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Text di bawah dipetik daripada sebuah text orientalis.. pandangannya tentang Shaque.

There is no doubt that this man practiced what he preached. He taught Islam from his jail cell and refused to do otherwise, even though it cost him his life.... It is reported that when Shaque learned of his fate, a smile appeared across his face. In this smile, Shaque illustrates the greatest danger of radical Islam. Whether by combat, execution, or suicide, death for Islam is a joyous victory in itself.

Namun, terdapat beberapa pandangan daripada beliau yang boleh diaccept oleh mereka apabila Shaque berbicara pasal Islam... text di bawah mungkin petikan daripada Shahadatul Haq...

"La ilaha illa Allah" ("There is no god except Allah").
However, Shaque asserts that this confession (syahada) means nothing unless it is followed by its practical consequences. Shaque claims that this confession of faith implies a full submission to God that has no bounds, for "In truth, God’s guidance is the only guidance" (Qur’an 6:71). In his submission, man should implement the way of life God has sent to man through Muhammad, the Qur’an, and its laws. Through these means, Shaque believes that God has provided man "divine guidance concerning everything…including faith, morals, values, standards, systems, and laws."In other words, God has provided him with a system of life. If a man is obedient to this system of life, he will never do something that is prescribed outside of God’s guidance. When he follows his own desires or the guidance of other humans, he obeys himself or another person. For a Muslim, obedience is worship. Because obedience belongs to God alone, to do anything outside of God’s guidance would be to worship another deity. To worship another deity through your actions would thereby falsify a confession of "La ilaha illa Allah."


The Qur’an commands men to live a public life that is fully Islamic. Public life must be Islamic because it involves fellow men, and a Muslim should treat his fellow man with dignity. Because Islam offers the only system of life that fully respects man’s dignity, it should govern relationships between all men. By proclaiming that there is no other God and submitting to His guidance in public and private affairs, a man commits himself to the worship of God alone. Shaque believes that this full submission is the only way to truly accept Islam and reject jahiliyyah.

posted by RR @ 6:26 PM