Now would be a perfect time for moderate Muslim spokesmen in the West to explain how Dr. Shafi al-Hajri is misunderstanding Islam, but don’t hold your breath.
“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)
“Fight against those who disbelieve in Allah. Make a holy war…When you meet your enemies who are polytheists, invite them to three courses of action. If they respond to any one of these you also accept it and withhold yourself from doing them any harm. Invite them to (accept) Islam; if they respond to you, accept it from them and desist from fighting against them…. If they refuse to accept Islam, demand from them the Jizya. If they agree to pay, accept it from them and hold off your hands. If they refuse to pay the tax, seek Allah’s help and fight them. (Sahih Muslim 4294)
“Qatari Islamic Studies Professor Dr. Shafi Al-Hajri: Those Who Reject Islam, Refuse To Pay The Jizya Poll Tax, Must Be Fought,” MEMRI, November 25, 2022:
Dr. Shafi Al-Hajri, an Islamic Studies professor at Qatar University, said in a November 25, 2022 show on Al-Rayyan TV (Qatar) that fighting is the third and last-resort stage of spreading Islam. He said that first, people must be called to Islam or forced to pay the jizya poll tax for protection, but that those who refuse these measures must be fought.
Dr. Shafi Al-Hajri: “Fighting is the third stage of spreading da’wa. First, we call people to Allah, and if they accept, then they will have the same duties and rights as we have. If they refuse [to convert to Islam] then they have to pay the jizya poll tax. [They have to pay] the jizya poll tax in order to receive protection from others. The third stage is fighting them, if they refuse [to pay].
gravenimage says
Islamic Studies prof: Those who reject Islam and refuse to pay the jizya must be fought
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Shafi Al-Hajri is not wrong–this is orthodox Islam.
Then, the idea that Infidels paying Jizya protects them “from others”–what he means is that it (partially) protects them *from Muslims*.
And this thug is Qatari–the same Shari’ah state that so much of the world is pumping money into during the World Cup. Suicidal stupidity from FIFA.
Jayell1 says
‘Those who reject Islam and refuse to pay the jizya must be fought’
This is clearly the language of the backstreet protection racketeer – ‘You pay us our ‘subscription’ or you might have an unfortunate accident’ – and is the logical consequence of a ‘religion’ founded by a criminal with the hallmarks of a criminal mentality stamped all over it. Genuine organised religions might have had their ‘dubious associations’ from time to time, but, apart from the other more modern obvious scams, islam must be the only ‘religious’ setup where these dubious elements ‘put the show on the road’ in the first place. And they just carry on getting away with it!
Sindhi says
Islam is a racket, the biggest fraud ever perpetrated on mankind.
NoTaqiyya says
Surah 9:29 fits the description of a protection racquet in a movie by Martin Scorsese. Doesn’t it?
Only those who have been so brainwashed that not much of their brain is left cannot see this is not divinely ordained. But man-made.
This so called “revelation” is the secretion of a 7th century man with a febrile imagination. It has all the hallmarks of a criminal mind.
This kind of protection racquet is the same one practiced by ISIS when it took over the Syrian city of Raqqa. Before they were driven from it by the Kurds with the help of the Americans.
This particular Surah exemplifies what the so-called religion of peace is all about. A totalitarian political system disguised as a religion.
Scotsman48 says
islam is nothing but a Fascist Religious Cult followed my morons who cannot think for themselves.