Does Allah Need Help?

In the Qur’an, the same Allah asks for help…

47:7 O you who believe ! if you help (the cause of) Allah, He will help you and make firm your feet. (Shakir),
You can find the same additions in Hilali Khan (the official Qur’an sponsored by the orthodox Sunnis of KSA), Yusuf Ali, Sher Ali and Sale.
Translitterated: Ya ayyuha allatheena amanoo in tansuroo Allaha yansurkum wayuthabbit aqdamakum.
But just ignore the words inside brackets, they are not from Allah, they are an insertion made by translators in order to hide the fact that Allah needs help!!!
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Muhammad said at least two lies: 1) that he had come only for the Meccans (6:92, 42:7) and that 2) he had only vome to admonish people that till then had not received a “warner” (see the post below). This would thus exclude Jews and Christians.
Before starting this discussion, I would like to highlight the fact that even if he didn’t do bad when he could have (when he entered Mecca), this doesn’t exclude the fact that he could have been a bad person. Muslims, at that time were not persequted. The Quraysh, if anything, didn’t combat him for his faith, because they were polytheists. Muhammad lived with them for 13 years, and they didn’t him no harm. Hostilities started from Muhammad’s behavior. The first massacre in Islam started when he attacked a Meccan caravan during the holy month (that went against uses and rules respected by anyone). All Siras (biographies), ahadiths and tafsirs talk about “Qawza”, that means “raid” and not in any case “defensive war”. Muhammad himself launched 78 raids. Muslim apologists assert that “clear instructions were given in order not to harm civilians, and that their belongings were not hurt”. But reality differs: almost all raids/expeditions were started without “warnings”. The attacked were not prepared to defend themselves, and thus were all “civilians”. As well that their belongings were respected is false: ahadiths and the Sira attest that Muhammad plundered and burnt palm trees belonging to the banu Nadir and banu Thaqif at Taif. 
This was the first step that at the end brought the notino known as Mukawama; the Islamic doctrine of perennial warfare (Muslims can sign treatries and truces (called hudna in Arabic), but they are obliged, as soon as conditions are fine, to restart warfare. Armistices can have a maximal length of ten years, according to the example of Muhammad at Hudabiyah 628 aD, that in fact, after two years, was broken by Muhammad. From this fact on, this has been the typical Islamic conduct

