I'm writing to you today because I've been exploring a bunch of questions. Just what is al Walaa wal Baraa?
Where does it fit within Islam? How important is it? Then, since it's a
key concept, why isn't every non-Islamic aware of it? That brings us to
Islamo-catatonia. After that, an announcement about something starting Sunday Feb 26, plus an interview available now.
I mentioned al Walaa wal Baraa last time. Today I'm going to
give a simple definition, then a scholarly one. But I'll start by noting
that Islam has only 3 core concepts. This one is the second - in other
words, it matters a lot. More on the three concepts at the end.
Note: we've all had the word, Islamophobia, drilled into us -
without any clear precise definition. We know it's somehow related to
saying something negative about Islam. But what? And does it matter if
what we're saying is truthful? And how does being against "Islamophobia"
relate to criminalizing freedom of speech about Islam? Nothing is
clear.
On the other hand, very few non-Islamics know the term, al
Walaa wal Baraa - though it's very clear, very defined, absolutely
central to Islam, and utterly against something that is a core value of
the West: namely accepting, valuing and even celebrating diversity that
is not harmful.
Why don't we all know of it? One guess: it doesn't benefit Islam to have non-Islamics aware of it.
It also, I would guess, makes sense to consider Islamo-catatonia - meaning
being catatonic about Islam - not responding, not looking, not
recognizing things about Islam, especially how Islam is at least
potentially dangerous.
Islamo-catatonia - it's the freeze response. When
there's danger, humans are wired to respond with: fight, flight or
freeze. With Islamo-catatonia, people respond with being catatonic about
Islam. In other words they freeze, and freeze out negative knowledge of
Islam.
But the fight response is also present, and powerful. It's just deflected away from Islam.
People who are Islamo-catatonic FIGHT THOSE WHO ARE NOT
ISLAMO-CATATONIC, instead of dealing with Islam. Very useful for Islam.
About their own culture, these people tend to show, in the
words of psychologist James Hilman, an anaesthetized heart.
Hillman writes: "The question of evil refers primarily to the
anaesthetized heart, the heart that has no reaction to what it faces,
thereby turning the variegated sensuous face of the world into monotony,
sameness, oneness" (from the book, The Thought of the Heart and the Soul of the World).
With Islamo-catatonia, the heart has no reaction to Islam
- and to the West it is utterly unloving. Instead, anger, coldness,
hatred, numbness. Yes, the West has many flaws. But what about Islam?
Somehow nothing about Islam brings forth the same negativity.
Trump comes to mind, as someone who celebrates the West, and
particularly his own country. And though the politically correct uphold
being non-judgmental, they harshly judge, and rage against, both Trump
and their home culture.
And now, time to explore a term vital for non-Islamics to know and understand.
**
Al Walaa wal Baraa - an easy version:
Al Walaa wal Baraa is the doctrine of adherence and
dis-association. It's the best-supported doctrine within the Quran (and,
for those who look further, in the Hadiths and the Sira).
Exactly what is this?
It is the doctrine of Islamic apartheid.
Muslims are to have their separate socializing, free from the
contamination of kafirs (a very negative word for non-Islamics) who tend
to weaken their faith and make them adopt the lifestyle of
disbelievers. In other words, Muslims are to have a separate, parallel
society.
If it were only separation, it would be one thing. But it is
not enough for Islamics just to hate kafirs, they must - according to
this core aspect of Islam - show disdain, and humiliate kafirs. This is
established in the Quran, Hadiths, Sira, and the Tafsirs (Islamic
'canonical commentaries').
It is important to note that al Walaa wal Baraa is an
essential doctrine - literally "essential of the faith" (usul ud-deen).
This means that Muslims who do not believe and practice it cannot go to
paradise. They are called hypocrites (murtad) in the Quran.
This doctrine is the opposite of the Golden Rule.
Al Walaa wal Baraa is also the reverse of the modern Western concepts of tolerance, and of celebration of diversity.
So Islam is inherently intolerant of any ideology other than its own. Islam celebrates uniformity and compliance.
