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WOMEN IN THE QUR'AN AND HADITH
UNBELIEVERS
AND APOSTATES
PAEDOPHILIA
STONING
TO DEATH
QUOTES
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“....While
racism is unacceptable, an attack on Islam and Islamic states and
laws is not only permissible but a requisite given the
indescribable violence and misogyny meted out by Islam in
political power. Progressive norms and secularism are the results
of enlightenment and just struggles against this very sort of
reaction. Ballard's (Ex MP Jackie Ballard) rebuke only attempts
to silence those who speak out for civil rights by labelling them
as racists. In fact, however, it is her culturally relativist
assertions that are racist. By justifying and excusing women's
status as cultural, she denies women and people living in the
Middle East and Iran universal rights and freedoms.” Condemning
Islam isn't Racist by Maryam Namazie
IRANIAN SECULAR SOCIETY
Since 9/11 there has been
an explosion in the number of books written about Islam. My local
library has many books on the subject and nearly all of those
books are written by Muslim apologists as well as Western
scholars in an attempt to cover up the true nature of Islam. A
typical whitewash is “What Muslims Believe” by John
Bowker. The author interviews several Islamists from Britain on
various topics. On the subject of wife beating pages 127 to 130,
the Islamist tells us that the beating is a mild one aimed to
prevent divorce and to keep the family intact. He goes on to
explain that a husband can chastise his wife in private for
infidelity and thus save her the humiliation of a public
flogging. The Islamist conceals the fact that the sharia penalty
for extramarital sex is stoning.
“At a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” George Orwell
Whenever anyone points out to
the dreadful treatment of women in Muslim countries, apologists
are quick to point out that women in pre-Islamic Arabia had no
rights and that Islam elevated their status. Pre-Islamic Arabia
was inhabited by many different tribes with diverse cultures. In
some tribes women were mere chattels, unwanted baby girls were
buried alive and widows were inherited by male relatives. In
tribes where women had high status, women could practice
polyandry, divorce their husbands and engage in trade. Muslims
insist that tradition and not Islam is to blame for horrible
treatment of women in Islam afflicted countries. Passing the buck
on to tradition may be very convenient but it does not absolve
Islam. One would think that in the course of fourteen centuries,
Islam would have succeeded in eradicating these injustices
against women, after all Islam is way of life not just a religion
for Sundays. It has specific rules on all aspects of life from
which hand to hold the Qur'an with, to rules on slavery and
banking. Instead, tradition had become so intertwined with
religion that one props up the other.
Muslim apologists and their Western allies, never tire of telling
us how Islam has been misunderstood and that Westerners have got
it all wrong. They incessantly repeat that Islam is a religion of
peace and point to Qur'anic verses such as: “Let there be no compulsion in
religion” Qur'an
2:258 and “To you
be your Way, and to me mine.” Qur'an 109:6. There is no mention of
the fact that these verses were “revealed” when Muslims
were few in number and subject to ridicule by the pagans. Later,
as Mohammad and his followers gained ground, the above verses
were abrogated by the ones which commanded war and bloodshed. http://www.hraicjk.org/the_hardening_of_muhammad.html
Furthermore, anyone
criticising Islam is liable to accusations of racism and
intolerance. Let's not forget that Islam is not a race but an
ideology, disliking a particular ideology does not make one a
racist. If I were to criticize Nazism nobody would accuse me of
being racist against Germans. Even some feminist women's
organizations are reluctant to comment on Islam, they seem to be
preoccupied about raunchy CHIKO ROLL posters in fish 'n chip
shops than the oppression of women in Muslim communities and
countries. They have been taken in by a distorted view of
multiculturalism and political correctness and are blind to the
fact that Islam is the antithesis of multiculturalism. The
essence of multiculturalism is harmony and coexistence of
different cultures within the legal framework of a secular and
egalitarian society. Islam on the other hand, is a totalitarian,
absolutist and intolerant ideology resistant to modernity, human
rights and social change.
“Islam isn't in
America to be equal to any other faith, but to become
dominant....The Qur'an, the Muslim book of scripture, should be
the highest authority in America, and Islam the only accepted
religion on Earth,” Omar Ahmad, http://www.anti-cair-net.org/
Western women who marry Muslim men tend to convert to Islam and
adopt the veil. The security conveyed in the traditional role of
Muslim wife and mother is nothing more than an illusion, when one
takes into account the fact that the wife can be divorced at any
time at a whim and her children taken away from her. See : http://www.domini.org./lam/real_life_experiences.html
Nahid Riyazi: “The
issue was the Danish government's position on the confirmation of
Amina Lawal's stoning sentence in Nigeria. The Danish government,
which has the presidency of the European Union, declared that it
was better for Denmark to refrain from condemning this ruling.
They argue that this would be better for Amina Lawal!....We must
impel governments to maintain equal rights for all citizens. Just
because a child is born in an Islamic family, we must not allow
them to leave the child's education, fate, health and freedom to
Islamic groups and their parents and evade any societal
responsibility in safeguarding the child's physical and mental
health and freedom. At the same time, we must seriously oppose
religious and traditional backwardness and bring society into
this battle. We must not allow governments to excuse themselves
from defending the rights of women and children by reference to
'it's their own culture' and 'it's their own religion' and leave
for example a little girl alone to deal with huge issues and
problems such as veiling, forced marriage, honour worshiping,
etc.” The above is a
translation of an interview conducted in Persian in International
Weekly number123 dated 23 September 2002 - from the IRANIAN SECULAR SOCIETY
Prophet Mohammad lived in a culture surrounded by Jews and
Christians. Many Old Testament characters such as Abraham, Lot
and Noah also appear in the Qur'an. In a cave he shared with his
wife he had a trance-like seizure in which he saw verses of the
Qur'an written in fiery letters. He believed these to be Allah
speaking to him via the angel Gabriel. Mohammad had visions as a
child and the visions continued throughout his life. See http://atheism.about.com/cs/islamandpolitics/ “Illness of Mohammad”
At the beginning of his career,
Mohammad was ridiculed by the Meccans, the people of Medina had a
vacancy for a prophet and Mohammad and his followers were
welcomed there. Since Mohammad was illiterate, his followers
would memorize or write down his utterances. At the early stages
Muslims were few in number and therefore peaceful, once their
numbers increased they began making war on the pagan and Jewish
tribes.
Narrated 'Abdullah
bin Abi Aufa: Allah's Apostle said, “Know
that Paradise is under the shades of swords.” Bukhari Vol. 4, Book 52, Num. 73.
