the battle of Las Navas de Tolosa. The Reconquista leads to the retreat of the Almohads from Spain (1225)


1236
Ferdinand III (1217-1252) of Castile conquers Córdoba.


1238
Jaume I of Aragon takes Valencia from the Moslems. He also gains control of the prized paper mills at Xativa.






Sources:
http://www.nadorama.com/content/view/106/51/
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/conqspain.html
http://www.ancientworlds.net/aw/HomesiteRoom/603942
Wikipedia

Glossary Arabic Transliteration to English: N, P, and Q

N
Nafs The soul or spirit.

Nation of Islam* - An organization formed in the United States in the 1930s by Elijah Poole (later known as Elijah Muhammad), which gained prominence during the nascent civil rights movement in the 1950s. In its efforts to uplift and provide self-worth to African-Americans, the nationalist organization espoused a doctrine of black superiority, and posited that God manifested Himself as a human being by the name of W.D. Fard, Elijah Muhammad’s instructor. Such doctrines and teachings of the Nation are incompatible with the universal outlook and absolute monotheism of Islam.. Unfortunately, much confusion has resulted and continues to exist due to this group’s appropriation of certain Arabic terms, values, and ideas from mainstream Islam. Followers of the Nation, often incorrectly called “Black Muslims” number less than 10,000 today. Many thousands of former members entered the fold of universal Islam after the death of Elijah Muhammad n 1975 under the leadership of his son Warith Deen Muhammad.

Niqab - Garments worn by Muslim women that include a face covering and gloves.


P
Pan-Arabism - A movement seeking to unite the Arab nations of the Middle East and North Africa.

Purdah -A Persian word denoting the modest dress of women and the separation of women from men.


Q
Qari* - “a reciter” A class of Muslim religious leaders who, due to vocal beauty and skill, publicly recite verses from the Qur’an.

Qiblah* - Term used in reference to the direction Muslims face during salah, the formal worship.

Qiyas* - Using analogies for the purpose of applying laws derived from the Qur’an and Sunnah to situations not explicitly covered by these two sources. The most important tool for interpreting and implementing the Shari’ah.

Qur’an* - “the recitation”, the text of Muhammad’s revelations and prophecies, the Holy Book of the Islamic faith. It consists of 114 surahs (chapters) revealed by God to Muhammad (this is a contradiction, elsewhere it is explained Allah’s word was revealed by the angel Gabriel.)over a period of twenty-three years. The Qur’an continues to be recited by Muslims throughout the world in the language of its revelation, Arabic, exactly as it was recited by Prophet Muhammad nearly fourteen hundred years ago. The Qur’an is viewed as the authoritative guide for human beings, along with the Sunnah of Muhammad. Translations of the Qur’an are considered explanations of the meaning of the Qur’an, but not the Qur’an itself (unclean non-muslims are not allowed to touch the Qur’an). The spelling “Koran” is phonetically incorrect; the more accurate Qur’an should be used.

(al-) Quds - “The Holy”, this is the name Muslims use for Jerusalem, the third holiest city in Islam following Makkah and Madinah.

Quraysh* - A tribe in Arabia to which Muhammad belonged. Most of the Quraysh disavowed him and attempted to thwart his efforts. (Until Muhammad returned to Makka and began spreading Islam by the sword, when many of the Quraysh converted rather than be murdered.)



Sources:
Approaching the Qur’an, the Early Revelations, Introduced and Translated by Michael Sells, White Cloud Press, Ashland, Oregon

Islam, Opposing Viewpoints, Jennifer A. Hurley, Book Editor, Greenhaven Press, Inc., San Diego, CA

Hatred’s Kingdom, How Saudi Arabia Supports the New Global Terrorism, Dore Gold, Regnery Publishing, Inc

The Koran, A Very Short Introduction, Michael Cook, Oxford University Press

*Teaching About Islam & Muslims in the Public School Classroom, A Handbook for Educators, 3rd edition, CAIR ISBN 1-93109-00-8
It is clearly seen that all derogatory terminology to non-Muslims is absent from the CAIR publication. Another example of taqiyya and kitman.