Understanding Islam XXXII: How to Read An Islamic Source Texts for Sharia

Because I want people to validate what I am saying I want them to view the Islam source texts for themselves. As such I will now provide a quick tutorial on how to do so. This to avoid being called a liar or manipulator by Islamic sympathetics or Islamic apologists. A classic Sharia law text is the “Reliance of the Traveler” which I’ve cited and mentioned in past posts. It is so authoritative it has actually been certified as accurate by five of the greatest Islamic scholars of today. It is a 1,200 page book, written in the fourteenth century, devoted to such subjects as political control of non-Muslims, prayer, jihad, wills and estates, punishment, court rules, and land use. It covers legalities AND theology.
A typical paragraph:

8.0 APOSTASY FROM ISLAM

8.1 When a person who has reached puberty and is sane, voluntarily apostatizes from Islam, he deserves to be killed.

[Bukhari 9,83,17] Muhammad: “A Muslim who has admitted that there is no god but Allah and that I am His prophet may not be killed except for three reasons: as punishment for murder, for adultery, or for apostasy.”

The “08.1” is an index number in the Sharia law text, The Reliance of the Traveler. The text is divided into divisions— a, b, c, etc. This particular law is found in division 0; section 8; subsection 1. With the index number, 08.1, you can refer directly to the source which is The Reliance of the Traveler. In the example above we not only have the law, apostates (people who leave Islam) should be killed, but we have the supporting doctrine found in a hadith, a sacred text used along with the Qur’an. A hadith is what Muhammad did or said. This particular hadith is from Sahih al-Bukhari, one of the six canonical hadith collections of Sunni Islam.

These prophetic traditions, or hadith, were collected by the Muslim scholar Muhammad ibn Ismail al-Bukhari about 200 years after Muhammad died and compiled during his lifetime. It is the most authoritative of all the collections. Notice the index number— 9,83,17. This reference number is like a chapter and verse index so that you can go and read the original. All of the hadith, including Bukhari, can be found on many Internet sites. Go look at them yourself.

Here is a Sharia law supported by the Qur’an

9.0 JIHAD

Jihad means war against Kafirs to establish Islam.

Qur’an 2: 216 You are commanded to fight although you dislike it. You may hate something that is good for you, and love something that is bad for you. Allah knows and you do not.

Above, we have the Sharia text defining what jihad is and then the foundational reference for the authority is provided. Again, you can verify the accuracy of my statements about the Qur’an verses and the original reference, 09.0, in the Reliance of the Traveller by using it as a cross-reference. There is one last type of reference to a supporting document.

Understanding Islam XXXI: Sharia and the Destruction of Culture & The Arts

This post is for all of my artistic and musical friends. If I understand Islam correctly, true Muslims would be content making the world a monochrome and monotonous hell. In Sharia the free expression of idea and art must conform to Sharia demands. Islam has a lot to say about music, dance and other arts. Among other things, it is unlawful in Islam to use musical instruments. It is unlawful under Sharia to use of listen to lutes, cymbals or flutes. It is allowed to use tambourines at weddings or circumcisions. Oh…beating a drum is not allowed either. Islam is not misunderstood… it is militaristically draconian.

Making an image/icon is prohibited and punishment is severe (usually death). Hence the fact that Islam forbids anyone from making an image of Muhammad and creating depictions of Allah. Nor is one allowed to imitate the creative acts of Allah. Essentially people are not allowed to be creative.

Bukhari 7.72.843 ~ Narrated Salim's father: Once Gabriel promised to visit the Prophet but he delayed and the Prophet got worried about that. At last he came out and found Gabriel and complained to him of his grief (for his delay). Gabriel said to him, "We do not enter a place in which there is a picture or a dog."

Make a picture and you’re going to Hell, no questions asked.

Bukhari 8.73.130 ~ As narrated by Aisha (Muhammad’s 6 year old wife): The Prophet entered upon me while there was a curtain having pictures (of animals) in the house. His face got red with anger, and then he got hold of the curtain and tore it into pieces. The Prophet said, "Such people as paint these pictures will receive the severest punishment on the Day of Resurrection."

All writing must submit to Sharia. If you offend Islam it is permitted to kill or assassinate you. Just go ask Salman Rushdie. Historically Muhammad often killed artisans, intellects and poets.

Understanding Islam XXX: Sharia and the US Constitution Are Antithetical

When I’ve posted on Islam…this is the topic that gets under people’s skin the most. It negatively impacts not only believers but non-believers also. I believe it is because, as Americans, we hold the founding principles of this once great nation in very high regard. Dare I say many view the US Constitution as almost sacred even though it really isn’t. It is just a surprising fair and balanced documents. Regardless, what I am about to type infuriates people and in a way…I understand why.

