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The Islamic State: Welcome to the End of Days

 

 

West Must Absorb: For Islamic State, 'End of Days' has Begun (de Volkskrant, The Netherlands)

 

"According to IS, the prophesied period of the second Caliphate has now begun. Importantly, this also marks the beginning of the 'End of Days,' which is accompanied by a massive, apocalyptic battle between the forces of the Caliphate and the non-believers. … IS must be fought with violence. To negotiate a truce, as Italian terrorism expert Loretta Napoleoni proposed, is not an option, and moreover, is quite naive. As mentioned before, it is the duty of a caliph to set the world on fire and continue to gain territory. … The source of IS is Islam … whether we like it or not."

 

By Adjiedj Bakas*

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Translated By Marion Pini

 

February 23, 2015

 

The Netherlands - de Volkskrant - Original Article (Dutch)

Sure, most Muslims want nothing to do with IS [Islamic State]. In the end, it is mostly they who fall prey to the violence, notwithstanding all the beheading videos. But that doesn't mean that IS isn't Islamic. Islam has sects, such as IS, as does Christianity, which has always had its share of sects that turn against the mainstream faith from which they originated. It is only from this starting point that sects can be understood.

 

Last year IS proclaimed the "Caliphate," with gang leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi as caliph. This is crucial to understanding the religious motivations of IS. A "caliph" is the successor of the Prophet Muhammad, and under a Caliphate, Islamic law is in force in its purest form, as recorded in the Quran and the Sunnah.

 

Apocalypse

 

According to Islamic tradition, the world will know two periods in which the Caliphate exists, in between which tyrants will rule. The first Caliphate came to an end with the fall of the Ottoman Empire (1299-1923), after which in the Islamic world, despotic regimes came to power. According to IS, the prophesied period of the second Caliphate has now begun. Importantly, this also marks the beginning of the "End of Days," which is accompanied by a massive, apocalyptic battle between the forces of the Caliphate and the non-believers.

 

We knew that such apocalyptic thinking existed, particularly among Shiites, who traditionally believe in the End of Days followed by the coming of the Mahdi - the Islamic equivalent of the Messiah. Now Sunnis, too, with the rise of IS, have embraced the Apocalypse. Their videos of decapitation are essentially advertisements of the End of Days.

 

 

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With the return of the Caliphate, the jihad, too, is alive and kicking again. It is the duty of a caliph to conduct war and continue to conquer territory until a select group of chosen believers establish utopia on earth. An important part of this jihad is the terror presented to us through the propaganda videos with beheadings, burnings and even crucifixions. The goal is to sow fear among the enemy and provoke military intervention. To achieve the End of Days, a massive confrontation between believers and non-believers is required. The goal is the shedding of as much blood as possible of non-believers.

 

Cruelty

 

This is the religious world of IS, which is based on verses from the Quran, according to the Sunnah and in the Hadith. The difference between this sect and earlier sects of Islam is that previously, conquests emerged from a certain optimism about the future. Now comes a terrorism stemming from nihilism. A bloody apocalypse realized through the practice of immoral savagery is what IS wants. Then will come the Messiah and their mission will be accomplished.

 

Those who think like [D66 leader] Alexander Pechtold in our country don't recognize the phenomenon, and hence the West has no response to this new fascism that for the first time in 70 years poses an existential threat to us. After 70 years of peace and prosperity we've become soft and spoiled. We don't know how to deal with such brutal violence and therefore make wrong decisions.

 

IS must be fought with violence. To negotiate a truce or peace, as Italian terrorism expert Loretta Napoleoni proposed on the current affairs program “EenVandaag” is not an option, and moreover, is quite naïve [English-language video of Loretta Napoleoni below]. As I said, it is the duty of a caliph to set the world on fire and continue to gain territory. The Middle East, parts of Africa and Europe, and to a lesser extent North America, will experience the jihad over the next few years. Europe is seen as extremely easy prey: aging, risk-averse, without any fighting spirit, soulless in the post-Christian era and led by weak politicians.

 

 

According to jihadist ideology, borders are there to be crossed and treaties are meant to be broken. A caliph can make a temporary treaty, but only with one enemy at a time. A truce with the West means inevitably that the violence continues elsewhere, for example in Africa.

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Territory

 

By attributing to itself the status of Caliphate, IS has also made itself vulnerable. Specifically, a caliphate cannot exist without a territory, or even with a territory that is fixed and not being extended. Take that territory now and the Caliphate disappears like snow in the sun. Unlike al-Qaeda, for example, IS cannot exist underground. Without territory IS fighters have nothing more to fight for. This also means that the military struggle against IS must continue in full force.

 

At the same an ideological struggle must be joined to prevent young Muslims who feel left out in the West from seeking refuge in IS. IS indoctrinates recruits so that they have access to a solid theological foundation to debate dissenters in which Quranic quotes fly around your ears. Eloquent imams and other representatives of the Muslim community could counteract this, provided they finally recognize that the violent teachings of IS are indeed Islamic. As Rotterdam Mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb said, "Identifying the source of the problem is the first step toward a solution."

 

Egypt President Al-Sisi recently pointed to mainstream Islam as the breeding ground for a sect like IS and called for a revolution within Islam [video, bottom, right column]. He has nothing good to say about the way many Muslims live their religion and he attributes that largely to Islamic scholars. He's right. The source of IS is Islam … whether we like it or not.

 

*Adjiedj Bakas is an author and speaker with roots in India, Latin-America and Europe. He researches financial, social, cultural, economic, technological and spiritual trends and interprets these for an array of clients.

 

 

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