Muhammad
proclaimed that there was only one god; he selected Allah, and proclaimed himself as Allah's prophet. Expecting both Jews and Christians to receive his new religion, he turned fiercely against them when they rejected him and his "revelation".

Ever since America was attacked on September 11, 2001, we have heard a never-ending chorus of voices from government, academia, and the media assuring us that the Islamic terrorists who attacked the Trade Towers and the Pentagon are not representative of "true Islam."

      


QUESTION

If "true Islam is not representative of terrorists - would Muslims' leave their religion if they knew what their prophet Muhammad and their scriptures the Koran really teach?

The Truth About Islam

The Qur'an preaches intolerance toward other religions. Sura 5 contains the following COMMAND:
"Take not Jews and Christians for friends...He among you who takes them for friends is one of them...Choose not for friends such of those who received the Scripture before you [Jews and Christians]...But keep your duty to Allah" (verses, 51,55,57).

A Hamas supporter takes part in anti-Israeli demonstrations in Gaza City. The European Union (EU) has agreed to put the political wing of Hamas on its blacklist of terrorist organisations.(AFP/File/Hrvoje Polan).

A Palestinian boy, left, prays with Fatah militants following prayers outside a mosque at the Nuseirat Refugee Camp in the southern Gaza Strip Friday, Sept. 12, 2003. In dozens of cities in the West Bank and Gaza pro-Arafat rallies were held protesting the Israeli Government's announcement that it decided 'in principle' to deport the Palestinian leader. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)

Many Christian spokesmen state that Islam is a religion of peace, and that Muslims worship the same God as Christians and Jews. "Our war is not against Islam," we have been told repeatedly; "Our war is against terrorism. Both of these statements are FALSE.
It is IMPOSSIBLE to be a "good Muslim"; and NOT BE A TERRORIST"
according to the Koran!

Our war is not a political one against international terrorists, it is a spiritual battle against a demonic, intolerant, militant, and imperialistic religion known as Islam?

September 11, 2003. A Palestinian gunman stands in front of a portrait of Yasser Arafat during a demonstration in support of the Palestinian leader in Gaza City. In Ramallah, Arafat was hailed by thousands of supporters as he ventured out of his headquarters after the Israeli government had given the green light to his expulsion, an AFP correspondent witnessed.(AFP/Mohammed Abed).

Muhammad's History

Muhammad, the man who dictated the Koran and gave birth to Islam, was born in Mecca in the Saudi Arabian peninsula in AD 570. His father died before he was born, and his mother died when he was six years old. He was raised first by a grandfather and later by an uncle. At that time the Holy Land was ruled from Byzantium while Arabia was inhabited by a number of nomadic tribes.

Throughout his life, Muhammad was illiterate. Until the age of 25 he worked as a shepherd and as a merchant travelling in caravans. During his extensive travels, he encountered many Christians and Jews. Through his conversations with them, he picked up bits and pieces of both Judaism and Christianity.

After leading a caravan to Syria, Muhammad's life radically changed when at 25 he met and married a wealthy 40-year old widow who owned the caravan. Now, no longer needing to work, he turned to meditation.

Muhammad's Call - The Prophet's Quest

Fifteen years after his marriage, at age 40, while alone in the mountains, he received a vision from "a spirit" (NOTE: Their are 4 conflicting accounts as to who it was that visited him):

1. Suras 53 and 81 - God, or Allah as he is called in Arabic, personally appeared to Muhammad;

2. Suras 16 and 26 - the call was from the Holy Spirit;

3. Sura 15 - Angels issued the call; and

4. Sura 2 - Gabriel was the one who appeared to him.


Supposedly, this spirit told him that he was called of God to be a "prophet" and an "apostle." It is interesting to note that there was no tradition in Arabian religions of either prophets or apostles. These terms were obviously borrowed from Jews and Christians by Muhammad.

Muhammad continued to have spirit visitations. They would throw him into a trance, and his utterances during the trances were written down by scribes. These ethereal statements became known as the Qur'an,

but was not compiled until after Muhammad's death.



Muhammad's Revelations

At the time Muhammad received his initial visitation, there were over 300 gods being worshiped in Mecca by pilgrims who came there each year to pray at the Ka'aba, a small cubic building that housed a black meteorite and effigies of the various gods: One of those gods was Allah, the moon god.

Muhammad proclaimed that there was only one god and selected the moon god Allah, and proclaimed himself a prophet of Allah.
Muhammad's Rejection

Initially, Muhammad expected both Jews and Christians to receive his new revelation. His early passages in the Koran speak admiringly of "the people of the Book." These are passages Muslims love to quote in their effort to prove that Islam is a tolerant religion. An example is Sura 5:82 which says, "You will find that those who are nearest in love to the believers [Muslims] are those who say, 'We are Christians.'" When Muhammad was rejected, he turned fiercely against them which reflect in the later passages in the Koran which speak of them disparagingly:
  • Sura 5:51 commands Muslims not to take Jews and Christians as friends.


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  • Sura 9:29 commands Muslims to fight against Jews and Christians until they either submit to Allah or else agree to pay a special tax.


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  • Sura 2:65-66 and Sura 5:60 contain references to Jews as "apes and swine to be despised and rejected."

    • Jews and Christians were not the only ones who rejected Muhammad's new revelations. His own tribe, the Quraysh, also rejected him. To appease his tribe, Muhammad announced that it would be okay to worship the three daughters of Allah-named Al-Lat, Al-Uzza, and Manat. This declaration led to the infamous "Satanic verses" of the Koran which were later deleted when Muhammad reverted back to one god.

    [In 1989 Indian writer, Salman Rushdie brought up this taboo topic when he wrote a novel entitled, The Satanic Verses. The Ayatollah Khomeini of Iran condemned him and called for his assassination. A three million dollar bounty was placed on his head, and he has been in hiding ever since.] See Web Page Issuing Death Threat

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