California: Imam Says Jews Use ‘Religious Texts to Justify Criminal Activities,’ in Islam ‘We Don’t Have This

Does the imam Salim Ammar Mohamed think his Muslim audience is stupid? Does he think that none of them have actually read the Qur’an?

He says Jews use their scriptures to justify criminal acts, but in Islam “we don’t have any of this.”

Reality:

“Against them make ready your strength to the utmost of your power, including steeds of war, to strike terror into the hearts of the enemies of Allah and your enemies…” (8:60)

“When your Lord was revealing to the angels, ‘I am with you; so confirm the believers. I shall cast terror into the hearts of the unbelievers; so strike the necks, and strike every finger of them!” (Qur’an 8:12)

“We will cast terror into the hearts of those who disbelieve for what they have associated with Allah of which He had not sent down authority. And their refuge will be the Fire, and wretched is the residence of the wrongdoers.” (Qur’an 3:151)

“And kill them wherever you find them, and drive them out from where they drove you out; persecution is worse than slaughter. But fight them not by the Holy Mosque until they should fight you there; then, if they fight you, kill them — such is the recompense of unbelievers, but if they give over, surely Allah is all-forgiving, all-compassionate. Fight them until there is no persecution and the religion is Allah’s; then if they give over, there shall be no enmity save for evildoers.” (Qur’an 2:191-193)

“They wish that you should disbelieve as they disbelieve, and then you would be equal; therefore do not take friends from among them, until they emigrate in the way of Allah; then, if they turn their backs, seize them and kill them wherever you find them; do not take for yourselves any one of them as friend or helper.” (Qur’an 4:89)

“This is the recompense of those who fight against Allah and His Messenger, and hasten about the earth to do corruption there: they shall be killed, or crucified, or their hands and feet shall be struck off on opposite sides; or they shall be exiled from the land. That is a degradation for them in this world; and in the world to come awaits them a mighty chastisement.” (Qur’an 5:33)

Fight them, till there is no persecution and religion is all for Allah; then if they give over, surely Allah sees the things they do.” (Qur’an 8:39)

“Then, when the sacred months are over, kill the idolaters wherever you find them, and take them, and confine them, and lie in wait for them at every place of ambush. But if they repent, and perform the prayer, and pay the alms, then let them go their way; Allah is All-forgiving, All-compassionate.” (Qur’an 9:5)

Fight those who believe not in Allah and the Last Day and do not forbid what Allah and His Messenger have forbidden, and do not practice the religion of truth, even if they are of the People of the Book — until they pay the jizya with willing submission and feel themselves subdued.” (Qur’an 9:29)

“Allah has bought from the believers their selves and their possessions against the gift of Paradise; they fight in the way of Allah; they kill, and are killed; that is a promise binding upon Allah in the Torah, and the Gospel, and the Koran; and who fulfils his covenant truer than Allah? So rejoice in the bargain you have made with Him; that is the mighty triumph.” (Qur’an 9:111)

“O believers, fight the unbelievers who are near to you; and let them find in you a harshness; and know that Allah is with the godfearing.” (Qur’an 9:123)

“When you meet the unbelievers, strike their necks, then, when you have made wide slaughter among them, tie fast the bonds; then set them free, either by grace or ransom, till the war lays down its loads. So it shall be; and if Allah had willed, He would have avenged Himself upon them; but that He may try some of you by means of others. And those who are slain in the way of Allah, He will not send their works astray.” (Qur’an 47:4)

“California Imam Salim Ammar Mohamed: Radicals In Israel Are Motivated By ‘Outrageous Orders For Killing’ In The Old And New Testaments; Allah Be Praised, In Islam We Do Not Have Any Of This,” MEMRI, May 14, 2021:

Imam Salim Ammar Mohamed said that the motivation for the “criminal activity” of Israelis lies in their “distorted” religious texts. He said that Jews use their holy texts to justify harassment, injustice, and the racist ethnic cleansing of Palestinians. He made his remarks in a Friday sermon at Masjid Al-Tawheed in Elk Grove, California, which was posted on the mosque’s official YouTube channel on May 14, 2021….

Salim Ammar Mohamed: “What is motivating the Israelis to commit these acts of racism, ethnic cleansing, and harassment? It has to be these distorted religious books. They are using religious texts to justify their criminal activities.

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“Some people may tell you: ‘Oh this is in the Old Testament, and the New Testament is filled with peace.’ No. Even in the New Testament, there are outrageous orders for killing. In Luke, verse 27, this is what supposedly Jesus told his followers. He told them: ‘Bring to me those who refuse for me to rule and slay them, slaughter them, in front of me.’ ‘Slaughter them.’ This is in Luke 27, verse 19.

“Allah be praised, [in Islam] we don’t have any of this. I am saying this, not to say that all Christian or all Jews are violent. No. There are really good and just people in all religious groups, among the Jews, among the Christians. I am telling you what are the texts those radicals in Israel are using. They are using these religious texts to justify their injustice against the Palestinians.”