The Age of Marriage
وَٱبۡتَلُواْ ٱلۡيَتَٰمَىٰ حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا بَلَغُواْ ٱلنِّكَاحَ فَإِنۡ ءَانَسۡتُم مِّنۡهُمۡ رُشۡدٗا فَٱدۡفَعُوٓاْ إِلَيۡهِمۡ أَمۡوَٰلَهُمۡۖ وَلَا تَأۡكُلُوهَآ إِسۡرَافٗا وَبِدَارًا أَن يَكۡبَرُواْۚ وَمَن كَانَ غَنِيّٗا فَلۡيَسۡتَعۡفِفۡۖ وَمَن كَانَ فَقِيرٗا فَلۡيَأۡكُلۡ بِٱلۡمَعۡرُوفِۚ فَإِذَا دَفَعۡتُمۡ إِلَيۡهِمۡ أَمۡوَٰلَهُمۡ فَأَشۡهِدُواْ عَلَيۡهِمۡۚ وَكَفَىٰ بِٱللَّهِ حَسِيبٗاAnd try orphans (as regards their intelligence) until they reach the age of marriage; if then you find sound judgement in them, release their property to them, but consume it not wastefully, and hastily fearing that they should grow up, and whoever amongst guardians is rich, he should take no wages, but if he is poor, let him have for himself what is just and reasonable (according to his work). And when you release their property to them, take witness in their presence; and Allah is All Sufficient in taking account.
Quran 4:6
This was covered in the “Hatred of Women in the Quran” series (and elsewhere) but it’ll be covered again here in greater depth. There are many Muslim “scholars” which try to claim that the “age of marriage” refers to puberty. However, there’s no Quranic evidence to back this up, merely the interpretation of these professional deceivers.
One must understand the Islamic concept of “Sunnah.” That is, the belief that the Prophet Muhammad, as the perfect man, must have his actions followed and emulated. To that end, let’s see what the Prophet Muhammad did, from the words of Aisha, his own child bride. These are excerpts taken from the Sahih al-Bukhari.
“The Prophet engaged me when I was a girl of six (years). We went to Medina and stayed at the home of Bani-al-Harith bin Khazraj. Then I got ill and my hair fell down. Later on my hair grew (again) and my mother, Um Ruman, came to me while I was playing in a swing with some of my girl friends. She called me, and I went to her, not knowing what she wanted to do to me. She caught me by the hand and made me stand at the door of the house. I was breathless then, and when my breathing became all right, she took some water and rubbed my face and head with it. Then she took me into the house. There in the house I saw some Ansari women who said, “Best wishes and Allah’s Blessing and a good luck.” Then she entrusted me to them and they prepared me (for the marriage). Unexpectedly Allah’s Apostle came to me in the forenoon and my mother handed me over to him, and at that time I was a girl of nine years of age.”
And, in reference to a separate marriage Muhammad took (he had many wives, far more than the amount he prescribed to his followers, yet more hypocrisy):
“…that the Prophet married her when she was six years old and he consummated his marriage when she was nine years old, and then she remained with him for nine years (i.e., till his death).”
For even further elaboration:
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 he 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.”
“Narrated ‘Aisha:
I used to play with the dolls in the presence of the Prophet, and my girl friends also used to play with me. When Allah’s Apostle used to enter (my dwelling place) they used to hide themselves, but the Prophet would call them to join and play with me.” (The playing with the dolls and similar images is forbidden, but it was allowed for ‘Aisha at that time, as she was a little girl).
Once again, as discussed in a separate article, is Surah 65:4 – And those of your women as have passed the age of monthly courses, for them the ‘Iddah (prescribed period), if you have doubts (about their periods), is three months, and for those who have no courses [(i.e. they are still immature) their ‘Iddah (prescribed period) is three months likewise, except in case of death]. And for those who are pregnant (whether they are divorced or their husbands are dead), their ‘Iddah (prescribed period) is until they deliver (their burdens), and whosoever fears Allah and keeps his duty to Him, He will make his matter easy for him.
