WALLACE TOM Jr. (2015) Refuting Islam, The Christian Patriots Guide to Exposing the Evils of Islam, Bellingham, Fundamental Publishers.
More radicals outside than inside
The book review continues...
Chapter Three: The Reformers
Mr. Wallace opines that there exists today, in the media, Islamic reformers that are trying to promote the fantasy that Islam is a religion of peace. (23).
Wallace reasons that American leaders, politically favour this palatable form of Islam. (23). The author states that these political leaders have not done the required research into the Islamic scripture to even know if Islam is indeed a religion of peace. (23).
I can agree that the majority of persons in the Western world, have no significant education in religious studies and philosophy. These would include politicians...
Mr. Wallace explains that orthodox Muslims view these reformers as heretics (24), blasphemers (24), that have changed the message of Allah from the Qur'an. (24). Wallace opines that many radical Islamists can cloak themselves as reformers, for a time while living in America. (24).
And/or in the West, I would reason.
It has been opined in this review series that radical Islam has at least some significant similarities in regard to views on Jihad and Holy War, to Quranic Islam:
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Quran.com 9:29
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'Fight those who do not believe in Allah or in the Last Day and who do not consider unlawful what Allah and His Messenger have made unlawful and who do not adopt the religion of truth from those who were given the Scripture - [fight] until they give the jizyah willingly while they are humbled.'
In regard to Qur'an 9. 29 according to Nigosian states, quote in part: 'Fight against those who believe not in God, nor in the last day, who prohibit not what God and his Prophet have prohibited, and who refuse allegiance to the true faith.' (448).
Again, as I have basically stated within my review series, a radical Islamic view of Jihad/Holy War, or even the similar orthodox Islamic view on Jihad/Holy, is by no means the likely view to be embraced by liberalized, westernized Muslims. Muslims that have left Islamic countries for Western ones, are in the majority, more likely to further embrace Western secularism and liberalized Islam, than radical and/or conservative forms of Islam.
Those that are radicalized within Islam; those that are conservative and orthodox within Islamic, will largely remain located within Islamic nations.
In regard to Islam and the Western world, it could be stated that there would be:
More radicals outside than inside.
NIGOSIAN, S.A. (1994) World Faiths, New York, St. Martin’s Press.
WALLACE TOM Jr. (2015) Refuting Islam, The Christian Patriots Guide to Exposing the Evils of Islam, Bellingham, Fundamental Publishers.
