Know Thine Enemy

Know Thine Enemy

Saturday, May 19, 2007 4:07 PM

Know Thine Enemy

[First of a series by Crusader’s Armory.]
Islam:

• What do you know about it?  “Islam is a great religion of peace.”
• Where did you learn that?  From President Bush.
• Is your source biased or objective? He is biased.

• Is your source revealing everything or concealing vital information? He is deceiving you and practicing al-taqeyya.

How do I know that?  Because I went to the source. I read the Qur’an, which is approximately one third as long as the Bible.  I also searched and read parts of the four major Hadith collections. Hadith are sayings, collected by Muhammad’s companions, who passed them down from mouth to ear before they were collected and reduced to writing.  Those sayings reveal what Muhammad said and did when he was not reciting Allah’s revelations. They confirm and amplify the Qur’an.

By now you should be wondering:

• Who the Hell are you?  I am who I am, an American citizen, just like you, except that I am one of life’s losers, whose single prospect of prosperity was vaporized along with the World Trade Center Towers.  You don’t need to know the details.

• What are your qualifications? I hold a Bachelor of Arts in Secondary Education,  Political Science major; Economics minor from C.M.U. GPA: 3.15.

• What makes you an expert? Nothing. I am not an expert.  I  learned what I know from the writings of others, particularly the original sources.

• Why should I believe you.  Because everything I post is verifiable. I will almost always give you the means of verification through hyperlinks.  You should accept nothing at face value; always verify claims and quotations.  I write about a life & death issue,  presenting information which is vital to the survival of western civilization.

Primary Sources

1. The Noble Qur’an, translated by Hilali & Kahn.  Of, by and for Wahhabis.  You can download it in the form of a Windows Help File from Crusader’s Armory.  You can read it on line, with the translator’s notes at the King Fahd Complex for Printing the Noble Qur’an.   You can read translations by Yusuf Ali, Shakir & Pickthall, in parallel, at U.S.C.’s Muslim Student Association.  You can read up to ten translations in parallel at Yet Another Qur’an Browser.  The words will vary; the meaning does not.  I generally quote Hilali & Kahn and link to U.S.C.

2. Hadith:

   • Sahih Bukhari, considered the most reliable. Books 52 & 53 deal with Jihad and related material. You can download it from Crusader’s Armory or read it on line at U.S.C.

   • Sahih Muslim, considered second in reliability.  You can download it from Crusader’s Armory or read it on line at U.S.C.

   • Abu Dawud , which can be downloaded from Crusader’s Armory or read on line at U.S.C.

   • Malik’s Muwatta, which can be downloaded from Crusader’s Armory or read on line at  U.S.C.

    

3. Ibn Kathir’s Tafsir explains the meaning of the Qur’an by means of Hadith and comparing ayat.  It is the most widely accepted Tafsir. You can download it (9MB) from Infidel Nation or read it on line at tafsir.com.

BCP 05/18/07