Let’s start with the two lies:
In this paper I am not dealing with the truth or falsehood of Mohammed's claim to prophethood. I will only demonstrate here that according to the Qur'an Mohammed is a Warner only for Arabia. If therefore this claim was true he was a prophet only forArabia and if this claim was false he was not, but ascribing universality to Mohammed and the Qur’an is to exceed the claim of the Qur’an itself.
Following are my reasons supported by Qur’anic verses (see notes 1,2 and 3): 
1) "(Mohammed) You are only a Warner and for every nation there is a guide." (13:7) 
The principle given by the Qur’an here proves that as per his own standards Mohammed can only be a guide for his nation i.e. Arabs.
2) "And we have sent no messenger but with the language of his people, that he might make (the message) clear for them." (14:4) 
This principle also proves that as per his own standards Mohammed can only be a guide for Arabic speaking people.
3) "He is (Allah) who has raised among the unlettered people a messenger from among themselves" (62:2) 
So Mohammed claims only to be a prophet for "Umeen" the unlettered people of Arabia. It is also interesting to note here that "Umeen" could also mean people of Makkah (note-4).
4) "And this (Qur’an) is a blessed book which we have revealed, confirming that which was (revealed) before it, so that you (O prophet) may warn the mother of the cities (Makkah) and those around her." (6:92) 
"And thus we have revealed to you an Arabic Qur’an, so that you may warn the mother of the cities (Makkah) and those around her." (42:7) 
The above verses clearly show that Mohammed claims to have received a revelation in Arabic to warn people of Makkah and those living close to it, of course the Arabic speaking people.
5) "Then we gave Moses the book, complete for him who would do good, an explanation of all things, a guidance and a mercy, so that they might believe in the meeting with their Lord." (6:154) 
"And this (Qur’an) is a blessed book which we have revealed, so follow it and fear Allah that you may receive mercy." (6:155)
"Lest you (pagan Arabs) should say: The book was sent down to the two sects before us (the Jews and the Christians) and for our part we were in fact unaware of what they studied (because that book was in a different language)." (6:156) 
These verses claim that the book given to Moses was complete. The Qur’an was revealed because the book of Moses was in a language foreign to the Arabs and they could have made this as an excuse for not following the book of Moses.
6) "Verily, We made it a Qur’an in Arabic so that you may be able to understand" (43:3) 
This verse is clear enough to prove that Qur’an is in Arabic so that Arabs can understand it. To say that this book is for non Arabic speaking people is as ridiculous as telling a Japanese person, "I have written this book in English so that you can understand."
In the following we will take a look at the scriptural support cited by the Muslim theologians who claim universality for Mohammed's Prophethood and the Qur’an.
But before examining their reasons I would present an analogy that I feel may be useful.
A person comes to India when the British ruled it. This person claims, "I am a special representative of the Queen, sent to deliver this message to the people of India. I have been given this message in Hindi so that you can understand it." Some other day he stands in the downtown of the Indian capital and delivers a speech and says "O people I have been sent as a special messenger from the Queen to you all". Everybody understands that "O people" and "you all" here means only the people of India although the words are general but they give a restricted meaning because that person has clearly mentioned his scope earlier. At another time while making an address to people at the same place he says, "I have come to deliver this message to you and to whom it reaches". Every one would understand that "whom it reaches" is not general here either but is restricted to the people of India as that person has mentioned his scope clearly. On the basis of the initial six points showing the scope as presented by the Qur'an itself together with the above analogy let us attempt to understand the following verses of the Qur’an appealed to by the Muslim theologians:
1) "Say (O Mohammed): O people! Verily, I am sent to you all as the messenger of Allah." (7:158) 
"And we have not sent you (O Mohammed) except as a giver of glad tidings and a Warner to all people." (34:28) 
"The month of Ramadan in which was revealed the Qur’an, a guidance for people and clear proofs for the guidance and the criterion" (2:185) 
The above verses in the light of the above six points would mean that prophethood is for all people of Arabia. 
2) "This Qur’an has been revealed to me that I may therewith warn you and whomsoever it may reach." (6:19) 
This verse would mean those from Arabia to whom it reaches.
