More than one in six of the worlds population profess a belief in Allah and the wisdom of the prophets and saints of Islam. The vast majority of these people are peaceful, law abiding, honest citizens of their communities, villages and cities.  
  They seek no ill towards their neighbour whether they be Hindu, Buddhist, Christian or Jew. They seek to better themselves and their family through the devotion to their beliefs and the honour of life.  
  Yet these good people are generally inhappy with what is happening and what has happened to their faith. When once Islam and Arab Scholars were the shining lights and saviours of humanities oldest wisdom during the Dark Ages of Europe now Islam is seen to turn inward and extreme.  
  The faith has fragmented into factions, into supporters of different regional religious leaders. There is no unified and single religious leadership that all Muslims can look to as their one voice.  
  It is only a few that seek to do harm to others. That seek to murder innocent people. That seek to die and bring misery in the name of Allah.  
  But what they offer the otherwise peaceful followers of Islam around the world is an Idea (however twisted). It is the idea of a struggle, a resistence to what is seen as the lack of respect of the western christian nations to islamic culture. These terrorists give tens of millions of peaceful Muslims some hope where there is no other better idea given.  
  And so, as perverse as it is, people who murder innocent people in the name of Allah have become heros to millions, have supporters willing to lay down their own lives in the thousands, have become the great defenders of the true faith.  
  Superficially to some in western nations, such support of evil may defy belief. They may even struggle to comprehend why any such rational person would follow the madness of serial killers. They may even fall into the trap of arrogance in assuming something fundamentally wrong with Islam and with the "mind of your average muslim". The support shown to terrorists by millions of followers of Islam might even be seen as a justification to ensure these cultures are treated with contempt, why "these people" don't respect lifes values the way we do.  
  Hopefully you the reader do not share such narrow minded views. Hopefully you the reader understand that it is to be perfectly human to want to hope in something better, to dream of something that will overcome your presents woes.  
  This is all any Muslim wants, the same as any human being. To be respected, to be loved, the better their lives and the lives of their family. To that end, Islam needs a central constitution.  
  This is the purpose of this document. To give all Muslims around the world an idea greater than any terrorist manifesto. An idea of uniting in peace and harmony and respect. To be proud to be Muslim. To be respected for being Muslim. To be seen as an equal partner in the world with all other beliefs and cultures.  
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