“Courses” here, refers to periods. That is, girls who are yet to undergo their first period. So no, regardless of how Muslims try to spread the lie that they’re only permitted to marry girls 15 and up, the Quran explicitly states otherwise, repeatedly. There’s several Quran and Hadith excerpts which prove this. As such, any claim that Surah 4:6 tries to suggest that there’s an “age of marriage” insomuch that children are protected, is outright contradicted.
Should Muslims accept peace?
Many Muslims will quote Surah 8:61 to support the oft-repeated, nausea inducing claim that Islam is a religion of peace. To quote “If the enemy is inclined towards peace, make peace with them. And put your trust in Allah. Indeed, He ˹alone˺ is the All-Hearing, All-Knowing.”
Here, you’ll be given the knowledge to absolutely demolish this lie. To quote the Prophet Muhammad himself, again taken from the Sahih al-Bukhari, “War is deceit.” This is to say, in your battle against the enemy, you may leverage whatever treachery you like to defeat them. We see this today in Taqiyyah, an Islamic practice of wilful deceit.
As this is an article focused on contradictions within the Quran specifically, let’s look at a verse which runs directly contrary to Surah 8:61. Surah 47:35.
“So be not weak and ask not for peace (from the enemies of Islam), while you are having the upper hand. Allah is with you, and will never decrease the reward of your good deeds.”
In fact, here’s an extension of this ideal, taken from the cousin of the Prophet Muhammad himself, Ibn Abbas.
“So do not falter) do not weaken, O believer, upon fighting the disbelievers (and cry out for peace) and it is said this means: for Islam before fighting (when you (will be) the uppermost) when you are the victorious and the ultimate consequence will be in your favour, (and Allah is with you) He helps you to defeat your enemy, (and He will not grudge (the reward of) your actions) and He will not diminish the works in which you engage during Jihad.”
Of course, some Islamic scholars have tried to explain away such a gaping contradiction, but their attempts to do so have only made the matter a thousand times worse for them. Here’s a quote taken from a widely popular exegesis (for those who do not know this word, it simply means an explaining commentary of a religious text) of the Quran by Jalal ad-Din al-Maḥalli from 1459.
“And if they incline to peace (read silm or salm, meaning, ‘settlement’), then incline to it, and conclude a pact with them: Ibn ‘Abbas said, ‘This has been abrogated by the “sword verse”; Mujahid said, ‘This [stipulation] applies exclusively in the context of the People of the Scripture, for it was revealed regarding the Banu Qurayza; and rely on God, put your trust in Him; truly He is the Hearer, of words, the Knower, of actions.”
I’ll break this down piece by piece, as much of it isn’t immediately apparent. Again, for those who don’t know, abrogation is a word that effectively means to repeal something, as in, the repealing of a particular law, be it wholesale or in a particular context.
The “sword verse” refers to Surah 2:191 which is as follows.
“Kill them wherever you come upon them and drive them out of the places from which they have driven you out. For persecution is far worse than killing. And do not fight them at the Sacred Mosque unless they attack you there. If they do so, then fight them—that is the reward of the disbelievers.”
Further, the “People of the Scripture” is an Islamic term sometimes also called “People of the Book.” If you don’t know Islamic coding, this simply means “Monotheists”, specifically Jews, Christians, and in some interpretations, Zoroastrians and Mandaeans. If you’re a polytheist, i.e, a Pagan, well, the Surah 8:61 does not apply to you. The “sword verse” however, does. But if you thought that was despicable enough, think more specifically upon Surah 47:35’s language.
“…while you have the upper hand.”
Some, translate this directly as “while you are superior.” This, simply, means that a Muslim should never, ever take the stance of mercy against a non-believer while they are winning. However, if they are losing, they should immediately begin engaging in deception and start vying for peace against their superior foe. They are religiously permitted to lie about their intentions to do this.
