By Henry Makow Ph.D.
June 26, 2008
My name is Tariek and I am a 30 years old Muslim Arab man from Lebanon.
I have been visiting your Site a year now and I find your material very interesting and educating, and you are praised for trying to warn unaware people of the plans by Satan and his agents dating thousands of years to enslave them by taking full control of their economic, social, religious and educational systems, and all this of course by means of their most powerful weapon which is money.
This material should constitute an interest to any Muslim, because as you know, true Muslims, Jews and Christians are aware of the fact that since Satan was cast out of heaven, the dark forces are constantly at work against God and humanity and the conspiracy is really, in your own words, too monstrous to conceive. And like some people like to say, in politics there is no coincidence.
The Muslim position is clear. The Muslim does not claim to have a religion peculiar to himself. Islam is not a sect or an ethnic religion. In its view all Religion is one, for the Truth is one. It was the same religion preached by all the earlier prophets:
The same religion has He established for you as that which He enjoined on Noah - the which We have sent by inspiration to thee - and that which We enjoined on Abraham, Moses, and Jesus: Namely, that ye should remain steadfast in religion, and make no divisions therein: to those who worship other things than Allah, hard is the (way) to which thou callest them. Allah chooses to Himself those whom He pleases, and guides to Himself those who turn (to Him). (Quran 26:13).
It was the truth taught by all the inspired Books. In essence it amounts to a consciousness of the Will and Plan of God and a joyful submission to that Will and Plan. If anyone wants a religion other than that, he is false to his own nature, as he is false to God's Will and Plan. Such a one cannot expect guidance, for he has deliberately renounced guidance.
Again, the reason for our weakness, and am sure that you Henry agree with me, is our dispersal and division. An educated and wise man in your position, having a positive influence upon his readers, who trust and admire him for his sincerity and honesty, and who have great respect for him and his jihad (struggle) to expose the schemes of Satan, such a man can play a major part in enlightening people about Islam and uniting them together to vanquish evil so that the world can enjoy peace, tranquility, and justice. When this great task has been completed, suffering, hardship, killing, calamity, injustice, and destitution will make way for enlightenment, calmness, prosperity, wealth, health, and good fortune.
Take care my friend and may Allah help you with your struggle and reward you for your work
Salam