He stated that the Taliban and Al Qaeda had introduced " a very wrong perception of Islam " and that without the support of Pakistan the Taliban would not be able to sustain their military campaign for up to a year.

In a Washington Post article, Asra Q. Nomani discussed An-Nisa, 34 and stated that " Domestic violence is prevalent today in non-Muslim communities as well, but the apparent religious sanction in Islam makes the challenge especially difficult.

Islamic principles were embedded in the 1987 constitution, for instance, Article 2 of the constitution stated that Islam was the state religion, and Article 73 stated that the head of state had to be born into a Muslim Afghan family.

He stated that the Taliban and Al Qaeda had introduced " a very wrong perception of Islam " and that without the support of Pakistan and Bin Laden the Taliban would not be able to sustain their military campaign for up to a year.

Fortuyn provoked controversy with his stated views about multiculturalism, immigration and Islam in the Netherlands.

For instance, Article 2 of the constitution stated that Islam was the state religion, and Article 73 stated that the head of state had to be born into a Muslim Afghan family.

Some Haredi leaders have stated that Reform is philosophically further from authentic Judaism than Christianity and Islam.

However after the adoption of Islam, bidadari is equated with heavenly maiden mentioned in the Quran, in which God stated that the ' forbidden pearls ' of heaven are for those men who have resisted temptation and borne life's trials.

The summer after Louis ' conversion, Elijah Muhammad stated that all musicians in the NOI had to choose between music and the Nation of Islam.

In 2005 CAIR coordinated the joint release of a fatwa by 344 American Muslim organizations, mosques, and imams nationwide that stated: " Islam strictly condemns religious extremism and the use of violence against innocent lives.

As we have stated repeatedly since the 9 / 11 terror attacks, bin Laden never represented Muslims or Islam.

During the Pope Benedict XVI Islam controversy, he stated the Pope's speech was " intelligent and necessary.

Jewish historians have stated that it is hard to describe the national sense of shock and trauma that set in when the masses of Jews all over the world learned that someone as famous as Sabbatai Zevi had officially abandoned his faith for Islam.

D ' Souza stated that he has studied radical Islam for several years and read the Qur ' an.

Condemning the attacks, he has also stated " Islam was hijacked ... on that plane as an innocent victim ".

In 2003, Samaritan's Purse was widely criticized after its president, Franklin Graham, stated that Islam is a " very evil and wicked religion ", leading to opposition campaigns by Islamic leaders.

Prior to the Vespers, Pedro III had constructed and outfitted a fleet for war and upon the pope's inquiry of the need for such a great war fleet, Pedro stated that it was to be used against the followers of Islam along the northern coast of Africa as he had legitimate interests in trade there and he needed to protect them.

" He also stated that if Israel lost the fight in the Middle East, Europe would bow under to Islam, if Muslim fundamentalists get it as they want.

In one of his verses, Zafar explicitly stated that both Hinduism and Islam shared the same essence.

Many Muslims feel that Ghulam Ahmad was aided in his mission by the British government, whose stated policy of " divide and rule " was expressed in their approval of Ahmad's introducing a dissident faction within Islam.

We believe that the suffering we endured during the past years was due to neglecting religion and putting those who don't fear in power .” It also stated that " Islam can contain everyone and respects the freedom of followers of other religions to refer to their own sharia in private affairs.

" The same response stated that the oneness and uniqueness of Allah ( compared to Allah's creation ), Tawheed, is a fundamental principle of Islam.

The memoradum stated that " I am assured that the solution of the problem of Palestine which would be much the most welcome to the leaders and supporters of the Zionist movement throughout the world would be the annexation of the country to the British Empire ".

The Italian language version of the disputed article 17 of the treaty stated that the Emperor of Ethiopia consented ( i. e. was required ) to Italy representing Ethiopia in its relations with all foreign sovereigns and states, which made the Ethiopian Empire a protectorate of the Kingdom of Italy.

In his commentary on Daniel 8: 14 published in 1831, he stated that the 2, 300-year period should be calculated from 334 BC, the year Alexander the Great began his conquest of the Persian Empire.

If the panegyric detailing the ceremony implied that the true center of the Empire was not Rome, but where the Emperor sat ("... the capital of the Empire appeared to be there, where the two emperors met "), it simply echoed what had already been stated by the historian Herodian in the early third century: " Rome is where the emperor is ".

Article 2 of the 1889 Meiji Constitution ( the Constitution of the Empire of Japan ) stated, " The Imperial Throne shall be succeeded to by imperial male descendants, according to the provisions of the Imperial House Law.

Although Gregory stated that he was willing to give up his allegiance to the Eastern Empire and place himself under the protection of the Franks, Charles made no promise to assist.

In his expedition prospectus, Scott stated that its main objective was " to reach the South Pole, and to secure for the British Empire the honour of this achievement ".

Her stated goal was to protect the Eastern Roman Empire from the Sassanid Empire, for the peace of Rome ; however, her efforts significantly increased the power of her own throne.

In the book, Hoffman referred to America as the " Pig Empire " and stated that it was not immoral to steal from it.

The armies of the Fourth Crusade deviated from their stated goal of Jerusalem and instead captured and sacked the Christian city of Constantinople, the capital of the East Roman Empire, in 1204.

In the foreword of the novel, Asimov stated that Nemesis is not a part of the millieu that consists of the Foundation, Robot, or Empire series.

In a September 1941 speech, Churchill stated that the Charter was only meant to apply to states under German occupation, and certainly not to the peoples who formed part of the British Colonial Empire.

He expressly stated that “ if he ever had a political leader, his leader was John Bright, not Mr Gladstone .” Speaking in 1886, he referred to his " standing by the side of John Bright against the dismemberment of the great Anglo-Saxon community of the West, as I now stand against the dismemberment of the great Anglo-Saxon community of the East .” These words form the key to his views of the future of the British Empire.

A pamphlet written in 1885 for an association called the Empire League on the behalf of the Bond, stated the following:

In the December 2011 issue of Metal Hammer, Cavalera stated that the main theme of the album will be slavery, with confirmed song titles " Slave ", " Chains ", " Legions " ( a song about the Roman Empire ), " Gladiator ", " Redemption of Man by God " ( featuring Dez Fafara ), and " Revengeance " ( with Max's 3 sons featuring: Zyon on drums, Richie on vocals and Iggor writing half the guitar riffs ).

In the civil administration of the Byzantine ( Eastern Roman ) Empire the exarch was, as stated above, the viceroy of a large and important province.

Empire magazine gave the film 4 / 5 stars, referring to it as " fascinating " and " cerebral " Jeffrey Lyons stated that the film was " mesmerizing " while Richard Corliss in Time Magazine referred to the film as " cinematic " Mick LaSalle of The San Francisco Chronicle wrote that " the picture never stops coming at you " Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film three-and-a-half stars ( out of four ) and included the film among his Great Movies list.

As previously stated the Mongol Empire started in Central Asia, with the unification of Mongol and Turkic tribes.

" " New Nails " seems to set the stage for Sonic Youth, with jagged guitar and shouted lyrics like " The Roman Empire never died / Just changed it to the Catholic Church ;" Roger Miller has stated that line " derives " from Philip K. Dick's VALIS.

In 1544 Denmark and the Holy Roman Empire signed the Treaty of Speyer, which stated that during the reign of Christian III of Denmark Denmark would maintain a peaceful foreign policy towards the Holy Roman Empire.

During the episode's stated date of January 2155, T ' Pol foreshadows future events, such as the fall of the Terran Empire after several centuries ( which would be chronicled in the Mirror Universe episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.