A Response to “Fitna” (Film by Geert Wilders)
Published by Haseeb March 28th, 2008 in Islam, EventsDutch Politician Geert Wilders film ‘Fitna’ was released on the web yesterday. It is basically a 15 minute film with selections of Suras from the Qur’an, interspersed with newspaper clippings and media clips. It basically tries to show the Quran as a book of violence, intolerance, anti-semitism, and essentially, Islam as a religion of terror and like Nazism.
Thankfuly, the Dutch Government, and most other organizations including the European Union have rejected the film. As Muslims, it is easy to get riled up and angry over the film - for it is indeed filled with hate and lies and we all reject the accusations made in the film. Yes, there is a tiny segment of the Muslim community that does use Islam to ignite hate and terror. And yes, antisemitism does exist in parts of the Muslim world - but I vehemently condemn it, as do over a billion Muslims and and all mainstream Muslim scholars and organizations across the world.
Nonetheless, lets use this opportunity to help show our non-Muslim brethren the truth of the Quran and the beauty of Islam. If people have questions regarding the verses cited - we should all be able to explain the context of the verses.
Finally, I would like to share the following video clip of Brother Moez Masood responding to the film:
Check out the last related article above. How ironic is it that one of the infamous Danish Cartoonists who drew a picture of the prophet wearing a turban shaped like a bomb, is suing Geert Wilders for using his image in this anti-Islamic film.
15 Responses to “A Response to "Fitna" (Film by Geert Wilders)”
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Trackback on Mar 30th, 2008 at 3:28 pm
this isn’t a recent clip of Moez Masud, this is from the ‘li taarafu’ conference organized by the Abu Dhabi group organized by Habib Ali al’Jifri and Jihad Hashim Brown. It’s a good statement, but not about the film by Mr. Wilders, although perhaps that film deserves no other response than the offers by several muslims and non-muslims offering him a hug, as perhaps that’s what he needs.
This is one to simply ignore. Don’t blog it or otherwise mention it. It will go away soon, especially if you don’t add any fuel to the false fire.
That is awesome!
I agree with the attitude displayed in the following quote from “dawud”:
“deserves no other response than the offers by several muslims and non-muslims offering him a hug, as perhaps that’s what he needs.”
I also think that is the best way to deal with angry extremists of any kind.
If the vast majority of people of all faiths, views and political orientations respond like this then everything will (eventually) get better.
Great post.
(Just a Christian from the US)
Ignore the film.
In other news: Starcraft 2 is coming out! www.starcraft2.com
Hell yes…..I want to view the film. Where can I view it? Then I will copy it & spread it to all four corners of the Glode. I desire to keep the flames going……Allah
, this he told me in a dream. 
videos like this have no substance so they’ll eventually fade
but the damage from reacting wrongly wont fade
Haha, MR, did I ever tell you how much I love you for the sake of Allah
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Your brother in Islam and greatest fan,
Muslim
See also the comments at Closer, from Martijn
See also the comments at Closer, from Martijn
http://religionresearch.org/martijn/2008/03/29/coming-soonfitna-v-analysing-political-propaganda
See also the comments at Closer, from Martijn
http://religionresearch.org/martijn/2008/03/29/coming-soonfitna-v-analysing-political-propaganda
I saw the film and its not worth the hype. Its highly subjective, takes things out of context, and is simply a message of hate. I expected it to at least be artsy, but it wasn’t. All the ‘imams’ that he documents in the film i’ve never heard of or seen and clearly do not represent mainstream Islam.
And yes, i think geert could use a hug or two.
Ah, just ignore the stupid film.
Take a look at those who are driving attention to the film. They’re those who want conflict.
Most people don’t care about the film. Why should I care what some bizarre looking albino says about the Prophet (SAW)?
Angry protests would indirectly market the film.
Fortunately, protests have been weak. A respected newswire wrote an article about “dozens” of protesters in Pakistan. It’s a country of 160 million people!
That doesn’t mean we don’t care about the Prophet (SAW). We love him. But he was ridiculed and disrespected in his own time. And yet, 1400 years later, his name is the most common in the world.
