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If you wish to understand what Islam is about, start with my book “THE COW – An Unbeliever’s Journey Through The Quran’s Longest Chapter.”

If you wish to understand what my book “THE COW – An Unbeliever’s etc…” is about, read the summary, and them delve into the contents, as posted and as arranged in chapter format on the right.

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QUOTE OF THE WEEK:

“It goes like this: the angels tell Maryam that Allah chose her above all women. She is required to prostrate and bow before Allah, that is, become a Muslim. The angels then give her the good news of her having a son, and inform her that his name shall be “the Messiah, ‘Isa, son of Maryam.” His short name was ‘Isa.”
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AND ANOTHER THING: AMERICA – IF YOU WANT TO STOP THE ISLAMISATION OF YOUR COUNTRY, THERE IS NO OTHER WAY BUT TO AMEND YOUR CONSTITUTION, WITH SOMETHING LIKE:

“Congress shall make laws in respect of each established religion, limiting its freedom to establish and exercise religion as stated in “Article the Third” of the First Amendment, to an extent not greater than the extent to which such freedoms are granted by that religion to members of other religions and belief systems.”

IN OTHER WORDS: DO NOT GRANT ISLAM MORE FREEDOMS THAN ISLAM WOULD GRANT YOU!

Chapter 18: Down the Pseudo-Biblical Memory Lane – Part 5

Chapter 18: Down the Pseudo-Biblical Memory Lane
Part 5: The Baptism of Allah

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The Baptism of Allah

2:138 “The baptism of Allah, and who is better than Allah in baptising? And Him do we serve.” Even though Baptism is practiced by Unbelievers, the Quran uses it as a metaphor.
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The Quranic word for “Baptism” is “Sibghat”, which also means to colour, or dip in dye, which is more or less the same, and which explains why Pickthal translated: “(We take our) colour from Allah, and who is better than Allah at colouring? …”
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2:138 is another example of the Quran’s little regard to syntax. To fix the problem, translators add “(This is)” at the beginning of the verse, so it makes sense.
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Back to the Jews of Medina: 2:139-140 are pretty self-explanatory, repeating what has been said before. If we have the same god who is the same baptiser, then:
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“Say: ‘Would you then dispute with us concerning Allah, who is our Lord and your Lord? Our deeds belong to us, and to you belong your deeds. Him we serve sincerely. Or do you say, “Ibrahim, Isma’il, Ishaq, and Ya’qoub, and the Tribes, they were Jews, or they were Christians”?’ Say: ‘Have you then greater knowledge, or Allah? And who does greater evil than he who conceals a testimony received from Allah? And Allah is not heedless of the things you do.’”
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This is a repetition of Muhammad claims that the Jews know the truth (his truth) but conceal it, and Allah will deal with them, as he is watching and hearing what is going on.
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2:141 is a repeat of 2:134. We have seen quite a lot of repetition, and we haven’t even reached the halfway mark in this surah.

Chapter 18: Down the Pseudo-Biblical Memory Lane – Part 4

Chapter 18: Down the Pseudo-Biblical Memory Lane
Part 4: Muhammad Wins Immunity and Allah’s Support

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Muhammad Wins Immunity and Allah’s Support

2:134-135 “This is a people that have passed away. They shall have what they earned and you shall have what you earn, and you shall not be called upon to answer for what they did. And they say: Be Jews or Christians, you will be on the right course. Say: Nay! (we follow) the religion of Ibrahim, the Hanif, and he was not one of the polytheists.”
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Muhammad is granted immunity again: he is not responsible for the people who do not follow the true religion.
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In 2:135 we encounter the term “Hanif”, which he Quran attached to the original, pure religion of Abraham. Hanifiyah, which was neither Judaism nor Christianity, is considered a predecessor to Islam.
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In the next chapter I will take a side trip to discover who the Quranic Jesus (‘Isa) is. He is mentioned in the next verse. But first let’s first dispose of the next few verses, which fall under the category of “more of the same”.
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In 2:136 Muhammad is addressing the Believers again:
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“Say: We believe in Allah and what had been revealed to us, and what revealed to Ibrahim and Ismail and Ishaq and Ya’qoub and the tribes, and what was given to Musa and Isa, and what was given to the prophets from their Lord, we do not make any distinction between any of them, and to Him do we submit.”
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2:137 reiterates Allah’s support to Muhammad against the Unbelievers, which seems to be given to Muhammad by a third party, presumably Gabriel:
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“If they believe as you believe in Him, they are indeed on the right path, and if they turn back, then they are only in great opposition. And Allah will suffice you against them, and He is the Hearing, the Knowing.”

