A call for a Reformation in Islam.
Why the rise of Daesh could be a chance for Islam's real reformation
Published April 2nd, 2015 - 19:56 GMT via SyndiGate.info
"The rise of IS should be a wake-up call for Muslims all over the world." (AFP/File)
Islamic State (IS or Daesh), previously known as the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), has shown nothing but destruction, chaos and sectarianism. Through terror strategies, they rapidly spread over great parts of eastern Syria and north and central Iraq. Their new recruits come from all over the world, but mainly Islamic countries. Arab countries had the biggest share of recruits. While IS was assembling supporters and sympathisers, Sunni clergymen constantly called for ‘material and moral’ support to the Syrian rebels, and accordingly, thousands of foreign fighters flooded into Syria for Jihad.
According to a 2014 report by Soufan Group, it is estimated that the highest number of foreign fighters in Syria came from Tunisia (about 3,000), Saudi Arabia (about 2,500), Morocco (about 1,500), Russia (about 800), France (700), Turkey and the United Kingdom (about 400 each). These numbers exclude the Syrians and Iraqis who are already in IS.
The Arab leaders of IS are Al-Baghdadi (in reference to Baghdad) in Iraq and later the Caliph of the Islamic State, and Al-Golani (in reference to the occupied region of Golan Heights) in Syria as the Emir of the Islamic state in Syria. Caliph literally means the ‘successor’ – the ruler of the Muslim Community, a military commander and a governor of a province. IS seems to have a clear and strategically advised ideological path. It should not be alien to Muslims, especially the political and religious elites that these teachings still exist in Islamic books, Friday prayer preaching, and even schoolbooks. The ideology of IS is one of various interpretations of the principle books, the Quran and the Sayings and tradition of the prophet Mohammad. The Salafi-flavoured IS actually represents a valid extension of fundamentalism in the Arab societies.
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Why the rise of Daesh could be a chance for Islam's real reformation
Published April 2nd, 2015 - 19:56 GMT via SyndiGate.info
"The rise of IS should be a wake-up call for Muslims all over the world." (AFP/File)
Islamic State (IS or Daesh), previously known as the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), has shown nothing but destruction, chaos and sectarianism. Through terror strategies, they rapidly spread over great parts of eastern Syria and north and central Iraq. Their new recruits come from all over the world, but mainly Islamic countries. Arab countries had the biggest share of recruits. While IS was assembling supporters and sympathisers, Sunni clergymen constantly called for ‘material and moral’ support to the Syrian rebels, and accordingly, thousands of foreign fighters flooded into Syria for Jihad.
According to a 2014 report by Soufan Group, it is estimated that the highest number of foreign fighters in Syria came from Tunisia (about 3,000), Saudi Arabia (about 2,500), Morocco (about 1,500), Russia (about 800), France (700), Turkey and the United Kingdom (about 400 each). These numbers exclude the Syrians and Iraqis who are already in IS.
The Arab leaders of IS are Al-Baghdadi (in reference to Baghdad) in Iraq and later the Caliph of the Islamic State, and Al-Golani (in reference to the occupied region of Golan Heights) in Syria as the Emir of the Islamic state in Syria. Caliph literally means the ‘successor’ – the ruler of the Muslim Community, a military commander and a governor of a province. IS seems to have a clear and strategically advised ideological path. It should not be alien to Muslims, especially the political and religious elites that these teachings still exist in Islamic books, Friday prayer preaching, and even schoolbooks. The ideology of IS is one of various interpretations of the principle books, the Quran and the Sayings and tradition of the prophet Mohammad. The Salafi-flavoured IS actually represents a valid extension of fundamentalism in the Arab societies.
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Why the rise of Daesh could be a chance for Islam s real reformation Al Bawaba
