The struggle over Islam

The greatest burden in these confrontations within Islam and around it has been borne and is borne by the Arab and Islamic peoples, whose religion has been divided against itself, and they could not resort to regimes or religious institutions... The danger lies in what the disease of takfir has inflicted upon them and the resulting divisions and suicides, then the conflict that erupted between Shia and Sunni, so that it seemed that the jihadist and political fundamentalism, the American and Russian wars, and the Iranian wars to create spheres of influence first, then mobilization in the name of the sect to dismantle the societies of Arab countries, and to destroy civilization and urban development, have all converged upon the Arab Muslims. Therefore, the book carries a thesis that there are three parties competing to seize the spirit of Islam: the extremist jihadists who use religion as a tool to confront other Muslims and the world; the international powers that wage military and ideological wars claiming they do so in defense of their security and the security of the world; and the states, regimes, and religious institutions that seek to restore tranquility in religion to maintain their stability, unity, and peace. The program of scholars, intellectuals, and those concerned with Arab public affairs is based on three points: religious reform, saving the nation-state, and correcting the relationship with the world.