The world is reeling under the threat of coronavirus, which has become a pandemic. Europe and the Middle East having suffered enormous loss of life, and others struggling to curtail its impact on their civilians. Borders have greyed out, continents have merged, and nations have put their heads together to find a cure to battle coronavirus. And then there are Islamists, who are galloping in an entirely different parallel. Although the epicenter of Islam, Saudi Arabia has responsibly suspended travel to many holy sites, to curb the spread of this epidemic, Muslim fundamentalists don’t cease to surprise us.
The Indian government has repeatedly urged citizens to stay indoors and avoid crowds and gatherings. But a gentleman, while interacting with a media personnel, proclaims his defiance and goes on to boast that majority of the Muslims in the country pay no heed to the precautionary advice broadcast by the government and health care officials.
Defying recommendations of offering namaz (Islamic prayer) within the safety of four walls, he insists on performing his routine prayers outside, along with other Muslims. He refutes the recommendations by stating that it is for the women to stay at home and offer her prayers; men can’t be caged in the house. Another gentleman firmly believes that getting infected by COVID-19, or not, is all in the hands of Allah. If he wishes, he will protect his followers. Indifferent to using sanitizers and hand wash, he persists wriggling his hands while reciting a religious sermon.
Four Muslim youths in India have returned from Dubai and are now giving a hard time to the administration. The young men, now in Bhatkal, a remote town in the state of Karnataka in South India, have been harassing the state’s health care machinery by maintaining their “religious” stance and asserting that these tests are opposed to the ideals of Islam. Given that the Middle East has reported numerous positive cases and the death count is on a constant rise, it is vital for these men to abide by the medical surveillance set by the government.
The privileged minority of India knows how to twist the arms of the authorities, and it does so by waving that minority card and “our religion does allow us” card at regular intervals.
With COVID-19 demonstrating itself to be a highly contagious viral disease, if the second largest majority refuses to cooperate with the administration, one can only imagine the havoc mankind would face should there be an outbreak in densely populated India. While we are hopeful that most Indian Muslims will display wisdom and adopt all necessary precautions, even if the slimmest slice of this demographic group concurs with the philosophy presented above, it would contribute immensely to the disaster in the offing.
Muslim fundamentalists in other parts of the world are not sparing the world, either. 44 Muslims perished by consuming bootleg alcohol in Iran following a rumor that circulated widely, misguiding people into believing that ethanol might ward off the fatal virus.
On the other hand, a local imam in the city of Qom, Iran, shared a long list of possible cures of the disease with more than 120,000 of his followers through Telegram. One of these cures included dipping a cotton ball in violet oil and shoving it in the anus at bedtime. Another imam called the virus the wrath of Allah, a punishment of sorts. He was later tested positive for COVID-19.
While these anecdotes may tickle your funny bones, the superstitions spread by some Iranian clerics are outrageous to say the least. A Shi’ite cleric, Ayatollah Nasser Makarem Shirazi, is resolute against using Israel-made vaccines to combat coronavirus. “It is forbidden to purchase or sell the vaccine if we know for certain that the profit made by the companies [producing it] will go to the Zionists and Israel unless this is the only medicine [available] and there is no other alternative.” He shares this with an Iranian daily, Hamdeli.
Even in the face of an unrelenting contagion, the Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, failing to cast off his intense hatred for America and look beyond the binary of “infidel” and “believer”, rejects treatment offered by the US. “Trump, you have filled the world with wars, occupations and poverty, and now you claim that you are the healer.. But this disease is spreading because of your awful policies,” exclaims the influential Shia leader.
The Muslim ecosystem demonstrates an extended history of resisting recommended medical procedures, because: “religion”. “It’s against Islam”. In a country exploding with people, the Indian administration finds itself constantly challenged by the Muslims’ aversion for birth-control, Polio vaccinators have even been battered by Muslim families. In Europe, Muslim parents have desisted vital vaccines for not being “halal” enough.
The world has overlooked their deviations for the longest time, but what they are doing now doesn’t have a bearing on their lives alone. Having a global presence, they are surrounded by people of all communities, races and cultures who don’t necessarily subscribe to the Islamic school of thought and must not be smothered by orthodoxies of Islamic hardliners who are tied down by premedieval dogmas.
PRCS says
Not just yesterday’s four idiots.
https://www.jihadwatch.org/2020/03/india-four-muslims-returning-from-dubai-refuse-coronavirus-tests-say-islam-does-not-permit-such-tests
Lightship Chaplain says
Yet another good reason to keep them out of Western Cultures!
jayell says
Quite so. If they can’t be bothered to co-operate and obey the rules of society for the sake of everyone, then throw them out. Then, if they become infected and a danger to others, treat them like lepers were treated in medieval times. With their medieval mindset, they should understand that, if nothing else.
OTTER says
The virus of Islam is impossible to confront. We will pay, all of us, at their hands. This planet will be killed by them as they conquer all and then kill by turning on themselves. No doubt about it.
gravenimage says
Islam is not impossible to confront, OTTER–it’s just that most of us are not doing it.
PRCS says
Ta Da!
gravenimage says
Thanks, PRCS.
