In a new book[1] on an altogether different subject, David Berlinski makes an observation about Islam and in the process quotes the eighth century Arab poet Abu Tamman who reportedly said: "The sword is more telling than the book."
Assuming the accuracy of the quote, and without knowing the context of this remark from Abu, several things come to mind. Before listing them, I'm assuming that the prima facie meaning of "the book" as a reference to the Qur'an is correct, making "the sword" either that of Mohammed or of Muslims in general.
Given the above, several things follow (and whether Abu meant any one of the following, all of the following, or all of the following and more, the following are nonetheless true and the statement of Abu is thus apropos):
1) Muslims believe that the Qur'an is a miraculous work of Allah, the greatest proof of the truth of Islam, and, therefore, the greatest single factor or motive force in swaying people to become Muslims. However, the Qur'an has in fact never been an especially effective tool in seeing people, societies, and nations turn to Islam; the distinguished tool that gets this prize is the sword, first wielded by Mohammed (and his companions), and then later by his dutiful followers. It is an undeniable even if uncomfortable fact that the nations' people that converted to Islam did not do so through the means of peaceful Qur'anic suasion. Instead any and every nation, with few possible exceptions, that has ever embraced Islam, beginning with what was then (and still is) pagan Arabia (for it just swapped one form of paganism for a suped up Mohammedan version) down to the present day, has always and only converted by force and through much bloodshed and cruelty.
This is very different than Christianity where the Bible, which is not claimed to be a miracle in the same sense that Muslims hold the Qur'an to be (i.e., a miracle on the level of a literary production whose diction, rhetoric, style, etc. are held to be more poetic and beautiful than any other written work), and yet the Bible has been the effective tool in the reclamation of sinners that Muslim theory says should be true for the Qur'an. Once again, whereas Christians do not believe the Bible is necessarily, from a literary standpoint, on the level of something by a Dante or a Shakespeare, though it is quite moving in places even from a literary and poetic standpoint, nevertheless, they do hold that it was verbally inspired by God and is the very power of God unto salvation, the very seed that the Spirit uses to implant and create faith in the heart.
2) Since the Qur'anic text itself was determined by the sword under Uthman, the book only says what the sword of a certain faction determined for it to say.
3) If a Muslim wants to be sure of entrance into paradise, the only means this side of that great harem in the sky is through Jihad in the cause of Allah, i.e., through the act of fighting and spilling the blood of infidels rather than through faith or trust in the person and deeds of Allah or even by means of conformity to Allah's character and/or will as revealed in the Qur'an.
Hence, if you want to know about the veracity and real character of Mohammedanism, then you must ultimately look past all the idle remarks and spilled ink about mercy and compassion and look to all the spilled blood instead, especially when the ink is not without copious references to the sword anyway.
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Mohammed wrote :
Dear Professor Anthony Rogers,
In your study of Islam, you have written an Article ““The Sword Has Spoken, the Matter Is Settled “.
To prove your “ In Depth Learnedness “ you have proudly based your study on ‘ Assumptions ‘ and ‘ Presumptions ‘.
On September 19, in another Blog Main Page “ Please Help My Muslim Friend “ I challenge you to quote “ ONE PASSAGE “, in full context from the Noble Qur’an where it shows the gory details of “ SPILLING BLOOD OF INFIDELS “.
You failed to respond !
On September 27, I had to issue a similar Challenge ! in another Blog Main Page "Do Not Be Afraid of Him - Part 1".
This was your response :
“…..Oh, yes. I almost forgot. You wanted me to do your homework for you and school you on Jihad. You asked me for a verse. I'm sorry, all I could come up with are the following 150+ verses. Look them up yourself.
Surah 2:178-179, 190-191, 193-194, 216-218, 244; 3:121-126, 140-143, 146, 152-158, 165-167,169, 172-173, 195; 4:71-72, 74-77, 84, 89-91, 94-95,100-104; 5:033, 35, 82; 8:1, 5, 7, 9-10, 12, 15-17, 39-48,57-60, 65-75; 9:5, 12-14, 16, 19-20, 24-26, 29, 36, 38-39, 41, 44, 52, 73, 81, 83,86, 88, 92, 111, 120, 122-123; 16:110; 22:39, 58, 78; 24:53, 55; 25:52; 29:6, 69; 33:15, 18, 20, 23, 25-27, 50; 42:39; 47:4, 20, 35; 48:15-24; 49:15; 59:2, 5-8, 14; 60:9; 61:4, 11, 13; 63:4; 64:14; 66:9; 73:20; 76:8…”
True to your Professorial Qualifications, you did not quote “ ONE PASSAGE “ but instead quoted “ 150+ REFERENCE NUMBERS FROM THE NOBLE QUR’AN “ , to support your ‘ Assumed ‘ findings ON “ SPILLING BLOOD OF INFIDELS “
I will now quote from the Noble Qur’an the reference numbers in “ Full Context “ in ELEVEN SETS to see what support it gives that befits a ‘Learned ‘ Professor like Anthony Rogers.
Oh yes, I am also pleased to inform you that my good friend, Holy Bible is his name will walk with us thru these passages and will make a “ Comment “ at the end of each set.
Lets Roll !!
01) To support your claim that Islam preach “ Spilling of Blood of Infidels “, Professor Anthony Rogers quoted from Noble Qur’an Ch. 2 : 178/9, 190/194, 216/218, 244
002:178] O ye who believe! the law of equality is prescribed to you in cases of murder: the free for the free, the slave for the slave, the woman for the woman. But if any remission is made by the brother of the slain, then grant any reasonable demand, and compensate him with handsome gratitude, this is a concession and a Mercy from your Lord. After this whoever exceeds the limits shall be in grave penalty.
[002:179] In the Law of Equality there is (saving of) Life to you, o ye men of understanding; that ye may restrain yourselves
[002:190] Fight in the cause of God those who fight you, but do not transgress limits; for God loveth not transgressors.
[002:191] And slay them wherever ye catch them, and turn them out from where they have Turned you out; for tumult and oppression are worse than slaughter; but fight them not at the Sacred Mosque, unless they (first) fight you there; but if they fight you, slay them. Such is the reward of those who suppress faith.
[002:192] But if they cease, God is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
[002:193] And fight them on until there is no more Tumult or oppression, and there prevail justice and faith in God; but if they cease, Let there be no hostility except to those who practise oppression.
[002:194] The prohibited month for the prohibited month,- and so for all things prohibited,- there is the law of equality. If then any one transgresses the prohibition against you, Transgress ye likewise against him. But fear God, and know that God is with those who restrain themselves.
[002:216] Fighting is prescribed for you, and ye dislike it. But it is possible that ye dislike a thing which is good for you, and that ye love a thing which is bad for you. But God knoweth, and ye know not.
[002:217] They ask thee concerning fighting in the Prohibited Month. Say: "Fighting therein is a grave (offence); but graver is it in the sight of God to prevent access to the path of God, to deny Him, to prevent access to the Sacred Mosque, and drive out its members." Tumult and oppression are worse than slaughter. Nor will they cease fighting you until they turn you back from your faith if they can. And if any of you Turn back from their faith and die in unbelief, their works will bear no fruit in this life and in the Hereafter; they will be companions of the Fire and will abide therein.
[002:218] Those who believed and those who suffered exile and fought (and strove and struggled) in the path of God,- they have the hope of the Mercy of God: And God is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
002:243] Didst thou not Turn by vision to those who abandoned their homes, though they were thousands (In number), for fear of death? God said to them: "Die": Then He restored them to life. For God is full of bounty to mankind, but Most of them are ungrateful.
[002:244] Then fight in the cause of God, and know that God Heareth and knoweth all things.
[002:245] Who is he that will loan to God a beautiful loan, which God will double unto his credit and multiply many times? It is God that giveth (you) Want or plenty, and to Him shall be your return.
[002:246] Hast thou not Turned thy vision to the Chiefs of the Children of Israel after (the time of) Moses? they said to a prophet (That was) among them: "Appoint for us a king, that we May fight in the cause of God." He said: "Is it not possible, if ye were commanded to fight, that that ye will not fight?" They said: "How could we refuse to fight in the cause of God, seeing that we were turned out of our homes and our families?" but when they were commanded to fight, they turned back, except a small band among them. But God Has full knowledge of those who do wrong.
My good friend, Holy Bible’s comments :
Dear Learned Professor Anthony Rogers,
Did you by any chance quoted the wrong passage from the Noble Qur’an ??
In the meantime, I MUST SCHOOL YOU IN " BIBLICAL JIHAD " ON HOW TO SPILL “ EVERYBODYS’ BLOOD “ INCLUDING PREGNANT WOMEN AND INNOCENT, HELPLESS BABIES “ !
Lesson No : 01
Please read in the Book of Hosea Ch13:16
The people of Samaria must bear the consequences of their guilt because they rebelled against their God. They will be killed by an invading army,
" THEIR LITTLE ONES DASHED TO DEATH AGAINST THE GROUND, THEIR PREGNANT WOMEN RIPPED OPEN BY SWORDS “…….(New Living Translation)
PART 01
Mohammed wrote :
02) To support your claim that Islam preach “ Spilling of Blood of Infidels “, Professor Anthony Rogers quoted from Noble Qur’an Ch. Ch 3:121-126, 140-143, 146, 152-158, 165-167,169, 172-173, 195;
[003:121] Remember that morning Thou didst leave Thy household (early) to post the faithful at their stations for battle: And God heareth and knoweth all things:
[003:122] Remember two of your parties Meditated cowardice; but God was their protector, and in God should the faithful (Ever) put their trust.
[003:123] God had helped you at Badr, when ye were a contemptible little force; then fear God; thus May ye show your gratitude.
[003:124] Remember thou saidst to the Faithful: "Is it not enough for you that God should help you with three thousand angels (Specially) sent down?
[003:125] "Yea, - if ye remain firm, and act aright, even if the enemy should rush here on you in hot haste, your Lord would help you with five thousand angels Making a terrific onslaught.
[003:126] God made it but a message of hope for you, and an assurance to your hearts: (in any case) there is no help except from God. The Exalted, the Wise:
[003:140] If a wound hath touched you, be sure a similar wound hath touched the others. Such days (of varying fortunes) We give to men and men by turns: that God may know those that believe, and that He may take to Himself from your ranks Martyr-witnesses (to Truth). And God loveth not those that do wrong.
