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Mohammed himself took part, if leading from the rear, in thirty-three recorded battles, plus an
unknown number of raids on caravans between 622 and 632, an inauspicious beginning to any
religion claiming to be characterised by Peace. He also ordered the Expedition to Qatan, or a
Sirya in which he did not take part. When addressing Christendom in 1097 with a view towards
raising the First Crusade to regain the Holy Land from Islam, and assist Byzantium against the
depredations of the Seljuk Muslims, Pope Urban II summarised the early onslaughts of
Mohammed’s Arab and Turkish raiders fighting their religiously inspired jihads under the
prophet’s crescent banner. Urban goaded European Christians saying: For your brethren who live in the east are in urgent need of your help, and you must hasten to
give them the aid which has often been promised to them. For, as most of you have heard, the
Turks and Arabs have attacked them and have conquered the territory of Romania (the Greek
empire) as far west as the shore of the Mediterranean and the Hellespont, which is called the
Arm of St. George. They have occupied more and more of the lands of those Christians, and
have overcome them in seven battles. They have killed and captured many, and have
destroyed the churches and devastated the empire. If you permit them to continue thus for a
while with impunity, the faithful of God will be much more widely attacked by them. On this
account I, or rather the Lord, beseech you as Christ's heralds to publish this everywhere and to
persuade all people whatever rank, foot-soldiers and knights, poor and rich, to carry aid
promptly to those Christians and to destroy that vile race from the lands of our friends.
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There
Christian
to
barred
subject
they
wear
were
were
from
to
turbans
communities
severe
not
few
government
permitted
enclaves
of
punishments
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distinctive
lived.
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of
ifcolour,
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attempts
they
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were
pay
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convert
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allowed
in
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be
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denied
practise
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to
poll
Islam.
taxes
rights
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their
any,
to
to
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Islam.
faith,
where
Muslim
free
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association,
autonomous
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authorities,
were
same
obliged
and
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already
infidels,
years
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Mohammed’s
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of
including
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Islam,
2:216
of
with
violence
the
all
Koran
bellicose
of
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against
from
prophet
the
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taught:
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itvictims
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of
so
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religion
merchants
of
more
Mohammed
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of
apostasy
like
peace
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fleeing
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had
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and
he
fled
to
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warfare
incendiaries
justifying
bloody
does
their
punishment,
secretly
not
own
entail
actions,
amongst
battle
or
outrageous
and
against
unwitting
claim
an
atrocities
and
armed
martyrdom.
unarmed
enemy.
at
Nakhla
The
demonstrate
terrorists
cite
who
Nakhla
that
carry
the
as
Islamic
their
a
precedent
idea
of
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sacred
designed
merchants
able
for
to
for
trade
use
his
were
this
in
benefit.
Arabia,
Surahto
travelling
when
justify
to
warfare
Mecca
his
act
during
or
of
violence
plunder
the
holy
was
as
month
a
strictly
divinely
of
forbidden
Rejeb
ordained
which
by
opportunity
Mohammed.
was
considered
He
Surahat
To
was
those
enthused
2:217.
who
had
to
provide
the
temerity
the
following
challenge
specious
the
righteousness
justification,
of
this
behaviour,
appended
Mohammed
as
the
next
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therein
and
persecution
the
question
is
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a
great
is
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place
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with
turn
to
regard
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men
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its
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people
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way
in
thence
the
of
Allah
sacred
is
a
and
greater
month.
to
disbelieve
transgression,
Say:
‘Warfare
in
Him
for
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That
would
one
permissible
question.
fifth
is,
encourage
his
of
the
action
under
looted
them
was
Islam
merchandise
based
to
toLord
accept
slaughter
on
ahave
Islam.
pious
was
non-Muslims
The
merely
need
fact
to
a
that
provide
sign
in
order
Mohammed
ofdecapitation
Allah’s
an
to
example
facilitate
favour.
personally
to
proselytising
Of
non-believers
course,
that
was
by
that
itto
keeping
beyond
was
as
In
to
included
defend
motive
violence
Mecca.
curb
fervour
made
who
March,
justify
scimitar
the
were
rather
them.
