Islam Imploding

From Prophethood to Caliphate

How Muhammad’s War Doctrine Became the Backbone of the Islamic Empire

I. The Rashidun Blueprint: Muhammad’s Legacy as Law

When Muhammad died in 632 CE, the first four caliphs—Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman, and Ali—did not innovate. They executed. Their task was to preserve and expand the system Muhammad established: a militarized theocracy, driven by plunder, zeal, and divine mandate.

A. Abu Bakr and the Ridda Wars

The first caliph used violence to enforce religious conformity. After Muhammad’s death, many Arab tribes renounced Islam. Abu Bakr responded with brutal campaigns—the Ridda Wars—to force their return under Medina’s rule.

“I will fight anyone who makes a distinction between prayer and zakat.” – Abu Bakr

These campaigns institutionalized apostasy as treason, laying the foundation for future fiqh rulings mandating death for apostates.

B. Umar ibn al-Khattab: Architect of Conquest

Under Umar, Islam erupted into Persia, Egypt, and the Levant. He:

Systematized the jizya tax on non-Muslims.
Formalized Dhimmi status for conquered peoples.

His policies became templates for siyar—Islamic law governing war and international relations.

C. Legalizing Land and Women as Booty

The Rashidun period validated Muhammad’s treatment of conquered lands and women as war booty.

These practices were codified in all major books of fiqh—with no abrogation, no reform.

II. The Umayyad Empire: Militarized Expansion as State Policy

The Umayyads (661–750) industrialized Muhammad’s jihad model. They didn’t just follow Muhammad—they scaled him.

A. Institutionalized Jihad

Caliphs like Mu’awiyah and Walid I launched near-constant military campaigns into North Africa, Spain, and Central Asia.

The legal reasoning? Simple:

Dar al-Harb must be subdued.

B. Arab Supremacy and Sharia Centralization

The Umayyads merged religion and empire:

Made Arabic the administrative language.
Imposed Islam as state ideology.
Treated non-Arab Muslims (mawali) as second-class.

This racial supremacy was justified through early Islamic precedents, particularly the Qurayshi lineage of Muhammad.

III. The Abbasids: The Scholastic Empire of Sharia

The Abbasids (750–1258) were theologians with swords. They transformed Muhammad’s militarism into codified ideology.

A. Rise of the Madhhabs (Legal Schools)

Under the Abbasids, the four Sunni schools of law were canonized. These schools enshrined every major war doctrine of Muhammad:

Offensive jihad as obligation
Death for apostasy
Jizya as humiliation
Legal sexual slavery
Division of the world into Dar al-Islam and Dar al-Harb

B. Hadith as Justification for Brutality

Collections like Sahih Bukhari and Sahih Muslim, compiled during this period, include hadiths glorifying conquest, beheadings, and holy war.

The Abbasid project wasn’t reform. It was legitimization.

IV. The Ottomans: Codified Theocracy on a Global Scale

The Ottomans (1299–1924) became the final and most refined expression of Muhammad’s imperial vision.

A. The Caliphate as Global Jihad HQ

From Suleiman the Magnificent to Abdul Hamid II, the caliph was both sultan and prophet-successor.

Ottoman civil law (Kanun) always submitted to Sharia, particularly Hanafi fiqh, the most permissive on war and conquest.

B. The Devshirme and Janissaries: Slavery for Jihad

Christian boys were kidnapped, converted, and militarized—justified as a religious obligation to strengthen Islam.

These boys became elite troops: the institutionalized sword of Allah.

C. Dhimmi Status Never Abolished

Even into the 19th century, Christians and Jews were still:

Taxed under jizya
Segregated socially
Politically suppressed

The Qur’anic belief hierarchy was never repealed.

V. Conclusion: From Revelation to Empire

Muhammad’s sword didn’t stop at his grave. It was passed down, institutionalized, sharpened, and globalized.

Each Islamic regime perfected and expanded the legal and military precedents set by Muhammad:

The Rashidun: Apostasy = death, conquest = righteousness
The Umayyads: Racial supremacy, global jihad
The Abbasids: Brutality canonized
The Ottomans: Theocracy globalized

Apologists claim this legacy distorts Muhammad’s message. But the truth is starker:

The empires didn’t betray Muhammad.
They fulfilled him.

📜 Appendix I: Classical Sources Proving the Continuity of Muhammad’s War Doctrine

1. Reliance of the Traveller (‘Umdat al-Salik) – Shafi‘i Manual

On Jihad:
“Jihad is a communal obligation… to make war upon non-Muslims.” (o9.1–o9.9)
On Apostasy:
“Whoever apostatizes deserves to be killed.” (o8.1)
On Dhimmis:
Must pay jizya, face humiliation, and are barred from public religious expression. (o11.1–11.11)

2. Malik’s Muwatta – Maliki Fiqh

On War Booty:
“Captured women may be taken as concubines.” (Book 21, Hadith 3)
On Dhimmitude:
“Umar imposed humiliation along with the tax.” (Book 17, Hadith 4)

3. Al-Shafi‘i’s Risala – Foundational Shafi‘i Text

On the Prophet’s Authority:
“Everything the Prophet ordered is obligatory.” (§289–291)
On Fighting Non-Muslims:
Fight them until they pay jizya (Qur’an 9:29).

