THE AUTHORIZATION OF GENOCIDE IN ISLAM
Muslims often accuse the God of the Bible of committing Genocide. To validate their claim, Muslims deceitfully point to the passages in the Bible where God commanded the extermination of the Canaanite men, women and children. Of course, their accusation is a preposterous lie when we consider all the facts related to these passages in the Bible. The reason why Muslims raise this objection is simply to silence the Christians. This is a devious tactic by Muslims to divert the discussion away from all the violent verses that are engraved in the Qur’an. The purpose of this article is not only to refute this false accusation of the Muslims but also to turn the tables on them.
In the preceding article we provided irrefutable evidences to prove why the accusation of Genocide against the God of the Bible is utterly false. It will be beneficial to study the preceding article since this will equip you to have a comprehensive well-grounded knowledge on this vital issue. To access the preceding article, please click the following link: DID GOD COMMAND GENOCIDE IN THE BIBLE?
Having clarified this, let’s begin our discussion. In this article, we will provide irrefutable evidences from the Qur’an itself to prove it is not Jehovah but Allah who actually authorizes Genocide in the Qur’an. We will also provide evidences from authentic Islamic sources to prove how Muhammad personally carried out Genocide against the Jews. We will begin by first considering a well-established teaching of Jesus Christ:
Matthew 5:44: However, I say to you: “Continue to love your enemies and to pray for those who persecute you.”
When an armed crowd came to arrest Jesus, one of his disciples tried to defend him with a sword. Even though the reaction of his disciple was to defend him, Jesus did not condone this violent act. Instead, he strongly rebuked that disciple:
Matthew 26:52: Then Jesus said to him: “Return your sword to its place, for all those who take the sword will die by the sword.”
This sets the precedence for all true worshippers of Jehovah. This is the standing order for the worshippers of Jehovah ever since. The teachings of the Bible strictly forbid Christians to engage in warfare or in any acts of violence. Instead, Christians are commanded to love even their enemies. However, the same cannot be said about Islam. The commandments of Allah in the Qur’an clearly authorize Muslims to fight and kill the enemies of Islam. Let us consider now the standing order of Allah for Muslims in the Qur’an. Allah authorizes Muslims to completely annihilate all those who do not submit to Islam. Read the following Qur’anic verses carefully:
Surah 2:191: “And kill them wherever you find them.” (Shakir)
For how long is the above commandment of Allah valid for the Muslims? In other words, until when will this commandment to fight and kill the enemies be in force for the Muslims? Is this commandment restricted to a specific place and time in the history of Islam as Muslims claim? We will let Allah answer:
Surah 2:193: And fight them until there is no more Fitnah (disbelief and worshipping of others along with Allah) and all and every kind of worship is for Allah Alone. (Hilali-Khan)
Surah 8:39: And fight them until there is no more Fitnah (disbelief and polytheism: i.e. worshipping others besides Allah) and the religion will all be for Allah Alone (in the whole of the world). But if they cease (worshipping others besides Allah), then certainly, Allah is All-Seer of what they do. (Hilali-Khan)
The above Qur’anic verses reveal that all those who do not submit to Allah are judged as enemies of Islam. And Muslims are commanded to fight the unbelievers until Islam remains as the sole existing religion in the entire world. It is either conversion to Islam or Death. This is clearly an authorization to commit Genocide on a global scale against all those who do not accept Islam. This authorization comes from Allah and it is engraved in the Qur’an. If this is not Genocide, then nothing else is. Sadistically, Allah desires the slaughtering of the unbelievers than taking them captive:
Surah 8:67: “It is not for any Prophet to have captives until he hath made slaughter in the land.” (Pickthall)
In order to mislead us, Muslims claim that all the verses in the Qur’an that commands warfare against the unbelievers are defensive in nature. The following Qur’anic verse exposes their lies:
Surah 9:29: Fight those who believe not in Allah nor the Last Day, nor hold forbidden which hath been forbidden by Allah and His Messenger, nor acknowledge the religion of Truth, even if they are the People of the Book, until they pay the Jizya with willing submission and feel themselves subdued. (Yusuf Ali)
The commandment in Surah 9:29 is crystal clear. It does not say that Muslims should fight only those who attack them but to fight against all those “who believe not in Allah” nor “acknowledge the religion of Truth.” This is an unmistakable authorization to wage offensive wars against all those who do not acknowledge Islam as the “religion of Truth.” The authorization to wage war against the unbelievers is not because they are attacking the Muslims but simply for not accepting Islam. Thus, Muslims are commanded to initiate the attack against the unbelievers. It is a unilateral declaration of war against non-Muslims. And this declaration of war is open-ended. The Arabic word “Qatilu” which is translated as “Fight” is another deception by Muslim translators to soften this violent commandment of Allah in the above Qur’anic verse. The true meaning of this Arabic word is to fight with the intention to “kill” the unbelievers. Allah’s determination to fight the unbelievers is also emphasized in the following verse:
Surah 2:216: Warfare is ordained for you, though it is hateful unto you; but it may happen that you hate a thing which is good for you. (Pickthall)
Warfare is ordained for Muslims and Genocide is clearly on the agenda in Islam. The following Hadith testifies unambiguously that the only option left for an unbeliever to escape death is to accept Islam.
Sahih Muslim, Book 1, Hadith 31:
It is reported on the authority of Abu Huraira that he heard the Messenger of Allah say: I have been commanded to fight against people, till they testify to the fact that there is no god but Allah, and believe in me that I am the messenger from the Lord and in all that I have brought. And when they do it, their blood and riches are guaranteed protection on my behalf except where it is justified by law, and their affairs rest with Allah.
