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What the Duran really teaches about Christianity, violence and the goals of the Islamic jihad

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Pormer professor of Islamic history at AI-Azhar University, Cairo

This hook will radically change your view of the religion of Islam,
not only because the author was a devout Muslim for most of his
life, but also because he was a well-educated Muslim clergvni n
wvhosc reputation was spotless. I have personally interviewed the
author and checked his references, and I can vouch for the veracity
of his story.

-DiR. RORI RI A. Moat.), Extu rIS r I)IRi I( )R

Rt, fF vRC I i AND ED I S ION Focxi yrION

This book, Islam and Terrorism, should be read by everyone. As
a graduate of Princeton Theological Seminary and dean of a university
with a subsidiary seminary, I knew some of the information
in this book. But I had trouble believing that Islam really is so committed
to destroying Christians and all non-Islamic governments.
The author, Dr. Mark Gabriel, clearly documents the identification
between modern terrorism and Islamic theology. He also
explains his journey to Christian faith and the resultant persecution
he family and country. I was especially impressed by his
explanation regarding the "love for Christians" passages in the
Quran. He explained that they are from earlier, weaker Mecca
years, and that in the later years at Medina, when the prophet had
total control, retribution was proclaimed. Muslims call this distinction
naskh-that the later words of retribution for infidels
replaced the previous words of love. This book is a must-read for
everyone striving to understand the roots of terrorism in the world
today and the conflict with Islam.

-Ri s. Bit ( r I I. l IRicu, Pi i.D.
D1AvorFiORII),tC1IRISi1vN[!ynrR>tn

Islam and Terrorism

by Mark A. Gabriel

Charisma

HOUSE

Books about Spirit-Led living

ISLAM AND TERRORISM by Mark A. Gabriel
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Unless otherwise noted, all Scripture quotations are from the
Holy Bible, New International Version. Copyright © 1973, 1978,
1984, International Bible Society. Used by permission.
Scripture quotations marked K v are from the King James Version
of the Bible.
Quotations from the Quran marked "Ali translation" are from The Ow-an 
Translation, 7`h edition, by Abdullah Yusef Ali (Elmhurst,
NY: Tahrike Tarsile Quran, Inc., 2001).

Quotations from the Quran marked "The Noble Ouran" are from The Noble Quran, 
English Translation of the Meanings and
Commentary published by King Fahd of Saudi Arabia in Medina,
"The City of Light," Saudi Arabia in 1998. The translators were
Dr. Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din Al-Hilali and Dr. Muhammad
Muhsin Khan.
Copyright © 2002 by Mark A. Gabriel
All rights reserved
Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 2002100697
International Standard Book Number: 0-884 19-884-7
I dedicate my book to Kamil and Elsa,
my spiritual parents, for their love
and for caring and looking after me
during my years in South Africa.
They showed me true Christianity.
02030405 8765432 Printed in the United States of America
Contents
Foreword by J. Lee Grady .................... ix
Introduction .............................x111
Acknowledgments
SECTION I
MY STORY
I am so thankful for the help I have received from:
The family of Charisma House

My friend who translated the manuscript
from Arabic to English

The patient editor who did a wonderful job with
the English manuscript

The leadership of Florida Christian University,
who greatly encouraged me as I wrote this book
I Disillusioned at AI-Azhar .................... I
2 The Egyptian Prison ........................ 7 3 A Year Without Faith 
....................... 13
SECTION II

THE ROOTS OF TERRORISM IN ISLAM
4 Core Beliefs of Islam ....................... 23
5 Holy War in the Quran ..................... 33
6 Misinformed by the Media .................. 41
7 Human Rights Under Islam ................. 51
SECTION III

FOLLOWING MUHAMMAD'S EXAMPLE

8 Arabian Culture ...........................65
9 Muhammad Declares Jihad ..... . ........... 69
10 The Ultimate Goal of Islam . ......... . ...... 81
11 The "Three Stages of Jihad ................... 85
12 When Lies Are justified ... ................. 91
13 lluhammad's Use of Mosques ............. . . 97
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SECTION IV

THE DEVELOPMENT OF MODERN JIHAD
14
        Forefathers of Terrorism ................... 103

15
        The Founding Father of Modern Jihad .......
        113

16
        The Philosophers of Jihad .................. 123
17
        Recruiting for Holy War ................... 133
18
        Inspired by Iran .......................... 139
19
        Treachery Between Terrorists ............... 143

20
        AI-Jihad Prepares and Attacks .............. 151

21
        Justice Loses, Quran Wins ................. 157
22
        Jihad Bleeds Out of Egypt..................
        167

23
        New Strategy: Attack the West ............ . .
        175



24
        SECTION V
MUSLIMS AND THE GOOD NEWS
The False Christianity Presented to Muslims


187 25 Bringing the Gospel to Muslims ............ 195

26
        Challenges for Muslim Converts ............
        203

        Epilogue ................................
        215

Notes ...................................-) /)I Glossary 
................................ 227 Bibliography 
.............................233
Foreword
T ( IFRII IS SOMETHING that God is saying loud and clear
through the tragedy of September 11, 2001. We have
more than a billion people on this planet who are followers
of the religion of Islam, and the church of Jesus Christ
must respond in taking our faith to those people.
The problem is that we have such limited understanding
of what Muslims believe and who they are. And it's not
helpful when you turn on the television and hear people
saying that Islam is the answer to America because it has such
great family values, which is what some Muslims said on
Ovr ab shortly after the attack.
It is confusing for us when we hear different signals. Our
president and other government leaders make statements
like, "Islam is a peaceful religion." But then we hear other
leaders say that Islam is not a peaceful religion. A debate is
going on: What is true Islam? Is it what the Muslim Clerics in
the United States are saying? Or is it what the Muslim clerics
in Afghanistan or Pakistan say?
In the chapters that follow, you will read a remarkable
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discussion of the roots of terrorism that have been at the
core of Islam since the prophet Muhammad received the
first verses of the Quran in about A.D. 610. These roots are
traced from Muhammad all the way to the present day.

What makes this book so special is that it is written by a
former professor of Islamic history at the most prestigious
Islamic university in the world. The hooks you buy at your
local bookstore about Islam and terrorism are written by
Americans-American journalists, American politicians, exCIA
officials and so on. Dr. Gabriel offers a point of view
you will never hear from them-the point of view of one who
lived Islam, studied Islam, taught Islam and preached Islam
at mosques in the Middle East. This is a scholar who earned
both master's and doctorate degrees in Islamic study.

This is a man who nearly lost his life more than once at the
hands of Islamic radicals. His body shows the scars, and he
tells that story in the beginning of this hook.

Dr. Gabriel reveals historical facts about Muhammad's
teaching and practices that few Westerners have ever heard.
He shows, in fact, that Islamic fundamentalists today are
practicing Islam just as Muhammad did.

He explains the development of terrorism during the past
few decades from the point of view of one living in the Middle
East. He identifies the key philosophers and tells you about
the contents of hooks that are so dangerous they have been
banned by Middle Eastern governments and their authors put
to death. These books can only he obtained on the black
market, but their ideas are fueling the fires of terrorism.

He explains the religious basis behind radical actions.
Why would someone he willing to vaporize himself in a jet
crash in the name of Allah? The answer lies in a system of
belief that is full of works but lacking in hope.

Some facts are unsettling-this is a powerful evil at loose in
the world-hut the overall message brings a strong sense of
peace. All the disjointed events we see on the news make
sense when viewed through the framework of Islamic fundamentalism.
Behind the physical battle, the spiritual battle is
now visible.

Dr. Gabriel reminds us, "Islam is behind terrorism, not
Muslims. Muslims are victims. Even the nineteen voting
people who hijacked the planes and were killed in the
crashes-they are victims. The criminal is Islam,"

Dr. Gabriel has a vision of hope for the future. Just as
Islam has an agenda for world domination, God has an
agenda to bring salvation to as many as possible, including
those trapped in Islam.

J. Let: GRAD'
Enn oR, CHAR1.c :vIACAZIy[

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Introduction
T H1. NAME YOU see on the cover of this book is not the
Muslim name that was given to me by mi parents in
Egypt. However, I would like to say that I have no
desire to deceive Muslims, Christians or anyone else about
my name in order to benefit myself. Rather, I have chosen to
change my name for the following reasons.

Reason #1
After I left Egypt, I went to South Africa and was discipled
in Christ there. When I began ministering to Muslims in
South Africa, I became very well known by my Muslim name.
For four years radical Muslims pursued me diligently. I had
to hide all the time and change my residency from one city to
another almost on a monthly basis. When I wrote my first
book in South Africa, my pastor and I discussed whether I
should put my name on it. We decided to change my name
for security reasons.

Reason #2
I was not comfortable living my Christianity by a Muslim
name. I felt my Muslim name was part of my old man. When
a person called me by that name, it reminded me of imp old
life. I want to live by a Christian name.

Choice of name
I chose the first name of Mark because Mark was a writer
of the Gospels. Mark was also the first Christian who went to
Eqpt with the Good News. When Jesus sent the seventy out
from Jerusalem, Mark brought the gospel to the city of
Alexandria in Eppt.

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I chose the last name of Gabriel because Gabriel was the
angel who brought the good news of the coming of the
Messiah to the virgin Mary. Also this was the name of the first
Christian person I met in South Africa who took me into his
home and invited me to his church.
REFERENCES TO THE QURAN

The Quran, which is Islam's holy hook, is divided into 114 chapters called 
strrahs. The surahs are also divided into
verses, like in the Bible. If you have a copy of the Quran, you
can look up passages using the surah and verse numbers.
Muslims often refer to the chapters by their chapter name,
but I have not included these with every reference because
they are of limited significance to the Western reader.
I have used two different English translations of the
Quran. One is the version translated by Abdullah Yusef All. The other I will 
refer to as The Noble Quran. This was published
and printed by the king of Saudi Arabia M-19-98. This
translation is similar to The Amplified Bible in the sense that
it expands and clarifies the meaning of the text through comments
in parentheses and brackets.
You should be aware, however, that the English translations
sometimes do not accurately reflect the original Arabic, particularly
when the passage would he offensive to Westerners.

Here is an example to give you an idea of what I am talking
about. Surah 8:39 is a very key verse regarding those who
reject the Quran, yet the following translation is quite vague:

And fight them on until there is no more tumult or
oppression, and there prevail justice and faith in Allah
altogether and everywhere.
Ai.l1RAWSLAl1(A
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The Noble Qtrran is a bit more straightforward.
Fight them until there is no more Fitnab (disbelief and
polvthcism, i.e. worshipping others besides Allah) and
the religion (worship) will be for Allah Alone in the
whole of the world I.
HELPS FOR READING THIS BOOK
There are times when I refer to "the prophet Muhammad,"
meaning the founder of Islam. I use the word prophet to distinguish
him from the many other Muhammads in the
Islamic world.

I have been told that Arabic names are often difficult for
Western readers. Here are a few tips that will help you as
you read:
When you see a q, it is pronounced like the k in kite.
When you see two consonants next to each other,
the word is pronounced with a very short vowel
sound between those consonants. For example, ibn would be pronounced "lb-in"; 
Qnth would be
pronounced "kutib," in one syllable.

The words bin, ihn and b;t mean "son of." The
word al means "the."
To help you keep track of names and other key concepts, I
have included a glossary in the hack of the hook.

Mani of the books I have used as sources were obtained
outside of the United States and are written in Arabic. Some
are aattilable only on the black market, but I have given the
most complete publication information that I can.
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I have included photos of the key people who developed
the philosophy of terrorism that is being practiced by fundamentalists
today. These pictures were collected from various
Arabic hooks.

Also, to make it easier for Western readers to visualize the
geographic places mentioned, the publisher has included a
map of the Islamic world. (See page 165.)

Focus ON RELIGIOUS TERRORISM

The focus of this book will be religious terrorism, also
known as jihad, or holy war, in Islam. The reason I call it religious
terrorism is because it is done in the name of Islam and
to establish a religious agenda.

Because we arc looking specifically at terrorism, there are
many details about Islamic history and Islamic faith that I
have not mentioned because they are not pertinent to the
focus.

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Disillusioned at AlAzhar
F IF1 l7:,N YEARS AGO I was the imam of a mosque in the
city of Giza, Egypt, which is where the famous
Egyptian pyramids arc located. (Imam of a mosque is
a position similar to pastor of a Christian church.) I preached
the message of the week on Fridays from 12 to I in the afternoon,
as well as performed other duties.

One Friday the topic of my message was jihad. I told the
two hundred fifty people seated on the ground hcforc me:
,Jihad in Islam is defending the Islamic nation and Islam
against the attacks of the enemies. Islam is a religion of
peace and only will fight against one who fights it.
These infidels, heathens, perverts, Christians and
Allah's grievers, the Jews, out of cmv of peaceful Islam
and its prophet-they spread the myth that Islam is pronrnlgated
by the sword and violence. These infidels, the
,accusers of Islam, do not acknowledge Allah's words.
At this point I quoted from the Quran:

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And do not kill anyone whose killing Allah has forbidden, except for a just 
cause.
-SU RAI1 17:33, THHF NOBLE. Qt Ra,y When I spoke these words, I was just 
freshly graduated
from Al-Azhar University in Cairo, Egypt-the oldest and most
prestigious Islamic university in the world. It serves as the spiritual
authority for Islam worldwide. I was teaching at the
university, and I was an imam on the weekends at this mosque.
I preached my sermon on jihad that day according to the
philosophy of the Egyptian government. Al-Azhar University
focused us on the politically correct Islam and purposely
overlooked areas of teaching that conflicted with the
authority of Egypt.
I was preaching what they taught me, but inside I was confused
about the truth of Islam. If I wanted to keep my job and
my status at Al-Azhar, however, I needed to keep my thoughts
to myself. After all, I knew what happened to people who differed
from Al-Azhar's agenda. They would he fired and would
not he accepted to teach at any other university in the nation.
I knew that what I was teaching at the mosque and at AlAzhar
was not what I'd seen in the Quran, which I had
memorized in its entirety by the age of twelve. What confused
me the most was that I was told to preach about an Islam of
love, kindness and forgiveness. At the same time, Muslim fundamentalists-the
ones who were supposed to he practicing
true Islam-were bombing churches and killing Christians.
At this time the jihad movement was very active in
Egypt. Reports of bombings and attacks against Christians
were common. It was such a part of everyday life that one
time I heard a bomb go off at a church as I was riding the
bus. I looked and saw a plume of smoke rising up a quarter
mile away.
I had been raised in a family that was well established in
Islam, and I had studied Islamic history. I was not involved in
any radical groups, but one of my Muslim friends was a
member of an Islamic group that was actively slaughtering
Christians. Ironically, he was a chemistry student and had
only recently become serious about his faith. Nevertheless, he
was active in jihad. One day I asked him, "Why are you killing
our neighbors and countrymen whom we grew up with?"
He was angry and astonished at my challenge. "Out of all
Muslims you should know. The Christians did not accept the
call of Islam, and they are not willing to pay us the jizvah (tax) to have the 
right to practice their beliefs. Therefore, the
only option they have is the sword of Islamic law."
SEEKING THE TRUTH
My conversations with him drove me to pour over the Quran
and the hooks of the Islamic law, hoping to find something
to contradict what he said. I couldn't change the reality of
what I read.

As a Muslim, I realized I had two options:

I could continue to embrace the "Christianized"
Islam-the Islam of peace, love, forgiveness and
compassion, the Islam tailor-made to fit Egyptian
government, politics and culture-thereby keeping
my joh and status.

I could become a member of the Islamic movement
and embrace Islam according to the Quran
and the teachings of Muhammad. Muhammad
said, "I left you with something Ith~ Quran 1. Yvon hold on to what I left with 
von, von will not be led
astray forever."

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Many times I tried to rationalize the kind of Islam I was
practicing by saying to myself, Well, you are not too far out.
After all, there are verses in the Quran about love, peace, forgiveness
and corn passion. You only need to ignore the part
about jihad and the killing of the non-Muslims.
I went to every interpretation of the Quran trying to avoid
jihad and killing non-Muslims, yet I kept finding support of
the practice. The scholars agreed that Muslims should
enforce jihad on infidels (those who reject Islam) and renegades
(those who leave Islam). Yet jihad was not in harmony
with other verses that spoke of living at peace with others.
All the contradictions in the Quran were really causing a
problem for my faith. I spent four years to earn my bachelor's
degree, graduating second out of a class of six
thousand. Then there was another four years for my master's
and three more for my doctorate-all studying Islam. I knew
the teachings well.
In one place alcohol was forbidden; in another it was
allowed. (Compare Surah 5:90-91 with Surah 47:15.) In one
place the Quran says Christians are very good people who
love and worship one God, so you may be friends with them
(Surah 2:62, 3:113-114). Then you find other verses that say
Christians must convert, pay tax or be killed by the sword
(Surah 9:29).
The scholars had theological solutions to these
prob- lems, but I wondered how Allah, almighty and all powerful,

could either contradict himself so much or change his mind
so much.
Even the prophet of Islam, Muhammad, practiced his
faith in ways that contradicted the Quran. The uran said
h ammad was sent to show the mercy of God to the
world. But he became a military dictator, attacking, killing
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and taking plunder to finance his empire. How is that
showing mercy?
Allah, the god revealed in the Quran, is not a loving father.
It says that he desires to lead people astray (Surah 6:39, 126).
He does not help those who are led astray by him (Surah
30:29) and desires to use them to populate hell (Surah 32:13).
Islam is full of discrimination-against women, against
non-Muslims, against Christians and most especially against
Jews. Hatred is built into the religion.
The history of Islam, which was my special area of study,
could only be characterized as a river of blood.
DANGEROUS QUESTIONS

Finally, I reached the point where I was questioning the faith
and the Quran with my students at the university. Sonic of
them were members of terrorist movements, and they were
enraged: "You can't accuse Islam. What has happened to
you? You have to teach us. You have to agree to Islam."
The university heard about it, and I was called in for a
meeting in December 1991. To summarize the meeting, I
told them what was in my heart: "I can no longer say that the
Quran comes directly from heaven or from Allah. This
cannot be the revelation of the true God."
These were very blasphemous words in their opinion.
They spat in my face. One man cursed me, "You blasphemer!
You bastard!" The university fired me and called the
Egyptian secret police.
THE SECRET POLICE KIDNAP ME

To understand what happened next, you need to have a picture
of how my family lived. viv father had a very large
home that was three stories tall. My whole family lived
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together in this house-my parents, my four married
brothers with their families, my unmarried brother and
myself. Only my sister lived elsewhere because she was married
and lived with her husband.
The house was divided into many apartments, and we
were very comfortable. On the first floor were my parents'
apartment and an apartment I shared with my brother. On
the floors above us were apartments for my other brothers.
At three o'clock in the morning on the very same day that
the university kicked me out, my father heard knocking at the
door of our house. When he opened the door, fifteen to
twenty men rushed in carrying Russian Kalashnikov assault
weapons. They were not wearing uniforms, just regular
clothes. They ran upstairs and all through the house, waking
people up and looking for me.1 think so many men came in
at once so that I couldn't run away before they found me.
They were all over the house before one of them found
me asleep in my bed. My parents, brothers, spouses and children
were awake, weeping and terrified, as the men dragged
me away. Everybody in the area heard the commotion.
I was taken to a place that looked like a prison and was
placed in a cell. In the morning my parents frantically tried to
figure out what had happened to me. Right away they went
to the police station and demanded, "Where is our son?" But
nobody knew anything about me.
I was in the hands of the Egyptian secret police.
S PENDING I INIF. WIT] I the Egyptian secret police is very
different from a visit to an American prison. They put
me in a cell with two radical Muslims accused of committing
terrorist acts. One was Palestinian, and the other was
Egyptian.
For three days I was given no food or water.
Every day the Egyptian man asked me, "Why are you
here?" I refused to answer because l ,,vas afraid he would kill
me if he knew that I had questioned Islam. On the third day,
I told him I was a teacher at Al-Azhar University and an
imam in Giza. Immediately he gave me a plastic bottle of
water and some falafel and pita that were brought to him by
his visitors, but he told me that the police had warned him
not to give me anything.

On the fourth day, the interrogation began. For the next
four days the goal of the secret police was to make me confess
that I had left Islam and to cspl lin how it happened.
I-hc interrogation began in a room with a large desk. My
interrogator sat behind the desk, and I sat on the other side.
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Behind me were two or three police officers.
They were sure that I had been evangelized and converted
to Christianity, so the interrogator kept badgering me,
"What pastor did you talk to? What church have you been visiting?
Why have you betrayed Islam?"
He asked many questions. One time I hesitated too long
when I answered. He nodded to the men behind me. They
grabbed my hand and held it down on the desk. My interrogator
held a lit cigarette. He reached over and
extinguished it into the top of my hand. I still have this scar. I
also have the scar on my lip where he did the same thing.
Sometimes he used the cigarettes when he got angry; other
times the officers just hit me across my face.
As my interrogation continued, the pressure grew
stronger. One time they brought a fire poker into the room
(the iron rod that you use to move burning wood in a fire). I
wondered, What is that for? The next time the interrogator
wanted to make his point, I found out. The poker was redhot,
and one officer pressed it into the flesh of my left arm.
They wanted me to confess that I had been converted, but
I said, "I didn't betray Islam. I just said what I believe. I am an
academic person. I am a thinker. I have a right to discuss any
subject of Islam. This is part of my job and part of any academic
life. I could not even dream of converting from
Islam-it is my blood, my culture, my language, my family, my
life. But if you accuse me of converting from Islam for what I
say to you, then take me out of Islam. I don't mind to be out
of Islam."
THE WHIP
My answer was not what they wanted to hear. I was taken to
a room with a steel bed in it. They tied my feet to the foot of
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the bed and then put heavy stockings, almost like oven mitts,
on them.
One officer had a black whip, about four feet long, and he
began whipping my feet. Another officer sat down next to
me at the head of the bed with a pillow in his hands. When I
cried out, he pushed the pillow into my face until I was quiet.
I could not stop crying out, so a second officer came to put
an extra pillow over my face.
As I was beaten I became unconscious, but when I woke
up the officer was still whipping my feet. Then he stopped
and they untied me, and one officer commanded, "Stand
up." I couldnt at first, but he took the whip and heat my,
back until I stood.
Then he showed me a long passageway and said, "Run."
Again, when I couldn't do it, he whipped my back until I ran
down the passageway. When I got to the end, there was
another officer waiting for me. He whipped me until I ran
back to where I came from. They made me run hack and forth.
Later, I learned why they did that. The running was so that
my feet wouldn't swell. The stockings were so I wouldn't
have marks on my feet from the whipping. I assume the pillows
were so nobody could hear my cries.
Next I was taken to something that looked like a small,
aboveground swimming pool. It was filled with ice-cold
water. The officer with the whip said, "Get in," so I got in. It
was so cold that I tried to get out, but he whipped me every
time I made a move.

I have low blood sugar, and it wasn't very long before I
passed out from the cold. When I woke up I was lying on
my hack in the bed where they whipped my feet, still in me
wet clonccs.
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A NIGHT IN THE DARK
One evening I was taken outside behind the building. I saw
what looked like a small, concrete room with no windows or
doors. The only opening was a skylight on the roof. They
made me climb a ladder to the top and demanded, "Get in."
When I sat on the edge and put my feet down in the opening,
I felt water. I could also see there was something swimming
on the top of the water. This is my grave, I thought. They are
going to kill me today.
I slid down the opening and felt the water rise up over my
body, but then to my surprise I felt solid ground under my
feet. The water only came up to my shoulders. Then rats,
which were what I saw swimming in the water, started
crawling all over my head and face. These rats had not been
fed for a very long time. My interrogators were being clever.
"This guy is a Muslim thinker," they said, "so we will have the
rats eat his head."
I was very scared for the first minute after they closed the
skylight. They left me there all night and then came back the
next morning to see if I was alive. When the skylight opened
and I saw the sunlight, it was hope for me that I had survived
and was still alive.
All that night not one rat hit inc. They climbed all over my
head and in my hair and played with my ears. One rat stood
on my shoulders. I felt their mouths against my face, but it
almost felt like kisses. I never felt a tooth. The rats were
utterly faithful to me.
Even today when I see a rat, I have a feeling of respect. I
cannot explain why the rats behaved this way.
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The Egyptian Prison
MEETING WITH A DEAR FRIEND
The interrogation was not over. Later the officers took nee to
the door of a small room and said, "There is someone who
loves you very much who wants to meet with you."
I asked, "who is this?"' I was hoping it was one of my family
members or a friend to visit me or get me out of prison.
They said, "You don't know him, but he knows you." They
opened the door to the room, and inside I saw a big dog.
There was nothing else in the room. Two people took me
inside and then left me and shut the door.

This was the first time my heart cried out. In my heart I
cried to nny Creator, You are my father, my God. You are to
look after me. How can You leave me in these evil hands? I
don't knots' what these people are trying to do to rne, but I know You will be 
with me, and one day I will see You and
meet You.

I walked to the middle of the empty room and slowly sat
down cross-legged on the floor. The dog came and sat
down in front of me. Minutes went by as this dog looked me
over. I watched his eyes move from top to bottom over and
over again. I prayed in my heart to the God I did not yet
know.

The dog got tip and started walking in circles around me,
like an animal about to eat something. Then he came to my
right side and licked my ear with his tongue. He sat down by
my right side and just staved there. I was so exhausted. After
he just sat there, I fell asleep.

When I woke up, the dog was in the corner of the room.
He ran to me, as if to say good morning. Then lie licked my
right car again and sat down again at my right side.
When the officers opened the door they saw me praying
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with the dog sitting next to me. I heard one say, "I can't believe
this man is a human being. This man is a devil-he's Satan."
The other replied, "I don't believe that. There is unseen
power standing behind this man and protecting him."
"Which power? This man is an infidel. It's got to be Satan
because this man is against Allah."
SOMEONE WATCHING OVER ME
They took me back to my cell. While I was gone, my
Egyptian cellmate had asked the police, "Why are you persecuting
this man?"
They told him, "Because he is denying Islam." That made
my cellmate furious. As soon as I got back in the cell, he was
ready to kill me. But I had only been in there fifteen to twenty
minutes when a police officer came with transfer papers for
this man and took him away.
I had to ask myself, What is going on here? What power is
protecting me? At that time, I did not know the answer.
I did not spend much time wondering about it. In a short
while my own transfer papers came through. I was to be
taken to a permanent prison in southern Cairo.
At this point I did not think that my interrogators were
even human. I had been arrested for merely questioning
Islam. Now my faith was really shaken. And I was on my way
to another prison.
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A Year Without Faith
T Ht: NEXT 1V'EFK I spent in a prison in southern Cairo. It
was a relatively relaxed time. God sent me a prison
guard who did not agree with radical Islam.
All during this time my family was trying to find out where
I was. They had no success until my mother's brother, who
was a high-ranking member of the Egyptian Parliament,
returned to the country after traveling overseas. My mother
called him, sobbing, "For two weeks we have not known
where our son is. He is gone." My uncle had the connections
that were needed. Fifteen days after I was kidnapped, he
came to the prison personally with the release papers and
took me home.
Later, the police gave my father this report:

\\c have received a fax from AI-Azhar university
accusing your son of caving Islam, hut after an interrogation
of fifteen Bass, same found no evidence to support it.

Mvv father was relieved to hear this. Out of all my brothers
and sisters, I was the only one who had studied Islam at the
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university, and he was very proud of me. He could not even
imagine I would ever leave Islam, so he attributed the whole
incident to a had attitude toward my scholarship on the part
of the people at the university.
"We don't need them," he said, and he asked me to start
work immediately as a sales director for his factory. He
owned a successful business that produced leather jackets
and men's and women's clothing.
A YEAR WITHOUT FAITH
For one year I lived without any faith. I had no God to pray
to, to call to or to live for. I believed in the existence of a God
who was merciful and righteous, but I had no idea who He
was. Was He the God of the Muslims, the Christians or the
Jews? Or was He some animal-like the cow of the Hindus? I
had no knowledge of how to find Him.
You have to understand that if a Muslim cones to the conclusion
that Islam is not the truth and he has no religion to
turn to, it is the most difficult time in his life. Faith is in the
fabric of the life of a Middle Eastern person. He cannot
imagine how to live without knowing his God.
During this whole year, my physical body expressed the
pain that was in my spirit. Though I had every material thing I
needed, I was plagued with a deep tiredness from constantly
trying to use my mind to figure out the identity of the true
God. I suffered constantly from headaches. I went to a
doctor who was a relative of the family. He did a scan of my
brain, but he did not find anything wrong. He prescribed
some tablets that helped.
I ended tip visiting a nearby pharmacy one or two times a
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week for packets of tablets, getting a small number of tablets
each time, hoping the headaches would just go away for
good. After I had been coming for a while, the pharmacist
asked me, 'Ahat is going on in your life?"
I told her, "Nothing is going on. I have no complaint
except for one thing: I am living without God. I don't know
who my God is orwho created me and created the universe."
She said, "But you were a professor at the most respected
Islamic university in Egypt. Your family is very respected in the community."
"That is true," I replied, "but I have discovered falsehoods
in their teachings. I no longer believe my home and family
are built on a foundation of truth. I had always clothed
myself in the lies of Islam. Now I feel naked. How can I fill
the emptiness in my heart? Please help me."
"OK," she said. "Today I will give you these tablets, and I
will give you this hook-the Bible. But please promise me not
to take any tablets before you read something from this hook."
I took the hook home and opened it at random. My eyes
fell on Matthew 5:38:
You have heard that it was said, "Eye for eye, and tooth
for tooth." But I tell you, Do not resist an evil person. If
someone strikes you on the right check, turn to him the
other also.
My whole body began trembling. I had studied the Quran
my whole life-not once did I find words as inspiring as this. I had come face 
to face with the Lord Jesus Christ.

I lost all track of time. It felt as if I were sitting on a cloud
above a hill, and in front of me was the greatest teacher in the
universe telling me about the secrets of heaven and the heart
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I could easily compare the Bible to what I had learned
from my years of studying the Quran, and there was no
doubt in my mind that I was finally encountering the true
God. I was still reading in the early hours of the next day, and
by dawn I gave my heart to Jesus.
AMBUSHED
I told only the pharmacist and her husband that I had
accepted Jesus, but in Egypt, if anyone left Islam, it was automatically
assumed that he had become a Christian and
therefore must be killed. Because of this, fundamentalists
sent two men to ambush me and kill me.
It happened when I was walking home from visiting a friend. It was only a 
fifteen- or twenty-minute walk through
Giza. I was on Tersae Street, near my home, when I saw two
men standing in front of a grocery shop. They were dressed
traditionally with the long, white robes, long beards and
head coverings. I thought they were just customers. I never
imagined they would do anything to me.
When I reached the shop, they stopped me, and then suddenly
both pulled out knives and began trying to stab me. I had
no weapon, and because it was a hot day, I was just wearing a
T-shirt and pants. I put up my hands to protect myself. Again
and again the blades struck me and cut my wrists.
There were other people on the street, but no one helped
me. They just gathered to watch. This was typical for those
years. People would intervene if it was just a fistfight, but
they wouldn't get involved with knives. They also didn't want
to be in the way if someone pulled a gun.
The first attacker was trying to stab my heart. He almost
did it, but I moved. He missed by about five inches and got
me in the shoulder instead. When he pulled the knife out,
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I remember looking down and seeing the blood come out in
a stream.
I fell to the ground and just curled up in a little hall, trying
to protect myself. Then the other attacker tried to stab me in
the stomach, but the blade turned, and he stabbed me in the
shin instead.
By this time I had lost so much blood that I passed out.
There was no hope for me until two police officers arrived
on motorcycles and my attackers ran away.

