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Information Loss on the Internet
tag:4freedoms.com,2015-06-15:3766518:Topic:168105
2015-06-15T07:41:54.501Z
Kinana
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<p>As has already been stated, one of the reasons for 4F is to capture and catalogue news and comment that otherwise gets deleted or aged out of internet sources. Just one symptom of this is that at least 1/3rd of all youtube videos get removed over time, as shown by the number of dead links. (However, to make pages more readable, admins do remove dead links from time to time).</p>
<p>Another aspect of this problem is the purging of hostile comments, and re-editing of own comments, as…</p>
<p>As has already been stated, one of the reasons for 4F is to capture and catalogue news and comment that otherwise gets deleted or aged out of internet sources. Just one symptom of this is that at least 1/3rd of all youtube videos get removed over time, as shown by the number of dead links. (However, to make pages more readable, admins do remove dead links from time to time).</p>
<p>Another aspect of this problem is the purging of hostile comments, and re-editing of own comments, as performed recently by the BBC in the #notmyskin issue over a white campaigner self-identifying as black.</p>
<p>I just came across another aspect of the information loss. I was tracing back thru some of my archived comments, and one very long set on a Youtube video has disappeared; however the video is still there. It seems that I posted a response to one person's comment, but that person has since closed their account. Consequently, their original comment has been deleted, and every single response to their comment, no matter who it was from.</p>
<p>So we all need to be aware that, even with out any dirty tricks, for totally benign reasons, our carefully prepared comments can be totally wiped out.</p>
Timeglider Backups
tag:4freedoms.com,2015-04-27:3766518:Topic:165534
2015-04-27T02:25:03.696Z
Kinana
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<p>This forum is just to hold backups of the Timeglider data, which shows timelines, like the Full Jihad timeline, on the Homepage.</p>
<p>This forum is just to hold backups of the Timeglider data, which shows timelines, like the Full Jihad timeline, on the Homepage.</p>
Glossary of Arabic Language
tag:4freedoms.com,2013-04-13:3766518:Topic:122400
2013-04-13T03:32:07.742Z
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<p><font face="Verdana" size="2">Prepared by Mary, 2008</font></p>
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<p><font face="Verdana" size="2"><strong><u>A</u></strong><br></br> Abd* A prefix used in many Muslim male names in conjunction with a divine attribute of Allah, meaning “servant”.<br></br> i.e.…</font></p>
<p><font face="Verdana" size="2">Prepared by Mary, 2008</font></p>
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<p><font face="Verdana" size="2"><strong><u>A</u></strong><br/> Abd* A prefix used in many Muslim male names in conjunction with a divine attribute of Allah, meaning “servant”.<br/> i.e. Abd-Allah – Servant of Allah<br/> Abd al-Rahman –Servant of the Most Merciful<br/> Abd al-Kaliq – Servant of the Creator<br/> <br/> Abu Father of (usually of eldest son).<br/> <br/> Adhan* The Muslim call to prayer consisting of specific phrases, recited aloud in Arabic prior to each of the five daily worship times.<br/> <br/> Ahl al-kitab* “People of the book”<br/> <br/> al the (the definite article)<br/> <br/> Al Family or clan<br/> <br/> Alim* (Singular) One who has knowledge. This term refers commonly to a religious scholar,<br/> Uama* (Plural)<br/> <br/> Allah God – Islamic God<br/> <br/> Allah Akbar* Allah is most great. This phrase is known as the Takhir. This is used to express suprise, regret, thankfulness, fear, or approval, thereby reinforcing Muslim belief that all things come from God.<br/> <br/> Amanu Those who keep the faith.<br/> <br/> Aqsa (al-)* Name of the holy site located in the city of Jerusalem and referred to in the Qur’an as “the farthest Masjid.” The site is believed to be the area from which Prophet Muhammad was miraculously ascended to Heaven in 619 C.E.<br/> <br/> Arabic* The language of the Qur’an. Arabic is a Semitic language, used throughout the world by Muslims and non-Muslims, Arabs and non-Arabs. Historically, in Muslim civilization Arabic became the language of learning and scholarship, and was the common language for people living as far apart as Spain and China.<br/> <br/> As-Salaam Alaykum* the traditional, time-honored greeting of Muslims, meaning “Peace be upon you.” The appropriate response is “Wa Alaykm As-Salaam,” meaning, “ and upon you be peace also”.<br/> <br/> Ayah* “miracle” or “sign”. The term is used to designate a verse in the Quran. There are over 6,600 ayahs in the Qur’an.<br/> <br/> Ayatollah A high ranking religious leader among SHIA Muslims.</font></p>
<hr id="null"/><p><font face="Verdana" size="2"><strong><u>B</u></strong><br/> Basmalah* Name for the Arabic formula pronounced by Muslims at various reasons. The formula “Bismillah ar-Rahman ar-Raheem”, means “in the Name of God, the Gracious, the Merciful” and is said before any act of activity of importance, such as travelling, eating a meal, rising from sleep, etc.<br/> <br/> bin Son of<br/> bint Daughter of<br/> <br/> Black Muslims* A term designating African-Americans who adhere to the teachings of the organization known as the Nation of Islam. So-called “Black Muslims” are not to be confused with Muslims (followers of universal Islam) of African-American or African origin. Likewise, the Nation of Islam, a nationalistic organization, is not to be confused with the mainstream, universal world religion Islam.<br/> <br/> Buraq* A winged creature, unknown to earth, which transported Prophet Muhammad from Makkah to Jerusalem and thence to Heaven during his miraculous Night Journey and Ascension in 619 C.E.<br/> <br/> Burqa The required garment for women in Afghanistan, which consists of a robe that<br/> conceals the head, face, and body, with a small piece of netting over the eyes.<br/></font></p>
<hr id="null"/><p><font face="Verdana" size="2"><strong><u>C<br/></u></strong> Chador The covering worn by women in Iran, consisting of a dark cloth that covers the head and body and conceals the figure.<br/></font></p>
<hr id="null"/><p><font face="Verdana" size="2"><strong><u>D</u></strong><br/> Dar al-Harb House of War – the entire non-Muslim World<br/> <br/> Dar al-Islam House of Islam<br/> <br/> Dawa “Call” signifies an invitation to join the faith of Islam or the spreading of the message of Islam.<br/> <br/> Day of Judgment* Belief in the Day of Judgment is a basic article of faith in Islam. After Allah ends the present world and order of creation, a day will follow on which he will judge every person according to his or her intentions, deeds, and circumstances. Judgment by God is followed by punishment in Hell or eternal reward in paradise.<br/> Deen* A term commonly used to mean “religion”, but actually referring to the totality of Muslim beliefs and practices. Thus, Islam as a deen is a “complete way of life”<br/> <br/> Dhikr Remembrance and reminder.<br/> <br/> Dhimmi A person belonging to the category of “protected people” “ahl ad-dhimmah”<br/> Similar to Jews in pre WWII Germany. Must pay special tax.<br/> <br/> Dhul-Hajjah* Islamic lunar calendar.<br/> <br/> Dome of the Rock* Name of the famous masjid in Jerusalem built around 691 C.E. b the Umayyad caliph Abd al-Malik. The rock within the masjid structure is believed to be the point from which Muhammad was miraculously ascended to Heaven in 619 C.E.<br/> <br/> Du’a* Personal prayer, supplication, and communication with Allah, as distinct from salah (formal worship). Du’as can be made in any language, whereas salah is performed in Arabic.</font></p>
<hr id="null"/><p><font face="Verdana" size="2"><strong><u>E</u></strong><br/> Eid* “Festivity” or “Celebration”.<br/> Eid al-Fitr – after Ramadan<br/> Eid aladha – at the time of Hajj.<br/> Greeting during Eid “Eid Mubarak” (May your holiday be blessed.”<br/> Emir (or amir) Commander, prince, or tribal chief<br/></font></p>
<hr id="null"/><p><font face="Verdana" size="2"><strong><u>F<br/></u></strong> Fard* Required or obligatory belief or practice in Islam.<br/> <br/> (al-) Fatihah* “The Opening” chapter of the Qur’an and is recited during the daily formal worship, comprised of seven short verses and summarizes the essential beliefs of Muslims and the obligation of human beings to seek guidance and aid from Allah alone.<br/> <br/> Fatwa* Singular –formal legal opinion on Islamic Law<br/> Fatwin Plural<br/> <br/> Fiqh* Islamic jurisprudence – “understanding” Refers to the body of knowledge and legal opinions developed by Muslim jurists and scholars from the primary sources in Islam, the Qur’an and the Sunnah of the Prophet. Fiqh is essentially the interpretation and application of Shari’ah to specific circumstances or issues.<br/> <br/> Fitna “sedition” or “rebellion” Refers to a Muslim civil war.<br/> <br/> Fitrah* An Arabic term designating the innate, original spiritural orientation of every human being towards God he Creator. Muslims believe that God endowed everything in creation with a tendency towards goodness, piety and God – consciousness, and that one’s environment, upbringing, and circumstances serve to enhance or obscure this tendency.<br/> <br/> Five Pillars of Islam* The term referring to the five core religious practices incumbent upon all Muslims and which demonstrates a Muslim’s commitment to God in Word and in deed. They are as follows: Ahadadah (declaration of Faith), Salah (formal worship), Zakah (mandatory alms-giving tax), Sawm (fasting during Ramadan), and Hajj (pilgrimage to Makkah).<br/></font></p>
<hr id="null"/><p><font face="Verdana" size="2"><strong><u>G</u></strong><br/> (al-) Ghayb* An Arabic term referring to the unseen world, belief in which is a basic article of faith. Angels, jinn and other creations of God inhabit this realm. For Muslims, recognition of al-Ghayb demonstrates acknowldgement that human knowledte is limited and that ony God is the All-knowing and All-Powerful.</font></p>