To quote “renowned” Muslim philosopher Abu Hammid Ghazali:
“Speaking is a means to achieve objectives. If a praiseworthy aim is attainable through both telling the truth and lying, it is unlawful to accomplish through lying because there is no need for it. When it is possible to achieve such an aim by lying but not by telling the truth, it is permissible to lie if attaining the goal is permissible.”
The Western world needs to collectively understand a simple fact. The Muslims will act at least slightly docile while they are “in the minority”. The moment they import themselves to greater numbers, or outbreed their native counterparts, their Quranic programming will manifest. They will destroy the institutions that took them in, as Islam is nothing but a force of entropy. You are already all but seeing places in Europe that have been dominated by Muslims (what are frequently referred to as “No-Go Zones”) enacting what is basically Sharia Law.
The world is duly warned.
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Does Allah lead people astray?
YES
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ سَوَآءٌ عَلَيۡهِمۡ ءَأَنذَرۡتَهُمۡ أَمۡ لَمۡ تُنذِرۡهُمۡ لَا يُؤۡمِنُونَخَتَمَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِمۡ وَعَلَىٰ سَمۡعِهِمۡۖ وَعَلَىٰٓ أَبۡصَٰرِهِمۡ غِشَٰوَةٞۖ وَلَهُمۡ عَذَابٌ عَظِيمٞAs for the Disbelievers, Whether thou warn them or thou warn them not it is all one for them; they believe not. Allah hath sealed their hearing and their hearts, and on their eyes there is a covering. They will suffer a tremendous punishment.
Quran 2:6-7
وَمِنۡهُم مَّن يَسۡتَمِعُ إِلَيۡكَۖ وَجَعَلۡنَا عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِمۡ أَكِنَّةً أَن يَفۡقَهُوهُ وَفِيٓ ءَاذَانِهِمۡ وَقۡرٗاۚ وَإِن يَرَوۡاْ كُلَّ ءَايَةٖ لَّا يُؤۡمِنُواْ بِهَاۖ حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا جَآءُوكَ يُجَٰدِلُونَكَ يَقُولُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓاْ إِنۡ هَٰذَآ إِلَّآ أَسَٰطِيرُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَWe have placed upon their hearts veils, lest they should understand, and in their ears a deafness.
Quran 6:25
وَمَن يَهۡدِ ٱللَّهُ فَهُوَ ٱلۡمُهۡتَدِۖ وَمَن يُضۡلِلۡ فَلَن تَجِدَ لَهُمۡ أَوۡلِيَآءَ مِن دُونِهِۦۖ وَنَحۡشُرُهُمۡ يَوۡمَ ٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِ عَلَىٰ وُجُوهِهِمۡ عُمۡيٗا وَبُكۡمٗا وَصُمّٗاۖ مَّأۡوَىٰهُمۡ جَهَنَّمُۖ كُلَّمَا خَبَتۡ زِدۡنَٰهُمۡ سَعِيرٗاذَٰلِكَ جَزَآؤُهُم بِأَنَّهُمۡ كَفَرُواْ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا وَقَالُوٓاْ أَءِذَا كُنَّا عِظَٰمٗا وَرُفَٰتًا أَءِنَّا لَمَبۡعُوثُونَ خَلۡقٗا جَدِيدًاAs for him whom He sendeth astray, for them thou wilt find no protecting friends beside Him, and We shall assemble them on the Day of Resurrection on their faces, blind, dumb and deaf; their habitation will be hell; whenever it abateth, We increase the flame for them. That is their reward because they disbelieved Our revelations.