Here is an explanation for children who play "I'm the king of
the castle, you're the dirty rascal." The king of the castle: that is
Islamics. The dirty rascals: that's everyone else. A difference between
the game and Islam is that, in Islam, it's not fun and games, with
sometimes one child and sometimes another being the king. Islamics are
always to be on top. Everyone else is always to be hated, ridiculed,
humiliated, etc.
**
Al Walaa wal Baraa - a scholarly version
The memorandum below was sent by Robert Frankling to all
Canadian members of parliament and senators before the discussion and
vote on a motion, M-103, scheduled for February 16, 2017. M-103 was
recognized by many Canadians as an important step toward the Islamic
goal of criminalizing criticism of Islam. The motion condemns
Islamophobia without defining it - even without looking at Islam, and
why someone might well respond with fear.
MEMORANDUM TO THE HONOURABLE SENATORS AND PARLIAMENTARIANS OF CANADA
by Robert Frankling
It is ironic for Parliamentarians to even consider
banning Islamophobia, which is undefined, theoretical, nebulous, and
unofficial.
Yet Parliamentarians are patently disregarding
that Islam contains a doctrine that is intolerant and discriminatory.
This doctrine, furthermore, is 'ESSENTIAL 'within Islam. That is, it is,
unlike "Islamophobia," CLEARLY DEFINED, LEGALLY BINDING, PRECISE and
OFFICIAL.
- ‘Al Walaa wal Baraa’ – (Allegiance and Disassociation) is an Islamic doctrine that is very similar to apartheid.
- ‘Al Walaa wal Baraa’ is an 'essential doctrine' (usul ud-deen). ‘Essential’ means that all Muslims must believe and practice al Walaa wal Baraa as a condition of being admitted to paradise.
- ‘Al Walaa wal Baraa’ is a highly developed,
well-supported and canonical part of Islam approved by the consensus of
Islamic jurists.
- ‘Al Walaa wal Baraa’ is legally binding and obligatory upon all Muslims.
- ‘Al Walaa wal Baraa’ is precisely defined by Islamic jurists and is not a nebulous idea
- ‘Al Walaa wal Baraa’ is an official Islamic doctrine and considered the second most important doctrine in Islam.
Definition of ‘Al Walaa wal Baraa’ from Islamic sources:
- from The Islamic Concept of al-Walaa' wal-Baraa' by Khalid El-Gharib: "to show enmity to those who show enmity to Allaah and His Messenger.” (i.e. Muslims are to visibly demonstrate their enmity towards the kufaar - non-Muslims)
- from a lecture given by Sheikh Abdullah al-Faisal (H.A.): "The
implication of al-Baraa is that one HATES for the sake of Allah
(SWT)…Al-Baraa means to recognize who your enemies are and to HATE them
and EXTERMINATE them in their Endeavour to get rid of your Deen,
al-Islam…Al-Baraa is to HATE the people who propagate Baatil
(falsehood)—the Muslim should HATE them and (at least desire to) KILL
them when the time comes." (i.e. the hatred of Muslims toward the kufaar is for the purpose of ethnic cleansing)
Examples of Baraa from historic Islamic leaders:
- from Ahmad Sirhindi (1564-1624): "The honour of Islam lies in insulting kufr and kafirs. One who respects the kafirs dishonours the Muslims... The real purpose of levying jiziya on them is to humiliate
them to such an extent that they may not be able to dress well and to
live in grandeur. They should constantly remain terrified and trembling.
It is intended to hold them under contempt and to uphold the honour and
might of Islam."
- from Book of Emaan, by ibn Taymiyya,: "... true believers show animosity and hatred towards disbelievers and never support them.”
- from Abd-Allaah al-Ashqar, "Belief in Allah," by Umar Sulayman,: "The Muslim should regard the Kuffaar as enemies and hate them because of their kufr, just as he hates their kufr (disbelief) itself."
