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Sublime Morality of Torture and Murder
Many Muslims are quick to jump up and down about Abu Ghraib. It has become a catch-cry for the evil of the West. Abu Ghraib, Abu Ghraib, they chant whenever they’re in need for a tu quoque.
Let us examine how torture and murder are regarded in Islam from the sublime morality of the prophet Muhammad.
Once upon a time there was a Jewish tribe minding its own business in the city of Yathrib. One day a man came to them from the nearby city of Mecca and said he was the prophet of Allah, whom he claimed was the same as their god Yahweh. He asked them to accept him as their final prophet. Naturally the Jews were skeptical. This man is no Messiah, they said. So they questioned him and found his answers unconvincing. He got many things about Judaism wrong and as such they felt he couldn’t be the Messiah. So the Jews kindly and courteously declined his generous offer to subject themselves to his rule.
This riled the man from Mecca. He cursed them. He shouted abuse at them. He vowed to exile them from the land. The Jews shrugged their shoulders and said, ‘whadda crazy shmuck is he?’
Well, the false Messiah had enemies – his own kith and kin from Mecca. They wanted to kill him because not only did he insult their religion but he raided their caravans and killed their people. They wanted to bring the false Messiah to justice. So they told the Jews. Let’s call them Nadirs. They tried to force the Nadirs to fight this caravan raider, this false Messiah. But the Nadirs, being peaceful Jews, resisted. They had no part in this quarrel.
But the false Messiah heard that his enemies were trying to force the poor peaceful Nadirs into an alliance against him, which they had resisted. He threatened the Nadirs and they agreed not to enter into an alliance against him, even though he was a crazy schumacher.
The enemies of the shmuck, I mean false Messiah, heard about this and threatened the Nadirs again. But the poor Jews, caught in the sandwich, didn’t know what to do. So they did nothing.
Tthe schumacher, I mean false Messiah, heard about his enemies trying to force the poor Nadirs into an alliance against him. So the false Messiah gathered his army and went to the Nadirs. Make a peace treaty with me, he said, or else…
The Nadirs were much frightened. Well, we’re a peaceful lot, they told him. Why don’t we send 30 rabbis to meet with you? If you can convince them you’re the true Messiah we will gladly follow you. We would convert to Islam if you can convince our 30 rabbis.
Now, the schumacher, I mean false Messiah, knew his game was up. He could huff and he could puff, but no way could he pull the wool over the eyes of the 30 learned rabbis who could spot an imposter from a hundred paces. So he fought the Nadirs that day. He didn’t meet those 30 rabbis. He just unleashed his army against them.
Now, the Nadirs were not totally defenseless. They resisted. The false Messiah had to withdraw, and instead, vented his anger at their neighbors, the Qurayza. He turned up the next day with his army at the door of the Qurayza who were even more pacifist than the Nadirs and demanded a peace treaty or else…
What do poor defenseless Jews do in such circumstances? They signed the treaty. It is better to live under the yoke of a schumacher, I mean false Messiah, they reasoned than to be chopped up to feed the worms.
The schumacher, I mean the false Messiah, now newly emboldened returned to the Nadirs and fought them again. This time, he won. And as a result he exiled the poor Nadirs from their homes to a place called Khaibar.
Here endeth part one of the story. Abu Dawud 2998 Book 19, Number 2998 and 3004.
Part two of the story is a small one: the chief of the Nadirs was naturally a bit miffed. His name was Ka’b bin al-Ashraf and he fancied himself a bit of a poet. He rode to Mecca to complain about the treatment of his people to the false Messiah’s enemies. He also wrote some highly questionable poetry satirizing the false Messiah. Now, as everyone knows who’s followed the Danish cartoon incident, it is highly objectionable to satirize the false Messiah. This is justification for murder. So the false Messiah’s followers killed him. Here endeth part two.
