The Princess of Wales was snubbed by an Imam when she reached out to shake his hand during a visit to the Hayes Muslim Centre in London. Kate Middleton and Prince William visited the controversial mosque and their leaders to hear about community efforts to raise funds for those affected by the recent earthquakes in Turkey and Syria.
The questionable moment occurred as the Prince and Princess were introduced to several leaders upon arriving at the Islamic center, including Iman Sufyan Iqbal.
Prince William shook hands with each of the leaders in turn, and one of the gentlemen also reached out to shake hands with the Princess.
However, Kate then reached out to shake hands with Iman Sufyan, who refused to touch her hand. Instead, he put his hand on his chest and bobbed his head once at her.
The Imam refusing to shake the Princess of Wale’s hand reflects the lower standing of women in Islam and clearly endorses a view of women as inferior. Islam’s intrinsic devaluing of women. Islam teaches that a woman is worth less than a man. Men are in charge of women, according to the words of Muhammad and the Quran.
“The Qur’an teaches that men are superior to women and should beat those from whom they “fear disobedience”: “Men have authority over women because Allah has made the one superior to the other and because they spend their wealth to maintain them. Good women are obedient. They guard their unseen parts because Allah has guarded them. As for those from whom you fear disobedience, admonish them and send them to beds apart and beat them.” — Qur’an 4:34
Muhammad’s child bride, Aisha, says in a hadith that Muhammad “struck me on the chest which caused me pain, and then said: ‘Did you think that Allah and His Apostle would deal unjustly with you?’” — Sahih Muslim 2127
The Qur’an likens a woman to a field (tilth), to be used by a man as he wills: “Your women are a tilth for you, so go to your tilth as you will” — Qur’an 2:223
It declares that a woman’s testimony is worth half that of a man: “Get two witnesses, out of your own men, and if there are not two men, then a man and two women, such as you choose, for witnesses, so that if one of them errs, the other can remind her” — Qur’an 2:282
It allows men to marry up to four wives and have sex with slave girls also: “If you fear that you shall not be able to deal justly with the orphans, marry women of your choice, two or three or four; but if you fear that ye shall not be able to deal justly, then only one, or one that your right hands possess, that will be more suitable, to prevent you from doing injustice” — Qur’an 4:3
It rules that a son’s inheritance should be twice the size of that of a daughter: “Allah directs you as regards your children’s inheritance: to the male, a portion equal to that of two females” — Qur’an 4:11
It allows for marriage to pre-pubescent girls, stipulating that Islamic divorce procedures “shall apply to those who have not yet menstruated” — Qur’an 65:4
Islamic law stipulates that a man’s prayer is annulled if a dog or a woman passes in front of him as he is praying. “Narrated ‘Aisha: The things which annul the prayers were mentioned before me. They said, “Prayer is annulled by a dog, a donkey, and a woman (if they pass in front of the praying people).” I said, ‘You have made us (i.e., women) dogs.’ I saw the Prophet praying while I used to lie in my bed between him and the Qibla. Whenever I was in need of something, I would slip away. For I disliked to face him.” — Sahih Bukhari 1.9.490
Another hadith depicts Muhammad saying that the majority of the inhabitants of Hell are women:
“I looked into Paradise, and I saw that the majority of its people were the poor. And I looked into Hell, and I saw that the majority of its people are women.” — Sahih Bukhari 3241; Sahih Muslim 2737
When asked about this, he explained:
“I was shown Hell and I have never seen anything more terrifying than it. And I saw that the majority of its people are women.” They said, “Why, O Messenger of Allah?” He said, “Because of their ingratitude (kufr).” It was said, “Are they ungrateful to Allah?” He said, “They are ungrateful to their companions (husbands) and ungrateful for good treatment. If you are kind to one of them for a lifetime then she sees one (undesirable) thing in you, she will say, ‘I have never had anything good from you.’” — Sahih Bukhari 1052
And in another hadith:
The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) went out to the musalla (prayer place) on the day of Eid al-Adha or Eid al-Fitr. He passed by the women and said, ‘O women! Give charity, for I have seen that you form the majority of the people of Hell.’ They asked, ‘Why is that, O Messenger of Allah?’ He replied, ‘You curse frequently and are ungrateful to your husbands. I have not seen anyone more deficient in intelligence and religious commitment than you. A cautious sensible man could be led astray by some of you.’ The women asked, ‘O Messenger of Allah, what is deficient in our intelligence and religious commitment?’ He said, ‘Is not the testimony of two women equal to the testimony of one man?’ They said, ‘Yes.’ He said, ‘This is the deficiency in her intelligence. Is it not true that a woman can neither pray nor fast during her menses?’ The women said, ‘Yes.’ He said, ‘This is the deficiency in her religious commitment.’” — Sahih Bukhari 304
Another statement attributed to Muhammad: “If a husband calls his wife to his bed [i.e., to have sexual relation] and she refuses and causes him to sleep in anger, the angels will curse her till morning.” — Sahih Bukhari 4.54.460″
Sharia
Meanwhile, when the couple entered the mosque they removed their shoes, and Kate covered her head with a black and white hijab by Pakistani brand Élan, which is part of a set worn by the mother-of-three when she visited the country in 2019.
