Title: Muslim Demonstration Post by: Shammu on August 10, 2006, 11:04:51 PM Muslim Demonstration
Photographs show placard-bearing Muslim protesters in London. Below I have enclosed pictures of Moslems who marched throughout the streets of London during their recent Religion of Peace Demonstration. These pictures have never been shown in any of our American newspapers or television news programs because we should never appear to offend anyone! (http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k33/DreamWeaver987_2006/protest1.jpg) (http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k33/DreamWeaver987_2006/protest2.jpg) (http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k33/DreamWeaver987_2006/protest3.jpg) (http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k33/DreamWeaver987_2006/protest4.jpg) (http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k33/DreamWeaver987_2006/protest5.jpg) More pictures to follow. Title: Re: Muslim Demonstration Post by: Shammu on August 10, 2006, 11:08:09 PM (http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k33/DreamWeaver987_2006/protest6.jpg) (http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k33/DreamWeaver987_2006/protest7.jpg) (http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k33/DreamWeaver987_2006/protest8.jpg) (http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k33/DreamWeaver987_2006/protest9.jpg) [scarsm]Why would anyone think that we should be at war with such nice, peaceful Moslems?![/scarsm] It is time for people to wake up, and see there is a war going on... Title: Re: Muslim Demonstration Post by: Soldier4Christ on August 10, 2006, 11:30:16 PM Didn't you know that these pictures were falsified by the conservative right. It is a means to validate their agenda for war. ............. Yeah ...... right ........ and they are the blind leading the blind. Yes brother we are at war. A war that these people do not understand nor want to understand.
Title: Re: Muslim Demonstration Post by: Shammu on August 10, 2006, 11:53:30 PM Didn't you know that these pictures were falsified by the conservative right. It is a means to validate their agenda for war. ............. Yeah ...... right ........ and they are the blind leading the blind. Yes brother we are at war. A war that these people do not understand nor want to understand. Theres more pictures out there. It's if they want to believe the truth or not.Title: Re: Muslim Demonstration Post by: Shammu on August 11, 2006, 01:03:18 AM From another webpage.
"QUESTION: Can a good Muslim be a good American? That question was sent to a friend who worked in Saudi Arabia for 20 years. The following is his reply: Theologically - no. Because his allegiance is to Allah, the moon god of Arabia. Religiously - no. Because no other religion is accepted by his Allah except Islam (Koran, 2:256) Scripturally - no. Because his allegiance is to the five pillars of Islam and the Qu ran (Koran). Geographically - no. Because his allegiance is to Mecca, to which he turns in prayer five times a day. Socially - no. Because his allegiance to Islam forbids him to make friends with Christians or Jews. Politically - no. Because he must submit to the mullah (spiritual leaders), who teach annihilation of Israel and Destruction of America, the great Satan. Domestically - no. Because he is instructed to marry four women and beat and scourge his wife when she disobeys him (Qu ran 4:34). Intellectually - no. Because he cannot accept the American Constitution since it is based on Biblical principles and he believes the Bible to be corrupt. Philosophically - no. Because Islam, Muhammad, and the Qu ran do not allow freedom of religion and _expression. Democracy and Islam cannot co-exist. Every Muslim government is either dictatorial or autocratic. Spiritually - no. Because when we declare "one nation under God," the Christian's God is loving and kind, while Allah is NEVER referred to as heavenly father, nor is he ever called love in The Quean's 99 excellent names." I won't copy the rest, but these are points to ponder. Title: Re: Muslim Demonstration Post by: Soldier4Christ on August 11, 2006, 01:11:09 AM Quote good Muslim Can these two words actually go together? Title: Re: Muslim Demonstration Post by: Shammu on August 11, 2006, 01:15:44 AM Can these two words actually go together? What do you think.......... (http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k33/DreamWeaver987_2006/favor100.gif)Course not brother. Title: Re: Muslim Demonstration Post by: Shammu on August 11, 2006, 01:28:55 AM These pictures are shown in the movie OBSESSION: RADICAL ISLAM'S WAR AGAINST THE WEST. obsession the movie trailer2 (http://obsessionthemovie.com/trailer2.wmv)