There are varying stories as to the collation of the Qur'an and
each story attributes the collation of the Qur'an to different
people. When Mohammad died in 632 AD he was succeeded by Abu
Bakr, during Abu Bakr's reign 632 to 634 AD, there were concerns
that parts of the Qur'an would be lost forever. Zaid ibn Thabit,
who was Mohammad's scribe, was chosen to collect and collate the
Qur'an from all the different sources. When the Qur'an was
completed as a standard text it was handed over to Abu Bakr and
when he died in 634 AD the Qur'an passed on to his successor
Umar. Another story attributes the collation of the Qur'an to
Ali, the fourth Khalif and founder of the Shias. Umar was stabbed
to death in 644AD and Uthman became the third Khalif. Some
scholars believe that it was Uthman who collected all the
different versions of the Qur'an and employed scribes to collate
the different versions into one standard text. Uthman ordered all
the other versions to be destroyed and send his version to every
province. In 656AD Uthman was murdered by rioters and was
succeeded by Ali the founder of the Shias - by then Islamic rule
had spread in large areas of North Africa, Cyprus, Persia and the
Roman Empire. In 711AD the Muslims invaded Spain and ruled until
1492.
Sharia - Muslim religious law - was formulated around 750 - 850
AD, it is estimated that the Hadith (actions and sayings of
Mohammed which are also part of the sharia) were collated about
that time too. In 1453 the Ottomans invaded the Byzantine empire
conquered Constantinople which they renamed Istanbul. By 1520 the
Ottoman empire had conquered parts of North Africa, Middle East
and South/Eastern Europe. In 1550 Islam gained a foothold in
Indonesia. At that time Indonesians practiced Buddhism and
Hinduism, today the majority of Indonesians are Muslims.
Recent decades have seen the migration of Muslims to countries
such as Australia, America and Europe. We are already beginning
to experience friction between migrant Muslim communities and the
culture of the host countries. In Britain arranged/forced
marriages are common as are honour killings and FGM. In a
documentary shown on Britain's channel 4, a government school in
a Muslim stronghold has implemented an Islamic syllabus, even
non-Muslim girls have to wear the hejab and all students have to
study the Qur'an (The Age, Melbourne, 7 Nov, 2003).
This is NOT multiculturalism but Islamic imperialism. Some
mosques in the West exclude women altogether while in others
women must use a separate door for entering - preferably the one
at the back next to the rubbish bin! See: http://www.muslimwakeup.com/mainarchive/000496.php
The 114 chapters (sura) in the Qur'an are not arranged in
chronological order. Except for the first chapter, all the others
are arranged with the longest chapters first. The chapters with
benign verses were “revealed” first and as time went by
they become more aggressive, in other words verse 2:258 “Let
there be no compulsion in religion” was abrogated by verse
9:5 “....slay the Pagans....” Muslims insist that the
Qur'an is the word of Allah, that it is a guide for all people
and all times and therefore immutable. In that
case we would have to accept that wife-beating, killing of
non-Muslims and slavery should be permitted. Muslims in Canada
have been campaigning for sharia law to apply to Muslims living
in Canada, particularly in personal and family law, which will
eventually pave the way for stonings and mutilations. See: http://www.ccmw.com/Position%20Papers/Position_Sharia_Law.htm
There are disputes among
Islamic scholars as to the validity and accuracy of the Hadith.
Some argue that Hadith reliability is determined by the amount of
people present during a particular incident and utterance. If
this is the criteria for accuracy and reliability what does that
tell us about the Qur'an? The Qur'an was “revealed” to
Mohammad over a period of years, in private by the angel Gabriel.
His first convert was his wife Khadija, but as a woman her
testimony would not count for much!
Seyyed Hossein Nasr an Islamic scholar and author had this to say
in his book, “Islam - Religion, History and
Civilization” : “....denying
the whole corpus of Hadith in effect invalidates the Islamic
tradition itself.”
and “The Hadith is
the key for the comprehension of the attitudes and tendencies of
the Muslim soul and the indispensable guide for the understanding
of God's Word as contained in the Qur'an.”
http://www.submission.org/women/Aisha.html
THESE
ARE THE QUR'ANIC VERSES, HADITH, QUOTES AND INCIDENTS
THAT MUSLIM APOLOGISTS DO NOT WANT YOU TO KNOW ABOUT!
WOMEN IN THE QUR'AN AND HADITH
“Men have
a degree above women...” Qur'an 2:228
“....If I were to command
anyone to make prostration before another I would command women
to prostrate themselves before their husband,
because of the special right over them given to
husband by Allah. Abu-Dawud, Book 11 marriage, number 2135. Male
superiority.
“Men
have authority over women because God has made the
one superior to the other, and because
they spend their wealth to maintain them. Good women are
obedient. They guard their unseen parts because God has guarded
them. As for those from whom you fear disobedience, admonish them
and send them to beds apart and beat
them.” Qur'an
4:34
The beating of women is commanded by the Qur'an and supported by
several Hadith, this fact alone should be enough reason to
condemn and abandon Islam. In many countries mullahs argue that
husbands have the right to beat their wives. Western women
contemplating on marrying Muslim men take note! http://answering-islam.org/Silas/wife-beating.htm
In Spain, imam
Mohamed Kamal Mustafa has written a book advising husbands on how
to beat their wives “....on
hands and feet with a light rod so that the blows don't leave
scars or bruises.”
The imam was taken to court by women's groups for inciting
violence against women and was sentenced to 15 months in prison.
See: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3396597.stm
Narrated Umar ibn
al-Khattab: The Prophet (peace be upon him)
said: A man will not be asked as to why he beat his
wife.
Sunaan Abu Dawud Book 11, Num.2142.
Muslim apologists tell us that Mohammed did not beat his wives
and point to Hadith Abu Dawud Book 11. Numbers 2137, 2138 and
2139 where Mohammad tells men not to beat their wives, in 2137 he
tells men not to hit their wives in the face. However, Mohammad
did nothing to alleviate the plight of beaten wives and he did
permit his wives to be beaten by their fathers (see Hadith Sahih Muslim Book 9, Num.3506) and gave
permission for men to beat their wives:
Narrated Abdullah ibn Abu
Dhubab: Iyas ibn Abdullah ibn Abu Dhubab reported
the Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) as saying: Women have
become emboldened toward their husbands, he (the Prophet) gave
permission to beat them. Then many women came round the
family of the Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) complaining
against their husbands. So the Apostle of Allah (peace be upon
him) said: “They are not the
best among you.” Abu Dawud Book 11, Num.2141.
Muslim apologists tell us that the part “they are not the best among
you” refers to
the men who had beaten their wives. This is not the case as the
following two Hadith indicate:
Narrated Aisha, Ummul
Mu'minin: Habibah daughter of Sahl was the wife of
Thabit ibn Qays Shimmas. He beat her and broke some of her
part. So she came to the Prophet (peace be upon him) after
morning, and complained to him against her husband. The Prophet
(peace be upon him) called on Thabit ibn Qays and said (to him):
Take part of her property and separate yourself from her. He
asked: Is that right, Apostle of Allah? He said: Yes. He (the
wife-basher) said: I have given her two gardens of mine as a
dower, and they are already in her possession. The Prophet
(peace be upon him) said: Take them and separate yourself
from her.
Sunaan Abu Dawud Book 12, Num.2220.
Here we have a case of a
battered wife, with broken bones rightly complaining about the
violence meted out to her by her husband. But does she receive
justice? Nooooo!!! Instead, she had to return mahr (dowry) she
received from her husband.
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas: The
Prophet said, “The one who takes back his gift is
like a dog swallowing its own vomit and we (believers) should not
act according to this bad example.” Sahih Bukhari Vol. 9, Book 86, Num.105.
