Communism did not penetrate the Islamic East as deeply as the West did. Perhaps this is because the latter came earlier and established a firmer foothold, or because it understood the nature of the East in time and refrained from openly waging war against its beliefs. Instead, it disguised itself under the names of civilization, modernity, Westernization, and social change to spread secularism, women's liberation, and the weakening of religion—without most Muslims even realizing it.

However, Marxism is more dangerous to the Islamic East than the West because of the deceptive tactics it employs, which easily mislead the general public—especially those it initially targets, the so-called “proletariat,” or the working class. It sedates them with promises that power will eventually fall into their hands and that they alone will reap the benefits, excluding all other classes.

Furthermore, its ultimate goal is the destruction of this Ummah’s belief system and the eradication of its religion. From its inception to its end, Marxism is founded upon disbelief in Allah, denial of His names, and rejection of all religions. Even when it employs a staged strategy of avoiding direct attacks on religions, or claims to allow religions to exist, or deceptively argues that religions themselves are socialist and leftist in nature, its true intentions remain the same.

Whenever victory or power seems within reach, Marxism crushes everything in its path. It destroys lands and people, drenching nations in bloodbaths to eliminate all opposition, ensuring that the fear of punishment remains as a deterrent to anyone who dares to challenge it.

Since Marxism established its own state, it has invested heavily in spreading its ideology. Initially, it followed a strategy of influencing societies through grassroots movements, rallying the working class to initiate change from the bottom up. However, in recent years, it has experimented with the tactics of the United States—seeking to enact change from the top down through military coups. Some of these coups have successfully seized power in various countries. But will they succeed in transforming the foundations of these societies?

Marxism is preparing to inherit the civilization of the Arabs—a possibility that cannot be ignored.

First, because it is currently in its youth, while Western civilization is experiencing its decline.

Second, because it possesses a level of deception and manipulation—especially over the working class—that other Western ideologies do not.

Third, because the West is currently experiencing moral decay and religious detachment, making it vulnerable to outright atheism.

Lastly, as we have pointed out (and will continue to elaborate on, in Allah’s will), the two civilizations share the same foundation. It is not surprising, therefore, that one would inherit the other. Hence, despite the objectivity and scholarly basis of our discussion, our words serve as a warning to our Ummah.

The ground is being pulled from beneath its feet, and destruction and extinction await if it continues to remain heedless—if it neglects even for a moment, or if it compromises even slightly.

We believe that the natural starting point in confronting such deceptive ideologies is to examine their origins, for every container spills forth what it holds within. We must understand the environment in which it was nurtured, the man who championed it, and then analyze its core tenets, as well as its attempts at self-correction to address its own flaws.

Finally, we must examine what Marxism has done to the Muslims—starting from Crimea and the Caucasus, all the way to Yemen and Somalia.

Allah is our helper, upon Him we rely, and there is no power or strength except through Allah, the Most High, the Almighty.

And the rulers bear the greatest responsibility—not only those who knowingly allowed Marxism to take root in Muslim lands, for they will carry their sins in full on the Day of Judgment, along with the burden of those whom they misled without knowledge—but also those who, out of ignorance, have paved the way for it. By this, we mean the faction drowning in its own desires, recklessly squandering its wealth and the wealth of Muslims without upholding Islam’s social justice for the poor and the deprived.

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The term "secularism" has historical roots tracing back to Europe’s religious wars in the 17th century and the emergence of the modern nation-state, where power shifted to civil governance, away from the dominance of the Church.

The late scholar Dr. Abdelwahab Elmessiri distinguishes in his encyclopedia "Partial and Comprehensive Secularism" between two approaches to understanding secularism. One confines it to the separation of religion from politics and economics, meaning the separation of religion from the state. This type of secularism does not oppose religious and moral principles but prefers not to involve them in worldly matters subject to experimentation.

