Until now we have looked at the big picture of Sharia and then the position of women in Sharia. We now come to a new subject–the unbeliever or non-Muslim. The word “non-Muslim” is used in the translation of Sharia law, but the actual Arabic word used is “Kafir”. But the word Kafir means far more than non-Muslim. The original meaning of the word was “concealer”, one who conceals the truth of Islam.
The Koran says that the Kafir may be deceived, plotted against, hated, enslaved, mocked, tortured and worse. The word is usually translated as “unbeliever” but this translation is wrong. The word “unbeliever” is logically and emotionally neutral, whereas, Kafir is the most abusive, prejudiced and hateful word in any language.
There are many religious names for Kafirs: polytheists, idolaters, People of the Book (Christians and Jews), Buddhists, atheists, agnostics, and pagans. Kafir covers them all, because no matter what the religious name is, they can all be treated the same. What Mohammed said and did to polytheists can be done to any other category of Kafir.
Islam devotes a great amount of energy to the Kafir. The majority (64%) of the Koran is devoted to the Kafir, and nearly all of the Sira (81%) deals with Mohammed’s struggle with them. The Hadith (Traditions) devotes 32% of the text to Kafirs1. Overall, the Trilogy devotes 60% of its content to the Kafir.
| Hadith | 37% |
| Sira | 81% |
| Koran | 64% |
| Total | 60% |
Amount of Text Devoted to the Kafir
The Sharia does not devote nearly that much to the Kafir since Sharia law is primarily for Muslims. Besides, the Kafir has few rights, so there is little to expound on.
Religious Islam is what Muslims do to go to Paradise and avoid Hell. What Mohammed did to Kafirs was not religious, but political. Political Islam is what is of concern to Kafirs, not the religion. Who cares how a Muslim worships, but every one of us is concerned as to what they do to us and say about us. Political Islam should be of concern to every Kafir.
Here are two Sharia references about Kafirs:
w59.2 […] And this clarifies the Koranic verses and hadiths about hatred for the sake of Allah and love for the sake of Allah, Al Walaa wa al Baraa, being unyielding towards the Kafirs, hard against them, and detesting them, while accepting the destiny of Allah Most High insofar as it is the decree of Allah Mighty and Majestic.
Hatred for the sake of Allah and love for the sake of Allah is called Al Walaa wa al Baraa, a fundamental principle of Islamic ethics and Sharia. A Muslim is to hate what Allah hates and love what Allah loves. Allah hates the Kafir, therefore, a Muslim is to act accordingly.
40:35 They [Kafirs] who dispute the signs [Koran verses] of Allah without authority having reached them are greatly hated by Allah and the believers [Muslims]. So Allah seals up every arrogant, disdainful heart.
h8.24 It is not permissible to give zakat [charity] to a Kafir, or to someone whom one is obliged to support such as a wife or family member.
Here are a few of the Koran references: A Kafir can be mocked–
83:34 On that day the faithful will mock the Kafirs, while they sit on bridal couches and watch them. Should not the Kafirs be paid back for what they did?
A Kafir can be beheaded—
47:4 When you encounter the Kafirs on the battlefield, cut off their heads until you have thoroughly defeated them and then take the prisoners and tie them up firmly.
A Kafir can be plotted against—
86:15 They plot and scheme against you [Mohammed], and I plot and scheme against them. Therefore, deal calmly with the Kafirs and leave them alone for a while.
A Kafir can be terrorized—
8:12 Then your Lord spoke to His angels and said, “I will be with you. Give strength to the believers. I will send terror into the Kafirs’ hearts, cut off their heads and even the tips of their fingers!”
A Muslim is not the friend of a Kafir—
3:28 Believers should not take Kafirs as friends in preference to other believers. Those who do this will have none of Allah’s protection and will only have themselves as guards. Allah warns you to fear Him for all will return to Him.
A Kafir is evil—
23:97 And say: Oh my Lord! I seek refuge with You from the suggestions of the evil ones [Kafirs]. And I seek refuge with you, my Lord, from their presence.
A Kafir is disgraced—
37:18 Tell them, “Yes! And you [Kafirs] will be disgraced.”
