George Orwell
6 april 2006, 18:30
FUNDAMENTAL ABSURDITY OF ISLAM
For millions of Muslims around the world Muhammad is to be respected,
obeyed, and venerated. Koran requires that Muslims should “obey Allah
and Muhammad”, “believe in Allah and Muhammad”, And that “swearing
alligiance to Muhammad is to swear allegiance to Allah”, and that
one has no choice when “Muhammad and Allah have decided a matter”.
Koran equates “belief”, “allegiance” and “authority” to Muhammad
on an equal footing with Allah. [Q: 4.136, 9.71, 4.13, 4.14, 48. 13,
8. 20, 49. 14, 57. 28, 4. 80, 33. 36, 48. 10, 5. 33, 5. 34, 4. 64.]
But how was Muhammad in reality ??? Here is the darker side of Muhammad:
MUHAMMAD THE WOMANISER:
(1) Primary list of Muhammad’s wives and concubines 13. These are the women
who may be regarded having been properly united to Muhammad.
These are: 1:Khadija, 2:Sawdah, 3:Aishah, 4:Hafsah, 5:Umm Salamah, 6:Zaynab,
7:Juwayriyah, 8:Zaynab, 9:Mariyah, 10:Umm Habibah, 11:Safiyah, 12:Maymunah,
13:Rayhanah.
(2) Secondary list of marriages which did not last: 16. This list includes
women with whom Muhammad did not have a lasting union. These are:
1:Asma bint an-Numan, 2:Qutaylah bint Qays, 3:Mulaykah bint Ka’b,
4:Bint Jundub b. Damrah, 5:Fatimah bint ad-Dahhak, 6:Amrah bint Yazid,
7:Aliyah bint Zabyan, 8:Saba bint Sufyan, 9:Nashah bint Rifaah,
10:Ghaziyah bint Jabir, 11:Fatimah bint Shurayh, 12:Sana bint as-Salt,
13:ash-Shanba bint Amr, 14:Khawlah bint al-Hudhayl, 15:Sharaf bint Khalifah,
16:Khawlah bint Hakim.
(3) Third list of women Muhammad considered marrying: 7. The marriage plans
were however not carried out for a variety of reasons. These are:
1:Habibah bint Sahl, 2:Layla bint al-Khatim, 3:Umm Hani bint Abi Talib,
4:Umm Habib bint al-Abbas, 5:Dubbah bint Amir, 6:Safiyah bint Bashshamah,
7:Ammarah bint Hamzah.
In addition Koran allows all Muslim men free sexual access to slave girls.
Koran also at one point strictly forbids Muhammad from taking more
wives [Q:33.52]. But this did not alter his behavior. He simply neglected
Koran’s admonition. Note also that Muhammad married the wife of his adopted
son, and Aisha was only 6 when the marriage with Muhammad was ”bespoken”.
Sources giving names, dates and details:
Ibn Sa'd: Tabaqat
Tabari : Ta'rikh ar-Rusul wa 'l-Muluk
MUHAMMAD THE WARMONGER and ROBBER CHIEF:
Koran allows Muhammad to take a part of the booty from his many robbing
and looting raids and wars. The first raid conducted by Muhammad was at
Naklah. The intention was purely the robbing of a caravan. It took place
when all hostilities were strictly forbidden because of the sacred Month.
This is the first Muslim raid and robbery.
Muhammad conducted more than 70 raids and wars in a period of 20 years.
Al-Waqidi lists 74. Seven of these are assigned to the first 15 months
of Hijrah. These were all primarily “robbing” raids. The basic data is
derived from the following references. Except for slight discrepances,
both of which confirm the data.
References:
Al-Waqidi: Kitab al-Maghazi.
Ibn Ishaq: Kitab Sirat Rasul Allah
MUHAMMAD THE MURDER:
Muhammad bears the responsibility for the murder of Asma bint Marwan,
Abu Afak and Ka’b b. al-Ashraf.
