ÿþ<BASE HREF="http://members.aol.com/Kugala/"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META NAME="Islam" CONTENT="Satan's Response to Allah's Incarnation"> <META NAME="Keywords" CONTENT="Islam, State Religion, Pagan, Allah, Koran, Pillars of Islam, Shahada, Salat, Sawm, Hajj, Jihad, Shari'a, zakat, sadaqat, Anti-American, Hamas, Mohammad, Crusades"> <TITLE>ISLAM: Satan's Response to Allah's Incarnation</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR="#CEEFBD" TEXT="#000000" LINK="#0000ff" VLINK="#551a8b" ALINK="#ff0000"> <CENTER><STRONG><FONT SIZE="+4"><EM>I s l a m</EM> :</STRONG></FONT></CENTER> </P> <P><FONT SIZE="+2"><CENTER><STRONG>Satan's Response to Allah's Incarnation</STRONG> </CENTER> </FONT></P> <FONT FACE="Garamond"> <P>Islam (which means <EM>"to submit"</EM>) is the religion created by the pagan Arab known as Mohammad (<EM>c</EM>. A.D. 570 - 632); this socioeconomic movement backed by strong religio-ethical ideals is also known in some circles as Mohammedanism (although Mohammad's followers despise this name). A follower of this movement is known as a <EM>Muslim</EM>. Dr. Martin Luther, the <EM>"Father"</EM> of The Reformation, identified Mohammad as <EM><STRONG>"The Disciple of Satan."</STRONG></EM> Islam essentially is a Satanic reinterpretation and reformulation of Judaism and Christianity</P> <P>The creed of Islam is expressed by the affirmation that "There is no god but god, and Mohammad is his prophet." This creed, exalting an unnamed <EM>"god,"</EM> is to be expressed several times a day by the pious Muslim.</P> <P>The anthropomorphic nature of Islam startles most religious scholars. Heaven is described in Mohammad's <EM>"holy book"</EM> in very human terms and Hell is described as a place of intense heat, scalding water, and very hot winds. The faithful Muslim is promised a Heaven of beautiful gardens, wine, and abundant sex. </P> <P>Acceptance of the above creed is followed by belief in <FONT SIZE="+1"><STRONG>Six Articles of Faith</STRONG></FONT>:</P> <UL> <LI> <STRONG>Belief in the one (unidentified, unnamed) god <i>(?? Satan ??).</i></STRONG></LI> </UL> <P>There is only one true "god" ("Allah" in Arabic), the sole Creator of all that exists (in both heaven and earth) and Agent of all that occurs. The god of Islam is not the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, Who is revealed in Genesis to be a plurality of Persons: <EM>And God said, Let <STRONG>us</STRONG> make man in <STRONG>our</STRONG> image</EM> (Gen. 1:26; cf also Gen. 3:22, 11:6-7). In the New Testament this plurality is more explicitly revealed to be a Trinity: Father, Son and Holy Spirit, One in Essence, Ever-existing, Undivided and Indivisible. Muslims do not accept this mystery and accuse Christians of being polytheists, often compounding their inability to believe God's revealed doctrine of the Trinity by mistakenly following Mohammad's <EM>"holy book"</EM> when it erroneously proclaims that Christians worship THREE gods: Allah, Jesus and Mary (<EM>Sura</EM> 5:116). Yet Mary and her mother, Anne, are said (by Mohammad) to be the only women not touched by the power of Satan. The mystery of the Trinity, which is a fundamental dogma of the Christian faith, has been described by the Church fathers as a Trinity in Unity, the perfect expression of perfect love. This love is not only an attribute of God; God <STRONG>is</STRONG> love (I John 4:8,16).</P> <P>Although Muslims claim their god to be loving, merciful, and just, he is more frequently revealed in their scriptures and traditions to be stern, demanding, retributive, vengeful and even arbitrary: <EM>"Those that disobey Allah and His Apostle shall abide forever in the fire of hell"</EM> (Sura 72). The faithful Muslim is further ordered by his god to actively fight all unbelievers: <EM>"And slay them wherever ye catch them"</EM> (2:191). Islam is not a religion of forgiveness and faith but one of good works and obedience. After several centuries of brutal military conquest, ruthless pillage, and enslavement of over two thirds of Christendom, Christians finally launched defensive measures now known as <EM>The Crusades</EM> against this uncivilized and barbarous glorification and manifestation of The Old Adam ruthlessly encouraged by this Satanic philosophy/religion.