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Muhammad was respected in Medina as he would frequently solve disputes. He was nicknamed Al-Amin, or The Truthful One, and was well loved by all. His followers claim he was never known to lie, cheat, or steal, though those were all common practices by the pagans of his time and continues to be so in Islam to the present day.<ref>[http://www.billionbibles.org/sharia/taqiyya.html Taqiyya]</ref> Everyone, including his enemies like [[Abu Jahl]], claimed his lineage to Ishmael and Abraham.
 
Muhammad was respected in Medina as he would frequently solve disputes. He was nicknamed Al-Amin, or The Truthful One, and was well loved by all. His followers claim he was never known to lie, cheat, or steal, though those were all common practices by the pagans of his time and continues to be so in Islam to the present day.<ref>[http://www.billionbibles.org/sharia/taqiyya.html Taqiyya]</ref> Everyone, including his enemies like [[Abu Jahl]], claimed his lineage to Ishmael and Abraham.
  
When he was about 40 years old, Muhammad's supposed early revelations from the Angel [[Gabriel]] spoke of a need to return to the [[monotheism]] of [[Abraham]]; however, Muhammad was unsure of himself upon seeing what seemed to be the Angel [[Gabriel]] and rushed to his house, terrified. He told his wife [[Khadija]] of the events, and she assured him that God wouldn't let this happen to such a humble man. Khadija later went on to see her uncle, a Christian scholar who, after reviewing his religious texts (note that these texts are not the texts of today, as the Christians of Mecca and the Arabs were not Pauline or Roman Christians), claimed Muhammad was the next prophet. This as well as the Jews in Medina, who were also expecting a new prophet, albeit a prophet from the Jewish tribe; Muhammad's claimed prophethood was an unpleasant surprise to many of them and hence they rejected him. In this way Muhammad saw himself at an early age as reviving an ancient faith, a perceived correction to Christianity and Judaism, and restoring his people to what he saw as their rightful position as the true founders and heirs of monotheism. In these revelations, submission to the will of their claimed god — [[Allah]] — was critical.  Muhammad's fledgling religion continued to develop throughout his life, through periodic revelations often relating directly to events currently facing his new faith.
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When he was about 40 years old, Muhammad's supposed early revelations from the Angel [[Gabriel]] spoke of a need to return to the [[monotheism]] of [[Abraham]]; however, Muhammad was unsure of himself upon seeing what seemed to be the Angel [[Gabriel]] and rushed to his house, terrified. He told his wife [[Khadija]] of the events, and she assured him that God wouldn't let this happen to such a humble man. Khadija later went on to see her uncle, a Christian scholar who, after reviewing his religious texts (note that these texts are not the texts of today, as the Christians of Mecca and the Arabs were not Pauline or Roman Christians), claimed Muhammad was the next prophet. This as well as the Jews in Medina, who were also expecting a new prophet, albeit a prophet from the Jewish tribe; Muhammad's claimed prophethood was an unpleasant surprise to many of them and hence they rejected him. In this way Muhammad saw himself at an early age as reviving an ancient faith, a perceived correction to Christianity and Judaism, and restoring his people to what he saw as their rightful position as the true founders and heirs of monotheism. In these revelations, submission to the will of their claimed god — [[Allah]] — was critical.  Muhammad's fledgling religion continued to develop throughout his life, through periodic revelations often relating directly to events currently facing his new faith. At one point, he admitted to being possessed by the devil.<ref>http://crossmuslims.blogspot.com/2011/10/muhammad-and-satan_24.html</ref>
  
 
The faith caught on slowly, winning only a few converts in Mecca (the first being his wife, Khadija). In 622 A.D, under increased pressure and ostracism from elders in Mecca, Muhammad began the [[hijra]], an organized exodus of his followers from Mecca to the city of [[Medina]].  [[Muslims]] date the formation of their ideology to the ''hijra'' itself, even beginning their dating system at this point.
 
