If you have or ever had Muslem friends, as I have, you will notice that they constantly say "It is the will of Allah". It is part of their faith that every aspect of a person's life is directly from the hand of God (their God). Part of this is to believe that because you are not born in sin, your life reflects not what mankind has done, but what you have done. If you follow the six foundations of the Islamic faith, you will be blessed. If you fail, you will be cursed. The six foundations are the confession ("There is no God but Allah and Mohammed is His prophet"), prayers throughout the day, keeping Ramadan (a month of fasting), benevolent offerings, going on a Hadj (a journey to Mecca for spiritual purposes), and the jihad (one's struggle against evil). Now, while they are serving Allah, it is the West that is being blessed with wealth and stability. What does this mean? The Moslem goes through his list. Each one he has done faithfully. Then he comes to jihad--perhaps he is lacking in his struggle against evil. So, he begins to pay more attention to Sharia law (the Islamic law that is recognised as equal or superior to national law). But his life doesn't improvve. Then comes an Iman that says that Allah is displeased because the Moslems are tolerating the devils of the West. What was once a spiritual and then a legalistic struggle becomes a violent, political struggle.