[lit-ideas] Re: Question
- From: "Lawrence Helm" <lawrencehelm@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 6 Sep 2006 23:02:01 -0700
No, the Wahhabis are not the most militant Islamic Group. They are a
Fundamentalist Group. There is a difference between being Fundamentalist
and being Militant. Read Sandra Mackey's Saudis, Inside the Desert Kingdom.
The Wahhabs send out minders to make sure women are properly behaved. They
comprise a moral police. They oppose infidels but Saudi Arabia can't
function with out them. They are so rich in Saudi Arabia that they can't
bring themselves to engage in menial labor so they import infidels. Wahhab
minders don't like this, but the government won't permit them to be too
harsh to them, unless they violate a Sharia law, which many of them have.
The Fundamentalists take a strict literal (according to their lights) view
of the Sharia.
It does seem, however, that those raised in Fundamentalism whether Deobandi,
Salaf, or Wahhab are especially susceptible to the teachings of Sayyid Qutb.
The first of the Militant Islamic organizations that affects modern Militant
Islam is the Muslim Brothers organization founded in Egypt. Al Banna was
the founder and Sayyid Qutb was a member. Sayyid Qutb's brother Mohammad
taught Osama bin Laden at a university Osama attended.
The Wahhabs in Saudi Arabia have had an agreement with the ruling family.
They don't interfere with the ruling family and the ruling family doesn't
interfere with them. This live and let live agreement was extended to
terrorists but not out in the open. However, fundamentalists don't like
being hypocritical about their beliefs and they do condemn the ruling
family's behavior so there have been attacks in Saudi Arabia by militants.
The ruling family in return has cracked down on them. These militants
embrace Wahhab-type fundamentalism coupled with the Jihadist teachings of
Sayyid Qutb.
Lawrence
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Subject: [lit-ideas] Question
"The majority of Saudi citizens are Sunni Muslims predominantly adhering to
the strict interpretation of Islam taught by the Salafi or Wahhabi school
that is the official state religion."
http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/2002/14012.htm
Lawrence, the Wahhabis (OBL's religion) are the most militant Islamic group.
Wahhabism is also the official state religion of Saudi Arabia, a regime that
we support. How are these two things reconciled?
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