Quran 17:97-98
وَمَنۡ أَظۡلَمُ مِمَّن ذُكِّرَ بِـَٔايَٰتِ رَبِّهِۦ فَأَعۡرَضَ عَنۡهَا وَنَسِيَ مَا قَدَّمَتۡ يَدَاهُۚ إِنَّا جَعَلۡنَا عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِمۡ أَكِنَّةً أَن يَفۡقَهُوهُ وَفِيٓ ءَاذَانِهِمۡ وَقۡرٗاۖ وَإِن تَدۡعُهُمۡ إِلَى ٱلۡهُدَىٰ فَلَن يَهۡتَدُوٓاْ إِذًا أَبَدٗاLo! on their hearts We have placed coverings so that they understand not, and in their ears a deafness. And though thou call them to the guidance, in that case they can never be led aright.
Quran 18:57
NO
وَمَا كَانَ ٱللَّهُ لِيُضِلَّ قَوۡمَۢا بَعۡدَ إِذۡ هَدَىٰهُمۡ حَتَّىٰ يُبَيِّنَ لَهُم مَّا يَتَّقُونَۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ بِكُلِّ شَيۡءٍ عَلِيمٌ,It was never Allah’s (part) that He should send a folk astray.
Quran 9:115
وَمَا مَنَعَ ٱلنَّاسَ أَن يُؤۡمِنُوٓاْ إِذۡ جَآءَهُمُ ٱلۡهُدَىٰ وَيَسۡتَغۡفِرُواْ رَبَّهُمۡ إِلَّآ أَن تَأۡتِيَهُمۡ سُنَّةُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ أَوۡ يَأۡتِيَهُمُ ٱلۡعَذَابُ قُبُلٗاAnd naught hindereth mankind from believing when the guidance cometh unto them, and from asking forgiveness of their Lord unless (it be that they wish) that the judgment of the men of old should come upon them or (that) they should be confronted with the Doom.
Quran 18:55
Here is where the Quran really begins to fall apart, and that’s matters of free will and predestination. This is something Abrahamic religion on the whole cannot answer, due to its inherent, crippling flaws and falsehoods, but it’s particularly broken in Islam.
To fully understand the depths of the idiocy at play here, this is actually a double-layered contradiction, as the Quran also cannot decide who is doing the deceptions. There are three verses which suggest Iblis to to blame (though he does so with the blessing of Allah so it’s a moot point) but there are at least four (the above) which suggest it’s simply Allah himself who chooses to lead people astray.
Let’s quote another verse. Surah 16:93 – “If Allah so willed, He could make you all one people. But He leaves straying whom He pleases and He guides whom He pleases…”
What this is, is an outright admission from within the Quran that its own dogma makes no sense. According to the Quran, there’s no point to anything. You either believe, or you do not. Either way, your belief or lack thereof is entirely chosen by Allah, making the entire concept of religion and conversion meaningless. So what’s the point of having a Prophet and spreading the word, then? Allah has already chosen who is a Muslim and who is not. After all, he is meant to be all-knowing, and all-knowing means he’s completely aware of everything that will happen.
Surah 9:51 – “Say: ‘Nothing can happen to us except what Allah has ordained for us.”
Allah can choose to save you, or not. There’s no free will. In fact, this ties into a totally separate contradiction, which is, why was man and Djinn created?
Surah 51:56 states this: “I have only created Djinns and men, that they may serve Me.”
However, Surah 7:179 states this instead: “Many are the Djinns and men We have made for Hell…”
So, which is it? Are men created to serve Allah, or are they explicitly created for eternal hellfire? Neither case makes sense anyway. Why does a supposedly all-powerful deity need outright servants? Or, why make a species just to throw them all into Hell forever just to watch them suffer? If the latter case is true, then Allah’s sadism is even worse than people suspect. Really, look again at Surah 2:6. Allah has chosen specific people to remain deaf, and they will suffer because he has chosen to do this. Why would anyone worship this psychopath? Oh wait, they don’t actually choose to, apparently.
If you go even further into it however, turns out it makes even less sense, and another outright contradiction is revealed.
Surah 3:157-158 – “And if ye are slain, or die, in the way of Allah, forgiveness and mercy from Allah are far better than all they could amass. And if ye die, or are slain, Lo! it is unto Allah that ye are brought together.”
