There exists no such thing as “Islamophobia”, while Islam is an ideology and FULLY open to criticism.
If Muslims face any discrimination in Western countries for being Muslims, then it should be called "Muslimophobia", but not Islamophobia. All Muslims, who live in Western countries, and who believe in Secularism and are ready to integrate into Western society, then they have EQUAL Human Rights. It is wrong if they are still discriminated against for being only Muslims.
While 'Islamophobia' is nothing more than a smartly crafted propaganda word that shields Islam (which is an ideology) from legitimate criticism by painting that criticism as hatred or prejudice towards Muslims.
Table of Contents:
- Islamophobia vs Kafirophobia
- Effects & Harms of Kafirophobia
- Effects & Harms of Kafirophobia on the State Level:
- Effects & Harms of Kafirophobia on Public Level in Islamic States:
- Ex-Muslims are the most oppressed minority in Islamic countries (both on State Level and Public level)
- Islamists are TRAITORS to the Secular System
- Misusing ‘Secularism’ by Islamic Preachers as an excuse for non-Integration
- “Muslimophobia” cannot be stopped as its origins lie in the Kafirophobia
- Islamic Preacher: The term Islamophobia was invented by a non-Muslim Western person
- Effects & Harms of Kafirophobia
Islamophobia vs Kafirophobia
As compared to Islamophobia, the threat of Quranic "Kafirophobia" is real.
This Quranic teachings of Kafirophobia teaches Muslims that Kafirs:
- Are donkeys 62.5, 74.50
- Are dogs 7.176
- Are cattle 7.179, 25.44, 47.12
- Are losers 2.121, 3.85, 5.5, 8.37, 10.95, 27.5, 29.52, 39.63, 39.65
- Are wicked 8.37
- Are insolent 6.146, 7.166, 40.75, 67.21
- Are hard-hearted 39.22, 57.16
- Are deaf 2.171, 5.71, 6.39, 17.97, 30.52
- Are blind 2.171, 5.71, 17.97, 30.53, 41.44
- Are dumb 2.171, 6.39, 17.97
- Are ignorant 6.111, 39.64
- Are miserly 4.37
- Are begrudging 3.120
- Are transgressors 5.64, 5.78, 6.110, 7.186, 10.11, 10.74, 37.30, 50.25
- Are corrupting 5.64, 10.40
- Are filthy 9.28
- Are superficial 19.73-74
- Are traitors 5.13, 22.38
- Are liars (Over 10 verses)
- Are perverse 5.75, 9.30, 10.34, 35.3, 40.63
- Are envious 2.90, 2.109, 2.213, 3.19
- Are evildoers (Over 10 verses)
- Are degraded 5.41
- Are feeble 22.73
- Are deluded 3.24, 6.130, 7.51, 35.40, 45.35, 67.20
- Are arrogant (Over 10 verses)
- Are defiant (Over 10 verses)
- Are conceited 38.2
- Are ungrateful 22.38, 35.36, 39.3
- Are the vilest of animals in Allah's sight 8.55
- Are the worst of all creatures 98.6
- Are Allah's enemy 2.98, 8.60, 41.28, 60.1
- Are Muslims' enemy 4.101, 8.60, 60.1-2
- Have impure hearts 05.41
- Have schadenfreude 3.120
- Allah hates them 35.39, 40.10
- Allah does not love them 3.32, 22.38, 30.45
- Allah destroys them 3.141, 17.58, 21.6, 28.43
- Allah disgraces them 9.2, 16.27
- Allah defiles them 6.125, 10.100
- Allah tortures them 4.56, 18.29, 22.19-22, 40.71-73
- Allah forsakes them 7.51, 20.126, 32.14, 45.34
- Allah curses them (Over 10 verses)
- Allah humiliates them (Over 10 verses)
- Allah casts terror into them 3.151
- Allah turns them into apes 2.65, 5.60, 7.166
- Allah turns them into pigs 05.60
- Allah turns them into worshippers of evil 05.60
- Allah turns them into scum 23.41
- Allah sends devils on them 19.83
- Allah ignores their good deeds 18.105
These Quranic teachings are nothing else than Hate Speech against non-Muslims, who don't accept Muhammad's message and prophethood.