It is either Islam or Death. If this is not Genocide against all those who reject Islam, then what is it? There are many more verses in the Qur’an which similarly authorize Genocide against the unbelievers. What is vital for us to bear in mind is the fact that all these violent verses that call for Genocide are still the standing order of Allah today. No Qur’anic verses were revealed later to abrogate these violent verses. The only reason why we are still alive today is because the infidel nations are still strong. The outcome will be different if and when Muslims have the upper hand over us:
Surah 47:35: Do not slacken and call for peace when you have the upper hand and Allah is with you, and He will not stint your works. (Ali Quli Qara’i)
The above commandment of Allah needs no explanation. And the Prophet of Islam faithfully lived by this principle when he had the upper hand over the Jews of Medina. Read the following historical accounts carefully. Since these historical accounts are provided by Islam itself, Muslims cannot deny these historical facts.
THE GENOCIDE OF THE JEWS
Authentic sources from Islam itself reveal that Muhammad committed Genocide against a Jewish tribe who lived in Medina. Muhammad attacked and laid siege to the Jewish settlement of Banu Qurayza. After 25 days they surrendered. A total of between 800-900 men and boys were massacred. Muhammad beheaded them even though the Jews had surrendered unconditionally. Ibn Ishaq (704 C.E. – 767 C.E.) who documented the earliest biography of Muhammad, recorded this tragic event in his esteemed historical work known as “Sirat Rasul Allah.” Please read and digest this historical account carefully.
Ibn Ishaq, Sirat Rasul Allah, p. 464:
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 a 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 bin Akhtab and Ka`b bin 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.
Another great Islamic scholar and historian, Al-Tabari (838 C.E.–923 C.E.), also recorded and confirmed this tragic event in his historical works.
Al-Tabari, Volume 8, p. 38:
The Messenger of Allah commanded that all of the Jewish men and boys who had reached puberty should be beheaded. Then the Prophet divided the wealth, wives, and children of the Banu Qurayza Jews among the Muslims.
The women and children were enslaved. The women who were young and attractive were kept as personal sex-slaves by the Muslims while others were sold to purchase weapons and horses to equip the soldiers of Allah.
Al-Tabari, Volume 8, p. 39:
Then the Messenger of Allah sent Sa’d bin Zayd with some of the Qurayza captives to Najd, and in exchange for them he purchased horses and arms.
The Banu Qurayza tribe lived peacefully for centuries in Medina before the arrival of Islam. However, they ceased to exist as a tribe after the coming of Islam. The Banu Qurayza is not the only tribe massacred by Muhammad. He also attacked without warning the Jewish settlement of Khaybar. Amongst the captives was Safiya, a young girl of seventeen. Muhammad took her for himself after murdering her husband. Muhammad made widows out of the captives so that he could sexually assault them. This is legacy of the Prophet of Islam.
Sahih Bukhari, Volume 5, Book 59, Number 512:
Narrated Anas: The Prophet offered the Fajr Prayer near Khaibar when it was still dark and said, ‘Allahu-Akbar! Khaibar is destroyed, for whenever we approach a (hostile) nation to fight, then evil will be the morning for those who have been warned.’ The inhabitants of Khaibar came out running on the roads. The Prophet had their warriors killed, their offspring and woman taken as captives. Safiya was amongst the captives. She first came in the share of Dahya Alkali but later on she belonged to the Prophet. The Prophet made her manumission as her ‘Mahr’.
The term “hostile” in parenthesis in the above Hadith is not in the original Arabic. It is deceitfully added in the English translation to justify the unprovoked attacks of Muhammad against the Jews. This is how Muslims deceive us. Can we ever imagine Jesus committing such atrocities as Muhammad did? Muhammad was an extremely violent and cruel man. The definition of Genocide reads as follows:
The systematic destruction of a people, in whole or in part, of an ethnic, racial, religious, or national group.
Genocide is the deliberate destruction of a people on the basis of their racial, religious, or national affiliation. As proven in the preceding article, the commandment to destroy the Canaanites was not based on any of the above reasons but because of their excessive depravity. This is confirmed by the fact that Jehovah spared those Canaanites who turned away from their sinful course. Now let us apply the above definition of Genocide to Islam. In addition to the acts of Genocide against the Jews by Muhammad, are there solid evidences to prove that Islam does indeed authorize Genocide on the basis of race or religion? In other words, does Islam specifically authorize Genocide against a nation of people on the basis of their race or religion? We will let Islam answer.
According to Islam, the Day of Judgment (Qiyamah) will not come until all the Jews are exterminated at the hands of the Muslims. And Allah supernaturally assists the Muslims to ensure the complete annihilation of the Jews.
Sahih Bukhari, Volume 4, Book 52, Hadith 177:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah’s Apostle said, “The Hour will not be established until you fight with the Jews, and the stone behind which a Jew will be hiding will say. ‘O Muslim! There is a Jew hiding behind me, so kill him.’”
Sahih Muslim, Book 41, Hadith 6985:
Abu Huraira reported Allah’s Messenger as saying: The last hour would not come unless the Muslims will fight against the Jews and the Muslims would kill them until the Jews would hide themselves behind a stone or a tree and the stone or the tree would say: Muslim, or the servant of Allah, there is a Jew behind me; come and kill him.