I was taken to the hospital and treated. In the hospital, the
police asked if I knew why I was attacked. I said I did not.
Again, my father rejected any evidence that I was abandoning
Islam. He just could not think in those terms.
My FATHER LEARNS THE TRUTH

I continued to work for my father and did not speak of illy
new faith. In fact, he sent me to South Africa in 1994 to
explore business opportunities for him. While there, I spent
three days with a Christian family from India. When we
parted, they gave me a small cross on a necklace to wear.
This small cross marked the turning point in my life.

After a little more than a week, my father noticed the
chain on my neck and became very upset because, according
to Islamic culture, only women are allowed to wear jewelry
around their necks. "Why do you wear this chain'" he
demanded.

It seemed as if nay tongue spoke on its own as I replied,
`rather, this is not a chain. This is a cross. It represents Jesus,
who died on a cross like this for me, for you and for everybody
in the whole World. I received Jesus as my God and
Savior, and I pray for you and for the rest of lily family to also
accept (cxns Christ as your Savior."

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First, my father fainted right there in the street. Some of my
brothers rushed out to him, and my mother started crying in
fear. I stayed with them as they bathed my father's face with
water. When he came to, he was so upset he could hardly
speak, but he pointed at me. In a voice hoarse with rage he
cried out, "Your brother is a convert. I must kill him today!"
Wherever he went, my father carried a gun under his arm
on a leather strap. (Most wealthy people in Egypt carry
guns.) He pulled out his gun and pointed it at me. I started
running down the street, and as I dove around a corner, I
heard the bullets whining past me. I kept running for my life.
my parents' house. She and my mother gave me some
money, and I got in my car and drove away on the evening of
August 18, 1994.
For three months I struggled to travel through Northern
Egypt, Libya, Chad and Cameroon. I finally stopped in the
Congo. At that point I had malaria. They found an Egyptian
doctor to examine me. He said that I would be dead by
morning, and they made arrangements to get a coffin from
Congo's Egyptian embassy to send me back home.
To their shock, I woke up the next morning.I left the hospital
after five days and started to tell people everywhere
about what Jesus did for me.
I ran to my sister's house, which was about half a mile away. I
asked her to help me get my passport, clothes and other documents
from my father's house. She wanted to know what
was wrong, and I told her, "Father wants to kill me." She
wanted to know why, and I said, "I don't know. You must
ask Father."
When I ran away, my father knew exactly where I was
headed because my sister and I were very close, and her
house was nearby. My father had walked to my sister's
house, and he arrived while she and I were talking. He
hanged on the door, crying with tears streaming down his
face, "My daughter, please open the door." Then he
shouted, "Your brother is a convert! He has left the Islamic
faith. I must kill him now!"
My sister opened the door and tried to calm him down.
"Father, he is not here. Maybe he went to another place.
Why don't you go home and relax, and later we can talk
about this as a family."
My sister had mercy on me and gathered my things from
LIFE AS A FOLLOWER OF JESUS

Ten years have gone by since I accepted the Lord Jesus as my
Savior. He called me and gave me a personal relationship
with Him-something that Islam never offered.
I have never stopped crying for my Muslim people, whom
I left behind, asking the Lord to deliver them from the darkness
of Islam.

As you read the pages of this hook, you will come to
understand how great this darkness is. It is the teachings of
Islam that have produced terrorists who seem capable of any
kind of evil in the name of Allah.

Now the whole world wants to understand what Islam
teaches, A great amount of misinformation has been shared
in the media and on the Internet My goal is to help von sec
plainly why these people do what they do.

I don't want to motivate you to anger, however. I want to
motiVatc you to believe-to bcli,,ye for the fall of Islam and
the release of its captives, in Jesus, name.

SECTION II

THE ROOTS OF TERRORISM
IN ISLAM

W iity I wAS a freshman at Al-Azhar University in
1980, 1 enrolled in class called Quranic
interpretation. Two times a month we would

gather to hear lectures from a blii1d sheikh whose passion for
Islam made him popular among the students.

Yet his radical side was obvious. Anytime he encountered a
reference in the Quran to Christians or Jews, he took great
delight in referring to the Christians as "infidels" and Jews as
"`the children of pigs." He made it clear that he wanted to
bring back the glory days of the Islamic empire through jihad.

One day he gave us students an opportunity to ask questions.
I stood up and asked him something I had been
wondering about for a long time: "Why is it that von teach us
all the time about jihad? What about the other verses in the
Quran that talk about peace, love and forgiveness?"

lmnicdiatcly his face turned red. I could see his anger, but
I could also see that he chose to c,mtrol it. Instead of yelling
at me, he took the chance to reinforce his position in front of
the five hundred students who were listening, "Mr brother."

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ISLAM AND TERRORISM...... . ., .. ..... . he said, "there is a whole surah Jchapter} called 'Spoils of War.' There is no surah called 'Peace.' Jihad and killing are the head of Islam. If you take them out, you cut off the head of Islam." Today that man is locked up in a prison in the United States. His name is Omar Abdel Rahman, and he was convicted of masterminding the first bomb attack of the World Trade Center, which occurred in 1993. Before he came to America, he was the spiritual leader of the radical Egyptian group al-Jihad, which carried out the assassination of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat. Later in this book I will tell the incredible story of how Sheikh Abdel Rahman talked the Egyptian Supreme Court into setting him free, which gave him the ability to travel to the United States and practice jihad there. ISLAM 202 As you can see from this story and from my testimony, I have lived close to terrorism for most of my lifetime. People in the West have a hard time understanding terrorists. They wonder, Are they just all crazy? I can assure you, these people are not lunatics. Nor are they psychopaths who find psychological pleasure in hurting others. No, they are following a philosophy, and once you understand this philosophy, none of their actions will even surprise you. In this chapter I will tell you the basics of Islam, but we are going to move beyond that very quickly in order to explain the specific religious doctrine that motivates an Islamic terrorist. I will also explain how fundamentalists do away with the verses in the Quran that speak of living in peace and harmony. SUBMITTING TO ALLAH The word Islam means "submission"; the word Muslim means "one who submits to Allah." The Quran says you cannot he a true Muslim unless VOL] submit.

0 you who believe! Obey Allah and obey the
Mcsscngcr (Muhammad) and those of you (Muslims) NN 110 are in authority.
-SURAH 4:59, Tur Nouit v Q1 R,tN Now, the question you must answer when 
submitting to
Allah is, What does Allah want? The answer is found in the
holy books of Islam-the Quran and the hadith.
The Quran was started in A.). 6 10 when Muhammad, the
prophet of Islam, said the angel Gabriel spoke to him while
he was meditating in a cave near Mecca. Muhammad
claimed these were the words of the one true god-Allah.
Muhammad wrote down these words as he received them
over a period of about twenty-two years. In short, the Quran
is not Muhammad's teachings; it is Allah's words. It is significant
that the revelations did not all come at the same time, as
we will see later.

The books of hadith are another set of holy writings.
These arc hooks that record a verified account of things the
prophet Muhammad said and did during his life. In other
words, the hooks of hadith give the teachings of Muhammad
in word and example.

Here's how the hooks of hadith were created. People who
were close to Muhammad, such as his friends or wives, observed and recorded his 
activities. Scholars collected these
writings and put them into the six sets of books that we nowhave.
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hadith by Sahih AlBukhari.
The majority of the Muslim world considers hadith to be
authoritative. (To he specific, Sunni Muslims accept it all;
Shiite Muslims accept most. For example, the Shiites reject
the thousands of hadith recorded by the second wife of
Muhammad.)
Again, you need to be aware of hadith because
Muhammad's life and teachings have served to establish
principles of warfare and coercion that are practiced today. I
will describe these facts in more detail later.
Finally, you need to be aware of the Sharia, which is the
Islamic law regarding the duty of Muslims toward the God of
Islam. Qutb al-Filth is the word used for the books that
describe Islamic law. These are not specific hooks, like the
books of hadith. These books arc a whole body of literature,
some ancient and some modern.
A RELIGION BASED ON WORKS
So, what does the Quran and hadith tell us that Allah wants?
There are five key requirements that must he met in order to
be a Muslim. These requirements are known as the five "pillars
of Islam."
1. Statement of belief. There must he acceptance of
the Muslim statement of faith: "There is no god
but Allah, and Muhammad is his prophet."

2. Prayer. Muslims arc to pray five times a day while
facing Mecca, the birthplace of Muhammad.
Prayers are at dawn, afternoon, late afternoon, after
sunset and night. Special prayers arc on Fridays.

3. Giving alms. This is similar to a tax. It is paid at
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the end of the year and distributed to those in
need.
4. Fasting. Fasting takes place during the Islamic
month of Ramadan, which begins in middle
Novcmher. During this fast, Muslims do not eat or
drink during daylight hours. A light meal and a
large amount of water are taken in before daybreak.
After the sun sets, a heavier meal is eaten,
and a large amount of liquid is consumed.

5. Pilgrimage. Muslims are encouraged to make a pilgrimage
at least once in their lifetimes to Mecca
where a five-day ritual is followed.'

Why is it so important that Muslims do what Allah wants?
It's because Islam is a religion of works. Entrance to Paradise
(heaven) must he earned. The sad part is that Muslims can
never have assurance of salvation. When they die, they
believe that they go to the grave, where they await their judgment
at resurrection day.
When judgment day comes, Allah weighs the good works
and the had works and decides their fate.
Then as for him whose balance (of good deeds) will he horny, he will live a 
pleasant life (in Paradise). But as for
him whose balance (of good deeds) will he light, he will
have his home in Hauviva 1, (pit, i.e_, Hell),

-Sl1RA1 1 101:6-9,1'1it:N0e3iisQ1R.a,s~ There is no guarantee of Paradise even 
if you do good
works all your life. It all depends on what Allah decides.
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GUARANTEED ENTRANCE TO PARADISE

There is only one way to guarantee entrance into Paradiseand
this makes the perfect motive for suicide bombers and
jihad fighters. The only way to know for sure that you will get
into Paradise is to die in jihad-to die while fighting the
enemy of Islam.
jihad simply means that Muslims must fight the enemy of
Allah until the enemies die or the Muslims die. The word jihad actually means 
"struggle." jihad has even been defined
in legal terms by Islamic filth as follows:

Uihadj is fighting anybody who stands in the way of
spreading Islam. Or fighting anyone who refuses to
enter into Islam (based on Surah 8:39).
If you die in jihad, you don't even have to go to the grave
and wait for judgment; you go directly to Paradise.
jihad is really a contract between Allah and the Muslim. If
the Muslim fights, Allah rewards him in the afterlife.
Let those (believers) who sell the life of this world for
the Hereafter fight in the Cause of Allah, and whoso
fights in the Cause of Allah, and is killed or gets victory,
We shall bestow on him a great reward.

-St RAH 4:74, Tit: No>st.t Qt-RAN
In reference to those who fight jihad, the Quran also says:

For them Allah has got ready Gardens (Paradise) under
which rivers flow, to dwell therein forever. That is the
supreme success.
-SuRR;ai 19:89, Ti it N)Rir.t: Qi U

When a person dies in jihad, a different burial procedure
is followed. After a regular person dies, his body is washed
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and dressed nicely, as if going to the mosque. When a person
dies in jihad, his body is not washed or given clean clothes.
That person goes into the coffin just as he died. The blood is
a witness for him in front of Allah-a sign of honor. Muslims
believe the angels will treat him as a special person to Allah.
Western media have poked fun at the Muslim understanding
of Paradise (heaven)-virgins for men to enjoy and
so forth-hut it is much more significant to recognize that
dying in jihad is the only way a Muslim can he assured of
entering Paradise at all. This is why you see Muslims leaving
their own nations to fight jihad in other countries. Their
motivation is religious, which is much more dangerous than
apolitical motivation.
Jihad is definitely commanded for all Muslims in the Quran,
but right now let's answer an important question many people
ask: What about all the "nice" verses in the Quran?

"BUT WHAT ABOUT... "

You have probably heard on television or read in the print
media about verses in the Quran that speak positively about
Christians or verses that encourage kindness. You may have
wondered, "Are those verses really there?"

Here is the solution to the mystery: The Quran is filled
with contradictions. You can find verses where Christians
are complimented as well as verses where Christians are condemned
to hell.

There are contradictions about other subjects as well. For
example, there was much drinking of alcohol in Arabian
society during Muhammad's day. One revelation told Arabs
to stop drinking alcohol when going to mosque for prayer,
hutwhen prayers were finished they could resume drinking.
Later another veru came and prohibited alcohol all the time.
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(Compare Surah 2:2 19 and Surah 5:90.)
Another example is the relationship between Muslims and
Christians. Some verses say that Muslims can have a good
relationship with Christians, but other verses say Muslims
must require Christians to convert to Islam.
In the beginning of Islam, the women were not forced to
wear a hijab, but in subsequent verses, women were commanded
to stay in the house and wear a cover.
Islamic scholars had to determine, therefore, which verses
to follow in the case of a contradiction. This was accomplished
by the principle of naskh.
Naskh is based on the fact that the Quran was revealed to
Muhammad at different times over a period of about twentytwo
years. Some parts of the Quran came later, and some
parts came earlier. To solve a contradiction, they decided that
new revelations would override (nasikh) previous revelations.
There are at least 114 verses in the Quran that speak of
love, peace and forgiveness, especially in the surah titled "The
Heifer" (Surah 2:62, 109). But when Surah 9:5 was revealed
later, it canceled out those previous verses. This verse states:

Fight and slay the Pagans wherever you find them,
and seize them, beleaguer them, and lie in wait for
them in every strategem (of war); but if they repent,
and establish regular prayers and practise regular
charity, then open the way for them: for Allah is Oftforgiving,
Most Merciful.
-Ai.i TRANSLA rION
This is known as the verse of the sword and it explains that
Muslims must fight anyone who chooses not to convert to
Isltun, whether they are inside or outside of Arabia. It is considered
to represent the final development of jihad in Islam
The principle of naskh is very strong. If a verse is nasikh? or oycrridden, it 
is as if that verse doesn't even exist.
You might ask, "Why are there contradictions in the
Quran in the first place? Why did the revelations change over
time?" That question can be answered by looking at the life
of Muhammad, the prophet of Islam.
At first the messages that were revealed to Muhammad
were peaceful and kind in order to attract people. But circumstances
changed.
Muhammad encountered much opposition in Mecca, the
city where he first preached his message, so he left in A.n.
622. He went to Yathrib, a city now known as Medina, and
built up military strength and a larger number of followers.
(Both Mecca and Medina are located in present-day Saudi
Arabia.) When Muhammad was in a position of power, he
was able to return and conquer Mecca and surrounding
areas. This move changed Islam from a spiritual religion to a
political revolution.
The prophet Muhammad's life in Mecca was all about
prayers and meditation, so the Quranic revelations in Mecca
talk about peace and cooperation with others. But in
Medina, Muhammad became a military leader and invader,
so the revelations in Medina talk about military power and
invasion in the name of Islam (jihad).
Six, Pcrcent of the Quranic verses talk about jihad, which
stands to reason because Muhammad received most of the
Quran after he left Mecca. Jihad became the basic power and
driving force of Islam.

It would be nice if the surahs in the Quran were organized
in the order that they were revealed, but they are nor. Some
versions of the Quran will identity each verse as to whether
it was revealed in Mecca or Medina; however, you must go

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to more scholarly references to know the exact order of the
revelations.
SUMMARY
In this chapter you have learned some very necessary concepts
that will help you to understand the mind-set of an
Islamic terrorist. In summary:
Islam requires submission to Allah, whose words
are written in the Quran.

On Judgment Day, Allah weighs your good and
had works and decides whether you go to Paradise
or hell.
^ Allah stated in the Quran that if you die in jihad, then you arc spared 
judgment and automatically
go to Paradise.

The verses in the Quran that speak of jihad override (nasikh) the verses that 
speak of love and
kindness.
Ci Jihad is the motivation behind almost every act of terrorism that is done in 
the name of Islam.
The Quran gives a great deal of practical teaching on the
subject of jihad because it was so much a part of
Muhammad's life in Medina. The next chapter will give
Quranic verses about practicing jihad and address the question
of whether all Muslims believe this.
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Holy War in the Quran
Fighting Unbelievers Until TheyAre Subdued
WF FIr'n JIHAD as a command to all Muslims
enforced by the Quran. The focus of jihad is to
overcome people who do not accept Islam. In
Muhammad's day, jihad was therefore practiced against
Christians and Jews on a regular basis, as well as people who
were idol worshipers-anyone who did not convert to Islam.
(See Surah 2:217; 4:71-104; 8:24-36, 39-65.) Let's let the
Quran speak for itself.

Those n ho reject Islam must he killed. If they turn hack
(from Islam), take (hold of) them and kill them whcrerer
you find them...
-Si R,vr{ 4:89, TrnH NOR 1 / QURAv
So, %y hen you net (in fightJibad in Allah's Cause)
those yvho disbelieve, smite (their) necks till when you 11,1ve killed and 
wounded many of them, then hind a
bond firmh ion them, I.C. take them as captives).
-Si 14-:4, Tut N(Il3ii01It.(\i

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0 you who believe! Fight those of the disbelievers who
are close to you, and let them find harshness in von;
and know that Allah is with those who are AfMuttaqun
(the pious).
-StRAit 9:123, Tiff N013(.[: QLR: N
Allah commanded the prophet Muhammad to enforce
killing rather than taking prisoners.

It is not for a Prophet that he should have prisoners of
war (and free them with ransom) until he had made a
: great slaughter (among his enemies) in the land.

SuRAH 8:67, THE NOBLE QURAN
Muslims were told to prepare themselves to fight against
the unbelievers.
Let not the Unbelievers think that they can get the
better (of the godly): they will never frustrate them.
Against them make ready your strength to the unnost
of your power, including steeds of war, to strike terror
into (the hearts of) the enemies, of Allah and your enemies,
and others besides, whom you may not know,
but whom Allah knows.
-St IRAH 8:59-60, Ati TRANSLATION
JEWS AND CHRISTIANS ARE ENEMIES OF ISLAM

In the Quran, Christians and Jews are called the "People of the
Book" in reference to the Scriptures that they follow. At first,
the Quranic revelations encouraged Muslims to live at peace
with Christians. (The revelations about Jews were never positive.)
But after Muhammad's move to Medina, the revelations
regarding all "People of the Book" became very hostile.
The following verse is considered to be the final revelation
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from Allah regarding Christians and Jews; therefore, it is
understood to override all other revelations. It states:
And fight them until there is no more Fitital? (disbelief
and polytheism, i.e., worshipping others besides Allah)
and the religion (worship) will all be for Allah Alone in
the whole of the world. But if they cease (worshipping
others besides Allah), then certainly, Allah is All-Seer of
what they do.
-Si RAH 8:39,Ttit:Notii.t. QuRAT

In other words, this verse says, "Fight those who reject
Islam until all the worship is for Allah alone." The Quran also
says Muslims must not he friends with Christians or Jews.

Take not the Jews and the Christians as Auliva (friends, protectors, helpers), 
they are but Atsliva of
each other. And if any amongst you takes them (as
Auliva), then surely he is one of them.
-SI~RAH 5:51
This fact is also emphasized in Surah 5:52-57 and Surah
4:89. When fighting Christians, the Quran says to punish
them severely so they will leave their homes and be dispersed
(Surah 8:57).

The Quran commands Muslims to force Christians and
Jews to convert to Islam with very strong and direct words.
The following is from The Noble Qur in in English, which
includes commentary in the parentheses.

0 tOu who have been given the Scripture (Jews and
Christians)! Believe in what We have revealed to
\ uhaminad) confirming v01at is (already) with von,
hrfore 1V'c efface faces 1,v making them like the back of
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necks; without nose, mouth, eyes) and turn them hindwards,
or curse then as We cursed the Sabbath-breakers.
And the commandment of Allah is always executed.
-St; RAi 14:47
Just in case the meaning is not crystal clear, this translation
has a footnote at the bottom of the page, which reads, "This
Verse is a severe warning to the Jews and Christians, and an
absolute obligation that they must believe in Allah's
Messenger Muhammad and in his Message of Islamic
Monotheism and in this Quran."

CONVINCING THE MUSLIMS TO Go FIGHT

When you read these Quranic verses, it is helpful to think of
them in their historical context. Allah told Muhammad to go
out and conquer the world, so many Quranic verses were
given that encouraged the people to fight jihad. Here are
some examples:

Allah has preferred in grades those who strive hard
and fight with their wealth and their lives above those
who sit (at home). Unto each, Allah has promised
good (Paradise), but Allah has preferred those who
strive hard and fight above those who sit (at home) by
a huge reward.


I -StiRAH 4:95, THE. Not3tt: Of RAN Those who did not participate in jihad were threatened with hell fire. ... they hated to strive and fight, with their goods and their persons. in the cause of Allah: they said, "Do not go forth in the heat." Say, "The fire of Hell is fiercer in heat." If only they could understand! -SrRy 19:8 1, Ai.i I RANSI.ylION Those who retreat would incur Allah's wrath. If am do turn his back to them on such a day-unless it be in a stratagem of at, or to retreat to a troop (of his own)-hc draws on himself the wrath of Allah, and his abode is Hell-an evil refuge (indeed)!

-St RAH 8:16, Ai i I RANstA nox
Obviously, you can see that killing, or jihad, is not an
option. It is a must because it is Allah's command (Sarah 9:29). Every Muslim 
must do it to fulfill his faith. The only
exceptions are those who are disabled, blind and crippled
(Surah 4:95)
ISLAM'S ULTIMATE GOAL

Jihad is carried out in order to achieve the ultimate goal of
Islam-to establish Islamic authority over the whole world.
Islam is not just a religion; it is a government, too. That is
why it always gets down to politics. Islam teaches that Allah
is the only authority; therefore, political systems must he
based on Allah's teaching and nothing else.
The Quran states:

If am do fail to judge by (the light of) what Allah has
revealed, they are (no better than) Unbelievers... If
they fail to judge by (the light of) what Allah has
revealed, they are (no better than) those who rebel.

-St 3tAx 5:44, 47, Ai I I RANSI AIION
People fighting jihad consider themselves to have succeeded
when a nation declares Islam as both their religion
and their form of government. Nations where this has been
accomplished include Afghanistan (under the Taliban), Iran
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(under Hasan al-Turabi). Islamic fundamentalists are actively
working to gain control of the "secular" Muslim governments
of Algeria, Egypt, Syria, Turkey, Palestine, Iraq,
Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Libya, Malaysia and others.
Man-made political systems-from democracies to dictatorships-arc
considered invalid. Moderate Muslims,
however, do not always agree with this. A good example is
past Egyptian president Anwar Sadat. He pronounced that
there would be "no politics in Islam and no Islam in politics."
This statement was unacceptable to my former university
professor Sheikh Omar Abdel Rahman, who had become
the spiritual leader of the Egyptian terrorist organization alJihad.
After President Sadat said those words, Sheikh Abdel
Rahman declared that the president was an infidel renegade
who should be killed. Following Islamic law, al,Jihad carried
out the declaration of its leader and shot the president to
death. President Sadat paid the ultimate price-his life-in an
effort to stop Islam from becoming the governing authority
in Egypt in the 1980s.
In the 1980s radical Islamic groups focused their attacks
on their own governments. Now these organizations are
turning to attack the West directly. Later in this hook I will
explain why.

Do ALL MUSLIMS REALLY BELIEVE THIS?

This is a very good question. At this point, Westerners may
he wondering if their Muslim neighbors are a part of a plot
to overthrow their government. To answer this question, we
must recognize that there are different kinds of Muslims, just
as there are different kinds of Christians.
The secular Muslims

This is a good description of Muslims all over the world.
They believe in the nice parts of Islam, but they reject the call
to jihad. They take on the cultural trappings of the message,
but they are not living it out completely. These Muslims may
be very dedicated to their system of thought, even though it
does not represent true Islam. The majority of Muslims
around the world-both in the East and in the West-fall into
this category.

The traditional Muslims

There are two types of traditional Muslims.
The first type includes people who study Islam, know it
and practice it, but they have a stumbling block with the concept
of jihad. Some consider jihad to he a spiritual battle, like
the Muslim Sufism movement.
The second type includes people who know that jihad is
fighting non-Muslims, but they do not take action because 1)
they do not have the ability to do it by themselves, 2) they are
concerned about what would happen to their lives, fancily
and children if they join a fundamentalist group, or 3) they want to live a 
nice life on earth instead of dying.

The fundamentalist Muslims

These are the ones who perpetrate terrorism. They sometimes
have the long beards and head coverings. Their goal is
to practice Islam as Muhammad did. Though we call them
radicals, they are
practicing true Islam.

Now You KNOW THE BASICS

Now you know the key facts of Islam. In contrast, let's look
atwhat the media have been telling us.

Making Islam Look Good to the West
0 N[ OF THE indirect results of the events of
September 11, 200 1, was a wave of attention in the
media regarding Islam. Islam was almost always represented
as a religion of peace. It was made to he palatable to
the Western cars.
The experts who were interviewed tried to separate the
religious side of Islam from its political side, which cannot
be done. When you see a Muslim on TV or print media
saying that Islam is a religion of peace, it can he explained
one of two ways:

1. Wishful thinking. Although this is not the Islam
taught in the Quran, this person really wishes that
it were. He sincerely believes he can explain away
the unpalatable parts.

2. Dereii will the intent to attract concerts. This is
jihad practiced a different way. Instead of killing
the enem , you convert them with lies.

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An excellent example of wishful thinking about Islam is the
show aired by popular talk-show host Oprah Winfrey. "Islam 101" aired on 
October 5, 2001-after the attack against America but before the U.S. took action in 
Afghanistan.
Oprah had a few Muslim guests on the show to educate
the audience about the basics of Islam. One of the show's
guests that day was thirty-one-year-old Queen Rania, the
modern, Westernized queen of Jordan. Oprah asked her to
comment on whether women in Islam were equal to men.
First of all, asking Queen Rania about anything in Islam is like asking Michael 
Jackson about his Christianity and what
the Bible really teaches. Nevertheless, the queen and the
other Muslim women on the show acted as if they were the
highest authorities on Islam. With great conviction, the
queen stated, "Islam views women as full and equal partners
to men, so [women's] rights are guaranteed by Islam."I
Her answers made Western viewers feel good, but they do
not accurately reflect the teachings of the Quran regarding women. If women are 
equal to men, why does the Quran say:

1. A Muslim man can be married to four women at
the same time, but a Muslim woman can only he
married to one man. "Marry (other) women of
your choice, two or three, or four" (Surah 4:3, The Noble Quran).
2. Men have the right to ask for a divorce, but not
Women only inherit half of what men inherit
(Surah 4:11).
4.
\k'cuncn may not serve as imams, and they are not
allowed to lead prayer in the presence of men.
(Man must always he above woman according to
Surah 4:34.)
5. A woman is not allowed to answer the door at
home if her husband is not there, even if it's her
brother or a relative at the door. (This is derived
from Surah .33:53, where Muhammad was giving
instructions to people who visited his home. He
said that if he wasn't home, they had to speak to
his wives through a screen.)

6. Women should stay in their houses (Surah 33:33).
Many Muslim women cannot travel without the
permission of their fathers or husbands.

7. If a wife refuses to have sexual relations with her
husband, it is permissible for the husband to physically
brat her until she submits (Surah 4:34).

8. During jihad, when a man dies, he goes to heaven
and Allah rewards him with incredible energy to
enjoy sex with seventy virgins the first night. What
happens if a woman dies in jihad? What is her
reward-to he one of the seventy?

I am not sure whom the queen was truing to convinceherself
or the world. The prophet Muhammad once said, "A
cheap rug is more valuable in a man's home than a woman."'Oprah
also questioned Queen Rania about the veil (hijaf)) that sonic Muslim women 
wear. The queen said,
Its a personal choice. Some people are more conservative
than orh~'rs.° She pointed out that she herself chooses not to Wear one.'

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About the issue of the veil in Islam, the following are the
Quranic verses that command women to cover themselves.

0 Prophet! Tell your wives and your daughters and the
women of the believers to draw their cloaks (veils) all
over their bodies (i.e. screen themselves completely
except the eyes or one eye to see that way).

-SURAH 33:59, THF, Notstr: OIiRAN
And stay in your houses, and do not display yourselves
like that of the times of ignorance...
-St1RAH 33:33, THi Noiitc QURAN
The only people allowed to see a woman's face are her
husband, children, siblings and parents:

It is no sin on them (the Prophet's wives, if they appear
unveiled) before their fathers, or their sons, or their
brothers, or their brother's sons, or the sons of their sisters,
or their own (believing) women, or their (female)
slaves.
-SURAH 33:55, Tor Nont OtIRAN Islamic law has generalized these instructions to
Muhammad's wives to apply to all women. (See Surah
24:31.) Queen Rania and other wishful thinkers like her do
not recognize that they cannot interpret the Quran to suit
their own preferences.
Oprah Winfrey's show was just another opportunity for
these Muslim women to present the secular, Westernized,
compromised and Christianized Islam that is not supported
by the Quran and Islamic teaching. I hope that Oprah will
find out the truth about Islam and present the correct information
to her audience on this subject.
Misin fonned by the Media
DECEIT
During one of nay visits to the United States in August of
1995,1 ss as staying with a family friend near Los Angeles. As
we were surfing through TV channels, an Islamic program
caught our attention. To my amazement, I heard the
announcer say, "In a minute we will enjoy a spiritual journey
through the prophet Muhammad's life with Brother Paul."
I did not move from the television set until I saw Brother
Paul. I almost hit the floor when I laid eves on him. He was a
dark man with black hair and a thick, long, black beard, and
he was wearing a long white robe and a tiny little head covering.
Paul probably graduated from some Islamic institute
in the Middle East and came to the United States as a missionary
to spread Islam in the West.
I'm thinking, Paul? Paul is a Muslim name now? This guy is 100 percent Middle 
East Muslim who greu' up just like
me. There is no way that is his real name. What flabbergasted
me was how Brother Paul used familiar Christian
lingo like, "The Lord bless you; the grace of our Lord he with
you; God bless you." He talked about God the Creator and
how mankind can have a relationship with Him, how we can
hear His voice and He can hear our prayers, and that we
should allow the Spirit of God to work in us.