Title: Re: Muslim Demonstration Post by: Kris777 on August 11, 2006, 01:34:19 AM Muslim Demonstration (http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k33/DreamWeaver987_2006/protest1.jpg) I don't think these people would like me to much. Ya know, even though I know some Muslims are doing terrible things I still can't help but pray for them. I want everyone to know the real God and to come to Him. I need to practice on being bolder. I have been struggling with witnessing and how to witness. Have you guys ever felt like God is not using you enough? Maybe it is just what I espect Him to do and not what He wants to do, but I have to admitt, just to admitt I do feel sometimes frustrated with myself. I feel that everyday is a struggle to do what is right. I feel like what I do isn't enough, which when you think of it nothing we do is ever enough. Title: Re: Muslim Demonstration Post by: Soldier4Christ on August 11, 2006, 01:37:49 AM In that case it needs fixed. ;D ;D ;D ;D
From another webpage. "QUESTION: Can a That question was sent to a friend who worked in Saudi Arabia for 20 years. The following is his reply: Theologically - no. Because his allegiance is to Allah, the moon god of Arabia. Religiously - no. Because no other religion is accepted by his Allah except Islam (Koran, 2:256) Scripturally - no. Because his allegiance is to the five pillars of Islam and the Qu ran (Koran). Geographically - no. Because his allegiance is to Mecca, to which he turns in prayer five times a day. Socially - no. Because his allegiance to Islam forbids him to make friends with Christians or Jews. Politically - no. Because he must submit to the mullah (spiritual leaders), who teach annihilation of Israel and Destruction of America, the great Satan. Domestically - no. Because he is instructed to marry four women and beat and scourge his wife when she disobeys him (Qu ran 4:34). Intellectually - no. Because he cannot accept the American Constitution since it is based on Biblical principles and he believes the Bible to be corrupt. Philosophically - no. Because Islam, Muhammad, and the Qu ran do not allow freedom of religion and _expression. Democracy and Islam cannot co-exist. Every Muslim government is either dictatorial or autocratic. Spiritually - no. Because when we declare "one nation under God," the Christian's God is loving and kind, while Allah is NEVER referred to as heavenly father, nor is he ever called love in The Quean's 99 excellent names." I won't copy the rest, but these are points to ponder. Title: Re: Muslim Demonstration Post by: Shammu on August 11, 2006, 02:57:49 AM In that case it needs fixed. ;D ;D ;D ;D (http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k33/DreamWeaver987_2006/weeeeeeee.gif) Title: Re: Muslim Demonstration Post by: ibTina on August 11, 2006, 09:01:55 AM I am wondering when the muslims here in the USA will start to show their 'true' colors?!
Title: Re: Muslim Demonstration Post by: Soldier4Christ on August 11, 2006, 09:27:11 AM They already have been. The media has been doing a fair job of covering it up for them.
Title: Re: Muslim Demonstration Post by: Soldier4Christ on August 11, 2006, 10:06:52 AM While I normally hold no value in polls because of their nature to claim that this is the sentiment of all people when it is such a small sampling of people and polls are sometimes known to be rigged, I think that this one does prove that their are many that are blind to the truth.
Gallup: Many Americans Harbor Strong Bias Against U.S. Muslims NEW YORK A new Gallup poll finds that many Americans -- what it calls "substantial minorities" -- harbor "negative feelings or prejudices against people of the Muslim faith" in this country. Nearly one in four Americans, 22%, say they would not like to have a Muslim as a neighbor. While Americans tend to disagree with the notion that Muslims living in the United States are sympathetic to al-Qaeda, a significant 34% believe they do back al-Qaeda. And fewer than half -- 49% -- believe U.S. Muslims are loyal to the United States. Almost four in ten, 39%, advocate that Muslims here should carry special I.D. That same number admit that they do hold some "prejudice" against Muslims. Forty-four percent say their religious views are too "extreme." In every case, Americans who actually know any Muslims are more sympathethic. The poll was taken at the end of July and surveyed 1,007 adult Americans. Title: Re: Muslim Demonstration Post by: Soldier4Christ on August 12, 2006, 11:13:04 AM Today's media: Blind to the obvious
