The Truth about Islam - Part 2
Sabre Rattling
by CS Karlson
20th October, 2006
In
my first essay, titled, The truth About Islam, I said, “I would be
happy to supply scriptural evidence for these facts about Islam to
justify this definition of Islam. I would welcome an equivalent
process to analyze Christianity”. Not unexpectedly, many people
have asked me to supply Koranic or Hadithic verses to give evidence
to my claims about the nature of true Islam, and why it really is an
evil and terrorist religion.
In
my first essay, I outlined ten disturbing facts that constitute the
core of Islam. These are not the so-called “five pillars” of Islam,
which are not pillars at all, and which do not distinguish Islam
from many other philosophies or religions, and which assert only
weak liturgical requirements. The real foundation of Islam is
embodied in the ten principles I outlined. We shall address them
incrementally because there are many citations to prove my
argument. It is very important to understand that if a
contradictory passage can be found in the Koran, by Law it is
abrogated if it occurs earlier in the text, according to the rules
of the Satanic verses, a rule established by Muhammad. To wit:
“Never did We send a messenger or a prophet before thee
(Muhammad), but, when he framed a desire (in prophesy),
Satan threw some (vanity) into his desire: but Allah will cancel
anything (vain) that Satan throws in, and Allah will confirm (and
establish) His Signs (Via Muhammad, the final prophet): for
Allah is full of Knowledge and Wisdom.” Koran 22.052
“This part of the Qur'an is addressed to Muhammad to comfort him by
reminding him of the prophets who were before him.” “The events
that lay behind this verse are well recorded and accepted as
authentic by the early Islamic scholars Ibn Ishaq, Wakidi, Ibn Sa'd,
and Tabari.”
“In the Koran, Sura 53:19 says 'Have you considered al Lat and al-Uzza
and Manat the third other?' This passage was originally followed by
the words 'Verily they are the exalted maidens and their
intercession is to be hoped for'. The polytheistic Pagans of Mecca
were delighted when Muhammad delivered this passage because it was a
chant recited by the Qurash tribe as they circled the Ka'aba while
worshipping these three principle goddess of pre-Islamic Mecca. This
compromise also caused some companions to doubt Mohammed and leave
his fold.”
“The earliest authority on the life of Muhammad (Ibn Hisham) claimed
that these words were uttered by Muhammad at the "instigation of
Satan" and are considered to be the Satanic Verses. When Muhammad
realized that his attempt to appease the pagan Meccans was causing
his followers to leave, he quickly made a slight alteration and a
major omission to this passage by dropping the sentence about the
exalted maidens. To make matters worse, Gabriel allegedly came to
Muhammad and denied that he had revealed the word to him. ('Sirat'ul
Rasool' as revised by Ibn Hisham, (vs. 239), and Tabari pp. 1 192).”
www.answering-islam.org/Green/satanic
MUHAMMAD AND THE SATANIC VERSES By Samuel Green
“None
of Our revelations do We abrogate or cause to be forgotten, but We
substitute something better or similar: Knowest thou not that Allah
Hath power over all things? Also translated as: Whatever
communications We abrogate or cause to be forgotten, We bring one
better than it or like it. Do you not know that Allah has power over
all things?”
Koran 2.106
This is the clause allowing Muhammad to issue contradictory
pronouncements and get by with it. It essentially says, that If any
of Muhammad’s suras (prophesies) can be shown to contradict a
previously transcribed sura, then the previous one is rescinded and
replaced with the new one. He seems to make it a great debating
point that Islam is not allowed to modify its scripture (unlike
Mosaic Law and Christian application of scripture to change with the
times) without its prophet having substituted something. But what
now? Muhammad was the last prophet. Thus, Islam is forbidden from
changing even one iota. Trust me, this is not a good thing. But
much to Judeo-Christianity’s advantage, it was never fundamental
Judaism or Christianity that has been abrogated over time, rather
only the ceremony, liturgy, and applications of their religious
ethical positions to human institutions. This is why Jews and
Christians are free to abolish slavery—even though both the Old and
New Testaments do not declare slavery per se to be subject to
abolition; but Islam cannot make this transition. (Muhammad owned
many slaves and codified both the institution of slavery and the
treatment of slaves…how can such a thing later be abrogated, when
nothing is “substituted”?) And if slavery can be abolished, then so
can polygamy, sharia, even Jihad itself. Then what is left of
Islam, but a book of contemporaneously meaningless verses, and a
slippery slope toward reckless, on-demand abrogation? Muhammad and
the original scholars were much “smarter” than to allow that to
happen, which is exactly why Islamic societies today cannot launch
an effective defense against terrorism and tyranny. Change is
verboten, and every Muslim knows this. So when you read the verses
below, you will know that those who assured you Islam is a religion
of peace are at the very least deceitful.
Nevertheless, in the unlikely event that an Islam-apologist can find
contradictory passages, they would have to clearly substitute one
commandment for another, which also must be written after the ones I
cite below. Good luck with that.
