Sina's Challenge

Before even beginning, let me make clear my intention is not to attack Muslims or to demean them...the purpose is to expose what ironically enough, Muslim sources have to say about the character of Muhammad. I don't deny that Muhammad was in some ways good, as most people are; but that doesn't mean that we can ignore the bad side of Muhammad that Muslims don't like talking about. So this escape route won't work, the good in Muhammad cannot be used to disregard the bad side of Muhammad.If you are someone who has already convinced yourself that Muhammad is the greatest human being to ever live then nothing I say is going to change your mind. I just hope some things I say make some of you Muslim(s) think.I will be appealing to nothing but Sahih (authentic) traditions attributed to Muhammad and the earliest biographies on Muhammad's life. Now let's dive in.Because of space limitations, I will only prove what I have space to prove.Rapist:"And [also prohibited to you are all] married women except those your right hands possess." (Qur'an 4:24)What does 'expect those whom your right hands possess" mean? No need to guess, the Hadiths tell us how Muhammad understood this verse:"Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (Allah her pleased with him) reported that at the Battle of Hanain Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) sent an army to Autas and encountered the enemy and fought with them. Having overcome them and taken them captives, the Companions of Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) seemed to refrain from having intercourse with captive women because of their husbands being polytheists. Then Allah, Most High, sent down regarding that:" And women already married, except those whom your right hands possess (iv. 24)" (i. e. they were lawful for them when their 'Idda period came to an end)." (Sahih Muslim 3432)So according to Muhammad, it doesn't matter if you capture married women in war, once they are captured in war, their marriage is annuled and the captor can now have sex with her against her own will. The text doesn't need to say rape, to any sane person this is rape plain and simple. What is more shocking is the heading of the place I found this Hadith which says :Sahih Muslim, Book 8, Chapter 29: IT IS PERMISSIBLE TO HAVE SEXUAL INTERCOURSE WITH A CAPTIVE WOMAN AFTER SHE IS PURIFIED (OF MENSES OR DELIVERY) IN CASE SHE HAS A HUSBAND, HER MARRIAGE IS ABROGATED AFTER SHE BECOMES CAPTIVE.Hence, Muhammad allowed and encouraged rape.Pedophile:A pedophile is an adult who has sexual intercourse with young children or is sexually attracted to young children. "Narrated 'Aisha: that the Prophet married her when she was six years old and he consummated his marriage when she was nine years old, and then she remained with him for nine years (i.e., till his death)." (Sahih Bukhari, Volume 7, Book 62, Number 64) To someone who doesn't have a personal bias or agenda in favor of Islam, this certainly seems like a Pedophile. Muhammad was 53 years old, a man old enough to be Aish'a grandfather and yet he still decides to have sexual intercourse with a girl who is 9 years old. Muhammad perfectly fits the definition of a pedophile - an adult who either has sexual intercourse with young children or is sexually attracted to young children. Torturer: Kinana b. al-Rabi, who had the custody of the treasure of Banu al-Nadir, was brought to the apostle who asked him about it. He denied that he knew where it was. A Jew came to the apostle and said that he had seen Kinana going round a certain ruin every morning early. When the apostle said to Kinana, "Do you know that if we find you have it I shall kill you?" he said Yes. The apostle gave orders that the ruin was to be excavated and some of the treasure was found. When he asked him about the rest he refused to produce it, so the apostle gave orders to al-Zubayr b. al-Awwam, "Torture him until you extract what he has," SO HE KINDLED A FIRE WITH FLINT AND STEEL ON HIS CHEST UNTIL HE WAS NEARLY DEAD. Then the apostle delivered him to Muhammad b. Maslama and he struck off his head, in revenge for his brother Mahmud. (Ibn Ishaq, Sirat Rasul Allah, p. 515; emphasis mine)According to the earliest biography on Muhammad's life, Muhammad commanded his thugs to light a flint and steel on fire and to burn the victim's chest because he was hiding treasure from the supposed prophet of God. Don't tell me lighting someone's chest on fire isn't torture - it is. It is unthinkable that the earliest biographer on Muhammad's life who was a Muslim would invent such an embarrassing story, especially since Muslims were the ones trying to prove Muhammad was a prophet. Mass Murderer: "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." (Ibn Ishaq, Sirat Rasul Allah, pp. 461-464) If Con wants to object to the specifics of this incident he can. What is truly shocking about this incident is that not only does it prove Muhammad was a mass-murder, Muhammad goes beyond all that to the point of genocide against the Banu Qurayza tribe. I said it before, I will say it again...it is unthinkable that a Muslim would willingly report this story had it not occured. I as a Christian living 200 years after Jesus would never in my right mind invent stories of the Savior that would cast him in bad light. Hence the embarassing nature of the report from Muslims themselves. makes it very likely to be historical. Muhammad is not only a mass-murderer, he committed genocide. Mad-man: Muhammad's contemporaries thought he was a madman. "You are not, [O Muhammad], by the favor of your Lord, a madman." (Qur'an 68:2) Why would the Qur'an go out of its way to point out the fact that Muhammad was not a madman? The only plausible explanation for this is that Muhammad was being called a madman by his contemporaries and the Qur'an goes out of its way to respond to the claim being made by Muhammad's enemies. The only reason I point out what Muhammad's enemies said about him to prove my case is because often times Muslims will claim that Muhammad was known as the truthful one among his contemporaries - even his enemies; they use this to prove that Muhammad was an honest man and wouldn't lie about being a prophet.If this logic is applied to the Qur'an verse I cited, con has to admit Muhammad was indeed a madman - for this is how his contemporaries viewed him.If he will reject this line of reasoning, he must reject the line of reasoning that Muhammad was known as trustworthy - therefore he was.Assassin: 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: Messenger 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." (Sunan Abu Dawud 4348) So a slave-mother was murdered by Muhammad for what...threatening to annhilate Islam? threatening to murder his wives? threatening to kill Muhammad? No, simply for insulting him, and the punishment for a slave mother assassinating the man who is suppose to be the greatest man to ever live is to stab her to death. This is assassination pure and simple. Muhammad was an assasin. Looter: Ironically enough, Muhammad himself admits that he was a looter in no uncertain terms... "Narrated Jabir bin Abdullah: Allah's Apostle said, "Booty has been made legal for me."" (Sahih Bukhari, Volume 4, Book 53, Number 351). For those of you who don't know, booty is basically stolen goods acquired during war. Conclusion: By quoting nothing but the facts provided by Muslim sources I have proven that Muhammad was at least 7 of the things listed. Hence my job is done. I can't wait to see how con is going to respond to all these well estabished facts about Muhammad's life provided by Muslims who believe Muhammad was a prophet of God.