My head was spinning listening to this program that was
broadcast from California. I was thinking, Now I understand bouw they are spreading 
Islam in the U.S. and Europe. I lumped out of my seat and cried out, "0 God, 
have mercy on
America! God, protect America and Your people in this
great country. Please expose this great deception! Rescue
this nation fr"ni this great deception!,

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I asked my friend, "Why is this man lying to Americans
about his name? Why would he present to America a new
Islam that is totally different from the one that I grew up
experiencing for most of my life? Why would he present an
Islam that is much closer to Christianity than to the real
Islam that I studied for so many years?" I told my friend,
"This man should tell America his real name. Most likely it is
Muhammad, Ahmed, Mahmoud, Mustaffa, Omar or
0sama-not Paul."
This was the first time that I witnessed Muslims presenting
a totally new Islam to the West. The average Muslim
from the Middle East would never recognize it as the Islam
that he practiced.
It is now obvious that many Islamic leaders are doing their
part for jihad by influencing the Western media. Yes, they are
doing their part when they fool the majority by getting them
to believe that Islam is not for killing; that it is only a religion,
not a political system; and that it is for peace, love, forgiveness
and so on. That will keep Islam the fastest-growing
religion in the world. It is just a different practice of the same
principles of jihad.
Remember, Muslims declared jihad worldwide, but every
Muslim is playing by different rules. One is using guns and
bombs, and another is using words and lies to increase the
numbers of Muslims worldwide. The method makes no difference;
they are both sincere Muslims and it is one jihad
according to the Quran-jihad against the enemies of Allah
who resist the spread of Islam worldwide.
What amazes me is the audacity of these people. They
hung the American flag over their centers, schools, mosques
and Islamic institutes. They posted signs saying, "God Bless
America or "United We Stand." In the meantime, their
fellow Muslims in the Middle East were burning American
flags and posting signs supporting bin Laden and his act of
terrorism on America.
In all fairness, some "wishful thinking" Muslims really did
support America at this time. But other Muslims were doing
what was simply expedient at the moment. They are a good
example of Islamic politics in non-Islamic lands. These
Muslims will lie and say things they do not believe at any
moment as long as doing so would help Islam. Their loyalty
is to Islam, not to the nation where they are living.
I know that many people will disagree with me by saying,
"There are many American and European Muslims who are
loyal and sincere to their countries. After all, these countries
have been their homes for many years." I would like to
address this comment by pointing out that Islam does not
believe in the national organization of non-Islamic peoples
or any countries that do not follow Islamic law.

In Islamic law there are only two types of nations-a
nation that is of the house of Islam or a nation that is of the
house of war. We all know that America and most of the
European countries are not "the house of [slam," meaning
they do not live by the Islamic law; therefore, they are the
"house of vvar."

Any good Muslim who is living according to Allah's law
and the Quran will never choose loyalty to their citizenship
over loyalty to [slam. This is not personal opinion; this is 100 percent 
Islamic law.

A good example of this is the way that Egyptians, Algerians,

Sudanese, Saudis and many others deny their citizenship and
loyalty to their countries when they became members of one
of the fundamentalist movements. These movements teach
their members, "Islam is your flesh and blood."
All of the fundamentalist movements in the Arabic countries
prohibit their members from serving in the military or
defending their countries. They believe they should not sup. port renegade and 
infidel countries that do not apply Islamic
law to the whole country.
Shokri Moustafa, a person you will learn much more
about later in the hook, took this principle to an even higher
level. His movement prohibited its members from working
in any government job.
Muslims who have any sense of loyalty to Islam will have a
hard time justifying loyalty to their country if that country is
not Islamic. The true Muslim believes that the whole world is
his home and that he is commanded to submit the world to
the authority of Islam. A sincere believer of Islam will not die for a patch of 
dirt called the homeland, but he is willing to
die for Islam and Islamic holy places.
When you see Palestinians fighting and dying, understand
that non-Muslims or shallow Muslim Palestinians are
fighting for the land, but true Muslim Palestinians (Hamas)
are passionate because they are fighting the enemies of Allah
and defending an Islamic holy place, i.e., the Dome of the
Rock inJerusalem.
Muslims believe that the Dome of the Rock is the third'
most important holy place in Islam.4 The prophet
Muhammad told his followers that Allah miraculously trans
ported him from the Arabian Desert to this place it
.Jerusalem and anointed him as imam to lead prayers for al
of Allah's missionaries and prophets who came from heaven'
that day. After the prayer, the prophet Muhammad said he
went to heaven to meet with Allah. (,This is known as the
Miraculous Night,1ourney CAI-Asrab u'aLal MaliRagi.)
Groups of Palestinians arc fighting the same enemy for different
reasons. One group is fighting for some land that theycan
call home and establish a govcrnrnent-perhaps a communist
government, according to George Habash's
leadership. Habash has a Christian name, but he is not
Christian', it's just his name. Another group wants the land so
itcan establish a socialist government according to the mindset
of the former renovation engineer and businessman,
Yasscr Arafat.

The final group is the die-hard Muslim Palestinians who
look at the other two groups as betrayers who abuse the
name of Palestinians to gain power. This group is the Hamas
moyemcnt, and their leader is Sheikh Ahmed Yassin.
TELLING TRUE FROM FALSE

At this point, I think you will be able to do a much better job
of telling true from false when you see what amounts to
Islamic propaganda in the media.

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Human Rights
Under Islam
Freedom of Speech and Freedom of Religion/
Slaves of Allah Give Up Their Rights
D IURING A RECENT visit to Washington, D.C., in the
winter of 2000,1 heard that the Islamic Society at
Georgetown University was hosting a rally for
American students. The speaker at the rally was an ex-Baptist
minister from Texas who had converted from Christianity to
Islam. I had never heard of anything like this before.
I immediately started thinking, What in the world could
happen to an American Baptist pastor that would cause him to make a decision 
like that? How could a man who grew up
as a free human choose bondage? How could he serve as a
pastor forall of these years in some church in Texas and then
change to Islam? I don't understand. All of these questions
made me anxious to go hear his speech.
I took a friend, and we went to this seminar. We sat in the
middle of the room, which was packed with about three hundred
students. A little less than half of the students were
devout Muslims from overseas. The young men had long
beards, and the girls wore the hijab.
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"Good," I said. Have you faced any type of persecution
here in the U.S. since you made this decision?"
"Not at all," , he said.

"Did your church or other churches commit their members
to go after you and never stop until they killed you
because von betrayed Christianity?"
"None of that happened," he said.

"Are there any verses in the Bible that say Christian renegades
should be killed?"

"No, there are no verses in the Bible that talk about that."
Now you could see the interest building among the students,
but you could see the fear on the face of this ex-pastor.
At that time I introduced myself by saying, "I am a former
professor of Al-Azhar University. I taught Islamic history and
literature. Eight years ago I left Islam and accepted Jesus
Christ as my personal Savior and Lord of my life. Do you
know what kind of results I had? I immediately lost my job at
the university. I was put in prison by the secret police who
tortured me almost to death. The Islamic groups in Egypt
and my own family pursued me and tried to kill me.

"Now it has been eight years exactly, just like you, but the
difference behvccn you and me is that I lost everything I ever
had or lived for. I lost my family, job, country and my right to
live. Now I am constantly on the run. I no longer have a
homeland, and the sword of Islam is on my neck all the time
because the Quran and the prophet Muhammad made it this
way. Many times I ask myself, Why did all this happen just
because I just chose to practice my rights as a human being? I
chose what I wanted to believe. Look at what a price I paid
and continue to pay.

,Ml question for you, pastor, is,WKWhat was the price you

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paid? What were the results of your decision? When you
made that decision, no one tried to kill you or put you in
prison. The FBI did not arrest you as if you had committed a
terrible crime against your country and your people. No
church sentenced you to death or sent out someone to kill
you with a sword because you betrayed God, the church and
your people.
"You, Sheikh Yusef, are still living in your country, secure
and protected by great laws. You're free to travel from state
to state to share about what you believe, but I am standing
before you tonight with no home and no family. I lost my
life's memories. I no longer can drink the great water of the
Nile or set a foot on the soil of my country. I became a victim
of the Islamic law; sooner or later I will die, and that may satisfy
some people and fulfill Islam.
"In my former religion, I am a betrayer. But what about
Al Kaka and Al Hagag." I said that for the benefit of the
you, former pastor? Let me tell you, you were blessed to be
born in a free country, in a Christian family. You grew up free
to make any decision you like until you made this one, to
become a Muslim. Sadly, you gave up your freedom, and for
what? I hope you realize that you are no longer free, because
the day you think of leaving Islam to practice Christianity
and your rights to choose again, you will be killed by the
sword of Islam and will not he able to escape. The sword of
Islam will not allow you to practice your freedom anymore,
even if you're living in the United States of America. There is
not a nation that could stop any Muslim from carrying out
your sentence and win heaven. Now, welcome, ex-pastor
and Sheikh Yusef, to the kingdom of Al Kaka and Al Hagag.
Sheikh Yusef had no idea what to say after that. I am sure he did not even 
understand my reference to the "kingdom of
Muslim students in the room, for they all knew what I was
talking about. Al Kaka was a very ruthless military commander
during the time of the second caliph, and Al Hagag
was the bloodthirsty governor of Iraq during the time of
Yazid. These men were responsible for the deaths of thousands
and thousands of people.
HUMAN RIGHTS
Sheikh Yusef had just learned a hard truth about Islam:
When you become a slave of Allah, von give up your rights.
Just as a democracy is an unacceptable form of government
because it is man-made, Islam says that human rights are
unnecessary because they are also a man-made idea that is
not found in the Quran.
Islam does not acknowledge or respect human rights,
women's rights or democracy. All these are Western ideas
from infidels; therefore, Muslims do not acknowledge them.
That is exactly whatSavvid Qutb, the founding father of
modern jihad, said in his book Social justice in Islam.'

There is a basic principle in the Islamic law called "AlQaela
Al-Iaqul7ia," which states, "Anyone who denies any
of the Islamic truth is an infidel." The application of this
principle means that anyone who does not comply with
Islam principles completely must be killed. This can he
applied to:
Muslim renegades-those who leave the Muslim
faith (no freedom of religion)

Those expressing opinions against Islam (no
freedom of speech)

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FREEDOM OF SPEECH
Islam is in constant battle with writers, authors and other
media figures who express their opinions openly in the free
world. Many people have sacrificed their lives because they
had a different opinion than that of Muslim fundamentalists.
A good example of this is Dr. Naguib Mahfouz, who won
the 1988 Nobel Laureate in literature. Dr. Mahfouz is an
Egyptian Muslim, yet radical Muslims tried to murder him in
1994. He was on his way home from work at a university
when several men attacked him, stabbing him with knives.
They left him in a puddle of blood on one of Cairo's streets.
Dr. Mahfouz was eighty-three years old when this happened;
however, he survived.'
Another victim of one of the Islamic movements was Dr.
Farag Foda, an Egyptian agricultural expert. Dr. Foda was a
moderate Muslim who cared about the country's political
survival. He decided to fight the Islamic movement through
his writing. He warned Egypt, the Arabic countries and the
world about the dangers of fundamentalist Islam. He wrote:

What kind of time in our history is this? This is the time
when if someone asks a question the other party
answers him with bullets. Many times I asked myself,
What is this that we are going through in our Egyptian
history? Are we ever going to snap out of it? Is this the
time that if you have an opinion, or something to say,
you had better get to know how to use a machine gun
first or get your black belt in the martial arts? If they
think that this will make us hack off or stop, they are
terribly mistaken. If they think their actions will scare
us, they are wrong! If they think for a second that we
will rest our pens from writing or our mouths from

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voicing opinions, they are expecting the impossible.
This is not about courage; its about logic. Dying in
defense of democracy and unity of our nation is better
than living with this stinking thinking. Ding for what is
right is better than living under their stupidity and dictatorial
authority. I'd rather give up the rest of my life
and lay in the grave than give in to them.;
Dr. Farag Foda, shot to
death in i - p- by Islamic
fundamentalists for writing
books exposing their
activity.
Dr. Foda said the fundamentalists
were a cancer in
the body that needed to he
excised before it was too
late. However, Dr. Foda
paid the ultimate price for
his opinion. He was shot to
death in 1992 by the groups
he warned against. He was
killed because he was not
afraid to express his opinion.
(Cnrirres), n/ sinai PuIlislring, Cana,, Egypo
Dr. Foda was a great inspiration to many Egyptian writers.
SALMAN RUSHDIE

This intolerance of free speech can even cross over into nonMuslim
countries. A little over a decade ago the free world
was stunned when the Ayatollah Khomeini, the new leader
of Iran after its resolution, made a death threat in response
to a novel published in England. The hook was The Satanic
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Verses, written by a British author of Indian descent named
Sahnan Rushdie. In his book, Rushdie criticized Islam in a sarcastic way. 
Khomeini promised three million dollars to
whoever killed Rushdie. In response to Khomeini's threat,
the British police kept Rushdie in their protection. This
author has to live in great fear of the sword of Islam for the
rest of his life. Even after his public apology to Muslims and
Islam, he has to live in hiding.
If you have read this far in the book, you don't need me to
tell you that there is no freedom of religion in Islam. In fact, religious 
persecution is commanded in the Quran. What I
can add to that understanding at this point is an example
from Holland. In this case, Muslim writers condemned a
foreign government for offering religious freedom to
former Muslims.
The parliament of Holland passed a law that grants political
asylum to persons who have left Islam and converted to
other religions, such as Christianity. A vehement protest was
published in The Islamic World, a magazine published in
Mecca, Saudi Arabia. In an article titled, "The Right of
Political Asylum for Muslim Renegades in Holland," the
magazine complained that this decision was made by two
Christian political parties in Holland who were "acting as if
converting to Christianity is a reason for persecution."4 What
a strange thing to say, since Islamic law states that renegades from Islam must 
be put to death.
The article claimed that the Christian parties in Holland
were trying to entice Muslims to leave their faith in order to
secure citizenship in Holland.
This wicked decision is designed to take advantage of
the situation of the Muslims that live in Holland. It is
about m,lnipulating the thousands of Muslims struggling
to stay legally in Holland. They are pressuring
these Muslims to change their religion so that they can
gee legal status.
The article continued to insult and accuse the church by
saving:

This law is just legalizing the agenda of the Christians
and the church which did not succeed in the past to
entice the Muslims by all kind of financial and material
prizes to get them to change their religion. Now they are using stronger 
methods [citizenshipj.

After attacking the government of Holland by saying, "This
legislation is violating the religious freedom law of human
rights agreement section 19," the article ended with, "We are
not surprised to see the parliament giving legal rights to the
secret, wicked agenda of Christianity in Holland."
First, I would like to say, "God bless Holland and any other
country that gives opportunity and protection for people to
practice what they believe." Thank God that someone was
merciful to these people who were forced out of their Islamic
countries and homes when they accepted the love of the Lord
Jesus Christ. The world needs more countries that give
Muslims the right to leave Islam or search for themselves to
find the true God of creation who loves mankind.

When I read an article like this, my heart goes out to the
Muslim world and the tremendous tragedy of human rights
in these countries. The most dangerous thing a Muslim can
do is leave Islam-no matter what the reason. I personally
feel for people who take the courageous step away from

Islam. These people live the rest of their lives with the sword
of Islam on their necks. It is a tragedy what many have to go
through for their freedom. However, God is faithful to protect
them from evil.
QADDAFI GETS IN TROUBLE WITH ISLAMIC LAW
Even dictators must live within the confines of Islamic law.
For example, Libya's leader Muammar Qaddafi once
declared that he no longer believed in anything besides the
Quran and that he had abandoned all of the prophet
Muhammad's teachings (hadith).
The Islamic world was shocked. Islamic scholars at AlAzhar
University in Egypt and other Islamic authorities in Saudi
Arabia were disturbed greatly. The world of Islam formed a
committee of scholars to go and meet with Libya's leader so
they could discuss the matter with him personally.
Sheikh Mohammed AI-Gazoly, a scholar from AlAzhar
University, led the committee to Libya. The committee
warned the Libyan leader about the result of his decision.
They told him that if he did not repent and take back his statement,
he would fall under the law of renegades and infidels.
They said that according to Al-Qaeda AI-Faguhia he was
denying many of the Islamic truths, which would force true
Muslims to kill him. In light of this information, the leader of
Libya repented and took hack his statement. The committee
went back from Libya to Cairo and announced Qaddafi's
decision to repent to the whole Islamic world.
Even a man of power like Muammar Qaddafi was not free to
believe as he wished. No one can escape the terroristic law of
Islam. Therefore, no Islamic nation, government or parliament
will ever be able to protect a renegade Muslim from the sword
of Islam. No one can stop the sword of Islam from taking they
lives of e\-Muslims unless free countries follow the example of
Holland and offer some protection to those people.
The amazing part is that The Islarxic World claimed that
Holland tivas the one violating human rights! Actually,
Holland gii'Cs Muslims the right to practice their beliefs, but
also alloys them the freedom to leave Islam if then choose-a
luxury they would not have in their own countries. The true
fact is that Islamic nations, like Saudi Arabia (where this magazine
comes from), are in absolute violation of human rights
because they will never allow Christianity to be practiced in
their countries. They'll never allow a church to he built in
their countries, and if a Muslim even thought about changing
his religion, he would be killed-make no mistake about it.
So, what is bothering the writers of this magazine? I
believe the only threat this law presents to Islam is proof to
the world of the tremendous persecution faced by Muslims
who convert to Christianity or any other religion. As a free
world that believes in human rights we should provide a safe
shelter for these persecuted people.

The following is a recent list of ex-Muslims who have
chosen Christianity and suffered a great deal of persecution
from their countries and families.

Egyptian professor Nahad Mohammed Ali, who
wrote My Encounter With Christ

Former E(-, ptian professor at Al-Azhar University,
who wrote Against the Tide

Sultan Mohanulned (Paul), who wrote Whys I Reca?ile Chrlstli,,l

Ibrahim Shmrok, whose hook is titled In Seared
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I Blkis Al-Sheik, a Pakistani lady whose book is titled When I Got the Courage to Call God My Father Masood, who wrote Captive in Christ

There are many other stories of those who have chosen to
break the bondage of the Islamic law in their lives.
Finally, I wish I could tell The Islamic World magazine: Do
not let your wicked, corrupted way make you think that
everyone else is just like you. The church in Holland does not
have an agenda to force Muslims into Christianity because of
one simple fact: No one can force a Muslim to change what
is in his heart. Just because Muslims force others to change
their beliefs, not everyone else does. Just because Holland
and the West treat Muslims with respect and give them privileges
doesn't mean that they are trying to entice them to
change religions. I know that this is foreign thinking to you,
but it is the truth. They actually treat people well just because
they are humans.
Now you have a good understanding of the core beliefs of
Islam and how the characterization of Islam in the media is
false. In the next section I want to make you an informed
person regarding the life of Muhammad. I want you to know
how this man lived and the example that he set for Muslims
to follow,
SECTION III
FOLLOWING MUHAMMAD'S
EXAMPLE
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Arabian Culture
Taking Advantage of a Violent Mindset
WHEN YOU ARE studying a historical figure, it is
important to understand the setting and culture
in which he lived. For example, Jesus lived in a
Jewish community that was under the control of the
Romans. His actions and teachings were influenced by the
circumstances of His day; for example, He had a teaching
regarding paying taxes to Rome: "Give to Caesar what is
Caesar's and to God vvhat is God's" (Mark 12:17).
So, to understand Muhammad and Islam, v,-c need to look
at the culture of the place where Islam was born. We will discover
the roots of terrorism all the way back in
seventh-century Arabia. (Arabia is considered to be the
peninsula where the modern-day countries of Yemen,
Oman, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and
Jordan are located.) The characteristics of the tribes during
this pre-lslam period of history can be described in three
major categories.
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THE TRIBAL MENTALITY
Before Islam, southwest Asia, also known as the Arabian
Desert, was not developed to the point of having any distinct
nations or countries. The people were not under the
authority of any type of law or government. The only
authority was the tribe leader over his members. These tribes
were well known for their loyalty to their own tribe cultures. In modern 
Islamic history, what outsiders consider to be
unusual loyalty is actually deeply rooted in the Arabic culture before Islam.
EXTREMIST
One of the stronger characteristics of Arabs in Muhammad's
time was that they were known for being extremist in everything-extreme
love, extreme hate and no tolerance of others
who were different from them. They were not likely to
accept any diversity or anyone else's beliefs. Their way was
the only way.
During this time of history and culture, many Arabs
excelled at poetry. One of the older poets described this
characteristic of extremism and said, "We are people of no,
medium, and tolerance is not our way. We get our way, orwe
will die that day trying." They took a great pride in being;
extreme and wrote poems about it.
This extremist mentality did not change at all after Islam.
As a matter of fact, Islam embraced many of the core characteristics
of this Arabic culture. There was no moderation, no,
reconciliation with others. If two people had a fight, no one
would ever walk away. They didn't have the mentality to sit'
and discuss and sort out a problem. Their attitude was, "Give
me my way, or give me death!" As a result, Islamic history is
full of bloodshed.
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Many non-Arab Muslims, such as Iranians, Afghans,
Pakistani, Indians and others, have adapted to and adopted
these behaviors as the way of their new religion.

CONSTANT POWER STRUGGLE AND FIGHTING
Being courageous and violent was a sign of manhood in seventh-century
Arabia. The people of this culture considered
being quick to fight as a necessity for survival. Only the
strongest survived; therefore, these tribes fought constantly
as a way of existence. This mentality was manifested into a
basic lifestyle.
Defend your own tribe and its territory.

Plunder the possessions of those you defeat. Many
individuals and groups would invade others to
gain position and wealth.

Islam did not change any of these characteristics or influence
the behavior of the Arabs. Instead, Islam embraced the
Arab mentality and used it to accomplish its agenda. Jihad
(fighting the enemy of Allah to death) as a core belief of
Islam came to the Arabic mentality not as a new behavior but
as one with which they were very familiar. Islam called on the
Arabs to act out their courage and violent ways.

The majority of the Arabs entered Islam so that they
would he rewarded with the possessions of people who
would not submit to Islam. Islamic history tells us that many
times during the early days of Islam, the proper way to divide
spoils was an area of controversy among the Arab Muslims.

So we sec that Muhammad was born into a culture where
conquest mid bloodshed were the norm. Now let's see how
those norms were incorporated into Islam through the conceptof
jihad.
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Muhammad
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jihad Fully Developed in Muhammad's Lifetime
T Ht: 11i,L1IGRAT1)N of Muhammad from Mecca to
Medina was a defining moment in the history of
Islam. Everything in the mind-set of the prophet of
Islam changed-especially his attitude toward the unbelieving
people around him.
In Mecca, Muhammad never spoke of jihad. There was no
talk of holy sear because he did not have military strength,
and his mov emcnt was small and weak in society. But in
Medina, where he built an army, the major topic of Quranic
revelation was jihad and fighting the enemy. Revelations
increasingly served to motivate Muslims to fight.
Let's compare the differences between Muhammad's life
in Mecca and his life in Medina.

Mecca: He invited people to be a part of Islam by
preaching.
Medina: He persuaded people to convert by the
sword.

0 Mecca: He acted like a priest, living a life of
prayer, fasting and worship.
Medina: He behaved like a military commander,
personally leading twenty-seven attacks.

Mecca: He had only one wife, Khadija, for those
twelve years.
Medina: He married twelve more women in ten years.
Mecca: He fought against idol worship.
Medina: He fought against People of the Book
Jews and Christians).

Muhammad's move from Mecca to Medina changed
Islam into a political movement. Dr. Omar Farouk wrote in his hook The Arabs 
and Islam:
The immigration of the prophet of Islam from Mecca
to Medina is of great importance in Islamic history. It
marks a great revolution in the nature of Islam. Islam
went from a religious and spiritual revelation to a political
agenda.

I am now going to give you the history of jihad as it was
developed and defined in Muhammad's life. Remember, fotl
about twenty-two years Muhammad received Quranic verses
from the angel Gabriel. The philosophy of jihad was developed
progressively, just as Muhammad's political position
was developed progressively. As Muhammad's position its
society grew stronger, the revelations about jihad became broader and grander.
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MUHAMMAD'S PROBLEMS IN MECCA

One must ask, "Why did Muhammad leave Mecca'"
Muhammad spent ten to twelve years in Mecca, persuading
people to follow Islam without killing them or demanding
any taxes from them. His message was one of repentance,
patience and forgiveness. However, there was great tension
between him and the tribe he came from. This was the
biggest tribe of the area-Quravsh. Many people were abandoning
idol worship and following Islam, which the tribal
leaders did not like.
At first they tried to make a deal with Muhammad. "We'll
make you a king," the tribal leaders told him, "but don't talk
about Islam anymore. Or if you want to he wealthy, we'll give
you money and make you the wealthiest man in Arabia."
Muhammad happened to he standing next to his uncle
when they said this, and he replied, "Oh, my uncle, if they
bring the sun and put it in my right hand and bring the moon
and put it in my left hand, I will not give up my revelation."
Muhammad negotiated with the leaders from A.D. 620 to
622, but they never reached an agreement.

The tribe of Quravsh began to persecute him. They threw
dirt on his head while he was praying, and they spit on him.
They tried to kill him several times. One time they had a lady
invite him for a meal and put poison in the lamb she served
him. The Quran makes reference to Muhammad's problems
at this time:
And (rcmcmheri when the disbelievers plotted against
you (O Muhammad) to imprison y'on, or to kill you, or
to pct you out (from v,our hone, i.c., Makkah); the
tivcrc slotting and Allah too as plotting; and Allah IS the Rest of those who 
plot.

- S1 Vuis( (/(7,15

Muhammad did not leave Mecca without thinking, however.
He had a plan for what he would do after he left,

FIRST REVELATION OF JIHAD:
REPAY THOSE WHO MISTREAT YOU
Muhammad spent his first year in Medina building up his
military strength. The goal of his first jihad, or holy war, was
to take revenge on Quraysh, the tribe that had persecuted
him. This attitude is no surprise because Muhammad was
still influenced by the Arab mentality I described earlier. ("If you cause me one 
trouble, I will cause you two troubles.")
The Quraysh tribe created wealth through trade. Each
year they took one trip to Yemen and one trip to Syria. They
took a large caravan of things to sell at their destination, and brought home 
another load of things to sell at home. They
carried a lot of money and valuables.
Muhammad planned to ambush one of the caravans returning to Mecca. He and his 
army laid wait for them in the Valley of Badr. However, the caravan leader 
heard about
the trap and successfully went home by a different road.
The tribal leaders were very happy the caravan got home, but they were very 
angry with Muhammad. They decided to
teach him a lesson to let everyone in Arabia see that no one played games with 
the Quraysh tribe. Mecca sent their army to fight Muhammad at Badr. To their 
shock, Muhammad won a great victory and killed most of the enemy army.
Everyone in Arabia heard about the battle-and they recog
nized that Muhammad was now the most powerful man in
Arabia because he had defeated the most powerful tribe.
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THE SECOND REVELATION OF JIHAD:
CONQUER YOUR REGION

After this v icto>rv, Muhammad said the angel Gabriel brought
him a new message: that he must fight every tribe in Arabia
and make them all submit to Islam. Muhammad declared,
"There will not be two religions in Arabia. Arabia will submit
only to Islam. -- As a result, Muhammad no longer focused
mainly on converting heathen or idol worshipers. Now the
Jews and Christians became targets of persuasion.

This development of jihad came through the following
Quranic verse:

Fight against those who (i) believe not in Allah, (2) nor
in the Last Day, (3) nor forbid that which has been forbidden
by Allah and His Messenger (Muhammad) (4)
and those who acknowledge not the religion of truth
(i.e. lslam) among the people of the Scripture (Jews
and Christians), until they pay the fizvah (taxi with
willing submission, and feel themselves subdued.

-SoRnlr 9:29, "Tilt. Nt)RL.f O(K.2:y

At first glance, this verse is a little hard to understand in English, but it 
will he very clear after I explain it. This verse
says Muslims must fight four kinds of people:

1. Those who don't believe in Allah

2. Those who don't believe in the last day

3. Those who do things that Allah and Muhammad
have forbidden

4, Those who don't acknowledge ]slam as the truth,
i.e., 'people of the Scripture,- who are the Jews
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I. They could accept the message of Islam.

2. They could remain Jews or Christians but pay a
special tax (jie),ah), which is traditionally levied
once a year.
3. They could die. (The phrase "and feel themselves
subdued" is much stronger in Arabic than in this
English translation. The Arabic word means
something like "abject subjection." It carries the
idea of someone cowering in fear before a greater
power. If abject subjection is not achieved, then
death follows.)
The results of Muhammad's options were that the majority accepted the message 
of Islam, the wealthy unbe
lievers paid high taxes, and the rest were forced to go to war. TAXING 
CHRISTIANS TODAY
The tax against Christians is not something that was just practiced
in ancient times. Fanatic groups in Egypt still go to
Christians and ask for the tax. They will meet with the Christi
and explain, "You are Christian. We are Muslim. This is $
Muslim country. Our job is to practice the law of Islam. The
law says you have two choices-convert to Islam or remain ia
your faith. It's OK with us if you choose to remain in your faith,
but you must pay tax every year to the Islamic authority."
The Egyptian government isn't trying to collect the ta>
but these independent groups have taken it upon themselve
because the government isn't doing it.
So the Christian is presented with the tax, which is usu
a sizeable sum of money based on his income. The Christi
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may say, "I don't have the money right now. Give me a few
days to pull it together." So the radicals will go away and
come hack in a few days.
The Christian may again say, "Please, give me another
week." So they will go away and come back in a week. But if
the Christian still doesn't have the money, there are no more
chances. You can he sure they will come hack and kill himprobably
shoot him to death.
I have a Christian friend from Egypt who is now a university
professor in the United States. His two Christian
brothers, a medical doctor and a pharmacist, were living in
Egypt, and the radicals came and asked for the tax. These
Christians refused, and they were both killed. This was just
two or three 'ears ago.
FINANCING JIHAD

The tax on unbelievers was one way Muhammad raised
money. But his most important source of income was plundering
after battle. This was his economic lifeblood, just as
oil is the economic life of the Gulf countries today. They did
not farm, work trades or conduct business. They fought.
Part of their profit cane from slave trading. When
invading an enemy country, they killed all males and took the
women and children as slaves. During that time the Arabian
Desert became famous for slave trading.
Of his plundering, Muhammad said:

All income that comes by the hooves of horses and the
point of the sword is a gift from Allah. Allah provides
for those who fight. But if they go hack to their old
trades, they will just earn a living the normal way.'

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The invasion of Uhud
This was the second war that the prophet Muhamma
and new converts fought against the Arabs who rejected th
call of Islam. After the fight the military leaders and the p
sonal guard of Muhammad faced a major conflict.
disagreement was over plundering the possessions of
enemy. The military leaders told the personal guard
Muhammad that they should take part in the plundering
possessions. If we didn't fight, there would be no victo
they argued. Muhammad had to solve the problem
ordering the military leaders and his personal guard to s
the plunder equally after this battle4 The invasion of Honeen

Historian IN, Hisharn wrote in particular about the invasion
of Honeen. The Muslim military lost due to their
hastiness to plunder the possessions of the enemy before
the battle was finalized. When the Muslims vent after the possessions, the 
enemy ambushed them and defeated them.
Prophet Muhammad motivated his military by telling them,
"Whoever kills someone is entitled to plunder his possessions.
Hiring
help for battle

Dr. Solomon Basheer mentions that Muhammad even
hired other tribes to help him fight, motivating them with a
share of the plunder:

Sometimes the Arabic tribes agreed to get invoked ~\ ith Muhammad and support 
him in the battles. These tribes
made contracts with the Muslim leaders regarding what
percentage of the plunder they could take'

This method of fund-raising continued afterMuhammad's
death. The second leader of Islam (Umar ihn al-Khattab) is
credited with many conquests for Islam. This leader also
made agreements with other tribes to fight for Islam.

Jarir Rin Abdullah came and asked the second Muslim
leader after the death of Muhammad (Umar ihn alKhattab), "if I go to Traci with 
my people to fight for
Islam, can vv e keep 2.i percent of the plunder'" Umar
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Allah brought Muslims to the world to conquer and rule
and populate the world. If any nation opposes the will
of Allah and refuses to be Muslim, they will be the slaves
of Muslims and pay tax to the Islamic authority. These
nations are going to work hard, and VOL] will benefit.

