Slavery in the Judeo-Christian Manuals
Except for murder, slavery has got to be one of the most immoral things
a person can do. Yet slavery is rampant throughout the Manual in both
the Old and New Testaments. The Manual clearly approves of slavery in
many passages, and it goes so far as to tell how to obtain slaves, how
hard you can beat them, and when you can have sex with the female slaves.
Many Jews and Christians will try to ignore the moral problems of
slavery by saying that these slaves were actually servants or indentured
servants. Many translations of the Manual use the word "servant", "bondservant",
or "manservant" instead of "slave" to make the Manual seem less immoral
than it really is. While many slaves may have worked as household servants,
that doesn't mean that they were not slaves who were bought, sold, and
treated worse than livestock.
The following passage shows that slaves are clearly property to be
bought and sold like livestock.
"However, you may purchase male or female slaves from among the
foreigners who live among you. You may also purchase the children of
such resident foreigners, including those who have been born in your
land. You may treat them as your property, passing them on to your children
as a permanent inheritance. You may treat your slaves like this, but
the people of Israel, your relatives, must never be treated this way."
(Leviticus 25:44-46 NLT)
The following passage describes how the Hebrew slaves are to be treated.
"If you buy a Hebrew slave, he is to serve for only six years.
Set him free in the seventh year, and he will owe you nothing for his
freedom. If he was single when he became your slave and then married
afterward, only he will go free in the seventh year. But if he was married
before he became a slave, then his wife will be freed with him. If his
master gave him a wife while he was a slave, and they had sons or daughters,
then the man will be free in the seventh year, but his wife and children
will still belong to his master. But the slave may plainly declare,
'I love my master, my wife, and my children. I would rather not go free.'
If he does this, his master must present him before God. Then his master
must take him to the door and publicly pierce his ear with an awl. After
that, the slave will belong to his master forever." (Exodus 21:2-6
NLT)
Notice how they can get a male Hebrew slave to become a permanent
slave by keeping his wife and children hostage until he says he wants
to become a permanent slave. What kind of family values are these?
The following passage describes the sickening practice of sex slavery.
How can anyone think it is moral to sell your own daughter as a sex
slave?
"When a man sells his daughter as a slave, she will not be freed
at the end of six years as the men are. If she does not please the man
who bought her, he may allow her to be bought back again. But he is
not allowed to sell her to foreigners, since he is the one who broke
the contract with her. And if the slave girl's owner arranges for her
to marry his son, he may no longer treat her as a slave girl, but he
must treat her as his daughter. If he himself marries her and then takes
another wife, he may not reduce her food or clothing or fail to sleep
with her as his wife. If he fails in any of these three ways, she may
leave as a free woman without making any payment." (Exodus 21:7-11
NLT)
So these are the Manual family values! A man can buy as many sex slaves
as he wants as long as he feeds them, clothes them, and screws them!
What does the Manual say about beating slaves? It says you can beat
both male and female slaves with a rod so hard that as long as they
don't die right away you are cleared of any wrong doing.
"When a man strikes his male or female slave with a rod so hard
that the slave dies under his hand, he shall be punished. If, however,
the slave survives for a day or two, he is not to be punished, since
the slave is his own property." (Exodus 21:20-21 NAB)
It must be noted that the Judaism theology including the Ten Commandments,
was stolen from the Egyptian Book Of Death, obviously an Egyptian theology.
Christianity was stolen from the Persian Mithraism, evidently a Persian
theology, and finally, Islam, which its criminal manual is almost identical
to barbaric dogmas of Judaism manual with the exception of a few names
changed. It is no secret that Muhammad idealized Moses and that Muhammad's
criminal genocidal conquests rivals those of Moses.
