Turkish Poet: “Islam Is Worse Than Nazism”

Turkish author and poet Serkan Engin is a brave and courageous man for speaking the truth about Islam in a country that is over 99% Muslim. Although he left Islam years ago, he remains an atheist today. Please pray that he comes to know Christ as his Savior. Given the state of the Muslim world, even in “moderate” Turkey, he may not have much time left …

Qur’an Sura 33:57, 61, “Lo! those who malign Allah and His messenger, Allah hath cursed them in this world and the Hereafter, and hath prepared for them the doom of the disdained … Accursed, they will be seized wherever found and slain with a (fierce) slaughter.”

Hadith, Bukhari 9.84.57, “Muhammad said, ‘Whoever changed his Islamic religion, then kill him.’”

By Robert Spencer, Jihad Watch – “Note from Robert Spencer: When Serkan Engin sent me this piece and asked me to publish it, I asked him if this could endanger him in Turkey. He responded, ‘I am ready to die.’ I certainly hope that he encounters no difficulty as a result of making these public statements; what happens to him now will be a test of the health of the freedom of speech and Kemalist secularism in rapidly re-Islamizing Turkey. It is certainly not possible to say such things in the U.S. today without charges of ‘racism’ and ‘bigotry,’ without any discussion of whether there are Islamic texts and teachings that justify violence and hatred: the question cannot even be asked.

It should also be noted that I do not agree with Serkan Engin’s call for Islam to be outlawed. In the U.S., at least (to say nothing of Turkey or elsewhere), we do not outlaw ideas, and do not employ Thought Police. The criminalizing of thought is a hallmark of the totalitarian state. Even at the height of the Cold War, Communism was not outlawed. Once a people grants to the government the power to declare certain ideas illegal, that power can be turned against good ideas, to the detriment of the people. What needs to be done in response to jihad violence and Islamic supremacism today is an aggressive prosecution of any and all actions dedicated to subverting the republic; that is, however, not being done.

In any case, I may not agree with everything Serkan Engin says, but I will defend to the death his right to speak his mind. That is the fundamental principle of the freedom of speech, and the indispensable foundation of any free society. It is rapidly being lost.

Why Islam is Worse Than Nazism
by Serkan Engin

I am an atheist author and poet, who had lived as a Sunni Muslim for 23 years from birth, and I am still living in a Muslim country, Turkey. Also, my parents and all of my relatives are still Muslim. So, my critics about Islam can be easily consider this an inside view.

I know that the title of this essay seems assertive, but I will explain the rightness of this title step-by-step in this essay.

First of all, you have to learn about Islam that if you are an ‘outsider’, a non-Muslim, for example, a Christian, an atheist, a Buddhist, a Jew or whatever else, all Muslims have the ‘right’ of killing and raping you, grabbing all your properties, your country, land, money and anything else. They take this ‘right’ from the book of their belief, the Quran. In other words, they take this ‘right’ from their belief’s core, the theology of Islam.

Here are some examples of this in verses from Quran.

This verse of Quran is about ‘all non-Muslims’, all ‘heretics’! — Christians, Buddhists, atheists, Jews, etc. — describing them …” Read more.

Serious Spillover: Thousands Flee Lebanon Town As Troops Battles Syrian Militants

The Muslims are marching towards Lebanon, and they’re attacking and killing … other Muslims. Evidently the last portion of Sura 48:29 has been cancelled out, like so many other verses throughout the “timeless” Qur’an …

Qur’an Sura 48:29, “Mohammed is [Allah’s] apostle. Those who follow him are ruthless to the unbelievers but merciful to one another.”

By Bassem Mroue, Associated Press – “Thousands of Lebanese civilians and Syrian refugees crammed into cars and pickup trucks fled a town in eastern Lebanon Monday as troops battled al-Qaida-linked militants from neighboring Syria who overran the border region in the most serious spillover into Lebanon of the three-year conflict next door.

