Non-Muslims! ‘Reliance of the Traveller’ is NOT Your Friend

Pay Attention – Islam is Evil

John R. Houk, Blog Editor

© August 20, 2026

 

The Islamic manual Reliance of the Traveller is an Islamic manual on Sharia Law written Arabic in the 14^th century. It was written as a guide for Muslims. Non-Muslims should pay attention because their treatment is addressed as well. AND that treatment is not pleasant.

 

An American convert to Islam going by the name Nuh Ha Mim Keller, wrote an English translation to the Reliance of the Traveller in the 1980s. It turns out Keller not only left out some translations but may have added some English text not in the Arabic.

 

Paul Sutliff – a Counterjihad scholar on Islam – joins the Youtube Channel Lloyd De Jongh to discuss and criticize Keller’s translation. As of typing this I’ve listened to 28-Minutes of what was a live streamed 2:04:48-Hours post from 8/17/26.

 

Paul Sutliff INFO:

 

o   Paul Sutliff; ChristianSpeaker.net

 

o   About Paul Sutliff; PaulSutliff.com

 

o   Paul Sutliff on Civilization Jihad

 

SEE ALSO:

 

o   Did Sheikh Keller, the Translator of Reliance of the Traveller, Purposefully Deceive Non-Arabic Muslims? Part 3; By Paul Sutliff; Paul Sutliff on Civilization Jihad; 8/18/26

 

Before sharing the discussion, I have decided to share some source links you might want to peruse briefly before tackling the discussion. I will begin with the Amana Publications (Pro-Islam publisher) from DocDroid.com which has 1251 pages of Keller’s translation:

 

o   Reliance of the Traveller (Revised Edition); The Classic Manual of Islamic Sacred Law 'Umdat al-Salik by Ahmad ibn Naqib al-Misri (d. 769/1368) in Arabic with Facing English Text, Commentary, and Appendices Edited and Translated by Nuh Ha Mim Keller; DocDroid.com

 

Some Summaries/Commentaries on Reliance of the Traveller roughly by date:

 

o   Review of the Reliance of the Traveller; Countering Islamism; No Date

 

o   Addendum to “The Reliance of the Traveler”; By Dymphna; Gates of Vienna; 5/9/15

 

o   Reliance of the Traveller: Islam’s Hidden Legal Blueprint for Suppression, Violence, and Control - What they won’t quote in public is still binding in law; Refuting Islam; 4/22/25

 

o   Reliance of the Traveller; Grokipedia; Last Fact Checked 1/2026

 

JRH 8/20/26

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Youtube VIDEO: Reliance of the Traveller. Was Nuh Ha Mim Keller a deceiver of Muslims?

Posted by Lloyd De Jongh

Streamed Aug 17, 2026

 

The #Shariah, with Paul Sutliff. Why did Keller believe he could himself write three books of Shariah within the volume called the Reliance of the Traveller? Num Keller is the “translator” of Umdat al-Salik by Ahmad ibn Naqib al-Misri. Al-Misri’s book begins in Book d: The Author's Introduction to 'Umdat ai-Salik. But in front of that are books a, b, and c. For most who know little of shariah, this seems an easy thing to miss. But when you start to study shariah for its purpose and intent, along with a desire to understand where the source material for the law is, you discover some interesting facts.

 

[W]ith Odon LaFontaine, Prof. Robert M Kerr and Usama Dakdok. @TheGreatSecretOfIslam

 

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Important Responses to the CT Mirror Promoting Misinformation on Jihad by an Islamist!

The Connecticut (CT) Mirror is caught spreading Islamic lies for a local Mosque to create the false picture of Islamophobic persecution. Paul Sutliff who also utilizes Act for America Connecticut exposes the false narrative promoted by Taqiyya specialist Dr. Reza Mansoor.

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Important Responses to the CT Mirror Promoting Misinformation on Jihad by an Islamist!

Dr. Reza Mansoor Exposed Lies

By Paul Sutliff

June 3, 2019

Paul Sutliff on Civilization Jihad

The CT (Connecticut) Mirror recently published, "At Muslim Sunday school, learning about Islam — and correcting misconceptions" by Vanessa De La Torre. This article had a lot of misinformation within it. Sadly, this comes as no surprise since the "trusted source" was Dr. Reza Mansoor. 

Dr. Reza Mansoor is not someone to trust when he talks to non-Muslims about what Muslims believe. Part of this is because he believes it in Islam's best interest to deceive you, the non-Muslims about what Islam teaches on Jihad. This practice is part and parcel of practicing shariah and deceiving the non-believer.

This article provides no sources to stand behind Dr. Reza Mansoor's statements on jihad. It ignores shariah which is cited in Reliance on the Traveller. An English translation of Arabic Umdat al-Salik. This book is recommended by the International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT). I  personally recommend to anyone who wants the truth on what jihad means to read o.9.0 Jihad. I also recommend reading the 1915 Fatwa given by the last official caliph. This fatwa was very clear on what jihad means and how it should be carried out. It speaks of three different levels of jihad, Heart, Word, and Action/Deed.

It is unethical in this country for a person claiming the title of professor to purposefully misinform the public in the area of his/her content. This is grounds for dismissal by professorial malfeasance.

In the same respect, articles and books exposing the recent lies of Dr. Mansoor on this topic were previously written in detail. "How Taqiyya Alters Islam's Rules of War Defeating Jihadist Terrorism," by Raymond Ibrahim  was published in the Winter of 2010. This is among the best responses to this misinformation. Humorously, it was written 9 years ago.

My suggestion is for CT Mirror should remove the purposeful misinformation by Dr. Mansoor. Reliability of sources is key for any piece of journalism. Dr. Mansoor has shown himself not to be credible! 

Jane Bate, of Connecticut ACT! for America also wrote a response: 

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I was very disappointed to read Vanessa de la Torre's article, "At Muslim Sunday school, learning about Islam and correcting misconceptions." This piece is full of 'taqiyya,' the obligatory deception of non-Muslims. An explanation of this phenomenon can be found in section r8.2 of the "Reliance of the Traveller": r8.2 “Speaking is a means to achieve objectives. If a praiseworthy aim is attainable through both telling the truth and lying, it is unlawful to accomplish through lying because there is no need for it. When it is possible to achieve such an aim by lying but not by telling the truth, it is permissible to lie if attaining the goal is permissible and obligatory to lie if the goal is obligatory”.

In the article, we're told the popular line that 'jihad' means a personal or spiritual struggle. Though it can mean that, and that sort of 'jihad' is considered the 'greater jihad,' nonetheless, approximately 98% of the times the word 'jihad' appears in Islamic doctrine, its meaning is military warfare. To describe it as a "personal struggle, then, is disingenuous.

And, of course, there's the ubiquitous claim that Islam is the "religion of peace." But how peaceful is a religion that mandates death for apostasy? (Section o8.1 of the Reliance) How about a religion that assigns no penalty to a Muslim who kills his children, grandchildren or non-Muslims? (Section o1.2 of the Reliance). Lastly, a thorough reading of the section of 'jihad' -military warfare against unbelievers - which begins with Section o9.0, will leave the reader with no doubts that this is no religion of peace.”

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