In the name of Allah, the
Beneficent and Merciful
S/5/100 report 1/12/1982
[December 1, 1982]
Towards a worldwide strategy
for Islamic policy (Points
of Departure, Elements, Procedures and Missions)
This report presents a global
vision of a worldwide strategy for Islamic policy [or
"political Islam"]. Local
Islamic policies will be drawn up in the different regions in accordance with
its guidelines. It acts, first of all,
to define the points of departure of that policy, then to set up the components
and the most important procedures linked to each point of departure; finally we
suggest several missions, by way of example only, may Allah protect us.
The following are the principal
points of departure of this policy:
Point of Departure 1: To know the terrain and adopt a scientific methodology for
its planning and execution.
Point of Departure 2: To demonstrate proof of the serious nature of the work.
Point of Departure 3: To reconcile international engagement with flexibility at a
local level.
Point of Departure 4: To reconcile political engagement and the necessity of
avoiding isolation on one hand, with permanent education and institutional
action on the other.
Point of Departure 5: To be used to establish an Islamic State; parallel,
progressive efforts targeted at controlling the local centers of power through
institutional action.
Point of Departure 6: To work with loyalty alongside Islamic groups and
institutions in multiple areas to agree on common ground, in order to
"cooperate on the points of agreement and set aside the points of
disagreement".
Point of Departure 7: To accept the principle of temporary cooperation between
Islamic movements and nationalist movements in the broad sphere and on common
ground such as the struggle against colonialism, preaching and the Jewish
state, without however having to form alliances. This will require, on the other hand, limited
contacts between certain leaders, on a case by case basis, as long as these
contacts do not violate the [shari'a] law. Nevertheless, one must not give them
allegiance or take them into confidence, bearing in mind that the Islamic
movement must be the origin of the initiatives and orientations taken.
Point of Departure 8: To master the art of the possible on a temporary basis
without abusing the basic principles, bearing in mind that Allah's teachings
always apply. One must order the
suitable and forbid that which is not, always providing a documented opinion. But we should not look for confrontation with
our adversaries, at the local or the global scale, which would be
disproportionate and could lead to attacks against the dawa or its disciples.
Point of Departure 9: To construct a permanent force of the Islamic dawa and
support movements engaged in jihad across the Muslim world, to varying degrees
and insofar as possible.
Point of Departure 10: To use
diverse and varied surveillance systems, in several places, to gather
information and adopt a single effective warning system serving the worldwide
Islamic movement. In fact, surveillance,
policy decisions and effective communications complement each other.
Point of Departure 11: To adopt
the Palestinian cause as part of a worldwide Islamic plan, with the policy plan
and by means of jihad, since it acts as the keystone of the renaissance of the
Arab world today.
Point
of Departure 12: To know how to turn to
self-criticism and permanent evaluation of worldwide Islamic policy and its
objectives, of its content and its procedures, in order to improve it. This is a duty and a necessity according to
the precepts of shari'a.
THE FIRST POINT OF DEPARTURE:
Know the terrain and adopt a
scientific methodology for [The Project's] planning and execution.
a- Elements: Know the influential factors in the world, whether they act
as Islamic forces, adverse forces, or neutral forces.
Use the necessary scientific
and technical means for planning, organization, execution and follow-up.
b- Procedures: Create observation centers in order to gather and store
information for all useful purposes, if need be relying on modern technological
methods.
Create centers of study and
research and produce studies on the political dimension of the Islamic movement.
c- Suggested missions: Draw up a map of [religious and ideological] doctrines in the
world to have a global vision from 100 years ago to our era, and analyze the
current situation in light of that configuration, taking account of changes both
happening and predicted.
Draw up a map of doctrines of
the Muslim world.
Draw up a map of Islamic
movements in the Muslim world.
Carry out successive political
and scientific studies in varying Islamic areas, those which apply more
particularly to current events.
Carry out a scientific study
which addresses the history of contemporary Islamic movements, and use it.
THE SECOND POINT OF DEPARTURE
To demonstrate proof of the
serious nature of the work.
a- Elements: Clarity of the principal objectives of the dawa in the eyes
of all, as well as clarity of the temporary objectives, necessitates
exploitation, channeling and orientation of the energies.
Devote sufficient effort to the
service of the workers [for Allah] and
coordinate their efforts to the sole and same objective.
Devote sufficient time.
Spend money to the extent
possible.
b-Procedures: Exploit all the energies of the workers to the service of the
dawa, each at his level (the criterion of efficiency, given that each must be
devoted to the task to which he's assigned).
Mobilize the greatest possible
number of supporters and officials.
Collect money efficiently,
control expenses and invest in the general interest.
c- Suggested missions: Carry out a survey of workers (appropriate men and
appropriate location)
Establish schedules with the
hours of workers and specialists and use their efforts with good judgment and
on time (appropriate effort at the right time).
An engagement with economic
institutions adequate to support the cause financially.
THE THIRD POINT OF DEPARTURE
Reconcile international
engagement with flexibility at the local level.
a- Elements: To define the guidelines that everyone [worldwide] must
follow.
