Dar el-IslamThe House of War

Part 1 The War from the East

• Session 1.1 Is This War?• Session 1.2 Islam – One of the Great Monotheistic Religions• Session 1.3 The Fight for the Soul of Islam• Session 1.4 Dar el-Islam – The House of War• Session 1.5 The Global Caliphate• Session 1.6 Islam – Religion of Peace?• Session 1.7 The History of the Conflict• Session 1.8 Poverty in Islamic Nations

Outline

• Jihad – The War without End

• The Root of Jihad – Culture of Death

• The Rise of Jihad

• The Tactics of Jihad

• Recruitment for Jihad

• Beachhead in the West

JihadThe War without End

The Divided World

• Dar el-Islam• The House of Faith

(Islam)• Governed by Muslims• Under Sharia Law• A Global Caliphate

• Dar el- harb• The House of War• The rest of the world• Nation states• Governed by infidels

Dar el- harb

• The house of war will exist between the House of Islam and the rest of the world until– The world submits to the Islamic faith– The world is conquered and ruled by Islam

The Meaning of Jihad

• Arabic word found throughout the Quran

• Means: “to strive” or “to struggle”

• “To strive in the way of Allah”

Three Understandings of Jihad

• Sufism – Peaceful spiritual struggle – inner striving for perfection

• Reformers – Working to persuade non-Muslims of the veracity of the faith

• Islamists – Military conquest with the sword - Holy War

Jihad

• Moderates would describe Jihad (non-violent striving) as the “sixth pillar of Islam”

• Jihadists call Jihad (military conquest) as central to Islamic faith

Dawa

• Arabic meaning “call” or “invitation”

• Now used to refer to the mission of Islam

• Drive for a global caliphate

Umma• Arabic word : Community or

Nation• Means:

– The “community of believers”

– The global Muslim community

– The true community of Islam

• Stands in contrast to:

– All non-Muslims– All non-Muslim nations

Goal of Islam: an Umma without frontiers

Holy War Against

• The Kuffar - Non-Muslims - Christians, Jews, Secularists, etc.

• Apostate – those who have abandoned Islam

Kuffar

• A person who does not recognize God (Allah) or Mohammad – the prophet

• An infidel • Any non-Muslim – Christians and Jews,

secularists, etc.• The state of Israel is a Kuffar state.• Two Options for the Kuffar:

– Convert to Islam– Submit to Dhimma

Dhimma

• Arabic word meaning a “pact of protection” • An option for “people of the book”-

Christians and Jews• All other kuffar must convert or die• Requires caliphate to protect the

dhimmitude• Requires the dhimmitude to:

– Be loyal to the caliphate– Pay the Jizya – a personal tax for

people of the book

Takfir

• Takfir – the designation of a Muslim as apostate• A person may convert to Islam, but not from

Islam• Made by a religious authority• Allows for the killing of the apostate• Applies to:

– Apostate (those who renounce the faith): Simon Rushdie; Ayaan Hirsi Ali

– Those Muslims who become too close to the West: The Saudi royal family; Anwar Sadat

The War without End

“We shall never call for or accept a negotiated peace. We shall only accept war - Jihad - the holy war. We resolve to drench the lands of Palestine and Arabia with the blood of the infidels or to accept martyrdom for the glory of Allah.”

Abdul`Azīz Āl Sa`ūd (1876-1953) 1st King of Saudi Arabia

A War without End

“Based upon Islamic scholars' writings, violent jihad is permitted in Islam for both offensive and defensive purposes. It was commanded by, and praised by, Muhammad as being one of the greatest forms of true Islamic spirituality.  It is to continue until all people are subjected to Islamic rule.”

“Silas”Answering Islam –

A Christian Muslim Dialog

The Root of Jihad Culture of Death

Culture of Life

• The Judeo-Christian ethic which has shaped the entire Western world supports a culture of life.

• Death is an enemy to be fought against.• Living things (including human beings) are

hardwired for life.• Jihadists deny their own hardwiring in

favor of a culture of death.

Culture of Death

“We can forgive the Arabs for killing our children. We cannot forgive them for forcing us to kill their children. We will only have peace with the Arabs when they love their children more than they hate us.”

Golda Meir, 1977

“I Want to Start a Kindergarten for Extremism”

• Ali Salem• Egyptian Satirist and

playwright• First published in Al-

Hayat November 5, 2001

Culture of Life – Culture of DeathKILL

DIE

Human LifeSACRED

Human LifeNO VALUE

Jihad

Jihad

Just War

Christian martyrs die for Christ

Longing for Death

• Muslim’s Paradise• 72 virgins • The Houri - described as:

– “splendid,”– “lovely eyed“– of "modest gaze“– "voluptuous“– "pure beings" or

"companions pure"

Lust for Martyrdom

“Let America, Israel and the world know that we have a lust for martyrdom and our motto is being translated into reality.”