Then there is comprehensive secularism, which rigorously seeks to neutralize the relationship between religion and values in all aspects of life. It sees materialism as the sole means of interpreting the world and places it at the center of existence. This perspective emerged alongside the development of secularism itself, the rise of nation-states, European colonialism, increased production, and the erosion of intermediary institutions like the family. It was fueled by utilitarianism devoid of values, rampant consumerism, and phenomena like postmodernism, transnational corporations, sexual deviance, the nuclear family, and the misuse of science in medicine and research.

Secular states, along with their educational, entertainment, and media institutions, have infiltrated human consciousness, dreams, and behavior, undermining what remains of religious or even human ethics.

When Socialism and Liberalism Converged

Elmessiri points to the convergence of Western philosophies in their materialistic essence, regardless of surface differences. The Soviet Union, deeply rooted in comprehensive communism, hastened to adopt liberal values and American consumer goods with fervor after its collapse. On the other hand, the United States, which once allowed religious freedom and Protestant missionary work, became deeply entrenched in secularism and atheism due to the expansion of industrialization and urbanization. The commodification of everything—even humanity—became an American hallmark, exported globally as "Americanization." Symbols like McDonald's, Pepsi, hamburgers, sexualized advertisements, war films, the American lifestyle, and art focused on mundane realities rather than ideals became the most dominant worldwide. This was despite their embedded racism, particularly against the Third World, Arabs, and Muslims.

Globalization has dismembered the world—quite literally—through its colonial expansion and the emergence of Westernized elites in the Third World, ruling through oppression with Western (democratic secular) support. Alternatively, phenomena like Nazism and Zionism dismantled the human spirit, whether it was the Polish and Russian Jews in Europe or Palestinians in the Arab East. It is impossible to separate the history of secularism from the history of modern Western colonialism.

The Nazi and Zionist Models

Modern secularism manifests as the disappearance of values and the sacred from human life, glorifying only commodities and materialism. This led to the digitization of everything, as Elmessiri puts it. He draws a parallel between how European Jews were once treated as disposable objects and deported eastward via "transfer," and how today’s Zionists, backed by America, expel and exterminate Palestinians.

Elmessiri compares Nazi concentration camps and gas chambers to the oppression, extermination, and arrests Palestinians face today at the hands of contemporary Zionist Nazis. These acts are carried out by cold bureaucrats who believe such systematic steps are necessary for the security of “Israel,” the offspring of Western colonialism. For them, it’s a rational matter, devoid of emotions or even historical acknowledgment, as they erase history itself, adhering to Darwinian survival-of-the-fittest logic.

In his renowned book "Modernity and the Holocaust", Polish-English sociologist Zygmunt Bauman links modernity with the collapse of values. With increasing moral relativism and the erosion of religious absolutes, humanity has become fixated on the body, devoid of standards or principles, focusing instead on pragmatic rationalization concerned only with processes, not ends. This is reminiscent of the Nazis, who used "euthanasia" to kill the mentally ill and disabled before advancing to gas chambers for Jews, seeing both as unproductive classes.

Some have linked Turkey’s secular forces during Erbakan’s rule to this trend, as they militarily overthrew the public’s choice of a moderate Islamic party—Welfare Party—turning secular forces into the biggest opponents of democracy. This became a form of fascist secularism until the scales tipped toward moderation later.

Elmessiri highlights the influence of Western pragmatism on Arab political elites over past decades. The Palestinian cause, once centered on land stolen from its people and handed to Jews through massacres and destruction, gradually transformed into reclaiming the 1967 borders. Concessions continued, shifting the discourse post-Camp David agreements toward economic rather than pan-Arab issues. The ultimate hope has now become merely halting the killing of innocents or curbing settlement expansion.

Looking at “Israel,” it becomes clear that it is merely a practical application of Western imperialism, which has historically exterminated millions and plundered resources in Africa and Latin America for its benefit. Zionism, as a secular Darwinian movement, commodified Jews and Palestinians to serve its ends, much like it did in Vietnam, Bosnia, Chechnya, and other operations led by American intelligence.