</P> <UL> <LI> <STRONG>Belief in angels</STRONG></LI> </UL> <P>The pure and sexless beings created by the Islamic god before he made the earth are named <EM>"angels"</EM> by Mohammad, who borrowed this concept from The Old and The New Testaments. Some angels support god's Throne and sing his praises, some are employed as god's messengers, and some act as man's guardians or intercede for man before god.</P> <P>Below the rank of angels, Mohammad teaches in his <EM>"holy book,"</EM> is a lower order of beings carried over from pre-Islamic Arab paganism named<STRONG><EM> "jinn."</EM></STRONG> Jinn are said to be able to take the form of humans (both male and female) as well as the form of many different animals (most notably snakes). They dwell in all conceivable inanimate objects (<EM>i.e.</EM>, trees, stones, ruins), under the earth, in the air and in fire. Although some jinn are reportedly friendly to humans, they usually harm humans, are the intentional source of many human diseases and cause all kinds of accidents. Mohammad teaches that the jinn share the bodily needs of humans and can even be killed, but he also informs his followers that the jinn are free of all physical restraints and possess extraordinary power.</P> <UL> <LI> <STRONG>Belief in Mohammad's "holy book"</STRONG></LI> </UL> <P>Certain prophets were given the revelations of god in the past, Mohammad teaches. These revelations were written by the prophets into "holy books." Islam teaches that the most recent and infallible and last revelation of god was dictated to Mohammad in Arabic NOT by god himself but rather by the Archangel Gabriel. The Islamic <EM>"holy book"</EM> is not the direct Word of God but rather the Archangel Gabriel's interpretation of God's Will and Commands. This <EM>"holy book"</EM> is viewed by Islam as (1) a canon of faith for pious Muslims, (2) a textbook of civil law, (3) a molder of true culture, and (4) a code of honor. Thus Islam claims to be <STRONG>more</STRONG> than a religion and does, indeed, exercise greater control over and influence on politics and culture than does Christianity. This point most Christians fail to understand or recognize.</P> <UL> <LI> <STRONG>Belief in the prophets</STRONG></LI> </UL> <P>In yet another attempt to deceive true Believers, Islam asserts that it reveres the prophets of Israel (both the Old Testament and the New Testament); Muslims supposedly regard the Pentateuch, the Psalms and the Gospels to be inspired writings. Jesus of Nazareth, however (contrary to God's clear testimony in both the Old and the New Testaments), is not accepted as the Incarnation of the One True God, but rather as just another (inferior to Mohammad) prophet. Yet Muslims believe that Jesus Christ was truly born of a Virgin (unlike Mohammad), that He was totally without sin (admittedly unlike Mohammad), and that He even performed miracles (again, unlike Mohammad). However, they also assert that before the crucifixion God took Jesus away, leaving a <EM>"shadow"</EM> in His place, that it was not the real Jesus who was crucified on the Cross of Golgotha (in fact, some Muslims claim that it was Judas who was mistaken for Jesus and crucified), that this Jesus certainly did not rise from the grave. Jesus will, however, Mohammad teaches, return at the end of the world to fight the Anti-Christ.</P> <P>Although Islam asserts that it accepts the Gospels of The Bible as inspired by God, they do not heed the words of Jesus proclaimed in John 14:6: <EM>"I am the Way, and the Truth, and the Life; no one comes to the Father but by Me."</EM> Thus any perceived similarities between Islam and Christianity are purely superficial - and intentionally deceptive.</P> <UL> <LI> <STRONG>Belief in a Day of Judgment</STRONG></LI> </UL> <P>All creatures, Mohammad teaches, will be raised from the dead on the Last Day for judgment by the righteous yet merciful and compassionate god. On that day the deeds of each individual will be weighted; each individual is responsible for his own salvation for Islam recognizes no "forgiveness of sins" nor need for a Savior or Messiah. Islam has rejected God's saving grace in Christ Jesus and instead demands salvation by the works of the Law. Each individual human is capable of and expected to learn and follow god's Will as revealed by Mohammad. </P> <UL> <LI> <STRONG>Belief in Predestination</STRONG></LI> </UL> <P>The god of Islam has decreed everything that happens. However, since men cannot know what this unnamed god has fully decreed, they must not cease to act and to choose between good and evil. Piety enjoins a humble submission to whatever Islam proclaims their god to have ordained.