Rebuttal to Craig Winn's "Prophet of Doom: Chapter 15" article:
The following article is a rebuttal to Craig Winn's article that is located at: http://www.prophetofdoom.net/chapter15.html.
Important Note to the Reader:
Craig Winn purposely twisted and modified the English translations that he used! He changes words in translations and uses non-Muslim ones. I've noticed this a lot through his translations of the Noble Verses that he used from the Noble Quran.
Please visit:
List of Craig Winn's fabricated lies and deliberate alteration of quotes, WITH CLEAR-CUT PROOFS!
Before we proceed with his article, let us first look at the DARKNESS in his porn-full bible; the book of pedophilia, murder, TERRORISM, and women's vaginas and breasts taste like "wine":
Aisha in Islam: Let's discuss the age of Aisha being 9 when she married our Prophet (CLICK HERE): 1- See proofs, in the "Aisha being 9" article, from the Bible about little girls as young as 9 were married off and even sold off by their fathers as slave girls to men who were even older than their fathers. 2- See also irrefutable proofs that pedophilia and terrorism exist in the Bible. During the Mosaic times in the Bible's Old Testament, 3-year old slave girls were literally forced into sex under Moses' Orders and Command. You sometimes have to read things twice to believe them! See also: Maiming of the enemies' bodies in the Bible. Cutting the hands and feet of the enemies in the Bible, and hanging their live bodies on trees until they DIE. *** Killing of innocent children in the Bible. *** X-Rated Pornography in the Bible. *** Fathers sticking their fingers into their daughters' vaginas before marriage in the Bible.
Marriage for young girls was widely practiced among Arabs back then, and even today in many third-world non-Muslim and Muslim countries. Also visit: Why Muta (temporary) Marriage was allowed and why it was discontinued. |
Having said all of that, let us now proceed to his article.....
He wrote:
CHAPTER 15
WAR MADE A PROFIT
Prepare against them whatever arms and cavalry you can muster,
that you may strike terror in the enemies of Allah.
Allah desires killing them to manifest the religion.
Coveting what belonged to others, Muhammad gave us another glimpse into his soul. Tabari VII:26 When the Prophet came to Yathrib he saw the Jews fasting on Ashura day. He questioned them, and they told him that it was the day upon which God drowned Pharaoh and saved Moses from the Egyptians. He said, We have a better right to Moses than you do. He fasted and ordered his fellow Muslims to fast with him. When the fast of Ramadhan was prescribed, he made Ashura optional.
The Bibles Messianic messagepast, present, and futurerevolves around the Seven Festivals of Yahweh. When the pretend Messiah asked the Jews why they were fasting, Muhammad proved he was a phony. Whats more, he got it wrong. There is only one fast on the Jewish religious calendar, Yom Kippurknown as the Day of Atonement. But its celebrated in the fall, and it has nothing to do with Pharaoh. The spring Feast of Passover commemorates freedom from Egyptian bondage. And it took the Jews more like six days, not six months, to elude his army. (As an interesting aside, in 1978 Ron Wyatt discovered Pharaohs graveyard in the Gulf of Aqaba branch of the Red Seaproving once again that the Bibles chronology was accurate.)
When Muhammad said that he had a better right to Moses than did the Jews, his counterfeit religion became as obvious as a pink six-dollar bill with a turbaned president. Needing to corrupt all things Biblical to please his dark spirit, Muhammad told his fellow terrorists that they should take a break from raiding civilians. But it wouldnt last. Stealing a ritual was insufficient. Muhammad needed to own everything the Jews possessed and held sacred.
In actuality, both Ashura and Ramadhan honor false gods. The spring fast being erroneously observed was Crying for Tammuz, a legacy of Jewish captivity. It honors the Babylonian sun god. Catholic Lent is derived from the same rite. And Muhammad reestablished the pagan Tahannuth fasts of Ramadhan saying that they commemorated his wrestling match with the cave spirit.
My response:
Your gebirish nonsense above doesn't prove a thing against Islam! Your objection to Prophet Muhammad's (peace and blessings be upon him) commands to his followers to fast because the Jews back then fasted for a non-Biblical occasion doesn't mean much.
My response in this sub-section will be divided into two parts:
1- Prophet Muhammad was addicted to Praying and Fasting.
2- Prophet Muhammad was not obligated to know the history of the Jews and why they fasted back then on some occasions and why they fast today! They and their history are irrelevant to:
- Worshiping and
Glorifying GOD Almighty in Islam.
- Islam's Laws and methods of Worship.
* We simply do not follow the Bible and we are not Jews!
3- The Jews'
status in Islam and the Bible.
4- The finding of Pharoah's body was a Prophecy in the Noble Quran! Allah Almighty Promised, in the Noble Quran, to preserve his body!
The finding of Pharoah's body was promised in the Noble Quran!
(Thank you for further helping prove Islam!)
Part #1:
(Prophet Muhammad was addicted to Praying and Fasting)
It is important for the reader to know that Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, was literally addicted to Praying and Fasting. His purpose was to Honor and Glorify GOD Almighty in the most maximum way possible. So he wasn't really trying to imitate the Jews, but rather, he was trying to make the Muslims better than them in everything! The Jews are corrupt and they are not really worthy of much respect according even to the Bible itself! In Part #3 below I give ample evidence that proves this.
Let us look at Prophet Muhammad's constant Prayers and Fastings and his maximum Glorification of GOD Almighty:
From http://www.answering-christianity.com/prophet_muhammad_addicted_to_praying.htm:
Prophet Muhammad was literally addicted to Fasting, Praying and Prostrating (bowing down) to GOD Almighty!
The sections of this article are:
1- Prophet Muhammad constantly Praying.
2- Prophet Muhammad Fasting more than the Month of Ramadan.
3- Prophet Muhammad's Generosity.
One would wonder, how can a false prophet spend most of his time Fasting (not eating nor
drinking from sun rise to sun set) and Praying (doing physical prostration and reciting
the Noble Quran to GOD Almighty)? If he was false, he would be spending most of his
time enjoying life and its pleasures and slowly and surely expose himself. Not only
was Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, addicted to Praying and Fasting,
but he also was very generous and was big on giving almost everything he had to the poor
and needy.
Let us look at the following narrations:
1- Prophet Muhammad constantly Praying:
Narrated 'Aisha: "(the wife of the Prophet) Allah's Apostle used to get up at night and pray while I used to lie across between him and the Qibla on his family's bed. (Translation of Sahih Bukhari, Volume 1, Book 9, Number 494)"
Narrated Abu Murra: "(the freed slave of Um Hani) Um Hani, the daughter of Abi Talib said, "I went to Allah's Apostle in the year of the conquest of Mecca and found him taking a bath and his daughter Fatima was screening him. I greeted him. He asked, 'Who is she?' I replied, 'I am Um Hani bint Abi Talib.' He said, 'Welcome! O Um Hani.' When he finished his bath he stood up and prayed eight Rakat at while wearing a single garment wrapped round his body and when he finished I said, 'O Allah's Apostle ! My brother has told me that he will kill a person whom I gave shelter and that person is so and so the son of Hubaira.' The Prophet said, 'We shelter the person whom you have sheltered.' " Um Ham added, "And that was before noon (Duha)." (Translation of Sahih Bukhar, Volume 1, Book 8, Number 353)"
Narrated Said bin Al-Harith: "I asked Jabir bin 'Abdullah about praying in a single garment. He said, "I travelled with the Prophet during some of his journeys, and I came to him at night for some purpose and I found him praying. At that time, I was wearing a single garment with which I covered my shoulders and prayed by his side. When he finished the prayer, he asked, 'O Jabir! What has brought you here?' I told him what I wanted. When I finished, he asked, 'O Jabir! What is this garment which I have seen and with which you covered your shoulders?' I replied, 'It is a (tight) garment.' He said, 'If the garment is large enough, wrap it round the body (covering the shoulders) and if it is tight (too short) then use it as an Izar (tie it around your waist only.)' " (Translation of Sahih Bukhari, Volume 1, Book 8, Number 357)"
Narrated Mughira bin Shu'ba: "Once I was traveling with the Prophet and he said, "O Mughira! take this container of water." I took it and Allah's Apostle went far away till he disappeared. He answered the call of nature and was wearing a Syrian cloak. He tried to take out his hands from its sleeve but it was very tight so he took out his hands from under it. I poured water and he performed ablution like that for prayers and passed his wet hands over his Khuff (leather socks) and then prayed. (Translation of Sahih Bukhari, Volume 1, Book 8, Number 359)"
Narrated Anas bin Malik: "Once Allah's Apostle fell off a horse and his leg or shoulder got injured. He swore that he would not go to his wives for one month and he stayed in a Mashruba (attic room) having stairs made of date palm trunks. So his companions came to visit him, and he led them in prayer sitting, whereas his companions were standing. When he finished the prayer, he said, "Imam is meant to be followed, so when he says 'Allahu Akbar,' say 'Allahu Akbar' and when he bows, bow and when he prostrates, prostrate and if he prays standing pray, standing. After the 29th day the Prophet came down (from the attic room) and the people asked him, "O Allah's Apostle! You swore that you will not go to your wives for one month." He said, "The month is 29 days." (Translation of Sahih Bukhari, Volume 1, Book 8, Number 375)"
Two side points to elaborate on:
1- At one point, the Prophet, peace be upon him, had an issue with all of his wives, because they played dirty plot on him by making him eat food that caused offensive odor to come out of his body. For this Allah Almighty Sent a Warning to his wives:
"It may be, if he divorced you (all), that God will give him in exchange consorts better than you,- who submit (their wills), who believe, who are devout, who turn to God in repentance, who worship (in humility), who travel (for Faith) and fast,- previously married or virgins. (The Noble Quran, 66:5)"
For more details, please visit: What does Islam say about bad breath and body smell? Read section #5.
