The Paradigm of Radical Islam

Radical Islam’s Paradigm, or World View, is very different from our own. For the most part the paradigm of the West is we want to live in peace. To raise our families in security. Basically, to live and let live, as the saying goes. Gee, almost sounds like the paradigm that this great country was founded upon. But there’s something rotten in Denmark, or more precise, in Iran and the majority of the Middle East.

It is very difficult for us in the West to understand what makes a person want to be a homicide bomber and strap explosives to them in an attempt to kill others. We have nothing to compare to it. I’ve heard people say (Rosie O’Donnell comes to mind) that fundamental Christians are as dangerous as radical Muslims yet you don’t hear about any Christians becoming homicide bombers to bring fear into the hearts of unbelievers. For those who live in Israel the threat of homicide bombers is a daily occurrence.

Since World War I and the fall of the Ottoman Empire Islam has been regulated to second class status. These proud people have had to live under the weight and might of the West for most of the past century. This is certainly no excuse for the atrocities committed but helps our understanding of the burning question, "Why?"

The main points for our discussion today are:

1) Abrogation:


Many of Muhammad’s revelations while in Mecca were peaceful, but once in a position of power his revelations became much more violent and it is claimed by many Muslim leaders and scholars that the latter sayings abrogate the former ones, just as Islam abrogates Christianity and Judaism.

2) The Qur’an and Hadith:

Sura 8:60 "Strike terror (into the hearts of) the enemies of Allah and your enemies."
Sura 9:14 "Fight (kill) them (non Muslims) and Allah will punish (torment) them by your hands, cover them with shame."

Sura 8:12,17 "I will instil terror into the hearts of the unbelievers, smite ye above their necks and smite all their finger-tips off them. It is not ye who slew them; it was Allah."

Sura 9:123 O ye who believe! Fight the unbelievers...let them find firmness (harshness) in you and know that Allah is with those who fear Him."

It is worth noting that the words "fight" and "kill" appear in the Qur’an more frequently then the word "pray."

Then from the Hadith, revered almost as highly as the Qur’an, a book of Muhammad’s sayings, we find such things as: "Muhammad once was asked: what is the best deed for the Muslim next to believing in Allah and His Prophet? His answer: "To participate in Jihad in Allah’s cause."

3) Jihad:

For millions of Muslims the word Jihad simply means a battle within oneself. To strive or struggle in the way of God. But for the Islamofascist it means much more. First and foremost it is the struggle of converting or subjugating the entire world to Islam, by any means. To eliminate any non Muslims ruling over any lands that use to belong to Islam (they believe it an insult for infidels to control such lands) and is the first step and explains one of the reasons why Israel is such a problem today.

We’ve seen that the wide majority of the millions of Muslims who are peaceful refuse to speak out against the radicals and their atrocities. I’m sure most are scared to condemn such acts and value their own safety. Can’t say that I blame them but I also believe part of it is a belief that if the radicals succeed in destroying their “Western oppressors” they can go about their lives in peace.

You can not compare the former Soviet Union or the current Chinese Marxist regime to that of Iran. The leaders of China and the Soviet Union understand the concept of mutual destruction and don’t see any benefit in being destroyed. Those running Iran, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the mula’s, however, do not have this same fear.

Last year the Official Iranian radio aired a series titled, "Awaiting Redemption," which claimed the imminent return of Islam’s messianic figure, the 12th iman, or Mahdi. It is believed that this Mahdi (who is said to have disappeared as a child in the year 941) is a direct descendant of Muhammad and his appearance in Mecca will lead to a cataclysmic battle against a descendant of Muhammad’s archenemy, Abu Sofyan, in the cities of Kufa and Najaf and his final destruction coming in Jerusalem.

Following this "cataclysmic" battle, peace, justice and security will be ushered in with a global government, "the most perfect ever," according to the broadcast and the belief of millions of Shiite Muslims.

Ahmadinejad has a mystical pre-occupation with this coming messiah and is raising concerns that a nuclear-armed Islamic Republic could trigger the kind of global war that he envisions which will set the stage for the end of the world.

Following Ahmadinejad’s address to the UN in September 2005, during a videotaped meeting in Tehran with Ayatollah Javadi-Amoli, Ahmadinejad discussed what could only be called a paranormal experience during his address stating that he was bathed in a light from heaven throughout the speech. He said that someone within his delegation told him, "When you began with the words ‘in the name of Allah,' I saw a light coming, surrounding you and protecting you to the end."

Ahmadinejad agreed saying, "On the last day when I was speaking, one of our group told me that when I started to say 'Bismillah Muhammad,' he saw a green light come from around me, and I was placed inside this aura. I felt it myself. I felt that the atmosphere suddenly changed, and for those 27 or 28 minutes, all the leaders of the world did not blink. When I say they didn't move an eyelid, I'm not exaggerating. They were looking as if a hand was holding them there, and had just opened their eyes – Alhamdulillah!"

Ahmadinejad lives a very modest life. Reports state that his only assets are a 30 year old car, an even older house and an empty bank account. Ahmadinejad is deadly serious about his religious convictions and the return of the Mahdi.

In 2004 Iran started an institute for the study and dissemination of information about the Mahdi which has influence in the schools and children’s magazines. Iran’s cabinet has given this institute $17 million.

The regime in Iran is indoctrinating its population, including the children, to believe in the Mahdi and his imminent return. Couple this with their radical form of Islam and you’ve got the makings of World War III.