Story of Mohammed Islam Unveiled

Author’s Comments:
Before I get too far into Islam, I want to give a very brief overview of Christianity. Like it or
not, if you grew up in a “Western” country then your ethics, your sense of right and wrong, are
based upon Christian teachings, as are the laws which our society makes. People who grow up
in different cultures may have a different definition of what is right and wrong. To give an
example, what a Viking might have considered to be “the right thing to do,” would probably be
seen as seriously anti-social in modern day Denmark.
Islam has a set of ethics. In order to explain these ethics I will sometimes be comparing them
to Christian ethics, not because I’m promoting Christianity, but because most Westerners,
(including myself) understand it far better than for instance Hinduism or Buddhism.
The basis of Christian (and Jewish) ethics is the Ten Commandments which we are all
probably familiar with. Don’t steal, cheat, lie, kill, covet etc. These are then capped off with the
Golden Rule which is:
“Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.”
From the Golden Rule are derived the other principles of freedom of speech, the rule of law,
equality, tolerance etc. which underpin the laws and customs of most Western countries.
Growing up in a society based on this Golden Rule, we tend to believe that it is universal, and
not even remotely a radical idea. Keep in mind however, that the man who popularized this idea
2000 years ago, got nailed to a tree for it.
Despite this, the idea gained currency, and continued to spread. By the time of Mohammed’s
birth, Christianity was the dominant religion throughout almost all of the Middle East, North
Africa and Europe.
The Golden Rule and the Ten Commandments however, ARE NOT the basis for every
religion and society. As you will soon find out they are definitely not the basis of Islam.
The difficulty with explaining Islam is that it is a bit like a giant jigsaw puzzle. I could show
you a single piece of a jigsaw, and tell you that it is a tiger’s nose for instance. Although it
might not look like a tiger’s nose, it is not until you see it surrounded by the other pieces that
you can tell what it really is. Some of the things I write may seem strange, or even ridiculous, to
someone who has grown up in a Western country with Christian based ethics, but please
persevere. Hopefully by the time you finish this book you will be able to see each piece in the
context of the whole picture.
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