Islam: A Death Cult Filled with Contradictions

Quran (2:244) – "Then fight in the cause of Allah, and know
that Allah Heareth and knoweth all things."

Quran (2:216) – "Fighting is prescribed for you,
and ye dislike it. But it is possible that ye dislike a thing which is good
for you, and that ye love a thing which is bad for you. But Allah knoweth,
and ye know not." Not only does this verse establish that
violence can be virtuous, but it also contradicts the myth that fighting is
intended only in self-defense, since the audience was obviously not under
attack at the time. From the Hadith, we know that this verse was narrated at
a time that Muhammad was actually trying to motivate his people into raiding merchant caravans for
loot.

Quran (3:56) – "As to those who reject faith, I will
punish them with terrible agony in this world and in the Hereafter, nor will
they have anyone to help."

Quran (3:151) – "Soon shall We cast terror into the hearts
of the Unbelievers, for that they joined companions with Allah, for which He
had sent no authority". This speaks directly of polytheists,
yet it also includes Christians, since they believe in the Trinity (ie. what
Muhammad incorrectly believed to be 'joining companions to Allah').

Quran (4:74) – "Let those fight in the way of Allah who
sell the life of this world for the other. Whoso fighteth in the way of Allah,
be he slain or be he victorious, on him We shall bestow a vast reward." The
martyrs of Islam are unlike the early Christians, who were led meekly to the
slaughter. These Muslims are killed in battle as they attempt to inflict
death and destruction for the cause of Allah. This is the theological basis
for today's suicide bombers.

Quran (4:76) – "Those who believe fight in the cause of
Allah…"

Quran (4:89) – "They but wish that ye should reject Faith,
as they do, and thus be on the same footing (as they): But take not friends
from their ranks until they flee in the way of Allah (From what is
forbidden). But if they turn renegades, seize them and slay them wherever ye
find them; and (in any case) take no friends or helpers from their
ranks."

Quran (4:95) – "Not equal are those of the believers who
sit (at home), except those who are disabled (by injury or are blind or lame,
etc.), and those who strive hard and fight in the Cause of Allah with their
wealth and their lives. Allah has preferred in grades those who strive hard
and fight with their wealth and their lives above those who sit (at
home).Unto each, Allah has promised good (Paradise), but Allah has preferred
those who strive hard and fight, above those who sit (at home) by a huge
reward " This passage criticizes "peaceful" Muslims
who do not join in the violence, letting them know that they are less worthy
in Allah's eyes. It also demolishes the modern myth that "Jihad"
doesn't mean holy war in the Quran, but rather a spiritual struggle. Not only
is this Arabic word (mujahiduna) used in this passage, but it is
clearly not referring to anything spiritual, since the
physically disabled are given exemption. (The Hadith reveals the context of
the passage to be in response to a blind man's protest that he is unable to
engage in Jihad, which would not make sense if it meant an internal
struggle).

Quran (4:104) – "And be not weak hearted in pursuit of the
enemy; if you suffer pain, then surely they (too) suffer pain as you suffer
pain…" Is pursuing an injured and retreating enemy really an
act of self-defense?

Quran (5:33) – "The punishment of those who wage war
against Allah and His messenger and strive to make mischief in the land is
only this, that they should be murdered or crucified or their hands and their
feet should be cut off on opposite sides or they should be imprisoned; this
shall be as a disgrace for them in this world, and in the hereafter they
shall have a grievous chastisement"

Quran (8:12) – "I will cast terror into the hearts of
those who disbelieve. Therefore strike off their heads and strike off every
fingertip of them" No reasonable person would interpret this to
mean a spiritual struggle.  The targets of violence are "those
who disbelieve" – further defined in the next verse (13) as "defy
and disobey Allah." Nothing is said about self-defense.  In
fact, the verses in sura 8 were narrated shortly after a battle provoked by
Muhammad, who had been trying to attack a lightly-armed caravan to steal
goods belonging to other people. 