[003:141] God's object also is to purge those that are true in Faith and to deprive of blessing Those that resist Faith.
[003:142] Did ye think that ye would enter Heaven without God testing those of you who fought hard (In His Cause) and remained steadfast?
[003:143] Ye did indeed wish for death before ye met him: Now ye have seen him with your own eyes, (And ye flinch!)
[003:144] Muhammad is no more than an apostle: many Were the apostle that passed away before him. If he died or were slain, will ye then Turn back on your heels? If any did turn back on his heels, not the least harm will he do to God; but God (on the other hand) will swiftly reward those who (serve Him) with gratitude.
[003:145] Nor can a soul die except by God's leave, the term being fixed as by writing. If any do desire a reward in this life, We shall give it to him; and if any do desire a reward in the Hereafter, We shall give it to him. And swiftly shall We reward those that (serve us with) gratitude.
[003:146] How many of the prophets fought (in God's way), and with them (fought) Large bands of godly men? but they never lost heart if they met with disaster in God's way, nor did they weaken (in will) nor give in. And God Loves those who are firm and steadfast.
003:152] God did indeed fulfil His promise to you when ye with His permission Were about to annihilate your enemy,-until ye flinched and fell to disputing about the order, and disobeyed it after He brought you in sight (of the booty) which ye covet. Among you are some that hanker after this world and some that desire the Hereafter. Then did He divert you from your foes in order to test you but He forgave you: For God is full of grace to those who believe.
[003:153] Behold! ye were climbing up the high ground, without even casting a side glance at any one, and the Apostle in your rear was calling you back. There did God give you one distress after another by way of requital, to teach you not to grieve for (the booty) that had escaped you and for (the ill) that had befallen you. For God is well aware of all that ye do.
[003:154] After (the excitement) of the distress, He sent down calm on a band of you overcome with slumber, while another band was stirred to anxiety by their own feelings, Moved by wrong suspicions of God-suspicions due to ignorance. They said: "What affair is this of ours?" Say thou: "Indeed, this affair is wholly God's." They hide in their minds what they dare not reveal to thee. They say (to themselves): "If we had had anything to do with this affair, We should not have been in the slaughter here." Say: "Even if you had remained in your homes, those for whom death was decreed would certainly have gone forth to the place of their death"; but (all this was) that God might test what is in your breasts and purge what is in your hearts. For God knoweth well the secrets of your hearts.
[003:155] Those of you who turned back on the day the two hosts Met,-it was Satan who caused them to fail, because of some (evil) they had done. But God Has blotted out (their fault): For God is Oft-Forgiving, Most Forbearing.
[003:156] O ye who believe! Be not like the Unbelievers, who say of their brethren, when they are travelling through the Earth or engaged in fighting: "If they had stayed with us, they would not have died, or been slain." This that God may make it a cause of sighs and regrets in their hearts. It is God that gives Life and Death, and God sees well all that ye do.
[003:157] And if ye are slain, or die, in the way of God, forgiveness and mercy from God are far better than all they could amass.
[003:158] And if ye die, or are slain, Lo! it is unto God that ye are brought together.
[003:165] What! When a single disaster smites you, although ye smote (your enemies) with one twice as great, do ye say?- "Whence is this?" Say (to them): "It is from yourselves: For God hath power over all things."
[003:166] What ye suffered on the day the two armies Met, was with the leave of God, in order that He might test the believers,-
[003:167] And the Hypocrites also. These were told: "Come, fight in the way of God, or (at least) drive (The foe from your city)." They said: "Had we known how to fight, we should certainly have followed you." They were that day nearer to Unbelief than to Faith, saying with their lips what was not in their hearts but God hath full knowledge of all they conceal.
[003:168] (They are) the ones that say, (of their brethren slain), while they themselves sit (at ease): "If only they had listened to us they would not have been slain." Say: "Avert death from your own selves, if ye speak the truth."
[003:169] Think not of those who are slain in God's way as dead. Nay, they live, finding their sustenance in the presence of their Lord;
[003:172] Of those who answered the call of God and the Apostle, even after being wounded, those who do right and refrain from wrong have a great reward;-
[003:173] Men said to them: "A great army is gathering against you": And frightened them: But it (only) increased their Faith: They said: "For us God sufficeth, and He is the best disposer of affairs."
003:192] "Our Lord! any whom Thou dost admit to the Fire, Truly Thou coverest with shame, and never will wrong-doers Find any helpers!
[003:193] "Our Lord! we have heard the call of one calling (Us) to Faith, 'Believe ye in the Lord,' and we have believed. Our Lord! Forgive us our sins, blot out from us our iniquities, and take to Thyself our souls in the company of the righteous.
[003:194] "Our Lord! Grant us what Thou didst promise unto us through Thine apostles, and save us from shame on the Day of Judgment: For Thou never breakest Thy promise."
[003:195] And their Lord hath accepted of them, and answered them: "Never will I suffer to be lost the work of any of you, be he male or female: Ye are members, one of another: Those who have left their homes, or been driven out therefrom, or suffered harm in My Cause, or fought or been slain,- verily, I will blot out from them their iniquities, and admit them into Gardens with rivers flowing beneath;- A reward from the presence of God, and from His presence is the best of rewards."
[003:196] Let not the strutting about of the Unbelievers through the land deceive thee:
[003:197] Little is it for enjoyment: Their ultimate abode is Hell: what an evil bed (To lie on)!
My good friend, Holy Bible’s comments :
Dear Learned Professor Anthony Rogers,
LESSON NO: 02 “ Perfecting the Art of Cruelty “
Please read in the Book of Nahum Ch 3 : 10… “Yet Thebes fell, and her people were led away as captives.”
" HER BABIES WERE DASHED TO DEATH AGAINST THE STONES OF THE STREETS !! "
PART : 02
Mohammed wrote :
03) To support your claim that Islam preach “ Spilling of Blood of Infidels “, Professor Anthony Rogers quoted from Noble Qur’an Ch. 4 :71-72, 74-77, 84, 89-91, 94-95,100-104;
004:071] O ye who believe! Take your precautions, and either go forth in parties or go forth all together.
[004:072] There are certainly among you men who would tarry behind: If a misfortune befalls you, they say: "God did favour us in that we were not present among them."
[004:073] But if good fortune comes to you from God, they would be sure to say - as if there had never been Ties of affection between you and them - "Oh! I wish I had been with them; a fine thing should I then have made of it!"
[004:074] Let those fight in the cause of God Who sell the life of this world for the hereafter. To him who fighteth in the cause of God,- whether he is slain or gets victory - Soon shall We give him a reward of great (value).
[004:075] And why should ye not fight in the cause of God and of those who, being weak, are ill-treated (and oppressed)?- Men, women, and children, whose cry is: "Our Lord! Rescue us from this town, whose people are oppressors; and raise for us from thee one who will protect; and raise for us from thee one who will help!"
[004:076] Those who believe fight in the cause of God, and those who reject Faith Fight in the cause of Evil: So fight ye against the friends of Satan: feeble indeed is the cunning of Satan.
[004:077] Hast thou not turned Thy vision to those who were told to hold back their hands (from fight) but establish regular prayers and spend in regular charity? When (at length) the order for fighting was issued to them, behold! a section of them feared men as - or even more than - they should have feared God: They said: "Our Lord! Why hast Thou ordered us to fight? Wouldst Thou not Grant us respite to our (natural) term, near (enough)?" Say: "Short is the enjoyment of this world: the Hereafter is the best for those who do right: Never will ye be dealt with unjustly in the very least!
004:083] When there comes to them some matter touching (Public) safety or fear, they divulge it. If they had only referred it to the Apostle, or to those charged with authority among them, the proper investigators would have Tested it from them (direct). Were it not for the Grace and Mercy of God unto you, all but a few of you would have fallen into the clutches of Satan.
[004:084] Then fight in God's cause - Thou art held responsible only for thyself - and rouse the believers. It may be that God will restrain the fury of the Unbelievers; for God is the strongest in might and in punishment.
[004:085] Whoever recommends and helps a good cause becomes a partner therein: And whoever recommends and helps an evil cause, shares in its burden: And God hath power over all things.
[004:088] Why should ye be divided into two parties about the Hypocrites? God hath upset them for their (evil) deeds. Would ye guide those whom God hath thrown out of the Way? For those whom God hath thrown out of the Way, never shalt thou find the Way.
[004:089] They but wish that ye should reject Faith, as they do, and thus be on the same footing (as they): But take not friends from their ranks until they flee in the way of God (From what is forbidden). But if they turn renegades, seize them and slay them wherever ye find them; and (in any case) take no friends or helpers from their ranks;-
[004:090] 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).
[004:091] Others you will find that wish to gain your confidence as well as that of their people: Every time they are sent back to temptation, they succumb thereto: if they withdraw not from you nor give you (guarantees) of peace besides restraining their hands, seize them and slay them wherever ye get them: In their case We have provided you with a clear argument against them.
[004:092] Never should a believer kill a believer; but (If it so happens) by mistake, (Compensation is due): If one (so) kills a believer, it is ordained that he should free a believing slave, and pay compensation to the deceased's family, unless they remit it freely. If the deceased belonged to a people at war with you, and he was a believer, the freeing of a believing slave (Is enough). If he belonged to a people with whom ye have treaty of Mutual alliance, compensation should be paid to his family, and a believing slave be freed. For those who find this beyond their means, (is prescribed) a fast for two months running: by way of repentance to God: for God hath all knowledge and all wisdom.
[004:093] If a man kills a believer intentionally, his recompense is Hell, to abide therein (For ever): And the wrath and the curse of God are upon him, and a dreadful penalty is prepared for him.
[004:094] O ye who believe! When ye go abroad in the cause of God, investigate carefully, and say not to any one who offers you a salutation: "Thou art none of a believer!" Coveting the perishable goods of this life: with God are profits and spoils abundant. Even thus were ye yourselves before, till God conferred on you His favours: Therefore carefully investigate. For God is well aware of all that ye do.