THE FINAL REVELATION OF JIHAD:
CONQUER THE WORLD

The last step in the development of jihad was when jihad
stopped being regional and went worldwide. This change
was based on a new Quranic verse received by Muhammad:

Fight them until there is no more Fitnah (disbelief and
polytheism, i.e. worshipping others besides Allah) and
the religion (worship) will he for Allah Alone [in the
whole of the world].
-St RAH 8:39, Ti-jr.- No/311 QURAN As a result, Muhammad told his followers:

I command by Allah to go and fight all the people of
the world until they confess there is no God but Allah,
and I am his messenger, and to pray five times a day
and to give alms. And if they do that, their blood will be
spared from me.9

The Muslims put these revelations into practice right
away. They took jihad outside of Arabia, attacking many
countries in Asia, Africa and Europe. This was the whole
world at the time.
In all, Muhammad personally led twenty-seven battles. In
addition, he sent out his army forty-seven times without him
(that's about seven times a year)."' Muhammad's reign ended in A.D. 632with his 
death. Despite his military activity,
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he did not have a battle-related death. History records that
he actually succumbed to an extended fever.
SUMMARY
After reviewing the culture and some of the characteristics of
the Arabic people prior to Muhammad, we have a deeper
understanding of the bloody history of Islam. Disagreements
and misunderstandings often led to terrorist acts among the
pre-Islam Arabic people due to their predisposition to act
emotionally and violently as a whole.
Because Islam entitled them to the defeated enemies'
possessions, the constant struggle for power among Arab
tribes grew stronger and more brutal. Not only did they
attack non-Muslims, but the early Muslim tribes also
attacked each other. An example of this was the constant
battle between the Ammoweyeen and the Hashmeyeen,
both of the tribe of Quravsh.

This culture readily accepted the philosophy of jihad that
was revealed to Muhammad. These were progressive revelations
of Quranic verses over a period of about twenty-two
years. The progressive steps were:

1. Fight those who persecuted you (in Medina).

2. Conquer those who reject Islam in your region
(the Arabian Desert).

3. Conquer the world in the name of Islam.

No Quranic revelation contradicted this final command
of jihad, so it is still the goal of Islam today.

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The Ultimate Goal of Islam
Worldwide Submission to Islam
J us t A u the days of Muhammad, the fundamentalist
followers of Islam today are pursuing world conquest.
The best way I can describe this mind-set is to let one
of the leaders say it in his words.
One of the clearest writers and thinkers of modern jihad is
Mawlana Abul Ala Mawdudi, the founder of Pakistan's fundamentalist
movement. He has written many hooks and is one of Islam's most well-known 
scholars. The entire Islamic

world considers him a leader who will he remembered
throughout history. These are his words:'

Islam is not a normal religion like the other religions in
the world, and Muslim nations are not like normal
nations. Muslim nations are xerv special because they
hate a command from Allah to rule the entire world
and to he ov er every nation in the world.

He points out that the purpose of the revolution is not to
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countries will be better off than other countries.

Islam is a revolutionary faith that comes to destroy any
government made by man. Islam doesn't look for a
nation to be in better condition than another nation.
Islam doesn't care about the land or who owns the
land. The goal of Islam is to rule the entire world and
submit all of mankind to the faith of Islam. Any nation
or power in this world that tries to get in the way of that
goal, Islam will fight and destroy.
In order for Islam to fulfill that goal, Islam can use
every power available every way it can be used to bring
worldwide revolution. This is jihad.
Mawdudi also expressed the idea that Islam is a political
system and way of life that must replace all other ways of life.

Islam is not just a spiritual religion; Islam is a way of
life. It is a heavenly system revealed to our world
through the angel Gabriel, and the responsibility of
Muslims is to destroy any other system in the world
and to replace it with the Islamic system.
Everyone who believes in Islam in this manner can
be a member of Jamaat-i-lslami Ithe Pakistani fundamentalist
movement founded by the author]. I don't
want anybody to think that Muslims who join the party
of God are just normal Muslin missionaries or normal
preachers in the mosque or people who write articles.
The party of God is a group established by Allah himself
to take the truth of Islam in one hand and to take
the sword in the other hand and destroy the kingdoms
of evil and the kingdoms of mankind and to replace
them with the Islamic system. This group is going to
destroy the false gods and make Allah the only God.
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Bi saving "false gods," the Author is referring to political
leaders Who are not under Islamic authority, such as presi
dents or prime ministers of Western countries.

As on can see, Islam is the faith of struggle, revolution
and war. Islam doesn't want a little piece of the world-it
wants It all.
CHRISTIANS As TARGETS

Christians are a target in the goal of world conquest because
they resist conversion. This perspective is not just implied. It
is explicitly stated.

In 1980 there was a meeting of the Muslim International
World Society in Lehore, Pakistan. Le Vigaro, a prominent
French newspaper, reported that the conference discussed
ways that the Islamic world could end the existence of the
Christian minority in the Muslim world or force them to become Muslim. Their 
timetable for achieving this was the
end of the second millennium.

The chairman of this society sued the French newspaper
in 1984, claiming that the report was false. But I believe the
newspaper reported the truth, because that is truly the
agenda of Islam.

Another example of the mind-set of converting Christians
to Islam occurred during the Lebanese Civil War. This war
between Christians and Muslims lasted twenty years, and no
one could figure out how to get them to stop-not the
United Nations or even the other Arab countries.

The leader of Libya, Muammar Qaddafi, considers himself
to he a great thinker, and he announced one day that he
had a solution to the problem. Hiss solution was for the
Christians to convert to Islam and then they would he
brothers and sisters with the Muslims and the fighting
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would stop. Qaddafi said:

I hope there is a new generation of Lebanese Christians
who will wake up one day and realize Arabs cannot be
Christians and Christians cannot be Arabs, so then they
will convert to Islam and be true Arabs.'

METHODS OF JIHAD

We've seen that jihad was established in the Quran and that it involves world 
domination. Jihad is now the call for every
Muslim. Now let us see how jihad is practiced in three stages in modern times.
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The Three Stages
of Jihad
How a Weakened Muslim Minority
Takes Over
I F YO[ LOOK at Muslim countries around the world, you
will see that they are in one of the following three stages
of jihad. (My source for these stages is Islamic theology
based on the Quran.)
WEAKENED STAGE
This stage applies to Muslims when they are a weak, small
minority living in a non-Islamic society. In this case overt
jihad is not the call of the hour. Muslims submit to the law of
the land, but they work to increase their numbers.

At this stage, Muslims follow the word given to
Muhammad in Mecca: "There is no compulsion in religion"
(Surah Z:2 , The Noble Qatran). You have probably heard
people in the media quoting this verse to prove that Islam
does not compel, or force, anyone to convert.

Another key verse Muhammad received at this time was
Surah S:10,s ;

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0 you who believe! Take care of your ownselves. If you
follow the (right) guidance and enjoin what is right
(Islamic Monotheism and all that Islam orders one to
do) and forbid what is wrong (polytheism, disbelief
and all that Islam has forbidden)] no hurt can come to
you from those who are in error. The return of you all is
to Allah, then He will inform you about (all) that which
you used to do.
-Tw_ Not3Lt: OuRAN
This verse was a response to Muslims in Mecca who were
wondering what to do about all the unbelievers around
them. It basically told them, "Be responsible for yourself.
Don't worry about the infidels around you. You and they will
all go before Allah one day and he judged by your works."
These verses speak of living quietly and at peace with
unbelievers; however, we need to remember that
Muhammad received these words when Muslims were a
small, weak group in Mecca. After his movement gained
strength, Muhammad received new words that canceled out (nasikh) these verses.
PREPARATION STAGE

This stage is when the Muslims are a reasonably influential minority. Because 
their future goal is direct confrontation with the enemy, they make 
preparations in every possible area-financial, physical, military, mental and 
any other area.

Let not the Unbelievers think that they can get the
better (of the godly): they will never frustrate (them).
Against them make ready your strength to the utmost
of your power, including steeds of war, to strike terror
into (the hearts of) the enemies, of Allah and your ene.
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mien, a nd others besides whom von may not know, but
whom Allah knows.

-St R:A} 8:59-60,At IIR\NSLA1lO\,1\IPII\l ADDED
The Noble Quran includes some interesting commentary.
Notice the words in parentheses:

And make ready against them all you can of power,
including steeds of war (tanks, planes, missiles,
artillery) to threaten the enemy of Allah ...

-Si RRAt18:60, f,MMPHASISADDFD
This commentary should confirm for the reader that
Muslims are practicing this verse in modern times.
JIHAD STAGE

This stage is when Muslims are a minority with strength,
influence and power. At this stage every Muslim's duty is to
actively fight the enemy, overturning the system of the nonMuslim
country and establishing Islamic authority.
This stage is based on the final revelation that Allah
received concerning jihad, which is Surah 9:5. Though I
quoted this verse earlier, it is so significant in Islamic
thinking that it bears repeating:

Fight and slay the Pagans wherever you find them, and
seize them, beleaguer them, and lie in wait for them in
evcry strategem (of war)...
-ALI 1RANSIA1 Io\
Muslims are commanded to kill anyone who chooses not
to convert to Islam. The verse says "wherever you find
them." There are no geographical iimits.
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MUHAMMAD'S EXAMPLE
These three stages are exactly what the prophet Muhammad lived out. At first he 
showed no animosity to his enemies (Phase I). After he left Mecca he spent his 
first year in Medina preparing his army (Phase 2). Then he declared jihad, went 
back to fight his enemies, completely conquered Mecca and brought it under his 
authority (Phase 3).
LEBANON
The recent history of the modern nation of Lebanon can
provide us a good example of the three stages in practice. Stage 1: Muslims 
cooperate with
the Christian majority.
If you had visited Lebanon before their civil war you
would have seen the Hawaii of the Middle East. The capital,
Beirut, was called the Paris of the Middle East. Lebanon was
the most beautiful natural setting around.
The Muslim minority lived in harmony with the Christian
majority. That was because the Muslims were a weak
minority with no power. There were no talks about jihad, or
holy war, those days in Lebanon.

Stage 2: Muslims get outside help
to prepare for attack.
Slowly but surely, in the 1970s the Islamic minority started
the preparation stage by getting support from Libya on one
side and Iran on the other. Not too long after that the
Lebanese civil war began.

Stage 3: Muslims wage war against unbelievers. The world watched as the 
beautiful country of Lebanon
was divided into many pieces. Muslims denied any loyalty to
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their Christian brothers and sisters. They started militant
groups that were after one goal-overturning the government
and establishing an Islamic country.
One Islamic group was called Amal and was led by Nabih
Bary; there was another Shiite group called Hizhollah, which
was led by Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah.
Twenty years of war followed, but Muslims did not succeed
in their mission.
Compromise (Back to Stage 1)

Right now Lebanon has a secular government with a
Christian president and a Muslim prime minister. There is
peace for the moment because they established a government that included all 
the warring parties.
They even made the founder of Amal the president of the
parliament. They allow Hizhollah to exist in South Lebanon
because, they say, "We must have them there to defend against Israel,"
JUSTIFYING DECEIT

The three stages of jihad show how circumstances are used to
determine correct behavior. Another example of this in the
Islamic mind-set is the use of deceit. Islam justifies lying under
certain circumstances. In the next chapter you will learn what
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When Lies Are Justified Deceit As a Part of War and to Avoid Trouble M USLI,NS BELIEVE: THAT war means deception, so lying is an important clement of war in Islam. In this chapter we will look at the particular circumstances in which Muslims are permitted to lie. LYING TO NON-MUSLIMS WHILE LIVING IN A NON-MUSLIM COUNTRY Philosopher Ihn Taymivah (1263-1328) wrote a hook titled The Sword on the Neck of the Accuser of Muhammad. In it he described how Muslims should live in the weakened stage.

Believers when in a weakened stage in a non-Muslim
country should forgive and he patient with people of the
hook (i.e., f ews and Christians] when they insult Allah
and his prophet by any means. Believers should he to
people of the book to protect their lives and religion. I

In other words, it's OK to lie to non-Muslims to protect
yourself when you are a minority in their country.

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There's a simple Islamic proverb that says, "If you can't
cut your enemies' hand, kiss iThis is clear in the
prophet Muhammad's life and his teaching in Mecca and
after. The peaceful lamb of Mecca, after immigrating to
Medina, became a roaring lion that threatened the whole
Arabian Desert.
I never experienced living in the weakened state because
Muslims are a strong majority in Egypt where I grew up. We
Muslims practiced our beliefs in any way that we liked. The
Christians were the weakened minority. I never had a reason
to lie to Christians, but I witnessed every day how these _
Christians lived under strong persecution as a minority in an Islamic country.
On the other hand, those practicing Islam in the United
States, Canada, Europe, Australia and South Africa are in the weakened stage. 
These Muslims are very good at presenting themselves as loving, caring and 
forgiving people. They cornpromise
any conflict between the image they want to present and what they truly believe.
They get along with Christians and Jews as if they were ,1 brothers. They present 
Islam to these countries as the answer to all humanity's problems. These 
Westernized,"'
Muslims present their religion as if it stands for mercy,
freedom, fairness and reconciliation. They portray Islam ass, religion that 
does not show prejudice to any race or culture. LYING ABOUT PEACE AGREEMENTS

Muslim groups will use peace talks or peace agreements to
buy time so they can make new plans, prepare and position themselves for 
victory. Muslim military leaders will tell the other side whatever it wants to 
hear in order to buy time,
but when it comes time to deliver what is agreed on, yo
will see a different story.

Our modern history has witnessed many of these peace
agreements that resulted in nothing happening. An example
that cones to my mind is all of the agreements that took
place between the Muslim groups in South Lebanon, the
Hizhollah and Amal organizations. Another great example is
the nine years of peace talks between Iraq and Iran, which
resulted only in a vicious war.

I clearly remember what happened in Egypt during the
fight between the government and the Islamic Group (alGama'a
al lsfamiyya). The leaders of the Islamic Group
announced that they had suspended hostilities and were
willing to meet at the negotiating table. That was nothing but
buying time to regroup and go after the government even
more than before. The Islamic Group used lies and tricks
based on their understanding of the Quran and the prophet
Muhammad's life teaching and history.

Many people may disagree with how I am portraying
Islam; however, these facts are very clear in Islamic law. Let's
see how Muhammad used lying, since his actions are part of
the basis of Islamic law.
DENYING ISLAMIC FAITH

The first time that the prophet Muhammad permitted
denying Islam or him as a prophet was with Amar Ben
Yasser.' Yasser, who was one of Muhammad's friends, was
captured and held hostage by the tribe of Quravsh. The
tribe tortured Yasser, so lie denied Muhammad and Islam
to gain freedom.

As soon as they set him free, he went back to Muhammad
and conf(sxd what had happened. Prophet Muhammad
told Ya.sscr that if that ever happened to him again he should
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do exactly what he did with no shame.
At a different time, the prophet Muhammad heard that
one of his enemies (Shabban Bin Kalad Al-Handi) was
preparing his troops to fight the Muslims. Muhammad sent
Abed Allah Bin Allis Algahni to assassinate this enemy.
Algahni asked the prophet Muhammad to describe the man
that he was supposed to kill. Muhammad told him to go and
join the enemies' troops, curse Islam and Muhammad, and
that he would find Al-Handi that way.
Prophet Muhammad's messenger went to the enemies'
camp. When he identified the leader, he struck up a conversation
and cursed Muhammad and his people. To make a
long story short, Afghani was able to build a close enough
relationship with his victim to cut off his head when he was
sleeping. He brought the head to the prophet.
We see here that the prophet Muhammad's messenger
used lying-denying the faith and cursing prophet
Muhammad-in order to accomplish his mission."
MUSLIMS DECEIVING OTHER MUSLIMS

When it comes to war, Muslims will lie to other Muslims if
necessary. This explains an incident between President
Saddam Hussein of Iraq and President Hosni Mubarak of
Egypt. Muharek visited Hussein in Baghdad on the day
before Iraq invaded Kuwait. Hussein promised Mubarak
that he would not invade Kuwait, yet no sooner had
Mubarak arrived home in Cairo than he heard that the invasion
took place.
Hussein lied to his fellow Muslim, and he didn't even
keep his word for twenty-four hours. That made the
Egyptian president truly angry,'
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GENERAL BELIEF ABOUT LYING
As you care see, Islam justifies and practices lying under war circumstances.
The general attitude about lying can be illustrated
by a stop about one of Muhammad's favorite wives, Aiysha. Lying is good if it 
is going to keep evil away.
Imam Gazoli Saibin states:
Knots this that lying is not sin by itself, but if it brings
harm to you it could be ugly. However, you can lie if
that will keep you from evil or if it will result in prosWe
know from Islamic history and the prophet
Muhamnmad's autobiography that major jealousy took place
between two of Muhammad's wives, Aiysha and Zench.
Zeneb's sister started a rumor that Aiysha had an affair with
another man.' Her motive was to help out her sister because
the punishment for adultery in Islam is stoning (Surah 24:2).
Aiysha denied having the affair, even though people close
to the situation, including Muhammad's best friend, were
sure she had done it. Lying was acceptable because it would
keep the evil of stoning away.
SUMMARY
As you can see, lying and deceit are a part of the Islamic
mind-set. This fact can he difficult for the Western mind to
accept. Another difficult concept for the Western mind is the
fact that a mosque is not just for religious activity. Mosques
are used to support jihad, which was even made evident
during the t J.S. bombing of Afghanistan.
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Muhammad's Use
of Mosques
House of Worship/House of War
D wring the U.S. bombing campaign in Afghanistan,
the U.S. military bombed a mosque on October 23, 2001. The Lebanese News Center 
complained,
"People who were praying inside were killed and injured."'
On the other hand, the Washington Post said that, according
to recent refugees, the Taliban had begun moving military
equipment and personnel to mosques, schools and other
civilian sites to avoid attack.'This
incident illustrates two things: the use of deceit
during war and the use of a mosque for war efforts.

A MOSQUE ISN'T A CHURCH

Most of the Muslims who are intemewed by Western media
present Islam as a religion only. They emphasize the heart as
the center of the Islamic teaching and the mosque as the worship
place of the Muslims, just like a church or a synagogue.
However, the mosque during the prophet Muhammad",
time was not just the place of worship. It v~:1s also a place to

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store weapons and make military plans. When Muhammad
was in Medina, he used the mosque as headquarters for all of
his wars. Even after his death, his successors used the
mosques for the same purposes.
A mosque in Islam is the center for worship, justice, war
strategy and government. This is because Islam is both a religion
and government. Islam is a pen and a sword.
Prophet Muhammad made it clear to Muslims that the
mosque isn't like a synagogue or a church. At his mosque in
Medina (the second holiest site in Islam today), he planned
his war strategy, held court and received visiting tribal
leaders. It was like the Pentagon, the White House and the
Supreme Court all in one place. The Islajnic.~vorld was ruled from the mosque.
When there was an order to fight, the announcement was
made at the mosque. The rulers after Muhammad continued
this practice. Throughout Islamic history you can see that all
movements of jihad came out of the mosque.

EGYPTIAN MILITANTS' USE OF MOSQUES

In modern times, mosques are still used as centers of war.
The Egyptian Islamic groups are a good example. In 1986
the Egyptian police received orders from Zak] Bedr, prime minister of national 
security, to attack different mosques
in southern Egypt because militant Islamic groups were
using them.
The attack against the mosques caused much anger
among moderate Muslims. The following dialogue occurred
in the Egyptian Parliament between Bedr, who ordered the
strikes, and the opposing party representative, Mohammed
Mahfoz Helmy. Hclmy explained why he was questioning
Bedr's actions:
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The ntotirc of my questions is not to accuse you of
doing ryrong, but as a representative of the people, we
demand . n explanation of the action of the administration
of security in southern Egypt. The way that your
administration surprised Muslim worshipers inside of
the mosque and arrested them was an insult to Islam.
Bedr answered by saying:
We had accurate information that these radical Islamic
groups used the mosque to plan and operate an attack
on the citizens and the police. To be more specific, on
Friday, October 3 1, 1986, we monitored the members
of these groups taking weapons and people to the
mosque to prepare for a major attack on the citizens of
Assout and the police force. As a result of these attacks,
six high-ranking officers and seventeen solders were
wounded. However, we confiscated from the mosque
many illegal handguns, and we found dead bodies of
the citizens. We arrested fifty-seven members of these
groups. After a short investigation we released two of
these fifty-seven and jailed the other fifty-five.

The prime minister of national security told the Egyptian
parliament that this wasn't the only time a mosque had been
used as a military base. Five days before this invasion,
another invasion was conducted.
October 26, 1986, eve received accurate information
about a major plan for the Islamic radicals to destroy
and attack the police and the citizens right after the
Fridae prayer. This information was enough for us to
send o,ut some of our hest forces to stop these plans
and keep national securiN under control. Moments
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after the arrival of the forces they discovered the gathering
of 120 members of the Islamic Group inside the
mosque. These members did not allow general worshipers
to enter the mosque to pray that day. We
monitored them carefully and stood by to see how they
would act. As soon as they made their first step to
conic out of the mosque and carry out their plans, we
immediately attacked the mosque and arrested 121
people.
The prime minister of national security addressed the parliament
by saying:
What these two incidents mean to me and my administration
is that mosques are the gathering place and the
centers for these radical Muslims. As long as I am in position, I will not 
tolerate it. We should stand
together and unite in opinion to fight the threat of terrorism
to our country even if they are raising the banner of Islam. I do not attempt 
to deny my responsibility
for these attacks as my opponents party claimed,
but as a citizen of this great nation of Egypt I call the
opponent's party to unite with our government and
stand strong in the face of these threats of terrorism to
keep our nation secure.

What we saw in this documented modern history was that the Islamic Group 
movement (al-Gama'a al fslamiyya) used
the mosque as a place of planning attacks and hiding weapons-following the 
example of the prophet Muhammad.
SECTION IV
THE DEVELOPMENT OF
MODERN JIHAD
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Forefathers of
'Terrorism
A.D. 600s to 1800s
I
Y N ARI: ABOtJ i to embark on a guided tour through
twelve hundred years of Islamic history. Along the
way you will discover the events and movements that
have produced the principles of jihad that are practiced today.
This chapter, which covers the time from Muhammad to
the 1800s, \\-III explain:

The logic behind attacking leaders and governments
who reject Islam, Muhammad or the Quran
Justification for killing women and children

The belief that you should fight even if you know
you will lose

The suicide mission by Muhammad's grandson

Eleventh-century terrorists wh') got high on mariiuana
before going to attack their enemies

Let's begin our tour by taking a few snapshots from the life of Muhammad. As 
you visualize these scenes from
Muhammad's life, you may find it interesting to imagine what it would have been 
like if Jesus had behaved the same way.
When Muhammad moved to Medina in A.D. 622, he
found many strong Jewish clans there who resisted him. The
leader of a clan called Ebniah-El-Tadyiar resisted with words. He excelled in 
poetry and its use in condemning Muhammad and his teachings.
This poetry got him in trouble with a powerful and competitive
Jewish clan in the area (El-Aouse), which had converted to Islam. (Yes, it's 
true; they converted.) When they heard this poetry, they planned to murder the 
author (KahbbEbniahEl
Ashrafi) in order to win the favor of Muhammad. They persuaded the poet's own 
brother to kill him. (Their
mother was Jewish, but their father was Arabian.)
Because the clans were so competitive for Muhammad's favor, a rival Jewish clan 
that had also converted to Islam (ElKhazrahg)
looked for someone else Muhammad did notlike in order to kill him as well. 
Abbah Rafah Salam was the second victim killed in order to keep Muhammad's 
favor.
In the meantime, the prophet Muhammad ordered another man to go and kill a lady 
named Ossmah (daughter
of Marawan), because she also used her poetry to condemn. Muhammad and his 
teachings.'
The murder of the Jewish poet was perceived negatively among Arabs. Muhammad's 
first cousin, Ali ibn AN Talib,
who was among the first followers of Muhammad, assumed
the responsibility of defending Muhammad's orders to murder. He told the people that 
God sent the angel Gabrielto" Muhammad and commanded this man's death. Then hewn
a poem to confirm that this murder was God's command.
These three murders established a basic principle of
behavior.
PRINCIPLE: Anyone who conflicts with, disagrees with or does
not support Muhammad and his teachings should be killed.
MUHAMMAD PERMITS KILLING
WOMEN AND CHILDREN
Let's see what the prophet of Islam said about killing women
and children of the enemy.
Prophet Muhammad was once asked if it was OK to kill women and children of 
those who were polytheistic
(believing in many gods) or infidels. He said, "I consider
them as of their parents." In other words, if the parents
were infidels, then it was permissible to kill their children.' Because the 
prophet of Islam believed this, this is what
Osama bin Laden and Al-Qaeda believe about killing
women and children.
KILLING LEADERS WHO BREAK ISLAMIC LAW
Muhammad died in A.D. 632 after a long fever, according to
historical records. The third leader to succeed him, Uthman
ibn Affan, experienced much protest against his leadership
and governing of the people. He was accused of mishandling
money, moral failures and other transgressions. A
group of Aluslims from many different nations surrounded
his house and asked for his resignation. He swore by Allah
that he would not respond to this threat and refused to give
up leadership.
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found him meditating and reading the Quran. They killed
him there.
PRINCIPLE: It is right to murder a governor or leader who is
not in compliance with Islamic law.
After his death, the Islamic nation was never the same. This was the fork in 
the road where the Islamic faith was divided forever.
FALSE TREATY CAUSES SPLIT BETWEEN MUSLIMS
After the murder of Islam's third leader, Muhammad's first
cousin, All ibn Abi Talib, was chosen to be the fourt Bader
of Islam. Ali was revered by many because he was Muhammad's closest assistant, 
like his right arm.
The governor of El-Sham (Syria) opposed this appointment.
He was from the same family as the previous leader who was murdered (Uthman). So the 
governor of El-Sham asked All to arrest the people who killed Uthman and judge them. 
All replied, "There are thousands; whom am I going to
arrest? Whom am I going to judge?"
This started war. The ggvernor,, Muawiya ibn Abi Sufyan,
fought many battles with All.
All's group became divided. Part of them opposed
fighting and petitioned All to stop the war. They wanted tb debate for a 
solution, choosing a representative from both sides who knew the Quran.
To make a long story short, Muawiva's representatiVE presented Ali's 
representative with a deal to end the matter. The deal was that if All's 
followers removed Ah
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from leadership, the others would remove Muawiva from
his leadership. Muslims could then elect whomever they
saw fit according to the Quran.

All's followers kept their promise and removed All from
leadership, but Muawiya's representative did not keep his
promise. Instead, he declared Muawiva to be the only leader
for the Muslims.
PRINCIPLE: Deceit is acceptable if it helps you achieve the goals of Islam.
MURDER OF ALI BY ELKHARIJ

ByA.DD. 660 the Islamic world was divided into two partiesthose
who followed All and those who followed Muawiva.
Ali's followers were the Shiites, and Muawiva's followers
were the Sunni.

A new group splintered off from the Shiites. It was
known as El-Kharij. Just like jihad groups today, ElKharij
called for reform. They wanted to practice Islam just as
Muhammad did.

El-Kharij decided the best plan of action would be to kill
them all-All, Muawiya and Muawiva's representative. By
killing these three leaders they thought Muslims could go
back to one leader, just as it was in the days of Muhammad.

One nian was able to kill All even though All was held in ,,great esteem among 
the Muslims. Immediately ElKharij's
spiritual leader claimed a Quranic passage to justify what
theydid (Sarah 2:204, 207).

The murder of All is a leadini, example of what many radical
groups believe.
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PRINCIPLE: When a government or a leader is found acting
not in accordance with the Quran, Muslims have the right to
declare them renegade and infidel. Islam's way of dealing with
a renegade or infidel is killing.
This is anther root of terrorism in the Islamic history.
El-Kharij principles and beliefs have been a terrorism
threat to every empire, dynasty, society or nation since then. The Islamic 
militia groups that we see today around the world are a continuation of 
El-Kharij. Because this ancient group was so influential, let's look at their 
beliefs.
EL-KHARIJ BELIEFS

El-Kharij is an Arabic word that means "one who goes out."
In this part of Islamic history, El-Kharij stepped out from under a leader or a 
government that they believed was not
acting according to God's law and the Quran.
Here are some of their core beliefs:
They believed that there is no law but God's law.
They declared many imams (prayer leaders or
Muslim preachers) to he infidels, including some
of Muhammad's friends.
They expected all Muslims to obey the call of jihad
against rulers (Muslim or non-Muslim) who did
not comply with the Quran. Anyone who did not
participate in jihad was labeled an infidel.

They believed in the right to kill children and
women of infidels.
They believed Muslims have the right to and control
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over women, children and all material possessions
of infidels.
They made assassination, dishonesty, mistrust and
unfaithfulness a strong part of the Islamic faith.
Their beliefs have been demonstrated throughout the history
of Islam.'

SUICIDE MISSION BY MUHAMMAD'S GRANDSON
AfterMuawiya's death in A.t). 680, his son Yazid assumed the
leadership of the Islamic empire. As would he expected, he
was not accepted by Ali's son, al-HIsayn, who was leader of
the Shiites at this time.
Al-Husayn felt that he should he the next leader of the
Islamic empire. Not only was his father Muhammad's right
arm and first cousin, but also his mother was Muhammad's
daughter.
Al-Husayn knew that he didn't have enough people or
weapons to defeat Yazid. However, he went to Iraq to fight
him anyway. Al-Husayn was killed in a city called Kabala in
the same year his father died.
The Shiites learned a new principle from the death of
their leader.
PRINCIPLE: Fighting evil is a must; it does not matter if you
win or you die. If you win, you will be honored by victory;
if you die, you will be honored by God. Fighting evil is
an honor either way.
Based on this belief, a1-Husayn was a martyr of Islam. To
this day he is held in high esteem and as a great example of
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MARIJUANA WARRIORS
The name of this eleventh-century group is an Arabic descrip. tion of people 
who smoke or eat hashish (derived from
marijuana). El-Hashashen was a group of very religious Shiite Muslims who 
believed killing the enemy was an Islamic com mand to be martyred. This group 
was established in the eleventh century by a man named Hassan ElSabaah.
Soldiers of this group used the drug hashish to get high before they went on 
suicide missions. While they were under the influence of the drugs, they 
visualized themselves in a garden with a many beautiful women. In their 
drug-altered states, they got a little taste of what heaven would be like, so 
they rushed to do their jobs and get to the real things Remember, we are 
talking about a movement from the eleventh century, but you can easily see its 
effect still today.
This movement grew quickly and accomplished a great number of assassinations 
and murders all over Persia and Iraq. The members of this group assassinated 
many military leaders and government officials of the Sunni Muslims. In the 
beginning of the twelfth century, the ElHashashen
movement almost took over the entire Middle East region. Not one ruler or 
governor was safe from their harassment.
IBN TAYMIYAH AND No TOLERANCE

At the beginning of the fourteenth century a powerful Sunni
leader came on the scene-lhn Taymiyah. Born in a Syrian
city named Haran in 1263, he fought the Mongolian invasion
of Syria (1299-1303). Ibn Taymiyah taught that
Mongolian Muslims were not true Muslims and that his
countrymen should not submit to their authority. He also
declared that anyone who submitted to them, helped them
or dealt with them was just like them-infidels. From this
point on Ibn Taymiyah acted as if he were a military leader,
declaring many Muslims to be infidels and attacking them.
Ibn Taymiyah established the mind-set of no tolerance.
He reinforced principles that were also practiced centuries earlier.
PRINCIPLE: Muslims should resist, fight and overturn
any Islamic government that doesn't govern the land
according to the Islamic law only.
PRINCIPLE: Muslims should enforce jihad on anybody whose
beliefs differ from Islam, especially Jews and Christians.
We have seen a great deal of ibn Taymiyah's influence for
the last two centuries on most of the Islamic movements.
Today's terrorism is a result of this mindset.
WAHHABI MOVEMENT

Based on the same foundation that Ihn Tavmivah established,
Muhammad ibn Ahd al-Wahhah (1703-1792) led the Wahhahi movcmmnt. This movement 
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overturned the Turkish government. Abd al-Wahhab established
a new 100 percent Islamic nation, which eventually
became Saudi Arabia.
Today the leadership of Saudi Arabia is comprised of
many members of the original movement. At the same time,
the Saudi government is also facing an El-Kharij movement, those who would like 
to go back to the original principles. Osama bin Laden is an example of that 
group.
Ibn Taymiyah's mind-set has influenced our world today in
a great way. Many movements are now trying to overturn their
governments and go back to the teaching of Muhammad with
no tolerance or compromise. They arc pursuing their mission with military 
force. History is definitely repeating itself.
Now that you have seen the historical roots of terrorism starting with Muhammad 
and going through the 1800s, we come to the man I refer to as the founding 
father of modem jihad. He was put to death by the government of Egypt for his 
teaching, and many of his books are banned in Egypt and other countries, 
including Libya and Iraq. Yet his influence lives on. His name is Sayyid Qutb.
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Sayyid Qutb:
From the Village to the Gallows
T HL 1920s \a'r.RI. an exciting time in the history of
many Middle Eastern countries. Many were finally
liberated from the authority of the Europeans-some
from the British, some from the French, some from the Italians and some from 
the Turkish-or they were on their
way to liberation. One of these countries was Egypt.