3) "Thus we made You a Just group, that you be witness over people and the messenger be a witness over you." (2:143) 
Means that group of Muslims is witness over all people of Arabia or that Muslims are a witness over former nations on the day of Judgement to whom prophets were sent that those prophets delivered their message and the Muslims know this from the Qur’an. (The latter interpretation is from a Hadith in Bukhari (Kitab-ut-Tafsir), 6.60.014).
4) "You (Muslims) are the best group raised for the people." (3:110) Meaning for the people of Arabia.
5) "Blessed is He who sent down the criterion to His slave that he may be a warner for the Aalameen." (25:1) 
"And we have sent you not but as a mercy for the Aalameen" (21:107) 
"It (this Qur’an) is only a reminder for the Aalameen." (38:87, 12:104, 6:90, and 81:27) 
These above verses are also quoted but are not useful as their force is dependent on the interpretation of the word "Aalameen".
In Arabic the root of "Aalameen" is "Ain", "Lam", and "Mem" meaning knowledge. In Arabic there is a form of noun known as "Ism-e-Aala" and it is formed on "Fa-Alunn" so from this root "Ism-e-Aala" is "Aalamunn" which means "Ma Uulamu behi" (Raghib) i.e. "The thing from which knowledge of another thing is obtained." Since it is thought that knowledge about God is obtained from the universe, it is known as an "Aalamunn." But then, the universe is a combination of so many things and knowledge of God is obtained from each one of them so they are all also individually called an "Aalamunn" and in this way the universe becomes a plural, i.e. "Aalameen". However, this plural is not always used for the entire universe only, it may also be used for a combination of any three or more "Aalamunn" (in Arabic plural is used for three or more). 
In this way every human is also an "Aalamunn" as it is thought that the knowledge of God is obtained from the existence of each human being and therefore any three or more persons are "Aalameen". Raghib (died 502 Hijrah) in Mufridat-ul-Qur’an quotes Jaffer Sadiq (The Son of Zain-Ul-Abideen the son of Hussein the Son of Fatimah the Daughter of Muhammad) to agree with the same that every human is an "Aalamunn".
The restricted meaning of Aalameen is also used in the Qur’an, for example in:
"O Children of Israel! Remember my favour which I bestowed upon you and that I gave you superiority over the Aalameen." (2:47) 
Here "Aalameen" cannot encompass all people of all times (let alone the entire universe) since it would be in contradiction to:
"You (Muslims) are the best group." (3:110) 
How can Muslims be the best group if "Aalameen" in 2:47 includes people of all times?
And "And Ishmael and Al-Yasa, and Jonah and Lot, and each one of them we gave Superiority over the Aalameen." (6:86) 
How can Ishmael and Lot be included in the "Aalameen" in 2:47 and if they are how can Children of Ishmael be included in the "Aalameen" here as they both are not from the Children of Israel?
For other examples of the restricted meaning of "Aalameen" see note 5.
Thus the context and overall coherence of the theme determines the meaning of "Aalameen" in any given passage.
In the light of the six points mentioned above, "Aalameen" in the above verses used by Muslim theologians would mean the people of Arabia. This interpretation is permissible by the language and maintains the coherence and harmony of the meaning of Qur’an and therefore is the best interpretation.
Thus you will note that in consideration of the six points presented above it is very clear that Mohammed claimed to be a Warner only for Arabia and to have received a revelation for them in Arabic so that they can understand it.
Notes:
1) In many cases only part of the verse has been quoted and referred to in the text of the paper as "the verse", to avoid the tedious use of the phrase "part of the verse". 
2) In the reference for the verses of Qur’an quoted, the first number is the chapter or surah number and after the colon is the verse number for example 7:158 would mean 7^thchapter and 158^th verse. 
3) In the translation of the verses quoted the words or phrases appearing within parentheses are mine. They are added to explain the meaning of the verse as understood by me. 
4) Islamic scholar Tamanna Ammadi is of the view that "Umeen" is a derivation from "Ummulqura (Makkah)" and would mean people of Makkah, for this discussion see pages 398 to 410 of his book "Ijaz-ul-Qur’an wa Ikhtilaf-e-Qirat". 
5) For other examples of the restricted meaning of Aalameen see verse 3:42 and compare with the Hadith "Aaisha (the wife of Mohammed) has superiority over all women" (Bukhari, Chapter Superiority of Aaisha, 5.113) and to another Hadith "Fatimah is the Leader of all women in the paradise" (Bukhari in the name of the chapter of Manaqib-e-Fatimah). 
In 29:10 Aalameen is restricted to those with breasts (cf. Thinking with your breasts?)
In 15:70 it has been used for only those who ever came in contact with Lot
Source: http://www.answering-islam.org/Muhammad/warner.html 

