The English Defence League (EDL) and the Jewish Defence League (JDL) is always trying to portray Islam in a negative light, because they’re simply prejudiced. Funny enough, they still claim to ‘Promote the understanding of Islam’ in their Mission Statement.
I’m no scholar, but I know BS when I see it.
The EDL has recently been picking and choosing quotes from some of the least authentic Islamic sources, including that of the Ishaq and Tabari hadiths (narrations) passing it off as proof.
Quote: ‘Imam at-Tabari’s book was simply an attempt to place Hadiths into a chronological order so that they would read out like a historical narrative; therefore, Tabari–like Ibn Ishaq–did a wonderful job of creating one of the first books which placed Hadiths in a chronological order. However, Imam at-Tabari only placed them in the right order, but he did not authenticate them, nor did he claim that. It should be known that to the Sunnis, the only two books of Hadith which are considered completely authentic are the Sahihayn (Bukhari and Muslim). After these two books, there are four other books which are considered reliable, but which contain some authentic and some unauthentic Hadiths. As for Tareekh at-Tabari, it is considered less reliable than any of these six books of Hadith!’Clearly, the EDL is manipulating its supporters by using inauthentic sources that are critiqued by the Muslim majority themselves!
In conclusion, the EDL don’t have much ‘understanding’ after all.
LOL they think they can simply cherry-pick. Understanding things in Islamic tradition is much harder than we think. You can't just cherry-pick. It's complex, and you have to understand translations, authenticity and historical and cultural backgrounds.
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