{UAH} Wrong to See Muslims as Victims, They Act According to the Qur'an - Danish Professor

Danish professor: Wrong to see Muslims as victims, they act according to the Qur'an

MAY 15, 2016   9:46 AM  BY NICOLAI SENNELS35 COMMENTS

Excellent point by professor Thomas Hoffmann (photo above): Violent Muslims act upon the Qur'an and the Qur'an's commandments on how to react to criticism and towards non-Muslims and non-Islamic values. Not upon "racism," "islamophobia" etc…

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Translated from Uriasposten:

"There is a need to understand the hostility towards the West and Western values on its own terms," says professor in religious history Thomas Hoffmann: "We must believe what people say. If Muslims say they do something because it is in the Qur'an, we must take their word for it and take their sincerity seriously," says Thomas Hoffmann. …

"I've been a little tired of the description of Muslims as people who are always reactive. As if all that Muslims do is done in a reaction to something that others have done, and that they can not be proactive and take the initiative for better or for worse. Many want to articulate Muslims as passive victims, and thus ignore some theological structures and patterns that are actively used by Muslims themselves."

Radio interview with Thomas Hoffmann, Danish professor in Islamic studies.

Translated from JP:

"To follow the Prophet's example, his sunna is simply a part of Islam's DNA – if there is a crisis and times of war, one must of course follow Muhammad's example: 'I have a beautiful example of God's emissary' (Qur'an 33:21). Sharia is arising out of the attempt to correlate Quranic creed of the Prophet's exemplary life.'

'… The Islamic theology developed and crystallized in an unprecedented sovereign power position. In contrast to both Christianity and (rabbinic) Judaism, which developed their earliest theologies of other religious sovereigns than themselves (Romans and Persians), Islam developed under its own Islamic sovereignty. Jihad becomes in this context a theological matter of course – part of the Islamic empires creation.' …

"There is an element of this logic in today's jihad – the powerful and evil West simply deserves to be punished. For the jihadists the Quran includes the ultimate legal authority, namely the principle of reciprocity, for example. 2: 194 … "

"The special spectacular and cruel tactics used in terrorist attacks, are also founded in Quranic advice on scare tactics.

If we look at the Islamic States' 'communiqué' in connection with the attacks in Paris, we can see  for instance. that they begin by quoting the Koran 59:2:

'It is He who expelled the ones who disbelieved among the People of the Scripture from their homes at the first gathering. You did not think they would leave, and they thought that their fortresses would protect them from Allah ; but [the decree of] Allah came upon them from where they had not expected, and He cast terror into their hearts'"