To leave a margin that provides
sufficient flexibility at the local level for the issues that do not conflict
with the general lines of the global Islamic policy.
b- Procedures: The Movement, at a global level, will define the Islamic
domain and issues in a general way which will require the engagement of all
according to previously defined priorities.
The local leadership will
define local issues that come within their prerogative, according to the
principle of flexibility and according to previously defined priorities.
c- Suggested Missions Worldwide Islamic engagement for a total liberation of
Palestine and the creation of an Islamic state is the mission which falls to
the global leadership.
To establish a dialogue at a
local level with those who work for the cause according to the global political
lines of the Movement. It is up to the
local leadership to define the shape of that dialogue.
THE FOURTH POINT OF DEPARTURE
To reconcile political
engagement with the necessity of avoiding isolation, on the one hand, with
permanent education and institutional work on the other.
a- Elements Liberty to function politically in each country according to
local circumstances, without however participating in a process which makes a
decision which would be contrary to the texts of Shari'a.
To invite everyone to take part
in parliament, municipal councils, labor unions and other institutions of which
the membership is chosen by the people in the interest of Islam and of Muslims.
To continue to educate
individuals and generations and to guarantee the training of specialists in
various areas according to a previously designed plan.
To construct social, economic,
scientific and health institutions and penetrate the domain of the social
services, in order to be in contact with the people and to serve them by means
of Islamic institutions.
b- Procedures To study the varied political environments and the
probabilities of success in each country.
To plan specialized study
missions which will concentrate on useful areas such as communications, the
history of Islam, etc.
To conduct feasibility studies
concerning various institutions and create them according to priorities
established in each country.
c-Suggested Missions To conduct studies relating to the experiences of political
Islam and to draw lessons from them.
To give an Islamic policy
perspective on the pressing questions of the day.
To keep questions of local
importance such as issues concerning workers, unions, etc. within an Islamic framework.
To create a certain number of
economic, social, health care and educational institutions, using available
means, to serve the people within an Islamic framework.
THE FIFTH POINT OF DEPARTURE
To dedicate ourselves to the establishment
of an Islamic state, in parallel with gradual efforts aimed at gaining control
of local power centers through institutional action.
a- Elements To channel thought, education and action in order to
establish an Islamic power [government] on the earth.
To influence centers of power
both local and worldwide to the service of Islam.
b- Procedures To prepare a scientific study on the possibility of
establishing the reign of God throughout the world according to established
priorities.
To study the centers of power,
both local and worldwide, and the possibilities of placing them under influence.
To conduct a modern study on
the concept of support for the dawa and Islamic law, and more particularly on
the men of influence in the State and the country.
c- Suggested Mission To draw up an Islamic Constitution in light of efforts
deployed up to now.
To draw up Islamic laws, civil
laws, etc.
To work within various
influential institutions and use them in the service of Islam.
To use the work of economic,
social, and other specialized Islamic institutions.
THE SIXTH POINT OF DEPARTURE
To loyally work alongside
Islamic groups and institutions in various areas and in agreement on a common
ground in order to "cooperate on points of agreement and put aside points
of disagreement".
a- Elements To coordinate the Islamic work in a single direction as will
permit the laying of the foundations of the growth of Muslim society and
dedication to the power of God on Earth.
For each to work according to
his capacities in his chosen field and to master it, with loyalty and
coordination of effort.
b- Procedures To study the true nature of Islamic movements, to evaluate
their experiences and draw up plans to initiate collaboration among them.
To avoid creating new Islamic
movements in a country which already has one; there will be but one movement,
serious and complete.
c- Suggested missions To coordinate the efforts of all those working for Islam, in
each country, and to establish good contact with them, whether they work in
individuals or in groups.
To reduce the differences that
exists between workers for Islam and to resolve their conflicts according to
shari'a.
THE SEVENTH POINT OF DEPARTURE
To accept the principle of temporary cooperation
between Islamic movements and nationalist movements in the broad sphere and on
common ground such as the struggle against colonialism, preaching and the
Jewish state, without however having to form alliances. This will require, on the other hand, limited
contacts between certain leaders, on a case by case basis, as long as these
contacts do not violate the [shari'a] law. Nevertheless, one must not give them
allegiance or take them into confidence, bearing in mind that the Islamic
movement must be the origin of the initiatives and orientations taken.
a-Elements:
To combine all efforts against the supreme
forces of evil in accordance with the principle that one must "battle one
evil with a lesser evil".
To limit the collaboration to the leadership
or to a limited number of individuals in order to maximize the benefit and
minimize the possible drawbacks.
To work from perspective of the objectives
previously defined for the dawa.
b-Procedures:
To make a study to evaluate the areas with
the object of mutual assistance between Islamic and other movements and draw
lessons from it.
To study the areas which allow cooperation,
and define the boundaries.
To study the philosophy and plans of other
movements.
c- Suggested Missions:
Each country should study the possibility,
in the future, of strengthening internal collaboration.
