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[[File:Mohammad.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Among Muslims, imagery of Muhammad is widely considered [[idolatry]].]]
[[File:Mohammad.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Among Muslims, imagery of Muhammad is widely considered [[idolatry]].]]
{{quote|I have been sent with the shortest expressions bearing the widest meanings, and '''I have been made victorious with [[terrorism|terror]]''' (cast in the hearts of the enemy), and while I was sleeping, the keys of the treasures of the world were brought to me and put in my hand.|[http://sunnah.com/bukhari/56/186 Narrated in Abu Huraira, in ''Bukhari'', Volume 4, Book 52, Number 220]}}
'''Muhammad''' (also spelled '''Mohammed''' or (archaic) '''Mahomet''') (A.D. 570-632), was the founder of [[Islam]], one of the world's major religions.
'''Muhammad''' (also spelled '''Mohammed''' or (archaic) '''Mahomet''') (A.D. 570-632), was the founder of [[Islam]], one of the world's major religions.
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== After Muhammad's Death ==
== After Muhammad's death ==
Muhammad's death at an early age caused the splintering of his religion into new sects, over the question of succession. The groups called themselves the [[Sunnis]] and the [[Shiite|Shi'as]]. Many attribute this split to the high degree to which authority was centered in the powerful character of Muhammad himself: without his powerful personality, the movement could not survive intact.,<ref>[[Bernard Lewis]], ''What Went Wrong''</ref> however this depiction is not accurate in some lights. The [[Shi'as]] came into the picture much later than the death of Muhammad, and were first a nuisance group thought to be started by a Jew by the name of [[Abdullah ibn Saba]] who was burned at the stake by [[Abu Bakr]] for proclaiming [[Ali]] was God. Note that Ali disagreed with the punishment, because fire is a punishment only for Allah.
Muhammad's death at an early age caused the splintering of his religion into new sects, over the question of succession. The groups called themselves the [[Sunnis]] and the [[Shiite|Shi'as]]. Many attribute this split to the high degree to which authority was centered in the powerful character of Muhammad himself: without his powerful personality, the movement could not survive intact.,<ref>[[Bernard Lewis]], ''What Went Wrong''</ref> however this depiction is not accurate in some lights. The [[Shi'as]] came into the picture much later than the death of Muhammad, and were first a nuisance group thought to be started by a Jew by the name of [[Abdullah ibn Saba]] who was burned at the stake by [[Abu Bakr]] for proclaiming [[Ali]] was God. Note that Ali disagreed with the punishment, because fire is a punishment only for Allah.
The failure or splintering of movements, such as personality cults, built around a charismatic leader is a recurring sociological problem, often studied by psychologists, and referred to as the problem of the [[routinization of charisma]].<ref>Maximillian Weber, ''Theory of Social and Economic Organization,'' in the chapter "The Nature of Charismatic Authority and its Routinization," see also Len Oakes, "Prophetic Charisma: The Psychology of Revolutionary Religious Personalities"</ref>
The failure or splintering of movements, such as personality cults, built around a charismatic leader is a recurring sociological problem, often studied by psychologists, and referred to as the problem of the [[routinization of charisma]].<ref>Maximillian Weber, ''Theory of Social and Economic Organization,'' in the chapter "The Nature of Charismatic Authority and its Routinization," see also Len Oakes, "Prophetic Charisma: The Psychology of Revolutionary Religious Personalities"</ref>
==Obama's opinion about presenting Muhammad in a non-favorable light==
== Obama's opinion about presenting Muhammad in a non-favorable light ==
On September 25, 2012, in his address to [[United Nations General Assembly]], [[Barack Hussein Obama]] said that "'''The future must not belong to those who slander the prophet of Islam'''."<ref>FOX News: [http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/09/25/transcript-obama-address-to-un-general-assembly/ Transcript: Obama address to U.N. General Assembly] (September 25, 2012)</ref> This outrageous comment, yet another evidence that Barack Hussein Obama is almost certainly the [[Obama's Religion|first Muslim president of the United States]], was predictably ignored by the [[lamestream media]], but rightly highlighted by Conservative commentators.<ref>FOX News: [http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2012/09/26/media-ignore-obama-attack-on-those-who-slander-prophet-islam/ Media ignore Obama attack on ‘those who slander the Prophet of Islam’] (September 26, 2012)</ref>
On September 25, 2012, in his address to [[United Nations General Assembly]], [[Barack Hussein Obama]] said that "'''The future must not belong to those who slander the prophet of Islam'''."<ref>FOX News: [http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/09/25/transcript-obama-address-to-un-general-assembly/ Transcript: Obama address to U.N. General Assembly] (September 25, 2012)</ref> This outrageous comment, yet another evidence that Barack Hussein Obama is almost certainly the [[Obama's Religion|first Muslim president of the United States]], was predictably ignored by the [[lamestream media]], but rightly highlighted by Conservative commentators.<ref>FOX News: [http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2012/09/26/media-ignore-obama-attack-on-those-who-slander-prophet-islam/ Media ignore Obama attack on ‘those who slander the Prophet of Islam’] (September 26, 2012)</ref>
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