The State of Islam v. the Islamic State


	The State of Islam v. the Islamic State
walski69
4-25-2009 8:26 PM
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How extremists created the desire for something many scholars say the Quran explicitly opposes.

This is the entire first chapter of "Chasing A Mirage - The tragic illusion of an Islamic state" by Tarek Fatah.
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}" _extended="function() { }" _counted="undefined">Since the first caliphate in Medina in the 7th century, clerics have continually reminded Muslims that their mission on Earth – to spread Islam – is impossible without the establishment of an Islamic State. Such edicts by caliphs and imams have gathered near-universal acceptance despite the fact that neither the Quran nor the Prophet asked Muslims to establish such a state. In fact, the five pillars of Islam, which form a Muslim's covenant with the Creator, do not even hint at the creation of an Islamic State. </P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090424.wbkdonnerexcerpt_fatah/BNStory/globebooks/home/">Had the Islamic State been possible, Allah would have brought it about it by 
now. There were enough men of impeccable character and integrity that had the 
chance to turn their domains into a genuine Islamic State, but everyone who 
tried, experienced failure. Perhaps there is a reason why Allah did not mention 
the creation of such a state in the Quran.</blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/6DFFC6AF-4FF8-4DEB-B66A-4F21D4077CDA/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>
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