THE EIGHTH POINT OF DEPARTURE
To master the art of the possible on a
temporary basis without abusing the basic principles, bearing in mind that
Allah's teachings always apply. One must
order the suitable and forbid that which is not, always giving a documented
opinion [according to shari'a]. But
we should not look for confrontation with our adversaries, at the local or the
global scale, which would be disproportionate and could lead to attacks against
the dawa or its disciples.
a- Elements:
To evaluate the education of individuals
and not to excessively use typical modern education that does not correspond to
reality, which is devoid of flexibility and could have grave consequences such
as the conflict between individuals for a simple comment or a simple failure.
To give a documented and scientific view,
in the form of speeches, communiqués and books, that bears on events important
to the Ummah.
To avoid the Movement hurting itself with
major confrontations, which could encourage its adversaries to give it a fatal
blow.
b-Procedures:
To carry out a study to evaluate the
experiences of Islamist movements in order to avoid their fatal errors.
To develop educational methods that are at
the same time exemplary, realistic and true to our principles, in order to
bestow a flexibility sufficient to permit the facing of reality.
c-Suggested Missions:
To develop initiation programs for the
faithful and proceed with sensitivity to the foundation of past experience.
To prepare individuals according to modern
educational methods.
THE NINTH POINT OF DEPARTURE
To construct a permanent force of the
Islamic dawa and support movements engaged in jihad across the Muslim
world, to varying degrees and insofar as possible.
a-Elements:
To protect the dawa with the force
necessary to guarantee its security at the local and international levels.
To make contact with all new movements
engaged in jihad, everywhere on the planet, and with Muslim minorities,
and to create links as needed to establish and support collaboration.
To maintain jihad and awakening throughout
the Ummah.
b-Procedures:
To form an autonomous security
force to protect the dawa and its disciples locally and worldwide.
To study movements engaged in jihad
in the Muslim world, as well as among Muslim minorities, to better
understand them.
c-Suggested Missions:
To build bridges between movements engaged
in jihad in the Muslim world, and between Muslim minorities, and to
support them insofar as possible within a framework of collaboration.
THE TENTH POINT OF DEPARTURE
To use diverse and varied surveillance
systems, in several places, to gather information and adopt a single effective
warning system serving the worldwide Islamic movement. In fact, surveillance, policy decisions and
effective communications complement each other.
a-Elements:
To make the policy decisions to collect
important and precise information.
To diffuse Islamic policy so that it is
largely and efficiently covered by the media.
b-Procedures:
To create a modern surveillance system by means
of advanced technology (possibly created at the research centers mentioned
earlier).
To create an effective and serious media
centre.
c- Suggested Missions:
To warn Muslims of the dangers that
threaten them and the international conspiracies directed at them.
To give our views on current events and
future issues.
THE ELEVENTH POINT OF DEPARTURE
To adopt the Palestinian cause as part of a
worldwide Islamic plan, with the policy plan and by means of jihad,
since it acts as the keystone of the renaissance of the Arab world today.
a-Elements:
To provide an Islamic view on all areas,
problems and solutions relative to the Palestinian question, based on the
precepts of Islam.
To prepare the community of believers for
jihad for the liberation of Palestine. [One
can lead the Ummah to realize the plans of the Islamic movement above
all if victory is ours], if God wills it.
To create a modest nucleus of jihad in
Palestine, and to nourish it in order to maintain the flame that will light the
road toward the liberation of Palestine, and in order that the Palestinian
cause will endure until the moment of liberation.
b-Procedures:
To collect sufficient funds for the
perpetuation of jihad.
To conduct a study of the situation of
Muslims and the enemy in occupied Palestine.
c-Suggested Missions:
To conduct studies on the Jews, enemies of
Muslims, and on the oppression inflicted by these enemies on our brothers in
occupied Palestine, in addition to preaching and publications.
To fight against the sentiment of
capitulation among the Ummah, to refuse defeatist solutions, and to show
that conciliation with the Jews will undermine our Movement and its history.
To conduct comparative studies on the
Crusades and Israel, and [the victory that will be that of Islam].
To create jihadi cells in Palestine, and
support them in order that they cover all of occupied Palestine.
To create a link between the moujahadin in
Palestine and those throughout the Islamic world.
To nourish a sentiment of rancor with
respect to the Jews and refuse all coexistence.
THE TWELFTH POINT OF DEPARTURE
To know how to turn to self-criticism and
permanent evaluation of worldwide Islamic policy and its objectives, of its
content and its procedures in order to improve it. This is a duty and a necessity according to
the precepts of shari'a.
a-Elements:
To conduct constructive self-criticism, in
order to avoid pitfalls.
To proceed with constant evaluation, on a
scientific basis, to permit the further construction of policies.
To improve Islamic policies and to take
profit from past experiences must be a clear and essential objective.
b-Procedures:
To evaluate current practices and profit
from past experience.
To ask officials in the various countries
to give their views on direction, methods and results.
c-Suggested Missions:
To produce an official document on global
Islamic policy.
To make the countries, the officials and
the people aware of that policy.
To begin to apply the
policy, to evaluate it annually and to improve it if need be.
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