The fierce fighting in Arsal, now in its third day, has killed 17 Lebanese soldiers and compounded fears that tiny Lebanon is fast becoming a new front in its neighbor’s conflict. The government rushed reinforcements to the scene, including dozens of armored personal carriers, tanks and elite troops, suggesting fighting was about to worsen.

The civilian exodus came in the early morning hours during a relative lull in fighting and just a few hours later the bombardment around the town of Arsal had reached an intensity of three shells every minute.

‘We call on the Lebanese army to strike with an iron first,’ said Mohammed Hojeiri, who fled Arsal with his family packed in an SUV Monday. ‘Those gunmen are terrorizing civilians.’

The clashes in Arsal, a predominantly Sunni town of 40,000 whose population has almost tripled because of the presence of Syrian refugees and rebels, could worsen already bubbling sectarian tensions in Lebanon. The town is wedged between Syrian government-controlled territory and Lebanese Shiite villages sympathetic to Lebanon’s premier Shiite militia, Hezbollah.

The Syrian government, which is battling a largely Sunni insurgency, has the support of Hezbollah.

Though the army has only said it is fighting ‘armed terrorists,’ without naming them, the government has linked the conflict regional developments, where an al-Qaida breakaway group known as the Islamic State has declared a self-styled caliphate in border areas straddling Iraq and Syria…

Lebanon’s state-run news agency said the rebels were looting homes and shops in Arsal and a resident on the outskirts told The Associated Press that the militants were committing ‘atrocities’ and shooting at people attempting to flee.

‘The rebels feel protected by the civilians there,’ he said, confirming there was widespread looting with rebels taking over civilian homes to use as military posts.” Read more.

Flashback: A Kingdom Divided: Hardline Lebanese Sunni Muslim Cleric Warns That ‘War Is Coming To Lebanon’ – “Hardline Lebanese Sunni Muslim cleric Sheikh Ahmad al-Assir warned on Friday that ‘a war is coming to Lebanon’ as Syrian rebels and their Lebanese supporters prepare to launch attacks against Hezbollah ‘everywhere.’ Sheikh Assir said in a Friday sermon that a response to Hezbollah’s intervention in Syria could happen in a ‘few days’ and will take place ‘anywhere’ including Lebanon… Senior Muslim Sunni voices have accused Hezbollah of starting a sectarian war by intervening in Syria against the Sunni opposition.” Read more.

Italian Mosque Sheik Remembers Jews In His Prayers: “Oh Allah … Kill Them To The Very Last One”

Wouldn’t you know it, a thoughtful “Religion of Peace” leader at a Western mosque was mindful enough to keep the Jews in his prayers. Only he wasn’t asking “Allah” to step in and help the Jews in any way, shape or form in an effort to bring about true and meaningful peace between Muslims and Jews. As per usual in virtually every Muslim house of worship, he was begging “Allah” to step in and kill them all instead, for peaceful purposes. Genocide. Where would Islam be without it? …

Hadith, Sahih Muslim, 41:6985, “The Day of Judgement will not come about until Muslims fight the Jews, when the Jew will hide behind stones and trees. The stones and trees will say O Muslims, O Abdullah, there is a Jew behind me, come and kill him …”

Sheik Abd Al-Barr Al-Rawdhi, Al-Rahma Mosque in Italy, 7/29/2014: “What can we possibly expect from (the Jews), whose hearts are harder than stone? What can we possibly expect from people whose hands are soiled with the blood of the prophets, not to mention the blood of defenseless, innocent people? … Oh Allah, bring upon them that which will make us happy. Oh Allah, count them one by one, and kill them to the very last one.” Listen to full diatribe.

Nigeria: Boko Haram Bombs At Least Five Churches In Northern Nigeria

In the minds of those who believe every word of the not-so-holy Qur’an, why shouldn’t churches be bombed and Christians beheaded? After all, “Allah” does not love non-Muslims. In fact, non-Muslims are vile animals according to Islam’s deity. And vile animals, well, they can be dangerous to Muslims and ought to be put down. For peaceful purposes …

Qur’an Sura 30:45, “… [Allah] does not love the unbelievers [non-Muslims].”

