What Is True Islam?
(Based upon an article in Prophecy in The News, June 2016)
8/14/16 CFBC Chester, IL Dr. Mike Fogerson, Speaker
Introduction:
A For the last several years, it has become common place to hear of bombings, shootings, attacks done in the name of Islam.
1 Some of these: Boston bombing, Paris bombing, Belgium train sation bombing.
a In other places . . . San Bernadino shootings, Fort Hood, Chattanooga, Beheading in Oklahoma, Orlando Shooting.
b Boko Haram Nigerian kidnappings, Kenya mall killings, cutting the throat of a priest giving Communion recently in Europe.
aa In Iraq, the tomb of Jonah was blown up . . . Palmyra ancient Temples blown up.
bb All of these were atrocities were perpetrated by Muslims.
2 Our politicians/Muslim apologists are quick to tell us that these terrorists acts don’t represent true Islam.
a Most won’t even describe the perpetrators as Islamic, Islamic Extremists, Islamic Terrorists.
b Who can tell us what true Islam is? What Islam represents? ONE PERSON: Mohammed.
B Mohammed, the quintessential epitome Islamic life, is emulated by Muslims world wide.
1 His life was called sunna, which means the way or the example.
a Mohammed’s life can be catagorized into three different stages:
aa His life as a religious leader
bb A political leader
cd a military leader
b All three of these stages in Mohammed’s life plays a role in defining, understanding true Islam.
2 Mohammed as Religious Leader.
a In 610 AD (Mecca), Mohammed began as religious leader with 70 converts over a 12 year period.
aa In 622 AD, Mohammed began to confrontational with the leadership of Mecca and they threw him out of town for disturbing the peace.
bb He tried to go to the city of al-Taif, but they chased him off with rocks.
b With nowhere to go, Mohammed was a Muslim refugee.
aa In 622 AD, he fled to Medina, a city controlled by Jewish tribes.
bb The Jews allowed Mohammed, the Muslim immigrant, stay at Medina.
3 Mohammed as Political Leader
a Mohammed went to Medina’s pagan neighborhood and began to organize these people who had grievances with the Jewish controlled government.
(He put pressure on these folks to join his movement, become his followers politically.)
b Mohammed’s influence grew in Medina to the point where the jews made a treaty with him, recognizing him as a political leader in addition to the religious leader of Islam.
4 Mohammed as Military Leader
a Back in Mecca, Mohammed’s followers became confrontational and were ran out of town like their founder.
aa They became refuges . . . fled to Medina and were allowed in by the Jews.
bb In contrast to Jesus’ teaching of “love your enemies, bless those who curse you; do good to those who hate you; if they take your coat, give them your shirt”, Mohammed allowed his followers to rob trade caravans headed to Mecca in retaliation for kicking them out of the city.
cc In other words, if they take your home . . .you take their caravan.
b A whole chapter in the Qur’an, Sura 8, is dedicated to how his 300 warriors were to distribute stolen goods. (BTW, Mohammed received 20%)
c In 624 AD, Mecca sent 1,000 soldiers to escort their caravans.
aa The 1,000 soldiers were defeated by Mohammed and his 300 warriors at the Battle of Badr.
bb He’d go on to fight 66 battles over the next eight years . . . reportedly killing 3,000 before he died.
d He used catapults when attacking the city of al-Taif, and when he was told that the stones were killing innocent women/children, Mohammed’s response was “they are among them.” (IOW, they’ve got to be killed too.)
C Today, every time a suicide bomber/ISIS fighter engages their brutality they think their following Mohammed’s example: religiously, politically, militarily.
1 Today, trying to separate the religious side of Islam from the political-military side of Islam is like trying to split Mohammed.
a The Quran isn’t simply an Islamic book of doctrine, but also how to run the government, courts, laws.
b Sharia Law. Caliphate.
aa In Islam, the world is divided in two: The House of Allah (submitted to Allah) & The House of War (in the process of submission to Allah.)
bb Caliphate (Islamic State) is their goal by whatever means possible.
