background articles about mohamhead & the evil koran
Ten Myths About Islam - Exposing Islamic Lies
It is the intention of this book to dispel ignorance about Islam and to expose it to the light of open and honest investigation...
Myth #5 - Mohammed was a Prophet from Allah
As was alluded to above, the lifestyle of looting and pillaging took men who were already accustomed to violence and hardship, and made them even more wicked and depraved in their violent deeds. The violence which we see in Islam and which will be explored in greater detail later, did not arise without a source. It comes from the pattern established by Mohammed and the early Muslim leadership. It was from their example that Muslims learned the ways of violence, murder, and subjugation.
A Topical Study of the Qur'an
The purpose of this book is to take the mystery out of a study of the Qur'an for non-Muslims and provide a Christian comparison of the Qur'an and the Bible...
History of Mohammed and the Qur'an
Tragic Childhood, Marriage Marred by Death, Religious Quest, The Qur'an, Decade of Rejection, Holy War, MohammedÂ’s Success, Qur'an Becomes a Book, Attributes of the Qur'an, Teachings of the Qur'an
Status of Women
The general perception is that Muslim men treat women as if they are inferior. Is this behavior a cultural problem or is it based squarely on the teaching of the verses Mohammed recited, which are recorded in the Qur'an? The twenty-nine verses gathered in this chapter make it obvious that Islam teaches that men are not only superior, and thus have authority over women, but they are even commanded to beat them if they are rebellious.
Islamic Law
The Qur'an deals extensively with Islamic law as seen in this collection of one hundred and six verses. Islam is a very legalistic faith. It centers its message on the law. It emphasizes submission to both the commands found in the Qur'an and Islamic tradition found in Muslim history books called the “Hadith.”
Warfare and Peace
If there seems to be an evolution in the Qur'an verses on warfare and peace, it might be due to something that was covered in chapter one on the history of the Qur'an. It is worth repeating here that for ten years Mohammed recited verses in Mecca that did not include passages on warfare. Then Mohammed and his followers migrated to Medina where “Jihad” or “holy war” verses were introduced. Jihad increased in importance as time went on, so the verses on warfare became more and more harsh and generalized in the later passages in the Qur'an.
and very important concept "abrogation"
Peace or Jihad? Abrogation in Islam :: Middle East Quarterly
That there is no compulsion in Islam and that Islam is a religion of peace are common refrains among Muslim activists, academics, officials, and journalists. In an age of terrorism and violent jihad, nowhere, they argue, does the Qur'an allow Muslims to fight non-Muslims solely because they refuse to become Muslim.[5] Proponents of Islamic tolerance point to a number of Qur'anic verses which admonish violence and advocate peace, tolerance, and compromise.
But not all verses in the Qur'an have the same weight in assessment. Unlike the Old or New Testaments(?), the Qur'an is not organized by chronology but rather by size of chapters. Even within chapters, chronology can be confused. In sura 2, for example, God revealed verses 193, 216, and 217 to Muhammad shortly after he arrived in Medina. God only revealed verses 190, 191, and 192 six years later. This complicates interpretation, all the more when some verses appear to contradict.
The Qur'an is unique among sacred scriptures in accepting a doctrine of abrogation in which later pronouncements of the Prophet declare null and void his earlier pronouncements. Four verses in the Qu'ran acknowledge or justify abrogation:
2:106 - When we cancel a message, or throw it into oblivion, we replace it with one better or one similar. Do you not know that God has power over all things?
16:101 - When we replace a message with another, and God knows best what he reveals, they say: You have made it up. Yet, most of them do not know.
13:39 - God abrogates or confirms whatsoever he will, for he has with him the Book of the Books.
17:86 - If we pleased, we could take away what we have revealed to you. Then you will not find anyone to plead for it with us.
Rather than explain away inconsistencies in passages regulating the Muslim community, many jurists acknowledge the differences but accept that latter verses trump earlier verses. Most scholars divide the Qur'an into verses revealed by Muhammad in Mecca when his community of followers was weak and more inclined to compromise, and those revealed in Medina, where Muhammad's strength grew...
