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Douglas Farah points out the duplicity:
There is an extensive campaign by CAIR and other Islamist groups to portray jihad as a purely spiritual struggle a good Muslim wages to overcome personal evil. It is also a point made often by the “moderates” of the Muslim Brotherhood. This has led to confusion in policy and a fear of offending if one calls jihad what it really is.But as I have said repeatedly, just read what they say themselves to understand what the real agenda is. They tell us what they want to do, and yet we refuse to take them seriously by either understanding and knowing what they say, or acting to stop them.
A 1999 tome titled “Fiqh az-Zakat: A Comparative Study,” by Yousef al-Qaradawi, the spiritual leader of the Muslim Brotherhood leaves no ambiguity as to the nature of jihad. While often portrayed as a moderate, Qaradawi is one of the modern architects of the Islamist project to re-establish the Muslim Caliphate and then bring Allah’s rule to the rest of the world.
In writing about the use of zakat, the 2.5 percent of every earning and transaction a Muslim is to give to the cause of Allah, Qaradawi writes: “The most honorable form of jihad nowadays is fighting for the liberation of Muslim land from the domination of unbelievers, regardless of their religion or ideology. The communist and the capitalist, the Westerner and the Easterner, Christian, Jew, pagan or unbeliever, all are aggressors when they attack and occupy Muslim land. Fighting in defence of the home of Islam is obligatory until the enemy is driven away and Muslims are liberated.”
This is not a secret document, but a book that Qaradawi published, and he defines the occupied lands: “Today Muslim land is occupied in Palestine, Kashmire, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Chad, Somalia, Cyprus, Samarqand, Bukhara, Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Albania and serveral other occupied countries. Declaring holy war to save these Muslim lands is an Islamic duty, and fighting for such purposes in those occupied territories is the Way of Allah for which zakat must be spent.”
That is pretty forthright. He offers this conclusion: “The most important form of jihad today is serious, purposefully organized work to rebuild Islamic society and state and to implement the Islamic way of life in the political, cultural and economic domains. This is certainly most deserving of zakat. ”
It seems clear. The money being gathered-to the tune of billions of dollars a year-is to liberate Muslim lands and establish a Muslim state (the Caliphate). The fact that al-Qaradawi is a leader of the international Muslim Brotherhood offers a clue to why the Brotherhood has taken such pains to build up a financial infrastructure that spans the globe, an infrastructure the intelligence community knows almost nothing about, and has shown little interest in understanding.
Read it all.
Posted by Robert at November 1, 2006 12:22 PM
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There is an extensive campaign by CAIR and other Islamist groups to portray jihad as a purely spiritual struggle a good Muslim wages to overcome personal evil.
If this is true then it's safe to say that they are losing that struggle big time.
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at November 1, 2006 12:31 PM
No doubt taken out of context, not.
Posted by: TheOmegaMan at November 1, 2006 12:43 PM
On NPR the other day one Anisa Mehdi, whose American voice (whose ignorance about the meaning of Jihad may be, but I doubt is, genuine), appeared yet again. She had been on before, and this was merely a repeat of her January 7, 2005 broadcast, in which she brightly informed us that "Jihad" does not mean "holy war" or anything violent, that those who use it as such are wrong, that it means instead, what she, Anisa Mehdi, had always been taught it to mean, that struggle to "be a better person" and so on that is a staple of Islamic apologetics.
Oh, and what was supposedly the real point of the tape? Anisa Mehdi had found the way to end violence, or to appeal to Muslims not to engage in violence. What way was that? Not to allow the appropriation of the word "Jihad" by that handful of extremists who somehow seem able to manage quite well, and who are never challenged by appeals to chapter and verse in Qur'an, or by the stories in the hadith, or by the example of Muhammad, that warrior who was constantly conducting Jihad raids. And that way is to stop using the word "Jihad" to apply to Muslim terrorists, and rather to call what they do by the name "hibara." For "hibara" is illicit, "hibara" is wrong. So if only what Muslims and now some intelligent non-Muslims call "Jihad is no longer called "Jihad" but called instead "hibara," that will, in Anisa Mehdi's presention, simply knock the stuffing out of the seemingly unstoppable popularity and appeal of those who talk about "waging Jihad" when, as Anisa Mehdi knows, all they are really doing is "waging hibara" becaue Jihad, of coures, is a spiritual, internal struggle with own's own soul.
