In this post I will cite some of the historical details and a letter from the synod of Nicaea to show that the Holy Spirit was worshiped as God in union with the Father and the Son. This will help refute the claim that the Spirit’s Deity wasn’t recognized at the Council of Nicaea. All emphasis will be mine.

The Nicene Creed.

(Found in the Acts of the Ecumenical Councils of Ephesus and Chalcedon, in the Epistle of Eusebius of Cæsarea to his own Church, in the Epistle of St. Athanasius Ad Jovianum Imp., in the Ecclesiastical Histories of Theodoret and Socrates, and elsewhere, The variations in the text are absolutely without importance.) 

The Synod at Nice set forth this Creed.¹ 

The Ecthesis of the Synod at Nice.  ² 

We believe in one God, the Father Almighty, maker of all things visible and invisible; and in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the only-begotten of his Father, of the substance of the Father, God of God, Light of Light, very God of very God, begotten (γεννηθέντα), not made, being of one substance (ὁμοούσιον, consubstantialem) with the Father. By whom all things were made, both which be in heaven and in earth. Who for us men and for our salvation came down [from heaven] and was incarnate and was made man. He suffered and the third day he rose again, and ascended into heaven. And he shall come again to judge both the quick and the dead. And [we believe] in the Holy Ghost. And whosoever shall say that there was a time when the Son of God was not (ἤν ποτε ὅτε οὐκ ἦν), or that before he was begotten he was not, or that he was made of things that were not, or that he is of a different substance or essence [from the Father] or that he is a creature, or subject to change or conversion³ —all that so say, the Catholic and Apostolic Church anathematizes them.

Notes.

The Creed of Eusebius of Cæsarea, which he presented to the council, and which some suppose to have suggested the creed finally adopted.

(Found in his Epistle to his diocese; vide: St. Athanasius and Theodoret.)

We believe in one only God, Father Almighty, Creator of things visible and invisible; and in the Lord Jesus Christ, for he is the Word of God, God of God, Light of Light, life of life, his only Son, the first-born of all creatures, begotten of the Father before all time, by whom also everything was created, who became flesh for our redemption, who lived and suffered amongst men, rose again the third day, returned to the Father, and will come again one day in his glory to judge the quick and the dead. We believe also in the Holy Ghost. We believe that each of these three is and subsists; the Father truly as Father, the Son truly as Son, the Holy Ghost truly as Holy Ghost; as our Lord also said, when he sent his disciples to preach: Go and teach all nations, and baptize them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.

Canon XIX.

By Paulianists must be understood the followers of Paul of Samosata the anti-Trinitarian who, about the year 260, had been made bishop of Antioch, but had been deposed by a great Synod in 269. As Paul of Samosata was heretical in his teaching on the Holy Trinity the Synod of Nice applied to him the decree passed by the council of Arles in its eighth canon. “If anyone shall come from heresy to the Church, they shall ask him to say the creed; and if they shall perceive that he was baptized into the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Ghost,⁴⁵ he shall have a hand laid on him only that he may receive the Holy Ghost. But if in answer to their questioning he shall not answer this Trinity, let him be baptized.”

The Samosatans, according to St. Athanasius, named the Father, Son and Holy Spirit in administering baptism (Orat. ii, Contra Arian. No. xliii.), but as they gave a false meaning to the baptismal formula and did not use the words Son and Holy Spirit in the usual sense, the Council of Nice, like St. Athanasius himself, considered their baptism as invalid.

The Synodal Letter.

Wherefore, rejoicing in these wholesome results, and in our common peace and harmony, and in the cutting off of every heresy, receive with the greater honor and with increased love, our colleague your Bishop Alexander, who has gladdened us by his presence, and who at so great an age has undergone so great fatigue that peace might be established among you and all of us. Pray also for us all, that the things which have been deemed advisable may stand fast; for they have been done, as we believe, to the well-pleasing of Almighty God AND OF his only Begotten Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, AND OF the Holy Ghost, TO WHOM be glory forever. Amen.

FURTHER READING

Did the Ante-Nicene Fathers Worship the Holy Spirit as God Almighty?

HOLY SPIRIT WORSHIPED AS GOD

N.T. Wright is viewed as a renowned [N]ew [T]estament scholar and authority on the resurrection of Jesus. He has produced a translation of the NT, now in its third edition, titled The New Testament for Everyone, Third Edition, Hardcover: A Fresh Translation, published by Zondervan, Grand Rapids, MI 2023.

I have, therefore, decided to quote select passages from his translation in order to allow the readers see what this notable scholar believes in respect to the issue of justification and Christ’s Deity.

ON JUSTIFYING FAITH

Wright agrees that the expression pistis ‘Iesou Christou is more properly rendered as “the faithfulness of Jesus Christ”. Wright takes the position that believers are justified by Christ’s faithfulness, i.e., Jesus’ being perfectly faithful in accomplishing God’s will for him to die as a vicarious sacrifice for sinners.  

“God’s covenant justice comes into operation through the faithfulness of Jesus the Messiah, for the benefit of all who have faith… God put Jesus forth as the place of mercy, through faithfulness, by means of his blood. He did this to demonstrate his covenant justice, because of the passing over (in divine forbearance) of sins committed beforehand. This was to demonstrate his covenant justice in the present time: that is, that he himself is in the right, and that he declares to be in the right everyone who trusts in the faithfulness of Jesus.” Romans 3:22, 25-26

“But we know that a person is not declared ‘righteous’ by works of the Jewish law, but through the faithfulness of Jesus the Messiah. That is why we too believed in the Messiah, Jesus: so that we might be declared ‘righteous’ on the basis of the Messiah’s faithfulness, and not on the basis of works of the Jewish law. On that basis, you see, no creature will be declared ‘righteous.’… I have been crucified with the Messiah. I am, however, alive–but it isn’t me any longer, it’s the Messiah who lives in me. And the life I do still live in the flesh, I live within the faithfulness of the son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.” Galatians 2:16, 20

“But the Bible shut up everything together under the power of sin, so that the promise–which comes by the faithfulness of Jesus the Messiah–might be given to those who believe. Before this faithfulness arrived, we were kept under the guard by the law, in close confinement until the coming faithfulness should be revealed. Thus the law was like a babysitter for us, looking after us until the coming of the Messiah, so that we might be given covenant membership on the basis of faithfulness. But now that faithfulness has come, we are no longer under the rule of the babysitter. For you are all children of God, through faith, in the Messiah, Jesus.” Galatians 3:22-26

“This was God’s eternal purpose, and he’s accomplished it in Messiah Jesus our Lord. We have confidence, and access to God, in him, in full assurance, through his faithfulness.” Ephesians 3:11-12

“and that I may be discovered in him, not having my own covenant status defined by Torah, but the status which comes through the Messiah’s faithfulness: the covenant status from God which is given to faith.” Philippians 3:9

ON CHRIST’S DEITY

I now cite what I view to be the most relevant NT passages in establishing the absolute, essential Deity of Christ.

“In the beginning was the Word. The Word was close beside God, and the Word was God. In the beginning, he was close beside God. All things came into existence through him; not one thing that exists came into existence without him. Life was in him, and this life was the light of the human race… The true light, which gives light to every human being, was coming into the world. He was in the world, and the world was made through him, and the world did not know him… And the Word became flesh, and lived among us. We gazed upon his glory, glory like that of the father’s only son, full of grace and truth… Nobody has ever seen God. The only-begotten God, who is intimately close to the father–he has brought him to light.” John 1:1-4, 9-10, 14, 18

“This was Jesus’ response to them. ‘My father,’ he said, ‘is going on working, and so am I!’ So for this reason the Judeans were all the more eager to kill him, because he not only broke the sabbath, but spoke of God as his own father, making himself equal to God.” John 5:17-18

“‘I haven’t got a demon!’ replied Jesus. ‘I am honoring my father, and you are dishonoring me. I’m not looking for my own glory; there is one who is looking after that, and he will be the judge. I’m telling you the solemn truth: anyone who keeps my word will never, ever see death.’ ‘Now we know that you really have got a demon!’ replied the Judaeans. ‘Look here: Abraham died! So did the prophets! And here are you, saying, “Anyone who keeps my word will never, ever taste death.” You’re not suggesting, are you, that you’re greater than our father Abraham? He died, and so did the prophets! Who are you making yourself out to be?’ ‘If I do give myself glory,’ replied Jesus, ‘my glory is nothing. My father is the one who brings me glory –the one you say is “our God”; and you don’t know him! I know him, though. If I were to say I didn’t know him, I would be a liar like you. But I do know him, and I keep his word. Your father Abraham celebrated the fact that he would see my day. He saw it and was delighted.’ ‘You’re not yet fifty years old!’ responded the Judeans. ‘Have you seen Abraham?’ ‘I’m telling you the solemn truth,’ replied Jesus. ‘Before Abraham existed, I Am.’ So they picked up stones to throw at him. But Jesus hid, and left the Temple.” John 8:49-59