Allah specifically targets the Jews for Genocide. And he also ensures that there is no place on earth for the Jews to hide from the massacre of the Muslims. He wants to completely wipe them off from the surface of the earth. This substantiates the indisputable truth that it is not Jehovah but Allah who is determined to commit Genocide against an entire nation of people. When Muslims committed Genocide against the Jews of Medina during the time of Muhammad, it was just the beginning. As we can see, the authorization to commit Genocide against the Jews continues to be in force until the Day of Judgment. It will cease to be in force only when the Jews cease to exist. The standing order to annihilate the Jews is a permanent feature in the theology of Islam.
If Muslims only had the upper hand over the Jews, they would have by now exterminated the Jews. They would have already achieved this genocidal ambition of Allah. There would be no more Jews left on earth today. It will be wise for Muslims to stop their baseless accusation against the God of the Bible and instead focus on the authorization of Genocide against the Jews in Islam. Like Allah, the Prophet of Islam also commanded Muslims to carry out Genocide against the Jews.
Al-Tabari, Volume 7, p. 97:
The morning after the murder of Ashraf, the Prophet declared: “Kill any Jew who falls under your power.”
Ashraf was a Jewish poet. The above commandment of Muhammad does not say: “Kiss any Jew who falls under your power.” It says: “Kill any Jew who falls under your power.” This is clearly an authorization to carry out Genocide against every single Jew. What many are unaware of is the fact that Allah specifically inspired a verse in the Qur’an commanding Muslims not to take “the Jews and the Christians as friends.” In other words, Muslims are commanded to treat all Jews and Christians as their eternal enemies. The only reason why Muslims do not openly display their hostility against the Jews and the Christians is because they still need these infidels for their survival. And Allah indiscriminately judges all Jews and Christians as evildoers:
Surah 5:51: O Believers! Take not the Jews and the Christians as friends; they are friends of each other. Whosoever of you makes them his friends is one of them. Allah guides not the people of the evildoers. (Arberry)
Allah’s hatred does not stop here. His ambition is to completely exterminate the Jews and the Christians. This determination of Allah to destroy the Jews and the Christians is revealed in the following Qur’anic verse. Speaking his mind, Allah stated:
Surah 9:30: Jews say, “Ezra is the son of Allah” and the Christians say, “The Messiah is the son of Allah.” That is their statement from their mouths, they imitate the saying of those who disbelieved before them. May Allah destroy them. How deluded they are. (Sahih International)
The reason given here for the determination of Allah to destroy the Jews and the Christians is because of their allegedly false beliefs. This means that when the time comes for Allah to destroy the Jews and the Christians, it would include every men, women and children who believe in these teachings. If Muslims find it justifiable for Allah to annihilate the Jews and the Christians simply for believing in some false doctrines, why do they then hypocritically condemn the God of the Bible for punishing a nation which not only submitted to the false teachings of paganism but was also excessively immoral?
Of course, the claim of Allah in Surah 9:30 is absolutely erroneous. Never in the history of the Jews did they ever claim or believe that Ezra is the son of God. They esteemed him as nothing more than a faithful priest of God. In fact, the Old Testament (Jewish Scriptures) provides the genealogical record of Ezra which traces his ancestry all the way back sixteen generations to Aaron who was the high priest of Israel and the brother of Moses.
Ezra 7:1-5: After these things, during the reign of King Artaxerxes of Persia, Ezra returned. He was the son of Seraiah, son of Azariah, son of Hilkiah, son of Shallum, son of Zadok, son of Ahitub, son of Amariah, son of Azariah, son of Meraioth, son of Zerahiah, son of Uzzi, son of Bukki, son of Abishua, son of Phinehas, son of Eleazar, son of Aaron the high priest of Israel.
As such, will the Jews really believe Ezra is the son of God? This is the first error of Allah. The second error of Allah is his denial of Jesus as the Son of God. We firmly believe that Jesus Christ is the unique Son of God. There are solid evidences in both the Bible and the Qur’an to substantiate this truth. However, it is outside the scope of this article to discuss these evidences. Those interested to know what these evidences are, we invite them to click the following link: SURAH 19:19 – JESUS CHRIST IN THE QUR’AN
As we can clearly see, not only does Allah authorize Genocide against the Jews but he also ensures the successful accomplishment of it at the hands of the Muslims. It is time for Muslims to stop deceiving us. Let us continue on with our discussion.
THE ABSURDITY OF MUSLIMS
We will now expose the absurdity of the Muslim mind. When God executed the entire world of wicked mankind during the time of Noah, he was exercising his divine right as the Sovereign of the universe. His divine execution against the wicked was accomplished by means of a global Flood. Faithful Noah and his family survived. The Bible explains why God had to take such a drastic action:
Genesis 6:5: Jehovah saw that the badness of man was abundant in the earth and every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was only bad all the time.
And the Qur’an agrees:
Surah 71:25-26: For their sins they were drowned, then they were admitted to the Fire, and they could not find beside God any victor. And Noah said: “My Lord, do not leave on the Earth any of the rejecters at all.” (The Monotheist Group)
Likewise, Jehovah also executed the wicked population of Sodom and Gomorrah during the days of Lot. In addition to their immoral religious rites, the inhabitants in those cities also engaged in gross unnatural sexual acts. (Genesis 19:4-5) In fact, the term “sodomy” derives its name from Sodom. As a righteous God, Jehovah could not allow such evil doers to go unpunished:
Genesis 19:24-25: Then Jehovah made it rain sulfur and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah. It came from the heavens. So God overthrew these cities, yes, the entire district, including all the inhabitants of the cities and the plants of the ground.
