Posted on 08/02/2005 8:10:46 PM PDT by abu afak
Muhammed's Example [...]
Ayaan Hirsi Ali Aug 2005
After the carnage of the terrorist bombings in London, Tony Blair defined the situation as a battle of values. “Our values will long outlast theirs,” he said, ... ... “Whatever [the terrorists] do, it is our determination that they will never succeed in destroying what we hold dear in this country and in other civilised nations throughout the world.”
But which values are we fighting for? Those who love freedom know that the open society relies on a few key shared concepts. They believe that all humans are born free, are endowed with reason and have inalienable rights. Governments are checked by the rule of law, so that civil liberties are protected. They ensure freedom of conscience and of expression, and ensure that men and women, homosexuals and heterosexuals, are treated equally under the law. People can trade freely, and may spend their recreational time as they wish.
The terrorists, and the Shari'a-based societies to which they aspire, have an entirely different philosophy. Humans are born to serve Allah through a series of obligations that are prescribed in an ancient body of writings. These edicts vary from rituals of birth and funeral rites to the most intimate details of human life; they descend to the point of absurdity in matters such as how to blow your nose, and with what foot to step into a toilet. Muslims, according to this philosophy, must kill those among them who leave the faith, and are required to be hostile to people of other religions and ways of life. This hostility requires them to murder innocent people and makes no distinction between civilians and the military. In Shari'a societies, women are made subordinate to men. They must be confined to their houses, beaten if found disobedient, forced into marriage and hidden behind the veil. The hands of thieves are cut off and capital punishment is performed in crowded public squares in front of cheering crowds. The terrorists seek to impose this way of life not only on Islamic countries, but, as Blair said, on western societies too.
At the core of this fundamental challenge to the west lies a pre-medieval figure to whom the London terrorists—along with all faithful Muslims in our modern world—look for guidance: Muhammad.
All faithful Muslims believe that they must emulate this man, in principle and practical matters, under all circumstances. When trying to understand Islamic terrorism, most politicians and other commentators have avoided the core issue, which is Muhammad’s example. The west, before embarking on a battle of ideas, must attempt to understand this figure, and his presence in the daily lives and homes of faithful Muslims today.
It is apparent on reading the Koran and the traditional writings that Muhammad’s life not only provides rules for the daily lives of Muslims; it also demonstrates the means by which his values can be imposed. Muhammad himself constructed the House of Islam using military tactics that included mass killing, torture, targeted assassination, lying and the indiscriminate destruction of productive goods. This may be embarrassing to moderate Muslims, but the propaganda produced by modern terrorists constantly quotes Muhammad’s deeds and edicts to justify their actions and to call on other Muslims to support their cause...."
The Rest/Most at Link above
Kahhhh-Ping!
bttt
My Savior, Jesus Christ, was literate, their false prophet was not. The difference in their values was almost entirely opposite.
Endowed by whom? By secular humanism?
Islam's revenges and feuds are never ending. Therefore , there is always a cause to wage jihad for. Since life on earth is worthless when placed next to being at Allah's banquet in heaven, perhaps all Muslims can commit personal suicidal jihad at a very young age (like age one).
The rest of us with some faith in earthly secular benefits can hang around Earth and record the results for the historical records.
"The western cultural relativists, who flinch from criticising Muhammad for fear of offending Muslims, rob Muslims of an opportunity to review their own moral values. The first victims of Muhammad are the minds of Muslims themselves. Moreover, this attitude betrays Muslim reformers who desperately require the support—and even the physical protection—of their natural allies in the west..."
EXPOSE THE 'PROPHET' AND ISLAM DIES!
Link to the biography THE LIFE OF MUHAMMAD see tagline.
The governments of Britain and the USA believe that it will be cheaper for them to just pretend that "somebody" hijacked Islam, the religion of the muslims, and I do not believe that this is true at all, and I consider it to be an outright lie, and wrong.
I have studied Islam and I have read the Quran and the hadiths, and I do know what Muhammed wrote, and I feel that people can read for themselves, so there is no use arguing about it. I understand the Quran as the fundamentalist Muslims do, and I feel that I understand just why they do what they do.
I feel that we do owe Muslims the truth even if it hurts, for as humans, I think that they do have a right to know.
Like it or not, Muslims do have the opportunity for eternal life, which Jesus Christ died for, and has promised to those who do believe on him and follow him.
No, I do not think that anyone hijacked Islam. It is what it is. Telling the truth is not always the easiest or the cheapest thing to do.
This is true.. They are 'Wishful talking'/Propagandizing .. they are trying to Nudge Islam Someplace it Ain't .. 'Moderate'
Islam Can't Escape Blame
by Amir Taheri
Wall Street Journal
October 27, 2001
"This has nothing to do with Islam," British Prime Minister Tony Blair recently told a delegation of Muslims at a meeting at 10 Downing Street, referring to the Sept. 11 attacks against the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.
Mr. Blair was echoing a view, popular both in Europe and the U.S., that it is impolite, not to say impolitic, to subject Islam to any criticism. Yet to claim that the attacks had nothing to do with Islam amounts to a whitewash. It is not only disingenuous but also a disservice to Muslims, who need to cast a critical glance at the way their faith is taught, lived and practiced.
Even worse, the refusal to subject Islam to rational analysis is a recipe for further fanaticism. Unless we believe those who claim that the Sept. 11 was organized by Israel, we have to assume that Osama bin Laden and al Qaeda were responsible. And since there is no mechanism for excommunication in Islam, bin Laden and his gang have every right to describe themselves as Muslims.
Al Qaeda did not materialize out of thin air. Nor have they been operating in a vacuum...."
http://www.benadorassociates.com/article/150
The basics of Islam (pig poop be upon it).
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