"As bats' eyes are to daylight," wrote Aristotle, "so is our intellectual eye blind to those truths that are most obvious of all." He was writing about the savants of Athens in the fourth century before Christ, but he was also writing about the savants of the Western world in the 21st century after Christ. How many innocent civilians will have to be killed in the name of Allah, you wonder, before our savants realize that what we're involved in is a religious war? Quite a few more, judging from the Canadian liberal media's coverage this week of the Muslim plot to suicide-bomb some 10 trans-Atlantic airliners. Typically, the Globe and Mail, which regards itself as Canada's New York Times, spread its coverage across five full pages and parts of four more, without mentioning the word "Muslim" more than four times. Moreover, along with the rest of the liberal media, the Globe has invented the adjective "Islamist" to distinguish those who favor indiscriminate murder in the name of God from the merely "Islamic" who presumably don't. Globe columnists, completely in accord, remain rooted in the politically correct thinking and assumptions of the '60s. "The Good Guys Will Win This War, Too," says the headline on a column by John Ibbitson. "Chronic wars last a very long time," he writes, "but they do end. Twenty years ago, no one would have predicted the end of the Cold War, [or] the end of apartheid. But they're in the past, and the good guys won." Note the assumption: Both the Cold War and South Africa's apartheid lasted about 50 years – to Mr. Ibbitson, "a very long time." The war between Islam and the West has lasted 1,400 years so far. Doesn't he know this? Not really. He has unconsciously bought into the delusion of his generation that the only history that matters began about 1960. Even more deluded is Globe columnist Rick Salutin, an ex-communist whose perceptions are frequently insightful. Not this time. He doesn't see "a primary religious component" even in Osama bin Laden. Bin Laden's is "not a religious war that will outlast our lifetime," for he only "speaks as an infuriated member of the [Middle East] region." Apparently, we are to ignore bin Laden's interminable calls for a "jihad" against "the Jewish and Christian Crusaders," and his declaration after the "triumph" of 9-11, when he vowed: "There will never be another Andalusia." His reference was to the Muslim loss of Spain, only recovered by the Christians 500 years ago, after an 800-year war. Salutin cannot believe that bin Laden could think this way, because Salutin himself can't; anything that happened before the '60s doesn't matter. To bin Laden – and many others – it does. "The word 'peace' has gone out of fashion," Globe columnist Lawrence Martin chimes in. "It was a word on everybody's lips in the baby boomers' generation. But new youth and new politicians don't seem to be into it. Today's prevailing ethic is confrontation, and the old values of negotiation and conciliation are missing." Again, note the assumption: The "values" of the '70s and '80s are "the old values." To the obvious fact that those relatively peaceful times were conferred upon us by people who fought two horrible world wars, followed by a Cold War that we won by remaining fully confrontational and fully armed, he is as blind as Aristotle said. But this disability is not confined to the media. How many professors of religious studies have for years indoctrinated their students with the vision of Islam as a wholly peace-loving religion, ignoring a) what Muhammad taught, b) what Muhammad did, c) what the early caliphs did and d) what Muslim nations have done or tried to do ever since? In the Globe's rival, the National Post, however, there appeared one story much at odds with the general Canadian coverage. It reported, and deplored, the comment of London Mayor Ken Livingstone that "no community in London can or should be targeted or blamed because of the actions of people who are pure criminals." It would be "outrageous," a senior police officer had added, "to suggest that the fault lay with Islam, a peace-loving religion that utterly rejected wanton killing." But this, the article added, ignored the fact that the terrorists "perpetrated their missions as Muslims, were inspired by the Prophet, were justified by the Quran and acted in the name of Islam." That story was reprinted from the London Telegraph, where the blind apparently have begun to see. Title: Re: Muslim Demonstration Post by: Shammu on August 12, 2006, 12:56:59 PM Please pause a moment, reflect back, and take the following multiple choice test. The events are actual Events from history. They actually happened! In light of what has happened this past week, it is amazing to realize!
