Ahmed al-Tayeb, the Sheikh of Al-Azhar, said: “I declare that Islam, its teachings and its Prophet are innocent of this wicked terrorist crime….At the same time, I emphasize that insulting religions and attacking their sacred symbols under the banner of freedom of expression is an intellectual double standard and an open invitation to hatred.”
No it isn’t a double standard or an “invitation to hatred,” at least not for any other religion except Islam. Al-Tayeb — hailed by many Sunni Muslims as the highest authority in Sunni Islam — is the one who is inciting hatred, issuing a sly justification for violence against “blasphemers” such as that which was perpetrated against French teacher Samuel Paty. He is subtly saying that Paty “invited” hatred, from which it is easy to conclude that he deserved what he got. This is much in keeping with the statements of Sheikh Ali Al-Yousuf of the International Union of Muslim Scholars, who praised the Muslim migrant teen who beheaded Paty, stating that the teen only took it upon himself to carry out the death penalty for insulting the Prophet Muhammad.
This subtle call for hatred and violence in defense of Islam is nothing new for the Grand Sheikh of Al Azhar. He also incited jihad terror when he declared in January 2018 that Trump’s Jerusalem decision would lead to violence. In a shocking CNN interview, El-Tayeb made some eyebrow-raising declarations:
He referred to Jerusalem as “100 percent Arab” under Israeli occupation;
He stated that “no religion” would support the declaration of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel;
He said that decisions such as this one would nurture terrorism, and said that:
Because of this decision, the East and the West “will drown in seas of blood.”
Ahmed al-Tayeb not a man of peace. More about el-Tayeb:
He has justified anti-Semitism on Qur’anic grounds;
He called for the Islamic State murderers of a Jordanian pilot to be crucified or have their hands and feet amputated on opposite sides (as per the penalty in Qur’an 5:33 for those who make war against Allah and his messenger or spread “mischief” in the land);
He broke off “dialogue” with the Vatican after Pope Benedict XVI dared to criticize the jihad massacre of 21 Christians in Alexandria on New Year’s Eve 2011.
Al-Azhar was also revealed to be offering free copies of a book that called for the slaughter of Christians and other Infidels.
And yet el-Tayeb deceptively states:
No it isn’t a double standard or an “invitation to hatred,” at least not for any other religion except Islam. Al-Tayeb — hailed by many Sunni Muslims as the highest authority in Sunni Islam — is the one who is inciting hatred, issuing a sly justification for violence against “blasphemers” such as that which was perpetrated against French teacher Samuel Paty. He is subtly saying that Paty “invited” hatred, from which it is easy to conclude that he deserved what he got. This is much in keeping with the statements of Sheikh Ali Al-Yousuf of the International Union of Muslim Scholars, who praised the Muslim migrant teen who beheaded Paty, stating that the teen only took it upon himself to carry out the death penalty for insulting the Prophet Muhammad.
This subtle call for hatred and violence in defense of Islam is nothing new for the Grand Sheikh of Al Azhar. He also incited jihad terror when he declared in January 2018 that Trump’s Jerusalem decision would lead to violence. In a shocking CNN interview, El-Tayeb made some eyebrow-raising declarations:
He referred to Jerusalem as “100 percent Arab” under Israeli occupation;
He stated that “no religion” would support the declaration of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel;
He said that decisions such as this one would nurture terrorism, and said that:
Because of this decision, the East and the West “will drown in seas of blood.”
Ahmed al-Tayeb not a man of peace. More about el-Tayeb:
He has justified anti-Semitism on Qur’anic grounds;
He called for the Islamic State murderers of a Jordanian pilot to be crucified or have their hands and feet amputated on opposite sides (as per the penalty in Qur’an 5:33 for those who make war against Allah and his messenger or spread “mischief” in the land);
He broke off “dialogue” with the Vatican after Pope Benedict XVI dared to criticize the jihad massacre of 21 Christians in Alexandria on New Year’s Eve 2011.
Al-Azhar was also revealed to be offering free copies of a book that called for the slaughter of Christians and other Infidels.
And yet el-Tayeb deceptively states:
Nowhere does Christianity teach such violence; nor does any historically Christian state carry out barbaric penalties for such offenses as blasphemy and apostasy.
