Where you come from: Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated. JACOB, became ISRAEL. You know - your arch enemy. ESAU? Need I say more? Just so everybody knows, it's ok for a Muslim to LIE as long as the goal is domination of Islam. Twist all you like - in the end, every knee shall bow and every tongue shall confess that JESUS is Lord. Including yours. And Amen.
Within Shi'ite Islamic tradition,[1] the concept of Taqiyya (التقية - 'fear, guard against')[2] refers to a dispensation allowing believers to conceal their faith when under threat, persecution or compulsion.[3] The word "al-Taqiyya" literally means: "Concealing or disguising one's beliefs, convictions, ideas, feelings, opinions, and/or strategies at a time of imminent danger, whether now or later in time, to save oneself from physical and/or mental injury." A one-word translation would be "Dissimulation." [4]
In Islam, lying or omissions for the 'greater good,' according to a strict Islamist philosophy is not only acceptable, it is holy and blessed work. al-Taqiyya is a strategy outlined in the Hadiths and supported by various interpretations of some of the Suras in the Koran.
al-Taqiyya is a policy whereby a Muslim may lie, deceive or omit critical truths if it promotes the spreading of Islam AND the conquest of the non-Muslim world. According to William P. Welty, Ph.D., al-Taqiyya is:
"The Islamic principle of lying for the sake of Allah. Falsehoods told to prevent denigration of Islam, to protect oneself, or to promote the cause of Islam are sanctioned by the Qur'an, including lying under penalty of perjury in testimony before the United States Congress, lying or making distorted statements to the media such as claiming that Islam is a religion of peace and deceiving fellow Muslims when the one lying has deemed them to be apostates."
And here is the definition from an Islam encyclopedia website:
"The word 'al-Taqiyya' literally means:'Concealing or disguising one's beliefs, convictions, ideas, feelings, opinions, and/or strategies...'"