Charles Johnson quoted a selection from this MEMRI translation of last Friday's (March 12) sermon at the Sheikh 'Ijlin Mosque in Gaza. That part of the khutba was alarming enough. But in some ways, it actually got worse. This excerpt is truly sick:
"Then an incident took place that was a turning point regarding the Jewish existence in Al-Madina. They started! And they bear the responsibility for their bad deeds and for the venom they spread in the heart of Al-Madina. A Muslim woman went to the Qaynuq'a tribe to sell something. They asked her to uncover her face but she refused. The Muslim woman refused to uncover her face in front of Jews. When finished with the sale, she sat down next to a Jewish jeweler, and this jeweler tied the edge of her garment in the back, so when she rose up, some say her face and others say her legs were revealed. She screamed and cried for help. Then, a noble Muslim came, who could not bear the humiliation of this woman. He rose to defend the Muslim woman's honor, drew his sword and struck that Jew, the lowly jeweler. He struck and killed him. The Qaynuq'a tribe turned against this Muslim and killed him. They killed this Muslim who defended a Muslim woman's honor.
"[The Prophet] prepared his army and went to the Qaynuq'a [tribe]. He laid siege to them for 15 days until they came out and surrendered. The Prophet rejected [their surrender] unless all their men were killed, and only the women and children be allowed to leave Al-Madina.
So here's the lesson: A Jew deliberately exposed a Muslim woman's face, or maybe it was her leg. It doesn't matter. For this, he deserved death, which sentence was immediately carried out by a righteous Muslim who happened to be in the vicinity. But the victim's tribe (can you believe it?) saw this as an act of first degree murder, and in turn killed the perpetrator who, after all, was only guilty of defending a Muslim woman's honor. Thus, the Jews "started," i.e., provoked the Prophet to wipe out their entire tribe, even after their surrender.
The imam goes on to explain, though, that, unfortunately, "Abdallah bin Ubai, Allah's curse upon him" asked that the lives of these Jews be spared, to which Mohammed agreed in order to avoid strife. Instead, the whole Qaynuq'a tribe was exiled or, in today's parlance, dispossessed of their lands, which were then occupied by the conquering imperialists faithful. Happy ending.
This simple story speaks volumes. Libraries, in fact.