Is Allah ignorant and thus imperfect?

A dilemma for Muslims…
Even though the Muslims are taught that Allah knows all things the fact is that their very own scripture contradicts this by admitting that Allah acquires knowledge from the events that transpire within creation;
If a wound has afflicted you, a wound like it has also afflicted the (unbelieving) people; and We bring these days to men by turns, and that Allah MAY KNOW those who believe and take witnesses from among you; and Allah does not love the unjust. And that He may purge those who believe and deprive the unbelievers of blessings. Do you think that you will enter the garden while Allah has NOT YET KNOWN those who strive hard from among you, and (He has not) known the patient. S. 3:140-142 Shakir
That which befell you, on the day when the two armies met, was by permission of Allah;that He MIGHT KNOW the true believers; And that He MIGHT KNOW the hypocrites, unto whom it was said: Come, fight in the way of Allah, or defend yourselves. They answered: If we knew aught of fighting we would follow you. On that day they were nearer disbelief than faith. They utter with their mouths a thing which is not in their hearts. Allah is Best Aware of what they hide. S. 3:166-167 Pickthall
Say: “I know not whether the (Punishment) which ye are promised is near, or whether my Lord will appoint for it a distant term. He (alone) knows the Unseen, nor does He make any one acquainted with His Secrets.- Except an messenger whom He has chosen:and then He makes a band of watchers march before him and behind him, That He MAY KNOW that they have (truly) brought and delivered the Messages of their Lord: and He encompasses all that is with them, and takes account of every single thing." S. 72:25-28
The language of these verses are plain and do not need explanation. The reason whyAllah brings about trials and sends watchers is so that he can learn whether those who profess to believe truly have faith and whether the messengers have delivered his message. In other words, Allah’s knowledge is actually increasing with every passing moment and event that occurs within time and space!
In light of this some Muslim need to be consistent in the way they apply their criticisms and should acknowledge that Allah cannot be god, or at least fully divine, because he doesn’t know all things. This god must test people in order to acquire some new information or to learn something about their character, and is therefore not an omniscient being.
Now Muslims cannot appeal to Allah speaking as though he were a man, much like we find in the case of Yahweh, since none of these texts mention the Islamic deity assuming a human form in order to communicate with humans. There is nothing within the context to suggest that Allah is appearing as a man and thereby speaking as a human being so as to illustrate a specific point. They must accept that their god is ignorant and therefore cannot truly be God.
To read further concerning Allah’s ignorance and imperfections we suggest the following discussions and rebuttals: 
http://answering-islam.org/Shamoun/allahs_ignorance.htm
http://answering-islam.org/Qur’an/Contra/intercession_omniscience.html
http://answering-islam.org/Shamoun/imperfection.htm
http://answering-islam.org/Responses/Abualrub/allahs_knowledge.htm
http://answering-islam.org/Responses/Menj/changing_allah.htm
http://answering-islam.org/Responses/Osama/zawadi_mercy.htm
http://answering-islam.org/Responses/Osama/zawadi_allah_needs_sinners.htm
http://answering-islam.org/Responses/Osama/zawadi_god_repenting.htm
http://answering-islam.org/Responses/Osama/smith_mixed_bag.htm
http://answering-islam.org/Responses/Osama/smith_mixed_bag2.htm

Source: http://answering-islam.org/authors/shamoun/rebuttals/zaatari/jesus_omniscient1.html

Did Muhammad ever drink Alcohol?

Alcohol in Islam: A Lie Exposed: The Qur’an doesn’t prohibit Liquor 

Introduction When we look at Islam, We find that liquors are banned and prohibited; even harsh punishment awaits those who drink. However, when you ponder on Islam and investigate it from its core, you will find the un-expected. We shall prove that the Qur’an doesn’t prohibit liquor and thatMuhammad did drink liquor.

Let Us first examine the Qur’anic verses that are supposed to ban alcoholic drinks, and we shall refute them: 
Qur’an 2:219 ''They ask you concerning alcoholic drinks and Games of Chance, Say: In them are harm and goods for men, but their harm exceeds their good effects.''

It only says that there is harm in alcoholic drinks, and if you drink too much,I  agree that it will harm you, but it doesn’t prohibit it here. 
Qur’an 4:43''Do not approach prayers while you are drunk''

It says not to pray while you are drunk, which is a good idea. 
Qur’an 5:90 ''O ye who believe! Intoxicants and gambling, (dedication of) stones, and (divination by) arrows, are an abomination, - of Satan's handwork: so avoid it that you may prosper''

Notice, God says here to avoid alcohol so that you may prosper, He doesn’t say do not drink at all. The verses are only saying that alcohol has bad effects and good effects, but best is to avoid it.
Does the Qur’an speak good of alcohol? 
Yes it does: here a verse concerning it. Let us read the verses in context:

16:66 ''And most surely there is a lesson for you in the cattle; we give you to drink of what is in their bellies -- from betwixt the feces and the blood -- pure milk, easy and agreeable to swallow for those who drink.”

Notice it talks of drinks here, keep in mind that the context of the verse is about drinks. 
16:67 ''And of the fruits of the date-palms and the grapes, you obtain Alcoholic drinks and goods. Verily in that is a Sign for a people who use their understanding.''