Do you remember the answer? 1. 1968 Bobby Kennedy was shot and killed by a. Superman b. Jay Leno c. Harry Potter d. a Muslim male extremist between the ages of 17 and 40 2. In 1972 at the Munich Olympics, athletes were kidnapped & massacred by a. Olga Corbett b. Sitting Bull c. Arnold Schwarzenegger d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40 3. In 1979, the US embassy in Iran was taken over by: a. Lost Norwegians b. Elvis c. A tour bus full of 80-year-old women d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40 4. During the 1980's a number of Americans were kidnapped in Lebanon by: a. John Dillinger b. The King of Sweden c. The Boy Scouts d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40 5. In 1983, the US Marine barracks in Beirut was blown up by: a. A pizza delivery boy b. Pee Wee Herman c. Geraldo Rivera d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40 6. In 1985 the cruise ship Achille Lauro was hijacked and a 70 year old American passenger was murdered and thrown overboard in his wheelchair by: a. The Smurfs b. Davy Jones c. The Little Mermaid d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40 7. In 1985 TWA flight 847 was hijacked at Athens, and a US Navy diver trying to rescue passengers was murdered by: a. Captain Kidd b. Charles Lindberg c. Mother Teresa d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40 8. In 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 was bombed by: a. Scooby Doo b. The Tooth Fairy c. Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40 9. In 1993 the World Trade Center was bombed the first time by: a. Richard Simmons b. Grandma Moses c. Michael Jordan d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40 10. In 1998, the US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania were bombed by: a. Mr. Rogers b. Hillary Clinton, to distract attention from Wild Bill's women c. The World Wrestling Federation d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40 11. On 9/11/01, four airliners were hijacked; two were used as missiles to take out the World Trade Centers and of the remaining two, one crashed into the US Pentagon and the other was diverted and crashed by the passengers. Thousands of people were killed by: a. Bugs Bunny, Wiley E. Coyote, Daffy Duck and Elmer Fudd b. The Supreme Court of Florida c. Mr. Bean d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40 12. In 2002 the United States fought a war in Afghanistan against: a. Enron b. The Lutheran Church c. The NFL d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40 13. In 2002 reporter Daniel Pearl was kidnapped and murdered by: a. Bonnie and Clyde b. Captain Kangaroo c. Billy Graham d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40 Nope, ..I really don't see a pattern here to justify profiling, do you? So, to ensure we Americans never offend anyone, particularly fanatics intent on killing us, airport security screeners will no longer be allowed to profile certain people. They must conduct random searches of 80-year-old women, little kids, airline pilots with proper identification, secret agents who are members of the President's security detail, 85-year old Congressmen with metal hips, and Medal of Honor winning and former Governor Joe Foss, but leave Muslim Males between the ages 17 and 40 alone lest they be guilty of profiling. Oh by the way, guess who bombed London?...and not to mention the events of the last few days that were thrwarted! That's right!!! Muslim Male extremists between the ages 17 and 40 Title: Re: Muslim Demonstration Post by: Soldier4Christ on August 12, 2006, 02:26:38 PM The U.S. has been fighting muslims much earlier than that. Shortly after the extablishment of the free U.S. we were at war in sea battles with muslims. We have had to battle against them ever since.
Title: Re: Muslim Demonstration Post by: Shammu on August 12, 2006, 03:28:07 PM The U.S. has been fighting muslims much earlier than that. Shortly after the extablishment of the free U.S. we were at war in sea battles with muslims. We have had to battle against them ever since. Following the war with the Barbary Pirates in 1805, when Lieutenant P.N. O'Bannon and his small force of Marines participated in the capture of Derne and hoisted the American flag for the first time over a fortress of the Old World, the Colors of the Corps was inscribed with the words: "To the Shores of Tripoli." After the Marines had participated in the capture and occupation of Mexico City and the Castle of Chapultepec, otherwise known as the "Halls of Montezuma," the words on the Colors were changed to read: "From the Shores of Tripoli to the Halls of Montezuma.""From the Halls of Montezuma To the Shores of Tripoli; We fight our country's battles On the land as on the sea; First to fight for right and freedom And to keep our honor clean; We are proud to claim the title of United States Marine. "Our flag's unfurled to every breeze From dawn to setting sun; We have fought in ev'ry clime and place Where we could take a gun; In the snow of far-off Northern lands And in sunny tropic scenes; You will find us always on the job-- The United States Marines. "Here's health to you and to our Corps Which we are proud to serve In many a strife we've fought for life And never lost our nerve; If the Army and the Navy Ever look on Heaven's scenes; They will find the streets are guarded By United States Marines." Title: Re: Muslim Demonstration Post by: Soldier4Christ on August 12, 2006, 04:11:05 PM Many people blame the Christian Crusades for the problems the western worlds have had with the muslims. However when we look at history in detail we see that the Christian Crusades against the muslims started in 1095, while the muslims had started crusades against Christianity as early as 630 AD. The Christian Crusades started in 1095 by Pope Urban II. The following is a list of these crusades and their approximate start date.