The Koran, remember is ostensibly the “perfectly transcribed” result
of the angel Gabriel speaking through the prophet who was in a
trance-like state, claiming to reveal Allah’s wisdom and will. The
revelations within the Koran and the Hadithic proclamations and
inferences from Muhammad’s life are not suggestions or debate topics
for believers. They must be totally embraced by Muslim followers.
Moreover, it is immutable over time. Remember, Islam means
submission (so does slavery). Try ripping one page from that book
in front of a devoted Muslim male, aged 16 – 32 and see if he
believes Islam to be subject to alteration or derision.
Facts 1 and 2 are a summary of a number of derogatory, provocative,
intimidating, anti-infidel sentiments expressed by Muhammad through
the Koran, which form the basis for Islam’s entire existence. It is
important to know that Islam did not begin from a divergent stream
of prophesy. Islam claims Abrahamic origins, and implies that it
accepts the Old Testament prophets. But Muhammad made it clear that
the Jews and the Christians perverted his notion of a “pure”
predecessor religion to Judaism, what they see as the original
proto-Jewish religion all along. So they retell stories and
reinterpret events, and in doing so, contradict what is written in
ancient codices like the Dead Sea Scrolls. So in every way, it
looks like Islam is attempting to hijack, not just replace the prior
religions of Judaism and Christianity. Yet it has no scriptural
evidence of the existence of its revisionist propositions, just the
word of one man, Muhammad. If this is true, it is self evident why
Muhammad felt so compelled to repeatedly “trash” the predecessor
religions…they were the competition so to speak.
Fact 1: Islam is a belief system established as a way to reject and
detest Judaism and Christianity as being heresies against “true”
Abrahamic faith in God. Islam regards Judaism, Christianity, and
the practitioners of those “elder” religions as absolute
abominations to the Muslim god, Allah. Therefore, Jews and
Christians are necessarily subject to distaste, distrust, and ill
judgment.
Fact 2: Islam calls for a lack of respect for, lack of forgiveness
of, and institutionalized intolerance towards Jews and Christians.
Therefore, Jews and Christians cannot be considered co-equals or
“sinners”, but are to be understood as defilements to Allah and
obstacles to Allah’s will, and thus subject to punishments and
intervention from Muslim vanguards.
Islamic scripture as translated by accepted authorities appear
below:
“Their prayer at the House (of Allah) is nothing but whistling and
clapping of hands: (Its only answer can be), ‘Taste ye the penalty
because ye blasphemed.’” Koran 8.035
Here is a great example of Islam defining itself as being in
opposition to other disciplines (as opposed to defining itself by
unique precepts). No argument to substance, merely ridicule of
non-believers. Here is more “rationalization” perhaps to compensate
for their rejection by Abraham. Like no other religion on earth,
Islam is established as a form of antithesis. It is a creed based
on contradiction, not provenance; so we would expect to find it
loaded with disdainful comments about Christians and Jews. This
institutionalized antipathy is absolutely unprecedented among the
world’s other religions.
“Lo! the hypocrites say, and those in whose hearts is a disease:
"These people,- their religion has misled them." But if any trust in
Allah, behold! Allah is Exalted in might, Wise.” Koran 8.049
Once again, this
religion continually defines itself by declaring what other
religions believe to be wrong without ever identifying unique
principles of theism that constitute their own doctrine. This is
simple antagonism without a fundamental alternative. These types of
verses are legion within the Koran. Muhammad was obsessed with
scorn and divisiveness.
“For the worst of beasts in the sight of Allah are those who reject
Him: They will not believe.” Koran 8.055
Here, the
followers of other religions are not mere “sinners”; they are
beasts. And we all know that beasts are to be subdued. You can
see where this line of thinking goes. In fact, Muhammad was waging
offensive wars of conquest at the time he proclaimed this. It’s a
lot like those WW2 newsreels depicting Japanese as demons. But
since when is a religion perverted to a mortal’s view of political
propaganda?
“O
Prophet! strive hard against the unbelievers and the Hypocrites, and
be harsh against them. Their abode is Hell,- an evil refuge indeed.”
Koran 9.073
Why does Islam ask of their prophet (Muhammad) to strive
against the unbelievers? Shouldn’t “God” be able to handle this on
his own? Why does Allah need Muhammad’s help at all? Many
references to non-Muslims going to hell are intermixed with
invocations for Muhammad’s band of earthly enforcers to inflict
earthly, corporal punishment. This sets the stage for much of the
Islamic violence around the world. But it assures the reader that
even ambiguous allusions to infidels being “beasts” and “despised”
by Allah, are always to be interpreted as permission for the Muslim
to take physical action.
Moreover, the
verse refers to military campaigns of conquest, even admitting that
most of the Arabian Peninsula was already vanquished and the
remaining portions were weak and certainly unable to act in
aggression. Muslim armies attacked and savagely murdered, plundered
and enslaved large populations of Arabia. They advanced into the
thinly protected Christian territories of what is now Jordan and
Israel. Their victims often didn’t even have their own army… so
much for Muhammad’s “defensive” rationale for war. For a “holy”
man, he sure acted a lot like the other despots that we can be
certain were not guided by spiritual enlightenment.
