Dante was indeed an obscene Islamophobe - Muslims with any fitra should shun him for this alone. Muslims also need to remember not to repeat his filth even whilst attacking those who defend it. Even repeating these things that Dante said is a very serious thing that should be avoided. Maybe Hamza Yusuf, Mahmoud Shelton and Sayyed Hossein Nasr had read abridged versions and were unaware of the obscene offending verses? Maybe there are some other factors that make the situation less simple with them, some other type of extenuating circumstances that we do not know? It is obvious that Muslims must hate Dante and hate his works as a reflection of their love for the honour of Islam and their love for the Holy Prophet Muhammad (saws), Imam Ali (raa) and Sultan Saladin Ayyubi (ra).