Fascinating to find NPR re-running this again, as if a booster shot of the most extraordinary apologetcs was necessary at this point, because too many hitherto unwary and ill-informed Infidels, even those considered to be the kind of audience NPR appeals to, are beginning to get the picture, beginnning to see the light, beginning to think not "why do they hate us" and "we need to end poverty among Muslims" but, rather, what is it about Islam that causes Muslims to be so violent toward Infidels, and why is it that their belief-system so obviously divides the world, as it does, between Believer and Infidel,and what is the goal of "Jihad" and what are its instruments, and what, furthermore, is the fate of non-Muslims in lands conquered, by whatever means, by Muslims?
Yes, it's getting just a bit uneasy, so it was time to run Anisa Mehdi again.
Who at NPR is behind this? Who's running this deliberate campaign -- of which this the tiniest sample -- of desinformatsiya?
Posted by: Hugh at November 1, 2006 12:44 PM
"Who at NPR is behind this? Who's running this deliberate campaign -- of which this the tiniest sample -- of desinformatsiya?"
Perhaps it's the same people who've decided the NY Crimes can be allowed to function as the stateside propagandist arm for Hamas (see earlier article, "Call for a hudna in the New York Times").
Posted by: Clive at November 1, 2006 12:56 PM
From the above posting:
“Today Muslim land is occupied in Palestine, Kashmire, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Chad, Somalia, Cyprus, Samarqand, Bukhara, Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Albania and serveral other occupied countries. Declaring holy war to save these Muslim lands is an Islamic duty, and fighting for such purposes in those occupied territories is the Way of Allah for which zakat must be spent.”
I guess the, "other occupied countries" would include America, Canada, England, France, etc. since any country not 100% Muslim seems to be, "occupied" territory...
http://doctorbulldog.wordpress.com
Posted by: Doctor Bulldog at November 1, 2006 1:10 PM
It's interesting to se Cyprus on al-Qaradawi's list. They are effectively declaring a jihad in EU territory.With a bit of luck the issue of Cyprus will be the one that prevents Turkish accession to the EU.
Posted by: wallyUK at November 1, 2006 1:17 PM
Oh yes, PALESTINE, first on the list. And that's how it should be. The ghosts of the Jews of Qurayza are howling in the ethers for revenge and the revenge is today, tomorrow and beyond until the scourge of izlam is beaten into true submission.
This won't be a cold war but a war of nuclear fire. And ten children of Israel will defeat 10,000 miscreants of allah. So bring it on, jihadi boys!!
Posted by: Ynkedoodl2 at November 1, 2006 2:07 PM
'ALBANIA IS OCCUPIED TERRITORY'-Albanians are at least 70 % Muslims,said to be 'SECULAR' which sounds as believable as Al Qaradawi touted as a
'MODERATE'.Not to mention they have spread themselves into many Christian lands,outbreeding the locals-re Kosovo;wherever they go rioting & demanding 'their own land'-re Macedonia,Bulgaria,
Serbia.Perhaps Qaradawi regards them as SHOCK TROOPS FOR ALLAH : we all know how Turkish troops
REMAIN on Cyprus as craven Dhimmi E.U is too afraid to upset Muslims,any Muslims,let alone Dr Goebbels Qaradawi...
at November 1, 2006 2:11 PM
Fatwa on the modern banking system and paper money!
How to break into computer systems as a part of the jihad!
Instructions to businessmen on taking loans and not repaying them!
--What's the volume of the Pakistani debt again? (Not to mention the brazen economic and humanitarian Aid for Jihad!)