<hr id="null"/><p><font face="Verdana" size="2"><strong><u>H</u></strong><br/> Hadith* Tradition or sayings attributed to the prophet Muhammad in the writings of his contemporaries and referred to for authoritative precedent in interpreting the Qur’an. The Hadith forms part of the record of the Sunnah (way of life and example). The Hadith record the words and deeds, explanations, and interpretations of the Prophet concerning all aspects of life. Hadith are found in various collectons compliked by Muslim scholars in the early centureies of the Muslim civilization, Six such collections are considered most authentic.<br/> <br/> Hafiz* One who has memorized the entirely of the Qur’an.<br/> <br/> Hajar* One of Abraham’s wives who, along with her infant son Isma’il, was settled in Arabia by Abraham. She may be considered the founder of the city of Makkah, since it was a desolate valley prior to her arrival and discovery of the sacred well known as ZamZam.<br/> <br/> Hajj The pilgrimage (journey) to Makkah that is one of the PILLARS of Islam.<br/> Commemorates the Abrahamic roots of Islam. The hajj rites symbolically reenact the trials and sacrifices of Prophet Abraham, his wife Hajar, and their son Isma’il over 4,000 years ago.<br/> <br/> Halal* Arabic term designating that which is deemed lawful in Islam, based on the two authoritative sources, the Qur’an and the Sunnah of the Prophet.<br/> <br/> Hamas Islamic Resistance Movement. Founded 1987 in the Gaza Strip by former leaders of the Palestinian branch of the Muslim Brotherhood (Ikhwan); Hamas is designated by the U.S. State Dept. as an international terrorist organization.<br/> <br/> Haram* Arabic term designating that which is deemed unlawful or forbidden in Islam, based on the Qur’an and Sunnah.<br/> <br/> Hawwa Eve, the wife of Adam.<br/> <br/> Hijrah/Hegira* The migration in 622 C.E. of the Prophet and members of the Muslim community fro the city of Makkah to the city of Yathrib, later renamed Madinah an-Nabi (city of the prophet) in honor of Muhammad. The Islamic lunar calendar (the hijri, is dated from this event), which has been implemented in Shari’ah.<br/> <br/> Hijab A veil that fully covers the hair, or more broadly, the modest dress that is required of Muslim women by the Shar’iah.<br/> <br/> Hira* The cave on the outskirts of Makkah where the prophet at the age of forty, received the first revelations of the Qur’an, beginning with the word “iqra” which means “read”. The cave was a favorite place of retreat for Muhammad prior to his call to prophethood.<br/> <br/> Hizballah “Party of God”. Formed in late 1982 is a pro-Iranian Lebanese Shiite militia with offshoots in the Arabian Peninsula, it is designated by the U.S. State Dept. as an international terrorist organization.<br/> <br/> Huddud “Limits”, the limits of acceptable behavior, the specific punishments designed under Shar’iah for specific crimes, such as intoxication, theft, adultery, and apostasy (disavowing the faith).<br/></font></p>
<hr id="null"/><p><font face="Verdana" size="2"><strong><u>I</u></strong><br/> Ibadah* “worship” All acts demonstrate obedience and commitment o God.<br/> <br/> Iblis* The personal name of Satan, or the devil. A prominent member of the jinn. An avowed enemy of humankind.<br/> <br/> ibn (singular) son of<br/> abna (plural) sons of<br/> <br/> Ibrahim Abrabam, a prophet and righteous person revered by Muslims, Jews, and Christians, as the patriarch of monotheism. Abraham’s devotion, struggles, and sacrifices during the annual hajj rites are commemorated.<br/> <br/> Ihram* State of Cconsecration into which Muslims enter in order to perform the hajj or umrah (lesser pilgrimage). The term also refers to the specific dress, made of white, unstitched, seamless cloth, donned by pilgrims while in this state. During the hajj, the ihram worn by pilgrims serves to reinforce a sense of humility and purity, and human equality in the eyes of God.<br/> <br/> Ijma* Consensus of opinion among the community of the ulama.<br/> <br/> Ijtibad* Independent judgment on religious matters or principles of Islamic jurisprudence<br/> that is not specifically outlined in the Qur’an.<br/> <br/> Ilm* Arabic term meaning “knowledge”. The Qur’an and Hadith encourage Muslims to constantly strive to increase their knowledge of both religious and worldly matters.<br/> <br/> Imam* Religious or political leader particularly among SHIA. They are not ordained clergy, nor do they belong to any kind of hierarchy. Also, Imams do not act as intermediaries between individual worshippers and God. The term as specific authoritative connotations for Shi’ah Muslims.<br/> <br/> Iman Arabic term meaning “Faith” and the articles of faith as well as actual demonstration of belief in practice and behavior.<br/> <br/> Injeel* Arabic name for the holy scripture revealed to Prohphet Jesus. The Injeel is roughly analogous to the Evangelium of Christian it and refers to a divine book provided to Jesus by God, as distant from the Christian Gospels, which are viewed as records of Jesus’ life written by his closest contemporaries.<br/> <br/> Insan Humankind, Human Being Person, Someone, gender non specific, mankind.<br/> <br/> Intifada “shaking off”. The intifada was a Palestinian uprising in December 1987; a second intifada erupted in September 2000.<br/> <br/> Iqra* Arabic “to read” or “recite”, it wa sw the first word of the Qur’an revealed to Muhammad during one of his cave retreats.<br/> <br/> Isa* Jesus<br/> <br/> Isma’il* the elder son of Abraham, born to wife, Hajar. When he was 13 years old help Abraham build the Ka’bah.<br/> <br/> Islam Arabic term “Submission to God” and to God’s message revealed to Muhammad.<br/> <br/> Isra Night Journey (of Muhammad)</font></p>
<hr id="null"/><p><font face="Verdana" size="2"><strong><u>J</u></strong><br/> Janhannam* Qur’anic term in reference to Hell, described as a place of torment, sorrow, and remorse. Allah does not want to send anyone to hell, yet justice demands that righteous people be rewarded and those who insist on evil without repentance and denial of Allah be punished.<br/> <br/> Jahilia The age of ignorance or darkness inpre-Islamic Arabia, before the Prophet Muhammad spread Islam in the seventh century. Some may use this term to describe aspects of modern living as well.<br/> <br/> Janazah* Muslim funeral prayer, performed as a sign of respect and goodwill for a deceased Muslim.<br/> <br/> Jannah* Qur’anic term in reference to Heaven. A reward of the righteous Muslim. Often described as a blissful garden.<br/> <br/> Jibrell* The angel Gabriel, the most important angel who was responsible for transmitting Allah’s divine revelations to all of the human prophets ending with Muhammad. Gabriel is referred to in the Qur’an as a ruh (Spirit) from Allah.<br/> <br/> Jihad* Arabic term, which derives from the three-letter root j-h-d, and means “to exert oneself” or “to “strive”. Other meanings include endeavor, strain, effort, diligence, struggle. Usually understood in terms of personal betterment, jihad may also mean fighting to defend one’s (or another Muslim’s) life, property and faith. Jihad is a highly nuanced concept, it should not be understood to mean “holy war”, a common misrepresentation.<br/> <br/> Jinni Genies (semi-spirit beings), singular<br/> Jinn Genies, plural<br/> <br/> Jum’ah* The congregational worship performed on Fridays in place of midday worship.<br/></font></p>
<hr id="null"/><p><font face="Verdana" size="2"><strong><u>K</u></strong></font></p>
<p><font face="Verdana" size="2">Ka’bah* An empty cube-shaped structure located in the city of Makkah (Saudi Arabid). Built by Prophet Abraham and his son Isha’il. Muslims believe this is the first building dedicated to the worship of the One God. It is made of stone and is covered by a black and gold cloth embroidered with verses from the Qur’an.<br/> Khadijah The first wife of Muhammad and during her lifetime, the only wife. Khadijah was a successful businesswoman in Makkah who employed Muhammad as a merchant/trader. Married for 25 years until her death at the age of 65 in 610 C.E. They had two sons, both died in infancy, and four daughters together.<br/> <br/> Kafir Unbeliever, infidel. The term implies one who knowingly hides the truth.<br/> Kafirun Unbelievers<br/> <br/> Kalam Islamic doctrinal theology.<br/> <br/> Karim Generous Hero<br/> Abd al-Karim Servant of the Generous<br/> <br/> Khalifah (Caliph) “successor” to Muhammad, the vice regent or political leaders of a Muslim State.<br/> <br/> Khutbah* Community address of Friday Jum’ah. Given immediately prior to the Jum’ah midday worship service. The address serves as a venue for leaders to share with members of the congregation religious insights, to discuss Islamic viewpoints on important contemporary issues, and to reinforce teachings of Islam. Given by an imam.<br/> <br/> Kufr “blasphemy” The state of being a Kafir.<br/></font></p>
<hr id="null"/><p><font face="Verdana" size="2"><strong><u>L</u></strong><br/> <br/></font> <font face="Verdana" size="2">Laylat al-Qadr* “Night of Power”. This term is used in reference to the night in Ramadan, 610 C.E. on which Muhammad received the first revelation of the Qur’an, during his time in the cave.<br/> <br/> Lunar Calendar* The hijrah of Muhammad from Makkah to Madinah in 622 C.E. marks the starting point of the Muslim calendar, comprised of 12 lunar months (a lunar year is roughly eleven days shorter than a solar year since each lunar month begins when the new moon’s crescent becomes visible every 20 or 30 days).<br/></font></p>
<hr id="null"/><p><font face="Verdana" size="2"><u><strong>M</strong></u></font></p>
<p><font face="Verdana" size="2">Madhhab* Arabic term used in reference to a particular “school of thought” in Islam. As Islam spread to new regions outside the Arabian peninsula and new social, economic and religious issues arose, many scholars studied the sources of Islam to find permissible and practical solutions that believers could employ to address these issues. Over time, the teachings and thoughts of five respected scholars gained prominence, and Muslims tend to adhere to the “school of thought” of one or another of these scholars. Each school’s opinions, while differing to some degree with the others, are considered equally valid as a source of practical guidance for the “lay” Muslim.<br/> <br/> Madrasa A traditional school for the study of Islam.<br/> <br/> Madinah (Medina) Formerly named Yathrib, Madinah became the center of the first Islamic community and political state after Prophet Muhammad migrated there from Makkah in 622 C.E. Muhammad died in Madinah in 632 C.E. and was buried in his room adjacent to the city’s central masjid, which he established.<br/> <br/> Makkah (Mecca) An ancient city where Abraham and Isma’il built the Ka’bah. Muhammad, a member of the Quraysh tribe, which traced it’s lineage back to Abraham, was born to Makkah in 570 C.E. After migrating to Madinah to further the message of Islam.<br/> <br/> Mala’ikah Angels<br/> <br/> Manarah A tower-like structure, more commonly called a “minaret” , from which the Mueddhim (caller to worship) calls out the adhan (call to prayer), five times a day. The manarah is usually located adjacent to the masjid (mosque) though for architectural reasons they may be placed at various places on the masjid grounds for practical as well as decorative effect.<br/> <br/> Maryam Mother of Jesus<br/> <br/> Masjid* A term meaning “place of prostration”<br/> <br/> Mir’aj Ascension (to heaven of Muhammad)<br/> <br/> Masjid Mosque<br/> <br/> Mueddhin Callers to prayer, one who makes the adhan. Also reciters of the Qur’an while worshippers assemble at the masjid and perform the wudu (ritual washing) a few minutes prior to commencement of congregational worship<br/> <br/> Mufti A legal functionary who gives opinions on Islamic law. The grand mufti is the highest religious authority. The word mufti is derived from the same root as fatwa.