Chapter 18: Down the Pseudo-Biblical Memory Lane – Part 3

Chapter 18: Down the Pseudo-Biblical Memory Lane
Part 3: Ibrahim Submits and Enjoins Same on his Sons

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Ibrahim Submits and Enjoins Same on his Sons

2:131 “When his Lord said to him, Be a Muslim, he said: I submit myself to the Lord of the worlds.”
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In case you forgot, “the worlds” (“al’Alameen” in Arabic) is the Islamic term used for all creatures, specifically men and demons. Curiously, Ibrahim’s deity is referred to here as Lord, not Allah.
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Here we encounter the term “Muslim” for the first time. This translation (Shakir) makes the connection between “be a Muslim (“aslim”) and submission: “I submit myself…” = “aslamtu…” So Islam means submission, not peace, as the deceivers would have you think.
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These terms have a common root (S.L.M.), but this root exists in many words, which have wide range of meanings. Without getting into a detailed discussion on the subject, the main import of this root is “complete”.
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2:132 “And the same did Ibrahim enjoin on his sons and Ya’qoub. O my sons! Allah has chosen for you the religion, therefore die not unless in submission.” “in submission” is also translated as “surrendered”, “Muslims” (the Arabic word), “resigned”, “as submitters”.
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Ya’qoub is the Islamic version of biblical Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham. He was Abraham’s grandson and Abraham was not among the living when he was born.
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Some commentators conclude from this verse (and a few others in the Quran), that Abraham was Jacob’s father. If so, only Allah knows how Abraham spoke to Jacob, and why he referred to him as one of his sons.
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Another interpretation for this statement could be constructed if we add before “Ya’qoub”, the words “so did” and after “Ya’qoub”, the words “enjoined on his sons”. Some translators actually put their parentheses to work and do just that.
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But then we have a small problem: Why would the Quran not tell us that Isaac, Jacob’s father, enjoined the same on Jacob and Esau, his sons? Why would the Quran skip a generation in this important enjoining process of the principle of not dying before submitting to Muhammad’s deity?
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Here again, the answer is with Allah. Like much of the Quran, this verse is open for interpretation in various ways.
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And here too, I have no objection to the Quran’s claim that Ibrahim spoke to Ya’qoub or that Ya’qoub was his son. In the Bible, however, Abraham didn’t, and Jacob wasn’t.
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The Arabic word for “religion” in 2:132 is “deen”, meaning “law”, among other things. Remember how in 2:2 the Quran tells us about a book, but the book was not in existence yet? Here too, there is no religion yet, at least no laws.
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All we have at this point is Ibrahim submitting to Allah. And we cannot assume that it was the Jewish Law of the Torah, as it was not handed down until the time of Moses, a few centuries later.
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2:133 “Were you witnesses when death visited Ya’qoub, when he said to his sons: What will you serve after me? They said: We will serve your god and the god of your fathers, Ibrahim and Ismail and Ishaq, one god only, and to Him do we submit.”
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2:133 is another attempt to include Ishmael. The Bible does not, and there is no biblical narrative, where Jacob asks his sons to specify what they will serve after his death. And I don’t need to tell you again how Islam deals with these discrepancies.

