| Writing about Wahabism and Salafi-Islam, could fill | | | | wrote: "We should not simplify this issue and |
| many books. I will however in this article, try to | | | | narrow its meaning to a restricted military battle |
| make clear why it is of tremendous importance in | | | | in one of the Islamic regions or even to an all-out |
| our time. Both movements are considered as the | | | | war against the West, which is possible and |
| origin of Islamic terrorism. A lot of recent Islamic | | | | predicted and we assume is arriving... Life as a |
| terrorists such as Osama Bin Laden, Ayman | | | | whole is a battlefield. The weapons are not only |
| Al-Zawahiri, and Abu Musab Al Zarqawi, have been | | | | the rifle, the bullet, the airplane, the tank, and the |
| inspired by Wahabism. | | | | cannon. Not at all! Thinking is a weapon, the |
| Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab (1703 - 1792 ) was | | | | economy is a weapon, money is a weapon, water |
| an Arab theologian born in Saudi Arabia and can | | | | is a weapon, planning is a weapon, unity is a |
| be considered as the founder of Wahabism. | | | | weapon, and so there are many types of |
| Wahab is considered by many to be a great | | | | weapons." In "The End of History", al-Auda |
| reformer of Islam, and at the same time as the | | | | concluded that the West by itself was already in |
| "father of Islamic terrorism. Iwill not go deeply | | | | an advanced state of decay: "The West, and |
| into his teachings, but expose the teachings of | | | | above all the United States, and Western culture, |
| two of his contemporary followers. | | | | in general are undergoing a historical process that |
| Salman bin Fahed al-Auda, in his book "The End of | | | | is deterministic. This process leads to its total |
| History", asserts that the solution to Islamic | | | | collapse, sooner or later." His jihad was intended to |
| distress , that may bring about the fall of America | | | | accelerate that collapse. During the 1990's, he was |
| and the Western world, "exists in one word which | | | | regarded as the most influential preacher in Saudi |
| is Jihad". According to al-Auda, the meaning of | | | | Arabia and Osama Bin Laden often cites out of |
| jihad is much broader than fighting with a sword. | | | | his work. |
| Appealing to Muslims throughout the world, he | | | | |