The talk of 'context needed to understand Mohammad' is essentially nonsense talk.
There is no need to understand a man who lived on Earth some fifteen hundred years back. What the world needs to do is to see the actions of people today, and reward, stay indifferent or punish those actions, depending on the virtue, innocence and criminality, respectively, of those actions. Mohammad does not need any such reward, indifference or punishment.
The problem with the soft-sellers of the Islamic doctrine is that they would call the absolutely non-criminal objective looks at Islam as 'not knowing the context', 'ignorance' and even 'hatred against Islam'; while at the same time they remain inactive and soft-supporters of Islamic criminals that act upon their use, misuse, abuse, 'not knowing the context' and 'ignorance' of Islam. While the soft-sellers of the stupidity and hatred of Islam remain mostly inactive and soft-supporters of hatred and atrocities against non-believers of Islam, they hardly ever push for serious punishments against the real criminals who do their crimes proclaiming to be on behalf of and for the protection of Islam.
I think mukto-mona, being a thinkers' forum (as opposed to blind-believers' forum), should mostly expunge the slavish, brainwashed, and illogical soft-selling of religion by people like QR.
SuBain
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On Monday, February 17, 2014 3:53 AM, QR <qrahman@netscape.net> wrote:
Dear all,
I welcome your initiative to critic Islam and prophet Muhammad (PBUH). However when you take out of context events, it may confuse and misguide a lot of people. I am forwarding a part of history which is important to know to be able to UNDERSTAND some of the decisions taken by the last messenger of God Muhammad (PBUH).
Specifically he gave multiple chances to Jewish tribes who not only broke singed treaties with the state of Medina but conspired to murder Muslims of that city (By becoming traitors during war).
If you have questions, feel free to ask.
Shalom!
I welcome your initiative to critic Islam and prophet Muhammad (PBUH). However when you take out of context events, it may confuse and misguide a lot of people. I am forwarding a part of history which is important to know to be able to UNDERSTAND some of the decisions taken by the last messenger of God Muhammad (PBUH).
Specifically he gave multiple chances to Jewish tribes who not only broke singed treaties with the state of Medina but conspired to murder Muslims of that city (By becoming traitors during war).
If you have questions, feel free to ask.
Shalom!
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Life of the last prophet -PBUH
Being too cowardly to face the Muslims in battle, 20 Jewish chiefs went to Makkah to draw the Quraish into a negotiation by forming a "coalition". In return for the Quraish attacking Madinah, full support would be provided to them by the Jews and both parties thereafter would be rid of Muhammad sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam and his followers once and for all. Smarting from successive humiliating defeats at the hands of the Sahaabah radiallaahu 'anhum, the Quraish jumped at the offer.
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Life of the last prophet -PBUH
Following the expulsion of the treacherous Jewish tribes of Banu Qainuqa' and Banu Nadeer for breaking the treaty with the Muslims, Rasulullah sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam exiled the remnants of these to Khaybar on the outskirts of Madinah.
Awaiting a decisive defeat of the Muslims by the Quraish which didn't materialise, the deceitful Jews grew in discontent and hatched a new conspiracy against Rasulullah sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam in the fifth year after hijrah.
Being too cowardly to face the Muslims in battle, 20 Jewish chiefs went to Makkah to draw the Quraish into a negotiation by forming a "coalition". In return for the Quraish attacking Madinah, full support would be provided to them by the Jews and both parties thereafter would be rid of Muhammad sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam and his followers once and for all. Smarting from successive humiliating defeats at the hands of the Sahaabah radiallaahu 'anhum, the Quraish jumped at the offer.
The Jewish delegation toured Arabia inciting the various tribes to take up arms against the Islamic State of Madinah. In Shawwaal, the Confederates (various tribes from Arabia under the leadership of the Quraish) converged on the outskirts of Madinah boasting a combined force of 10,000, which outnumbered the total Muslim population of Madinah at the time.
Based on surveillance reports of impending attacks, Rasulullah sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam ordered the digging of trenches to protect Madinah based on the advice of Salman al Farsi radiallaahu 'anhu. The period spent digging the trenches was one of the most difficult times endured by the Muslims in defense of Islam. The digging took several days and during this time, Rasulullah sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam and the Sahaabah radiallaahu 'anhum endured fatigue and near starvation. At the completion of the trenches, 3000 Muslims came out to guard Madinah against any advances by the kuffaar (disbelievers).
Witnessing the trenches was a great psychological setback for the kuffaar and although they tried to cross it was to no avail. Apart from the exchange of volleys of arrows, there was not much in the way of physical combat. This was more a battle of nerves as the Confederates grew more frustrated with each passing day.
The examination was even greater for the believers as the third Jewish tribe of Banu Quraidha, who were still resident within Madinah, launched operations against the Muslims internally, especially against garrisons that housed Muslim women and children. Due to the firmness of the Sahaabiyaat like Safiya bint Abdul Muttalib radiallaahu 'anha, who killed a lurking Jewish man, the rest of the Jews became discouraged as they thought that the Muslim garrisons were well fortified. However, they continued to provide full support to the Confederates.
It was not long after, when Rasulullah sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam sent some Sahaabah radiallaahu 'anhum to investigate this internal breach, that Banu Quraidha openly announced the breaking of the pact with Rasulullah sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam.
The examination was even greater for the believers as the third Jewish tribe of Banu Quraidha, who were still resident within Madinah, launched operations against the Muslims internally, especially against garrisons that housed Muslim women and children. Due to the firmness of the Sahaabiyaat like Safiya bint Abdul Muttalib radiallaahu 'anha, who killed a lurking Jewish man, the rest of the Jews became discouraged as they thought that the Muslim garrisons were well fortified. However, they continued to provide full support to the Confederates.
It was not long after, when Rasulullah sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam sent some Sahaabah radiallaahu 'anhum to investigate this internal breach, that Banu Quraidha openly announced the breaking of the pact with Rasulullah sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam.
With the Confederates before them and their backs vulnerable, the Sahaabah radiallaahu 'anhum were being taunted by the munafiqeen (hypocrites). Allah Azzawajl describes this event along with the feelings experienced by the Sahaabah in the Qur'an: "When they came upon you from above you and from below you, and when the eyes grew wild and the hearts reached to the throats, and you were harbouring doubts about Allah. There, the believers were tried and shaken with a mighty shaking. And when the hypocrites and those in whose hearts is a disease (of doubts) said: "Allah and His Messenger promised us nothing but delusions! And when a party of them said: "O people of Yathrib (Al Madinah)! There is no stand (possible) for you (against the enemy attack!) Therefo re go back!" And a band of them ask for permission of the Prophet saying: "Truly, our homes lie open (to the enemy)." And they lay not open. They but wished to flee." (TMQ Surah Al Ahzaab:10-13)
The siege lasted for over a month after which the Confederates were defeated by the Will of Allah Azzawajal: "O you who believe! Remember Allah's Favour to you, when there came against you hosts, and We sent against them a wind and forces that you saw not [i.e. troops of angels during the battle of Al Ahzab (the Confederates)]. And Allah is Ever All-Seer of what you do." (TMQ Surah Al Ahzaab: 9)
As with all incidents in the blessed life of Rasulullah sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam.
The siege lasted for over a month after which the Confederates were defeated by the Will of Allah Azzawajal: "O you who believe! Remember Allah's Favour to you, when there came against you hosts, and We sent against them a wind and forces that you saw not [i.e. troops of angels during the battle of Al Ahzab (the Confederates)]. And Allah is Ever All-Seer of what you do." (TMQ Surah Al Ahzaab: 9)
As with all incidents in the blessed life of Rasulullah sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam.
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