Notice too the words used in this verse: The prophet is told by
Allah to make war, not on aggressors, but on unbelievers. The
supreme Islamic being does not do the killing himself but commands
the prophet to ‘send them to hell’ for him. Either Allah is not as
powerful as he would have you believe, or if he is God, he enjoys
recruiting believers to vanquish all other cultures.
“And the Jews say: Ezra is the son of Allah, and the Christians say:
The Messiah is the son of Allah. That is their saying with their
mouths. They imitate the saying of those who disbelieved of old.
Allah (Himself) fighteth against them. How perverse are they!” Koran
9.030
Once again, the mighty religion of Islam dwells on what it considers
the faults of the established religions, by calling Jews and
Christians hypocrites. You want to talk about hypocrisy? Why is it
that a Muslim can so repeatedly and intensely disparage another’s
religion, making it a central theme within their religion,
institutionalizing their mockery and derision…yet they expect no
retribution against them for their overt slander? Yet, when Muslims
hear about one Koran being flushed down a toilet (which later turned
out to have been accomplished by a Muslim!) expect no retribution?
If an unbeliever insults Allah or Muhammad, the Muslim is expected
to put a kill contract on the blasphemer. Can a hypocrite obtain
integrity because he calls someone else a hypocrite? How can we not
regard the entire religion of Islam to by a work of monumental
hypocrisy?
“But because of their breach of their covenant (the Jews), We cursed
them, and made their hearts grow hard; they change the words from
their (right) places and forget a good part of the message that was
sent them, nor wilt thou cease to find them- barring a few - ever
bent on (new) deceits: but forgive them, and overlook (their
misdeeds): for Allah loveth those who are kind.” Koran 5.013
The Koran is as
obsessed with Jews, as it is derisory toward them. Hate is almost
too dispassionate a word to describe the sentiment Muslims are
taught. Jews are not taught corresponding revulsion. How does this
make Islam a superior belief system?
“From those, too, who call themselves Christians, We did take a
covenant, but they forgot a good part of the message that was sent
them: so we estranged them, with enmity and hatred between the one
and the other, to the day of judgment. And soon will Allah show them
what it is they have done.” Koran 5.014
In
the very next verse, they start in on Christians. What part of “we
estranged them with enmity and hatred” needs further analysis for
the world to understand the nature of the cult we call Islam? We
hate them because “they forgot a good part of the message”? I hate
it when my secretary does that, too.
“Say: ‘O people of the Book! Do ye disapprove of us for no other
reason than that we believe in Allah, and the revelation that hath
come to us and that which came before (us), and (perhaps) that most
of you are rebellious and disobedient?’” Koran 5.059
(When a sura begins with the word “say…”, as this one does, it is
literally telling Muslims how to answer questions and accusations
about their religious beliefs. It is simply a “FAQ”, in which the
religion is so insecure of itself, that its holy book requires a
rehearsal of answers to objections. Sadly however, this is not a
sales pitch. The obsession becomes a banal, neurotic, compulsion to
compare itself with its ancestral creeds, and proceed to trash
them! So, to all Christians, I advise you to “say: Muhammad, the
scab won’t heal if you keep scratching it.” It cannot be true that
Muhammad does not know that Christians are forbidden from hating
their fellow man, even those infected with evil. They are to hate
the sin and love the sinner, a concept well understood 600 years
before Muhammad’s time! That Muhammad is ignorant of this
universally understood characteristic of Christianity means either
he was not divinely inspired or he was intentionally deceiving his
audience for a malicious purpose. You decide.
“Say:
‘Shall I point out to you something much worse than this (referring
to the previous verses), as judged by the treatment it received from
Allah? Those who incurred the curse of Allah and His wrath, those of
whom some He transformed into apes and swine, those who
worshipped evil;- these are (many times) worse in rank, and far more
astray from the even path!’” Koran 5.060
While many apologists for Islam attempt to cover up this set of
verses, Islamic religious and political leaders repeatedly allude to
this same portion of their scripture. Liberals and Muslim PR
spinners deny the passages exist at all. The phrase, “Those who
received the curse of Allah”, refers to Jews. The point of this
verse is that Islam instructs its faithful to consider Jews, to be
vile, degenerate beasts, hardly a foundation for positive interfaith
relations.
Muslims, when they get particularly revved up over something,
frequently allude to this verse. Why is this religion given any
standing among the world’s other theologies? As Islam catalogs its
hateful disrespect for other beliefs, none of which reciprocate,
Islam provides the evidence to convict itself.
“Surely those who disbelieve in Allah and His messengers and (those
who) desire to make a distinction between Allah and His messengers
and say: We believe in some and disbelieve in others, and desire to
take a course between (this and) that.” Koran 4.150
Here, again Islam defines itself fundamentally by way of contrast
with Judaism and Christianity, explaining that only Muhammad has the
truth. Muhammad, the man who never had a really good original idea
to attract converts, can only criticize those who practice
differently.
