CHAPTER IV. THE PERVERTED RELIGION OF THE TEMPLARS

Those who founded the Templar cult, and the great majority of those who subsequently joined it, eventually became quite far removed from Christianity. Saint Bernard, one of the most eminent original supporters of the cult, had aimed to turn the warrior knights into soldiers loyal to the Church. His plan ended in failure, however.

The agreement they forged, which at first had appeared to favor the Church, soon began working against Christianity. The main reason was that the Knights rejected the faith that the Church offered and turned to follow a very different system of belief.
Ever since it was first established, Christianity had been gravely troubled by different movements. Another few hundred years passed before Christian unity could finally be established. During that period, a great many movements, from Gnosticism to Aryanism, from Bogomilism to Waldensianism, had offered themselves as alternatives to the Catholic Church. Although up to a certain point it managed to suppress or even eliminate these movements, the Church's absolute sovereignty later came to an end with the reactions that climaxed in the Reformation.
Long before this, the Church had effectively maintained dominion over the whole of Europe. But especially during the time of the Knights, very different popular Christian beliefs still persisted. For example, great differences in terms of faith, rituals and traditions existed between the Latin peoples dominating Southern Europe and those residing in the North, particularly the Germans. Generally the northern European peoples, from whom most of the Knights originated, maintained their own beliefs and superstitious traditions, largely because their local kings had obliged them to convert to Christianity, onto which they managed to append their old beliefs.

The Kabbalah is a work of Jewish mysticism, and refers to a secret tradition passed on by word of mouth. The Templar crosses on the Kabbalah are worthy of note.

Thus it was that many who were outwardly Christian, but who actually lived by their own traditional beliefs, emerged onto the chessboard of history.
In these dark Medieval times, Europeans lay in a state of terrible ignorance. Even among institutions affiliated with the Church, literacy was very low. Since almost all religious texts were written in Latin, those who spoke only other vernacular languages knew them largely by hearsay. Ordinary people's connection with the Church was through local religious authorities who often worked them like slaves, imposed heavy taxes and donations, and themselves lived lives of great wealth in monasteries. But these clerics had no satisfactory knowledge of their own to pass on to the ordinary laity. The ignorant populace was kept under control through legends and fabricated information, instead being set free by the true words of Allah.
As a result, fantasies that had originated from ancient Egypt, Persian and Indian legends, plus legends from Greek, Roman, Viking and Celtic mythology, were believed unreservedly by a large part of the population. Superstitious practices such as sorcery, using charms and magical talismans to cure the sick, alchemy and fortune-telling were condemned but also widely employed to obtain powerful advantages. In addition to such irrational practices, belief in enchanted forests and such fantastic creatures as fairies, monsters, and dwarves (also known as homunculi), occupied an important place in this darkened world.
In this climate, the perverted beliefs of the Templars took root. Supposedly loyal to Christianity and the Church, the Knights were still under the influence of superstitious traditions established in their own homelands. Furthermore, Christian belief among the aristocracy was far more flexible than among the ordinary people. Kings and nobles never hesitated to oppose the Church whenever it suited them. They entered into relationships of mutual self-interest with the clerics. Both intelligence from different sources and information regarding events in far-off countries led kings and nobles to be suspicious of the Church, and even to regard senior Church dignitaries as rivals for their local power.

The Kabbalah was believed to offer methods of controlling natural forces and contained information regarding magic spells, mysteries and symbols and how these were to be employed. The reason the Templars took such a close interest in the Kabbalah is obvious: They sought supernatural help to obtain the wealth they desired.

Dreams of acquiring the great treasures of the East and being elevated as heroes seduced the Templars as much as they did nobles throughout impoverished Europe. Yet the Templars who settled in the Holy Land suffered a terrible disappointment when they failed to find unlimited wealth. They even excavated the base of the Temple of Solomon in the hope of finding sacred objects they believe would bring them infinite powers.16

Albert Pike, one of Freemasonry’s best-known names

But in the face of their disappointment, the Templars persisted in their objectives and began implementing new methods to secure world dominion. At this time, members of the cult entered into a kind of training period and acquired a whole new perspective from various teachings such as Jewish mysticism, Cabbalism, Gnosticism and those of the Assassins; and from heretical Christian sects such as the Monarchians, Paulines and Cathars. They also received instruction and experience from Jewish experts in subjects such as sea-faring, commerce, engineering and science.
By the end of this period, the perverted mindset that the Templars acquired can be summarized as follows:
1- Fundamentally, the Templars had fallen under the influence of the Cabbala, a system of Jewish mysticism that entails the word-of-mouth transmission of secret traditions. Some Cabbalist masters aim to establish relations with-and direct-infernal powers by using various meditations, magical and talismanic techniques. The Cabbala itself, a collection of writings that they imagined to be a means of controlling natural forces, contained information about mysteries and how spells, talismans, and symbols, could be employed. The Knights were indoctrinated with these traditions.
At this time, as already stated, the validity of such matters as magic, alchemy and astrology were accepted in without question. The Templars learned Cabbalistic knowledge directly from Cabbalists. The reason why they took such a close interest was obvious: They believed in order to obtain the material power they desired, they needed supernatural assistance.
Albert Pike, one of the best-known figures in Freemasonry, sets out the Templars' objective in his book, Morals and Dogma:

The Templars were influenced by satanic indoctrination, in a similar manner to modern-day satanists.