Moral of this story: it is dangerous to satirize the prophet of the religion of peace. May get you killed if you do. Such is the religion of peace. Believe it or else.
cont
Many Muslims are quick to jump up and down about Abu Ghraib. It has become a catch-cry for the evil of the West. Abu Ghraib, Abu Ghraib, they chant whenever they’re in need for a tu quoque.
Let us examine how torture and murder are regarded in Islam from the sublime morality of the prophet Muhammad.
Once upon a time there was a Jewish tribe minding its own business in the city of Yathrib. One day a man came to them from the nearby city of Mecca and said he was the prophet of Allah, whom he claimed was the same as their god Yahweh. He asked them to accept him as their final prophet. Naturally the Jews were skeptical. This man is no Messiah, they said. So they questioned him and found his answers unconvincing. He got many things about Judaism wrong and as such they felt he couldn’t be the Messiah. So the Jews kindly and courteously declined his generous offer to subject themselves to his rule.
This riled the man from Mecca. He cursed them. He shouted abuse at them. He vowed to exile them from the land. The Jews shrugged their shoulders and said, ‘whadda crazy shmuck is he?’
Well, the false Messiah had enemies – his own kith and kin from Mecca. They wanted to kill him because not only did he insult their religion but he raided their caravans and killed their people. They wanted to bring the false Messiah to justice. So they told the Jews. Let’s call them Nadirs. They tried to force the Nadirs to fight this caravan raider, this false Messiah. But the Nadirs, being peaceful Jews, resisted. They had no part in this quarrel.
But the false Messiah heard that his enemies were trying to force the poor peaceful Nadirs into an alliance against him, which they had resisted. He threatened the Nadirs and they agreed not to enter into an alliance against him, even though he was a crazy schumacher.
The enemies of the shmuck, I mean false Messiah, heard about this and threatened the Nadirs again. But the poor Jews, caught in the sandwich, didn’t know what to do. So they did nothing.
Tthe schumacher, I mean false Messiah, heard about his enemies trying to force the poor Nadirs into an alliance against him. So the false Messiah gathered his army and went to the Nadirs. Make a peace treaty with me, he said, or else…
The Nadirs were much frightened. Well, we’re a peaceful lot, they told him. Why don’t we send 30 rabbis to meet with you? If you can convince them you’re the true Messiah we will gladly follow you. We would convert to Islam if you can convince our 30 rabbis.
Now, the schumacher, I mean false Messiah, knew his game was up. He could huff and he could puff, but no way could he pull the wool over the eyes of the 30 learned rabbis who could spot an imposter from a hundred paces. So he fought the Nadirs that day. He didn’t meet those 30 rabbis. He just unleashed his army against them.
Now, the Nadirs were not totally defenseless. They resisted. The false Messiah had to withdraw, and instead, vented his anger at their neighbors, the Qurayza. He turned up the next day with his army at the door of the Qurayza who were even more pacifist than the Nadirs and demanded a peace treaty or else…
What do poor defenseless Jews do in such circumstances? They signed the treaty. It is better to live under the yoke of a schumacher, I mean false Messiah, they reasoned than to be chopped up to feed the worms.
The schumacher, I mean the false Messiah, now newly emboldened returned to the Nadirs and fought them again. This time, he won. And as a result he exiled the poor Nadirs from their homes to a place called Khaibar.
Here endeth part one of the story. Abu Dawud 2998 Book 19, Number 2998 and 3004.
Part two of the story is a small one: the chief of the Nadirs was naturally a bit miffed. His name was Ka’b bin al-Ashraf and he fancied himself a bit of a poet. He rode to Mecca to complain about the treatment of his people to the false Messiah’s enemies. He also wrote some highly questionable poetry satirizing the false Messiah. Now, as everyone knows who’s followed the Danish cartoon incident, it is highly objectionable to satirize the false Messiah. This is justification for murder. So the false Messiah’s followers killed him. Here endeth part two.
Moral of this story: it is dangerous to satirize the prophet of the religion of peace. May get you killed if you do. Such is the religion of peace. Believe it or else.
cont
