Source: Examiner
by John Duffey
Muslim Woman Reading Text (AP Photo)
An important observation regarding the religion of Islam is that it is not just a spiritual concept and practice. It encompasses a political and military doctrine as well. This is a significant difference between Jewish and Christian faiths where belief and spiritual being is focused on. Islam is both religion and politics. Many non-Muslims and western political leaders, because of their own personal affiliation with Judaism, Christendom, or Other religions, experience extreme difficulty in realizing that Islam has three faces. One is of faith & spirituality, the second is of political doctrine and governance, and the third is of military doctrine. In order to understand that hatred and violence harbored, shown, and perpetuated by Islam against Christians and Jews it is vital to understand that it is a triad or trinity of combined concepts and disciplines.
Islam has “trinity” of its own making. It is simultaneously of spirit, war, and political governance. Islam, through the Koran and the Hadith, teaches both spiritual and political doctrine and beliefs. Its third, and most deadly, element is its military arm. That is also covered by the two main books and on books written and accepted by a consensus of Imam and Mullahs throughout the Islamic community.
Of course, it is the third corner of the triangle that many have killed and been killed over. Declarations such as “Islam by the sword” and “Death to unbelievers” are but two of many descriptive militaristic concepts shared, believed, and lethally practiced throughout Islam. It is the Hadith that I wish to focus on here and its relationship with acts of terrorism.
How does the Hadith affect today’s Jihadists and Islam in general? The answer is that it has a profound effect upon both. There are two main books that govern Islam in a general sense and both are full of what I have deemed, “Convenient contradictions.” I’ll get to what I mean by that shortly. These two primary literary works in Islam are the Koran and the Hadith. The Hadith is a sort of quotationary that focuses solely on what Mohammed said, did, allowed, disallowed, clarified of his revelations, and his decrees. These are where the “Laws” of Islam originate. Sharia law, or Islamic law, is drawn mainly from the sayings and decrees of Mohammed as they are recorded in the Hadith and Koran.
There are several sub-parts to the Hadith and the one I wish to focus on here is the “Book of Faith,” in Arabic, “Kitab al-Iman.” It contains 431 traditions and is broken down further into 92 chapters. It is needless to say that the voluminosity of the book is such that its entirety cannot be read in a single day or even week. I do recommend that a reliable English translation of the Hadith books be acquired and read as I will only scratch the surface of it in this article.
There are parts of the Hadith that Muslims would prefer that non-Muslims and citizens of the West not know and remain ignorant to until dominated or dead. Islamic politicians, academics, and clerics try very hard to soft-tone the Koran, the Hadith, and Mohammad himself. But, the reality is that Islam is a very rigid, oppressive, and intolerant religious concept. It is also among history’s most violent conglomeration of spirituality, politics, and militarism.
The very first thing that we learn, while reading the Book of Faith, is that faith has a very specific definition in Islam. Faith is defined as having “belief in Allah (not God, if you call Allah God a Muslim will very quickly tell you they are not the same), belief in Mohammad as his messenger (who, of course was the only one able to hear the angels he quoted), belief in his book (written and edited by his messenger no less), belief in his angels (after all it was the Jewish Arch Angel Gabriel who spoke to Mohammad in the “hash cave”), belief in resurrection (a deeply Christian concept around long before Mohammad), belief in the hereafter (another adapted Christian concept), in payment of the Zakat (poor Tax), the observance of fast, and in pilgrimage.” Phew, what a definition!
Now, I am about to inform my fellow Infidels of something in Islamic theology that is a bit shocking and hard to accept. According to Mohammad, faith in Allah alone is INSUFFICIENT. Mohammad says that faith in Allah must be accompanied by faith in Mohammad. Huh? To believe in their GOD you have to believe in his alleged sole messenger and prophet. Sounds like an arrangement of exceptional profitability for a certain person, doesn’t it?
For Christians and Jews faith in GOD is all that is needed. Great love and appreciation for the prophets, angels, saints, and Christ is a plus. But, above all faith in God is all that is really needed. Adherence to Gods commandments and other decrees, passed-on by multiple prophets (Not just one monopolizing one), is a requirement. Generally, a person must believe in God alone and place no deity, thing, or person before him.
This is certainly not the case with Islam. Faith in Mohammad and Allah must be present. Does that make Mohammad an equal to Allah? How does this work? I have not yet figured this out but it does lead me to believe that Mohammad did not want to be forgotten nor did he want anyone else coming along claiming the same market he had a corner share of.