Qur’an Sura 8:55, “Surely the vilest of animals in Allah’s sight are those who disbelieve [non-Muslims] …”

Qur’an: Sura 4:89, “Have no unbelieving friends. Kill the unbelievers [non-Muslims] wherever you find them.”

Qur’an Sura 8:12b, “… terrorize and behead those who believe in scriptures other than the Qur’an.”

By Carey Lodge, Christian Today – “Islamic extremist group Boko Haram has attacked at least five churches Borno State, northern Nigeria, Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) reports.

Gunmen reportedly used IEDs and petrol bombs to destroy churches in the Hawal Local Government Area, which is home to a predominantly Christian community, on the evening of July 30.

No one is thought to have died in the attacks, but two people were murdered in the Shaffa District of Hawul on July 26 by Boko Haram militants. Eyewitnesses say the victims were each beheaded, and their severed heads placed on their chests.

Boko Haram is an Islamist terror group, intent on ‘cleansing’ Nigeria of Christians. Members have also attacked moderate Muslim communities.

At least 13 died and several more were injured in two mosque suicide bombings in Yobe state on July 29.

The first was detonated at an Izala centre as local Muslims met to pray, while the second took place at a mosque attacked to the family home of Potiskum’s chief Imam.

A Muslim cleric was also abducted by Boko Haram militants along with his wife and two other people in the town of Katarko in Yobe state on July 28.” Read more.

Flashback: Nigeria: Boko Haram: Our Goal Is To Eliminate Followers Of Christ – “Terrorist organisation Boko Haram has issued a statement making clear that its goal is to eliminate followers of Christ from Nigeria and establish an Islamic state. ‘The Nigerian state and Christians are our enemies and we will be launching attacks on the Nigerian state and its security apparatus as well as churches until we achieve our goal of establishing an Islamic state in place of the secular state … We are responsible for the suicide attack on a church in Jos and also another attack on another church in Biu,’ a spokesman for the group, Abul Qaqa, is said to have told reporters in the northeastern city of Maiduguri over the phone.” Read more.

Flashback: Nigeria: ‘Proud Soldiers Of Allah’ Vows To Take Down Government And Destroy Christianity, ‘We Will Devour You … Our Joy Is To Die In Jihad’ – “‘You, Jonathan, cannot stop us; instead we will devour you in the three months like you are boasting … We are proud soldiers of Allah; we will never give up as we fight the infidels. We will emerge as winners … for us, [death] is eternal victory to die working for Allah. Our joy is to die in Jihad for Allah … We are not doing physical human service, but Allah’s work … We are not afraid because we are not doing man’s work but Allah’s work…” Read more.

Philippines: Terrorist Organization Pledges Allegiance To ISIS Caliphate, “We Pledge To Obey Him … And To Value Him More Than Anyone Else”

Its strength and influence seems to be growing rapidly. As more Islamist terror groups submit to the Islamic State’s authority, more will feel compelled to follow in their footsteps …

• Flashback: Jordan: Salafi Group Pledges Allegiance To Islamic State
• Flashback: Nigeria: Boko Haram Voices Support For ISIS Caliphate
• Flashback: Sudan: Salafi Group Endorses Islamic State’s New Caliphate
• Flashback: Lebanon: Sunni Jihadists Pledge Allegiance To ISIS Caliphate
• Flashback: Indonesia: Authorities Fear Support For ISIS Caliphate Spreading
• Flashback: Pakistan: Taliban-Linked Terror Organization Pledges Allegiance To ISIS Caliphate

By Maria A. Ressa, Rappler – “The Islamic State (IS), formerly known as ISIS or the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq or ISIS, is expanding its recruitment on social media in the Philippines.

On July 23, a video of senior Abu Sayyaf leader Isnilon Hapilon along with masked men was posted on YouTube. Hapilon carries a reward of up to $5 million from the US Rewards for Justice Program. He was indicted in the District of Columbia for ‘terrorist acts against United States nationals and other foreign nationals.’ The FBI says he was ‘the deputy or second in command for the foreign terrorist organization, the Abu Sayyaf.’