Obviously the above Hadith does not apply to dealings with women.
Mohammad's verdict make's it clear that it is acceptable for
husbands to beat their wives. Those insisting that Islam elevates
and respects women ought to take note of the above and the
following Hadith:
Narrated Ikrima: 'Rifaa
divorced his wife whereupon Abdur-Rahman married her. Aisha said
that the lady came wearing a green veil and complained to her
(Aisha) and showed her a green spot on her skin caused by
beating. It was the habit of ladies to support each other, so
when Allah's messenger (Mohammad) came, Aisha said, “I
have not seen any woman suffering as much as the believing women.
Look! Her skin is greener than her clothes!” When
Abdur-Rahman heard that his wife had gone to the prophet, he came
with his two sons from another wife. She said,“By
Allah! I have done no wrong to him, but he is impotent and is as
useless to me as this,” holding and showing the fringe
of her garment. Abdur-Rahman said, “By Allah, O Allah's
messenger! She has told a lie. I am very strong and can satisfy
her, but she is disobedient and wants to go back to Rifaa.” Allah's
messenger said to her, “If that is your intention, then
know that it is unlawful for you to remarry Rifaa unless
Abdur-Rahman has had sexual intercourse with you.” The
prophet saw two boys with Abdur-Rahman and asked (him),
“Are these your sons?” On that Abdur-Rahman said, “Yes”
The prophet said, “You claim what you claim (that he is
impotent)? But by Allah, these boys resemble him as a crow
resembles a crow.” Bukhari vol. 7, Book 72 (Dress) Num.715.
Oh yes, Muslim women are sooo privileged!!!
“If a wife fears
cruelty or desertion on her husband's part, there is no blame
on them if they arrange an amicable settlement between
themselves: and such settlement is best; even though men's souls
are swayed by greed.” Qur'an 4:128 How could the settlement be amicable it
the wife is living in fear of violence by the husband? Narrated Aisha: regarding verse 4:128
“It concerns the woman whose husband does not want to keep
her with him any longer, but wants to divorce her and marry some
other lady, so she says to him: 'Keep me and do
not divorce me, and then marry another woman, and you may neither
spend on me, nor sleep with me.'” Sahih Bukhari Vol. 7, Book 62, Num.
134.
This must be the women's dignified status that Muslim apologists
tell us about!
Narrated Basrah: A man from
the Ansar called Basrah said: I married a virgin woman in her
veil. When I entered upon her, I found her pregnant. (I mentioned
this to the Prophet). The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: She
will get the dower, for you made her vagina lawful to you. The
child will be your slave. When she has begotten (a child), flog
her. Abu Dawud Book 11,
Num. 2126.
Basrah bought used goods and was compensated with the acquisition
of child slave as well as being allowed to flog his wife. How's
that for justice!
Abu Huraira (Allah be
pleased with him) reported Allah's messenger (may peace be upon
him) as saying: By Him in Whose Hand is my life, when a man calls
his wife to his bed, and she does not respond, the one who is
in the heaven is displeased with her until he (her husband) is
pleased with her. Sahih
Muslim Book 8, Num. 3367.
Husband is next to Allah and is entitled to get what he paid for!
Jabir reported that Allah's
Messenger (may peace be upon him) saw a woman, and so he came to
his wife, Zainab, as she was tanning leather and had sexual
intercourse with her. He then went to his Companions and told
them: “The woman advances and retires in the
shape of a devil, so when one of you sees a woman,
he should come to his wife, for that will repel what he feels in
his heart.” Sahih
Muslim Book 8, Num. 3240, also 3241 and 3242.
Ibn' Abbas (Allah be
pleased with them) reported that Allah's Messenger (may peace be
upon him) said: “If anyone amongst you intends to go to
his wife he should say: 'In the name of Allah, O Allah protect us
against Satan and keep away the Satan from the one that you have
bestowed upon us, and if He has ordained a male child
for them, Satan will never be able to do any harm to him.'”
Sahih Muslim Book 8,
Num.3361.
Males are deemed superior even before birth.
“And all the
married women (are forbidden unto you) save those (captives/slaves)
whom your right hand possess....” Qur'an 4:24 Sex with slave girls
permitted. Also 23:6 and 33:50.
“If ye fear that
ye shall not be able to deal justly with the orphans, marry
women of your choice, two or three or four; but if
ye fear that ye shall not be able to deal justly (with them),
then only one, or (a captive) that your right hand
possess, that will be more suitable, to prevent you
from doing injustice.” Qur'an 4:3 While the husband is allowed sex on demand
with all his wives and slave girls the wife is to always remain
faithful to the husband, is she dares to indulge with the male
slaves she will be stoned to death for 'adultery'.
Even in the afterlife men are supplied with a harem of sex
slaves: In them will be
(Maidens), chaste, restraining their glances, whom no man or Jinn
before them has touched. Qur'an 55:56.
Narrated Anas: “The
Prophet I used to go round (have sexual relations with) all his
wives in one night, and he had nine wives.” Bukhari Vol. 7, Book 62 marriage, Num.
6.
Narrated Said bin Jubair:
Ibn 'Abbas asked me, “Are you married?” I
replied, “No.” He said, “Marry, for the
best person of this (Muslim) nation (i.e., Muhammad)
of all other Muslims, had the largest number of wives.” Bukhari Vol.7, Book 62, Num.7.
Women, stay quietly
in your houses.... Qur'an 33:33.
And say to the believing
women that they should lower their gaze and guard their
modesty; that they should not display their beauty and ornaments
except what (must ordinarily) appear thereof; that they should
draw their veils over their bosoms and not display their
beauty except to their husbands, their fathers, their husband's
fathers, their sons, their husbands' sons, their brothers or
their brothers' sons, or their sisters' sons, or their women, or
the slaves whom their right hands possess, or male servants free
of physical needs (castrated), or small children who have no
sense of the shame of sex; and that they should not strike
their feet in order to draw attention to their hidden
ornaments. And O ye Believers! Turn ye all together towards
Allah, that ye may attain Bliss. Qur'an 24:31.
In other words, women should be neither seen nor heard! The
extreme segregation imposed upon the women in Islamic societies
is in many ways similar to the apartheid suffered by African
Americans. Once I went to the Global Islamic Youth Centre to
aquire some of their literature. The entry to their gym had a
sign saying: “No women enter” it
reminded me of the “Whites only” signs
in the US, prior the civil rights movement.
Narrated Aisha, Ummul
Mu'minin: “Safiyyah, daughter of Shaybah, said that Aisha
mentioned the women of Ansar, praised them and said good words
about them. She then said: When Surat an-Nur came down, they
took the curtains, tore them and made head covers (veils) of them.”
Sahih Abu Dawad Num. 4089,
Book 32 - also Num. 4091 and 4104.
Muslim proponents of the veil living in Western countries, insist
that the veil protects women from being perceived as sex objects
and that it allows Muslim men to appreciate the woman's mind.
