Conspiracy theory (nazariyyat al-muamara) and the nation's decline

The programme asks whether the "conspiracy theory" explains the decline the nation lives through. Sheikh Omar Abdelkafy holds that the first cause of defeat is distance from God and from the ethics of "la ilaha illa Allah", that plots exist, but that a nation with immunity is not overcome by them. ^{3 1 2}

The programme asks whether plots and intrigues affected the decline of the early Muslims, and the Sheikh says he will address the question. ⁴ A questioner also asks whether a conspiracy caused the Muslims' defeat in Iraq. ⁵

The Sheikh gives a saying he asks the audience to memorise: "Do not think that the enemy has prevailed; it is the friend who has turned away". He explains that the enemy here stands for Satan, whose cunning is weak. ⁶

The Sheikh holds that the cause of the nation's defeat is its distance from its Lord and from the ethics of "la ilaha illa Allah", and that a nation that wants to return from its wandering must return to them. ¹

The Sheikh holds that the nation today lacks the immunity the Companions had against plots and intrigues. ² He compares this to the body, where a small virus kills a body whose immunity has weakened, and says that defeat came from within, citing the Tatar threat at Damascus. ⁷