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Triumph of the Irrational

Epilogue - Wars Never-Ending

The triumph of the irrational will not mean the end of the bloodshed. Quite the opposite! War is endemic in Islam, whether it is this on-going war to get everyone to submit to the Will of Allah or brutal civil wars over booty, leadership and dogma, like the three that engulfed the believers in quick succession following Muhammad’s passing.

Narrated Said bin Al-Musaiyab:

When the first civil strife (in Islam) took place because of the murder of Uthman, it left none of the Badr warriors alive (the first real battle for control of the Peninsula).

When the second civil strife, that is the battle of Al-Harra, took place, it left none of the Hudaibiya treaty companions alive.

Then the third civil strife took place and it did not subside till it had exhausted all the strength of the people.

Bukhari 59.358

The war instigated by the Sunni dominated Islamic State is a modern manifestation of the civil wars and wars of conquest that have been emblematic of Islam from the beginning. It was during Muhammad’s tenure as caliph, during the war to convert the Arabs of the Peninsula, that Allah warned the believers to be discerning after He learned that Muslims were killing other Muslims to abscond with their possessions. .

4:94 O believers, if you journey in the Way of Allah, be discerning and do not say to him who greets you: “You are not a believer”, seeking the fleeting goods of the present life. For with Allah are abundant gains. This is how you were before and Allah has been gracious to you; so discern well. Allah is indeed fully aware of what you do!

Moududi:

Whenever a Muslim was in danger of being harmed inadvertently by other Muslims during the fighting, he resorted to either the Islamic greeting (as-salam alaykum, 'peace be on you') or the Islamic creed There is no god save Allah' (ili-Jl) in order to indicate that he was their brother-in-faith.

The Muslims, however, often suspected this to be merely a ruse of the enemy and therefore sometimes disregarded the utterance of the Islamic greeting or of the Islamic creed, and killed such people and seized their belongings as booty.

After the triumph of the irrational, Muslims will again become the target of other Muslims, with dead unbelievers no longer a reliable source of wealth, women and slaves. Expect the following groups, whom Allah accuses of capital crimes, to become the target and the excuse for exceedingly bloody booty-fueled conflicts that will persist until Judgement when Allah is expected to bring an end to the mess He created. 

HYPOCRITES

Hypocrites is the most common accusation that Allah, in His Koran, levels at Muslims He suspects of being disloyal or of being Muslims in appearance only.

33:60 If the hypocrites, those in whose hearts is a sickness and those who spread lies in the city, do not desist, We will certainly urge you against them and then they will not dwell with you therein as neighbours but for a short time.

33:61 Accursed, wherever they are encountered they will be seized and slaughtered.

Killing alleged hypocrites has always been Allah’s way and “you will never find any alteration of Allah’s Way.”

33:62 That is Allah’s Way of dealing with those who have gone before, and you will never find any alteration of Allah’s Way.

APOSTATES

Apostates are hypocrites on whose hearts Allah has placed a seal, Revelation 63:3, meaning they will never believe again.

63:1 When the hypocrites come to you, they say: “We bear witness that you are indeed Allah’s Messenger.” Allah knows that you are indeed His Messenger and Allah bears witness that the hypocrites are liars.

63:2 They take their oaths as a shield and so they bar other people from the Path of Allah. Evil is what they used to do.

63:3 That is because they believed, then disbelieved; and so a seal was set upon their hearts. Therefore, they do not understand at all.

Muhammad confirmed that they too must be killed on the spot.

Narrated Ikrima:

Ali burnt some people and this news reached Ibn Abbas, who said, "Had I been in his place I would not have burnt them, as the Prophet said, 'Don't punish (anybody) with Allah's Punishment.' No doubt, I would have killed them, for the Prophet said, 'If somebody (a Muslim) discards his religion, kill him.'"

Bukhari 52.260

THE TRUE UNBELIEVERS 

4:150 Those who disbelieve in Allah and His Messengers and want to make a distinction between Allah and His Messengers, and say: “We believe in some and disbelieve in the others”, wanting to take a middle course in between,

4:151 Those are the true unbelievers, and we have prepared for the unbelievers a demeaning punishment.

THE REFORMERS

2:8 There are some who say: “We believe in Allah and the Last Day;” but they are not real believers.

2:9 They seek to deceive Allah and the believers, but deceive none other than themselves, thought they are not aware of that.

2:10 In their hearts is a sickness; so Allah has increased their sickness. A painful punishment awaits them because of their lying.

 2:11 And when they are told: “Do not sow mischief in the land”, they say: “We are only doing good.”

2:12 It is they who make mischief, but they are unaware of that.

A translation by Sheikh Muhammad Sarwar of verses 2:11 and 2:12:

 2:11 When they are told not to commit corruption in the land, they reply, "We are only reformers.”

2:12 They, certainly, are corrupt but do not realize it.

Rashad Khalifa’s translation is even more to the point. Reformers are evildoers!

 2:12 In fact, they are evildoers, but they do not perceive.

The most dangerous time for young would-be reformers will be the days leading up to Judgement Day.

Narrated Ali:

I heard the Prophet saying, "In the last days (of the world) there will appear young people with foolish thoughts and ideas. They will give good talks, but they will go out of Islam as an arrow goes out of its game, their faith will not exceed their throats. So, wherever you find them, kill them, for there will be a reward for their killers on the Day of Resurrection."

Bukhari 61.577

CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTORS

47:20 The believers say: “If only a surah is sent down”, but when a sound surah is sent down and fighting is mentioned therein, you will see those in whose heart is a sickness look at you like one who has fainted in the throes of death. Far better for them,

47:21 Would have been obedience and a fair word! So when the matter is resolved, it would have been better for them to be true to Allah.