</P> <P>In addition to the six articles of faith, Islam imposes religious duties on all Muslims (known as <FONT SIZE="+1"><i><STRONG>The Pillars of Islam</STRONG></i>):</FONT></P> <UL> <LI> <STRONG>Reciting the creed <EM>(Shahada)</EM></STRONG></LI> </UL> <P>Every true believer in Islam is required, at least once in his life, to pronounce aloud, with full understanding and perfect conviction, the declaration: <EM>"There is no god but god, and Mohammad is his prophet"</EM> or <EM>"... and Mohammad is the messenger of god."</EM> The devout Muslim thus proclaims his personal belief in the Satanic god of Mohammad while also sounding forth a call to Christians to turn away from the <EM>"idolatry"</EM> of worshiping the one true God (Jesus).</P> <UL> <LI> <STRONG>Worship <EM>(Salat:</EM> Ritual Prayer)</STRONG></LI> </UL> <P>Formal worship is required of the faithful Muslim five times every day: (a) dawn (upon rising); (b) noon; (c) midafternoon; (d) after sunset; (e) and at the end of the day (just before retiring). He must ritually purify himself before each required period of worship (<EM>e.g.</EM>, remove his shoes upon entering the Mosque and wash his feet, hands, head and arms before prayer); he must worship facing in the direction of Mecca (known as <EM>"the holy city"</EM>); he must assume fixed positions; and he must recite specific prayers or texts. The primary purpose of these times of prayer is one of praise and supplication. A secondary purpose is to remind the believer that he is not god, to keep him humble. The set times for prayer also create a sense of participation and fellowship in a worldwide brotherhood for the devout Muslim, even when he is isolated from other believers.</P> <P>Traditionally on Fridays (although Friday is <STRONG>not</STRONG> required in the Muslim <EM>"holy book"</EM>), communal prayers are led by a layman known as an <EM>Imam</EM> (which simply means <EM>"leader"</EM>) in a mosque. This replaces the private Noon worship. Just before this required time of prayer the Imam may recite or read a portion of the Islamic <EM>"holy book"</EM> as well as <EM>"preach"</EM> to the faithful in the mosque</P> <UL> <LI> <STRONG>Almsgiving</STRONG></LI> </UL> <P>There are two classifications of alms: <STRONG><EM>zakat</EM></STRONG> (compulsory) and <STRONG><EM>sadaqat</EM></STRONG> (voluntary). The compulsory almsgiving is set on all that a man possesses (all his assets rather than just his income), which includes his food and grain (10% if watered by rain, 5% if watered by irrigation) and money (2.5%). Only after zakat has been paid is the remainder of the individual's assets considered purified and legitimate.</P> <UL> <LI> <STRONG>Fasting <EM>(Sawm)</EM></STRONG></LI> </UL> <P>The time during which the Archangel Gabriel revealed the Islamic <EM>"holy book"</EM> to Mohammad is known as <STRONG>Ramadan</STRONG>; this is a period of mandatory fasting for the faithful Muslim during which believers are to refrain from all food, drink, sexual intercourse and other pleasures between dawn and sunset each day of this lunar holy month.</P> <UL> <LI> <STRONG>Pilgrimage to Mecca (<EM>Hajj</EM>)</STRONG></LI> </UL> <P>Every Muslim who is economically and physically able to do so is required to make at least one pilgrimage (known as a <EM>"hajj"</EM>) to the holy city (Mecca in Saudi Arabia) during his life time. This pilgrimage is to remind each individual of the equality of all believers and the devotion that all owe to their god. </P> <UL> <LI> <STRONG>[Sanction of Jihad ("holy war")]</STRONG></LI> </UL> <P>Islam asserts that fighting a <EM>"holy war"</EM> to extend the territory controlled by Islam or to defend such territory already governed by Islam is mandated by the Archangel Gabriel's revelation to Mohammad and is the obligation of all men capable of doing so.</P> <P>The fourteenth-century Muslim theologian, Ibn Taymiyya, wrote: <EM>"Nothing in the law of Muhammad states that the blood of the unbeliever is equal to the blood of the Muslim, because faith is necessary for equality" </EM>(Almahdy). Therefore, the killing or murder of a non-Muslim is not a capital crime. Non-believers (<EM>"pagans"</EM>) are required to convert to Islam - on penalty of death. <EM>"Make war on them</EM> [<EM>i.e.