4. Al-Mawardi’s Al-Ahkam al-Sultaniyya – Abbasid Political Manual

On Jihad:
“The Imam must prepare armies and wage jihad.” (Chapter on Jihad)
On Dhimmis:
Must be “subdued” and treated with “contempt.” (Chapter on Non-Muslims)

5. Ottoman Legal Codices – Kanun + Hanafi Fiqh

On Slavery and Devshirme:
Sanctioned by Sharia courts and upheld in fatwas by scholars like Ebu’s-su’ud Efendi.
On Law:
Kanun was always subordinated to Sharia.

6. Ibn Taymiyyah (d. 1328) – Salafi Bridge Figure

On Apostasy:
“There is no dispute: apostates must be killed.” (Majmu’ al-Fatawa, Vol. 28, p. 534)
On Jihad:
“Its goal is to establish Islam everywhere.” (Vol. 28, p. 417)

📚 Appendix II: From Sharia to Shrapnel – Modern Jihadists and Classical Roots

🔥 Sayyid Qutb – Milestones

“Jihad is not defensive... Islam must destroy all obstacles.”
Revives Qur’an 9:29, Ibn Taymiyyah, and classical fiqh.

⚔️ Abul A‘la Mawdudi – Jihad in Islam

“Islam is a revolutionary ideology... Jihad seizes power.”
Calls for Sharia rule based on Shafi‘i and Mawardi.

💣 Osama bin Laden – Declaration of War (1996)

“Killing Americans is a duty… in accordance with Allah.”
Cites Qur’an 9:5, classical rulings on apostasy and jihad.

🧠 Ayman al-Zawahiri – Knights Under the Prophet’s Banner

“We fight to implement Sharia, not just end injustice.”
Justifies global jihad with Reliance of the Traveller.

🏴‍☠️ ISIS – Dabiq Magazine

“The caliphate is not a dream… jihad is not optional.”
Reimplements slavery, jizya, apostasy executions per Malik and Hanbali rulings.

🏫 Appendix III: Islamic Education – How Classical Jihad Lives On

1. Al-Azhar University (Egypt)

Teaches: Muwatta, Risala, Reliance of the Traveller
2009 Fatwa:
“Spreading Islam via jihad is legitimate law.”

2. Pakistani Madrassas (Deobandi/Barelvi)

Curriculum: Hidayah, Minhaj al-Talibin, Ashbah wa al-Nazair
Output: 30,000 graduates/year
Some alumni: Taliban, Jaish-e-Mohammed

3. Saudi Arabia – Pre-2019 Curriculum

Taught: Majmu’ al-Fatawa, Kitab al-Tawhid
Messages: Christians/Jews = enemies unless subdued

4. Universities of Medina & Umm al-Qura

Teach: al-Mughni (Hanbali)
Uphold: jihad, hudud, apostasy laws

5. Fatwa Sites: Islam Q&A, Ask Imam

Promote: global jihad, apostasy execution, blasphemy punishments
Legitimize: Dar al-Islam vs. Dar al-Harb framework

🏛️ Appendix IV: Western Islamic Institutions – Rebranding Classical Supremacy

🏫 Zaytuna College (USA)

Teaches: Ihya, Reliance of the Traveller
Public Language: “virtue,” “tradition”
Hidden Curriculum: jihad, apostasy laws

🏫 Markfield Institute (UK)

Based on Maududi’s ideology
Promotes: Fiqh al-Sunnah, Islamic Way of Life
Maududi: “Islam requires the entire planet.”

🌐 Islamic Online University

Offers: Classical Wahhabi curriculum
Public tone: “moderate”
Core teachings: Execution for apostates, supremacy of Sharia

🧠 Western Academia (Harvard, SOAS, Oxford)

Embrace Sufism and interfaith
Sidestep: jihad, hudud, dhimma

🕌 ISNA, CAIR (USA)

Advocate for “diversity”
Host speakers who privately affirm Sharia supremacy

🎥 Appendix V: Online Preachers – New Faces, Old Doctrines

💬 Muhammad Hijab

Uses debates to undermine secularism
Code-switches between pacifism and supremacy

💬 Yasir Qadhi

Promotes eventual return to Caliphate-style rule

📸 Omar Suleiman

Champions Islamic political empowerment

📸 Nadirah Anguin

Advocates Sharia-compliant separatism

🔥 Final Conclusion: The Quiet Revolution

This is not reform. This is rhetorical laundering.

Classical jihad hasn’t disappeared. It’s just been repackaged:

Arabic terms left untranslated
Brutal doctrines softened as “social justice”
Public face: moderation
Private core: theocracy

The battle for ideological supremacy is happening online, in madrassas, and even Western universities.

If the West fails to respond, it risks losing the war not just of bullets—but of beliefs.

Thursday, May 29, 2025