Notice that the verse here tells us that God bestowed upon us grapes and dates so that we can take alcoholic drinks from them, thus God is encouraging us tomake alcoholic drinks here. Also it says that from date palms and grapes, we make alcoholic drinks and goodly provision. In Arabic the sentences says:' 'Tatakhedoon menha sokran wa rezkan hasanan’’, in this context, goods also refers to alcoholic drinks.
Muhammad: Has he ever drunk alcohol? 
There are tens of ahadiths proving that Muhammad drank alcoholic drinks. Here some examples. 
Muslim-3753: ''We were with the Prophet of Allah, and He was thirsty, and a man said: O prophet of Allah, Do you want to drink wine? Prophet of Allah said: Yes.The Man went to get the wine. The Prophet of Allah said: Make it Intoxicated. And He (Muhamad) Drank.”

The Arabic word used is Nabeed which means wine, it can be free from intoxication, however in that hadith the prophet insisted that it must be intoxicated, isn’t that fascinating? 
Muslim-3721 ''The Prophet of Allah used to pour alcoholic drinks in a Bowel of Stone''

Seems he used to make his special kind of alcoholic drinks.
There are many incidents, such as Aisha pours wine for the prophet of Allah in morning and at night (Muslim-Drinks-3745). Also Aisha brought wine tothe Prophet from inside the Mosque (Muslim-AlHayd-451).

Muslim apologetics would argue that Nabeed isn’t always referring to an intoxicated drink; however, we have seen that in the first Hadith, Muhammad asked that it to be intoxicated. In the last hadith posted, the exact word is ''Khamra'' which means alcohol. Apologetics might say no it means a cover letor veil, but the word they are referring to is ''Khimar'', and the word used inthe Hadith is ''Khamra'', please ask any Arab what does ''Khamra'' mean, and you will see.
Angels are Drunk also in Islam 
There is a story that Angels were asking a woman questions, and she wouldn’t answer them unless they got drunk and they drankand got drunk, and became confused and killed a child. (Musnad Ahmad- Musnad almukathareen-5902)

Even the angels of Allah get drunk, so who is left?
Companions of Muhamad drank alcohol 
Hamzah drank alcohol and Muhammad was scared of himwhen Hamzah was drunk because he becomes mad. Probably that is one of the reasons Muhammad discouraged drinking alcohol. (Bukhari-V,4-B,53-324)

Anas Bin Malek used to serve alcoholic drinks. (Muslim: 23.4884, 4886) 
Mujahedeen drank alcohol in the Battle of Uhud. Interesting. (Bukhari-V4, B52, Nr 70) 
Caliphs who drank Alcohol
We know that Al-Rashid and Al-Mamun drank alcohol and there are other Caliphs who are known for their addiction to alcohol, hereis a list: 
Yazid I (680-683): he was Muawiyah’s son. He drank daily and won the titleYazid al-Khumur, the Yazid of wines. Abd al-Malik (685-705): he drank once a month; but drank so heavily tha the had to use ant-vomiting medicine to pacify his drinking bout. Al-Walid I (705-715): he drank every other day. Hisham ((724-743): He drank every Friday after the divine service. Al-Walid II (743-744): Yazid II’s son. He would swim habitually in a pool of wine of which he would gulp enough to lower the surface appreciably. Healso shot the Qur’an to pieces with his bow and arrow.
Source: (History of the Arabs; Philip K. Hitti, ch. xxvi, p.337) (Foot note 5: Mishkah, vol. ii, pp.172-3; ibn Hanbal, Musnad (Cairo, 1313), vol.i, pp. 240,287, 320; Bukhari, vol. vi, p.232)
ConclusionWe see that alcohol was drank by the Prophet, and encouraged to be made by the Qur’an. We see famous companions drinking and serving alcohol. We saw that Angels in Islam became drunk and that Mujahedeen were drinking alcohol in the Battle of Uhud. Yet we see no verse from theQur’an banning alcohol completely. We do find banning of alcohols in Hadiths, but Hadiths are not more reliable then Qur’an, they came way after the Qur’an, Muslims probably banned it by forging hadiths and attributing them to Muhammad since they saw what their Caliphs have done when they were drunk. However, we see that Muhammad did drink and the Qur’an nowhere bans alcohol, on the contrary, it calls it good and encourages us to make it. Alcohol may be condemned by scholars of Islam today; of course they will reject the fact that their prophet drank alcohol because that will portray him as a drunkard. We don’t see what Muslims have to say about alcohol, we go to the core of Islam and that is the Qur’an and Muhammad.
Appendix: If you find a Hadith that portrays Muhammad as a bad person, then it is authentic since Muslims won’t create something bad about their Prophet. If you find Hadiths that portray Muhammad as a good person (which totally contradicts the earliest sirahs), then they may have made it up just to make their prophet look better.

