“Fight and kill the disbelievers wherever you find them, take them captive, harass
them, lie in wait and ambush them using every stratagem of war.” Koran 9:5
"Mohammed came as a conquerer of armies and the carnal. The Son of God
came as a conquerer of the mind and heart and soul." Anon. 1885
Beginning next week (about March 12) SpelledSideways will begin republishing Prophet of Doom
by Craig Winn.
In Mr. Winn's own words:
"Islam is a caustic blend of regurgitated paganism and twisted Bible stories. Muhammad, its
lone prophet, conceived his religion solely to satiate his lust for power, sex, and money. He was a
terrorist."
His book, Prophet of Doom, uses Islamic sources, the Koran included, to tell
"prophet" Mohammed's story in the "prophet's" own words.
A chapter of the book will be presented here each week. You won't want to miss this series of
informative articles about the roots and evils of islamism.
Following is a letter from the author to the reader:
LETTER TO THE READER
Islam is a caustic blend of regurgitated paganism
and twisted Bible stories. Muhammad, its lone prophet, conceived his religion
solely to satiate his lust for power, sex, and money. He was a terrorist.
And if you think these conclusions are shocking, wait until you see the
evidence.
The critics of this work will claim that Prophet
of Doom is offensive, racist, hatemongering, intolerant, and unnecessarily
violent. I agree—but I didn’t write those parts. They came directly from
Islam’s scriptures. If you don’t like what Muhammad and Allah said, don’t
blame me. I’m just the messenger.
Others will say that I cherry-picked the worst of Islam
to render an unfair verdict. They will charge that I took the Islamic scriptures
out of context to smear Muhammad and Allah. But none of that is true. Over
the course of these pages, I quote from almost every surah in the Qur’an—many
are presented in their entirety. But more than that, I put each verse in
the context of Muhammad’s life, quoting vociferously from the Sunnah as
recorded by Bukhari, Muslim, Ishaq, and Tabari—Islam’s earliest and more
trusted sources. I even arrange all of this material chronologically, from
creation to terror.
Predicting what he called the “Day of Doom” was Muhammad’s
most often repeated prophecy. While it did not occur as he foretold in
1110 A.D., it nonetheless came true. Muslims and infidels alike have been
doomed by Islam.
To discover why, we shall dive into the oldest surviving
written evidence. These official works include: the Sira, Ta’rikh,
Hadith, and Qur’an. Ishaq’s Sira, or biography, called Sirat Rasul Allah,
provides the lone account of Muhammad’s life and the formation of Islam
written within 200 years of the prophet’s death. While the character, message,
and deeds portrayed within its pages are the antithesis of Christ’s and
his disciples, the Sira’s chronological presentation is similar in style
to the Christian Gospels. The Ta’rikh is the oldest, most trusted and comprehensive
history of Islam’s formation and Muhammad’s example, called Sunnah. It
was written by Tabari. His History of al-Tabari is formatted like
the Bible. It begins with Islamic creation and ends with the acts of Muhammad’s
companions. Tabari is a compilation of Hadith quotes and Qur’an passages.
As such, it provides the best skeleton upon which to flesh out the character
of Muhammad and the nature of fundamental Islam. A Hadith is an oral report
from Muhammad or his companions. Muslims believe that Hadith were inspired
by Allah, making them scripture. The most revered Collection was compiled
in a topical arrangement by Bukhari. Allah’s Book, the Qur’an, lacks context
and chronology, so to understand it, readers are dependent upon the Sira,
Ta’rikh, and Hadith.
All that can be known about Muhammad’s deeds, means,
motives, god, and scripture is enshrined in these books. In their pages
you will see them as they saw themselves. My only point of departure from
Ishaq and Tabari will be the comprehensive review of the early Meccan surahs,
a period in which they had very little to say. Our paths will join again
as we approach Islam’s midlife crisis: the Quraysh Bargain, Satanic Verses,
Night’s Journey, and Pledge of Aqaba—a declaration of war against all mankind.
At this point, the Sunnah speaks more clearly than the Qur’an.