For first time in history Egypt had a president. The people
of Egypt were finally starting to see the light of freedom again, many for the 
first time in their lifetimes.
Events in Turkey Would soon propel Egypt toward Islamic
fundamentalism. In 1924 the Turkish military leader
Mustafa Kemal Ataturk established a thoroughly secular state in Turkey. In 
doing so, he overturned the Islamic succession
svstem that had led the Islamic world for six hundred
years. In effect, he threw out the Muslim svstem and
replaced it with a Westernized, inilitan, svstem.
Muslims reacted negativclvv to this, including Muslims in
Egypt. In response, a spiritual leader named Sheikh Hassan
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Egypt. This is what we will refer to as El-Kharij all over again.
His beliefs were a mixture of early EI-Kharij, ElHashashen
and the mind-set of Ibn Taymiyah. His goal for Egypt was to
reapply the Islamic law and to reestablish an Islamic succession
system.
The Muslim Brotherhood was very militant, aggressive
and full of hatred toward the leadership of the country and
anyone who would not comply with Islamic law. They used
terrorist methods to shake up society and pursue their
agenda of bringing back the original glory of Islam.
After Israel was established as a nation in 1948, radical
fundamentalist groups flourished even more. The establishment
of Israel marked the beginning of many wars between
the Jews and the Arabs.
The fundamentalist groups created many cells of rebellious,
hateful Muslims who were willing to die for their cause. Their animosity was 
not directed at the Jews alone.
They taught their followers that the leaders of Egypt and the
rest of the Arabic world were not true Muslims.
They aggressively taught that Islamic law should be
applied with zero tolerance for government interference or for people of any 
other faith. These militant and extreme terrorist
groups focused their activities on assassination. In their minds, killing was 
the only way to make Islamic nations, resubmit to the Quran and the Islamic law.

In 1948 the Muslim Brotherhood assassinated Egyptian,'. Prime Minister Mahtnoud 
Nokrashy Pasha. In 1949 they

attempted the assassination of the new prime ministerof
Egypt, Abrahem Abd El-Had], but instead they killed
Supreme Court Judge Moustashar Ahniad ElKazendari.
Into this situation, Sayyd Qutb was born in Souther'
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Egypt in 1906. He earned a degree and became one of the
top people in Egypt's department of education. In 1948 he
was chosen by the government to come to the United States
to study special methods of education and curriculum. After
he returned to Egypt from his trip to the United States he
joined the Muslim Brotherhood movement.
Sayyid Qutb, the "Martin
Luther" of the modern
jihad movement, put to
death by the Egyptian government
because of his
book Signs Along the Road.
VISITING AMERICAAND
HATING IT!
This was Qutb's first time
ever outside of Egypt. He
came hack from America
filled with both envy and
hostility toward the United
States. The following is a
quote from a letter he sent to
a friend while in the United States.
(Courtesy of Sinai i'ulrlisbing, Cairn, Ig,pt)
Nowhere else on earth could I find people that excel in
education, knowledge, technology, business and civilization
like die Americans. Ho never, the American
values, ethics and beliefs are below the standard of a
human being.

Then Quth was in the United States he spent time in
Washington. D.C., California and Colorado. He was very
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institutions and diversity of population. Yet he felt that America's resources 
were wasted on materialism.
It seems to me that there is no relation between greatness
of culture and greatness of the people that create
this culture. It is obvious that Americans have focused
all of their ingenuity on the production of materialism,
but they don't have much to offer as to what makes
humans great.
He was disgusted with what he saw as a lack of religious
conviction.
No one else in the world has built more churches than
the Americans ... You will find Americans in church on
Sundays, Christmas, Easter and special religious occasions,
yet they are so empty and do not have a spiritual life. The last thing that an 
American would think about
in everyday life is their religion.
Qutb was also angry because American influence had led the Muslim world astray 
from the ways of Islam.

Not only the non-Muslim world is pagan and heathen
but also the existing Muslin world is so influenced by
the rest of the world.
QUTB'S KEY BELIEFS

Sayyid Quth, the founding father of modern jihad, authored more than seven 
books. However, the hook that earned hima death sentence from the Egyptian 
government at the age of fifty- nine can only be found on the black market. The 
name of
that hook is Signs Along the Road (Ma'alirn fi el-Tareek). The
Egyptian government arrested Qutb and sentenced him to
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death in 1963 during the presidency of Gamal Ahdel Nasser.
The Enyptian government thought that by killing Quth they
could stop the mind-polluting philosophy he taught.
The Egyptian government ordered the police to take into
custody and burn any copies of his book; however, copies
survived. I read this hook in Egypt before I left. The hook's
contents continue to be distributed through the radical
Muslims in Egypt and throughout the Islamic world.'
Signs Along the Road, the
book that earned Qutb the
death sentence but
continues to guide jihad
movements today.

Savv'id Quth and Signs
Along the Road have become
the heartbeat of the radical
Islamic movements of today.
Sonic of the better known
groups in Egypt that follow
his teaching are al Jihad, El
Tak fir iti'al-Hif ra (Repentance
and Holy Flight), El Najnne
Min EI-Narr (Rescued from
Hell) and many other terrorist

ourtes}, of Shorouk International,
Cairo, F:gi'pt)
groups. Quth is the philosopher and spiritual leader of today's
Islamic terrorist groups.

Let's take a closer look at Quth's beliefs.
Quth felt that the world had regressed to the way it was
before Muhammad's teachings-pagan and idolatrous.

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and what they believe and think. It is all heathenism.
Even in the Islamic world, Muslims' education, their
philosophies, their culture, their thinking and their laws are all far from the 
true Islam.
Qutb believed that Allah is the only ruler over earth and that no human should 
rule or govern the earth. Therefore, he
rejected all man-made systems of government, including democracy, socialism, 
dictatorship and communism. He
wrote:
The way that life is lived today is an insult to Allah and
his authority on earth. It contradicts godly principles.
This idolatrous world gives the authority of Allah to
humans as if they were God. We have become our own
gods. These heathens are not like the ones before
Islam, but far worse, Today's heathens reverence and
honor man-made constitutions, laws, principles, systems
and humanistic methods. They disregard Allah's
law and his constitution for life.
Qutb believed Muslims should rebel and resist any human
power on earth until they overturn all man-made governments.
This is the ultimate calling for a Muslim, and it is not
to be compromised, deviated from or stopped.

We should immediately eliminate this pagan influence
and the heathen pressure on our world. We must overturn
this current society with its culture and leadership
of infidels. This is our first priority: to shake and
change the foundations of heathens. We must destroy
whatever conflicts with true Islam. We should get out
from under the bondage of what keeps us from living
in the ways that Allah wants us to live.'
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His logic was: Good and evil cannot live together, truth
and false are not the same, and people cannot live under the
authority of both Haan and God. And to please God they
should destroy the ways of man. He wrote:

Demolish all governments and organizations that arc
established by man. Eliminate human racism that
exalts one over the other. The return of God's
kingdom can onlh, be established by a movement of
power and the sword.

Qutb, following the teaching of Ibn Taymiyah, went as far
as declaring some Islamic leaders to he renegade infidels. He
felt that this declaration gave him support from other
Muslims and from Allah.
Quth not only applied these methods within his country,
but he also called the movement to enforce his beliefs all
over the world.
PROFILE OF A JIHAD GROUP

Quth brought the reader to an important question: How can
this revolution be accomplished' He did not specify exactly
what should be done to accomplish this. Perhaps he feared
the Egyptian government would see this hook as a plan for a
new Islamic revolution to overturn their government.
Or perhaps he feared the government would he angry with
him because his thinking was so similar to Sheikh Mawlana
Ahul Ala fMawdudi, the leader of the Islamic movement in
Pakistan. (This is the author whose words I used earlier to
define jihad.).

Another possibility could he his usual hastiness to get his
teachings and beliefs out without thinking things through.
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lines would conclude that Qutb envisioned the following
type of group to carry out the call of Islam.

This group would be purified from any and all
inclination to lean toward the pagan world. They
would eliminate all sources of spiritual beliefs that
would compete with Allah and the Quran. This
includes destroying hooks and man-made Islamic
commentaries.
They would accept no authority but Allah for
beliefs, worship, systems, laws and constitution.

They would experience tremendous resistance
from the rest of the world. Existing governments
and authorities would cause them financial difficulties.
Their families and society would reject them.

^ They would claim that the new Islamic world could exist only if their group 
obtained a great deal of
power and force to gain the respect and submission
of the pagan world. They would use armed forces
to overthrow governments, just as Muhammad did.
There would be no mercy or compromise in this
This Muslim group may have a difficult start, but
as soon as true believers hear the call, the numbers
will multiply to hundreds, thousands, tens of thousands
and then throughout the world.
"DEFEATED" MUSLIMS

Qutb was very frustrated with Muslims who questioned the call to jihad as a 
command to he followed by all
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Muslims of all time. Qutb asserted:

The order in yvhich Allah gave Islam to Muhanuarad
as gradual and progressive to maximize positive
result', toward Islam. Many Muslims take the early
verses of this progression of teaching out of context as
if they are Allah's final and complete instructions.
These Muslims strip Islam of its power and build their
ost,a theory on these verses.
The results of this type of interpretation of Islam are
Muslims who are living a defeated life spiritually and
mentally. They are under the pressure of the hopelessness
that they cannot spread Islam any longer.
These people are only Muslims by name. They only
have the title of Islam but not the power. They only
fight to defend their beliefs.

These are the same Muslims who like to carry the
title of Islam without the responsibility of overturning
the entire earth with all of its politics and earthly governments.
These Muslims choose to compromise the
message of Islam by not forcing high taxes on people
who refuse the message of Islam.`

Quth expressed deep frustration about the people whom
he described as "defeated Muslims, spiritually and mentally."
He complained about them distorting the meaning of jihad.
"These Muslims write about jihad in Islam as just a spiritual
jihad against evil." He said that the truth is:

Islam is nothing but Allah declaring his liberation to
the human race on earth from shaven,. Allah declares
his lordship Dyer the entire earth. This means that
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Qutb's teaching and philosophy captured a large number of
Muslims, though many of his followers were imprisoned at
the time 01 his hanguli;. Following this period of time, a man
named l)r. Salah Serra led a new radical movement called
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the Islamic Liberation Movement (Hezb cil-Tarir). He based
his movement on the mind-set of Quth'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 he 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 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 he Islamic law.

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 mosyucs. They have
reinforced fasting and prayer, and they do whatever it
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ulterior nmtiye is to gain popularinv using the religious
sineentr of the Muslims. Meanwhile they carefully
keep true Islam away from the hearts of the people.
I he. persecute anyone who stands for true Islam with
physical yiolcnce. These rulers arc infidels, and anyone
who stands behind them or supports them is also an
infidel.'

Dr. Scrca 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 mosyucs, 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 aniong
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.'

Dr. Scrca practiced what he preached. On April 19, 1974,
Dr. Scrca and his movement launched their offensive against
the Egyptian government. They invaded a military training
institute in Cairo, hoping to establish a base from which to
overturn the government.

The Egyptian authorities responded with great force and
arrested him and all of the members of his movement. In
October 1975 the federal government of Egypt sentenced
Dr. Scrca and many of his followers to death; twenty-11111C
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radical Islamic groups. Even before Dr. Serea was sentenced, a new radical 
group was birthed in Egypt.
SHOKRI MOUSTAFA

AI-Takfir tt'al-Hijra (Repentance and Holy Flight) was the
next militant group to carry on the goals of Dr. Serea. Its
founder was Shokri Ahmad Moustafa, who was from the same region of Egypt as 
Sayyid Quth. Born in 1942, Shokri Moustafa was only twenty-four years old when 
Qutb, the
father of modern jihad, was hanged. He was thirty-three years of age when Dr. 
Serea was sentenced to death.
Shokri
Moustafa, put
to death by
the Egyptian
government
in 1977 for
jihad activity.
Shokri
Moustafa was
clear on what
his goals and
priorities were.
The following
is what he
stated before
the Egyptian
(Courtesy of AP/wide Worid Photos)
federal court in the session on November 7, 1977:
My greatest priority, for which I am willing to pay
whatever price is required to accomplish it, is to see a
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true Islamic movement rake off. I must find fertile
ground to plant a great Islamic nation worldwide. I
will revise Islam and bring it to its original state.

The danger that the Egyptian court faced with Moustafa
was that he had a large number of members in his organization
who would obey him at a moment's notice. Moustafa said:

Each member of our movement would he willing to
sacrifice his own life to fulfill the responsibility that
Allah has put on our shoulders. That responsibility is to
spread the message of Islam across the earth and reinforce
it with the sword. My group of people will fight
vrith me to the end to accomplish the great mission.

Shokri Moustafa kept a journal of poems in his own handwriting
that the court used in his conviction. (Poetry is
deeply ingrained in Islamic culture.) In Moustafa's most popular
journal The Battle (El-Maalhamma) we find the poem
"Before the Flood," which was written in 1967. In it,
Moustafa expressed his deep sorrow and frustration with the current Muslim 
existence. He told himself that he must prepare
for the calling on his life and his mission, and in doing
so he should prepare to meet Allah.

In another poem titled "Immigration" ("El-Hejhera") we
see his belief that everything on this earth is vanity and that he
simply wants to accomplish his mission and leave this earth.
In another journal titled Expectation (El-'I au'aseetnat), he
asked, "Where is the mother of the villages?" This is what
Mecca was called during the time of Islam. Mecca is the city
where Muhammad was persecuted, so it is considered evil
for doing that. Moustafa was saving that Egypt was the
modern :Mecca, the modern persecutor of Islam. He called
Egypt the place that imports evil, blasphemy and error. "It is
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the country of infidels," he wrote.
Moustafa comforted himself by saying, "Just as
Muhammad left Mecca and immigrated to Medina to establish the first Islamic 
nation, I too will mentally escape from
Mecca to go to my Medina to begin again."
From Egypt Moustafa planned to start an Islamic nation
that would go all over the world. First he planned on winning
many people from his home country, which would be the
foundation for building a worldwide Islamic nation. From
this new foundation he would export Islam to the world.
One of Moustafa's most disturbing beliefs was that his
quest to spread Islam would involve great tension between
the East and the West, which would lead to a worldwide
nuclear war.-' He believed that most of the world would be
destroyed during this war, but his followers would not be
killed because they would hide in caves of remote, isolated
mountains. After the desolation, his followers would emerge
from the caves and inherit the earth and rule it by the sword.
He believed that the use of the sword as a primary
weapon, as it was in the time of Muhammad, would come
back as a result of all modern technology and existing
weapons being destroyed in a nuclear war.

MOUSTAFA'S DEFENSE

Shokri Moustafa's movement wanted to make Qutb's philosophy
a reality. The members of this organization planned to
start by living in complete isolation from the society of heathen.
They were planning to work hard to increase their numbers
and prepare for the point of power that would enable them to
overturn the government and establish an Islamic nation. They
believed their mission would he accomplished in two phases:
Phase 1-The absolute destruction of the heathen
world.
Phase 11-Musli111s would inherit the earth and
everything on it.

During the prosecution of Moustafa, the Egyptian court
asked him from what source he drew his philosophy.
Moustafa replied, "It is from the clear-cut source of the Quran
and Allah's word. We don't know anything, but Allah knows
everything. We must learn only from Allah, and Allah only
speaks from the Quran." He based this on the Quranic verse:
Allah knows but you do not know.

-St yRIH 2:216, "Tm- NOBLF Orr RAN Any hooks other than the Quran are not 
acceptable.
Moustafa explained that this was what Allah said, and he
asked the Egyptian Islamic authority if they were going to
reject hat the Quran says.
Shokri Moustafa and his organization were on trial for the
kidnap and murder of a professor at Al-Azhar University-Dr.
Husein El-Thehaby, one of the icons of the university. He
was targeted because he led a team of professors to condemn
and stop Moustafa's movement. Moustafa considered
him to be an enemy of Allah and one of the infidels who
were taking the side of the government.
Addressing the Egyptian court, Moustafa said that
because Dr. El-Thehaby sold out to the pressure of the
Egyptian goy ernment and compromised Allah's word to
please man, thevhad carried out Allah's judgment against
this renegade infidel

Shokri Nloustafa's movement gained more ground after a
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Al-Azhar University. Dr. Sayed El-Tawhel, a professor of
Islamic studies atAi-Azhar, led this new team, which advised,
"Don't judge this group. They are sincere Muslims who just
want to bring hack the glory of Islam. We just need to sit
down and talk with them." This statement was to clarify the
air in Egypt and stop the confusion about a media broadcast
that said Moustafa's organization was trying to spread a new
Islam that was not based on the Quran.
The main Egyptian newspaper issued a statement from
Dr. Tawhel, warning Al-Azhar University authorities not to
issue any statements or judgments in the name of Islam against Moustafa. He 
called them to go back to the Quran
and read it with new eyes; they would see that Moustafa's
group was made up of sincere Muslims loyal to the call of
Islam. Dr. E1-Tawhel commended Moustafa and his group,
saying that his heart's desire was to see more and more
young people like them. He said that the Islamic world today
needed people like them to lead it back to true Islam.5

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Shokri Moustafa was sentenced to death. He left behind a radical group that did 
not believe in any kind of submission,
leadership or respect for the existing government in Egypt or
the rest of the world.
His death confirmed to them that these governments
were heathen. They believed every word when he said that
these governments were infidels and any one who submits to
them would be just like them.
Moustafa left behind a hook with all of his beliefs and
philosophies. The hook is called The Leader (AlKalafa)The
Egyptian government confiscated every single copy that they could find and 
burned them. The actions of the
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government increased the value of this hook among the followcrs
of Muslim radical groups, which to this day
continue distributing his beliefs and teaching.

Moustafa's new twist

This book was full of the mind-set of Quth's teaching. The
only ncvv twist that made Moustafa more dangerous than
Quth is that he wanted to start by attacking religious institutes,
police and military institutes. Moustafa explained that
they should attack the religious institutes because they have
submitted to the authority of a heathen government, which
conflicts with Islamic law. He said to attack police and military
institutes because they protect heathen governments
and enforce their laws. The police and military institutes are
the powers that persecute, imprison and kill true Muslims.
Shokri Moustafa appearing
before the Egyptian court
Moustafa's book declared
there was not much difference
between the existing
governments of Israel, the
United States and European
countries. Thew are all heathen
and the enemy of Allah
according to Moustafa, and
they should he fought
through jihad until they
submittn Islam completely.`
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hen the Egyptian Cal n), I vI t~ government carried out the death sentence on 
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I1~-111t I ARI Y 1970s the Egyptian government released many of the members of 
the Muslim Brotherhood
Movement from the prisons. President Sadat thought
that their activity would counterract the influence of the
Soviets and communism in Egypt, which it did. But at the
same time, the movement expanded, gained power and
became dangerous to the Egyptian government as well.
A new group called al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya, known as the
Islamic Group Movement, or IGM, in English, was formed.
Its strategy was to recruit and disciple young men from the
high schools and colleges.
Many of the older generation that were released from the
prisons worked as mentors for the new generation. These
mentors were former professors from Al-Azhar University.
RECRUITING AT MY UNIVERSITY

When the new Islamic Group iNlovement started, its leaders
foll0Xv ed the first two steps of Quth's plan. They started
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camps all over to prepare their members spiritually and mentally.
They filled their camps with recruits from the
universities of Egypt. These groups had complete control of
the campuses of the major universities in Egypt.
The routine of the camps was for new members to come
in for three to seven days to pray, fast and study the Quran
and the history of Islam. They focused their study on
Muhammad's life and how he led jihad and applied the
Islamic law. The leaders of these groups brainwashed the
students to believe that they were the only hope of Islam and
that it was the time to get Islam hack on the right track
toward establishing an Islamic nation worldwide.
At the time I was living in Al-Azhar dorm in Nasser Cityin
Cairo. This dorm had thirty-five hundred students from all
over the country.
The Islamic Group Movement members utilized the
campus mosque for their daily prayers, and in between.,,,
prayers they worked hard to recruit and disciple new std;
dents into the movement. One day we were all at the mosgtl°
for prayer when an IGM leader stood up and said, "Therei
a secret Christian group that rents apartments near the d 0, j, mitories. They 
are against Islam, and they are forcing fem
students to have sex with Christian men." Then he gave thi
the apartment numbers. The students were shocked
emotionally boiling.
He continued, "There is also a little shop near
entrance to the girl's dormitory. It is selling pens, paper
snacks. This shop is distributing pornography magazinesf,
free to the Muslim girls. This Christian group is trying to
the girls out of Islam."
A fire was lit in the heart of every student. "Christi
Doing this to our girls? We will go and destroy them!"
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Hundreds of students stampeded to the shop. Thep
doused it with gas and burned it to the ground. Then they
went to the apartments and destroyed them, too.

The mob of students returned to the dorm at lunchtime
but refused to cat. They destroyed thirty-five hundred meals
and kicked the workers out of the building. Then they locked
the doors and rioted, running around the building shouting, "Allah u'a ockbur!" 
(Allah is great!)

For three days the dormitory- was locked down. There was
no eating, no going to classes. But some students did not
support this movement. To escape, they had to scale the wall
around the dormitory and run hack to their homes. I was one
of those students. The standoff did not end until the president
of the university and a government secretary met with
the leader of IGM at the university.

Later, the minister of national security came to campus
and declared that no Christian group was seducing the
female students. This helped many students to recognize
that groups like the IGM were just violent people who were
trying to create an enemy to fight. They just wanted to show
their power to society.

SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP

Once a year the movement organized national rallies. The
different university campuses united to hear people like
Sheikh Abed Al-Hamid Kashk, Sheikh Omar Ahdcl Rahman
or other leaders and icons of Islam to inspire the movement.
Year after rear this movement spread its wings over Sudan,
Tunisia, Algeria, Yemen, Syria, Iraq, Lebanon and many
other countries.

Sheikh Kashk and Sheikh Abdcl Rahman made an incredible
impart on the minds of the young men during that time.
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Sheikh Abed Al-Harold Kashk

Sheikh Abed Al-Hamid Kashk was one of the most eloquent
leaders of Islam in Egypt and the Arab world. Sheikh
Kashk had a very aggressive voice and special talent of utilizing
the old classical Arabic language to hold the audience in the palm of his hand. 
He used his talents to deliver many political messages to thousands of young, 
thirsty minds. He controlled the minds of the audience almost like magic; he 
made them cry and laugh in the same breath.
Kashk was well known for his impudent and sassy tongue, and he attacked the 
government and those in high positions many times. Sheikh Kashk used cassette 
tapes to invade the Arabic world, breaking all the geographic barriers with his
radical messages.

Sheikh Omar Abdel Rahman
Sheikh Abdel Rahman was my professor for "freshman Quran" at Al-Azhar. He is 
now serving a life sentence in the U.S. for the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center. 
But you must recognize that before he came to the United States,
he had an even greater impact on the Middle East.
A graduate and a professor of AI-Azhar University, he has
his doctorate of philosophy in interpretation of the Quran and Islamic law. 
Sheikh Abdel Rahman became the spiritual authority and leader for today's 
radical groups.
His leadership was the perfect model for these radical terrorist
groups as seen in the following characteristics:
He did not compromise the Quran.

He did not have any relationship with the governmentand
did not submit to its laws and authority.
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He vv as a teacher of the Quran and Islamic law,
which made many young Muslims trust him and
ohcY his commands, even to kill.

He led jihad according to the Quran and believed
in building an Islamic nation according to Islamic
law. He was willing to give his life for the cause.

While these two men were recruiting and building support
to overturn Egypt, another nation in the Middle East finally
succeeded. It would provide inspiration and support for
many radicals. This country was Iran.
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Inspired by Iran
A Truly Islamic State Is Born
I ti l979 IRANIAN Shiite Muslims started their Islamic movement. They were 
against Muhammad Reza Shah Pahlavi and his government. The spiritual leaders of 
the country supported this movement to overturn the government.

Prior to this time, fundamentalist Iranian Muslims did not
express their beliefs. They were in tremendous fear of the
government, They followed the A-Tokiya method of hiding
their faith: "Inside I hate you, but outside I pretend to be your
friend." AI-Tokiva meant that the Muslims behaved in a way
that pleased the government, not according to their beliefs.
The rebellion started after many of the Shiite Muslims
regained the spirit of martyrdom that was buried inside of
them. They remembered how al-Husavn, the son of All ihn
AN Talib and the grandson of Muhammad, went to fight his
enemy even though he knew he would he killed. The Iranian
spiritual leaders reminded the Shiites of the history of martyrdom.
Immediately Iranian Muslims started to abandon
Al-Tokiiy,r and to adopt the spirit of Shiite martyrdom.

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At the same time and from a distance, Ayatollah
Khomeini was leading this movement through cassettes.
From a French village called Le Chateau, Khomeini
recorded on cassette tapes his teaching, beliefs and plan for
the new Islamic revolution and sent them to the people of
Iran. These cassettes brainwashed millions of people. An
Italian writer wrote a book about the Iranian revolution and
called it The War of Cassettes.
Thousands of Iranians were killed in this revolution.
Iranian history had never recorded such a powerful revolution
before.
The revolution overthrew the government and succeeded
in establishing an Islamic government. Ayatollah Khomeini
was flown from France back to Iran. He bowed down twice
outside the aircraft before the flight to Tehran and thanked
Allah. Through reporters and media, he sent a message to
the Shiites in Iran and to the world that "no one can defeat a
nation that receives Allah's orders and obeys them."
Millions of Iranians received him at his arrival at Tehran's
airport. The city was shaken by the sound of them shouting, "Allah wa 
ockbur!"-Allah is great. They carried Khomeini
on their shoulders all the way to a graveyard called Al Ferdose, where all the 
martyrs of the revolution were buried.
Khomeini stated, "No more Al-Tokiya after today." He
meant that the Shiite Muslims now had the power to practice
their beliefs with no fear of a government or any other power
in this world.
REACTION AT THE UNIVERSITY

Those historical days had a great impact on Islam and the world. At the 
university, members of the Islamic Group
Movement used what happened in Iran to rebel against the
Inspired by Iran
Egyptian go\crnmcnt. They violently protested classes in all
universities in Egypt, including Al-Azhar University.

Thousands of students shouted out in support of Khomeini.
This protest included great numbers of students who had never
been a part of the Islamic Group Movement before. This occasion
was a great opportunity for new recruits.
The protest snowballed out of control throughout Egypt.
The number of the protesters grew to he a major threat to
the Egyptian authorities.

The Islamic Group members led thousands to shout
against the government. They declared that Islam should
take over Egypt, just like in Iran. "Oh Sadat, oh you coward,
you are the puppet of the Americans," they shouted.
They cried out against the nation of Israel, too: "Patience,
patience, all yc Jews: Muhammad's military is on their way
back to you."
IRAN EXPORTS ITS REVOLUTION

The Iranian revolution supported many Islamic radical
groups in the Arab nations and around the world. The leadership
of the Iranian revolution said that they were getting
into a new business. They were going to export their best
product to the entire world-true Islamic law and revolution.
In the years since the revolution, Iran has supported all of
the Islamic fundamentalist groups that have terrorized the
world. One of the earlier groups that Iran planted and supported
was Hizbollah. This was a Shiite group in Lebanon
whose mission was to overturn the government there and
establish an Islamic nation. Lebanon was a country that was
led by the Christian majority.

Iran also supported the establishment of the Islamic
nation in Sudan. Hasan al-Turabi, the leader of Al-lepha 
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Islarrrict, overturned the Sudanese government and established
an Islamic nation there. Iran's support of Islamic movements traveled across 
many countries, including Egypt,
Algeria, Tunisia and many other Arab countries.

IRAQ STRIKES IRAN

Fear and terror struck the Arab countries of the Gulf. They were threatened by 
the Iranian project of exporting revolution
into their countries. Saddam Hussein, the ruler of Iraq, had no intention of 
sharing his authority with fundamentalist Muslims or anyone else. He led the 
regional defense against the Iranian revolution and invaded Iran. All the Arab 
countries
and the rest of the world supported him.
The Iraqi military invaded 30 percent of the Iranian homeland.
The Iranians took advantage of this opportunity to
defend their home and become martyrs in the name of Allah. It took two years of 
war for the Iranians to kick the Iraqi military
out of their land. The Iranians did not stop at the border. They took the war 
into Iraqi soil for six more years.
The Iran/Iraq war killed almost one million Muslims from both sides, and two 
million were wounded. This war was
intended to slow down Iran's project of exporting their
movement to the Arab countries. However, the mission became stronger, and the 
project of spreading Islam to the
world never stopped.
The Iranian revolution sent a new hope to all Islamic movements in the world. 
That new hope was that Islam
would take over the earth and lead the world.
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Treachery Between
Terrorists
Egypt's Militant Fundamentalists Nearly Self Destruct

I N 1980 A situation was developing in Egypt that would cause a great setback 
to those pursuing jihad. The Egyptian leaders of the Islamic Group Movement
(IGM) felt that they should get out of the spiritual and
mental preparation time and make the move to overturn the
Egyptian government. They also believed it was time to join
with Sudan and Iran (who had already established Islamic
states) and get the invasion of the Arab world completed so
that they could move on to the worldwide vision.
The 1GM divided Egypt into regions and assigned strong
leaders to each region. Those regions and their leaders were:
Al-Minya region: Karin Zohdi, Fouad AlDolabi,
Assim Abdul-Majed, Ayman al-Zawahiri (later he
became the right-hand man of Osama Bin Laden)
and Essam Driya

As. Lit region: Najch Ibrahim and Osama Hafcz

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Sohaj region: Hamdi Abdul Rahman

Nagh Hamadi region: Ali Sharif and Talat Qusam

All of these regional leaders were led by General Prince
Halmmi Al-Gazar and his assistant, Essam Al-Aryan.'

