Rebuttal to Craig Winn "Prophet of Doom: PEACE, ISLAM STYLE" article:
The following article is a rebuttal to Craig Winn's article that is located at: http://www.prophetofdoom.net/quotes2.html#peace.
Important Note to the Reader:
Craig Winn purposely twisted and modified the English translations that he used! He changes words in translations and uses non-Muslim ones. I've noticed this a lot through his translations of the Noble Verses that he used from the Noble Quran.
Please visit:
List of Craig Winn's fabricated lies and deliberate alteration of quotes, WITH CLEAR-CUT PROOFS!
Before we get into his article, let's review Murders and Terrorism in the Bible by its Prophets:
Aisha in Islam: Let's discuss the age of Aisha being 9 when she married our Prophet (CLICK HERE): 1- See proofs, in the "Aisha being 9" article, from the Bible about little girls as young as 9 were married off and even sold off by their fathers as slave girls to men who were even older than their fathers. 2- See also irrefutable proofs that pedophilia and terrorism exist in the Bible. During the Mosaic times in the Bible's Old Testament, 3-year old slave girls were literally forced into sex under Moses' Orders and Command. You sometimes have to read things twice to believe them! See also: Maiming of the enemies' bodies in the Bible. Cutting the hands and feet of the enemies in the Bible, and hanging their live bodies on trees until they DIE. *** Killing of innocent children in the Bible. *** X-Rated Pornography in the Bible. *** Fathers sticking their fingers into their daughters' vaginas before marriage in the Bible.
Marriage for young girls was widely practiced among Arabs back then, and even today in many third-world non-Muslim and Muslim countries. Also visit: Why Muta (temporary) Marriage was allowed and why it was discontinued. |
Let us now continue with his article:
He wrote:
PEACE, ISLAM STYLE:
Bukhari:V9B84N59 “Allah’s Apostle said, ‘I have been
ordered to fight the people till they say: “None has the right to be worshipped but
Allah.” Whoever says this will save his property and his life from me.’”
Qur’an 8:58 “If you apprehend treachery from any group on
the part of a people (with whom you have a treaty), retaliate by breaking off (relations)
with them. The infidels should not think they can bypass (Islamic law or the punishment of
Allah). Surely they cannot escape.”
Tabari VII:86 “Gabriel brought down the following verse to the
Messenger: ‘If you apprehend treachery from any people (with whom you have a treaty),
retaliate by breaking off (relations).’ When Gabriel had finished delivering
this verse, the Prophet said, ‘I fear the Banu Qaynuqa.’ It was on the basis of
this verse that Muhammad advanced upon them.”
Tabari VII:158 “Judayy went to Abd Allah Ibn Ubayy to ask for
support. He said, ‘I found him sitting among a number of his companions while the
Prophet’s crier was calling men to arms. He said, ‘This is a clever trick of
Muhammad’s.’ The Messenger of Allah besieged the Nadir Jews for fifteen days. In
the end they made peace with him on the condition that the Prophet would not kill them and
that their property and their coats of mail would be his.”
Tabari VII:159 “The Messenger of Allah besieged the Nadir for
fifteen days until he had reduced them to a state of utter exhaustion, so that they would
give him what he wanted. The terms in which the Prophet made peace with the Jews were: he
would not shed their blood, he would expel them from their lands and settlements,
providing for every three of them a camel and a water-skin.”
Tabari VII:159 “The Prophet fought them until he made peace
with them on condition that they evacuated Yathrib. He expelled them to Syria but allowed
them to keep what their camels could carry, except for their coats of mail and
weapons.”
Qur’an 47:33 “Believers, obey Allah, and obey the
Messenger. Do not falter; become faint-hearted, or weak-kneed, crying for peace.”
Qur’an 9:3 “Allah is not bound by any contract or treaty
with non-Muslims, nor is His Apostle.”
Qur’an 97:5 “There is peace until the dawning of the
day!”
Ishaq:515 “When the people of Fadak heard what had happened,
they sent word to the Messenger, asking him to banish them and spare their lives, saying
they too would leave him their property. When the people of Khaybar surrendered on these
conditions, the survivors asked Muhammad to employ them on their farms for a half share of
whatever they produced. They said, ‘We know more about farming [seeing that you are
terrorists and all].’ So Muhammad made peace with them for a half share, provided
that: ‘If we want to expel you, we may.’ He made a similar arrangement with
Fadak. So Khaybar became the prey of the Muslims, while Fadak belonged exclusively to the
Messenger of Allah, becoming his personal property, because the Muslims had not attacked
its people with cavalry.”
