This quote by Osama bin Laden is often gotten of context or used to paint him in a positive light, yet it is essential to comprehend the full context as well as background behind it.
In a letter dealt with to the American people in 2002, bin Laden states:
" I support any type of Muslims, whether right here or abroad, that are working for the facility of Allah's governance on earth as called for by the Qur' an.".
This declaration ought to be seen in the context of container Laden's bigger goal of establishing a worldwide Islamic caliphate, where all Muslims are regulated by Islamic legislation, or sharia. For container Laden, this suggested overthrowing nonreligious governments in Muslim-majority countries and also utilizing violence to achieve this goal.
Additionally, container Laden was a proponent of striking Western countries, including the United States, which he thought was accountable for the fascism of Muslims and also the spread of nonreligious values that endangered Islamic faith and also culture.
While bin Laden's assistance for Muslims may seem like a favorable sentiment on the surface, it is very important to comprehend the extremist ideology and also violent techniques he utilized to attain his vision of an Islamic caliphate.
"Fundamentalism as it is called is not confined to the Muslim world. It is something that we have seen in different parts of the world. Let us hope that a dialogue between the followers of the three great monotheistic religions could help in putting an end to this"
"Well, you know, Thomas Jefferson, who was the author of the Declaration of Independence said he wouldn't have any atheists in his cabinet because atheists wouldn't swear an oath to God. That was Jefferson and we have never had any Muslims in the cabinet"
"It took the Gulf War to demonstrate that America did want more than one friend in the Mideast, and also was willing to take and make major risks to prevent a small Muslim country, Kuwait, from being overrun and in effect stolen by Iraq"
"Given my last position, that I was the first U.S attorney post 9/11 in New Jersey, I understand acutely the pain and sorrow and upset of the family members who lost loved ones that day at the hands of radical Muslim extremists. And their sensitivities and concerns have to be taken into account"
"Look at the Afghans, during the time of the Soviet invasion. They were among the poorest Muslims in the world, yet they were sustained by their faith in God, and God alone"
"What has bothered and angered radical Muslims is that I'm a non-Muslim writing anything at all about Islam. But this is fiction, and I don't think Islam is above criticism or fictionalization any more so than Judaism, Christianity, Mormonism or Hinduism is"
