Mohammad Tawhidi explains why Islamic extremists ALWAYS support the Far Left despitethe fact that that their inherent ideologies are diametrically opposed.
Why this imam is under constant threat from his fellow Muslims.
Imam Mohammad Tawhidi, an Islamic scholar and thinker, has dedicated his life to fighting Islamic extremism.
Physically attacked for his positions and forced to flee his home in Australia when it was vandalized by extremists, it is perhaps no wonder he began the preface to his 2018 book, “The Tragedy of Islam: Admissions of a Muslim Imam,” with the words: “It is highly likely that you will one day hear that I have been murdered.” READ MORE
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Meirsays
1st time I ever heard a Muslim speaks real sense!
The very 1st time in multi-decades!!
Islam can not be reformed. Otherwise, it will disappear as with any cult since the peaceful religious verses in the Quran are subordinate to the 109+ verses promoting violence. The Sunna, as mentioned, is even more so. Jihad, death to apostates and treatment of non-Muslims as Dhimmis are what enables it to metastasize like a cancer. Raheel Raza and Dr. Zuhdi Jasser have tried and failed.
I honestly wouldn’t mind a so-called “progressive Islam” movement if it were led by genuine secular-minded folk like Imam Tawhidi, Asra Nomani, or Zuhdi Jasser.
But most average Muslims being the theocratic imperialists that they are, they would rather push crypto-Islamists like Ilhan Omar, Linda Sarsour, and Dalia Mogahed (a literal known Muslim Brotherhood operative btw) as being so-called “progressive Muslims” and “reformers”.
So unfortunately, most of the genuine progressive-minded Muslims actually get far more support from “Islamophobes” like us than from any actual Muslims, lol.
I don’t know any so called “Islamophobes’ who support Omar and Tlaib whose alleged progressivism is fake, just a ruse to make their allies on the left think they aren’t actually devout Muslims who put Islam first and wouldn’t dare suggest it be reformed. There’s a pro Israel, genuine moderate Muslim reformer running against Ilhan Omar as a Republican for the second time and she doesn’t stand a chance. I even contributed to her campaign, but she probably won’t get any Muslim votes in Minneapolis.
I was just noting that it’s ironic that on the rare occasion a genuinely sane and progressive Muslim appears in the public discourse, it’s usually non-Muslims that actually end up supporting them. While it’s the sort of pseudo-progressive crypto-Islamist types you mention that get support from most actual Muslims.
1st time I ever heard a Muslim speaks real sense!
The very 1st time in multi-decades!!
Islam can not be reformed. Otherwise, it will disappear as with any cult since the peaceful religious verses in the Quran are subordinate to the 109+ verses promoting violence. The Sunna, as mentioned, is even more so. Jihad, death to apostates and treatment of non-Muslims as Dhimmis are what enables it to metastasize like a cancer. Raheel Raza and Dr. Zuhdi Jasser have tried and failed.
However, he’s right about Ilhan Omar. Great line.
So why is he still a Muslim?
Without people like this, Islam will never be reformed. Admittedly, they are few and far between.
I honestly wouldn’t mind a so-called “progressive Islam” movement if it were led by genuine secular-minded folk like Imam Tawhidi, Asra Nomani, or Zuhdi Jasser.
But most average Muslims being the theocratic imperialists that they are, they would rather push crypto-Islamists like Ilhan Omar, Linda Sarsour, and Dalia Mogahed (a literal known Muslim Brotherhood operative btw) as being so-called “progressive Muslims” and “reformers”.
So unfortunately, most of the genuine progressive-minded Muslims actually get far more support from “Islamophobes” like us than from any actual Muslims, lol.
I don’t know any so called “Islamophobes’ who support Omar and Tlaib whose alleged progressivism is fake, just a ruse to make their allies on the left think they aren’t actually devout Muslims who put Islam first and wouldn’t dare suggest it be reformed. There’s a pro Israel, genuine moderate Muslim reformer running against Ilhan Omar as a Republican for the second time and she doesn’t stand a chance. I even contributed to her campaign, but she probably won’t get any Muslim votes in Minneapolis.
Yes, I agree.
I was just noting that it’s ironic that on the rare occasion a genuinely sane and progressive Muslim appears in the public discourse, it’s usually non-Muslims that actually end up supporting them. While it’s the sort of pseudo-progressive crypto-Islamist types you mention that get support from most actual Muslims.
Exactly.