Expanding on this, the author writes:<p>&gt; <i>Da&#x27;esh&#x27;s plan to take over the world isn&#x27;t rooted in a theological destiny of Muslims; it&#x27;s rooted in an explicitly political vision of conquest.</i><p>That is probably true of Al Qaeda or Hezbollah but Daesh&#x27;s worldview <i>is</i>[0] rooted in Islamic apocalyptic theology.<p>[0]: See &quot;What ISIS Really Wants&quot; for a good analysis of this.<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theatlantic.com&#x2F;magazine&#x2F;archive&#x2F;2015&#x2F;03&#x2F;what-isis-really-wants&#x2F;384980&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theatlantic.com&#x2F;magazine&#x2F;archive&#x2F;2015&#x2F;03&#x2F;what-isi...</a>