The faith caught on slowly, winning only a few converts in Mecca (the first being his wife, Khadija). In 622 A.D, under increased pressure and ostracism from elders in Mecca, Muhammad began the [[hijra]], an organized exodus of his followers from Mecca to the city of [[Medina]].  [[Muslims]] date the formation of their ideology to the ''hijra'' itself, even beginning their dating system at this point.
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Then they surrendered, and the apostle confined them in Medina in the quarter of d. al-Harith, a woman of B. al-Najjar. Then the apostle went out to the market of Medina (which is still its market today) and dug trenches in it. Then he sent for them and struck off their heads in those trenches as they were brought out to him in batches. Among them was the enemy of Allah Huyayy b. Akhtab and Ka`b b. Asad their chief. There were 600 or 700 in all, though some put the figure as high as 800 or 900. As they were being taken out in batches to the apostle they asked Ka`b what he thought would be done with them. He replied, 'Will you never understand? Don't you see that the summoner never stops and those who are taken away do not return? By Allah it is death!' This went on until the apostle made an end of them. Huyayy was brought out wearing a flowered robe in which he had made holes about the size of the finger-tips in every part so that it should not be taken from him as spoil, with his hands bound to his neck by a rope. When he saw the apostle he said, 'By God, I do not blame myself for opposing you, but he who forsakes God will be forsaken.' Then he went to the men and said, 'God's command is right. A book and a decree, and massacre have been written against the Sons of Israel.' Then he sat down and his head was struck off.<ref>Guillaume, p. 461-464</ref>
 
Then they surrendered, and the apostle confined them in Medina in the quarter of d. al-Harith, a woman of B. al-Najjar. Then the apostle went out to the market of Medina (which is still its market today) and dug trenches in it. Then he sent for them and struck off their heads in those trenches as they were brought out to him in batches. Among them was the enemy of Allah Huyayy b. Akhtab and Ka`b b. Asad their chief. There were 600 or 700 in all, though some put the figure as high as 800 or 900. As they were being taken out in batches to the apostle they asked Ka`b what he thought would be done with them. He replied, 'Will you never understand? Don't you see that the summoner never stops and those who are taken away do not return? By Allah it is death!' This went on until the apostle made an end of them. Huyayy was brought out wearing a flowered robe in which he had made holes about the size of the finger-tips in every part so that it should not be taken from him as spoil, with his hands bound to his neck by a rope. When he saw the apostle he said, 'By God, I do not blame myself for opposing you, but he who forsakes God will be forsaken.' Then he went to the men and said, 'God's command is right. A book and a decree, and massacre have been written against the Sons of Israel.' Then he sat down and his head was struck off.<ref>Guillaume, p. 461-464</ref>
 
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When terrorizing the Medina area, Muhammad signed a peace treaty with a Jewish tribe which they kept in spite of other tribes asking for help, but Muhammad still accused them of breaking it. So he had the 800 men of the tribe dig a trench so he can have his people tie their hands behind their backs and he beheaded them all by himself while his henchmen took the women and children as sex slaves and slaves.<ref>https://www.thereligionofpeace.com/pages/muhammad/qurayza.aspx</ref>
 
  
 
There were eight men in the desert who were sick, so he told them that if they want their help, convert. So after he prescribed them camel milk and camel urine, they became apostates and got up next day in the early morning to kill the shepherd and escape with the camels. Muhammad sent an armed party to 20 men to get them back. So Muhammad got his sword, cut off their hands and feet then gouged their eyes and left them in the desert to die.<ref>http://www.answering-islam.org/Shamoun/cruelty.htm</ref>
 
There were eight men in the desert who were sick, so he told them that if they want their help, convert. So after he prescribed them camel milk and camel urine, they became apostates and got up next day in the early morning to kill the shepherd and escape with the camels. Muhammad sent an armed party to 20 men to get them back. So Muhammad got his sword, cut off their hands and feet then gouged their eyes and left them in the desert to die.<ref>http://www.answering-islam.org/Shamoun/cruelty.htm</ref>
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20181011062907/http://www.hirhome.com/islam/art.htm Muhammad's massacre of the Jewish tribe Banu Qurayzah]
 
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20181011062907/http://www.hirhome.com/islam/art.htm Muhammad's massacre of the Jewish tribe Banu Qurayzah]
 
* [http://youtu.be/FXfZWJTZsrw The Killing of Umm Qirfa by Muhammad]
 
* [http://youtu.be/FXfZWJTZsrw The Killing of Umm Qirfa by Muhammad]
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I have been sent with the shortest expressions bearing the widest meanings, and I have been made victorious with 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.[1]
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Among Muslims, imagery of Muhammad is widely considered idolatry.

Muhammad (also spelled Mohammed or (archaic) Mahomet) (A.D. 570-632), was the founder of the ideology of Islam.

