Posted on 03/28/2008 10:29:29 AM PDT by JCG
Muslims students at the University of Miami have organized for the Islamic call to prayer, broadcasted each Friday afternoon this month from Richter Library's clock tower in commemoration of Islamic Awareness Month.
The call to prayer, or Adhan, is spoken in Arabic and is meant to resonate throughout the area.
"It serves as constant reminder of when we have to pray, because prayer itself is a reminder of our religion and how we practice it," said Selima Jumarali, the vice president of the organization.
According to the teachings of Islam, Muslims are to pray five times a day. In Muslim-majority countries, the call is usually performed live by an individual and is heard before every prayer.
Friday afternoon was chosen as the time to play the call because "it revolves around the day of congregational prayer," Jumarali said. Like Saturday for Jews or Sunday for Christians, Friday "holds strong significance for Muslims," she said.
Outside the library last Friday, students listened during the three-minute recording.
Kaleena Salgueiro said that although she could not understand the words in Arabic, the call was "pretty" and "very melodic." She said it reminded her of chanting in a monastery.
Razan Alif, who is Muslim, was also sitting outside and heard the prayer call.
"You always hear church bells ringing, but you never feel the existence of the Muslim community on campus," she said.
When asked whether they thought the Friday prayer call should be continued even after the month, many replied "why not?"
Regardless, Jumarali expressed her gratitude toward the administrators for allowing this expression to be displayed.
"It brings true variety to the university and open appreciation to diversity, especially in these times when people have misunderstandings of Muslims and who we are," she said.
Farah Dosani may be contacted at f.dosani1@umiami.edu.
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I learned all I need to know about islam on September 11th!
Islam ...
1) Is a mind-control and information-control cult founded by a murderer, torturer, brigand, rapist and pedophile called Mohammed.
The mind-control and information-control aspects require that all criticism be silenced.Mind and information control:
http://www.faithfreedom.org/Articles/sina/cultorreligion.htm
http://www.bible.ca/islam/islam-questions.htm
Telegraph article
http://www.hvk.org/articles/1102/154.html
Mohammed's criminality: http://www.faithfreedom.org/challenge.htm
http://www.angelfire.com/de/knowledgeoftruth/muhammed.html
http://www.flex.com/~jai/satyamevajayate/playboy.html
http://www.flex.com/~jai/satyamevajayate/libido.html
Mohammed’s pedophilia:
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?
ARTICLE_ID=27975 http://answering-islam.org/Responses/Saifullah/aishahage.htm
Silencing criticism:
http://www.domini.org/openbook/australia200309012.htm
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2092-2058502,00.html
http://www.danielpipes.org/article/321
2) Islam is Mohammed's personality cult. Has no foundations other than Mo's murderous rantings (Koran and Hadith).
The Koran consists of two conflicting parts - Meccan and Medinan (peaceful and violent respectively). The Medinan stuff supersedes ('abrogates') the Meccan stuff. Muslims act Medinan, but quote Meccan verses to the gullible infidels.
Mohammed as a cult leader: http://www.faithfreedom.org/oped/sina50218.htm
http://www.faithfreedom.org/faq/67.htm
http://www.humanists.net/alisina/cult_or_religion.htm
Meccan and Medinan verses:
http://jimball.com.au/features/Myth-of-moderate-Islam.htm
http://www.islamreview.com/articles/madinasuras.shtml
http://www.aijac.org.au/review/2006/31-10/essay31-10.htm
3) Claims to worship the same God as Christians and Jews, but in fact worships Allah - a demonic channelling through Mohammed's psychopathic ego. The Death Cult mixes garbled versions of Christian and Jewish scriptures with pagan practices such as moon and meteorite-worship, and cut-throat blood sacrifice of animals and non-believers.