Secularism from Within

Secularism has never upheld dreams of peace, justice, or equality as it claims. The French Revolution marked an era of sacred violence, Napoleon’s armies wrought destruction and death in Eastern lands, the British Empire looted and enslaved nations, and the Bolshevik Revolution gave rise to Stalin in Russia. Thus, secular regimes around the world share a similar trajectory.

In his encyclopedia, Elmessiri dedicates sections to the grim models produced by secularism. These include:

• The Singaporean hero, reduced to a production machine in a market driven by consumption.
• The Thai hero, turned into a marketable sexual commodity.
• The Zionist hero, characterized by brute materialistic force devoid of any value, who decides on the annihilation of others in camps.

Colonialism, with its "transfer" ideology, created human beings devoid of loyalty to culture or place. It relocated surplus populations to serve its interests, such as Chinese to Malaysia, Jews to Palestine, and even Jews to Argentina. This logic of uprooting extended to human identity itself.

The idea of transition and instability has evolved to encompass even human genders, with men transforming into women and vice versa. Advocacy now supports free choice in partnerships, allowing same-sex marriages, plunging humanity into a quagmire of deviation from any values or natural instincts.

Thus, comprehensive secularism has dehumanized people, treating them as raw materials, cheap labor, and guaranteed markets for the benefit of the superior and more dominant races in its biased colonial view. It has encouraged the division of the world into small nation-states, fueled conflicts to maintain its dominance, and simultaneously elevated consumption rates. Through Americanization, it eradicated cultural distinctiveness, celebrated immediate gratification of desires outside traditional frameworks, and denied the sanctity of humanity while idolizing materialism.

Our duty is to confront secularism with a comprehensive project that expresses our open, civilized, and authentic Arab-Islamic identity, instilling it in future generations.

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It is clear that our Muslim societies are no longer new to secularism, as it has become a powerful current in each of the Muslim countries. It is also worth noting that secularism collided from the very first moment it infiltrated our societies with the components of our collective consciousness and general sentiment, which means it is at odds with some of the foundations and perceptions that were regarded as axioms firmly rooted in the consciousness and collective mind of the nation concerning key aspects of Islamic teachings and essence. What is the essence of secularism? How did it enter our countries? What are its manifestations in our arenas? What are its implications? How did it clash with what were established religious truths before its emergence? And what is the way to dismantle its repercussions?

The Essence of Secularism   

The main idea of secularism revolves around the relationship between religion and the worldly realm in general, that is, all religions, or religion as an idea on one hand, and various worldly activities on the other. The secular vision in this context is summarized as viewing religion as merely a set of high spiritual and human values such as honesty, integrity, and purity of intentions, along with religious rituals and practices. It asserts that it does not possess any theory or system of political and economic principles that can lead public life at the level of the concept of state or nation, and it should also not interfere in various other worldly activities such as sciences, literature, arts, and sports, due to its nature. This understanding extends deeply into the details of daily life, where proponents of this view believe that absolute freedom in clothing and food should be the true essence of any religion.

How Secularism Infiltrated Our Muslim Societies  

It is well-known that secularism is a purely Western phenomenon that has infiltrated our Muslim countries for many decades, taking root in their soils. The West has worked to promote its secular ideology in various ways; however, it could not penetrate the fabric of our societies except through a group of its own children. Those who champion its cause from among our ranks can be categorized into two groups based on their motivations, drives, and objectives in this context:

Adopting Secularism from an Objective Perspective!

1- There is a group that has embraced secularism, promoted it, and carried its banner in our countries, from an objective perspective, stemming from their influence by the political-religious dialectic that emerged in Europe at the beginning of its modern renaissance. This has quickly transformed into a broad and intense conflict, encompassing even the social, scientific, and intellectual foundations of those societies regarding the nature of religion and its role in society and the state. The outcomes there led to fundamental transformations considered a liberating revolution on the religious, political, social, and intellectual levels.