Quran (8:15) – "O ye who believe! When ye meet those who
disbelieve in battle, turn not your backs to them. (16)Whoso on that day
turneth his back to them, unless maneuvering for battle or intent to join a
company, he truly hath incurred wrath from Allah, and his habitation will be
hell, a hapless journey's end."

Quran (8:39) – "And fight with them until there is no more
fitna (disorder, unbelief) and religion is all for
Allah" Some translations interpret "fitna" as
"persecution", but the traditional understanding of this word is
not supported by the historical context (See notes for 2:193). The Meccans
were simply refusing Muhammad access to their city during Haj. Other Muslims
were allowed to travel there – just not as an armed group, since Muhammad had
declared war on Mecca prior to his eviction. The Meccans were also acting in
defense of their religion, as it was Muhammad's intention to destroy their
idols and establish Islam by force (which he later did). Hence the critical
part of this verse is to fight until "religion is only for
Allah", meaning that the true justification of violence was the
unbelief of the opposition. According to the Sira (Ibn Ishaq/Hisham 324)
Muhammad further explains that "Allah must have no rivals."

Quran (8:57) – "If thou comest on them in the war, deal
with them so as to strike fear in those who are behind them, that haply they
may remember."

Quran (8:67) – "It is not for a Prophet that he should
have prisoners of war until he had made a great slaughter in the land…"

Quran (8:59-60) – "And let not those who disbelieve suppose
that they can outstrip (Allah's Purpose). Lo! they cannot escape. Make ready
for them all thou canst of (armed) force and of horses tethered, that thereby
ye may dismay the enemy of Allah and your enemy." As Ibn Kathir
puts it in his tafsir on this passage, "Allah commands Muslims to
prepare for war against disbelievers, as much as possible, according to affordability
and availability."

Quran (8:65) – "O Prophet, exhort the believers to
fight…"

Quran (9:5) – "So when the sacred months have passed
away, then slay the idolaters wherever you find them, and take them captive
and besiege them and lie in wait for them in every ambush, then if they
repent and keep up prayer and pay the poor-rate, leave their way free to
them." According to this verse, the best way of staying safe
from Muslim violence at the time of Muhammad was to convert to Islam: prayer
(salat) and the poor tax (zakat) are among the religion's Five
Pillars. The popular claim that the Quran only inspires violence within the
context of self-defense is seriously challenged by this passage as well,
since the Muslims to whom it was written were obviously not under attack. Had
they been, then there would have been no waiting period (earlier verses make
it a duty for Muslims to fight in self-defense, even during the sacred
months). The historical context is Mecca after the idolaters
were subjugated by Muhammad and posed no threat. Once the Muslims had power,
they violently evicted those unbelievers who would not convert.  

[Note: The verse says to fight unbelievers "wherever you find them".
Even if the context is a time of battle (which it was not) the reading
appears to sanction attacks against those "unbelievers" who are not
on the battlefield.  In 2016, the Islamic State referred to this verse
in urging the faithful to commit terror attacks: Allah did not only
command the 'fighting' of disbelievers, as if to say He only wants us to
conduct frontline operations against them. Rather, He has also ordered that
they be slain wherever they may be – on or off the battlefield. (source)]

Quran (9:14) – "Fight against them so that Allah will
punish them by your hands and disgrace them and give you victory over them
and heal the breasts of a believing people." Humiliating and
hurting non-believers not only has the blessing of Allah, but it is ordered
as a means of carrying out his punishment and even "heals" the
hearts of Muslims.

Quran (9:20) – "Those who believe, and have left their
homes and striven with their wealth and their lives in Allah's way are of
much greater worth in Allah's sight. These are they who are
triumphant." The Arabic word interpreted as
"striving" in this verse is the same root as "Jihad". The
context is obviously holy war.

