KNOW YOUR ENEMY!

Jihad: Struggle, the struggle within the soul, defending the faith from critics,
supporting its growth and defense financially, even migrating to non-Muslim lan
ds for the purpose of spreading Islam. Violent jihad is a constant of Islamic hi
story.
Dhimmitude: the status that Islamic law, the Sharia, mandates for non-Muslims, p
rimarily Jews and Christians. Dhimmis, "protected people," are free to practice
their religion in a Sharia regime, but are made subject to a number of humiliati
ng regulations designed to enforce the Qur'an's command that they "feel themselv
es subdued" (Sura 9:29).
Taqiya: the ability to dodge a threat by dissembling, lying.
Kitman: telling only a part of the truth, with “mental reservation” justifying t
he omission of the rest. One example may suffice. When a Muslim maintains that “
jihad” really means “a spiritual struggle,” and fails to add that this definitio
n is a recent one in Islam (little more than a century old), he misleads by hold
ing back, and is practicing “kitman.” The use of the word in Qur’an and Hadith,
and constantly through 1350 years of Muslim history, has certainly endowed the w
ord “Jihad” with a meaning of struggle, usually through military means, to expan
d the domain of Islam.
Mansukh: abrogated verses in the Koran.
Nasikh: abrogating verses in the Koran.
Muamara: conspiracy.
Rahba: awestruck.
Mutawaadi: humble.
Baseet: modest.
Caliph: literally successor; refers to the successor of the prophet Muhammad, th
e ruler of the Islamic world
Alqadhiya: the cause or a case.
Fitna: ideological war within Islam.
Ulema: Islamic scholars.
Hudna: In Islamic law a temporary truce to allow the Muslims to gather strength
.
Hadith: recorded saying or tradition of the prophet Muhammad validated by isnah
; with sira these comprise the sunnah and reveal shariah.
Hajj: Pilgrimage to Mecca.
Jizya: The fundamental hallmark of dhimmi status, the special tax that non-Musli
ms have to pay in Muslim societies.
Kafir: "one who refuses to submit to the one true God". Kafirs include polytheis
ts and atheists.
Dar Al-Harb: House of War, literally Domain of Disbelief where the battle for th
e domination of Islam should be waged.
Dar al Islam: House of Islam where Sharia Law is enforced.
Fard Kifayah: an obligation on the community as a whole.
Fard Ayn: obligatory upon everyone individually.
Sharia Law: law based on the Koran, includes stoning, amputation, women debased.
Fatwa: an Islamic religious decree issued by the ulama.
Mufti: A Muslim scholar who interprets the shari’a.
Milmastia: The Islamic code of hospitality that demands protection for fellow M
uslims who seek shelter in their country – even if such protection means risking
their lives.
Halaal: Literally "permissible," the halāl method of slaughtering animals is to
cut through the large arteries in the neck to allow blood to leave more quickly
, which is preceded by the words "In the name of God, most gracious, most mercif
ul" (Arabic , bismillāh, i-rahman, i-rahīm). Killing the
nimal in this way is considered by Muslims to be both cleaner and more merciful
to the animal. However, many animal rights groups contend that this causes unnec
essary pain and suffering to the animal when compared to modern methods of anima
l slaughter, which involve stunning the animal before killing it, which is forbi
dden in Islam since halāl slaughter requires the animal to be conscious.
Haraam: An Arabic word, used in Islam to refer to anything that is prohibited by
the faith. Included are pork, alcohol, adultery and siding with a non-Muslim po
wer against Muslims in war.