The Qur’an also acknowledges the justification of this divine execution against the “depraved” inhabitants of Sodom and Gomorrah:
Surah 29:33-34: So, when Our messengers came to Lot, he was worried on their account as he was unable to protect them. They said: “Have no fear or regret. We will certainly save you and your family except your wife, for she is one of those who will stay behind. We have to bring a scourge from the heavens on the people of this city as they are depraved.” (Ahmed Ali)
Those annihilated during the great Flood and in the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah consist of men, women and children. Since the Qur’an itself justifies the extermination of both women and children in the above judgments of God, Muslims do not object to the execution of women and children in these instances. In both executions, God used natural forces to carry out his divine judgment. By contrast, God assigned the Israelites with the sacred duty to execute the Canaanites. Nonetheless, all these executions are divine judgments of God against the wicked. Therefore, what rational reason is there for Muslims to object when God employed human agencies to carry out his divine execution against the Canaanite women and children? Why do Muslims become pretentiously traumatized when human agencies are used but not when natural forces are used?
Does it really matter if God had chosen to destroy the Canaanites by some natural forces or through human agencies? The outcome is nonetheless the same. The fact that human agencies were used does not in any way diminish the righteousness of that divinely ordained judgment. However, the hypocrisy of the Muslims is that they find no fault when Allah uses human agencies to carry out his executions. Please read the following Qur’anic verses carefully:
Surah 9:14: Fight them, Allah will punish them by your hands and bring them to disgrace, and assist you against them. (Shakir)
Surah 8:17: It was not you who killed them, but it was Allah Who killed them. And it was not you who threw when you threw, but it was Allah Who threw. (Mohammad Shafi)
The above Qur’anic verses prove that it is absolutely justifiable for God to use human agencies to execute those deserving of death. The accounts of the global Flood and the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah, which are recorded in both the Qur’an and the Bible, prove an indisputable fact which Muslims cannot deny. These accounts prove the undeniable truth that God did exterminate both women and children when he executed his divine judgment against the wicked.
The fact that Muslims do not object to the extermination of women and children in these instances proves that their criticism against the execution of women and children of the Canaanite nations has no legitimate basis whatsoever. Furthermore, this double-standard of the Muslims exposes their hypocrisy. Both the Bible and the Qur’an clearly substantiate the fact that God has every right to execute both women and children when there is a justifiable reason to do so. This fact alone is sufficient to invalidate the accusation of the Muslims against the God of the Bible. We can easily rest our case now.
Nonetheless, since Muslims persistently focus their criticism against the execution of women and children in the Bible, we will pursue this matter further. We will now take the Muslims to task. We would like to ask the Muslims: According to the Qur’an, is it lawful to kill an innocent child if one has the power to know in advance that this child would grow up to become an evil person? We will let the Qur’an answer.
The Qur’an narrates an account where Moses encounters a mysterious Servant of Allah who was granted with the gift to discern the future. Some of his actions were shocking to Moses. One such act was the murder of an innocent boy for no apparent reason. However, upon clarification by this mysterious Servant of Allah, his actions made sense and became justifiable. He explains that this boy would grow up to “grieve” his parents through “disobedience and ingratitude.” And it is for this reason he was killed. He had to be killed to avert the sorrow he would cause his parents in the future. Let us now read this account directly from the Qur’an. Only the relevant quote is cited here:
Surah 18:65-81: “Then they found one from among Our servants whom We had granted mercy from Us and whom We had taught knowledge from Ourselves. Moses said to him: Shall I follow you on condition that you should teach me right knowledge of what you have been taught? He said: Surely you cannot have patience with me and how can you have patience in that of which you have not got a comprehensive knowledge? Moses said: If Allah pleases, you will find me patient and I shall not disobey you in any matter. He said: If you would follow me, then do not question me about anything until I myself speak to you about it.”
“ . . . So they went on until, when they met a boy, he slew him. Moses said: Have you slain an innocent person otherwise than for manslaughter? Certainly you have done an evil thing. He said: Did I not say to you that you will not be able to have patience with me? Moses said: If I ask you about anything after this, keep me not in your company; indeed you shall have then found an excuse in my case.”
Finally, the Servant of Allah said to Moses:
“ . . . This shall be separation between me and you; now I will inform you of the significance of that with which you could not have patience.”
“ . . . And as for the boy, his parents were believers and we feared he should make disobedience and ingratitude to come upon them. So we desired that their Lord might give them in his place one better than him in purity and nearer to having compassion.” (Shakir)
This account in the Qur’an delivers a death blow to the accusation of the Muslims against the God of the Bible. According to Allah, it is absolutely justifiable and legitimate to kill an innocent child if one has the ability to know in advance that the child would grow up to become a wicked person. Yet, Muslims deny this very same right to the all-knowing Creator. They argue that it is wrong for the Almighty God to execute those whom he knows for a certainty will grow up to become evil. And that is exactly what happened with the Canaanite children. Each new generation of children grew up only to persist in the same cycle of evil. Even though Jehovah gave the Canaanites more than 400 years to repent, the evil continued with each succeeding generation. And their wickedness only intensified with time. This cycle of evil has to be stopped. If Muslims still persist in their accusation, then they must admit that the above teaching of Allah in the Qur’an is not only unjust but also false.
When God executed the children of Noah’s day, he exercised his foreknowledge to discern the mental disposition of the children in advance. He foresaw their continuance in the same cycle of evil. Why are Muslims silent on the execution of the children in Noah’s day? Why is there no outrage? This is because the Qur’an claims that it was Allah who destroyed the men, women and children during the great Flood of Noah’s day. We would like to ask the Muslims: According to the Qur’an, did Allah exterminate women and children when he carried out his judgments against the wicked in the past? If it is justifiable for Allah to exterminate both women and children in Noah’s day, is it not equally justifiable for Jehovah to execute the Canaanite women and children?