Islam is a religion and under 1st Amendment rights every Muslim has the right to worship as they wish in the US. To deny Islam this right is unconstitutional. It is misunderstood though that because Islam often presents itself as a purely religious entity we must always cater to their every whim. Untrue. Islamic public prayer is a political demand.  Islam expects the State to serve its need, not vice versa. When Muslims shanghai streets in prayer it appears religious but it is in reality a political statement. This is Sharia. Demand for Islamic prayer in public schools (in light of the fact Christian prayer is frowned upon) is in reality imposing Sharia.

There is a difference in Islam between ease of prayer (darura) and demand/necessity of it as dictated in the Qu’ran and Hadith (called tayseer). The truth is Kafir or non-Muslims do not need to give political concessions to religious demands. It is outlined within their own holy writ this way. Sharia has two dualistic principles when it comes to Islam being under duress or needing to use dissimulation (Al-Taqiyya). When Islam cannot practice pure Sharia Islam lightens the demands in Sharia. It is called darura which means “to make easy” and it is a form of al-Taqiyya. When environments do not allow pure sharia to be used Muslims are NOT obligated to pray five times a day and they CAN eat pork. In other words, on a whim, Muslims can decide that which is forbidden can be become permitted without fault to them. That means halal (Sharia food laws) can be ignored at least temporarily whenever they deem it necessary. If a Muslim cannot pray on a prayer rug in school or State buildings then it CAN be done later without being disobedient to Allah.

In other words: If a Muslim cannot pray in the street, school or a government building, it can be done later. This means that when Islam insists on these things they are “wants” not “necessities” or required by Islamic belief. That means when a Muslim forces Sharia into the US legal system claiming discrimination they are fraudulently forcing unnecessary Sharia politically into the US judicial system. Therefore their actions are deliberate meant to undermine the system.

Sharia lays out the complete strategy for immigration into a Kafir nation like America. Sharia demands the enforcing of Sharia in a host nation by parasitic Sharia through things like al-Taqiyya and dhimmitude. Islam first arrives and announces peaceful intentions with “Abrahamic brothers” the Christians and Jews. They “build bridges” to the non-Muslim community. Once entrenched via size of populations/electorates they begin to place political Sharia demands on the system even though religiously they aren’t required to. Once people resist they are labelled bigots, racist and anti-Muslim. Most often these communities know nothing of the dualistic nature of Islam. Non-Muslims believe if they are accommodating they will be able to reform Islam and bring them around to a democratic way of life. If that was the case Islam would’ve assimilated to Western civilization over the last 1400 years. We need to allow history to be a teacher here. Sharia cannot be reformed. Islam views the US Constitution inferior/subordinate to the political authority of Sharia.

Let that sink in.

Let us be brutally clear here: Article 6 of the US Constitution says that the Constitution is the highest law of the land and cannot be subjugated to any other legal code. It is the rudimentary claim of Sharia that it will be the highest law of any land until all are converted, enslave or killed. When we say Islam can be integrated into the American system those stating that fact are either ignorant simpletons or they are being deceptive liars. Sharia is completely incompatible with the US Constitution. Sharia’s political component must be accommodated or it is not real Sharia.

Understanding Islam XXIX: Muslim Pirates (Proof Texts)

Muslims obeying the Qur’an and Hadith are essentially practicing piracy.

Bukhari 4.53.351 ~ Muhammad: “Allah has made it legal for me to take spoils of war.”

Qur’an 8: 41 Know that a fifth of all your spoils of war belong to Allah, to His messenger, to the messenger’s family, the orphans, and needy travelers.

Martyrdom or death in Jihad is adherently encouraged in Islam.

Bukhari  1.2.35 ~ Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "The person who participates in (Holy battles) in Allah's cause and nothing compels him to do so except belief in Allah and His Apostles, will be recompensed by Allah either with a reward, or booty (if he survives) or will be admitted to Paradise (if he is killed in the battle as a martyr). Had I not found it difficult for my followers, then I would not remain behind any sariya going for Jihad and I would have loved to be martyred in Allah's cause and then made alive, and then martyred and then made alive, and then again martyred in His cause."

Quran 61:10 ~ “He it is Who has sent His Messenger with the guidance and the Religion of truth, that He may cause it to prevail over all religions [through Jihad], even if those who associate partners with God hate it.”

