Ali Sina - Understanding Muhammad

Understanding Muhammad
Allâh's way, it will be paid back to you fully and you shall not be dealt with
unjustly. (Q. 8:60)
Muhammad made empty promises that those who warred (with body or
finances) against unbelievers and accepted him as Allâh’s messenger would find
rewards piled high in the afterlife. In characterizing these rewards, he was
indeed most generous and extravagant. He claimed there would be all kinds of
goodies and endless sexual indulgence in paradise, and warned that punishment
loomed for those who were stingy in subsidizing his warfare: 39
Believers! Shall I point out to you a profitable course that will save you from a
woeful scourge Have faith in Allâh and His apostle, and fight for Allâh’s cause
with your wealth and with your persons. That would be best for you, if you but
knew it. He will forgive you your sins and admit you to gardens watered by running
streams; He will lodge you in pleasant mansions in the gardens of Eden. That is the
supreme triumph. (Q.61:10-11)
[In Paradise] they shall recline on couches lined with thick brocade, and within
reach will hang fruits of both gardens. Which of your Lord’s blessings would you
deny Therein are bashful virgins whom neither man nor jinnee will have touched
before. Which of your Lord’s blessings would you deny Virgins as fair as corals
and rubies. Which of your Lord’s blessings would you deny (Q.55:53-55)
[In Paradise] theirs shall be gardens and vineyards, and high-bosomed maidens for
companions: a truly overflowing cup. (Q.78:32-33)
Believe in Allâh and His messenger, and spend out of the whereof He has made you
heirs. For, those of you who believe and spend, - for them is a great Reward.
(Q.57:7) 40
These and similar verses of the Qur’an make it easy to understand why so
many Islamic charities have been caught financing terrorist organizations. 41 One
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Qur’an, Chapter 47, Verse 38: “Behold, ye are those invited to spend (of your substance) in
the Way of Allâh: But among you are some that are niggardly. But any who are niggardly are
so at the expense of their own souls. But Allâh is free of all wants, and it is ye that are needy.
If ye turn back (from the Path), He will substitute in your stead another people; then they
would not be like you!”
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See also Chapter 63, Verse 10.
41 An affidavit made public in federal court in Virginia in August 19, 2003, contends that the
Muslim charities gave $3.7 million to BMI Inc., a private Islamic investment company in New
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