[source: Great Theft, The, p. IBN TAYMIYYAH PROHIBITED BRANDING MUSLIMS AS INFIDELS ...and even Ibn Taymiyyah, the jurist 'Abd al-Wahhab was so fond of, prohibited the practice of takfir (branding Muslims as infidels). [source: Great Theft, The, p. 58] IBN TAYMIYYAH AND HIS STUDENT IBN QAYYIM REGARDED ORIGINATORS OF SALAFIST MOVEMENT Some people even attribute the origin of the creed to Ibn Taymiyyah (d. 728/1328) and his student Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya (d. 751/1350). [source: Great Theft, The, p. 75] IBN TAYMIYYAH DID APPROVE ILL TREATMENT OF NON-MUSLIMS Some classical jurists, such as Ibn Taymiyyah, did advocate the demeaning treatment of non-Muslims; however, his hostility to non-Muslims was largely due to the fact that he lived at a time when the Islamic civilization was in a real state of crisis because Muslim territories and populations were under siege by several outside invaders. Nevertheless, jurists such as Ibn Taymiyyah have had a great deal of influence upon the Wahhabis and other puritans. [source: Great Theft, The, p. 205] MOST MUSLIM COUNTRIES REFUSE TO ALLOW LAWS THAT ARE OFFENSIVE TO NON-MUSLIMS Consquently, these demeaning laws were implemented by the Taliban in Afghanistan and are partially in force in Saudi Arabia. Today, though the vast majority of Muslim countries do not recognize the legitimacy of these offensive laws and refuse to endorse them. [source: Great Theft, The, p. 205] QUR'AN USES WORD "QITAL" TO REFER TO WAR OR FIGHTING, NOT JIHAD The Qur'an does not use the word jihad to refer to warfare or fighting; such acts are referred to as qital. [source: Great Theft, The, p. 223] QURAN: JIHAD IS A GOOD WHEREAS FIGHTING IS NOT A GOOD Jihad is a good in and of itself, while qital is not. [source: Great Theft, The, p. 223]