Shiraz. Epilogue

EXCERPT FROM THE UNPUBLISHED MANUSCRIPT BY A. FERZALI AND D. GHAFFARI, “THE ARCHITECTURE OF SHADOW: AN ANALYSIS OF WESTERN METAPOLITICAL DOCTRINE”

(Shiraz, Winter 1376 / 1998)

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PREAMBLE:

This document presents an analysis of a new, hidden threat to Islamic civilization. This threat emanates not from traditional Western liberalism, which is merely a facade, but from its shadowy, esoteric doctrine, which we tentatively designate as Zulmati Roshangarī (ظلمتی روشنگری) — “The Dark Enlightenment.” Its goal is not the destruction of tradition, but its substitution: the creation of a simulacrum of a traditional society, devoid of a divine foundation.

I. THE DOCTRINE: THE CORPORATE CALIPHATE

The fundamental principle of “The Dark Enlightenment” is the rejection of democracy as the inefficient rule of mediocrity. In its place, a model of the “State-as-Corporation” is proposed, governed by an authoritarian leader—a “CEO-Monarch.”

• Principle of Governance: The state is viewed not as a community of believers, but as a commercial enterprise whose main goal is efficiency and profit. Sharia law is replaced by corporate regulations, and morality by market expediency.
• Economic Model: The unlimited development of capitalism and technology, unrestrained by ethical and religious norms. Technological progress becomes an end in itself, a new deity.
• Social Structure: A return to hierarchy is proclaimed, but one based not on divine order, but on “biological reality.” Ideas of “scientific racism” and eugenics (under the guise of optimizing “human capital”) become the basis for dividing society into castes of the “effective” (the elite) and the “ineffective” (the masses).

II. THE MECHANISM: JĀME’ KELĪSĀ (جامع کلیسا) — “THE CATHEDRAL”

To disseminate and maintain its doctrine, “The Dark Enlightenment” utilizes a decentralized network of influence, which we call “The Cathedral” or “The Universal Church of Heresy.” This is an informal power structure that operates in parallel to official state institutions.

• The Clergy of “The Cathedral”: The role of priests and mullahs in this system is fulfilled by professors at leading universities, journalists at influential media outlets, and cultural figures. They shape public opinion and determine what is “truth» and what is “heresy.”
• Sacred Texts: Modern “progressive” values (radical feminism, multiculturalism, etc.) are presented not as political views, but as the immutable moral dogmas of a new secular religion.
• The Inquisition: Apostates who doubt the dogmas of “The Cathedral” are not subjected to physical violence. They are socially ostracized, deprived of their careers and their voice in society. This is a modern form of excommunication from Islam.
• The “Deep State”: The bureaucratic apparatus and intelligence agencies of the West, unaccountable to elected leaders, serve as the guardians of “The Cathedral,” ensuring the stability of the system and neutralizing real threats.

III. THE METHOD: “MOLDBUG” (قالب کهنه) — “THE OLD MOLD” / THE TROJAN HORSE

Understanding the impossibility of a direct attack on Islam, “The Cathedral” employs a strategy of substitution.

1. Support for a “Weak Reformer”: The installation of a leader (such as Khatami) within the country’s leadership, whose calls for “dialogue” and “freedom” weaken the nation’s ideological immunity.
2. Infiltration of Ideas: Through open channels (universities, media, cultural exchange), “The Cathedral” begins to transmit its values, masking them as traditional and universal human values.
3. Creation of a “Controlled Opposition”: The final stage. The cultivation of a pseudo-traditionalist movement within the country that will use conservative rhetoric (family, order, hierarchy), but whose ultimate goal will be the construction of a “State-as-Corporation” without Allah. This will require an elected leader who, upon coming to power democratically, will declare a state of emergency, abolish the Constitution, and “privatize” the state.

CONCLUSION:

“The Dark Enlightenment” is the most sophisticated threat that Islam has ever faced.

The enemy’s plan is brilliant in its cunning. First, with the help of “The Cathedral” and the “dialogue of civilizations” (personified by leaders like Khatami), they weaken our faith and create division in society. Then, when society is tired of chaos and “freedom,” they will offer us “salvation”—The Dark Enlightenment. They will offer us a strong hand, order, traditional values, hierarchy—everything we will be yearning for. But it will be form without substance. Tradition without God. Order without justice. Strength without mercy.

It will look like our victory. But it will be their final triumph. They will replace the true bearers of faith with their managers, and mosques with corporate offices. This is the architecture of damnation, disguised as a fortress of tradition. And this will be the final jihad—a jihad for the soul, which we risk losing without even realizing that the war is already over.