Quran (9:29) – "Fight those who believe not in Allah nor
the Last Day, nor hold that forbidden which hath been forbidden by Allah and
His Messenger, nor acknowledge the religion of Truth, (even if they are) of
the People of the Book, until they pay the Jizya with willing submission, and
feel themselves subdued." "People of the Book" refers
to Christians and Jews. According to this verse, they are to be violently
subjugated, with the sole justification being their religious status.
Verse 9:33 tells Muslims that Allah has charted them to make
Islam "superior over all religions." This chapter was one
of the final "revelations" from Allah and it set in motion the
tenacious military expansion, in which Muhammad's companions managed to
conquer two-thirds of the Christian world in the next 100 years. Islam is
intended to dominate all other people and faiths.

Quran (9:30) – "And the Jews say: Ezra is the son of
Allah; and the Christians say: The Messiah is the son of Allah; these are the
words of their mouths; they imitate the saying of those who disbelieved
before; may Allah destroy them; how they are turned away!" 

Quran (9:38-39) – "O ye who believe! what is the matter with
you, that, when ye are asked to go forth in the cause of Allah, ye cling
heavily to the earth? Do ye prefer the life of this world to the Hereafter?
But little is the comfort of this life, as compared with the Hereafter.
Unless ye go forth, He will punish you with a grievous penalty, and put
others in your place." This is a warning to those who refuse to
fight, that they will be punished with Hell.  The verse also links
physical fighting to the "cause of Allah" (or "way of
Allah").

Quran (9:41) – "Go forth, light-armed and heavy-armed, and
strive with your wealth and your lives in the way of Allah! That is best for
you if ye but knew." See also the verse that follows (9:42) – "If there had been immediate gain (in sight), and the
journey easy, they would (all) without doubt have followed thee, but the
distance was long, (and weighed) on them" This contradicts the myth that Muslims are to fight only
in self-defense, since the wording implies that battle will be waged a long
distance from home (in another country and – in this case – on Christian
soil, according to the historians). 

Quran (9:73) – "O Prophet! strive hard against the
unbelievers and the hypocrites and be unyielding to them; and their abode is
hell, and evil is the destination." Dehumanizing those who
reject Islam, by reminding Muslims that unbelievers are merely firewood for Hell,
makes it easier to justify slaughter. It explains why today's devout Muslims
generally have little regard for those outside the faith.  The inclusion
of "hypocrites" (non-practicing) within the verse also contradicts
the apologist's defense that the targets of hate and hostility are wartime
foes, since there was never an opposing army made up of non-religious
Muslims in Muhammad's time.  (See also Games Muslims Play: Terrorists Can't Be Muslim Because They
Kill Muslims for the role this verse plays
in Islam's perpetual internal conflicts). 

Quran (9:88) – "But the Messenger, and those who believe
with him, strive and fight with their wealth and their persons: for them are
(all) good things: and it is they who will prosper." 

Quran (9:111) – "Allah hath purchased of the believers their
persons and their goods; for theirs (in return) is the garden (of Paradise):
they fight in His cause, and slay and are slain: a promise
binding on Him in truth, through the Law, the Gospel, and the Quran: and who
is more faithful to his covenant than Allah? then rejoice in the bargain
which ye have concluded: that is the achievement supreme." How
does the Quran define a true believer?

Quran (9:123) – "O you who believe! fight those of the
unbelievers who are near to you and let them find in you hardness."

Quran (17:16) – "And when We wish to destroy a town, We
send Our commandment to the people of it who lead easy lives, but they
transgress therein; thus the word proves true against it, so We destroy it
with utter destruction." Note that the crime is moral transgression,
and the punishment is "utter destruction." (Before ordering the
9/11 attacks, Osama bin Laden first issued Americans an invitation to
Islam).