Allah and God: http://www.family.org/cforum/fosi/islam/faqs/a0029179.cfm
http://www.islamreview.com/articles/nothingincommon.shtml
http://answering-islam.org.uk/Silas/founders.htm
http://www.blessedcause.org/Quran.htm
Origins of the koran: http://www.jihadwatch.org/dhimmiwatch/archives/001202.php
http://www.ninetyandnine.com/Archives/20020211/review.htm
http://www.prophetofdoom.net/chapter.aspx?g=401&i=41003
http://www.islamreview.com/articles/inventionofislam.shtml
Allah's pagan daughters: http://www.bible.ca/islam/islam-allahs-daughters.htm
http://notendur.centrum.is/~snorrigb/fem4.htm
Meteorite worship:
http://www.meteorite.fr/en/basics/history.htm
http://answering-islam.org.uk/Gilchrist/Vol1/7d.html
http://www.bible.ca/islam/islam-meteorite-worship.htm
http://www.ccs-hk.org/DM/Islam.html
Animal sacrifice to Allah:
http://www.renaissance.com.pk/JanIslamiShari12y5.htm
http://www.faithfreedom.org/oped/skm60117.htm
Human sacrifice to Allah:
http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=13371
Diodan http://www.slate.com/id/2103261/
http://www.cdn-friends-icej.ca/antiholo/pearl.html
http://washingtontimes.com/national/20040624-121737-2912r.htm
http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=1501 , Bangladesh Web.com
4) Has no rational, philosophical nor theological basis, and the whole belief-system is contradicted by science, philosophy, commonsense, human decency and internal inconsistency.
Flat earth:
http://trisagionseraph.tripod.com/flatearth.html
http://www.fixedearth.com/koran.html
Contradictions in the koran:
http://answering-islam.org/Quran/Contra/
http://www.infidels.org/library/modern/richard_carrier/islam.html
http://www.geocities.com/lone_wolf_gc/earth_shape.html
http://www.carm.org/islam/Koran_contradictions.htm
http://www.lwbc.co.uk/koran.htm
5) Cannot withstand rational criticism. Can only spread and maintain itself by ignorance, illiteracy, war, terrorism, and intimidation. Islam has bloody borders and cannot co-exist peacefully with other belief systems. Winston Churchill said that Islam in a man is as dangerous as hydrophobia (rabies) in a dog.
Irrationalism:
Islamic intellectual achievements:
http://www.masada2000.org/nobel.html
http://www.meforum.org/article/306
Intimidation against criticism and apostasy:
http://www.danielpipes.org/article/2218
http://www.islamreview.com/articles/islamapostasy.shtml
Bloody borders: http://chromatism.net/bloodyborders/
Intrinsically violent:
http://www.israelnewsagency.com/al-quaedaterrorismus10012.html
http://www.bibletranslation.ws/islam.html
http://radicalacademy.com/gegeorgeirbe12b.htm
http://www.crosswalk.com/news/1172035.html
Islam Review article
http://www.islamreview.com/articles/poorislamists.shtml
http://www.angelfire.com/moon/yoelnatan/koranwarpassages.htm
http://www.citizensoldier.org/winthewar.html
Churchill:
http://www.chuckbaldwinlive.com/read_churchill_islam.html
6) Has a superstitious dread of images of pigs, crosses, Buddhas, Saint George (and his flag) and of course Motoons.Buddhas, crosses and teddy bears:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/saudi/story/0,11599,1109291,00.htm
l http://activistchat.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=663,
Pigs:
http://www.derbygripe.co.uk/arbor.htm
Piggy Banks Offend Muslims
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/news.php3?id=32749
http://www.masada2000.org/bacon.html
CNN Article
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=24691
Toonophobia:
http://www.coxandforkum.com/archives/000783.html
Study of Revenge cartoon
Saint George: Red Cross
http://www.jihadwatch.org/dhimmiwatch/archives/011163.php
7) Regards Islamic women as semihuman. Wife-beating, incest and child abuse (including mufa’khathat or 'thighing' - the ritual abuse of infants) are encouraged.
Treatment of women: http://www.flex.com/~jai/satyamevajayate/women.html
http://www.islamreview.com/articles/sexinislam.htm
http://www.nospank.net/demause5.htm
Infant abuse and ‘thighing’:
Truth Seeker article
Ken Lydell article
Homa.org
Hindu Unity
8) Regards all unbelievers (Kaffirs, Kuffar, Kufrs, Kafirs) as ritually unclean subhumans to be killed, subjugated, enslaved, exploited or parasitised. Kafirs are described by the Arabic word 'najis' - literally 'filth'. That's why Muslim hatred of Kafirs is intrinsic to their 'religion'. A Kafir doesn't need to DO anything to offend a Muslim, his very existence is enough of an affront.
