In this article, I will compare well-known historical events that have happened in the Middle East to reflect on the current ISIS crisis. I mainly target Muslim youth who have been exposed to Wahhabi and ISIS propaganda. Such propaganda, like the examples of Zionism and the Crusaders, distorts religious texts to justify and promote the idea that it is a "religious duty" to support their political cause.
ISIS mainly misquotes the concept of fighting in Islam. Fighting is allowed only in very narrow circumstances of self-defense and ending oppression or persecution, but definitely not to gain political power as is the case with Wahhabi Muslims. Even in circumstances where fighting is sanctioned, very strict rules should be followed to the extent of prohibiting cutting trees!. With their declared wicked goal to build an apartheid Sunni state they follow no one but the Crusaders and Zionists who, like ISIS, misquote religious texts from Judaism and Christianity to build the promised kingdom of God in Levant by killing and expelling locals.
Let us compare actions following the conquests of Jerusalem by Muslims, crusaders, and Zionists to see who of them was the example to ISIS when they conquered Sinjar.
The conquest of Jerusalem by Omar bin Alkhattab:
In the 7th century, Levant was mainly inhabited by Arabs (Ghassanids, Banu Judham and other tribes) who had been allies of the Romans since the 2nd century, and of course the Romans and Jews. After the Byzantines were defeated in the Yarmuk battle in a campaign launched by Abu Baker to end Ghassanids and Banu Judham's continuous attacks on Arab tribes who ended their loyalty to the Byzantines and joined Islam, the Muslim army started to surrender the city of Jerusalem. The Patriarch of Jerusalem Sophronius agreed to surrender on condition that he submit only to the Caliph in person. So in 637, Caliph Umar traveled to Jerusalem in person to receive the surrender of the city. Umar's first action was to announce his assurance to the people of E'lia (Jerusalem) of their safety, property and churches, and ensure the freedom of worship for all, including Jews, which ended 500 years of oppressive Byzantine rule, during which Jews were not allowed to live and worship inside Jerusalem.
The conquest of Jerusalem by Crusaders :
After a 40 day siege in 1099, the Crusaders entered Jerusalem and committed a massacre, killing at least 30,000 Muslims and Jews (according to the records of the Crusaders), and burned all of the synagogues, including one that was used as a shelter with local Jews inside.
The conquest of Jerusalem by Saladin:
After a 12 day siege, Saladin entered the city. The native Christians were allowed to remain in the city while those of Crusader origin were allowed to leave Jerusalem with their goods through a safe passage via Akko by paying a ransom of 10 dinars each for men, 5 for women and two for children. He also summoned the Jews and permitted them to resettle in the city. In particular, the residents of Ashkelon, a large Jewish settlement, responded to his request
The conquest of Jerusalem by Zionists:
In 1948, the Zionists declared a Jewish state in Levant after the mass destruction and expelling of local Muslims and Christians. 400+ villages were depopulated including entirely Christian villages like Iqrit. Only 2 days after the conquest of Jerusalem in 1967, the Zionists completely depopulated and demolished the Moroccan Quarter; more than 135 buildings, including 2 belonging to Christian families, an 800 year old mosque and a school built by the son of Saladin were razed.
The conquest of Sinjar by ISIS
Consider the recent conquest of Sinjar, Iraq, by ISIS in August 2014. ISIS slaughtered and expelled the Yazidi people of Sinjar, who had been enjoying safety there since the Umar’s Assurance, which had expanded to encompass Levant and Iraq, from their cities! Historical places, churches and old mosques that had been protected by all Muslims for centuries for generations were also destroyed. It is absurd to argue that ISIS understands Islam better than these generations of Muslims, especially the Caliph Umar. Furthermore, it is ridiculous to accept that the distorted interpretation of the Quran of ISIS. It is preposterous that ISIS could possibly understand Islamic teachings better than Umar, the closest companion of the Prophet. .
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The Wahhabi Entry of Mecca Vs. The Prophet Entry
Let us compare the conquest of Mecca by the Prophet to the conquest by Wahhabi in the last century.
The conquest of Mecca by the Prophet Muhammad:
In 629, after the Banu Bakr tribe attacked the Khuza'ah tribe in an act that broke the treaty of Hudaybiyyah, which had been signed a year before by Muhammad and Quraysh to give Arab tribes the option of joining either of the parties, Muslims or Quraish, without the fear of facing aggression. The Khuza'ah tribe had not accepted Islam by that time but they chose to ally with Muhammad; they called for his help after 20 men were killed in an attack by Banu Bakr which was a Quraysh ally. The Prophet called for all Muslim and non-Muslim allies to start moving to Mecca. Quraysh chose to surrender without conditions after they saw the troops approach. Before entering Mecca, the Prophet declared that whoever entered the Ka’aba or stayed in his house would be safe. As a result, that entry was bloodless and peaceful. Then the Prophet visited his old house which he had been forced to leave 9 years before. He gathered the people of Mecca, the same people who had persecuted him and his followers until they had left Mecca 9 years before, and asked them "O Quraish, what do you think of the treatment that I should accord you?"