<br/> <br/> Muhammad* The prophet and righteous person believed by Muslims to be the final messenger of Allah, whose prececessors are believed to include Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, David, Jesus and others. Born in 570 C.E., Muhammad grew up to become a well-respected member of Makkan society. In 610 C.E. he received the first of many revelations that would eventually form the content of the Qur’an. Soon after this initial event, he was conferred prophethood and began calling people to righteouness and belief in One God. Muhammad died in 632, C.E. after successfully reestablishing the religion known as Islam and providing Muslims with a model for ideal human behavior.<br/> <br/> Mujahedeen Plural – Persons who wages jihad – combatant’s behalf of a jihad.<br/> Mujahed Singular- Person who wages jihad<br/> <br/> Mujtabid A person who exercises ijtijad (Independent judgment on religious matters or principles of Islamic jurisprudence that is not specifically outlined in the Qur’an).<br/> <br/> Mullah “Master” The title mullah is used by religious leaders in Iran, Afghanistan, and Central Asia.<br/> <br/> Al-mukaddhibun Deniers<br/> <br/> Murtadd “Apostate” A murtadd is one who converts from Islam to another religion. According to a 2002 report on Saudi Arabia issued by the U.S. State Dept., under Islamic law “apostasy is a crime punishable by death if the accused does not recant.”<br/> <br/> Musa* Moses of the Hebrew bible.<br/> <br/> Mushrikun Polytheists: sometimes translated as idolaters<br/> <br/> Muslim* A person who submits to God by following Islam. The word “muhammadan” is a perjorative and offensive misnomer, as it violates Muslim’s most basic understanding of their creed – Muslims do not worship Muhammad, nor do they view him as the founder of the religion. The word “Moslem” is also incorrect, since it is a corruption of the world “Muslim”.</font></p>
<hr id="null"/><p><font face="Verdana" size="2"><strong><u>N</u></strong><br/> <br/></font></p>
<p><font face="Verdana" size="2">Nafs The soul or spirit.<br/> <br/> Nation of Islam* An organization formed in the United States in the 1930s by Elijah Poole (later known as Elijah Muhammad), which gained prominence during the nascent civil rights movement in the 1950s. In its efforts to uplift and provide self-worth to African-Americans, the nationalist organization espoused a doctrine of black superiority, and posited that God manifested Himself as a human being by the name of W.D. Fard, Elijah Muhammad’s instructor. Such doctrines and teachings of the Nation are incompatible with the universal outlook and absolute monotheism of Islam.. Unfortunately, much confusion has resulted and continues to exist due to this group’s appropriation of certain Arabic terms, values, and ideas from mainstream Islam. Followers of the Nation, often incorrectly called “Black Muslims” number less than 10,000 today. Many thousands of former members entered the fold of universal Islam after the death of Elijah Muhammad n 1975 under the leadership of his son Warith Deen Muhammad.<br/> <br/> Niqab Garments worn by Muslim women that include a face covering and gloves.<br/></font></p>
<hr id="null"/><p><font face="Verdana" size="2"><strong><u>P</u></strong></font></p>
<p><font face="Verdana" size="2">Pan-Arabism A movement seeking to unite the Arab nations of the Middle East and North Africa.<br/> <br/> Purdah A Persian word denoting the modest dress of women and the separation of women from men.</font></p>
<hr id="null"/><p><font face="Verdana" size="2"><strong><u>Q</u></strong></font></p>
<p><font face="Verdana" size="2">Qari* “a reciter” A class of Muslim religious leaders who, due to vocal beauty and skill, publicly recite verses from the Qur’an.<br/> <br/> Qiblah* Term used in reference to the direction Muslims face during salah, the formal worship.<br/> <br/> Qiyas* Using analogies for the purpose of applying laws derived from the Qur’an and Sunnah to situations not explicitly covered by these two sources. The most important tool for interpreting and implementing the Shari’ah.<br/> <br/> Qur’an* “the recitation”, the text of Muhammad’s revelations and prophecies, the Holy Book of the Islamic faith. It consists of 114 surahs (chapters) revealed by God to Muhammad over a period of twenty-three years. The Qur’an continues to be recited by Muslims throughout the world in the language of its revelation, Arabic, exactly as it was recited by Prophet Muhammad nearly fourteen hundred years ago. The Qur’an is viewed as the authoritative guide for human beings, along with the Sunnah of Muhammad. Translations of the Qur’an are considered explanations of the meaning of the Qur’an, but not the Qur’an itself. The spelling “Koran” is phonetically incorrect; the more accurate Qur’an should be used.<br/> <br/> Al-Sarwa al-Islamia “The Islamic Awakening”, the term sometimes used to refer to the political Islam phenomenon.<br/> <br/> (al-) Quds “The Holy”, this is the name Muslims use for Jerusalem, the third holiest city in Islam following Makkah and Madinah.<br/> <br/> Quraysh* A tribe in Arabia to which Muhammad belonged. Most of the Quraysh disavowed him and attempted to thwart his efforts<br/></font></p>
<hr id="null"/><p><font face="Verdana" size="2"><strong><u>R</u></strong></font></p>
<p><font face="Verdana" size="2">Rak’ah* “a bowing” This term designates one complete cycle of standing, bowing, and prostrating during salah (formal worship). Verses from the Qur’an, special prayers and phrases, are stated in these different positions. Each of the five formal worship times are comprised of varying numbers of such cycles: The morning worship is comprised of 2 rak’ahs, the evening worship 3 rak’ahs, and the other worship times 4 rak’ahs.<br/> <br/> Ramadan* The ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar. Ramadan is important because it is the month in which the first verses of the Qur’an were revealed to Muhammad. Thus, it is considered a blessed and holy month. Furthermore, Ramadan is the month in which, Muslims fast daily from dawn to sunset to develop piety and self-restraint.<br/> <br/> Ruh “Spirit”<br/></font></p>
<hr id="null"/><p><font face="Verdana" size="2"><strong><u>S</u></strong><br/> <br/> <strong>Al-Sarwa al-Islamia</strong> “The Islamic Awakening”, the term sometimes used to refer to the political Islam phenomenon.<br/> Sabr Patience<br/> <br/> Sadaqah* “righteousness”. This term refers to the voluntary giving of alms (charity). Sadaqah is distinct from zakah, which is a mandatory contribution paid yearly and calculated based on one’s weath or assets. Sadaqah can consist of any item of value, and can be provided to any needy person. The Qur’an states that Allah loves those who are charitable and promises great reward and forgiveness for those who give regularly to others in need.<br/> <br/> (as-) Sahih* The name applied to two important collections of Hadith, one (Sahih Bukhari) by Muhammad ibn Isma’il al-Bukhari (d.870 C.E.) and the other (Sahih Muslim) by Abu al-Husayn Muslim (d.73C.E.). Both collections are considered highly authoritative, due to the collectors’ scrupulous methods for verifying the authenticity of the Hadith contained in them.<br/> <br/> Sahur* A light meal taken by Muslims before dawn prior to beinning the daily fat of Ramadan. Arising for this meal is an emulation of Prophet Muhammad, since it was his practice to do so, and thus is part of his Sunnah.<br/> <br/> Salafi A follower of the Prophet Muhammad’s immediate successors (al-salaf al-salihin) Salfi movements have sought to restore Islam on the basis of its seventh century teachings – that is Islam as it was under the Prophet Muhammad and his immediate succors. Salafis usually belong to one of several groups, most notably the Muslim Brotherhood (Ikhwan) and the Wahhabis (al-Muwahhidun or Abl al-Taubid)<br/> <br/> Salah Ritual Prayer, performed in Arabic only.<br/> <br/> Salihat Just deeds (Makkan Suras)<br/> <br/> Sahabah companions (of the prophet)<br/> <br/> Sawm* The daily fast Muslims undertake during the month of Ramadan, and is one of the “five pillars” of Islam. For Muslims, fasting means total abstinence from all food, drink, and martial sexual relations from dawn to sunset. Muslims fast for many reasons, including to build a sense of will power against temptation, to feel compassion for less fortunate persons, and to reevaluate their lives in spiritual terms.<br/> <br/> Shahadah* An Arabic word meaning “witnessing” Shadadah refers to the declaration of faith (la-ilaha-illa-Lah Muhammadur-Rasul-Allah”)_ which all Muslims take as their creed – namely, that there is no deity but God and that Muhammad is the Messenger of God. The Shahadah constitutes the first of the “five pillars of Islam.<br/> <br/> Shahid “witness” or martyr A shahid is a martyr whose death is a jihad bears witness to his faith and who is assured a place in paradise on the Day of Judgment.<br/> <br/> Sharia “the way”, the Islamic legal code as stipulated in the Qur’an and Hadith.<br/> Shari’ah* “the path”, this term refers to guidance from God to be used by Muslims to regulate their societal and personal affairs. The Shari’ah is based upon the Qur’an and the Sunnah of Muhammad, and is interpreted by scholars in deliberating and deciding upon questions and issues of a legal nature.<br/> <br/> Sharif “noble” The term sharif refers to the descendants of the Prophet Muhammad through his daughter Fatima; the Hashemites are regarded as a Sharifian family.<br/> <br/> Shaytans Satans (a species of Jinn)<br/> <br/> Sheikh/Shaykh* Local ruler, Sheikh is a title of respect given to a religious leader or elderly authority; it is also used to refer to the head of state in smaller Gulf States.<br/> <br/> Shia/Shi’ah*/Shi’ite/Shi’ism “party” or “sect” specifically referring to the “party of Ali”; a Muslim who follows Ali (the cousin and fourth successor of Muhammad), who was deposed as leader of Muhammad’s followers. Shiism is the minority branch in Islam. Also known as “partisans of Ali”, Muhammad’s son-in-law, because they attribute a special religious status to him. *A branch of Islam comprising abou 10% of te total Muslim population.<br/> <br/> Shirk Polytheism<br/> Shirk* “association”, this term is commonly used to mean association of something other than God with God. The Sin of association, a sin that Allah does not forgive, according to the Qur’an. Thus, paganism, or even atheism, are viewed as expressions of shirk.<br/> <br/> Shuru Consultation, the duty of a leader to seek the consultation of religious experts or the people.<br/> <br/> Soh-han Allah “Glory be to God” especially used by Sufis.<br/> <br/> Sufi* One who endeavors to achieve direct inward knowledge of God through adherence to various spiritual doctrines and methods. These include repeatedly invoking the Divine Names and reciting other religious expressions, living an austere lifestyle, and participating in various spiritual gatherings usually formed around a spiritual master with the title shaykh. Historical, Sufis have been grouped into organizations known as tariqahs.<br/> Sufism Islamic mysticism (dhikrs).<br/> <br/> Sultan “ruler” The title Sultan was used by heads of state in the Ottoman Empire and is currently used by Oman’s head of state. Ibn Saud briefly used the title when he was ruler of the Najd, before his conquest of the hijaz.<br/> <br/> Sunnah* Habit, practice, customary procedure, action, norm, or usage sanctioned by tradition. Sunnah refers to Prophet Muhammad’s sayings, practices, and habits. The Hadith of the Prophet constitute a written record of his Sunnah.<br/> <br/> Sunna/Sunni “path”, following the example of Muhammad set out in the Quran and Hadith, refers to the majority Muslim denomination. One who follows the traditional or orthodox practice of Islam.<br/> <br/> Sunni* A term designating those Muslims who recognize the first four successors of Prophet Muhammad as the “Rightly-Guided” caliphs, and who attribute no special religious or political function to the descendants (Shia’s) of the Prophet’s son-in-law Ali ibn Abi Talib. Sunnis hold that any pious, just, and qualified Muslim may be elected Caliph. Sunnis comprise the majority of Muslims, numbering about 90% of the total.<br/> <br/> Sura Chapter of the Qur’an.<br/> Surah* A distinct chapter of the Qur’an, designated by a title. An individual verse within a surah is called an ayah. The Qur’an is comprised of 114 surahs of varying lengths.</font></p>
