GATESTONE
by Raymond Ibrahim
Lies about Islamic Taqiyya (Dissimulation), Dr. Carson Right: Washington Post and Academics Wrong
September 28, 2015

Dr. Ben Carson got it right when he said that taqiyya “allows, and even encourages, you to lie to achieve your goals.” The prophet makes that clear…It is therefore either careless or disingenuous for Kessler [Washington Post] and his “experts” to ignore Muhammad’s example as recorded in the Hadith in their discussion of taqiyya. As usual, for the complete truth, one must turn to scholarly books written in Arabic. According to Dr. Sami Mukaram, an Islamic studies professor specializing in taqiyya, and author of the only academic book exclusively devoted to it, “Taqiyya in order to deceive the enemy is permissible.” READ MORE