“They are in truth (equally) unbelievers; and we have prepared for
unbelievers a humiliating punishment.” Koran 4.014
You and what army, Mo? Oh…that army! Now we begin to see Islam for
what it is. Note this passage intentionally obscures the question
of whether Muslims are commanded to take up the sword in order to
meat out punishment and conversion, whether the preparation is for
corporal or spiritual punishments, and whether the
punishments are to be administered by Allah’s minions here on earth
or in the afterlife. But we already know the answer to that
question, since Muhammad led over seventy wars of unprovoked
aggression and conquest against thinly defended neighbors!
“(They have incurred divine displeasure): In that they broke their
covenant; that they rejected the signs of Allah; that they slew the
Messengers in defiance of right; that they said, "Our hearts are the
wrappings (which preserve Allah's Word; We need no more)"- Nay,
Allah hath set the seal on their hearts for their blasphemy, and
little is it they believe;-“ Koran 4.155
Here is more opposition without clarification. What is repulsive,
is how Muhammad reproaches Jews for rejecting, sometimes killing
their prophets in exactly the same way Muhammad kills anyone who
stands in his way. This is a murderer calling his enemies
murderers.
“That they rejected Faith (i.e. what Muslims take as Islam);
that they uttered against Mary a grave false charge;” Koran 4.156
“That they said (in boast), "We killed Christ Jesus the son of Mary,
the Messenger of Allah"- but they killed him not, nor crucified
him, but so it was made to appear to them, and those who differ
therein are full of doubts, with no (certain) knowledge, but only
conjecture to follow, for of a surety they killed him not:-“ Koran
4.157
Classic Islamic
antithesis: Here it fosters anti-Semitism, and at the same time
taunts the very essence of Christianity by declaring Christ to be
merely a messenger who was never crucified at all.
OK, fine, fine,
fine, Muhammad, you are not fond of Christians and Jews. We get it,
but how does this help you, a Muslim, become a better
person…spiritually? So what if every other religion in the world is
grossly in error!? How does that condition involve you and your
relationship to your god? Can’t you just move on? Let go,
Muhammad! Live and let live. Lead by example…stop whining.
Goos-fraba!
“For the iniquity of the Jews We made unlawful for them certain
(foods) good and wholesome which had been lawful for them;- in that
they hindered many from Allah's Way;-“ Koran 4.160
Note to Islam: Please stay out of God’s plans for the Jews (MYOB).
It does not serve to advance Islam to continuously berate Jews.
Dwelling on the perceived faults of others was clearly condemned by
Christ…remember?
“We have sent thee inspiration, as We sent it to Noah and the
Messengers after him: we sent inspiration to Abraham, Isma'il,
Isaac, Jacob and the Tribes, to Jesus, Job, Jonah, Aaron, and
Solomon, and to David We gave the Psalms.” Koran 4.163
Here Muslims
claim all these prophets for themselves. Yet, fully aware that Jews
were the original descendants who revered these messengers thousands
of years before Muhammad was weened. Instead of Islam diverging as
a denomination of Judaism or at least an amicable religion of
dissent—from shared foundation, Muslims attempt a hostile takeover
of the ancient Judaic prophesy.
“But to those who believe and do deeds of righteousness, He will
give their (due) rewards, and more, out of His bounty: But those who
are disdainful and arrogant, He will punish with a grievous penalty;
Nor will they find, besides Allah, any to protect or help them.”
Koran 4.173
This is where
the term “arrogant” comes from, and arrogant people are singled out
as being condemned. We hear Islamists today declaring America,
Britain, Israel and the Saudi family as being “arrogant”
(ironically, never France). Often, this term is used to justify
terrorist attacks. Just as their holy book never provides a
specific definition of the term in relation to an offence against
them, neither do those who toss the term around in describing the
targets of their terrorism. If arrogance were a crime, few victims
would be left.
“They say: "(Allah) Most Gracious has begotten a son!" Koran
19.088
“Indeed ye have put forth a thing most monstrous!” Koran 19.089
“At it the skies are ready to burst, the earth to split asunder, and
the mountains to fall down in utter ruin;” Koran 19.090
Is
this just a metaphor, or are Muslims really, really, really angered
about this essential Christian belief?
“That they should invoke a son for (Allah) Most Gracious. For it is
not consonant with the majesty of (Allah) Most Gracious that He
should beget a son.” Koran 19.091
Here again,
Islam can only define itself in contrast to established faiths, in
this case Christians. Allah is apparently very upset that
Christians got it all “wrong”. At this point only the most obtuse
among us fail to comprehend the anti-Christian perspective of Islam,
but why the constant harping about it. Incessant scriptural droning
about the perceived faults of another doctrine is more a sign of a
highly insecure prophet, than the holy words of a supreme God. It’s
almost childish. Almost never are we treated to novel Islamic
gospel…concepts that don’t involve insulting others.