And the Quraish answered: "You’re a noble man, a son of a noble man"
And Muhamed's declaration was:
"I speak to you in the same words as Joseph (son of Jacob) spoke to his brothers. This day there is no reproof against you; Go your way, for you are free."
Even though that day is considered to be the greatest day of victory and is referred in the Quran as "the day of conspicuous victory" in chapter 48, the Prophet entered Mecca in a very modest and humble way without any pride of victory. Historians say that his head was at the level of his horse ears out of humbling himself to God. What he did for Mecca's people was a reflection of the verse: (41:34-36) Repel evil with good, and the person who was your enemy becomes like an intimate friend. Eventually Mecca's people who were the greatest enemies of Muslims became the greatest leaders of Islam.
The conquest of Mecca and Hijaz by the Wahhabi:
The Wahhabi army of Abdulaziz ibn Saud invaded Mecca in 1924 with the support of Great Britain to take over Arabia. They, in the name of “purifying” Islam, killed scores of Sunni scholars and burned well-known Sunni books that rejected their ideology. Through violence and intimidation the Wahhabis managed to destroy all other Islamic schools of thought in the occupied city. After they occupied Medina, mausoleums and domes at Al-Baqi, which is a burial site for the remains of many of the members of Muhammad’s family adjacent to the Prophet's Mosque, were razed. In the name of preventing Shirk and purifying Islam, they completely destroyed many mosques and historical religious sites including the house and mosque of Fatima (the Prophet's daughter). The house of Khadijah, Muhammad’s first wife was also covered and later destroyed. They even planned to move the Prophet's grave to a secret place but stopped after a threat from Turkey and Egypt that they would wage war against them if they touched the Prophet's grave. Until today, Saudi scholars who have adopted Wahhabi ideology still preach against many inherent Islamic practices like Zikr, Sufisim, Mawlid and others Sunni rituals. All of these rituals became completely prohibited in Saudi Arabia. And the irony is that Saudi Arabia is considered to be the representative of Sunni Islam in the eyes of many Muslims and non-Muslims even though the Wahhabi is the real true enemy of Sunnis.
Consider the example of the Crusaders and Zionists, who brainwashed the followers of two peaceful monotheistic religions, distorted the words of God to achieve political power and build the "Kingdom of God" in the Levant. Wahhabi did the same for Muslims. Due a high extent to Saudis’ massive power (by controlling the holiest mosque in Mecca) and wealth which gives them undisputed control over Islamic media and organizations, many Muslims don’t understand the difference between Wahhabis and Sunnis, and easily find themselves in the Wahhabi trap of adopting the so-called Salafi ideology, thinking that it is the true Islam.
Without even discussing Quran verses used by Wahhabis to back their actions as Islamic, we can conclude that their claims and interpretations are completely misleading. Otherwise it would mean that Wahhabis not only understand the words of God better than Saladin, who they consider astray because he followed the Sufi Muslim school, but even better than Umar and the Prophet himself! This makes no sense because surely Muhammad and his close companions who learned from him would have the best understanding of God’s words; their interpretation of the Quran is the authentic one, not the distorted version of ISIS.
The Quran makes it clear that the fight is the exception and we should accept peace if the other side offers it even when in control or about to achieve victory and even if we think it is a deceit or trick:
8:61. if they incline towards peace, then incline towards it, and put your trust in God. He is the Hearer, the Knower. 8:62. If they intend to deceive you-God is sufficient for you. It is He who supported you with His aid, and with the believers.
That is God’s teaching and that was the example of the Prophet. In another verse God states: 33:21 You have an excellent example in the Messenger of God; for anyone who seeks God and the Last Day, and remembers God frequently.
But ISIS does not take the example of the Messenger at all but takes the example of Wahhabi. It becomes necessary that the media starts refer to their “state” as WSIL, the Wahhabi state. Otherwise the media will contribute to their propaganda to brainwash and recruit more uneducated Muslims youth to their service.
Recommended Reading
ISIS — the New Israel, The same tactics to build ethnically pure state
http://facts-about-israel.blogspot.co.il/2015/11/isisthe-new-israel-same-tactics-to.html
Siege of Jerusalem