“‘My sheep hear my voice. I know them, and they follow me. I give them the life of the coming age. They will never, ever perish, and nobody can snatch them out of my hand. My father, who has given them to me, is greater than all, and nobody can snatch them out of my father’s hand. I and the father are one.’ So the Judeans once more picked up stones to stone him. ‘I’ve shown you many fine deeds from the father,’ Jesus replied to them. ‘Which of these deeds are you stoning me for?’ ‘We’re not stoning you for good deeds,’ replied the Judeans, ‘but because of blasphemy! Here you are, a mere man, and you’re making yourself into God!’” John 10:27-33 – Cf. Deut. 32:39; 1 Sam. 2:2, 6; Ps. 95:6-7; Isa. 43:13

“‘My Lord,’ replied Thomas, ‘and my God!’” John 20:28 – Cf. Ps. 35:23

“So they stoned Stephen. ‘Lord Jesus,’ he cried out, ‘receive my spirit.’ Then he knelt down and shouted at the top of his voice, ‘Lord, don’t let this sin stand against them.’” Acts 7:59-60 – Cf. Ps. 31:5; Eccl. 12:7

“‘Well Lord,’ replied Ananias, ‘I’ve heard about this man from several people…all about how he’s done wicked things to your holy people in Jerusalem…and now he’s come here with authority from the chief priests to tie up everybody who calls on your Name!’… At once he proclaimed Jesus in the synagogues, saying, ‘This really is the son of God!’ Everyone was astonished, and said, ‘Isn’t this the man who caused havoc to those in Jerusalem who call on this Name? And here he is, coming to tie them up and take them off to the high priest!’” Acts 9:13-14, 20-21

“‘Just as I was on the way, and getting near to Damascus, suddenly a bright light shone from heaven all around me. It was about midday. I fell down on the ground and I heard a voice, saying, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?” I answered, “Who are you, Master?” And he said to me, “I am Jesus of Nazareth, and you are persecuting me!” The people who were with me saw the light, but they didn’t hear the voice of the person speaking to me. So I said, “What shall I do, Master?” And the Lord said to me, “Get up and go into Damascus, and there you will be told all the things that have been arranged for you to do.” So, as I couldn’t see because of the brightness of that light, the people with me led me by the hand, and I came to Damascus. There was a man named Ananias,’ Paul continued. ‘He was a devout, law-keeping Jew, and all the Jews living in Damascus would testify to the fact. He came and stood beside me and said, “Brother Saul, receive your sight.” In that very moment I could see, and I looked at him. This is what he said, “The God of our ancestors chose you to know his will, to see the Righteous One, and to hear the word from his mouth. This is because you are going to bear witness for him to all people, telling them what you have seen and heard. Now, then, what are you going to do? Get up, be baptized and wash away your sins BY CALLING ON HIS NAME.” After I came back to Jerusalem, and was praying in the Temple, I fell into a trance, and I saw him speaking to me. “Hurry up!” he said. “Leave Jerusalem as quickly as possible! They won’t accept your testimony about me.” “But Lord,” I replied, “they themselves know that in all the synagogues I used to imprison and beat those who believe in you. And when they shed the blood of Stephen, your witness, I was myself standing there and giving approval. I was looking after their cloaks of those who were killing him.” “No,” he said to me. “Go away from here! I’m sending you far away–to the Gentiles!”’” Acts 22:6-21 – Cf. Gen. 4:26; 12:8; 21:33; Deut. 4:7; Pss. 99:6-8; 116:1-4, 13, 17; 145:18

“‘Watch out for yourselves,’ Paul continued, ‘and for the whole flock, in which the holy spirit has appointed you as guardians, to feed the church of God, which he purchased with his very own blood.” Acts 20:28

“For God has done what the law (being weak because of human flesh). God sent his own son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and as a sin-offering; and, right there in the flesh, he condemned sin… But you’re not people of flesh; you’re people of the spirit (if indeed God’s spirit lives within you; note that anyone who doesn’t have the spirit of the Messiah doesn’t belong to him). But if the Messiah is in you, the body is indeed dead because of sin, but the spirit is life because of covenant justice… God, after all, did not spare his own son; he gave him up for us all!” Romans 8:3, 9-10, 32

“The patriarchs are their ancestors; and it is from them, according to the flesh, that the Messiah has come–who is God over all, blessed forever, Amen!” Romans 9:5

“because if you profess with your mother that Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. Why? Because covenant membership comes by believing with the heart, and salvation comes by professing with the mouth. The Bible says, you see, ‘Everyone who believes in him will not be put to shame.’ For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek, since the same Lord is Lord of all, and is rich towards all who call upon him. ‘All who call upon the name of the Lord,’ you see, ‘will be saved.’” Romans 10:9-13 – Cf. Joel 2:32

“to God’s assembly at Corinth, made holy in Messiah Jesus, called to be holy, with everyone who calls on the name of our Lord, Messiah Jesus, in every place–their Lord, indeed, as well as ours! Grace to you and peace from God our father and Messiah Jesus the Lord… so that you aren’t missing out on any spiritual gift as you wait eagerly for our Lord, Messiah Jesus, to be revealed. He will establish you right through to the end, so that you are blameless on the day of our Lord Messiah Jesus. God is faithful! And it is through God that you have been called into fellowship of his son, Messiah Jesus, our Lord.” 1 Corinthians 1:2-3, 7-9

“None of the rulers of this present age knew about this wisdom. If they had, you see, they wouldn’t have crucified the Lord of glory.” 1 Corinthians 2:8

“When you are assembled together in the name of our Lord Jesus, and my spirit is there too with the power of our Lord Jesus, you must hand over such a person to the satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit may be saved on the day of the Lord Jesus.” 1 Corinthians 5:4-5

“But for us There is one God, the father, from whom are all things, and we live to him and for him; and one Lord, Jesus the Messiah, through whom are all things, and we live through him.” 1 Corinthians 8:6

“If anyone doesn’t love the Lord, let them be accursed! Come, Lord, come! The grace of the Lord Jesus be with you. My love be with you all in Messiah Jesus.” 1 Corinthians 16:22-24

“But when the fullness of time arrived, God sent out his son, born of a woman, born under the law, so that he might redeem those under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons. And because you are sons, God sent out the spirit of his son into our hearts, calling out ‘Abba, Father!’ So you are no longer a slave, but a son! And, if you’re a son, you are an heir, through God.” Galatians 4:4-7

“This is how you should think among yourselves–with the mind that you have because you belong to the Messiah, Jesus: Who, though in God’s form, did not regard equality with God as something he ought to exploit. Instead, he emptied himself, and received the form of a slave, being born in the likeness of humans. And then, having human appearance, he humbled himself, and became obedient even to death. And so God has greatly exalted him, and to him in his favor has given the name which is over all names. That now at the name of Jesus every knee within heaven shall bow–on earth, too, and under the earth; And every tongue shall confess that Jesus, Messiah, is Lord, to the glory of God, the father.” Philippians 2:5-11– Cf. Isa. 45:21-23

Paul, elsewhere, shows that this universal worship of Jesus takes place on the day of judgment when everyone will stand before the judgment seat of Christ so as to be judged by him:

“That is why the Messiah died and came back to life, so that he might be Lord both of the dead and of the living. You, then, why do you condemn your fellow Christian? Or you: why do you despise a fellow Christian? We must all appear before the judgment seat of God, as the Bible says: As I live, says the Lord, to me every knee shall bow, and every tongue shall give praise to God. So then, we must each give an account of ourselves to God.” Romans 14:9-12

“For we must all appear before the judgment seat of the Messiah, so that each may receive what has been done through the body, whether good or bad.” 2 Corinthians 5:10

“He has delivered us from the power of darkness, and transferred us into the kingdom of his beloved son. He is the one in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. He is the image of God, the invisible one, the firstborn of all creation. For in him all things were created, in the heavens and here on earth. Things we can see and things we cannot, –thrones and lordships and rulers and powers–all things were created both through him and for him. And he is ahead, prior to all else and in him all things hold together; and he himself is supreme, the head over the body, the church. He is the start of it all; firstborn from realms of the dead; so in all things he might be the chief. For in him all the Fullness was glad to dwell and through him to reconcile all to himself, through him–yes, things on the earth, also the things in the heavens.” Colossians 1:13-20

“In him, you see, all the full measure of divinity has taken up bodily residence.” Colossians 2:9