For those that think I am “extremely prejudiced” against Islam which I’ve been very recently accused of I present links to online sources to review my citations. Go do your homework people and shut-up…and stop murdering my character. It’s unbiblical. I’m trying to warn you of an obvious truth you are blind to and you are attacking me instead of the real enemy.

Understanding Islam XXVIII: Sharia & Warlike Martyrdom (Proof Texts)

As I said before, Jihad is Sharia. Sharia is political. Jihad is war against non-Muslims. Therefore Jihad is a political war masked under the guise of religion perpetrated on all non-Muslims with the intent to either force submission, conversion or death. There are no other options.

Qur’an 2: 216 ~ “You are commanded to fight although you dislike it. You may hate something that is good for you, and love something that is bad for you. Allah knows and you do not.”

Qur’an 4: 89 ~ “They would have you become Kafirs like them so you will all be the same. Therefore, do not take any of them as friends until they have abandoned their homes to fight for Allah’s cause [jihad]. But if they turn back, find them and kill them wherever they are.”

This is the long and short of Jihad. The entire non-Muslim world must submit to Islam. Kafirs or non-Muslims are the enemy of Islam simply by not being Muslims. This means that violence and terror are sanctioned by the Qur’an and is intrinsic to Islam. As an Imam has recently said on Fox news the entire world can have peace from Islam…as long as everyone in the world submits is Sharia and Allah. Until the last Kafir submits Allah’s rule over their life, Jihad is eternal and universal. It is commanded of all who are Muslim. Period.

In other words Jihad is obligatory of all Muslims.

Bukhari 4.52.96 ~ Muhammad: “Anyone who arms a jihadist is rewarded just as a fighter would be; anyone who gives proper care to a holy warrior’s dependents is rewarded just as a fighter would be.”

Bukhari 4.52.142 ~ Muhammad: “To battle Kafirs in jihad for even one day is greater than the entire earth and everything on it. A spot in Paradise smaller than your riding crop is greater than the entire earth and everything on it. A day or a night’s travel in jihad is greater than the entire world and everything on it."

Qur’an 4:95 Believers who stay at home in safety, other than those who are disabled, are not equal to those who fight with their wealth and their lives for Allah’s cause [jihad].

Understanding Islam XXVII: Domestic Sharia and Political Ideology

As I’ve said clearly numerous times before, Islam is not just a religion. It is a complete culture with a detailed political system and legal code. The legal code is Sharia. Muhammad preached the religion of Islam for approximately 13 years in Mecca and got 150 Arabs to convert to Islam. He went to Medina and became a politician and a warlord. After 2 years in Medina, every Jew had been murdered, enslaved, or exiled. Muhammad died with no valid enemies. This was not a religious process, but a military/political eradication process. Islam by definition is a war machine and Muhammad a warlord (guerilla militant) in the same vein as Che Guevara or Idi Amin.

Jihad mandated by Sharia is therefore political action with a religious motivation. This includes control of a household. The same tactics used on the wider human populace are also employed in the domestic setting (as if this was appropriate). Again we see Islam treating women as an “enemy of state” when they are treated solely as conquered and dominated objects. So…how does Sharia specifically require Muslim men to deal with a rebellious wife?

Sharia Reference No. m10.12 - When a husband notices signs of rebelliousness in his wife whether in words as when she answers him coldly when she used to do so politely, or he asks her to come to bed and she refuses, contrary to her usual habit; or whether in acts, as when he finds her averse to him when she was previously kind and cheerful, he warns her in words without keeping from her or hitting her, for it may be that she has an excuse. The warning could be to tell her, “Fear Allah concerning the rights you owe to me,” or it could be to explain that rebelliousness nullifies his obligation to support her and give her a turn amongst other wives, or it could be to inform her, “Your obeying me is religiously obligatory”.

If she commits rebelliousness, he keeps from sleeping (having sex) with her and refuses to speak to her, and may hit her, but not in a way that injures her, meaning he may not bruise her, break bones, wound her, or cause blood to flow. It is unlawful to strike another’s face. He may hit her whether she is rebellious only once or whether more than once, though a weaker opinion holds that he may not hit her unless there is repeated rebelliousness.

Sira Ishaq 969 - He [Muhammad] also told them men had rights over their wives and women had rights over their husbands. The wives were never to commit adultery or act in a sexual manner toward others. If they did, they were to be put in separate rooms and beaten lightly. If they refrained from what was forbidden, they had the right to food and clothing. Men were to lay injunctions on women lightly for they were prisoners of men and had no control over their persons. [Abu Dawud 11, 2142] Muhammad said: A man will not be asked as to why he beat his wife. [Bukhari 7.62,132] The Prophet said, “None of you should flog his wife as he flogs a slave and then have sexual intercourse with her in the last part of the day.” Most of those in Hell will be women.