Besides, of the true character of Moses, as stated and acknowledged
in the Jewish manual, which is the most revolting as it can possibly
be imagined. Moses clearly was the first of the so-called GOD Messengers
who began the conduct of genocidal religious wars to conquer, plunder
and advance the false pretence of religion; and under the mask of all
that is holy, committed the most unexampled atrocities that are to be
found in the history of any nation on earth, of which I will state only
one instance. When Moses and his Jewish army returned from one of their
plundering and murdering excursions, the account goes on as follows:
- - And Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and all the princes of the
congregation, went forth to meet them without the camp; and Moses was
wroth with the officers of the host, with the captains over thousands,
and captains over hundreds, which came from the battle; and Moses said
unto them, Have ye saved all the women alive? Behold, these caused the
children of Israel, through the - thous ands, and captai commit trespass
against the Lord in the matter of Peor, and there was a plague among
the congregation of the Lord. Now, therefore, kill every male among
the little ones, and kill every woman that hath known a man by lying
with him; but all the women-children, that have not known a man by lying
with him, keep alive for yourselves. - - (Chap. xxxi., ver. 13)
Muhammad did almost exactly the same, following Moses footsteps, using
the same revolting doctrines and tactics to become the Islamic Emperor
of the world. Through the same brainwashing methods Muhammad and his
criminal army converted, subjugated and murdered the nonbelievers, followed
by the plunder, enslavement and rape of the captive virgins of any age.
You would think that Jesus and the New Testament would have a different
view of slavery, but slavery is still approved of in the New Testament,
as the following passages show.
"Slaves, obey your earthly masters with deep respect and fear.
Serve them sincerely as you would serve Christ." (Ephesians 6:5
NLT)
"Christians who are slaves should give their masters full respect
so that the name of God and his teaching will not be shamed. If your
master is a Christian, that is no excuse for being disrespectful. You
should work all the harder because you are helping another believer
by your efforts. Teach these truths, Timothy, and encourage everyone
to obey them." (1 Timothy 6:1-2 NLT)
In the following parable, Jesus clearly approves of beating slaves
even if they didn't know they were doing anything wrong.
The servant will be severely punished, for though he knew his duty,
he refused to do it. "But people who are not aware that they are doing
wrong will be punished only lightly. Much is required from those to
whom much is given, and much more is required from those to whom much
more is given." (Luke 12:47-48 NLT)
I do need some advice from you, the general public however, regarding
some other elements of Judeo-Christian Laws and how to follow them.
1 - Leviticus 25:44 states that I may possess slaves, both male and
female, provided they are purchased from neighboring nations. A friend
of mine claims that this applies to Mexicans, but not Canadians. Can
you clarify? Why can't I own Canadians?
2 - I would like to sell my daughter into slavery, as sanctioned in
Exodus 21:7. In this day and age, what do you think would be a fair
price for her?
3 - I know that I am allowed no contact with a woman while she is
in her period of menstrual uncleanness - Lev.15: 19-24. The problem
is how do I tell? I have tried asking, but most women take offense.
4 - When I burn a bull on the altar as a sacrifice, I know it creates
a pleasing odor for the Lord - Lev.1:9. The problem is, my neighbors.
They claim the odor is not pleasing to them. Should I smite them?
5 - I have a neighbor who insists on working on the Sabbath. Exodus
35:2. clearly states he should be put to death. Am I morally obligated
to kill him myself, or should I ask the police to do it?
6 - A friend of mine feels that even though eating shellfish is an
abomination - Lev. 11:10, it is a less er abomination than homosexuality.
I don't agree. Can you settle this? Are there 'degrees' of abomination?
7 - Lev.21:20 states that I may not approach the altar of God if I
have a defect in my sight. I have to admit that I wear reading glasses.
Does my vision have to be 20/20, or is there some wiggle-room here?
8 - Most of my male friends get their hair trimmed, including the
hair around their temples, even though Lev. 19 expressly forbids this:
27. How should they be killed?
9 - I know from Lev. 11:6-8 that touching the skin of a dead pig makes
me unclean, but may I still play football if I wear gloves?