Let’s Be Nice to the Enemy – Maybe They Will stop Killing Us

I have been exchanging comments with a blogger regarding the “Almost imaginary enemy” here.
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The last exchange looks like this:
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Me: The approach of “it does not seem like a serious threat so let’s ignore it” defies commonsense and logic. What you are saying essentially is “We know there is a threat, but let’s wait until it becomes too large to be resolved easily, and explode into a large scale war that would result in millions of casualty”
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This is Obama’a approach towards the Islamic threat of Iran and the Islamic terrorism, and this was the approach towards Hitler in the 1930’s.
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PREVENTION is what we need to focus on.
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FM reply: And why does it defy “commonsense and logic”? Should we spend a trillion dollars on prevention of every potential threat? That would remove the uncertainty about America’s doom, as bankruptcy would become certain.
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Me: “this was the approach towards Hitler in the 1930’s.”
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(FM:) This is nuts. Not every threat is Hilter.
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My take on it is:
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That is precisely my point – address the potential threat while it is inexpensive to do so, in terms of dollars and lives. Do not wait until the problem is too big to handle. This is when you will have to spend that “trillion dollars”.
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FM was putting words in my mouth (or keyboard in this case) which I did not say (type), and then criticising me for these words.
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Where did I suggest that a trillion dollars will need to be spent? If you adopt the approach of waiting until the problem becomes acute, then it will probably cost a trillion and at that stage you will have to spend it.
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I suggested the use of principle of reciprocity in dealing with the threat of Islamic expansionism in the civilised world.
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If they do not allow freedom of worship in their countries to non Muslims, you must reciprocate. If you don’t, they see it as a sign of weakness, which will only embolden them. We see that happening everywhere.
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And it is important to note, that this is NOT a conspiracy theory: it is a central element of the Islamic belief system, and an openly declared goal (albeit not always in English) by all present day Islamic jurists, theologians and political leaders.
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The problem in using prevention successfully is the inability to prove that you actually prevented something from happening, as you might claim that it would not have happened anyway.
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If in 1938 the allies had invaded Germany, destroyed its industrial infrastructure, destroyed its army, and in the process caused 200,000 civilian casualties, they would have been accused of aggression and killing many innocent civilians, not applauded for preventing a horrible war and the deaths of tens of millions, even though by that time, the danger was clear and present.
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Here the Islamic leaders come to our aid by telling us that they want to subjugate the USA and the rest of the civilised world to Islamic rule.
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This is what you need to prevent.
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Anyone who openly threatens to impose domination on others in the name of some ideology that he considers superior, must be disabled and neutralised.
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At present, USA is not engaged in any prevention.
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And to make things even worse: USA government is facilitating their design by granting unwarranted freedoms and giving away PC-infected concessions, with deadly consequences.

Chapter 18: Down the Pseudo-Biblical Memory Lane – Part 2

Chapter 18: Down the Pseudo-Biblical Memory Lane
Part 2: Ibrahim and Son Renovate the Ka’bah

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Ibrahim and Son Renovate the Ka’bah

2:125 “And when We made the House a pilgrimage for men and a place of security, and: ‘Appoint for yourselves a place of prayer on the standing-place of Ibrahim’. And We enjoined Ibrahim and Ismail saying: ‘Purify My House for those who go around it and those who stay in it and those who bow down and prostrate themselves’.”
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If the “House” in this verse is the shrine in Mecca, then we are at odds with the Scriptures. In this case, Islamic doctrine holds that this passage was omitted from the original Hebrew Scriptures, as the Jews deny all connection between Abraham and Mecca, or that Abraham and Ishmael engaged in any such father-son activity.
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Similarly, the following longer than average verses, 2:126 to 2:130 relate stories that are at odds with the biblical narrative, to establish a connection between these biblical personalities and Mecca, and to establish the divinity of Muhammad’s mission. Let’s review:
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Ibrahim asks Allah to make an unnamed city a secure place, and feed its people with fruit, but only those who believe in Allah and the Last Day.
Allah, in agreement, promises the deniers little enjoyment and much chastisement in Hell fire.
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Ibrahim and Isma’il rebuild the Ka’bah, which was originally constructed by Adam, by raising its foundations, and beg Allah to make them submissive to him.
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Then Ibrahim predicts the mission of Muhammad. The section ends with Allah praising Ibrahim and his religion.
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All the foregoing statements are acceptable, as long as they deal with Ibrahim. If we are to attribute them to Abraham, then we have much discrepancy.

