Raymond Ibrahim on offensive jihad, the ultimate problem between Islam and the non-Muslim world

In "Offensive Jihad: The One Incontrovertible Problem with Islam" in Pajamas Media (via RaymondIbrahim.com), October 28, our friend Raymond Ibrahim discusses an Islamic doctrine that Islamic spokesmen in the West hardly ever seem to get around to mentioning:

[...] Worse, offensive jihad is part and parcel of Islam; it is no less codified than, say, Islam's Five Pillars, which no Muslim rejects. The Encyclopaedia of Islam's entry for "jihad" states that the "spread of Islam by arms is a religious duty upon Muslims in general ... Jihad must continue to be done until the whole world is under the rule of Islam ... Islam must completely be made over before the doctrine of jihad can be eliminated." Scholar Majid Khadurri (1909-2007), after defining jihad as warfare, writes that jihad "is regarded by all jurists, with almost no exception, as a collective obligation of the whole Muslim community."

Even that chronic complainer Osama bin Laden makes it clear that offensive jihad is the root problem: "Our talks with the infidel West and our conflict with them ultimately revolve around one issue... Does Islam, or does it not, force people by the power of the sword to submit to its authority corporeally if not spiritually? Yes. There are only three choices in Islam... Either submit, or live under the suzerainty of Islam, or die."

Clearly, then, it is in the Muslim world's interest to keep the West ignorant of the fact that, irrespective of all Muslim grievances -- real or feigned -- nothing less than Islamic law itself mandates a state of constant hostility. Indeed, if the implications of offensive jihad were fully embraced, humanity might be compelled to view the Muslim world as a perpetual, existentialist threat, in need of preemptive containment. That said, and considering the willful ignorance of the West's political elite -- who are guided less by objective facts and more by their "feel-good" ideals -- Muslim talk of offensive jihad, no matter how loud or ubiquitous, will likely continue to fall on deaf ears.

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Islam is a clever human contrievance that uses a diety to further its' agenda. Fear, is it's dynamic.

Religious redemption, was never it's goal.

I reiterate what I said on a different thread: Why don't we give THEM to choices THEY give us (with a few twists), that is:

1) Convert OUT of Islam to another, peaceful (benign) religion or become an atheist;
2) Pay jizzya and feel yourself subdued;
3) Die (or be deported and/or incarcerated indefinitely, at your expense)

Then, all mosques (in Western, secular democracies) should be destroyed. If not, they may not be repaired or new ones be built.

Any infractions of 1 or 2 should result in 3.

Ima

Your proposal will certianly result in a favorable solution. However, I don't think it's viable for it to be implemented. We would need to motivate them in some way to denounce their belief. If you're suggesting that we oulaw it through legislation, then it can become a viable proposal.

Log onto Vajonline.org

I find all jihad to be offensive. Actually, that goes for all Islam, too.

Ladies and gentlemen

I invite all here present, but especially my fellow Australians, to place side by side and to contemplate with due attention the following two pieces of writing which I will reproduce here.

First, the opening paragraphs of Mr Raymond Ibrahim's article (I clicked on the link):

"A recent MEMRI report titled "Arab Columnists: Stop Talking About Offensive Jihad," alludes to the ultimate problem between Islam and the non-Muslim world: offensive jihad, or jihad al-talab — the Islamic imperative to subjugate the world.

"The report opens by saying

"One dominant theme during Ramadan in the Arab world is the discussion, in the media and in religious circles, of the commandment of jihad and the obligation therein to wage war against the infidels."

Now: here is my second passage for consideration, extracted from an Australian local newspaper report upon the immediate post-election activities of Australia's first Muslim ever elected to the House of Representatives in Canberra, a man of Bosnian Muslim background (parents migrated from Bosnia; they are practising Muslims) who represents the heavily-Islamified seat of Chifley, in Western Sydney, between Mt Druitt and Blacktown.

http://mt-druitt-standard.whereilive.com.au/news/story/husics-already-busy-on-the-job/

"Husic's already busy on the job"

'The Australian Electoral Commission officially declared him the winner last Friday and
'Mr Husic has been busy.

'He attended the Mt Druitt Festival, the 90th birthday of a resident and cheered on a local rugby team at the weekend.

'Mr Husic also visited Rooty Hill mosque as Ramadan drew to a close.

“I haven’t observed it (Ramadan) but I did drop into the mosque last week,” he said.

"It is a significant part of the Muslim calendar and I passed on my best wishes to worshippers at Rooty Hill.

“For many people, it’s a time to recognise self-sacrifice and to recognise others in the community who are doing it tough.”

Off you go, everyone.

'Compare and contrast', as Mr Hugh Fitzgerald encourages us to do.

I realize I'm flogging a dead horse here, but once again I'm compelled to insist that islam, ALL facets of islam, are inherently evil, and must be opposed from all quarters if our tolerant, enlightened western civilization is to survive. No room for political correctness here; every treacherous moslem we have so foolishly permitted to infest our democratic countries must forthwith be returned to his camel dung sheikdom of origin. The disciples of the great paedophile have no other mission than to impose the world caliphate, and are completely indifferent to our annihilation if such be required to acheive that end.
Our parents and grandparents had no difficulty in identifying and opposing fascism and international communism; what on earth is the matter with us? Have we allowed ourselves be pushed off the puck because the religion of peace has identified itself as a religion? Point of information - the manson family, the flying saucer castratees, the jones guyana cult and the Waco wackos all identified themselves as "religions." As far as I am concerned, a movement does not qualify as a religion unless it adheres to some version of the golden rule, as do Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism, Sikhism, Buddhism, Bah'ai and uncounted other faiths.
Sleepers awake!

The bottom line of all pros & cons of Islam as a religion is that it says two things , i.e. (1) the Koran is God's word and so no human mortal on this earth has the authority to question what is stated in it (2) the world will be pure and safe to live only and only when all the inhabitants of this earth accept anf follow Islam !
So , with (1) no civilian court of law has the authority to question what is stated in Koran ! Full Stop ! Hence the western judiciary cannot touch Koran !
And with (2) until such time the whole world becomes Islamic, all the methods prescribed in Koran will be used by a practising Muslim to convert the "Kafirs"(infidels) and "Jihad" would unquestionably one of those means that could be used freely and liberally at all times !
In short , with the above princoples deeply rooted in the minds of Muslims all around the world the present non-Islamic population of world will have to face "Jihad" till every soul on this earth becomes a Muslim !
Any solution on offer from the non-Muslims of the world ?

Yes, visit Vajonline.org

Yes. we're working on it. Visit Vajonline.org

I concur with Courreges W. At what point do we stop talking about "ridding the world of Islam" and actually do something about it?

Muslims have no problem roaming around in gangs and intimidating "non-believers" in their own countries. When are we going to take up arms and take back our communities? We need to tell the politicians shit or get off the pot.

Someone either posted on JW or I read it in a book, but it basically said (actually, I think it was Saleem Smith (http://www.considerationsofacanadianex-muslim.org) moderate muslims make it even more difficult to wake up the world to the "real" Islam because the give legitimacy to Islam as a religion.

I often wonder, "Even if you're "moderate," do not wish to kill people in the name of Islam, are afraid of leaving due to the death sentence for apostasy, etc., etc., why on earth would anyone adhere to a religion whose so-called "prophet," AT THE VERY LEAST, was a pedophile? For this reason alone, it makes it very difficult for me to give quarter to ANY Muslim, even if they found a cure for cancer.

I just don't get it.

Ima

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