20 Nov 14
The above link discusses four terms of art in the Islamic
world that name means of deceiving non-Muslims for the purpose of
self-protection or for the advancement of Islam in some way.
These terms are: takiyya, tawriya, kitman, and muruna.
Briefly, Takiyya
refers to the dissimulation of one’s Muslim identity. Tawriya
means creative lying. Kitman means the telling of a partial
truth. Muruna means the flexibly blending in with the enemy. It is justification of departure from proper
Islamic practice for purposes of deception.
The 9/11 hijackers employed Muruna.
These are terms of art which name practices permitted under
Islam for purposes of deceiving the infidel or apostate. These ordinarily would not be permitted to be
used by one Muslim against another.
Together, these terms mean that it is impossible for a
westerner to believe or trust a Muslim if the Muslim thinks it in his or Islam’s
interest to be deceptive.
Often, commentary and editorials offered by offshoots of the
Muslim Brotherhood use the term ‘innocent,’ as in a condemnation of the killing
of innocents. It may be useful to
understand that in a Muslim’s eyes an apostate is never innocent. An infidel is not an innocent. As between a Muslim and an infidel or a
westerner, the Muslim is always the innocent party. Thus when a Muslim employs the term ‘innocent’
to a western audience, the audience should be aware of the private meaning for
innocent held by the Muslim. In effect,
when a Muslim uses the term innocent before a western audience, one of the
forms of deception named above are being employed.
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