“And how many cities, with more power than thy city which has driven
thee out, have We destroyed (for their sins)? and there was none to
aid them.” Koran 47.013
So…..it’s ok to just go ahead and slaughter them because otherwise
Allah has to destroy them? What are you saying, Muhammad?
“And those who believe say: ‘Why has not a chapter been revealed?’
But when a decisive chapter is revealed, and fighting is mentioned
therein you see those in whose hearts is a disease look to you with
the look of one fainting because of death. Woe to them then!” Koran
47.02
Here we go again with Muhammad’s FAQ’s: This is an odd verse that
seems to admit that Islam is proud of its heritage of violent
warfare. Here’s what it means: Allah is telling Muhammad (through
the angel Gabriel) to make sure the “true believers” know that when
Muslims are critiqued about unrevealed prophesy in their scripture,
Muslims will eventually be able to point to a chapter that confirms
their prophesy, and thus will prove its divine nature. And, the
next chapter discusses violent warfare against the non-Muslims, that
will terrorize the bejezus out of them! Two questions for the
skeptic: 1) does this sound holy and pure? 2) Do you really
still believe “Jihad” is just an inner spiritual struggle?—how do
you faint because of the death caused by an internal
purification effort?
“Be not weary and faint-hearted, crying for peace, when ye should be
uppermost (in conquest): for Allah is with you, and will never put
you in loss for your (good) deeds.” Koran 47.035
Translation: Don’t be cowards, you pathetic little crybabies! Go
out and conquer the infidels. Allah will make it up to you. Look
how rapidly hate, derision, and slander can translate into murderous
action. Do you still believe that the greater Jihad is inner
struggle against vanity and sin? Where’s the citation for the
“greater” Jihad, and how does it rescind the hate-spewing and
war-mongering Muhammad apparently so enjoyed?
“As to those who reject Faith (Islam), it is the same to them
whether thou warn them or do not warn them; they will not believe.
Allah hath set a seal on their hearts and on their hearing, and on
their eyes is a veil; great is the penalty they (incur). In their
hearts is a disease; and Allah has increased their disease: And
grievous is the penalty they (incur), because they are false (to
themselves).” Koran 2.01
Translation: Don’t bother warning the non-converts; if they don’t
get it, they’ll be severely punished. Remember, Allah has charged
the Muslim with bringing the non-Muslim to death for a speedier
judgment in the afterlife…they are, after all, diseased and their
fate is sealed. Is this not shocking?
“They say, "Our hearts are the wrappings (which preserve Allah's
Word: we need no more)." Nay, Allah's curse is on them for their
blasphemy: Little is it they believe.” Koran 2.088
More FAQ responses: mockery and antagonism toward Jews.
“And when there comes to them a Book from Allah, confirming what is
with them,- although from of old they had prayed for victory against
those without Faith,- when there comes to them that which they
(should) have recognized, they refuse to believe in it but the curse
of Allah is on those without Faith.” Koran 2.089
It’s all about
opposition to another religion and chauvinism toward themselves,
even as they fail to make distinctions about God’s law or message.
There is nothing like this in world history.
“And they say: ‘None shall enter
Paradise unless he be a Jew or a Christian." Those are their (vain)
desires. Say: "Produce your proof if ye are truthful.’” Koran 2.111
Once again, Muhammad issues talking points and official responses.
Clearly this is a bizarre and unhealthy obsession. And this
comparative/ antithetical nature is what most defines the provisions
of the Koran…just argumentative, criticism, anti-Jewish and
anti-Christian thematics! This verse particularly sounds like
children arguing is a schoolyard. But where’s the beef?
“And they say: Be Jews or Christians, then ye will be rightly
guided. Say (unto them, O Muhammad): Nay, but (we follow) the
religion of Abraham, the upright, and he was not of the idolaters.”
Koran 2.135
Excuse me? Abraham didn’t have a religion any more than Adam did.
He had a contract. But isn’t this the central point of Islam? This
counter-Judaic thinking is simply crypto-theft and reinterpretation
of Jewish identity. No wonder these Islamic college boys have such
trouble with their passports; they are culturally
identity-challenged.
Say ye: "We believe in Allah, and the revelation given to us, and to
Abraham, Isma'il, Isaac, Jacob, and the Tribes, and that given to
Moses and Jesus, and that given to (all) prophets from their Lord:
We make no difference between one and another of them: And we bow to
Allah (in Islam)." Koran 2.136
If
they take Christ as one of their prophets, you won’t find evidence
of it in the Koran or in the behaviors of any Muslim throughout
history. While the Messiah is occasionally mentioned, there is no
confirmation of Muslim intent to interpret or adhere to Christian
principles. Yet, in hundreds of lines of prophetic composition,
Muhammad makes it clear that the ministry of Jesus is anathema to
Islam. Moreover, Muslims have no excuse for their abandonment of
the gospel. There is absolutely no way to misunderstand what Jesus
was saying as he turned the world around with his message. No hot
damn way! Even if Islamists do not believe Christ is Lord, how at
the very least can they misunderstand his message?