Qur’an 9:3 “And an announcement from Allah and His
Messenger to the people on the day of the Pilgrimage is that Allah and His Messenger
dissolve treaty obligations with the Pagans.”
Tabari VIII:104 “Peace to whoever follows the right guidance!
To proceed; Submit yourself, and you shall be safe.’”
Qur’an 49:9 “If two parties among the Believers fall into
fighting, make peace: but if one becomes aggressive, then fight against the one that
transgresses until it complies.”
Tabari VIII:142 “The Messenger made peace with them on
condition that the Zoroastrians should be required to pay the jizyah tax [so onerous,
it’s akin to economic suicide] that one should not marry their women.”
Qur’an 9:7 “How can there be a covenant between Allah and
His Messenger and the disbelievers with whom you made a treaty near the sacred
Mosque?” Qur’an 9:8 “How (can there be such a
treaty), seeing that they get an advantage, the upper hand over you? They do not pay you
respect, or honor you or the ties of kinship or covenant. With (good words from) their
mouths they entice you [out negotiate you], but their hearts are averse to you.”
Qur’an 9:12 “If they violate their oaths and break
treaties, taunting you for your Religion, then fight these specimens of
faithlessness.”
Tabari VIII:163 “The Prophet said, ‘I think you will see
Abu Sufyan [the leading Meccan merchant] come to strengthen the pact and extend the
term.’” Ishaq:543 “Abu Sufyan went to Muhammad
in Medina to affirm the peace treaty, but Muhammad refused to speak to him.” Tabari
VIII:164 “Sufyan went to Abu Bakr and asked him to intercede, but he
refused. When Sufyan asked Umar to help [avert war], he replied, ‘No way. By Allah,
if I had only ant grubs, I would fight you with them! Ali said, ‘Woe to you, Sufyan.
When the Messenger has determined a thing it is useless for anyone to talk to
him.’”
Tabari VIII:165 “There is nothing that you can do to make peace
with him.”
Tabari VIII:165 “When Abu Sufyan reported back to the Quraysh
that Muhammad had given him no reply, they said, ‘Woe to you! By Allah, he did no
more than play with you.’”
Ishaq:544 “Muhammad commanded the people to prepare for the
foray [raid, incursion, sortie, attack, or assault]. The Messenger informed his troops
that he was going to Mecca. He ordered them to prepare themselves and ready their
equipment quickly. He said, ‘O Allah, keep spies and news from the Quraysh until we
take them by surprise in their land.’”
Tabari VIII:182 “Allah had enabled Muhammad to take the persons
of the Quraysh by force, giving him power over them so they were his booty. Their lives
were now his spoil.”
Ishaq:552 “When the populace settled down, Muhammad went to the
Ka’aba and compassed it seven times on his camel, touching the Black Stone with a
stick. Then he went inside the Temple. There he found a dove made of wood. He broke it in
his hands and threw it away.” [The first idol Muhammad broke was the international
symbol of peace.]
Tabari IX:58 “When the Messenger reached Tabuk the governor of
Aylah [a seaport at the north end of the Gulf of Aqabah] came to him, made a treaty, and
agreed to pay the jizyah tax. The people of Jarba and Adhruh also offered to pay him the
tax.”
Ishaq:607 “The Byzantines encountered the Messenger’s
cavalry which was led by Khalid. Ukaydir was seized and his brother Hassan was killed.
Muhammad spared his life and made peace with him on the condition that he pay the zakat
tax.”
Tabari IX:79 “In this year the zakat was made obligatory, and
the Messenger dispatched his agents to collect it. The verse was revealed: ‘Take the
zakat from their wealth to purify them.’”
Ishaq:316 “In peace you are wild asses—rough and coarse.
And in war you are like women wearing corsets. But I care not so long as my hand can grasp
my trusty blade.”
Qur’an 8:61 “But if the enemy inclines toward peace, do
you (also) incline to peace, and trust in Allah. Should they intend to deceive or cheat
you, verily Allah suffices: He strengthened you with His aid and with Believers.”
[The small print is real important. “Should they intend to deceive or cheat” is
an open invitation to invoke 8:57 to 60. The first to interpret this surah said:]
Ishaq:326 “If they ask you for peace on the basis of Islam
(submission), make peace on that basis. Be of one mind by His religion.”
