The Truth About Muhammad
Author | Robert Spencer |
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Audio read by | James Adams |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Publisher | Regnery Publishing |
Publication date | September 15, 2006 |
Media type | Print (Hardcover, E-book) and Audiobook |
Pages | 256 |
ISBN | 978-1-59698-028-0 |
OCLC | 232648493 |
297.6/3 | |
LC Class | BT1170 .S657 2006 |
Website | Google Books |
The Truth About Muhammad: Founder of the World's Most Intolerant Religion is a book by Robert Spencer of Jihad Watch and Stop Islamization of America.[1] It was published in 2006 by Regnery Publishing. In the book Spencer presents an account of what the Islamic prophet Muhammad said and did from the writings of the early biographers of Muhammad such as Ibn Ishaq, Ibn Sa'd al-Baghdadi, and Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari, as well as the Qur'an and the hadith collections of Bukhari and Muslim. In the examination of the early sources, Spencer gives his view on the events of Muhammad's life which are invoked by contemporary Islamic clerics, governments, advocates and Yusuf al-Qaradawi today as a standard for their behaviour.
The book aims to draw a connection between Muhammad's legacy and modern-day practices like child marriages and divorce laws, punishments such as stoning for adultery and amputation for theft, execution for apostasy as well as the jihad and dhimmi doctrines adopted towards non-Muslims, as found in some parts of the Muslim world.
Chapters[edit]
- Chapter 1: Why a Biography of Muhammad is Relevant Today
- Chapter 2: In search of the historic Muhammad
- Chapter 3: Muhammad becomes a prophet
- Chapter 4: Muhammads revelations and their sources
- Chapter 5: A warner in the face of a terrific punishment
- Chapter 6: Muhammad becomes a warlord
- Chapter 7: War is deceit
- Chapter 8: Casting terror into their hearts
- Chapter 9: Victorious through terror
- Chapter 10: Muhammads legacy[2]
Response[edit]
The liberal Christian biographer of Muhammad Karen Armstrong criticized the book as follows:
The government of Pakistan confiscated all copies of the book and banned it on 20 December 2006 citing "objectionable material" as the cause.[4]
Writing in the Asian American Law Journal, Deepika Bains and Aziza Ahmed strongly criticized the book, claiming to find structural problems, as well as "deep substantive flaws", such as unfounded assertions[5] and conclude that:
David Thompson wrote in The Guardian that: "Robert Spencer provides a detailed and timely riposte to common misconceptions, outlining the mismatch between belief and historical reality and documenting the ways in which Muhammad's own deeds and purported revelations are used verbatim to mandate intolerance, xenophobia and homicidal 'martyrdom'." Thompson concluded with, "Denial, as they say, is not just a river in Egypt."[7] Andrew G. Bostom wrote about the book in The Washington Times: "'The Truth About Muhammad' eschews contemporary 'P.V. Muhammad' hagiography, reviving the highly informative, unapologetic genre of biographical narratives of Muhammad epitomized by the works of Muir, Margoliouth and Caetani."[8] Andrew C. McCarthy wrote in the conservative magazine National Review that this book is important and that everybody should read it: "Robert Spencer graphically illustrates the depth of our folly in thinking – or, rather, blithely assuming – otherwise. An alarming book, and a necessary one."[9]
Wikipedia audio article[edit]
- Wikipedia audio article on YouTube from 17.06.2019
Book Review[edit]
- Zayed, Moustafa (2010). The Lies about Muhammad: An Answer to the Robert Spencer Book "The Truth about Muhammad". Createspace Independent Pub. ISBN 9781453618158.
Formats[edit]
- Spencer, Robert (2006). The Truth About Muhammad (Hardcover). Regnery Publishing. ISBN 978-1596980280.
- Spencer, Robert (2006). The Truth About Muhammad (Audiobook). Regnery Publishing. ASIN B000K2Q6TC.
- Spencer, Robert (2006). The Truth About Muhammad (Ebook). Regnery Publishing. ASIN B000RH0C5E.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Ali, Wajahat; Clifton, Eli; Duss, Matthew; Fang, Lee; Keyes, Scott; Shakir, Faiz (2011). Fear, Inc.: The Roots of the Islamophobia Network in America (PDF). Washington: Center for American Progress. pp. 27, 45. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
- ^ Table of contents for The truth about Muhammad : founder of the world's most intolerant religion / Robert Spencer.
- ^ Armstrong, Karen (April 27, 2007). "Balancing the Prophet". Financial Times. London. Archived from the original on May 1, 2007. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
- ^ De Russy, Candace (January 9, 2007). "Pakistan: Book Closed on Muhammad". Phi Beta Cons. National Review Online. Archived from the original on June 12, 2015. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
- ^ Bains, Deepika; Ahmed, Aziza (2007). "Inspiring Intolerance: The Truth About Robert Spencer". Asian American Law Journal. 14: 237. doi:10.15779/Z38X58J. ISSN 1078-439X.
- ^ Bains, Deepika; Ahmed, Aziza (2007). "Inspiring Intolerance: The Truth About Robert Spencer". Asian American Law Journal. 14: 242. doi:10.15779/Z38X58J. ISSN 1078-439X.
- ^ The other side of the Prophet
- ^ Scrutinizing Muhammad's example and teachings
- ^ Religion of Peace?