“O
ye who believe! Take not my enemies and yours as friends (or
protectors),- offering them (your) love, even though they have
rejected the Truth that has come to you, and have (on the contrary)
driven out the Prophet and yourselves (from your homes), (simply)
because ye believe in Allah your Lord! If ye have come out to strive
in My Way and to seek My Good Pleasure, (take them not as friends),
holding secret converse of love (and friendship) with them: for I
know full well all that ye conceal and all that ye reveal. And any
of you that does this has strayed from the Straight Path.” Koran
60.001
Translation: In case you are a weenie and refuse to fight the
infidels, or even if you have vanquished the non-believer, you can
still never be friends with him. Does this sound more like Jesus or
Satan to you? Conversely, Jesus instructed his flock to do exactly
the opposite. Could the “learned” Muhammad not have known about
Christ’s final commandment? This is just one more wedge driven by
Islam between it and civilization.
Apparently with a dash of abrogation and a pinch of righteous
indignation, a Muslim becomes an insecure, judgmental hypocrite, yet
is often no more than a self-justified, brutal thug.
“Ye People of the Book! Why dispute ye about Abraham, when the Law
and the Gospel Were not revealed Till after him? Have ye no
understanding?” Koran 3.065
Here is more self-definition by way of ridiculing the opposition.
Psychologists call this sort of process: “rationalization”, a
process in which a neurotic constantly rehearses antipathy and
reminds himself why his anger is justified. It is often a
predisposition to preemptive action against the self-defined
adversary, and is often accompanied by feelings of paranoia. (I am
not really a psychoanalyst, but I did sleep at a Holy-day Inn once.)
“Abraham was not a Jew nor yet a Christian; but he was true in
Faith, and bowed his will to Allah's (Which is Islam), and he joined
not gods with Allah.” Koran 3.067
Here’s the Islamic loophole in its defense against charges that it
is usurping the legacy of Jews or Christians. We’re not theology
thieves because we follow Abraham, and he wasn’t yet a Jew.
It’s like saying Christ wasn’t a Christian. So what? You can read
the entire Koran, and other than concluding the obvious that Muslims
revile all other beliefs, you can’t obtain any positive spiritual
contribution to the foundations of Judaism and Christianity. I ask
you, dear Muslim, what religion was it that Abraham adhered to?
What were its essential pillars? Did he pray to Mecca? Did he
believe in the coming of Muhammad, and prepare a place for him?
“Without doubt, among men, the nearest of kin to Abraham, are those
who follow him, as are also this Prophet and those who believe: And
Allah is the Protector of those who have faith.” Koran 3.068
Here Muslims reclaim their father. They abduct Abraham from Jewish
tradition by saying: Well, he wasn’t really a Jew, and the
Muslim is the better kin than the descendant anyway. This is
the nastiest case of unilateral sibling rivalry the world has ever
known. Then, they begin to sound like the mob…Allah protects only
Muslims (from what? Islamic violence and terrorism?). This is the
basis for a protection racket, not a religion.
“It is not (possible) that a man, to whom is given the Book, and
Wisdom, and the prophetic office, should say to people: "Be ye my
worshippers rather than Allah's": on the contrary (He would say) "Be
ye worshippers of Him Who is truly the Cherisher of all: For ye have
taught the Book and ye have studied it earnestly." Koran 3.079
In
this verse, Muslims assure us that Christ never asked to be
worshipped, and is therefore not God but rather a mortal prophet,
like Muhammad. (Good thing Jesus wasn’t a God, then, huh Muhammad.
Otherwise you’d be in real trouble.) Where is this one-sided
derision going to lead?
“O
ye who believe! Take not into your intimacy those outside your
ranks: They will not fail to corrupt you. They only desire your
ruin: Rank hatred has already appeared from their mouths: What their
hearts conceal is far worse. We have made plain to you the Signs, if
ye have wisdom. Ah! ye are those who love them, but they love you
not,- though ye believe in the whole of the Book. When they meet
you, they say, ‘We believe’: But when they are alone, they bite off
the very tips of their fingers at you in their rage. Say: ‘Perish in
you rage; Allah knoweth well all the secrets of the heart.’” Koran
3.118
Here, Allah, through Gabriel, tells the prophet Muhammad, that the
non-believers are so obsessed with hate for them that they bite off
the tips of their own fingers. Today, we call this kind of thinking
“paranoid delusional”. How in the world could Muhammad know what is
in the hearts of every Christian and Jew? And why are Muslims so
infected with the hate they project onto others? One cartoon by one
Dane, and the Islamic world wants to burn down the earth! Yes,
Muhammad is teaching us all bout hate, isn’t he?
“Allah had helped you at (the battle of) Badr, when ye were a
contemptible little force; then fear Allah; thus May ye show your
gratitude.” Koran 3.123
As
demented as it sounds, this verse appears to belittle the Muslims by
reminding the fearful Muslim that Allah did all the work for them in
their revered battle of Badr. So now that you’re part of the
force of Islam, you’ll have to fear Allah to show your gratitude.