Najis kafirs: http://www.al-islam.org/laws/najisthings.html
Cartoon Nazi article
http://www.jihadwatch.org/dhimmiwatch/archives/006589.php
Treatment of kafirs:
http://www.flex.com/~jai/satyamevajayate/kafir.html
Enslavement of kaffirs:
http://answering-islam.org/Silas/slavery.htm
http://www.danielpipes.org/comments/7016
http://www.islamreview.com/articles/neitherblacknorafrican.shtml
9) The ethical system applies only to Muslims. Allah encourages rape, pillage, extortion and enslavement of non-Muslims. Morality does not extend beyond the global gang (ummah). Muslim ethics are the ethics of the Mafia.
Loyalty to the Umma first (Ummafia)
Sixth Column article
http://www.westernresistance.com/blog/archives/003123.html
Massacre, rape, pillage and enslavement:
Hindu Unity Article
Berean article
10) Allah's followers are motivated by hatred, greed and lust. There is no love, mercy or compassion. Allah is vindictive, unpredictable, capricious and devious - "Allah leads astray whom he pleases".
Hate cult: http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp? http://www.iranian.ws/cgi-bin/iran_news/exec/view.cgi/2/3626
http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/003119.php
Women as plunder: http://www.warriorsfortruth.com/news-jerry-falwell-mohammed.html
Barbarism:
http://www.howardbloom.net/islam.htm
http://www.coranix.com/beastycult.htm
Allah - Father of Lies:
http://www.bethmessiah.com/david.htm
http://www.answering-islam.org/Shamoun/allah_deceiver.htm
11) The only religion NOT founded on The Golden Rule. Morality is based on Mohammed's example. If Mohammed did it then it's OK for all Muslims. Hence the encouragement of rape, pillage, subjugation and murder of non-believers and the institutionalised pedophilia prevalent throughout Muslim society (justified by Mohammed's activities with Ayesha, his child sex-slave - see and listen to http://islamcomicbook.com/lyrics1.htm).
Golden Rule: http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/005959.php
http://www.faithfreedom.org/debates/YaminZakariap8.htm
Mohammed as the example of ‘the perfect man’:
Chronicles Magazine article
http://www.jihadwatch.org/dhimmiwatch/archives/003416.php,
Institutionalised pedophilia:
http://www.cathud.com/LINKS/pages_GL/Islam.htm
http://www.nospank.net/glazov.htm
http://www.blessedquietness.com/alhaj/page20.htm
http://www.jihadwatch.org/dhimmiwatch/archives/002006.php
Jihadic rape:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1227317/posts
http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/Printable.asp?ID=20646 Fjordman article
12) All human relations are defined by Dominance/Subjugation. Muslims have schizoid inferiority/superiority complexes. (A well-balanced Muslim is one with a chip on each shoulder). They respect strength but despise compromise as weakness. Appeasement invites more aggression. The only political system which has been strong enough to subjugate Islam is Stalinism.
Honor/shame, dominance and subjugation:
http://shrinkwrapped.blogs.com/blog/2006/01/warning_shots.html
Dr. Sanity article
http://www.uwgb.edu/dutchs/PSEUDOSC/TOXICVAL.HTM
Inferiority complex:
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,1072-2359800,00.html
Appeasement:
http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=13284
13) Polygamy ensures alpha-males get extra women, leading to a shortage of women for the betas. Beta-males must either jerk off (a sin leading to hell), or form dog-packs and rape or capture kafir women as booty in a razzia, or else self-destruct in the presence of infidels then they can screw 72 mythical virgins in Allah's bordello in the sky (see and listen to http://islamcomicbook.com/lyrics3.htm).