Tabari VIII:17 “The Muslims and polytheists stayed in their
positions for twenty nights with no fighting except for the shooting of arrows and the
siege. When the trial became great for the people, the Messenger sent for the leaders of
the Ghatafan [Meccan comrades]. He offered them a third of the date harvest of Medina on
condition that they leave. The truce between the sides progressed to the point of drawing
up a written document, but there was no witnessing or firm determination to make peace; it
was only a matter of maneuvering.”
Ishaq:454 “Now that Allah has conferred Islam on us, and made
us famous, shall we give them our property? By Allah, we will offer them only the sword
until Allah judges between us.’ ‘As you wish,’ said Allah’s
Messenger.”
Tabari VIII:100 “Abu Sufyan said, ‘We were merchants but
the fighting between us and Muhammad has prevented us from journeying, so our wealth is
depleted. [This is the purpose of terrorism.] Even after the truce with the Muslims, we
fear that we still are not safe. [Muslims, continuing to plunder Meccan caravans, violated
the treaty twenty times.]’”
Qur’an 4:90 “For those who join a group between you and
whom there is a treaty, or (those who become) weary of fighting you, had Allah had willed,
He could have given them power over you, and they would have fought you. Therefore if they
withdraw and wage not war, and send you (guarantees of) peace, then Allah has not given
you a way (to war) against them.” [The purpose of terror is to cause people to become
so “weary of fighting” they surrender.]
Qur’an 4:91 “You will find others who, while wishing to
live in peace and being safe from you to gain the confidence of their people; thrown back
to mischief headlong; therefore if they do not withdraw from you, and offer you peace
besides restraining their hands, then seize them and kill them wherever you find them; and
against these We have given you a clear sanction and authority.” [So if you wish to
live in peace, but are perceived as being mischievous (i.e., non-Muslim), Allah has given
his Jihad warriors “a clear sanction and authority to seize and kill” you.]
My response:
First of all, as I proved in my previous rebuttals, the Al-Tabari and Ibn-Ishaq and other sources are extremely doubtful and unauthenticated. Most Muslim scholars today firmly and strongly believe in this. Not that the hadiths above are bad or anything, but as most Muslim Scholars agree, we Muslims can't take them as absolute Truth or accurate information. Much of these volumes are either corrupt or taken out of context. Again, this is according to the Muslims scholars. This is why these volumes are considered "unauthenticated".
Also visit: What parts of the Bible and Hadiths do Muslims believe are closest to the Truth, and Why?
Now in regards to Wars and Peace in Islam, there are Laws for them:
"Fight in the cause of God those who fight you, but do not transgress limits; for God loveth not transgressors. (The Noble Quran, 2:190)"
"And if ye punish, then punish as ye were punished (by them). But if ye show patience, that is indeed the best (course) For those who are patient. (The Noble Quran, 16:126)"
If the enemy however inclines toward peace, then Muslims must forgive and forget:
"But if the enemy incline towards peace, do thou (also) incline towards peace, and trust in God: for He is One that heareth and knoweth (all things). (The Noble Quran, 8:61)"
And if a treaty of peace was made, then we must honor that treaty to the end:
"Except those who join a group between whom and you there is a treaty (of peace), or those who approach you with hearts restraining them from fighting you as well as fighting their own people. If God had pleased, He could have given them power over you, and they would have fought you: Therefore if they withdraw from you but fight you not, and (instead) send you (Guarantees of) peace, then God Hath opened no way for you (to war against them). (The Noble Quran, 4:90)"
"How can there be a league, before God and His Apostle, with the Pagans, except those with whom ye made a treaty near the sacred Mosque? As long as these stand true to you, stand ye true to them: for God doth love the righteous. (The Noble Quran, 9:7)"
To the very hostile enemy that doesn't want peace, Muslims are commanded to fight him till the end:
From www.answering-christianity.com/increase_disbelievers_wrath.htm:
Muslims are commanded by Allah Almighty to raise the wrath of the fight-seeking disbelievers toward them, and to fight evil with courage:
Let us look at the following Noble Verses:
"O ye who believe! Fear God and be with those who are true (in word and deed). It was not fitting for the people of Medina and the Bedouin Arabs of the neighbourhood, to refuse to follow God's Apostle, nor to prefer their own lives to his: because nothing could they suffer or do, but was reckoned to their credit as a deed of righteousness,- whether they suffered thirst, or fatigue, or hunger, in the cause of God, or trod paths to raise the ire of the Unbelievers, or received any injury whatever from an enemy: for God suffereth not the reward to be lost of those who do good;- Nor could they spend anything (for the cause) - small or great- nor cut across a valley, but the deed is inscribed to their credit: that God may requite their deed with the best (possible reward). Nor should the Believers all go forth together: if a contingent from every expedition remained behind, they could devote themselves to studies in religion, and admonish the people when they return to them,- that thus they (may learn) to guard themselves (against evil). O ye who believe! fight the unbelievers who gird you about, and let them find firmness in you: and know that God is with those who fear Him. Whenever there cometh down a sura, some of them say: "Which of you has had His faith increased by it?" Yea, those who believe,- their faith is increased and they do rejoice. (The Noble Quran, 9:119-124)"
"Fight in the cause of God those who fight you, but do not transgress limits; for God loveth not transgressors. (The Noble Quran, 2:190)"
"But if the enemy incline towards peace, do thou (also) incline towards peace, and trust in God: for He is One that heareth and knoweth (all things). (The Noble Quran, 8:61)"
Muslims are prohibited from starting any fights with the non-Muslims who are true peace seekers. But Muslims however, are commanded to show "firmness" to their enemy and to thrive on raising the wrath of those enemies who love to fight. In other words, treat the bullies and trouble makers with an attitude and style worse than theirs!