630 Two years before Muhammad’s death of a fever, he launches the Tabuk Crusades, in which he led 30,000 jihadists against the Byzantine Christians. He had heard a report that a huge army had amassed to attack Arabia, but the report turned out to be a false rumor. The Byzantine army never materialized. He turned around and went home, but not before extracting “agreements” from northern tribes. They could enjoy the “privilege” of living under Islamic “protection” (read: not be attacked by Islam), if they paid a tax (jizya). This tax sets the stage for Muhammad’s and the later Caliphs’ policies. If the attacked city or region did not want to convert to Islam, then they paid a jizya tax. If they converted, then they paid a zakat tax. Either way, money flowed back to the Islamic treasury in Arabia or to the local Muslim governor. 632-634 Under the Caliphate of Abu Bakr the Muslim Crusaders reconquer and sometimes conquer for the first time the polytheists of Arabia. These Arab polytheists had to convert to Islam or die. They did not have the choice of remaining in their faith and paying a tax. Islam does not allow for religious freedom. 633 The Muslim Crusaders, led by Khalid al-Walid, a superior but bloodthirsty military commander, whom Muhammad nicknamed the Sword of Allah for his ferocity in battle (Tabari, 8:158 / 1616-17), conquer the city of Ullays along the Euphrates River (in today’s Iraq). Khalid captures and beheads so many that a nearby canal, into which the blood flowed, was called Blood Canal (Tabari 11:24 / 2034-35). 634 At the Battle of Yarmuk in Syria the Muslim Crusaders defeat the Byzantines. Today Osama bin Laden draws inspiration from the defeat, and especially from an anecdote about Khalid al-Walid. An unnamed Muslim remarks: “The Romans are so numerous and the Muslims so few.” To this Khalid retorts: “How few are the Romans, and how many the Muslims! Armies become numerous only with victory and few only with defeat, not by the number of men. By God, I would love it . . . if the enemy were twice as many” (Tabari, 11:94 / 2095). Osama bin Ladin quotes Khalid and says that his fighters love death more than we in the West love life. This philosophy of death probably comes from a verse like Sura 2:96. Muhammad assesses the Jews: “[Prophet], you are sure to find them [the Jews] clinging to life more eagerly than any other people, even polytheists” (MAS Abdel Haleem, The Qur’an, Oxford UP, 2004; first insertion in brackets is Haleem’s; the second mine). 634-644 The Caliphate of Umar ibn al-Khattab, who is regarded as particularly brutal. 635 Muslim Crusaders besiege and conquer of Damascus 636 Muslim Crusaders defeat Byzantines decisively at Battle of Yarmuk. 637 Muslim Crusaders conquer Iraq at the Battle of al-Qadisiyyah (some date it in 635 or 636) 638 Muslim Crusaders conquer and annex Jerusalem, taking it from the Byzantines. 638-650 Muslim Crusaders conquer Iran, except along Caspian Sea. 639-642 Muslim Crusaders conquer Egypt. 641 Muslim Crusaders control Syria and Palestine. 643-707 Muslim Crusaders conquer North Africa. 644 Caliph Umar is assassinated by a Persian prisoner of war; Uthman ibn Affan is elected third Caliph, who is regarded by many Muslims as gentler than Umar. 644-650 Muslim Crusaders conquer Cyprus, Tripoli in North Africa, and establish Islamic rule in Iran, Afghanistan, and Sind. 656 Caliph Uthman is assassinated by disgruntled Muslim soldiers; Ali ibn Abi Talib, son-in-law and cousin to Muhammad, who married the prophet’s daughter Fatima through his first wife Khadija, is set up as Caliph. 656 Battle of the Camel, in which Aisha, Muhammad’s wife, leads a rebellion against Ali for not avenging Uthman’s assassination. Ali’s partisans win. 657 Battle of Siffin between Ali and Muslim governor of Jerusalem, arbitration goes against Ali 661 Murder of Ali by an extremist; Ali’s supporters acclaim his son Hasan as next Caliph, but he comes to an agreement with Muawiyyah I and retires to Medina. 661-680 the Caliphate of Muawiyyah I. He founds Umayyid dynasty and moves capital from Medina to Damascus 673-678 Arabs besiege Constantinople, capital of Byzantine Empire 680 Massacre of Hussein (Muhammad’s grandson), his family, and his supporters in Karbala, Iraq. 691 Dome of the Rock is completed in Jerusalem, only six decades after Muhammad’s death. 