“I thank Messiah Jesus our Lord, who gave me strength. He regarded me as trustworthy by appointing me to his service–even though I used to say blasphemous things against him, and persecuted his people violently! But I received mercy, because in my unbelief I didn’t know what I was doing. And the grace of our Lord was more than enough for me, with the faith and love that are in Messiah Jesus. Here is a word you can trust, which deserves total approval: ‘Messiah Jesus came into the world to save sinners’ –and I’m the worst of them! But this was why I received mercy: so that in me, precisely as the worst, Messiah Jesus could demonstrate the full scale of his patience, and make me a pattern for those who were going to believe in him and so attain the life of the age to come. To the King of ages, the one and only God, immortal and invisible, be honor and glory to the ages of ages, Amen!” 1 Timothy 1:12-17

“I give you this charge before God who gives life to all things, and Messiah Jesus, who made the noble profession before Pontius Pilate: be undefiled and blameless as you keep the commandment, until the royal appearing of our Lord Messiah Jesus, which the blessed and only Sovereign One, the King of kings and Lord of lords, will reveal at its proper time. He is the only one who possesses immortality; he lives in unapproachable light; no human being has seen him, nor can see him. To him be eternal honor and power, Amen!” 1 Timothy 6:14-16

“So don’t be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me as his prisoner. Rather, suffer for the gospel along with us, in accordance with God’s power. God saved us, and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace. He gave us this grace in Messiah Jesus before all time and ages, but has now made it visible through the appearing of our savior Messiah Jesus, who abolished death and, through the gospel, shone a bright light on life and immortality. I was made a herald, apostle and teacher for this gospel; that’s why I suffer these things. But I am not ashamed, because I know the one I have trusted, and I’m convinced that he has the power to keep me safe until that day what I have entrusted to him.” 2 Timothy 1:8-12

“This is my solemn change to you, in the presence of God and Messiah Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and by his appearance and his kingdom… What do I still have to look for? The crown of righteousness! The Lord, the righteous judge, will give it to me as my reward on that day–and not only me, but also to all who have loved his appearing… The first time my case came to court nobody showed up to support me; they all left me alone. May it not be reckoned against them! But the Lord stood besides me and gave me strength to enable me to complete my work as his royal herald, and to make sure that all the Gentiles heard the proclamation; and I was snatched clear of the lion’s mouth. The Lord will snatch me clear from every wicked deed and will save me for his heavenly kingdom. Glory to him for the ages of ages, Amen!” 2 Timothy 4:1, 8, 16-18

“while we wait eagerly for the blessed hope and royal appearing of the glory of or great God and savior, Jesus the Messiah. He gave himself for us so that he could ransom us from all lawless actions and purify for himself a people as his very own who would be eager for good works.” Titus 2:13-14

“In many ways and by many means God spoke in ancient times to our ancestors in the prophets; but at the end of these days he spoke to us in a son. He appointed this son to be heir of all things; through him, in addition, he created the worlds. He is the shining reflection of God’s own glory, the precise expression of his own very being; he sustains all things through his powerful word. He accomplished the cleansing needed for sins, and sat down at the right of the Majesty Supreme. See how much greater he is than the angels: the name he is granted is finer than theirs… Again, when God brings the firstborn son into the world, he says, Let all God’s angels worship him… In relation to the son, however, it says, Your throne, O God, is forever and ever; the scepter of uprightness is the scepter of your kingdom; you loved justice and hated lawlessness, therefore God, your God, anointed you with the oil of gladness, as superior to your comrades. And again: You established the earth, O Lord, from the beginning and the heavens are the works of your hands; they will be destroyed, but you will remain; all of them will grow old like clothing, you will roll them up like a cloak, and they will be changed like clothing. But you are the same, and your years will never give out.” Hebrews 1:1-4, 6, 8-12

“James, a slave of God and of the Lord Jesus the Messiah, to the twelve dispersed tribes: greeting.” James 1:1

“My brothers and sisters, as you practice the faith of our Lord Jesus, the anointed King of glory, you must do so without favoritism.” James 2:1

“Look: you cheated the workers who mowed your fields by keeping back their wages, and those wages are crying out! The cries of the farm workers have reached the ears of the Lord of hosts. You have lived off the fat of the land, in the lap of luxury. You have fattened your own hearts on a day of slaughter. You have condemned the Righteous One and killed him, and he doesn’t resist you. So be patient, my brothers and sisters, for the appearing of the Lord. You know how the farmer waits for the valuable crop to come up from the ground. He is patient over it, waiting for it to receive the early rain and then the late rain. In the same way, you must be patient, and make your hearts strong, because the appearing of the Lord is near at hand. Don’t grumble against one another, my brothers and sisters, so that you may not be judged. Look–the judge is standing at the gates! Consider the prophets, my brothers and sisters, who spoke in the name of the Lord.” James 5:4-9

“The prophets who prophesied about the grace that was to be given to you searched and inquired about this rescue. They asked what sort of time it would be, the time that the Messiah’s spirit within them was indicating when speaking of the Messiah’s sufferings and subsequent glory. It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves, but you, when they were ministering these things–things which have now been announced to you by the holy spirit sent from heaven, through those who preached the good news to you. The angels long to gaze on these things.” 1 Peter 1:10-12 – Cf. Gen. 1:2; 41:38; Exod. 31:3; 35:31; Num. 11:16-17, 24-29; 24:2; 2 Sam. 23:2-3; Neh. 9:20, 30; Ps. 51:11; 143:10; Isa. 11:1-2; 32:15; 34:16; 44:3; 48:16; 59:20-21; 61:1; 63:10-11, 14; Ezek. 2:2; 3:24; 11:5; 36:27; 37:14; 39:29; Joel 2:28-29; Hag. 2:5; Mic. 3:8; Zech. 4:6; 7:12

“–if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is gracious. Come to him, to that living stone. Humans rejected him, but God chose him and values him very highly!… and ‘a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense.’” 1 Peter 2:3-4, 8 – Cf. Ps. 34:8; Isa. 8:14

“But if you do suffer because of your righteous behavior, God’s blessing is upon you! ‘Don’t fear what they fear; don’t be disturbed.’ Sanctify the Messiah as Lord in your hearts, and always be ready to make a reply to anyone who asks you to explain the hope that is in you.” 1 Peter 3:14-15 – Cf. Isa. 8:12-13

“Simon Peter, a slave and apostle of Jesus the Messiah, to those who have obtained a share of faith equal to ours in the righteousness of our God and savior Jesus the Messiah… That is how you will have, richly laid out before you, an entrance into the kingdom of God’s coming age, the kingdom of our Lord and savior Jesus the Messiah.” 2 Peter 1:1, 11

“Instead, grow in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and savior Jesus the Messiah. To him be glory both now and in the day when God’s new age dawns. Amen.” 2 Peter 3:18

“Judah, slave of Jesus the Messiah, brother of James, to those who are called, the people whom God loves and whom Jesus the Messiah keeps safe!… Some people have sneaked in among you, it seems, who long ago were marked out for this condemnation–ungodly people, who are transforming God’s grace into licentiousness, and denying the one and only master, our Lord Jesus the Messiah… Enoch, the seventh in line from Adam, prophesied about these people, ‘Look!’ he said, ‘The Lord comes with ten thousand of his holy ones, to perform judgment against all, and to charge every human being with all the ungodly ways in which they have done ungodly things, and with every harsh word which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.’… But you, beloved ones, build yourselves up in your most holy faith. Pray in the holy spirit. Keep yourselves in the love of God, as you wait for our Lord Jesus the Messiah to show you mercy which leads to the life of the age to come… –to the one and only God, our savior through Jesus the Messiah our Lord, be glory, majesty, power and authority before all the ages, and now, and to all the ages to come. Amen.” Jude 1:1, 4, 20-21, 25

“John, to the seven churches in Asia: grace to you and peace from He Who Is and Who Was and Who Is To Come, AND FROM the seven spirits that are before his throne, AND FROM Jesus the Messiah, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, the ruler of the kings of the earth. Glory to the one who loved us, and freed us from our sins by his blood, and made us a kingdom, priests to his God and father–glory and power be to him forever and ever. Amen. Look! He is coming with the clouds, and every eye shall see him; yes, even those who pierced him. All the tribes of the earth shall mourn because of him. Yes! Amen.  ‘I am the Alpha and the Omega,’ says the Lord God, Who Is and Who Was and Who Is To Come, the Almighty.’ I, John, your brother and your partner in the suffering, the kingdom, and the patient endurance in Jesus. I was on the island called Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus. I was in the spirit on the Lord’s day, and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet. ‘Write down what you see in a book,’ It said, ‘and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia and Laodicea.’ So I turned to see the voice that was speaking with me. As I turned I saw seven golden lampstands, and in the middle of the lampstands ‘one like a son of man,’ wearing a full-length robe and with a golden belt across his chest. His head and his hair were white, white like wool, white like snow. His eyes were like a flame of fire, his feet were like exquisite brass, refined in a furnace, and his voice like the sound of many waters. He was holding seven stars in his right hand, and a sharp two-edged sword was coming out of his mouth. The sight of him was like the sun when it shines with full power. When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though I was dead. He touched me with his right hand. ‘Don’t be afraid,’ he said, ‘I am the first and the last and the living one. I was dead, and look! I am alive forever and ever. I have the keys of death and Hades.’” Revelation 1:4-18 – Cf. 1 Kings 22:19-23; Isa. 6:1-5; Ezekiel 1:24-28; Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14; 10:1-6; Zech. 12:10-14; Matt. 17:1-2