So Hadiths that portray Muhammad as a drunkard, then these are true, since Muslims won’t lie about their Prophet. However, when they say He banned alcohol, then there are doubts that these Hadiths are authentic because they might want to make their prophet look good, and hide the true face of Muhammad, and that is a drunkard

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High-Powered Guns Found Hidden at Trinidad Mosque…

A high-powered assault rifle was among a cache of guns and assorted ammunition that was found on the Munroe Road, Chaguanas property of the Masjid-ul-Muttaqeen yesterday morning.

Police said at about 8.30 am, a team of workers who are currently conducting maintenance works on the ceiling in the ladies section of the mosque, found several black garbage bags stashed away in the ceiling.

The workers retrieved the bag and to their shock found the weapons and ammunition. The workers went to mosque’s office and reported their findings to Maulana Saeed, who contacted Imam Shiraz Ali. Ali then contacted officials at the Ministry of National Security and T&T Police Service.

A party of police, including Central Division Task Force and CID officers, went to the mosque and retrieved the bags, which contained two shotguns, two pistols and an assault rifle together with an undisclosed amount of assorted ammunition.

In an immediate reaction to the find, a staff member at the mosque sent out a voice message to Darul Uloom staff informing them of the find and asking that they not be alarmed. The male voice indicated that “it was no little find like little gun and thing…it was big.” He then ended the voice note by saying: “May Allah guide us…Assalamualaikum (a Muslim greeting that means Peace be unto you.”

The Masjid subsequently issued a statement saying the illegal firearms and ammunition were secreted there by persons unknown and condemned the act.

“This organisation does not condone any form of illegal activity. Those persons who planted these illegal items in our place of worship did so without the knowledge of the spiritual and administrative leaders of the masjid and our membership,” the statement read.

The administrators also gave assurance that they will co-operate with the police “in every way possible to discover the identities of those person or persons who are responsible for bringing illegal guns and ammunition into the masjid.”

It also noted that the doors of the masjid are open to all Muslims and non-Muslims and added that it has no formal security arrangements in place as it is “a place of worship where our members engage in fellowship, pray and social activities.”

With the holy month of Ramadan in its last ten days of the 30-day fast, Masjid officials said they were in shock.

Speaking with the T&T Guardian yesterday, an official, who wished not to be identified, said they asked the police to conduct a thorough search of the entire compound to ensure no other guns, ammunition or other illegal items were hidden on the premises. Asked if the find hindered fasting Muslims from coming to the mosque to break their fast after 6 pm last evening, the official replied: “No...the usual numbers came out. People expressed concern because it is normal but we are all hoping that the people behind this are caught. Allah knows best.”

An investigating officer extended kudos to the workers and the mosque’s officials for informing them of the find.

“This could have gone otherwise and by them not hiding this by itself proves a lot,” the officer said.

Asked if the find had any connection to do with the increasing gang activities and shootings between members of the Unruly Isis and the “Muslims,” the officer replied: “We have no such information. This could be an isolated incident.”

Source Guardian 

Austria to shut seven 'political' mosques and expel imams

Austria has said it will close down seven mosques and expel imams who it says are funded by foreign countries.

Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said the move was a crackdown on political Islam.