[004:095] Not equal are those believers who sit (at home) and receive no hurt, and those who strive and fight in the cause of God with their goods and their persons. God hath granted a grade higher to those who strive and fight with their goods and persons than to those who sit (at home). Unto all (in Faith) Hath God promised good: But those who strive and fight Hath He distinguished above those who sit (at home) by a special reward,-
[004:096] Ranks specially bestowed by Him, and Forgiveness and Mercy. For God is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
[004:098] Except those who are (really) weak and oppressed - men, women, and children - who have no means in their power, nor (a guide-post) to their way.
[004:099] For these, there is hope that God will forgive: For God doth blot out (sins) and forgive again and again.
[004:100] He who forsakes his home in the cause of God, finds in the earth Many a refuge, wide and spacious: Should he die as a refugee from home for God and His Apostle, His reward becomes due and sure with God: And God is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
[004:101] When ye travel through the earth, there is no blame on you if ye shorten your prayers, for fear the Unbelievers May attack you: For the Unbelievers are unto you open enemies.
[004:102] When thou (O Apostle) art with them, and standest to lead them in prayer, Let one party of them stand up (in prayer) with thee, Taking their arms with them: When they finish their prostrations, let them Take their position in the rear. And let the other party come up which hath not yet prayed - and let them pray with thee, Taking all precaution, and bearing arms: the Unbelievers wish, if ye were negligent of your arms and your baggage, to assault you in a single rush. But there is no blame on you if ye put away your arms because of the inconvenience of rain or because ye are ill; but take (every) precaution for yourselves. For the Unbelievers God hath prepared a humiliating punishment.
[004:103] When ye pass (Congregational) prayers, celebrate God's praises, standing, sitting down, or lying down on your sides; but when ye are free from danger, set up Regular Prayers: For such prayers are enjoined on believers at stated times.
[004:104] And slacken not in following up the enemy: If ye are suffering hardships, they are suffering similar hardships; but ye have Hope from God, while they have none. And God is full of knowledge and wisdom.
[004:105] We have sent down to thee the Book in truth, that thou mightest judge between men, as guided by God: so be not (used) as an advocate by those who betray their trust;
[004:106] But seek the forgiveness of God; for God is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
My good friend, Holy Bible’s comments :
Dear Learned Professor Anthony Rogers,
LESSON NO: 03….. “ Perfecting the Art of Spilling Blood and ‘ Holy ‘ Cruelty “
Please read in the Book of Isaiah 13 :
15. “Anyone who is captured will be cut down...RUN THROUGH WITH A SWORD”
16." THEIR LITTLE CHILDREN WILL BE DASHED TO DEATH BEFORE THEIR EYES..."
Their homes will be sacked, and
" THEIR WIVES WILL BE RAPED !! "
PART NO: 03
Mohammed wrote :
04) To support your claim that Islam preach “ Spilling of Blood of Infidels “, Professor Anthony Rogers quoted from Noble Qur’an Ch.5 : 033, 35, 82;
[005:027] Recite to them the truth of the story of the two sons of Adam. Behold! they each presented a sacrifice (to God): It was accepted from one, but not from the other. Said the latter: "Be sure I will slay thee." "Surely," said the former, "God doth accept of the sacrifice of those who are righteous.
[005:028] "If thou dost stretch thy hand against me, to slay me, it is not for me to stretch my hand against thee to slay thee: for I do fear God, the cherisher of the worlds.
[005:029] "For me, I intend to let thee draw on thyself my sin as well as thine, for thou wilt be among the companions of the fire, and that is the reward of those who do wrong."
[005:030] The (selfish) soul of the other led him to the murder of his brother: he murdered him, and became (himself) one of the lost ones.
[005:031] Then God sent a raven, who scratched the ground, to show him how to hide the shame of his brother. "Woe is me!" said he; "Was I not even able to be as this raven, and to hide the shame of my brother?" then he became full of regrets-
[005:032] On that account: We ordained for the Children of Israel that if any one slew a person - unless it be for murder or for spreading mischief in the land - it would be as if he slew the whole people: and if any one saved a life, it would be as if he saved the life of the whole people. Then although there came to them Our apostles with clear signs, yet, even after that, many of them continued to commit excesses in the land.
[005:033] The punishment of those who wage war against God and His Apostle, and strive with might and main for mischief through the land is: execution, or crucifixion, or the cutting off of hands and feet from opposite sides, or exile from the land: that is their disgrace in this world, and a heavy punishment is theirs in the Hereafter;
[005:034] Except for those who repent before they fall into your power: in that case, know that God is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
[005:035] O ye who believe! Do your duty to God, seek the means of approach unto Him, and strive with might and main in his cause: that ye may prosper.
[005:036] As to those who reject Faith,- if they had everything on earth, and twice repeated, to give as ransom for the penalty of the Day of Judgment, it would never be accepted of them, theirs would be a grievous penalty.
[005:037] Their wish will be to get out of the Fire, but never will they get out therefrom: their penalty will be one that endures.
[005:077] Say: "O people of the Book! exceed not in your religion the bounds (of what is proper), trespassing beyond the truth, nor follow the vain desires of people who went wrong in times gone by,- who misled many, and strayed (themselves) from the even way.
[005:078] Curses were pronounced on those among the Children of Israel who rejected Faith, by the tongue of David and of Jesus the son of Mary: because they disobeyed and persisted in excesses.
[005:079] Nor did they (usually) forbid one another the iniquities which they committed: evil indeed were the deeds which they did.
[005:080] Thou seest many of them turning in friendship to the Unbelievers. Evil indeed are (the works) which their souls have sent forward before them (with the result), that God's wrath is on them, and in torment will they abide.
[005:081] If only they had believed in God, in the Apostle, and in what hath been revealed to him, never would they have taken them for friends and protectors, but most of them are rebellious wrong-doers.
[005:082] Strongest among men in enmity to the believers wilt thou find the Jews and Pagans; and nearest among them in love to the believers wilt thou find those who say, "We are Christians": because amongst these are men devoted to learning and men who have renounced the world, and they are not arrogant.
[005:083] And when they listen to the revelation received by the Apostle, thou wilt see their eyes overflowing with tears, for they recognise the truth: they pray: "Our Lord! we believe; write us down among the witnesses.
[005:084] "What cause can we have not to believe in God and the truth which has come to us, seeing that we long for our Lord to admit us to the company of the righteous?"
[005:085] And for this their prayer hath God rewarded them with gardens, with rivers flowing underneath,- their eternal home. Such is the recompense of those who do good.
My good friend, Holy Bible’s comments :
Dear Learned Professor Anthony Rogers,
LESSON NO: 04….. “ Who said Prophet Muhammed/Islam was the Pioneer in cutting peoples hands and feet ??
Please read in the Book of 2 Samuel 4…..
12 So David gave an order to his men, and they killed them. “ They cut off their hands and feet and hung the bodies by the pool in Hebron “. But they took the head of Ish-Bosheth and buried it in Abner's tomb at Hebron.
PART NO: 04
Mohammed wrote :
05) To support your claim that Islam preach “ Spilling of Blood of Infidels “, Professor Anthony Rogers quoted from Noble Qur’an Ch. 8:1, 5, 7, 9-10, 12, 15-17, 39-48,57-60, 65-75;
008:001] They ask thee concerning (things taken as) spoils of war. Say: "(such) spoils are at the disposal of God and the Apostle: So fear God, and keep straight the relations between yourselves: Obey God and His Apostle, if ye do believe."
[008:002] For, Believers are those who, when God is mentioned, feel a tremor in their hearts, and when they hear His signs rehearsed, find their faith strengthened, and put (all) their trust in their Lord;
[008:003] Who establish regular prayers and spend (freely) out of the gifts We have given them for sustenance:
[008:004] Such in truth are the believers: they have grades of dignity with their Lord, and forgiveness, and generous sustenance:
[008:005] Just as thy Lord ordered thee out of thy house in truth, even though a party among the Believers disliked it,
[008:006] Disputing with thee concerning the truth after it was made manifest, as if they were being driven to death and they (actually) saw it.
[008:007] Behold! God promised you one of the two (enemy) parties, that it should be yours: Ye wished that the one unarmed should be yours, but God willed to justify the Truth according to His words and to cut off the roots of the Unbelievers;-
[008:008] That He might justify Truth and prove Falsehood false, distasteful though it be to those in guilt.
[008:009] Remember ye implored the assistance of your Lord, and He answered you: "I will assist you with a thousand of the angels, ranks on ranks."
[008:010] God made it but a message of hope, and an assurance to your hearts: (in any case) there is no help except from God: and God is Exalted in Power, Wise.
[008:011] Remember He covered you with a sort of drowsiness, to give you calm as from Himself, and he caused rain to descend on you from heaven, to clean you therewith, to remove from you the stain of Satan, to strengthen your hearts, and to plant your feet firmly therewith.
[008:012] Remember thy Lord inspired the angels (with the message): "I am with you: give firmness to the Believers: I will instil terror into the hearts of the Unbelievers: smite ye above their necks and smite all their finger-tips off them."
[008:013] This because they contended against God and His Apostle: If any contend against God and His Apostle, God is strict in punishment.
[008:014] Thus (will it be said): "Taste ye then of the (punishment): for those who resist God, is the penalty of the Fire."
[008:015] O ye who believe! when ye meet the Unbelievers in hostile array, never turn your backs to them.
[008:016] If any do turn his back to them on such a day - unless it be in a stratagem of war, or to retreat to a troop (of his own)- he draws on himself the wrath of God, and his abode is Hell,- an evil refuge (indeed)!
[008:017] It is not ye who slew them; it was God: when thou threwest (a handful of dust), it was not thy act, but God's: in order that He might test the Believers by a gracious trial from Himself: for God is He Who heareth and knoweth (all things).
[008:018] That, and also because God is He Who makes feeble the plans and stratagem of the Unbelievers.
[008:019] (O Unbelievers!) if ye prayed for victory and judgment, now hath the judgment come to you: if ye desist (from wrong), it will be best for you: if ye return (to the attack), so shall We. Not the least good will your forces be to you even if they were multiplied: for verily God is with those who believe!
[008:020] O ye who believe! Obey God and His Apostle, and turn not away from him when ye hear (him speak).
[008:021] Nor be like those who say, "We hear," but listen not:
[008:022] For the worst of beasts in the sight of God are the deaf and the dumb,- those who understand not.
[008:038] Say to the Unbelievers, if (now) they desist (from Unbelief), their past would be forgiven them; but if they persist, the punishment of those before them is already (a matter of warning for them).
