An absurd analogy presented by American commentator Denis Prager
In The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, the Bestower of Mercy.
Allah said:
وَلَا تَلْبِسُوا الْحَقَّ بِالْبَاطِلِ وَتَكْتُمُوا الْحَقَّ وَأَنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ
And mix not truth with falsehood, nor conceal the truth while you know (the truth). [Al-Baqarah 42]
Imam Ibn Al-Qayyim, may Allah have mercy upon him, said:
Allah forbade us from mixing truth with falsehood, thus leading to concealment of the truth. Mixing truth with false is by mixing the two until one of them is confused for the other. This is forgery and deceit through which what is made apparent is the opposite of what it is in reality. Similarly, when truth is confounded with falsehood, the culprit manifests falsehood in the image of truth and speaks with a statement that carries two meanings- a correct meaning and false meaning, thus, the listener is under the illusion that the speaker intends the correct meaning, whilst he intends the corrupt meaning. [1]
Denis Prager stated: Gaza starts a war to kill as many Israelis as possible, and what you see on the BBC and sky news, as we see in America, on our TV, is dead Gazans, that’s all you see. I shudder to think if world war II, even World War II, the same media, you would have seen far more dead German civilians than British civilians. But it takes a very, frail moral mind to determine right and wrong by the number of dead. That’s what we are told, “Look at how many Gazans were killed, and how few Israelis”. Well look at how few Brits were killed and how many more Germans were? Does that make the Germans right in world war II? That’s the facile moral thinking that pervades our world. [end of quote]
The aforementioned represents a desperate and an absurd attempt to obscure the truth. Firstly, it is important to note that the conflict was not initiated by the Gazans, but by Hamas’s attack. Secondly, the oppression perpetrated by Zionist forces has been ongoing since 1948 when deceitful Denis was born, involving murder, the seizure of homes, and the displacement of Palestinians, a fact recognised globally. Thirdly, in addition to the genocide being committed at present, the reality remains that the Zionists have been the aggressors since 1948. Thus, drawing a comparison between the casualties of Gazans and those of Germans and Brits is fundamentally flawed, as it mirrors a self-incriminating stance; just as Denis would label the Nazis as aggressors, so too are the Zionists the instigators of continuous aggression since 1948. However, this does not excuse the loss of innocent lives during World War II, whether they were Germans, Brits, or Jews, just as it cannot justify the killing of innocent Palestinians in the name of retaliation and self-defense, nor can Hamas’s actions against civilians be justified. Therefore, the flawed and corrupt moral reasoning is evident in Denis’s rhetoric, which is steeped in false analogies, emotional appeals, sophistry, and simplistic moral reasoning. This mindset has permeated the minds, hearts and souls of many Zionists and their supporters. By generalising the Gazans and employing this absurd analogy, Denis attempts to deceive the observer, even though the truth is as evident as the midday sun. Prince Turki Al-Faisal, may Allah preserve him, has elucidated this issue in a manner that no Zionist can contest. Listen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3-cWyFcK5w
Also read:
The Initial Rise and Gradual Impact of Christian Zionism on Some European Political Decision-makers – salafidawahmanchester.com/
https://salafidawahmanchester.com/2024/11/13/the-initial-rise-and-gradual-impact-of-christian-zionism-on-some-european-political-decision-makers/
An Overview of Christian Zionism in America Since the Arrival of The Puritans – salafidawahmanchester.com/
https://salafidawahmanchester.com/2024/10/08/an-overview-of-christian-zionism-in-america-since-the-arrival-of-the-puritans/
[1] Bada’i at-Tafsir Al-Jaami Limaa Fassarahu Al-Imaam Ibn Al-Qayyim. 1/124.