<hr id="null"/><p><font face="Verdana" size="2"><strong><u>T</u></strong><br/> Tafsir* Any kind of explanation, but especially a commentary on the Qur’an. Translations of the Qur’an from Arabic into other languages are considered tafsirs of the Qur’an, since only the original Arabic text actually constitutes the content of the Qur’an.<br/> <br/> Talbiyah* The name for the set of phrases attributed to Prophet Abraham and uttered by Muslims in emulation of him during the annual Hajj.<br/> <br/> Taliban “students” An Iranian militia, which calls itself Islamic, that has imposed a strict fundamentalist regime upon the country of Afghanistan and denied the rights of Afghan women.<br/> <br/> Taqwa Mindfulness (from the root word “to shield oneself) vigilance.<br/> <br/> Taslim* Name for the greeting of Muslims, “As-Salaam Alaykum”, meaning “Peace be unto you”. The taslim is also used at the completing of the ritual worship performed five times daily.<br/> <br/> Tawbah* Repentence, turning to God to seek forgiveness of sins or other wrong actions. Often a component of the personal prayer known as du’a.<br/> <br/> Tawhid Belief in the oneness of God. Tawhid is the central Islamic tenet that Wahhabism has stressed; Wahhabi leaders have stated that those who stray from tawhid are guilty of shirk, or polytheism.<br/> <br/> Torah* Arabic name for the holy book revealed to Prophet Moses thousands of years ago. A Scriptural precursor to the Qur’an, just as Moses as a processor of Muhammad in the history of divinely revealed monotheism.</font></p>
<hr id="null"/><p><font face="Verdana" size="2"><strong><u>U</u></strong></font></p>
<p><font face="Verdana" size="2">Ulama Plural- Religious scholars, leaders, and experts.<br/> Alim Singular<br/> The ulama in Saudi Arabia are the community of recognized Islamic scholars, including the grand mufti, judges, imams of masjids, and teachers in religious universities and schools.<br/> <br/> Ummah Community, specifically the community of Muslims.<br/> <br/> Umrah* Lesser pilgrimage to Makkah at any time of the year. Unlike the Hajj which takes place during the twelfth month of the Islamic lunar calendar.<br/></font></p>
<hr id="null"/><p><font face="Verdana" size="2"><br/> <strong><u>W</u></strong><br/> <br/></font></p>
<p><font face="Verdana" size="2">Wahhabi One who follows Muhammad ibn Abdul Wahhab’sIslamic creed, who established his Islamic creedin eighteenth century Arabia; Wahhabi movements have militantly reasserted the monotheistic roots of Islam. Wahhabism is the title given by those outside of the movement. Al-Muwahhidun or Abd al-Taubid “The asserters of the divine unity”<br/> <br/> Walimah* A traditional dinner feast provided to wedding guests by the groom’s family after a marriage ceremony. Providing a walimah was highly recommended by the Prophet, whether it be a grand or humble affair.<br/> <br/> Waqf* Term designating the giving of material property by will or by gift for pious works or for the public good. Properties with waqf status, such as schools or hospitals, remain so perpetually, providing endless benefit to the community and endless Heavenly blessings to the donor.<br/> <br/> Wudu Ritual washing or purification.</font></p>
<hr id="null"/><p><font face="Verdana" size="2"><br/> <strong><u>Y</u></strong></font></p>
<p><font face="Verdana" size="2">Yathrib* The former name of Madinah.<br/> <br/> Yawm ad-Deen* “Day of Faith”, one of several Arabic terms for Judgement Day.</font></p>
<hr id="null"/><p><font face="Verdana" size="2"><strong><u>Z</u></strong></font></p>
<p><font face="Verdana" size="2">Zabur* Arabic name for the holy scripture revealed to Prophet David thousands of years ago. Analogous to the Christian Psalms, a precursor to the Qur’an, jas as David was a predecessor of Muhammad.<br/> <br/> Zakah* “purification” refers to the almsgiving tax, roughly 2.5% of one’s accumulated wealth, that eligible Muslims pay annually, Zakah is one of the “five pillars” of Islam and is usually collected by local masjids or charitable organizations. The funds are distributed to poor and need persons .<br/> <br/> Zakat Offering<br/> <br/> Zam Zam* Sacred well discovery by Hajar<br/> <br/> Zina Illegal sexual intercourse including fornication, adultery, rape and prostitution.<br/> <br/></font></p>
<hr id="null"/><p><font face="Verdana" size="2"><strong><u>Sources</u></strong></font></p>
<p><font face="Verdana" size="2">(Arabic script has been transliterated to English)</font></p>
<p><font face="Verdana" size="2">Approaching the Qur’an, the Early Revelations, Introduced and Translated by Michael Sells, White Cloud Press, Ashland, Oregon<br/> <br/> Islam, Opposing Viewpoints, Jennifer A. Hurley, Book Editor, Greenhaven Press, Inc., San Diego, CA<br/> <br/> Hatred’s Kingdom, How Saudi Arabia Supports the New Global Terrorism, Dore Gold, Regnery Publishing, Inc<br/> <br/> The Koran, A Very Short Introduction, Michael Cook, Oxford University Press<br/> <br/> *Teaching About Islam & Muslims in the Public School Classroom, A Handbook for Educators, 3rd edition, CAIR ISBN 1-93109-00-8<br/> It is clearly seen that all derogatory terminology to non-Muslims is absent from the CAIR publication. Another example of taqiyya and kitman.</font></p>
Use of Blind Copy (BCC:)
tag:4freedoms.com,2013-04-13:3766518:Topic:122554
2013-04-13T02:27:28.395Z
Kinana
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<p>BCC is conventionally used to let other people secretly see the contents of an email, where you think for political or business or personal reasons, you need to protect yourself by having a 3rd party witness the exchange.</p>
<div>On 4F we don't need this often because (a) we have nothing to hide and (b) those risks are best avoided.</div>
<div>But we do use bcc: for the following purpose.</div>
<div>In the modern organisation, the individual is obsolete. We need teams, so that we have…</div>
<p>BCC is conventionally used to let other people secretly see the contents of an email, where you think for political or business or personal reasons, you need to protect yourself by having a 3rd party witness the exchange.</p>
<div>On 4F we don't need this often because (a) we have nothing to hide and (b) those risks are best avoided.</div>
<div>But we do use bcc: for the following purpose.</div>
<div>In the modern organisation, the individual is obsolete. We need teams, so that we have resilience when people are ill or leave, etc.</div>
<div>So we need to constantly keep our team in the loop about what is going on, so they can pick up our critical work in the event of a mishap. Its also useful to be able to discuss difficult ideas about those projects with them. But there's no need for the receiver to know who is in my team or how I'm managing my team. So our use of bcc encodes two meanings:</div>
<div>(a) The recipient can't see who I'm copying</div>
<div>(b) My team members must NOT join the discussion by replying to any of those emails</div>
<div>In a perfect world, we would have the option to hide the recipient from the bcc'ed members.</div>
Glossary of Terrorists & Enablers
tag:4freedoms.com,2013-02-21:3766518:Topic:119219
2013-02-21T18:01:18.152Z
Kinana
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<ul>
<li><strong>AIGA </strong>= Armed Islamic Group in Algeria (Algeria)</li>
<li><strong>ANSARU</strong>= a splinter group from Boko Haram (Nigeria)</li>
<li><strong>AQ</strong> = Al Queda (Worldwide)</li>
<li id="aeaoofnhgocdbnbeljkmbjdmhbcokfdb-mousedown"><strong>AQIM </strong> = Al Queda in the Maghreb (NW Africa)</li>
<li><strong>AS </strong> = Abu Sayyaf (Philippines)</li>
<li><strong>BH</strong> = Boko Haram (Nigeria)</li>
<li><span><strong>BRN …</strong></span></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><strong>AIGA </strong>= Armed Islamic Group in Algeria (Algeria)</li>
<li><strong>ANSARU</strong>= a splinter group from Boko Haram (Nigeria)</li>
<li><strong>AQ</strong> = Al Queda (Worldwide)</li>
<li id="aeaoofnhgocdbnbeljkmbjdmhbcokfdb-mousedown"><strong>AQIM </strong> = Al Queda in the Maghreb (NW Africa)</li>
<li><strong>AS </strong> = Abu Sayyaf (Philippines)</li>
<li><strong>BH</strong> = Boko Haram (Nigeria)</li>
<li><span><strong>BRN </strong> = Barisan Revolusi Nasional<br/></span></li>
<li><span><strong>JEI</strong> = Jamaat-e-Islami (Pakistan)</span></li>
<li><strong>JI </strong> = Jemaah Islamiyah (Indonesia)</li>
<li><strong>LET </strong>= Lakshkar e Tauba (Pakistan)</li>
<li><strong>MB </strong> = Muslim Brotherhood (Worldwide)</li>
<li><strong>MILF </strong>= Moro Islamic Liberation Front (Philippines)</li>
<li><strong>MNLF </strong> = Moro National Liberation Front (Philippines)</li>
<li><strong>NOI </strong> = Nation of Islam (USA)</li>
<li><strong>NBP </strong> = New Black Panther party (USA)</li>
<li><strong>PULO</strong> = Patani United Liberation Front (Thailand)</li>
</ul>
<p>These further terms are relevant to secular enablers of Islamism.</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>conservative</strong>: Someone wary of using intellectual constructions to solve complex real world problems, preferring instead a gradual, heuristic approach, informed by historical precedent, e.g. Edmund Burke</li>
<li><strong>False</strong>: see True</li>
<li><strong>Islamophobia</strong>: A hypothetical state constructed by simple minded people, in order to explain a circumstance beyond their comprehension: that Islam has anything wrong with it and consequently should be subject to criticism. This supposition has the additional benefit of making the believer think that they are morally superior to those that don't have the belief.</li>
<li><strong>Leftard</strong>: A Leftist who argues by insult, identity politics and threat, e.g. Nick Lowles</li>
