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[[Image:Quran.jpg|thumb|right|Pages from the [[Koran]], a 7th century epic poem by a single author claimed to be inspired by a supernatural being Muslims call 'Allah'.]]

[[Image:Quran.jpg|thumb|right|Pages from the [[Koran]], a 7th century epic poem by a single author claimed to be inspired by the supernatural being Muslims call 'Allah'.]]

'''Islam''' is a major world [[Political|socio-political]] system unique in that it contains a belief system pretending to be a religion.<ref>[http://www.newenglishreview.org/custpage.cfm/frm/100100/sec_id/100100 Why Islam is Not a Religion], by Rebecca Bynum (Nov. 2011) Speech delivered October 18th to ACT! for America Chapter in Memphis Tennessee</ref> It is based on the teachings of [[Muhammad]] (sometimes Mohammed), a seventh century [[Arab]] who claimed descent from [[Ishmael]], the son of [[Abraham]]. Muhammad claimed to have received revelations from Allah, the entity which adherents of Islam claim to resemble the [[God]] of [[Judaism]] and [[Christianity]], via the archangel Gabriel, which were written in the [[Koran]] – thus forming the core teachings of Islam. Adherents of Islam, along with their liberal allies (including in the [[mainstream media]]), claim it to be pure religion untarnished by any political agenda. However, unlike Christianity, Judaism and other religions, Islam is presented and acts in ways opposite to the teachings of legitimate religions. It is more akin to the totalitarian ideologies of [[Nazism]] and [[Communism]], based on the history of Islam and its followers.  

'''Islam''' is a major world [[Political|socio-political]] system unique in that it contains a belief system pretending to be a religion.<ref>[http://www.newenglishreview.org/custpage.cfm/frm/100100/sec_id/100100 Why Islam is Not a Religion], by Rebecca Bynum (Nov. 2011) Speech delivered October 18th to ACT! for America Chapter in Memphis Tennessee</ref> It is based on the teachings of [[Muhammad]] (sometimes Mohammed), a seventh century [[Arab]] who claimed descent from [[Ishmael]], the son of [[Abraham]]. Muhammad claimed to have received revelations from Allah, the entity which adherents of Islam claim to resemble the [[God]] of [[Judaism]] and [[Christianity]], via the archangel Gabriel, which were written in the [[Koran]] – thus forming the core teachings of Islam. Adherents of Islam, along with their liberal allies (including in the [[mainstream media]]), claim it to be pure religion untarnished by any political agenda. However, unlike Christianity, Judaism and other religions, Islam is presented and acts in ways opposite to the teachings of legitimate religions. It is more akin to the totalitarian ideologies of [[Nazism]] and [[Communism]], based on the history of Islam and its followers.