2- The Islamic month is 29 days. That is why the Holy Month of Ramadan sometimes comes during the summer and sometimes comes during the winter, because it advances approximately 12 days every year from its previous one. The Muslims year is approximately 11 1/2 months.
For more details, please visit: What is Fasting in Islam? And what is the Wisdom behind it? What is Ramadan?
Narrated Mujahid: "Someone came to Ibn 'Umar and said,
"Here is Allah's Apostle entering the Ka'ba." Ibn 'Umar said, "I went there
but the Prophet had come out of the Ka'ba and I found Bilal standing between its two
doors. I asked Bilal, 'Did the Prophet pray in the Ka'ba?' Bilal replied, 'Yes,
he prayed two Rakat between the two pillars which are to your left on
entering the Ka'ba. Then Allah's Apostle came out and offered a two-Rak'at
prayer facing the Ka'ba.'" (Translation
of Sahih Bukhari, Volume 1, Book 8, Number 390)"
Narrated 'Abdullah: "The Prophet prayed (and the subnarrator Ibrahim said, "I do not know whether he prayed more or less than usual"), and when he had finished the prayers he was asked, "O Allah's Apostle! Has there been any change in the prayers?" He said, "What is it?' The people said, "You have prayed so much and so much." So the Prophet bent his legs, faced the Qibla and performed two prostrations (of Sahu, or correction in case a mistake was done) and finished his prayers with Tasiim (by turning his face to right and left saying: 'As-Salamu'Alaikum-Warahmat-ullah'). When he turned his face to us he said, "If there had been anything changed in the prayer, surely I would have informed you but I am a human being like you and liable to forget like you. So if I forget remind me and if anyone of you is doubtful about his prayer, he should follow what he thinks to be correct and complete his prayer accordingly and finish it and do two prostrations (of Sahu)." (Translation of Sahih Bukhari, Volume 1, Book 8, Number 394)"
Narrated 'Abdullah: ""Once the Prophet offered five Rakat in Zuhr prayer. He was asked, "Is there an increase in the prayer?" The Prophet said, "And what is it?" They said, "You have prayed five Rakat.' So he bent his legs and performed two prostrations (of Sahu, or correction in case a mistake was done). (Translation of Sahih Bukhari, Volume 1, Book 8, Number 398)"
Narrated 'Itban bin Malik: "The Prophet came to my house and said, "Where do you like me to pray?" I pointed to a place. The Prophet then said, "Allahu Akbar", and we aligned behind him and he offered a two-Rak'at prayer. (Translation of Sahih Bukhari, Volume 1, Book 8, Number 416)"
Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah: "I went to the Prophet in the mosque (the sub-narrator Mas'ar thought that Jabir had said, "In the forenoon.") He ordered me to pray two Rakat. He owed me some money and he repaid it to me and gave more than what was due to me. (Translation of Sahih Bukhari, Volume 1, Book 8, Number 434)"
Note: More on the generosity of the Prophet in the third section below.
Narrated Abu Huraira: "Allah's Apostle said, "The angels keep on asking Allah's forgiveness for anyone of you, as long as he is at his Mu,salla (praying place) and he does not pass wind (Hadath). They say, 'O Allah! Forgive him, O Allah! be Merciful to him." (Translation of Sahih Bukhari, Volume 1, Book 8, Number 436)"
Narrated Abu Huraira: "A black man or a black woman used to sweep the mosque and he or she died. The Prophet asked about her (or him). He was told that she (or he) had died. He said, "Why did you not inform me? Show me his grave (or her grave)." So he went to her (his) grave and offered her (his) funeral prayer." (Translation of Sahih Bukhari, Volume 1, Book 8, Number 448)"
Narrated Ubai bin Ka'b: "I asked Allah's Apostle about a man who engages in sexual intercourse with his wife but does not discharge. He replied, "He should wash the parts which comes in contact with the private parts of the woman, perform ablution and then pray." (Abu 'Abdullah said, "Taking a bath is safer and is the last order."). (Translation of Sahih Bukhari, Volume 1, Book 5, Number 292)"
Note: Even after sex one should Pray!
Narrated Abu Huraira: "Allah's Apostle said, "The prayer of a person who does ,Hadath (passes, urine, stool or wind) is not accepted till he performs (repeats) the ablution." A person from Hadaramout asked Abu Huraira, "What is 'Hadath'?" Abu Huraira replied, " 'Hadath' means the passing of wind from the anus." (Translation of Sahih Bukhari, Volume 1, Book 4, Number 137)"
There are literally tens if not hundreds or even thousands of narrations that I can
provide that further prove that Prophet Muhammad, peace, mercy and blessings be upon him,
was so big on Praying to Allah Almighty and Glorifying Him everyday, constantly and
consistently, but I believe that the above narrations are sufficient enough to prove the
point.
2- Prophet Muhammad Fasting (not eating or drinking from sun rise till sun set) more than the Month of Ramadan:
Narrated Anas: "Allah's Apostle used to leave fasting in a certain month till we thought that he would not fast in that month, and he used to fast in another month till we thought he would not stop fasting at all in that month. And if one wanted to see him praying at night, one could see him (in that condition), and if one wanted to see him sleeping at night, one could see him (in that condition) too. (Translation of Sahih Bukhari, Volume 3, Book 31, Number 193)"
Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Amr bin Al-'As: "Once Allah's Apostle came to me," and then he narrated the whole narration, i.e. your guest has a right on you, and your wife has a right on you. I then asked about the fasting of David. The Prophet replied, "Half of the year," (i.e. he used to fast on every alternate day). (Translation of Sahih Bukhari, Volume 3, Book 31, Number 195)"
Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Amr: "Allah's Apostle was informed that I had taken an oath to fast daily and to pray (every night) all the night throughout my life (so Allah's Apostle came to me and asked whether it was correct): I replied, "Let my parents be sacrificed for you! I said so." The Prophet said, "You can not do that. So, fast for few days and give it up for few days, r ray and sleep. Fast three days a month as the reward of good deeds is multiplied ten times and that will be equal to one year of fasting." I replied, "I can do better than that." The Prophet said to me, "Fast one day and give up fasting for a day and that is the fasting of Prophet David and that is the best fasting." I said, "I have the power to fast better (more) than that." The Prophet said, "There is no better fasting than that." (Translation of Sahih Bukhari, Volume 3, Book 31, Number 197)"
Narrated Muslim al-Qurashi: "I asked or someone asked the Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) about perpetual fasting. He replied: You have a duty to your family. Fast during Ramadan and the following month, and every Wednesday and Thursday. You will then have observed a perpetual fast. (Translation of Sahih Muslim, Book 13, Number 2426)"
Narrated Umm Salamah, Ummul Mu'minin: "Hunaydah al-Khuza'i reported on the authority of her mother who said: I entered upon Umm Salamah and asked her about fasting. She said: The Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) used to command me to fast three days every month beginning with Monday or Thursday. (Translation of Sahih Muslim, Book 13, Number 2446)"
For more details on Fasting, please visit: What is Fasting in Islam? And what is the Wisdom behind it? What is Ramadan?
3- Prophet Muhammad's Generosity:
Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah: "I went to the Prophet in the mosque (the sub-narrator Mas'ar thought that Jabir had said, "In the forenoon.") He ordered me to pray two Rakat. He owed me some money and he repaid it to me and gave more than what was due to me. (Translation of Sahih Bukhari, Volume 1, Book 8, Number 434)"
Narrated Jabir ibn Abdullah: "The Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) owed me a debt and gave me something extra when he paid it. (Translation of Sunan Abu-Dawud, Book 22, Number 3341)"
Narrated Abu Huraira: "The Prophet owed a camel of a certain age to a man who came to demand it back. The Prophet ordered his companions to give him. They looked for a camel of the same age but found nothing but a camel one year older. The Prophet told them to give it to him. The man said, "You have paid me in full, and may Allah pay you in full." The Prophet said, "The best amongst you is he who pays his debts in the most handsome manner." (Translation of Sahih Bukhari, Volume 3, Book 41, Number 578)"
Abu Huraira (Allah be pleased with him) reported: "Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) owed (something) to a person. He behaved in an uncivil manner with him. This vexed the Companions of the Holy Prophet (may peace be upon him), whereupon Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) said: He who has a right is entitled to speak, and said to them (his Companions): Buy a camel for him and give that to him. They said: We do not find a camel (of that age) but one with better age than that. He said: Buy that and give that to him, for best of you or best amongst you are those who are best in paying off debt. (Translation of Sahih Muslim, Book 010, Number 3898)"
(http://www.answering-christianity.com/prophet_muhammad_generosity.htm)
Part #2:
Prophet Muhammad was not obligated to know the history of the Jews and why they fasted back then on some occasions and why they fast today! They and their history are irrelevant to:
- Worshiping and
Glorifying GOD Almighty in Islam.
- Islam's Laws and methods of Worship.
* We simply do not follow the Bible and we are not Jews!
This point was already answered in Part #1 above, and is
further answered in the following part, #3.