A Kafir is cursed—
33:60 They [Kafirs] will be cursed, and wherever they are found, they will be seized and murdered. It was Allah’s same practice with those who came before them, and you will find no change in Allah’s ways.
KAFIRS AND THE PEOPLE OF THE BOOK
Muslims tell Christians and Jews that they are special. They are “People of the Book” and are brothers in the Abrahamic faith. But in Islam you are a Christian, if and only if, you believe that Christ was a man who was a prophet of Allah; there is no Trinity; Jesus was not crucified nor resurrected and that He will return to establish Sharia law. To be a true Jew you must believe that Mohammed is the last in the line of Jewish prophets.
This verse is positive:
5:77 Say: Oh, People of the Book, do not step out of the bounds of truth in your religion, and do not follow the desires of those who have gone wrong and led many astray. They have themselves gone astray from the even way.
Islamic doctrine is dualistic, so there is an opposite view as well. Here is the last verse written about the People of the Book (A later verse abrogates or nullifies an earlier verse.). This is the final word. It calls for Muslims to make war on the People of the Book who do not believe in the religion of truth, Islam.
9:29 Make war on those who have received the Scriptures [Jews and Christians] but do not believe in Allah or in the Last Day. They do not forbid what Allah and His Messenger have forbidden. The Christians and Jews do not follow the religion of truth until they submit and pay the poll tax [jizya] and they are humiliated.
The sentence “They do not forbid…” means that they do not accept Sharia law; “until they submit” means to submit to Sharia law. Christians and Jews who do not accept Mohammed as the final prophet are Kafirs.
Muslims pray five times a day and the opening prayer always includes:
Koran 1: 7 Not the path of those who anger You [the Jews] nor the path of those who go astray [the Christians].
LANGUAGE
Since the original Arabic word for unbelievers was Kafir and that is the actual word used in the Koran and Sharia law, that is the word used here for accuracy and precision.
It is very simple: if you don’t believe Mohammed and his Koran, you are a Kafir.
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umar.nizam
The one reason Islam spread as the way it spread was through the way it taught to deal with others, irrespective of faith. It never had missions or missionaries. Simple traders would turn around whole countries.
Now it has been said by a few others above, please do study on your own be it Quran, Hadeeth or the life of the Prophet before you conclude.
Articles like these are actually what brings people to enquire and to question, a lot of authentic website and free material are available. I can help please let me know.
Peace on all.
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thomasjhenniganw
well said, I also have done extensive studies into Islam and see it exactly as you have.
The amount of reworking done by Islamic scholars is easy to see through.
I have studied the lifestyles of Muslims, their actions, their daily habits living under Islamic influence, this is the real Islam.
For a religion who espouses a high moral code and the most righteous way of life, it is amazing just how twisted and immoral is the Muslim mind, why? Muhammad.
cody927
Yes, Rod, you hit the nail on the head.
I,too, have studied Islam right from their sources for some time and the playbook has not changed for 1400 years.
There are around three stages to jihad and Islamic subjugation of a civilization:
1. sneaky phase: Migrate into idiotic host country and breed like mice to build up numbers; Lie about being a religion of peace when Islam is really a nation of its own bent on conquest; whine about being the victim and set upon by the mean ol’ Islamophobes and bigots; get clueless kafirs to run to their defense, etc.
2. defensive phase: Enough power to fight, but not enough power to have total hegemony. Indicated by no-go zones, rape gangs, church burnings, assassinations of critics, etc. “Defense” is a broad brush in Islam. waging jihad on anyone who simply criticizes Islam or draws a Muhammad cartoon is obligatory and considered defensive. Though he was Shia, he likely spoke for all Islam when Ayatollah Khomeini said Islam has no sense of humor.
3. offensive phase: Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and so on. No other religions allowed, all non-Muslims subjugated, medieval and draconian sharia law like public beheadings and cutting off hands is enacted, open slave markets, etc.
Yet, the morons in the media, politicians, government agencies, and other guardians of dhimmitude continue the fantasy land meme of “religion of peace” and multicultural oblivion.
I can tell by the tu quoque fallacies and cliche comments below we either have programmed dhimmis or purveyors of taqiyya.