[008:039] And fight them on until there is no more tumult or oppression, and there prevail justice and faith in God altogether and everywhere; but if they cease, verily God doth see all that they do.
[008:040] If they refuse, be sure that God is your Protector - the best to protect and the best to help.
[008:041] And know that out of all the booty that ye may acquire (in war), a fifth share is assigned to God,- and to the Apostle, and to near relatives, orphans, the needy, and the wayfarer,- if ye do believe in God and in the revelation We sent down to Our servant on the Day of Testing,- the Day of the meeting of the two forces. For God hath power over all things.
[008:042] Remember ye were on the hither side of the valley, and they on the farther side, and the caravan on lower ground than ye. Even if ye had made a mutual appointment to meet, ye would certainly have failed in the appointment: But (thus ye met), that God might accomplish a matter already enacted; that those who died might die after a clear Sign (had been given), and those who lived might live after a Clear Sign (had been given). And verily God is He Who heareth and knoweth (all things).
[008:043] Remember in thy dream God showed them to thee as few: if He had shown them to thee as many, ye would surely have been discouraged, and ye would surely have disputed in (your) decision; but God saved (you): for He knoweth well the (secrets) of (all) hearts.
[008:044] And remember when ye met, He showed them to you as few in your eyes, and He made you appear as contemptible in their eyes: that God might accomplish a matter already enacted. For to God do all questions go back (for decision).
[008:045] O ye who believe! When ye meet a force, be firm, and call God in remembrance much (and often); that ye may prosper:
[008:046] And obey God and His Apostle; and fall into no disputes, lest ye lose heart and your power depart; and be patient and persevering: For God is with those who patiently persevere:
[008:047] And be not like those who started from their homes insolently and to be seen of men, and to hinder (men) from the path of God: For God compasseth round about all that they do.
[008:048] Remember Satan made their (sinful) acts seem alluring to them, and said: "No one among men can overcome you this day, while I am near to you": But when the two forces came in sight of each other, he turned on his heels, and said: "Lo! I am clear of you; lo! I see what ye see not; Lo! I fear God: for God is strict in punishment."
[008:049] Lo! the hypocrites say, and those in whose hearts is a disease: "These people,- their religion has misled them." But if any trust in God, behold! God is Exalted in might, Wise.
[008:050] If thou couldst see, when the angels take the souls of the Unbelievers (at death), (How) they smite their faces and their backs, (saying): "Taste the penalty of the blazing Fire-
[008:056] They are those with whom thou didst make a covenant, but they break their covenant every time, and they have not the fear (of God).
[008:057] If ye gain the mastery over them in war, disperse, with them, those who follow them, that they may remember.
[008:058] If thou fearest treachery from any group, throw back (their covenant) to them, (so as to be) on equal terms: for God loveth not the treacherous.
[008:059] Let not the unbelievers think that they can get the better (of the godly): they will never frustrate (them).
[008:060] Against them make ready your strength to the utmost of your power, including steeds of war, to strike terror into (the hearts of) the enemies, of God and your enemies, and others besides, whom ye may not know, but whom God doth know. Whatever ye shall spend in the cause of God, shall be repaid unto you, and ye shall not be treated unjustly.
[008:061] 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).
[008:062] Should they intend to deceive thee,- verily God sufficeth thee: He it is That hath strengthened thee with His aid and with (the company of) the Believers;
[008:065] O Apostle! rouse the Believers to the fight. If there are twenty amongst you, patient and persevering, they will vanquish two hundred: if a hundred, they will vanquish a thousand of the Unbelievers: for these are a people without understanding.
[008:066] For the present, God hath lightened your (task), for He knoweth that there is a weak spot in you: But (even so), if there are a hundred of you, patient and persevering, they will vanquish two hundred, and if a thousand, they will vanquish two thousand, with the leave of God: for God is with those who patiently persevere.
[008:067] It is not fitting for an apostle that he should have prisoners of war until he hath thoroughly subdued the land. Ye look for the temporal goods of this world; but God looketh to the Hereafter: And God is Exalted in might, Wise.
[008:068] Had it not been for a previous ordainment from God, a severe penalty would have reached you for the (ransom) that ye took.
[008:069] But (now) enjoy what ye took in war, lawful and good: but fear God: for God is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
[008:070] O Apostle! say to those who are captives in your hands: "If God findeth any good in your hearts, He will give you something better than what has been taken from you, and He will forgive you: for God is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful."
[008:071] But if they have treacherous designs against thee, (O Apostle!), they have already been in treason against God, and so hath He given (thee) power over them. And God so He Who hath (full) knowledge and wisdom.
[008:072] Those who believed, and adopted exile, and fought for the Faith, with their property and their persons, in the cause of God, as well as those who gave (them) asylum and aid,- these are (all) friends and protectors, one of another. As to those who believed but came not into exile, ye owe no duty of protection to them until they come into exile; but if they seek your aid in religion, it is your duty to help them, except against a people with whom ye have a treaty of mutual alliance. And (remember) God seeth all that ye do.
[008:073] The Unbelievers are protectors, one of another: Unless ye do this, (protect each other), there would be tumult and oppression on earth, and great mischief.
[008:074] Those who believe, and adopt exile, and fight for the Faith, in the cause of God as well as those who give (them) asylum and aid,- these are (all) in very truth the Believers: for them is the forgiveness of sins and a provision most generous.
[008:075] And those who accept Faith subsequently, and adopt exile, and fight for the Faith in your company,- they are of you. But kindred by blood have prior rights against each other in the Book of God. Verily God is well-acquainted with all things
My good friend, Holy Bible’s comments :
Dear Learned Professor Anthony Rogers,
LESSON NO: 05... “ Who said Prophet Muhammed was the Pioneer in marrying young girls. According to Talmudic Laws, girls as young as Three Years and One Day are allowed for marriage and consummate their marriage thru sexual intercourse !!
Learned Professor, to verify this, you do your own homework !!! but…
If you cannot find records, come to Teacher and Teacher will quote references !
Please read in the Book of Numbers 31:15,17-18
15 And Moses said unto them, Have ye saved all the women alive?...17Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him. 18But “ ALL THE WOMEN CHILDREN, THAT HAVE NOT KNOWN A MAN BY LYING WITH HIM, KEEP ALIVE FOR YOURSELVES.
PART NO: 05
Mohammed wrote :
06) To support your claim that Islam preach “ Spilling of Blood of Infidels “, Professor Anthony Rogers quoted from Noble Qur’an Ch.5 : 033, 35, 82;
[005:027] Recite to them the truth of the story of the two sons of Adam. Behold! they each presented a sacrifice (to God): It was accepted from one, but not from the other. Said the latter: "Be sure I will slay thee." "Surely," said the former, "God doth accept of the sacrifice of those who are righteous.
[005:028] "If thou dost stretch thy hand against me, to slay me, it is not for me to stretch my hand against thee to slay thee: for I do fear God, the cherisher of the worlds.
[005:029] "For me, I intend to let thee draw on thyself my sin as well as thine, for thou wilt be among the companions of the fire, and that is the reward of those who do wrong."
[005:030] The (selfish) soul of the other led him to the murder of his brother: he murdered him, and became (himself) one of the lost ones.
[005:031] Then God sent a raven, who scratched the ground, to show him how to hide the shame of his brother. "Woe is me!" said he; "Was I not even able to be as this raven, and to hide the shame of my brother?" then he became full of regrets-
[005:032] On that account: We ordained for the Children of Israel that if any one slew a person - unless it be for murder or for spreading mischief in the land - it would be as if he slew the whole people: and if any one saved a life, it would be as if he saved the life of the whole people. Then although there came to them Our apostles with clear signs, yet, even after that, many of them continued to commit excesses in the land.
[005:033] The punishment of those who wage war against God and His Apostle, and strive with might and main for mischief through the land is: execution, or crucifixion, or the cutting off of hands and feet from opposite sides, or exile from the land: that is their disgrace in this world, and a heavy punishment is theirs in the Hereafter;
[005:034] Except for those who repent before they fall into your power: in that case, know that God is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
[005:035] O ye who believe! Do your duty to God, seek the means of approach unto Him, and strive with might and main in his cause: that ye may prosper.
[005:036] As to those who reject Faith,- if they had everything on earth, and twice repeated, to give as ransom for the penalty of the Day of Judgment, it would never be accepted of them, theirs would be a grievous penalty.
[005:037] Their wish will be to get out of the Fire, but never will they get out therefrom: their penalty will be one that endures.
[005:077] Say: "O people of the Book! exceed not in your religion the bounds (of what is proper), trespassing beyond the truth, nor follow the vain desires of people who went wrong in times gone by,- who misled many, and strayed (themselves) from the even way.
[005:078] Curses were pronounced on those among the Children of Israel who rejected Faith, by the tongue of David and of Jesus the son of Mary: because they disobeyed and persisted in excesses.
[005:079] Nor did they (usually) forbid one another the iniquities which they committed: evil indeed were the deeds which they did.
[005:080] Thou seest many of them turning in friendship to the Unbelievers. Evil indeed are (the works) which their souls have sent forward before them (with the result), that God's wrath is on them, and in torment will they abide.
[005:081] If only they had believed in God, in the Apostle, and in what hath been revealed to him, never would they have taken them for friends and protectors, but most of them are rebellious wrong-doers.
[005:082] Strongest among men in enmity to the believers wilt thou find the Jews and Pagans; and nearest among them in love to the believers wilt thou find those who say, "We are Christians": because amongst these are men devoted to learning and men who have renounced the world, and they are not arrogant.
[005:083] And when they listen to the revelation received by the Apostle, thou wilt see their eyes overflowing with tears, for they recognise the truth: they pray: "Our Lord! we believe; write us down among the witnesses.
[005:084] "What cause can we have not to believe in God and the truth which has come to us, seeing that we long for our Lord to admit us to the company of the righteous?"
[005:085] And for this their prayer hath God rewarded them with gardens, with rivers flowing underneath,- their eternal home. Such is the recompense of those who do good.
My good friend, Holy Bible’s comments :
Dear Learned Professor Anthony Rogers,
LESSON NO: 06... “ Reward for carrying out an assignment correctly ??
Please read in the Book of 2 Samuel 4
10 when a man told me, 'Saul is dead,' and thought he was bringing good news, I seized him and put him to death in Ziklag. That was the reward I gave him for his news!
