An Introduction to Real Islam
19 Dec, 2006
Foundations of Islam:
Origin and Cultist Nature
Origin of Islam
[From
Origin and development
of Pan Arabian Islam by
Shabana Muhammad]
The creation of Islam wasn't a sudden
revelation but, on the contrary, an endless development from the
moment (610) Mohammad (allegedly Allah’s last Prophet in Islam)
realized that his tribe was about to die, to his own death in 632. He
was educated by the Jews, which led him to the ridiculous idea to
"connect" Arabs with Abraham. Furthermore the Koran wasn't anything
new but on the contrary mostly repetitions of already established
traditions, spiced with alleged connections to Jewish ancestors. With
the means of violent and aggressive jihad of totalitarian nature in
the cause of the Allah (see below), it became successful in conquest
and subjugation (Islam has never really lived in real peace with
anyone weaker than itself. Sometimes in commercial/political
terror-balance, but that's all. Islam is like a net with the spider
waiting for the big meal).
Quran is a book, containing the "thoughts" of an individual over 22-23 years, and written down, long after its (oral) "author's" death, by the help of a Khalifa (caliph) who was eventually murdered by other Islamists!
It's easy to imagine a tribal leader who, for the last 23 years of his life, exercises and experiences negative and positive outcomes of different strategies, and little by little (aided by the educated Jews) writes them down as God’s revelation, which could be described as a primitive "supreme court" diary dictated by the dictator himself. This also explains the scattered and inconsistent content of the Koran. And just like the Nazi (National Socialist) party program, it also contained some good things (National Socialism is a branch of Social democracy, and its program is, in fact, hard to distinguish from a social democratic party program, given Jews and racism are excluded). But that has hardly been used as a defense for Hitler, has it?
The real strength of Islam was its violence (and now also its racist and sexist message distributed by Saudi oil-money fueling Pan-Arabism. The "true" Islam is Arabic!). Without the rapid and bloody militaristic conquest and expansion in the second half of the 7th century (and early 8th), Islam would never have become a religious issue worth even mentioning!
One, who knows the essence of Islam but refuses to criticize it, is either a sexist/racist totalitarian fascist, or just a hypocritical coward. Criticizing and condemning the basic teaching of Islam is certainly not about robbing someone's ethnicity, but instead to disconnect true ethnicity from true evilness inherent in Islam ("infidels" and non-Muslims as less worthy non-humans).
Dar-ul-Islam and Dar-ul-Harb
Islam divides the world into two parts: Dar-ul-Islam and Dar-ul-Harb. Dar-ul-Islam means ‘House of Peace’. It actually means the Muslim world. Dar-ul-Harb means ‘House of War’. It actually means the Non-Muslim world. It is the religious duty of Muslims to wage war against dar-ul-Harb to defeat it and convert the whole world to Dar-ul-Islam. It is a constant war. The concept of Dar-ul-Islam and Dar-ul-Harb is alone enough to show the evil nature of Islam.
Islam is a cult, Not a religion
[From Religion or Cult? by Ali Sina]
Islam is known as the second largest religion. The very fact
that 1.2 billion people call themselves Muslims vests Islam with the
mantel of legitimacy and confirms the claim that it is a religion. But
is it?
Can one billion people be wrong? Well, "argumentum ad numerum" is a logical fallacy and yes millions and even billions of people can be wrong. Truth cannot be established by the consensus of the majority. In fact, many arguments have been debunked, even though everyone in the world once accepted them as true. For example, not until a few centuries ago everyone believed that the Earth was flat and was at the centre of the universe. Despite that common belief, both geocentricity and the idea of the flat Earth were false. A false belief does not become true even if everyone thinks they are true.
Therefore, not only one billion people, but the entire mankind can be wrong. As Bertrand Russell said: "The fact that an opinion has been widely held is no evidence whatever that it is not utterly absurd; indeed in view of the silliness of the majority of mankind, a widespread belief is more likely to be foolish than sensible."
After shattering the myth of argumentum ad numerum, let us put Islam under scrutiny and see whether it is a religion or a cult. The word cult has been much used and abused to the extent that people of one religion call other religions that they don't like, cult. But cults have very definite characteristics.
In his best-selling book Combating Cult Mind Control, Steven Hasson, a former Moonie himself, describes the characteristics of cults and how they control minds. Once we analyze his description of Moonie cult and compare it with Islam we see a great deal of similarity, a similarity that is shared by virtually all cults. Let us compare point-by-point Hasson's description of cult with what we know of Islam:
| Steven Hasson's description of cult | Islam's characteristics |
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The Moonies do a
very thorough job of convincing people that former members are
satanic and that even being in their presence could be dangerous.
