Duality and Confusion in the Ruling System
The dramatic stratagem, in the Islamic ruling system, leads one to
wonder if the two forbidden months, discussed earlier, have any
significant bearing on their observance and applicability in this
age and time. If, according to some scholars and the Muslim
Brotherhood, they consider (jihad) religious war applicable, then
this confirms the seriousness of the escalation of fundamentalism
towards its long-term objective. They declare that:
"(a) Islam is a comprehensive, self-evolving system; it is the
ultimate path of life in all its spheres; (b) Islam emanates from
and is based on, two fundamental sources, the Koran and the
Prophetic Tradition; and (c) Islam is applicable to all times and
places"
(Bayyumi, 1979: p 90).
Islam is an ideology of imposition, spreading religion by the sword
- by the force of arms. In Islam, the sword is the arbiter of
ultimate power. It is a coercive system by which it intends to
regulate, in every detail, the lifestyle of the individual, under
the Islamic shari’ah law, ignoring all basic human rights. In some
ways, nothing much has changed since emergence of Islam.
In Kuwait, Verses from (Surah) Chapter IX (9): (Al-Tawbah)
Repentance - Jihad, the call upon the Muslims to resume their Jihad
fight against the (Mushrikeen) polytheists, was repeatedly recited
on the radio during the few days of the 1967 Six-Day Arab-Israeli
War. It was reiterated with an authoritative tone; especially after
the news updates, that the Arabs had downed scores of enemy planes.
The announcer gave the impression that he was stirring the believers
of the Islamic (Umma) Nation in readiness for an assault on the
non-Muslim Kafir infidels. Following the progress of the war, the
number of destroyed enemy planes increased from a few to over one
hundred and continued to increase every time they updated the news,
creating an atmosphere of triumph and jubilation among the Muslim
listeners. The media coverage and propaganda led to serious alarm
among the Christian and Baha’i communities. It must have had a
similar effect on other minority groups in countries such as Iran,
Yemen, Syria, Iraq and Lebanon.
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