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Dare to Speak
Islam versus Free Democracy and Free Enterprise
By Al BaileyCopyright 2006. All Rights Reserved. No portion of this work may be reproduced in any form,by Photostat, microfilm, xerography, or any other means, or incorporated into any retrievalsystem, electronic or mechanical, without the written permission of the author.
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Introduction.....................................................................................................................................5
Chapter 1: The new Cold War........................................................................................................9
Chapter 2: A personal realization.................................................................................................24
Chapter 3: Koranic teachings that shape Islamic nations.............................................................41
The state of Muhammad’s world when he revealed the Koran................................................41
Is it legitimate for a Westerner to critique the Koran?..............................................................44
Interpreting the Koran...............................................................................................................49
The five pillars of Islam: requirements for being a Muslim.....................................................68
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Declare, with belief, that “I bear witness that there is no God but Allah and I bearwitness that Muhammad.......................................................................................................68
2.
Pray five obligatory prayers per day (Salah)................................................................69
3.
Give an offering of obligatory charity (Zakah or Zakat)..............................................69
4.
Participate in a fast during the month of Ramadan.......................................................70
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Travel to Mecca............................................................................................................71
The missing pillar: Love...........................................................................................................71
Islam’s substitute for the missing pillar of Love: War against Infidels....................................78
The Koran’s view of non-Muslims...........................................................................................83
A tool for Islam’s war against Infidels: Taqiyya (dissimulation).............................................87
The “House of Peace” and the “House of War”.......................................................................92
The Koran’s view of Slavery..................................................................................................106
Is Islam a Religion of Peace?..................................................................................................109
Chapter 4: What are some of the characteristics of an Islamic Nation?.....................................112
The treatment of non-Muslims................................................................................................112
The spoils of holy war against Infidels (war booty)...........................................................116
The taxation of infidels who live in the House of Submission...........................................116
The treatment of Muslims who convert to another religion...............................................118
How essential are these characteristics to the success of an Islamic Nation?....................121
The treatment of women.........................................................................................................123
The treatment of secular Muslims and liberal Muslims..........................................................140
Islamic Economics..................................................................................................................144
Banking, Investment, and Insurance...................................................................................144
Inheritance...........................................................................................................................156
Corruption...........................................................................................................................156
Other aspects of Islamic Economics...................................................................................163
The over-all impact of Islam on a nation’s economy and development.............................164
Verdict: Islam’s road to economic hell is paved with pious intentions..............................173
Chapter 5: Free Democracy & Free Enterprise vs. Islamic Democracy & Islamic Economics.174
A critique of cultural preservation for preservation’s sake.....................................................174
Two aspects of Western culture worth passing on to our children.........................................174
What do the terms “Free Enterprise” and “Free Democracy” mean?.....................................175
Islam opposes Free Democracy and proposes Islamic Democracy........................................177
Islam opposes Freedom of Speech and Freedom of Worship.............................................179
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