Of course, it was not Allah but Jehovah who carried out the divine execution during the time of Noah. We simply had to go along with this claim of Allah to prove that even according to the Qur’an, the Muslim criticism against the execution of the Canaanite women and children is not only inconsistent but also contradictory with their own teachings. Allah who could not and did not perform even a single miracle during the time of Muhammad is simply trying to steal the thunder from Jehovah by claiming to be the executioner of the divine judgment during the time of Noah.
Before we proceed on, let us consider an incident that took place during the time of Muhammad. It reveals how Muhammad actually values the lives of the children of the unbelievers. This incident is recorded in both Sahih Bukhari and Sahih Muslim. We will consider just one of the Hadiths.
Sahih Muslim, Book 19, Hadith 4322:
It is narrated by Sa’b b. Jaththama that he said to the Holy Prophet: Messenger of Allah, we kill the children of the polytheists during the night raids. He said: They are from them.
In other words, since they are the children of the unbelievers, it does not matter if they are killed in the process. This proves that it is permissible in Islam to kill children when the circumstances justify it.
WHY WOMEN ARE SPARED IN ISLAM
Muslims take pride in saying that in Islam the women were spared during the wars initiated by their Prophet. But why were the women spared in Islam? Is it because Allah is more merciful towards women? We will consult Muhammad for the answer.
Ibn Hisham (d. 833 CE) was an esteemed ancient Muslim scholar who edited the authoritative biography of Muhammad by Ibn Ishaq. In his esteemed work known as Al Rod Al Anf, Volume 2, page 182, he recorded the following words of Muhammad. Addressing the Muslims, Muhammad said:
“You see Allah will soon make you inherit their land, their treasures and make you sleep with their women.” (Lit: make their women beds for you).
For Muslims who say that they only believe in the Qur’an, we have news for them. We will let Allah testify why the women were spared:
Surah 33:50: O Prophet! We have made lawful to you your wives whom you have given their dowries, and those whom your right hand possesses out of those whom Allah has given to you as prisoners of war. (Shakir)
The above Qur’anic verse exposes the true identity of Allah. Revealing his true character as an immoral deity, Allah authorizes Muhammad to rape the women captives of war. Allah even compares this shameful criminal act as lawful as engaging in sex with one’s legal wife. He justifies both acts as equally legitimate. Thanks to Allah, Muhammad can now rape the captives with an untroubled conscience. The above Qur’anic verse also says that it is Allah who provides the women captives for Muhammad to rape. Will the true God act like a common pimp? Of course, Allah does not overlook the carnal desires of the ordinary Muslims either. Even married captives are fair game for Muslims:
Surah 4:24: “Also forbidden are married women unless they are captives of war. Such is the decree of Allah.” (Ahmed Ali)
The following Hadith describes the circumstances that led to the revelation of the above Qur’anic verse.
Sunan Abu Dawud, Volume 2, Book V, Chapter 711, Hadith 2150:
Abu Sa’id al-Khudri said: The Apostle of Allah sent a military expedition to Awtas on the occasion of the battle of Hunain. They met their enemy and fought with them. They defeated them and took them captives. Some of the Companions of the Apostle of Allah were reluctant to have intercourse with the female captives in the presence of their husbands who were unbelievers. So Allah, the Exalted, send down the Qur’anic verse: “And all married women are forbidden unto you save those captives whom your right hand possess.” – Surah 4 An-Nisa 24.
While a Muslim is prohibited from engaging in sex with a married woman, there is an exception to this rule if the married woman is a captive of war. Under such circumstances, Muslims are authorized to rape the married captives. Of course, this includes both married and single captives. The women are spared from execution because no woman means no sexual incentive for Muslims to fight the next Jihad. And Allah knows that sex sells. This is the primary reason why Islam spares the women victims of war. These women are turned into sex-slaves. There is nothing noble about sparing the women in Islam when the objective for keeping these women alive is to rape them at will. Many a woman would rather die than suffer such humiliation.
It is vital to note that Allah is complicit in this sexual crime of the Muslims. In fact, he is the architect of this disgusting crime against the women captives of war. He shamelessly sanctioned the raping of these helpless women. This is pure evil! Sexual intercourse with the captives of war is judged as Statutory Rape by the International Criminal Tribunal since captives are in no position to resist the sexual assault by an invading army. The following Hadith describes a typical raid during the “Golden Days” of Islam. It describes how a group of women and children were captured as they attempt to flee the Muslims.
Sahih Muslim, Book 19, Number 4345:
“ . . . and then we attacked from all sides and reached their watering-place where a battle was fought. Some of the enemies were killed and some were taken prisoners. I saw a group of persons that consisted of women and children escaping in the distance. I was afraid lest they should reach the mountain before me, so I shot an arrow between them and the mountain. When they saw the arrow, they stopped. So I brought them, driving them along.”
The Muslim narrator in the above Hadith is none other than Muhammad’s adopted son. The Hadith goes on to narrate that Muhammad personally demanded one of the captured women for his own sexual use. Let’s continue with our reading of the Hadith:
“I drove them along until I brought them to Abu Bakr who bestowed that girl upon me as a prize. So we arrived in Medina. I had not yet disrobed her when the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) met me in the street and said: “Give me that girl.”
