The Innocent Prophet - English Version THE LIFE OF MUHAMMAD FROM A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW Published on Dec 15, 2012 BY TERRY JONES www.standupamericanow.org WARNING NOT RECOMMENDABLE: MINORS OF AGE PEOPLE WHO DON’T BELIEVE IN FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION RELIGIOUS FANATICS BASED ON: QURAN HADITHS ISLAMIC HISTORICAL BOOKS Islam, the second biggest religion on Earth—Muslims say that Islam is a peaceful and tolerant religion; but the evidence speaks to the contrary, that Islam is a violent, full of hatred, and intolerant religion. Which is the real face of Islam? What is, actually, Islam? It is an accurate and historical portrayal of the prophet Muhammad. The facts in the movie are taken from the Quran, the Hadiths, and Islamic history. It will answer the question, was Muhammad an inspired prophet of God who gave us a new revelation, a new religion, or was he a madman? Was he a perverted madman driven by his own demons, thus producing a religion of violence and tyranny? I believe that as you watch the film, these two very important questions will be answered. Is Islam a religion of peace, or is Islam a religion of violence and oppression? Thank you. The Innocent Prophet THE LIFE OF MUHAMMAD FROM A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW Chapter 1 THE SITUATION OF THE ARAB WORLD It was the year 570 in the urban city of Mecca during the time of Christianity and Judaism. The Arab world was going well without many conflicts. There were Bedouins, nomad pastors, organized by tribes. There were also farmers who lived in the north, or (in the airiest, more fertile and dense in the south. During this time, the majority of the people followed polytheist religions, although a few of the tribes followed Judaism, Christianity, or Zoroastrianism. The city of Mecca was a religious center for some of the northern Arab polytheists, since it already had the second Well of Zamzam, and a small temple, the Kaaba. Chapter 2 MUHAMMED’S CHILDHOOD AND YOUTH On the 12th of Rabi (Rabi al-Awwal), that is to say, on the 29th of April a child was born. Muhammad. In the family of Aminah, the leader of Abdullah. She was a poor woman without any type of economic means or fixed income. Abdullah died shortly before the birth of Muhammad. Aminah, for being very poor, sought help, and found refuge with Abdul-Muttalib, the grandfather of Muhammad, who was a generous man, although he had gone through some economic difficulties too. This situation was very difficult for the mother and her son. Aminah couldn’t feed her son, except for just a few weeks, and had to look for a Bedouin wet nurse, by the name of Halimah bint Abi Dhuayb who was very poor and lived in the valley of Bani Saad (near Taif) (??). Halimah took care of, and loved Muhammad. She nursed him, tried to give him good food, and played with the poor child, who had lost his father, and was separated from his mother. She tried to keep him happy everyway that she could, but because she was poor, she couldn’t give him everything what [that] he wanted. When he turned 5 years old, Aminah, the mother of Muhammad, came back, longing for him. Halimah, although sad, understood the feelings of Aminah, and gave the child back to his mother. A short time later, Aminah got sick and died, leaving Muhammad an orphan at 6 years of age. His grandfather, Abdul-Muttalib, stayed with him, but when Muhammad turned 8 years old, his grandfather also died, once again leaving him all alone. His uncle, Abu Talib, took him in to live with him. He was also very poor, and had a very large family. Muhammad, in order to help sustain the family, had to work as a shephard, a clerk in the store, collector, and helping caravans. Islam still didn’t exist, and it was like a time for Christianity, Judaism, and Hinduism. The family of Muhammad followed a religion that wasn’t any of the ones mentioned previously; it was a polytheistic religion. They worshipped several gods, like the god of water, the god of the sun, or, the god of fire. Which is to say, Muhammad followed the religion that was given to him by his family, but in any case, it was not Islam, because Islam didn’t yet exist. Normally, at 8 years of age, most children are having fun playing, and don’t even have to worry about problems or difficulties of any kind. However, Muhammad, as a poor child, had to work hard and face many difficulties. Growing up in this kind of situation brought him great sadness, feelings of loneliness, and lack of self-esteem. When he used to see other children of his age, he felt very sorry and longed for his parents. He thought and wished that he too could have a father who would play with him, take him for a walk, and buy him toys. Oh, how he wished he had a mother to love him, care for him, give him hugs and kisses, and to take care of him when he was sick, to feed him, and cry for him when he’s hurt. The poor child would just go to the corner to cry because there wasn’t anyone to whom he could express his feelings. It is doubtful that anyone can take care about [of], love, or understand us like our own parents. Although he lived with his uncle, he didn’t have many freedoms, and was constantly mistreated. His aunt treated him very badly. She frequently hit him, and when it came time to eat, she treated him in a very derogatory manner saying, "Besides the fact that I have such a big family, I also have to feed this trash?" Muhammad listened in silence, and endured everything without understanding why he was to blame, why he had to face such a cruel situation. In his heart, all (?? A cannon of vengeance.,) of vengence, anger and resentment began to erupt toward the situation against the world, and especially against women because of the abuse he had received from his aunt. This situation, in the majority of cases, causes a child to be distracted and have low self-esteem. Muhammad realized that he was an orphan without a future, and the world revolved around money and power. But, for the moment, he had no other option, but to continue living with his uncle’s family. No one is born a criminal, neither does anyone want to live like one. Delinquency, in the majority of the cases, is a consequence filled with a life of difficulties and deficiencies. This poor child was raised in this situation, little by little, causing him to think like a criminal. At 20 years old he left his uncle’s family, since he had already made many friends. So, he left to live life on his own. He felt prepared to begin his new life, and to become successful as he had many times brewed. He always said to his friends, "One day I’ll be king, and I’ll rule the whole world. Everyone will respect me, whether because they love me, or because they fear me. It really doesn’t matter." Besides the fact that he doesn’t have a single penny in his pocket, his anger kept him full of energy, and pushed him with an unstoppable force. He didn’t want to continue his life as just a worker. He wanted to be rich and powerful. But, how? What do you have to do to be rich and powerful? Muhammad didn’t have any money to invest into a business, nor family that could support him financially so that he could bear his standard of living. The dream of becoming rich and powerful without any money in his pocket, and without a roof over his head, it was almost impossible for it to become true. After sometime passed, Muhammad found a group of young people who were almost in the same situation like him. They accepted him as their leader and administrator. They began to plan ways to become successful. Muhammad’s strategy was very clear: success, power, and money, at whatever price, and it didn’t matter what had to be done to obtain this objective. They studied and investigated all of the options. They realized that Jews and Christians who were very rich and powerful in politics, religion, and society could rule the world. They should be robbed, attacked, and taken over their money. Having money in your pocket, power would come by itself. But how to do that? To go into their houses and rob them wouldn’t be easy, because there were many of them, and they would respond in the same violent way. So he decided to rob them when he could catch them alone in the street, the desert, or their stores, covering their faces with a veil (the robbers). In the next 5 years, Muhammad’s group became very violent, attacking and robbing Jews and Christians by assault(ing) them, beat(ing) them, and if they resisted, they would even kill them. Words like sympathy, love, and friendship didn’t exist in the dictionary of Muhammad’s life. For him, everything was a question of how he could obtain it all. They would get them in the pathways and in the streets of the towns, except for in Mecca, where they didn’t usually act. Everything was a question of having some to spout out over the movements of Christians and Jews, and waiting for the rest to act.