Top Muslim Cleric Urges Western Muslims to ‘Liberalize’

Pajamas Media ^ | JUly 23, 2010 | Raymond Ibrahim

[lbryce]

A recent episode of the popular Arabic show al-Sharia wa al-Haya (Law and Life), which airs weekly on Al Jazeera and features renowned Muslim scholar Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi, addressed the important yet little known Muslim concept of taysir (pronounced “tey-seer”).

Qaradawi, who is touted by the likes of John Esposito and CAIR as a “moderate” — even as he legitimizes suicide attacks against Israel (including by women) and death for apostates — explained that, according to fiqh al-taysir (the “jurisprudence of ease”), Islam (like Catholicism) offers Muslims dispensations, whenever needed: “For Allah desires ease for you, not hardship” (Koran 2:185; see also 5:6, 4:26-28, 2:286). For instance, Muslims traveling during the month of Ramadan or engaged in jihad need not observe the obligatory fast.

Qaradawi stressed that no one advocated taking the “easy way” as much as Muhammad himself. He offered several examples, including how Muhammad was angry with prayer leaders who tired the people with long prayers. (Another less flattering though applicable anecdote concerning Muhammad’s “leniency” comes to mind. When his followers thought they had to practice coitus interruptus while raping their captive women so as not to impregnate them, Muhammad told them: “There is no harm if you do not practice it, for it [the birth of the child] is something ordained [by Allah]”).

[lbryce]

When his followers thought they had to practice coitus interruptus while raping their captive women so as not to impregnate them, Muhammad told them: “There is no harm if you do not practice it, for it [the birth of the child] is something ordained [by Allah]”).

Give credit where credit is due. That Muhammud guy, he knew how to liberalize!. Ugh How obscene the story!

You see, Islam can be reasonable, conciliatory towards the West, after all!

[STONEWALLS]

..he’s worried about the influence of American culture on young Muslims...how ya gonna keep ‘em down at the Mosque after they’ve been to a titty bar?

[353FMG]

Does the verb ‘to liberalize’ mean ‘to become a moderate’? I thought that all American Muslims were already moderates?

[Tolsti2]

A moderate islam only gives financial aid and general comfort to the real jihadists. A liberal one it seems, can take a break when it’s a hardship sometimes from even that.

[wideawake]

Islam (like Catholicism) offers Muslims dispensations, whenever needed

The Catholic Church dispenses only from canonical, not Scriptural, obligations and it only does so under grave circumstances and not "whenever needed."

This is completely inaccurate.

[Jack Hydrazine]

The Shah of Iran tried to do that with Iran and look what happened.

[Bigg Red]

Islam (like Catholicism) offers Muslims dispensations, whenever needed....

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And taking a slap at Catholicism accomplishes what here?