<li><strong>Leftist</strong>: A post-modern socialist, whose views are now so far removed from those of the normal British working class, that he seems to hate them, e.g. Livingstone</li>
<li id="aeaoofnhgocdbnbeljkmbjdmhbcokfdb-mousedown"><strong>MIQASHUD</strong>: The types of person who are allowing the 4 Freedoms to be lost, i.e.: Moderate, Islamist, Quisling, Appeaser, Sympathiser, Hedonist, Utopianist & Distracted (see here).</li>
<li><strong>Racist</strong>: Someone who discriminates on the grounds of race or religion, e.g. Weyman Bennett. Use the terms ethnic racist or religious racist to distinguish these two</li>
<li><strong>Rightist/Far Right</strong>: Normally used for anyone the speaker disagrees with, whether they are Socialist, Black, or whatever.</li>
<li><strong>Silence</strong>: Previously used to encode meanings like "undefined" or "communication infrastructure failed", but now more commonly encodes meanings like "I refuse to reveal my view" or "issue is toxic both ways so I deny responsibility either way" or even "I don't want to know you". See also TRUE</li>
<li><strong>Socialist</strong>: Someone who believes in redist-ribution of society's wealth, e.g. Tony Benn</li>
<li id=""><strong>True</strong>: 'True' means factually or logically correct, and 'False' means the opposite. One of the logical values in the triplet True-False-Silence. Note differences with Islamic triplet.</li>
</ul>
Glossary of Islamic Terms in English
tag:4freedoms.com,2012-10-17:3766518:Topic:113062
2012-10-17T03:53:13.016Z
Kinana
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<p><span>The lexicon of Islamic terms on the homepage is taken from documents of the OIC or from the QSHUT or canonical texts of Islam. The forum header contains a brief definition, then a later post gives further description and scripture references, if required. The Islamic use of a term on 4F may be indicated by upper case.</span></p>
<p><span>Fascist Enablers use our words with different meanings, commonly because it allows them to equivocate around pejorative terms or difficult issues.…</span></p>
<p><span>The lexicon of Islamic terms on the homepage is taken from documents of the OIC or from the QSHUT or canonical texts of Islam. The forum header contains a brief definition, then a later post gives further description and scripture references, if required. The Islamic use of a term on 4F may be indicated by upper case.</span></p>
<p><span>Fascist Enablers use our words with different meanings, commonly because it allows them to equivocate around pejorative terms or difficult issues. Therefore, <em><strong>b</strong></em></span><em><strong>efore you join any media discussion or public debate, you must get agreement on which definitions are being used.</strong></em></p>
<p>See also here: <a href="http://hesperado.blogspot.co.uk/2008/12/an-islamic-western-dictionary.html">http://hesperado.blogspot.co.uk/2008/12/an-islamic-western-dictionary.html</a></p>
<ul>
<li><strong>ALLAHU AKBAR</strong><font face="Times New Roman">: Literally means (our) "God is greater", but is most often found used to celebrate killing or victory over, a non-Muslim, thus rendering the sense "Die, inferior scum!"</font></li>
<li><strong><a href="http://4freedoms.ning.com/group/admin/forum/topics/islamic-lexicon?commentId=3766518%3AComment%3A114313&groupId=3766518%3AGroup%3A29893" target="_self">BIGOT</a> (religious)</strong><font face="Times New Roman">: This term can only be applied to non-Muslims, because, as Muslims follow the one true religion, they are entitled to treat other religions with contempt</font></li>
<li><strong>CHARITY</strong><font face="Times New Roman">: The giving of alms to other Muslims (only)</font></li>
<li><strong style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><a href="http://4freedoms.ning.com/group/admin/forum/topics/islamic-lexicon?commentId=3766518%3AComment%3A114524&groupId=3766518%3AGroup%3A29893" target="_self">CIVILIAN</a></strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">: a non-combatant, as long as he is also INNOCENT</span></li>
<li><strong>COMPASSION:</strong><font face="Times New Roman"> The concept of Al Wala' Wal Bara' (love and hate for Allahs sake) means that compassion can only be extended to those within the Ummah. (Qur'an 48.29)</font></li>
<li><strong>CONSENT:</strong> also conveyed by SILENCE</li>
<li><strong>DEFAMATION (of Religion)</strong>: Defamation of Islam (only)</li>
<li><strong>EQUALITY:</strong> The equal treatment of Muslims, apart from the special privileges and exemptions granted to them by their HUMAN RIGHTS</li>
<li><strong>FALSE</strong>: See TRUE</li>
<li><strong><a href="http://4freedoms.ning.com/xn/detail/3766518:Comment:113319" target="_self">GOOD</a></strong>: The concept of 'good' as applied in Mohammed's time, not the modern meaning.</li>
<li><strong><a href="http://4freedoms.ning.com/xn/detail/3766518:Comment:113065" target="_self">HOLY</a>:</strong> <font face="Times New Roman">Respected or sanctioned by Islam, no matter how criminal or violent. </font>Also acts as a warning sign to non-Muslims, that they must show respect to it.</li>
<li><strong><a href="http://4freedoms.ning.com/xn/detail/3766518:Comment:113226" target="_blank">HUMAN RIGHTS</a>:</strong> <font face="Times New Roman"> The apartheid privileges and dispensations given to Muslims in the Cairo Declaration of Human Rights (as opposed to those assigned to everyone in the</font> <a href="http://www.un.org/en/documents/udhr/index.shtml" target="_blank">UDHR</a><font face="Times New Roman"> of the UN)</font></li>
<li><strong><a href="http://4freedoms.ning.com/xn/detail/3766518:Comment:113229" target="_self">HYPOCRISY</a></strong><font face="Times New Roman">: </font>Means "pretending to be a rule-following muslim, but (secretly) breaking some of the rules". But for a muslim to pretend to care for non-muslims is not hypocrisy, it is a form of Jihad.</li>
<li><strong>INNOCENT:</strong><font face="Times New Roman"> </font>Islam prohibits the killing of innocent people, except for those who reject Muhammad's message after it has been clearly explained. So any non-Muslim is not 'innocent'</li>
<li><strong>INTEGRATION</strong><font face="Times New Roman">: The mandatory accommodation of Islamic requirements by the host society</font></li>
<li><b>INTERFAITH DIALOGUE:</b> a conversation agreeing to the superiority of Islam and promising to respect all religions and the sensibilities of all believers, particularly Muslims</li>
<li><strong><a href="http://4freedoms.ning.com/xn/detail/3766518:Comment:113163" target="_self">ISLAMOPHOBIA</a></strong><font face="Times New Roman">: Any statement by a non-Muslim which breaks Islamic law on SLANDER & TALEBEARING</font></li>
<li><strong><a href="http://4freedoms.ning.com/xn/detail/3766518:Comment:113322" target="_self">JIHAD</a></strong><font face="Times New Roman">: 99% of the time means violence used in the furtherance of the political ideology of Islam</font></li>
<li><strong>JUSTICE</strong><font face="Times New Roman">: The result of the full application and enforcement of Sharia Law</font></li>
<li><strong>MARRIAGE</strong><font face="Times New Roman">: Note that Islamic 'marriage'</font> <em>includes</em> <font face="Times New Roman">polygyny and</font> <em>excludes</em> <font face="Times New Roman">polyandry</font></li>
<li><strong><a href="http://4freedoms.ning.com/xn/detail/3766518:Comment:113232" target="_self">Offence</a>:</strong><font face="Times New Roman"> Offence occurs when a non-Muslim breaks the Islamic law on slander.</font></li>
<li><strong><a href="http://4freedoms.ning.com/xn/detail/3766518:Comment:113064" target="_self">OIC</a></strong><font face="Times New Roman">: Organisation of Islamic Cooperation - the largest UN voting block (56 states, 1.4B people)</font></li>
<li><strong style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><a href="http://4freedoms.ning.com/group/admin/forum/topics/islamic-lexicon?commentId=3766518%3AComment%3A114337&groupId=3766518%3AGroup%3A29893" target="_self">OPPRESSION</a> </strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">(of Muslims): if you do not grant preferential treatment to Muslims, as required by Sharia Law, then you are 'oppressing' them.</span></li>
<li><strong>PEACE</strong>: The situation that exists in a region/world, once all non-Islamic forces have been subjugated</li>
<li><strong>PERSECUTION</strong>: The state Muslims are in if they suffer OPPRESSION</li>
<li><strong><a href="http://4freedoms.ning.com/xn/detail/3766518:Comment:113230" target="_self">QSHUT</a></strong>: A 4F acronym for the 5 canonical, defining, texts used by 80% or more, of Muslims</li>
<li><strong>Racist</strong><font face="Times New Roman">: A non-Muslim person who criticises Islam or Muslims</font></li>
<li><strong><a href="http://4freedoms.ning.com/group/admin/forum/topics/islamic-lexicon?commentId=3766518%3AComment%3A114407&groupId=3766518%3AGroup%3A29893" target="_self">RAPE</a></strong><font face="Times New Roman">: Is not defined simply in terms of coercive intercourse, because in many situation the man is permitted to force himself on his wife, or other captive women</font></li>
<li><strong>RELIGIOUS HARMONY:</strong> <font face="Times New Roman">A society in SOCIAL HARMONY, with</font><font face="Times New Roman"> no disputes between the religions, as the Infidel ones have accepted, and defer to, the superiority of Islam</font></li>
<li><strong><a href="http://4freedoms.ning.com/xn/detail/3766518:Comment:113318" target="_self">SELF DEFENCE</a></strong><font face="Times New Roman">:</font> Muslims can kill you in self defence if you've<font face="Times New Roman"> rejected an invitation to join.</font></li>
<li><strong><a href="http://4freedoms.ning.com/xn/detail/3766518:Comment:113321" target="_self">SILENCE</a></strong><font face="Times New Roman">: Indicates consent, if you want it to, </font>as in the case of marrying off 9 year old girls</li>
<li><strong><a href="http://4freedoms.ning.com/xn/detail/3766518:Comment:113231" target="_self">SLANDER</a></strong>: truth that Muslims don't want to hear</li>
<li><strong>SOCIAL HARMONY:</strong> A society in which there are no more 'days of rage', because OFFENCE is no longer caused to Islam by non-Muslims, as they have learned to respect and fear it</li>
<li><strong>TALEBEARING</strong>: Making or revealing any statement which is not of benefit to Muslims</li>
<li><strong><a href="http://4freedoms.ning.com/group/admin/forum/topics/islamic-lexicon?commentId=3766518%3AComment%3A114259&groupId=3766518%3AGroup%3A29893" target="_self">TERRORISM</a></strong>: The killing of a Muslim without right</li>
<li><strong>TOLERANCE</strong>: The cessation of violence to Infidels, once they have accepted the rule of Sharia</li>
<li><strong>TRUCE</strong>: A temporary cessation of fighting while Muslim forces re-group and re-arm. The Muslim side is permitted to break the truce at any time</li>