Looks like we've been had. 'Fisabilillah', described below, is a version of zakat in service to jihad!
http://www.greenspun.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg.tcl?msg_id=00AHRJ
"...About the targets the Shaykh has said:
"It should be remembered that in the early phase of the Jihad, raiding should be on targets of all who participate in the haram usurious practice, and that the jews have enhanced their power, that is, the worthless paper-money, by their own hoards of wealth, through control of the diamond and the gold markets, and that these centres of hoarded wealth are among the necessary first targets to finance the larger struggle"
("The Sign of the Sword", p. 63)
The Islamic future will inevitably target computer systems, and erase debt information of major banks all over the world. Enter into their system and transfer money at random, or to a particular accounts that we can use. Alter the information in a way that they cannot reconstruct it. To do that we are in an excellent position because all Muslim are potential mujahidin. And nowadays the Muslims, whether it is correct or incorrect, are everywhere inside the whole of the usurious system. This Muslims and their expertise are our weapons. Weapons are not tanks nowadays. Weapons are technical knowledge and people with access to information. We have all that we need within our Muslim Umma.
The computer networks are being infiltrated everyday. In many cases by young boys for the purpose of playing. This weakness is growing and growing as their greed grows. It means that a free spirit and conviction is the most powerful of all guarantees of success.
Our businessman have also a task to do. They have their own networks of people who trust, and have access to very valuable information. The only thing they have to do is stop being naive about the bank and the financial institution. They should not play the role of victims with them. Do not admit their conditions and rules, but play with them at your favour. They have to change the mentality. They should prepare themselves within their rules to take from the enemy. Create companies in a vacuum and absorb debt that will never be paid back, create different financial identities to avoid the control and taxation of the state, use everything you know to take from them and sabotage them.
These teams of truly Muslim Mujahedeen, should appear everywhere. Not only one head, but we should be many heads. As the Shaykh says:
"It follows that one should strike at the place not expected. By extension, in the light of the current situation, one may strike at several centres all at the same time, thus causing havoc in the enemy and their response."
("The Sign of the Sword", p. 63)
The election of the targets has to be ordered by their priority in relation to the total struggle against Kufr. We should not fell into the temptation of chosing those which seem easier, but rather we should chose those which are more effective against the usurious system. We should also remember that although the booty in Jihad is halal for the Muslims, this is not the purpose of the fight. The purpose is to make Kufr surrender to the deen of Islam. Therefore the first targets must be the bigger targets, even if they take longer to get organized. So that they can be delitated, and you introduce chaos in their usurious system. We should use the surprise, to hit in their key communications centers and to their key people. And once the first targets are covered we should move to the smaller ones.
We call you all Muslims with an Amir to the struggle fisabilillah against the usurious system! These are just simple examples of how things can be done. Victory is certain if we fight fisabilillah. Therefore fisabilillah must be our constant remembrance. Victory belongs to Allah..."
Posted by: pagandkapitat at November 1, 2006 2:19 PM
Albania is majority muslim? That helps explain why Enver Hoxha could grab absolute power and maintain it as long as he did.
Posted by: A_Plague_on_Both_Houses at November 1, 2006 2:20 PM
he communist and the capitalist, the Westerner and the Easterner, Christian, Jew, pagan or unbeliever, all are aggressors when they attack and occupy Muslim land. Fighting in defence of the home of Islam is obligatory until the enemy is driven away and Muslims are liberated.”(*
Looks like killing a Muslim is a fair game is it not? Self defence folks.
wallyUK- It's interesting to se Cyprus on al-Qaradawi's list. They are effectively declaring a jihad in EU territory (*
FYI - Cyprus is not in Europe (check it out), it may join EU because of Greece, My info is second hand from a reliable car sales man.
Posted by: MusHuntCowboy at November 1, 2006 3:15 PM
Kashmire, - is not a Muslim land. It is occupied by Pakistanies, the Muslim bastards.
Posted by: MusHuntCowboy at November 1, 2006 3:17 PM
"The entire island entered the EU on 1 May 2004, although the EU acquis - the body of common rights and obligations - applies only to the areas under direct Republic of Cyprus control, and is suspended in the areas administered by Turkish Cypriots. At present, every Cypriot carrying a Cyprus passport has the status of a European citizen; however, EU laws do not apply to north Cyprus." CIA world factbook -so it must be true.
Posted by: wallyUK at November 1, 2006 5:49 PM
We too have a word in the English language that means both love and hate at the same time,just like jihad,it's called bi-polar.