Quran (18:65-81) – This parable lays the theological groundwork for honor
killings, in which a family member is murdered because they brought shame to
the family, either through apostasy or perceived moral indiscretion. The
story (which is not found in any Jewish or Christian source) tells of Moses
encountering a man with "special knowledge" who does things which
don't seem to make sense on the surface, but are then justified according to
later explanation. One such action is to murder a youth for no apparent reason
(v.74). However, the wise man later explains that it was feared that the boy
would "grieve" his parents by "disobedience and
ingratitude." He was killed so that Allah could provide them a 'better'
son. [Note: This parable along with verse 58:22 is a major reason that honor killing is sanctioned by
Sharia. Reliance of the Traveler (Umdat al-Saliq) says that punishment for
murder is not applicable when a parent or grandparent kills their offspring
(o.1.12).]

Quran (21:44) – "…See they not that We gradually reduce
the land (in their control) from its outlying borders? Is it then they who
will win?" 

Quran (25:52) – "Therefore listen not to the Unbelievers,
but strive against them with the utmost strenuousness with it." –
The root for Jihad is used twice in this verse – although it may not have
been referring to Holy War when narrated, since it was prior to the hijra at
Mecca.  The "it" at the end is thought to mean the
Quran.  Thus the verse may have originally meant a non-violent
resistance to the 'unbelievers.'  Obviously, this changed with the
hijra.  'Jihad' after this is almost exclusively within a violent
context.  The enemy is always defined as people, rather than ideas.

Quran (33:60-62) – "If the hypocrites, and those in whose
hearts is a disease (evil desire for adultery, etc.), and those who spread
false news among the people in Al-Madinah, cease not, We shall certainly let
you overpower them, then they will not be able to stay in it as your
neighbors but a little while Accursed, wherever found, they shall be seized
and killed with a (terrible) slaughter." This passage sanctions
slaughter (rendered as "merciless" and "horrible murder"
in other translations) against three groups: hypocrites (Muslims who refuse
to "fight in the way of Allah" (3:167) and hence don't act as Muslims should), those with
"diseased hearts" (which include Jews and Christians 5:51-52), and "alarmists" or "agitators – those who
speak out against Islam. It is worth noting that the victims are to be sought
out, which is what today's terrorists do.

Quran (47:3-4) – "Those who disbelieve follow falsehood,
while those who believe follow the truth from their Lord… So, when you meet
(fighting Jihad in Allah's Cause), those who disbelieve smite at their necks
till when you have killed and wounded many of them, then bind a bond firmly
(on them, i.e. take them as captives)… If it had been Allah's Will, He
Himself could certainly have punished them (without you). But (He lets you
fight), in order to test you, some with others. But those who are killed in
the Way of Allah, He will never let their deeds be lost." 

Quran (47:35) – "Be not weary and faint-hearted, crying for
peace, when ye should be uppermost (Shakir: "have the upper
hand") for Allah is with you," 

Quran (48:17) – "There is no blame for the blind, nor is
there blame for the lame, nor is there blame for the sick (that they go not
forth to war). And whoso obeyeth Allah and His messenger, He will make him
enter Gardens underneath which rivers flow; and whoso turneth back, him will
He punish with a painful doom." Contemporary apologists
sometimes claim that Jihad means 'spiritual struggle.' If so, then why are
the blind, lame and sick exempted? This verse also says that those who do not
fight will suffer torment in hell.

Quran (48:29) – "Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. And
those with him are hard (ruthless) against the disbelievers and merciful
among themselves" Islam is not about treating
everyone equally. This verse tells Muslims that two very distinct standards
are applied based on religious status.  Also the word used for 'hard' or
'ruthless' in this verse shares the same root as the word translated as
'painful' or severe' to describe Hell in over 25 other verses including 65:10, 40:46and 50:26..

Quran (61:4) – "Surely Allah loves those who fight in His
cause" Religion of Peace, indeed!  The verse explicitly
refers to "rows" or "battle array," meaning that it is
speaking of physical conflict. This is followed by (61:9), which defines the "cause": "He it is
who has sent His Messenger (Mohammed) with guidance and the religion of truth
(Islam) to make it victorious over all religions even though the
infidels may resist." (See next verse, below). Infidels
who resist Islamic rule are to be fought.