<li><strong><a href="http://4freedoms.ning.com/xn/detail/3766518:Comment:113320" target="_self">TRUE</a></strong>: A factual lie by a Muslim is not considered to be a lie by them, if it falls into one of the many QSHUT exemptions permitted in order to promote Islam in the land of the Kafir.</li>
<li><strong>UNIVERSAL</strong> (religion): Is used to mean 'mandatory', as opposed to 'generally accepted'.</li>
<li><strong>UNJUST</strong>: Technically, any failure to apply JUSTICE. More generally, any situation in which a Muslim group is not given the privileges and concessions it demands</li>
<li><strong>WOMEN'S RIGHTS</strong>: Those rights permitted to women by men, in exchange for obedience</li>
</ul>
Questions from the Media
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2012-04-24T03:37:54.814Z
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<p>This methodology is in accordance with COC 1.1:</p>
<p><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times;"><strong>1.1 Transparency</strong></span><br></br> <span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times;">A<span id="aeaoofnhgocdbnbeljkmbjdmhbcokfdb-mousedown">im for maximum transparency.…</span></span></p>
<p>This forum is reserved for logging questions from the media, and giving our official response. So please only add comments to this forum if you are a media worker, or a member of the 4F admin team.</p>
<p>This methodology is in accordance with COC 1.1:</p>
<p><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times;"><strong>1.1 Transparency</strong></span><br/> <span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times;">A<span id="aeaoofnhgocdbnbeljkmbjdmhbcokfdb-mousedown">im for maximum transparency. This means that you should try to:<br/> (a) Have discussions where possible in a public forum. That way more people can benefit from them, and the material can be easily re-used. A forum is a write-once-read-many medium, whereas an email is a write-once-read-once medium.<br/> (b) Try to maintain an audit trail or log of what happens. For example, when the Code of Conduct is changed, a record is kept of the obsoleted version. That way, its possible to again learn lessons, and understand why certain decisions were taken sometime in the past. </span></span></p>
10 Reasons Why Islam Will Replace Secular Democracy [PCD]
tag:4freedoms.com,2012-04-08:3766518:Topic:98789
2012-04-08T05:23:35.494Z
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<p><span>Islam will replace Secular Democracy (SD) in Europe. As this happens, the US may wake up and adapt in time, but don't bank on it, our civilisational memory is very weak. Nowadays it is thought perfectly normal to let Turkey into the EU after it slaughtered and continues to persecute its Christians, and quite all right to see the Aya Sophia, the most important cathedral in Christian history, surrounded by 4 minarets (imagine Mecca with a 4 Crosses at its corners), because we have got…</span></p>
<p><span>Islam will replace Secular Democracy (SD) in Europe. As this happens, the US may wake up and adapt in time, but don't bank on it, our civilisational memory is very weak. Nowadays it is thought perfectly normal to let Turkey into the EU after it slaughtered and continues to persecute its Christians, and quite all right to see the Aya Sophia, the most important cathedral in Christian history, surrounded by 4 minarets (imagine Mecca with a 4 Crosses at its corners), because we have got used to the idea. Similary, as Europe falls under the control of Islam, Americans may just get used to the idea and go back to watching their blockbuster movies - until it happens to them.</span></p>
<p>These ideas are obviously not original to me, I have just try to catalogue and order them completely. Walter Lacqueur's books were being taught as standard texts in university politics courses 40 years ago, for example <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Last-Days-Europe-Continent/dp/0312368704" target="_blank">The Last Days of Europe</a>. He has a long-standing pedigree as an author on the plight of jews, terrorism, and fascism, but a more interesting read would be <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/America-Alone-The-World-Know/dp/1596985275/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1334549865&sr=1-1" target="_blank">America Alone</a>, by Mark Steyn.</p>
<p><span class="font-size-3"><strong>Citizen</strong></span></p>
<p><strong><strong id="aeaoofnhgocdbnbeljkmbjdmhbcokfdb-mousedown">1. Hedonistic<br/></strong></strong> The principle of SD, once you've done your work, is "just pursue your own pleasure", but Muslims have duties (to Islam). So why should any of us be working to protect this society with its freedoms? Younger people are busy enjoying themselves, middle aged people may do it for their children if they can find time, and older people can afford to just let it go. Ultimately as system based on personal pleasure cannot win against another system which makes it the members duty to defend and spread that system.<strong><br/></strong></p>
<p><b>2. Cowardly<br/></b> The citizens of a modern SD <em>are </em>decadent and fearful, therefore they are simply not suited for a vicious fight. The average modern non-Muslim, especially in the media, will seek the cowardly way of avoiding any risk to their own person (from Islamist threats) rather than face up to any of the hard issues involved. They are also fearful of social disapproval, and will keep their heads low to avoid being picked up on the social radar for criticism and abuse.</p>
<p><span id="aeaoofnhgocdbnbeljkmbjdmhbcokfdb-mousedown">Sayyid Qutb often called this decadence Jahiliyah in his book Milestones. Qutb's criticisms of the West are very pertinent and apposite; however it should be noted that Western society wasn't always like that.</span><span><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> It was only 250 years ago that the American revolution occurred, bringing about a new nation. This revolution was a major step in the formation of the principles of secular democracy. People were prepared to fight a war in order to assert those principles; the founding fathers were born at a time when the culture of the British elite was at the height of foppish decadence. The American people may yet wake up and revolt again, in order to protect secular democracy from its impending demise.</font></span></p>
<p>The cowardice is so deep as to not even recognise itself. Thus people would rather kill the screeching canary in the coal mine, than heed its warnings and deal with the lethal gas.</p>
<p><strong>3. Spoilt<br/></strong> <span>People do not appreciate what they have always had. So todays citizens of the SD do not appreciate the Freedom they have inherited for free from their ancestors who fought for it. Therefore they do not work to protect it, and haven't even an awareness that they should be preserving it to pass on to their own descendants. </span></p>
<p><span>As a society, SD also do not remember what lands they have lost. Hence modern Western citizens have no awareness that the Christian world lost all of the Middle East, Persia, North Africa and Turkey. If it did remember, it would have unwound the Islamic takeover of those countries, when it took control of them in the 2nd World War. Instead, it merely handed them back to Islam, and allowed the persecution and legalised discrimination against non-Muslims to continue.</span></p>
<p><span>Muslims, on the other hand, are reminded to preserve the Islamic characteristics of their countries, will never forget land that was at one time Islamic (for example Israel or Andalusia/Spain), and will constantly push to re-conquer it.</span></p>
<p><strong>4. Complexity</strong><br/> The freedom of SD is too complex and fragile for most intellectuals to understand and defend. <span> Democracy consists of many implied facets: separation of church & state, separation of legislature, judiciary and executive, bicameral parliaments, mutable laws, universal human rights, freedom of speech, the right to dissent and the right to protest. Then the concept of a Republic with a Bill of Rights is a further refinement, to stop any possible tyranny by the majority over a minority. This is all an attempt to balance many different types of freedoms, that of the individual and that of the society with its Law Enforcement officers, that in the Private sphere and that in the Public sphere, that according to tradition and that according to current fashion. </span></p>
<p><span>But the problem is even harder than that. As Karl Popper said:<br/> <em>“Unlimited tolerance must lead to the disappearance of tolerance. If we extend unlimited tolerance even to those who are intolerant, if we are not prepared to defend a tolerant society against the onslaught of the intolerant, then the tolerant will be destroyed, and tolerance with them… We should therefore claim, in the name of tolerance, the right not to tolerate the intolerant. We should claim that any movement preaching intolerance places itself outside the law, and we should consider incitement to intolerance and persecution as criminal, in the same way as we should consider incitement to murder, or to kidnapping, or to the revival of the slave trade, as</em> criminal.”</span><em> </em></p>
<p><span>That balance between tolerance and intolerance, between free speech and speech which attempts to destroy free speech, between free election and parties which wish to destroy democracy - that balance needs to be distilled out with surgical precision and tight boundaries drawn around it. That is what I've tried to do with the first two of the 4 Freedoms. But even that is not the end of the story. As is explained at length <a href="http://4freedoms.ning.com/group/admin/forum/topics/full-mission-statement" target="_self">here</a>, the first two freedoms are the base underlying framework upon which any number of different democratic legal frameworks can be constructed, for example, the law of libel. But how you want to balance press freedom with privacy protection is yet another difficult choice.</span></p>
<p><span>Its difficult enough for a trained academic to defend this whole structure, never mind an ordinary citizen. This in itself can lead to a kind of intellectual fear of failing, such that people become afraid to try stand their ground in argument. This is understandable and we do not criticise them. That fear cannot be surmounted by just having guts alone. Its a perfectly reasonable fear that requires help by further training in argument. </span></p>
<p>Islam on the other hand, is much simpler, and with a small amount of training, easy to defend from within its own value system.</p>
<p><strong>Society</strong></p>
<div><p><strong>5. Tribalism Works<br/></strong> We have lost the tribal bonds that used to bind us together. People fight for clear identities not vague concepts, and our pursuit of pluralism actually makes us weaker. As Osama bin Laden said:<br/> "If you give people a choice between a strong horse and a weak horse, they will always choose the strong horse". Morality doesn't come into it, and Islam is currently the strong horse. </p>