Some mosques are suspected of having links to Turkish nationalists. In April images emerged showing children in Turkish army uniforms re-enacting the World War One Battle of Gallipoli.

The Turkish president's office called Austria's move "Islamophobic, racist and discriminatory".

The Austrian government says 60 of the 260 imams in the country are being investigated, of whom 40 belong to ATIB, an Islamic organisation in Austria close to the Turkish government.

"Parallel societies, political Islam and radicalisation tendencies have no place in our country," said Chancellor Kurz on Friday.

What prompted the crackdown?

The Gallipoli re-enactment performance took place in a Vienna mosque reported to be run by ATIB.

The WW1 battle, one of the last victories of the Ottoman Empire, stopped Allied forces reaching its capital, Constantinople.

Austrian media report (in German) that the child actors played dead and were covered with Turkish flags.

Separately, Austrian public broadcaster ORF says photos of children doing the Turkish nationalist Grey Wolves greeting came from a mosque in Vienna's Favoriten district run by the Grey Wolves, a group with branches in several countries.

The government is dissolving an organisation called the Arab Religious Community. Six of the mosques targeted for closure are run by it: three in Vienna, two in Upper Austria and one in Carinthia.

In neighbouring Germany, police have been probing links between certain imams and the Turkish state, which funds a Muslim organisation called Ditib.

The Austrian authorities have been working with a Muslim community body called IGGÖ to identify mosques and imams suspected of radical Islamist or nationalist connections.

How bad are Austria-Turkey relations?

They have soured significantly in recent years.

Mr Kurz's election campaign last year drew heavily on anxiety about immigration and the integration of Muslims. His conservative People's Party (ÖVP) formed a coalition government with the far-right Freedom Party (FPÖ).

Mr Kurz wants the EU to break off Turkey's EU membership negotiations - a stance that has angered Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

In May 2017 that anger led Turkey to veto Nato's co-operation with Austria. The move disrupted Nato's partnership activities with 41 countries. Turkey is a key player in Nato operations.

President Erdogan's ruling AK Party has roots in political Islam and espouses traditional Muslim values.

He is campaigning for re-election, and both Austria and Germany are wary of his political influence in their Turkish communities.

The governments in Austria and other Central European countries - Hungary, Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Poland - want to restrict Muslim immigration to Europe.

There is friction between them and Germany, which took in about one million mainly Muslim asylum seekers in 2015.

Turkey is housing more than three million Syrian refugees and says the EU is not doing enough to help.

Source BBC

Morocco Still Denies Legal Marriage to Christians…

Christians want marriages recognized in Morocco

Christian convert Loubna and her husband Kamal marry in a small ceremony in a meeting room of a human rights group in the Moroccan capital, ignoring threats from people in their conservative hometown in the north of the Muslim kingdom.
RABAT: Christian convert Loubna and her husband Kamal marry in a small ceremony in a meeting room of a human rights group in the Moroccan capital, ignoring threats from people in their conservative hometown in the north of the Muslim kingdom.The couple are part of a tiny minority who have converted to Christianity and are demanding legal recognition of their marriage. Islam is the religion of state in predominantly Sunni Muslim Morocco where only Muslim and Jewish marriages are deemed legal."From now on I have to wear niqab (face veil) if I want to walk in the streets of my hometown," Loubna said after the ceremony.The centuries-old tiny Jewish community is recognized in the constitution as part of the Moroccan identity. The roughly 3,000 Jews have their courts governing personal status matters as well as inheritance and burial."We want to be treated on an equal footing with Moroccan Jews," said Chouaib El Fatihi, coordinator of the Christian committee at the Moroccan association for religious rights and freedoms."We want to be recognized as Moroccan Christian citizens and to enjoy the right to legal marriages and burial ceremonies according to our religion," he said.By law, only foreign Christians are allowed to collectively worship in churches, many set up during the French colonial era, and proselytism is punishable by up to three years in prison.FAITHAdam Rabati and his wife Farah Tarneem, a Christian couple, refuse to get married according to the Moroccan family code based on sharia.In a Rabat suburb, the couple live in an apartment-turned-church receiving converts."We are running the risk of being accused of fornication punishable under the penal code," said Adam, who does not have a legal marriage certificate.Farah, who embraced Christianity two years ago, said obtaining the certificate includes traditions that contradict her faith."We suffer from discrimination by authorities which do not recognize us as Moroccan Christians coupled with social pressure and harassment because of our choice of faith," she said.The native Christian community is estimated by local leaders at more than 50,000 but no official statistics exist.In the wake of 2011 "Arab Spring" protests, Morocco adopted a new constitution guaranteeing freedom of expression and belief. The country has also marketed itself as an oasis of religious tolerance, offering training to preachers from Africa and Europe on moderate Islam to counter extremism."Authorities should not continue their double speak on religious rights," said Mohamed Nouhi, head of Moroccan rights organization IMDH.The U.S. State Department's annual International Religious Freedom Report criticizes Morocco for restrictions on native Christians, Shi'ite Muslims and members of the Bahai faith.Responding to a Reuters request for comment at a regular news briefing, government spokesperson Mustapha El Khalfi said Morocco is a country of religious tolerance and freedoms."The U.S. State Department report contains erroneous allegations and judgments that are not based on scientific data," he said.(Reporting by Ahmed Eljechtimi; Editing by Ulf Laessing and Janet Lawrence)Source: Reuters

