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The Roots of ISIL, Salafism and Wahabism

Narrated ibn ‘Umar as recorded in Sahih al-Bukhari:

The Prophet said, „O Allah! Bestow Your Blessings on our Syria! O Allah! Bestow Your Blessings on our Yemen.”
The people cried, “And also on our Najd.”
The Prophet repeated, „O Allah! Bestow Your Blessings on our Syria! O Allah! Bestow Your Blessings on our Yemen.”
The people cried again, “O Allah’s Apostle! And also on our Najd.”
Then, the Prophet said, „There is the place of earthquakes and afflictions; from there comes out the Horn of Satan.”

Brother Ismael, a former convert to Islam, was a Muslim for 16 years but in the past few years has been bothered by some serious reoccurring issues that have repeatedly forced him to question his Islamic faith, and recently he decided to finally leave Islam.

In the following two videos, brother Ismael — who has studied Islam extensively, learned Arabic, and lived for years in the Muslim world — explains what the ‚Horn of Satan’ is the above-mentioned Hadith warns about and why he believes that it refers to Wahabism and Salafism and to religious, political and terrorist groups which accept Continue reading The Roots of ISIL, Salafism and Wahabism