First, a Muslim will insist that lying is not allowed in
Islam. And this is true---but there are exceptions. Taquiyya is one of those
exceptions. Now, a Muslim may come back with something like, "taquiyya is
simply a form of concealment used to avoid persecution." Or, they might
say that taquiyya is used when a Muslim's own life is in danger. And that is
indeed part of it. But when a Muslim tells you that, they are not telling you
the whole truth, because, again, that is only part of it.
Islam mandates deception [taqiyya] when Muslims deal with
non-Muslims. Muslims are allowed to lie to unbelievers if the lie is for the
protection of Islam or the furthering of Islamic goals and objectives. So
taqiyya is about deception - lulling Western people into a false sense of
security, while, in reality, Islam directs Muslim immigrants to "appear
integrated" while actually living as a state-within-a-state...until they
take over. So taqiyya/taqqiyah is the technique of deception to advance the
cause of Islam. It is part of the Jihad strategy of deceiving unbelievers by
any means.
Therefore, exercising taqiyya is considered pious
behavior---a holy act. So taquiyya is a religiously-sanctioned doctrine of lies
and deceit – and Muslims routinely use it in order to deceive non-Muslims about
the true nature of Islam. If a Muslim cannot achieve a permissible goal (such
as promoting Islam in the eyes of non-Muslims, or preventing its denigration in
the eyes of non-Muslims) by telling the truth, then he is actually obliged –
not just permitted, but divinely commanded – to lie in order to achieve that
goal.
In addition to taquiyya, there is also Tawriya (deceit by
ambiguity), Kitman (deceit by omission---for example, only telling you part of
what "taquiyya" includes, and leaving out the rest), and Muruna
(deceit by the temporary suspension of Sharia). There are also the concepts of
Taysir (deceit through facilitation), and Darura (deceit through necessity).
So, as you can see, Islam includes some highly-honed tactics
of deception.Twenty years ago, psychologist Paul Ekman wrote an insightful
book, “Telling Lies”, which demonstrated that people give off recognizable
clues when they are practicing deceit. Their consciences cause them, involuntarily,
to sweat or raise their voices or make other recognizable gestures. However,
Dr. Ekman’s research was exclusively with people from Western cultures.
Muslims, on the other hand, show no discernible signs when they are being
deceitful, because there is no feeling of guilt. In their minds, they are doing
exactly what Allah wants them to do in order to advance Islam.
That does not mean that Muslims lie all the time, or that
they lie in everyday conversation. But when it comes to protecting Islam around
Westerners, they are then mandated to do so if it means protecting or promoting
Islam, in order to try to make more converts or to prevent its denigration in
the eyes of non-Muslims. This can happen even under oath in a court of law.
For example, interfaith outreach between, say, a Jewish
rabbi, a Catholic priest and a Muslim imam may be predicated on a certain
amount of goodwill on all sides in order to reach a mutually-agreeable
understanding. But if one realizes that the Muslim in such a situation has no
interest in extending goodwill, but wishes only to advance the cause of Islam –
by subterfuge and sleight-of-hand if necessary – then it becomes obvious that
the entire concept of interfaith outreach concerning Islam is a futile exercise.---Jeff Jemkins -- Broadside news