The murder of Asma bint Marwan is reflected in the following hadith:
“When the apostle heard what she had said he said, "Who will rid me of
Marwan's daughter?" Umayr b. Adiy al-Khatmi who was with him heard him,
and that very night he went to her house and killed her. In the morning
he came to the apostle and told him what he had done and he [Muhammad]
said, "You have helped God and His apostle, O Umayr!" When he asked if
he would have to bear any evil consequences the apostle said, "Two goats
won't butt their heads about her", so Umayr went back to his people.”
["Sirat Rasul Allah" by Ibn Ishaq, translated by A. Guillaume, as
"The Life of Mohammad". page 675.]
In an almost identical situation, the poet Abu Afak, reputedly over a
hundred years old, raised Muhammad’s ire. Muhammad exclaimed: "Who will
avenge me on this scoundrel?" and Salim ibn Umayr was the helper of Muhammad.
Muhammad has also advocated the murder of apostates, and dogs. In FIKH
the Hanafi, Shii, Malikis agree that the adult male apostate must be put to death.
MUHAMMAD THE PEDOPHILE:
Muhammad married Aisha when she was 6, and consummated the marriage when
she was 9. Muhammad used to play with Aisha and her dolls, and her child
friends, and their children’s games. Accounts of Aisha’s interaction with
Muhammad’s household confirm basic data about her age.
As noted by Bukhari, Muslim, Abu Dawod, Tabari, an-Nasa'i, Ibh Majah,
Prof Nabia Abbott, Prof Magali Morsy: Muhammad at 50 married Aisha when
she was 6 years old, and consummated the marraige 3 years later:
Sahih Muslim Book 008, Number 3310:
'A'isha (Allah be pleased with her) reported: Allah's Apostle (may peace
be upon him) married me when I was six years old, and I was admitted to
his house when I was nine years old.
References:
Prof Nabia Abbott (Turkish muslim): Aisha the Beloved of Muhammad
Prof Magali Morsy (Moroccan muslim): Wives of the Prophet
W M Watt: Encyclopedia of Islam.
H U Rahman: A Chronology of Islamic History.
Sahih Bukhari [5:235, 7:18, 5:236, 7:64, 7:65, 7:88, 8:151, 5:234,
1.270, 3:36, 7:6, 3:148, 3:149, 3:150, 7:142]
For millions of Muslims around the world Muhammad is to be respected,
obeyed, and venerated. Koran requires that Muslims should “obey Allah
and Muhammad”, “believe in Allah and Muhammad”, And that “swearing
alligiance to Muhammad is to swear allegiance to Allah”, and that
one has no choice when “Muhammad and Allah have decided a matter”.
Koran equates “belief”, “allegiance” and “authority” to Muhammad
on an equal footing with Allah. [Q: 4.136, 9.71, 4.13, 4.14, 48. 13,
8. 20, 49. 14, 57. 28, 4. 80, 33. 36, 48. 10, 5. 33, 5. 34, 4. 64.]
But how was Muhammad in reality ??? Here is the darker side of Muhammad:
MUHAMMAD THE WOMANISER:
(1) Primary list of Muhammad’s wives and concubines 13. These are the women
who may be regarded having been properly united to Muhammad.
These are: 1:Khadija, 2:Sawdah, 3:Aishah, 4:Hafsah, 5:Umm Salamah, 6:Zaynab,
7:Juwayriyah, 8:Zaynab, 9:Mariyah, 10:Umm Habibah, 11:Safiyah, 12:Maymunah,
13:Rayhanah.
(2) Secondary list of marriages which did not last: 16. This list includes
women with whom Muhammad did not have a lasting union. These are:
1:Asma bint an-Numan, 2:Qutaylah bint Qays, 3:Mulaykah bint Ka’b,
4:Bint Jundub b. Damrah, 5:Fatimah bint ad-Dahhak, 6:Amrah bint Yazid,
7:Aliyah bint Zabyan, 8:Saba bint Sufyan, 9:Nashah bint Rifaah,
10:Ghaziyah bint Jabir, 11:Fatimah bint Shurayh, 12:Sana bint as-Salt,
13:ash-Shanba bint Amr, 14:Khawlah bint al-Hudhayl, 15:Sharaf bint Khalifah,
16:Khawlah bint Hakim.