Watch: Saudi Muslims drink camel urine because Western medicines are "haram"

People are drinking CAMEL PISS because it might be good for you... No thanks, we'll stick to water. 
In Saudi Arabia everything that is considered Western is "haram" and all the time clerics are issuing religious rulings to prevent Western influences in Saudi Arabia. 
They believe it can cure diseases and mental illnesses because the Prophet Muhammad said so. 
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Here's why sharia law should be banned in the West. 
Under Sharia law a woman is considered half of a man, when a woman attests to a Sharia court in countries like Saudi Arabia or Iran, she should bring at least 4 men who support her testimony. 
So in most cases of rape a woman can not prove that she was raped and the court can sentence her to death for adultery, that is what happened to Suraya Menuchari who was stoned to death in Iran on false charges of adultery. 

Under Shari'a laws in the Arab world, almost 90% of women underwent FGM. 
The practice of FGM is banned in most Western countries but some Muslim immigrants are ignoring the law and practicing FGM even in the UK and US. 

Under Sharia law girls can marry at the age of 6, just like the Prophet Muhammad from the Koran did when he married Aisha. 
In Muslim countries like Yemen and Iran, girls are considered "adult" and being sold into forced marriages with grown men by their families. 
There are even some cases of child marriages in Australia and Britain when immigrants brought this tradition into the West. 

According to the Sharia laws An honor killing is the homicide of a member of a family, due to the perpetrators' belief that the victim has brought shame or dishonor upon the family.
Shari'a honor killing is very common in the Muslim world, but it also happens in the West, in countries such as Britain, the United States and even the Netherlands. 
According to the British media there are 12 honour killings in the UK each year. 

Human rights organizations in the Western world are turning a blind eye to the brutal violation of human rights in the Muslim world under Sharia law. 
Sharia law should be banned in the Western world. 
Share this post if you think Sharia law should be banned in the West. 

Liberals and leftists in the West use the made up term "Islamophobia" to portray anyone who criticizes Islam as a "racist". 
They ignore the fact that Islam is an ideology that has nothing to do with race. 
There is an attempt in the West to impose a sharia-blasphemy law to criminalize criticism of Islam. 
It started when Saudi Arabia and Muslim countries tried to pass a UN resolution to force Western states to criminalize criticism of Islam. 
Even The Parliament in Canada passed "Motion M-103" to condemn the so-called "Islamophobia (Fear of Islam)" in a preparation for a blasphemy law in Canada. 
According to the sharia blasphemy law anyone who criticizes Islam or the Prophet Muhammad should be killed. 
Under Sharia blasphemy law in Saudi Arabia and Iran Muslims are executed if they are accused of blasphemy. 
In Pakistan, the situation is even worse, radical Muslims use the blasphemy law to persecute the Christian minority. 
Is this the law the liberals in the West want to adopt? 
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Shalom

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