You’re part of Team Allah, and don’t you forget it.
“Let not the Unbelievers think that our respite to them is good for
themselves: We grant them respite that they may grow in their
iniquity: But they will have a shameful punishment.” Koran 3.178
This is an important reminder to all non-Muslims worldwide that just
because radical Islam subsides for an indefinite period, one should
not expect it to surrender its single-minded desire to conquer the
world through violent means.
“Let not the strutting about of the Unbelievers through the land
deceive thee:” Koran 3.196
Did Allah use the term “strut”? They even hate our strut? You
can’t even strut without being hated?!
“How can there be a league, before Allah and His Messenger, with the
Pagans, except those with whom ye made a treaty near the sacred
Mosque? As long as these stand true to you, stand ye true to them:
for Allah doth love the righteous. How (can there be such a
league), seeing that if they get an advantage over you, they respect
not in you the ties either of kinship or of covenant? With (fair
words from) their mouths they entice you, but their hearts are
averse from you; and most of them are rebellious and wicked.” Koran
9.007
Translation: even if we forged a treaty of peace with pagan
civilizations, you are not to honor them (unless it was done near a
sacred mosque???). Otherwise, there is no truce or treaty, because
you can’t trust the pagans because they are rebellious.
So now you know, pagans: Since Muslims are forbidden to trust you
in an agreement or treaty, you obviously cannot trust them. They
will always fall back on this passage for justification of breaking
any agreement.
“And the Jews say: Ezra is the son of Allah, and the Christians say:
The Messiah is the son of Allah. That is their saying with their
mouths. They imitate the saying of those who disbelieved of old.
Allah (Himself) fighteth against them. How perverse are they!” Koran
9.030
More hate speech about other religions.
“They take their priests and their anchorites to be their lords in
derogation of Allah, and (they take as their Lord) Christ the son of
Mary; yet they were commanded to worship but One Allah: there is no
god but He. Praise and glory to Him: (Far is He) from having the
partners they associate (with Him).” Koran 9.031
Let go, Muhammad; let go. I quote 10 million grandmothers: “If you
can’t say anything nice, don’t say anything.” How’s that for
wisdom?
“Ask forgiveness for them or do not ask forgiveness for them; even
if you ask forgiveness for them seventy times, Allah will not
forgive them; this is because they disbelieve in Allah and His
Messenger, and Allah does not guide the transgressing people.” Koran
9.080
Translation: So don’t even try to save them, Allah could care less.
That’s odd, I distinctly remember Jesus asking God to “forgive them
for they know not what they do”. Was Muhammad just cruelly
ignorant, or was he lying about his belief in Jesus, the prophet of
peace?
“It is not fitting, for the Prophet and those who believe, that they
should pray for forgiveness for Pagans, even though they be of kin,
after it is clear to them that they are companions of the Fire.”
Koran 9.113
“Forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against
us.” Luke
11-2-4.
Oh yes and “deliver us from evil”!
“And We gave (Clear) Warning to the Children of
Israel in the Book, that twice would they do mischief on the earth
and be elated with mighty arrogance (and twice would they be
punished)!” Koran 17.114
Who’s “We”? Apparently if Allah already allowed other nations to
inflict bloody punishment on the Jews for their contractual
“dishonor” (twice), then it is like a rule: Just eliminate them.
“When the first of the warnings came to pass, We sent against you
Our servants given to terrible warfare: They entered the very inmost
parts of your homes; and it was a warning (completely) fulfilled.”
Koran 17.005
But, you JUST…DIDN’T…GET IT!
Remember. This is supposedly the angel of God, revealing to
Muhammad that as in the past, when God sent storm-troopers to
slaughter those who messed up, Allah wants Muhammad to consider his
role in reshaping 7th century civilization. The color
red was apparently in vogue. Muhammad was transmitting these
messages at the same time he was leading juggernauts all throughout
the Middle East! Does this not smack of fanatical, militarist
propaganda a la Nazi-ism or Stalinism?
“If ye did well, ye did well for yourselves; if ye did evil, (ye did
it) against yourselves. So when the second of the warnings came to
pass, (We permitted your enemies) to disfigure your faces, and to
enter your
Temple as they had entered it before, and to visit with destruction
all that fell into their power.” Koran 17.007
I
Done Told Ya’all Twice.
(Best said in West Virginian accent). And again, one must ask…is
Gabriel telling Muhammad that it is his turn to create violent
upheaval?
“When We decide to destroy a population, We (first) send a definite
order to those among them who are given the good things of this life
and yet transgress; so that the word is proved true against them:
then (it is) We destroy them utterly.” Koran 17.016
Thanks for due process, Allah. They toss around the concept of
depopulation as if it were unremarkable, page-2 news.