Michael Copeland says
“No stronger retrograde force exists in the world”
Churchill
PRCS says
Despite Covid-19 threat, thousands of Muslim pilgrims gather in Indonesia
https://www.thestar.com.my/news/regional/2020/03/18/thousands-of-muslim-pilgrims-brave-virus-to-gather-in-indonesia
“We are more afraid of God… everyone’s human, we fear illnesses, death, but there’s something more to the body, which is our soul.”
No concern for others, of course.
gravenimage says
Yep. More of the same, PRCS.
PRCS says
But, it ain’t just Muslims.
somehistory says
A guy in Kentucky tested positive, but refused to stay inside away from others. When he defied the orders, the sheriff sent deputies to his house to make sure he stayed inside. He then said that he would stay voluntarily. The deputies remain as he can’t be trusted.
moslims can’t be trusted. At all. Even if they said they would obey laws against spreading the virus, they can’t be trusted. Because they lie. And they have the idea that they don’t have to obey laws…even those that would protect them and their families…so they flaunt their delusional “superiority” and do as they please, while claiming victimhood.
islam is straight from satan the devil who flaunts the laws made by our Creator. Those who follow satan do the same. To flaunt the laws made by man is nothing to them.
James Lincoln says
somehistory,
Excellent post, my compliments.
somehistory says
Thank you, JL.
Phil Copson says
Excuse my pointing it out, but flagrantly to disregard the law is to “flout” it.
To “flaunt” is to make a brazen display of something – eg, waving an ISIS flag in Times Square would be to “flaunt” your allegiance.
somehistory says
Thanks for the correction. Your word is the one I meant, but my fingers don’t always listen to my brain. 🙂
PRCS says
But wait!
There’s more!
India: 1 million people expected to attend a religions festival starting March 25th, ignoring Covid-19 concerns
https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/coronavirus-ayodhya-to-hold-ram-navami-mela-despite-covid-19-fears-814613.html
Hindus in this case.
gravenimage says
Certainly, most of these cases I have heard of involve Muslims.
PRCS says
So, you’re giving the other morons a pass?
gravenimage says
No, I’m not, PRCS. I just saw some interviews with idiots on spring break partying in large groups, and am ashamed that these are college students.
But in many cases the incidents of Muslims are worse–that is, blaming Jews or Americans for the virus.
I also have not heard of any non-Muslims deliberately trying to infect people.
Even where many people are irrational, Muslims are often uglier.
Jaydam says
Muslim hardliners refusing medical help may expose non-Muslims to COVID-19 for their beliefs,…
That must be the best news of the day, and i would encourage all Muslims to refuse all medical help from non believers, and mix with each other at every opportunity 🙂
gravenimage says
Jaydam, how is exposing non-Muslims to the disease a good thing?
PRCS says
And even more!
https://www.mormonstories.org/podcast/mormon-church-please-quarantine-your-missionaries-patriarchs-members-etc-from-covid-10-coronavirus-they-are-not-safe-and-they-could-become-carriers/
“It appears as though many church leaders, mission presidents, and missionaries are seeing the Corona virus pandemic as an opportunity to corner people in their homes, with hopes of spreading the gospel”
Mormons in this case.
gravenimage says
PRCS, dod you miss the part where the Mormon Church is telling missionaries to self quarantine?
PRCS says
Don’t be silly. You know I did my homework.
They were told to desist AFTERWARD.
gravenimage says
In that case, the problem is a few missionaries, not the Mormon Church itself.
PRCS says
“many church leaders, mission presidents, and missionaries”
PRCS says
Oh, my.
Another group, too.
“If we die, we die for Christ’: Florida megachurch pastor encourages congregation to keep coming to service.”
https://www.alternet.org/2020/03/if-we-die-we-die-for-christ-florida-megachurch-pastor-encourages-congregation-to-keep-coming-to-service/?utm_source=&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=3967
ELI says
Nobody at jihadwatch seems to give a hoot above anyone else acting like idiots. From what I can see it only takes 4 idiots coming back from Dubai to make it on the jihadwatch front page. Anyone else non-Muslim behaving like idiots whether in the name of religion or not is completely ignored. Obviously this is very slanted and selective reporting.
Westman says
Watch the virus spread on a line between Dearborn-Detroit, US, to Totonto, Canada, and explain why it is happening. “Kufar kaws don’t apply to us”, is a trademark of Islam wherever it has sufficient numbers and a separate community in which to hide the violations.
PRCS says
Nobody?
As you responded to one of my posts, you know that’s not true.
ELI says
You’re a bit of an exception wouldn’t you say?
PRCS says
You said nobody.
gravenimage says
ELI has been all over the threads for the past couple of days, enraged that anyone dares say anything critical about Islam. Bad dhimmis!
b.a. freeman says
hmm-m-m … maybe the name of the site should give U a hint, ELI: JIHADwatch!
christians, jews, hindus, and people of *all* religions share something in common: they are all PEOPLE, and *ALL* people do stupid s**t at one time or another. i include myself in that as well, because no human being is perfect. thus, at any given time, there will be many folks of every major worldwide religion who do and say stupid stuff. here at JIHADwatch, the discussion is about the poisonous death cult of islam; thus, the stories are usually about the ummah, as are the comments.
personally, i *love* to talk religion and politics, and do so at every opportunity (which does NOT include my customers, BTW, because i want them to stay my customers). i often mention the left when discussing the ummah, both here and elsewhere, but that’s because the left is using the pious of the ummah as a proxy army to destroy civilization; were the left not doing that, i wouldn’t bother discussing them here, because THIS SITE IS ABOUT ISLAM. that does not mean that the site is slanted; it just means that THE SITE IS ABOUT ISLAM.
all good now?