Thoughts On The Recent Police Shootings

Sister of slain Baton Rouge officer: 'It's coming to the point where no lives matter'

By Theresa Vargas - Washington Post
July 17 at 6:30 PM

Joycelyn Jackson was already sitting in church when she found herself needing God most. She hadn’t yet learned that her little brother Montrell Jackson was among the three officer killed in Baton Rouge when her pastor asked the congregation to send prayers to her family.

“I didn’t want to break down in church but it was just something I couldn’t hold,” Jackson, 49, of Lake Charles, Louisiana, said. “He was a wonderful person. A wonderful person.”

[Read remainder of article here]

In a pluralistic society (in a moral relativistic sense) where no one is allowed to be wrong there is no special consideration for any one particular group. All ideologies are therefore considered valid. All ideologies are considered true. They’re all viewed as true, they all demand equal footing, equal force and equal authority. This cannot be, logic prevents this. It violates the Law of Non-contradiction.  Someone has to be wrong, but no one will own it. So our entire society proceeds along propped up, supported if you will by precarious lie destined to logical failure. It is an untenable idea doomed to failure.

This woman’s observation therefore becomes absolutely true in a reverse sense. Pluralism in the end doesn’t work. Everyone’s individual opinions are only of importance to them, they believe themselves to be correct (which many are not) and other people’s opinions are not ‘true’ or at least not important. We cannot meet in-between and function in a communal manner. We have no grounds for viable shared social behavior. This of course is then further exacerbated by the dissonance caused by things like IPhones, IPads and other technological distractions.

We become so myopic, isolated, self-serving, coddled and entitled we become expectant of people bending to us and when they do not we become intolerant. We become selfish children. Therefore no one’s life matters except their own. It becomes every man for himself. We all do what is right in our own eyes. It gets to the point where no one’s life matters because pluralism demands equality when not most are unable/unwilling to treat others equally.

Diversity is a good thing in a communal setting but it is also a cause for reflection on the social makeup of our country. Contrary to what some seem to think, diversity is not just a source of enriching and broadening of our horizons, but is also a big source of conflict in societies down through history. The tensions that come out of a pluralist society aren’t just tensions within the framework of that society (racial or class struggles) but tensions with the hearts of the people of that society. It’s fine for socially separate groups to have their own ideas about every topic, but in order to have a unified social system, there must be something (or things) that bind groups together:

The rule of law, shared cultural values, shared religious practices, or simply a shared commitment to engage with the other despite differences.  Without some shared basis, things fall apart, and there is no center to hold groups together.  Anarchy and conflict are unleashed upon the world. This is now the world we live in. A societal Frankenstein created and characterized primarily by division, money grubbing media corporations and power hungry politicians tossing about incendiary rhetoric.

It takes shared values and morals (like a church, like a biker, like a weightlifter, etc).  Problem is this…we live in an age where there are few values/morality and little encouragement to desire any. Without shared values/morality upon which to build ideological, religious, political or economic systems, the masses’ force/power/authority is unregulated and the exchange of goods (both tangible and intangible) is not possible.  People end up killing each other, fighting each other and starve for lack of food.  This therefore sets the stage for the arrival of Nietzsche’s "Ubermensch". The one who can unify the rebellious and jaded rabble.

This is the most pressing issue of our times if only because of the terror, uncertainty and disorder it causes in a society. The larger danger lies in the one who will seek to seize power in this type of environment. History has been damning when it comes to those who would step into this vacuum and onto the world stage in these situations. They have been dictators, tyrants and generally all-around megalomaniacal freaks. When we have a nation like we do today with such poor grasp of history and short memories...I fear for the future of my children.

Understanding Islam XXVI: Sharia’s Subjugation of Women

[Parental Advisory: Sexually Explicit Content in this Post. Seriously, some of this is raunchy. Muhammad and his ilk were  sexually immoral and perverts.]

Although the Qur’an and Hadith refer to women as Allah’s handmaidens it is clear from the Qur’an, Sira and the Hadith that women are nothing more than sexual objects or possessions. Islamic family law is Sharia law since it is based upon the words of Allah and the Sunna of Muhammad. For Muslims to be ruled by any Kafir laws is an abomination. This includes non-Muslim laws that prevent polygamy and wife beating/killing. Since wives/women fall within the charge of the family much of what the Islamic holy writ says about women falls within familial regulation. Some of which are as follows:

Sharia states among other things that:

m6.10 It is unlawful for a free man to marry more than four (4) women.

m8.2 A male guardian may not marry his prepubescent daughter to someone for less than the amount typically received as marriage payment by similar brides.