The propaganda video begins with still photos establishing the notoriety of Hapilon: his encircled photo on posters of most wanted terrorists from the United States, which include al-Qaeda’s leaders. Al-Qaeda’s symbolic black flag, which is being used by extremist groups in more than 20 countries around the world (including the foreign fighters of ISIS), peppers the opening montage.

In the video clip that lasts a little more than 6 minutes, Hapilon, wearing a black gown, links arms with men, most of whom hide their faces. Using a combination of his native dialect, Yakan, and Arabic, Hapilon and his men swear allegiance or ‘bay’ah,’ an oath, to IS and its head, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.

‘We pledge bay’ah to Caliph Sheikh Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi Ibrahim Awwad Al-Qurashi Al-Husseini for loyalty and obedience in adversity and comfort,’ says Hapilon, reading from a sheet of paper. The men, ostensibly members of the Abu Sayyaf, linking arms with him in the video recite the oath after him.

‘We pledge to obey him on anything which our hearts desire or not and to value him more than anyone else,’ Hapilon leads the men. ‘We will not take any emir other than him unless we see in him any obvious act of disbelief that could be questioned by Allah in the hereafter.'” Read more.

Flashback: ISIS Caliphate Leader To Muslim World: ‘Obey Me’ – “The leader of ISIS, al-Bagdhadi, has given a message to the entire Muslim world: ‘obey me…’ The entire message goes as follows: ‘The mujahedeen have been rewarded victory by God after years of jihad and they were able to achieve their aim and hurried to announce the caliphate and choose the Imam… It is a burden to accept this responsibility to be in charge of you…I am not better than you or more virtuous than you. If you see me on the right path, help me. If you see me on the wrong path, advise me and halt time. And obey me as far as I obey God.’ What happens to those who do not obey? Here is a photo of one of Baghdadi’s recent victims …” Read more.

Hamas TV: Every Muslim Mother “Must Nurse Her Children On Hatred Of The Sons Of Zion”

For peaceful purposes. But according to the words of the Prophet Zechariah, the sort of “peace” that they are seeking is something they will never achieve …

Zechariah 9:5-6, 9-15a, “Ashkelon will see it and fear; Gaza will writhe in agony, and Ekron too, for her hope will wither. Gaza will lose her king and Ashkelon will be deserted. Foreigners will occupy Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines…. Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout, Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your king comes to you… He will proclaim peace to the nations. His rule will extend from sea to sea and from the River to the ends of the earth. As for you, because of the blood of my covenant with you, I will free your prisoners… I will bend Judah as I bend my bow and fill it with Ephraim. I will rouse your sons, O Zion… Then the LORD will appear over them; his arrow will flash like lightning. The Sovereign LORD will sound the trumpet; he will march in the storms of the south, and the LORD Almighty will shield them.”

• Flashback: PA To Israelis: Death Is Near, Sons Of Zion, All You’ll Get From Us Is Death
• Flashback: Former Egyptian President Morsi: We Must Nurse Our Children And Grandchildren On Hatred Of Jews And All Who Support Them

Leader of the Muslim Brotherhood in Kuwait, Al-Aqsa TV (Hamas), 8/1/2014: “Without a doubt, the blood being spilled [in Gaza] is dear. But the equation is ‘Those killed from our side are in Paradise, and those killed from their side in Hell.’ (Hadith) We are not afraid of Martyrdom. Not long ago, you cried out loud: ‘Death for Allah is our most exalted wish!’ (Muslim Brotherhood slogan) You received the death you wanted. We have no problem with death. We are not like the children of Israel: ‘And you will surely find them the most greedy of people for life.’ (Quran) Whereas we yearn for death and Martyrdom… Every mother – especially the mothers in Palestine, but every mother in the [Islamic] Nation, not just Palestine – must nurse her children on hatred of the sons of Zion. We hate them and they are our enemies.” Listen to more.