PART NO : 06
Mohammed wrote :
07) To support your claim that Islam preach “ Spilling of Blood of Infidels “, Professor Anthony Rogers quoted from Noble Qur’an Ch. 8:1, 5, 7, 9-10, 12, 15-17, 39-48,57-60, 65-75;
008:001] They ask thee concerning (things taken as) spoils of war. Say: "(such) spoils are at the disposal of God and the Apostle: So fear God, and keep straight the relations between yourselves: Obey God and His Apostle, if ye do believe."
[008:002] For, Believers are those who, when God is mentioned, feel a tremor in their hearts, and when they hear His signs rehearsed, find their faith strengthened, and put (all) their trust in their Lord;
[008:003] Who establish regular prayers and spend (freely) out of the gifts We have given them for sustenance:
[008:004] Such in truth are the believers: they have grades of dignity with their Lord, and forgiveness, and generous sustenance:
[008:005] Just as thy Lord ordered thee out of thy house in truth, even though a party among the Believers disliked it,
[008:006] Disputing with thee concerning the truth after it was made manifest, as if they were being driven to death and they (actually) saw it.
[008:007] Behold! God promised you one of the two (enemy) parties, that it should be yours: Ye wished that the one unarmed should be yours, but God willed to justify the Truth according to His words and to cut off the roots of the Unbelievers;-
[008:008] That He might justify Truth and prove Falsehood false, distasteful though it be to those in guilt.
[008:009] Remember ye implored the assistance of your Lord, and He answered you: "I will assist you with a thousand of the angels, ranks on ranks."
[008:010] God made it but a message of hope, and an assurance to your hearts: (in any case) there is no help except from God: and God is Exalted in Power, Wise.
[008:011] Remember He covered you with a sort of drowsiness, to give you calm as from Himself, and he caused rain to descend on you from heaven, to clean you therewith, to remove from you the stain of Satan, to strengthen your hearts, and to plant your feet firmly therewith.
[008:012] Remember thy Lord inspired the angels (with the message): "I am with you: give firmness to the Believers: I will instil terror into the hearts of the Unbelievers: smite ye above their necks and smite all their finger-tips off them."
[008:013] This because they contended against God and His Apostle: If any contend against God and His Apostle, God is strict in punishment.
[008:014] Thus (will it be said): "Taste ye then of the (punishment): for those who resist God, is the penalty of the Fire."
[008:015] O ye who believe! when ye meet the Unbelievers in hostile array, never turn your backs to them.
[008:016] If any do turn his back to them on such a day - unless it be in a stratagem of war, or to retreat to a troop (of his own)- he draws on himself the wrath of God, and his abode is Hell,- an evil refuge (indeed)!
[008:017] It is not ye who slew them; it was God: when thou threwest (a handful of dust), it was not thy act, but God's: in order that He might test the Believers by a gracious trial from Himself: for God is He Who heareth and knoweth (all things).
[008:018] That, and also because God is He Who makes feeble the plans and stratagem of the Unbelievers.
[008:019] (O Unbelievers!) if ye prayed for victory and judgment, now hath the judgment come to you: if ye desist (from wrong), it will be best for you: if ye return (to the attack), so shall We. Not the least good will your forces be to you even if they were multiplied: for verily God is with those who believe!
[008:020] O ye who believe! Obey God and His Apostle, and turn not away from him when ye hear (him speak).
[008:021] Nor be like those who say, "We hear," but listen not:
[008:022] For the worst of beasts in the sight of God are the deaf and the dumb,- those who understand not.
[008:038] Say to the Unbelievers, if (now) they desist (from Unbelief), their past would be forgiven them; but if they persist, the punishment of those before them is already (a matter of warning for them).
[008:039] And fight them on until there is no more tumult or oppression, and there prevail justice and faith in God altogether and everywhere; but if they cease, verily God doth see all that they do.
[008:040] If they refuse, be sure that God is your Protector - the best to protect and the best to help.
[008:041] And know that out of all the booty that ye may acquire (in war), a fifth share is assigned to God,- and to the Apostle, and to near relatives, orphans, the needy, and the wayfarer,- if ye do believe in God and in the revelation We sent down to Our servant on the Day of Testing,- the Day of the meeting of the two forces. For God hath power over all things.
[008:042] Remember ye were on the hither side of the valley, and they on the farther side, and the caravan on lower ground than ye. Even if ye had made a mutual appointment to meet, ye would certainly have failed in the appointment: But (thus ye met), that God might accomplish a matter already enacted; that those who died might die after a clear Sign (had been given), and those who lived might live after a Clear Sign (had been given). And verily God is He Who heareth and knoweth (all things).
[008:043] Remember in thy dream God showed them to thee as few: if He had shown them to thee as many, ye would surely have been discouraged, and ye would surely have disputed in (your) decision; but God saved (you): for He knoweth well the (secrets) of (all) hearts.
[008:044] And remember when ye met, He showed them to you as few in your eyes, and He made you appear as contemptible in their eyes: that God might accomplish a matter already enacted. For to God do all questions go back (for decision).
[008:045] O ye who believe! When ye meet a force, be firm, and call God in remembrance much (and often); that ye may prosper:
[008:046] And obey God and His Apostle; and fall into no disputes, lest ye lose heart and your power depart; and be patient and persevering: For God is with those who patiently persevere:
[008:047] And be not like those who started from their homes insolently and to be seen of men, and to hinder (men) from the path of God: For God compasseth round about all that they do.
[008:048] Remember Satan made their (sinful) acts seem alluring to them, and said: "No one among men can overcome you this day, while I am near to you": But when the two forces came in sight of each other, he turned on his heels, and said: "Lo! I am clear of you; lo! I see what ye see not; Lo! I fear God: for God is strict in punishment."
[008:049] Lo! the hypocrites say, and those in whose hearts is a disease: "These people,- their religion has misled them." But if any trust in God, behold! God is Exalted in might, Wise.
[008:050] If thou couldst see, when the angels take the souls of the Unbelievers (at death), (How) they smite their faces and their backs, (saying): "Taste the penalty of the blazing Fire-
[008:056] They are those with whom thou didst make a covenant, but they break their covenant every time, and they have not the fear (of God).
[008:057] If ye gain the mastery over them in war, disperse, with them, those who follow them, that they may remember.
[008:058] If thou fearest treachery from any group, throw back (their covenant) to them, (so as to be) on equal terms: for God loveth not the treacherous.
[008:059] Let not the unbelievers think that they can get the better (of the godly): they will never frustrate (them).
[008:060] Against them make ready your strength to the utmost of your power, including steeds of war, to strike terror into (the hearts of) the enemies, of God and your enemies, and others besides, whom ye may not know, but whom God doth know. Whatever ye shall spend in the cause of God, shall be repaid unto you, and ye shall not be treated unjustly.
[008:061] 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).
[008:062] Should they intend to deceive thee,- verily God sufficeth thee: He it is That hath strengthened thee with His aid and with (the company of) the Believers;
[008:065] O Apostle! rouse the Believers to the fight. If there are twenty amongst you, patient and persevering, they will vanquish two hundred: if a hundred, they will vanquish a thousand of the Unbelievers: for these are a people without understanding.
[008:066] For the present, God hath lightened your (task), for He knoweth that there is a weak spot in you: But (even so), if there are a hundred of you, patient and persevering, they will vanquish two hundred, and if a thousand, they will vanquish two thousand, with the leave of God: for God is with those who patiently persevere.
[008:067] It is not fitting for an apostle that he should have prisoners of war until he hath thoroughly subdued the land. Ye look for the temporal goods of this world; but God looketh to the Hereafter: And God is Exalted in might, Wise.
[008:068] Had it not been for a previous ordainment from God, a severe penalty would have reached you for the (ransom) that ye took.
[008:069] But (now) enjoy what ye took in war, lawful and good: but fear God: for God is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
[008:070] O Apostle! say to those who are captives in your hands: "If God findeth any good in your hearts, He will give you something better than what has been taken from you, and He will forgive you: for God is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful."
[008:071] But if they have treacherous designs against thee, (O Apostle!), they have already been in treason against God, and so hath He given (thee) power over them. And God so He Who hath (full) knowledge and wisdom.
[008:072] Those who believed, and adopted exile, and fought for the Faith, with their property and their persons, in the cause of God, as well as those who gave (them) asylum and aid,- these are (all) friends and protectors, one of another. As to those who believed but came not into exile, ye owe no duty of protection to them until they come into exile; but if they seek your aid in religion, it is your duty to help them, except against a people with whom ye have a treaty of mutual alliance. And (remember) God seeth all that ye do.
[008:073] The Unbelievers are protectors, one of another: Unless ye do this, (protect each other), there would be tumult and oppression on earth, and great mischief.
[008:074] Those who believe, and adopt exile, and fight for the Faith, in the cause of God as well as those who give (them) asylum and aid,- these are (all) in very truth the Believers: for them is the forgiveness of sins and a provision most generous.
[008:075] And those who accept Faith subsequently, and adopt exile, and fight for the Faith in your company,- they are of you. But kindred by blood have prior rights against each other in the Book of God. Verily God is well-acquainted with all things
My good friend, Holy Bible’s comments :
Dear Learned Professor Anthony Rogers,
LESSON NO: 07... “ Where you think your President Christian Bush received his ‘ Divine Inspiration ‘ for killing and destroying other nations peoples as well as cities, homes, properties etc and displacing their local populations ??
Please read in the Book of Numbers 31:7,10…
"They fought against Midian, as the LORD commanded Moses, and killed every man....10 And they burnt all their cities wherein they dwelt, and all their goodly castles, with fire.
PART NO: 07
Mohammed wrote :
08) To support your claim that Islam preach “ Spilling of Blood of Infidels “, Professor Anthony Rogers quoted from Noble Qur’an Ch. 16:110; 22:39, 58, 78; 24:53, 55; 25:52; 29:6, 69;
016:110] But verily thy Lord,- to those who leave their homes after trials and persecutions,- and who thereafter strive and fight for the faith and patiently persevere,- Thy Lord, after all this is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
[022:039] To those against whom war is made, permission is given (to fight), because they are wronged;- and verily, God is most powerful for their aid;-
022:058] Those who leave their homes in the cause of God, and are then slain or die,- On them will God bestow verily a goodly Provision: Truly God is He Who bestows the best provision.