As if the last statement isn’t repulsive enough…it gets even worse with the EXPLICIT treatment of wives in Islamic holy writ (as if it can even be called holy).

Conjugal Rights or The Wife’s Marital Obligations

m5.1 It is obligatory for a woman to let her husband have sex with her immediately when: (a) he asks her (b) at home (c) and she can physically endure it.

Muawiyah said: Apostle of Allah, how should we approach our wives and how should we leave them? He replied: Approach your tilth (tilth is a plowed field, a euphemism for the vagina) when or how you will [Abu Dawud 11, 2138; 2139]

So according to Muhammad and many that came after, the most important thing that a woman brings to the marriage is her tilth or sexual reproductive organs.

[Bukhari 7,62,81] Muhammad said, “The marriage vow most rightly expected to be obeyed is the husband’s right to enjoy the wife’s tilth.”

From the Sira we get this gem…

Ishaq 957 Muhammad sent Muadh to Yemen to proselytize. While he was there he was asked what rights a husband has over the wife. He replied to the woman who asked, “If you went home and found your husband’s nose running with pus and blood and you sucked it until it was cleaned, you still would not have fulfilled your husband’s rights.”

Understanding Islam XXV: Muslims Are To Hate All Kafir

[I post this post today with a heavy heart over the tragic loss of life in Nice, France. It seems pretty clear at this point that Islam is behind another massive senseless loss of life. Islam is the mitigating circumstance that turned Bastille Day into a bloodbath with 73+ dead and 100+ injured. I pray for the deceased's families but I also continue to attempt to educate those still alive of the obvious murderous duplicity and deceptive dualism nature of Islam.]

Hatred for the sake of Allah and love for the sake of Allah is called Al Walaa wa al Baraa, a fundamental principle of Islamic ethics and Sharia. A Muslim is to hate what Allah hates and love what Allah loves. Allah hates the Kafir (non-Muslim) therefore, a Muslim is to hate them indiscriminately and without second thought.

Qur'an, Surah 40:35 They [Kafirs] who dispute the signs [Qur'an verses] of Allah without authority having reached them are greatly hated by Allah and the believers [Muslims]. So Allah seals up every arrogant, disdainful heart.

A Kafir can be beheaded...

Qur'an 47:4 When you encounter the Kafirs on the battlefield, cut off their heads until you have thoroughly defeated them and then take the prisoners and tie them up firmly.

A Kafir can be plotted against...

Qur'an 6:15 They plot and scheme against you [Muhammad], and I plot and scheme against them. Therefore, deal calmly with the Kafirs and leave them alone for a while.

A Kafir can be terrorized...

Qur'an 8:12 Then your Lord spoke to His angels and said, “I will be with you. Give strength to the believers. I will send terror into the Kafirs’ hearts, cut off their heads and even the tips of their fingers!"

 

Understanding Islam XXIV: The Draconian Nature of Sharia, Part 2

There are no common principles between American law and Sharia. Under Sharia law: There is no freedom of religion. There is no freedom of speech. There is no freedom of thought. There is no freedom of artistic expression. There is no freedom of the press. There is no equality of peoples— a non-Muslim, a Kafir, is never equal to a Muslim. There is no equal protection under Sharia for different classes of people. Justice is dualistic, with one set of laws for Muslim males and different laws for women and non-Muslims. There are no equal rights for women. Women can be beaten. A non-Muslim cannot bear arms. There is no democracy, since democracy means that a non-Muslim is equal to a Muslim (Kafir). Our Constitution is a man-made document of ignorance that must submit to Sharia. Period.

What is Sharia? Sharia law simply…is Islamic law. Sharia is the basis for every demand that Muslims make on western society. When schools, employers or airports are asked to give up a room for Islamic prayer. That is Islam asking us to implement or cater to Sharia law. When a Muslim wears a head scarf (Hajib) or Burka. This behavior is in obedience to Sharia law….even when they refuse to remove it for photo license.

When our newspapers would not publish the Danish Muhammad cartoons, our newspapers were submitting to the demands of Sharia law in a form of dhimmitude. When demands are made for our hospitals to treat Muslim women in special ways…that is Sharia. Sharia law is the basis for the religious, political and cultural life of all Muslims. Sharia law is being implemented more and more in America and yet there is no knowledge about what Sharia actually is since public, private or religious schools either refuse to teach the truth or don’t know the truth.