10 - My uncle has a farm. He violates Lev.19:19 by planting two different
crops in the same field, as does his wife by wearing garments made of
two different kinds of thread (cotton/polyester blend). He also tends
to curse and blaspheme a lot. Is it really necessary that we go to all
the trouble of getting the whole town together to stone them to death?
Lev.24:10-16. Couldn't we just burn them to death at a private family
affair, like we do with people who sleep with their in-laws? (Lev. 20:14)
Evils, Atrocities and Injustices of the Torah
The following is a very SHORT list of sadistic acts that are commanded,
allowed, or threatened by God and his “righteous” men. All of these
verses can be found in the Torah. (which are the first five books of
the Bible.) I have put them in chronological order so that you may
verify them as you read along. (Keep in mind that the scriptures literally
have an atrocity on every other page. So this list will keep evolving
as I work through the Pentateuch yet again. To compile a full list
may take months, so feel free to check back in later.) God entraps
humans by placing the tree of knowledge in the garden and telling Adam
and Eve not to eat of it. This is rather similar to placing a toy in
front of a child and telling them they are not allowed to play with
it. God created us with instinct, rebellion, and curiosity. Soon he
punishes us for only doing what is part of our nature. Genesis 2:16.47
God now commands that all women must have health hazardous labors for
Eve ate the fruit. In no way shape or form is it just that I must pay
for the sins of my ancestors. Genesis 3:16
God caused sibling rivalry by favoring Abel over Cain, with absolutely
no attempt at justification. This act of favoritism led to Abel’s death.
Genesis 4:3-5
Genesis 7:23 He killed, intentionally, every man, woman, and child
on the planet save eight of them.
God commands Hagar go back into servanthood and bear children for her
master though she does not want to. Genesis 16:7-9
Genesis 19:23-25 God burns down a whole city (women and children included)
simply because they were supposedly homosexual.
Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the Lord; and that
the Lord slew him. How was Er wicked? The Bible doesn’t give us this
bit of information, only that Er was wicked in the sight of the Lord.
Genesis 38:7
Genesis 38:10 God murders Onan for refusing to commit incest with his
sister in law.
Exodus 12:29 God repeatedly tells Moses exactly what calamity he will
next visit upon the Egyptians if the Pharaoh does not allow the Israelites
to be set free from slavery. Then he tells Moses (also repeatedly)
that he will harden Pharaoh’s heart, so that he will refuse to allow
the Israelites to go, thus bringing a calamity upon his own people,
as well as showing him the awesome power of the Israelites’ Lord. This
occurs over and over, bringing calamity upon calamity upon the Egyptian
people. What is troubling about this verse is that when God “hardens
the pharaoh’s heart” he is interfering with the Pharaoh’s free will
and ultimately bringing punishment on the Egyptians for something they
are not responsible for. As a final punishment god decides to kill
all the first born of Egypt. The lord reduced himself to murdering
innocent kids when he could have simply freed the Israelites himself
with his “omnipotent” power.
God punishes children for the sins of their fathers, unto the third
and fourth generations. Punishing a child for the sins of their ancestors
is not very just. Exodus 20:5&34:7
God endorses slavery. He even set up laws as to how slavery was to
be carried out, and goes as far as Okaying beating them. Exodus 21:2-6
God sanctioned the selling of ones daughter. How can any being tell
another to literally sell their child into slavery? Disgusting! Exodus
21:7
Exodus 22:18 God orders the death of witches, sorceresses and anyone
who practices magic. Sadly enough, this verse was justification for
the Inquisition.
Exodus 32:27 God ordered to be killed, 3,000 Israelites for no greater
crime than worshipping a golden calf. I don’t know about you but death
is a pretty harsh fucking punishment.
Leviticus 20:9-10 God commands death for cursing out ones parents and
death for adultery. Gee, with these types of laws the population should
be almost nil by now.
