The word "Taqiyya" literally means: "Concealing, precaution, guarding.” It is employed in disguising one's beliefs, intentions, convictions, ideas, feelings, opinions or strategies. In practical terms it is manifested as fraud, lying, deceiving, vexing and confounding with the intention of deflecting attention from themselves to others, the gullible and naive. It is currently employed in fending off and neutralising any criticism of Islam or Muslims.