Understanding Islam XXIII: The Draconian Nature of Sharia, Part 1

If a non-Muslim was to approach an Imam about Islam they would most likely be told that Islamic law (Sharia) is perfect, universal and eternal. The laws of the United States are temporary, limited and will pass away. It is the duty of every Muslim to obey the laws of Allah, the Sharia. US laws are man-made; while Sharia law is sacred and comes from the only legitimate god, Allah. Therefore American, therefore Constitutional Law is to be ignored or superseded by Sharia. This mentality includes laws at the state level also because, by default, they fall under the umbrella of Federal jurisprudence.  With this understood I move to further statements based on what I’ve come to understand is Islamic ideology. Not moderate Islam, not radical Islam….just Islam.

The following world events have transpired due to Islamic Law (Sharia). These event's impetuses are based in Sharia because something either violated Sharia or is commanded by it. On September 11, 2001 jihadists attacked and destroyed the WTC, damaged the Pentagon and brought a plane down in western Pennsylvania. This atrocities were in compliance to doctrines of jihad found in Sharia law. These attacks were a political action motivated by a religious mandate for endless jihad (until all submit to Islam or are dead) and aimed purposefully at financial, military and political centers of the enemy.

Textbooks in many American educational systems must be approved by Islamic councils or risk lobbying of pro-Islamic groups with a lot of money against not only political opponents but also powerful unions which are nearly always at the whim of those with the largest checkbook and deepest pockets (usually Saudi Arabians). This is in accordance with Sharia law. American employers and schools are met with demands for time and space to do Islamic prayer these too are based on Sharia law. The American banking system is becoming Islamicized with Sharia financing from oil rich OPEC countries like Kuwait, Saudi Arabia Qatar among others.

Our banking system is becoming Sharia compliant to financial law, but is ignorant about the totality of Sharia law that will mandate certain outcomes as of a 51% share in said financial institutions. Universities are being asked (and they are complying) to provide sexually segregated swimming pools and other athletic facilities for Muslim women. That is because women are viewed as (1) inferior and (2) a detriment to male Islamic holiness.

Hospitals, food manufacturers and employers are being sued for not providing Sharia compliant treatment. Increasingly, courses at the college level that require critical thinking regarding the history and doctrine of Islam are being whitewashed and dumbed down to revise or obfuscate the truth of violence in Islam history. Under Sharia nothing about Islam may be criticized. Muslim charities give money to jihadists (Islamic terrorists), as per Sharia law.

The list goes on...

Understanding Islam XXII: Miscellaneous Islamic Proof Texts, Part 2

Muhammad accepted jihadists raping Kafir women.

[Bukhari 3.34.432 While sitting with Muhammad, I [Abu Said Al-Khudri] asked, “Muhammad, sometimes we receive female slaves as our share of the spoils. Naturally, we are concerned about their retaining their value [the sex slaves were worth less money if they were pregnant when sold]. How do you feel about coitus interruptus?” Muhammad asked, “Do you do that? It is better not to do that. It is Allah’s will whether or not a child is born.”]
 
The poetry of this hadith is the most colorful expression of jihad.
 
[Bukhari 4.52.73 Muhammad: “Be aware that Paradise lies under the shadow of swords.”]
 
On the issue of Allah not being sovereign and making contradicting statements through Muhammad (abrogation).
 
[Qur’an 2:106 Whatever of Our revelations we repeal or cause to be forgotten, we will replace with something superior or comparable. Do you not know that Allah has power over all things? Do you not know that Allah reigns sovereign over the heavens and earth and besides Him you have no protector or helper?]
 
On the issue of Allah (therefore Muslims) plotting against the Kafir (non-believing non Muslim) the Qur’an repeatedly says that Allah plots and schemes against the Kafirs.
 
[Qur’an 10:21 When We grant men a mercy after an adversity has afflicted them and we cause this people to taste of mercy, they start plotting against our signs. Say: Allah is swifter to plot. Our messengers record all the plots you make.]

 

Understanding Islam XXI: Miscellaneous Islamic Proof Texts, Part 1

I have routinely been told I am horribly biased against Islam. That I have obvious prejudices and seek only to destroy the reputation of a peaceful religion. I beg to differ and that is exactly why I now give you some of the source texts and their sources to show that not only am I not bending or twisting truths but I am citing Islamic texts directly for my findings. As such I present the actual source texts from which I drew the demonic findings. I will end this series with a post on how to recognize and read from the sources as it is not always clear. So…onward to the texts.