According to this, Muslim believers who martyr themselves are instantly given Paradise. It’s no wonder so many of them choose to blow themselves up (especially given the promise of 72 virgins and however many camels and whatever else). However, this runs as a direct contradiction to this.
Surah 19:71-72 – “There will be no one of you who will not enter it (Hell). This was an inevitable decree of your Lord. Afterwards he may save some of the pious, God-fearing Muslims out of the burning fire.”
Even being a Muslim isn’t going to save you from Hellfire, apparently. There is no salvation. You might, if you’re lucky, be removed from there eventually, but given that a day for Allah is 50,000 years (Surah 7:04 states this literally, though also contradicting 22:47 which states it’s a thousand because the Quran can’t go five seconds without making an error), that’s probably going to be an imperceptible eternity of time in Hell for all of humanity with only a seldom few maybe being chosen otherwise. And all of it was pointless anyway, as they were already chosen from birth to be saved but Allah still tormented them anyway. You can be a Muslim for your whole life and all but serve Allah like a slave but it won’t matter.
This is a pathetic excuse for a religion that rides on the fact that most of its population is too illiterate to read it. And those that aren’t, are dealt heavy threats that make becoming an “apostate” a decision which could cost you your life.
Should Muslims love their parents?
YES
۞قُلۡ تَعَالَوۡاْ أَتۡلُ مَا حَرَّمَ رَبُّكُمۡ عَلَيۡكُمۡۖ أَلَّا تُشۡرِكُواْ بِهِۦ شَيۡـٔٗاۖ وَبِٱلۡوَٰلِدَيۡنِ إِحۡسَٰنٗاۖ وَلَا تَقۡتُلُوٓاْ أَوۡلَٰدَكُم مِّنۡ إِمۡلَٰقٖ نَّحۡنُ نَرۡزُقُكُمۡ وَإِيَّاهُمۡۖ وَلَا تَقۡرَبُواْ ٱلۡفَوَٰحِشَ مَا ظَهَرَ مِنۡهَا وَمَا بَطَنَۖ وَلَا تَقۡتُلُواْ ٱلنَّفۡسَ ٱلَّتِي حَرَّمَ ٱللَّهُ إِلَّا بِٱلۡحَقِّۚ ذَٰلِكُمۡ وَصَّىٰكُم بِهِۦ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تَعۡقِلُونَSay: ‘Come, I will tell you what your Lord has made binding on you: that you shall serve no other gods besides Him; that you shall show kindness to your parents; that you shall not kill your children because you cannot support them (We provide for you and for them); that you shall not commit foul sins, whether openly or in secret; and that you shall not kill – for that is forbidden by God – except for a just cause. Thus God exhorts you, that you may grow in wisdom.’
Quran 6:151
۞وَقَضَىٰ رَبُّكَ أَلَّا تَعۡبُدُوٓاْ إِلَّآ إِيَّاهُ وَبِٱلۡوَٰلِدَيۡنِ إِحۡسَٰنًاۚ إِمَّا يَبۡلُغَنَّ عِندَكَ ٱلۡكِبَرَ أَحَدُهُمَآ أَوۡ كِلَاهُمَا فَلَا تَقُل لَّهُمَآ أُفّٖ وَلَا تَنۡهَرۡهُمَا وَقُل لَّهُمَا قَوۡلٗا كَرِيمٗاوَٱخۡفِضۡ لَهُمَا جَنَاحَ ٱلذُّلِّ مِنَ ٱلرَّحۡمَةِ وَقُل رَّبِّ ٱرۡحَمۡهُمَا كَمَا رَبَّيَانِي صَغِيرٗاYour Lord has enjoined you to worship none but Him, and to show kindness to your parents. If either or both of them attain old age in your dwelling, show them no sign of impatience, nor rebuke them; but speak to them kind words. Treat them with humility and tenderness and say: ‘Lord, be merciful to them. They nursed me when I was an infant.’
