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Radical Islamism Flashcards

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Submission. Surrendering to the will of God, what the religion requires.

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Islam

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Last in the series of prophets to bring the word of God to God’s people.

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Mohammed

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These 2 Christian figures are revered in Islam. About peace, no natural anti-Jewish or Christian sentiments.

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Jesus and Mary

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The Holy Book, recitations of Mohammed written in the early 7th century AD.

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The Qur’an

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Mohammed’s words and deeds that people are to emulate, lessons to learn from/be modeled.

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Hadith

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Islam was more tolerant of Jews and Christians in this era.

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Medieval times

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Islam was more open to scientific innovation and the preservation of ancient Greece than any other religion in this era.

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Medieval times

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What are the 5 pillars of Islam?

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  1. profession of the faith
  2. ritual prayer
  3. giving charitable donations to the poor
  4. annual fasting during Ramadan
  5. pilgrimage to Mecca
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Strain, effort, struggle against evil. The practice of Islam requires this.

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Jihad

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The greater jihad.

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Against inner-selfishness

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The lesser jihad, radical emphasis (greater for radicals)

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Against enemies of Islam

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Law of the land, acts and deeds of Mohammed and the recitation.

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Shar’ia

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This doesn’t require theocracy, but it does for radicals, an elite with narrow interpretation

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Shar’ia

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This country wanted to modernize in the 20th century. They began to separate religion and politics in extreme ways.

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Egypt

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External threat to Islam: religious inspired attempts to Christianize Muslim societies.

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The Crusades

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External threat to Islam: French and British invasion.

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Imperialism

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External threat to Islam: this state created in 1848. The plight for Palestinians is a major concern for radicals.

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Israel

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External threat to Islam: liberalism, socialism, capitalism, religious toleration, sexual equality, temptations.

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Western ideas of modernity

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External threat to Islam: military attack.

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US covert and overt intervention

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External threat to Islam: US support for these.

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Corrupt regimes

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External threat to Islam: Saudi rulers allowed the US to station troops here, the two most sacred sites to Islam, a matter of pride equivalent to invasion.

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Occupation of the Muslim Holy Lands

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Reaction to what was happening outside of the Muslim world from within.

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Muslim Counter-Enlightenment

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Traveled to the US and was disgusted by the materialism, sexism, superficiality, racism, alcohol consumption, and social/economic inequality.

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Sayyid Qutb

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He was convinced western society as a whole was the same - pagan, ignorant, depraved.

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Sayyid Qutb

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Qutb joined this group in 1951.

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The Muslim Brotherhood

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Al Bana: the way to resist influence of the faith: The fight against those pushing ideas.

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Reassert faith and engage in jihad struggle

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Qutb was arrested, imprisoned, and tortured by the imperial forces and executed in Egypt, becoming:

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A martyr for the cause

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It is necessary to follow God’s will/justice not:

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Human will/justice

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Radicals advocated getting rid of these and re-introducing this.

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Internal liberal ideas, Islamic state

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Age of ignorance/darkness.

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Jahiliyya

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Age of Mohammed before the word of God, people rejecting the true ideas of Islam.

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Jahiliyya

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All Muslim societies are subject to this: Why people don’t overthrow secular rulers.

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False consciousness/interests

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The jihad becomes an offensive holy war, this is needed to leads against influence on behalf of all Muslims.

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A vanguard party

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The radical Islam vanguard leads attacks against: these betray the true Muslim faith.

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Corrupt Muslims

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The radicals engages in these: they are called assassins, suicide bombers, etc. but are seen as these to radicals for following their religious duty.

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Terrorist attacks, martyrs

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Why do radicals think that killing is acceptable?

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Westerners are not innocent

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Through this, strict interpretation of the faith is followed.

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Educating young boys

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Many Muslims sympathize with the major problems, but not with extreme methods. Radicals do this through spectacular acts of violence/political acts.

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Bear witness

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Martyr.

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Shahid

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What is the explanation function of radical Islam?

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Political because it is within a cosmic, mythic context of good and evil which explains everything in terms of threats. Human nature is weak and sinful. We are God’s creation, and have to engage in jihad internally/externally.

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What is the evaluation function of radical Islam?

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View of social justice, piety, harmony. Radicals add the extra element of threats to be resisted.

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What is the orientation function of radical Islam?

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Identity is religion. One should see themselves as part of umma, committed to the 5 pillars.

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What is the paradigm of Mohammed?

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He was forced out of Mecca, the Migration, it is recommended that Muslims withdraw from society and launch campaigns against rulers - there will be success. Flight and struggle.

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What is the political program of radical Islam?

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Jihad, faith based struggle, put in place Islamic state that resists western ideas.

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Is there a clash of culture between Islam and the west?

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The US has allies with Muslim civilizations, most Muslims support democracy instead of theocracy, and don’t mind Western culture but are against occupation.

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What is the radical ideas of freedom?

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From temptation

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What are the obstacles to freedom?

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Threats to Islam - liberalism, secularism, modernity, western economic and military power

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What is the goal?

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Establishing Islamic states that govern according to Islamic law, and the destruction of Israel

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