The Truth About Muhammad: Founder of the World's Most Intolerant Religion
Muhammad: a frank look at his influential (and violent) life and teachingsIn 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 correctness, unflinching, and  willing to face 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 demonpossessed) 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 reliable 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 Qur'an's  teaching on warfare against unbelievers developed-with constant war to establish the hegemony of  Islamic law as the last stage.Spencer also gives the truth about Muhammad's convenient "revelations"  justifying his own licentiousness; his joy in the brutal murders of his enemies; 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 marriages (including one to a  nine-year-old) - How Muhammad set legal standards that make it virtually 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 scandal 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 largescale Islamic reform, the effective prosecution of the War on Terror, the  democracy project in Afghanistan and Iraq, and immigration and border control to protect the United States  from terrorism.All of which makes it crucial for every citizen (and policymaker) who loves  freedom to read and ponder The Truth about Muhammad.--This text refers to theHardcoveredition.