Islam and The Mafia? Do Sicilians have an affinity for the Islamic world in their DNA?

Do Sicilians have an affinity for the Islamic world in their DNA? (Part I) https://t.co/awHXJrhVRK

— Robert Spencer (@jihadwatchRS) June 4, 2019

Several years ago I recall reading a comment over at DhimmiWatch which suggested the origins of the term 'mafia' and it's relation to Islam. I kept notes, but, alas, did not save a link to the author of that comment.

The suggested history was quite plausible & pasted below...

The Mafia originated in Sicily, some suggest under muslim rule during 9th-11th centuries. Even today, Northern Italians can sometimes jokingly refer to Sicilians as the “Arabs of Europe”. 

* Mafia (or Maffia) is suggestive from the original Sicilian for “swaggering braggadocio”, and likely came from the Arabic word “Mahias” or is a corruption of the Arabic word 'mu afah', in which 'mu' is interpretted as ‘inviolability, strength, vigour,’ and 'afah' something akin “to secure, to protect.’ 

* “Protection” rackets are run along the same lines as the shariah practice of 'jizyah'. 

* there’s the code of “honor” and "vendetta" — as in History Channel's "Omerta: Code of La Cosa Nostra" .
* The code of Omerta is very much like the prohibition against speaking ill of Islam or speaking out against Islamic atrocities by other Muslims. 

* the only way out of the Mafia is death (or the Witness Protection Program).

Over centuries, Muhammedans invaded the southern European continent murdering, maiming, plundering, pillaging, raping, & enslaving pretty, young ‘white gold’ as coveted servants or sex slaves for wealthy sheikdom’s harems. Remaining invaders would alter the social order by force under a strict code. We recognize the code as "shariah" today. 

Sicily, an island in the Mediterranean Sea between North Africa and the Italian mainland, was ruled by a long line of foreign invaders, including the Phoenicians, Romans, Arabs, French and Spanish. The residents of this island, which measures almost 10,000 square feet, formed groups to protect themselves from the often-hostile occupying forces, as well as from other regional groups of Sicilians.
Shariah justice does not recognize the rights of non-believers as equal to those of believers. 

Sicilians banded together in groups to protect themselves and carry out their own justice. 

The Sicilians knew they would NEVER find justice with their Muhammedan overlords. 

In Sicily, the term “mafioso,” or Mafia member, initially had no criminal connotations and was used to refer to a person who was suspicious of central authority. "

These groups, which later became known as clans or families, developed their own system for justice and retribution, carrying out their actions in secret. By the 19th century, small private armies known as “mafie” took advantage of the frequently violent, chaotic conditions in Sicily and extorted protection money from landowners. 

The term “‘mafia’ originated from a Sicilian-Arabic slang expression that means “acting as a protector against the arrogance of the powerful” .
From this history, the Sicilian Mafia emerged as a collection of criminal clans or families.
Omerta: Code of La Cosa Nostra

The Mafioso adhered to this strict code of silence when dealing with the law. Death was the almost certain punishment for violators.
According to Omerta, seeking justice from the law is a cowardly act, punishable by death. If you want justice, you get it yourself.
Of course, the code of silence itself was a secret.
Omerta mirrors a lot of the behaviors we recognize today, with the purging of any terminology from law enforcement and national security vocabulary which may negatively reflect on Islam or Muslims - a strict adaptation of shariah.
to be continued

Now compare to MEMRI's "EGYPTIAN-GERMAN SCHOLAR DR. HAMED ABDEL-SAMAD ANALYZES "THE BIRTH DEFECT OF ISLAM"

and fast forward this video to 4 minute & 56 seconds...

at which he discusses the term, “mafia” :

”A careful comparison teaches us that the birth of the mafia is very similar to the birth of Islam. 

The island of Sicily was occupied by the Arabs, and no culture influenced it more than the Arab culture. The Arabs had an impact on the island's agriculture and trade, and introduced the notion of jizya and extortion into southern Italy. 

In the mafia, they do not call it jizya. They call it pizzo. 

The same notion has existed since the foundation of the Islamic State in Medina: You launch a raid, take booty, and split it, and that was the basis of the economy. You protect a group of people in exchange for protection money. Politically, this is how Islam was established. This is the truth, whether we like it or not. 

In the mafia, there is always a division between the capo, who is the boss, and the capo dei capi, the boss of all bosses. The notion of the godfather is very similar to the notion of the Prophet. The godfather is untouchable. You must not criticize him. If you do, you will be killed. If you betray him, you will be killed. 

The Mafia considers itself to be a moral organization. When they tell you their history, they say: We united the tribes in Sicily. We restored security and justice, taking from the rich and giving to the poor. 

This is how they present themselves. They present the mafia as a merciful organization, but, they say, later generations have distorted the image of the mafia, and have used it for criminal purposes. It is the exact same idea as our notion of the inception of Islam.