Radical Islamism

Submission. Surrendering to the will of God, what the religion requires.

Last in the series of prophets to bring the word of God to God’s people.

These 2 Christian figures are revered in Islam. About peace, no natural anti-Jewish or Christian sentiments.

The Holy Book, recitations of Mohammed written in the early 7th century AD.

Mohammed’s words and deeds that people are to emulate, lessons to learn from/be modeled.

Islam was more tolerant of Jews and Christians in this era.

Islam was more open to scientific innovation and the preservation of ancient Greece than any other religion in this era.

What are the 5 pillars of Islam?

Strain, effort, struggle against evil. The practice of Islam requires this.

The greater jihad.

The lesser jihad, radical emphasis (greater for radicals)

Law of the land, acts and deeds of Mohammed and the recitation.

This doesn’t require theocracy, but it does for radicals, an elite with narrow interpretation

This country wanted to modernize in the 20th century. They began to separate religion and politics in extreme ways.

External threat to Islam: religious inspired attempts to Christianize Muslim societies.

External threat to Islam: French and British invasion.

External threat to Islam: this state created in 1848. The plight for Palestinians is a major concern for radicals.

External threat to Islam: liberalism, socialism, capitalism, religious toleration, sexual equality, temptations.

External threat to Islam: military attack.

External threat to Islam: US support for these.

External threat to Islam: Saudi rulers allowed the US to station troops here, the two most sacred sites to Islam, a matter of pride equivalent to invasion.

Reaction to what was happening outside of the Muslim world from within.

Traveled to the US and was disgusted by the materialism, sexism, superficiality, racism, alcohol consumption, and social/economic inequality.

He was convinced western society as a whole was the same - pagan, ignorant, depraved.