ISLAM YESTERDAY AND TODAY

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1 ISLAM YESTERDAY AND TODAY An educational talk on Islam, its history, growth in the world, and how it affects America today. Presented by: Phil Vasile

2 LECTURE OBJECTIVES Familiarize the public with Islam Cover briefly the life of Muhammad (Mohammad) Explain the development of Islam through history Caliphate and caliphs (How chosen) Explain the split of Muslims Sunni vs. Shia Muslim population demographics vs. world population Development of the Quran Impact on the U.S. Wrap-up and conclusions Estimated duration 60 minutes

3 IN THE BEGINNING The Origin of Muhammad Adem(Adam) Nūḥ(Noah) Ibrāhīm(Abraham) Ismā'īl(Ishmael) Isḥāq(Isaac) * Abdul-Muttalib Muhammad Marīam(Mary) ʿĪsā(Jesus) * Abraham s wife Sarah & handmaid Hagar vs. Isaac & Ishmael

4 IN THE BEGINNING (570 A.D.+) Middle-eastern people worshipped 360 pagen gods, the moon god was one of them (Cresent moon icon) Like everywhere else, leadership was typically royalty Religion did not dominate the land before Muhammad Muhammad born in 570 A.D. Mecca Parents die at his age of 6 grandfather assume care At 8 his grandfather dies (Muhammad an orphan) Extended family cares for him (barely street child) Became a merchant reputation of trustworthy (?) At 35 he experiences the Black Stone affair big decision opportunity Gained popularity with the public (Honesty and decision making)

5 IN THE BEGINNING (570 A.D.+) CONT D Began receiving revelations at the age of 40 Angel Gabriel (610 A.D.) Attempted to start Islam after revelations Started the Quran memorized his visions and ideas Muhammad was illiterate could not document his laws Early on memorization was the only record of the Quran oral society Muhammad assigned two men as his scribes (Memorizers) Qur an defined monotheism in Islam vs. Christians/Jews (Trinity) Started to proselytize occupants of Mecca Often insulted Jews Initially viewed Christians and Jews as allies After being ignored by Jews he became hostile toward them

6 LOVE TO HATE Migrated to Medina in 622 no longer welcomed in Mecca (Hijri calendar Hajj pilgrimage ) Began his new thinking Love to Hate Raids conducted as retribution for Meccan behavior toward Muhammad Used Muslim migrants (from Mecca gang) to raid Meccan caravans Delivered Qur'anic verses permitting the Muslims to raid Muslims acquire wealth, power, and prestige (33.27) Muhammad's wife accused of adultery four witnesses! (Rape) Attacks and takes over Mecca in 630 Kills (beheads) 700 Jews Attacks Arabs in east Christians and Jews surrender and refuse to convert

7 LOVE TO HATE CONT D Agree to pay jizya The 1 st caliphate was created..! Muhammad preached Islam for initial 13 years got 150 followers Next 10 years = 10,000 new Muslims per year! 100K new followers! The last 9 years he is involved in events of violence every 6 weeks Lesson learned: Politics (sword) 1000% more effective than religion Performs his first Islamic pilgrimage in 632 Muhammad dies in June of 632 and buried in Medina Muhammad replaced by caliphs To be continued

8 DEVELOPMENT OF THE QURAN Definitions and Random Points Quran, Qur an, or Koran? Moslem or Muslim? Year 2000 change Began as a verbal (memorized) document Muslims believe the Quran is complete and has no errors Muhammad is perfect Quran documented on paper years after death of Muhammad by Uthman (3 rd caliph) Reorganized by chapter length longest to shortest (Previously chronological order) all past documentation destroyed End result was randomization of Quran nullifies abrogation!! (See later) Meccan vs. Madinan views religious vs. political

9 DEVELOPMENT OF THE QURAN Around 650 AD the Quran is finished & copies made Islamists claim that Quran rewritten due to language used incorrect?? Their Trilogy Quran, Sunna, Hadith Make up Islam Quran written in Surahs (Chapters) 86 = Meccan; 28 Medinan Before and after migration from Mecca Hadith quotes of Islamic prophet Muhammad verbatim on any matter (short stories) Sunna Muhammad s verbally transmitted record of the teachings, and deeds Quran is 14% sacred text (Allah) Sunna and Hadith = 86% Muhammad Christianity first Muhammad studied Christian views/teachings

