Is there an academic or reputable article or book that defines "islamofascism"?
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This is not a scholarly term, but a political spin by the right-wing media.   Ironic, since they themselves display a lot of Fascist tendencies.  I guess it takes one to know one.
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Well first of all, answering-Islam.org is not exactly spot on about their Christian theology / history in places, so one should be careful about the Islamic theology / history that the site wrote themselves.  However, they do have a good collection of other people's works that are well vetted and scholarly.\n\nThey host The Original Sources of the Qur'an by W. St. Clair Tisdall which is a good book, if dated.\n\nAs a historian and a person with degrees in religion focusing on comparative religion, let me say this:  The Catholic/Orthodox Churches of Mohammed's time period considered Islam to be a Christian heresy and have enough sources and historical data to back this claim up.  (A Muslim might deny this, but it is a factual challenge to the origin of Islam and not an accusation without evidence)A good modern read before jumping into the historical primary sources would be to read the modern English historian Hilaire Belloc's "The Great Heresies" which you can read the pertinent chapter online here  \nhttp://www.ewtn.com/library/HOMELIBR/HERESY4.TXT\n\nI would also like to point out that Islam has since evolved and is its own religion by its own right and should not be considered a heresy of Christianity in its modern context.  Islam is no longer a synthesis of the beliefs of the 7th century Arabia but is its own contained theological systems that has moved far beyond its original sources.
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Not too sure about web sites but most of your answers can be found in A Muslim Primer: Beginner's Guide to Islam by Ira G Zepp and Islam: an Introduction by Annemarie Schimmel
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"One Muslin [sic] cleric who's doing his best to build bridges between the Western and Muslim worlds is Imam Faisal Abdul Rauf, the founder of the Cordoba Initiative, a multi-faith effort to increase understanding and tolerance between Islam and the United States and the West."\n\n[Shhhhhh, the NSA might be listening...]
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http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/fundamentals/hadithsunnah/bukhari/
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Islam - A Historical Perspective   \nby Syed Abul Ala Maududi\n\nIslam began when man's career on earth began---more precisely at the time of man's creation and his descent. Allah created Adam and Eve and enjoined them to worship Him and live a life of obedience to the Divine Will.\n \n Allah is the Creator and Sustainer of the Universe and of human beings. Man must turn to Him for sustenance and guidance. The very word Islam means obedience to God. In this respect, Islam is man's natural religion---the only natural course is for man to look towards Him for guidance.\n \n The day Adam and Eve were sent down to live on earth, Allah told them that they were His servants and He was their Master and Creator. He told them and mankind that the best course was for them to follow His guidance, to obey His orders and to refrain from what He had forbidden. God said to them that He would be pleased if they obeyed Him and in turn He would reward them. If, however, they did not heed His commands, He would be displeased and would punish them. This was the simple beginning of Islam.\n \n Adam and Eve invited their children to follow the Islamic way of life. They and their children and their later generations followed the teachings of Islam as propounded by Prophet Adam (peace be upon him) for quite a long period of time. It was only later on that certain people began disobeying Allah. Some of them began worshipping other gods of their own making, some of them regarded themselves as gods, while a few others even declared their freedom to do as they pleased--defying God's orders. This is how kufr (disbelief) came into being. Its essence lies in refusal to worship God--pursuing the path of defiance to the Creator.\n \n When kufr (disbelief) began to increase and multiply it affected the life of society in a number of ways. Exploitation, oppression, viciousness and immorality emerged in different forms. Life became intolerable. Allah then appointed some righteous people to preach the Message of Truth among the wrongdoers, invite them to the Right Path and convert them to God-fearing people--worshipping and obeying God Alone. In short, they were asked to perform a mission--to make people righteous and true Muslims. These noble people entrusted with this great mission were called Prophets or Messengers of Allah. Allah sent these Prophets to different nations and countries. All of them were honest, truthful, and people of noble character. All of them preached the same religion--Islam. To mention a few names--Noah, Abraham, Moses and Jesus. All of them were the Prophets of God and thousands of them were, over the centuries, sent into the world to guide mankind.\n \n In the history of the last few thousand years, one can see the recurrent arrival of Prophets whenever kufr(disbelief) increased and assumed menacing proportions. The prophets tried to stop the tide of disbelief and invited people towards Islam. Some people adopted the Islamic way of life, but others rejected it. The people who followed the Prophets became Muslims and, after learning higher ethical and moral disciplines from them, began to preach and spread nobility and goodness. Having forgotten the teachings of Islam, later generations of Muslims themselves gradually sank into disbelief. Whenever such a situation arose, God sent a Prophet or Messenger to revive Islam. This continual arrival of Messengers of God continued for thousands of years. In the course of those long years, Islam was revived by those Prophets, who restated the Message forgotten by their people. At long last God sent the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) who revived Islam in such an outstanding fashion that it still exists today and will continue to exist (God willing), till eternity.\n \n The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) was born in 571 C.E. in the now famous city of Arabia called Makkah. Islam had no following in Arabia at that time nor did it have any following anywhere else in the worl
