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The Al-Ikhlas mosque in Reutlingen shows how extremely dangerous political Islam and the naivety of those in political positions of responsibility are. A video has appeared there calling for the killing of infidels. It will probably only be a matter of hours before Nancy Faeser and her state security team clean up there, right?
During a recitation of the Koran in the Al-Ikhlas Mosque – the name of the Allah Temple means “sincerity” or “purity” – it was said literally: “Kill the idolaters wherever you find them, seize them and ambush them from every hiding place.” The mosque community even admits that this video, which is available to the news portal Nius, is authentic, but claims – in the popular Taqiya style, which is the Arabic word for “deception” – that the text has no “action-guiding character.” A representative of the mosque explained that it was “merely a liturgical recitation that reflects the context of the 7th century.” Perfect Taqiya, because the verses written in the Koran are, according to the orthodox believers, the eternally valid word of their Allah.
However, Nancy Faeser’s Office for the Protection of the Constitution is allegedly monitoring the mosque and sees it as part of the Salafist scene.
All the more crazy, all the more naive, is the fact that the Al-Ikhlas Mosque is an official partner of the SPD-led city of Reutlingen. It is not only involved in intercultural projects such as the “International Week Against Racism”, but also takes part in the “Open Mosque Day” and looks after so-called “refugees”. The city administration, which is ignoring the case with inappropriate optimism, told Nius that it would contact the mosque to clarify “the context”. But how many more warning signals must there be before those responsible finally open their eyes?
Particularly worrying, says Nius, is the fact that well-known extremists such as Abdelmalek Hibaoui – former imam of the mosque and professor at the University of Tübingen – are said to have been connected to this community. Hibaoui hit the headlines after attending an Islamism conference in Turkey that called for a boycott of Israel and has links to extremist groups such as the Muslim Brotherhood. Such links and the fact that Koran passages legitimizing violence against infidels are recited in the mosque raise serious questions.
However, the incident at the Al-Ikhlas mosque is not only an example of radical mosques, but also of political Islam, which is gaining increasing influence. Political Islam seeks not only religious but also political power, and it is precisely this attempt to infiltrate society that is visible here. The mosque uses religious content to promote politically motivated goals that are contrary to the basic values of a democratic society.
Islamism expert Sigrid Hermann once again warns unheeded: “The selection of Koran passages is not random. For believers, every passage has a guiding character.” She sharply criticizes the mosque for its attempts to portray the call to violence as harmless. Anyone who does not want to take such passages literally should either not recite them or offer a different interpretation.
During a recitation of the Koran in the Al-Ikhlas Mosque – the name of the Allah Temple means “sincerity” or “purity” – it was said literally: “Kill the idolaters wherever you find them, seize them and ambush them from every hiding place.” The mosque community even admits that this video, which is available to the news portal Nius, is authentic, but claims – in the popular Taqiya style, which is the Arabic word for “deception” – that the text has no “action-guiding character.” A representative of the mosque explained that it was “merely a liturgical recitation that reflects the context of the 7th century.” Perfect Taqiya, because the verses written in the Koran are, according to the orthodox believers, the eternally valid word of their Allah.
However, Nancy Faeser’s Office for the Protection of the Constitution is allegedly monitoring the mosque and sees it as part of the Salafist scene.
All the more crazy, all the more naive, is the fact that the Al-Ikhlas Mosque is an official partner of the SPD-led city of Reutlingen. It is not only involved in intercultural projects such as the “International Week Against Racism”, but also takes part in the “Open Mosque Day” and looks after so-called “refugees”. The city administration, which is ignoring the case with inappropriate optimism, told Nius that it would contact the mosque to clarify “the context”. But how many more warning signals must there be before those responsible finally open their eyes?
Particularly worrying, says Nius, is the fact that well-known extremists such as Abdelmalek Hibaoui – former imam of the mosque and professor at the University of Tübingen – are said to have been connected to this community. Hibaoui hit the headlines after attending an Islamism conference in Turkey that called for a boycott of Israel and has links to extremist groups such as the Muslim Brotherhood. Such links and the fact that Koran passages legitimizing violence against infidels are recited in the mosque raise serious questions.
However, the incident at the Al-Ikhlas mosque is not only an example of radical mosques, but also of political Islam, which is gaining increasing influence. Political Islam seeks not only religious but also political power, and it is precisely this attempt to infiltrate society that is visible here. The mosque uses religious content to promote politically motivated goals that are contrary to the basic values of a democratic society.
Islamism expert Sigrid Hermann once again warns unheeded: “The selection of Koran passages is not random. For believers, every passage has a guiding character.” She sharply criticizes the mosque for its attempts to portray the call to violence as harmless. Anyone who does not want to take such passages literally should either not recite them or offer a different interpretation.