To die in jihad is the surest way to go to Paradise. If the jihadist does not die, then he can keep what wealth he takes with violence from the enemy, the non-Muslim. Bukhari is the Hadith of Bukhari.

[Bukhari 4.52.46 Muhammad: “A Muslim holy warrior, fighting for Allah’s cause is like a person who does nothing but fast and pray. Allah promises that anyone killed while fighting for His cause will be admitted without question into Paradise. If such a holy warrior survives the battles, he can return home with the captured property and possessions of the defeated.”]

A Muslim should support jihadists in every way. This includes financing the fighters and supporting their families. Today this is done through Islamic charities.

[Bukhari 4.52.96 Muhammad: “Anyone who arms a jihadist is rewarded just as a fighter would be; anyone who gives proper care to a holy warrior’s dependents is rewarded just as a fighter would be.”]

Allah rewards those who give to jihad and curses those who do not.

[Bukhari 2.24.522 Muhammad: “Two angels descend from Paradise each day. One says, ‘O, Allah! Reward those who contribute to jihad,’ and the other says, ‘O, Allah! Kill those who refuse to support jihad.’]

To die in jihad is the best life.

[Bukhari 5.59.377 During the battle of Uhud, a man asked Muhammad, “Where will I go if I am killed in battle?” Muhammad said, “Paradise.” The man then threw away the meal that he was carrying, joined the battle, and fought until he was killed.]

Raping the female captives of jihad was standard practice Islam.

[Bukhari 3.34.431 One of the captives was a beautiful Jewess, Safiya. Dihya had her first, but she was given to Muhammad next.]

Understanding Islam XX: After Muhammad

Short one today folks...

After Muhammad died a new leader was chosen. He did not appoint anyone to succeed him. Abu Bakr. Muhammad’s closest Companion, was selected to be the first caliph which is essentially a combination of pope (religious) and king (political). After Muhammad’s death, many of the new Muslims wanted to leave Islam. Being an apostate was a death sentence and Abu Bakr spent the first two years of his draconian rule killing all of those who wanted to leave. Umar, another of Muhammad’s companions, became the second caliph. Umar spent the next ten years in a violent jihad subjugating Egypt, Syria, Iraq and Persia at the point of a sword. Christianity was utterly destroyed in these areas.

The next caliph was Uthman and the compiling of all the extant copies of the Qur’an were copied into one corroborating text and the rest burnt. Ali was the last of the companions of Muhammad to be the fourth caliph. He was implicated as part of the conspiracy that assassinated Uthman.

Aisha, Muhammad’s favorite wife, led a civil war against Ali. In the end, Ali was killed. In what was to become a source of the Sunni/ Shia split we see today, his two sons were killed as well. The split between the Sunnis and the Shias is primarily religious.

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Statement 7: The “Bad Stuff” in the Qur’an is Just How it is Interpreted

Luckily all of the bad stuff in the Qur’an has been interpreted in the Sharia, in the Hadith and the Sira. We don’t need to worry about interpretation. The hermeneutic excuse therefore doesn’t fly at all. The Sharia says that the verses about fighting in Allah’s cause means killing Kafirs. There is no “fluff” in the Qur’an. The Qur’an is crystal clear in its nature. The fact that violence is repeatedly preached in the Qur’an does not make the Qur’an bad. Everything is the Qur’an is pure Islamic goodness. Jihad is part of that Islamic goodness. Indeed, the entire concept of “good” and “bad” is non-Islamic. In contrast, Islam is based upon what is permitted.

Statement 8: Good Muslims Will Reform the “Extremists”

But extremists are merely Medinan Muslims, since they follow the Medinan doctrine of jihad. Extremists are jihadists. Jihadists are the true Muslims and don’t need reform. Indeed, the Qur’an gives the jihadists political power over the Meccan Muslims through dominant violence and force, the ones we call good Muslims (who aren’t even true Muslims) Meccan Muslims are subordinate to Medinan Muslims, so the only reform can only come from Medinan Muslims, not the other way around. Get it? Yeah, neither do I.

Statement 9: Islam is the Religion of Tolerance

When Muhammad became a prophet of Allah there were hundreds of religions practiced in Mecca. The Arabs were a very tolerant people. There had never been a religious war in Arabia until Muhammad. After Muhammad came torture, murder, assassinations, enslavement, rape, theft and deceit. After 23 years of Muhammad, there were no other religions tolerated in Arabia. Muhammad was absolutely intolerant of all Kafirs. Muhammad was one of the most intolerant men who ever lived as are his adherents. Islam by its nature is a supremacist religion intolerant of all others.