Claimed by adherents of Islam as the final and greatest "prophet"[2] of Allah (which they and their liberal allies incorrectly claim to be the God of Christianity and Judaism[3][4]), Muhammad claimed in Allah's revelations, via the angel Gabriel, that Judaism and Christianity had grown corrupt, and that Muhammad was to restore the religion God intended. However, common criticisms of Mohammed are: his marriage to a nine-year-old girl was inappropriate; his authorization of the beating of disobedient wives given in the Koran is unacceptable; and he was a vengeful, man of war (Mohammed said, “If God gives me victory in Quraysh [Muhammad’s own tribe in Mecca] in the future, I will mutilate 30 of their men.”).[5]

In accordance with the Islamic hadith, its adherents add the phrase of "sallalahu aleyhi wasallam" (or "SAW"), meaning "peace be upon him" (or "PBUH"), after speaking Muhammad's name.

Muhammad's conquests and political philosophy later served as inspiration for Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler, the latter of whom (at least) hoped to use Islam as a template to form a more totalitarian religion than Christianity after World War 2.

Images

Representations of Mohammed are well known from early on, but not very common. While some Muslims hold beliefs that it is against Islam to make images of Mohammed, others have more relaxed attitudes, and among Shia Muslims, such pictures are common, and much liked.[6]

Life of Muhammad

Muhammad is claimed to be descended from Abraham through his son Ishmael who, under God's orders, was left in the Arabian desert with only a little food and water. The spot where this occurred is now called Mecca; today, over 3 million Muslims annually re-enact the frantic running of Ishmael's mother Hagar as she looked for water, in which Ishmael hit the ground with his foot causing water to flow forth. Still flowing today, the spring is known as the Well of Zam Zam.

Muhammad was orphaned at the age of six, as his father Abdullah died before he was born and his mother, Aminah, died soon after. This left him with his grandfather Abdul Muttalib, who died when he was six. He was then raised by his uncle Abu Talib (son of Abdul Muttalib), a powerful man among the Quraysh tribe who loved Muhammad more than anyone. Muhammad grew up, never taking part part in pagan rituals. He despised the actions, and began a tradition of fasting in the caves of Mecca every annual pilgrimage; the pagans at the time believed in Allah, and the Hajj, from the times of Ishmael, but they later added more gods to Allah. Lexically speaking, Allah comes from the word Ilah in Arabic, with the definite article Al placed in front, making it "Al-Llah", translating as "The One God". This is why Islam was tolerated from the start by most — Muhammad claimed not to have introduced a new God but instead spoke of the God of Abraham, Jesus, and Moses.

Muhammad was respected in Medina as he would frequently solve disputes. He was nicknamed Al-Amin, or The Truthful One, and was well loved by all. His followers claim he was never known to lie, cheat, or steal, though those were all common practices by the pagans of his time and continues to be so in Islam to the present day.[7] Everyone, including his enemies like Abu Jahl, claimed his lineage to Ishmael and Abraham.

When he was about 40 years old, Muhammad's supposed early revelations from the Angel Gabriel spoke of a need to return to the monotheism of Abraham; however, Muhammad was unsure of himself upon seeing what seemed to be the Angel Gabriel and rushed to his house, terrified. He told his wife Khadija of the events, and she assured him that God wouldn't let this happen to such a humble man. Khadija later went on to see her uncle, a Christian scholar who, after reviewing his religious texts (note that these texts are not the texts of today, as the Christians of Mecca and the Arabs were not Pauline or Roman Christians), claimed Muhammad was the next prophet. This as well as the Jews in Medina, who were also expecting a new prophet, albeit a prophet from the Jewish tribe; Muhammad's claimed prophethood was an unpleasant surprise to many of them and hence they rejected him. In this way Muhammad saw himself at an early age as reviving an ancient faith, a perceived correction to Christianity and Judaism, and restoring his people to what he saw as their rightful position as the true founders and heirs of monotheism. In these revelations, submission to the will of their claimed god — Allah — was critical. Muhammad's fledgling religion continued to develop throughout his life, through periodic revelations often relating directly to events currently facing his new faith. At one point, he admitted to being possessed by the devil.[8]

The faith caught on slowly, winning only a few converts in Mecca (the first being his wife, Khadija). In 622 A.D, under increased pressure and ostracism from elders in Mecca, Muhammad began the hijra, an organized exodus of his followers from Mecca to the city of Medina. Muslims date the formation of their ideology to the hijra itself, even beginning their dating system at this point.