Thus the Order of Knights of the Temple was at its very origin devoted to the cause of opposition to the tiara of Rome and the crowns of Kings, and the Apostolate of Kabalistic Gnosticism was vested in its chiefs. . . . To acquire influence and wealth, then to intrigue, and at need to fight, to establish the Johannite or Gnostic and Kabalistic dogma.17
2- In addition, the Templars had also fallen under the influence of the dualist belief that began with Manicheanism in Persia and reached its peak with the Cathars in France. According to this perverted belief, the way to obtain world dominion was by serving the devil. And so, the Templars fell under the influence of satanic indoctrination, much as have modern-day satanists.
As we are told in the verse, "Do you not see that We send the daemons against those who disbelieve to goad them on?" (Surah Maryam, 83), satan deceived the Templars, as he has with all other Allah-deniers, by means of such false promises, turning them away from the true path and leading them to Hell.
In the Qur'an, Almighty Allah, the Lord of all on the Earth and in the skies, describes the nature of satan, who deceives and leads people to Hell:

He makes promises to them and fills them with false hopes. But what satan promises them is nothing but delusion. The shelter of such people will be Hell. They will find no way to escape from it. (Surat an-Nisa', 120-121)

When the affair is decided, satan will say, "Allah made you a promise, a promise of truth, and I made you a promise, but broke my promise. I had no authority over you, except that I called you and you responded to me. Do not, therefore, blame me, but blame yourselves. I cannot come to your aid, nor you to mine. I reject the way you associated me with Allah before." The wrongdoers will have a painful punishment. (Surah Ibrahim, 22)

The Templars regarded homosexuality as legitimate. The figure on the official Templar seal above is said to represent this perversion.

Like human beings, satan is an entity created by Allah and remains under His control in all respects. He has no power or influence of his own-as revealed in another verse:

Those who believe fight in the way of Allah. Those who disbelieve fight in the way of false gods. So fight the friends of satan! Satan's scheming is always feeble. (Surat an-Nisa', 76)

Allah has made of satan a means whereby human beings are tested, and has promised Hell to the deniers who adhere to and follow him, and Paradise to those who follow the true path revealed by Allah.
In the Qur'an, Allah informs us what He said to satan:

He said, "Go! And as for any who follow you, your repayment is Hell, repayment in full!" "Stir up any of them you can with your voice and rally against them your cavalry and your infantry and share with them in their children and their wealth and make them promises! The promise of satan is nothing but delusion. But as for My servants, you will not have any authority over them." Your Lord suffices as a guardian. (Surat al-Isra', 63-65)

These superstitious beliefs adopted by the Templars led them on to yet another perversion: Homosexuality between knights was regarded as legitimate. During the Templars' trials in France, it emerged that this sexual depravity had become widespread among them.
3- As a result of all these perverted beliefs, the Templars had turned their backs on Christian moral values and had become a completely dark organization interested only in its own worldly gain.
The Templars' ideals, summarized here, would later be inherited by Freemasonry, and would survive and persist as the fundamental mindset of those wielding power secretly, behind the scenes. The architects and practitioners of the still-widespread philosophy that is incompatible with religion are none other than the heirs of this perverted cult, the loyal servants of satan.

The Knights of the Temple and their successors, the Freemasons, were communities largely of those who followed satan’s path and sought to impose satan’s perverted philosophy on the world. The Templar mindset and ideals were inherited by Freemasonry and have survived and remained influential right down to the present day, constituting the mindset of those who hold the hidden reins of power.

In fact, satan is the origin of all these evils cherished and committed by the Templars. In Jerusalem, they came under the influence of satan's twisted philosophy and adopted his path from the moment they were taken in by the Cabbala and other mystical teachings. From then up to the present, their heirs-the Knights of the Temple and many of the Freemasons-have represented communities that follow in the path of satan and seek to impose satan's perverted way of thinking on the world.
In fact, this is an excellent lesson for believers in terms of revealing the evil end that awaits those who follow satan. In the Qur'an, Allah warns the faithful not to comply with him:

You who believe! Do not follow in the footsteps of satan. Anyone who follows in satan's footsteps should know that he commands indecency and wrongdoing. Were it not for Allah's favor to you and His mercy, not one of you would ever have been purified. But Allah purifies whoever He wills. Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing. (Surat an-Nur, 21)

However, never forget that some Masons-who for centuries have been under the influence of satan, "the arranger of evil" and "he who commands ugly depravities"-must have help in order to be liberated. Using pleasant words, tolerance, modesty and affection to invite Masons to adhere to the faith of Allah and helping them escape this world of darkness is an important responsibility incumbent on all believers.
No doubt they will experience intense regret, both in this world and in the Hereafter, when they realize the losses inflicted by this corruption that has persisted for hundreds of years.
But once they have made this decision, they will abandon their wicked actions. Allah will help them to find the true path, will impart peace and security in their hearts, and bestow on them lives of peace and love. For that reason, the moment they understand the true facts, Masons must leave behind all their wickedness and turn aside from their paths of perversion.