I can say that there is a simple answer from the perspective of political science regarding the belief qualification requirements asserted and decreed by Mohammad. That answer could even be viewed sociologically, too. By including himself and requiring joint belief and worship by followers Mohammad has insured his place within the community of Islam. He has placed himself in a place that is hard to topple without toppling the entire religious structure. This makes sense when you consider basic human ambition. He, like all other social, political, and military leaders, had foes within the ranks. These people would have certainly been seeking and exploiting every maneuver possible to topple Mohammad and replace him with, of course, themselves.
There is an instance within the Book of Faith that illustrates this, Mu-az, was a close follower of Mohammad. Mohammad, having appointed Mu-az to serve as the governor of Yemen, charges him with telling the Yemenites this:
“First call them to testify that there is no god but ‘Allah,’ that I, Mohammad, am the messenger of Allah; and if they accept this, then tell them that Allah has made Zakat obligatory for them.”
This certainly illustrates the political leader side of Mohammad in the appointing of leadership, establishment of governance, exacting of taxes, and subjugation of the masses. The Deity becomes a wand with which Mohammad is able to create ideological unity and obedience across multiple cultures and languages. This is no example of spirituality or of any teaching of morality. It is pure political functionality masked as a religion.
Muslim reading from the Koran. (AP Photo)
If that isn’t enough, Mohammad goes further. He clarifies his mission, via the Hadith, by writing:
“I have been commanded to fight against people till they testify that there is no God but Allah, that Mohammad is his messenger, and they establish prayer, and pay zakat and if they do it, their blood and property are guaranteed protection on my behalf.”
What is seen in this statement is the military and enforcement side of Mohammad, and consequently Islam. He declares his intent of violence and harm against all non-Muslims. He indicates that those who do not accept his belief system will have their property stolen and their lives ended. These are the words of a conqueror not a holy man. This is a “Crusade” of sorts for Islam to be spread through the word and the sword.
Intolerance, bigotry, and violence have been at the core of Islam since its inception. Islam has never been tolerant of people who practice other belief systems. The claim of a peaceful and tolerant religion is there but the deed and evidence say otherwise. In Egypt, for instance, a professor of Islamic Studies decided to leave Islam and become a Christian. Muslims immediately began to assault him and demand that he pay a special tax for the right to practice another faith in an Islamic land. If he did not pay the “tax” then they would kill him. When his father learned of his conversion he violently attacked him and did all he could do to kill him. He was imprisoned and tortured by Egyptian authorities obedient to Islam, not radical Islam – just plain Islam. This is by no means a tolerant religion.
The indoctrination and brainwashing that starts at a very early age in Islamic communities is commonly known by psychologists and sociologists as “Mental Conditioning” or “Socialized Behavior.” As adults, the belief system is so deeply programmed and the hatred for anything that isn’t them so great that violence is an inevitable outcome. None of them take responsibility for themselves in any situation. They blame everyone else, especially Jews, for all of their problems when in reality those problems exist because of their own behavior and decisions.
The reason that I have written this paper is to educate the Judeo-Christian and other Non-Muslim people on the TRUE NATURE of Islam. The facts behind the development of Islam and its contemporary status are alarming to me and should be to the reader as well. In studying books written by Muslims about Mohammad I have come to the conclusion that Mohammad was a man who married into wealth, was bitter at rejections he received from other faiths, and constructed a new faith to achieve social and political power. There are many who would disagree with me on that. And, they certainly are entitle to do so. The majority of my opponents will be Muslims who know these truths but do not wish to be exposed. And, true to the mandates and nature of their alleged faith, many of them will threaten and plot to kill me and anyone who holds the same opinion as me. Such only proves my point.
Opponents and apologists would say that Islam was never an intolerant religion. That is a play on words and a serious omission of a few details. Yes, they will tolerate another religion but only if the followers of that faith pay extortion money. And, only those religions that do not conflict with or challenge Islam are permitted to exist with the extortion payments. If they do not pay it then they are summarily executed in the most brutal fashion. So, they are tolerant in a Mafioso sort of way. Religions, other than Jewish and Christian, are viewed with even more contempt by Muslims (Buddhist, Hindu, etc).
In the Hadith, even Allah must take a back seat to Mohammad. There is no denying that when we read from the Book of Faith:
“None of you is a believer till I am dearer to him than his child, his father, and the whole mankind.”
