Table of Contents
Preface xv
My Story xvi
Section I The Reasons for Radicalism
1 How the Arab Spring Turned to an ISIS Winter 1
Muslim Brotherhood Takes Advantage of a New Opportunity 4
How ISIS Gained Power 6
The Future of ISIS 8
2 Five Pillars of Islamic Radicalism 11
Pillar 1 No Law but Islamic Law 11
Pillar 2 Infidels Are All Around 12
Pillar 3 Islam Must Rule 14
Strategy to Establish Global Islamic Authority 15
Pillar 4 Jihad Is the Only Way to Win 16
Pillar 5 Faith Is the Reason 17
If You Believe in Allah, You Will Obey 18
If You Believe in Fate, You Will Obey 18
If You Believe in Judgment, You Will Obey 19
If You Are Martyred, You Will Win Paradise 19
You and Your Faith Are Superior to Others 20
Conclusion 20
Section II The Roots of Terrorism in Islam
3 Core Beliefs of Islam 23
Islam 202 24
Submitting to Allah 24
The Quran 25
Books of Hadith 25
Sharia (Islamic Law) 26
Requirements to Be a Muslim 27
Guaranteed Entrance to Paradise 28
"But What About…" 30
Summary 33
4 Holy War in the Quran 35
Jews and Christians Are Enemies of Islam 36
Convincing the Muslims to Go Fight 38
Islam's Ultimate Goal 39
Now You Know the Basics 40
5 Misinformed by the Media 41
Wishful Thinking 41
Deceit 45
National Loyalty 47
Telling True From False 49
6 Human Rights Under Islam 51
Muslims Taking Away Freedom of Speech From Other Muslims 52
The Difference Between a Muslim Convert and a Christian Convert 54
Freedom of Religion 56
Summary 58
Section III Following Muhammad's Example
7 Arabian Culture 61
The Tribal Mentality 61
Extremist 62
Constant Power Struggle and Fighting 63
8 Muhammad Declares Jihad 65
Muhammad's Problems in Mecca 66
First Revelation of Jihad: Repay Those Who Mistreat You 68
The Second Revelation of Jihad: Conquer Your Region 68
Taxing Christians Today 70
Financing Jihad 71
The Final Revelation of Jihad: Conquer the World 74
Summary 75
9 The Ultimate Goal of Islam 77
Christians as Targets 79
Methods of Jihad 80
Methods of Jihad 80
10 The Three Stages of Jihad 81
Weakened Stage 81
Preparation Stage 82
Jihad Stage 83
Muhammad's Example 83
Lebanon 84
Justifying Deceit 85
11 When Lies Are Justified 87
Lying to Non-Muslims While Living in a Non-Muslim Country 87
Lying About Peace Agreements 88
Denying Islamic Faith 89
Muslims Deceiving Other Muslims 90
General Belief About Lying 90
Summary 91
12 Muhammad's Use of Mosques 93
A Mosque Isn't a Church 93
Egyptian Militants' Use of Mosques 94
Section IV The Development of Modern Jihad
13 Forefathers of Terrorism 99
Good Reasons to Kill 99
Muhammad Permits Killing Women and Children 101
Killing Leaders Who Break Islamic Law 101
False Treaty Causes Split Between Muslims 102
Murder of Ali by el Kharij 103
El Kharij Beliefs 104
Suicide Mission by Muhammad's Grandson 105
Marijuana Warriors 106
Ibn Taymiyah and No Tolerance 106
Wahhabi Movement 107
Summary 108
14 The Founding Father of Modern Jihad 109
Visiting America-and Hating It! 111
Qutb's Key Beliefs 112
Profile of a Jihad Group 115
"Defeated" Muslims 116
Words Backed by Action 118
15 The Philosophers of Jihad 119
Dr. Salah Serea: The Egyptian Islamic Liberation Movement 119
Shokri Moustafa 122
Moustafa's Defense 124
The Execution and the Book 126
16 Recruiting for Holy War 129
Recruiting at My University 129
Spiritual Leadership 131
17 Inspired by Iran 135
Reaction at the University 136
Iran Exports Its Revolution 137
Iraq Strikes Iran 138
18 Treachery Between Terrorists 139
A Move to Join the Two Groups 140
Terrorizing Fellow Muslims 141
Al-Jihad Is Born 141
The Philosophy of al-Jihad 144
The Next Step 146
19 Al-Jihad Prepares and Attacks 147
Terrorizing the Christian Minority 147
President Sadat Assassinated 150
20 Justice Loses, Quran Wins 153
21 Jihad Bleeds Out of Egypt 161
Libya 162
Tunisia 163
Algeria 164
Sudan 167
Summary 168
22 New Strategy: Attack the West 169
Sheikh Omar Abdel Rahman Comes to America 169
1993 World Trade Center Attack 170
Obstacles to Worldwide Revolution 171
America as a Special Target 172
Osama bin Laden 173
The al Qaeda Organization 173
Section V The Future of the Muslim World
23 Responding to Radicals in the Muslim World 181
Can Violence Stop Violence? 181
Rethinking Foreign Policy 182
24 Challenging the Philosophy Behind ISIS 185
How Should We Deal With the Threat in Our Countries? 188
Appendix A 191
References to Muhammad 191
References to the Quran 191
English Translations of the Quran 192
Reading Arabic Names 192
The Geography of the Muslim World 193
Appendix B 195
Notes 197
Glossary 203
Bibliography 209
Books Published in Arabic 209
Books Published in English 211
Recommended Reading 212
