Tag: Reliance of the Traveller (ROTT)

  • Incremental Islam 24

    Incremental Islam 24

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    by Jane Bate and Bryan Hermansdorfer, ©2022 (Mar. 13, 2022) — [See previous installments in this series here.] There is a convention in Islam of which every non-Muslim must be made aware. Taqiyya is religiously sanctioned lying to non-Muslims, and numerous instances are found in the Quran, Sira and Hadith. Typically, taqiyya is employed to…

  • Incremental Islam 23

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    by Jane Bate and Bryan Hermansdorfer, ©2022 (Feb. 12, 2022) — [See the previous chapters in this series here.] Under Islam, non-Muslims, also (derogatorily) called Kafirs, become a distinct under-class, sometimes referred to as najis, meaning filth. In fact, non-Muslims, no matter your religion, gender, age, or the catalogue of good deeds you may have…

  • Incremental Islam 20

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    by Jane Bate and Bryan Hermansdorfer, ©2021 (Nov. 12, 2021) — [Editor’s Note: Read the preceding articles in this series here.] As if we needed more evidence of the lowly status of women in Islam, a well-known hadith narrates that Muhammad said, “I have seen the fires of Hell and most of its residents are ungrateful…

  • Incremental Islam 19

    Incremental Islam 19

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    by Jane Bate and Bryan Hermansdorfer, ©2021 (Oct. 11, 2021) — [See previous installments in this series here.] That the status of women is lower than that of men in Islam is undeniable. A case in point is Reliance of the Traveller (ROTT) o4.9: “The indemnity for the death or injury of a woman is…