Effects & Harms of Kafirophobia
Islamic apologists come up with an excuse:
All religious books have such hate speeches against others. Therefore, criticizing Quran for hate speech is only Islamophobia.
But the truth is:
- The followers of other religions cannot be compared with Muslims.
- They have vastly reformed themselves, they have adopted Secularist teachings, and they no longer believe or act upon those hate speeches in their religious books. Their books and their religion are openly criticized, and nobody calls it Bibleophobia or Vedophobia etc. Islamists are unique and the only ones who blame others for Islamophobia for criticizing hate speech in their religious books.
- However Islamic scholars failed in reforming Islam. They went in the opposite direction, and they literally believe in this hate speech against Kafirs by the Quran.
This becomes automatically evident when we see the practical situation on the ground.
Effects & Harms of Kafirophobia on the State Level:
How can Muslim apologists compare the effects & harms of Quranic teachings of Kafirophobia with any other religious book, when:
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Note: Some Islamic apologists claim that Islam indeed allows non-Muslims to criticize it. But this is not true, and only a deception. The Quranic teachings of Kafirophobia have resulted in practically any criticism of Islam automatically becoming impossible. They simply give it the name of Blasphemy (or Disturbance of Harmony in the society etc.) and immediately imprison anyone who dares to criticize Islam. Thus, practically you cannot find even a single book or any other material in Islamic countries which criticizes Islam.
Effects & Harms of Kafirophobia on the Public Level:
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When a Muslim faces discrimination in jobs in Western countries, then we hear all over about Islamophobia.
But in Islamic States, Islamic preachers are totally free to preach Quranic Hate Speech against Kafirs in mosques and in public, like:
- Don't take Kafirs as friends
- And don't wish them their festivals or socialize with them. It is a form of social boycott.
- And all Kafirs are one nation (الكفر كله ملة واحدة) while all Muslims are another nation.
For example, look how this Saudi Grand Mufti is openly propagating hate speech against non-Muslims through Quranic verses (link):
Undoubtedly the Muslim should hate the enemies of Allaah and disavow them, because this is the way of the Messengers and their followers. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“Indeed, there has been an excellent example for you in Ibraaheem (Abraham) and those with him, when they said to their people: Verily, we are free from you and whatever you worship besides Allaah, we have rejected you, and there has started between us and you, hostility and hatred for ever until you believe in Allaah Alone” [al-Quran, Surah al-Mumtahanah 60:4]
“You (O Muhammad) will not find any people who believe in Allaah and the Last Day, making friendship with those who oppose Allaah and His Messenger (Muhammad), even though they were their fathers or their sons or their brothers or their kindred (people). For such He has written Faith in their hearts, and strengthened them with Rooh (proofs, light and true guidance) from Himself” [al-Quran Surah al-Mujaadilah 58:22]
Based on this, it is not permissible for the Muslim to feel any love in his heart (for them).
The open preaching of this th results in extreme hatred against Kafirs on the Public and Society levels, where Islamic fanatics (on the individual level) kill thousands of Christians, Hindus, Sikhs, Ahmadis and Shias alone in Pakistan (link).
The injustices and bloodshed due to Quranic teachings of Kafirophobia are thousands of times bigger than any Muslimophobia in Western countries, but still, we only hear about Islamophobia in the media, but nothing against this Kafirophobia.
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If a Hijabi Muslim woman is harassed due to her Hijab in Western countries, then again, we hear about Islamophobia.
But what about thousands of non-Muslim girls, who are abducted and forcefully married to Muslim men, and forced to convert to Islam?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_discrimination_in_Pakistan
In 2016 Sindh with Pakistan's largest Hindu minority passed a bill that outlawed forced conversions. However, the bill was never ratified by the Governor.[19] The bill was tabled by a faction of the Pakistan Muslim League which in Sindh is led by Sufi leader Pir Pagara, called PML-F, Pakistan Muslim League functional.[20] In 2014, NGOs estimated that around 1000 girls from minority groups every year are being forcibly converted to Islam.[21][4][22]
Again, we hear only Western societies being accused of Islamophobia, but we hear nothing about Kafirophobia in Islamic societies.
