These Imam's lack any kind of religious/political astuteness. Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) forbade his Sahaba (followers) from killing the hypocrites in Medina. These hypocrites were well known that they became Muslims but secretly hated Islam and conspired in different occasions against Islam and killing the prophet. They also made fun of Islam on different occasions. Were they killed? NOPE!!
Yes,
I know that but that's because I've taken it upon myself to look into the religion of Islam and study some aspects of it. Few people here did the same. And at the same time, we have quite a number of imams in this country who have been warned/sued/imprisoned for repeatedly urging their followers to 'take a violent stand against infidels' or to 'murder those who insult Islam' or to simply 'attack the foundations of democracy and honour the Sharia'.
That's a problem because:
1) There are a lot of frustrated young Muslims in this country (who, admittedly, are frustrated because this society and previous governments have failed to make them feel part of the nation they were born in)
2) These frustrated people are vulnerable to influences
3) These sermons are no less than ignitions for terrorist activity
These imams make violence look like the ultimate solution to all problems, and at the same time people are willing to listen to them. People who hold power in any given religion are very dangerous.
That means the reaction to all of this from Dutch 'natives' (for lack of a better word) is as follows:
- Imams represent Islam (and Allah which few people realise is the same as "God")
- Imams want "us" (that would be "the Dutch" in popular terms) dead
- Therefore: Islam is a violent religion
- Thus: all Muslims must be violent extremists who seek nothing else but "our" destruction
And there you have it: the vicious circle we currently find ourselves in.