“Write to the angel of the church in Thyatira. ‘These are the words of the son of God, whose eyes are like flaming fire and whose feet are like exquisite fire. I know what you have done: I know your love, your faith, your service and your patience. I know that your works have been more impressive recently than they were before. But I have something against you: you tolerate the woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophet and deceives my servants by teaching them to practice fornication and to eat idol-food. I gave her time to repent, but she had no wish to repent of her immorality. Look! I am going to throw her on a bed, and those who have committed fornication with her will have great distress, unless they repent of the works into which she has led them. I will utterly slaughter her children, and all the churches will know that I am the one who searches minds and hearts. I will give to each of you what your deeds deserve.’” Revelation 2:18-23 – Cf. Jer. 17:10; 11:20; 29:23

“When he took the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down in front of the lamb. They each had a harp, and they each had golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of God’s holy people. They sing a new song, which goes like this: ‘You are worthy to take the scroll; you are worthy to open its seals; for you were slaughtered and with your own blood you purchased for God, from every tribe and tongue, from every people and nation and made them a kingdom and priests to our God and they will reign on earth.’ As I watched, I heard the voice of many angels around the throne, the living creatures and the elders. Their number was ten thousand times ten thousand, thousands upon thousands, and they were declaring in full voice, ‘The slaughtered lamb has now deserved to take the riches and the power, to take the wisdom, strength and honor, to take glory, and the blessing.’ Then I heard EVERY CREATURE in heaven, on the earth, under the earth, and in the sea, and EVERYTHING THAT IS IN THEM, saying, ‘To the One on the throne AND THE LAMB be blessing and honor and glory and power forever and ever!’ ‘Amen!’ cried the four living creatures. And the elders fell down and worshiped.” Revelation 5:8-14

“After this I looked, and lo and behold a huge gathering WHICH NOBODY COULD POSSIBLY COUNT, from every nation and tribe and people and language. They were standing in front of the throne, and in front of the lamb. They were dressed in white robes, holding palm branches in their hands. They were shouting out at the tops of their voices, ‘Salvation belongs to our God, to the one who sits on the throne, AND TO THE LAMB!’ All the angels who were standing around the throne and the elders and the four creatures fell down on their faces before the throne and worshiped God. ’Yes, Amen!’ they were saying. ‘Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanks and honor and power and strength be to our God forever and ever! Amen!’ One of the elders spoke to me. ‘Who are these people dressed all in white?’ he said. ‘Where have they come from?’ ‘Sir,’ I replied, ‘you know!’ ‘These are the ones,’ he said, ‘who have come out of the great suffering. They have washed their clothes and made them white in the blood of the lamb. THAT IS WHY they are there in front of God’s throne, serving him day and night in his temple. The one who sits on the throne will shelter them with his presence. They will never be hungry again, or thirsty again. The sun will not scorch them, nor will any fierce heat. The lamb, who is in the middle of the throne, will be their shepherd. He will lead them to springs of running water, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’” Revelation 7:9-17 – Cf. Ps. 3:8; Jon. 2:9

“‘These words,’ he said to me, ‘are trustworthy and true. The Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, has sent HIS angel to show his servants what must soon take place. “Look, I am coming soon. God’s blessing on the one who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.”’… ‘Look! I am coming soon. I will bring my reward with me, and I will pay everyone back according to what they have done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end… I, Jesus, have sent MY angel to give you this testimony for the churches. I am David’s root and offspring. I am the bright morning star.’…  The one who gives this testimony says, ‘Yes, I am coming soon!’ Amen! Come, Lord Jesus. The grace of the Lord Jesus be with you all.” Revelation 22:6-7, 12-13, 16, 20-21 – Cf. Ps. 62:12; Prov. 24:12; Isa. 40:10; 41:4; 44:6; 48:12; 62:11

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AND OTHER PERVERTED ISLAMIC TEACHINGS

The references cited in this post are all taken from the following booklets:

Honouring women in Islam    إكرام المرأة في الاسلام.

Islamic modesty and sexual etiquette   لحياء الاسلامي وآداب الجماع

FEMALE CIRCUMCISION

Shadad ibn Aws said: The Messenger of Allah said: Circumcision is sunnah for men and a noble deed [makrumah] in women. Al-Tabarani, Al-mu’jam Al-kabir, Section on Shadad ibn Aws

Yahya ibn Sa’id said: Circumcision for women is sunnah, which Muslims must not neglect. The Messenger of Allah used to say: The first thing that women will be asked about on the day of resurrection is prayer, the second is the satisfaction of their husbands, and the third is their circumcision. (‘Abd Al-Malik ibn Habib, Adab Al-nisaa, Section: what is related regarding circumcision)

For women it is necessary to cut the outermost piece of skin found on the upper part of the genitals. The sound view in our school, on which most of our companions stand, is that circumcision is permissible at a young age, but not obligatory; however we hold that is obligatory for a guardian to circumcise young children before puberty. (Al-Nawawi, Al-minhaj fi Sharh Sahih Muslim, The book of purity)

He [Ibn Taymiyyah] was asked regarding women: Should they be circumcised or not? And he answered: Praise be to Allah! Yes, they should be circumcised; their circumcision is in cutting the topmost skin, the part like a rooster’s comb. (Ibn Taymiyyah, Majmu’ Fatawa)

The Messenger of Allah said to the “reducer” [al-khafidah] – the woman who performed circumcisions: Leave a little and do not go all the way, for that is more pleasant for the face and more of a privilege for her with her husband. In other words, do not exaggerate in cutting, since the purpose of circumcision for a man is his purification from filth that becomes trapped in the foreskin, while the purpose of circumcision for a woman is to regulate her desire, for indeed if she is uncircumcised, she can be aroused to strong desire. (Ibn Taymiyyah, Majmu’ Fatawa)

Anas related that the Prophet said to Umm ‘Atiyya: Whenever you circumcise [khafadti, “reduce”], leave a little and do not go all the way, for that is better-looking for the face and more of a privilege with the husband. (Ibn Al-Jawzi, Ahkam Al-nisaa, Chapter six: mention of circumcision for women)

Abu ‘Uthman Al-Basri said: The basis for circumcision for women is not an attempt at pleasantness without also seeking to reduce the sex drive, so that self-restraint is less burdensome for them. What the Messenger of Allah meant in saying “Do not go all the way” was to decrease the woman’s desire so to bring about just the right amount of moderation. (Ibn Al-Jawzi, Ahkam Al-nisaa, Chapter six: mention of circumcision for women)

It is related from ‘Ali that he disliked for young girls to be reduced until they reached seven years of age. (‘Abd Al-Malik ibn Habib, Adab Al-nisaa, Section: what is said regarding sunnah for women in reduction [khifad, i.e. circumcision])

Umm Al-Muhajir said: I was captured with the servant girls from Rome, and ‘Uthman offered Islam to us, but none of us became Muslim except me and one other. And ‘Uthman said: Go and reduce them and purify them. (Al-Bukhari, Al-adab Al-mufrad, The book of circumcision)

MASTURBATION, PEDOPHILIA & SEX TOYS

The majority hold to a prohibition on masturbation … Ahmad ibn Hanbal permitted it, since it is an excess in the body; therefore he permitted expelling it as the need arises. (Abu Hayyan Al-Gharnati, Al-bahr Al-muhit, Al-mu’minun 5-7)

Ibn ‘Abbas related that a boy came to his assembly, and the people started to get up, but the boy remained seated. Some of the people said to him: Get up, boy! But Ibn ‘Abbas said: Let him be, he can get up if he wants. And when he was alone, he said: Oh Ibn ‘Abbas, indeed I am a growing boy, and I get really horny [ghulmah shadidah], and so I rub my penis until I discharge. And Ibn ‘Abbas said: That’s better than adultery, although marital relations with a slave girl would be better. (Al-Bayhaqi, Al-sunan Al-Kubra, The book of marital relations)