Ex-Muslims are the most oppressed minority in Islamic countries (both on State Level and Public level)
Normally the perception is that Ahmadi Muslims are the most oppressed minority in the Islamic world. But this perception is wrong. The most oppressed minority in the Islamic world is ex-Muslims by a huge margin.
On State Level:
Ex-Muslims are not even allowed to declare themselves as non-Muslims. They don't have the right to exist in Islamic states. They will be hanged till death. They are imprisoned. They lose the right to inheritance. They lose their children and spouses. The disease of Kafirophobia is at its PEAK in the case of ex-Muslims.
Ahmadis at least have the right to stay alive. They are not being hanged for being Ahmadis. Their inheritance and family are not snatched away from them.
Unfortunately, the world has still not realized the huge sufferings of ex-Muslims.
On Public Level:
On a public level, it is impossible for ex-Muslims to openly express their lack of belief without facing severe consequences. Muslim public has been brainwashed to the point where they would lynch and kill ex-Muslims in public. As a result, ex-Muslims are forced to lead a double life, pretending to practice Islam outwardly while secretly questioning or rejecting its teachings. They have to perform the five daily prayers, observe the Ramadhan fast, attend Friday prayers, and study Islamic texts in school, college, and university, even though they absolutely do not believe in them. This duplicity is mentally draining.
Ex-Muslim women face particularly harsh challenges. They must wear the hijab throughout their lives, whether they want to or not. They are often coerced into marrying Muslim men against their will and are expected to serve their husbands for the rest of their lives. They cannot reveal their true beliefs even to their own children, who may accidentally disclose their mothers' apostasy to others. To avoid social repercussions, ex-Muslim women must raise their children as Muslims, further perpetuating the cycle of secrecy and deception. The psychological strain of living such a life can become unbearable, leading some individuals to resort to suicide as a means of escape.
Why all this suffering? The answer is: Only due to the disease of Kafirophobia.
Please go to the Ex-Muslim Subreddit and read the stories of thousands of ex-Muslims, who are forced to live this double life in their Islamic countries.
Despite all this oppression, we never hear any word against this Kafirophobia, but we hear only and only Islamophobia while some Western cities don't allow minarets of mosques on a building.
The Disease of Kafirophobia is making Western Society POLARIZED, which is making the Integration of Muslims impossible
Muslims didn't face any persecution in the West in the past, and they were provided with equal human rights. That is why millions of Muslims immigrated on their own to Western countries.
Unfortunately, the Quranic teachings of Kafirophobia make it difficult for Muslims (especially religious Muslims) to integrate into the local community.:
- The Quran & Sharia ask them to consider the local community to be impure Kafirs.
- The Quran & Sharia ask them to openly hate and oppose the SECULAR Liberal Laws of the local countries and openly call for the imposition of the Sharia Laws.
- The Quran & Sharia ask them not to join them in any of their celebrations and festivals.
- The Quran & Sharia ask them not to marry them.
- The Quran & Sharia ask them not even to dress like them to stop any possible integration.
The message of the Quran to Muslims is: "Rather than to integrate & assimilate, you have to segregate and dominate."
All these Quranic teachings of Kafirophobia are making Western society extremely POLARIZED, where different groups are hostile and hate each other and are not ready to mix and integrate.
Muslim integration record into Western societies is extremely bad as compared to any other foreign community. They don’t allow their daughters to marry outsiders. They tend to segregate into Muslim communities. They often don’t share the mainstream societies’ views on gender equality, homosexuality and other topics — even in the 2nd/3rd generation.
Without Integration you have Balkanization
"Balkanization" of society refers to the fragmentation or division of a society into smaller, often hostile, groups based on ethnic, religious, cultural, or other identities. This term originates from the historical geopolitical fragmentation of the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe, where multiple ethnic and national groups have experienced intense conflicts and division.
Key Aspects of Balkanization:
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Fragmentation:
- Society is split into smaller, distinct groups that identify strongly with their own community rather than the larger society.
- These groups may form along ethnic, religious, linguistic, or cultural lines.