Part #3:
(The Jews' status in Islam and the Bible)
Since the article is too long to paste here, I would like to ask the reader to read my thorough details in the following article:
www.answering-christianity.com/craig_winn_jews_rebuttal.htm
You will clearly see how the Jews are cursed in Bible before the Noble Quran. But,
however, the good ones from them are Praised in the Noble Quran! See the
proofs for yourself.
Part #4:
(The finding of Pharoah's body was a Prophecy in the Noble Quran! Allah Almighty Promised, in the Noble Quran, to preserve his body!)
Allah Almighty in the Noble Quran Promised to preserve Pharoah's body. The following links contain the evidence from the Noble Quran:
http://www.islamic-awareness.org/Quran/Contrad/Internal/qi025.html
http://www.answering-christianity.com/quran/ma_drowned.htm (contains a picture of Pharoah's found body)
He wrote:
Returning to Muhammads scheme: Tabari VII:26 In this year Muhammad ordered people to pay the zakat tax. It is said that the Prophet commanded them to do this. Allah and Muhammad spoke with one voice. Paying the zakat became an order and then a pillar. The political manifesto was ushered in with these words: Ishaq:235 When the Apostle was settled in Medina and his comrades were gathered to him, the affairs of the workers were arranged, and Islam became firmly established. Prayer was instituted [the prostration was the sign of his power], the zakat tax was prescribed [dictators thrive on money], legal punishments were fixed, as were all things permitted and forbidden [as a confirmation of the tyrants supreme authority].
A benevolent dictator, however, he was not. Ishaq:280 When Allahs Apostle came to Medina it was the most fever-infested place on earth. It smote Muslims to such a degree they could only pray sitting. Muhammad came out when they were praying thus and said, Know that the prostration of the sitter is only half as valuable as that of the stander. The Muslims painfully struggled to their feet despite their weakness, seeking a blessing.
This is followed by: Then the Apostle prepared for war in pursuance of Allahs command to fight his enemies and to fight the infidels who Allah commanded him to fight. Fighting was such an essential part of Islams formation that Tabari devoted the next sixty pages to a single conflictthe Battle of Badr. It gets five times more attention than Abrahams pilgrimage to the Kaabathe establishment of Islam. It gets ten times more ink that the first revelationMuhammads call to prophethood. It garners twenty times more coverage than Muhammads migration to Yathribthe Hijrah that instigated the Islamic Era. How is it that a battle became the centerpiece of a religion?
The initial salvo of the battle to resurrect Islam nearly crucified it. We are told that Muhammad led his militants on a terrorist raid designed to rob another caravan in of all months, Ramadhan. Tabari VII:26 In this year the great battle of Badr took place between the Messenger of Allah and the Quraysh Unbelievers in the month of Ramadhan. Since fasting was required in the sacred month, since the observance of Ramadhan was a religious obligation, a pillar of Islam, why were the first Muslims and their prophet on the prowl during their most holy time? Do you suppose money was more important than piety?
At Badr, Muhammad was the aggressor, just as he was on seventy-three of his seventy-five raids. The prophet got to choose the time, place, and victim. So he elected to terrorize money-laden civilians during Ramadhan. Reason would thus dictate that the prophet had discarded his original calling and become a pirate.
As you contemplate what motivated Islams bad boy, consider this: Tabari VII:28 Abd al-Rahman said, Muhammad celebrated the night of 17 Ramadhan. In the morning traces of sleeplessness would be on his face. He would say, On this morning Allah distinguished between truth and falsehood, revealing the Quran. On this morning he made Islam mighty, humbling the leaders of unbelief at Badr. Submission was made mighty because the Quraysh were humbled. Allah distinguished between truth and falsehood by having Muslim militants murder Meccan merchants.
But violence isnt cheap. Like todays terrorists, the first Muslims needed money. Tabari VII:29/Ishaq:289 The Apostle heard that Abu Sufyan [a Meccan merchant] was coming from Syria with a large Quraysh caravan containing their money and their merchandise. He was accompanied by only thirty men. The Meccans were going about their lives, working to make a living, something Muslims were unwilling to do. So Islam was about to rob them.
This was after fighting had broken out between them, and people had been killed and taken captive at Nakhlah. If you were reading this out of context you might assume that these parties were in a state of war, and that both were to blame for escalating hostilities. But you know better, because the Islamic Hadith has shown that only the Muslims were militants. They had set out on a dozen terrorist raids. They had ventured out as far as two hundred miles to rob Meccan civilians. They were the sole perpetrators, having killed the Meccan, Hadrami, in cold blood. They kidnapped his companions and held them for ransom.
Ever inclined to put the best possible spin on their violent beginnings, the first Muslims claimed: Tabari VII:29 This incident had provoked a state of war between the Prophet and the Quraysh and was the beginning of the fighting in which they inflicted casualties upon one another. In other words, before the Islamic raid, there was no fighting. Not a single Muslim had been killed. In fact there were no armies. The Muslims had raidersterrorists, in our parlance. The Meccans had merchantsbusinessmen, in todays vernacular.
But if pirates are shady entrepreneurs, Muhammad was a businessman, par excellence. Ishaq:288 Allah divided the booty stolen from the first caravan after he made spoils permissible. He gave four-fifths to those He had allowed to take it and one-fifth to His Apostle. Not one to miss another opportunity: Ishaq:289 Muhammad summoned the Muslims and said, This is the Quraysh caravan containing their property. Go out and attack it. Perhaps Allah will give it to us as prey. These lines forever damn Islams pretense of religiosity. They bear repeating: This is the Quraysh caravan containing their property. Go out and attack it. Perhaps Allah will give it to us as prey.
The motivation was piracynot religion. The historian reports: Tabari VII:29 Abu Sufyan and the horsemen of the Quraysh were returning from Syria following the coastal road. When Allahs Apostle heard about them he called his companions together and told them of the wealth they had with them and the fewness of their numbers. The Muslims set out with no other object than Sufyan and the men with him. They did not think that this raid would be anything other than easy booty. These armed raiders wanted to steal assets and kidnap folks. Since the prophets sole motivation was piracy, not piety, Islam cannot be a religion. And if it is, we need to canonize Black Beard and call him a prophet.
The very fact the first adherents of this perverse doctrine recorded this stunning admission of guilt reminds me of the Nazis and the way they chronicled their atrocities in World War II. Immoral, hateful, and violent doctrines like Islam and Nazism corrode mens minds and consciences to the point they become unable to differentiate right from wrong. Ridding the world of those they view as inferior, stealing their possessions, becomes part of their mission and thus becomes gooddeeds worthy of heroic lore and scripture.
As further proof that the Badr raid was an act of terrorism, another Hadith reports: Bukhari:V5B59N702 Allah did not admonish anyone who had not participated in the Ghazwa [raid] of Badr, for in fact, Allahs Apostle had only gone out in search of the Quraysh caravan so that he could rob it. But Allah arranged for the Muslims and their enemy to meet by surprise. I was at the Aqabah pledge with Allahs Apostle when we gave our lives in submission, but the Badr battle is more popular amongst the people. I was never stronger or wealthier than I was when I followed the Prophet on a Ghazwa. That pretty much sums up Islam.
Upon hearing that Muhammad was on the prowl, the Quraysh sent a delegation out to protect their people and business assets. This explains why the Quran said Muslims were contemplating a choice between taking easy booty and fighting for doctrinal supremacy. They did not suppose that there would be a great battle. Concerning this Allah revealed a Quran: And you longed that other than the armed one might be yours. [Quran 8:7]
Before I comment, Id like you to have the benefit of the entire verse: 008.007 Behold! Allah promised you that one of the two parties would be yours. You wished for the unarmed one, but Allah willed to justify His truth according to His words and to cut off the roots of the unbelievers. To cut off the roots is to kill. This makes Allah a murderer and Muhammad a pirate. One was after booty, the other blood. But it was worse than that. They inspired a gang of armed men to attack a defenseless civilian enterprise, one owned by a rival. As such, they were terrorists. And there is no way to discount the source of this condemning scripture as its confirmed in all three Hadith collections and in the Quran.
The Traditions report: Ishaq:289 The people answered the Prophets summons; some eagerly, some reluctantly. Tabari VII:29 When Abu Sufyan heard that Muhammads Companions were on their way to intercept his caravan, he sent a message to the Quraysh. Muhammad is going to intercept our caravan, so protect your merchandise. When the Quraysh heard this, the people of Mecca hastened to defend their property and protect their men as they were told Muhammad was lying in wait for them.
The Sira suggests that they werent quite so hasty: Ishaq:290 Some of the Meccans got up to circumambulate the Kaaba . Sitting around the mosque, they wondered why they had allowed this evil rascal to attack their men. The pagans were being religious, worshiping Allah in his mosque. The Muslims had abandoned religion, setting out on a terrorist raid in the holy month of Ramadhan.
Ishaq:292 Setting out in Ramadhan, Muhammad was preceded by two black flags. His companions had seventy camels on which men rode in turns. Its interesting: the white battle flags of the Maghazi raids inspired by Muhammad turned black when the prophet personally led the parade. Tabari VII:38 I have been informed by authorities that Muhammad set out on 3 Ramadhan at the head of 310 of his companions. The Emigrants on the day of Badr were 77 men, and the Ansar were 236. The war banner of the Messenger was carried by Ali. The banner of the Ansar was carried by Sad.