The reason why Muslims today are so weak and pathetic, is because they are full of hypocrisy! The leaders of the Muslim counties are mostly dictators who are thieves, and they treat their own citizens with no justice. The citizens of those countries are no better. They are full of corruption and cowardliness for tolerating such thieves and murderers to rule over them. Please visit: www.answering-christianity.com/muslim_hypocrites.htm for more details on the hypocrisy of the Muslim world of today.
If only Muslims show real courage and determination to fight evil where ever it is, and put their full trust in Allah Almighty, then Islam will prevail in this age:
"If God helps you, none can overcome you: If He forsakes you, who is there, after that, that can help you? in God, then, Let believers put their trust. (The Noble Quran, 3:160)"
"O ye who believe! Call in remembrance the favour of God unto you when certain men formed the design to stretch out their hands against you, but (God) held back their hands from you: so fear God. And on God let believers put (all) their trust. (The Noble Quran, 5:11)"
Otherwise, false nonsense such as the polytheism and paganism of trinity and the far eastern religions will always be stronger than Islam. Allah Almighty said:
"Because God will never change the grace which He hath bestowed on a people until they change what is in their (own) souls: and verily God is He Who heareth and knoweth (all things). (The Noble Quran, 8:53)"
"Behold, ye are those Invited to spend (Of your substance) In the Way of Allah: But among you are some That are niggardly. But any Who are niggardly are so At the expense of Their own souls. But Allah is free Of all wants, And it is ye that are needy. If ye turn back (From the Path), He will Substitute in your stead Another people; then they Would not be like you! (The Noble Quran, 47:38)"
It is up to the Muslims who are mostly Arabs and south Asians today to prevail Islam by changing themselves. Otherwise, it is quite possible that Allah Almighty will substitute those nations with other nations to be blessed by embracing Islam, truly commit themselves to it, and dedicate their lives spreading it. May be perhaps this is why Islam is considered as "the fastest growing religion in the West". Again, please visit www.answering-christianity.com/muslim_hypocrites.htm for more details.
Islam, Laws of War, Jihad and the Islamic Government.
Muslims be ware of the Muslim hypocrites.
What does the Qu'ran say about violence? Why does the Noble Quran contain Verses that command the Muslims to fight? See the justified and good reasons behind it.
Is the suicide bombing in Israel allowed in Islam?
Does Islam really encourage Muslims to take revenge?
Forgiveness and revenge in Islam. There is a difference between being a peaceful person, and a coward hypocrite in Islam.
Unbelievers: Be persecuted or forgiven?
Human equality, liberty and freedom in Islam V.S. Christianity.
Atrocities done to Muslims section.
The reason for "Jihad" Noble Verses:
The so-called "Jihad" Noble Verses came for specific times and places.
They don't apply for all times and everybody! I can't slay you, a non-Muslim, just
because you're not a Muslim. The pagan Arabs were very hostile people and only knew
the sword as an answer. Many wars were imposed upon the Muslims, and thus, it is
only normal and natural to find Noble Verses that deal with these specific hostile
situations. But the Message of the Noble Quran is PEACE, as clearly
proven in Noble Verses 2:190, 8:61 and 5:28 above.
From www.answering-christianity.com/by_the_sword.htm:
About Islam:
Islam is not a religion of arms and swords! When Allah Almighty revealed the Noble Quran to Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him, and Muhammad became the Messenger of GOD Almighty, Muhammad had to spread Islam to 365 Pagan Arab Tribes. These tribes showed so much hostility toward the Muslims and Islam, and have imposed so many battles against the Muslims.