JLP
Posted by: John Lee Pedimore at November 1, 2006 6:14 PM
I guess the, "other occupied countries" would include America, Canada, England, France, etc. since any country not 100% Muslim seems to be, "occupied" territory...
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Posted by: Doctor Bulldog
Doc.. I am sure you're amused as i am at the irony of it all.. They're occupying US - not we them!
Nice to hear them planning dhimmicrat party strategy on npr right now as I read this site and write this... my tax money hardly working.
Posted by: germaninamerica at November 1, 2006 8:33 PM
Oh yes, PALESTINE, first on the list. And that's how it should be. The ghosts of the Jews of Qurayza are howling in the ethers for revenge and the revenge is today, tomorrow and beyond until the scourge of izlam is beaten into true submission.
This won't be a cold war but a war of nuclear fire. And ten children of Israel will defeat 10,000 miscreants of allah. So bring it on, jihadi boys!!
Posted by: Ynkedoodl2
Sweetest words!! I do hope you are right, dood! Please make it more than 10,000. You need Netanyahu instead of Olmert.
at November 1, 2006 8:35 PM
germaninamerica,
LOL - Yeah, I was listening to the same crud on NPR, also.
They should stop planning party strategy, and start planning war strategy. Period.
http://doctorbulldog.wordpress.com
Posted by: Doctor Bulldog at November 2, 2006 12:00 AM
what is the goal of "Jihad" and what are its instruments, and what, furthermore, is the fate of non-Muslims in lands conquered, by whatever means, by Muslims?
Posted by: Hugh
The simplest explanation of what Jihad is, is found in the Koran.
Noble Qur’an:2:190 Footnote:
“Jihad is holy fighting in Allah’s Cause with full force of numbers and weaponry. It is given the utmost importance in Islam and is one of its pillars. By Jihad Islam is established, Allah’s Word is made superior (which means only Allah has the right to be worshiped), and Islam is propagated.
By abandoning Jihad Islam is destroyed and Muslims fall into an inferior position; their honor is lost, their lands are stolen, their rule and authority vanish.
Jihad is an obligatory duty in Islam on every Muslim. He who tries to escape from this duty, or does not fulfill this duty, dies as a hypocrite.”
ANY action that advances the cause of Islam can be considered doing "Jihad", but it is a lessor Jihad than the Jihad which involves fighting and killing or being killed.
The Quran explains this clearly as well:
Qur’an:4:95:
“Not equal are those believers who sit at home and receive no injurious hurt, and those who strive hard, fighting Jihad in Allah’s Cause with their wealth and lives.
Allah has granted a rank higher to those who strive hard, fighting Jihad with their wealth and bodies to those who sit (at home). Unto each has Allah promised good, but He prefers Jihadists who strive hard and fight above those who sit home. He has distinguished his fighters with a huge reward.”
The apologists are simply liars, doing their little part of "Jihad"- decieving the infidels-, so that when the day of terror comes, they are not prepared for the barbaric savagery the Muslims will dish out.
Bukhari:V4B52N268 “Allah’s Apostle said, ‘War is deceit.’”
These liars never point out the last words of their pedophile prophet, which abrogate all others concerning the subjects they mention.
Qur’an:9:5 :
“Fight and kill the disbelievers wherever you find them, take them captive, harass them, lie in wait and ambush them using every stratagem of war.”
Qur’an:8:39 “Fight them until all opposition ends and all submit to Allah.”
Qur’an:8:39 “So fight them until there is no more Fitnah (disbelief)and all submit to the religion of Allah alone (in the whole world).”
Ishaq:204 “‘Men, do you know what you are pledging yourselves to in swearing allegiance to this man?’ ‘Yes. In swearing allegiance to him we are pledging to wage war against all mankind.’”
Yet these apoligists are never asked the tough questions, never asked to explain the laws of abrogation in the quran, never called on their lies.
at November 2, 2006 2:39 AM
Yousef al-Qaradawi.....
Red Ken's favorite Muslim cleric (Mayor of London) So rotten old Qaradawi is Muslim brotherhood? Disgusting to see London's mayor approve of him so heartily. Dang, do I despise the loony left!!!
Posted by: dennisw at November 2, 2006 5:14 AM
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