Sexual predators from Prophet to foot-soldiers! Captive women are considered as nothing more than sex objects in Islam. The words of Muhammad’s adopted son confirm this sickening reality in Islam. Without shame or fear he openly stated: “I had not yet disrobed her.” The above evidences are sufficient to prove why women are spared in Islam. Allah not only authorized Genocide but also Rape in the Qur’an. And Muslims have the gall to find fault with the God of the Bible.
Another reason why women and children are spared is because Islam sanctions the institution of slavery. War captives served to provide a steady flow of supply for the Islamic slave trade. The purchase of female slaves for sex is lawful under Islamic law. And this was the prime incentive for the purchase of slaves throughout Islamic history. The Islamic Legal Manual “Umdat al-Salik,” which carries the endorsement of Al-Azhar University, states the following:
When a child or a woman is taken captive, they become slaves by the fact of capture, and the woman’s previous marriage is immediately annulled.” Why? So that they are free to become the concubines of their captors. The Qur’an permits Muslim men to have intercourse with their wives and their slave girls: “Forbidden to you are . . . married women, except those whom you own as slaves. (Surah 4:23-24).
“When a child or a woman is taken captive, they become slaves by the fact of capture.” Period! Muslim slave-owners are authorized by Allah to engage in sexual intercourse with their slave girls. The Qur’an refers to these slave girls as “those whom your right hand possess.” In the following Qur’anic verses, Allah reveals who will be qualified to receive his blessings. Among them are:
Surah 23:5-6: Those who abstain from sex, except with their marriage mates, or those whom their right hands possess, for in their case they are free from blame. (A.L. Bilal)
The Qur’an clearly teaches that Muslims who rape their slave girls will be blessed by Allah. Even though Islam clearly admits that captive women and children are turned into slaves, Muslims deceive us by saying that Islam does not promote slavery. In the same deceptive way, they also deny the authorization of Genocide in the Qur’an. All the evidences that we have provided here are from authentic Islamic sources. They are not recorded by the enemies of Islam but by the very defenders of Islam.
Well, was Muhammad ever guilty of killing women? Absolutely! Islamic sources reveal that Muhammad and his men murdered a number of women. One of them was Asma bint Marwan. She was targeted for speaking out against the crimes of Muhammad, in particular his murder of an old man named Abu Afak. In his vicious hatred towards her, Muhammad commanded one of his men to murder her. She was killed while suckling her infant. Ibn Ishaq, who documented the earliest biography of Muhammad, recorded this event in his historical work known as “Sirat Rasul Allah.”
Ibn Ishaq, Sirat Rasul Allah, pp. 675-76:
Umayr Ibn Adi came to her in the night and entered her house. Her children were sleeping around her. There was one whom she was suckling. He searched her with his hand because he was blind, and separated the child from her. He thrust his sword in her chest till it pierced up to her back. Then he offered the morning prayers with the prophet at al-Medina. The apostle of Allah said to him: “Have you slain the daughter of Marwan?” He said: “Yes.” (Ibn Sa’ds Kitab al-Tabaqat al-Kabir)
Let us consider another account. Umm Qirfah was an old Arab woman and the leader of her clan. Muhammad and his men killed her by brutally splitting her into two. This incident took place in 622 C.E.
Al-Tabari, Volume 8, Page 96:
Allah’s Messenger sent Zayd to Wadi Qura, where he encountered the Banu Fazarah. Some of his Companions were killed, and Zayd was carried away wounded. Ward was slain by the Banu Badr. When Zayd returned, he vowed that no washing should touch his head until he had raided the Fazarah. After he recovered, Muhammad sent him with an army against the Fazarah settlement. He met them in Qura and inflicted casualties on them and took Umm Qirfah prisoner. He also took one of Umm’s daughters and Abdallah bin Mas’adah prisoner. Zyad bin Harithah ordered Qays to kill Umm, and he killed her cruelly. He tied each of her legs with a rope and tied the ropes to two camels, and they split her in two.
Muhammad then ordered his men to display the decapitated head of Umm Qirfah on the streets of Medina. Muhammad also beheaded a Jewish woman who belonged to the Banu Qurayzah tribe. The wife of Muhammad, who was with this woman before she was executed, narrated the following account.
Sunan Abu Dawud, Book 14, Hadith 2665:
Narrated Aisha: No woman of Banu Qurayzah was killed except one. She was with me, talking and laughing on her back and belly (extremely), while the Apostle of Allah was killing her people with the swords. Suddenly a man called her name: Where is so-and-so? I asked: “What is the matter with you?” She said: “I did a new act.” The man took her and beheaded her. I will not forget that she was laughing extremely although she knew that she would be killed.
Though there are others, the above examples are sufficient to prove our point. Action speaks louder than words. And the actions prove that women were indeed killed by Muhammad and his followers. Before we move on to the next subsection, there is an interesting episode in the life of Muhammad that is worth mentioning here. Please read the following historical account carefully.
Sunan Abu-Dawud Book 38, Hadith Number 4348:
Narrated Abdullah Ibn Abbas: A blind man had a slave-mother who used to abuse the Prophet and disparage him. He forbade her but she did not stop. He rebuked her but she did not give up her habit. One night she began to slander the Prophet and abuse him. So he took a dagger, placed it on her belly, pressed it, and killed her. A child who came between her legs was smeared with the blood that was there. When the morning came, the Prophet was informed about it. He assembled the people and said: I adjure by Allah the man who has done this action and I adjure him by my right to him that he should stand up.