Honor him by living his way of life, being your best self, and learning and preserving his tradition.
Ignore the film. There are vested political interests who would like to incite conflict between Muslims and non-Muslims.
We cannot afford that. Our way is the way of peace.
Look away. Ignore the film. Ignore the film and Geert will go back to working at a supermarket.
The movie wasn’t as provocative as I had expected. The funny thing is that he used a verse that describes the torment of the hellfire as though it was a command upon Muslims. Wilders was clearly hoping to provoke Muslims…. Thus far the response has been pretty mild and I hope it stays that way. Whenever Muslims begin running around and acting stupid it only defames us, no one else.
Let us truly honor our beloved Prophet by following his example and waking up for Fajr everyday. That is a real challenge for us, not dealing with European xenophobes.
As-salaamu ‘alaykum Haseeb!
Haven’t responded to one of your blog-posts for quite a while. Hope you’re doing well insha-Allah
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Freedom of speech, right?… Well, what Geertje (diminutive for ‘Geert’) can, I can too
I am (as always) speaking from the perspective of a muslim Dutch-Moroccan young woman.
Here are some facts about Geertje and his issues:
* He used to be a member of the Dutch liberal party, VVD. They kicked him out because he wanted to be the spokes-person on matters concerning ‘Integration’. This party wanted him to conform to their own way of dealing ‘with those who need to integrate’. This way was/is: don’t say everything out loud but disguise it with a shiny wrapper and some ribbons, beacuse that makes it easier to sell.
* He is the founder, president and fraction-leader (I have no idea what i should call this in English) of a political party in the Dutch Parlement >>> Me, myself and I
* People can vote for his party during elections, they can send him money (or hydrogen peroxide for his hair
), but they cannot become a member of his party >>> Because members have a say/an influence on the party, but it’s supposed to be … ‘Me, myself and I’ 
* This political party of his is called: Party For Freedom (PVV in Dutch). >>> Freedom for who you ask? For ‘Me, myself and I’
* This political party is a one-issue party: it’s only goal is to spread lies, fear and hatred (3 old buddies that still go hand in hand) concerning islam and muslims. >>> Why? Because Holland should be only like and only for ‘Me, myself and I’
* People who voted for this party are: islamophobic, xenophobic, mostly unemployed, dissatisfied with and distrustful of with the biggest political parties in our country, ignorant, scared and upset, in a identity-crisis: they cannot accept the fact that Holland is a country with many ethnicities, many religions and that it will stay that way. If Geertje’s party didn’t exist they wouldn’t vote at all, but since it does they voted for it.
But after watching him many years in parlement they will soon be tired of him not achieving his goals: to prohibit the Qu’ran in Holland, to ban constitutional laws such as freedom of religion, to arouse riots, to have everyone who looks (facial features, skin-colour, clothing etc.) like a muslim (what does a muslim look like? I don’t know eventhough i am a muslim!) swear that they are not a muslim and that they will live according to the ‘Dutch’ way (what is the ‘Dutch’ way? I don’t know and i am Dutch!). These people will then no longer sing along to his song ‘Me, myself and I’, because they’ll realise that he means it literally.
* The media in Holland is bored (hey, we are the people who invented real-life soap ‘Big Brother’, we easily get bored!) so they give Geertje his attention hoping for new news, words, images, sensations etc. until he crosses the line drawn by the law (but hey, that’s also news).
* The Dutch who haven’t forgotten about history know that the word ‘muslim’ in his rethoric can easily be replaced by ‘jew’ or ‘immigrant’ or ’somebody else’ who are all in fact not ‘they’, but ‘us’. That’s Geertje’s nightmare: that ‘they’ will be called ‘us’, without being like ‘Me, myself and I’.
* Geertje has no idea, or simply doesn’t care, how this will affect the world’s view on Holland.
Meanwhile, Dutch people like myself are going to school/ college, are working, are praying… are simply living their lives, because the day turns into the night and the night turns into the day.
Speaking about day and night… God makes the sun come up in the East, why don’t you make it come up in the West, Geertje? Surely ‘Me, myself and I’ can do that, right Geertje?