Ejaculating without copulation is not regarded as sex or intercourse as commonly practiced. Allah Most High prohibited sex and intercourse in anywhere other than the place of tillage, not masturbation; therefore a prohibition of masturbating between someone’s legs or the folds of their belly cannot be concluded from this verse [Al-baqara 223] (Al-Alusi, Tafsir Ruh Al-ma’ani)

It was narrated from Ahmad concerning someone who fears that his bladder might burst from sex drive, or that his testicles might burst from retaining the fluid, during Ramadan … if he has a small or child servant girl, he may masturbate using her hand. (Ibn Qayyim, Bada’ia Al-fawa’id)

From Al-Qa’qa’ ibn Yazid who said: I had a young maid who I would have sex with, and she had a newly weaned little girl. I cuddled her against myself when she was naked, and I found within myself an urge. So I asked Hasan and he said: Do not approach her mother. (Sunan Sa’id ibn Mansur, Section: compilation on divorce)

Al-Shafi’i said: No activity with the penis is permitted except in a wife or what is owned by one’s right hand; masturbation is not permitted. But Allah knows best. (Al-Bayhaqi, Al-sunan Al-kubra, The book of marital relations)

When a man is in a position of marriage or concubinage, it is not permissible for him to masturbate with his hand. … But if he is overcome by his sex drive, fearing transgression, as in the case of a prisoner, a traveler, or a poor person, it is permissible for him; Ahmad stipulated this, and related that the Companions used to do it on their military raids and their journeys. (Ibn Qayyim, Bada’ia Al-fawa’id)

Qatada said, and Al-Hasan said, regarding someone who masturbates – messes around with his penis until he discharges – he said: They used to do it during military raids. Jabir ibn Zaid Abi Al-Sha’thaa said: “It’s your fluid, so spill it out”. (Ibn Hazm, Al-muhalla, The book of matters of rebuke)

It was narrated from one of the companions of Abu Hanifa, Abu Yusuf or Muhammad: There is nothing wrong for someone, who feels compelled, to grab a piece of silk and rub on it until he discharges. (Al-Raghib Al-Asfahani, Muhadarat Al-udabaa, The sixteenth outline)

Beating the penis with the hand until one discharges is strictly prohibited according to most legal scholars, although according to one group of the imams, it is prohibited except in necessity, such as if one fears distress or fears malaise or fears adultery. (Ibn Taymiyya, Al-fatawa Al-kubra, The book of legal punishments)

Ibn ‘Abbas was asked about jerking [al-khadkhada], and said: Marital relations with a servant girl is better than that, but it is still better than adultery. (Al-Bayhaqi, Al-sunan Al-kubra, The book of marital relations)

(A man may masturbate with the hand of his wife or servant girl) : just as he enjoys the rest of their bodies. (Zakariyya Al-Ansari, Asna Al-mutalib, The book of marital relations, Chapter seven: regarding what the husband owns)

In doing it with the hand of one’s wife or someone similar, there is spilling of semen, although it is by enjoyment in a permissible fashion, such as if he ejaculates by thighing or belly rubbing, in contrast to with his hand or something similar, including if he puts his penis into a wall or something similar until he ejaculates. … it is not lawful to do it with one’s own hand, according to the word of the Most High : { And those who guard their crotches … } [Al-mu’minun 5] (Ibn ‘Abidin, Radd Al-muhtar, The book of fasting)

If a man makes a hole in a melon, or some dough, or leather, or the worn-out part of the base of a statue, and penetrates into it … this is more expedient than him masturbating with his hand. And Ahmad said regarding whoever has an overbearing desire such that he cannot dominate himself, and fears that his testicles might burst: “Feed it” [“At’im”], this being an expression related in the Mughni. Then he said: Breaking the fast is lawful for him, since he fears for himself, and is like a sick person … this in reference to His word: { And whoever among you is sick … } [Al-baqara 184]. (Ibn Qayyim, Bada’ia Al-fawa’id)

Masturbation is not permitted except in cases of necessity … The ruling for women in this regard is the same as the ruling for men; she may use something similar to a penis if she fears adultery. (Al-Mardawi, Al-Insaaf, The book of legal punishments)

Abu Muhammad [Ibn Hazm] said: If a woman presents something to her vagina, without insertion, until it ejaculates, this is disliked but there is no wrongdoing in it. (Ibn Hazm, Al-muhalla, The book of matters of rebuke)

Given that it is permissible for a man to touch his penis with his left hand, so for a woman to touch her vagina is likewise permissible by universal agreement of the entire ummah. (Ibn Hazm, Al-muhalla, The book of matters of rebuke)

If a woman is without a husband, and her craving becomes intense, some of our companions have said it is permissible for her to grab an akranbij, which is an object made from hide in the shape of a penis that a woman can insert, or something similar to it made from a cucumber or small squash. (Ibn Qayyim, Bada’ia Al-fawa’id)

If a woman inserts an animal’s penis into herself, washing is obligatory for her, and if she inserts a severed penis there are two points of view; the more correct of the two is that washing is obligatory for her. (Al-Nawawi, Al-minhaj fi Sharh Sahih Muslim, The book of menstruation)

If a woman inserts a donkey’s penis or a severed penis into herself, her hajj is invalidated by universal consensus. (Ibn ‘Abidin, Radd Al-muhtar ‘ala Al-dur Al-mukhtar, The book of hajj, Section: serious crimes)

If a woman inserts the penis of a boy who has not yet reached the age of ten, there is no punishment upon her. (Ibn Qudama, Al-mughni, The book of legal punishments)

INCEST, BESTIALITY AND NECROPHILIA

The Messenger of Allah said: Whoever has sex with a mahram [non-marriageable relative], kill him; and whoever has sex with an animal, kill him and kill the animal. (Sunan Ibn Majah, The book of legal punishments)

But ejaculation from touching or kissing an animal – indeed nothing of the definition of sex is found in this, and it becomes like ejaculation from looking or fantasizing, and therefore does not annul the fast, by universal consensus. (Ibn ‘Abidin, Radd Al-muhtar, The book of fasting)

Our companions have said that if the head of the penis goes into the rear of a woman or the rear of a man, or an animal’s vagina or its rear, washing is obligatory whether the one penetrated is alive or dead, small or grown, whether it was intentional or absentminded, and whether it was by choice or compulsion. (Al-Nawawi, Al-minhaj, The book of menstruation)

Regarding his [Al-Nasafi’s] words “and the concealment of the head of a penis in the front part or the rear; both require”. Concealment in an animal’s vagina does not necessitate washing except in the case of discharge. (Ibn Nujaim, Al-bahr Al-ra’iq, The book of purity)

Washing [ghusl] is made obligatory by penetration of any opening, front or rear, human or animal, alive or dead, because it is an opening that resembles the front part of a woman. But if a man penetrates the front part of an ambiguous hermaphrodite, they are not required to wash, since its constitution cannot be ascertained as a vagina; washing is not made obligatory based on uncertainty. (Ibn Qudama, Al-kafi fi Fiqh Al-imam Ahmad, The book of purity)

It is taught regarding intercourse with an animal that the hajj is not invalidated from it; this is what Malik and Abu Hanifa said. (Ibn Qudama, Al-mughni, Topic: if the pilgrim in a state of ritual devotion [muhrim] has intercourse)

A certain sheikh was seen fucking a female donkey on the day of assembly, while she was farting and he was praying. This was mentioned to him, and he said: Shall I not give thanks to Allah for a dick that can make a donkey fart? (Al-Raghib Al-Asfahani, Muhadarat Al-udabaa, The sixteenth outline)

Ibn Shihab, regarding someone who has sex with a cow, said: I haven’t heard any sunnah regarding this, but we would consider him like an adulterer, whether he is married or not. (‘Abd Al-Razzaq, Al-musannaf, The book of divorce)

If a woman facilitates herself to a monkey and he has intercourse with her, the ruling for her is like that of coming to an animal. That is, this being no punishment for her but she is to be reprimanded. (Ibn ‘Abidin, Radd Al-muhtar, The book of legal punishments)

Abu Hanifa said: Washing is not necessary from intercourse with a dead woman or an animal, since this is not something sought after, and since it is neither stipulated nor in the implication of what is stipulated. For us, however, washing becomes necessary upon penetration of any vagina, as is intercourse with a woman when she is alive as well as intercourse with a dead woman. (Ibn Qudama, Al-mughni, Section: That which necessitates washing)

Abu Hanifa said: There is no punishment on someone who marries his mother, the one who gave birth to him, or his daughter, or his sister, or his grandmother, or his paternal aunt, or his maternal aunt, or his brother’s daughter, or his sister’s daughter – aware that they are related to him, aware that they are prohibited to him – as well as intercourse with any of these women. (Ibn Hazm, Al-muhalla, The book of legal punishments)

