Posted on 02/17/2005 5:38:41 AM PST by indcons
A prominent Islamic apologist named Jamal Badawi, renowned as a moderate Muslim has offered one million dollars to anyone who can find references in the Qur'an that condone religious war, or jihad.
The Bergen Record reported this at face value, so even though it noted that Badawi made the challenge jokingly, Badawi's point was made: the Qur'an does not teach religious warfare, and it is only media distortion that gives any other impression.
Badawi almost certainly knows better. But his joking offer only obfuscates the truth about how jihadists use the Qur'an to recruit and motivate terrorists thereby blindsiding gullible Americans into thinking that mosques do not need to be monitored, and Muslims are unfairly profiled by law enforcement agencies. As such, Badawi's offer is not a joke. It is a political statement, and one that harms our ability to guard against terrorist attacks on American soil.
Dr. Badawi, I want to be a millionaire. Here are a few quotes from the Quran:
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I was about to apply for the award myself. Robert Spencer beat me to it!!!
Messed-up spelling courtesy of FrontpageMag's weird HTML formatting. I cleaned up the stuff on the body but forgot to check the title :(
Not to worry.
It happens every day.
You can ask the Mod to change it.
Very intersting tip....thanks. I use Opera but will try that tip with IE 6.0.
Spencer has original article at Jihadwatch, and includes an update:
The Million-Dollar Qur’an Challenge
Robert Spencer: By the way, I heard from Dr. Badawi last night, but alas, he didn't ask me where he should send the million-dollar check. He just asked for more Qur'an verses, since I had said there were "many others," and I supplied some more (there are still more). So I expect he may be drafting a reply.
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