<p>Cultures are bound together by relics of historical patterns, not by logic. We've gradually lost many of our our binding cultural artefacts, in order to streamline our society for the corporate machine, in the following forms:</p>
<ul>
<li>May Day / St. George's Day / Christmas (but Spain has preserved its local festivals)</li>
<li>the non-working wife as 'home maker', always on site to look after the property and people</li>
<li>connection with family and community, because of relocation for job mobility</li>
<li>trade unions and working-men's clubs</li>
<li>Pubs used to be social centres, but taxataion, changes in technology and alcohol availability are destroying most of them</li>
</ul>
<p>Muslims have kept their societal 'glue' because it<span> is woven into the very fabric of islam. This is an important point because it means it is essential and not accidental. It is encapsulated, messaged and enforced in the following ways:</span></p>
<ul>
<li><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" id="aeaoofnhgocdbnbeljkmbjdmhbcokfdb-mousedown">almost every other page of the koran is about distinguishing between muslims and non-muslims, and the latter are disparaged and to be punished for refusing islam (and this is enshrined in sharia law); </font>muslims are explicitly told not to take jews and christians as their friends; islam prevents a muslim from criticising another muslim</li>
<li>halal meat reminds them daily who they are, and food taboos around clean/unclean are very difficult to unlearn (something like pork especially)</li>
<li>Islam set up its week and year to be different, for example with regular weekly Friday prayer together and yearly Ramadan performance and celebration.<br/> Our week/calendar on the other hand, have almost entirely lost their association with christianity by becoming global (and applicable in non-chrisitan countries)</li>
<li>laws on marriage/parenting between muslims & non-muslims are designed to absorb people into the tribe; murder for apostasy is designed to stop people leaving the tribe.</li>
<li id="">inability to change or criticise islam is designed to keep the tribe united</li>
<li id="">identifying uniform for the elite / men, e.g. skull cap</li>
<li id="">identifying dress code for the subordinates / women, e.g. hijab or burqa</li>
<li id="">Muslims still live very close to their family, and 50-75% don't work, therefore can maintain family bonds: <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/8054403/Britains-coping-classes-at-breaking-point.html">http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/8054403/Britains-coping-classes-at-breaking-point.html</a></li>
<li id="">mosques act as social hubs and continue to expand, because even though Islamic praying isn't a joyful activity, there is a compulsion to go (assisted by family proximity and the shame culture).</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>6. Intimidation Works</strong></p>
<p>Violence and intimidation can be used to silence the speakers, then the rest are easily out-argued.</p>
<p>SD has to maintain order to survive and for its institutions to function. Gangsterism only has to create disorder in society, then, out of the breakdown of society, the most cohesive group will emerge in control. This pattern is clearly visible in the so called 'Arab Spring', where the Muslim Brotherhood is gradually taking over control and imposing hard line Islamist policies to replace the initial freedom. This was also the clear pattern in the Islamic revolution in Iran.</p>
<p>For completeness, I should point out an exception in that Al Queda attempted to take control by the creation of chaos in Iraq, and failed. The US military and the Iraqi people managed to survive the onslaught of bombs and chaos that Al Queda managed to create. Whether Iraq can survive this strategy again when all the US troops have left, is another matter.</p>
<p><strong>7. Intolerance Works<br/></strong> If you have a strong Tribe (5), then use Intimidation (6) and Intolerance (7) to eradicate the other splintered groups of a tolerant society, it is easy for the monoculturalism of Islam to wipe out the multiculturalism of SD.</p>
<p><span>The clearest example is that of Mohammed removing multi-culturalism from Saudi Arabia. The very multi-culturalism that allowed his intolerance to exist in the first place. The sequence was:<br/></span></p>
<ol>
<li>Mohammed started in Mecca and used its multi-cultural tolerance to create his new religion.</li>
<li>Mohammed moved to Medina and built his army.</li>
<li>Mohammed returned to Mecca, crushed the inhabitants, then destroyed the existing multi-culture with its 360 different idols, in order to impose his own monoculture.</li>
</ol>
<p><strong>8. Infiltration Works</strong></p>
<p>The non-discrimination principle of SD means that, even those who plan to destroy the society, are allowed to take positions of power in it. The US apparently had Muslim Brotherhood advisers guiding policy in the Dept. of Homeland Security. </p>
<p>In the UK, entire areas like Tower Hamlets and Bradford West have fallen under the control of Islamist sympathisers like Lutfur Rahman and George Galloway, with no allegiance to any of the secular parties.</p>
<ul>
<li>There have been many cases of Muslim police officers being convicted for criminality and fraud, and the notorious disputes of Dezir Ali must have cost the Metropolitan Police Force millions of pounds, apart from the demoralisation and waylaying of the police mission</li>
<li>Member of the House of Lords and convicted criminal Lord Ahmed threatened insurrection over Geert Wilders coming into the UK (10,000 muslims in Parliament Square) <a href="http://www.spectator.co.uk/melaniephillips/3344161/britain-capitulates-to-terror.thtml">http://www.spectator.co.uk/melaniephillips/3344161/britain-capitulates-to-terror.thtml</a> He then denied it and threatened legal action against The Spectator. Such legal action has not been forthcoming.</li>
<li>Fiyaz Mughal OBE, provides cover for muslim offences time and again: <a href="http://4freedoms.ning.com/group/uk/forum/topics/muslim-sponsored-report-edl-are-white-supremacists">http://4freedoms.ning.com/group/uk/forum/topics/muslim-sponsored-report-edl-are-white-supremacists</a></li>
<li>Taj Hargey <a href="http://4freedoms.ning.com/group/uk/forum/topics/taj-haj-a-wolf-in-sheep-s-clothing">http://4freedoms.ning.com/group/uk/forum/topics/taj-haj-a-wolf-in-sheep-s-clothing</a></li>
<li>Baroness Warsi <a href="http://4freedoms.ning.com/group/uk/forum/topics/warsi-on-razia-sultan-800-years-before-our-great-female-leader">http://4freedoms.ning.com/group/uk/forum/topics/warsi-on-razia-sultan-800-years-before-our-great-female-leader</a></li>
<li>The government-funded Quilliam <a href="http://4freedoms.ning.com/group/uk/forum/topics/quilliam-moderate-muslims-providing-cover-for-islamic-terrorism">http://4freedoms.ning.com/group/uk/forum/topics/quilliam-moderate-muslims-providing-cover-for-islamic-terrorism</a></li>
</ul>
<p>We have no way of knowing how many Muslims in positions of power are quietly promoting an Islamist agenda. The Muslim head of the Religious Affairs dept of the BBC seems to have had some effect since he took office, but we have no oversight of all those internal meetings and memos he controls.</p>
<p>Such infiltration would not be permitted in islamic societies. The islamic party in Britain (Hizb ut Tahrir) has made it clear in their published documents, that when they take over, non-muslims would not be permitted to hold any high office." <a href="http://4freedoms.ning.com/group/theology/forum/topics/hizb-ut-tahir-s-constitution-a-dictatorship-where-non-muslims-hav">http://4freedoms.ning.com/group/theology/forum/topics/hizb-ut-tahir-s-constitution-a-dictatorship-where-non-muslims-hav</a></p>
<p><strong>9. Erosion Works<br/></strong> Those in SD societies conceive of things in smaller timescales than muslims. We think in terms of 5 years (elections/governments), or at the most generations (overwhelmingly we are concerned about our offspring from birth to age 20, with little concern for them as adults, and relatively little concern for our grand-children, compared with our own offspring). Hence the erosion of SD values over time by gradual change to Islamic values, is not obvious enough to motivate action from its non-Muslims.</p>
<p>One of the religious aspects of Islam is that of a conquering and millenarian/salvationist dogma, which thinks in terms of hundreds of years. Those muslims alive now are disposable in the context of the larger project of jihad. The value of their life & death will be accounted for on the day of reckoning. </p>
<p><strong>10. Reproduction Works<br/></strong> Currently, <span>11% of meat sales are Halal (and many Muslims do not bother to eat Halal meat) &</span>13% of prison population is Muslim (and we should not assume that Muslims are more criminal than the rest of the population.</p>
<p>If we take this to be representative of the UK as a whole, <span>and note that the muslim population is doubling every 10 years (through biological reproduction, spouse importation, and 'dependent relative' importation)</span>, then in a few decades Sharia Law will be simply voted in to replace secular law.</p>
</div>
The 10 Ideology Metrics
tag:4freedoms.com,2012-03-25:3766518:Topic:98103
2012-03-25T04:42:07.528Z
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<table cellspacing="0">
<tbody><tr><td class="td1" colspan="2" valign="middle"><p class="p1"><b>The Ideology</b></p>
</td>
<td class="td2" valign="middle"><p class="p2" style="text-align: right;"><b>SecDem</b></p>
</td>
<td class="td3" valign="middle"><p class="p2" style="text-align: right;"><b>Islam</b></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr><td class="td1" colspan="2" valign="middle"><p class="p1">1. Consistency: must avoid contradiction on big issues…</p>
</td>
<td class="td2" valign="middle"></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<table cellspacing="0">
<tbody><tr><td colspan="2" valign="middle" class="td1"><p class="p1"><b>The Ideology</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="middle" class="td2"><p class="p2" style="text-align: right;"><b>SecDem</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="middle" class="td3"><p class="p2" style="text-align: right;"><b>Islam</b></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr><td colspan="2" valign="middle" class="td1"><p class="p1">1. Consistency: must avoid contradiction on big issues</p>
</td>
<td valign="middle" class="td2"><p class="p2" style="text-align: right;">1.0</p>
</td>
<td valign="middle" class="td3"><p class="p2" style="text-align: right;">0.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr><td colspan="2" valign="middle" class="td1"><p class="p1">2. Simplicity: complex ideologies are hard to teach & spread</p>
</td>
<td valign="middle" class="td2"><p class="p2" style="text-align: right;">0.0</p>
</td>
<td valign="middle" class="td3"><p class="p2" style="text-align: right;">1.0</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr><td colspan="2" valign="middle" class="td1"><p class="p1">3. Unity (when threatened): need consensus from the group</p>