705 Abd al-Malik restores Umayyad rule. 710-713 Muslim Crusaders conquer the lower Indus Valley. 711-713 Muslim Crusaders conquer Spain and impose the kingdom of Andalus. This article recounts how Muslims today still grieve over their expulsion 700 years later. They seem to believe that the land belonged to them in the first place. 719 Cordova, Spain, becomes seat of Arab governor 732 The Muslim Crusaders stopped at the Battle of Poitiers; that is, Franks (France) halt Arab advance 749 The Abbasids conquer Kufah and overthrow Umayyids 756 Foundation of Umayyid amirate in Cordova, Spain, setting up an independent kingdom from Abbasids 762 Foundation of Baghdad 785 Foundation of the Great Mosque of Cordova 789 Rise of Idrisid amirs (Muslim Crusaders) in Morocco; foundation of Fez; Christoforos, a Muslim who converted to Christianity, is executed. 800 Autonomous Aghlabid dynasty (Muslim Crusaders) in Tunisia 807 Caliph Harun al-Rashid orders the destruction of non-Muslim prayer houses and of the church of Mary Magdalene in Jerusalem 809 Aghlabids (Muslim Crusaders) conquer Sardinia, Italy 813 Christians in Palestine are attacked; many flee the country 831 Muslim Crusaders capture Palermo, Italy; raids in Southern Italy 850 Caliph al-Matawakkil orders the destruction of non-Muslim houses of prayer 855 Revolt of the Christians of Hims (Syria) 837-901 Aghlabids (Muslim Crusaders) conquer Sicily, raid Corsica, Italy, France 869-883 Revolt of black slaves in Iraq 909 Rise of the Fatimid Caliphate in Tunisia; these Muslim Crusaders occupy Sicily, Sardinia 928-969 Byzantine military revival, they retake old territories, such as Cyprus (964) and Tarsus (969) 937 The Ikhshid, a particularly harsh Muslim ruler, writes to Emperor Romanus, boasting of his control over the holy places 937 The Church of the Resurrection (known as Church of Holy Sepulcher in Latin West) is burned down by Muslims; more churches in Jerusalem are attacked 960 Conversion of Qarakhanid Turks to Islam 966 Anti-Christian riots in Jerusalem 969 Fatimids (Muslim Crusaders) conquer Egypt and found Cairo c. 970 Seljuks enter conquered Islamic territories from the East 973 Israel and southern Syria are again conquered by the Fatimids 1003 First persecutions by al-Hakim; the Church of St. Mark in Fustat, Egypt, is destroyed 1009 Destruction of the Church of the Resurrection by al-Hakim (see 937) 1012 Beginning of al-Hakim’s oppressive decrees against Jews and Christians 1015 Earthquake in Palestine; the dome of the Dome of the Rock collapses 1031 Collapse of Umayyid Caliphate and establishment of 15 minor independent dynasties throughout Muslim Andalus 1048 Reconstruction of the Church of the Resurrection completed 1050 Creation of Almoravid (Muslim Crusaders) movement in Mauretania; Almoravids (aka Murabitun) are coalition of western Saharan Berbers; followers of Islam, focusing on the Quran, the hadith, and Maliki law. 1055 Seljuk Prince Tughrul enters Baghdad, consolidation of the Seljuk Sultanate 1055 Confiscation of property of Church of the Resurrection 1071 Battle of Manzikert, Seljuk Turks (Muslim Crusaders) defeat Byzantines and occupy much of Anatolia 1071 Turks (Muslim Crusaders) invade Palestine 1073 Conquest of Jerusalem by Turks (Muslim Crusaders) 1075 Seljuks (Muslim Crusaders) capture Nicea (Iznik) and make it their capital in Anatolia 1076 Almoravids (Muslim Crusaders) (see 1050) conquer western Ghana 1085 Toledo is taken back by Christian armies 1086 Almoravids (Muslim Crusaders) (see 1050) send help to Andalus, Battle of Zallaca 1090-1091 Almoravids (Muslim Crusaders) occupy all of Andalus except Saragossa and Balearic Islands 1094 Byzantine emperor Alexius Comnenus I asks western Christendom for help against Seljuk invasions of his territory; Seljuks are Muslim Turkish family of eastern origins; see 970 1095 Pope Urban II preaches first Crusade; they capture Jerusalem in 1099 Title: Re: Muslim Demonstration Post by: ibTina on August 12, 2006, 07:54:30 PM Many people blame the Christian Crusades for the problems the western worlds have had with the muslims. However when we look at history in detail we see that the Christian Crusades against the muslims