Jumping over the necks of the people and trembling the man stood up. He sat before the Prophet and said: Apostle of Allah! I am her master; she used to abuse you and disparage you. I forbade her, but she did not stop, and I rebuked her, but she did not abandon her habit. I have two sons like pearls from her, and she was my companion. Last night she began to abuse and disparage you. So I took a dagger, put it on her belly and pressed it till I killed her. Thereupon the Prophet said: Oh be witness, no retaliation is payable for her blood.
What cruelty! What injustice! Muhammad not only approved the cold-blooded murder of a pregnant mother and her unborn child but he also let the murderer go free. Why? Simply because the murderer claimed that she had insulted Muhammad. Does not the murder of an innocent child matter to him? A double murder has been committed and Muhammad did not even bother to investigate to ascertain whether the murderer was lying to escape punishment. Muhammad was quick to give his verdict which was based solely on the murderer’s word. Even if she had truly insulted Muhammad, is her offense serious enough to warrant her death? Is it justifiable to kill her? By decreeing that “no retaliation is payable for her blood,” Muhammad believed that it is perfectly justifiable to kill her.
Why is there no outrage from Muslims? Why are they not complaining against Muhammad for justifying such a serious crime against a pregnant mother and her unborn child? Can Muslims really ignore such wickedness? In contrast to Muhammad, Jesus even prayed for the forgiveness of his executioners:
Luke 23:34: “Jesus prayed: ‘Father, forgive them, for they know not what they are doing.’”
This is Christianity! Muhammad set an evil precedent for Muslims. That is why it is justifiable in many strict Islamic countries to kill anyone – including women – who insult the Prophet of Islam.
THE THREAT OF GENOCIDE TODAY
The seeds of Genocide are sown in the soils of warfare. Therefore, to know which religion today poses the greatest threat to mankind, it is crucial to study the authorization of warfare in its theology. There are major differences between the authorization of warfare in the Bible and the Qur’an. Of course, it is not possible to enumerate all these differences within the scope of this article. However, the information provided below highlights some of the most significant differences. It is vital to pay attention to these differences.
Those so-called “Christians” who engage in warfare will find no justification for their actions in the teachings of the Bible. If someone today decides to study the entire Bible from beginning to end – from Genesis to Revelation – with what message will he come away with? In other words, what will be the take away message from his study of the Bible? Will his reading of the entire Bible from cover to cover persuade him in any way to engage in aggressive warfare to spread Christianity? Will it in any way influence him to take up arms against non-Christians? The answer is obvious! In the final analysis, the only message that remains in the Bible for the worshippers of Jehovah today is the message of love. A message which strictly condemns all acts of violence. And the only form of warfare that is sanctioned in the Bible for the worshippers of Jehovah today is not carnal but spiritual warfare:
2 Corinthians 10:3-4: For though we walk in the flesh, we do not wage warfare according to what we are in the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not fleshly, but powerful by God for overturning strongly entrenched things.
All the above evidences prove that the teachings of the Bible pose no threat whatsoever to mankind. The world is safe with the teachings of the Bible. The opposite is true of Islam. The Qur’an was written within a time-period of 23 years. It begins with verses that are peaceful and tolerant. However, it progressively becomes more aggressive with time. Finally, the Qur’an concludes with verses calling for the violent subjugation of the entire world. It is important to note that the verses of the Qur’an are not arranged chronologically. Therefore, the Hadith and the Tafsirs are required to ascertain which Qur’anic verses were revealed earlier and which were revealed later. The progression of the Qur’an from peaceful to violent is outlined below:
610 CE – 622 CE: In the beginning, Allah commanded restraint in consonance with the time when Muslims were weaker and smaller in number. As such, the verses were tolerant, gentle and conceding.
622 CE – 626 CE: As the Muslims relocated to Medina and gained the support of the locals there, Allah permitted Muslims to fight in defensive wars.
626 CE – 632 CE: In the final years of Muhammad’s life when Islam grew strong, Allah authorized Muslims to initiate offensive wars against the infidels. With this authorization to kill and to conquer, Muhammad began a ruthless campaign of violent Jihad in the name of Allah.
Theologically, all the peaceful verses in the Qur’an are abrogated by the more aggressive verses that were revealed later to Muhammad. Though these peaceful verses still exist in the Qur’an, they are no longer relevant for Muslims today:
Surah 2:106: Whatever verse we shall abrogate, or cause thee to forget, we will bring a better one than it, or one like unto it. Dost thou not know that God is almighty? (Sale)
The Quran’s take away message for Muslims is the violent subjugation of the entire world through violent Jihad. That is the final marching order in the Qur’an for Muslims. Islamic scholars do not dispute this fact. In fact, they constantly preach this message to remind Muslims of their sacred duty to fight for the Cause of Allah. Muslims who engage in acts of violence against the disbelievers can find ample justification for their actions from both the life example of Muhammad and from the teachings of the Qur’an. Muslims who fight against the disbelievers are not only following the example of their Prophet but also fulfilling their sacred duty towards Allah:
Surah 9:123: “O you who believe! Fight those of the disbelievers who are near to you, and let them find harshness in you, and know that Allah is with those who keep their duty unto Him.” (Pickthall)
The primary theme of the wars in the Hebrew Scriptures is the holiness of God. Thus, the basis for the wars in the Bible was to remove wickedness. In contrast, the historical records of the early wars in Islam show that the theme of divine holiness as the aspiration for these wars is totally non-existent. In fact, the wars of Allah promote wickedness. For example, Allah even inspired a verse in the Qur’an authorizing Muslims to rape the captives of war – including married ones. Muslims are also authorized to engage in banditry with the blessings of Allah.