A MOVE TO JOIN THE Two GROUPS

This newly organized Islamic Group Movement was a threat
to the leadership of the Muslim Brotherhood. Omar AlTalmasani,
the leader of the Muslim Brotherhood
Movement, also disagreed with the timing of their plans. He
told all Muslims, "It is not the right time for jihad yet." He
advised the leaders of the Islamic Group Movement (IGM)
to learn some patience, not hastiness.
He also declared it was not good for the unity of Muslims
to have two different movements. He suggested that they
should unite under his leadership so that they could be
more effective.
The leader of IGM. his assistant and the Al-Minya region
leaders immediately welcomed the call for unity, claiming
the Quranic verse. "Verily, Allah loves those who fight in His
Cause in rows (ranks) as if they were a solid structure" (Surah
61:4, The Noble Quran). He said this verse spoke of the
unity that Muslims should have.
The IGM leadership invited the leader of the Muslim
Brotherhood to go to the southern region of Egypt to have
the ceremony of unity. However, many other members of
the IGM disagreed with the call for unity. As soon the delegation
from the Muslim Brotherhood arrived, a storm of rage
swept through the IGM members. Those who rejected the
idea of unity attempted to attack the leader of the Muslim
Brotherhood. The members who were for unity defended
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him by killing the fellow members that disagreed.
TERRORIZING FELLOW MUSLIMS

What followed was a war between civilians fought with
knives and swords. The Egyptian citizens who lived in the
regions of Asyut and Al Minya lived in terror of this conflict.
Members of the group who opposed unity went to their
fellow members' homes and knocked on the doors. When
the doors were opened, they stabbed the people of the
house to death. Before the victim breathed his last breath he
was told he was a betrayer of Allah and Islam; therefore, he
was receiving the punishment of whoever delayed jihad as
stated by the Quran.

Many times the IGM members of the house were not
home, but this did not stop the attackers. They slaughtered
the wives and children, telling them the same message.
Hundreds of members took trains from all over the country
and came to this troubled region to stop the rage and save
their movement.

Through bloodshed and terror, 1GM members who
opposed unity took over. They submitted the remainder of
both movements to their authority. This bloody storm
almost wiped out the IGM.
AL-JIHAD Is BORN

Out of IGVi, the Muslim Brotherhood and other smaller
groups, a new splinter group called al Jihad emerged. It was
led b\ Vloham~~cdbdul Salam Farag. In the mid-1980s then aeeomplishrd a number 
of murders, including the murders
(of philosophers, journalists and the head of the
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Al-Jihad in Egypt was greatly advanced by a chance meeting that occurred when 
Farag visited the home of one of the movement's members, Tarek Al-Zomor. At the 
time, Zomor
was also hosting his brother-in-law, who was a high-ranking Egyptian military 
intelligence officer (Abod AIZomor).
Egyptian al-Jihad leaders appear in court: (from left)
Assim Abdul-Majed (4o-year sentence), Ahod alZomor
(4o-year sentence), Karm Zohdi (4o-year sentence) and
Hamdi Abdul Rahman (ri-year sentence).
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There was a real bonding among these three men. They
vowed to each other to do whatever it would take to overturn
the Egyptian government and liberate Egypt from
renegade and infidel leadership.

This took place in the summer of 1980. Ahod AlZomor
said, "I wished many times to step out from Under the government's
authority and start fighting the government. Now,
after meeting Farag, we got likeminded to organize the right
plan to establish the goal of the Islamic government"
Soon after that historical meeting took place, the leaders
of al Jihad (Ahod AI-Zomor, Karm Zohdi, Fouad AlDolabi
and Nahil Al -Magrabi) met to organize the movement and
set up an operating system. After long discussions they
decided to have a committee of counselors. I

The committee agreed to focus on appointing, managing
and making the necessary decisions. They also agreed to spin
off from the committee three minor committees:
Preparation committee-its responsibility was to
organize and prepare weapons and transportation.

Economic committee-its responsibility was to
raise the necessary finances to accomplish the
mission.
Distribution and awareness committee-it was in
charge of preparing and distributing literature to
those involved in upcoming jihad.

The committee of counselors divided the country into
regions and set up the committee members as princes over
these r(,gions.'

Thy' 0)nunittee gave the right to all leaders to choose their
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for its own military training and funding. Now the movement
of al Jihad was truly a reality in Egypt. Later it would reproduce
itself throughout the rest of the Islamic world.
The most well-known offspring is al Jihad in Palestine. Its
leaders were trained by Egyptian radicals, and you can see
similarities in their methods. For example, al Jihad in Egypt
had two men strap bombs to their bodies and blow them.
selves up in an attempt to kill the Egyptian minister of
national security. In the same way, al Jihad in Palestine sends
people on suicide missions

THE PHILOSOPHY OF AL-JIHAD

Al Jihad was organized. Now it needed a strong philosophy
to hind its members together. This philosophy was found in
a hook called The Missing Commitments (Al-Fareda AlGaaba)
written by an engineer named Mohammed Abed
al-Salem.
The author of this hook met with the southern Egypt region's leader (Karns 
Zohdi), who made the hook the bylaws
of al-Jihad.
I would like to summarize the book, which is written in
three chapters. The book emphasizes jihad as the only way
for Islam to rise again. However, the author takes his book
one step further than any other book by saving, "The Islamic invasion is coming to 
Rome." Previous Muslim writers had
focused on the Arab world and some of the African countries;
however, in this book al-Salem started talking about
invading Europe and the West. Here are samples of alSalem's
opinions:

Compromised Muslims are condemned. Fundamentalist Islamic authority must he 
established in
every nation-it doesn't make any difference whether
Muslims like it or not. It is the command of Allah, and it
must he done. Al-SSalem said_ the crucial question to answer is
this: "Are we living in a true Islamic nation?"
He questioned the leadership of many Muslim countries:
"How can they he sincere Muslims? They were raised and
influenced in Judaism, Christianity and Communism." He
felt these leaders were Muslims by name only. He declared
them all to be renegades, infidels and heathens who should
be killed.
He also emphasized that the punishment should be
harder on these Muslims than on the heathens. He agreed
with fourteenth-century scholar Ihn Taymiyah and wrote,
"Muslims should not mix with anyone else, and if they do,
they should be killed as well."

Jihad supercedes other duties.

He condemned all other religious activities in Islam, such
as fasting, prayer and charitable works because they keep
Muslims so busy that they ignore the call of jihad.

Killing is the Muslim's responsibility.

Killing is the big difference between Islam and all other
religions. Abed Al-Salem wrote that before Islam, Allah dealt
with infidels and heathens sometimes with fires, sometimes
with floods and sometimes with other ways. However, since
the establishment of Islam, Allah commanded Muslims to
take the law into their own hands; it became their responsibility
to torture and kill the enemies of Allah.

Jihad is offensive, not defensive.

Abed al-Salem attacked the Muslims who believed that
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that jihad is not negotiable-nor can it be compromised.
Jihad is the call to all Muslims. To support his point of view,
he gave examples of the prophet Muhammad's letters to the
kings of countries, of how the early Muslims fought and of
how Islam spread by the sword. He said that Islam should be
spread this way today.

The enemy is redefined.
He also defined the enemies in a new way. They were:
Heathens
Muslims not governed according to Allah's law
and the Quran

Abed al-Salem supported fighting those Muslims who did
not live according to his interpretation of Islam.

War strategies are set in place.
Al-Salem allotted a large portion of his book to the Islamic methods of war and 
jihad: attacks, murders, deceit, perfidy, foul play, treachery and breach of 
faith. He also explained
how women, children and all other material possessions of
the enemy belong to the Muslims and their military; Muslims
should exterminate anyone that fights back.
THE NEXT STEP
Al Jihad had its foundation in place. Its hope was to follow.' the path of Iran 
and create the next truly Islamic state. Al
Jihad needed to raise funds, and its members decided tdl"~
copy Muhammad's methods. In the next chapter, you w
learn what they did.
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AI-Jihad Prepares
and Attacks
Christian Businesses Robbed to Raise Funds
As At. JIHAD PREPARED for war in the 1980s, they
needed guns, bombs, weapons and transportation.
They found themselves under tremendous pressure
to come up with large sums of money. The Muslims were
not committed enough to give this amount of support.
According to the Egyptian court records, an investigation
found that the movement received a personal donation from
Abod AI-Zomor of four thousand Egyptian pounds, several
automatic machine guns, six tear-gas bombs, four RBG
bomhs, seven Russian bombs, Russian Kalashnikovguns and
several hand guns. These were donated from his personal
cache. But these donations and many others were not
enough to support the movement. They had to find another
source of support.

TERRORIZING THE CHRISTIAN MINORITY

A criminal Islamic solution was presented h Ali Sharif, the
leader of Quna and Nagh Hamadi regions. He suggested
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that the movement should take the possessions of the
Egyptian Christian minority (15-17 percent of the population)
and use them for support. His idea was nothing new.
The El-Kharij movement of the seventh century had the same
philosophy: "Their women and all possessions are our
rights." The idea went all the way back to Muhammad killing
his enemies and plundering their cities.
This hellish idea created not a question of morality, but of
execution-how? How can we get the Christian's possessions?
Should we rob them, enforce the jizyah (special
taxation for unbelievers) or use extortion? Should we target
the possessions of the Christian citizens only or of the
churches also?
The Christian citizenry dominated several different industries
in Egypt, one of these being the production of
gemstones and jewelry. The idea was to attack the businesses,
kill the Christians and confiscate all money and
merchandise.
After the committee heard this idea there was a long
silence. The Asyut region leader, Najeh Ibrahim, broke the
silence by saying, "This is nothing but a heavenly inspiration."
Then the Al Minya region leader, Karm Zohdi, added,
"We should start with any business that supports the
churches and their ministry." The committee agreed, and Ali
Sharif became responsible to plan the first attack.
From the records of the court's sessions we can hear the
testimony from one man who witnessed an attack:

On July 26, 1981 at noon I was in the jewelry store of
Nabih Massod Askaros, in the city of Nagh Hamadi.
The owner, his workers and a few customers were in
the store. I heard se oral shots at the door of the store
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I inmediatelhy hid under a table. I saw two men carrying
automatic machine guns. They were wearing facemask,
and gloves. They fired at the owner and also at
Zarif Shinooda. They took all of the merchandise and
money and, while fleeing, continued firing their guns.
In the meantime, I found out that they did the same
thing to Fouad and his brother, Favzi, Massod's jewelry
store. Six men were killed and two were injured in that
store. The nyo robbers got in a Peugot and took off.

The Christian community lived in great terror during this
time because many were killed, and they wondered who
would he next.

The court record indicates that the movement got a lot of
support from Egyptian Muslims who worked in oilproducing
countries. The donations that were discovered
included 2 1,000 in dollars, 10,400 in German marks, 26,000
in Egyptian pounds and much more. All of this wasn't
enough money, so they started stealing vehicles belonging to
Christian church personnel. These vehicles were then transported
to the desert, disassembled and sold as used parts so
that the police would not he able to track them down.

Al Jihad killed, robbed and stole from Christians as they
were taught by the Quran regarding the People of the BookJews
and Christians.
Fight against... those who acknowledge not the reli
gion of truth (i.e. Islam) among the people of the
Scripture (Jews and Christians), until they pay the
1tayI v6th willing submission, and feel themsekes
subdued.
-St R-u 19:29, 7tii.,Nc)irt.r. Q:'hny
The application of this verse would have been difficult in
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too many Christians to kill them all. However, this was still
the movement's goal-to apply the Islamic law and force
Christians to pay a high taxation to Muslims, or they would
be killed.
Now al-Jihad was ready and able to go in for the first major
confrontation with the Egyptian government and its system.
They planned to overturn the system and submit Egypt to be
the base of the worldwide Islamic nations' revolution.
During this time the committee of counselors added
eleven new members, but they felt that they needed one man
to lead them through this major historical operation. After
much thinking they decided to elect Sheikh Omar Abdel
Rahman, the professor of Quranic science that I sat under at
Al-Azhar University. Though blind, he was more than
capable of leading such a movement.
PRESIDENT SADAT ASSASSINATED

Sheikh Abdel Rahman issued a fatwa that President Sadat
and his government were renegade infidels who all must die. The plan to 
overturn the country included these steps:

1. Kill the president.

2. Gain control over strategic places in Cairo, such as
the defense department, national security department
and the national radio and TV stations.
3. Take over the Asyut region in South Egypt and call
the Muslim Egyptians to come out for a new
Islamic revolution.
For their sharpshooter, al-jihad commissioned Khaled al-Islambouli, who was a 
soldier in the Egyptian military
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and the national champion in long-range shooting. He was
also an active member of al Jihad.
Everything started out according to plan. On October 6, 198 1, the president 
was shot and killed during an annual military
celebration of winning the 1973 Israeli war. The Asyut
region was in the hands of the movement, but they did not
succeed in taking over Cairo.
After the assassination of Sadat, Vice President Muharak
immediately ordered the military to go and liberate the Asyut
region from the movement's control. The government was
able to arrest the leadership of alJihad, including Sheikh
Omar Abdel Rahman. They all stood before Egypt's highest
military court.

The CIuestion now was, How could the legal system in an
Arabic, supposedly Islamic, country deal with these Muslims
who obeyed the call of Islam according to the Quran? Let's
look at the court record of perhaps the most crucial case in
Egyptian history.
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Justice Loses,
Quran Wins

Sheikh Uses Quran

to Defend Assassination and Win Release

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I r vC'AS SHFIKI I Omar Abdel Rahman's moment to show
his talents to the court.

He stood before the court to defend the philosophy of
the al-Jihad movement. He had the floor twice-once to
explain to the jury the mind-set of jihad, and once to respond
to the questions of the attorney general. When you read carefully
the court transcript and his answers, you will see Islam's
true colors. Sheikh Abdel Rahman, the scholar of the Quran
and Islamic law, put his expertise to work for the movement
in a way that no one ever expected.

He led the attorney general to play the game that he mastered
all of his life. He succeeded in turning the table of
accusation and putting the attorney general on the defense.
Sheikh Omar Abdel Rahman set the stage for himself in the
first round. He made the following Islamic principles clear
to the court:

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Sheikh Omar Abdel Rahman appearing before
the Egyptian Supreme Court after the assassination of
President Anwar Sadat.
justice should he
according to what
Allah has set for the
Muslims only. Allah's
lordship should be
acknowledged by all
Muslims, and no one
can deny it because
Allah created everything
and everyone. He
(Courtes), of Sinai Publishing,
has the absolute right to his creation.
Cairo, Egypt,)
c The people who carry out Islamic justice should be
faithful believers who obey Allah's commands and
the prophet Muhammad's teaching. If the justice
system is not run according to the Quran, Muslim
believers should not submit themselves to its laws.

'J The imported laws from infidel countries, "USA
and Europe," are man-made and not according to
Allah's laws. The existing law of Egypt is influenced
by men who compromise Allah's law in
many areas such as adultery, gambling, homosexuality,
alcoholism and theft. Anyone who modifies
Allah's laws is a renegade infidel. Anyone who submits
to these laws is also a renegade infidel.

Sheikh Abdel Rahman established the authority of his
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words by claiming, -What I'm saving is not opinion or one
persons spiritual ideas, but it is what Allah's book says."

Following is a portion of the court transcript during the
final court session, when the attorney general questioned the
sheikh.

Attorney General: In Islamic history we find many Muslims
who claimed that Allah is the ultimate
judge but acted any way they pleased.
Islam called them el-Kharij. Islamic
society rejects there.

Sheikh Rahman: Kharij are those who rebelled against or
disobeyed the Islamic successor, so who
is the Islamic successor today? Where is All ihn AN Talib today? And if you 
call us Kharij, it means that we disobeyed or
rebelled from the successor, the Muslim
leader. So who is today's successor and
leader of Muslims? Is he the friend of
Jews, the supporter of Israel and Begin's
buddy? He referred to peace talks
between President Sadat, Menachem
Begin, prime minister of Israel, and
Jimirly Carter, U.S. president. Sadat was
the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize at
this time. I Is our successor the man who
abandoned Allah's law and commanded
compliance with the laws of heathens
and infidels?

Attorney General: The belief that Allah is the lawmaker and
the only judge does not mean that if our
Islamic society finds solutions according
to our social and mental standards of
living today that so doing makes it a renegade,
infidel society.



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Sheikh Rahman: Disobeying Allah and his law in the
name of convenience has only one
meaning-these arc sinful, lost infidels who have made their own laws and 
abandoned
Allah's laws. They are the ones whom Allah commanded the Muslims
to kill in jihad.

Attorney General: ,Jihad is not killing. This is not Islam's teaching. Jihad is 
a spiritual fight against evil, poverty, sickness and sin. Killing is only from 
the devil.

Sheikh Rahman: From where does the attorney general come up with this 
understanding? Are
there verses in the Quran that I don't
know about that say jihad is a spiritual fight against evil, poverty, sickness 
and sin? Perhaps there is new inspiration from Allah that our attorney general 
received recently and the rest of the
Muslims do not vet know.

Attorney General: Declaring that our Islamic society is heathen,
infidels or renegades is an insult on our merciful Allah, his commands and
his law.

Sheikh Rahman: Which commands and laws are you
talking about? The ones that compromised
adultery, gambling and alcohol? Is
this not our merciful Allah's command? Mr. Attorney General, your commands and 
laws are from the devil.

Attorney General: If any Muslim society confesses that
Allah is the only God and Muhammad is
his prophet, no one has the right to
accuse them of being infidels.
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Sheikh Rahman: What you saN is not the real truth.
Someone can confess that Allah is God
and Muhammad is his prophet, but he
can do something against his confession,
and this takes him outside of Islam.

Attorney General: President Al-Sadat was a great man who
sacrificed his life for the love of Allah and
the love of his country.

Shcikh Rahman: Do you know how this man sacrificed his
life for the love of his country? He is the
same man who declared that all religions
are equal. He made the infidels and the
grandchildren of "monkeys and pigs"
[monkeys and pigs is the description the
Quran uses for the Jewish peopleI equal
to the Muslims. He made the world's
greatest criminal murderer his dear
friend [referring to Begin, Israel's prime
ministers. The same man who sacrificed
his life for Allah broke all of Allah's laws
in this country. The same man who worshiped
Allah sarcastically described the
Muslim women's veil as a tent. This man
loved Allah? He also insulted Allah when
he danced with and hugged women publicly
before the international media and
before the whole world. I In celebration
of the peace agreement, Sadat and his
wife danced with Carter and his wife on
national telex sion.1 This contradicts
what Sadat always preached about Village
behavior. This man led our country to
free enterprise and nearly destroyed our
econunn. FIc led our country to a moral
'111d social disaster, and it will take our
country many years to recover from him.

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You have witnessed, dear reader, how Sheikh Omar Abdel
Rahman not only defeated the attorney general, but how he
also defeated the justice system in Egypt.
Yes, jihad means killing all the enemies of Allah and Islam.
Yes, Muslims believe in taking the law into their own hands
and killing Allah's enemies, as if he can't handle them himself.
Yes, the laws of the land could not overrule the Quran.
Yes, the mastermind of the murder of the president could
justify his acts through the Quran and be declared not guilty
in the highest court of a great nation, Egypt. What a shame.
Sheikh Abdel Rahman was set free officially because they
did not have material evidence that he was the one who gave
al-Jihad the religious order to kill Sadat as an infidel. In my
opinion, the blind sheikh's own words were more than
enough evidence for a conviction.
However, the crime did not go unpunished. Five men
were executed military style, including Khaled alIslambouli,
the sharpshooter, and Mohammed Abed al-Salem, the
author of The Missing Commitments. When the police
arrested the author, they confiscated all his books and
burned them. It can only be found on the black market now.
In spite of the tremendous resistance of the Egyptian government,
al-Jihad survived, grew and never stopped. Many of
the leaders of the al-Jihad movement were able to flee to
other countries, like Sudan, Yemen, Pakistan and
Czechoslovakia. A large number went to Afghanistan to
become a part of the al Jihad movement there.
Later they united with Osama bin Laden, who based his
movement on the same beliefs and principles. Those leaders
who fled from Egypt, the original members of al Jihad,
helped bin Laden to establish a new movement. They named
it al-Qaeda. Dr. Ayman al-Zawahiri, one of the Egyptian alJihad
leaders, became him Laden's right hand man.
Afghanistan became the place of refuge for those who were
persccutcxd by the Egyptian government.
Khaled alIslambouli,
put to death by the Egyptian
government in r98i as the
sharpshooter who
assassinated President
Anwar Sadat.
Later, the fundamentalist
Islamic group in Afghanistan,
the Talihan, welcomed all of
these men and supported
them as partners in the same
call of jihad-ready to be partners
in death but hoping to
be the victors when Allah's
people rule the world.


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........................ Chapter 22
Jihad Bleeds
Out of Egypt
Egyptian Leaders Travel to Surrounding Countries
WHEN YOU THROW a stone into the water, the ripples
go in all directions. This is what happens with militant
fundamentalist groups. A major event in one
country causes a ripple effect in many other countries.
Egypt is like the stone that was tossed into the water. It is
at the center of modern terrorism. The reason for this is that
Egypt is the capital of Islamic education for the entire world.
Al-Azhar sends missionaries everywhere to spread Islam.
If there are religious questions in a Muslim nation anywhere
in the world, they ask Al-Azhar. When I was in South
Africa, If the Muslims had a question they couldn't answer,
they wrote to Al-Azhar. For example, they needed a ruling on
when to start Ramadan, which depends on the sighting of
the new moon. Al-Azhar declared that when they could see
the moon in Cairo, the world could start Ramadan.
At the time when Muslim Brotherhood, IGM, al ~ihad and others wvcrc developing, 
I was immersed in AlAzhar
Univcrsity . I spent eleven nears there. warning mp bachelor's,
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master's and doctorate degrees. In addition, after I earned
my bachelor's degree, the university sent me out as a visiting
professor to Islamic universities in other countries, including
Tunisia, Libya, Iraq and Morocco. From this vantage point, I
observed what was happening.
We've looked in detail at the uprisings in Egypt and Iran.
Now let's see the ripple effects of Sadat's assassination in
North Africa. Going west from Egypt, the movement traveled
to Libya, Tunisia and Algeria. Going south, effects were
felt in Sudan.
LIBYA
Next door to Egypt, thousands of Libyan Muslim men were
inspired by the murder of Sadat. They too were willing to die
in the name of Allah and for the cause of jihad.
The Libyan Muslims have organized many movements to
assassinate Muammar Qaddafi and overturn his government,
yet they haven't succeeded.
Though Qaddafi is a Muslim, many Westerners may not
recognize that his position is far from Islamic fundamentalism.
After he took over in 1965, he ruled the country with
a constitution, not Islamic law. His original goal was to
create a democracy.
Qaddafi admired the past president of Egypt, Gamal Abdel
Nasser, for his harsh methods for dealing with the Muslim
Brotherhood Movement. (President Nasser was well known
for his zero tolerance of radicals. Twice he gathered them and
slaughtered them-in 1954 and 1965.) Qaddafi takes every
opportunity to call radical Muslims "the street dogs" on
Libyan national television. He follows Nasser's methods: He
has slaughtered radicals many times to eliminate their infl
ence in his country.
The influence of the Egyptian al Jihad traveled from Libya
into I unisia. It served as inspiration for the Nahda AIIclanria movement and 
its leader, Rashet Al-Fcnwsy. They
were in constant struggle with the previous president Habib
ibn All Bourguiba and now president Zinc El Abidinc Ben All.

I visited Tunisia in the early 1990s, and the Muslims
treated me with great respect because I came from the
country of Islamic heroes. They called Khaled al-Islambouli a
modern Islamic hero for killing Sadat. They told me, "Our
Islamic Arab nations need people like that to overturn all of
the infidels' governments and establish the Islamic dynasty
just as in Muhammad's days."
ALGERIA
To fully appreciate the effect in Algeria, we need to look at
the unique history of this country. It was one of the first areas
to he conquered by Islam.

Within ten years after the death of Muhammad, the
Islamic military invaded Algeria. From that point on, Algeria
remained an Islamic state under the Islamic empire until the
French invaded it in 1830. The French occupied Algeria until
1962. The French influence was so strong in the Algerian culture
that even after the liberation, French remained the main
language; throughout most of the country the Arabic language
vas almost forgotten.

After the Algerian revolution that was led by Ahmed Ben
Bella, Algeria was governed by a national government that
was not Islamic based. Many Arab Muslim countries helped
AlgerI,, to overcome the French influence and establish
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Islam and the Arabic language. My uncle was one of the head missionaries sent 
by Al-Azhar University to Algeria to teach the Arabic language and to reinstall 
Islam.
Slowly but surely, Algeria became an Arabic country again.
In the process, Algeria was influenced by two major Egyptian
organizations: AI-Azhar University's educational mission and the Muslim 
Brotherhood Organization.
During Egyptian president Nasser's tremendous persecution
of the Muslim Brotherhood Organization between 1954
and 1960, many of its members immigrated to Algeria. They
spread their beliefs among the new generation of Algerians.
All Belhadj and Dr. Abbas al-Madani, who were professors
at the University of Algiers, started a new Islamic movement called al-Gabha 
al-Aslamia Lilncaz, meaning Islamic Salvation Front. This was just a new name 
for the Muslim Brotherhood of Egypt. This movement had a strong relationship 
with other Islamic movements across the Arab countries, especially Egypt.
The leaders of the Algerian and the Egyptian movements worked closely together 
to lead all Islamic movements in the
world at the time. These two groups worked hard to enter Morocco, Tunisia and 
Libya to establish the Islamic nation across North Africa. They planned to 
unite with the movements
in Sudan and Iran so that the world would see the
reestablishment of the Islamic authority throughout the
Arabic region.
Muammar Qadda_fi immediately felt a threat to his government
in Libya. He was pressured from the cast by the
Egyptians and from the west by the Algerians. Qaddafi volunteered
to help the existing government of Algeria fight the radical groups and their 
leaders, al-Madani and Belhadj.
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Hijacking an election

In the early nineties the leaders of the Islamic Salvation
Front hosted one of history's largest rallies for Islamic fundamcntalist
groups. They jam-packed the national soccer
stadium. The Algerian capital will always remember the
crowds cheers that day: "Allah is great! Patience, patience,
all ye Jew's; Muhammad's forces are on the way."
All of these anti Jewish hate cheers were inspired by the
guest speaker, Khalcd al-Islambouli's mother. Yes, the mother
of President Sadat's assassin, who was put to death by the
Egyptian government, spoke to the leaders of jihad in Algeria.
During her speech she inspired the crowd to sacrifice their
money as well as their souls to make jihad a reality in their country and the 
world. She stated that she gave one son as a
sacrifice for jihad, and she was willing to present her other
son, Mohammed, who was standing on stage beside her, to
the same cause-to see the banner of Islam take over the
world. She said that she was willing to die herself to bringvictorv
to Islam over the enemy.

The crowds cheered aggressively when she said, "Nothing
made inc more proud as a mother than that my son Khaled
was sentenced to death by the enemy of Islam." She ignited
the spirit of jihad and martyrdom in everyone's heart when
they, heard her saying how ninny roads and streets were
already named in honor of her son in Islamic nations around
the world. She added, "Even the enemies of Islam look at my
son as a hero for giving his life for what he believes in." She
quoted one of the prophet Muhammad's teachings in
hadith. 'Any nation that abandons jihad will he conquered
and subdued."'

,1l ike no mist,rke; this woman left the crowd in the
flames of hate toward their government. She prepared the
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Algerian movement for what would happen in their battle to
overturn the government. The impact of this rally was electrifying.
It gave the Muslims in Algeria the courage to carry
out their mission.
Not long after this rally, a new election was held (1991).
The Islamic Salvation Front used this opportunity to manipulate
the election for their personal gain, hoping to take over.
The movement won the election by scaring all other candidates
out of running for office; however, it was not going to
take over the country that easily.
The Algerian upper class, the elites and the highly educated
citizens immediately rose up to warn and object to the
existing government turning over authority to these radicals.
Many of the Arabic countries such as Egypt, Libya, Tunisia
and Morocco were familiar with the danger of these groups.
They also warned the government about the results of letting
the radicals take over. Algeria had no other option but to
order the military to secure the country and cancel the election.
This was the beginning of the long battle between the
military and the Islamic movement that continues to this day.
In the last six years, more than one hundred fifty thousand
people have been killed to keep fundamentalist Islam from
ruling their nation. The Algerian government arrested the
leaders of the Islamic Salvation Front, but it could not stop
the bloodshed. Afghanistan sent in many experienced
fighters to try to unseat the government.
And the bloody struggle continues.
SUDAN
Sheikh Omar Abdcl Rahman went south to Sudan after he
was released from prison. He spent a few months there with
Dr. Hasan al-Turahi, the leader of the Sudanese movement
jf44,i1111'a. Al-Turahi had succeeded in overturning the
Sudanese government and taking over the country with the
help of one of the generals of the Sudanese military.

Al-Turabi's movement was established except for the
Christian minority in south Sudan. However, Al-Turahi is
getting rid of them. AI-Turahi is slaughtering the Christians,
cutting off their hands and legs, injecting them with the HIV
virus-just as Islam taught him. He is showing the world what
Islam will do to Christians if it can.

The Sudanese Christians refuse to convert to Islam. They
are also poor and cannot afford to pay for the high taxation
of being Christians; therefore, they are dying by the thousands
under the authority of al-Turabi. Al-Turabi's Islamic
authority has killed Christian men, gathered Christian
women and children, and sold them into slavery. Many
humanitarian organizations have rushed in to buy these
Christian slaves and set them free.
In summary, though the highly organized fundamentalist
group in Egypt did not succeed in overturning its own governnient,
the people who were a part of it went out to
influence radical groups in other countries, particularly
Libya, Tunisia, Algeria and Sudan.

These movements are gradually becoming a part of our
world, and their mission is to take over. They're always
waiting for the right environment or a conflict to happen.
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New Strategy:
Attack the West
Sheikh Omar Abdel Rahman
and Osama bin Laden
t Tit. PRACFI( t of terrorism has evolved since the earl,
seventies in two points-first, the target and second,
the method. In the early seventies we started to see a
major shift in the targets of terrorism. Terrorists used to
target certain individuals such as diplomatic figures, highranking
military officials and politicians. Today terrorism is
no longer threatening individuals, but instead it is focused
on the general public.
Random attacks on the public are more effective because
they terrorize the majority and spread fear in a larger way.
They give terrorists fast results and more bargaining power
to get what they want. Terrorism has become a method of
political debate and dialogue.

SHEIKH OMAR ABDEL RAHMAN COMES TO AMERICA
After 5lheikh Abdel Rahman won his case in front of the
E?;y }puan supreme court, he was given his freedom. He went
to `iud,an and ,vas welcomed by his ftlloww jihad leader I)r.
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Hasan al-Turabi. Sheikh Abdel Rahman spent a few months
there, giving him support.
Then Sheikh Abdel Rahman decided to make a new move
toward bringing back the glory of Islam. This time the goal was not to fight 
any one country-he was pursuing global
jihad. Remember, Sayvid Qutb and other writers emphasized
the importance of taking jihad to the world and establishing
a worldwide Islamic nation.
Sheikh Abdel Rahman was now after what Muslims call
the source of infidelity and evil-America and Europe. To
work toward this goal, Sheikh Abdel Rahman decided to
take advantage of the freedom and democracy that only exist
in the West. He came to America.
When Sheikh Abdel Rahman arrived in New Jersey, he
received a great welcome from the Muslim leaders of the
United States. He settled in New Jersey and immediately started meetings at 
al-Salaam Mosque in jerseys City. Muslims from all over the United States also 
invited him to come and
teach them. He held seminars and training sessions in many
major cities.
What do you think he was teaching them? Love, peace and forgiveness in Islam? 
Not at all! He taught the American
Muslims the true meaning of jihad. He called all American
Muslims to unite and work together for the call of Islam, the call for Islam to 
once again rule the world.