Quran (61:10-12) – "O You who believe! Shall I guide you to a
commerce that will save you from a painful torment. That you believe in Allah
and His Messenger (Muhammad), and that you strive hard and fight in the Cause
of Allah with your wealth and your lives, that will be better for you, if you
but know! (If you do so) He will forgive you your sins, and admit you into
Gardens under which rivers flow, and pleasant dwelling in Gardens of'Adn-
Eternity ['Adn(Edn) Paradise], that is indeed the great success." 

Quran (66:9) – "O Prophet! Strive against the disbelievers
and the hypocrites, and be stern with them. Hell will be their home, a
hapless journey's end." The root word of "Jihad" is
used again here. The context is clearly holy war, and the scope of violence
is broadened to include "hypocrites" – those who call themselves
Muslims but do not act as such.

Other verses calling Muslims to Jihad can be found here at AnsweringIslam.org

Sahih Bukhari (52:256) – The Prophet… was asked whether it was
permissible to attack the pagan warriors at night with the probability of
exposing their women and children to danger. The Prophet replied, "They
(i.e. women and children) are from them (i.e. pagans)." In this
command, Muhammad establishes that it is permissible to kill non-combatants
in the process of killing a perceived enemy. This provides justification for
the many Islamic terror bombings.

Sahih Bukhari (52:65) – The Prophet said, 'He who fights that Allah's
Word (Islam) should be superior, fights in Allah's Cause. Muhammad's
words are the basis for offensive Jihad – spreading Islam by force. This is
how it was understood by his companions, and by the terrorists of today. (See
also Sahih Bukhari 3:125)

Sahih Bukhari (52:220) – Allah's Apostle said… 'I have been made
victorious with terror'

Sahih Bukhari (52:44) – A man came to Allah's Apostle and said, "Instruct
me as to such a deed as equals Jihad (in reward)." He replied, "I
do not find such a deed."

Abu Dawud (14:2526) – The
Prophet said, Three things are the roots of faith: to refrain from (killing)
a person who utters, "There is no god but Allah" and not to declare
him unbeliever whatever sin he commits, and not to excommunicate him from
Islam for his any action; and jihad will be performed continuously since the
day Allah sent me as a prophet…

Abu Dawud (14:2527) – The Prophet said: Striving in the path of Allah
(jihad) is incumbent on you along with every ruler, whether he is
pious or impious

Sahih Muslim (1:33) – the Messenger of Allah said: I have been
commanded to fight against people till they testify that there is no god but
Allah, that Muhammad is the messenger of Allah

Sahih Bukhari (8:387) – Allah's Apostle said, "I have been ordered to
fight the people till they say: 'None has the right to be worshipped but
Allah'. And if they say so, pray like our prayers, face our Qibla and
slaughter as we slaughter, then their blood and property will be sacred to us
and we will not interfere with them except legally."

Sahih Muslim (1:30) – "The Messenger of Allah said: I have been
commanded to fight against people so long as they do not declare that there
is no god but Allah."

Sahih Bukhari (52:73) – "Allah's Apostle said, 'Know that Paradise is
under the shades of swords'." 

Sahih Bukhari (11:626) – [Muhammad said:] "I decided to
order a man to lead the prayer and then take a flame to burn all those, who
had not left their houses for the prayer, burning them alive inside their
homes."

Sahih Muslim (20:4645) – "…He (the Messenger of Allah) did that
and said: There is another act which elevates the position of a man in
Paradise to a grade one hundred (higher), and the elevation between one grade
and the other is equal to the height of the heaven from the earth. He (Abu
Sa'id) said: What is that act? He replied: Jihad in the way of Allah! Jihad
in the way of Allah!"

Sahih Muslim (20:4696) – "the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon
him) said: 'One who died but did not fight in the way of Allah nor did he
express any desire (or determination) for Jihad died the death of a
hypocrite.'"