They also insist that it protects the woman from sexual
harassment rape etc. If that was the case Islamists would not be
bullying women to veil and rape in Islamic countries would be
unheard off, we all know this it not the case. In some Muslim
countries veiling is mandatory and women who do not wear veils
can be punished. This is all about controlling female sexuality.
Unfortunately women have been led to believe that unless they
wear the Muslim veil, they are not good women. If I was going to
travel to Saudi Arabia or Iran I would have to wear an abaya or
chador even though I am not a Muslim. On March 11, 2002, a fire
at a girl's school in Saudi Arabia, claimed the lives of fourteen
girls. The girls were prevented from leaving the burning building
by the mutawwa'in ( religious police) because they were not
wearing the abaya - all enveloping black shroud. Read the full
story at http://hrw.org/press/2002/03/saudischool.htm
“....It is simply not true that Islam fails to treat women as sex objects. In fact, women are so sexualized within Islamic society that it is assumed that any private encounter between a woman and a man will be sexual. Women are thus assumed to have two functions, and these are sex and child-bearing. By submitting to the adoption of an outward sign of modesty, the headscarf, chador or burqa, women allow men to divide and conquer. Women are either “good” - which is to say obedient - or they are “bad” . “Bad” women are sluts, who are despised and assumed to be generally available. In order for feminist goals to be achieved, modest women need to unite with their more sexual sisters. They need to say that women have the right to dress as they please. Men must learn to treat women as individuals, whose interest or lack of interest in a sexual relationship can be determined through a friendly conversation. In fact, by wearing the headscarf, chador or burqa, women allow themselves to be reduced to objects, each equivalent to the other. A practical consequence of the way women are sexualized in Islamic society is a tendency towards separatism. Women live in a women's sphere within the home; men interact with men in the public arena. Women know little of what men are saying in their all-male company and are kept busy in the home producing babies and dinner. This makes it almost impossible for women to influence men's ideas. A society in which men and women have an equal say cannot be a separatist society in which elaborate restrictions prevent the sexes from talking freely to each other....Muslim women claim to wear the headscarf, or other voluminous covering, out of modesty. I suspect that, in fact, the veil is attractive to women because it subtly appeals to their vanity. Islam tells women that, no matter how plain, old or ill-favoured she is, the sight of her uncovered hair will be so stimulating, that any man who sees it will lose control of his passions. Thus, beneath her modest covering, a Muslim woman can imagine herself the most desirable creature possible. Women who operate freely in society, conversing with men on a daily basis, are, in the end, forced to form a just assessment of their desirability. Unless she is particularly young and pretty, a woman will be made aware of most men's indifference to her charms. She will find, in the long run, that likeable men will like her as much for her character, skills and wit, as for her beauty. It is when woman's sexuality is not shrouded that it ceases to be an object of mystery and passion to men, and women have the greatest chance of being treated as more than sexual objects. The headscarf and restrictions that Muslim women adopt lead to the strangest pantomimes when a man approaches. Coverings that have been laid aside among other women have to be hastily donned, emphasizing, rather than reducing, the sexualisation of male-female relations. But in order for women to operate as equal in the public sphere, it has to be assumed that the bulk of interactions between men and women are non-sexual. Muslim women are wrong if they think that the headscarf prevents them from being treated as sex objects. In fact it confirms that that is their social status.” “The burqa stripped bare” from “The Age” 18th January, 2004, written by Karen Green. (Karen Green lectures in philosophy and feminism at Monash University)
“Nothing is more
harmful to men than women....” Sahih Bukhari Volume 7, Book 62, Num.
33.
Narrated Abu Huraira: The
Prophet said, “If a woman spends the night deserting her
husband's bed (does not sleep with him), then the angels send
their curses on her till she comes back (to her husband).” Sahih Bukhari Vol.7, Book 62, Num.122.
Also Sahih Bukhari Vol. 4, Book 54, Num.460.
There you have it ladies! If you don't spread them, the winged
peeping toms will curse you all night. Too bad if you just had
surgery or if the baby's crying has kept you wake for the last
two nights.
“Women, slaves and
camels are same; must seek Allah's refuge from all
these....” Sunaan Abu
Dawud 11.2155.
Abu Huraira (Allah be
pleased with him) reported Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon
him) as saying: It is not lawful for a woman who believes in
Allah and the Hereafter to undertake a day's journey except in
the company of a Mahram (male relative).Sahih Muslim Book 7, Num. 3105, see
also Sahih Malik, Book 54: 14. 37.
Women under the Taliban were forbidden to travel without a
mahram. In many Islamic countries women cannot travel without the
permission of the male relative in charge of them.
Ibn Abbas (Allah be pleased
with them) reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as
saying: “A woman who has been previously married
(Thayyib) has more right to her person that her guardian. And
a virgin should also be consulted, and her silence implies her
consent.” Sahih Muslim Book 8, book of marriage, Num.3307.
If the virgin were to speak out and say no to the marriage she
would be likely to receive a beating. “Silence
implies consent” is still valid today in the year 2004!
Although, in Hadith Sahih Bukhari vol. 9, Book 86, num.99 we are
told that Mohammad did cancel a marriage where a woman was
married against her will. Women's right to divorce - the most
“hated” thing in Islam - is in theory only and even the
theory is shaky. Muslim apologists “explain”
that women are restricted because they are emotional.
Abu Huraira (Allah be
pleased with him) reported that Allah's Messenger (may peace be
upon him) prohibited Shighar. Ibn Numair added: Shighar means
that a person should say to the other person: “Give
me the hand of your daughter in marriage and will ( in return)
marry my daughter to you; or marry me your sister,
and I will marry my sister to you.” Sahih Muslim Book 8, Num.3299. Shighar
marriage means that two men can marry each other's daughters or
sisters - swapping without paying dowry. The objection here is to
the avoidance of dowry rather than the girl-swapping.
Narrated Aisha: The things
which annul the prayers were mentioned before me. They said, “Prayer
is annulled by a dog, a donkey and a woman (if they
pass in front of the praying people).” I said,
“You have made us (i.e. women) dogs.
I saw the Prophet praying while I used to lie in my bed between
him and the Qibla. Whenever I was in need of something, I would
slip away, for I disliked to face him.” Sahih Bukhari Vol. 1, Book 9, Num.490.
Women likened to dogs and donkeys, yes, this is very dignifying!
“....Had it not been
for Eve, woman would not have never acted unfaithfully
towards her husband.” Sahih
Muslim Book 8, Num. 3471
“Your women are a
tilth for you (to cultivate) so go to your tilth as ye
will....” Qur'an
2:223.
Women as property.
“They ask concerning
women's courses. Say: They are a hurt and a pollution: So
keep away from women in their courses and do not approach them
until they are clean.”
Qur'an 2:222.