1993 WORLD TRADE CENTER ATTACK

The only goal of Sheikh Abdcl Rahman's residency in the
United States was to lead jihad from within. The following
are his objectives:

Base the Islamic jihad movement in nations of the
............ New Strategy: Attack the West
infidels-these are his own words-in preparation
for the worldwide revolntiorn.
To pressure the U.S. government by threatening
America's security from within.

u To use this pressure to change U.S. policies in the
Islamic world-particularly to break down support
for Israel and to resolve the Palestinian dilemma.
America supports Israel and different governments in the
Middle East that are considered secular by Muslim fundamentalists.
Sheikh Abdel Rahman believes these
goy crnmcnts should all be overturned by the sword of Islam.
Therefore, America's support for them makes it the world's
greatest obstacle to the Islamic jihad movement
Sheikh Abdel Rahman's first operation of business was to
shake the United States by attacking one of the foremost symbols
of prosperity, success and free enterprise-the towers of
the 1V'orld Trade Center in New York City. In 1993, as the
world heard, the jihad movement was responsible for a major
explosion in one of the towers, killing six people. For leading
this attack, Sheikh Abdel Rahman will be in a U.S. federal
prison for life. Yes, he's still alive, and we are feeding and providing
for him with taxpayers' money while he continues to
inspire the jihad movement from behind bars.
OBSTACLES TO WORLDWIDE REVOLUTION

The Islamic movement believes there are three main ideologies
that stand in the way of worldwide Islamic revolution.

I. Judaism, as manifested in Israel
2. ChristianitN, as manifested in the United States
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3. Communists, as manifested in the former Soviet
Union and China
They also believe these obstacles must be destroyed
before the revolution will take place.

AMERICA AS A SPECIAL TARGET
There are five clear reasons why America is a special target of
Islamic fundamentalists.

1. America represents those whom the Quran calls
"People of the Book" Jews and Christians.

2. America supports Israel.

3. America is the source of all that Muslims consider
to be evil-pornography, alcohol, homosexual
rights, evil music, evil fashion and evil culture.

4. America supports Christianity all over the world.
More Christian missionaries come from the
United States than any other country.

S. America is a government of the people, by the
people and for the people," which makes it a heathen
government in Muslim thinking because
Allah is to he the head of all government.

America and the West are seen as the true enemies of Allah
and Islam. The West is always helping Arab governments to
kill the Muslim fundamentalists and destroy their organizations.
Also, the West helps Israel fight and kill the Arabs.
OSAMA BIN LADEN

There is a new leader in the Islamic movement. He is a Saudi
New Strategy: Attack the West
millionaire with a history similar to Sheikh Abdel Rahman's.
He left his home country because of persecution from the
goy ernment and went to Sudan for a short time, just as Ahdel
Rahman did. In 1996 he left to go to Afghanistan to unite
with Dr. Ayman al-Zawahiri and other original members of
the Egyptian al Jihad to establish the al-Qaeda organization.
This is an international organization that includes non-Arab
members such as Chechnya, Kashmir, Uzbekistan, Pakistan,
Ken'a and many others. The people are different, but the
goal is the same: to declare war on the West, the United
States and Israel. Israel is condemned for representing
itrdaism, and the United States is condemned for representing
Christianity.

THE AL-QAEDA ORGANIZATION

0sama bin Laden did not start from nothing. Al-Qaeda is a
repackaging, regrouping and reorganization of the Egyptian
alJihad experience. However, al-Qaeda is different in the following
three areas:

Mind-set: Attacking Western targets

Previous Islamic movements believed that they should
start locally-overturn their homeland first, establish a nation
that is solely based on Islamic authority and then overtake
the world. After their failure to take control of Egypt in the
eighties, Dr. Zawahiri and Sheikh Abdel Rahman concluded
that it would better to go for worldwide jihad. They decided
to go after the "head" rather than the "hands."

The head was identified by its political policies. America
and Furope supported Egypt to destroy the Islamic sects;
America supported Iraq to fight the fundamentalists of the
lrani:ii revolution; and America is still supporting Israel to

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fight Palestine. AI-Qaeda decided that America is the head,
and the secular Arabic countries are the hands. (Remember,
militant fundamentalists consider nearly all Muslim governments
to he overly secular.)
Their mind-set is: If we take out the head, then the hands
won't work. In other words, if we take out the big brother,
then we can do whatever we want to the little brothers.
So the leadership decided the West should be the prime
target for al-Qaeda. Bin Laden was convinced of Sheikh
Abdel Rahman's new philosophy that jihad, the battle against Islam's enemies, 
should be fought on the enemy's turf.

Preparation: Diverse, international membership The target is no longer the 
police force, the military or the
government. Now the target is civilization, economy and the
security of the world's source of power, meaning the United
States and European countries. The new philosophy for the
Islamic movement is one of killing civilians and destroying
economics, but it's still in accordance with the Quran.
Because the target has changed, the preparation is different.
Al-Qaeda seeks worldwide membership, which gives
the group a wide diversity of experience. Osama bin Laden is
a multimillionaire, and he used all his wealth to help his
movement. He also received a lot of help from the Taliban
regime, which confiscated a large selection of weapons from
the Russians after their war and also from the U.S., which
supported the Afghans' efforts against communism.
Perhaps the most important preparation for alQaeda's
members is that most of them are experienced soldiers of
war. Many of bin Laden's people are survivors of the Egyptian
jihad movement, the Afghanistan war, the Kashmir war, the
war against Israel and many other conflicts. These men are
trained terrorists, rejected by their own governments.
New Strategy: Attack the West
Implementation: Starting with smaller targets Implementation of the plan 
started by learning from
Sheikh Abdel Rahman's example. He failed in the first
bomb attack against the World Trade Center in 1993. AlQaeda
learned from past mistakes and made better plans:
They began with smaller U.S. targets. On August 7, 1998,
they bombed the U.S. embassies in both Kenya and
Tanzania, killing more than two hundred people. The U.S.
response was weak: On August 20, 1998, President Bill
Clinton launched two cruise missiles against suspected terrorist
sites in Sudan. Al-Qaeda laughed at the Clinton
administration for using multimillion-dollar missiles to
blowup ten-dollar tents.

Later, on October 12, 2000, al-Qaeda tried to sink one of
America's largest Navy ships, the USS Cole, as it sat in the
harbor at Aden, Yemen. The bomb killed seventeen sailors, injured many others 
and sent America's great ship hone
with a huge hole in the middle. This time the administration
did not retaliate. It acted as if nothing happened. Now alQacda
perceived a message of tolerance from the United
States, and bin Laden got the green light to do bigger and
worse-attacking on U.S. soil for the first time since the 1993
bombing of the World Trade Center. On September 11,
2001, his plan was put into action as four planes were
hijacked. This act resulted in the collapse of the World Trade
Center and damage to the Pentagon-not to mention the
deaths of everyone on hoard the planes.

The worldwide media was instrumental in helping alQacda
achieve its goal of spreading fear and shaking the
West's national security, especially that of the United States.
Savvtd Quth envisioned this in his writings-Muslims
inuring the battleground to the infidel's homeland and ruling
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I he recompense of those \x 11() wage tsar against Allah
and His 11esseI1 er and do mischief in the land is onl
that they shall he killed or crucified or [heir hands and
their feet he cut off from opposite sides, or he evilcd
from the land.
Si izvi i:;3, Jill NOsLI 0I Riy

\y Nile this English translation saes to cut off hands and
feet, nn' understanding of the Arabic meaning is to rut off the
entire arm and leg, just as they did to the Egyptian villagers.
Yes, this is happening in the twenty-first century. Of
course, the Egyptian government did a good job of covering
tip what happened.
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MUSLIMS AND
THE GOOD NEWS

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The False Christianity
Presented to Muslims
Silent Christians, Mixed-up Trinity, Closed Church Doors
\\AS BORN AND raised in Egypt, the heart of the Islamic
and Arabic world. All my years in Egypt I heard about
Christianity from two sources-first, from AIAzhar
where I studied Islam and other religions, and second, from
my family, my neighbors, society and the Egyptian media. Both sources were 
presenting a false Christianity, not the
true Christianity that I have discovered since I net the Lord
Jesus Christ. They were not interested in presenting
Christianity as Christians know and believe. They presented
Christianity as it was described by the Quranic verses and
Islamic teaching.
At the sane time, Egypt was and is home to a very large
Christian denomination, which has millions of menhers in
its congregations. This church has thousands of branches in
different cities and villages in Egypt. This one large group
makes up about 95 percent of the Christians in E ypt. The
other 5 percent is comprised of a variety of Protestant
denominations.
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I could see Christians wherever I went in my country.
They lived in my neighborhood, worked in the businesses
and supermarkets, even in government buildings. However,
not even one Christian person tried to talk to me about his
Jesus Christ and his own Christian faith except the wonderful
pharmacist who gave me the Bible to read. (She
suffered some persecution for that act. Fundamentalists
tried to burn down her pharmacy, and she ultimately left
Egypt and went to Canada.)
Christians living in Egypt are a minority. They have been
and still are persecuted by the Muslim fundamentalist
groups. So they have decided to live quietly and to distance
themselves as much as possible from the more than 50 million
Muslims living in the country who need to hear about
Jesus Christ. This Christian society lives under great fear, and
they actually refuse to witness to Muslims.

MY CHRISTIAN ROOMMATE

After I earned my bachelor's degree, I was required to spend
one year in the Egyptian military. I shared a room with one
other solider, who happened to he a Christian. I knew he
was a Christian because our government identification
cards list whether you are Christian or Muslim. He had a
business degree.
Duringthis time, I questioned him constantly about hisfaith.
"How can you believe in three gods?" I asked, referring to the
Trinity. "You are an educated man. How can you believe something
so stupid?" I asked him how he could believe that God
has a son. "Does God have a wife?" I mocked. All these concepts
were blasphemous according to Islam.
Whenever I questioned him, he refused to answer, He
would say to me, "Let us just be friends. Leave religion to
The False Christianity Presented to Muslims
God, please. Don't question me about religion, my faith or
your faith." He was yen fearful of me and of the Muslims in
our military group. Though he was never physically hurt, I
think this was one of the most difficult years of his life.

After I met the Lord Jesus Christ, I remembered this man.
I was very sorry for how he allowed the spirit of fear to control
his life and how he refused to share the true Jesus Christ
with others. If this man had been willing to allow the Lord to
use him in my life or in another person's life in our military
group, he could have accomplished a great thing and
brought about the salvation of many Muslims.

THE CHURCH DOORS CLOSED TO ME

I remember with great sadness how the Egyptian church had
little interest in reaching out to Muslims. When I went hack
to the Christian pharmacist who had given me the Bible and
declared my faith in Jesus Christ in front of her, she arranged
to go with me to meet the leader of an Egyptian church. She
hoped this man would adopt me spiritually and baptize me.
She also hoped that he would help me in biblical study and
receive me as a new member of the body of Jesus Christ.

We sat down together in his office, and he basically told
me, "My son, you can go hack to your home. We do not need
to add a number to our congregation. And if von go home,
we will not lose any number from our congregation. We are
not interested."

As we were leaving his office I told him, "Listen, you need
help. I am not worried about what you did to me now. The
One who saved me will help me and will look after Inc. Even
though you reject me, l IC will be faithful to me wherever I go."
)n my way back from the church to home, I tried hard to
UUnjlerstand what this Christian leader did. I expected him to
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he excited and happy to hear my story because it was proof that God was working 
in the lives of Muslim peoples. I
thought he would he like Jesus' disciples in the Bible, who
were known by their love for others.
But I also remembered a Christian monk from my childhood.
I attacked a donkey he was riding on and caused him to have a serious head 
injury, but he showed great mercy to me afterwards. I decided there was just 
something wrong with this one priest.
Later the priest explained to my pharmacist friend that he didn't want other 
Muslims to hear that he had opened up his
church to a Muslim because he was afraid they would come
and burn down the building.
This church leader had decided to live in peace and quietness
by shutting the door and dealing only with his
congregation. Some Christians in Egypt have the attitude that "We were born 
Christians, so we are Christians. You
were horn Muslim, so you are a Muslim." They have no idea that a Muslim can be 
saved and become a Christian.
There are churches that evangelize in Egypt, but they are
very, very few-about 5 percent. They represent a variety of
Protestant denominations, including Assemblies of God,
Anglican and others. They try to witness in secret to Muslims.
After years of growing in my faith in Christ, I sometimes think about that meeting with 
the priest. I spoke the truth when I said, "You need help," because he did need 
help to understand his destiny in Jesus Christ. A Christian leader or person serving the 
Lord cannot allow the spirit of fear to control his life and force him to adopt a callous 
attitude toward new Christians. The attitude of this priest, which is common in the 
Middle East, is another part of the false Christianity that is presented to Muslims.
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QURAN PRESENTS FALSE CHRISTIANITY

Islam presents Christianity to Muslims through the Quranic
ycrs s as a religion created by men, not Jesus Himself. For
example, they say Paul was the founder of Christianity, not Jesus. Thee claim 
Jesus never said He was God and should he
worshiped.

And (remember) when Allah will sam on the Dar of
Resurrection): "0 Isa (Jesus), son of Mary,tm (Mars)!
Did you say unto men: 'Worship me and my mother as
two gods besides Allah?'' He Uesusj will say: "Glory be
toou lAllah 1! It was not for me to say what I had no
right to say)... Never did I say to them aught except what You (Allah) did 
command me to say: 'Worship
Allah, nn° Lord and your Lord."

-St nRAI r ?:116-117, TraI Nt) Ri.r Or hay

Even Sayvid Qutb espoused this view in his Quranic commentarv, In the Shadows 
of the Qaaran.

There is also a great misunderstanding among Muslims
regarding the Trinity. They believe Christians are worshiping
three gods-but not Father, Son and Holy Spirit. They sec it as God the Father, 
Jesus the Son and Mary the mother of God. The idea that God has a mother is 
absolutely ridiculous
to them.

There arc two sources for this thinking.

The traditional Christian churches in the Middle
East give a lot of attention to Mary. They have
icons and pictures of Mary in the church, and then
kneel or bow in front of them. Muslims sec this as
idol worship. Christian people will pray, "Mary,
mother of God, ask your Son to forgive our sins."
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If you asked one of these Christians, "Do you worship
Mary and believe she is God?" he will reply,
"No. We just adore and respect her as the mother
of God." (Remember, when the Muslim hears
"mother of God" he is completely turned off.) In
Egypt, Christian leaders claim to see apparitions
of Marv weeping for the persecution of the
church. Even a former leader of this denomination
claimed he saw an apparition of Mary on the top
of a monastery in Egypt.

2. The Quran refers to the worship of Mary. In the
quotation from the Quran above, you see a reference
to worshiping Mary as god besides Allah.
Even in Muhammad's day, the Christians of
Arabia had statues and icons of Mary. They venerated
her to the extent that Muhammad perceived
the church to be worshiping her, and thus
Muhammad received Quranic verses on this issue.

In all the confusion, the Holy Spirit became equated with
r the angel Gabriel. So when Muhammad received revelations
2 from an angel that called itself Gabriel, he thought that
Gabriel was the Holy Spirit.
Another issue is the Muslims' perception that Christians
must go through other human beings to get to God. Muslims
believe that they pray directly to Allah. Not even Muhammad
can come between them and Allah. Five times a day their
prayers go directly to Allah. Therefore they have a very negative
reaction to the position of the priest in the traditional
church. Muslims will not accept any person as a mediator
between man and God. They won't accept the idea that they
must confess to the priest so that their sins will be forgiven.
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.I'he traditional church in the Middle East seems to have
many gods, from the Muslim point of view, in the form of
saints. The church believes the saints have the power to show
themselves to Christians and the power to do miracles in
their lives, even though they died hundreds of years ago. For
cxaniple, my Christian roommate in the military carried a picture
of one of the former popes of the church. I asked him
one day, "Why do you carry that picture? Who is this man?"
I Ic said, "This is one of the past popes of our church. I
carry his picture wherever I go because he is my protector;
he's the one who hears my cry when I am in trouble."
It was only after I was saved and studied the Wore of
God for myself that I got a right understanding of the concept
of the Trinity and that I understood there is no
person-dead or alive-who can he my protector except my
Savior and my Lord.

Muslims need grace from God to understand the Trinity
and the Christian faith. It would help tremendously if the
church in the Middle East presented a clearer picture about
Jesus Christ and His message of salvation. Jesus is the only
one to mediate between man and God. They do not need a person to come in the 
picture and make the confusion worse.
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Bringing the Gospel
to Muslims
Ten Commandments to Follow
AF1 FR :tiw FA [HER pulled a gun on me, f Fled my native
country. The Lord Jesus told me to go to South
Africa. There He sent true brothers and sisters to
help nee have the victory of Jesus Christ over the old Muslim
man in me. They decided to send nee to a six-month discipleship
school with a group called Youth With A Mission.
There I received the victon', and I started to experience the
new man in Jesus Christ inside me.
\X'hen I had been established in Christian faith, I began to share the good 
news with my Muslim brothers. In Durban,
South Africa, the Lord led me to an Egyptian Muslim. He
carne to the Lord, and within one week his Muslim wife from
India also accepted Jesus Christ.
For one month he translated for me as I worked among
the English-speaking Muslims of South Africa. Seven
1 [uslims converted, which was a great victory. The news Of this reached a 
Lchanese missionary who said he had been

pr;~ying for four years for a Muslim convert to come help his
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organization reach Muslims in South Africa. It was through
this missionary that I spoke for the first time in a church. I
spoke in Arabic, and this missionary translated for me.
I had a lot of opportunities to speak at churches. However,
at the same time we wanted to continue to reach out to the
Muslim communities. To do this, we arranged a debate
between a well-known Muslim leader in Johannesburg
named Abdul-Kadir and myself. We met at the Statesman
Hotel, and about two hundred fifty Muslims came. It was
during the holy month of Ramadan, which put religious
fervor at a high pitch.
As we were finishing, I heard a man shouting. A Muslim
man ran into the meeting room waving a large knife and
screaming, "Where is the Egyptian dog? Where is the
Egyptian infidel? I will kill him and drink his blood this
evening." He had obviously been drinking alcohol (which is
really against Islamic law). He ran through the crowd and
came at me with the knife. The missionary got between us
and was trying to get the knife out of his hand.
Then eight African men from the crowd came at us. I was
afraid that they were on this man's side. But instead they
grabbed him and took his knife away. Then they began to hit
him with their fists and kick him. Finally, they picked him up
and threw him out of the hotel.
When they came back in the meeting room they addressed
the Muslim leader that I had debated and told him, "We are
converting from Islam, and we accept Jesus Christ. God
saved this man, and he is serving the true God."
At this point, the crowd was in a frenzy. These eight men
surrounded us to keep the people hack. Several of them
picked me up and carried me on their shoulders as we ran out
of the hotel. The missionary ran alongside us. We made it to
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the missionary's car, and these men surrounded the car until
he got the door open, we climbed inside, and we drove away.
The eight who came to Christ that day escaped the crowd
unharmed. They were Muslims from Algeria who had come to
South Africa looking for work. The missionary and I discipled
them, meeting with them on a weekly basis. We helped several
of them go to Bible school, and one of the Bible school graduates
is ministering to Muslim children in Pretoria.
Several days after this debate, I was walking to the supermarket
to buy groceries when two men stopped me on the
street and attacked me with knives. I was cut on the top of
the head and was taken to Alberton Clinic Hospital, where I
spent three days recovering. The men were also from
Algeria, and it was obvious retaliation for the conversions
that had occurred.

The South African media started to report on the persecution
I was facing. This media coverage opened the door for
me to share my testimony in churches all over the country.
I have spoken more than two thousand times in the last
eight years. This includes places all over the world, but especially
in South Africa, where I lived until 1999.
SETTING CAPTIVES FREE
Since I came to Jesus Christ, my heart has not stopped crying
out for the Muslims who are in bondage to Islam. We must
set then free with the gospel. I hope that you, dear reader,
are one of those who will playa role in this mission.
We love the Muslim people with the love of God. We
oppose Islam, which keeps them in bondage, but we love the
people. And we. must have the courage to reach out and
touch their need with the gospel of love.
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followers. More than one-fifth of humankind follows Islam.
It is the world's fastest-growing religion, due to high
birthrates and conversions.' At the same time, remember
that Christianity is the worlds largest religion (2 billion followers).
That should give confidence that the Muslim world
can be reached with the gospel.
God will not allow Islam to continue to mislead the
Muslim nations and cause them to stray from Him eternally.
God is "not willing that any should perish, but that all should
come to repentance" (2 Pct. 3:9, KjV).
Muslims are hungry for truth because they are disenchanted
with the spirit of deception in Islam. Muslims are
thirsty for love, forgiveness and mercy. Muslims are
searching for peace in this world because they are disillusioned
by the religious jihad, which leads to bloodshed and
hatred. Women are frustrated with persecution and denial of
their rights. Muslims are longing for a personal relationship
with God as their Savior.
I have been reaching out to Muslims for many years, and
there arc some things you should he aware of when you
reach out to them.
TEN COMMANDMENTS FOR SHARING
THE GOSPEL WITH MUSLIMS
1. Use the Word of God.
Muslims respect the sacred hooks: the Law of Moses, the
Book of Psalms, the Gospels and the Quran. Let the Word of
God speak for itself. The Gospels arc the best portions to
start with, particularly Matthew and Lukc.

2. Be constantly in prayer.
It is the Holy Spirit who wins men to Christ. Seek His
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uidance a~~d power as you present the Word. 3. Bea genuine friend.

Saying "Hello. How are you" isn't enough. If you really
care, show it by inviting them to your home, sharing your
time and helping with their problems.

4. Ask thought-provoking questions.
Help them to reach their own conclusions about the
gospel. Good questions to ask arc:
Do you have assurance that God will accept you?
What does the Quran teach about forgiveness?

May I show von what the Bible teaches?

Questions like these show that von have an interest in the
important things of life.

5. Listen attentively.

When you ask a question, courtesy requires that you listen
to the answer no matter how long it takes. You'll be surprised
at how much You'll learn.

6. Present your beliefs openly.

State what you believe, clearly and without apology,
showing Scripture passages that support those teachings.
-l1uus, you place the responsibility for doctrine where it
belongs-on the Word of God.

Talk about sin and how it affects our liycs. Say, "Sin is the
biggest problem in our world today. I low do we deal with
~i I., A person who is living in sin hates himself. He is an enemy to himself. 
Most Muslims recognise that they are
living in sin, but they don't know luny to get forgivcncss. Tell
them Now Jesus forgives sins.
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7. Reason, don't argue.
Argument may win a point but lose a hearing. There are
some points on which you can argue forever without
achieving a thing, except closing a mind against you.

8. Never denigrate Muhammad or the Quran.
This is as offensive to them as speaking disrespectfully
about Christ or the Bible is to us.

9. Respect their customs and sensitivities. Don't offend by:

Putting your Bible (a holy hook) on the floor.
Speaking too freely about sex. (Muslims don't
speak about sex; it is considered dirty.)

Appearing too familiar in casual relationships with
the opposite sex.
Refusing hospitality.

Making jokes about sacred topics such as fasting, prayer or God.

Offering them pork or alcohol.

Women would he more acceptable to practicing Muslims
if they wore a long dress as opposed to pants or shorts.

10. Persevere.
Muslims have a lot of rethinking to do when they are confronted
with the gospel, but rest assured that the Word of
God will do its work in His good time.
Above all, he humble. Speak with love. This will make a
way for you. My cries and my prayers to the Lord Jesus Christ
are to draw millions of Muslims to His kingdom.
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THE CONFESSION OF FAITH
lyhen a Muslim is interested in praying to accept Jesus as
Lord and Savior, I always verify that he understands the step
he is about to take. I ask, "Do you believe in Jesus Christ and
the Bible, and that Jesus died on the cross for the forgiveness
of your sins?' Then I continue, "Where does Muhammad
stand as the prophet of Islam? Where do von stand with your
Islamic faith?"

Many times the person will reply, "In the past I knew Jesus
as one of the prophets of God who brought Christianity to
the world. Now I understand that He really is the Son of God,
that He died on the cross and that m sins are going to be forgiven
by His blood. But I also believe Muhammad is one of
the prophets of God and that the Quran is from God."
I have to say, "No, friend, Muhammad and Jesus Christ
Cannot meet together. The Quran and the Bible cannot
stand together." Then I explain what Muhammad did not do
for the Muslim and What Jesus Christ can do for him. I take
him through a short comparison between how his life is with
Muhammad and how his life would be with Jesus.
At this point I confirm where this Muslim person is
standing. I make sure he denies Muhammad as the prophet
of God and the Quran as the Word of God. The person must
also promise to cut off any relationship with Islamic faith.
After this I lead him] in prayer for salvation.

)'Oil cannot end your relationship with this person after
the prayer. This is the beginning of a very important time of
discipleship.WX-ithout extra attention, the new .1,luslim concrt
is very likely to he drawn hack to Islam. The next chapter
gill tell you how you can help these new converts.
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Challenges for
Muslim Converts
Special Ways to Help Muslim Converts
FT :ME.. TELL you a story to illustrate how a Muslim can
be hungry for the gospel just as I was.
One time I had traveled to Cape Town, South Africa,
to speak for a missionary and his wife. The man had picked
me up in his car, and we went to pick up his wife at a Muslim
lady's house. When we arrived, this man's wife told the
Muslim lady that a professor from AI-Azhar was in the car.
This Muslim lady became very excited and wanted us to
come in and have a cup of tea, so we agreed.
When we entered this house, I could sec that she was poor
and there was almost nothing in the house. As we talked, this
lady realized I was no longer Muslim, and she hccamc very upset with me. "How can 
you betray Islam'" she complained.
I told her, "I am very tired now, but I will tell you two stories,"
These are the stories I told her.
One rime a vonum was brought to Muhammad yVho had committed adultrry. They asked 
him, "What shall
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we do with her?" Muhammad said, "Go away. Bring
her back after the baby is horn."
So they brought her hack after the baby vvas born,
and Muhammad said, ,.Let her go and nurse the child.
Bring her hack when the child is two years old."
So they brought her back, and Muhammad said,
"Take the baby from her and kill her." And that is what
they did.
Now let us compare Muhammad to Jesus. There
was a tine when people brought a woman to Jesus who
had been caught in adultery. "Shall we stone her?" the
people said. Jesus replied, "Let him who is without sin
cast the first stone." Everybody went away, There was
no one left to stone her because they all knew they had
sinned. Then Jesus said, "Neither do I condemn you.
Go and sin no more."
I ask you, whom do you want to followMuhammad
or Jesus?

The woman burst out in tears and cried out, "I am that
woman." She had been in an adulterous relationship and was
now pregnant. When her Muslim family found out that she
was pregnant, they tried to kill her. She ran away, and some
of her friends helped her to rent this little house.
She accepted Jesus that day, and my friends took her to
their house for three days to explain the Christian faith to
her. They continued to disciple her after that as well.
SPECIAL CHALLENGES
You can see how the Lord will prepare the Muslim's heart to
hear the gospel. But remember that a person who comes to
Christ out of Islam is different from someone who had no
faith and then accepts Jesus.
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Even though the Muslim convert is a baby Christian, he or
she was a full-grown Muslim before coming to Christ. There
is already a strong religious belief system in place. So the convertwill
face special challenges in his or her walk with Christ.
This happened in my life also.

The issues that need to be dealt with probably won't be
ones of sexual morality or drinking alcohol, because those
things were already prescribed in Islam. The issues are more
matters of the heart-a judgmental attitude, a misunderstanding
about the true nature of God.

After learning to grow in Christ myself, as well as discipling
many Muslim converts, I have noticed some issues that
almost always need to he addressed. These are:

Salvation through Christ

Be sure to teach them that there is no salvation without
believing that Jesus Christ is the Son of God and fully God. Forgiveness for 
sins

Under Islam, Muslims can pray to Allah for forgiveness,
but the, cannot know whether their sins are forgiven or not.
Be sure to teach the new believer that all sins are forgiven
after accepting the Lord Jesus Christ. This is something a
new believer really needs to understand from God's Word
because he or she will tend to doubt God's forgiveness.

Discipleship In order to have victory over the old Muslim man, the new
believer needs to he living in fellowship with the body of
Christ. The body of Christ must help him to settle into a
church (it would be helpful if the church were close to his
house). Someone from the church needs to accept responsibilitY
for this person to grow in Christ. The new convert
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must he accountable to this person on a weekly or daily
basis. This must be a relationship where the new convert can
ask questions and talk through problems.

Bible reading-especially Acts and Romans
Reading the Bible every day is very important. In the beginning,
I especially recommend the Book of Acts and the Book
of Romans.
The Book of Acts shows the Muslim that true faith is not
spread by the sword, as it is in Islam. Islam is spread by
people killing in the name of Allah, but Christianity does not
rule by force. In the Book of Acts Jesus' disciples spread the
Good News without a military army, a sword or force-just
by the Spirit of God and the Word of God. The new believer
will learn that he or she does not have to think about killing
in the name of Christ. Instead, his calling is to live by the
Spirit of God and the Word of God and to present the love
and peace of God to the world around him.
The Book of Romans is an important book because it
deals deeply with sin. The Muslim old man is still a big influence
on the new believer. To overcome this he must read
and understand Romans-seeing the struggle between spirit
and flesh.
A former Muslim has no idea about walking with the Spirit
because all his life he has been living by the flesh. He or she
must overcome the influence of the Islamic law. Show him
how to live by the righteousness of God.

Bible study
The new convert must get involved in serious Bible study.
It is good for him to study alone or in a cell group, but it is
also necessary to have more intense study in a Bible study
group or with an individual. It can he as simple as reading a
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chapter of Scripture together and discussing what it means.
Be sure to ask the new believer's opinion about what you
read. It shouldn't be a one-sided conversation. This type of
Bible study will also help the mentor see how the person is
growing in Christ.

Intense Bible study will probably cause the new convert to
ask some questions that compare the Bible to the Quran.
This is because the Quran contains references to biblical
teaching, but with significant differences. It is good to let the
person bring these questions to you and answer them
together. It is not a good idea to systematically go through
the Quran and show where it is wrong. Focus on what the
Bible says instead.

In addition, the mentor can provide the new believer with
good hooks, tapes and Christian magazines.

The new prayer life

The new believer needs help from the body of Christ to
see the difference between prayer in Islam and prayer in
Christ. Prayer in Islam is prayer by the law. Muslims must
pray five times a day, not four times or three times. When
they pray, they repeat the same words and actions every time.
It is just an automatic ritual.

Christian prayer is not dictated by a law. It is a relationship
between the believer and Christ. The new believer may think
that Christians only pray on Sunday in church, so he needs to
understand that a Christian makes time to pray every day.
This time is when you sit with your Father, share what is
going on inside of you and ask Him to guide you.
Under Islam, a person must do a ritual cleaning before
going to prayer. This involves using water on the arms,
hands, car, nose, face, hair and feet. If water is not available,
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then clean dust from the ground is used. After accepting
Jesus, the Muslim is cleansed by Jesus' blood. Let him know
he can go to God in prayer just as he is because he has been
washed by the blood of Jesus.

Follow Jesus, not other Christians
The difference of opinions between Christians confuses a new Muslim believer. 
His source for knowing how to live the
Christian life must he Jesus, not other Christians. He must
use the Word to decide whether or not he is doing the right
things. He must become skilled at using the Word of God to
decide what action to take. Just as he lived by the Quran as a
Muslim, he must live by the Word of God as a Christian.
Some people will say they are Christians but not behave in a
Christlike way. God will never disappoint a convert, but
Christians can. The problem is in the heart of man.

