The following passages are an insight into the stark, strange world of Islam.
Muhammad's attitude of hatred toward music, games, art (painting/drawing), poetry and literature, and keeping dogs as loving pets, all of which he forbid, is very revealing of the actual source of his erroneous theology, for the God of the Bible has always been worshiped with joyous music, beautiful hymns and poetry and artwork of every kind. It is not the Jewish/Christian God who motivated Muhammad.
In addition, He rendered dogs as "impure," and per Muhammad's orders most dogs were to be killed, and all dogs of a specific color (black) had to be killed. He despised dogs, forbidding Muslims to keep them as pets, or to allow them to enter their home. The only exception was keeping dogs for farming, herding sheep, or hunting.
His statements regarding dogs abound in the collections of traditions (hadith), a primary foundation of Islamic theology and are the basis of many Islamic laws.
"Whoever keeps a dog in his house is denied the blessing of the angels' presence in his house," as the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "The angels do not enter a house in which there is a dog." (Reported by al-Bukhari, 3225).
Dogs are extremely naajis (impure, unclean). The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "If a dog drinks from the vessel of any one of you, let him wash it seven times" (reported by Muslim, no. 279). According to another report: ". . . and clean it the eighth time with earth." (Saheeh Muslim, no. 280).
It is forbidden in Islam to sell a dog and to receive payment for it, as is reported in Saheeh al-Bukhari from Abu Mas'oud al-Ansaari: the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) forbade (accepting) the price of a dog. (al-Fath, no. 2237)
According to Islamic Shari'ah, it is not permitted to keep a dog except within narrowly-defined limits, as the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) explained: "Whoever keeps a dog, his good deeds will decrease every day by one qeeraat (a unit of measurement), unless it is a dog for farming or herding." According to another report: ". . . unless it is a dog for herding sheep, farming or hunting." (Reported by al-Bukhari, al-Fath, 2322)
The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) told us not to resemble dogs by placing our forearms on the ground during sujood (prostration) for prayers, as in reported in the hadeeth narrated by Anas ibn Maalik, according to which the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Do sujood properly; none of you should spread his forearms like a dog does." (al-Bukhari, Fath, no. 822).
Modern Islamic belief has not changed, as an Imam instructs: "Keeping dogs nowadays is the habit of the kafar (unbeliever), who adopt them as friends, kiss them, let them lick them and their clothes, sleep with them and even leave them money in their wills. Keeping a dog is an imitation of the kafar (unbeliever)."
"Some Muslims may claim that they need to keep a dog at home for purposes of protection, to which Muslims respond that nowadays there are burglar alarm systems and other measures one may take for security purposes, and there is no need to keep a dog, praise be to Allah."
Islam, according to their own Scriptures, cannot permit people to enjoy any food for their soul and seeks instead, to make their soul arid, barren, and devoid of all beauty.
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Dogs Not Welcome: Growing Calls by Muslims To Accommodate Their Hatred Of Dogs
CTV of Vancouver reported that numerous flyers had been posted at a local park which read, “Many Muslims live in this area and dogs are considered filthy in Islam. Please keep your dogs on a leash and away from the Muslims who live in this community.”
The city’s mayor was questioned about the signs by CTV and said they had not been issued by the city. However, he said “Whether they were produced by a well-meaning member of the Muslim community or by someone wanting to cause contention, the fact remains that there are current bylaws in place that enforce areas for dogs to be on leash, except in designated off-leash areas.”
The Stream.com’s John Zmirak reports that, as growing numbers of Muslims immigrate to non-Muslim countries, there have been similar calls to accommodate their cultural aversion to dogs.
Due to the proportionately larger Muslim populations living in European countries, many of these incidents have taken place over there.
He cites a case in which a Dutch Muslim politician called for dogs to be banned in The Hague, one of the Netherlands biggest cities. Banned?
According to the Gatestone Institute:
In Spain, two Islamic groups based in Lérida — a city in the northeastern region of Catalonia where 29,000 Muslims now make up around 20% of the city’s total population — asked local officials to regulate the presence of dogs in public spaces so they do not “offend Muslims.” … Muslims said the presence of dogs in Lérida violates their religious freedom and their right to live according to Islamic principles.
After their proposals were rejected by local politicians, an epidemic of dog-poisonings followed.
Zmirak says England has “become “ground zero” for Europe’s canine controversies. Blind passengers are being ordered off buses or refused taxi rides because Muslim drivers or passengers object to their “unclean” guide dogs.”
It also happens in the U.S. There have been numerous reported cases of blind travelers being refused rides by Muslim taxi drivers. According to a PJ Media article, over 75% of the Minneapolis Airport taxi drivers are Somali and many of them have refused service to fares with dogs. “When forced to do so, some of them simply quit.”
I can envision a blind man with his service dog, exhausted from a long flight, having to stand outside the Minneapolis airport terminal until a non-Muslim driver finally pulls up.
I happen to love dogs. In fact, I like dogs more than I like most people. That said, I certainly support leash laws and would never impose my dogs on others.
But Muslims cannot expect Americans or Brits or anybody else to change their ways of life to accommodate them. Although we must certainly treat Muslims with respect, they must make more of an effort to assimilate into the local culture of their adopted countries.
Here’s to God’s greatest gift to mankind – the dog!
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