The Truth About Muhammad - Understanding Muhammad

244 Pages·2007·3.11 MB·English

by  Robert Spencer

"May Allah rip out his spine from his back and split his brains in two, and
then put them both back, and then do it over and over again."
— "PRAISE" FOR THE AUTHOR ON REVIVINGISLAM.COM ]
TheTrilth about
Muhammad
Founder of the World's Most Intolerant Religion
Praise for
TheTruth about Muhammad
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Intrepid Robert Spencer continues his quest to dispel myths, cure ignorance, and
open our eyes to hard truths about Islam. Spencer trades platitudes for scholarship;
delusions for reality. If we are going to win 'the War on Terror,' we need to know
how Muhammad really lived—and why he endures as the inspiration for global
jihad. This book is a threat to 'religion of peace' propaganda that lulls the West into
submission. Strike a blow for survival: bin it."
— Michelle Malkin, nationally syndicated columnist and bestselling author
of Unhinged, In Defense of Internment, and Invasion
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At a time when, even in the West, the pious narrative of Muhammad has gained a
near-hegemonic hold, Robert Spencer offers a rare skeptical biography and inter
pretation of the prophet of Islam. Relying exclusively on Islamic sources, The Truth
about Muhammad argues that, for fourteen hundred years, the 'words and deeds
of Muhammad have been moving Muslims to commit acts of violence.'"
— Daniel Pipes, director of the Middle East Forum
and author of Slave Soldiers and Islam
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With boldness and courage, Spencer examines one of the most controversial sub
jects of our time. His extensive scholarship and clear style, together with his forceful
argumentation, explain the complexities of contemporary politics. This fascinating
book is essential reading to understand the crucial issues of the twenty-first century."
— Bat Ve'or, author of Islam and Dhimmitude and Eurabia
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Muhammad:
a frank look at his influential
(and violent) life and teachings
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In The Truth about Muhammad, New York Times
bestselling author and Islam expert Robert Spencer
offers an honest and telling portrait of the founder
of Islam —perhaps the first such portrait in half a
century—unbounded by fear and political correct
ness, unflinching, and willing to hice the hard facts
about Muhammad's life that continue to affect our
world today.
From Muhammad's first "revelation" from Allah
(which filled him with terror that he was demon-
possessed) to his deathbed (from which he called
down curses upon Jews and Christians), it's all
here—told with extensive documentation from the
sources that Muslims themselves consider most reli
able about Muhammad.
Spencer details Muhammad's development from
a preacher of hellfire and damnation into a political
and military leader who expanded his rule by force of
arms, promising his warriors luridly physical delights
in Paradise if they were killed in his cause. He
explains how the Quran's teaching on warfare against
unbelievers developed —with constant war to estab
lish the hegemony of Islamic law as the last stage.
Spencer also gives the truth about Muhammad's
convenient "revelations" justifying his own licen
tiousness; his joy in the brutal murders of his ene
mies; and above all, his clear marching orders to his
followers to convert non-Muslims to Islam—or force
them to live as inferiors under Islamic rule.
In The Truth about Muhammad, you'll learn
• The truth about Muhammad's multiple mar
riages (including one to a nine-year-old)
continued on back flap
continued from front flap
& How Muhammad set legal standards that nuke
it virtual!} impossible to prove rape in Islamic
countries
• How Muhammad's example justifies jihad and
terrorism
#The real "Satanic verses" incident (not the
Salman Rushdie version) that remains a scan
dal to Muslims
• How Muhammad's faulty- knowledge of
Judaism and Christianity has influenced Islamic
theology—and colored Muslim relations with
Jews and Christians to this day.
Recognizing the true nature of Islam, Spencer
argues, is essential for judging the prospects for large-
scale Islamic reform, the effective prosecution of the
War on Terror, the democracy project in Afghanistan
and Iraq, and immigration and border control to pro
tect the United States from terrorism.
All of which makes it crucial for ever}- citizen
(and policymaker) who loves freedom to read and
ponder The Truth about Muhammad.
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Robert Spencer Is the director of Jihad Watch, a program of the
David Horowitz Freedom Ceoter, and author of the New Vork Times best-
TM
seller The Politically Incorrect Suite to Islam (ana the Crusades), as
well as four other books on Islam and terrorism, including Islam
Umeiled: Disturbing Questions about the World's Fastest Srowing Faith
and Onward Muslim Soldiers: How Jihad Still Threatens America and the
West, as well as eight monographs and hundreds of articles. He lives in
a secure, undisclosed location.
The T m th about
Muhammad

The T m th about
Muhamma
Founder of the World's Most Intolerant Religion
ROBERT SPENCER
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The truth about Muhammad : founder of the world's most intolerant religion
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p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN-13: 978-1-59698-028-0
ISBN-10: 1-59698-028-1
1. Muhammad, Prophet, d. 632. 2. Islam —History. 3. Islam —Controver-
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