Chapter 12: “Textual Corruption”, added to the sidebar

Chapret 12 discusses verses 75-82 of our surah.
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It focuses on verse 75, in which the Quran alleges that the discrepancies between its content and the Scriptures are a result of corrupting the original texts (i.e. the Quran) by evil rabbis, to discredit Muhammad and his message.
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This has come to be known as the Tah’tif doctrine in Islam, a devastating indictment of the intellectual inferiority of the authors of the Quran and of the Islamic religious dogma and theology.
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This is an eye-opener. Read it all on the sidebar on the right.

Chapter 18: Down the Pseudo-Biblical Memory Lane – Part 1

Chapter 18: Down the Pseudo-Biblical Memory Lane
Part 1: The Trials of Ibrahim

2:122-123 bring us back to the Children of Israel. These two verses sound very familiar… oh yes, they are almost exact repetition of 2:47-48 (“remember my blessings and favours, and fear the Day”), and so I won’t dwell on them.
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In the following verses Allah shares biblical stories with the Children.
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The Trials of Ibrahim

2:124 “And when his Lord tried Ibrahim with certain words, he fulfilled them. He said: Surely I will make you an Imam of men. Ibrahim said: And of my offspring? My covenant does not include the unjust, said He.” Ibrahim is the Islamic version of biblical Abraham.
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In the Book of Genesis, God tried Abraham’s faith a few times, culminating with the command to sacrifice his son Isaac, and Abraham fulfils all trials.
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Jewish tradition maintains that Abraham was tried 10 times, adding a few from the Midrash. The Quran, however, claims that Allah tried Ibrahim with words (“bikalimatin”).
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The Quran does not elaborate on the nature of these trials, or what these words were. And on the topic of which son was the subject of the last trial, Islamic tradition claims that it was Isma’il (the Islamic version of biblical Ishmael). In the Quran, surah 37 refers to the “sacrifice your son” episode, but the name of the son is omitted.
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Why the son’s name was omitted is open for speculation. Since the Quran confirms the Scriptures that came before it, does that mean that the Quran confirms that the son who was to be sacrificed was Isaac (Ishaq)?
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Although Ishmael was driven away by Abraham, he does not wander too far. When Abraham passed away, he and his half brother Isaac bury him (Genesis 25:9): “And Isaac and Ishmael his sons buried him in the cave of Machpelah…”
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Ibrahim’s reward for successfully completing the trials is becoming an Imam, that is, an Islamic leader, to all nations. In Islam, Ibrahim is a major prophet. In Judaism Abraham is not classified as a prophet.
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Imam in this context could also be translated as a pattern to follow. It is an Islamic doctrine that Muhammad is a pattern to follow for all of Humanity.
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Allah’s answer at the end of the verse is a warning to the Jews: Just because you are the offspring of Abraham, this does not automatically include you in Allah’s favour.

Celebrating The First Millennium – 1000 views

This blog has just passed a milestone – 1000 views!
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This means about 7 or so per day since it was first published on 22 July 2009.
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Pathetic, isn’t it?
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Nevertheless, for me it is a proud achievement.
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This blog was not created to achieve neither fame nor fortune. I had 100 copies of the book printed, never intended for sale. I have already given away more than 80.
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My aim is to help you understand the tenets of the Islamic belief system, and what danger this belief system poses to the civilised world.
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I post very small portions of the book almost daily, in the hope that you will actually read them, being short and concise.
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I cover much in few words. It could have been 5-10 times larger, but in today’s blogging world, with hundreds of thousands of posts added daily, it would be unreasonable to expect readers to dedicate a large amount of attention to a single blog.
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It would take you 5 minutes per day to read my posts.
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I urge you to take the time and actually read the daily posts, when you log in. It will benefit you and your friends and family.