Back in KaabaVille: Tabari VII:30 A body of Meccan men was drawn from the clans. Neither the Prophet nor his Companions heard about this force until they reached Badr, which was on the coastal route the Quraysh caravan had taken from Syria. These passages confirm that Muhammad was on the prowl. They reveal that the caravan was comprised of a poorly protected assemblage of businessmen. They suggest that when Sufyan sent for help, it came in the form of townsfolk. There was no standing army. Mecca was a tiny village of some five thousand traders eking out a humble living. They didnt have a police force much less a military. Before Muhammad and Islam, they hadnt needed one.
Ishaq:293/Tabari VII:30 The prophet marched forward and spent the night near Badr with his Companions. They did not know that the Quraysh had come out against them. While the Prophet was standing in prayer [asking Allah to help him steal] some Quraysh water-carriers came to the well. Among these was a black slave. Muhammads men seized him and brought him to the Messengers bivouac. They ordered him to salute Allahs Apostle. Then they questioned him about Abu Sufyan, having no idea that he was not from the caravan. When the slave began to tell them about the protecting force, it was unwelcome news, for the only object of their raid was Abu Sufyan and [the booty from] his caravan.
Picture this scene. The founder of a religion is out on a terrorist mission designed to raid a civilian business. He is praying, asking his spirit to help him kidnap innocent people and steal their possessions. His fellow militants capture a slave and torture him, trying to solicit information. Tabari VII:30 Meanwhile the Prophet was praying, bowing and prostrating himself, and also seeing and hearing the treatment of the slave. When the slave told them that the Quraysh had come to meet them, they began to beat him and called him a liar. You are trying to conceal the whereabouts of Abu Sufyan and his caravan. They beat him severely and continued to interrogate him but they found that he had no knowledge of what they were looking for.
I have said that Muhammad was the most vile and immoral man to have ever walked the earth. The first Muslims agree, although their hearts and minds have been so corroded by Islam they dont seem to care. They think that they are just describing a normal day at the prophetic office. For such immoral and barbaric acts to have been passed on as Traditions and linked to the Quran, Muslims must view these terrorist raids and the ensuing crimes favorably. They must see such ungodly behavior as a living witness of Allahs Causean example of how to be a good Muslim.
Tabari VII:31 When the slave said, I am from the Quraysh who have come out against you, they beat him, but when he said, I am with Abu Sufyan, they left him alone. When the Prophet saw what they were doing he stopped his prayer. He said, By Him in Whose hand my soul rests, you beat him when he tells the truth and leave him alone when he lies. Muhammad wasnt bothered by Muslims beating the black slave, just by their inept interrogation technique.
And he was nervous. Mercenaries can be an unruly lot: Ishaq:294 The Apostle was afraid the Ansar would not feel obliged to help him fight without the enemy being the aggressor and attacking in Medina. This is further evidence Muhammad wasnt defending Muslims and Islam. As proof he wasnt a prophet, the Ansar surprised him: Sad said, We hear and obey. We are experienced in war, trustworthy in combat. Allah will let us show you something that will bring you joy. The Apostle was delighted at Sads words which greatly encouraged him. Muhammad shouted, It is as if I see the enemy lying prostrate. The founder of Islam was pleased by the prospect of war and encouraged by the thought of his foe bowing in submission. Thats fine if youre Stalin, Mao, or Hitler. Its bad if youre Muhammad.
The Sira speaks of another interrogation. Ishaq:295 A young man was brought to the Apostle and beaten. When the Muslims were displeased with his answers they beat him soundly. Watching the interrogation while performing two prostrations, the Prophet interrupted the proceedings and said, Mecca has thrown us pieces of its liver!
But alas, the intended target escaped the raiders grasp. Ishaq:295 Abu Sufyan changed the caravans direction from the shore road, traveling as quickly as possible. Ishaq:296 When Sufyan saw that he had saved his caravan he sent word to the Quraysh. Since you came out to save your caravan, your men, and property, go back home. Some of the merchant militia left but, Abu Jahl said, Badr was the site of an Arab fair. We are going to spend a few days, slaughter camels, feast, drink wine, and have some girls play for us. The non-partiers said, We came out to protect our property and defend our men. There is no point of staying to fight. So they returned to Mecca.
On the Muslim front, we discover that Muhammad wasnt much of a general. We are told that a man named Hubab asked him, Ishaq:297 Did Allah order you to occupy this place so that we have no choice, or was this position chosen as a matter of opinion for military tactics? When Muhammad said that Allah had not spoken to him about it the Ansar chief saved the day and ruined the world: This is not the proper place. Hubab said, We should go to the well nearest the enemy, stop up all other wells, and deprive them of water. Then Sad said, Prophet, let us build you a booth of palm fronds from which you can watch the battle safely. The Apostle thanked and blessed them.
So let the battle begin: Tabari VII:32 When the Quraysh advanced, Muhammad threw dust in the direction of their faces, and Allah put them to flight. The Meccan [merchant] force and the Prophets [pirates] met and Allah gave victory to His Messenger, shamed the unbelievers, and satisfied the Muslims thirst for revenge on them. To think that these delusional and immoral boys started a religion is beyond belief.
Ishaq:297 When the Apostle saw them he cried, Allah, they called me a liar. Destroy them this morning. Jeremiah, he was not. The Meccans, however, were civilized: Ishaq:298 Utba rose to speak. Let us turn back and leave Muhammad to the rest of the Arabs. If we fall upon him, we will be haunted for having slain the son or brother of our kin.
Tabari VII:52 The Prophet said to his companions, You are the same number as the people of Saul on the day he met Goliath. Actually, Saul and his men were far more numerous. Yet they refused to fight the Philistines, which is why David was given the opportunity to sling himself into immortality. Had Muhammad been a real prophet, he never would have quoted this story. Had he had any faith, he would have followed Davids example.
Tabari VII:52/Ishaq:299 Aswad, an ill-natured man, took the field, and Hamzah came out to meet him. In the encounter Hamzah cut off Aswads foot and half his leg. Hamzah pursued him and struck a blow, killing Aswad. After this, Utbah took the field and issued a challenge to single combat. Three young Ansar Muslims came forward to meet him. The Emigrants had cowered, so Muhammad commanded. Arise Ubaydah, Hamzah, and Ali. It was no time before Hamzah had killed Shaybah and Ali had killed Walid. Ubaydah and Utbah each inflicted a blow upon his adversary. Hamzah and Ali then turned on Utbah with their swords and finished him off. They lifted up their companion Ubaydah to safety. His foot had been cut off and the marrow was flowing out. When they brought him to Muhammad, Ubaydah said, Am I not a martyr, O Messenger of Allah? Yes indeed, the Prophet replied. We have our first entrant into Islamic paradise. Can you imagine the surprise on his face when he discovered that it wasnt as Muhammad had described and that Allah was indeed waiting for him?
Tabari VII:54 Muhammad turned toward his new Qiblah and said. Allah, if this band perishes today, you will be worshipped no more. Since Meccan Moon Gods were in sparse demand, he was probably right. Abu Bakr picked up his cloak and put it on him, grasping him from behind. O Prophet whom I value more than my father and mother, this constant calling on your Lord is annoying. Then Allah revealed, When you sought the help of your Lord he answered you saying, I will help you with a thousand angels, rank on rank. [Quran 8:9] Sure, why not? Allahs angels are so feeble it takes a thousand of them to do battle with a few hundred intoxicated merchants. And lest we forget, the future Caliph found prayer annoying. He was there for the booty.
Muhammad cried out, Bukhari:V5B59N330/Ishaq:300 Here is Gabriel holding the rein of a horse and leading the charge. He is equipped with his weapons and ready for the battle. There is dust upon his front teeth. Why was Muhammads spirit so eager to kill? And why was he a dirty fighter? Bukhari:V5B59N327 Gabriel came to the Prophet and said, How do you view the warriors of Badr? The Prophet said, I see the fighters as the best Muslims. On that, Gabriel said, And so are the Angels who are participating in the Badr battle. The best Muslims are warriors. And Allahs best angels are demons. Is this a great religion, or what?
Tabari VII:54 The Prophet said when he was in his awning, Allah, keep your contract and your promise. The dark spirits contract with his prophet traded submission to him for a founders share in the Kaaba Inc. His promise was to make Muhammad rich, powerful, and amply sexed. Bukhari:V5B59N289 Abu Bakr took his hand and said, This is enough, Prophet. You have tired your Lord with your pestering.
The next line distinguished Muhammad from the prophets he claimed were his peers. Muhammad was wearing his coat of mail. Armor was something Noah, Abraham, Jonah, Moses, and Jesus seldom wore. Nor did they say, They will be routed and will turn and flee. The hour of doom is their appointed tryst, and it will be more wretched and more bitter than this earthly failure. [54:45] In other words, To hell with them.
Thus far, from a religious perspective, the battle of Badr has been a bust. But things were about to change: Tabari VII:55 Mihaja, the mawla [slave] of Umar [the future Caliph] was struck by an arrow and killed. He was the first Muslim to die.
Mihajas death must have rattled the militants because Muhammad was forced to preach a sermon that would make him the Prophet of Doom: Ishaq:300/ Tabari VII:55 Allahs Messenger went out to his men and incited them to fight. He promised, Every man may keep all the booty he takes. Then Muhammad said, By Allah, if any man fights today and is killed fighting aggressively, going forward and not retreating, Allah will cause him to enter Paradise. They were just wordssound waves that filtered through the air. Yet they have reverberated for 1400 years. They echo still.