- from Al Walaa wal Baraa According to the Aqeedah of the Salaf,
by Sheikh Muhammad Saeed al Qatani, authoritative Saudi Sharia lawyer
and imam at the Abu Bakr and Al Furqan Mosques in Mecca: "The doctrine of al Wala wal Baraa is the real image for the actual practice of this faith."
**
The 3 Key Concepts of Islam
by Robert Frankling
There are three essential doctrines of Islam ('usul-ud-deen' - 'essential of the faith').
They come in pairs:
1) Singleness of God & Final Prophet;
2) Al Walaa wal Baraa;
3) Jihad & Hegira.
The first essential doctrine is the premise of Islam.
The second is the 'emotion' of Islam. This has been dealt with above.
The third is the 'method' of Islam.
The third doctrine is how to implement the
'emotion' of Islam, through battling the kafirs (non-Islamics - lowest
of the low). The 'method' of Islam proceeds by a 'swing' of advance
& retreat. It is fighting & emigration, or fighting &
withdrawal to fight another day.
Hegira is the insertion period, followed by
jihad against the 'near enemy'. We are seeing the hegira in Europe,
Australia and North America at this moment.
We are also seeing the 'near enemy' jihad in
Europe, Australia and North America, but it is only the beginning of
this war.
Jihad takes four forms: 1) military fighting (the
sword) 2) fighting with the tongue 3) fighting with the pen 4) fighting
with money (financing military or other jihads).
Muslims must obligatorily participate in jihad,
since it is an 'usul-ud-deen',' an 'essential of the faith' that is
'essential for salvation' and admission to the Islamic paradise. A
Muslim who does not participate in the 4 forms of jihad will die a
'hypocrite' and go to hell.
**
Note: no Islamic has put forward a motion,
in any Western country, that would mandate making known these 3
concepts to all non-Islamics. The second and third concept
certainly don't make it into school texts aimed at non-Islamics.
Instead, throughout the West, there's attention to stopping so-called
Islamophobia and criminalizing freedom of speech about Islam.
It may be more than high time for non-Islamics to put more effort into popularizing knowledge of Islam.
**
AND NOW,
AN ANNOUNCEMENT: a Live "Energy" Mini-Workshop
(15 min) on Undoing Islamo-catatonia.
I've long been interested in this thing called
"energy." Energy balancing. Energy blockages. Energy healing. Most of
the people paying attention focus on the individual. For me, when I
think of the West and Islam, I have the sense of huge blockages.
It's all so simple, from one perspective: Islam is against just about
everything the West is for. But we all know that millions upon millions
of people in the West won't recognize this, push away information with
comments like, well, I know nice Muslims, or, there's good and bad in
all religions.
How to undo the blockages? We get out facts. Yes. We appeal to the emotions. Yes.
I have a third suggestion. If it interests you, I suggest we try
"energy work"
on the blockages.
Note: this is entirely secular. It doesn't go against any religious
tradition, but it's just as accessible to atheists. Why? As all of us
have probably heard many times, "everything is energy."
Might any of you be interested in this somewhat strange approach to, for instance, dealing with Islamo-catatonia? I don't know.
Some people were interested when, more than a year ago, I had an "energy
circle" to go with the prayer circles that Heidi Mund was organizing
around the border of Germany, to raise awareness of the dangers Islam
poses to Germany.
I'm going to be starting next Sunday, 11 am Eastern time, 8 am Pacific
time (All the rest of you will have to look up what time it is, wherever
you are.) I expect to do this at least 4 times, and to make it ongoing
if there is interest.
It will be around 15 minutes. It will be audio only. Afterwards you will be able to listen at any time.
This will be the link:
http://elsasblog.com/170226-energy-work.html
If you know this interests you, please press reply and add ENERGY STUFF to the subject line. I'll send you a reminder.
And now, an interview.
Last week I wrote about, Are You Brainwaished? and I mentioned al Walaa wal Baraa. This week I was interviewed on these things by C.V. Berton. Here's the interview:
https://youtu.be/H61YpuTqFDg
And
with that, all the best to all of us who care deeply, and dare to do what we can,
Elsa
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