</td>
<td valign="middle" class="td2"><p class="p2" style="text-align: right;">0.0</p>
</td>
<td valign="middle" class="td3"><p class="p2" style="text-align: right;">0.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr><td colspan="2" valign="middle" class="td1"><p class="p1">4. Flexible: Easter Islanders,Zoroastrians,Copts,Saudi pagans</p>
</td>
<td valign="middle" class="td2"><p class="p2" style="text-align: right;">1.0</p>
</td>
<td valign="middle" class="td3"><p class="p2" style="text-align: right;">0.0</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr><td colspan="2" valign="middle" class="td1"><p class="p1">5. Self-Protects: sedition illegal, stops self-destruction?</p>
</td>
<td valign="middle" class="td2"><p class="p2" style="text-align: right;">0.0</p>
</td>
<td valign="middle" class="td3"><p class="p2" style="text-align: right;">1.0</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr><td colspan="2" valign="middle" class="td1"><p class="p1"><b>Resultant Government</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="middle" class="td2"><p class="p3"></p>
</td>
<td valign="middle" class="td3"><p class="p3"></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr><td colspan="2" valign="middle" class="td1"><p class="p1">6. Stops external threats: has functioning military?</p>
</td>
<td valign="middle" class="td2"><p class="p2" style="text-align: right;">1.0</p>
</td>
<td valign="middle" class="td3"><p class="p2" style="text-align: right;">1.0</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr><td colspan="2" valign="middle" class="td1"><p class="p1">7. Stops internal threats: over-tolerant of thuggery?</p>
</td>
<td valign="middle" class="td2"><p class="p2" style="text-align: right;">0.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="middle" class="td3"><p class="p2" style="text-align: right;">1.0</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr><td colspan="2" valign="middle" class="td1"><p class="p1">8. Productive: advances in agriculture, industry & technology?</p>
</td>
<td valign="middle" class="td2"><p class="p2" style="text-align: right;">1.0</p>
</td>
<td valign="middle" class="td3"><p class="p2" style="text-align: right;">0.0</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr><td colspan="2" valign="middle" class="td1"><p class="p1">9. Self-Propagates: to children, trains leaders, has progeny</p>
</td>
<td valign="middle" class="td2"><p class="p2" style="text-align: right;">0.0</p>
</td>
<td valign="middle" class="td3"><p class="p2" style="text-align: right;">1.0</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr><td colspan="2" valign="middle" class="td1"><p class="p1">10. Subjugates Others: Sudan, Nigeria, Indonesia, Pakistan</p>
</td>
<td valign="middle" class="td2"><p class="p2" style="text-align: right;">0.0</p>
</td>
<td valign="middle" class="td3"><p class="p2" style="text-align: right;">1.0</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr><td colspan="2" valign="middle" class="td1"><p class="p2" style="text-align: right;"><b>Ideology Score:</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="middle" class="td2"><p class="p2" style="text-align: right;"><b>4.5</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="middle" class="td3"><p class="p2" style="text-align: right;"><b>7.0</b></p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
The 7 Characteristics of a Political Ideology [PCD]
tag:4freedoms.com,2012-03-25:3766518:Topic:97800
2012-03-25T02:30:30.770Z
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<p>An ideology may be political, religious, or even purely philosophical. These categories are not exclusive. So, for example, Western Secular Democracy is a nearly completely a political ideology, thanks to the formal separation of Church and State starting from the Reformation. Islam is a political ideology with religious components (in the ration 80%-20% respectivley, according to Bill Warner).</p>
<p>It is extremely difficult to define metrics which would allow us to judge what is a purely…</p>
<p>An ideology may be political, religious, or even purely philosophical. These categories are not exclusive. So, for example, Western Secular Democracy is a nearly completely a political ideology, thanks to the formal separation of Church and State starting from the Reformation. Islam is a political ideology with religious components (in the ration 80%-20% respectivley, according to Bill Warner).</p>
<p>It is extremely difficult to define metrics which would allow us to judge what is a purely religious ideology, but it is important to know this, since many exemptions and privileges are given to 'religion' in Western societies. However, it is much easier to define the characteristics of a political system. Therefore, this document defines 7 characteristics which may be used to qualify an ideology as political.</p>
<p>An ideology is identified as <a href="http://4freedoms.ning.com/group/admin/forum/topics/8-characteristics-of-a-political-ideology" target="_self">political</a>, as it acquires its own:</p>
<div><ol>
<li><strong>Representation by Political Party: </strong>Seems obvious, but for example, Buddhists do not have their own political party</li>
<li><strong>System of Government</strong>: with a hierarchical delegation of control (Caliph, Ulemma and Umma)</li>
<li><strong>System of Law</strong>: which at least covers criminal and civil acts and statements (Sharia Law)</li>
<li><strong>Command & Control Centres</strong>:<br/> (CCC) normally large and permanent, from which the organisation is able to exert control over the people and the surrounding territory. An entire network of these may be used to control the whole country. For example, there are now 1400 Islamic CCC in the UK.(CCC) from which local people & institutions are controlled (Masjid)</li>
<li><strong><strong>Recognisable Dress Code or Insignia</strong>: </strong>by this means members of the group can recognise each other in any location, and act together with greater force than disparate individuals (Hijab and Burqa for women, and beard / keffiyeh / etc for men).</li>
<li><strong>Finance and Tax System</strong>: controls the economy and extracts revenue for the ideology (Shara Finance)</li>
<li><strong>Indoctrination System</strong>: to inculcate children (Madrassa) and make new converts (Dawa).</li>
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<p>In Islam, some of these components even have their own Islamic names (please tell me of any names I've missed out.</p>
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<p>Point 1 is the idea of a Muslim politician and an Islamic political party. Sure, there are parties like the Christian Democrats in Europe, but the word Christian in their title is, as far as I know, a historical legacy, not a statement of ideological position. People like Tony Blair said they were a Christian, but rigorously removed any Christian sentiment when making political decisions (so was relieved when no longer Prime Minister, to convert to Catholicism). Even politicians who confess to being active Christians, will tend to only let their faith influence a small number of the decisions they have to face, like abortion and marriage. All the rest, like health, taxation, defence, police, etc, fall under the same winds of political influence for them, that the secularists have. </p>
<p>Buddhist politicians don't go around campaigning for everyone to meditate every day and walk around with their right shoulder bared. In fact the very term 'Buddhist politician' jars on ones intellect as an oxymoron: there are politicians that are Buddhist, yes, but a politician who supports Budslamic doctrine, well that's really hard to imagine, if you see what I mean there. Yet you know politicians who support Islamic doctrine, in fact who boast that its their whole raison d'etre.</p>
<p>Item 5 regarding dress code is even more stringent than most political movements, in the case of Islam, for Muslims must not even look like kuffar.</p>
<blockquote><p>It is haraam to imitate the mushrikeen and kuffaar in their manner of dress, so it is not permissible to wear clothing that is unique to the kuffaar. </p>
<p>It was narrated that ‘Abd-Allaah ibn ‘Amr ibn al-‘Aas said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) saw ‘Ali wearing two garments dyed with safflower and said: “These are garments of the kuffaar; do not wear them.”</p>
<p>Narrated by Muslim, 2077<br/> <a href="http://islamqa.info/en/36891">http://islamqa.info/en/36891</a> </p>
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<p>Interestingly enough, Secular Democracy scores 6, whereas Islam scores 7, so Islam qualifies even better as a political ideology than our Western democracies do. The scoring for Western Secular Democracy is lower because we our society has dropped principle 7 - that of attempting to pass on the principles of the society to its children.</p>
<p>For those who are not familiar with Islamic theory, I will list the correspondences.</p>
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<li>System of Government: the Caliphate, classically. The modern system is exemplified by Iran.</li>
<li>System of Law: Sharia Law, which also includes regulations for the tiniest personal actions</li>
<li>Command and Control Centres: Mosques, of which every other political organisation should be jealous</li>
<li>Military Theory: for example, the concept of the use of Terror to make the enemy feel defeated, or the use of lying in order to win, and many other concepts learned by Mohammed from his 84 battles, and by Islam in its many subsequent wars of conquest.</li>
<li>Civil Enforcement Group: In Iran, for example - the Basijis, the motorbike riding thugs that break up any anti-government demo. In the UK, you have people like Lord Ahmed forcing the House of Lords into submission by threatening to bring 10,000 Muslim men onto the streets from the surrounding mosques.</li>
<li>Finance and Tax System: This is Sharia Finance as a financial system, but there is also a taxation component in the Halal food market</li>
<li>Indoctrination System: This is well developed in Islam, through Madrasas which strongly indoctrinate Islam into the children. For the non-Muslim there is a big push on Dawa, with funding from Islamic states and lawfare used to suppress dissenting voices.</li>
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<p>These measurements will infuriate various leftist groups that wish to mask the political agendas of Islam under a confusing fog of mixed messages. However, it will come as no surprise to Muslims, who are very proud that Islam is a 'complete system', which covers all of society and all of personal life, from the private spiritual life of the individual, to the public operation of the entire society. They reject the notion of a separation of Church and State, and in truth, there is a paradoxical element to the latter concept - but not enough to justify its abandonment.</p>
<p>© Alan Lake (2012)</p>