For a religion which “elevates” and
“respects” women, Islam has a very unhealthy attitude
towards women natural body functions. An Islamic site states that
the menstruating woman, post-partum bleeding woman and sexually
defiled person are not allowed to sit in the mosques: http://www.uh.edu/campus/msa/articles/fatawawom/menses.html#mosque
An Australian convert to Islam, Silma Ihram “explains”
why women cannot have more than one husband: “There would be doubt about the
parentage of the children and it's very hard to please two
partners. Women have the disadvantage in that area... When a
woman is pregnant, when she is menstruating, when she's
breastfeeding, generally her needs are chaotic. She's got
hormonal ups and downs. When she's breastfeeding, she can't be
with her husband, or when she's menstruating, because
that's regarded as a hurt, or a sickness - then he
protects her, looks after her, leaves her alone. You
let her heal before you invade her again. So, from
that point of view, the woman is the one the man has to wait for.
He might have all the needs in the world but he has to wait for
her - if he is considered. Thus a man can take more
than one wife to ensure that his needs are met.” From “Women Of Spirit” by
Deborah Selway (pages 114,115.).
Yes, this is what it all boils down to, men's needs! Upon the revelation of the Qur'anic verse permitting Mohammad as many wives as he pleased (33:50), Aisha noted: “O Allah’s Apostle! I do not see, but, that your Lord hurries in pleasing you” Sahih Bukhari Vol 7, Book 62, Num. 48.
She also
tells us that “when
women are menstruating they are not permitted to touch the
Qur'an.” In addition “a
woman is not to get up in front of men and address them because
she would be putting herself on display and that the men will be
listening to her more as a woman than a educator.” (page 117.)
If Muslim men are brought up to see women as inferior beings and
a necessary evil, how can we expect them to accept a woman in
authoritarian position. In schools where there are large numbers
of Muslims boys there are always problems with the way the boys
treat female teachers. Part of the problem lays with the lack of
discipline in state schools. However, most of the blame lays with
the attitudes and values instilled in the boys by their families,
communities and religious leaders.
“....And call to
witness, from among your men, two witnesses. And if two men be
not (at hand) then a man and two women, of such as ye
approve as witnesses, so that if one erreth (through
forgetfulness) the other will remember....” Qur'an 2:282.
Some Muslims claim that the above verse is to apply only to
business transactions since women were ignorant of business
dealings and therefore unsuitable as witnesses, this argument
does not stand up to scrutiny if we are to take into account
Khadija, Mohammad's first wife who was a wealthy widow and
managed her own affairs. An Islamic site has an article on why
the testimony of a man is equal to two women. They insist that
women are “different” due to their biological
functions and that these functions affect women's mental
capacity. http://www.thetruereligion.org/witnesses.htm
The following Hadith confirm the Muslim belief that women are
less intelligent than men.
Narrated Abu Said
Al-Khudri: Once Allah's Apostle went out to the Musalla (to offer
the prayer) 'Id-al-Adha or Al-Firt prayer. Then he passed by the
women and said, “O women! Give alms, as I have seen that
the majority of the dwellers of Hell-fire were you (women).”
They asked, “Why is it so, O Allah's Apostle?”
He replied, “You curse frequently and are ungrateful to
your husbands. I have not seen any one more deficient
in intelligence and religion than you. A cautious, sensible man
could be led astray by some of you.” The
women asked: “O Allah's Apostle, what is
deficient in our intelligence and religion?”
He said: “Is not the evidence of two women
equal to the witness of one man?” They
replied in the affirmative. He said: “This
is the deficiency of your intelligence. Isn't true that a woman
can neither pray nor fast during her menses?” The
women replied in the affirmative. He said: “This is the
deficiency in your religion.” Sahih Bukhari Volume 1, Book 6, Number
301.
See what the mullah says: http://www.uh.edu/campus/msa/articles/fatawawom/misc.html#mean
Narrated Abu Said: The
prophet said, “Isn't true that a woman does not pray and
does not fast on menstruating? And that
is the defect (a loss) in her
religion.” Sahih
Bukhari Vol. 3, Book 31, Num. 172.
Narrated Abu Bakra:
....When Allah's Apostle was informed that the Persians had
crowned the daughter of Khosrau as their ruler, he said,
“Such people as ruled by a woman will never be
successful.” Sahih Bukhari Vol. 5, Book 59, Num. 709.
“Allah (thus) directs
you as regards your Children's (Inheritance): to the male,
a portion equal to that of two females....” Qur'an 4:11.
Under Islamic law a woman
inherits half the amount of a male, the excuse for that is that
the men are the breadwinners and the providers for the women.
When Islamists are cornered about the traditional role mandated
to women by Islam, they insist that the traditional role is
valued just as much as the men's role, if that was the case women
would be granted equal inheritance rights. Also, a woman's life
is worth half that of a man's life There was a case in Iran where
a 11 year old girl was raped and murdered by three men. The three
men were found guilty and sentenced to death - so far so good!
Under Iran's laws which determine compensation, the killers'
lives are worth more in financial terms than the murdered girl.
The murdered girl's impoverished family was required to come up
with thousands of dollars to pay the “blood money” for
the execution of their daughter's killers. For more on this story
see: http://www.womeniniran.org/english.htm
Narrated Abu Juhaifa:“....no
Muslim should be killed for killing an infidel.” Bukhari Volume 4, Book 52, Num. 283.
“O ye who believe! If
ye listen to a faction among the People of the Book, they would
(indeed) render you apostates after ye have believed!” Qur'an 3:100.
Jews and Christians are referred to by Muslims as “the people of the Book” and “the Book” is non other than the Old Testament. Mohammad was not keen for Muslims to read the “Book” for the simple reason that he “borrowed” much from the Jewish and Christian scriptures, which then becomes evident if one reads the Bible and the Qur'an. Not surprisingly, he orders believers not to listen to anything said by the Jews and Christians. Not long ago two Christian missionaries in Afghanistan were sentenced to death by the Taliban for possessing Bibles and proselytizing. In Hadith Bukhari Vol 4, Book 52, Num.233 Mohammad forbade Muslims to travel to a hostile country carrying the Qur'an. http://answering-islam.org.uk/Responses/Saifullah/borrow.htm
“And slay them
wherever ye catch then.” Qur'an 2:191.
“Do not marry
unbelieving women (idolaters), until they believe....” Qur'an 2:221
“Soon shall we cast
terror into the hearts of the Unbelievers, for that they joined
companions with God, for which He had sent no authority: their
abode will be the Fire: And evil is the home of the
wrong-doers!” Qur'an
3:151 also 8:59-60 and 59:13.
“I will instill terror
into the hearts of the unbelievers: smite ye above their necks
and smite all their finger-tips off them.” Qur'an 8:12.
http://www.hraicjk.org/forced_conversion_and_prophet_muhammad.html
“And an announcement
from Allah and His Messenger, to the people (assembled) on the
day of the Great Pilgrimage- that Allah and His Messenger dissolve
(treaty) obligations with the Pagans....grievous penalty to
those who reject Faith.” Qur'an 9:3.
“But when the
forbidden months are past, then fight and slay the Pagans
wherever ye find them, and seize them, beleaguer them, and lie in
wait for them in every stratagem.” Qur'an 9:5.
“Fight them,
and Allah will punish them by your hands, cover them with
shame....” Qur'an
9:14.