Umayr, who was holding some dates in his hand and eating them, said, Fine, fine. This is excellent! Nothing stands between me and my entering Paradise except to be killed by these people! He threw down the dates, seized his sword, and fought until he was slain. The means behind the madness had finally materialized. Muhammad told his fellow militants that their reward was Allahs paradise. All they had to do to earn their prize was to die murdering others in pursuit of booty.
This Muslim militant, this disciple of Muhammad, this misguided youth who had gone off on a terrorist raid to kidnap defenseless civilians and steal their possessions, died shouting these words: Ishaq:300 I am fighting in Allahs service. This is piety and a good deed. In Allahs war I do not fear as others should. For this fighting is righteous, true, and good. Consider the number of times the Quran has spoken of righteous, true, and good deeds. Now you know Allahs definition of piety, and what a good deed actually represents. You also learned Muhammads definition of a good Muslim.
In a way, Muhammad may have been right. If he was speaking on behalf of Lucifer, not Gabriel, as I suspect, fighting aggressively for booty would have earned a murdering thief direct admission into Satans paradise. As for Muslim martyrs finding virginsI wouldnt bet my life on it.
But Muslim lives were meaningless to Muhammad; just as Islamic clerics find suicide bombers expendable. In that light, Muhammad issued the Suicide Bomber Creed (not for himself, mind you): Ishaq:300/ Tabari VII:56 O Messenger of Allah, what makes the Lord [Lucifer] laugh with joy at his servant? He replied, When he plunges his hand into the midst of an enemy without armor. So Auf took off the coat of mail he was wearing and threw it away. Then he took his sword and fought the enemy until he was killed. It was the seventh century version of todays boy bombs.
While thats clear, I am perplexed by what Muhammad said. Its odd that he didnt need an angelic revelation to know what made Allah laugh with joy. And it sounds as if Allah likes to do the plunging and killing. Further, can you fathom a religion built around a spirit who prefers death to salvation?
Then in a tone as demented as the spirit guiding him: Ishaq:301/Tabari VII:56 Muhammad picked up a handful of pebbles and faced the Quraysh. He shouted, May their faces be deformed! He threw the pebbles at them and ordered his companions to attack. The foe was routed. Allah killed Quraysh chiefs and caused many of their nobles to be taken captive. While the Muslims were taking prisoners, the Messenger was in his hut. Whether you are Biblically grounded and see Muhammad and his spirit as demonic, or just the personification of evil, there is no way to see them as good.
While its subtle, there is a bit of psychological gamesmanship going on here. Allah was credited with the killing and kidnappingit wasnt Muhammad or his militants. No. They werent murdering thieves. Their god was.
Bukhari:V5B59N290 The Prophet said, The believers who failed to join the Ghazwa of Badr and those who took part in it are not equal in reward. Muhammad loved murderers. He even loved their weapons: Bukhari:V5B59N333 Az-Zubair said, I attacked him with my spear and pierced his eye. I put my foot over his body to pull the weapon out, but even then I had to use great force. Later on Allahs Apostle asked me for that spear and I gave it to him. Show me your treasure and I will reveal your soul.
Ishaq:301/Tabari VII:56 As the Muslims were laying their hands on as many prisoners as they could catch, the Prophet, I have been told, saw disapproval in the face of Sad. He said, Why are you upset by the taking of captives? Sad replied, This was the first defeat inflicted by Allah on the infidels. Slaughtering the prisoners would have been more pleasing to me than sparing them. Remember these hateful words and who spoke them. We have not heard the last of Sad.
In a long Hadith from Abd Al-Rahman, one of the butchers of Nakhlah, we hear: Ishaq:302/Tabari VII:60 Umayyah [a merchant] was a friend of mine in Mecca. My name was Abd Amr, but when I became a Muslim I was called Abd al-Rahman. This militant was renamed after the first Islamic god. As such, this is a stinging repudiation of Islams first pillar. Umayyah used to meet me when we were in Mecca and would say, Abd Amr, do you dislike the name your father gave you? I would reply, Yes. Umayyah would then say, I do not recognize Ar-Rahman [as a god], so adopt a name that I can call you by when we meet.
After some chatter the friends turned enemies by Islam settled on a name. Well then, you are Abd al-Ilah [Slave-to-the-God]. I agreed. This line confirms the single most fatal charge that can be leveled against Islam. The Arabic word for God is Ilah not Allah. Like Ar-Rahman, Allah was the personal name of a rock idol that became one of the Islamic gods. This simple conversation obliterates Muhammads credibility, the Qurans authority, and Islams legitimacy. Since Ar-Rahman and Allah are names of gods used throughout the Quran and Hadith, Islams central claim is bogus. Neither Allah nor Ar-Rahman are Yahweh or Yahshua. And since the Islamic duo are incompatible by name and character with Yahweh and Yahshua, all Biblical references are just crass plagiarisminspired by a mans lust for money, sex, and power.
The Tradition continues, giving us an up close and personal insight into what Islam did to a mans mind and soul. Fair warning, this isnt pretty: Tabari VII:59/Ishaq:303 On the day of Badr I passed Umayyah as he was standing with his son Ali, holding his hand. I had with me some coats of mail which I had taken as plunder. Umayyah said, Abd al-Ilah, would you like to take me as a prisoner? I will be more valuable to you as a captive to be ransomed than the coats of mail that you are carrying. I said, Yes. Come here then. I flung away the armor and bound Umayyah and his son Ali, taking them with me. According to Muhammad and his god, kidnapping for ransom was a legitimate religious practiceone more profitable than stealing armor.
And in case youre wondering, the Meccan surrendered because he didnt want the Muslim raiders to kill his son. But it didnt work out very well. People [Muslim militants] encircled us [Abd al-Rahman and his captives]. Then they restrained us physically. One of the Muslims drew his sword and struck Ali in the leg, severing it so that he fell down. Umayyah gave a scream the like of which I have never heard. I said, Save yourself, for there is no escape for your son. By Allah, I cannot save him from these men. Then the Muslims hacked Ali to pieces. Abd al-Rahman used to say, May Allah have mercy on Bial [a former slave turned Muslim marauder]! I lost my coats of mail, and he deprived me of my captives. In trying to hype the religion of war, the practitioners harpooned it. They not only demoted their gods to pagan status, they exposed their immoral motives. Islam was all about the money. And while that should have been enough to impugn the doctrine, the fatal blow was in the last paragraph. Muhammad so corrupted these men that they mutilated a child in front of his father. And there was no sense of guilt, no glimmer of humanity. Their only remorse was over lost booty.
Yes, Islam is an evil curse that must be dispelled: Bukhari:V5B59N297 The Prophet faced the Kaaba and invoked evil on the Quraysh people specifically cursing: Shaiba, Utba, Walid and Abu Jahl. I bear witness, by Allah, that I saw them all dead, putrefied by the sun, as Badr was a very hot day. Lucifer and his demons must have been in paradise: evil curses were being invoked, people were dying, bodies were putrefied, and it was hot. Moreover, their favorite prophet was on duty: Bukhari: V5B59N397 Allahs Apostle raised his head after bowing the first Raka of the morning prayer. He said, O Allah! Curse so-and-so and so-and-so. After he had invoked evil upon the Quraysh, Allah revealed: Your Lord will send thousands of angels riding upon chargers sweeping down as a form of good tidings to reassure you that victory comes from Him. He will cut off parts of the unbelievers, overthrow them, and turn them back in frustration. For Allah is forgiving and kind. [3:124] The kind mutilator is telling us: Islam was a team effort.
Ibn Ishaq tells us: Tabari VII:60/Ishaq:303 A cousin of mine and I mounted a hill from which we could overlook Badr and see who would be defeated, so that we could join in the plundering afterwards. I was pursuing one of the Meccan polytheists in order to smite him, when his head suddenly fell off before my sword touched him. Then I knew that someone other than I had killed him. The implication is that one of Allahs angelic brigades did the dastardly deed. My son, I saw Muslims on the day of Badr, and saw that one of us would wave his sword at a polytheist, and the mans head would fall from his body before the sword touched him. The sign of the angels on the day of Badr was white turbans which trailed down their backs, and on the day of Hunayn it was red turbans. The angels did not fight on any day except the battle of Badr; on the other days they were reinforcements, assistants, and helpers, but they struck no blows. It was another Islamic first: killer angels wielding swords. Either way Islam loses. If there were no angels, then Muhammad and his disciples were liars. If an angelic horde was out chopping off the heads of merchants so militants could rob them, they were demons.
For those familiar with the Bible, you may recall that over the course of 4,000 years angels caused men to die on only two occasions. Both were in self defense and no one got rich. The Egyptians lost their first-born sons so that the Jewish slaves might be freed, and the Assyrians who were besieging Jerusalem were foiled.
Confirming that the Badr terrorist campaign was personal and political, not religious, we read: Tabari VII:61/Ishaq:304 When the Prophet had finished with his enemy, he gave orders that Abu Jahl should be found among the dead. He said, O Allah, do not let him escape! The first man who encountered Abu Jahl yelled out and I made him my mark. When he was within my reach, I attacked him and struck him a blow which severed his foot and half his leg. By Allah, when it flew off I could only compare it to a date-stone which flies out of a crusher when it is struck. Then Jahls son hit me on the shoulder and cut off my arm. It dangled at my side from a piece of skin. The fighting prevented me from reaching him after that. I fought the whole day, dragging my arm behind me. When it began to hurt me, I put my foot on it and stood until I pulled it off. Consider the indoctrination and the motivation required to inspire such devotion. And contemplate how the same prophet and doctrine arouse the same hateful passions todaypassions capable of toppling economies and nations.