ELI says
Fine but this is a pandemic, it has nothing to do with Islam and this site is very clearly manipulating this crisis for its anti-Islam agenda. If this was stormfront you would have threads about rabbis doing the same thing. By the way, the way it is reported here is as if Muslims are the ONLY ones acting like idiots.
gravenimage says
Telling that ELI has never had a single thing to say against jihad terror, but he is *enraged* that anyone might note anything critical about Muslims.
Carol the 1st says
Eli…more than is usually the case in normal circumstances, the commentators here are expanding past the focus which is muslims, islam, and jihad. This does not mean that Jihad Watch itself plans to officially add to the subject matter “Current Coronavirus”.
And so it turns out that YOU are the one hoping for your very own “selectivity” – but this is not YOUR platform.
elee says
A day ago I posted in another thread warning that some Muslims would self-infect and deliberately spread coronavirus. Today stories are showing up about Muslims urging compadres to do so. Ive forwarded some to RS maybe, theyll show up here.
PRCS says
Oh, boy.
It never ends.
Coronavirus: saltwater spray infects 46 church-goers in South Korea
“The church in Gyeonggi Province sprayed salt water into the mouths of its followers out of a belief it would kill the virus”
A church in South Korea sprayed salt water inside the mouths of followers out of a false belief it would help prevent the spread of the coronavirus, but by using the same spray bottle without disinfecting the nozzle, it resulted in 46 church-goers infected, authorities said on Monday.
https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3075421/coronavirus-salt-water-spray-infects-46-church-goers
Westman says
Yes, there are ignorant people everywhere being misled. However, when one looks at the percentages, nations like Iran are clear winners.
gravenimage says
+1
PRCS says
It doesn’t matter who infects whom.
I’d wager most Italians are Catholics.
gravenimage says
PRCS, Italians are not refusing medical help.
PRCS says
Muslims are not the main problem in Italy.
gravenimage says
No one said that Muslims were the main problem in Italy–not regarding the Coronavirus, at least.
Carol the 1st says
I heard that China continued flying in all kinds of students to Italy even after the severity of this problem was KNOWN BY CHINA (probably Manny Montenegro on Rebel News yesterday). I tried to look it up to refresh my memory and ALL I see on Youtube is report after report about how China is helping Italy, sending in experts etc. (our hero!)
Looks like OCEANIA time!:
In the novel Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949), by George Orwell, the government of Oceania continually revises historical records to concord with the contemporary political explanations of The Party.
gravenimage says
Muslim hardliners refusing medical help may expose non-Muslims to COVID-19 for their beliefs
…………………..
This does not surprise…
Mr. Cohen says
NY-based Muslim-Brotherhood Activist
Vows to Infect Others with Corona Virus:
https://clarionproject.org/ny-brotherhood-activist-vows-to-infect-others-with-corona/
Mr. Cohen says
NY-based Muslim-Brotherhood Activist Vows to
Infect Others with Corona Virus:
https://clarionproject.org/ny-brotherhood-activist-vows-to-infect-others-with-corona/
gravenimage says
Yes–very ugly stuff, Mr. Cohen.
PRCS says
Islam’s teachings are ridiculous, totalitarian and–as a theocracy–have no place here and Allah’s slaves are a pox upon humanity.
But, as noted, this is a global pandemic and the role other idiots play in spreading the virus must not be overlooked.
Someone posted the other day that NO religious beliefs which contribute to this problem can be tolerated.
Carol the 1st says
Doesn’t it show an automatic LACK OF FAITH that they feel they have to PROVE THEIR FAITH?
Venkat says
Pls do an article on how anti CAA protesters are still protesting in Delhi and also had a massive procession yesterday in Chennai despite the restrictions imposed on gathering due to corona virus .My blood boils how they scant respect to law even amidst a medical emergency nor they worry about people they can infect r transmit the virus. Yes this animals were all Muslims .
gravenimage says
True, Venkat.
Pete says
David wood has uploaded a nice video for the muslims today
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3JzSo5IvJU
Hope they take him seriously
Giacomo Latta says
”Saudi Arabia has responsibly suspended travel to many holy sites”?
Who cares! Better that muslims carrying the Islam pathogen and other such pathogens visit the muslim world than mine.
OLD GUY says
Close the borders to all muslims and islamic people, and deport non-citizen muslims and islamic followers to their home country. We don’t need them, they provide nothing to humanity except hate and killing.
Valkyrie Ziege says
; Good, less suicide-bombers, knife attackers, with their ugly habit of driving motor-vehicles into shoppers. They can keep licking their Mosques, they won’t be missed.