[022:078] And strive in His cause as ye ought to strive, (with sincerity and under discipline). He has chosen you, and has imposed no difficulties on you in religion; it is the cult of your father Abraham. It is He Who has named you Muslims, both before and in this (Revelation); that the Apostle may be a witness for you, and ye be witnesses for mankind! So establish regular Prayer, give regular Charity, and hold fast to God! He is your Protector - the Best to protect and the Best to help!
024:053] They swear their strongest oaths by God that, if only thou wouldst command them, they would leave (their homes). Say: "Swear ye not; Obedience is (more) reasonable; verily, God is well acquainted with all that ye do."
[024:054] Say: "Obey God, and obey the Apostle: but if ye turn away, he is only responsible for the duty placed on him and ye for that placed on you. If ye obey him, ye shall be on right guidance. The Apostle's duty is only to preach the clear (Message).
[024:055] God has promised, to those among you who believe and work righteous deeds, that He will, of a surety, grant them in the land, inheritance (of power), as He granted it to those before them; that He will establish in authority their religion - the one which He has chosen for them; and that He will change (their state), after the fear in which they (lived), to one of security and peace: 'They will worship Me (alone) and not associate aught with Me. 'If any do reject Faith after this, they are rebellious and wicked.
[024:056] So establish regular Prayer and give regular Charity; and obey the Apostle; that ye may receive mercy.
025:052] Therefore listen not to the Unbelievers, but strive against them with the utmost strenuousness, with the (Quran).
[029:006] And if any strive (with might and main), they do so for their own souls: for God is free of all needs from all creation.
[029:068] And who does more wrong than he who invents a lie against God or rejects the Truth when it reaches him? Is there not a home in Hell for those who reject Faith?
[029:069] And those who strive in Our (cause),- We will certainly guide them to our Paths: For verily God is with those who do right.
My good friend, Holy Bible’s comments :
Dear Learned Professor Anthony Rogers,
LESSON NO: 08….. “ Where you think your President Christian Bush received his ‘ Divine Inspiration ‘ for committing horrendous crimes against humanity ??
Please read in the Book of Ezekiel 21
3 and say to her: 'This is what the LORD says: I am against you. I will draw my sword from its scabbard and cut off from you both the righteous and the wicked.
4 Because I am going to cut off the righteous and the wicked, my sword will be unsheathed against everyone from south to north.
5 Then all people will know that I the LORD have drawn my sword from its scabbard; it will not return again
PART NO : 08
Mohammed wrote :
09) To support your claim that Islam preach “ Spilling of Blood of Infidels “, Professor Anthony Rogers quoted from Noble Qur’an Ch. 33:15, 18, 20, 23, 25-27;
033:013] Behold! A party among them said: "Ye men of Yathrib! ye cannot stand (the attack)! therefore go back!" And a band of them ask for leave of the Prophet, saying, "Truly our houses are bare and exposed," though they were not exposed they intended nothing but to run away.
[033:014] And if an entry had been effected to them from the sides of the (city), and they had been incited to sedition, they would certainly have brought it to pass, with none but a brief delay!
[033:015] And yet they had already covenanted with God not to turn their backs, and a covenant with God must (surely) be answered for.
[033:016] Say: "Running away will not profit you if ye are running away from death or slaughter; and even if (ye do escape), no more than a brief (respite) will ye be allowed to enjoy!"
[033:017] Say: "Who is it that can screen you from God if it be His wish to give you punishment or to give you Mercy?" Nor will they find for themselves, besides God, any protector or helper.
[033:018] Verily God knows those among you who keep back (men) and those who say to their brethren, "Come along to us", but come not to the fight except for just a little while.
[033:019] Covetous over you. Then when fear comes, thou wilt see them looking to thee, their eyes revolving, like (those of) one over whom hovers death: but when the fear is past, they will smite you with sharp tongues, covetous of goods. Such men have no faith, and so God has made their deeds of none effect: and that is easy for God.
[033:020] They think that the Confederates have not withdrawn; and if the Confederates should come (again), they would wish they were in the deserts (wandering) among the Bedouins, and seeking news about you (from a safe distance); and if they were in your midst, they would fight but little.
[033:021] Ye have indeed in the Apostle of God a beautiful pattern (of conduct) for any one whose hope is in God and the Final Day, and who engages much in the Praise of God.
[033:022] When the Believers saw the Confederate forces, they said: "This is what God and his Apostle had promised us, and God and His Apostle told us what was true." And it only added to their faith and their zeal in obedience.
[033:023] Among the Believers are men who have been true to their covenant with God: of them some have completed their vow (to the extreme), and some (still) wait: but they have never changed (their determination) in the least:
[033:024] That God may reward the men of Truth for their Truth, and punish the Hypocrites if that be His Will, or turn to them in Mercy: for God is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
[033:025] And God turned back the Unbelievers for (all) their fury: no advantage did they gain; and enough is God for the believers in their fight. And God is full of Strength, able to enforce His Will.
[033:026] And those of the People of the Book who aided them - God did take them down from their strongholds and cast terror into their hearts. (So that) some ye slew, and some ye made prisoners.
[033:027] And He made you heirs of their lands, their houses, and their goods, and of a land which ye had not frequented (before). And God has power over all things.
My good friend, Holy Bible’s comments :
Dear Learned Professor Anthony Rogers,
LESSON NO: 09... “ Where you think your President Christian Bush Senior ( I think) received his ‘ Divine Inspiration ‘ to punish the populations of Panama and Iraq for the crimes of their Leaders, General Noriega and Saddam Hussein ??
Please read in the Book of 2 Kings 9
7 You are to destroy the house of Ahab your master, and I will avenge the blood of my servants the prophets and the blood of all the LORD's servants shed by Jezebel.
8 The whole house of Ahab will perish. I will cut off from Ahab every last male in Israel-slave or free.
9 I will make the house of Ahab like the house of Jeroboam son of Nebat and like the house of Baasha son of Ahijah.
PART NO : 09
Mohammed wrote :
10) To support your claim that Islam preach “ Spilling of Blood of Infidels “, Professor Anthony Rogers quoted from Noble Qur’an Ch. 42:39; 47:4, 20, 35; 48:15-24; 49:15;
[042:039] And those who, when an oppressive wrong is inflicted on them, (are not cowed but) help and defend themselves.
[047:001] Those who reject God and hinder (men) from the Path of God,- their deeds will God render astray (from their mark).
[047:002] But those who believe and work deeds of righteousness, and believe in the (Revelation) sent down to Muhammad - for it is the Truth from their Lord,- He will remove from them their ills and improve their condition.
[047:003] This because those who reject God follow vanities, while those who believe follow the Truth from their Lord: Thus does God set forth for men their lessons by similitudes.
[047:004] Therefore, when ye meet the Unbelievers (in fight), smite at their necks; At length, when ye have thoroughly subdued them, bind a bond firmly (on them): thereafter (is the time for) either generosity or ransom: Until the war lays down its burdens. Thus (are ye commanded): but if it had been God's Will, He could certainly have exacted retribution from them (Himself); but (He lets you fight) in order to test you, some with others. But those who are slain in the Way of God,- He will never let their deeds be lost.
047:019] Know, therefore, that there is no god but God, and ask forgiveness for thy fault, and for the men and women who believe: for God knows how ye move about and how ye dwell in your homes.
[047:020] Those who believe say, "Why is not a sura sent down (for us)?" But when a sura of basic or categorical meaning is revealed, and fighting is mentioned therein, thou wilt see those in whose hearts is a disease looking at thee with a look of one in swoon at the approach of death. But more fitting for them-
[047:021] Were it to obey and say what is just, and when a matter is resolved on, it were best for them if they were true to God.
047:033] O ye who believe! Obey God, and obey the apostle, and make not vain your deeds!
[047:034] Those who reject God, and hinder (men) from the Path of God, then die rejecting God,- God will not forgive them.
[047:035] Be not weary and faint-hearted, crying for peace, when ye should be uppermost: for God is with you, and will never put you in loss for your (good) deeds.
[047:036] The life of this world is but play and amusement: and if ye believe and guard against Evil, He will grant you your recompense, and will not ask you (to give up) your possessions.
[048:014] To God belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth: He forgives whom He wills, and He punishes whom He wills: but God is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
[048:015] Those who lagged behind (will say), when ye (are free to) march and take booty (in war): "Permit us to follow you." They wish to change God's decree: Say: "Not thus will ye follow us: God has already declared (this) beforehand": then they will say, "But ye are jealous of us." Nay, but little do they understand (such things).
[048:016] Say to the desert Arabs who lagged behind: "Ye shall be summoned (to fight) against a people given to vehement war: then shall ye fight, or they shall submit. Then if ye show obedience, God will grant you a goodly reward, but if ye turn back as ye did before, He will punish you with a grievous Penalty."
[048:017] No blame is there on the blind, nor is there blame on the lame, nor on one ill (if he joins not the war): But he that obeys God and his Apostle,- (God) will admit him to Gardens beneath which rivers flow; and he who turns back, (God) will punish him with a grievous Penalty.
[048:018] God's Good Pleasure was on the Believers when they swore Fealty to thee under the Tree: He knew what was in their hearts, and He sent down Tranquillity to them; and He rewarded them with a speedy Victory;
[048:019] And many gains will they acquire (besides): and God is Exalted in Power, Full of Wisdom.
[048:020] God has promised you many gains that ye shall acquire, and He has given you these beforehand; and He has restrained the hands of men from you; that it may be a Sign for the Believers, and that He may guide you to a Straight Path;
[048:021] And other gains (there are), which are not within your power, but which God has compassed: and God has power over all things.
[048:022] If the Unbelievers should fight you, they would certainly turn their backs; then would they find neither protector nor helper.
[048:023] (Such has been) the practice (approved) of God already in the past: no change wilt thou find in the practice (approved) of God.
[048:024] And it is He Who has restrained their hands from you and your hands from them in the midst of Makka, after that He gave you the victory over them. And God sees well all that ye do.
[048:025] They are the ones who denied Revelation and hindered you from the Sacred Mosque and the sacrificial animals, detained from reaching their place of sacrifice. Had there not been believing men and believing women whom ye did not know that ye were trampling down and on whose account a crime would have accrued to you without (your) knowledge, (God would have allowed you to force your way, but He held back your hands) that He may admit to His Mercy whom He will. If they had been apart, We should certainly have punished the Unbelievers among them with a grievous Punishment.