Then Muawwidh passed by Abu Jahl, who was now crippled and laying there helpless. He hit him until he could no longer move, leaving Jahl gasping for his last breath. But then Muawwidh was killed. Abd Allah bin Masud passed by Jahl right when the Messenger ordered us to search for him among the corpses. The Prophet said, If you cannot identify him, look for the mark of a wound on his knee, for I jostled against him when we were boys. I pushed him so that he fell and scratched one of his knees. Translated: I may be a cowardly slithering snake of a man now, but I wasnt always a weasel.
Ishaq:304 Abd Allah bin Masud said, I found Abu Jahl in the throws of death. I put my foot on his neck because he had grabbed me once at Mecca and had hurt me. Then I said, Has Allah disgraced you and put you to shame, O enemy of Allah? In what way has he disgraced me? he asked. Am I anything more important than a man whom you have killed? Tell me, to whom is the victory? I said, To Allah and his Messenger. Bukhari:V5B59N298 Abu Jahl said, You should not be proud that you have killed me. It was the Muslims who had disgraced themselves. A few hundred militants had gone out to rob some merchants, yet god and prophet declared a glorious victory. Even the pagan Abu Jahl knew that it was a meaningless skirmish, an embarrassment.
Ishaq:304/Tabari VII:62 I cut off Abu Jahls head and brought it to the Messenger. I said, O Allahs Prophet, this is the head of the enemy of Allah, Abu Jahl. Muhammad said, Is this so, by Allah, than whom there is no other deity? This used to be the Messenger of Allahs oath. [The vengeful Muhammad was no more articulate than the inspired one.] I said, Yes. Then I threw down his head before the Prophets feet. He said, Praise be to Allah. God doesnt have enemies; only men and demons do.
Bukhari:V5B59N572 O Muslims, take not My enemies as friends, offering them kindness when they reject Allah, the Prophet Muhammad, and his Quran. And whoever does that, then indeed he has gone (far) astray. You have come out to fight in My Cause, seeking My acceptance so do not be friendly with them, even in secret. [60:1]
Its hard to imagine men writing this down as if it were religious. Ishaq:305 Ukkasha fought until he broke his sword. He came to the Apostle who gave him a wooden cudgel telling him to fight with that. He brandished it and it became a brilliant weapon. Allah gave him victory while he wielded it. He took that weapon with him to every raid he fought with Allahs Apostle until he was killed in the rebellion [the War of Compulsion]. These were his dying words: What do you think about when you kill people? Are these not men just because they are not Muslims? Sobering, isnt it?
According to Ibn Ishaq, Muhammads quota on paradise was proclaimed at Badr. Ishaq:306 When the Allahs Apostle said, 70,000 of my followers shall enter Paradise like the full moon, Ukkasha asked if he could be one of them. Then a lesser Ansari asked to be included, but the Prophet replied, Ukkasha beat you to it and my prayer is now cold. At this point in his mission, Muhammads vision was no greater than the conquest of Mecca and central Arabia. Inciting 70,000 fools to die for what he coveted seemed sufficient at the time. Little did he know that his scam would live on, infecting billions, and sending millions to their death. Second, the like a full moon was an acknowledgement of Allahs lunar genealogy. Third, to earn Allahs paradise one has to be a big-time murderer. And fourth, imagine risking your soul on a man who said: my prayer is cold.
Both prophet and god loved it when men sacrificed their lives for them. Bukhari:V5B59N379 When we wrote the Holy Quran, I missed one of the verses I used to hear Allahs Apostle reciting. Then we searched for it and found it. The verse was: Among the Believers are men who have been true to their Covenant with Allah. Of them, some have fulfilled their obligations to Allah (i.e. they have been killed in Allahs Cause), and some of them are (still) waiting to be killed. (Surah 33.23) So we wrote this in its place in the Quran. According to the Quran, all good Muslims fall into one of two categories: those who have died killing infidels, and those who will die killing infidels.
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The Badr raiders failed as pirates. The caravan they went out to plunder got away. Yet the skirmish that ensued between militants and merchants resurrected a dying doctrine and ultimately reshaped the world. The Islamic lore that emerged that spring morning in 623 from the blood-soaked sands near the eastern shore of the Red Sea, serves as the only report of what happened at Badr. Here are some of the most insightful lines spoken that day:
The Muslim Abdallah recited this poem: Ishaq:315 It was so criminal, men could hardly imagine it. Muhammad was ennobled because of the bloody fighting. I swear we shall never lack soldiers, nor army leaders. Driving before us infidels until we subdue them with a halter above their noses and a branding iron. We will drive them to the ends of the earth. We will pursue them on horse and on foot. We will never deviate from fighting in our cause. We will bring upon the infidels the fate of the Ad and Jurhum. Any people that disobey Muhammad will pay for it. If you do not surrender to Islam, then you will live to regret it. You will be shamed in Hell, forced to wear a garment of molten pitch forever! Second only to the Quran, this may be the nastiest, meanest, most intolerant, violent, and sadistic poem ever recited.
Fulfilling prophecy, another Muslim said, speaking of the sons of Ishmael: Ishaq:316 In peace you are wild assesrough and coarse. And in war you are like women wearing corsets. But I care not so long as my hand can grasp my trusty blade.
Ishaq:310 A Meccan said, As soon as we were confronted by the raiding party, we turned our backs and they started killing and capturing us at their pleasure. Some of our men turned tail humiliated. Allah smote some of us with pustules from which we died. Ishaq:311 When the Quraysh began to bewail their dead, consumed in sorrow, one said, Do not do this for Muhammad and his companions will rejoice over our misfortune.
Hamzah recited: Ishaq:340 Surely Badr was one of the worlds great wonders. The roads to death are plain to see. Disobedience causes a people to perish. They became deaths pawns. We had sought their caravan, nothing else. But they came to us and there was no way out. So we thrust our shafts and swung our swords severing their heads. Our swords glittered as they killed. The banner of error was held by Satan. He betrayed the evil ones, those prone to treachery. He led them to death crying, Fear Allah. He is invincible! Satan knew what they could not see. On that day a thousand spirits were mustered on excited white stallions. Allahs army fought with us. Under our banner, Gabriel attacked and killed them. I agree; Satan was there.
Ali recited: Ishaq:341 Have you seen how Allah favored His Apostle and how He humiliated the unbelievers? They were put to shame in captivity and death. The Apostles victory was glorious. Its message is plain for all to see. The Lord brought repeated calamities upon the pagans, bringing them under the Apostles power. Allahs angry army smote them with their trusty swords. Many a lusty youngster left the enemy lying prone. Their women wept with burning throats for the dead were lying everywhere. But now they are all in Hell. Its hard to believe. Violence and pain begat a religion.
One of the Meccan merchants said in response: Ishaq:342 I wonder at foolish men like these who sing frivolously and vainly of the slain at Badr. This was nothing more than an impious and odious crime. Men fought against their brothers, fathers, and sons. Any with discernment and understanding recognize the wrong that was done here. Al-Harith was right. I find his words rational and soberingforeboding.
Kab, a Muslim commander, recited: Ishaq:344 I wonder at Allahs deed. None can defeat Him. Evil ever leads to death. We unsheathed our swords and testified to the unity of Allah, and we proved that His Apostle brought truth. We smote them and they scattered. The impious met death. They became fuel for Hell. All who arent Muslims must go there. It will consume them while the Stoker [Allah] increases the heat. They had called Allahs Apostle a liar. They claimed, You are nothing but a sorcerer. So Allah destroyed them.
As you read these words, remember, this day made Islam. On it, Hassan proclaimed: Ishaq:348 They retreated in all directions. They rejected the Quran and called Muhammad a liar. But Allah cursed them to make his religion and Apostle victorious. They lay still in death. Their throats were severed. Their foreheads embraced the dust. Their nostrils were defiled with filth. Many a noble, generous man we slew this day. We left them as meat for the hyenas. And later, they shall burn in the fires of Hell. A terrorist raid designed to loot a caravan had become a noble crusade. These men who had come to protect their property and family were butchered. Their only crime was calling a sorcerer a liar.
Pirates and mercenaries fight for booty, not piety. Ubayda was no exception: Ishaq:349 The battle will tell the world about us. Distant men will heed our warning. The infidels may cut off my leg, yet I am a Muslim. I will exchange my life for one with virgins fashioned like the most beautiful statues.
A Muslim recited these lines: Ishaq:357 Their leaders were left prostrate. Their heads were sliced off like melons. Many an adversary have I left on the ground to rise in pain, broken and plucked. When the battle was joined I dealt them a vicious blow. Their arteries cried aloud, their blood flowed. That is what I did on the day of Badr.
At the end of the fighting: Ishaq:306/Tabari VII:62 Allahs Apostle ordered the dead to be thrown into a pit. All were thrown in except Umayyah. He had swollen up in his coat of mail and filled it. They went to move him, but he fell apart, so they left him where he was and flung some rocks over him. As the dead were being thrown in, Muhammad stood over them and said, O people of the pit, have you found what your Lord promised you to be true? For I have found what my Lord promised me to be true. The Muslims said to him. O Allahs Messenger, are you speaking to dead people who have been putrefied? He replied, They know what I promised them is the truth. You hear what I say no better than they, but they cannot answer me. This is almost as sick as the Islamic god gloating over the new arrivals to hell. Its almost as if Muhammads warped character rubbed off on Allah. (Did I say almost?) They became twins. Muhammad was the first prophet to promise his people slaughter rather than salvation. It was one prophecy he got right.
