Sunday, April 22, 2012

Khairat al-Shater on "The Nahda Project" [renaissance] (Complete Translation). . .

Deputy Guide of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) Khairat Al-Shater outlines the strategy after his release from prison in March 2011.

“Everywhere, the Ikhwan [militant Islamic brothers] are working to restore Islam in its all-encompassing conception to the lives of people, and they believe that this will only come about through the strong society. Thus the mission is clear: restoring Islam in its all-encompassing conception; Subjugating people to God; instituting the religion of God; the Islamization of life, empowering of God’s religion; establishing the Nahda of the Ummah on the basis of Islam. All of these synonymous phrases give the same meaning, intention or definition, and that is the overall mission which we are seeking to accomplish as Ikhwan.

We were also taught in method of the Muslim Brotherhood that with regard to this overall mission: Imam Al-Banna, may he rest in peace, through his understanding of the Prophet’s method (PBUH) and his way of instituting religion, outlined for us a number of stages or secondary objectives which, after their completion, eventually lead to the achievement of this overall mission. Thus we’ve learned [to start with] building the Muslim individual, the Muslim family, the Muslim society, the Islamic government, the global Islamic State and reaching the status of Ustathiya[12] with that State. If all of these secondary objectives are completed, the overall mission is achieved, that is the Empowerment of God's Religion.”

Further details.  It’s very detailed, with some history, words defined at the end,  but not difficult to understand.  First the individual, then the family, the society and the globe.  “A fundamental transformation”

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