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THE ROOTS OF JIHAD
What Motivates Radical Islam
Its History and Doctrines
Presented by: ACT! For America Mission Viejo Chapter
www.actforamerica92691.org
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first RuLE OF WAR
“Know your enemy and know yourself and you can fight a hundred battles without disaster….”
Sun Tzu, famous Chinese General and
Strategist. Author of “The Art of War”, 500 B.C..
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The Rule is ignored!
Not until 5 years after 9/11 does our DOD undertake to study the Islamic enemy.
“To Our Great Detriment: Ignoring What Extremists Say About Jihad”
Thesis by Stephen Coughlin
Published - July 2007
Largely IGNORED!!
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SOURCES OF ISLAMIC DOCTRINE
1. The Qur’an – Record of Muhammad’s 114 “revelations”
2. The Hadith – Collections of Muhammad’s words and deeds
3. Sira - Biographies of Muhammad4. Sharia – Islamic Law
Three English tranlations of Qur’an and 5 collections of the hadith are available on line with indicies and search features at
http://www.usc.edu/schools/college/crcc/engagement/resources/texts/
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Arabia in Muhammad’s Day570 - 632 A.D.
• Tribal warfare
• Violence prevails
• Makkah (Mecca) – a junction of caravan routes
• Mecca – a religious center
•Tribal power ruled•Violence prevailed•Mecca was a crossroads of caravan routes•Mecca was a center of pagan religious worship•Quraysh worshipped the moon
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ARABIA 600 A.D.
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Muhammad’s early life570-595 a.d
• Father dies before he was born.
• Mother dies when he is 5 or 6
• Grandfather dies when he is 8-9
• Raised by Uncle Abu Talib until 25
• Becomes a caravaneer
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Muhammad’s marriage to khadija (595 a.d)
• Wealthy widow – 15 years his senior
• Khadija’s Christian connections
• Role of Waraqa bin Naufal
• His first “vision” at age 40 (610 A.D.)
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MUHAMMAD’S “REVELATIONS”
• First vision was a terrifying experience.
• Apparition demanded that Muhammad recite what he is told.
• Memorized by followers.
• Recitations were written down by scribes.
• Similar to Old and New Testament accounts and teachings.
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Muhammad’s meccan period
610 - 622• Most converts were from his family,
household, and the poor.• Meccan revelations are benign• Persecution by the Quraysh• Some followers emigrate to Abbysinnia• Khadija and Abu Talib die (619 A.D.)• Marries 2nd wife: Aisha – age 6• The “Hijrah”– relocation to Medina (622)
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Life in medina 622-632
• Problems with 3 Jewish tribes
• Caravan raiding begins
• Changing tenor of revelations
• Many battles are fought
• 10 year Treaty of Hudaybiyyah broken
• Raises an army of over 10,000
• Conquers Mecca (630)
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The call to jihad• Muslims must make war against unbelievers.
(9:73, 9:29)• Jihad is obligatory for all Muslims (47:4, 9:81,
9:48-49, 2:193, 9:38-39, 2:216)• All must obey Allah and his Messenger (3:32)• Unbelievers invited to accept Islam (3:64)• Victory promised against superior forces
(8:65, 3:13)• If Muslims not victorious it is because they
have failed to follow Islam (3:149-151)
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The suras of medina• Principle of Abrogation introduced (2:106,
16:101)• Take not Christians or Jews as friends(9:5, 5:51)• Banditry authorized (48: 18-20)• Holding captives for ransom OK (8:67-69)• Striking terror is prescribed (8:60)• Unbelievers are to be slain (47:4)• Apostates are to be maimed or slain (5:33)
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The rewards of jihad• Warriors promised 4/5 of spoils (8:41)
• Captives may be killed, taken as slaves or held for ransom (8:67-69)
• Sex with female captives permitted (4:24)
• Killing or being killed in jihad pleases Allah and assures one admittance to paradise (4:100)…(much more in the hadith)
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Islam’s paradise• Allah will reward those he chooses (17:30)• Perpetual virgins waiting to be wed (78:31,
55:56, 56:28)• Rivers of wine, milk, honey (47:15, 37:47-48)• Verdant gardens, luscious fruits (43:71`-73,
76:13-14)• Luxurious furnishings (88 :16)• Descriptions in the hadith are even more
“lurid” and “enticing”…
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summary• ISLAMIC VIOLENCE
• ISLAMIC INTOLERANCE
• ISLAMIC LAW (SHARIA)
• ISLAMIC AGGRESSION
• ISLAMIC DECEIT
• ISLAMIC REFUSAL TO ASSIMILATE
ALL are ROOTed IN THE Qur’an
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HANDOUT – THE ROOTS OF JIHAD
• You can view Major Coughlin’s Thesis on line and download it. Simply Google “Stephen Coughlin’s Thesis”
• You can read three English translations of the Qur’an and 5 major collections of the hadith at USC’s website.
• http://www.usc.edu/schools/college/crcc/engagement/resources/texts
• Attached are the slides listing some of the “troublesome” doctrines of the Qur’an showing the sura and verse where these may be found.
• You are encourged to read the Qur’an. It is about the length of the New Testament. But first obtain a copy of our paper “How To Read The Qur’an”.
• Visit our website at www.actforamerica92691.org to learn more, arrange for speakers, or access our publications.
• Visit www.actforamerica.org to learn more and become a member of ACT! For America.
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Revelations regarding women
• Women are inferior to men (4:34)• Woman’s testimony half as valuable as a man’s (2:282)• Wives can be beaten (4:34)• Man can marry 4 wives (4:3)…and have concubines• No such thing as spousal rape (2:223)• Women who claim rape must produce 4 male witnesses
to the act (24:13)• Female inheritance is only half of a male’s (4:11)• Women must be covered in public (24:31)