WOMEN ARE STUPID AND SEXUAL PRISONERS

Sulaiman ibn ‘Amr ibn Al-Ahwas related: My father told me that he had been at the farewell pilgrimage with the Messenger of Allah; He praised Allah and exalted him, and gave reminders and admonishments. Then He said: Treat women well, for truly they are submissive captives with you. (Sunan Ibn Majah, The book of marital relations)

“… Indeed you all have rights over your women, and they have rights over you. They must not let anyone who you despise tread on your beds, and they must not commit obvious indecency. If they do this, then indeed Allah has given you permission to renounce them in bed and to beat them with a beating that is not agonizing. Then if they put an end to these things, their provision and their clothes are theirs in due fairness. And treat women well, for indeed they are with you in your care, having no control over themselves in anything. Indeed you have taken them in guardianship from Allah, and you have taken their vaginas [furujahunna] as permissible by the word of Allah; so consider what I say oh people, for I have made it known to you.” (Ibn Hisham, Al-sira Al-nabawiya, Topic section: the Farewell Pilgrimage, Subsection: the farewell sermon)

From Ibn ‘Abbas { Admonish them } means admonish them with the Book of Allah; he said: Allah orders the man, if the woman rebels, to admonish her and remind her of Allah, and to affirm his right over her. From Ibn ‘Abbas regarding His word { Renounce them in bed } ; He said: He renounces her with his tongue and speaks harshly to her but does not stop having sex with her. From Mujahid, who said regarding { And those of them from whom you fear rebellion, admonish them } : If a woman gets up and leaves her husband’s bed, he should say to her: Fear Allah and get back to your bed. (Tafsir Al-Tabari)

In the language of the Arabs there are only three possible meanings for “renounce”; one of them is a man renouncing another man’s speech and conversation, that is, he rejects it and abandons it … another is increasing speech by repetition … and the third is “renouncing” a camel if its owner ties it with a hijar, which is a rope bound around its loins and hoof … and the most appropriate way to express this in terms of correctness is that His word { Renounce them } points to the meaning of tying with the hijar. (Tafsir Al-Tabari)

He has ordered first an admonishing for them, then renouncing in bed, then a beating if the admonishing and renouncing have not been effective for them. (Tafsir Al-Zamakhshari)

Concerning the word of the Most High { And those of whom you fear rebellion, admonish them and renounce them in bed } , Ibn ‘Abbas said: Do not have sex with them. (Al-Suyuti, Al-wishah fi Fawaid Al-nikah, Section one)

People have disagreed over the permissibility of a man looking at the vagina of a woman, towards two opinions; one of them that it is permissible, since if it is permissible for him to enjoy pleasure from it, then how much more to look at it. But there are those who say it is not permissible, taking what ‘Aishah said regarding her situation with the Messenger of Allah: I never saw His and He never saw mine. The first one is more correct, and this has been brought to bear on correct behaviour; Ibn Al-‘Arabi said this. And Asbagh from among our scholars has said that it is permissible for a man to lick it with his tongue, and Ibn Juwaiz Mandad said: It is permissible for the husband or the master to look at the rest of the body and the outside of the vagina without looking at the inside. (Tafsir Al-Qurtubi, Al-nur 31)

Vaginas on women were created for men; Allah Most High said { And do you all leave the wives your Lord has created for you? } [Al-shu’araa 166]. Allah Mighty and Sublime has made known to men that this location was created on women for men. A woman must grant it any time the husband calls her; if she denies it to him, she acts unjustly and is guilty of serious wrongdoing. (Tafsir Al-Qurtubi, Al-rum 21)

Ibn ‘Abbas said: The Messenger of Allah said: Whenever any of you has sex with his wife, he should not look at her vagina, for indeed that causes blindness. (Badr Al-deen Al’-Aini, Al-binaya Sharh Al-hidaya, The book of what is aversive)

The Most High has fashioned women to be kawa’ib, the plural of ka’ib, this being a woman whose breasts are fully projected out, rounded, and do not hang low; this is one of the finest attributes of women, inherent to the age of youth. (Ibn Qayyim, Rawda Al-muhibeen, The nineteenth section: Mention of the virtue of beauty and the inclination of souls towards it in every circumstance)

Praised be Allah … who has adorned women with clitoral heads and rumps. (Al-Suyuti, Al-wishah fiy Fawaid Al-nikah, Author’s preface)

Whenever you desire sex, you must use perfume, for if both of you perfume yourselves, it is more suitable for both of you; then you must play with her, pecking and biting and kissing in bed, on her back, on her stomach, until you see the desire rising in her eyes, then you go in between her thighs, put your dick into her, and do it. (Al-Nafzawi, Al-rawd Al-‘atir, Chapter six)

The customary practice in marital relations is for the woman to lie on her back and raise her legs to her chest, and for the man to sit between her thighs on his limbs ready to go, without rocking her belly, but rather embracing her in a firm embrace, kissing her, snorting and grunting, sucking her tongue and biting her lips, penetrating into her and withdrawing until his head appears, forcing it into her; and she does not cease from continual energetic movements [rahz], lifting up, rubbing, shaking, lifting up, coming down, until finishing. (Al-Suyuti, Nawadir Al-aik, Section: customary sex)

Any woman who desires to attain the delight of fucking – let her play with the man and banter him and call him to herself, and wear a thin garment that shows her vitality; and she should grab his dick [ayr] and he should grab her pussy [kuss], and she should not stop moving his dick up and down, without straining him, until it is firmly erect and warm, and its veins expand in her hand. And whenever it gets too intense for him, he hits it; and they are both roused together. Then she embraces him with her right hand while touching his penis with her left hand; and he kisses her eyes and tilts her head and she clutches his mouth; and she approaches him opening her mouth a little, as if she were intoxicated, and she relaxes her legs and comes back towards him until her chest is pressed against his chest; and she puts the head of his penis at the entrance to her pussy, and then lifts her legs and puts them on his shoulders such that he can discover the slit of her pussy. And he mounts her, upon which he brings down his penis into her pussy with all his might, and shakes her with snorting and grunting, neighing and whinnying. And then she will find sweetness and delight throughout all her veins and her joints. (Al-Suyuti, Nawadir Al-aik, Section: high standing with women)

Abu Al-Faraj relates in Al-aghani from AlMada’ini who relates that a certain woman said: I was at the house of ‘Aishah bint Talha when someone said ‘Umar ibn ‘Ubaid Allah had arrived, in other words her husband. She said: So I stepped away, and he came in, and I heard them both talking. And he played with her for a while and then had sex with her; and she snorted and grunted with all kinds of amazing movements and sounds, and I could hear it. And when he left, I said to her: You – considering yourself and your dignity and your sense of honour and your standing – do this? She said: Truly we give everything to these stallions with all we can and with all that arouses them, so what is it that you are criticizing? I said: I prefer it to be done at night. She said: Certainly this happens at night and much more, but when he sees me his craving is aroused and he becomes agitated, and he extends his hand to me and I comply with him, and what you see happens. (Al-Tijani, Tuhfa Al-‘arus, Section twenty-two: expressiveness [rahz] during sex)

A certain woman said: I was fucked by a man the kind of fucking like he was searching for one of the treasures of the age of ignorance in my vagina. (Al-Raghib Al-Asfahani, Muhadarat Al-udabaa, The sixteenth outline)

Ibn Hubay said to his mother: Oh mother, which of the positions by which men take women is most appealing to them? She said: Oh my son, if she is older like me, kneel her down and press her cheek on the ground, then put it into her. And if she is young, bring her thighs together up to her chest and that way you can reach whatever you want of her and fulfill your need from her. (The Letters of Al-Jahidh; The thirteenth letter)

The son of the brother of Abu Al-Zinad said to his uncle: Can I grunt during sex? He said: My son, when you are alone do what you like. He said: Uncle, do you grunt? He said: My son, if you saw your uncle having sex you would think he does not believe in Allah the Almighty. (The Letters of Al-Jahidh; The thirteenth letter)

It is part of proper conduct that a man not have sex except when he is erect and the penis is strong, and that he not take a woman upon himself as long as his disposition does not allow it, as he will be having sex with her in flaccid enjoyment. And if the wife covers up a man’s deficiency, and strokes him, and if she is beloved, focusing on his intimacy at the peak of enjoyment, and he does not rely on his penis rising, in the absence of genuine sex drive, then he will only last while he is in between the vagina, and it will be necessary for him to be fervent, and he will end up in a situation more resembling lesbianism [musahaqa, grinding]. (Ibn Yahya, Nuzhat Al-ashab, Section: mandatory sexual conduct for women)