This radical controversy, or revolution, erupted against the backdrop of what Western societies endured during their dark ages from the tyranny of the Church and its clergy, who imposed their will on all aspects of life. They even issued theories in pure scientific fields at the behest of the priests, and anyone who opposed these theories was accused of heresy and disbelief.

The Italian Scientist Galileo Galilei

When the Italian scientist Galileo adhered to the theory that posits the sun's centrality and the earth's rotation around it, the prevailing religious authority condemned him to imprisonment and other harsh penalties, including house arrest, because his theory contradicted what they claimed was established in the Bible. Naturally, this environment produced political systems draped in religious garb, where the ruler was viewed as the shadow of God on earth, governing the people and the land by divine mandate; accordingly, there was no contesting his rule, as it was merely a reflection of God's will!

Europe ended this difficult phase of its history by completely marginalizing religion and removing it from any spheres of influence within its societies and states. As a result, these societies were automatically molded into a purely secular yet unified form. The secret lies in this last word, "unified," as Europe has not witnessed any form of societal division between the religious and the secular or worldly since that time.

Adoption of the separation between religion and worldly matters

Then it happened that a group among us adopted this theory of separating religion from worldly affairs, captivated by the conditions that Europe reached in its relationship with religion. In addition, another major factor encouraged them to embrace a secular perspective: they connected the tremendous material and scientific progress experienced by Europe within the framework of its secular societies, on one hand, and the deteriorating living conditions of Muslims, on the other. This comparison is undoubtedly flawed, as Islam does not recognize a priestly authority based on divine mandate, and our Islamic communities have never witnessed the kind of overreach that those known in Western literature as “clergymen” exercised. Furthermore, our Muslim ancestors recorded their glories across various fields—scientific, political, intellectual, social, and economic—while adhering to their religious teachings in all matters, big and small, as the sole governing reference.

Thus, it would have been more prudent for them to seek the true reasons that led to the decline of Muslims thereafter, which gave rise to their continued descent into the present day.

Awestruck by the Scientific and Material Progress of the West

This group primarily includes those awestruck by the scientific and material progress of Western countries, whose philosophies, ideas, and orientations represent a dazzling inspirational model for most of them. They are influenced by this culture across various fields in our countries, particularly those disciplines that originated largely in the West, at least in their current form, and have been transferred to our societies with all their implications. These fields maintain a close connection with their original source, drawing inspiration from it, relaying every innovation, and following it in every detail. Additionally, a small percentage of serious intellectuals who have diligently researched this perspective have arrived at this understanding, purifying religion from entering what they see as worldly arenas rife with human conflicts and baseness. Moreover, it is inappropriate to conflate what is constant—namely, religion—with what is variable—namely, the world.

  Adopting secularism from a subjective standpoint.

As for the second group, its members have adopted the secular discourse from a subjective psychological standpoint related to their relationship with their religion, and the nature of their paths in this world and their purposes within it. They are those who are immersed in a sea of desires.

These immersed individuals must achieve some form of harmony with themselves and their communities, given that they belong to a religion that has obligations, commands, and prohibitions. They often resort to a subjective interpretation of religion characterized by laxity and elasticity, crafting for themselves a false sense of harmony with the truths of their religion and community. Once this meaning becomes solidified and rooted within them over time, with the accumulation of similar instances, they view anyone who merely calls for adherence to the correct tenets of their religion and its constants as stringent or extremist, despite the fact that most of these immersed individuals do not oppose religion.

In this context, the situation is entirely different for societies where historical religions, or 'earthly' religions as some call them, are prevalent; none of them have ever faced issues of this kind, and it is neither expected nor natural for such situations to arise in them at any point in time.