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I have no diea, I'm also looking for that but in the mean time does this link help? \nhttp://www.al-islam.com/key.htm
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I know the right website for you. http://www.islamicity.com\n\nThis site has everything about islam, Including Q & A and other very knowledgable stuff. Hope you find what you are looking for, amen
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I saw a link to some video clips this morning that might be useful. Google islam and terrorism, that might take you there.\n\nYeah, I found the site It is www.islamdenouncesterrorism.com. It doesn't only talk about muslim terrorists
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check out\n\nhttp://www.prophetofmercy.org/\n\nhttp://www.islamway.com/mohammad/\n\nhttp://www.beconvinced.com/en/article.php?articleid=0008&catid=05&subcatname=Who%20Is%20Muhammad?\n\nOR\n\nMy site\n\nhttp://askmuslims.com\n\nIf you have any questions let me know.
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http://scholar.google.com
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If you want a general overview : http://www.carm.org/islam/islamic_doctrine.htm\n\nIf you want some more details :\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Pillars_of_Islam.\nYou can follow the links of five pillars and see more descriptions.\n\nYou will find lots of sources in wikipedia as well one this or on net..\n\nProphet Muhammad as a reformer\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad
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Go to Ogrish.com and have a look at Muslims cutting off westerners heads,, thats if you have the balls to watch.This answer is aimed at all you liberal lefties, not the guy who posted the question , with whom i agree
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Theres a little book out there thats a biography of al-Zawahiri, Osamas right hand man, written by an ex-militant islamist (who now prefers peaceful methods) Montasser Al-Zayyat who was imprisoned with Dr Zawahiri. In it he talks about the formation of Al Queda and other Islamist movements and talks about how generally, militant islamists aim to take over Muslim governments who they percieve as having a different view of islam, such as the Egyptian government or the Turkish, also of course to destroy Israel as a seconday goal. However al Qaeda is different, its the only one to openly attack America, and no-one seems completely sure why the change from the 'near enemy' to the 'far enemy' as Osama refers to us. So I cant give you a real answer as to their aims, but it might give you something to think about...
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Here's the Bible's definition of Islam...\nII PETER 2:1,2\n1 But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction. \n2 And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of. \n\nII PETER 2:10-22\n10 But chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise government. Presumptuous are they, selfwilled, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignities. \n11 Whereas angels, which are greater in power and might, bring not railing accusation against them before the Lord. \n12 But these, as natural brute beasts, made to be taken and destroyed, speak evil of the things that they understand not; and shall utterly perish in their own corruption;\n13 And shall receive the reward of unrighteousness, as they that count it pleasure to riot in the day time. Spots they are and blemishes, sporting themselves with their own deceivings while they feast with you; \n14 Having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease from sin; beguiling unstable souls: an heart they have exercised with covetous practices; cursed children: \n15 Which have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness; \n16 But was rebuked for his iniquity: the dumb *** speaking with man's voice forbad the madness of the prophet. \n17 These are wells without water, clouds that are carried with a tempest; to whom the mist of darkness is reserved for ever. \n18 For when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through much wantonness, those that were clean escaped from them who live in error.\n19 While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption: for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage. \n20 For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning. \n21 For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them. \n22 But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire.
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http://www.muhammad.net/
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I've seen this kind of article, and I have not seen any good use or good benefit from it. I do not believe christian will convert to islam only by reading such article.\n\nI think a person should choose what he/she believes, be a good person, do not hurt others, do good things. respect other religions and other people. do what you have to do, to achieve what you want to achieve. respect other if you want to be respected -simple principle