| The Truth about Muhammad -- Founder of the World's Most Intolerant Religion by Robert Spencer |
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| Contents
Names and places xii Chapter 1. Why a biography of Muhammad is relevant today Is Islam a religion of peace? Why it matters Dueling Muhammads Why Muhammad matters Polite fictions are useless The purpose of this book Why I did not want to write this book Death to "blasphemers" Defending freedom of speech Chapter 2. In search of the historic Muhammad What can we really know about Muhammad The Qu'ran The Hadith The Sira Historical fact and Muslim belief Chapter 3. Muhammad become a prophet. Arabia before Muhammad Muhammad early life Kladija The first visitation The suicidal despair returns
` Borrowings from Judaism "Tales of the ancients" Borrowings from Christianity Other borrowings Revelations of convenience? The consequences Modern embarrassment Chapter 5. "A warner in the face of terrific punishment" Difficulties with the Quraysh The evolution of the command to wage war The Satanic verses The night journey Chapter 6. Muhammad becomes a warlord The Hijra The covenant between the Muslims and the Jews The conversion of Abdullah and tensions with the rabbis The Hypocrites The Nakhla raid The break with the Jews and the change of qibla (direction for prayer) Chapter 7, "War is deceit" The Battle of Badr Allah fights the Muslims The problem of booty The Qaynuqa Jews Anger toward Jews and Christians Assassination and deceit The Quraysh strike back Assuaging doubts after Uhud The deportation of the Banu Nadir Chapter 8, Casting terror into their hearts The battle of trench Dealing with the Banu Qurayzah Finding excuses for a massacre The women of Banu Mustaliq Abdullah bin Ubalyy and praying for one's enemies The treaty of Hudaybiyya The raid at Khaybar The poisoning of Muhammad The spoils of Khaybar Chapter 9. Victorious through terror The conquest of Mecca Apostates to be killed Muhammad at the Ka'bah The Battle of Hunayn and mastery of Arabia Invitation to Islam The Tabuk raid Collecting the jilzya Te last pilgrimage the rights of women and the expulsion of the pagans The murder of the poets Muhammad's final illness After muhammad Chapter 10. Muhammad's legacy The war on terror Pedophile prophet? Misogynist? Draconian punishments? Warrior Prophet? Islamic tolerance? A kinder, gentler Muhammad The veneration of Muhammad Imitating Muhammad today Frightening reality What is to be done |
Messge on Book flap Muhammad: a frank look at his influential (and violent) life and teachings In The Truth about Muhammad, New York Times best selling author and Islam expert Robert Spencer offers an honest and telling portrait of the founder of Islam -- perhaps the first such portrait in half a century -- unbounded by fear and political correctness, unflinching and willing to face the hard facts about Muhammad's life that continue to affect our world today. From Muhammad's first "revelation" from Allah (which filled him with terror that he was demon-possessed) in his deathbed (from which he called curses upon Jews and Christians) , its all here -- told with extensive documentation from the sources the Muslims themselves consider most reliable about Muhammad. Spencer details Muhammad's development from a preacher of hellfire and damnation into a political and miltary leader who expanded his rule by force of arms, promising his warriors luridly physical delights in paradise if they were killed in his cause. He explains how the Qur'ans teaching on warfare against unbelievers developed -- with constant war to establish the hegemony of Islamic law as the last stage. Spencer also gives the truth about Muhammad's convenient "revelations" justifying his own licentiousness, his joy in the brutal murders of his enemies, and above all, his clear marching orders to his followers to convert non- Muslims to Islam -- or for them to live as inferiors under Islamic rule. In The truth about Muhammad, you'll learn: o The truth about Muhammad's multiple marriages (including one to a nine-year old) o How Muhammad set legal standards that make it virtually impossible to prove rape in Islamic countries o How Muhammad's example justifies jihad and terrorism o The real 'Satanic verses" incident (not the Salman Rushdie version) that remains a scandal to Muslims o How Muhammad's faulty knowledge of Judaism and Christianity has influenced Islamic theology -- and colored Muslim relations with Jews and Christians to this day
essential for judging the prospects for large scale Islamic reform, the effective prosecution of the War on Terror, the democracy project in Afghanistan and Iraq, and immigration and border control to protect the United States from terrorism. All of which makes it crucial for every citizen to read and ponder The Truth about Muhammad. |