[049:013] O mankind! We created you from a single (pair) of a male and a female, and made you into nations and tribes, that ye may know each other (not that ye may despise each other). Verily the most honoured of you in the sight of God is (he who is) the most righteous of you. And God has full knowledge and is well acquainted (with all things).
[049:014] The desert Arabs say, "We believe." Say, "Ye have no faith; but ye (only)say, 'We have submitted our wills to God,' For not yet has Faith entered your hearts. But if ye obey God and His Apostle, He will not belittle aught of your deeds: for God is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful."
[049:015] Only those are Believers who have believed in God and His Apostle, and have never since doubted, but have striven with their belongings and their persons in the Cause of God: Such are the sincere ones, Were We then weary with the first Creation, that they should be in confused doubt about a new Creation?
[049:016] Say: "What! Will ye instruct God about your religion? But God knows all that is in the heavens and on earth: He has full knowledge of all things.
My good friend, Holy Bible’s comments :
Dear Learned Professor Anthony Rogers,
LESSON NO: 10... “ In case you lost track of the COLOURFUL going ons in “ My Holy Bible “, I give you a reminder of what is “ JIHAD IN THE BIBLE “. !!
Please read in the Book of 1 Samuel 15:2-4
2 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I remember that which Amalek did to Israel, how he laid wait for him in the way, when he came up from Egypt.
3 Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass.
4 And Saul gathered the people together, and numbered them in Telaim, two hundred thousand footmen, and ten thousand men of Judah
PART NO: 10
Mohammed wrote :
11) To support your claim that Islam preach “ Spilling of Blood of Infidels “, Professor Anthony Rogers quoted from Noble Qur’an Ch. 59:2, 5-8, 14; 60:9; 61:4, 11, 13;
[059:001] Whatever is in the heavens and on earth, let it declare the Praises and Glory of God: for He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise.
[059:002] It is He Who got out the Unbelievers among the People of the Book from their homes at the first gathering (of the forces). Little did ye think that they would get out: And they thought that their fortresses would defend them from God! But the (Wrath of) God came to them from quarters from which they little expected (it), and cast terror into their hearts, so that they destroyed their dwellings by their own hands and the hands of the Believers, take warning, then, O ye with eyes (to see)!
[059:003] And had it not been that God had decreed banishment for them, He would certainly have punished them in this world: And in the Hereafter they shall (certainly) have the Punishment of the Fire.
[059:004] That is because they resisted God and His Apostle: and if any one resists God, verily God is severe in Punishment.
[059:005] Whether ye cut down (O ye Muslim!) The tender palm-trees, or ye left them standing on their roots, it was by leave of God, and in order that He might cover with shame the rebellious transgresses.
[059:006] What God has bestowed on His Apostle (and taken away) from them - for this ye made no expedition with either cavalry or camelry: but God gives power to His apostles over any He pleases: and God has power over all things.
[059:007] What God has bestowed on His Apostle (and taken away) from the people of the townships,- belongs to God,- to His Apostle and to kindred and orphans, the needy and the wayfarer; In order that it may not (merely) make a circuit between the wealthy among you. So take what the Apostle assigns to you, and deny yourselves that which he withholds from you. And fear God; for God is strict in Punishment.
[059:008] (Some part is due) to the indigent Muhajirs, those who were expelled from their homes and their property, while seeking Grace from God and (His) Good Pleasure, and aiding God and His Apostle: such are indeed the sincere ones:-
[059:009] But those who before them, had homes (in Medina) and had adopted the Faith,- show their affection to such as came to them for refuge, and entertain no desire in their hearts for things given to the (latter), but give them preference over themselves, even though poverty was their (own lot). And those saved from the covetousness of their own souls,- they are the ones that achieve prosperity.
[059:010] And those who came after them say: "Our Lord! Forgive us, and our brethren who came before us into the Faith, and leave not, in our hearts, rancour (or sense of injury) against those who have believed. Our Lord! Thou art indeed Full of Kindness, Most Merciful."
[059:011] Hast thou not observed the Hypocrites say to their misbelieving brethren among the People of the Book? - "If ye are expelled, we too will go out with you, and we will never hearken to any one in your affair; and if ye are attacked (in fight) we will help you". But God is witness that they are indeed liars.
[059:012] If they are expelled, never will they go out with them; and if they are attacked (in fight), they will never help them; and if they do help them, they will turn their backs; so they will receive no help.
[059:013] Of a truth ye are stronger (than they) because of the terror in their hearts, (sent) by God. This is because they are men devoid of understanding.
[059:014] They will not fight you (even) together, except in fortified townships, or from behind walls. Strong is their fighting (spirit) amongst themselves: thou wouldst think they were united, but their hearts are divided: that is because they are a people devoid of wisdom.
060:008] God forbids you not, with regard to those who fight you not for (your) Faith nor drive you out of your homes, from dealing kindly and justly with them: for God loveth those who are just.
[060:009] God only forbids you, with regard to those who fight you for (your) Faith, and drive you out of your homes, and support (others) in driving you out, from turning to them (for friendship and protection). It is such as turn to them (in these circumstances), that do wrong.
061:001] Whatever is in the heavens and on earth, let it declare the Praises and Glory of God: for He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise.
[061:002] O ye who believe! Why say ye that which ye do not?
[061:003] Grievously odious is it in the sight of God that ye say that which ye do not.
[061:004] Truly God loves those who fight in His Cause in battle array, as if they were a solid cemented structure.
[061:005] And remember, Moses said to his people: "O my people! why do ye vex and insult me, though ye know that I am the apostle of God (sent) to you?" Then when they went wrong, God let their hearts go wrong. For God guides not those who are rebellious transgressors.
[061:006] And remember, Jesus, the son of Mary, said: "O Children of Israel! I am the apostle of God (sent) to you, confirming the Law (which came) before me, and giving Glad Tidings of an Apostle to come after me, whose name shall be Ahmad." But when he came to them with Clear Signs, they said, "this is evident sorcery!"
[061:007] Who doth greater wrong than one who invents falsehood against God, even as he is being invited to Islam? And God guides not those who do wrong.
[061:008] Their intention is to extinguish God's Light (by blowing) with their mouths: But God will complete (the revelation of) His Light, even though the Unbelievers may detest (it).
[061:009] It is He Who has sent His Apostle with Guidance and the Religion of Truth, that he may proclaim it over all religion, even though the Pagans may detest (it).
[061:010] O ye who believe! Shall I lead you to a bargain that will save you from a grievous Penalty?-
[061:011] That ye believe in God and His Apostle, and that ye strive (your utmost) in the Cause of God, with your property and your persons: That will be best for you, if ye but knew!
[061:012] He will forgive you your sins, and admit you to Gardens beneath which Rivers flow, and to beautiful mansions in Gardens of Eternity: that is indeed the Supreme Achievement.
[061:013] And another (favour will He bestow,) which ye do love,- help from God and a speedy victory. So give the Glad Tidings to the Believers.
[061:014] O ye who believe! Be ye helpers of God: As said Jesus the son of Mary to the Disciples, "Who will be my helpers to (the work of) God?" Said the disciples, "We are God's helpers!" then a portion of the Children of Israel believed, and a portion disbelieved: But We gave power to those who believed, against their enemies, and they became the ones that prevailed
My good friend, Holy Bible’s comments :
Dear Learned Professor Anthony Rogers,
LESSON NO: 11….. “ So, you think your leader Saint Paul using LIES, FALSEHOOD, DECEPTION TO CARRY OUT GOD’s WORK IS CORRECT AND HOLY ???
Please read in the Book of 1 Kings 21
20 Ahab said to Elijah, "So you have found me, my enemy!" "I have found you," he answered, "because you have sold yourself to do evil in the eyes of the LORD.
21 'I am going to bring disaster on you. I will consume your descendants and cut off from Ahab every last male in Israel-slave or free.
22 I will make your house like that of Jeroboam son of Nebat and that of Baasha son of Ahijah, because you have provoked me to anger and have caused Israel to sin.'
PART NO : 11
Mohammed wrote :
12) To support your claim that Islam preach “ Spilling of Blood of Infidels “, Professor Anthony Rogers quoted from Noble Qur’an Ch 63:4; 64:14; 66:9; 73:20; 76:8
063:001] When the Hypocrites come to thee, they say, "We bear witness that thou art indeed the Apostle of God." Yea, God knoweth that thou art indeed His Apostle, and God beareth witness that the Hypocrites are indeed liars.
[063:002] They have made their oaths a screen (for their misdeeds): thus they obstruct (men) from the Path of God: truly evil are their deeds.
[063:003] That is because they believed, then they rejected Faith: So a seal was set on their hearts: therefore they understand not.
[063:004] When thou lookest at them, their exteriors please thee; and when they speak, thou listenest to their words. They are as (worthless as hollow) pieces of timber propped up, (unable to stand on their own). They think that every cry is against them. They are the enemies; so beware of them. The curse of God be on them! How are they deluded (away from the Truth)!
[063:005] And when it is said to them, "Come, the Apostle of God will pray for your forgiveness", they turn aside their heads, and thou wouldst see them turning away their faces in arrogance.
[063:006] It is equal to them whether thou pray for their forgiveness or not. God will not forgive them. Truly God guides not rebellious transgressors.
064:012] So obey God, and obey His Apostle: but if ye turn back, the duty of Our Apostle is but to proclaim (the Message) clearly and openly.
[064:013] God! There is no god but He: and on God, therefore, let the Believers put their trust.
[064:014] O ye who believe! Truly, among your wives and your children are (some that are) enemies to yourselves: so beware of them! But if ye forgive and overlook, and cover up (their faults), verily God is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
[064:015] Your riches and your children may be but a trial: but in the Presence of God, is the highest, Reward.
[064:016] So fear God as much as ye can; listen and obey and spend in charity for the benefit of your own soul and those saved from the covetousness of their own souls,- they are the ones that achieve prosperity.
[064:017] If ye loan to God, a beautiful loan, He will double it to your (credit), and He will grant you Forgiveness: for God is most Ready to appreciate (service), Most Forbearing,-
[064:018] Knower of what is open, Exalted in Might, Full of Wisdom.