Quran 17:23-24
وَوَصَّيۡنَا ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ بِوَٰلِدَيۡهِ حَمَلَتۡهُ أُمُّهُۥ وَهۡنًا عَلَىٰ وَهۡنٖ وَفِصَٰلُهُۥ فِي عَامَيۡنِ أَنِ ٱشۡكُرۡ لِي وَلِوَٰلِدَيۡكَ إِلَيَّ ٱلۡمَصِيرُوَإِن جَٰهَدَاكَ عَلَىٰٓ أَن تُشۡرِكَ بِي مَا لَيۡسَ لَكَ بِهِۦ عِلۡمٞ فَلَا تُطِعۡهُمَاۖ وَصَاحِبۡهُمَا فِي ٱلدُّنۡيَا مَعۡرُوفٗاۖ وَٱتَّبِعۡ سَبِيلَ مَنۡ أَنَابَ إِلَيَّۚ ثُمَّ إِلَيَّ مَرۡجِعُكُمۡ فَأُنَبِّئُكُم بِمَا كُنتُمۡ تَعۡمَلُونَWe enjoined man to show kindness to his parents, for with much pain his mother bears him, and he is not weaned before he is two years of age. We said: ‘Give thanks to Me and to your parents. To me shall all things return. But if they press you to serve besides Me deities you know nothing of, do not obey them. Be kind to them in this world, and follow the path of those who turn to Me. To Me you shall return, and I will declare to you all that you have done.’
Quran 31:14-15
NO
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ لَا تَتَّخِذُوٓاْ ءَابَآءَكُمۡ وَإِخۡوَٰنَكُمۡ أَوۡلِيَآءَ إِنِ ٱسۡتَحَبُّواْ ٱلۡكُفۡرَ عَلَى ٱلۡإِيمَٰنِۚ وَمَن يَتَوَلَّهُم مِّنكُمۡ فَأُوْلَـٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلظَّـٰلِمُونَ,قُلۡ إِن كَانَ ءَابَآؤُكُمۡ وَأَبۡنَآؤُكُمۡ وَإِخۡوَٰنُكُمۡ وَأَزۡوَٰجُكُمۡ وَعَشِيرَتُكُمۡ وَأَمۡوَٰلٌ ٱقۡتَرَفۡتُمُوهَا وَتِجَٰرَةٞ تَخۡشَوۡنَ كَسَادَهَا وَمَسَٰكِنُ تَرۡضَوۡنَهَآ أَحَبَّ إِلَيۡكُم مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِۦ وَجِهَادٖ فِي سَبِيلِهِۦ فَتَرَبَّصُواْ حَتَّىٰ يَأۡتِيَ ٱللَّهُ بِأَمۡرِهِۦۗ وَٱللَّهُ لَا يَهۡدِي ٱلۡقَوۡمَ ٱلۡفَٰسِقِينَ,Believers, do not befriend your fathers or your brothers if they choose unbelief in preference to faith. Wrongdoers are those that befriend them.