If a man has sex with his woman while she is sleeping, and she becomes aware of him after he has penetrated, then the proper conduct in this case is that she not say anything and not make him aware of it, and that she continue in her sleeping position and relax her lower legs and her thighs so that he does not encounter resistance in any position towards which he wants to move her. (Ibn Yahya, Nuzhat Al-ashab, Section: regarding conduct in sexual intercourse)

There is nothing wrong with finding delight from a woman between her two buttocks as long as there is no penetration. (Ibn Qudama, Al-mughni, The book of intimacy with women)

The worst position is the woman on top of the man and he having sex with her on his back. This is contrary to the natural position that Allah established for a man and a woman. (Ibn Qayyim, Al-tibb Al-nabawi)

If a man perforates [iftadd; deflowers] a woman with his hand and keeps her, there is no punishment and no indemnity, since he has debased his property with himself and consummated the bride price. (Al-Qarafi, Al-dhakhira, The book of marital relations)

Ibn Sirin said: Gentleness in everything is good, except in three things – in eating pomegranates, eating melons, and sex. (Al-Suyuti, Al-wishah fi Fawaid Al-nikah, Section one)

Is it permissible to eat semen in a state of purity? There are two views on this; the correct and widespread one is that it is not permissible, since it is taken to be repulsive; the Most High said { Prohibited to them are repulsive things } [Al-A’raf 157]. And the second is that it is permissible, this being what Sheikh Abu Zaid Al-Maruzi says, since it is in a state of purity and there is no harm in it. (Al-Nawawi, Kitab al-Majmu’, The book of menstruation)

From ‘Umar ibn Qais Al-Makki who said: ‘Ataa ibn Abi Rabah’s woman questioned me, saying: Indeed my husband orders me to grunt during sex. And he said to her: Obey your husband! (‘Abd Al-Malik ibn Habib, Adab Al-nisaa, Section: what is permitted of grunting, groaning, neighing, and frolicking during sex)

Scholars have mentioned that there are eight animals that menstruate: women, hyenas, bats, rabbits, female dogs, female horses, female camels, and lizards. (Al-Saffarini, Ghidha’ Al-albab Sharh Mandhumah Al-adab)

From Al-Dahhak regarding His word { And do not give your property to fools } [Al-nisaa 5]: by this He means a man’s son or his wife; she is the most foolish of fools. (Tafsir Al-Tabari)

The Messenger of Allah said: Women are fools, except those who obey their caretakers. (Tafsir Ibn Kathir, Al-nisaa 5)

{ Do not give your property to fools } means women and children; women have been called fools due to their mental weakness, and because they are not good at managing their assets, as is the case for children when they are not yet mature. (Ibn Mandhur, Lisan Al-arab, Letter “S”)

Ibn ‘Abbas said: Women are the most foolish of fools. (Ibn Mandhur, Lisan Al-arab, Letter “S”)

What is the wisdom in the Most High making a woman’s allocation half of a man’s allocation? The answer to that has several facets. The first is that a woman’s entitlement is less, since her husband spends on her. A man’s entitlement is greater, since he spends on his wife; and whoever has greater entitlement is in greater need of wealth. Secondly, a man is more complete than a woman in nature, in intellect, and in religious positions such as competency in administering judgments and in leadership. Furthermore the testimony of a woman is half the testimony of a man. Greater favour is to be bestowed on those like this. Third, women have small intellects and large desires, and whenever much wealth is further bestowed on them, corruption heightens. (Tafsir Al-Razi, Al-nisaa 11)

Women are not charged with many duties as are men. This is because women are inherently weak, and foolish, and are akin to boys, and boys are not charged with duties, and it was fitting that women not be given abundant duties. (Tafsir Al-Razi, Al-nisaa 24)

{ Indeed your guile is great } : Truly He has said “great” due to the greatness of the enticement of women, and their scheming to get out of their predicaments. Muqatil said, relating from Yayha ibn Abi Kathir, from Abu Huraira, who said: The Messenger of Allah said: Indeed the guile of women is greater than the guile of Satan, since Allah Most High says: “Indeed the guile of Satan was weak”; while saying: “Indeed the guile of you women is great”. (Tafsir Al-Qurtubi, Yusuf 28)

The Arabs alluded to women as “ewes” or sheep, inasmuch as they are above men in terms of calm, marvel, and weakness of flanks; and they also possibly alluded to them as cows or mares or shecamels, since all these are mounted. (Tafsir Al-Qurtubi, Saad 23)

‘Ali ibn Ja’far ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Ali related from his father, from his grandfather, that the Messenger of Allah said: The spider used to be a woman; she cast a spell on her husband, so Allah turned her into a spider. He said: And the rabbit used to be a filthy woman who did not wash herself from menstruation or from anything else, so Allah turned her into a rabbit. (‘Abd Al-Malik ibn Habib, Adab Al-nisaa, Section: what is disapproved for women to remedy what they know endears them to their husbands)

He said: Beware of green dung. Someone said: What is green dung? He said: A pretty woman of bad upbringing. (Al-Ghazali, Ihyaa ‘Ulum Al-deen, The book of proper conduct in marital relations, Section two)

Regarding someone who says that it is permitted for a man to marry four wives but it is not ever permitted for a woman to marry more than one husband: this is the perfection of the wisdom of the Lord Most High, his benevolence and mercy towards his creation, the guardianship of their conciliator. And He is exalted and high above any opposition to this, and has deemed it outside his law that anything other than this be established. If women were permitted to be with two or more husbands, the world would degenerate and lineages would be lost, husbands would kill each other, and calamity would become great and sedition intense. (Ibn Qayyim, I’lam Al-muwaqqi’in, Section: the wisdom in permitting men to have multiple partners but not women)

Indeed women are prisoners of men, and men are obliged to be complacent towards women due to the deficiency of their intelligence. And due to the deficiency in their intelligence, it is not permissible for any man to order his affairs based on the opinions of women, nor give attention to what they say. (Ibn Al-Jawzi, Al-tibr Al-masbuk, Chapter seven: Regarding mention of women)

It is related from Ibn ‘Abbas that he said: Women are the playthings of men. Ibn Wahb said: What do you mean by that? He said: A man comes to them and discharges. (‘Abd Al-Malik ibn Habib, Adab Al-nisaa, Section: what is said regarding the reward of blessing in sex and the desirability of having a great deal of it)

This world is only amusement and play. ‘Umar said to his wife: Indeed you are just a toy in the corner of the house. (Al-Ghazali, Ihyaa ‘Ulum Al-Deen, The book of proper conduct in listening and passion)

‘Ali ibn Abi Talib said: The best of your women are those who are chaste with their vaginas but horny [ghalimah] for their husbands. (Ibn Al-Qutayba, ‘Uyun Al-akhbar, The book of women)

WOMEN ARE THE MAJORITY OF THOSE IN HELL

The Messenger of Allah (SAW) said: Hellfire was created for fools, and indeed women are fools, except the one that carries a washbasin [for wudu’] and a lantern. (Ibn Al-Jawzi, Ahkam Al-nisaa, Chapter sixty)

Narrated Usama:

The Prophet said, “I stood at the gate of Paradise and saw that the majority of the people who entered it were the poor, while the wealthy were stopped at the gate (for the accounts). But the companions of the Fire were ordered to be taken to the Fire. Then I stood at the gate of the Fire and saw that the majority of those who entered it were women.”

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 5196

In-book reference: Book 67, Hadith 130

USC-MSA web (English) reference: Vol. 7, Book 62, Hadith 124

Narrated `Abdullah bin `Abbas:

During the lifetime of Allah’s Messenger, the sun eclipsed. Allah’s Messenger offered the prayer of (the) eclipse) and so did the people along with him. He performed a long Qiyam (standing posture) during which Surat-al-Baqara could have been recited; then he performed a pro-longed bowing, then raised his head and stood for a long time which was slightly less than that of the first Qiyam (and recited Qur’an). Then he performed a prolonged bowing again but the period was shorter than the period of the first bowing, then he stood up and then prostrated. Again he stood up, but this time the period of standing was less than the first standing. Then he performed a prolonged bowing but of a lesser duration than the first, then he stood up again for a long time but for a lesser duration than the first. Then he performed a prolonged bowing but of lesser duration than the first, and then he again stood up, and then prostrated and then finished his prayer. By then the sun eclipse had cleared. The Prophet then said, “The sun and the moon are two signs among the signs of Allah, and they do not eclipse because of the death or birth of someone, so when you observe the eclipse, remember Allah (offer the eclipse prayer).” They (the people) said, “O Allah’s Messenger! We saw you stretching your hand to take something at this place of yours, then we saw you stepping backward.” He said, “I saw Paradise (or Paradise was shown to me), and I stretched my hand to pluck a bunch (of grapes), and had I plucked it, you would have eaten of it as long as this world exists. Then I saw the (Hell) Fire, and I have never before, seen such a horrible sight as that, and I saw that the majority of its dwellers were women.” The people asked, “O Allah’s Messenger! What is the reason for that?” He replied, “Because of their ungratefulness.” It was said. “Do they disbelieve in Allah (are they ungrateful to Allah)?” He replied, “They are not thankful to their husbands and are ungrateful for the favors done to them. Even if you do good to one of them all your life, when she seems some harshness from you, she will say, “I have never seen any good from you.'”