Once again god is a homophobe, or at the very least, a bigot. Leviticus
20:13
Handicapped people must not approach the altar. Leviticus 21:16-23
Leviticus 26:30 “And ye shall eat the flesh of your sons, and the flesh
of your daughters shill ye eat.”
Leviticus 27:28-29 God ordered and allowed human sacrifices.
Numbers 16:27 God buries alive Korah and his family.
Numbers 16:35 God killed 250 Levite princes who disagreed with Moses’
leadership. He was so bloodthirsty that he wanted to slay more until
he was talked out of it. Later he put a plague upon 14,700 Jews who
thought there was something wrong in killing 250 princes.
Numbers 21:1-3 God utterly destroyed the Canaanites at Hormah as a
favor to the Jews.
Numbers 21:27-35 God abetted Moses in utterly destroying the Amorites
at Heshbon - “…the men, the women, and the little ones.”
Numbers 31:17-18 God commands Moses to kill all the Medianite people
including children and women. To top it off he commands that the virgins
be saved for later raping by Moses’ soldiers.
Deuteronomy 3:3-7 God ordered Moses’ army to “utterly destroy” 60 cities,
killing all the women and children within!
Deuteronomy 7:12 God ordered the Israelites to kill all the people
of seven nations. He even adds, “show no mercy unto them”.
Deuteronomy 20:16 God orders that we kill everything that breathes
in the cities that he gives us for an inheritance
A bastard can’t attend church “even to his tenth generation.” As if
denying an innocent child rights to worship isn’t cruel. Deuteronomy
23:2
Islamic Thievery And Slavery
Qur'an 8:1 "They ask you about the benefits of capturing the spoils
of war. Tell them: 'The benefits belong to Allah and to His Messenger.'"
Ishaq:510 "We ask Thee for the booty of this town and its people.
Forward in the name of Allah.' He used to say this of every town he
raided."
Ishaq:327 "Allah said, 'A prophet must slaughter before collecting
captives. A slaughtered enemy is driven from the land. Muhammad, you
craved the desires of this world, its goods and the ransom captives
would bring. But Allah desires killing them to manifest the religion.'"
Tabari VII:64/Ishaq:307 "The Messenger of Allah gave orders concerning
the contents of the camp which the people had collected, and it was
all brought together. Among the Muslims, however, there was a difference
of opinion concerning it. Those who had collected it said, 'It is ours.
Muhammad promised every man that he could keep the booty he took.' Those
who were fighting said, 'If it had not been for us, you would not have
taken it. We distracted the enemy from you so that you could take what
you took.' Those who were guarding the Prophet for fear the enemy would
attack him said, 'By Allah, you have no better right to it than we have.
We wanted to kill the enemy when Allah gave us the opportunity and made
them turn their backs, and we wanted to take property when there was
no one to protect it; but we were afraid that the Meccans might attack
the Prophet. We protected him so you have no better right to it than
we have.' When we quarreled about the booty we became very bad tempered.
So Allah removed it from us and handed it over to His Messenger."
Bukhari:V5B59N360 "The total number of Muslim fighters from Mecca
who fought at Badr and were given a share of the booty, were 81. When
their shares were distributed, their number was 101. But Allah knows
it better."
Ishaq:307 "The 'Spoils of War' Surah came down from Allah to His Prophet
concerning the distribution of the booty when the Muslims showed their
evil nature. Allah took it out of their hands and gave it to the Apostle."
Tabari VII:65 "Allah's Messenger came back to Medina, bringing with
him the booty which had been taken from the polytheists.... There were
forty-four captives in the Messenger of Allah's possession. There was
a similar number of dead."
Bukhari:V5B59N512 "The captives of Khaybar were divided among the
Muslims. Then the Messenger began taking the homes and property that
were closest to him."
Tabari VIII:116/Ishaq:511 "So Muhammad began seizing their herds and
their property bit by bit. He conquered home by home. The Messenger
took some of its people captive, including Safiyah and her two cousins.
The Prophet chose Safiyah for himself."
