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Courageous writer rises to the challenge posed by Islam, 8. März 1997
Von Ein Kunde
First let me briefly introduce myself : Dr Jan Knappert
formerly Lecturer at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS),London (1964 ) , then Professor of Islam at the University of Louvain , Belgium (1971) .I have written many articles for specialist journals , and am the co-author , with Professor Andrew Rippin , of what has become a standard textbook :
" Textual Sources for the Study of Islam " , Manchester University Press , 1986 .My other publications include The
Encyclopaedia of Middle East Mythology ; Indian Mythology , etc..
I should like to draw your attention to this most excellent book , Why I am Not A Muslim , by Ibn Warraq .
At long last a writer has risen to the challenge posed by this religion of compulsion in the Middle of the world , and has put together in one book all the objectionable rules of Islam , and has made it into one of the best books about Islam that I have seen in many years .
Let us examine this excellent book .
It proposes to " sow a drop of doubt in an ocean of dogmatic certainty by taking an uncompromising and critical
look at almost all the fundamental tenets of Islam ".(p.XIV)
To this end , the author quotes all the classical European Islamologists , including Arberry , Bell , Blachere , Bousquet , Gibb,Goldziher,Hiskett,Holt, Hughes, Hurgronje, Lane, Lewis,Margoliouth, Muir, Nicholson, Noldeke, Schacht (Snouck is the same as Hurgronje), Watt, Wensinck, Zwemer and of course as many Oriental scholars: Al Ma'arri, Al Bukhari, Ibn Ishaq etc...
My problem is that all these names are familiar to me, but this book for the first time sets out clearly the common message of all these scholars: that Islam if it is one day
used by a demagogue of Hitler's calibre,it will be a weapon
far more dangerous than Nazism, since it claims a universal
tenet: world conquest willed by an Arabic speaking God.
This book is so rich that it is difficult to review all the subjects Ibn Warraq discusses so capably . Very important is his argument , to me very convincing , that Islamic history as we read it in most history books , is based on a number of fictions .Firstly, the Koran (ch.5) is a book full of contradictions , written in a confused and pompous style . Yet , Muslims must believe that it is the true word of God , and memorize it . It is obvious to the careful reader that the Koran cannot br the word of God . Numerous passages are spoken by Muhammad .More worrying for Muslims is the fact that the Koran is obviously heavily edited at different periods of its history .Chapter Four deals with Muhammad who was probably an epileptic (p.89-90)
who also showed clear signs of schizophrenia , as a result of which he had visions of angels and devils .
In Medina, Muhammad organizes raids on passing caravans which , he says,are justified by God . Soon he encourages his followers to assassinate political opponents
The booty is his . Read on : it is a fascinating story of crimes : Muhammad's life .
Read also ch.14 : Women in Islam . It is a history
of endless suffering at the hands of Muslim husbands who believe that women are treacherous demons , or at least tricky , amoral , irrational , unstable , and so , inferior
. This is one of the best chapters in the book , and should be read by every woman contemplating marrying a Muslim man .
Islamic propaganda , funded by the unlimited means of the Gulf states , is responsible for a plethora of untrue ideas about Islam . Firstly , that it is a religion of peace .It is not and never was , witness the endless expansive wars fought by Muslim rulers and raiders .
Islam is a religion of dominance . The man has absolute power over his wives and children .the men are in turn are ruled by the imam , the rector of the local mosque .No matter how peaceful a man's character may be , if his imam incites him from the pulpit to kill non-Muslims , he will do it , believing that it is God's will and therefore justified , even praiseworthy .
Ibn Warraq's book is so inspiring and so full of brilliant ideas and hard facts as well , that the reviewer never stops wanting to mention further chapters .Ch.10 deals with Heretics and Heterodoxy , Atheism and Free Thought , reason and Revelation . It proves that Islamic culture was never tolerant . Ibn Warraq displays here an incredible knowledge of Islamic philosophical history .It becomes clear while reading him that Islam did not produce or encourage the philosophers but condemned them ; many died in prison .
Chapter 17 is likewise of vital importance for all social scientists , and , for all social workers .Muslims
mutilating the genitals of girls will claim that they have a right to do so since our countries protect religious freedom
( their own countries do not ). Ther is however , a limit to the freedom any religion can claim , when such freedom results in suffering either of children or of animals , as in the case of slaughter without anaesthesia .Forced marriages of minors is a problem that feminists will have to turn their attention to , also .But it is easier to confront western men who are infinitely more reasonable , than Muslims , who are polite but determined .
We must be extremely grateful to Ibn Warraq for his revealing book . Jan Knappert , March , 1997 .
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Good and true, 16. März 2006
Von Ein Kunde
Good and true!
Ibn Warraq is a bestselling author and Islamic scholar currently living in the United States. He is an outspoken critic of Islam who has written extensively on what he views as the oppressive nature of Islam and religion in general.
The name Ibn Warraq is a pseudonym that has traditionally been adopted by dissident authors throughout the history of Islam.
Among the few personal details known about his life is that he was born in 1946 in Rajkot, India, to Indian-Muslim parents who soon emigrated to Pakistan, and that he studied at the University of Edinburgh under the Orientalist scholar Montgomery Watt.
Ibn Warraq has written several books, some of which are more scholarly and gather together critical research on such topics as the origins of the Qur'an and the life of Muhammad. Some of his books are polemical and strongly inveigh against Islam. Ibn Warraq promotes secular humanist values among Muslims.
You should also read "Twenty Three Years: A Study of the Prophetic Career of Mohammad" by Ali Dashti, an Irani.
And the book "Gabriels Einflüsterungen" (German) by Jaya Gopal.
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There is some good in Islam but this book is valid too, 20. Februar 2000
I am from Indonesia. What Ibn Warraq said in his book can also be regularly found in my country: fanaticism, hostility, bigotry, hatred to others, exclusivity and fascism. Are we just going to dismiss this and saying that's only the minority who does that? I don't think so. If you want to see why these people do what they do, look straight in the source. Look at Islam: the Koran and Hadith, you'll se all the reasons you need to know why Muslims behave the way they do.Are Xtians, Hindus, Buddhists, Taoits, Jews "going public" with their hatred and paranoia the way many Muslim extremists do? Why not? Look at their sources. You'll say Xtians are guilty for the same thing, yes, but that was hundreds of years ago. By its fruit you judge the tree. Regarding one reviewer's advice to visit a website that rebuked this book, I'm telling you I have read it and it's a rather lame rebuttal written by a western convert who himself is suffering from this illusion about the greatness of Islam. His Islam is his own version that very few mainstream Muslims will agree with him. I'm willing to find one good reason why Islam is the truth but so far what I've observed is totally the opposite. This religion causes so much problem for my country and others as well, Muslims and non-Muslims alike. This book is not politically correct, you know, this call for tolerance of other faiths and stuff, something Islam and Muslims don't really believe in anyway. We are mere filthy, subhuman infidels to these people period. That's how Muslims see us Hindus in my country. So, using Muslims' own sugestion: read this book with an open mind! Other than some obvious good, Islam does have a lot of fallacies that someone like Ibn Warraq is brave enough to reveal.
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