Ibn Ishaq, Sirat Rasul Allah, p. 288:
“Allah divided the booty stolen from the first caravan after he made spoils permissible. He gave four-fifths to those He had allowed to take it and one-fifth to His Apostle.”
Sahih Bukhari, Volume 4, Book 52, Number 276:
“By Allah, we saw the Meccan women running, revealing their leg-bangles. So, we cried out, ‘The booty! O Muslims, the booty! Our Companions have become victorious. What are we waiting for? By Allah! We will go to the pagans and collect our share of the war booty.’”
Many other acts of wickedness are also sanctioned in Islam to satisfy the carnal desires of the Muslims. Furthermore, unlike the wars in the Hebrew Scriptures, the wars of Allah are open-ended. Therefore, the wars of Allah will continue until the entire world of mankind comes under the rule of Islam and Islam reigns supreme.
The primary reason for the authorization to destroy the Canaanites is not because they were Pagans but because of their extreme depravity. The fact that Jehovah spared other Pagan nations such as Egypt substantiates this fact. However, it is different with Islam. One of the final verses in the Qur’an which is also known as the “Sword Verse” is Surah 9:5. Let’s read this Qur’anic verse:
Surah 9:5: But when the forbidden months have passed, fight and slay the Pagans wherever you find them. And seize them, surround them, and lie and wait for them with every strategy of war. But if they repent, establish prayer, and give zakat, then open the way for them, for Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Mercifully Redeeming. (A.L. Bilal)
“Slay the Pagans wherever you find them.” This is an undeniable commandment to wage genocidal warfare against the Pagans. However, since this commandment comes from Allah, Muslims will somehow justify the killing. Surah 9:5 states that the Pagans would be spared from death if they were to “repent, establish prayer and give zakat.” What does Allah mean by this? It means that the only option for the Pagans to escape death is to become Muslims. It is either Islam or Death. This is Genocide to the core. The commandment in Surah 9:5 is the final word of Allah for all those who do not submit to Islam – not only to those in the past but also the present. And the Qur’an clearly testifies that the only religion which is acceptable to Allah is Islam:
Surah 3:85: And whoever seeks a religion other than Islam, it will never be accepted of him, and in the Hereafter he will be one of the losers. (Hilali-Khan)
One of the most destructive ideologies of Islam is the division of the entire world into two conflicting factions. One faction is Dar al-Salam (House of Peace) and the other is Dar al-Harb (House of War). What do these terms mean? Dar al-Salam (also known as Dar al-Islam) refers to those lands which are ruled by Islamic regimes where the laws of Allah prevail. The outside world which has yet to be subjugated is called Dar al-Harb. In other words, it refers to the lands ruled by the infidels. The very title – House of War – which Islam designates to the infidel nations shows the hostility of Islam towards the non-Muslim nations.
This division of the entire world into two conflicting factions reveals the shocking reality that Islam is in a perpetual state of war against all non-Muslim nations. And this hostility will continue until the complete eradication of Dar al-Harb. The aim of Islam is to ensure the sole existence of Dar al-Salam without rivalry. This is the objective of Allah and the goal of Islam. And this is dangerous ideology.
Actually, Islam tried to achieve this objective during its early history. It went on a conquering spree. Countries after countries fell in its path. However, the infidels finally stopped the tide but not until millions of lives were lost. The wars in the Bible that Muslims love to bring up in debates are nothing in comparison to the bloodshed of Islam. And Islam still thirsts for blood. The terrorists who have not forgotten the teachings of Allah are the beacons of Islam – the true Muslims. As long as one remains a Muslim, he has to fight for the Cause of Allah:
Surah 4:76: Those who believe, fight in the Cause of Allah. (S. V. Ahamed)
And Allah loves those who fight for his Cause:
Surah 61:4: Indeed Allah loves those who fight for His Cause. (Farook Malik)
Right from the very beginning when the commandment to fight for the Cause of Allah was revealed to the Muslims, the Qur’an clarifies exactly what this would mean for the unbelievers. It clearly testifies that Allah desires nothing less than the total annihilation of the unbelievers:
Surah 8:7: But Allah wished to confirm the truth by His words, and wipe the unbelievers out to the last.” (Samira)
It is death for the unbelievers. This is a call for Genocide on a global scale. And it comes from Allah. This proves that as long as Islam exists, there will be wars. And the wars will continue until there is no one left for Muslims to fight. As usual, Muslims will deny all this. But we have Allah to expose the lies of the Muslims.
It is an indisputable historical fact that Islam was spread by the sword in its early years. The opposite is true in the history of early Christianity. Many of the early Christians were persecuted and martyred for their commitment to spread the message of the Bible. In a sense both Islam and Christianity were spread by the sword. However, the difference is that in the case of the Christians, the swords were pointing in their direction. They sacrificed their lives to spread Christianity:
Romans 8:36: For your sake we are being put to death all day long. We have been accounted as sheep for slaughtering.
It is absolutely vital to remember that the verses in the Qur’an which authorizes Genocide against non-Muslims are open-ended. This means that the authorization of Genocide against the non-Muslims is not confined or limited by time or space. Therefore, the call for Genocide is just as relevant today as it was in the time of Muhammad. Islam is not a religion of peace, it has never been.
Ibn Ishaq, Sirat Rasul Allah, p. 992:
“Fight in the way of Allah and kill those who disbelieve in Allah.”
We hope this article will be beneficial to Christian in defending the teachings of the Bible. We earnestly hope that the information provided here will also be of value to sincere Muslims. We pray that this knowledge will help sincere Muslims to break free from the Cult of Death.
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