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Hostility and Conflict:
- The divisions often lead to tension, mistrust, and sometimes open conflict between different groups.
- The groups may compete for resources, political power, or social influence.
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Weakening of National Unity:
- The overall unity and coherence of the nation-state are undermined.
- National identity becomes less significant compared to subgroup identities.
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Impact on Governance:
- Effective governance becomes challenging as the society becomes polarized.
- Policies and decisions may be contested or blocked by different groups, leading to political instability.
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Social and Economic Consequences:
- Social cohesion is weakened, which can lead to decreased economic cooperation and development.
- Communities may become isolated from each other, reducing opportunities for interaction and mutual understanding.
Prevention and Integration:
To prevent Balkanization, efforts are often made to promote integration and unity within society. This can include:
- Encouraging Intercommunity Interaction: Creating opportunities for different groups to interact and build mutual understanding. Unfortunately, radical Muslims segregate themselves and prefer to live and interact only with other Muslims.
- Education and Awareness: Teaching the importance of diversity, tolerance, and national unity. Unfortunately, Islam teaches no tolerance for other religions and national unity meany almost nothing to radical Muslims who are living in the western societies.
- Intercommunity Marriages: One of the best tools for fostering integration and avoiding Balkanization is inter-community marriages. Unfortunately, the rate of intercommunity marriages among Muslims is almost close to ZERO.
The Disease of Kafirophobia is giving birth to the Disease of "Political Islam", which aims to destroy the Secular System and impose the Sharia System
The Quranic teachings of Kafirophobia are directly giving birth to the disease of "Political Islam".
Political Islam aims to destroy and end Secular laws and replace them with Sharia laws for everything like blasphemy, marriages, apostasy, homosexuality, gender equality etc.
In short, political Islam is a TRAITOR to the Secular system and it aims to break the secular system and replace it with the Sharia system.
Of course, as a minority, they are not able to achieve these goals. They still dream about it and find ways to implement it through different means, like increasing their population through increased birthrate.
Many Muslims do not even hide these malicious intentions anymore against the secular system and they openly express their intention.
Islamic Preachers come up with the following argument, to defend the Quranic teachings of non-integration:
Secularism is against collectivism and based upon ‘individualism’ and talks about the rights and liberties of an individual person. It’s moral stance is that an individual person is allowed to do whatever he wishes to do, and let others do whatever they want to do. Therefore, when the Western people demands the ‘social integration’ from Muslim, who are living in the West, they are themselves contradicting the basics of the Liberalism/Secularism.
Our Response:
These Islamists are suffering from the huge disease of misunderstanding Secularism.
Yes, of course, Secularism gives the liberty of 'personal choice' to a person on an "individual & personal" level. For example, if an individual person does not participate in the Christmas celebrations according to his ‘personal choice’, then there is no problem with it.
But the criticism is not upon the ‘personal choice’ of an individual person, but it is upon the ‘Collective behaviour' of the Community’, where their religion has ordered them ‘collectively’ to neither marry non-Muslims, nor they are allowed to celebrate their festivals in their society in any way. This is equal to NEGATING and DECEIVING Secularism by MISUSING it.
Other communities—whether Jewish, Christian, Hindu, or atheist—have integrated into Western societies without difficulty because they have recognized that secular values, which are rooted in a broader sense of humanity, take precedence over religious doctrines.
If only one community does not reform itself and does not get rid of those religious teachings, which go against Secular Values, then they will never be able to integrate, even if they keep on living here in Europre for the next thousands of years.
The takeaway is clear: humanity and Secular values must be prioritized over all religious beliefs.
Excuse: But the overwhelming MAJORITY of Muslims residing in the West are "Peaceful"
One Muslim friend raised this point:
But the overwhelming numbers of Muslims in the West are peaceful people. Religious fanatics from all religions are dangerous and Muslims are no exception.
Our Response:
Unfortunately, being ONLY “peaceful” is not enough.
Yes, being ONLY "peaceful" is not sufficient to "integrate" into the local secular society.
If a group of people opposes the secular system and laws, aiming to eradicate them and impose Sharia laws, either by force or through increasing their numbers in a democratic way, it is still a war against secularism. This will inevitably lead to Balkanization, and a collision and wars of values, cultures, and communities sooner or later.