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Every nation has its own identity, and each identity has unique characteristics that distinguish it. This identity is crucial for the advancement and development of nations; without it, they lose their meaning, stability, and sense of existence.

Identity is not a static concept determined beforehand. It is a continuous process shaped and altered by various influencing factors, primarily the prevailing culture, upbringing patterns, and accumulated experiences.

One might ask a seemingly obvious question: Why should I have a defined identity? Why do nations concern themselves with this matter?

To answer, we emphasize that the importance of identity lies in its role in guiding the behavior of individuals and groups towards construction and development. Without it, a person becomes empty, follower, and scattered, torn by contradictions and attracted by trivialities.

In the life of nations, identity is essential for these nations to have meaning, purpose, and goals.

Unified belief, language, history, and interconnected geographical location are indispensable components of identity.

Are there additional features to our Islamic identity?

Our Islamic identity surpasses all other identities because it belongs to Allah, the Creator and Sustainer of the universe, and to His Prophet, peace be upon him, who has been revealed to by his Lord.

This identity belongs to the greatest religion and the most comprehensive message. It encompasses the entire life of a Muslim, defining their purpose and goal in life. It is also the source of their honor and dignity: “And to Allah belongs [all] honor, and to His Messenger, and to the believers, but the hypocrites do not know.” (Al-Munafiqun: 8)

Umar ibn Al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, said: “We were the most humiliated people, and Allah honored us with Islam. If we seek honor through anything else, Allah will humiliate us.”

Today, amid the world's civilizational and cultural conflicts and the continuous attempts to obliterate the Islamic identity to prevent Islam from becoming strong again, and to prevent the Islamic spirit from awakening, the features of Islamic identity in Muslim societies have significantly faded, unlike individuals where many remain steadfast in their Islamic identity, defending and holding on to it.

Problems and Challenges

However, the manifestations of identity loss are strongly evident in many Muslim societies, including:

• The impact of secularism, which separates religion from people's lives, resulting in the weakening of the Islamic identity.
• The ongoing attack from proponents of enlightenment on the features of Islamic identity amidst the weakness of opposing discourse. This is something that no longer requires proof or evidence.
• Many young Muslims gravitate towards Western culture in all aspects of life.

The major problem is that Muslim youth are clearly weak and scattered in the face of other cultures that clash with Islamic values and principles. The primary reason for this weakness is the overwhelming characteristics of these cultures, which are dazzling and possess elements of virtual dominance.

Additionally, these cultures receive strong support from many anti-Islam entities, and they are combined with impressive scientific and technological advancements linked closely to a consumer culture backed by enticing values, symbols, and methods within the global capitalist system.

• Another problem facing our Islamic societies is that other cultures find fertile ground in Muslim societies to spread their ideas and values, which helps distort Islamic values to align with those transient cultures.

The most prominent of these ideas is the elevation of reason as the primary guide for behavior. Moreover, the institutions that promote globalization generously fund their agents in Muslim societies to spread destructive ideas that weaken the youth's connection to their identity. This is in contrast to cultural centers, some foreign schools, and charitable organizations that significantly impact the intellectual, educational, and cultural system.

• The media, which adopts values opposing Islamic principles, has had the greatest impact on weakening the Islamic identity, especially amidst the significant decline of other nurturing factors such as family, school, friends, and places of worship.

The development of media means and their reach to every individual in the Muslim community, with their attractive and entertaining content, have influenced the value system that preserves identity.

Moreover, the absence of role models and leadership figures and the weakness of the educational system in Muslim societies have created a significant psychological and moral void among the youth.

The question remains: How do we make our youth proud of their Islamic identity?

I believe the starting point should be preserving the elements of identity, which begin with the Arabic language and extend to customs and traditions, along with enhancing the role of media in all its forms in promoting authentic values that elevate the Islamic identity. Continuous individual and institutional efforts are needed to preserve cultural heritage, without preventing adaptation to global changes.

