This post is less about deception and more about the alarming ignorance that exists about Islam, which in a way is also a result of deception.
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This ignorance is widespread among Muslims, which is the alarming part.
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Today I noticed a Google search link to this blog containing this question: “Why is Surah 2 called The Cow?”
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One answer was posted on Yahoo Answers
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The Yahoo answer is totally wrong, and on so many levels. It demonstrates complete ignorance and misunderstanding of the Biblical narrative.
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It also demonstrates how Islamic propaganda is based on Anti Semitism.
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Here is the correct answer (from my book “The Cow”, chapter 2 and chapter 10
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Read it carefully, check the Biblical source, and you will have the true answer.
08/04/2010
03/02/2010
Chapter 25: The Hajj – Part 3: Present Day Hajj Customs
Present Day Hajj Customs

Just to make sure you understand what the Hajj customs are, here is a quick summary:
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Umrah: The first activity of the Hajj. It may be performed any time of the year, and not necessarily at the Hajj season, as a single independent rite. If it is done during Hajj season, it is done on the 8th day of the Hajj month (Dhu al-Hijja). It involves the circumambulation of the Ka’bah seven times counter-clockwise, running, or fast paced walking between Safa and Marwa, and a short haircut or complete shaving of the head (for women, a symbolic cut of small quantity of hair).
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The following day, pilgrims stand on mount Arafat, contemplating, until sunset. This is where Muhammad is said to have given his last sermon.
At sunset they go to mount Muzdalifa, and collect 49 stones to be thrown at the devil the next day. They spend the night there.
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The next day, the pilgrims throw stones at the devil. They throw seven stones on one main pillar, and then seven at each of the three pillars. This is the 10th of Dhu al-Hijja, which is also called “Eid al-Ad’ha”, or the festival of the sacrifice, where the pilgrims slaughter animals.
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The next day they repeat the stone throwing at the three devil pillars.
The next day the pilgrims circumambulate the Ka’bah seven times again, and then they leave Mecca.