</EM>, against all non-Muslims] <EM>until idolatry is no more and god's religion reigns supreme"</EM> (Sura 8:39). All impediments to the spread of Islam must be removed - through the tongue, the pen, or the sword! From its very founding by Mohammad, Islam turned its political boundaries with the outside world (almost all of which were Christian) into a perpetual war zone. Before Islam, Christianity covered the entire ancient province of Asia, extending across the Caucasus to the Caspian Sea, Syria with all of the Holy Land, and a wide belt of North Africa all the way to the Atlantic Ocean as well as Europe. At the time of Mohammad's rise to power, most of the early medieval Christians lived in Asia Minor and Africa (which gave us countless Church Fathers and Martyrs) rather than Europe.</P> <P>Jews and Christians, as <EM>"people of the Book"</EM> and thus not true pagans, are allowed a limited amount of religious autonomy but are still subjects of conversion. They are, however, inferior to the True Believer (<EM>i.e.</EM>, Muslim) and thus required to pay <EM>"jizya"</EM> (a special tax) and subject to certain social and legal restrictions. This <EM>dhimmis</EM> status is still enforced today in all Islamic-controlled nations.</P> <P>In most Islamic countries (<EM>e.g.</EM>, Saudi Arabia) non-Muslims are forbidden any public expression of their faith (thus explaining the destruction of ancient Christian Church buildings currently in Iraq by the followers of Islam); evangelism (with the goal of converting a Muslim) is punishable by death; and any Muslim who embraces Christianity may be killed by another Muslim without penalty (Almahdy). This is a far cry from the Christian teaching illustrated by Christ's parable of the Good Samaritan. <EM>I will strike terror into the hearts of unbelievers, smite ye above their necks and smite all their finger tips off them</EM>. (Sura 8:13-17).</P> <P><STRONG><FONT SIZE="+1">Shari'a <EM>(total way of life as commanded by god)</EM></STRONG></FONT></P> <P>The sacred law of Islam indicates that Islam is more than a "religion" in the Western sense of that term. That is, Islam certainly deals with ritual and worship and doctrine but also regulates the total behavior of the individual as (1) a member of a family, (2) a member of society, and (3) a citizen of a State. Where Islam dominates, it controls religion, culture, and politics. The idea of the "separation of Church and State" is totally incomprehensible to a pious Muslim. Islam is a total way of life; within Islam <STRONG>all</STRONG> institutions are "religious." The State itself is just another religious institution; its constitution and laws, of necessity, are assumed to be based upon the <EM>Shari'a</EM> (the religio-moral values of Islam). <EM>Shari'a</EM> includes <STRONG>all</STRONG> human action: public and private law, national and international law, details of religious ritual and ethics of social conduct. Every action (or inaction) falls under one of five categories of <EM>Shari'a</EM>: (1) What is commanded (by god); (2) What is recommended (by god); (3) What is legally indifferent (to god); (4) What is condemned or censured (by god); and (5) What is strongly and positively forbidden (by god). And this is all grounded in what the pious Muslim believes to be <EM>"immutable divine revelation."</EM></P> <P>Islam teaches (<EM>Sura</EM> 4:34) that: <EM>"Men have authority over women because god has made the one superior to the other, and because they</EM> [men] <EM>spend their wealth to maintain them. ... As for those</EM> [women] <EM>from whom you fear disobedience, admonish them and send them to beds apart and beat them."</EM> Traditionally Islam has kept its women in seclusion and (although not required in their <EM>"holy book"</EM>) heavily veiled; this custom is still observed in the more pious Islamic nations. The devout Muslim is allowed four legal wives at one time (even though Mohammed himself had 14 wives and three concubines) and divorce is a very simple procedure for the man (so it is easy to divorce one wife in order to <EM>"marry"</EM> another).</P> <P>According to Mohammad's <EM>"holy book,"</EM> the evidence of one man equals that of two women because <EM>"should one of them slip, the other may correct her"</EM> (<EM>Sura</EM> 2:282). In the matter of inheritance, daughters are allowed only half the shares given to sons. In the matter of divorce, the mother never retains legal custody of her children.</P> <P>The typical Muslim worships his god and strives to obey his god's commands out of fear. 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