he
Nor
not
prophet’s
murder
though
seventy
623,
demanded
or
beheaded,
was
ransomed,
than
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dagger.
during
itand
the
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rage
religious
captured
banditry
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ransoms
against
just
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against
of
merchants,
the
as
beheaded.
zeal.
at
gold
infidels
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for
those
the
Mohammed
group
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seventy
and
well
at
same
who
as
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of
the
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at
well
merchants
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are
Badr.
prisoners;
deaths
Suras
was
as
captured
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aOn
to
now,
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could
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paramilitary
challenge
dinars
this
that
200
those
able
by
of
occasion,
was
soldiers
course
devout
may
for
to
supported
him.
whom
force
use
well
and
be
Islamic
the
specious,
In
can
have
from
used
no
keeping
merchants
plundered
be
by
righteous
Mecca
warriors
been
by
to
the
divine
justify
chainsaw
with
government
the
that
enough
caravan
today
offering
his
primary
this
inspiration
came
religious
as
and
to
was
well
to
of
The
the
heavenly
followers
enemy
choicest
himself
aprophet
Battle
mountebank.
of
any
camel
to
communication
Allah!
of
take
camels
of
Badr
Allah
inPraise
succour
all
The
was
that
to
Arabia.'
find
desecration
Allah,
based
took
to
from
Muhammad,
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his
for
on
their
corpse
fancy.
there
more
victory,
with
Abu
of
is
than
Abu
no
he
the
Jahal’s
telling
other
pure
Apostle
Jahal,
gold
greed,
but
them,
corpse
he
ahead
of
he!
had
peace,
‘Rejoice!
obviously.
It
provided
amassed
is
more
who
Here
a
Muhammad
happily
acceptable
had
he
further
lies
would
publicly
called
the
channel
to
head
was
denounced
me
have
on
edified,
of
for
his
than
deny
the
him
as
After
announced,
have
burying
found
that
'O
the
People
what
mutilated
my
of
the
corpses
Pit,
promised
of
you
was
enemies
found
true!
that
Rejoice
in
a
what
common
All
Allah
Muslims!'.
grave,
threatened
or
pit,
isprofited
Mohammed
true
now?
For
I
Among
raconteur
was
Other
aare
similarly
gift
the
left.
of
captured
Shaitan,
Mohammed
impertinent
was
a
mere
minions
no
infernal
superior
option
of
but
parody
the
storyteller,
to
devil
have
of
were
talent
his
Al
Nadr
similarly
that
Ibn
the
punished
al
righteous
Harith,
clearly
whose
on
could
this
Nadr’s
not
ability
happy
withstand.
superiority
as
occasion.
a
better
Still,
God,
some
Chapter
which,
for
rather
misguided
happily
the
of
the
benighted
than
Allah
Koran,
persons
a
vain,
authorized
entitled
Muhammad
grasping,
held.
Al-Anfal,
Providentially,
Mohammed
egotistical
needed
or
"The
a
to
psychopath,
revelation
Allah
claim
elucidated
the
Spoils
to
entire
aremoved;
establish
ridiculous
of
War",
Mohammed’s
booty
he
taken
view
was
or
at
that
merely
agency
"Booty”
Badr:
even
the
in
at
hand
the
this
by
eight
time
of
They
of
between
Allah
ask
and
yourselves.
thee
the
concerning
Messenger
Obey
things
Allah
(Muhammad):
taken
and
his
as
Messenger,
spoils
so
fear
of
Allah,
war.
ifMeccan
ye
and
Say:
do
keep
believe.
(Such)
straight
spoils
Koran
the
are
8:1
relations
at
the
disposal
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However,
peace
able
troops,
only
unnecessary
to
and
maintain
while
Mohammed
co-operation.
apostates
unity
but
among
wrong
did
are
Such
distribute
"the
to
his
show
generosity
followers.
four
mercy.
vilest
fifths
may
Unbelievers
of
The
of
creatures"
the
Prophet
some
lucre
were
way
exhorted
to
his
lawful
to
(Koran
explaining
followers,
his
prey
98:6)
flock:
for
in
how
Mohammed’s
to
the
whom
Mohammed
spirit
ittemerity
of
is
Islamic
not
was
when
ye
meet
the
Unbelievers,
smite
at
their
necks."