“Say: ‘Praise be to Allah, who begets no son, and has no partner in
(His) dominion: Nor (needs) He any to protect Him from humiliation:
yea, magnify Him for His greatness and glory!’” Koran 17.111
Then I say, by the same logic, that if Allah is so strong, then he
needs no army of Muslims to enforce his commandments either. Let
Allah do the dirty work himself. Why is it that Islam is permitted
to insult my religion by proclaiming that Christians are
abominations to God, and that God sent no son, but I am not
permitted to retaliate with criticism toward them without getting
the whole Islamic world up in arms? Why are they so sensitive, and
such hypocrites? Why is the right of free speech only awarded to
those who desperately seek its destruction?
“But because of their breach of their covenant, We cursed them, and
made their hearts grow hard; they change the words from their
(right) places and forget a good part of the message that was sent
them, nor wilt thou cease to find them- barring a few - ever bent on
(new) deceits: but forgive them, and overlook (their misdeeds): for
Allah loveth those who are kind.” Koran 5.013
Constant focus on other religions.
“From those, too, who call themselves Christians, We did take a
covenant, but they forgot a good part of the message that was sent
them: so we estranged them, with enmity and hatred between the one
and the other, to the day of judgment. And soon will Allah show them
what it is they have done.” Koran 5.014
Obsessive focus on other religions.
“In blasphemy indeed are those that say that Allah is Christ the son
of Mary. Say: ‘Who then hath the least power against Allah, if His
will were to destroy Christ the son of Mary, his mother, and all
every - one that is on the earth? For to Allah belongeth the
dominion of the heavens and the earth, and all that is between. He
createth what He pleaseth. For Allah hath power over all things.’”
Koran 5.017
Bizarre, unprecedented, repetitive, psychotic, obsessive/
compulsive, fanatical focus on other religions.
“The punishment of those who wage war against Allah and His
Messenger, and strive with might and main for mischief through the
land is: execution, or crucifixion, or the cutting off of hands and
feet from opposite sides, or exile from the land: that is their
disgrace in this world, and a heavy punishment is theirs in the
Hereafter.” Koran 5.051
Oh
yes and “Salaam”! The problem with this passage is that Islam
established itself though warfare and conquest. Any opponent,
regardless of how or why they fight, is at very best exiled. It
appears that most of the defeated would be brutalized. Inasmuch as
this is the perfect, unwavering, supreme law of their god, we might
want to sneak a little more funding in our defense budget to guard
against expectations of their fulfilling prophecy.
“O
ye who believe! take not the Jews and the Christians for your
friends and protectors: They are but friends and protectors to each
other. And he amongst you that turns to them (for friendship) is of
them. Verily Allah guideth not a people unjust.” Koran 5.051
More us vs. them stuff. Since this is all literal truth, do
you expect the faithful Muslim to reciprocate any kindness we would
show them?
“They do blaspheme who say: Allah is one of three in a Trinity: for
there is no god except One Allah. If they desist not from their word
(of blasphemy), verily a grievous penalty will befall the
blasphemers among them.” Koran 5.073
Just the kind of penalty Muslims are more than happy to meet out (as
we shall see in later analyses)
“The Messiah, son of Mary, was no other than a messenger, messengers
(the like of whom) had passed away before him. And his mother was a
saintly woman. And they both used to eat (earthly) food. See how We
make the revelations clear for them, and see how they are turned
away!” Koran 5.075
Look, get over
it, Muslims. Christians believe what they wish to believe. Their
path is not yours. So what? Live and let live. Get a life! (No, I
didn’t say take a life)
“Lo! We have given thee (O Muhammad) a signal victory,” Koran 48.001
I
see now. Just as night follows day, Jihad is the application
of--and the direct result of a scriptural commandment to hate
infidels. When Allah predicts penalties, punishments, damnation,
fire, execution, destruction of cities, death, and hell…he is simply
telling Muslims what their job is and why they should not lament
this atrocious task. When the Muslim wins in these wars for Allah’s
honor, Allah assures them that he is giving them their victories
(for Allah knoweth and ye do not)
“And (that) He may punish the hypocritical men and the hypocritical
women, and the polytheistic men and the polytheistic women, the
entertainers of evil thoughts about Allah. On them is the evil turn,
and Allah is wroth with them and has cursed them and prepared hell
for them, and evil is the resort.” Koran” 48.006
This all sounds
so childish. Were it not so serious, you would be tempted to say:
“I know you are, but what am I.” Once again however, the pattern of
thought is obvious: Allah demands Muslims to be victorious in utter
extermination of non-Muslims, so that his punishments can be
manifest. There is no distinction in the Islamic mind between
murder and Divine punishment.
Based on this evidence that proves Islam is founded on hatred and an
instigation to revile its neighbors and those who reject its edicts,
in our next essay, we will examine scriptural evidence for Islam’s
deeply-rooted need to wage bloody wars of aggression and terror
against unbelievers in order to establish global theocracy.
-------------- Complete Series:
The Truth
about Islam, part1
The Truth
about Islam Part 2, Sabre Rattling
Truth about
Islam, Part 3: Lesser Jihad is the only Jihad
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