Today, the responsibility is heavy on every Muslim who understands the reality of their existence on this earth. Given the evident facts, they must exert their utmost effort to affirm the Islamic identity and adhere to its manifestations, countering others with argument and evidence, and working to spread it, as it is derived from a sound religion from the Lord of the worlds.

If Western societies, which permit deviancy and oppose nature, are proud of their distorted identity that lacks any upright morals or noble values, then it is more fitting for Muslims to be proud of their identity based on divine principles, aligned with noble virtues, sound nature, and healthy minds.

If it is difficult to work on a project adopted by Arab and Islamic governments to preserve the Islamic identity, then the head of the family in their home, the teacher in their school, the intellectual, the preacher, the media person, and every individual in the community bear the responsibility before Allah and the community, each according to their ability, to preserve the Islamic identity. This starts with affirming that the Quran and the purified Sunnah are the primary sources of Islamic identity: “So hold fast to that which is revealed to you. Indeed, you are on a straight path. And indeed, it is a reminder for you and your people, and you will be questioned.” (Az-Zukhruf: 43-44) The Prophet, peace be upon him, said in a hadith reported by Abu Dawood: “He who copies any people is one of them.” This includes pride in the Arabic language, the use of Arabic and Islamic names for individuals and businesses, and opposing advocates of Westernization and those seeking to detach from the Islamic identity.

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The term “Secularism” has historical roots dating back to the religious wars in Europe that erupted in the 17th century and the emergence of the modern nation-state, where power shifted to the civil state away from the domination of the church.

The late scholar Dr. Abdel Wahab El-Messiri, in his encyclopedia “Partial Secularism and Comprehensive Secularism,” differentiates between two approaches to understanding secularism. Some restrict it to the separation of religion from politics and the economy, meaning the separation of religion from the state. This type of secularism does not oppose religious and moral principles but does not wish to involve them in worldly affairs subject to experimentation.

There is also comprehensive secularism, which strictly tries to neutralize the relationship between religion and values in various life aspects. It believes that only materialism can explain phenomena and that the material is the center of the universe. This concept developed through eras with the rise of the nation-state, European colonialism, increased production, the erosion of intermediate institutions like the family, the spread of value-free utilitarian thought, a shift towards rampant consumerism, and finally to the post-modern era with the spread of multinational corporations and phenomena such as sexual deviance, the nuclear family, and the misuse of science in medical and research fields.

The secular state, with its educational, entertainment, and media institutions, has reached the human conscience, infiltrated dreams and behavior, and undermined what remains of religious or even human morals!

When Socialism and Liberalism Met

El-Messiri points out the essential material essence of Western philosophies, despite surface differences. The Soviet Union, deeply entrenched in comprehensive communism, quickly adopted liberal values and American goods obsessively upon its fall. Meanwhile, the United States, which still allowed freedom of belief and Protestant religious propaganda, fell deeply into secularism and atheism due to the expansion of industrialization, urbanization, and the commodification of everything, including humans—a process known as “Americanization.” This resulted in the widespread prevalence of McDonald's, Pepsi, hamburgers, sexual advertisements, war movies, the American lifestyle, and songs and literature linked to the grim reality rather than ideals, despite its inherent racist bias against the Third World, Arabs, and Muslims specifically.

Globalization has literally dismembered the world and its people with its colonial advance, the emergence of Westernized elites in the Third World who rule through oppression, supported by Western (democratic secular) countries, or through phenomena like Nazism and Zionism that dismantled Polish, Russian, and Jewish humans in Europe, and Palestinians in our Arab East. Thus, the history of secularism cannot be separated from the history of modern Western colonialism.

Between Nazism and Zionism!

Modern secularism is an expression of the disappearance of values and the sacred from human life, and the glorification of commodities and materialism alone, leading to “the computerization of everything,” as El-Messiri describes. He links what happened to European Jews, who were treated as obsolete parts to be eliminated and transferred to Eastern countries, with what the Zionists, supported by America, are doing today by displacing and exterminating Palestinians.