[p.3]
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Apostasy in Islam is the greatest sin. Apostates are to be
shunned, ostracized and even killed
4:89,
9:66. Allah's Apostle said, "The blood of a Muslim who
confesses that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah and
that I am His Apostle, cannot be shed except in three cases: In
Qisas for murder, a married person who commits illegal sexual
intercourse and the one who reverts from Islam (apostate) and
leaves the Muslims." [Bukhari
9,83,17]. Ali burnt some people [hypocrites] and this news reached Ibn 'Abbas, who said, "Had I been in his place I would not have burnt them, as the Prophet said, 'Don't punish (anybody) with Allah's Punishment.' No doubt, I would have killed them, for the Prophet said, 'If somebody (a Muslim) discards his religion, kill him.' " [Bukhari 9,84,57] |
| It is ironic that whereas Moon's stated goal is to unify the world, many of his strategies foster jealousy and spite among leaders, virtually insuring a lack of unity. [p.23] | Soon after the death of Muhammad, the fight over power started and tens of thousands of Muslims were killed due to infighting among the leaders and close relatives of Muhammad by fellow Muslims. |
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The more people
opposed us, the more committed we felt. [p.24]
|
Often Muslims claim that after reading my articles their faith in Islam has grown. This is not entirely bluff. Oliver Wendell Holmes said: "The mind of a bigot is like the pupil of the eye; the more light you pour upon it, the more it will contract". Although Muslims may not regard themselves as observing Muslims, once Islam is criticized they feel their identity is under attack and tenaciously try to hold unto it even though they can't explain why. |
| It was as if we were God's army in the middle of a spiritual war--the only ones who could go to the front lines and fight Satan each day. [p.24] |
Muslims believe
Islam is the only true religion and they are the only people who
do God's work. |
|
The Moonies wanted
to keep me from pursuing some disturbing questions. I had
discovered some glaring inconsistencies. It was dangerous for
someone in my position in the organization to ask questions that
couldn't be answered. [p.25] |
Muslims are not allowed to ask certain questions that go to the core of Muhammad's claim. Questions such as how do we know that Muhammad was telling the truth are taboo. In Islam you are allowed to ask question about modality for example "please tell us about Islam" but you can't ask questions about the validity of Islam. Muslims are very sensitive about this issue and threat and violence may ensue. |
| Indeed, it was my ideals and my own fantasy of an ideal world that had lured me into the Moonies. Those ideals ultimately enabled me to walk out and publicly condemn cult mind control. [p.33] | Many people who convert to Islam do so because they project their own ideals on this religion but in reality they have very little understanding of Islam, its tenets and its violent history. Most of these converts ultimately leave Islam when they discover the truth. |
| They indoctrinate members to show only the best sides of the organization. Members are taught to suppress any negative feelings they have about the group and always show a continually smiling, "happy" face. [p.41] | This is typical of Islam where image is everything. Muslims have a tradition of dissimulation called Taqiyyah. Deceiving others to portray Islam in the best lights is something every Muslim, including the newcomers learns to do from early on. |
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In some cults,
members are systematically made to be phobic about ever leaving
the group. Today's cults know how to effectively implant vivid
negative images deep within members' unconscious minds, making it
impossible for the member to even conceive of ever being happy and
successful outside of the group. [p.45] In the same way, cult
phobias take away people's choices. Members truly believe they
will be destroyed if they leave the safety of the group. They
think there are no other ways for them to grow--spiritually,
intellectually, or emotionally. They are virtually enslaved by
this mind control technique. [p.46] |
Fear of leaving
Islam is inseminated in the mind of the Muslim in various ways.
The most heavy-handed method is the fear of hellfire. This fear is
so engrained in the mind of the Muslim that virtually paralyzes
his thinking ability. Even the most brilliant Muslims become
literally powerless vis-à-vis the fear of the afterlife and facing
a vengeful and tyrannical god. Then there is the fear of
ostracism, loss of social prestige and even persecution and death.
The Muslim is led to believe that life outside Islam does not
exist and he is constantly reminded of the tremendous losses that
he would incur, both in this world and the next.
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Based on the above, Islam is a cult. It is the biggest and the most successful cult. It practically reunites every feature of cult. Other cults may not be cultic in some of the above points. But Islam is cultic in every way and it would be a mistake to number it among religions just because over a billion people call themselves Muslims.