10 DEVELOPMENT OF THE QURAN CONT D Jihad My Stuggle, Mein Kaumf - My Stuggle Kafir = unbeliever (one who covers or conceals truth), aka, infidel Kafir synonyms: polytheists, idolaters, People of the book (Christians & Jews), atheists, agnostics, and pagans all treated the same! 64% of Quran devoted to Kafirs 81% with Muhammad s struggle with them 32% of Hadith devoted to kafirs Abrogation = Later verse supersedes earlier verse (dualistic logic) Quran 2:219 Muslims must be tolerant of Christians and Jews Quran 9:29 Attack Christians and Jews until they pay jizya tax or kill them

11 DEVELOPMENT OF THE QURAN CONT D Dualistic plan Rules for women, not men non-muslims vs. Muslims 49K+ words about women; 93% low status; 0.13% high

12 THE FIVE(6) PILLARS OF ISLAM Summarized in the hadith of Gabriel 1. Shahadah: declaring there is only one God and Muhammad is God's Messenger 2. Salat: ritual prayer five times a day 3. Zakat: giving 2.5% of one s savings (total assets) to the poor and needy 4. Sawm: fasting and self-control during the holy month of Ramadan 5. Hajj: pilgrimage to Mecca at least once in a lifetime if one is able 6. Jihad(6): conversion of kafir (unbeliever) to Islam through force or fear #6 added when Muhammad migrated from Mecca

13 SUNNI VS. SHIA Muslims = 1.6B vs. world population = 7B (23%) 60% Muslim population in Asia; About 20% in Middle East & North Africa Shiites (Shia or Shi'a): 10-13% of Muslim population Lands Iran (90% - 1/3 of world Shias), Pakistan, India and Iraq 300,000+ Shias estimated living in North America Shias include followers of: Ithna Asharis (aka, Twelvers), Ismailis, Zaydis, Alevis and Alawites Only believe in Hadiths accepted by Shia Islamic scholars

14 Twelver defined: SUNNI VS. SHIA CONT D The largest branch of Shia Islam Twelver refers to its adherents' belief in twelve divinely ordained leaders The 12 th Imam is to be the last (Armageddon) Iran Sunnis (Sunnites): 87-90% of Muslim population Sunnis include followers of: Hanafi, Shafi, Maliki, Wahhabi (Salafi) & Hanbali

15 SUNNI VS. SHIA CONT D GREEN = SUNNI, RED = SHIA

16 CALIPHS, POLITICS & RELIGION First caliph (after Muhammad death), Abu Bakr Umar ibn al-khattab (son of Abu) the second caliph Uthman ibn Affan chosen as the third caliph Problem! At the time of the 3 rd caliph choice, two factions were at odds Shia believed Ali ibn Abi Talib should have been chosen Choices were political (Sunni) vs. religious (Shia) Regardless, they still don t agree today Shias captured as slaves and murdered for centuries Conflict continues today since 700 s A.D.

17 THE CALIPHATE

18 POPULATIONS OF MUSLIM COUNTRIES Pew Research Global Muslim Population, October 2009 All statistics copied from web

19 COUNTRIES WITH THE LARGEST NUMBER OF MUSLIMS Estimated 2009 Muslim Population Percentage of Population that is Muslim Percentage of World Muslim Population Indonesia 202,867, % 12.9% Pakistan 174,082, India 160,945, Bangladesh 145,312, Egypt 78,513, Nigeria 78,056, Iran 73,777, Turkey* 73,619,000 ~ Algeria 34,199, Morocco* 31,993,000 ~99 ~2

20 MUSLIM POPULATION BY REGION

21 COUNTRIES IN EUROPE WITH LARGEST MUSLIM POPULATION Estimated 2009 Muslim Population Percentage of Population that is Muslim Percentage of World Muslim Population Russia 16,482, % 1.0% Germany* 4,026,000 ~5 <1 France* 3,554,000 ~6 <1 Albania 2,522, Kosovo 1,999, United Kingdom 1,647, Bosnia-Herzegovina* 1,522,000 ~40 <1 Netherlands 946, Bulgaria 920, Republic of Macedonia 680, <0.1 Rest of Region 3,814, Regional Total 38,112, World Total 1,619,314,