Mohammad doesn’t say that Allah must be dearer to your heart than your child, father, or all of humanity. No, he never says that. He says that “I MUST BE DEARER TO YOU.” The more I read of the Hadith and the Koran the more I began to see a picture of a very narcissistic man who must have all attention on him by all people at all times. Allah seems to be used more than exalted and praised by Mohammad. This is something that would be seen as blasphemous in Jewish and Christian faiths. In these faiths nothing comes before God, not Christ, the saints, or the angels. But, it is a very true and very central principle of Islam.
There is another point of Islam that should be exposed for the world to see and know. This is especially so when attempting to understand why they, Muslims, hate and act on that hatred. What are generally pronounced for the public, particularly non-Muslims, to see are the five pillars of Islam. These are belief in Allah, prayer, zakat (alleged poor tax), Ramadan (Fasting), and pilgrimage. But, there are other concepts of equal importance. Some are the concepts of paradise, Hell, Doomsday, Jihad, and war booty.
The fact that the religion has Koranic and Hadith rules regarding the division of “War Booty” is evidence enough that this is a religion of war and violence rather than one of peace and charity. War Booty is the treasures taken from conquered people. It was often used as payment to the conquering person’s soldiers. Mohammad made sure that all items stolen from the military and civilian elements of a conquered society were given to Allah, aka: “Mohammad’s Vault.” SO, the texts and sayings of Mohammad were and remain geared towards conquest and subjugation of other peoples. This is manifested in the attitudes of contemporary Muslims and the leaders Islam-based countries.
Violence and theft against non-Muslims is an increasingly reoccurring them in Islam. Yet, we are told publicly by Imams and Mullahs around the world, and within the United States itself, that Islam is tolerant, non-violent, and compatible with democracy. Few, outside the Islamic community, are convinced that the Imam’s are being truthful in these statements in view of the worldwide violence and destruction wrought by terrorists acting in the name of Islam. In today’s world there are two major themes under which terrorism is practiced. The number one theme is Islam and second to that is Communism.
Although Muslims, who describe themselves as moderate or even liberal in their faith, claim to be activists against Jihad and Islam based terrorism the is little seen in deed that would persuade people to believe that only a minority group of Muslims are using terrorism. There are few cases in traditionally Islamic states where Islamic terrorists are arrested and fully prosecuted for being terrorists. In most cases, people arrested for terrorism are given a show trial and then found not guilty when the evidence is astoundingly obvious that they are guilty. So long as Muslims refuse to bring those among them to justice who uses violence or threats of violence in the name of Islam then all of Islam shall be seen synonymously with terrorism by the non-Muslim community. It is unfortunate but an inevitable outcome to inaction within the ranks of Islam itself.
In essence, Islam is based on war and violence and not on peace and charity. It preaches love and charity only for its own kind and anything outside of that is to be despised, exploited, and killed. It teaches its followers from a very early age through indoctrination that Muslims are superior to all other people on Earth. They grow-up hating Jews, who rejected Mohammad and eventually fought against him in wars.
Mohammad’s hatred of Jews has been passed on through the generations with an ever growing intensity from generation to generation. Mohammad, to many Jewish and Christian societies, was seen as a joke and blasphemer. They refused to accept Allah simply because some Arab merchant/politician said so. As a result of ridicule and rejection, he went to war with them and demonized them. Of course, they fought back to preserve themselves and way of life. Who wouldn’t?
Many Muslims today can only repeat slanderous and ridiculous reasons for hating Jews. They are not taught and have no idea as to what the real reason for hating them is. When I speak with Muslims I am told that, “Jews are Pigs.” They say that, “Jews kill babies and drink their blood.” How insanely ridiculous such beliefs and statements are. The people who tell me this have never even seen a Jewish person. This is the product of indoctrination and programmed thought that is no different than Pavlov’s dogs. They hate, they don’t know why they hate, they just do.
So, how does one reason with a person of such a disposition? Are people, who are products of such mental and social programming, capable of rational discussion and negotiation? These are people who are programmed to hate non-Muslims and gladly accept their own deaths in killing non-Muslims. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, contested president of Iran, believes in the Al-Mahdi.
The Al-Mahdi is a mythical person believed to come back and unite the entire world in the future. He will only re-appear during times of Apocalypse. Thus, the need for a nuclear armed Iran that is determined to use those weapons to bring about the needed apocalyptic condition, is quite strong. He, and his co-believers, is expecting a full nuclear retaliation against his people and country. Can this be reasoned with? Can this be depended on to negotiate? Will anything less than military action deter the fanatic from his goal?
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