2 Islam tells the world that it is religion of peace, but their definition of peace is not your definition of peace.
a Lincoln (at the Sanitary Fair of Baltimore, April 18, 1864), “We all declare for liberty, but in using the same word, we do not all mean the same thing.”
b In the west, peace is when we all get along.
c In Islam, peace is achieved when the world submits to the will of Allah. (World peace is World Islam)
aa Goals are simple: Global Submission & People who don’t submit are treated horribly
bb (Beheading, burning alive, etc.,)
D Moderate Muslims vs. Fundamental Muslims
1 Moderate Muslims believe that eventually the whole world will submit to Allah. (Maybe at the end of the world, maybe figuratively, typically non-violent)
a Fundamental believes the world is supposed to submit to Allah now and are motivated to make it happen even if by violence, terror.
b There is process that occurs when the west becomes more friendly, welcoming, accommodating, respectful and non-offending . . . the more Moderate Muslims believe that the world is submitting to Allah. (The future is now rather than later)
aa At this point, Moderate Muslims migrate from their moderate mind set to the fundamental “NOW” mind set . . . which is more violent.
bb The process is called getting radicalized.
2 Fundamental Muslims believe that when their enemy shows them kindness . . . it means their enemy is weak.
a They understanding the niceness as Allah giving their enemies over to them.
b When countries take them in, give them sanctuary . . . the Fundament Muslim sees it as something different than a Christian would see it.
E Killing the innocents
1 Muslim apologists say that terror attacks are not true Islam, because Islam teaches that’s wrong to kill the innocent. (Remember how peace to them means something different to us)
a The fundamental Muslim considers a person innocent only if they are a faithful follower of Allah.
aa If a person has rejected Islam, (Christian, Catholic, Atheist) the Quran teches: “Allah loveth not those who reject Faith” (Sura 3.32).
bb “Fight those who believe not in Allah.” -Sura 9.29
cc “Kill the disbelievers wherever you find them.” -Sura 2.191
b When they say it’s wrong to kill the innocent, it’s a code for: it’s wrong to kill faithful Muslims.
2 To be fair, Fundamental Muslims view non-violent moderate Muslims as having backslided from the way of Allah.
a That’s why they have no trouble burning Jordanian pilots alive, other Muslims as well.
b To the fundamental Muslim, killing a moderate Muslim is seen as the same as killing infidels.
3 IL. “Light has three different meanings. Noun, Source of illumination; Adjective, The opposite of heavy; Verb, as to light a fire.”
a Islam has three meanings: Religious, Political, Military.
b Islam wants to be seen and treated as a “Noun” . . . but want the freedom to act like an “adjective” or “verb.”
aa True Islam’s ultimate goal is for the world to submit to Allah.
F Groups like ISIS have call on their life to usher in a re-established Islamic Caliphate . . . Islam is the religion of the world . . . all submit to Allah or slave/killed for refusing.
1 There is an ancient strategic two-step plan in place that Islam is using: Mecca & Medina
a Mecca (Religious): Islam is accepted, welcomed, honored, elevated . . . we want to multi-cultural, diversity.
aa What happens is after the Muslims have been embraced & intrenched their birth-rates go up.
bb By sheer numbers, it doesn’t take long for one people group to overcome another simply by having more kids.
cc As Islam is welcomed, numbers increase . . . enter phase two.
b Medina (Political-Military): Islam is the law of the land.
aa Their political-military goals are: global conquest & in areas they conquered, non-adherents were not treated with equality.
bb Is this the goal of all Muslims? Most Muslims are moderate, non-violent, even courageous Muslim Reformers.
cc There is strong draw to fundamentalism, follow Mohammed’s Medina example.
2 We are able to see what has happened in Europe to get a glimpse into America’s future.
a Europe has gone from a Judeo-Christian past, into a secular/LGBT present, and is now entering an Islamic future.
aa The shift from Christian values to secular has seemingly acted as a transition into an Islamic future.
bb Islam shows up first as religious, then proceeds in political-military direction.
b True Islam follows in the steps of its founder: Mohammad.
aa Deception, Religious, Political, Military.
bb Goal is global domination . . . subdue all who refuse to submit.
3 What the world is seeing is Islam moving from religious group to a group that is leading/governing the world. (Mecca to Medina)
a What can we do?
aa Pray
bb Salvation
cc Be equipped & educated
b If the Muslim is going to proceed as their founder, Christians should proceed in the path of their founder.
aa Jesus loved His enemy . . . never ignored sin.
bb Please don’t ignore the true goal of true Islam.
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