(Koran
47:4)
"Therefore,
apostates,
include
The
term
Christians
unbelievers
or
Murtadds;
and
or
Jews.
or
Kafirs
to
But
Mushriks,
applies
even
Mushriks
more
who
are
to
those
may
believers
not
who
resist
in
were
the
submission
never
Blessed
Muslims
Trinity,
to
Islam.
rather so
that
than
itChrist
may
For
Surah
Islam,
8:67
a
stating:
demonstration
of
power,
or
the
inspiring
of
terror
takes
priority
over
mercy,
as
in
"It
desire
Now
forgiving,
enjoy
the
is
merciful."
lure
not
what
for
of
you
this
any
have
world
prophet
won
and
to
as
Allah
have
lawful
desires
captives
and
good
for
until
you
and
he
the
keep
hath
hereafter
made
your
duty
slaughter
and
to
Allah
Allah.
in
is
the
Mighty,
Lo!
land.
Allah
Wise..
You
is
on
itThis
oblivious
followers
cursory
The
when
a the
sacred
Hebrew
Surah
the
heads
knowledge
to
slaughter
twelve
duty
exposes
the
prophets
of
absurdity
for
the
tribes
Muslims
of
those
Philistines.
Islam
never
brought
of
who
Bible
to
his
to
preached
be
are
kill
down
could
own
a
anyone
not
religion
theology,
the
point
Muslims.
forgiveness
walls
who
that
to
such
in
does
of
not
The
which
Jericho,
in
contradictions
only
most
not
conjunction
an
encourages
submit
insensible
or
'All
Samson
forgiving
to
with
in
Muslim.
the
violence
apologists
pulled
Allah'
Old
Mohammed
or
down
demands
but
New
of
actually
warfare,
Islam
Baal’s
Testaments.
his
seems
with
temple
makes
as
afor
There
offers
Bible.
traditions,
infrastructure
continuous
no
The
is
no
equivocation.
are
current
anarchy
such
forgive
and
instead
hypocrisy
stable
efforts
their
of
working
internecine
Profiteering
enemies
government,
in
Western
the
hard
seven
Old
war.
towards
from
armies,
Testament.
so
times
far
religious
reconstructing
as
fighting
seventy
itgo
is
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war
possible
the
in
was
times,
the
New
traditions
Afghanistan
never
in
Testament,
or
states
to
condoned
turn
of
unable
the
Judaeo-Christian
and
Christ
other
in
Iraq,
to
either
overcome
urges
cheek.
building
part
his
of
the
Shortly
chief
Though
was
opportunity
egocentric,
He
Qaynuqa
fifteen
immediate
divination,
may
inspired
who
days
after
these
have
was
happened
to
advantage
crazed,
he
until
the
by
be
been
Jews
allied
was
divine
articulated
Battle
the
bound
motivated
psychopath
had
with
starving
to
of
agency
of
be
given
the
the
Badr,
to
goldsmiths.
capitulation
exploit.
Jewish
Jews
Surahs
to
to
Mohammed
the
that
correct
understand
surrendered.
Prophet
Ubayy’s
Tribe
It
8
was
The
55-57:
this
of
of
the
asylum
obvious
Muslims
was
effrontery
Banu
recalcitrance
he
Jews
had
However,
troubled
Qaynuqa
from
to
blockaded
without
no
Mohammed
in
debt
the
particular
that
was
Mohammed
Quraysh
first
of
did
Abdallah
anathaema
the
gratitude,
obviating
not
because
as
fort
defer
when
itaggressive
of
Ibn
could
would
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but
his
to
Ubayy,
in
he
many
his
Banu
instead
not
the
goal
be
fled
authority.
take
eyes
to
of
Mecca,
a
through
Qaynuqa
any
powerful
the
an
of
Banu
Allah.