“the Bible has more violence than the quran…
The thing is, Jews don’t go around screaming “Yahweh is God”, then blow themselves up trying to take as many Muslims as they can with them. Christians don’t fly planes into skyscrapers in the name of Jesus. Unlike the quran, the violence is relegated to stories in the Bible, no one today is acting it out.
“learn Arabic before you criticize…”
another oldie but goodie. Why is Arabic necessary?.
Because the English translations are so faulty and intentionally mistranslated to hide the truth of what it really says?. Like sura 21:91, where the Arabic actually says that Gabriel blows into Mary’s vagina instead of her garment as the English reads?.
Besides, isn’t the quran the perfect book handed down as clear proofs for all men (2:185)?. So why Arabic then?.
By that logic, don’t criticize the Bible until you learn Koine Greek and Proto-Hebrew.
Syed Hussam
Islam teaches us to remain in peace. We should not kill anyone regardless of what their religion or social status is, until he is peaceful.Even in the war, when the enemy seek protection and lay down arms we are required to deliver the to a place of security. The Holy Quran States, “And if any one of the polytheists seeks your protection, then grant him protection so that he may hear the words of Allah . Then deliver him to his place of safety. That is because they are a people who do not know.”
And for your kind information, every muslim who believe in Allah as the only god and all 124,000 prophets of Allah and believe in Prophet Muhammad as the last and final messenger of Allah is sure that one day after completing his punishment for his sins will go to Paradise for-ever. And if someone’s good deeds weight outnumber that of bad deeds, he will directly go to Jannah.
In the bible there are much more verses of voilence as compared to Quran. Let me quote a few here.
Deuteronomy17:12 NLT : Anyone arrogant enough to reject the verdict of the judge or of the priest who represents the LORD your God must die.
Ezekiel 35:7-9 NLT; 4: I will fill your mountains with the dead. Your hills, your valleys, and your streams will be filled with people slaughtered by the sword. I will make you desolate forever. Your cities will never be rebuilt. Then you will know that I am God.
Matthew 10:34-35; 6: Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword. For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother-in-law. And a man’s foes shall be they of his own household.
Exodus 32:27: Then he said to them, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Each man strap a sword to his side. Go back and forth through the camp from one end to the other, each killing his brother and friend and neighbor.
Exodus 32:28: The Levites did as Moses commanded, and that day about three thousand of the people died.
l2930203
Sorry for breaking the spell.
Kaafir is a word that means “disbeliever”. In Islam, this refers to the person who denies the existence of God. Thats it!
That means hindus, christians, jews and others including athiests who even remotely consider the possibility of a diety are not Kaafir. Any follower of a theistic religion is, by the definition of Islam, not kaafir.
Now many of you could say, Oh so a muslim can technically go to an athiest who doesn’t believe in a diety and kill him.
Well, not really since even if the person is rejecting the existence, the verse don’t apply to him as he is not in war with Islam (i.e he is not killing muslims).
Secondly, those verses are intended for the times of war not of peace. Thirdly, that order is for a elected and approved State of Islam i.e a Muslim country (Same applied to jihad too).
So yes, the so called jihadis aren’t backed by the religion they use to cover their political motives and a Majority of Muslims know this already.
BillyHerman45
“those verses are intended for the times of war not of peace.”
Can you define what is “peace”? Do kaffir have to pay the jizya tax during peace?
Can you define what is “war”? If a kaffir draws a cartoon of muhammed, is that considered “war”?
Akash
Why can’t these so called Jihadi’s live with peace and let live others with whatever they believe?
Where this idea of killing others and make the world Islamic state came from?
Why women us not allowed to wear what she wants?
I agree that all Muslims are not attackers. But this is the truth that all the attackers are Muslims.
N.Hq
For the truth seekers out there
—————————————–
This website is only spreading misconception about Islam.
If you are a truth seeker then before jumping into any conclusion
Go and read the Quran (with Tafseer of every Verse and the context of that Surah)
and Sahih Hadith (with explanation) and
Gather as much as knowledge as you can from Authentic muslim scholars
So that you can ask yourself Why you shouldn’t hate Islam (or should hate Islam).