Ishaq:511 "When Dihyah protested, wanting to keep Safiyah for himself,
the Apostle traded for Safiyah by giving Dihyah her two cousins. The
women of Khaybar were distributed among the Muslims."
Tabari VIII:130 "The Prophet conquered Khaybar by force after fighting.
Khaybar was something that Allah gave as booty to His Messenger. He
took one-fifth of it and divided the remainder among the Muslims."
Bukhari V4B52N46 "I heard Allah's Apostle saying, 'Allah guarantees
that He will admit the Muslim fighter into Paradise if he is killed,
otherwise He will return him to his home safely with rewards and booty.'"
Tabari VIII:117 "The Banu Sahm of Aslam [newly recruited Muslim militants]
came to the Messenger and complained, 'Muhammad, we have been hurt by
drought and possess nothing.' Although they had fought for the Prophet
they found he had nothing [he was willing] to give them. The Apostle
said, 'O Allah, You know their condition—I have no strength and nothing
[I want] to give them [from the booty I have stolen]. So conquer for
them the wealthiest of the Khaybar homes, the ones with the most food
and fat meat.'"
Ishaq:515 "Allah's Apostle besieged the final [Jewish] community of
Khaybar until they could hold out no longer. Finally, when they were
certain that they would perish, they asked Muhammad to banish them and
spare their lives, which he did. The Prophet took possession of all
their property."
Tabari VIII:128 "Khaybar was divided among the people who had been
at Hudaybiyah."
Ishaq:521 "Khaybar was apportioned among the men of Hudaybiyah without
regard to whether they were present at Khaybar or not. The spoil was
divided into 1,800 shares."
Ishaq:521 "When the spoil of Khaybar was apportioned, the settlements
of Shaqq and Nata were given to the Muslims while Katiba was divided
into five sections: Allah's fifth [which Muhammad was custodian]; the
Prophet's fifth; the share to the kindred [Muhammad's kin]; maintenance
of the Prophet's wives [now there's an honest report]; and payment to
the men who acted as intermediaries in the peace negotiation with Fadak
[which enabled the prophet to steal the entire spoil]."
Ishaq:522 "Then the Apostle distributed the booty between his relatives,
his wives, and to other men and women. He gave his daughter Fatima 200
shares, Ali 100, Usama 250,
Aisha 200, Bakr 100…. In the name of Allah—this is a memorandum of
what Muhammad the Apostle gave his wives from the dates and wheat: 180
loads."
Bukhari:V5B59N537 "Allah's Apostle divided the war booty with the
ratio of two shares for the horse and one-share for the foot soldier."
Bukhari:V5B59N541 "When we conquered, we gained neither gold nor silver
as booty, but we gained cows, camels, goods and gardens."
Tabari VIII:12 "When cities were conquered Muslims used to say, 'Conquer
for yourselves whatever seems good to you because all treasures were
given to Muhammad.'"
Qur'an 48:19 "He rewarded them with abundant spoils that they will
capture. Allah has promised you much booty that you shall take, and
He has made this easy for you."
Qur'an 9:103 "Take alms out of their property in order to cleanse
and purify them, and invoke Allah for them; surely this is a relief
for them."
Tabari IX:3 "Since the Hawazin and Thaqif had marched with their women,
children, and flocks, Allah granted them as booty to His Messenger,
who divided the spoils among those
Quraysh who had recently embraced Islam."
Tabari IX:13 "Abu Talhah alone took the spoils of twenty men whom
he had killed."
Ishaq:571 "I went up to a man and struck off his hand. He fell and
I killed him while he was down. But I was too occupied with fighting
to pay any more attention to him. So one of the Meccan Muslims passed
by and stripped him. Then when the fighting was over and we had finished
with the enemy, the Apostle said that anyone who had killed a foe could
have his spoil. I told the Apostle that I had killed a man who was worth
stripping but had been too busy killing others at the time to notice
who had spoiled him. Abu Bakr said, "To Allah's lions who fight for
His religion go the spoils that come from their prey. Return the booty
to the man who killed him.' The Apostle confirmed Abu Bakr's words.