Bukhari:V5B58N193 The Prophet cursed those that had teased him. He said, O Allah! Destroy the chiefs of Quraysh, Abu Jahl, Utba, Shaba, Umaiya, and Ubai. I saw these people killed on the day of Badr battle and thrown in the pit except Ubai whose body parts were mutilated. He was putrid, possessed, and pathetic, not prophetic.
While some of this material is redundant, its important to see how the four prime Islamic sources work together to provide us with a portrait of this man, his spirit, and religion. Every word devastates Muhammads character; every stroke reveals his motives. The battle of Badr resurrected the fledgling political doctrine of Islam. Yet the motive was greed. The means was terror. The reason was Muhammad. He had come full circle. The abused child was now an empowered, demented, and vicious abuser.
This Hadith is telling: Bukhari:V5B59N314-7 At Badr, the Prophet ordered the corpses of twenty-four Quraysh leaders to be thrown into a pit. It was a habit of the Prophet that whenever he conquered some people, he used to stay at the battlefield for three nights [to gloat]. So, on the third day he ordered that his she-camel be saddled and he set out. His Companions followed, saying: The Prophet is proceeding for some great purpose. When he halted at the edge of the pit, he addressed the corpses of the Quraysh infidels by their names, O so-and-so, son of so-and-so! Why didnt you obey Allahs Apostle? I have found true what my Lord promised me. Have you found true what your Lord promised you? Umar said, O Apostle! You are speaking to the dead! Muhammad said, Allah brought them to life (again) to let them hear me, to reprimand them, to slight them, and so that I might take my revenge over them. Then he quoted the Holy Verse out of the Quran: You cannot make the dead listen or the deaf hear your call until they believe Our Signs and come into submission. [30:52] Both prophet and his spirit needed men to obey; they required full and unquestioned submission. That, in a nutshell, was what Islam was all about.
The first Muslim historian covers the despicable dialog in a manner that nails Muhammads motives: Tabari VII:63 The Messenger uttered these words: O people of the pit, you were evil fellow tribesmen to your Prophet! You disbelieved me when other people believed me. You drove me out when other people gave me shelter. You fought me when other people came to my aid.
This sorry excuse for a man wasnt finished gloating. Ishaq:306 The Apostles Companions heard him get up in the middle of the night. He went to the pit and said, O people of the pit, enumerating all who had be thrown into the dirty well. I have found what my Lord promised me to be true. Normal men would have been repulsed by the sight and smell of rotting corpses. But not this man, he was inspired. So was his spirit, the Lord of the Pit.
This next vignette is equally disturbing. The foolishness of Islam is behind us. All that remains is tragic. Tabari VII:63/Ishaq:307 Utbah was dragged to the well. Muhammad looked into the face of his son Abu, who was dejected. I fear perhaps some sadness has entered you on account of your father. No, by Allah, O Prophet of Allah, Abu replied. I had no misgivings about my father, nor about his death. But I knew my father to be a judicious, wise, forbearing, cultured, and virtuous man. I used to hope that these qualities would lead him to Islam. No. These qualities kept him from Islam.
The skirmish over, it was time to divvy up the spoils. The next section of al-Tabari begins under the headline: The Division of the Booty. Tabari VII:64/Ishaq:307 The Messenger of Allah gave orders concerning the contents of the camp which the people had collected, and it was all brought together. Among the Muslims, however, there was a difference of opinion concerning it. Those who had collected it said, It is ours. Muhammad promised every man that he could keep the booty he took. Those who were fighting said, If it had not been for us, you would not have taken it. We distracted the enemy from you so that you could take what you took. Those who were guarding the Prophet for fear the enemy would attack him said, By Allah, you have no better right to it than we have. We wanted to kill the enemy when Allah gave us the opportunity and made them turn their backs, and we wanted to take property when there was no one to protect it; but we were afraid that the Meccans might attack the Prophet. We protected him so you have no better right to it than we have. These covetous and militant marauders were the antithesis of Christs disciples.
According to Muhammads gospel: its good to kill for money, but its bad to argue about it later. When we quarreled about the booty we became very bad tempered. So Allah removed it from our hands and handed it over to His Messenger. He divided it equally among the Muslims. In this matter there can be seen fear of Allah, obedience to his Messenger, and the settling of differences. This was the proposition and the conclusion. Islam was about money. Islam made men mad. Muhammad and Allah were partners. Muhammad was to be obeyed. Allah was to be feared.
Muslims were enticed into submission: Bukhari:V5B59N360 The total number of Muslim fighters from Mecca who fought at Badr and were given a share of the booty, were 81. When their shares were distributed, their number was 101. But Allah knows it better.
And the great deceiver was ever ready to help his pal pile up the booty. Ishaq:307 The Spoils of War Surah came down from Allah to His Prophet concerning the distribution of the booty when the Muslims showed their evil nature. Allah took it out of their hands and gave it to the Apostle.
Tabari VII:65 Allahs Messenger came back to Medina, bringing with him the booty which had been taken from the polytheists.... There were forty-four captives in the Messenger of Allahs possession. There was a similar number of dead.
Ishaq:308 Muhammad halted on a sandhill and divided the booty Allah had given him equally. Then Muslims from Medina met him at Rauha. They congratulated him on the victory Allah had granted. But one of the warriors replied, What are you congratulating us about? We only met some bald old women like the sacrificial camels who are hobbled, and we slaughtered them! The Apostle smiled because he knew that description fit . By any historical or rational criterion, the battle of Badr was meaninglessa tussle between militants and merchants. And yet Muhammad turned it into a miracle from Allah. And he used it to resurrect his dying doctrine.
The prophets blood lust led to these chilling lines Ishaq:308/Tabari VII:65 When the Apostle was in Safra, Nadr was assassinated. When Muhammad reached Irq al-Zabyah he killed Uqbah. When the Holy Prophet ordered him to be killed, Uqbah said, Who will look after my children, Muhammad? Hellfire, the Apostle replied, and he was killed. No Geneva Convention here.
Ishaq:312 Umar said to the Apostle, Let me pull out Suhayls two front teeth. That way his tongue will stick out and he will never be able to speak against you again.
Tabari VII:66/Ishaq:309 Sawdah [the prophets second wife] said: I went to my house, and the Messenger was there with Abu Yazid [a Meccan prisoner]. His hands were tied to his neck. I could not restrain myself when I saw Yazid like that and I shouted out to him. So Muhammad asked, Sawdah, are you trying to stir up trouble against Allahs Messenger? This brought me back to my senses.
Ishaq:309 Bind Abu Aziz tight for his mother is rich and she may ransom him for a great deal of money, Allahs Profit proclaimed.
Confirming that Islam was all about the money: Tabari VII:71/Ishaq:311 Among the captives was Abu Wada. Muhammad said, He has a son who is a shrewd merchant with much money. The son slipped away at night, went to Medina, ransomed his father for 4,000 dirhams. There was no preaching, no Quran recitals, no message of salvation. Just: Gimme da money.
Tabari VII:71/Ishaq:312 The Prophet said, Abbas, you must ransom yourself, your two nephews, Aqil and Nawfal, and your confederate, Utbah, for you are a wealthy man. Muhammad, Abbas said, I was a Muslim, but the people compelled me to fight against my will. Allah knows best concerning your Islam, Muhammad said. If what you say is true, Allah will reward you for it. As for your outward appearance, you have been against us, so pay to ransom yourself. The Messenger had previously taken [stolen] twenty ounces of gold from him following the battle. So Abbas said, Credit me with this amount towards my ransom. No, Muhammad replied. That money Allah has already taken from you and given to us. Islam equals money, not souls. The Hadith remains transparent.
Ishaq:313 The Muslims told Abu Sufyan to pay them a ransom to free his son, Amr. He replied, Am I to suffer the double loss of my blood and my money? After you have killed my son Hanzala, you want me to pay you a ransom to save Amr? How on earth do Muslims see this behavior as religious, or even good?
Bukhari:V5B59N357 The Badr warriors were given five thousand dirhams each, yearly. Umar [the future Caliph] said, I will always give them more than what I will give to others. And while money was good, Muhammad craved more Bukhari:V5B59N342 Umar said, When my daughter Hafsa lost her husband in the battle of Badr, Allahs Apostle demanded her hand in marriage and I married her to him.
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The battle over, the booty collected, the ransoms negotiated, it was time for some situational scriptures. Most religions considered murder, piracy, kidnapping, and terrorism bad, so Muhammad needed a special dispensation.
As before, I will weave the Hadith into the fabric of the Quran to give Allahs scriptures the context of time, circumstance, and place they otherwise lack. Tabari VII:80 When the events of Badr were over, Allah revealed the 8th surah, The Spoils of War, in its entirety. The two armies met [there were no armiesjust merchants and militants] and Allah defeated the Meccans [with Muslim swords]. Seventy of them were killed, and seventy were taken captive. The previous death toll was forty-four killed and an equal number brought back for ransom. The lower number is also in line with Ishaqs meticulously documented total of fifty dead, and forty-three taken hostage. Abu Bakr said, O Prophet of Allah, these are your people, your family; they are your cousins, fellow clansmen, and nephews. I think that you should accept ransoms for them so that what we take from them will strengthen us. Yes, its true: Islam was financed by kidnapping ransom. The wealth of pagans was forged into the sword of Islam. And Abu Bakr, Muhammads bloodsucking promoter, was only interested in the moneynever religion.
