Notes on Ergun Mehmet Caner and Emir Fethi Caner’s
Unveiling Islam
Chapter 3: The Story of Islam (A Trail of Blood)
Chapter 3 gives a brief overview of Islamic history, starting with the “four horsemen of Muhammad”, the four imams under whose leadership Islam violently took over the Arabian peninsula (from AD 632-661). Next there was an age of aggressive expansion during which Islam’s military forces extended the rule of Allah across North Africa, east to China, and as far north as France (AD 661-1095). After Muslims attacked a group of pilgrims to Jerusalem, the Crusades began an era of Christian/Muslim conflict which strengthened Islam and weakened Christianity (1095-1291). After this point, Islam moved to defend themselves against Genghis Khan and the Mongolians. This was successful not because of military might but because Mongolian leaders were converted and enforced the new religion top down (1298-1515). It was then that Islam shifted from its largely offensive, conquest-driven role in the world to a more defensive position as the Turkish empire.
But the Caner brothers make clear that this defensive position is a sidenote, an anomaly in Islamic history. The goal of Islam is, and always has been, to conquer the world at the edge of a sword. Current Islamofascism is not a radical sect of Islam–but a return to what has always been Islam’s goal.
“War is not a sidebar of history for Islam; it is the Muslim duty to bring world peace via the sword….It is the duty of the believer in Jesus Christ to persuade Muslims compassionately, wait for them patiently, and pray for them earnestly.”
-Caner and Caner, Unveiling Islam, p 78
Lord, give us the grace to do so.
Addendum (May 10, 2010): Ergun Caner’s testimony as a converted Muslim has been challenged by several bloggers who claim that he has grossly exaggerated the extent of his Muslim upbringing. Readers of this book ought to be aware that the Caners may or may not have the experiential knowledge of Islam that they claim to have, and should therefore be careful to test the statements found in this book against other reliable sources.