Quran 24:31 commands women to cover so thoroughly as to reduce their capacity to provoke temptation and to hide their “adornments.” If a woman does not entirely cover, then she is fair game to be “abused” (Quran 33:59).
Middleton’s embracement of oppressive Islamic clothing is helping to advance Sharia in the United Kingson. Furthermore, the Princess of Wales’ choice to wear the Sharia covering is causing outrage among many women who have escaped misogynist, abusive, male-led Islamic regimes.
For example, while Iranian women have been fighting for their freedoms and lives, Middleton is willfully submitting to Islamic norms and law (Sharia).
For years, women in Iran have been arrested, beaten, and imprisoned for refusing to wear the mandatory headscarf and even for protesting its use. So the fact that Muslim women in Iran go to such dangerous lengths, risking arrest and even death, to take a stand against their own religion’s oppression is a significant act that leftists like the royals have continuously ignored.
As we have been told repeatedly by women who have escaped Iran, the Hijab does not represent freedom; it symbolizes women’s oppression. For many secular and former Muslim women, the Hijab serves as a daily physical reminder that they, women, are second-class citizens in the eyes of Islam.
Furthermore, often in Islamic communities in the West, there is infrastructure in place within the communities to enforce sharia norms for women. So acceptance of these Islamic norms by government and corporations only empowers Islamic societies within the West that seek to replace Western laws and liberties.
For example, Islamic patrols police the streets to harass people who are partaking in activities and dress that are “non-Islamic”:
As reported recently at RAIR Foundation USA, the Islamization of Britain is already in full swing. For example, the most popular name among those born in England in 2022 is Mohammed.
Islam has quickly advanced on the religious scene. In the census of 2011, there were 2.7 million Muslims (4.9% of the population). In the 2021 census, there were 3.9 million Muslims (6.5%): an increase of 44% in just ten years.
For the first time since the 7th century AD, England is no longer majority-Christian. Christianity is becoming a religion of the past, while Islam appears to be that of the future.
Here is the situation today in major British cities and boroughs. The total population is listed on the left, with the Islamic percentage in parentheses:
- Birmingham, population 1,149,000: (29.9%)
- Leeds, 792,000: (7.8%)
- Sheffield: 584,000: (10.3%)
- Bradford: 536,000 (30.5%)
- Manchester: 553,000 (22.3%)
- Bristol: 467,000 (6.7%)
- Cardiff: 357,000 (9.3%)
- Leicester: 357,000 (23.5%)
- Nottingham: 331,000 (12.2%)
- Newcastle: 315,000 (10.3%)
- Blackburn with Darwen: 148,000 (35%)
- Fenland: 101,000 (12.2 %)
- Luton: 218,000 (32.9%)
- Slough: 164,000 (29.4% )
- Watford: 96,000 (13%)
- Pendle: 91,000 (26%)
- Oldham: 237,000 (24.3%)
- Rochdale: 211,000 (18.8%)
- Kirklees: 438,000 (19%)
- Barking and Dagenham: 211,000 (24.4%)
- Brent: 331,000 (21.4%)
- Newham: 352,000 (34.8%)
- Redbridge: 303,000 (31.3%)
- Tower Hamlets: 319,000 (39.9%)
- Westminster: 261,000 (20%)
And now, let us imagine these cities in 10, 20, and 30 years. Britain’s Muslim population is estimated to be 13 million by 2050.
This isn’t Kate Middleton’s first time wearing a Hijab and submitting to Sharia. But, sadly, based on the Islamization of the UK, it will not be the Princess of Wales’ last time. So the question is, how long will it be until all of the women in the UK are forced to submit to Sharia and become second-class citizens?