22 AMERICAS WITH LARGEST MUSLIM POPULATIONS Estimated 2009 Muslim Population Percentage of Population that is Muslim Percentage of World Muslim Population United States 2,595, % 0.2% Argentina 784, Canada 657, <0.1 Brazil 191, <0.1 Mexico* 110,000 <1 <1 Venezuela 94, <0.1 Suriname 83, <0.1 Trinidad and Tobago 78, <0.1 Guyana 55, <0.1 Panama 24, <0.1 Rest of Region 67,000 <0.1 <0.1 Regional Total 4,596, World Total 1,619,314,

23 MUSLIM ARGUMENTS FOR CHRISTIANS AND JEWS Quran text is interpreted i.e., fluid, subjective Unless read in Arabic you cannot understand it only scholars can understand One part of Quran cannot conflict with other part of the Quran Quran is not inspired word it IS the word of Allah People who explain the Quran are ignorant or bigots You took the verse out of context Gospels are similar to Hadiths i.e., life of Christ Any attack on Islam is justification for self-defense i.e., jihad

24 ESSENCE OF ISLAM Majority of Muslims (~80%) don t even attend Mosque the rest radical? Large percentage are illiterate (can t read Quran) Islam a religion of peace living under sharia law! Islam is a theocracy (way of life, i.e., sharia law) Once Islam conquers all, then peace is achieved Islam is inspired by hate vs. Christianity (love) Islam is retaliation through fear vs. Christianity is forgiveness through love Typical terrorists not the poor and ignorant rich (relative) and educated Another controlling concept fascism, communism, Nazism

25 ISLAM AND THE U.S. Islam made our problem in 1801 Tripoli Muslim brotherhood formed in 1928 Came to U.S. in 1963 Muslim general vehicle stop for warrant Found Explanatory Memo on the General Plan for M3 Plan written in 1980 Grover Norquist NRA board supports those tied to Muslim Brother hood Member of Economic Planning commission for tax reduction.? Muslim Brotherhood large influence in W.H. ala communist party Catechism 841 The Church's relationship with Muslims Sharia law in Texas? SB532 Never made it to the house floor 100,000 Muslims coming to the U.S. via the front door annually

26 ISLAM AND THE U.S. 220,000+ per year via the border!! (69% OTM) Est. only 30% Muslim Future estimated terrorists in the U.S.? 66,000 in two years (+26K now) Gangs of Los Angeles = 150,000 Future terrorists? Prison gangs and proselytizing Great Muslim opportunity University campus recruiting of educated people

27 U.S. CONSTITUTION VS. SHARIA LAW Constitution founded on natural law (God s law) not societal law (man s law) One changes, the other doesn t..! 1 st amendment freedom of speech, religion, press, and assembly 3 rd amendment illegal quartering of soldiers 4 th amendment search and seizure 5 th amendment eminent domain, due process, self-incrimination 6 th amendment fair and speedy trial 7 th amendment trial by jury 8 th amendment prohibiting of excessive fines & unusual punishment

28 U.S. CONSTITUTION VS. SHARIA LAW CONT D 9 th amendment protection of all natural rights not enumerated 13 th amendment abolishment of slavery or servitude 14 th amendment equal protection clause 15 th amendment prohibits the denial of right to vote 17 th amendment direct election of leaders (senators) by popular vote 19 th amendment prohibits the denial of the right to vote based on sex 13 out of 27 amendments violated by sharia law (only 20 really apply) 65% of our U.S. law would be ignored by their sharia law.!!

29 CONCLUSIONS TO DRAW AND ACTIONS TO TAKE

30 CONCLUSIONS TO DRAW AND ACTIONS TO TAKE

31 CONCLUSIONS TO DRAW AND ACTIONS TO TAKE Islam is a threat to the United States and its freedoms Lone Wolves are part of the BIG plan to start 2,595,000 Muslims in America (13% potentially dangerous ISIS) America is actively under assault by religious radicals (3 Rose bowls) Americans had best fight back spread the word Evil is apparent through consideration of actions not words Love the sinner, not the sin Act! For America Brigitte Gabriel Founder & President Stand by and prepare