by Yoram Ettinger
The Quran-derived "taqiyya"
concept is a core cause of systematically-failed U.S. peace initiatives
in the Middle East; 1,400 years of intra-Muslim/Arab warfare and the
lack of intra-Muslim/Arab comprehensive peace; the tenuous nature of
intra-Muslim/Arab agreements; and the inherently shifty, unpredictable
and violent intra-Muslim/Arab relations, as currently demonstrated on
the chaotic, seismic Arab street.
The taqiyya concept
constitutes Islam-sanctioned dissimulation, deception and concealment of
inconvenient data, aimed at shielding Islam and "believers" from
"infidels" and hostile Muslims. It is a tactic utilized by Muslims
during times of strategic inferiority, intended to achieve provisional
accords, only to be abrogated once conditions are ripe for vanquishing
adversity.
For example, Iran’s
president-elect, Hasan Rouhani, who was hand-picked by Iran's Supreme
Leader Ali Khamenei, demonstrated his taqiyya capabilities during his
term as Iran’s chief negotiator with the International Atomic Energy
Agency. Rouhani perfected double-talk, misleading the "infidel" IAEA
negotiators, thus providing Iran with extra time to acquire nuclear
capabilities, while systematically violating commitments made to the
IAEA. In September 2002, Rouhani stated, in his capacity as the chairman
of Iran's Supreme National Security Council: "When we sign international treaties,
it means that we are not pursuing nuclear weapons. We are not pursuing
chemical weapons. We are not pursuing biological weapons. Iran is not
interested in any of these."
Rouhani’s talent for
taqiyya earned him the image of a moderate in Western circles, in
defiance of his track record: an early supporter of Ayatollah Ruhollah
Khomeini; he represented Khomeini at the Supreme National Security
Council; he served as National Security Advisor to presidents Hashemi
and Khatami; and he was one of the planners of the AMIA Jewish community center bombing in 1994, which murdered 85 civilians in Buenos Aires.
Quran-based taqiyya was
initially adopted by the Shiite minority, then by the Sunni majority.
According to the Quran’s Sura 3 verse 28, Muslims may appease "infidels"
with their lips but not their hearts. Sura 3:54, Sura 8:30 and Sura
10:21 state that "God is the best schemer… ." Sura 16:106 emphasizes
that Muslims may be coerced by adverse circumstances -- as a
precautionary measure -- to pacify "infidels," by pretending to depart
from Islamic values and goals. Sura 2:225 determines that "Allah will
not call you to account for thoughtlessness in your oaths, but for the
intention in your hearts."
Hence, Arab leaders have spoken moderately to Western media, while speaking their minds to their own media. Mahmoud Abbas, like Arafat,
has implemented "taqiyya," double-talking to Israelis, Americans and
Arabs, while hate-educating Palestinian youngsters and inciting
Palestinians via the Abbas-controlled media and mosques.
The essence of taqiyya
is reflected through the 628 C.E. Hudaybiyyah Treaty, which is pivotal
in contemporary Islam, since it was concluded by Muhammad, the Prophet
of Islam. It stipulates that truce with the "infidel" is a temporary,
noncommittal tactical step, enabling Muslims to gather sufficient force
to overwhelm the enemy and achieve the strategic goal -- subordinating
the Abode of the Infidel to the Abode of Islam.
According to Raymond Ibrahim,
a researcher of Islam, "The practice of taqiyya is mainstream Islam. …
Taqiyya is very prevalent in Islamic politics, especially in the modern
era. … War against the infidel is a perpetual affair until, in the words
of the Quran, all chaos ceases, and all religions belong to God. …
Peace with non-Muslim nations is, therefore, a provisional state of
affairs… A struggle continues until the realm of Islam subsumes the
non-Islamic world. … Taqiyya is of fundamental importance in Islam. …
Deception directed at non-Muslims falls within the legal category of
things that are permissible for Muslims. … According to Shariah -- the
body of legal rulings that defines how a Muslim should behave in all
circumstances -- deception is not only permitted in certain situations
but may be deemed obligatory in others."
The imploding Arab street has
demonstrated the destructive power of taqiyya -- Arabs dissimulating and
violently violating commitments made with one another, reaffirming the
illusive nature of intra-Arab agreements in the Middle East. Intra-Arab
agreements have been signed in ice, not in stone. Can one really expect
agreements concluded with the "infidel" Western democracies and Jewish
state to be less illusive?
Yoram Ettinger
Source: http://www.israelhayom.com/site/newsletter_opinion.php?id=4965
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