Muhammad was first introduced to the people of Medina; when frequent wars broke out between Jewish tribes and Arab tribes, Muhammad was sent for as a mediator between the two. Most Jews spoke highly of Muhammad, accepting him as the next Prophet, although some disliked that he was not of the descent of Moses or Bani Israel. When Muhammad came to Medina, most problems were resolved, and it was hailed as a success. One important battle which shed light on Muslim-Jewish tensions was The Battle of the Trench: Although there was a pact called The Constitution of Medina, one that gave all religions freedom and protective status under the Muslims, from Muslims or invaders, one Jewish tribe (Bani Qurayza) did not help defend the city. However, they allowed in Huyayy ibn Akhtab, a man exiled by Muhammad because of a dispute between Bani Qurayza and Bani Nadir, who encouraged Bani Qurayza to attack the Muslims and help the invaders so Muhammad would be defeated once and for all. Their plot was found out, though, and the pact was broken. This incident led to the execution of approximately 700 Jewish men[9] from the tribe.

The execution was described as follows by Ibn Ishaq:

Then they surrendered, and the apostle confined them in Medina in the quarter of d. al-Harith, a woman of B. al-Najjar. Then the apostle went out to the market of Medina (which is still its market today) and dug trenches in it. Then he sent for them and struck off their heads in those trenches as they were brought out to him in batches. Among them was the enemy of Allah Huyayy b. Akhtab and Ka`b b. Asad their chief. There were 600 or 700 in all, though some put the figure as high as 800 or 900. As they were being taken out in batches to the apostle they asked Ka`b what he thought would be done with them. He replied, 'Will you never understand? Don't you see that the summoner never stops and those who are taken away do not return? By Allah it is death!' This went on until the apostle made an end of them. Huyayy was brought out wearing a flowered robe in which he had made holes about the size of the finger-tips in every part so that it should not be taken from him as spoil, with his hands bound to his neck by a rope. When he saw the apostle he said, 'By God, I do not blame myself for opposing you, but he who forsakes God will be forsaken.' Then he went to the men and said, 'God's command is right. A book and a decree, and massacre have been written against the Sons of Israel.' Then he sat down and his head was struck off.[10]

There were eight men in the desert who were sick, so he told them that if they want their help, convert. So after he prescribed them camel milk and camel urine, they became apostates and got up next day in the early morning to kill the shepherd and escape with the camels. Muhammad sent an armed party to 20 men to get them back. So Muhammad got his sword, cut off their hands and feet then gouged their eyes and left them in the desert to die.[11]

There was a 90 year old tribal chief that criticized him, so he asked his henchmen to take for him her daughter and grandson and kill the men in her family. They grabbed her to place her between two camels facing each other back to back, and tied her legs with ropes to both camels and beat them. It can be found in the 16 minute YouTube film by a Coptic Christian that Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton accused of provoking the September 11, 2012 Benghazi Attack.[12]

After Muhammad's death

Muhammad's death at an early age caused the splintering of his ideology into new subdivisions, over the question of succession. The groups called themselves the Sunnis and the 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.,[13] 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.[14]

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."[15] This outrageous comment, yet another evidence that Barack Hussein Obama is almost certainly of Islamic heritage, was predictably ignored by the liberal media, but rightly highlighted by Conservative commentators.[16]

See also

References

  1. Narrated in Abu Huraira, in Bukhari, Volume 4, Book 52, Number 220
  2. "Prophet" Muhammad?
  3. Islam: Anti-Civilization at Conservative News and Views
  4. Allah Moon God
  5. Department of Archaeology, History, Cultural Studies and Religion (AHKR), University of Bergen.
  6. Taqiyya
  7. http://crossmuslims.blogspot.com/2011/10/muhammad-and-satan_24.html
  8. Guillaume, p. 461-464
  9. Guillaume, p. 461-464
  10. http://www.answering-islam.org/Shamoun/cruelty.htm
  11. http://crossmuslims.blogspot.com/2012/10/innocence-of-muslims-dissected.html
  12. Bernard Lewis, What Went Wrong
  13. 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"
  14. FOX News: Transcript: Obama address to U.N. General Assembly (September 25, 2012)
  15. FOX News: Media ignore Obama attack on ‘those who slander the Prophet of Islam’ (September 26, 2012)

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