started in 1095, while the muslims had started crusades against Christianity as early as 630 AD. The Christian Crusades started in 1095 by Pope Urban II. The following is a list of these crusades and their approximate start date. 630 Two years before Muhammad’s death of a fever, he launches the Tabuk Crusades, in which he led 30,000 jihadists against the Byzantine Christians. He had heard a report that a huge army had amassed to attack Arabia, but the report turned out to be a false rumor. The Byzantine army never materialized. He turned around and went home, but not before extracting “agreements” from northern tribes. They could enjoy the “privilege” of living under Islamic “protection” (read: not be attacked by Islam), if they paid a tax (jizya). This tax sets the stage for Muhammad’s and the later Caliphs’ policies. If the attacked city or region did not want to convert to Islam, then they paid a jizya tax. If they converted, then they paid a zakat tax. Either way, money flowed back to the Islamic treasury in Arabia or to the local Muslim governor. 632-634 Under the Caliphate of Abu Bakr the Muslim Crusaders reconquer and sometimes conquer for the first time the polytheists of Arabia. These Arab polytheists had to convert to Islam or die. They did not have the choice of remaining in their faith and paying a tax. Islam does not allow for religious freedom. 633 The Muslim Crusaders, led by Khalid al-Walid, a superior but bloodthirsty military commander, whom Muhammad nicknamed the Sword of Allah for his ferocity in battle (Tabari, 8:158 / 1616-17), conquer the city of Ullays along the Euphrates River (in today’s Iraq). Khalid captures and beheads so many that a nearby canal, into which the blood flowed, was called Blood Canal (Tabari 11:24 / 2034-35). 634 At the Battle of Yarmuk in Syria the Muslim Crusaders defeat the Byzantines. Today Osama bin Laden draws inspiration from the defeat, and especially from an anecdote about Khalid al-Walid. An unnamed Muslim remarks: “The Romans are so numerous and the Muslims so few.” To this Khalid retorts: “How few are the Romans, and how many the Muslims! Armies become numerous only with victory and few only with defeat, not by the number of men. By God, I would love it . . . if the enemy were twice as many” (Tabari, 11:94 / 2095). Osama bin Ladin quotes Khalid and says that his fighters love death more than we in the West love life. This philosophy of death probably comes from a verse like Sura 2:96. Muhammad assesses the Jews: “[Prophet], you are sure to find them [the Jews] clinging to life more eagerly than any other people, even polytheists” (MAS Abdel Haleem, The Qur’an, Oxford UP, 2004; first insertion in brackets is Haleem’s; the second mine). 634-644 The Caliphate of Umar ibn al-Khattab, who is regarded as particularly brutal. 635 Muslim Crusaders besiege and conquer of Damascus 636 Muslim Crusaders defeat Byzantines decisively at Battle of Yarmuk. 637 Muslim Crusaders conquer Iraq at the Battle of al-Qadisiyyah (some date it in 635 or 636) 638 Muslim Crusaders conquer and annex Jerusalem, taking it from the Byzantines. 638-650 Muslim Crusaders conquer Iran, except along Caspian Sea. 639-642 Muslim Crusaders conquer Egypt. 641 Muslim Crusaders control Syria and Palestine. 643-707 Muslim Crusaders conquer North Africa. 644 Caliph Umar is assassinated by a Persian prisoner of war; Uthman ibn Affan is elected third Caliph, who is regarded by many Muslims as gentler than Umar. 644-650 Muslim Crusaders conquer Cyprus, Tripoli in North Africa, and establish Islamic rule in Iran, Afghanistan, and Sind. 656 Caliph Uthman is assassinated by disgruntled Muslim soldiers; Ali ibn Abi Talib, son-in-law and cousin to Muhammad, who married the prophet’s daughter Fatima through his first wife Khadija, is set up as Caliph. 656 Battle of the Camel, in which Aisha, Muhammad’s wife, leads a rebellion against Ali for not avenging Uthman’s assassination. Ali’s partisans win. 657 Battle of Siffin between Ali and Muslim governor of Jerusalem, arbitration goes against Ali 661 Murder of Ali by an extremist; Ali’s supporters acclaim his son Hasan as next Caliph, but he comes to an agreement with Muawiyyah I and retires to Medina. 