“Fight those who
believe not in Allah nor the Last Day, nor hold forbidden
which hath been forbidden by Allah and His Messenger, nor
acknowledge the religion of Truth, (even if they are) of the
People of the Book, until they pay the Jizya with willing
submission, and feel themselves subdued.” Qur'an 9:29.
Under Islam, Jews and Christians had three choices: convert to
Islam, retain their religion and pay tax or fight. Pagans and
atheists had two choices Islam or the sword.
Narrated Muhayyisah: The
Apostle of Allah said: If you gain a victory over the men of
Jews, kill them. So Muhayyisah jumped over Shubaybah, a man
of the Jewish merchants. He had close relations with them. He
then killed him. At that time Huwayyisah (brother of Muhayyisah)
had not embraced Islam. He was older than Muhayyisah. When he
killed him, Huwayyisah beat him and said: O enemy of Allah, I
swear by Allah, you have a good deal of fat in your belly from
his property. Sunan of Abu
Dawud, Book 19, Num. 2996
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, “The Hour will not be established
until you fight with the Jews, and the stone behind which
a Jew will be hiding will say. 'O Muslim! There is a Jew
hiding behind me, so kill him.'” Bukhari Vol. 4, Book 52, Num. 177 also
179 and 180.
Narrated Atiyyah al-Qurazi:
I was among the captives of Banu Qurayzah. They (the companions)
examined us, and those who had begun to grow hair (pubes) were
killed, and those who had not were not killed. I was among those
who had not grown hair.Abu Dawud Book 38, Num. 4390.
“Unless ye go
forth, (for Jihad). He will punish you with a grievous
penalty, and put others in your place; but Him ye would not harm
in the least.” Qur'an
9:39.
“O Prophet! Strive
hard against the unbeliever and the hypocrites, and be firm
against them. Their abode is Hell - an evil refuge indeed.” Qur'an 9:73.
God hath purchased of the
believers their persons and their goods; for their (in return) is
the garden (of Paradise): they fight in His cause, and slay
and are slain: a promise binding on Him in truth, through the
Law, the Gospel, and the Qur'an: and who is more faithful to his
covenant than God? Then rejoice in the bargain which ye have
concluded: that is the achievement supreme. Qur'an 9:111.
In short, to kill and be killed is the highest achievement. http://www.hraicjk.org/the_quranic_concept_of_jihad.html
These two antagonists
dispute with each other about their Lord: But those who deny
(their Lord), - for them will be cut out a garment of Fire: over
their heads will be poured out boiling water. With it will be
scalded what is within their bodies, as well as (their) skins. In
addition there will be maces of iron (to punish) them. Every time
they wish to get away there, from anguish, they will be forced
back therein, and (it will be said), “Taste ye the penalty
of Burning!” Qur'an
22:19-22.
“Strike off the
heads of the disbelievers and after making a wide slaughter
among them, carefully tie up the remaining captives.” Qur'an 47:4.
“And if any believe
not in Allah and His messenger, We have prepared, for those who
reject Allah, a Blazing Fire!” Qur'an 48:13
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 submit. Then if ye show obedience, Allah
will grant you a goodly reward, but if ye turn back as ye did
before, He will punish you with a grievous Penalty.” Qur'an 48:16.
Narrated 'Ikrima: Some
Zanadiqa (atheists) were brought to 'Ali and he burnt them. The
news of this event, reached Ibn 'Abbas who said: “If I
had been in his place, I would not have burnt them, as Allah's
Apostle forbade it, saying, 'Do not punish anybody with Allah's
punishment (fire).' I would have killed them according to the
statement of Allah's Apostle, 'Whoever changed his
Islamic religion, then kill him'.” Sahih Bukhari Vol. 9, Book 84, Num. 57.
Also Vol. 9, Book 83 Num.17.
Narrated Abu Musa: A man
embraced Islam and then reverted back to Judaism. Mu'adh bin
Jabal came and saw the man with Abu Musa. Mu'adh asked, “What
is wrong with this (man)?” Abu Musa replied, “He
embraced Islam and then reverted back to Judaism.” Mu'adh
said, “I will not sit down unless you kill him (
as it is ) the verdict of Allah and his Apostle.”
Bukhari Vol .9, Book 89,
Num. 271.
I heard the Prophet saying,
“In the last days (of the world) there will appear
young people with foolish thoughts and ideas. They
will give good talks, but they will go out of Islam as an arrow
goes out of its game, their faith will not exceed their throats.
So wherever you find them, kill them, for there will
be a reward for their killers on the Day of Resurrection.” Sahih Bukhari Vol.6, Book 61, Num. 577.
Narrated Abdullah Ibn
Abbas: A blind man had a slave-mother who used to abuse the
Prophet (peace be upon him) and disparage him. He forbade her but
she did not stop. He rebuked her but she did not give up her
habit. One night she began to slander the Prophet (peace be upon
him) and abuse him. So he took a dagger, placed it on her
belly, pressed it, and killed her. A child who came between
her legs was smeared with the blood that was there. When the
morning came, the Prophet (peace be upon him) was informed about
it. He assembled the people and said: I adjure by Allah the man
who has done this action and I adjure him by my right to him that
he should stand up. Jumping over the necks of the people and
trembling the man stood up. He sat before the Prophet (peace be
upon him) and said: Apostle of Allah! I am her master; she used
to abuse you and disparage you. I forbade her, but she did not
stop. And I rebuked her, but she did not abandon her habit. I
have two sons like pearls from her, and she was my companion.
Last night she began to abuse and disparage you. So I took a
dagger, put it on her belly and pressed it till I killed her.
Thereupon the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: Oh be witness, no
retaliation is payable for her blood. Sunan Abu-Dawud Book 38, Num. 4348.
Narranted Ali ibn Abu Talib: “A Jewess used to abuse the
Prophet and disparage him. A man strangled her till
she died. The Apostle of Allah declared that no
recompense was payable for her blood.” Sunan Abu-Dawud Book 38, Num.4349.
It appears that Mohammad was extremely sensitive to criticism. He
must have felt insecure that these women had such low opinions of
him.
Abu Said as-Khudri said:
“The apostle of Allah sent a military expedition to Awtas on
the occasion of the battle of Hunain. They met their enemy and
fought with them. They defeated them and took them captives. Some
of the Companions of the apostle of Allah were reluctant to
have intercourse with the female captives in the presence of
their husbands who were unbelievers. So Allah, the Exalted,
sent down the Qur'anic verse, “And all married women
(are forbidden) unto you save those (captives) whom
your right hand possesses.” That is to say,
they are lawful for them when they complete their waiting
period.” ”
Sunaan Abu Dawud 11.2150 referring to Qur'anic verse 4:24. See
also Hadith: Sahih Muslim Book 8, Num.3432.
