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As
the Olam Habah
quickly approaches, each of us is faced with some very difficult choices. One of these choices is whether or not
to defend ourselves from those who would force us to “submit” to the rule of Islam and Allah over every aspect of
our daily lives. (The word “Islam” literally means "to submit" or "to surrender" [to
Allah].) We have decided to stand with Joshua: “As for me and my household, we will serve
ADONAI!” (Jos
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Our
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Muslims want only to live next to us in peace. However, it is expressly forbidden by the Qur'an for a Muslim to
accept a non-Muslim as a friend (Sura
3:28), and whoever does so “shall have nothing of Allah” (i.e., cannot, by their own definition, be a
true Muslim). If a person claims to be a Muslim, they must (by definition) believe the Qur'an; if
they claim to believe the Qur'an, they must believe the whole Qur'an, which says: “Say to those who
disbelieve [the Qur'an]: You shall be vanquished, and driven together to hell; and evil is the resting-place”
(Sura 3:12).
In Islamic eschatology (the teaching about the future) the ultimate goal of Islam is to
convert or kill all Jews and
Christians, and to have a one-world Islamic government and religion.
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The Three Major Sects of Islam
by Grady L. Davis, M.Div., Ph.D.
Former Chairman of Directed Individualized Studies
Golden State School of Theology, Oakland, CA ©1983,2003
1. Wahhabi: This group tends to be the most strict and “puritanical.”
Mohammed Ibn Abd al-Wahhab founded the sect in the eighteenth century by
preaching strict adherence to the Qur’an. Saudi Arabia’s moralistic,
authoritarian rule is an example of Wahhabi devotion.
2. Shi’ites: Their name means “partisans.” They believe that only descendants
of Mohammad’s family are the rightful heirs to spiritual leadership. Found
mainly in Iran, Yemen, Algeria, and Iraq, Shi’ites tend to revere the Shari’a
(thought not as fervently as the Wahhabi). About ten percent of all Muslims
belong to this branch of Islam. Their leaders, Imams, wield dogmatic
spiritual authority, as in the case of the Ayatollah Khomeini of Iran. Some
Shi’ites believe that a twelfth Imam who disappeared in A.D. 882 will return
someday as a messiah, the Madhi (guided one), to establish a kingdom on
earth. The sub-sect Ismailis believe that an Imam of sinless
perfection with the power to perform miracles always dwells on earth. They
are firmly entrenched today as a merchant class in India and East Africa. The
Aga Khan is their Imam.
3. Sunnites: Those who follow the tradition of the prophet are called
Sunnites. They compose ninety percent of all Muslims. Since Mohammad left no
clear instructions concerning his successor, Sunnites decided their Islamic
leader should be nominated by representatives of the community. The “ulama”
Sunnite religious scholars have less authority than the Imam and are
considered to be teachers and wise sages. Sunnites accept the line of
successions as passing through the four caliphs: Abu Bakr, Omar, Othman, and
Ali.
Evangelical Christians should not be
resentful of the seeming arrogance displayed by the present Arabic spiritual
descendants of Mohammad. G-d did promise to make of Ishmael’s offspring a
great nation (Gen. 16:9-11; 17:20; 21:13, 18; 25:12-18). Their ascent might
be viewed as a fulfillment of biblical prophecy.
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