So I was given the property of the man whom I had killed. I sold it
and bought a small palm grove with the money. It was the first property
I ever owned."
Ishaq:592 "The Apostle held a large number of captives. There were
6,000 women and children prisoners. He had captured so many sheep and
camels they could not be counted."
Tabari IX:31/Ishaq:594 "'Muhammad, divide the spoil and booty of camels
and cattle among us.' They forced the Prophet up against a tree, and
his robe was torn from him. Muhammad cried, 'Give me back my robe. If
there had been more sheep I would have given you some. You have not
found me to be niggardly, cowardly or false."
Tabari IX:31/Ishaq:594 "'You have not found me miserly, cowardly,
or a liar.' Then he walked over to his camel and took a hair from its
hump. Holding it aloft in his fingers he said, 'Men, I do not have anything
of your booty, not even as much as this hair. Just filth. And that filth
is what is being given to you. So, bring back my cloak.'"
Ishaq:594 "The Apostle gave gifts to those whose hearts were to be
won over, notably the chiefs of the army, to win them and through them
the people."
Bukhari:V4B53N373 "Allah's Apostle got property and war prisoners
and gave them to some people to the exclusion of others. The latter
seemed to be displeased by that. The Prophet said, 'I give to some people,
lest they should deviate from Islam or lose patience.'"
Bukhari:V4B53N374 "The Prophet said, 'I give to the Quraysh so that
they will desire Islam, for they are nearer to their life of Ignorance
and it is not strong in their hearts.'"
Tabari IX:36/Ishaq:596 "'Prophet, this group of Ansar have a grudge
against you for what you did with the booty and how you divided it among
you own people.' 'Ansar, what is this talk I hear from you? What is
the grudge you harbor against me? Do you think ill of me? Did I not
come to you when you were erring and needy, and then made rich by Allah?"
Tabari IX:37/Ishaq:596 "Do you hold a grudge against me and are you
mentally disturbed because of the worldly things by which I conciliate
a people and win them over so that they will embrace Islam and become
Muslims?"
Tabari IX:38 "In this year, the Messenger sent Amr to collect the
zakat tax from Jayfar and Amr, the clans of Julanda and Azd.... He collected
the jizyah from the Zoroastrians."
Tabari IX:74 "Indeed, Allah has guided you with His guidance. If you
wish to do well [capture booty], obey Allah and His Messenger. You must
perform the prayers, pay the zakat tax, and give a fifth share of Allah's
booty to His Messenger. The required zakat is: from the land one tenth
of that watered by springs and rain, and one twentieth of that watered
by the leathern bucket. From camels, a milch camel for every forty camels,
and a young male camel for every thirty camels. From sheep, one for
every five camels; and from cows, one from every fourth… If anyone pays
more, it is to his credit. He who professes this, bears witness to his
Islam and helps the faithful [fight] against the polytheists, he has
the protection of Allah and His Messenger."
Tabari IX:75 "He who holds fast to his religion, Judaism or Christianity,
is not to be tempted from it. It is incumbent on them to pay the jizyah
protection tax. For every adult, male or female, free or slave, one
full denarius, or its value in al-ma'afir [fine cloth]. He who pays
that to the Messenger has the protection of Allah and His Messenger,
and he who holds back from it is the enemy of Allah and His Messenger."
Tabari IX:76 "The Messenger has sent Zur'ah and his Companions to
you. 'I commend them to your care. Collect the zakat and jizyah from
your districts and hand the money over to my messengers.' The Prophet
is the master of your rich and your poor."
Ishaq:564 "The Muslims stole our goods and divided them. Their spears
pierced us not once but twice. Their squadrons came at us like a swarm
of locusts. Were it not for the religion of Muhammad's people, their
cavalry would never have attacked us."
