Shocker! ‘Islamophobia’ Is Decreed in Quran
Is it irrational to fear Islam?
It’s a question that deserves a real answer, because those who hurl the “Islamophobia” epithet around recklessly are actually characterizing people who fear Islam – including increasingly bloody acts of Islamic terrorism committed in the name of Allah – as irrational, insane, perhaps even stark raving mad.
A phobia is a type of anxiety disorder, defined by fear of an object or situation. It is a persistent, irrational fear, exaggerated and usually inexplicable and illogical. It often leads to a kind of hysteria or paralysis when a phobic person is confronted by the object or situation that is feared. We’ve all seen videos of people losing it when they see a harmless snake or spider. We read about or see depictions of people who are afraid of heights or going outdoors.
But when was the last time you saw someone hysterical at the sight of a woman in a hijab or the Quran, or hearing the call to prayer? Not very often. So, this definition of Islamophobia clearly doesn’t match any clinical disorder, and it is certainly is not connected to the way anyone actually uses the word.
Yet this slur – this derogatory, offensive term – is used by politicians, the media, professors and Islamic activists as a catchy and convenient way to define bigotry, prejudice and hatred against individual Muslims. Note, however, that the word “Muslim” is not part of the term – Islam is. So, the literal meaning of Islamophobia would not be bigotry against individual Muslims, it would be an irrational fear of Islam – a religion, an ideology, a political institution. (Read more from “Shocker! ‘Islamophobia’ Is Decreed in Quran” HERE)
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