(Unless your only will is to make fun of Islam) If you are truly a truth seeker InshAllah Allah(God) subḥānahu wa ta’āla (glorified and exalted be He) will guide you and remove your misconception.
thomasjhenniganw
If the Quran is such a perfect book, Allah’s eternal book which is with him in his heaven, and dictated to Muhammad by Gibrael, why is it that it needs so much tafsir and hadith to explain it? Surely Allah is capable of explaining in clear and simple language what he is actually trying to say, or is he? He doesn’t seem to be all that he is cracked up to be. Why is it that sharía law is necessary with the excuse that it is divine law and that human law is useless and evil, if the Quran needs so much commentary and context from the hadiths and tafsir? Why can’t human beings make laws themselves if such is the case? I have read the Quran and it is the most disorganized, boring and contradictory gibberish I have ever read. There is no order or context to it.It continually contradicts itself, and then there is the trick of abrogation in an attempt to explain the contradictions away. If a student handed anything like the Quran into his teacher as a term paper, he would be flunked. Allah seems incapable of communicating what he actually wants, but has to reveal something in one part of it and then correct it later (via abrogation). Surely Allah could have made up his mind on what he wanted to be written or else he is not what he is claimed to be. How could an almighty and perfect god make so many mistakes and have to correct them later?
What proof is there that Muhammad was a prophet in the line of the Hebrew prophets other than he claimed to be one, and at that as a result of epileptic fits? If Muhammad was deceived by Satan in the so-called “Satanic verses”, then what proof can anyone give that he was not deceived or deceiving others and in fact a false and delusional prophet
How is it that Muhammad was a failure as a preacher of his new religion in Mecca, as Jews, Christians, and pagans rejected his new religion, and only became successful in Medina thanks to jihad, banditry, one attack on kaffirs every month, massacres of thousands of Jews etc.? If Allah is all that he is cracked up to be, how is it that his prophet was only successful by means of war? What kind of a god would order his followers to hate and kill anyone who refused to follow a self-proclaimed prophet who gave no proof of a prophetic mission, no miracles? In the Bible, Elijah and Elisha performed many miracles, not to mention Jesus, who of course is more than a prophet.
The Quran is totally mistaken in many cases. It states that Mary the Mother of Jesus was the sister of Moses who lived t1200 years before. It thinks that Abraham, who lived around the year 1800 B.C. was a contemporary of King Salomon who built the first temple in Jerusalem around the year 940 B.C. The only source for the life of Abraham is the Bible. He is unknown in any other writings of the time. The Bible has nothing about him being in Mecca and constructing the Kaba with Ismael. Obviously, that is pure invention.
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Ach
there is two types of charity the first one is “Zakat”, this charity is for Muslims while the other charity called in arabic “Sadaqa” is for everyone even non-muslims.
About Hating infidels is true but doesn’t mean to treat them badly and to oppress them.etc Allah said
[Mumtahenah 60:8] “Allah does not forbid you from those who did not fight against you because of religion and did not drive you out from your homes, that you should be kind towards them and deal with them fairly; indeed the equitable are the beloved of Allah.”
[al-Tawbah 9:6] “And if anyone of the Mushrikoon (polytheists, idolaters, pagans, disbelievers in the Oneness of Allaah) seeks your protection then grant him protection so that he may hear the Word of Allaah (the Qur’aan) and then escort him to where he can be secure”
[al-Shoora 42:15 – interpretation of the meaning] “and I am commanded to do justice among you. Allaah is our Lord and your Lord. For us our deeds and for you your deeds”
A Kafir can be beheaded in battle field and that’s normal, but it doesn’t mean to cut there head just because they are infidels.
Sharia don’t say that A Kafir can be plotted but the Quran says when Infidels fight Muslims and plot against them them then allah will plot against kafir so the Muslims won’t be plotted.
Allah said:
[Anfal 8:30] And remember O dear Prophet when the disbelievers were scheming against you to either imprison you, or to kill you or to banish you; and they were scheming, and Allah was making His secret plan; and Allah’s secret plan is the best.