Forget the economy, healthcare, czars, and war: Islamisation is your challenge, America!

Another “Book Posting” hiatus: Below is an email sent to some of the popular media and Internet personalities. And you, me dear reader, I also ask, to spread the word far and wide.
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Islam is the fastest growing religion in most non Islamic countries, including the USA.
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Which is the fastest growing religion in Islamic countries, I don’t have to tell you.
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Why? Because promoting any religion other than Islam in most Islamic countries is against the constitution (that is, Islam/Quran/Shari’a), and many of those who tried did not live to tell the story.
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If that is the case, then why should it be legal to promote Islam in the USA?
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The only solution is to tackle this challenge head-on, by introducing a new constitutional amendment (28th?), saying something like:
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Congress shall make laws in respect of each established religion, limiting its freedom to establish and exercise religion as stated in “Article the Third” of the First Amendment, to an extent not greater than the extent to which such freedoms are granted by that religion to members of other religions and belief systems.
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Essentially, you should not grant Islam more religious or expression freedoms than what Islam Grants Christians, Jews, Hindus or any other religious groups.
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This is fair and equitable, morally justified and politically expedient. Do not be afraid to target Islam in the same way that Islam targets you.
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Remember: With Islam, if you don’t win – you lose. There is no middle ground.
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All the other challenges that America is faced with are not insurmountable, and in the main, could be overcome in time, as the political landscape changes.
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Islamic expansionism, however, if ignored, future generations will not be able to shake off.
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Your grandchildren may inherit economic mess and high debt, but they may be able to cope with it. But if they inherit Islam, then it will be the end of the Republic.
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These laws, when enacted, will impose the same restrictions that Islam imposes on other religions, such as immigration, naturalization, citizenship, building houses of worship, public prayer, religion-based concessions, propaganda, proselytizing, and more.
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I urge you to promote this idea with your public, and with your congress representatives.

Chapter 17: Preaching to the Believers – Part 4

Chapter 17: Preaching to the Believers
Part 4: The Unbelievers Demand Proof

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The Unbelievers Demand Proof

2:118-119 were handed down from Allah to Muhammad in reply to one Rafi’, a “Jewish Rabbi” who annoyed Muhammad with questions (end of Sira:380):
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“If you are the apostle from Allah as you say, then ask Allah to speak to us so that we may hear his voice”.
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Allah replies (2:118-119): “And they that know not say, ‘Why does Allah not speak to us? Why does a sign not come to us?’ So spoke those before them as these men say; their hearts are much alike. Yet We have made clear the signs unto a people who are sure We have sent you with the truth, good tidings to bear, and warning. You will not be questioned regarding the inhabitants of Hell.”
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Allah’s answer is somewhat unsatisfactory: He produced signs (miracles) for people who are sure, that is, sure in their belief. But verse 118 deals with the people who are not sure, who “know not”, and who require a sign that will help them strengthen their faith.
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Allah does not care for these people. He will just send them to Hell. Remember, he has a large quota to fill. Those who ask too many difficult questions are trouble makers, who usually end up dead, or are made to disappear.
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Here, “questioned regarding the inhabitants of Hell” means be liable, or called to account on their behalf. You have carried out your duty, and you are not responsible for their disbelief. Muhammad wins similar immunity from Allah in a few other places in our surah and in the Quran.
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2:120 “The Jews and the Christians will not accept you until you follow their religions.
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Say: ‘Allah’s guidance is the true guidance.’ If you follow their caprices, after the knowledge that has come to you, you shall have in Allah neither protector nor helper.”
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It is not clear who “you” is in the first sentence: Muhammad, or his audience. Either way, it is a false allegation. In the second part, Muhammad says to his followers: my god will abandon me and I will lose my immunity if I follow these religions.
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Allah says (2:121): “Those to whom We have given the Book and who read it as it should be read, they believe in it. And those who disbelieves in it, they shall be the losers.”
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They will be lost, disappear. Reading the Book as it should be read means not as the Jews or Christians read it, but as Muslims should.