Bukhari:V9B84N59 "When the Prophet died, Arabs reverted to disbelief.
Umar said, 'Should we fight these people?' Bakr said, 'By Allah! I will
fight whoever differentiates between prayers and Zakat, as Zakat is
to be taken from property according to Allah's Orders. If they refuse
to pay me even so little as a kid they used to pay, I will fight with
them for withholding it.'"
Qur'an 59:6 "What Allah gave as booty to His Messenger He has taken
away from them [the Jews]. For this you made no raid. Allah gives His
Messenger Lordship over whomsoever He wills. Whatever booty Allah has
given to His Messenger and taken away from the [Jewish] people of the
townships, belongs to Allah and to His Messenger.... So take what the
Messenger assigns to you, and deny yourselves that which he withholds
from you."
Tabari VII:26 "In this year Muhammad ordered people to pay the zakat
tax. It is said that the Prophet commanded them to do this."
Ishaq:309 "'Bind Abu Aziz tight for his mother is rich and she may
ransom him for a great deal of money.'"
Tabari VII:71 "Among the captives was Abu Wada. Muhammad said, 'He
has a son who is a shrewd merchant with much money." [The son] "slipped
away at night, went to Medina, ransomed his father for 4,000 dirhams."
Ishaq:312 "The Prophet said, 'Abbas, you must ransom yourself, your
two nephews, Aqil and Nawfal, and your confederate, Utbah, for you are
a wealthy man.' 'Muhammad,' Abbas said, 'I was a Muslim, but the people
compelled me to fight against my will.' Allah knows best concerning
your Islam,' Muhammad said. 'As for your outward appearance, you have
been against us, so pay to ransom yourself.' The Messenger had previously
taken twenty ounces of gold from him following the battle. So Abbas
said, 'Credit me with this amount towards my ransom.' 'No,' Muhammad
replied. 'That money Allah has already taken from you and given to us.'"
Ishaq:313 "The Muslims told Abu Sufyan to pay them a ransom to free
his son, Amr. He replied, 'Am I to suffer the double loss of my blood
and my money? After you have killed my son Hanzala, you want me to pay
you a ransom to save Amr?'"
Bukhari:V5B59N357 "The Badr warriors were given five thousand dirhams
each, yearly. Umar [the future Caliph] said, 'I will always give them
more than what I will give to others.'"
Tabari VII:80 "When the events of Badr were over, Allah revealed the
8th surah, 'The Spoils of War,' in its entirety. The two armies met
[there were no armies—just merchants and militants] and Allah defeated
the Meccans [with Muslim swords]. Seventy of them were killed, and seventy
were taken captive. Abu Bakr said, 'O Prophet of Allah, these are your
people, your family; they are your cousins, fellow clansmen, and nephews.
I think that you should accept ransoms for them so that what we take
from them will strengthen us.'"
Tabari VII:81 "'What do you think Khattab?' Muhammad asked. 'I say
you should hand them over to me so that I can cut off their heads. Thus
Allah will know that there is no leniency in our hearts toward the unbelievers.'
The Messenger liked what Bakr said and did not like what I said, and
accepted ransoms for the captives."
Ishaq:316 "On the Badr expedition, the Messenger took the sword of
Dhu al-Faqar as booty. It had belonged to Munabbih. On that day he also
took Abu Jahl's camel as booty. It was a Mahri dromedary on which he
used to go on raids. It is said that he wrote 'Ma'aqil' [Blood-Money]
on his sword."
Qur'an 8:1 "They question you about (windfalls taken as) spoils of
war. Say: 'Booty is at the disposal of Allah and the Messenger; they
belong to Us and are for Our benefit. So fear Allah, and adjust your
way of thinking in this matter. Obey Allah and His Messenger.'"
Ishaq:321 "The Spoils of War surah was handed down because we quarreled
about the booty. So Allah took it away from us and gave it to His Apostle.