Sahih Muslim (19:4321-4323) – Three hadith verses in which Muhammad shrugs over the
news that innocent children were killed in a raid by his men against
unbelievers. His response: "They are of them (meaning the
enemy)."

Sahih Muslim (19:4294) – "Fight against those who disbelieve in
Allah. Make a holy war… When you meet your enemies who are polytheists,
invite them to three courses of action. If they respond to any one of these,
you also accept it and withhold yourself from doing them any harm. Invite
them to (accept) Islam; if they respond to you, accept it from them and
desist from fighting against them… If they refuse to accept Islam, demand
from them the Jizya. If they agree to pay, accept it from them and hold off
your hands. If they refuse to pay the tax, seek Allah's help and fight
them."

Sahih Muslim (31:5917) – "Ali went a bit and then halted and did not
look about and then said in a loud voice: 'Allah's Messenger, on what issue
should I fight with the people?' Thereupon he (the Prophet) said: 'Fight with
them until they bear testimony to the fact that there is no god but Allah and
Muhammad is his Messenger'." 

Sahih Muslim (31:5918) – "I will fight them until they are like us."
Ali's reply to Muhammad, after receiving clarification that the pretext for
attacking Khaybar was to convert the people (see above verse).

Sahih Bukhari 2:35 "The person who participates in (Holy Battles) in
Allah’s cause and nothing compels him do so except belief in Allah and His
Apostle, will be recompensed by Allah either with a reward, or booty ( if he
survives) or will be admitted to Paradise ( if he is killed)." 

Sunan an-Nasa'i (Sahih) "Whoever
dies without having fought or thought of fighting, he dies on one of the
branches of hypocrisy"

Sunan Ibn Majah 24:2794 (Sahih) –
"I came to the Prophet and said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, which Jihad is
best?’ He said: ‘(That of a man) whose blood is shed and his horse is
wounded.'"

Tabari 7:97 The morning after the murder of Ashraf, the Prophet
declared, "Kill any Jew who falls under your power." 

Tabari 9:69 "Killing Unbelievers is a small matter to
us" The words of Muhammad, prophet of Islam.

Tabari 17:187 "'By God, our religion (din) from which we have
departed is better and more correct than that which these people follow.
Their religion does not stop them from shedding blood, terrifying the roads,
and seizing properties.' And they returned to their former religion." The
words of a group of Christians who had converted to Islam, but realized their
error after being shocked by the violence and looting committed in the name
of Allah. The price of their decision to return to a religion of peace was
that the men were beheaded and the woman and children enslaved by the caliph
Ali.

Ibn
Ishaq/Hisham 484: –
“Allah said, ‘A prophet must slaughter before collecting captives. A
slaughtered enemy is driven from the land. Muhammad, you craved the desires
of this world, its goods and the ransom captives would bring. But Allah
desires killing them to manifest the religion.’”

Ibn
Ishaq/Hisham 990: Cutting off
someone's head while shouting 'Allahu Akbar' is not a 'perversion of Islam',
but a tradition of Islam that began with Muhammad.  In this passage, a
companion recounts an episode in which he staged a surprise ambush on a settlement: "I
leapt upon him and cut off his head and ran in the direction of the camp
shouting 'Allah akbar' and my two companions did likewise".

Ibn
Ishaq/Hisham 992: – "Fight everyone in the way of Allah
and kill those who disbelieve in Allah."

Ibn Kathir (Commentary on verses 2:190-193 – Since
Jihad involves killing and shedding the blood of men, Allah indicated that
these men are committing disbelief in Allah, associating with Him (in the
worship) and hindering from His path, and this is a much greater evil and
more disastrous than killing. 

Saifur Rahman, The Sealed Nectar
p.227-228 – "Embrace
Islam… If you two accept Islam, you will remain in command of your country;
but if your refuse my Call, you’ve got to remember that all of your
possessions are perishable. My horsemen will appropriate your land, and my
Prophethood will assume preponderance over your kingship."