Sheikh Muhammad YazbeckHezbollah, 1983

KILL HER! KILL HER!

“Thousands of Islamic fanatics wielding clubs and knives are marching through the streets of Khartoum demanding the execution of teddy bear teacher Gillian Gibbons.”

Daily MailDec. 1, 2007

Questions

• Personal Reflection– What are you hearing?– How are you responding to what you are

hearing?

• Group discussion

The Rise of Jihad

Hassan-i Sabbah

• From Persia• 1034 -1124• Founded The

Assassins• Purpose to

assassinate the leader of the Sunni Sect

• Forerunner of Jihad

Wahhabism

• Osama bin Laden a product of Wahhabism • 15 of the 9/11 hijackers were products of

Wahhabi madrassas in Saudi Arabia

Fatwa

• A religious ruling by an Islamic scholar – a mufti• Issue a judgment on Sharia law or a religious

decree• Often used to consecrate an action that could be

criminal– Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini – to kill Salman Rushdie– In 1996, bin Laden issued a fatwa entitled

“Declaration of War Against the Americans …”– 1998 World Islam Front issued Fatwa against Jews

and Christians

Inventing Terrorism

• Dr. Ahmad –al Baghdadi

• Prof. Political Science

• University of Kuwait• Author

The Tactics of Jihad

Non-Violent Tactics

• “Propaganda”

• Education

• Immigration

• Political Process

• Tactical Peace

The Stages of the Islamic Movement

“[The] jihadist groups concur that the Islamic movement must follow Muhammad through stages that include peaceful time of preparation, a migration, the creation of an Islamic state, and finally open warfare ….”

Mary HabeckKnowing the Enemy

“Propaganda”

• Free brochures and Qurans for non-Muslims

• Puts a good face on Islam– Denies there is political

opposition or persecution in Muslim nations

– Denies the second class status of women

– Denies genocide and slavery (i.e., in Sudan)

– Denies human rights violations

Education

• Wahhabi schools have spread all over the world

• $87 billion in Saudi oil money invested in madrassas

• Do not teach classical education: math, science, literature, arts, history, reasoning

Immigration

• Papua

• Europe – Anti Natal European Culture– Maintain economic open doors to immigration

• Procreation: Birth rates of Muslims 3 times that of Europeans in Europe

European Birthrates

Political Process

• Seek to engage in the political process on a local level to begin to have influence

• Seek to establish the use of Sharia– Canada – current debate in Ontario to allow

Sharia to be applied in family and religious disputes

– England• As authority declines order comes from Sharia• Archbishop of Canterbury Williams argued for the

inevitability of Sharia in England

Tactical Peace

“The late Professor Majid Khadduri, from Johns Hopkins University, considered the world’s leading authority on Arab definitions of peace and war, noted that Arabs view peace as a tactical means for achieving their strategic objective – defeating the enemy. Peace constitutes a necessary, but temporary, break in the ongoing war against the enemy and/or infidel.”

The Ettinger Report

Violent Tactics

• Homicide Bombings• Hijacking• Kidnapping and Hostage

Taking• Executions• Riots and Confrontation• Use of Children• Near Enemy – Far Enemy

Homicide Bombings

Bombs

Hijacking

Kidnapping and Hostage Taking

Executions

Riots and Confrontation

Use of Children

“Israelis might have nuclear bombs but we have the children bomb and these human bombs must continue until liberation.” (emphasis mine)

Imam al-Qaradawi“Theologian of Terror”

Use of Children

Children as Decoys

Children in the back seat lowered suspicion, (so) we let it move through, they parked the vehicle, the adults run out and detonate it with the children in the back.”

Maj. Gen. Michael BarberoBagdad March 20, 2007

Terror Suspect Planned Family Sacrifice

Near Enemy – Far Enemy

• The “near enemy” is apostate Muslims – The Saudi Royal Family– Anwar Sadat – Secular “Muslims”

• The “far enemy” is non-Muslims: Europeans, Americans, Japanese, Koreans

• Jihadists have killed far more near enemy than far enemy.

The Cross and the Sword

“Islam remains a religion whose followers believe that Allah requires them to send their sons to die for him. Christianity is a faith that believes God sent his Son to die for us.”

Stuart RobinsonMosques and Miracles

Beachhead in the West

Will Europe Become Muslim?

Muslims in Europe