May 10, 2024
Terror is a tactic that creates pressure on Kafirs (non-Muslims) until they accept that there is no god but Allah and Mohammed is his prophet. (1)
One of the possible reactions to terror is fear, which creates a dynamic where non-Islamic society takes a passive and/or appeasing role towards Political Islam and its demands. When acts of Islamic political violence occur, the accompanying narrative often blames the victims. All this results in the creation of a more supportive environment for the spread of Political Islam.
Acts of violent jihad happen on a regular basis and have a certain cycle to them (see the pictures below of jihad attacks since 9/11 as of June 2020). We have no evidence as to whether this is planned or coincidental; however, its repeating pattern keeps critical voices silent while the power of Political Islam increases.
Jihad means effort or striving. Jihad comprises 31% of primary Islamic doctrine: 9% of the Koran, 21% of the Hadith (Bukhari) and 67% of the Sira.
Islamic doctrine identifies a clear target for this effort—to strive against Kafirs. (2) The aim of jihad is to establish the whole world as Islamic. (3)
It is imperative, however, to remember that although violence against the Kafir is an important part of jihad, jihad is multi-faceted. Jihad against the Kafir can be carried out in many ways, such as through money, speech, eliminating critics, influencing politicians, public announcements, and Hijra (Islamic political migration). (4)
At CSPII, we believe that raising rational concerns about Political Islam is a sign of genuine kindness and care for all Humanity. Why? We have studied the current and historical effects of the Islamic doctrine about Kafirs, which has resulted in over 270,000,000 Kafir victims (5), and an unaccounted for number of victims of "jihad of purification" (6) within the Islamic community itself.
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📖 Doctrinal support:
(1) Hadith, Bukhari Volume 1, Book 2, Number 24:
Allah's Apostle said: "I have been ordered (by Allah) to fight against the people until they testify that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah and that Muhammad is Allah's Apostle, and offer the prayers perfectly and give the obligatory charity, so if they perform a that, then they save their lives and property from me except for Islamic laws and then their reckoning (accounts) will be done by Allah."
(2) Koran 25:52 So obey not the disbelievers, but strive against them herewith with a great endeavour.
(3) Hadith, Volume 4, Book 52, Hadith 65
A man came to the Prophet and asked, “A man fights for war booty; another fights for fame and a third fights for showing off; which of them fights in Allah’s Cause?” The Prophet said, “He who fights that Allah’s Word (i.e. Islam) should be superior, fights in Allah’s Cause.”
(4) The Guide on How to Understand and Discuss Political Islam, https://www.cspii.org/speak-about-political-islam/ , from the page 27 on
(5) http://www.cspipublishing.com/statistical/tears_of_jihhad.html
(6) https://www.politicalislam.com/impact-islam-christianity
📚Sources:
Pickthall, Marmaduke. 1930. The Meaning of The Glorious Koran, An Explanatory Translation, New York: Alfred A Knopf.
Khan, Muhammad M. 1997, The Translation of the Meanings of Sahih Al-Bukhari: Arabic-English. Riyadh: Darussalam.
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