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 5197

In-book reference: Book 67, Hadith 131

USC-MSA web (English) reference: Vol. 7, Book 62, Hadith 125

Narrated `Imran:

The Prophet said, “I looked at Paradise and saw that the majority of its residents were the poor; and I looked at the (Hell) Fire and saw that the majority of its residents were women.”

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 5198

In-book reference: Book 67, Hadith 132

USC-MSA web (English) reference: Vol. 7, Book 62, Hadith 126

ALLAH MAKES MUSLIM PENISES STRONG

Ibn Al-Munkadir used to say: Oh Allah! strengthen my penis, for indeed it is in the best interest of those of my household. (Al-Munawi, Faid Al-Qadir, Section: (The letter) Sin)

One of the righteous men from among the Followers used to say in his supplications: Oh Allah! strengthen my penis for the marital relations that you have made lawful to me. (The Letters of Al-Jahidh; The thirteenth letter)

Indeed all who are most devout to Allah, their sex drive is the strongest. (Ibn Hajar, Fath Al-bari, Section concerning the word of the Mighty and Sublime { And we gave Suleiman to Dawud … })

SATANS AND MUSLIM PENISES

Regarding conduct in sex: It is desirable to begin with the words “In the name of Allah Most High”, and then first recite “Say – He is Allah, one” [Al-ikhlas 1], then takbir, then tahlil, then to say “In the name of Allah Most High and Mighty, Oh Allah, make it good offspring if you have deemed such to come from my backbone.” And He said: If any of you say, when he comes to a woman of his household: “Oh Allah, turn Satan away from me and turn Satan away from the favour you have granted us”, and if there is a child between the two of them, then Satan will not harm it. And when you are close to ejaculating, say to yourself without moving your lips: “Praise be to Allah who has created a human being from fluid and has made him kinship by blood and by marriage” [Al-furqan 54]. And your Lord is all-powerful. (Al-Ghazali, Ihyaa ‘Ulum Al-deen, The book of proper conduct in marital relations, Section three)

Mujahid said: Whenever a man has sex with a woman of his household, but does not invoke Allah, the genies wrap themselves around his shaft and perform the sex with him. (Al-Hakim Al-Tirmidhi, Nawadir Al-usul, The seventy-sixth foundation)

Ja’far ibn Muhammad related: Indeed Satan will sit on a man’s penis, and whenever he does not invoke Allah, he comes upon his woman with him, and ejaculates in her vagina just like the man ejaculates. (Abu Mudhaffar Al-Sam’ani, Tafsir Al-Qur’an, Al-israa 64)

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Muhammad: An Example of Moral Corruption and Sexual Deviancy

MUHAMMAD: AN IMMORAL ADULTEROUS MISOGYNIST

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REVISITING ISLAM’S GROSS SEXUAL ETHICS

In the following chart the readers will see how the Quran juxtaposes the stories of John the Baptist and Jesus (erroneously and mistakenly called Yahya and ‘Isa!) for the express purpose of showing the similarities between them. In so doing, the Quran provides tacit evidence that Jesus must have died before Allah raising him to himself.

The passages are found in Q. 19, titled the “chapter of Mary” (Surah al-Maryam), specifically from vv. 1-33. I will be employing The Study Quran version and will only cite those verses that are relevant to the point I am making.

JOHN

JESUS

19:7  “O Zachariah! Truly We bring thee glad tidings of a boy whose name is John; We have not given this as a name to any before him.   19:8  He said, “My Lord! How shall I have a boy, when my wife is barren, and I have grown decrepit with old age?   19:9  He said, “Thus shall it be. Thy Lord says, ‘It is easy for Me! I had created thee before, when thou wast nothing!’   19:12  “O John! Take the Book with strength!” And We gave him judgment as a child   19:13  and a tenderness (wa’ḥanānan) from Our Presence, and purity (wa’zakatan); and he was reverent   19:14  and dutiful toward his parents. He was not domineering, rebellious   19:15  Peace be upon him the day he was born, and the day he dies, and the day he is raised alive

19:17  And she veiled herself from them. Then We sent unto her Our Spirit, and it assumed for her the likeness of a perfect man   19:18  She said, “I seek refuge from thee in the Compassionate, if you are reverent!   19:19  He said, “I am but a messenger of thy Lord, to bestow upon thee a pure boy (ghulaman zakiyya).   19:20  She said, “How shall I have a boy when no man has touched me, nor have I been unchaste?   19:21  He said, “Thus shall it be. Thy Lord says, ‘It is easy for Me.’” And [it is thus] that We might make him a sign unto mankind, and a mercy (wa’raḥmatan) from Us. And it is a matter decreed   19:30  He said, “Truly I am a servant of God. He has given me the Book and made me a prophet   19:31  He has made me blessed wheresoever I may be, and has enjoined upon me prayer and almsgiving so long as I live   19:32  and [has made me] dutiful toward my mother. And He has not made me domineering, wretched   19:33  Peace be upon me the day I was born, the day I die, and the day I am raised alive!

Pay careful attention to the similarities between John and Jesus. Both are born miraculously, both are dutiful to their parents, not overbearing, rebellious etc. John is tenderness from Allah and purity, whereas Jesus is a pure son that was sent as a sign and mercy from God.

The final similarity is crucial. The Quran states that there was peace on them the day they were born, the day they die and they die when they will be raised alive.

Herein lies the problem. No Muslim denies that John was born, died and will then be raised alive. And yet these same Muslims want to destroy the parallel connection with Jesus since they want us to believe that Jesus was born, was raised alive to Allah, will later return to die and then be raised to life!

Besides all this, history attests that John was beheaded by Herod, and therefore died a martyr’s death:

“And King Herod heard it, for His name had become well known; and people were saying, ‘John the Baptist has risen from the dead, and that is why these miraculous powers are at work in Him.’ But others were saying, ‘He is Elijah.’ And others were saying, ‘He is a prophet, like one of the prophets of old.’ But when Herod heard it, he kept saying, ‘John, whom I beheaded, has risen!’ For Herod himself had sent and had John arrested and bound in prison on account of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip, because he had married her. For John had been saying to Herod, ‘It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.’ Now Herodias was holding a grudge against him and was wanting to put him to death and was not able; for Herod was afraid of John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man, and he was keeping him safe. And when he heard him, he was very perplexed; but he used to enjoy listening to him. And a strategic day came when Herod on his birthday gave a banquet for his great men and military commanders and the leading men of Galilee; and when the daughter of Herodias herself came in and danced, she pleased Herod and his dinner guests; and the king said to the girl, ‘Ask me for whatever you want and I will give it to you.’ And he swore to her, ‘Whatever you ask of me, I will give it to you; up to half of my kingdom.’ And she went out and said to her mother, ‘What shall I ask for?’ And she said, ‘The head of John the Baptist.’ And immediately she came in a hurry to the king and asked, saying, ‘I want you to give me at once the head of John the Baptist on a platter.’ And although the king was very sorry, yet because of his oaths and because of his dinner guests, he did not want to refuse her. And immediately the king sent an executioner and commanded him to bring back his head. And he went and beheaded him in the prison, and brought his head on a platter, and gave it to the girl; and the girl gave it to her mother. And when his disciples heard this, they came and took away his body and laid it in a tomb. And the apostles gathered together with Jesus; and they reported to Him all that they had done and taught. And He said to them, ‘Come away by yourselves to a desolate place and rest a while.’ (For there were many people coming and going, and they did not even have time to eat.) And they went away in the boat to a desolate place by themselves.” Mark 6:14-32 Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

This too is similar to what happened to the historical Jesus since he was killed by crucifixion, and therefore died similarly to the way John did, namely, both of them were killed in their cause.

Therefore, the plain reading of the Quran points to Jesus having died before Allah raised him alive to himself, since this follows the pattern which the Muslim scripture assigns to John the Baptist. I.e., they were born, they died and they shall be raised alive, with Allah raising Jesus alive to himself in advance of the day of resurrection.

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