If Islam really were the religion of peace that virtually every non-Muslim politician in the Western world has been insisting it is for the last twenty-plus years, we would expect a certain kind of reaction from the mosque that jihad mass murderer Shamsud-Din Jabbar frequented. Yet a mosque that is within walking distance of Jabbar’s Houston home has offered just the opposite reaction. Law enforcement and intelligence officials are unlikely to take any notice, lost as they are in woke dogmas and fantasies, but if protecting the American people were their first priority, they would be paying close attention.
On Wednesday afternoon, Masjid Bilal ISGH (Islamic Society of Greater Houston) issued this statement:
Assalamu Alaikum [Peace be upon you] Brothers and Sisters,
I’m sure many of you have heard about the tragic events that took place in New Orleans this morning that are now being classified as an “act of terror” by the FBI.
I want to emphasize the importance of everyone to stay very vigilant and aware of your surroundings. The safety of our community is the most important thing.
If anyone is contacted by the media, it is very important that you do not respond. If approached by the FBI and a response is necessary, please refer to CAIR and ISGH.
It is crucial that we stay united at this time as we condemn these terrible acts. Please stay safe.
JazakAllahu Khairun [May Allah reward you with blessings]
Masjid Bilal Management
This statement was as notable for what it didn’t say as for what it did. The mosque expressed no shock, horror, or even disapproval of Jabbar’s jihad attack. It offered no condolences to the families of the victims. It offered nothing regarding what it planned to do to ensure that other members of the congregation didn’t misunderstand Islam in the way that Shamsud-Din Jabbar supposedly did. It didn’t include a word about cooperating with law enforcement efforts, or affirming the mosque members’ patriotism and renunciation of jihad violence.
Instead, it implied (“please stay safe”) that members of the mosque were in danger from “Islamophobes” who might target them in rage over Jabbar’s attack. It has become a common feature of the aftermath of every jihad attack: the local mosque asks for extra police protection, and mosquegoers tell eager leftist “journalists” about how scared they are of a “backlash.”
Yet such a “backlash” seldom, if ever, materializes. Nor should it. Nor should mosques so often attempt to deflect attention away from the reality of jihad violence. Masjid Bilal made matters even worse by directing members to refer inquirers to the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR).
CAIR is an unindicted co-conspirator in a Hamas terror funding case — so named by the Justice Department. CAIR officials have repeatedly refused to denounce Hamas and Hezbollah as terrorist groups. Several former CAIR officials have been convicted of various crimes related to jihad terror. CAIR’s cofounder and longtime Board chairman (Omar Ahmad), as well as its chief spokesman (Ibrahim Hooper), have made Islamic supremacist statements about how Islamic law should be imposed in the U.S. (Ahmad denies this, but the original reporter stands by her story.)
CAIR has opposed virtually every anti-terror measure that has been proposed or implemented and has been declared a terror organization by the United Arab Emirates. CAIR’s Hussam Ayloush in 2016, shortly after Donald Trump was first elected president, called for the overthrow of the U.S. government. CAIR’s national outreach manager is an open supporter of Hamas. CAIR top dog Nihad Awad said the October 7 jihad massacre of 1,200 Israelis made him “happy.”
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CAIR representatives, however, are masters at media manipulation, and that’s likely why the mosque told members to let the notorious organization handle the media. CAIR does not, however, exactly have a reputation for being honest, aboveboard, or patriotic, and so the referral raises yet more questions about Jabbar’s mosque.
Will investigators dare to look into how much Masjid Bilal ISGH formed Shamsud-Din Jabbar’s worldview? Will they investigate what has been taught there, and what the mosque teaches about America and Muslims’ place in it? Does the mosque teach the importance of the principles of tolerance and mutual respect, or does it teach the Islamic supremacism that has animated violent jihad activity for fourteen centuries now?
Investigators are likely to ignore Masjid Bilal ISGH entirely, for to show up there and start poking around and asking questions might be construed as “Islamophobic.” And “Islamophobia,” for our law enforcement officials today, is far, far worse than the killing of a few people in an act of jihad for the sake of Allah.
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