(3) Third list of women Muhammad considered marrying: 7. The marriage plans
were however not carried out for a variety of reasons. These are:
1:Habibah bint Sahl, 2:Layla bint al-Khatim, 3:Umm Hani bint Abi Talib,
4:Umm Habib bint al-Abbas, 5:Dubbah bint Amir, 6:Safiyah bint Bashshamah,
7:Ammarah bint Hamzah.
In addition Koran allows all Muslim men free sexual access to slave girls.
Koran also at one point strictly forbids Muhammad from taking more
wives [Q:33.52]. But this did not alter his behavior. He simply neglected
Koran’s admonition. Note also that Muhammad married the wife of his adopted
son, and Aisha was only 6 when the marriage with Muhammad was ”bespoken”.
Sources giving names, dates and details:
Ibn Sa'd: Tabaqat
Tabari : Ta'rikh ar-Rusul wa 'l-Muluk
MUHAMMAD THE WARMONGER and ROBBER CHIEF:
Koran allows Muhammad to take a part of the booty from his many robbing
and looting raids and wars. The first raid conducted by Muhammad was at
Naklah. The intention was purely the robbing of a caravan. It took place
when all hostilities were strictly forbidden because of the sacred Month.
This is the first Muslim raid and robbery.
Muhammad conducted more than 70 raids and wars in a period of 20 years.
Al-Waqidi lists 74. Seven of these are assigned to the first 15 months
of Hijrah. These were all primarily “robbing” raids. The basic data is
derived from the following references. Except for slight discrepances,
both of which confirm the data.
References:
Al-Waqidi: Kitab al-Maghazi.
Ibn Ishaq: Kitab Sirat Rasul Allah
MUHAMMAD THE MURDER:
Muhammad bears the responsibility for the murder of Asma bint Marwan,
Abu Afak and Ka’b b. al-Ashraf.
The murder of Asma bint Marwan is reflected in the following hadith:
“When the apostle heard what she had said he said, "Who will rid me of
Marwan's daughter?" Umayr b. Adiy al-Khatmi who was with him heard him,
and that very night he went to her house and killed her. In the morning
he came to the apostle and told him what he had done and he [Muhammad]
said, "You have helped God and His apostle, O Umayr!" When he asked if
he would have to bear any evil consequences the apostle said, "Two goats
won't butt their heads about her", so Umayr went back to his people.”
["Sirat Rasul Allah" by Ibn Ishaq, translated by A. Guillaume, as
"The Life of Mohammad". page 675.]
In an almost identical situation, the poet Abu Afak, reputedly over a
hundred years old, raised Muhammad’s ire. Muhammad exclaimed: "Who will
avenge me on this scoundrel?" and Salim ibn Umayr was the helper of Muhammad.
Muhammad has also advocated the murder of apostates, and dogs. In FIKH
the Hanafi, Shii, Malikis agree that the adult male apostate must be put to death.
MUHAMMAD THE PEDOPHILE:
Muhammad married Aisha when she was 6, and consummated the marriage when
she was 9. Muhammad used to play with Aisha and her dolls, and her child
friends, and their children’s games. Accounts of Aisha’s interaction with
Muhammad’s household confirm basic data about her age.
As noted by Bukhari, Muslim, Abu Dawod, Tabari, an-Nasa'i, Ibh Majah,
Prof Nabia Abbott, Prof Magali Morsy: Muhammad at 50 married Aisha when
she was 6 years old, and consummated the marraige 3 years later:
Sahih Muslim Book 008, Number 3310:
'A'isha (Allah be pleased with her) reported: Allah's Apostle (may peace
be upon him) married me when I was six years old, and I was admitted to
his house when I was nine years old.
References:
Prof Nabia Abbott (Turkish muslim): Aisha the Beloved of Muhammad
Prof Magali Morsy (Moroccan muslim): Wives of the Prophet
W M Watt: Encyclopedia of Islam.
H U Rahman: A Chronology of Islamic History.
Sahih Bukhari [5:235, 7:18, 5:236, 7:64, 7:65, 7:88, 8:151, 5:234,
1.270, 3:36, 7:6, 3:148, 3:149, 3:150, 7:142]