Say: ‘If your fathers, your sons, your brothers, your wives, your tribes, the property you have acquired, the merchandise you fear may not be sold, and the homes you love, are dearer to you than God, His apostle and the struggle for His cause, then wait until God shall fulfill His decree. God does not guide the evil-doers.’Quran 9:23-24
لَّا تَجِدُ قَوۡمٗا يُؤۡمِنُونَ بِٱللَّهِ وَٱلۡيَوۡمِ ٱلۡأٓخِرِ يُوَآدُّونَ مَنۡ حَآدَّ ٱللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُۥ وَلَوۡ كَانُوٓاْ ءَابَآءَهُمۡ أَوۡ أَبۡنَآءَهُمۡ أَوۡ إِخۡوَٰنَهُمۡ أَوۡ عَشِيرَتَهُمۡۚ أُوْلَـٰٓئِكَ كَتَبَ فِي قُلُوبِهِمُ ٱلۡإِيمَٰنَ وَأَيَّدَهُم بِرُوحٖ مِّنۡهُۖ وَيُدۡخِلُهُمۡ جَنَّـٰتٖ تَجۡرِي مِن تَحۡتِهَا ٱلۡأَنۡهَٰرُ خَٰلِدِينَ فِيهَاۚ رَضِيَ ٱللَّهُ عَنۡهُمۡ وَرَضُواْ عَنۡهُۚ أُوْلَـٰٓئِكَ حِزۡبُ ٱللَّهِۚ أَلَآ إِنَّ حِزۡبَ ٱللَّهِ هُمُ ٱلۡمُفۡلِحُونَThou wilt not find any people who believe in God and the Last Day, loving those who resist God and His Apostle, even though they were their fathers or their sons, or their brothers, or their kindred. For such He has written Faith in their hearts, and strengthened them with a spirit from Himself. And He will admit them to Gardens beneath which Rivers flow, to dwell therein (for ever). God will be well pleased with them, and they with Him. They are the Party of God. Truly it is the Party of God that will achieve Felicity.
Quran 58:22
Much like with Christianity, you will have idiots claiming that Islam is “necessary” for the wellbeing of the family unit. This is despite how the actual doctrine has content that specifies the literal contrary. Jesus himself says that he will turn parent against child and destroy the unity among families. Muhammad is no different. Abrahamic religion seemingly cannot tolerate any loyalty that is to anything other than Jehovah/Allah.
Love and respect for one’s parents is a close step towards love and respect for one’s ancestors, and this is a key component of Pagan religion, not Abrahamism. Jesus told people to not even bother burying their beloved dead relatives.
Again, you can see the situation here clearly. If a child is radicalized and converts to Islam, they are given the brainwashing necessary to be distanced from their family, i.e, their support network. This is very standard death cult behavior. Once you no longer have anyone in life, your only sense of community will come from your fellow Muslims. And this is the process in which budding terrorists are made.
In fact, let’s look at one key example, taken from the The History of al-Tabari. (Author’s note, the “b.” here simply means “son of”, and is common in Islamic translations).
“According to Ibn Humayd- Salamah- Muhammad b. Ishaq- ‘Asim b. ‘Umar b. Qatadah: ‘Abdallah b. ‘Abdallah b. Ubayy b. Salul came to the Messenger of God and said: “Messenger of God, I have been told that you want to kill ‘Abdallah b. Ubayy because of what has been reported to you concerning him. If you are going to do it, command me to do it and I will bring you his head. By God, al-Khazraj know that there has never been among them a man more dutiful to his father than I. I am afraid that you may order someone else to do it and that he may kill him; and then my soul will not allow me to look on the slayer of ‘Abdallah b. Ubayy walking among the people: I would kill him, killing a believer to avenge an unbeliever, and thereby enter the Fire [of Hell].” The Messenger of God said, “No, we will be gentle with him and associate with him on friendly terms as long as he stays with us.” Thus, after that day whenever he did anything objectionable, it was his own tribesmen who reproved him, corrected him, censured him, and threatened him. When word of how they were behaving reached the Messenger of God, he said to ‘Umar b. al-Khattab: “What do you think, Umar? By God, had I killed him the day you ordered me to kill him, prominent men would have been upset, who, if I ordered them today to kill him, would do so.” ‘Umar said, “Now by God I know that what the Messenger of God ordered had more of a blessing in it that what I would have ordered.”
Here, the son does not question Muhammad’s right to command that his father be killed. Does he worry about being sent to Hell for killing his own father? No. His only worry is that he would be sent to Hell if he killed the guy who did it in an act of vengeance. As such, he’d rather just do it himself, as this would apparently be of merit.
Islam, once again, suppresses the natural instinct and affection one has for one’s family. And like with most things, it cannot even be honest about it. People who haven’t read it can be offered one of the “nicer” verses and be blissfully unaware of the contradicting hate spewed in another.
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