45 years after the Shah: A threat that did not have to be

In the 1400-year history of Islamic caliphates, it's evident that the foundational principles of Islam were firmly based on “power and loot,” leaving little room for ethics, spirituality, or justice. Power was relentlessly pursued, maintained at any cost, and exploited for profit. Furthermore, Islamic leaders boldly, yet deceitfully, claimed to be the Prophet's successors and representatives of God on Earth. The concept of "pure Mohammedan Islam" often served as a tool for power struggles and profiteering, devoid of genuine religious sanctity.

The end of the Ottoman Islamic Caliphate in 1924 might have suggested that Islamic caliphates were a thing of the past. However, the events of 1979 in Iran brought forth a bitter reality. The Marxist-Islamic participants in Ayatollah Khomeini's revolt unleashed a demon that wrought misery and destruction in Iran and the region, introducing the world to the specter of Islamic terrorism.

The history of Islamic caliphs, including the Rashidun (4 individuals), the Umayyad Caliphate (14 individuals), the Abbasid of Baghdad (37 individuals), the Abbasid of Cairo (22 individuals), the Umayyad of al-Andalus (16 individuals), the Fatimid of Africa (17 individuals), and the Ottoman Empire (34 individuals), amounts to a total of 144 Emirs or 'Commanders of the Faithful.' This history reveals rulers who were often corrupt, degenerate, charlatans, and bloodthirsty. Amir al-Mu'minin, a Muslim title signifying 'Commander of the Faithful' or 'Prince of the Believers,' designates the supreme leader of an Islamic community. READ MORE