So that there will be no confusion, I have set the
passages from Islam’s scripture in bold-faced
type. When quoting from the Qur’an and Hadith, I have elected
to use a blended translation. No language transfers perfectly—one word
to another. Five of my twelve translations of the Qur’an were combined
to create the most accurate conveyance of the message possible. However,
the writing quality is so poor, the proofreaders of this manuscript suggested
that I help Allah and Muhammad out by cleaning up their grammar, punctuation,
and verbosity. So for clarity and readability, I have trimmed their unruly
word patterns and meaningless repetitions, being careful not to alter the
meaning or message of any passage. Insertions within parenthesis (like
this) were added by the Arabic translators to fill in missing words or
to clarify the text. Insertions within brackets [like this] represent my
observations.
I have elected to present Islam’s original source material
in juxtaposition to my evaluation of its veracity. This format is similar
to that used by the first English translators of MeinKampf
as they attempted to warn America about the dangers lurking in Hitler’s
manifesto. They, as I, found it necessary to hold the author accountable.
A great deal was at stake then, as it is today. The last time the world
was ignorant of such a hateful and violent doctrine, 55 million people
died. If we don’t shed our ignorance of Islam, many more will perish.
My quest to understand Islam began on the morning of
September 11th 2001. I wanted to know why Muslim militants were killing
us. So I went off to Ground Zero for Islamic terror—Israel. The West Bank
is home to more suicide bombers per capita than anywhere else on earth.
I arranged to meet with the terrorists themselves. I asked members of al-Qaeda,
Islamic Jihad, al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigade, and Hamas why they were killing
us. They said, “Islam. We are following Muhammad’s orders.” That adventure
is recounted in Tea With Terrorists. It covers a wide range of material
and serves as a companion volume, connecting fundamental Islam to terrorism.
Prophet of Doom focuses strictly on what the Islamic scriptures
have to say.
So, could it be? Could a prophet and a religion be
responsible for today’s terrorist attacks? I invested 10,000 hours in pursuit
of that answer. I wish everyone had. But knowing that not all are able,
I have distilled what I discovered into these pages.
Now for a word of caution: this journey of discovery
is ordered chronologically. It is not prioritized by relevance. Explaining
the root cause of Islamic terror is the biggest priority; yet it is not
exposed until the last half of the book. I want you to know Muhammad, Allah,
and Islam before you judge their legacy. So to keep you turning pages,
I have endeavored to make Islam’s early years as entertaining as possible.
While Prophet of Doom is meticulously researched, documented, and
accurate, it's written as if you and I were old friends having a lively
chat about the most important and lethal issue of our day.
One last thought before you head down this perilous
path. I pray that when you have reached the journey’s end, you will share
my heart for the plight of Muslims. I want nothing more than to free them
from Islam, and in so doing, free us from the terror their doctrine inspires.
Craig Winn
November 2003
ProphetOfDoom.net
The documented references in Prophet of Doom
were derived from English translations of the following ancient Islamic
manuscripts. I encourage you to purchase and read them. The Sirat Rasul
Allah was written by Ibn Ishaq in 750 A.D. It was edited and abridged
by Ibn Hisham in 830 and translated by Alfred Guillaume under the title,
The Life of Muhammad in 1955 by Oxford Press. The History
of al-Tabari was written by Abu Muhammad bin al-Tabari between 870
and 920 A.D. His monumental work was translated and published in 1987 through
1997 by the State University of New York Press. I quote from volumes I,
II, VI, VII, VIII, and IX. Al-Bukhari’s Hadith, titled: Sahih Al-Bukhari
and The True Traditions was collected by Imam Bukhari in
850 A.D. I have used the collector’s original nomenclature because the
only printed English translation (Publisher-Maktaba Dar-us-Salam, Translator-Muhammad
Khan) was abridged and erroneously numbered. Finally, I recommend that
you acquire at least three of the following Qur’an translations: Ahmed
Ali, Pikthal, Noble by Muhsin Khan, Yusuf Ali, or Shakir. The oldest Qur’an
fragments date to around 725 A.D.—a century after they were first recited.
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Murdering "Prophet" Exposed
"While it is true that Muhammad forgave a satirical poet and a singing girl (see no. 7 in “Assassination of satirical poets,” above), he murdered more than he forgave. Omitting the violent episodes in the Prophet’s life, the spokespersons for Islam act irresponsibly in their television appearances. Possibly their strategy is to make Islam and its Prophet seem only peaceful and loving, perhaps so that the uninformed may be drawn to this religion or at least not be turned off by it."
When will former heavyweight boxing champion Mohammed Ali realize where his
heavenly future is and accept Christ Jesus as his Lord and Savior? (And change
his name back to the one that his parents gave him, Cassius Clay?)
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