[066:006] O ye who believe! save yourselves and your families from a Fire whose fuel is Men and Stones, over which are (appointed) angels stern (and) severe, who flinch not (from executing) the Commands they receive from God, but do (precisely) what they are commanded.
[066:007] (They will say), "O ye Unbelievers! Make no excuses this Day! Ye are being but requited for all that ye did!"
[066:008] O ye who believe! Turn to God with sincere repentance: In the hope that your Lord will remove from you your ills and admit you to Gardens beneath which Rivers flow,- the Day that God will not permit to be humiliated the Prophet and those who believe with him. Their Light will run forward before them and by their right hands, while they say, "Our Lord! Perfect our Light for us, and grant us Forgiveness: for Thou hast power over all things."
[066:009] O Prophet! Strive hard against the Unbelievers and the Hypocrites, and be firm against them. Their abode is Hell,- an evil refuge (indeed).
[066:010] God sets forth, for an example to the Unbelievers, the wife of Noah and the wife of Lut: they were (respectively) under two of our righteous servants, but they were false to their (husbands), and they profited nothing before God on their account, but were told: "Enter ye the Fire along with (others) that enter!"
[066:011] And God sets forth, as an example to those who believe the wife of Pharaoh: Behold she said: "O my Lord! Build for me, in nearness to Thee, a mansion in the Garden, and save me from Pharaoh and his doings, and save me from those that do wrong";
[066:012] And Mary the daughter of 'Imran, who guarded her chastity; and We breathed into (her body) of Our spirit; and she testified to the truth of the words of her Lord and of His Revelations, and was one of the devout (servants).
073:015] We have sent to you, (O men!) an apostle, to be a witness concerning you, even as We sent an apostle to Pharaoh.
[073:016] But Pharaoh disobeyed the apostle; so We seized him with a heavy Punishment.
[073:017] Then how shall ye, if ye deny (God), guard yourselves against a Day that will make children hoary-headed?-
[073:018] Whereon the sky will be cleft asunder? His Promise needs must be accomplished.
[073:019] Verily this is an Admonition: therefore, whoso will, let him take a (straight) path to his Lord!
[073:020] Thy Lord doth know that thou standest forth (to prayer) nigh two-thirds of the night, or half the night, or a third of the night, and so doth a party of those with thee. But God doth appoint night and day in due measure He knoweth that ye are unable to keep count thereof. So He hath turned to you (in mercy): read ye, therefore, of the Quran as much as may be easy for you. He knoweth that there may be (some) among you in ill-health; others travelling through the land, seeking of God's bounty; yet others fighting in God's Cause, read ye, therefore, as much of the Quran as may be easy (for you); and establish regular Prayer and give regular Charity; and loan to God a Beautiful Loan. And whatever good ye send forth for your souls ye shall find it in God's Presence,- yea, better and greater, in Reward and seek ye the Grace of God: for God is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
076:006] A Fountain where the Devotees of God do drink, making it flow in unstinted abundance.
[076:007] They perform (their) vows, and they fear a Day whose evil flies far and wide.
[076:008] And they feed, for the love of God, the indigent, the orphan, and the captive,
[076:009] (Saying),"We feed you for the sake of God alone: no reward do we desire from you, nor thanks.
+++ Please note most of Quranic Translations by Abdullah Yusuf Ali !!
My good friend, Holy Bible’s comments :
Dear Learned Professor Anthony Rogers,
LESSON NO: 12….. “ Jesus spoke plainly that the Laws in the Old Testament must be followed.Matt Ch5:17/19.
I don’t understand why Christians say Old Laws were cancelled!!!
WHY ARE THE CHRISTIANS SOoooo DUMB, DEAF AND BLIND !!!!!
Please read in the Book of Revelation 2:22-23
“ Behold, I will cast her into a bed, and them that commit adultery with her into great tribulation, except they repent of their deeds.
“ AND I WILL KILL HER CHILDREN WITH DEATH;”
and all the churches shall know that I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto every one of you according to your works.
Dear Professor Anthony Rogers,
My good friend, Holy Bible is very, very upset with you for spreading Lies against the Noble Qur’an and Islam
Also you have ‘ forced ‘ Holy Bible to spill out HER BEST KEPT SECRET TREASURES ALL THIS WHILE !!
Holy Bible condemn you as an INCORRIGIBLE LIAR and a devout servant of The DEVIL, SAINT PAUL THE ANTI-CHRIST !!
I am more forgiving. I give you three options !
01) Apologise in this blog for ALL THE LIES you have written about Islam and the Noble Qur’an...OR
02) Produce another 150+ verses (THIS TIME IN FULL CONTEXT, NOT IN REFERENCE NUMBERS !! ) from the Noble Qur’an to support your professorial claim (final chance!)...OR
03)You get an American Donkey to kick your Jerusalem ASS !
Peace !
PART NO : 12 ( END )
(Brevity is not Mohammed's strong suit; I'll try to do better)
My Muslim friend spent a lot of time attacking something other than what I wrote. Taking my cue from a statement from an Arab poet who said: “The Sword is more telling than the book,” I pointed out three ways in which this is the case: 1) The sword has been the primary tool in converting nations to Islam; 2) the sword was used to standardize the present version of the Qur’an used by Muslims; and 3) the Qur’an issues the strongest assurance of paradise to those who wield the sword against non-Muslims. Nothing my Muslim friend said in response even remotely touched these three claims.
What he did say, however, deserves some brief comment:
1) He claims my arguments were based on “assumptions”, misunderstanding my point, which was about Abu’s statement, not the teaching of the Qur’an or of Islam. Since I have not read Abu firsthand, I can only make what I take to be an educated guess at what Abu was referring to, but the fact that Islam is a religion of the sword is easily ascertained, and hardly rests on baseless assumptions. In fact, he was nice enough to quote at length a number of Surah’s that bear this out.
2) On each of the points I listed, Christianity comes out smelling like roses. Indeed, the Old Testament does as well, for Israel, even given all the wars she was called to - and many of the ones he listed had nothing to do with what the people of God were commanded to do and everything to do with what God in His providence had decreed to happen, often at the hands of other nations - was never: a) commanded to convert nations at the edge of the sword; b) did not have its writings standardized at the edge of the sword; and c) did not go out of its way to incite people to fight by promising heaven in return.
3) With the exception of the conquest of Canaan, Israel’s wars were to be defensive in nature, not offensive, as the fully developed Muslim view of war calls for. As for the conquest of Canaan, even this does not compare to what took place under Muhammad and his successors. Note some of the differences:
a) The Israelite conquest was to be limited to the land of Israel….not the world as is found in Islam.
b) The land was promised to Israel on oath by God 400 years before they were called to take it….No such promise can be found independently of and in advance of Muhammad’s exploits or those of his followers.
c) The inhabitants of Canaan were well aware of the promise, if not since the time of Abraham than at least forty years earlier at the time of the Exodus….Nothing comparable can be found in the case of Muhammad and his followers.
d) Even as Pharaoh was given “clear signs” to let the people of Israel go (and resisted only to his own hurt), so the people of Canaan were given “clear signs” that the land belonged to Israel…no such signs were provided by Muhammad and his followers.
Then Joshua son of Nun secretly sent two spies from Shittim. "Go, look over the land," he Said, "especially Jericho." So they went and entered the house of a prostitute named Rahab and stayed there. The king of Jericho was told, "Look! Some of the Israelites have come here tonight to spy out the land." So the king of Jericho sent this message to Rahab: "Bring out the men who came to you and entered your house, because they have come to spy out the whole land." But the woman had taken the two men and hidden them. She said, "Yes, the men came to me, but I did not know where they had come from. At dusk, when it was time to close the city gate, the men left. I don't know which way they went. Go after them quickly. You may catch up with them." (But she had taken them up to the roof and hidden them under the stalks of flax she had laid out on the roof.) So the men set out in pursuit of the spies on the road that leads to the fords of the Jordan, and as soon as the pursuers had gone out, the gate was shut. Before the spies lay down for the night, she went up on the roof and said to them, "I KNOW THAT THE LORD HAS GIVEN THIS LAND TO YOU AND THAT A GREAT FEAR OF YOU HAS FALLEN ON US, SO THAT ALL WHO LIVE IN THIS COUNTRY ARE MELTING IN IN FEAR BECAUSE OF YOU. WE HAVE HEARD HOW THE LORD DRIED UP THE WATER OF THE RED SEA FOR YOU WHEN YOU CAME OUT OF EGYPT, AND WHAT YOU DID TO SIHON AND OG, THE TWO KINGS OF THE AMORITES EAST OF THE JORDAN, WHOM YOU COMPLETELY DESTROYED. WHEN WE HEARD OF IT, OUR HEARTS MELTED AND EVERYONE'S COURAGE FAILED BECAUSE OF YOU, FOR THE LORD YOUR GOD IS GOD IN HEAVEN ABOVE AND ON THE EARTH BELOW. Now then, please swear to me by the LORD that you will show kindness to my family, because I have shown kindness to you. Give me a sure sign that you will spare the lives of my father and mother, my brothers and sisters, and all who belong to them, and that you will save us from death." "Our lives for your lives!" the men assured her. "If you don't tell what we are doing, we will treat you kindly and faithfully when the LORD gives us the land." So she let them down by a rope through the window, for the house she lived in was part of the city wall. Now she had said to them, "Go to the hills so the pursuers will not find you. Hide yourselves there three days until they return, and then go on your way." The men said to her, "This oath you made us swear will not be binding on us unless, when we enter the land, you have tied this scarlet cord in the window through which you let us down, and unless you have brought your father and mother, your brothers and all your family into your house. If anyone goes outside your house into the street, his blood will be on his own head; we will not be responsible. As for anyone who is in the house with you, his blood will be on our head if a hand is laid on him. But if you tell what we are doing, we will be released from the oath you made us swear."
"Agreed," she replied. "Let it be as you say." So she sent them away and they departed. And she tied the scarlet cord in the window.
When they left, they went into the hills and stayed there three days, until the pursuers had searched all along the road and returned without finding them. Then the two men started back. They went down out of the hills, forded the river and came to Joshua son of Nun and told him everything that had happened to them. They said to Joshua, "The LORD has surely given the whole land into our hands; all the people are melting in fear because of us."
I neglected to mention that the passage above comes from Joshua 2.
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