Beta-males are often encouraged by their relatives to become suicide bombers because of the belief that such murderous 'martyrs' will be able to intercede with Allah to take 70 of their relatives to paradise with them.Polygamy and Jihad:
http://www.taemag.com/issues/articleID.18649/article_detail.asp
Muslim rape:
http://kenlydell.typepad.com/islamic_evil/muslim_rape/index.html
Paradise:
http://muhammadanism.org/Terrorism/Terrorist_Mind.htm
http://www.factsofisrael.com/blog/archives/000079.html
Bomber’s relatives go to paradise:
http://www.ict.org.il/articles/articledet.cfm?articleid=128 Memri.org article
14) Lying and deception of infidels (taqiyya) is encouraged. This may take many forms, including outright lies, feigned moderation, and condemnation of terrorist attacks to the Kaffir while rejoicing with fellow Muslims. Muslims often tend to regard themselves as victims of some group of Kafirs so they can harbor grudges against them and against Kafirs in general.
Individuals may appear law-abiding and reasonable, but they are part of a totalitarian movement, and must be considered potential killers who can flip in an instant (SJS -'Sudden Jihad Syndrome').
Taqiyya:
http://www.freeman.org/m_online/dec97/phares.htm
http://www.islamreview.com/articles/nikah.shtml
http://www.danielpipes.org/comments/3518
http://www.faithfreedom.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=178
http://hauns.com/~DCQu4E5g/koran5.html
http://www.ci-ce-ct.com/Feature%20articles/02-12-2002.asp,
Muslim victimology
http://www.faithfreedom.org/Articles/sina/Islamic_victimization.htm
http://www.iranian.com/Opinion/2002/March/Victim/index.html
Real Clear Politics article
Sudden Jihad Syndrome
http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=21630
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=SJS
Lost Budgie article
http://jihadwatch.org/archives/011114.php
15) Muslims are forbidden to befriend Kaffirs except for purposes of deceit or where conversion may be possible.
http://www.islamreview.com/articles/whoareinfidels.shtml
http://www.danielpipes.org/comments/25283
16) The Koran is Allah's final word and cannot be changed or challenged. To do so is punishable by death. Consequently, the Death Cult can never change or be reformed. The instructions to murder and rape infidels are just as valid now as the day they were written.
Since Islam cannot be modernised, the Muslims are attempting to Islamise modernity. This requires spreading Islam in the West and simultaneously preventing any criticism of the cult by intimidation and PC legislation to curtail freedom of expression.
Koran as literal word of Allah:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/Archive/Article/0,4273,4048586,00.html
Koranic principles of jihad:
http://www.israelnewsagency.com/Al-Qaeda.html
Intimidation and censorship:
Telegraph article
http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=17523
http://www.atheists.org/Islam/violenceinbritain.html
http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=3674
17) Treaties and agreements with Kaffirs are made to be broken (Hudna). The word of a Muslim to a Kafir counts for nothing in the eyes of Allah. Allah is The Father Of Lies.
Hudna:
http://jihadwatch.org/archives/004085.php
http://www.middleeastinfo.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=8365
18) The world is divided between Dar-al-Islam and Dar-al-Harb (the domain of war, the Kufr lands). Muslims living in Dar-al-Harb must work to disrupt their host nations until these can be brought into Dar-al-Islam.
Dar al Harb and the Umma:
http://www.islamreview.com/articles/hatredinislam.shtml
http://www.frontpagemagazine.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=2601
http://www.ucg.org/commentary/madridbombings.htm
19) Muslims have no obligation to their host nations and in fact are encouraged to parasitise them. Welfare fraud, identity theft, forgery etc are endemic in Western Muslim populations, and serious crime against Kaffirs is regarded as normal and justified. Extortion rackets against Kafirs are mandated by the Koran ('jizya' is the Arabic term for 'protection money' payable by Jews and Christians to Muslims).