Statement 10: Islam is the Religion of Freedom and Justice

This is actually an insult to Islam, since it is the religion of slaves. Muhammad was a slave of Allah. Muslims are the slaves of Allah. Muhammad enslaved those who did not agree with him or killed them. Every Muslim is a slave to the Sharia. Freedom is an anathema in Islam. To leave Islam is a death sentence. Apostasy is the worst crime in Islam. If you cannot leave Islam which enslaves all that come in contact with it, how is it free?

Understanding Islam XVIII: “Official” Islam Refuted, Part 2

Statement 4: The West received the foundation of its intellectual world from Islam

When Islam destroyed the Greek culture of Anatolia in Turkey and the Mediterranean, many of the surviving Greek and Roman texts were translated by Arabic Christians into Arabic. Later when Europe began to recover from the destruction of the Roman Empire by barbarians and the destruction of the Byzantine Empire by Islam, the Arabic translations became part of the recovery process. So as a result of the destruction of Greek culture and the preservation of the texts by Christian Arabs, Islam gets credit for saving European culture. This is like congratulating Nazis for preserving Jew gold reserves and art collections in the 1930s and 1940’s. It is absurd.

Statement 5:  The Crusades were a great evil committed solely by Christians

The Christians of Europe no doubt committed some grievous errors in the Crusades. The worst mistake was attacking Constantinople and fatally weakening the Greek Byzantine Empire. This attack led to Islam’s success in conquering the Greek Byzantines, one of humanity’s great tragedies. Another dreadful error was the killing of thousands of Jews on the way to Jerusalem. Persecution of Jews occurred on more than one Crusade. Having said that, it was one of the few times that European Christians came to the aid of their tortured Orthodox Christian brothers. Remember— the Crusades were defensive warfare. Islam invaded and conquered the Christians of the Middle East. When the Orthodox Christians cried out for help, the European Christians responded.

Statement 6: There are mostly moderate Muslims and a few extremist Muslims

This is a perfect example of making statements about Islam based upon the Golden Rule and ignorance (or deceit) about the doctrine and history of Islam. The only scale for measuring Muslims is Islam, not western Christianized ethics. Only the Qur’an and the Sunna give us the scale to measure a Muslim. Any Muslim that follows the doctrine of either Meccan Islam or Medinan Islam is a moderate. Medinan Muslims (jihadists) are moderates, just like Meccan Muslims are moderates. The only extremist Muslim is an apostate, since apostasy is the “extreme” in Islam that is condemned.

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Statement 1: Muslims, The Same as Christians/Jews

We all worship the same Abrahamic God.

Both Christianity and Judaism have the Golden Rule as their central ethical principle. Islam does not have a Golden Rule, but instead has dualistic ethics with one set of rules for Muslims and another set for Kafirs. The Christian God is defined by the Bible and loves humanity. Allah does not love humanity, but hates the Kafirs (non-Muslims) and only loves Muslims. The Qur’an insists that Jesus was not divine, was not crucified and was not resurrected. Judaism and Christianity share the inspired Hebrew Bible as being valid scripture. Islam denies the validity of the Hebrew Bible. Christians believe in the Trinity. Islam views this as heretical polytheism.

Statement 2: Islam is Inherently Good

There are no jihadists, just extremists fueled by poverty

This is deliberate ignorance or deceit. It is impossible not to be an extremist if you are imitating Muhammad. He rose to power through continued violence for nine straight years with an act of violence, on the average, of every six weeks. The act of jihad is not extremism, but a manifestation of the core political doctrine of Islam...Sharia. Put another way, according to true Islamic adherents. None of the jihadists on 9/ 11 were extremists but were extraordinary Muslims who followed the Sunna of Muhammad.

Statement 3: Violence

Perpetrated by Muslims because They're  Poor  & Oppressed

This explanation works best if you are a Marxist of some flavor who believes that economics and materialism is the driver for human behavior. This apples to the Social Gospel and Liberation Theology in Christianity also. Anyone who has studied Islamic doctrine and history knows that Islam is based upon violence and that without violence Muhammad would have died a failure. Jihad by terror and violence, was his best invention and was the reason for his success in Medina. In Mecca he tried religion as a basis for success and failed horrendously in the beginning. Violence by Muslims against Kafirs is pure Islamic doctrine and is inseparable from their religion regardless of the propaganda spread by apologists for the religion.