When He did, we learned to fear Allah and obey his Messenger.... For
in truth, our army had gone out with the Prophet seeking the caravan
because we wanted its booty."
Ishaq:324 "Allah taught them how to divide the spoil. He made it lawful
and said, 'A fifth of the booty belongs to the Apostle.'
Qur'an 8:40 "If people are obstinate, and refuse to surrender, know
that Allah is your Supporter. And know that one fifth of all the booty
you take belongs to Allah, and to the Messenger, and for the near relatives
(of the Messenger)."
Qur'an 8:68 "Had it not been for a previous agreement from Allah,
a severe penalty would have reached you for the (ransom) that you took
as booty."
Qur'an 8:69 "So enjoy what you took as booty; the spoils are lawful
and good."
Ishaq:327 "Allah made booty lawful and good. He used it to incite
the Muslims to unity of purpose. So enjoy what you have captured."
Bukhari:V4B52N276 "By Allah, we saw the Meccan women running, revealing
their leg-bangles. So, we cried out, 'The booty! O Muslims, the booty!
Our Companions have become victorious. What are we waiting for? By Allah!
We will go to the pagans and collect our share of the war booty.'"
Tabari VIII:38 "The Messenger divided the wealth, wives, and children
of the Banu Qurayza Jews among the Muslims." Ishaq:465 "When their wrists
were bound with cords, the Apostle was a sea of generosity to us. Allah's
Messenger took his fifth of the booty. He made known on that day the
extra shares for horses and their riders —giving the horse two shares
and the rider one. A Muslim without a horse got one share of the spoil.
It was the first booty in which lots were cast."
Tabari VIII:39 "Then the Messenger of Allah sent Sa'd bin Zayd with
some of the Qurayza captives to Najd, and in exchange for them he purchased
horses and arms."
Ishaq:503 "Allah saw what was in their hearts [what they coveted]
so he rewarded them with victory and with as much spoil as they could
take. Allah promised that they would soon capture a great deal of booty."
Ishaq:508/Tabari VIII:91 "Abu Jandal, Suhayl's son, escaped and joined
Abu Basir. Nearly seventy Muslim men gathered around them and they harassed
the Quraysh. Whenever they heard of a Meccan caravan setting out for
Syria, they intercepted it, and killed everyone they could get a hold
of. They tore every caravan to pieces and took the goods."
Tabari VIII:93 "According to Waqidi, in this month, the Messenger
sent out Ukkashah with forty men to raid Ghamr. He traveled quickly,
but the enemy became aware and fled. He sent out scouts and they captured
a spy who guided them to some of their cattle. They took two hundred
head back to Medina."
Tabari IX:28 "The Muslims were concerned. They did not want to give
up their share. So Muhammad said, 'He who holds a share of these captives
shall get six camels for every slave from the next booty we take.' So
the Muslims returned the women and children captives."
Qur'an 4:94 "Believers, when you go abroad to fight wars in Allah's
Cause, investigate carefully, and say not to anyone who greets you:
'You are not a believer!' Coveting the chance profits of this life (so
that you may despoil him). With Allah are plenteous spoils and booty."
What
you are about to read are just a few of many facts and principles that
motivates us at The Earth Common Sense Think Tank. - We strongly believe
that the object of our life as humankind is to evolve and learn. First
thing we need to learn is how to improve our social, political and economic
relations with one another. To this end we need the full development
of every individual both the womankind and the mankind, through highly
effective education, association, freedom, love and community support,
- which means we, the people, need to develop an all-inclusive social
motherhood.
The
United States of Nation-Less Corporations dream has come true. We all
heard it so many times that the WAR on terror is a never-ending perpetual
war. The perpetual WAR on terror is a declaration of WAR on the public,
us, the people. Perpetual war also means open-ended global violation
of human rights, corruption, terrorist attacks, destruction, killing,
environmental degradation, poverty, massacre of innocent people, and
much more! - Do we really want that? -