Subversion and disloyalty:
http://answering-islam.org/Terrorism/agenda.html
http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC07.php?CID=13
Muslim Leaders And Subversion
http://www.danielpipes.org/comments/7681
Muslim Reaction to Suicide Bombings
Parasitism:
http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2004591199,00.html
http://niconoclast.blogspot.com/2006/08/parasitic-islam.html
Free Republic/Pedestrian Infidel Post
http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=18399
Jizya extortion
http://pweb.netcom.com/~us_copts/protection.html
http://answering-islam.org.uk/Silas/juancole.htm
http://www.faithfreedom.org/debates/looting51122p3.htm
http://www.jihadwatch.org/dhimmiwatch/archives/008904.php
http://www.danielpipes.org/comments/23932
http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=21082
Ken Lydell article
The Muslim liability and welfare dependence:
http://www.islamreview.com/articles/westsunmanageable.shtml
http://www.jihadwatch.org/dhimmiwatch/archives/011958.php
Amren article
20) The Jihadi attack on the host nation isn't just against its religion and economy, but is aimed at its very cultural identity. Islam is a complete system, including a culture, which Muslims regard as superior (despite all evidence to the contrary) to other cultures.
Muslims are therefore required to destroy the symbols of 'Jahiliya' (sometimes sp. Jahiliyya) - non-Muslim culture. In the East this has included destruction of Hindu temples and Christian churches and replacement with mosques, and destruction of Buddhist artwork and universities and replacement with heaps of rubble. This process of cultural replacement is now beginning in the West..
Destruction of Hindu and Buddhist Culture:
http://hindutva.org/babrimasjid.html
http://www.doncroner.com/India/Nalanda/nalanda.html
http://www.indiastar.com/wallia15.htm
http://65.18.218.137/genocide/
http://www.faithfreedom.org/oped/LJWalker30916.htm
http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=13340
http://www.benadorassociates.com/article/10235
http://www.westernresistance.com/blog/archives/003011.html
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,214195,00.html
Easter is in March this year.
I would think not knowing the language would not be a problem, just extra noise. How many groups have actually gotten together and petitioned for church bells or tabernacle horns, and been rejected? No one will know what is being said, especially if no one was to make a big deal out of it. I’m guessing most people will forget about it a couple minutes after it finishes, besides it’s only 4 times, and a week apart, I think we should see what happens, and then if they want it permanently, revisit the subject. It’s on campus, so if it doesn’t bother those within earshot, what’s the problem?
“I think most of us became painfully aware of Islam on 9/11.”
But not so the University of Miami — they need a reminder from the perpetrators of that criminal act. If the alumni want to stop it, all they have to do is to stop supporting the university.
Yes it is. In fact it is so weak that it must impose itself through temporal institutions in many countries, since it cannot stand competition. Case in point: no Christian churches in Saudia Arabia, nor even any Christian, Buddhist, or Hindu symbology. No Bibles or crucifixes allowed. Those aren't hallmarks of a thriving, strong religion. Those are the characteristics of a tyranny!
TRANSLATION OF THE
CALL TO PRAYER
God is most great. God is most great.
God is most great. God is most great.
I testify that there is no God except God.
I testify that there is no God except God.
I testify that Muhammad is the messenger of God.
I testify that Muhammad is the messenger of God.
Come to prayer! Come to prayer!
Come to success! Come to success!
God is most great. God is most great.
There is none worthy of worship except God.
I don’t care when or where they “pray” - but I don’t see any reason the State of Florida should pay for it or permit it in a public facility. Believe me, Florida would not let a Christian group take over a university belltower to ring, say, the Angelus three times a day...
This is really infuriating me! I live in Florida, and this has been under the table. I haven’t seen a thing about it in the press.
More reason for the alumni to withold financial support. That’ll get the board’s immediate attention.
It is also interesting in that city bell towers all around the US and England have been forced to cease playing religious hymns at noontime.
What's going on??
what's the problem? That's what some Jews said when Hitler started making them wear armbands.
You really ARE clueless as to what Islam is, aren't you.
So if some similar, but Christian, were broadcast out of the speakers in Hebrew or Aramaic,
would the ACLU be OK with that?
Someone needs to get about 20 cars together, and at the call to prayers crank up the sound of pigs squealing at 500 watts!
Like stuartcr says, I don't see a problem with that.
.../s
you are correct on that.
So I guess it’ll start ringing the Angelus next.
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