El-Messiri also connects Nazi concentration camps and gas chambers with the persecution, extermination, and imprisonment faced by Palestinians today at the hands of the Zionist Nazis of our time. This is done by cold-blooded employees who believe these systematic steps are necessary for the security of “Israel,” the offspring of Western colonialism; from their perspective, it is a rational matter unrelated to emotions or history, which they simply erase to let the Darwinian theory of the fittest prevail.

In his famous book “Modernity and the Holocaust,” Polish-born British sociologist Zygmunt Bauman links modernity with the fall of values, with increasing relativism and the absolute religious truth, leading to a focus on the body and the absence of any standard in human behavior. Instead, there is an instrumental rationality concerned only with procedures, not ends, just as the Nazis sought to exterminate the mentally and physically disabled through “euthanasia” before moving to gas chambers to suffocate the Jews, considering them all useless categories!

Some have linked the secular Turkish forces during the rule of Erbakan to this tendency, as they staged a military coup against the people's choice of a moderate Islamic party, the Welfare Party. Here, the secular forces became the greatest adversary of democracy, turning into a fascist secularism until the balance of moderation was restored later.

El-Messiri highlights an important aspect: the impact of Western pragmatic thinking on Arab political elites over the past decades. With it, the Palestine cause shifted from being a matter of land taken from its rightful owners and given to Jews who committed horrific massacres and destruction to reclaiming the borders of 1967. We began to concede little by little, and the discourse changed after the Camp David Accords, taking an economic rather than an Arab nationalist form, until the hope became a ceasefire on innocent people and halting the expansion of settlements.

If we contemplate “Israel,” we will see it as merely a practical application of Western imperialism, which has always exterminated millions and plundered their resources in Africa and Latin America for its interests. Zionism is a secular Darwinian movement that turned Jews and Palestinians into utilitarian materials to achieve its goals, just as it did in Vietnam, Bosnia, Chechnya, and all the roles led by American intelligence.

Secularism from Within

Secularism never carried the dream of peace, justice, and equality as it claims. The French Revolution was a period of sacred violence, Napoleon's armies brought nothing but destruction and death to Eastern countries, as did the British Empire, which plundered the resources and enslaved the people. The Bolshevik Revolution produced Stalin in Russia, and thus were the secular regimes around the world.

El-Messiri, in his encyclopedia, dedicates sections to miserable models produced by secularism, such as the Singaporean hero (transformed into a production hero and a greedy consumer market), the Thai hero (transformed into a sexual force that can be marketed), and finally, the hero by Zionist standards, where sheer material brute force devoid of any value decides to exterminate the other in its camps.

Colonialism, by the logic of “transfer”—meaning a person who believes in moving and has no loyalty to culture or place—created pockets loyal to it in all its former colonies. It moved Chinese people to Malaysia, Jews to Palestine, and Jews also to Argentina, thus moving the human surplus it did not want to achieve its interests.

The idea of transition and instability evolved to include even the human gender. A man could become a woman and vice versa, and the call for free choice of partner emerged, with men marrying men and women marrying women. Thus, humanity fell into the swamp of deviation from any value or instinct.

Comprehensive secularism reduced humans to raw materials, cheap labor, and guaranteed markets for the benefit of the stronger and superior race in its biased colonial view. It encouraged the division of the world into small nation-states, then further divided them and stirred up prejudices to maintain its dominance. Meanwhile, it raised consumption rates, increased market demand, and spread Americanization, ending the uniqueness of cultures and the individuality of humans. It encouraged the idea of immediate gratification of desires outside traditional systems. At its core, America denies humanity and sanctifies materialism. Our duty is to confront secularism with a comprehensive project expressing our open, civilized, and authentic Arab-Islamic identity and instilling it in future generations.

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