Mike Huckabee Falsely Claims Muslims Believe Jesus and His Followers Are 'Infidels'

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Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has called on presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee to apologize for his "inaccurate and offensive" comments about Islam. Huckabee's remarks on Fox News, where he referred to Islam as the "antithesis of the gospel of Christ," have sparked outrage among Muslim leaders and civil rights organizations. CAIR National Executive Director Nihad Awad requested that Huckabee meet with national Muslim leaders to discuss misperceptions of Islam and growing Islamophobia in American society.

Key Takeaways:

  • Mike Huckabee falsely claimed that Muslims believe Jesus and his followers are "infidels" who should be "obliterated."
  • The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has asked Huckabee to apologize for his inaccurate and offensive remarks.
  • CAIR National Executive Director Nihad Awad offered to arrange a meeting between Huckabee and national Muslim leaders to discuss misperceptions of Islam and Islamophobia in American society.
  • Huckabee's comments were made on Fox News during an interview for the "Fox and Friends" program.
  • The Quran states that Muslims revere Jesus as one of God's greatest messengers to humankind and respect Christians and Jews as people who received divine revelation.
  • CAIR's mission is to enhance the understanding of Islam, encourage dialogue, protect civil liberties, empower American Muslims, and build coalitions that promote justice and mutual understanding.
  • Glenn Beck, another Fox commentator, has promoted the theory that Islam is a "vehicle" of Satan and that Muslim leaders in Egypt and Iran are trying to bring the Antichrist to Earth.

Statistics:

  • 2012: The year in which Mike Huckabee was a possible presidential candidate.
  • 2:136: The verse in the Quran that states: "We believe in God and the revelation given to us and to Abraham, Ismail, Isaac, Jacob, and their descendants, and that given to Moses and Jesus, and that given to (all) prophets from their Lord. We make no distinction between any of them, and it is to Him that we surrender ourselves."
  • 3:45: The verse in the Quran that states: "Behold! The angels said: 'O Mary! God giveth thee glad tidings of a Word from Him. His name will be Jesus Christ, the son of Mary, held in honor in this world and the Hereafter and in (the company of) those nearest to God'".

Sources:

  • Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR)
  • Quran (2:136, 3:45)
  • Fox News