Taqiyya (تقية alternative spellings taqiyeh, taqiya,taqiyah, tuqyah) is a form of religious dissimulation, or a legal dispensation whereby a believing individual can deny his Islamic faith or commit otherwise illegal or blasphemous acts while they are at risk of significant persecution. It is based on Qur’anic verses that instruct Muslims not to “take for friends or helpers Unbelievers rather than believers… except by way of precaution,” and to not utter unbelief “except [while] under compulsion”. (Source)
This basically means a Muslim can lie to spread Islam. Spreading Islam is a brod word, which can mean to include in a negative sense bombings, murder, love jihad and in a positive sense avoid getting killed or prosecuted.
Taqiyya under Shi’a Islam
This practice is emphasized in Shia Islam whereby adherents are permitted to conceal their religion when under threat of persecution or compulsion. According to Shia doctrine, taqiyya ispermissible in situations where there is overwhelming danger of loss of life or property and where no danger to religion would occur thereby. Taqiyya has also been politically legitimised, particularly among Twelver Shias, in order to maintain unity among Muslims and fraternity among the Shia clerics.
“Taqiyya is an Islamic juridical term whose shifting meaning relates to when a Muslim is allowed, underSharia law, to lie. A concept whose meaning has varied significantly among Islamic sects, scholars, countries, and political regimes, it nevertheless is one of the key terms used by recent anti-Muslim polemicists,” writes Yarden Mariuma
Taqiyya under Sunni Islam
Taqiyya has been discussed in a positive and clear manner by several Sunni scholars such as Ibn Kathir and Al-Suyuti, and the actual concept itself does exist within Sunni jurisprudence (Fiqh).There are also a few historically documented cases of Sunnis practicing taqiyya where it was necessary. For example, in the inquisition miḥna during the Caliphate of al-Ma’mun, a number of Sunni scholars used taqiyya, attesting to the Qur’an as having been created despite believing the opposite.
Beware, you can be fooled to spread Islam
There have been several persons, some journalists in particular who have blindly believed (or pretend to do so) some Muslims who have been conclusively accused of crimes. Be it the case of Yakub Memon, or Afzal Guru, who have been conclusively accused of terrorism, some people choose to believe these culprits’ words rather than any sensible mind. Beware, this is a tactic to fool you in order to spread Islam.
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