Later, when Islam was the religion of what we call today Saudi Arabia, and the 365 Pagan Arab tribes mostly converted to Islam, the Muslims had to yet face another type of challenge.
The Nuclear Soviet Union and the United States of America of our days were the Great Empires of the Christian Romans and the Pagan Persians. If you know geography and history well enough, then you would see that the Muslims were trapped between those two big Super Powers.
Hostility and Battles from those two Empires were imposed upon the Muslims. For instance, when our Prophet peace be upon him sent his messenger to "Kisrah", the Emperor of Persia, introducing Islam to him, Kisrah ordered for the Muslims' Messenger to be executed!
Back then, like today, this was considered a coward act. It was the Persians who showed the hostility toward the Muslims and declared the many battles against Islam.
The Christian Romans weren't any better. For instance, in one of their many battles against the Muslims is when they saw the threat to their religion in the Middle East, the King "Herucl", sent out an army of 100,000 men and ordered them to go to "Madina" in what we call today Saudi Arabia to destroy Islam once and for all.
The Muslims were not stable yet at that time, and they only sent out an army of 3,000 men at that time to drive the Christian Romans away from Madina. The battle was named "The battle of Mo'ta" and it took place in Mo'ta, Jordan today.
The Muslims' plan was to meet the Christian Romans far away from Madina, and to have them stray away from Madina. The army of 3,000 men was successful enough to fight the Christian Romans for few days and then to pull away from the battle and headed South of Jordan. The Romans strayed away from Madina and the small army of the Muslims was able to run away through the mountains. More than half of the 3,000 Muslims however were killed in this operation.
The point is that Islam didn't spread by sword with much choice. The wars were imposed upon the Muslims. The Muslims didn't ask for those wars.
Islam is a Religion of Love and Peace and Forgiveness [1] [2] [3] [4] [5].
Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him never took any personal revenge from anyone.
What does the Qu'ran say about violence? Why does the Noble Quran contain Verses that command the Muslims to fight? See the justified and good reasons behind it.
Again, let's not forget the Bible's Pedophilia, Murders and Terrorism:
Aisha in Islam: Let's discuss the age of Aisha being 9 when she married our Prophet (CLICK HERE): 1- See proofs, in the "Aisha being 9" article, from the Bible about little girls as young as 9 were married off and even sold off by their fathers as slave girls to men who were even older than their fathers. 2- See also irrefutable proofs that pedophilia and terrorism exist in the Bible. During the Mosaic times in the Bible's Old Testament, 3-year old slave girls were literally forced into sex under Moses' Orders and Command. You sometimes have to read things twice to believe them! See also: Maiming of the enemies' bodies in the Bible. Cutting the hands and feet of the enemies in the Bible, and hanging their live bodies on trees until they DIE. *** Killing of innocent children in the Bible. *** X-Rated Pornography in the Bible. *** Fathers sticking their fingers into their daughters' vaginas before marriage in the Bible.
Marriage for young girls was widely practiced among Arabs back then, and even today in many third-world non-Muslim and Muslim countries. Also visit: Why Muta (temporary) Marriage was allowed and why it was discontinued. |
Back to My Rebuttals, and exposing the lies of the Answering Islam team section.
Rebuttals to Craig Winn - "The Prophet of Doom" book.
Contradictions and History of Corruption in the Bible.
Questions about Jesus that trinitarian Christians don't have logical answers for.
What parts of the Bible do Muslims believe are closest to the Truth? and Why?
"Allah" was GOD Almighty's original Name in the Bible according to the Hebrew and Aramaic sources.
Scientific Miracles in Islam and the Noble Quran.
Most of the Bible's books and gospels were written by mysterious people!
Jesus mentioned Muhammad by the name in the Bible.
Did Isaiah 53 really prophesies about the crucifixion of Jesus? It supports Islam's claims about Jesus peace be upon him never died on the cross. I also addressed John 19:36-37 from the Bible and proved that Jesus never got crucified, since GOD Almighty promised that he will protect Jesus' body and not let even a single bone be broken. My question to all Christians is: How in the world is it possible for the feet to get nailed on the cross without any penetration to the bones by the nails, hence breaking part of the feet's bones?! I also added refutations to Exodus 12:46, Numbers 9:12, Zechariah 12:10 and Psalm 34:20, which supposedly prove the Christians' belief about Jesus crucifixion. I proved that this dogma has no truth what so ever and exposed the wrong Trinitarian English translation of Zechariah 12:10.