Tabari VII:81 What do you think Khattab? Muhammad asked. I say you should hand them over to me so that I can cut off their heads. Hand Hamzahs brother over to him so that he can cut off his head. Hand over Aqil to Ali so that he can cut off his brothers head. Thus Allah will know that there is no leniency in our hearts toward the unbelievers. The Messenger liked what Abu Bakr said and did not like what I said, and accepted ransoms for the captives. Bloodshed was good; money was better.
This Tradition continues to pull back the veil on Islam. It was a performance, one in which a pagan god played a staring role. Tabari VII:81 The next day I went to the Prophet in the morning. He was sitting with Abu Bakr, and they were weeping. I said, O Messenger of Allah, tell me, what has made you and your companion weep? If I find cause to weep, I will weep with you, and if not, I will pretend to weep because you are weeping. The Prophet said, It is because of the taking of ransoms which has been laid before your companions. It was laid before me that I should punish them instead. Allah revealed: It is not for any Prophet to have captives until he has made slaughter in the land. After that Allah made booty lawful for them. Because money enabled slaughter, Muhammad would have both.
Ishaq:316 Following Badr, Muhammad sent a number of raiders with orders to capture some of the Meccans and burn them alive. But on the following day he sent word to us, I told you to burn these men if you got hold of them. But I decided that none has the right to punish by fire save Allah. So if you capture them, kill them.
The Hadith report on the battle of Badr ends with these words: On the Badr expedition, the Messenger took the sword of Dhu al-Faqar as booty. It had belonged to Munabbih. On that day he also took Abu Jahls camel as booty. It was a Mahri dromedary on which he used to go on raids. Nothing but the best for Muhammadafter all, he was a prophet. It is said that he wrote Maaqil [Blood-Money] on his sword.
Blood still dripping from the implements of war, the dark spirit of Islam revealed a surah that made killing a religious duty and thievery a sacred rite: The Spoils of War. 008.001 They question you about (windfalls taken as) spoils of war. Say: Booty is at the disposal of Allah and the Messenger; they belong to Us and are for Our benefit. So fear Allah, and adjust your way of thinking in this matter. Obey Allah and His Messenger. How convenient. But this was crass, even for Muhammad. His propensity to steal was obviously being questioned. So he claimed that his god said: The booty is oursit belongs to us.
Some might think being a pirate would be a great gig if you could get god to sponsor your raids. But for Muhammad, that wasnt enough. He was after more than money. He coveted power, too. So he had his god say: Obey Allah and the Messenger. Then, for those who were squabbling over the prophets new career path, he professed: Adjust your way of thinking and fear me. The Communists used to call it re-education. But no matter how you interpret this, it isnt religious. Its disgusting.
Muhammads Companions agree with my assessment: Ishaq:321 The Spoils of War surah was handed down because we quarreled about the booty. So Allah took it away from us and gave it to His Apostle. When He did, we learned to fear Allah and obey his Messenger. The Hadith goes on to report: For in truth, our army had gone out with the Prophet seeking the caravan because we wanted its booty.
The Qurans attempts at religion were overt efforts to control people through fear, ritual, indoctrination, and taxation: 008.002 The only believers are those who feel fear and terror when Allah is mentioned. When His [Quran] revelations [like this one focused on killing and stealing] are recited to them it increases their faith. Muslims establish regular prayers and pay out of the booty We have given them. Muslims who fear will obeyand they will pay.
Conditioning men to be submissive through the implementation of religious rituals was good; motivating them to loot was better. 008.004 These are true Muslims. For them are exalted grades (of honor) with their Lord, and pardon, and a bountiful provision. Who gets the exalted grades of honor, the bountiful provision, you ask? Muslim militants who leave their homes to rob caravans and murder their kin, thats who! 008.005 Your Lord ordered and caused you [the good Muslims] out of your homes to fight for the true cause, even though some Muslims disliked it, and were averse (to fighting). They argued with you concerning this matter [of piracy] even after it was made clear to them. It was as if they were being driven to their death. This verse is speaking to the rift between the good, warlike, Muslims and the bad, peaceful ones. Good Muslims were ready, willing, and able to plunder and killjust as they are today. The bad, peaceful Muslims just wanted to live and let live. But peace was something Allah couldnt tolerate.
008.007 Behold! Allah promised that one of the two parties would fall and become yours. You (Muhammad) coveted (the caravan,) the one which was not armed. This verse confirms that Muhammad was a pirate, not a general or a prophet. It devastates Islams credibility. Yet it is often missed because the passage goes on to proclaim the most fearsome words every spoken: Allah wished to confirm and justify the truth by His words. Wipe the infidels out to the last.
The confirmation is clear. It is the justification thats muddled. Muhammad left Medina with his militants for the express purpose of robbing an unarmed caravan. He wanted money. His god wanted war. The dark spirit of Islam wanted to slaughter and humiliate all those who didnt bow to his authority.
Lucifer enticed men to do his bidding. His goal was to cloud mens minds so that they would no longer recognize truth. 008.008 That He might justify Truth and prove Falsehood false, distasteful though it be to the disbelievers who oppose. The writing quality is dreadful so let me translate this for you. The verse says: the people whose conscience had not yet been eroded opposed terror. That made them guilty. From Lucifers perspective, truth could only be justified by killing men with a consciencemen with the ability to discern right from wrong. You are witnessing spiritual warfare of the highest order. And the stakes in this game are mens souls.
Muhammad made a deal with the Devil: 008.009 (Remember,) you implored the assistance of your Lord, and He heard what you requested: I will assist you with 1,000 angels, ranks on ranks. If ever a verse proved that the Quran was as false as its deity, this is it. It is beyond comprehension that the creator of the universe would send his angels to help a pirate. Moreover, can you imagine angels so impotent it takes 1,000 of them to kill fifty merchants?
There is more to this demonic assistance than I have shared thus far. According to both the Hadith and Quran, Allah used rain and wind to foil the merchants. Rain was said to have secured the gravel under the militants and undermined the sandy slopes beneath the merchants feet. And a wind from behind the militants backs blew coarse sand in the merchants faces, impairing their vision. The Bible calls Lucifer the prince of the power of the air. He was given control over weather. In the book of Job, Satan uses wind and a thunderstorm to try and lure a man of God away from the truth. He also incites men to kill and steal on his behalf. That is precisely what happened at Badr and for the same reasons. Is it a coincidence or not?
The Hadith and Quran reveal something more sinister than just a bad man who craved power, sex, and money. To understand what was at stake, we need to expose the spirit that inspired Islam. And to accomplish this, we must turn to the same place Muhammad turned for enlightenmentthe Hebrew Bible. By lifting the majority of the Quran from its pages, he left the honest searcher with no option but to compare where they agree and where they conflict. And what we find is that spirit of Islam is identical to that of a fallen angel, Lucifer, or Satan. Allahs nature, character, motivations, means, and limitations are a carbon copy of the Devils. He deceives men and leads them astray. He enjoys torment, killing, and death. He entices lost souls.
For the purpose of this book, it matters not if you view the Bible as inspired or Satan as real. If you do, you will see Allah more nearly and understand the significance of the problem currently facing our world. If not, it is sufficient that you see Muhammads words and behavior as deceitful and demented. Either way, the greatest service we can render Muslims is to free them from Islam. In so doing we will free ourselves from the terror this man, his spirit, and doctrine inspire.
Reading on we discover that Muhammad was no better at piracy than he was at prophecy. 008.010 Allah made the victory [killing, kidnapping, and stealing] but a message of hope, a glad tiding, to reassure you. Victory [of this kind] comes only from Allah [Lucifer]. Lo! Allah is Almighty. (Remember) He covered you with slumber, as a security from Him. He sent down rain to clean you of the plague of evil suggestions of Satan, that you might plant your feet firmly. Satans plague was being cast out of heaven for disobedience. His cure was to bring mankind down to his level.
A Hadith says: Ishaq:321 Allah sent down water from the sky at night and it prevented the polytheists from getting to the well before us. This Tradition is followed by a hellish one, suggesting the source of the inclement nocturnal weather. Ishaq:322 I will cast terror into the hearts of those who reject Me. So strike off their heads and cut off their fingers. All who oppose Me and My Prophet shall be punished severely.
Then from the Quran: 008.012 Your Lord inspired the angels [fellow demons] with the message: I am with you. Go and give firmness to the Believers. I will terrorize the unbelievers. Therefore smite them on their necks and every joint and incapacitate them. Strike off their heads and cut off each of their fingers and toes. Allah is calling himself a terrorist. He is ordering his fellow demons to decapitate and mutilate men so that their fathers, sons, and brothers might rob them. Islam has sunk to a new low.
Ah, but it was justified, according to the spirit of Islam: 008.013 This because they rejected Allah [The Meccans invented Allah; they never rejected him. So this was all about:] and defied His Messenger. If anyone opposes Allah and His Messenger, Allah shall be severe in punishment. That is the torment: So taste the punishment. For those infidels who resist there is the torment of Hell. While Allahs command to fight is new, as is his bribe of booty, his character hasnt changed. He is the same ol demented fellow we grew to despise in Mecca. Surrender and obey, or die.
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