661-680 the Caliphate of Muawiyyah I. He founds Umayyid dynasty and moves capital from Medina to Damascus 673-678 Arabs besiege Constantinople, capital of Byzantine Empire 680 Massacre of Hussein (Muhammad’s grandson), his family, and his supporters in Karbala, Iraq. 691 Dome of the Rock is completed in Jerusalem, only six decades after Muhammad’s death. 705 Abd al-Malik restores Umayyad rule. 710-713 Muslim Crusaders conquer the lower Indus Valley. 711-713 Muslim Crusaders conquer Spain and impose the kingdom of Andalus. This article recounts how Muslims today still grieve over their expulsion 700 years later. They seem to believe that the land belonged to them in the first place. 719 Cordova, Spain, becomes seat of Arab governor 732 The Muslim Crusaders stopped at the Battle of Poitiers; that is, Franks (France) halt Arab advance 749 The Abbasids conquer Kufah and overthrow Umayyids 756 Foundation of Umayyid amirate in Cordova, Spain, setting up an independent kingdom from Abbasids 762 Foundation of Baghdad 785 Foundation of the Great Mosque of Cordova 789 Rise of Idrisid amirs (Muslim Crusaders) in Morocco; foundation of Fez; Christoforos, a Muslim who converted to Christianity, is executed. 800 Autonomous Aghlabid dynasty (Muslim Crusaders) in Tunisia 807 Caliph Harun al-Rashid orders the destruction of non-Muslim prayer houses and of the church of Mary Magdalene in Jerusalem 809 Aghlabids (Muslim Crusaders) conquer Sardinia, Italy 813 Christians in Palestine are attacked; many flee the country 831 Muslim Crusaders capture Palermo, Italy; raids in Southern Italy 850 Caliph al-Matawakkil orders the destruction of non-Muslim houses of prayer 855 Revolt of the Christians of Hims (Syria) 837-901 Aghlabids (Muslim Crusaders) conquer Sicily, raid Corsica, Italy, France 869-883 Revolt of black slaves in Iraq 909 Rise of the Fatimid Caliphate in Tunisia; these Muslim Crusaders occupy Sicily, Sardinia 928-969 Byzantine military revival, they retake old territories, such as Cyprus (964) and Tarsus (969) 937 The Ikhshid, a particularly harsh Muslim ruler, writes to Emperor Romanus, boasting of his control over the holy places 937 The Church of the Resurrection (known as Church of Holy Sepulcher in Latin West) is burned down by Muslims; more churches in Jerusalem are attacked 960 Conversion of Qarakhanid Turks to Islam 966 Anti-Christian riots in Jerusalem 969 Fatimids (Muslim Crusaders) conquer Egypt and found Cairo c. 970 Seljuks enter conquered Islamic territories from the East 973 Israel and southern Syria are again conquered by the Fatimids 1003 First persecutions by al-Hakim; the Church of St. Mark in Fustat, Egypt, is destroyed 1009 Destruction of the Church of the Resurrection by al-Hakim (see 937) 1012 Beginning of al-Hakim’s oppressive decrees against Jews and Christians 1015 Earthquake in Palestine; the dome of the Dome of the Rock collapses 1031 Collapse of Umayyid Caliphate and establishment of 15 minor independent dynasties throughout Muslim Andalus 1048 Reconstruction of the Church of the Resurrection completed 1050 Creation of Almoravid (Muslim Crusaders) movement in Mauretania; Almoravids (aka Murabitun) are coalition of western Saharan Berbers; followers of Islam, focusing on the Quran, the hadith, and Maliki law. 1055 Seljuk Prince Tughrul enters Baghdad, consolidation of the Seljuk Sultanate 1055 Confiscation of property of Church of the Resurrection 1071 Battle of Manzikert, Seljuk Turks (Muslim Crusaders) defeat Byzantines and occupy much of Anatolia 1071 Turks (Muslim Crusaders) invade Palestine 1073 Conquest of Jerusalem by Turks (Muslim Crusaders) 1075 Seljuks (Muslim Crusaders) capture Nicea (Iznik) and make it their capital in Anatolia 1076 Almoravids (Muslim Crusaders) (see 1050) conquer western Ghana 1085 Toledo is taken back by Christian armies 1086 Almoravids (Muslim Crusaders) (see 1050) send help to Andalus, Battle of Zallaca 1090-1091 Almoravids (Muslim Crusaders) occupy all of Andalus except Saragossa and Balearic Islands 1094 Byzantine emperor Alexius Comnenus I asks western Christendom for help against Seljuk invasions of his territory; Seljuks are Muslim Turkish family of eastern origins; see 970 1095 Pope Urban II preaches first Crusade; they capture Jerusalem in 1099 The religion of Peace..." cough"..."cough"... |