Racial prejudice
A Muslim knows a lot about prejudice from a religious point of view. In Islam, 
you are prejudiced against people of
every other religion. But Muslims have not known prejudice
against the color of their skin. It should never happen in
church, but if it does, it can he devastating. The new believer
will he quick to reject church for any discrimination. Former
Muslims will not let anyone in the world look down on them
because of their skin color.
When I was a young Christian in South Africa, I had some
white Christians walk out of a church service because I was
the speaker. Afterward, when I learned why they had left, it
was like a bomb going off in my brain. It was the first time I
was ever looked down on because of my color. I went to my
home questioning God, "How can these people be
Christian? I was accepted by You. How could they reject
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me?" I had to go to the Word of God to teach me, "There is
neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in 
Christ Jesus" (Gal. 3:28). Man disappoints; God will not.

(You may be surprised to know that moderate Muslims do
not look down on Caucasians. They actually respect them for
their accomplishments in technology, education and so on.
Only fanatic Muslims condemn whites for their skin color.) Discussing doubts
As soon as a Muslim accepts Jesus, Satan comes to try to
make him doubt Jesus, the Word of God, church and so
forth. The new believer must know that he can take any
doubts or questions to his mentor or the leader of the
church. They can help him get over the obstacle through
showing him the answer in the Word of God, offering him
counsel and praying with him.

Westerners may he surprised at some of the issues that
offer great challenges for former Muslims. For example, I
met with a former Muslim lady at a church in the United
States. She was baptized and a member of the church, but
she was struggling with some issues. It came from the strict
teaching in Islam regarding sexual purity. To explain briefly,
sexual relationship is treated like something dirty in Islamic teaching. After 
a sexual relationship, a Muslim must do a
complete washing that includes immersing the entire body in
water. This must be done before he can go to prayer, enter a
mosque or even touch the Quran. Muslims experience
rrcmendous guilt if they break this law. In addition, the sexes
arc kept separate as much as possible. Even in the mosque,
the men sit in the front and the women and children sit in the
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So this Christian woman was very bothered by something
she saw during the church service. A boy and girl were sitting
next to each other with their arms around each other. The
boy was playing with the girl's hair during the sermon. This
former Muslim couldn't believe their lack of respect for the
house of God.
I told her how I too struggled with these kinds of issues when I first became a 
Christian. Then I explained,
"Christians are free people. They are set free by the blood of
Jesus. No culture or rules control their lives. They must live by righteousness 
and faith in God. The actions of this young
man do not turn the church into a nightclub. The important
thing is the relationship between the Christian and his God.
If the young man is a true believer and living with God, he
will not do anything immoral with this girl."

Freedom in Christ
Muslims are not used to the freedom Christians have.
The rules of Christianity deal with the heart, while the laws
of Islam deal with what is done on the outside. So a new
convert from Islam can he offended and judgmental when
another person's outward appearance does not seem to be
proper based on the new believer's past experience. For
example, when I was a student with Youth With A Mission
in South Africa, our class met with another class for a lecture.
I noticed that a young man from the other class had
long hair. This really confused me. God, I thought, is this a
man or a woman?
During a break I went to my leader and said, "Why does he
have long hair? He is like a woman." (I think this was really a
cultural issue for me from my Egyptian heritage.) The leader
opened my Bible to Luke 7:3, which says, "Why do you look
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at the speck of sawdust in your brothers eve and pay no attention
to the plank in your own eve?" He counseled me, "Go to
this brother and tell him what we talked about. Ask him to
forgive you." That is what I did, and the young man received
me in the love of God. This is how I grew as a baby Christian. Facing problems

A new believer must learn that even though he is a
Christian he will face problems. Problems are a test of faith
and trust in Christ. Don't let problems take him away from
Christ. Present the Word: "And we know that in all things
God works for the good of those who love him, who have
been called according to his purpose" (Rom. 8:28). Point out
that other Christians are also dealing with problems.

Addressing financial needs

It is a very good idea for the church to find out about the financial needs of 
a new believer-if he or he needs help getting
a job or paying hills. This is because of what he saw at the
mosque. In Egypt, for example, if a Christian converts to
Islam, the mosque will give him money, help them find a job
and so forth. The same would occur at a mosque in the United
States. If a single mom with children were to convert to Islam, the mosque 
would take good care of her-provide childcare,
provide money, pay her rent and help her find work. They
would not leave her alone. Muslims in the mosque who have
financial needs may also he helped, but there is special consideration
for new converts. So if a new believer is in need and
the church does not help, he will feel rejected.

Attention from the pastor
A Muslim convert is usually suffering from losing family, ionic and Muslim 
society. He needs to feel that he has a new
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home at the church. He has been rejected by many who are
close to him, so he needs extra love and attention. Attention
is just the love of Jesus Christ for this person. When the
leader of the church gets involved, it shows the new believer
that he or she has truly been accepted.

Getting involved
Let the new believer know everybody in Christ loves him
because he has been delivered from darkness and has become
a child of the Most High God. But even if everybody in the
church feels wonderful about the new believer, it doesn't do
any good unless that is expressed to him directly. Without
extra confirmation, he may feel left out and discriminated
against. It helps to get him involved in church activities.

Avoid Muslim influences
For two to three years, the new believer will he vulnerable
to influences from the Muslim life that was left behind. If he
or she remains immersed in Muslim society, people will try to
make the new believer change his mind and return to Islam. If
the new believer has a lot of struggle with fitting into a church
and Christian society, it just may seem easier to go hack to
Islam. The church needs to he the alternative to Muslim
society. After the believer is firmly grounded in faith, then he
or she can go hack and share the gospel with other Muslims.
CONCLUSION
Dear reader, I would like to challenge you to have the
courage and the heart of Jesus Christ toward Muslims.
If Jesus Christ were living with us today, He would travel
to the Muslim countries. He would enter the mosques and
preach the Word of God and the message of salvation just as
He did in the temple two thousand years ago.
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He would visit Muslim people in their houses or meet
with them at the workplace. He would heal Muslims who are
sick. He would open the blind Muslims eves.

He would declare the forgiveness of God to the Muslim
sinners. He would confront Muslims with the truth, and He
would tell them about the secret of heaven with love, compassion
and care.

He would not forget them. He would not he afraid of
them. He would not think that some of them are terrorists
and might kill Him or cause Him harm.
Jesus Christ would show the Muslims the way to heaven
through Himself, not through Mary, not through saints. The
Lord Jesus Christ would never turn Muslims away.
This is my challenge to the church: Open your arms to
Muslims. Show them the love of Christ. Tell them that
Jesus died for them. Give them the hope that their sins will
he forgiven.
When they come to the Lord, encourage them. Help them
to he united with the body of Christ.

I praise God for the way He uses His people in the
Western church to offer themselves as living sacrifices to
work among Muslims even in dangerous conditions. I praise
God for the two American girls who were arrested in
Afghanistan. Their experience in prison was the Book of
Acts brought to life.

Finally, my heart is crying before the Lord for the church
in the Middle East to he touched by God's Spirit and to open
the door for Muslims to come to the knowledge of Christ.
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Prince of Peace
D GAR READP.R, I believe you may be feeling shocked
after reading this book. When you read about some
of the things done in the name of Islam, it is hard to
believe that human beings could commit such acts against
other human beings. However, these are the facts. I speak
from personal experience.
What motivates these people? From my own experience I
can say that Muslim secret police did not kidnap and torture
me because they hated me personally. Nor did my father try
to kill me because he never loved me. The men on the street
did not try to stab me because I had harmed them in any way.
All these people believed that I had betrayed Islam, and they
were obligated according to the Quran to kill me.
The blame is not on my father or any of the others. The
blame lies upon the teaching of the Quran and the prophet
of Islam.
They call me an infidel, but I am happy to be an infidel
because now I know Jestis. I have experienced Him, and I any
worshiping Him and believing the true God. I enjoy my
Christian life today and my relationship with God. I never
experienced that peace and satisfaction in Islam. The goal of
the rest of m~ life is to continue living with Jesus Christ, to
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serve Him and to do what I can to take Him to my own
people whom I left behind.
I believe that to reach God's children, the Muslims,
Christians need to understand the Muslim point of view.
That is why you discovered in this hook:

The core beliefs of Islam. In particular, you learned
that later revelations cancel out earlier revelations.
So the 114 verses in the Quran about peace and
patience are canceled by the call to jihad.

The clear picture about the meaning of jihad in
Islam and the development of the practice of jihad
by Muslims during the last fourteen hundred
years. Jihad activity has victimized the entire world
through hatred, killing and bloodshed.
How the world has been deceived by Muslim mission
activity and sometimes by the world media.

How Egypt has served as the launch pad for
Islamic terrorism philosophy and leaders around
the world. Influential leaders have included Sheikh
Omar Abdel Rahman, Ayman al-Zawahiri, Sayvid
Qutb and others. Before this book, it was difficult
to see the role of Egypt in Islamic worldwide terrorist
activity.

The most recent development of jihad-taking it to
the West-as acted out by Sheikh Abdel Rahman
and Osama bin Laden.
Today we are facing a most dangerous enemy to mankind.
We are not facing local thugs who seek money or power. We
are facing an enemy that is motivated by faith and belief.
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They are all reading the same playbook-the Quran. They
want nothing less than to control the world and submit it to
Islam. They want Islamic authority to he the only form of
government in the world.

I do believe the responsibility of every person in the world
is to speak out against this type of terrorism-especially the
body of Christ. Christians have the responsibility to do spiritual
warfare through fasting and prayer, asking the Lord to
break down the stronghold of Islam.

Political and military actions have a role to play, but they
will not take this evil away. There is only One to rescue us:
He is the source of peace and the prince of peace, the Lord
Jesus Christ.
The world right now faces two great challenges.

I. The most horrible relationship you can imagine
between Arab Muslims and Jews. This animosity
is not just from Arabic culture. It comes from the
Quran. If you read what the Quran says about the
Jews, whom it refers to as the children of pigs and
monkeys, you would recognize the source of the
hatred in the heart of Muslim Arabs. YasserArafat,
who is a secular Arab Muslim, has an impossible
job of pursuing peace with Israel because Hamas
and al-Jihad in Palestine have declared jihad
against the Jews.

2. Widespread Islamic terrorism, which started and
developed in the Middle East and has now
infected the entire world.
Based on my experience, I believe the cause of these two
challenges is that the Christian church in the Middle East
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failed to present the true Jesus Christ to both Jews and
Muslims.

No one can heal the heart of Muslims and set them free
except Jesus. When Muslims meet with Jesus and receive His
gift of forgiveness and eternal life, they are not going to need
to commit suicide or kill others or to die in the name of Allah
so that they can avoid hell and go to Paradise.

No political or military power can bring reconciliation
between Muslim Arabs and Jews except the blood of Jesus
Christ.

When I was in Cape Town, South Africa, I met a Christian
Jewish lady named Elizabeth. She invited me to speak in a
prayer meeting in her house. When it was my time to share, I
asked the people gathered there, "Do you know the most
recent miracle Jesus Christ performed?"

They replied, "No."

I said, "Through the blood of Jesus a former Muslim man
and a Jewish lady have come together tonight as brothers
and sisters in Jesus Christ."

No other power in this world can bring reconciliation
between Jews and Arabs.

I encourage every believer in every part of the world to
stand up and pray for Muslims and Jews; pray for the light of
Jesus Christ to shine on them. The battle is not ours; it's
God's. But we are the children of God. We have to stand in
the gap. Be sensitive to what the Spirit of God tells you to do
to. Sooner or later, the evil of terrorism will be defeated. The
stronghold of Islam will fall down, in the name of Jesus.

We will rejoice one day in heaven when we meet with our
converted Muslim brothers. We rejoice even today on earth
when we see Muslims come to the Lord and become a part
of the body of Jesus Christ.

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After the horrible act on September 1 1, 2001, 1 was
stunned by the loss of life. At the same time, I had peace
because the Word of God says, in all things God works for
the good of those who love him, who have been called
according to his purpose" (Rom. 8:28). The Spirit of the
Lord showed me He is going to cause this evil act to expose
Islam worldwide, to open the door for millions of people to
discover the truth and to lead many of them to the know]edge
of our Savior, Jesus Christ.

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Notes
CHAPTER 1: DISILLUSIONED AT ALAZHAR 1. From the hadith recorded by Sahih 
AlBukhari.

CHAPTER 4: CORE BELIEFS OF ISLAM
Akhar S. Ahmed, Islam To3hity (London: I.B. Tauris & Co., 1999),
pp. 32-38.
Several sources confirm the idea that the verse of the sword had
replaced and overridden (nasikh) the 114 Quranic versus about for
giving the infidels and no longer killing them. These sources include
JaLal al-Deen Al-Syowty, Al-Atkon Fee Alom AI-Qur'an [The
Perfection of QuranicTheolo~ry], vol. 2,11.,117
, and AI FlafzAl Kalbbi, Al-7 ,tsshel Fi Aleoloni Al l "anal The Easiest 
Revelation of Theology].

CHAPTER 6: MISINFORMED BY THE MEDIA
I. Source obtained from the Internet: The transcript of The Oprah Shout With 
Queen Rania of Jordan, aired October 10, 2001, as
posted at the Oprah.com wehsite on 12/26/01.
2. From the hadith recorded by Sahih AlBukhari.
3. Source obtained from the Internet: The transcript of The Oprah .Shoo' with 
Queen Rania of Jordan, aired October 10, 2001, as
posted at the Oprah.com wcbsite on 12/26/0 1.
4. Jews believe the Dome of the Rock is built on the site of Solomon's
Temple. Islam's holiest site is the Black Stone in Mecca, Saudi
Arabia, and its second most holy site is the Mosque of the Prophet,
where Muhammad is buried in Medina, Saudi Arabia.
CHAPTER 7: HUMAN RIGHTS UNDER ISLAM
1. Sayyid Qutb, Soc ial Justice in Islam, revised edition, translated by John
B. Hardie (Oneonta, NY: Islamic Publications International, 2000).
2. Source obtained from the Internet: "Naguib Mahfouza
Short hio-pic, A Naguib Mahfnuz. page,
sww.lemnuis.d(2nwn.co.uk/nlahfouz.htm.
3. Dr. Farag Foda, Terrorism (N.p: 1993), pp. 13-14.
4. "The Right of Political Asylum for y4uslim Renegades in Holland," The 
Islamic World, vol. 1679 ( December 8, 2000).
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CHAPTER 9: MUHAMMAD DECLARES JIHAD

I. Ibn Hisham, Biography, of Muhammadl, vol. 2, pp. 448,488; also
Ihn Kathir, Biography lof Muhanumadl, ml. 22, pp. IO0, 207. Ihn
Hisham was an Islamic historian.
2. Ibn Hisham, vol. 4, p. 1527.
3. From the hadith recorded by al-Korashi, p. i9.
4. Ihn Hisham.
i. Ibid.
6. Dr. Solomon Bashccr, Tau'a: n al-Naka-ed JAI/ the Unsinrilar
Things Are Equalj, p. 121.
7. Ebn Garir Al-Tobari, The Histon' of the Prophet and the Kings, vol.
5, p. 27.
8. Al-Balezri, Conquest of the Countries, vol. 2 ( publication information
unknown), p. 3 10.
9. From the hadith recorded by Sahih AlBukhari.
10. Ihn Saad, Al-Tabkat ]The Layersl, vol. 3, p. 43.
CHAPTER 10: THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF JIHAD

1. All these quotes come from Mawlana Ahul Ala Mawdudi, Jihad in
Islam (India: 1970s).
2. Nabil Khalifa, Lebanon and the Heart of the Islamic Revolution (Beirut, 
1984), pp. 93, 120.
CHAPTER 12: WHEN LIES ARE JUSTIFIED

1. Ihn Tavmiyah, Al-Sarin Almslou4ally Shatem Alrasool IThe,Su1ord
on the Neck of the Accuser of Muhammad l, p. 22 I.
2. Al-Mansowry, Al-tail, Wal kahith I The Pure and the lhtpure], p. 199. 3. Ihn 
Kathir, Al-Bedaia WI-Nahaia IThc Beginning and the End] (Cairo, Egypt: 
Dar-al-maarif, 1962).
4. Ibid.
5. Egyptian president's national address after the first day of the Iraqi
invasion of Kuwait.
6. The Quran refers to this incident in Surah 24:11, which speaks of

"those who brought forth the slander.'
Gazoli Saihin, Ehia Al-owlom Al-Den IA Revival 0/ the Religious Books I (Cairo, 
Egypt: Maktabet al-Furas, 1971),pp-3, 137.
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CHAPTER 13: MUHAMMAD'S USE OF MOSQUES

L Source obtained from the Internet: "U.S. Bombs Flit Mosque, Kills 15 
YY'nrshippcrs,,, Lebanon News Center at wyvw.lebanonguide.com
(October 24, 2001).
2. William Branigin and Ra;o Chandrasekaran, "Infornrants Enable a
Dcadh Raid," Washington Post (October 25, 2001): Page A 10.
3. Mahnusud Fouzi, Abed Al-Halim Musa Secrets of the Resignation
of Mohantruedl, 2"'1 ed. (Cairo, Egrpr LEE Library
French/Egyptian, n.d.), p. 40.
CHAPTER 14: FOREFATHERS OF TERRORISM

I. These three murders were recorded in a narrative by the Islamic historian
Ehby Muhammad Ahd El-Malak (son of FbnHasham
El-Matraffi), who died in Egypt in 835. This early Islamic history was
neecr intended to he read by any foreigner or non-Muslim. I read
this book in the library at AI-Azhar. I believe it may also be translated
into English.
2. From the hadith recorded by Sahih Al-Bukhari, volume titled Book o f f ihad.
3. Shahrstanni, Religion and Sects (Cairo, Egnvpt); p. 114, and AhyElHassan
Al-Ashri, Islamic Articles, vol. I, p. 88.
CHAPTER 15: THE FOUNDING FATHER OF MODERN JIHAD

1. Adel Hamooda, Saywid Outh: From the Village to the Gallon's (Cairo, Egypt: 
Sinai Publishing, 1987), pp. 92-94.
2. To my amazement, the English translation of one of Sayvid Qutb's
books, Social Justice in Islam, is actually available at Amazon.com.
3. Say% id Quth, Ma'alim fi el-Tareek (Signs Along the Road] as quoted
in Hamooda, Savyyid Outh.
4. Ibid., p. 10.
5. Ibid., p. 22.
6. Ibid.
7. Ibid.
CHAPTER 16: THE PHILOSOPHERS OF JIHAD

1. As yuolcd in Salah Serea, ..Clips of Message of Faith, PI-Yakaza EI222
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Arabev'a (Arabic Rein al Magazine) (December 1986).
2. Ibid.
3. Ibid.
4. Shokri Moustafa, Fl-Tauaseentat IFxpectationI (Cairo, Egypt:
Shorouk International, n.d.).
5. Rose El-YousefMagazine(I ul11, 1977): p. 6.
6. Shokri Moustafa,Al-Kalafa The Leader] (Cairo, Egypt: Shorouk
International, n.d.).
CHAPTER 19: TREACHERY BETWEEN TERRORISTS

I. Adel Hamooda, Booths and the Quran, 3rd ed. (Cairo, Egypt: Sinai
Publishing, 1989), p. 44.
2. That committee included Mohammed Abdul-Salam Farag, Ahod AlZomor,
Karin Zohdi, Najeh Ibrahim, Fouad AI-Dolahi, Ali Sharif,
Essam Driva, Assim Abdul-Majed, Hamdi Abdul Rahman and Talat
Qusam.
3. Following are the regions and their leaders: Cairo and AIGiza
region, Mohammed Abdul-Salam Farag; Al Minya region, Essam
Driya and Fouad AI-Dolahi; Asyut region, Assim AbdulMajed,
0sama Hafez and Najeh Ibrahim; Quna and Nagh Hamadi regions,
All Sharif and Talat Qusam.

CHAPTER 22: JIHAD BLEEDS OUT OF EGYPT
1. From the hadith recorded by Sahih alBukhari.

CHAPTER 23: NEW STRATEGY: ATTACK THE WEST
1. I received this information from a video produced by the United
States Coptic Church association. The Coptic Church is the largest
Christian denomination in Egypt. If you want more details, contact
the director of the U.S. Copts associationMikc@xxxxxxxxxx
CHAPTER 25: BRINGING THE GOSPEL TO MUSLIMS
1. Don Belt, "In Focus: World of Islam," National Geographic Magazine (f anuary 
2002): p. 79.
Glossary
Abbas al-Madan-Icadcr and official spokesman of the Algerian
Islamic Salvation Front
Ahmed Yassin-spiritual leader of the Palestinian Hamas Al-Azhar 
University-oldest Islamic university in the world; spiritual
authority of Islam located in Cairo, Egypt

al-Gana'a al-Islamii,ya-the Islamic Group (IG); emerged during
the 1970s mainly in Egyptian jails and later on in some of the
Egyptian universities
al-Husa1v11-son of Ali ihn Ahi Talib, cousin of Muhammad

Ali Belhadj-popular Algerian preacher who also served in leadership
with the Algerian Islamic Salvation Front
Ali ibn Aid Ta/ib-first cousin of Muhammad and one of his earliest
converts; fourth caliph, selected as caliph after murder
of Uthman; one of the Righteous Caliphs

C11Jihad-radical fundamentalist group established in Egypt that
spread to many Muslim countries, such as Palestine and
others
Allah-the God of Islam
al-Qaeda-fundamentalist Islamic organization led by Osama bin laden
Anu' ar al-Sadat-former president of Elnvpr assassinated by radical
Muslim fundamentalists on October 6, 1981
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini-chief Islamic leader of Iran from
1979 to 1989; returned to Iran in 1979 from exile in France
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Avrnan al-Zau'ahiri-leader of the al-Jihad; on FBI's Most Wanted
Terrorist list
Battle of Badr-First battle of Muhammad in which he defeated his
rivals from Mecca at the Valley of Badr

Caliph-title given to those who succeeded the prophet
Muhammad as real or nominal ruler of the Muslim world,
with all his powers except that of prophecy; from the Arabic
word khalifa, literally meaning "one who replaces someone
else who left or died"
el Kharij-seventh-century Islamic movement calling for return to
purity of faith
Gamal Abdel Nasser-president of Egypt, 1953-1970

George Habash-leader of the Popular Front for the Liberation of
Palestine
hadith-the reported sayings and actions of Muhammad recorded
in six sets of books
Hamas-Islamic Resistance Movement located in Palestine
Hasan al-Turabi-leader of the Sudanese fundamentalist Islamic
organization alIslamia

Hassan al-Banna-founder and first leader of the Muslim
Brotherhood Movement; assassinated by Egyptian police in
1949
Hassan Nasrallah-Hizbollah leader hijab-a woman's veil or head scarf

Hizhollah (also Hezbollah)-°Pam of God"; Lebanese Islamic party Hosni Muharak-E 
yptian president; assumed office after assassination
of Anwar alSadat
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Ibn Hisharn-early Islamic historian

Ibn Tavmivah-thirteenth- and fourteenth-century scholar who
called for a return to the ways of the "pious ancestors" (alsalaf
alsalih)
imam-an Islamic leader; usually in charge of a mosque infidel-one who rejects 
the teachings of Islam

lslanticSaleation Front (HS)-North Africa's first legal Islamic political 
party, first recognized by Algeria's government in
1988; later split into a moderate group and a more militant wing called the 
Islamic Salvation Army

Jamaat-i-Islami (Islamic .Society)-fundamentalist Islamic organization
of Pakistan
jihad-holy war; fighting those who resist Islam

iizvah-tax that must be paid by anyone who chooses to keep their
own faith and not convert to Islam

Khaled al-Islambouli-one of the convicted assassins of Egyptian
president Anwar alSadat

Mahmond Nokrashv Pasha-premier of Egypt assassinated by
Muslim Brotherhood on December 28, 1948

Mau'lana Ahul Ala Mau,dndi-leader of the jamaat-i-Islami of Pakistan
Mecca-Birthplace of Muhammad and place where he first received Quranic verses 
from the angel Gabriel. Located in
present-day Saudi Arabia.

Medina-originally called Yathrib; name of city was changed to
Medina ("the Prophets city") after Muhammad relocated
there. Located in present-day Saudi Arabia.
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Muatnmar Oadda fi-Libyan leader

Muau'iva ibn Abi Sufvan-governor of Syria who opposed the
selection of Ali as caliph after the murder of Uthman Muhammad ibn Abd 
al-Wahhab-founder of the 18th century
puritanical Wahhabi movement

Muhammad Reza Shah Pahlavi-shah of Iran at the time of the
revolution led by Ayatollah Khomeini in 1979 Muhammad-Arab prophet and founder 
of Islam, horn A.D. 570.
The Westernized spelling is Mohammed.

Muslim Brotherhood-Islamic organization encompassing several
nations and Islamic groups

Mustafa Kemal Ataturk-Turkish leader who abolished the
Ottoman/Turkish caliphate system in 1922

Naguib Mahfouz-winner of the 1988 Nobel Prize for Literature;
stabbed outside of his home in Cairo in 1994
naskh-system of Quranic interpretation where new verses override
previous verses

Omar Abdel Ramman-formner leader of al Jihad in Egypt, currently
imprisoned in the United States for his involvement in
the 1993 World Trade Center bombing

Osama bin Laden-suspected mastermind of the September 11,
2001 terrorist attacks against the United States; leader of alQaeda;
on FBI's Most Wanted Terrorist list
People of the Book-Jews and Christians, so named in the Quran Popular Front for 
the Liberation of Palestine-progressive

working-class party of Palestine, guided by Marxism and
Leninism
.......................... Glossary
Quran-the Islamic holy hook

Quratvsh-powerful governing tribe of Mecca at the time of
Muhammad's birth; Muhammad's father, a trader named
Ahdullah, was a member of this tribe.

Ramadan-the ninth month of the Muslim calendar, during which
a daily fast is observed from dawn until sunset
Saddam Hussein-Iraqi political leader, president since 1979 Salman 
Rushdie-Writer of The Satanic Verses, which caused the
Ayatollah Khomeini to issue a fatu'a (legal opinion) sanctioning
his death

Savyid Qutb-Egyptian author and philosopher whose writings
were banned by Egyptian government; he was arrested and
sentenced to death in 1965, executed in 1966
Sharia-Islamic law regarding the duties of Muslims toward Allah
sheikh-term of reverence for an ordained religious leader in
Islam

Shiite-Islamic sect; followers of All ibn Abi Talib as the successor
of Muhammad

Shokri Ahmad Moustafa-popular Islamic movement leader in
Srfil
Egypt. Executed by the government in 1977.

ti-Islamic sect; followers of Umar ibn al-Khattah as the successor
of Muhammad
Sarah-a chapter of the Quran

Taliban-Islamic fundamentalist group of Afghanistan

Ilhud-hill where famous battle was fought by Muhammad and his
new converts against Arabs who rejected the call of Islam
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Uniar ihn al-Khattab-second caliph assassinated in a.d. 644 by a
Persian slave bent on avenging the conquest of his people
Uthlnan ihn A//an-third leader of Islam
Wahbahi-18th century puritanical movement that in time became
the official creed of the Saudi dynasty; adherents observed
literalism and strictobservance ofMuslim rituals
Yasser Ara fit-chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization
(PLO)
Yathrih-ancient name of the city of Medina; name changed to
Medina ("the Prophet's city") after Muhammad relocated
there
Yazid-son of Muawiva ihn Abi Sufyan
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RECOMMENDED READING
Morey, Robert A. Islamic Invasion. Las Vegas, NV: Christian
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Winning The War Against Radical Islam. Las Vegas, NV:
Christian Scholar's Press, 2002.

Shorrosh, A. Islam Revealed. Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson,
1988.

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Other Books by the Author
Against the Tides in the Middle East-Author's biography Beyond the Grave-a 
comparative study of eternal life
as taught by Islam and Christianity
The Fall of Islam-exposes Islam's true teaching on
women, )ihad, Jews and Christians, death,
judgment, Paradise and hell
Contact:
Mark A. Gabriel
P. 0. Box 181974
Casselberry, FL 32718-1974
E-mail: markgabriel@xxxxxxx
uww.petramission.com
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What Motivates a Terrorist?

Never before has one book contained such valuable informatio
about the Islamic faith, beliefs and traditions as well as historical
and political insights. In an easy-to-read format, Dr. Mark
Gabriel shares the truth and tells you everything you need to
know and understand about Islam.
In Islam and Terrorism you will learn:

^ How Muhammad practiced holy war and why it continues today ^ Why the verses 
about jihad cancel out the verses about tolerance, causing contradictions in 
the Quran

^ What Muslims believe about earning your way into Paradise (heaven) ^ Which 
radical teachings in black market books are being read by the Islamic 
terrorists of today

^ Why the United States has become the target of Islamic terrorism
Islam has been veiled in a vast sea of misinformation for too long!
t As a professor of Islamic history at the most prestigious university in
the Middle East, Dr. Mark Gabriel concluded that Islam and holy war
could not be separated. Faced with a choice between "politically
correct" Islam or joining in jihad himself, he left his faith altogether.
Later he accepted Jesus Christ after reading the Bible.
Even though his decision to leave Islam brought about
imprisonment, torture and physical assaults, his love and
dedication to those in bondage to Islam has remained strong.
Dr. dark A. Gabriel was able to quote the entire
Quran by the time he was twelve years old.
Raised in Egypt-in the midst of a breeding
s' ) ground of Islamic terrorists-he spent his to
formative years deep inside the confines of
~.z Muslim influence. His own family disowned him after he converted to 
Christianity and tried
~Ad ~' ' to kill him several times. He escaped his homeland and now
resides in the United States. As a reflection of his new life in "MI Christ, he 
chose a Christian name to replace his Muslim name.

Charisma . . HOUSE`



What Motivates a Terrorist?

Never before has one book contained such valuable information
about the Islamic faith, beliefs and traditions as well as historical
and political insights. In an easy-to-read format, Dr. Mark
Gabriel shares the truth and tells you everything you need to
know and understand about Islam.

In Islam and Terrorism you will learn:

^ How Muhammad practiced holy war and why it continues today ^ Why the verses 
about jihad cancel out the verses about tolerance, causing contradictions in 
the Quran

^ What Muslims believe about earning your way into Paradise (heaven) ^ Which 
radical teachings in black market books are being read by the Islamic 
terrorists of today

^ Why the United States has become the target of Islamic terrorism Islam has 
been veiled in a vast sea of misinformation for too long!
t As a professor of Islamic history at the most prestigious university in
the Middle East, Dr. Mark Gabriel concluded that Islam and holy war
could not be separated. Faced with a choice between "politically
correct" Islam or joining in jihad himself, he left his faith altogether.
Later he accepted Jesus Christ after reading the Bible.
Even though his decision to leave Islam brought about
f - imprisonment, torture and physical assaults, his love and
dedication to those in bondage to Islam has remained strong.
Dr. Hark A. Gabriel was able to quote the entire
Quran by the time he was twelve years old.
Raised in Egypt-in the midst of a breeding '
P
ground of Islamic terrorists-he spent his
formative years deep inside the confines of
Muslim influence. His own family disowned
4UNPIP
him after he converted to Christianity and tried
to kill hirn several times. He escaped his homeland and now
resides in the United States. As a reflection of his new life in
Christ, he chose a Christian name to replace his Muslim name.
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