Abdul Rauf cannot be trusted. More and more, it’s coming out that he is not willing to provide the sources of his funding which is a huge red flag. And now, thanks to Arabic speaking Walid Shoebat, we can read his words:
When asked his view regarding an Islamic state, Abdul Rauf responded that “Throughout my discussions with contemporary Muslim theologians, it is clear an Islamic state can be established in more then just a single form or mold. It can be established through a kingdom or a democracy. The important issue is to establish the general fundamentals of Shariah that are required to govern. It is known that there are sets of standards that are accepted by [Muslim] scholars to organize the relationships between government and the governed.”
When questioned about this, Abdul Rauf continued “Current governments are unjust and do not follow Islamic laws.” He added “New laws were permitted after the death of Muhammad, so long of course that these laws do not contradict the Quran or the Deeds of Muhammad…so they create institutions that assure no conflicts with Shariah.” [emphasis in translation]
There’s a lot more at Shoebat’s article, so check it out. But this just affirms what both David Spencer from Jihad Watch and Pamela Geller from Atlas Shrugs have been saying. This guy is lying through his teeth, trying to take advantage of our gracious tolerance to establish a Muslim kingdom.
At this point I would hope that Glenn Beck does ‘shout it from the rooftops’ because this is the proof he was asking for yesterday in his argument with Pat.