It is okay to rape women captured in war, don't worry if their
husbands are watching! See what the mullah says: http://www.binoria.org/q&a/miscellaneous.html#possessions
PAEDOPHILIA
'A'isha (Allah be pleased
with her) reported: “Allah's
Messenger (may peace be upon him) married me when I was
six years old, and I was admitted to his house at the age of nine.” She further said:
“We went to Medina and I had an attack of fever for a month,
and my hair had come down to the earlobes. Umm Ruman (my mother)
came to me and I was at that time on a swing along with my
playmates. She called me loudly and I went to her and I did
not know what she had wanted of me. She took hold of my hand and
took me to the door, and I was saying: Ha, ha, (as if I was
gasping), until the agitation of my heart was over. She took me
to a house, where had gathered the women of the Ansar. They all
blessed me and wished me good luck and said: May you have share
in good. She (my mother) entrusted me to them. They washed my
head and embellished me and nothing frightened me. Allah's
Messenger, (may peace be upon him) came there in the morning, and
I was entrusted to him.” Sahih Muslim Book 8, Num.3309.
Narrated 'Aisha: Allah's
Apostle said (to me), “You have been shown to me twice in
(my) dreams. A man was carrying you in a silken cloth and said to
me, 'This is your wife.' I uncovered it;
and behold, it was you. I said to myself, 'If this dream is
from Allah, He will cause it to come true.'” Bukhari Vol. 7, Book 62, Num.15.
Narrated Jabir bin
'Abdullah: When I got married, Allah's Apostle said to me, “What
type of lady have you married?” I replied, “I
have married a matron” He said, “Why don't you
have a liking for the virgins and for fondling them?”
Jabir also said: Allah's Apostle said, “Why didn't you marry
a young girl so that you might play with her and she
with you?” Bukhari
Vol.7, Book 62, Num. 17.
'A'isha (Allah be pleased
with her) reported that Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) married
her when she was seven years old, and she was taken to his house
as a bride when she was nine, and her dolls were with her;
and when he (the Holy Prophet) died she was eighteen years old. Sahih Muslim Book 8, Num. 3311. See: http://www.domini.org/lam/COM/abusive.htm
Narrated 'Aisha: that the
Prophet married her when she was six years old and he
consummated his marriage when she was nine years old. Hisham
said: I have been informed that 'Aisha remained with the Prophet
for nine years (i.e. till his death). Bukhari Vol.7, Book 62, Num. 65.
“A man can have
sexual pleasure from a child as young as a baby. However he
should not penetrate, sodomising the child is OK. If the
man penetrates and damages the child then he should be
responsible for her subsistence all her life. This girl, however
does not count as one of his four permanents wives. The man will
not be eligible to marry the girl's sister....It is better for
a girl to marry at such a time when she would begin menstruation
at her husband's house, rather than her father's home. Any
father marrying his daughter so young will have a permanent place
in heaven.” From
Ayatollah Khomeini's book “Tahrirolvasyleh” Gom,
Iran, 1990. Also see paedophilia section at http://www.homa.org
and http://www.hraicjk.org/rape_and_islam.html
* In June, 2002 Iranian authorities approved a law raising the
age at which girls can marry from 9 to 13. The “Guardian
Council” a 12 men body of conservative clerics, vetoed it as
contradicting Islamic Sharia law. The clerics insist that the
marriage of young girls is a means to combat immorality. In Saudi
Arabia there is no minimum age for marriage.
WARNING: THE FOLLOWING ACCOUNT CONTAINS GRAPHIC DESCRIPTION OF CHILD SLAVES BEING RAPED.
“Many times during rape
boys would cry so loudly that the Arabs would stuff rags in their
mouths so they could not be heard. I witnessed this often. If you
refuse [sex], sometimes they would shoot you.” Deng Deng,
was a slave and was often beaten because he would not convert to
Islam. Another freed boy slave, Deng Ayuel testified: “I
watched the Arabs rape my two sisters and I watched many slave
boys being raped as well. They would often take a girl or boy and
do whatever they wanted with them sexually. I too was raped many
times by my master and his Arab friends.” The most graphic
account of male rape was given by the freed slave Aleek Mach
Deng: “I watched my master Mohammed and four Murahaleen
Arabs violently gang-rape a young Dinka slave boy. The boy was
screaming and crying a lot. He was bleeding heavily, as he was
raped repeatedly. I watched his stomach expand with air with each
violent penetration. The boy kept screaming. I was very
frightened, and knew I was likely next. Suddenly the boy's
screams stopped as he went completely unconscious. My master took
him to the hospital. I never saw him again.” Many
of the redeemed slaves told Sliwa that in order to avoid rape,
male slaves would try to escape but were hunted down like animals
by their masters. The punishment for resisting rape is often
severe beatings, death or limb amputation.
http://www.persecution.com/news/index.cfm?action=fullstory&newsID=167
STONING TO DEATH
Narrated Abu Huraira and Zaid bin Khalid
Al-Jubani: A Bedouin came and said, “O Allah's Apostle!
Judge between us according to Allah's Book (laws).” His
opponent stood up and said, “He has said the truth, so judge
between us according to Allah's Laws.” The Bedouin said,
“My son was a labourer for this man and committed illegal
sexual intercourse with his wife. The people said to me, 'Your
son is to be stoned to death' so I ransomed my son for one
hundred sheep and a slave girl. Then I asked the religious
learned men and they said to me, 'Your son has to receive one
hundred lashes plus one year in exile.' The Prophet said, “I
shall judge between you according to Allah's Book (laws)! As for
the slave girl and the sheep, it shall be returned to you, and
your son shall receive one-hundred lashes and be exiled for one
year. “ O you, Unais!” The Prophet addressed some man,
“Go in the morning to the wife of this man and stone her to
death.” So Unais went to her the next morning and stoned
her to death. Bukhari
Vol. 9, Book 89, Num.303.
Abdullah b.'Umar
reported that a Jew and a Jewess were brought to Allah's
Messenger (may peace be upon him) who had committed adultery.
Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) came to the Jews and
said: What do you find in Torah for one who commits adultery?
They said: We darken their faces and make them ride on the donkey
with their faces turned to the opposite direction (and their
backs touching each other), and then they are taken round (the
city). He said: Bring Torah if you are truthful. They brought it
and recited it until when they came to the verse pertaining to
stoning, the person who was reading placed his hand on the verse
pertaining to stoning, and read (only that which was) between his
hands and what was subsequent to that. Abdullah b. Salim who was
at that time with the Messenger of Allah ( may peace be upon him)
said: Command him (the reciter) to lift his hand. He lifted it
and there was, underneath that, the verse pertaining to stoning. Allah's
Messenger (may peace be upon him) pronounced judgment about both
of them and they were stoned. Abdullah b.Umar said: I was one
of those who stoned them, and I saw him (the Jew) protecting her
(the Jewess) with his body.
Sahih Muslim Book 17, Num.4211.(see rest of Book 17).
The
Stoning of Soraya The mayor took a stone and
handed it to Soraya's father: “It is to you,”
he said, “that befalls the honor of throwing the
first stone....” The old man set his cane down on
the ground and took the large stone in his hand. He gave
thanks to God, drew his arm back and, as he threw the
stone with all his might in the direction of his
daughter, he shouted: “Allah be praised!.... There,
whore, take that!” ....Then it was Ghorban-Ali's
turn. He had rolled up his sleeves and had four rocks
neatly piled next to his feet. He waited for the mayor's
signal. “Your turn, my boy,” the mayor said to
him affectionately, “and may God guide your
arm.” ....The crowd was screaming hysterically now,
and there were ripples of applause from the men. The
shadow of a smile flitted across Ghorban-Ali's face; he
picked up another stone, aimed more carefully, and threw
it as hard as he could. This time the stone struck the
woman on the forehead, just at the hairline. The skin
burst open, blood began to trickle down her face, as
Soraya's head jerked violently backward.... “That's
it, you got her! Good for you, Ghorban-Ali. He got her,
did you see? Throw another stone, go ahead, give the slut
what she deserves!” The victim's two sons were next.