he
Lo,
with
keep
those
the
whom
not
who
worst
duty
are
you
to
behind
made
beasts
Allah,
athe
them,
Ifin
treaty
you
Allah's
so
come
and
that
sight
then
on
they
are
them
at
may
every
the
in
remember.
ungrateful
the
opportunity
war,
deal
who
they
with
will
them
break
not
believe.
so
their
as
treaty
to
Those
strike
and
of
fear
they
them
in
enslave
resist
together
are
under
ingratitude
him.
a
with
number
the
But
difficult
tutelage
of
course,
the
of
them,
children,
Banu
of
their
women
and
Qaynuqa
husbands:
for
to
the
also
demand
obvious
obliged
must
expect
reason
Muhammad
conversion
the
that
wrath
they
of
to
others
keep
of
are
Allah
of
one-fifth
who
their
to
be
had
parents,
visited
of
had
their
the
upon,
just
wealth,
as
wives
tothe
to
most
Surah
some
devout
high-handedness
you
go
high
more
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and
to
bed,
and
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guard
than
great.
then
others
from
what
hit
should
them.
your
God
and
wives,
with
would
Iftake
they
what
full
remind
have
obey
care
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them
you,
them
spend
of
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guard
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out
wives,
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inof
the
teaching
their
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husbands’
right
own
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of
to
bounties]
God],
act
absence.
against
then
Righteous
God
ignore
them.
has
you
God
wives
them
given
fear
to
Of course,
beating
lassitude.
suitable
them.
point
The
Mohammed
in
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destruction
the
women
Islamic
was
and
ofcalendar:
quite
any
children
non-Muslims
reasonable,
who
are
advising
is
not
readily
Muslim
men
vouchsafed
cannot
tothen
ignore
reasonably
sonagging
long
as
wives
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occurs
before
such
atiswhen
aare
ambush,…”
find
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them,
–“So
and
when
take
the
them
sacred
captives
months
and
have
besiege
passed
them
away,
and
lie
inmoney.
slay
wait
the
for
idolaters
them
every
wherever
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There
weakness
against
the
pious
is
extends
no
Surah
of
the
beyond
5:33:
faithless.
to
make
mere
any
Of
course
decapitation
declaration
those
of
who
or
confrontation
quick
are
death,
so
intransigent
regardless
to
crucifixion
as
of
to
and
the
take
strength
amputation,
the
initiative
or
as
in
The
mischief
their
punishment
feet
in
should
the
land
be
those
cut
is
only
off
who
on
this,
opposite
wage
that
they
war
sides
against
should
or
they
be
Allah
murdered
should
and
His
be
or
apostle
imprisoned.
crucified
and
or
strive
their
to
hands
make
and
Peace,
doctrine
them
to
the
who
be
of
people
Taqiyah,
wary
cannot
of
of
Jews
the
be
that
deceived
Book
they
and
are
Christians
should
by
subject
false
deceive
who
to
overtures
the
must
authorities
punishment
be
of
as
friendship.
duplicitous
who
deemed
were
Having
not
as
righteous
of
his
taught
Islam,
own
by
followers:
his
he
the
followers
also
Apostle
taught
the
of
Surah
friends
of
them;
5:51
of
surely
each
–need
O
Allah
other;
you
who
does
and
believe!
whoever
not
guide
Do
amongst
the
not
unjust
take
you
the
people.
takes
Jews
them
and
the
for
Christians
agets
friend,
then
for
friends;
surely
he
they
is
one
are
Even
apparent
provided
their
here,
harmony,
faith.
Mohammed’s
quite
they
justified
regard
faithful
by
them
Mohammed’s
live
with
amongst
antipathy
teaching
those
and
who
toare,
turn
have
as
on
demonstrated
not
and
learned
destroy
to
those
from
submit,
the
who
inSurahs
do
not
•accept
Miller,
References:
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Chronology
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Medina,
caravans
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of
Presbyterian
Apologetics,
several
Harper
at
Quraish.
angel
Publishers,
Mt.
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Reformed
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him
than
Rapids,
called
converts.
Oregon,
that
him.
Yathrib,
Inc.
Michigan,
Publishing,
1992.
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Baker
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