Islam and Terrorism by Mark A Gabriel Page A
Authors: Mark A Gabriel
Tags: Religión, Islam/General
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Sayyid Qutb’s execution by the Egyptian government elevated his writings to a level of great authority in the Islamic world. He is respected and known by radical Muslims all over the world. He is held in esteem by Muslims the same way John Calvin or Martin Luther is held in esteem by Christians. There were long-term effects not only in Egypt, but also in the entire world.
Chapter 15
THE PHILOSOPHERS OF JIHAD
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T HERE IS A pattern among the philosophers of jihad. An author will write a book outlining his ideas of jihad and how it should be carried out. He will gather a following. Then that author is put to death by the government of his own country. The dead author is a hero, and his books gain more power.
Then the next author comes along and builds on the same ideas, only making them more radical. After three or four of these cycles we have the philosophy of jihad today that resulted in al Qaeda and the attack on the United States on September 11, 2001.
D R . S ALAH S EREA : T HE E GYPTIAN I SLAMIC L IBERATION M OVEMENT
Qutb’s teaching and philosophy captured a large number of Muslims, though many of his followers were imprisoned at the time of his hanging. Following this period of time a man named Dr. Salah Serea led a new radical movement called the Islamic Liberation Movement ( Hezb al-Tarir ). He based his movement on the mind-set of Qutb’s teaching. His goal was to overturn the Egyptian government and declare a new Islamic nation. Let’s look at what Dr. Serea had to say:
• Muslims are nothing but talk. They make commitments but do not follow through. Throughout the last few centuries, Islam changed from a religion of action to a religion of just talk.
• The priority of the Islamic nations should be to carry on the message of Islam and apply it internally and externally in all ways.
• Jihad should be enforced. It is the way of paying a price for what you stand for and keeping the message alive. It should be practiced inside the nation and carried out to the world.
• Our goal is to find out the most effective way to overturn and destroy any governments that do not completely comply with Islamic law, including existing Muslim countries.
• We will establish a great Islamic nation that will stretch across the world. The only political system will be Islamic law. 1
Serea felt that leaders of the Muslim world are corrupted because they enforce fasting and prayer but not jihad:
Many of the rulers of the Islamic world today are people of prayer. They have built mosques. They have reinforced fasting and prayer, and they do whatever it takes to have the appearance of good Muslims. Their ulterior motive is to gain popularity using the religious sincerity of the Muslims. Meanwhile they carefully keep true Islam away from the hearts of the people. They persecute anyone who stands for true Islam with physical violence. These rulers are infidels, and anyone who stands behind them or supports them is also an infidel. 2
Dr. Serea continued to complain about what he saw as the corruption of the existing Islamic governments by saying that Islam is one of the laws they use to govern the land when it should be the only law used to govern. Dr. Serea stated:
They are building mosques, but they are also building places of secular entertainment. They are broadcasting the Quran and also music and dancing. They give to charities and are also gambling. What is popular among these Muslims is only the worship part of Islam, and they leave out jihad, the heartbeat of Islam. These Muslims carefully read the Quran daily, and many of them cry in their prayers, but they do not go out and carry on the mission of Islam through jihad. These are hypocrite infidels. They are the shame of Islam. 3
Dr. Serea practiced what he preached. On April 19, 1974, Dr. Serea and his movement launched their offense against the Egyptian government. They invaded a
Sayyid Qutb’s execution by the Egyptian government elevated his writings to a level of great authority in the Islamic world. He is respected and known by radical Muslims all over the world. He is held in esteem by Muslims the same way John Calvin or Martin Luther is held in esteem by Christians. There were long-term effects not only in Egypt, but also in the entire world.
Chapter 15
THE PHILOSOPHERS OF JIHAD
More Books That Guide Today’s Terrorists
T HERE IS A pattern among the philosophers of jihad. An author will write a book outlining his ideas of jihad and how it should be carried out. He will gather a following. Then that author is put to death by the government of his own country. The dead author is a hero, and his books gain more power.
Then the next author comes along and builds on the same ideas, only making them more radical. After three or four of these cycles we have the philosophy of jihad today that resulted in al Qaeda and the attack on the United States on September 11, 2001.
D R . S ALAH S EREA : T HE E GYPTIAN I SLAMIC L IBERATION M OVEMENT
Qutb’s teaching and philosophy captured a large number of Muslims, though many of his followers were imprisoned at the time of his hanging. Following this period of time a man named Dr. Salah Serea led a new radical movement called the Islamic Liberation Movement ( Hezb al-Tarir ). He based his movement on the mind-set of Qutb’s teaching. His goal was to overturn the Egyptian government and declare a new Islamic nation. Let’s look at what Dr. Serea had to say:
• Muslims are nothing but talk. They make commitments but do not follow through. Throughout the last few centuries, Islam changed from a religion of action to a religion of just talk.
• The priority of the Islamic nations should be to carry on the message of Islam and apply it internally and externally in all ways.
• Jihad should be enforced. It is the way of paying a price for what you stand for and keeping the message alive. It should be practiced inside the nation and carried out to the world.
• Our goal is to find out the most effective way to overturn and destroy any governments that do not completely comply with Islamic law, including existing Muslim countries.
• We will establish a great Islamic nation that will stretch across the world. The only political system will be Islamic law. 1
Serea felt that leaders of the Muslim world are corrupted because they enforce fasting and prayer but not jihad:
Many of the rulers of the Islamic world today are people of prayer. They have built mosques. They have reinforced fasting and prayer, and they do whatever it takes to have the appearance of good Muslims. Their ulterior motive is to gain popularity using the religious sincerity of the Muslims. Meanwhile they carefully keep true Islam away from the hearts of the people. They persecute anyone who stands for true Islam with physical violence. These rulers are infidels, and anyone who stands behind them or supports them is also an infidel. 2
Dr. Serea continued to complain about what he saw as the corruption of the existing Islamic governments by saying that Islam is one of the laws they use to govern the land when it should be the only law used to govern. Dr. Serea stated:
They are building mosques, but they are also building places of secular entertainment. They are broadcasting the Quran and also music and dancing. They give to charities and are also gambling. What is popular among these Muslims is only the worship part of Islam, and they leave out jihad, the heartbeat of Islam. These Muslims carefully read the Quran daily, and many of them cry in their prayers, but they do not go out and carry on the mission of Islam through jihad. These are hypocrite infidels. They are the shame of Islam. 3
Dr. Serea practiced what he preached. On April 19, 1974, Dr. Serea and his movement launched their offense against the Egyptian government. They invaded a
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