Such a group of people has not truly accepted SECULARISM; they are merely Temporarily Tolerating the secular system (until they gain enough power). This is not the same as being "peaceful," because this "peace" is only temporary until the inevitable point of collision.
Only those who are genuinely loyal to secular values, who reject and deny those Sharia rulings that conflict with secular human values on global level, deserve to be called peaceful.
All others, who are merely temporarily tolerating secularism, inwardly opposing it, and intending to rebel against and destroy it once they gain enough power, are TRAITORS to the secular system and do not deserve to be called "peaceful."
“Muslimophobia” cannot be stopped as its origins lie in the Kafirophobia
Muslims historically did not face persecution in the West and enjoyed equal human rights, which is why millions chose to migrate to Western countries.
However, with the rise of 'Political Islam' in the West, animosity towards Muslims has increased. Islamic preachers often label this opposition as Islamophobia, but it's important to note that 'Quranic Kafirophobia' itself has been the instigator of this cycle of hatred.
The core issue arises when Muslim preachers assert their right to propagate their religion in Western countries while simultaneously denying non-Muslims the right to preach their beliefs in Muslim-majority countries. Furthermore, in some Muslim countries, any criticism of Islam can be met with severe punishment, including death for blasphemy. These double standards inevitably fuel resentment.
Therefore, the crucial question is: who is truly responsible for the growing hatred against Muslims?
The answer ist: The root cause lies with Muslims themselves, their double standards, and their persecution of non-Muslims. Until the disease of Kafirophobia ends, it will be impossible to eradicate Islamophobia.
Islamic preachers often protest against Islamophobia, but they have never acknowledged the real root of the problem: the teachings that promote hatred against non-believers.
This so-called Islamophobia will persist as long as Muslims do not address and eliminate their own intolerance and injustice and hatred. Currently, Muslims are entirely focused on combating Islamophobia, while neglecting to confront and reform their own disease of Kafirophobia.
The disease of Kafirophobia stabbed in the back of humanity-loving Left-Wing Secular People:
It was the humanity-loving left-wing Secular people of the West, who said welcome to Muslims in their countries, allowed them to immigrate and gave them EQUAL human rights.
By not getting rid of the disease of Kafirophobia, by not REFORMING yourself, by not considering non-Muslims as equal humans, and by not integrating, the Muslim community only stabbed in the back of the humanity-loving left-wing forces in Western countries. It will result only in the weakening of left-wing forces and the strengthening of right-wing forces, which will ultimately only result in increased hatred against Muslims.
If the right-wing parties are winning the elections in European countries, then this disease of Kafirophobia is the main reason behind their rise.
If you really want to reduce the hatred against Muslims and make it safer for Muslims, then you have to recognise the real cause and reform yourself first.
Islamist's Excuse: The term Islamophobia was invented by a non-Muslim
An Islamic preacher offered the following justification:
It was rather uninformed and foolish to assert that the term "Islamophobia" originated with Muslims when it is widely known that it was first coined by Alain Quellien, a non-Muslim Frenchman, in 1910. He used it to describe a "prejudice against Islam that is widespread among the peoples of Western and Christian civilization." Therefore, the term was introduced by a non-Muslim Westerner.
Response:
Even if we concede that the term originated with a Westerner, it does not exempt Western scholars from critique. They are fallible, and their works are subject to scrutiny like any others.
As demonstrated earlier, the term "Islamophobia" is flawed, and any animosity towards Muslims should rightly be termed "Muslimophobia."
And it has also been proved that Islamists are using it as a tactic to put a ban on all types of criticism against Islam by calling it Islamophobia.
Islamist's Excuse: Muslims hate the West while they invaded and killed thousands in Iraq and Afghanistan
Answer:
Wars are unfortunate, but they are not the reason for the hate among Muslims against the West. But the real reasons are:
- Quranic teachings of Kafirophobia
- And the wish among Muslim masses to IMPOSE Sharia all over the non-Muslim world by force.
When Muslims were stronger, they waged many more wars and brought much more destruction against their opponents.