“A Muslim is not the friend of a Kafir” i am arabian and Allah didn’t use the word friend here but allies, which means don’t take infidels as allies against
other muslims
because the word used here is “أولياء” and not “أصدقاء”
[A/I`mran 3:28] The Muslims must not befriend the disbelievers, in preference over the Muslims; whoever does that has no connection whatsoever with Allah, except if you fear them; Allah warns you of His wrath; and towards Allah only is the return.
in another versues which says don’t take christians and jews as your allies if they were allied whith each other, but the problem is this translation is not accurate as they used the word friend unstead of allies. that’s why you should learn Arabic then start criticising.
[Maidah 5:51] O People who Believe! Do not make the Jews and the Christians your friends; they are friends of one another; and whoever among you befriends them, is one of them; indeed Allah does not guide the unjust.
Kafir is not an evil because the words used in arabic wasn’t evil ones but it was one word (الشياطين)
which means devils not kafirs. so you are a bad kafir u lie to people and u say your lies to people who can’t inderstand arabic
[Mominun 23:97] And submit, “My Lord! I seek Your refuge from the instigation of the devils.”
Nusaiba
There is one n only who created us in a logical scientific way.WHO posseses a great patience n gifted us a brain n humanity by which we can measure the right n wrong.Take Islam as peace bt nt as binding.its free.its calm. Why all arguments n searching fault where we learnt from our past….in stead of if U dnt wnt to keep belief den okay.dats ur logic. Morever man has no will on their birth as muslim or non believers.Bt Allah gifted U something by which U can differ the right or wrong.N Almighty loves U too..U R a creation of Allah may b u don’t know.Try once to search a one truth.Don’t grasp a theory bt find out the truth.
Akash
Why the Allah is so desperate for acceptance? If someone has faith in other religion its his/her own choice and people are entitled to their freedom. I don’t understand. God is one who doesn’t use fear as weapon to force someone to worship him. Like “Love what Allah loves and hate what Allah hates”. This is so wrong. God is one who says “You are free to worship, Do it if you have faith, otherwise their is no point”.
Paradise should be given according to one’s deeds(good or bad) not according to if he worships Allah or not. If an atheist person has done only good in his/her whole life, that person deserves paradise more than that who killed in the name of Allah(or has worshiped Allah his whole life but haven’t done anything good)
[Maidah 5:51] O People who Believe! Do not make the Jews and the Christians your friends; they are friends of one another; and whoever among you befriends them, is one of them; indeed Allah does not guide the unjust. – I mean what is this? Which god would teach someone to not live happily with one another.
Felsen Stark
In an attempt to understand how Muslims FEEL when reading the volumes of obnoxious verses and hadiths regarding the kafir, I have found it useful when reading koranic verses or hadiths to replace the word ‘muslim’ with ‘kafir’, Christian, Jew or “People of the Book.’ At the same time replace the words ‘believers’ or muslims with Kafir, Christian, Jews. This simple act of word reversal has given me insights into how and why the muslim mind is seduced and functionally how Mohammad instilled in his followers the ‘godly’ hate toward others.
Jon Anderson
I think it’s more accurate to say that Islamic theology doesn’t provide for assurance of salvation except for being killed during jihad.
m duncan
All Muslims will have to spend some time in hell. The only way to avoid that is through jihad (murder) against non-believers.
Johannes
Very good insight and conclusions. However, I feel it is incorrect to draw a line between the political and the religious Islam.
You wrote: “Religious Islam is what Muslims do to go to Paradise and avoid Hell. What Mohammed did to Kafirs was not religious, but political.”
I have read somewhere that Muslims can never be sure wether they will go to heaven or not, unless they die in combat with unbelievers. If that is so, Jihad is right at the core of Islam’s religious message, because it is the only sure way to reach Paradise. It could be said that murdering people is a sacrament in Islam, since there is so much material that indicates that this actually pleases Allah.
Also, since the Qu’ran is the word of god, which contains political ideas, it is even more difficult to make this distinction.
There are many who’ve said that the spritual message of the Qu’ran is weak. It is not, if you regard political Islam as spiritual also. Which is what Islamic hardliners seem to be doing.
In fact, I think many feel drawn towards Jihadism since the overwhelming strictness of Sharia, practices such as fasting and praying make it impossible for a Muslim to be sure he will reach heaven. Thus, they turn to military Jihad, as it promises a way out of the unclarity.
Just some thoughts.