Gatestone Institute Dr. Ben Carson’s recent assertion that the Islamic doctrine of taqiyya encourages Muslims “to lie to achieve your goals” has prompted the Washington Post’s Glenn Kessler to quote a number of academics to show that the presidential candidate got it wrong: The word “taqiyya” derives from the Arabic words for “piety” and “fear of God” and indicates when a … [Read more...]
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Ben Carson Exposes Islamic Taqiyya
PJ Media Of all the points presidential candidate Ben Carson made in defense of his position that he “would not advocate that we put a Muslim in charge of this nation,” most poignant is his reference to taqiyya, one of Islam’s doctrines of deception. According to Carson, whoever becomes president should be “sworn in on a stack of Bibles, not a Koran”: “I do not believe … [Read more...]
WAPO: 4 PINOCCHIOS FOR BEN CARSON ON ‘TAQIYYA’
Breitbart By Joel B. Pollak Glenn Kessler of the Washington Post has awarded Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson four Pinocchios for a statement justifying his skepticism of a hypothetical Muslim president: “Taqiyya is a component of Shia that allows, and even encourages you to lie to achieve your goals.” Carson’s statement was not entirely accurate, but it was … [Read more...]
Raymond Ibrahim Radio Interview: Iran’s Taqiyya-Fatwa, Pakistani Church Persecution, and More
I was recently interviewed on Reel Talk with Audrey Russo. Topics ranged from President Obama's reference to the Ayatollah's "taqiyya-fatwa" concerning nuclear weapons, Pakistani persecution of Christians, in the context of two recent church bombings, and Islamic modus operandi: when weak, preach peace, when strong, wage jihad. Click here to listen to the 23-minute … [Read more...]
Taqiyya about Taqiyya
I was recently involved in an interesting exercise—examining taqiyya about taqiyya—and believe readers might profit from the same exercise, as it exposes all the subtle apologetics made in defense of the Islamic doctrine, which permits Muslims to lie to non-Muslims, or “infidels.” Context: Khurrum Awan, a lawyer, is suing Ezra Levant, a Canadian media personality and author, … [Read more...]
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Mohammad Fadel’s Expert Report on Taqiyya
Editor's note: Click here for the significance of this report and Raymond Ibrahim's rebuttal … [Read more...]
Taqiyya Trials in Europe
By Enza Ferreri The issue of taqiyya - the religious permission, indeed virtue, of Muslim deception to infidels for the good of Islam - is such a uniquely crucial aspect of the relationship between Muslims and non-Muslims, especially, like in the West, when the former are a minority and the latter a majority, that there have been at least a couple of trials in Europe revolving … [Read more...]
Egypt: Taqiyya in Action
by Raymond Ibrahim • May 18, 2012 Cross-posted from Jihad Watch Here is an interesting anecdote of taqiyya—the Islamic doctrine that permits lies and hypocrisy whenever Muslims fear their stronger adversaries, including fellow Muslims: Soon after the clash between Egypt's military and Islamists at al-Abbassia, Sheikh Hassan Abu al-Ashbal, one of the leaders of the Salafi … [Read more...]
New Koranic Dissimulation (Taqiyya) From Imam Feisal Rauf
by Andrew G. Bostom American Thinker Imam Feisal Rauf makes the following comment that includes a quote from the Koran near the conclusion of his treacly 9/7/10 New York Times, Op-Ed: The Koran declares in its 36th chapter, regarded by the Prophet Muhammad as the heart of the Koran, in a verse deemed the heart of this chapter, "Peace is a word spoken from a merciful … [Read more...]