Look at Muhammad. He either killed ALL men of opponents or made the rest of them slaves. While all women were also made slaves and also raped. Islamic Jihadists looted all the money and goods of opponents. Muhammad also didn't spare small children (who had no role in wars), but he made them slaves too for their entire lives. It didn't end there, but Islamic Sharia also got the evil of "Slavery by Birth", and thus coming generations of those slaves were also automatically born as slaves.
Thus, Muhammad brought 100% destruction upon his opponents, which the modern West never did during any war.
Ibn 'Aun reported: I wrote to Nafi' inquiring from him whether it was necessary to extend (to the disbelievers) an invitation to accept (Islam) before meeting them in fight. He wrote (in reply) to me that it was necessary (only) in the early days of Islam. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) made a raid upon Banu Mustaliq while they were unaware and their cattle were having a drink at the water. He killed those who fought and imprisoned others (and made them slaves).
Or consider the actions of the Islamic Caliphate of Turkey towards its opponents in Europe over the past few centuries, particularly when it held significant power. Turkey's role in the genocide of the Armenian people in 1915, serves as a stark example. The Armenian genocide, documented in detail here (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenian_genocide), resulted in the deaths of 1.5 million Christian Armenians.
Curiously absent from the discourse of Islamic preachers today is any mention of these atrocities committed against Christian Armenians, or Turkey's historical actions against Christian Europe. This selective silence may stem from the tendency for people to forgive and forget past wartime conflicts.
It's important to acknowledge that nobody is infallible; everyone is capable of making mistakes. While the West is not immune to errors, it has generally exhibited more restraint and compassion than Muhammad and Muslims did when they held positions of power.
Despite past conflicts, the West has demonstrated a remarkable capacity for forgiveness and reconciliation. Wars between European nations and Germany, as well as between the US and Japan, have not led to lasting hatred towards ordinary citizens.
Furthermore, the West has extended forgiveness even towards Muslims, allowing millions of Muslims to immigrate to their countries and granting them equal human rights. It's worth noting that there is no legal obligation for Western countries to accept Muslim immigrants due to their colonial past; rather, such decisions are motivated by humanitarian considerations. Contrastingly, Islamic countries often do not extend the same hospitality to Muslims from other Islamic nations.
The Fundamental Problem:
Wars were waged by governments. One may understand if fanatic Islamic preachers only hate Western Governments for wars. No, but their hate is directed towards the Western SECULAR System itself and the Western people (the so-called Kafir non-Muslims).
These extremists reside within secular societies, yet they harbour no loyalty towards secularism. On the contrary, they vehemently oppose it, waging a relentless war against the secular order with the aim of destroying the secular system and imposing Sharia law by force.
These fanatic Islamic preachers are taking their inspiration directly from the Quranic teachings of Kafirophobia.
Pakistani Taliban waged a war against Islamic Pakistan
Once again, the primary conflict lies not in the wars of Iraq or Afghanistan, but rather in the clash over the enforcement of the Islamic system through coercion.
Consider the clash between Islamic systems themselves. In 2009, the Pakistani government ceded control of the Swat region to the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in an attempt to establish Sharia law there.
Yet, despite this concession, the TTP continued to denounce:
- The Islamic Constitution of Pakistan as a "Kafir" system.
- The Pakistani Islamic democracy as a "Kafir" system.
Following the agreement, the Pakistani Taliban regrouped and seized control of the adjacent Buner area, advancing towards Islamabad, with the intention of imposing Sharia law by force.
Thus, an internal conflict erupted in Pakistan, pitting one Islamic system against another, with the former branding the latter as "Kafir." Over 70,000 Pakistani Muslims lost their lives in this intra-Islamic war, and more than 10 million were displaced, becoming refugees in their own country.
Considering this internal strife within Islamic Pakistan, where even its constitution, democracy, and Islamic system are rejected by Islamists, it becomes evident that they will never accept the democracy and secularism of Western nations.
Thus, these Islamists don't hate the Western system due to any Afghan/Iraq wars, but basically, they hate them due to the Quranic teachings of Kafirophobia, and their wish to destroy the Western system and to impose the Sharia system by force upon all non-Muslim countries.