They both picked up stone and threw them at the same
time. One of them struck her on the head. There was a
sound, like a loud hiccup. As her head again jerked back.
Now the stones were flying thick and fast, piling up on
the ground around them. And there, only a few feet in
front of them, was a head whose face they never saw, a
head that kept bobbing to and fro in time to the stones
that were striking it....Finally it was Sheik Hassan's
turn. He put his Qur'an in his left hand and, with his
right, picked up a large stone. But before he threw he
turned back to the crowd and said with great bombast:
“I am not the one who is throwing this stone....It
is God who is guiding my arm....It is he who commands me
and the revenge I am meting out is not for me, but for
our imam, revenge for the heinous crime this woman has
committed.” The applause of the crowd was deafening.
“I shall throw as many stones as it takes to kill
this bitch” ....In the center of the circle, Soraya
was slowly expiring. Her head and chest were little more
than a shapeless mass of bloody flesh. The noisy crowd,
completely out of control, broke ranks and moved in even
closer, ready for the kill. Her scalp was nothing more
than a gaping wound; her jaw had exploded; her eyes and
nose burst open. Her head drooped at a grotesque angle,
like some bizarre carnival mask, over what remained of
her right shoulder. In the front row, Hassan, his robe
spattered with blood, raised his arm and called for
silence. “My dear friends....I believe that God has
done his work. I believe that his will has been done.
Would someone like to check and make certain the harlot
is dead?” Several men raised their hands. Hassan
picked Said the well digger. The man lay down on the
ground right next to the victim and put his ear close to
Soraya's open mouth. “She's still alive....The bitch
still hasn't croaked,” he said to Sheik Hassan,
getting to his feet. A man slowly stepped forward,
holding a stone above his head with both hands, and
brought it down directly on top of her skull. Another
followed, picked up a brick that was lying there next to
the victim, and hit her furiously with it half a dozen
times. The skull burst open, and the brains spilled out
onto the ground. At that point an immense cry of joy
broke out. “Allah Akbar! Allah Akbar! God is
great!....Praise be to God!” Hassan Lajevardi raised
his Qur'an in a sigh of victory and commanded the
villagers to form a circle around him. “Let us give
thanks to God, the All-powerful.” A sudden silence
came over the assembly. Then, after a brief moment of
meditation, the crowd intoned, together with the mullah: “In the Name of God,
the Compassionate, the Merciful.” From
“The Stoning of Soraya M.” by Freidoune
Sahebjam - condemned to death by the Khomeini regime
for his writings, the author returned undercover to Iran
in 1987, in order to research this book. See: http://www.geocities.com/hammihanirani/soraya.html
Theoretically stoning to death for adultery applies to
both men and women. Stoning in the Bible: http://www.free-minds.org/bible.htm
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QUOTES
“Qur'anic teaching
still insists that that the sun moves around the earth. How can
we advance when they teach things like that?” Taslima Nasrin, “Time”
Magazine Jan 31 1994
TOXIC
QUOTES
“She should stay at
home and get on with her spinning, she should not go out often,
she must not be well informed, nor must she be communicative with
her neighbours and only visit them when absolutely necessary; she
should take care of her husband and respect him in his presence
and his absence and seek to satisfy him in everything; she must
not cheat on him nor extort money from him; she must not leave
her house without his permission and if given his permission she
must leave surreptitiously. She should put on old clothes and
take deserted streets and alleys, avoid markets, and make sure
that a stranger does not hear her voice or recognize her; she
must not speak to a friend of her husband even in need; her sole
worry should be her virtue, her home as well as her prayers and
her fast. If a friend of her husband calls when the latter is
absent she must not open the door nor reply to him in order to
safeguard her and her husband's honour. She should accept what
her husband gives her as sufficient sexual needs at any
moment....She should be clean and ready to satisfy her husband's
sexual needs at any moment.
Ghazali (1058-1111).
Abdul Haq, an Afghan mullah insisted that women should be denied
education “because
Allah says in the holy Qur'an that women should stay at home and
not expose their beauty.” At the literacy centers, the girls
might be seen by male strangers visiting the classes, he
said. (source: The Guardian, 29 November 2003, “Marriage
spells the end of learning.” ) see Qur'anic verses 24:31
and 33:33
http://www.feminist.org/afghan/Girls%27_Schools_Attacks.pdf
“Let these women be
warned. We will tear them to pieces. We will give them
such terrible punishments that no one in future will dare to
raise a voice against Islam” A Pakistani mullah addressing the dissenting women of
Rawalpindi - From “Why I am not a Muslim” by Ibn
Warraq, pg 321.
“Woman was made to
bear and feed children. Therefore she is very emotional. And she
is forgetful, because if she did not forget how it is to give
birth she would not have another child. That is why she will not
be as reliable a witness as a man.” From “The Age” “Life
behind a veil of Islam” 3/3/1992 pg 11.
This “gem” is from a Muslim woman who has an arts
degree and postgraduate diploma in education. It is a testament
of the damage religion can do to a person's mind. If a University
educated woman can be made to see herself as inferior on account
of her gender, what hope is there for the millions of illiterate
women around the world?
“A married woman
should endure any violence or torture imposed on her by her
husband for she is fully at his disposal. Without his
permission she may not leave her house even for a good action
(such as charitable work). Otherwise her prayers and devotions
will not be accepted by God and curses of heaven and earth will
fall upon her.”
Iranian religious leader Hojatoleslam Imani.
Muslims will always argue that Islam has been misunderstood,
misinterpreted and hijacked by a few. The facts remain that
although there are elements of good in Islam, these are nullified
by the prolific elements of aggression, misogyny and intolerance.
That is why Islam has been so resistant to attempts of reform.
There is much in Islam which contradicts the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights:
International law recognizes
both slavery and rape in the context of armed conflict as crimes
against humanity.
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RECOMMENDED
READING
“Slave” by Mende Nazer & Damien Lewis, published by
Virago publishers.
“I'
Safiya” by Safiya
Hussaini Tungar Tula & Raffaelle Masta, published by McMillan
publishers.
“LEAVING
ISLAM: APOSTATES SPEAK OUT” by Ibn Warraq.
Prometheus Books:http://www.prometheusbooks.com/site/ go to quick
search and click on Islamic studies for a list of books on Islam
including the above, also books on atheism.
If you are reading this you
must be thinking that this article is too long and the links too
many. Looking up all the links is a time consuming and tedious
work. However, at the end you will find that the acquisition of
knowledge is worth your time and effort.
“Knowledge
and history are the enemies of religion.” Napoleon
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