The Achtiname of Muhammad – 626 AD
They may have a profitable business model, but ISIS and other Muslim extremists who persecute Christians are disobeying a direct order from Muhammad, the founder of Islam.
Specifically, in 626 AD, Muhammad issued The Achtiname of Muhammad, also known as the Covenant or (Holy) Testament (Testamentum) of the Prophet Muhammad.
The Achtiname – shown above – ordered Muslims to protect and defend Christians, and condemned as sinners Muslims who mistreated Christians:
This is a letter which was issued by Mohammed, Ibn Abdullah, the Messenger, the Prophet, the Faithful, who is sent to all the people as a trust on the part of God to all His creatures, that they may have no plea against God hereafter. Verily God is the Mighty, the Wise. This letter is directed to the embracers of Islam, as a covenant given to the followers of Nazarene [i.e. Christians] in the East and West, the far and near, the Arabs and foreigners, the known and the unknown.
This letter contains the oath given unto them, and he who disobeys that which is therein will be considered a disobeyer and a transgressor to that whereunto he is commanded. He will be regarded as one who has corrupted the oath of God, disbelieved His Testament, rejected His Authority, despised His Religion, and made himself deserving of His Curse, whether he is a Sultan or any other believer of Islam. Whenever monks, devotees and pilgrims gather together, whether in a mountain or valley, or den, or frequented place, or plain, or church, or in houses of worship, verily we are [at the] back of them and shall protect them, and their properties and their morals, by Myself, by My Friends and by My Assistants, for they are of My Subjects and under My Protection.
I shall exempt them from that which may disturb them; of the burdens which are paid by others as an oath of allegiance. They must not give anything of their income but that which pleases them—they must not be offended, or disturbed, or coerced or compelled. Their judges should not be changed or prevented from accomplishing their offices, nor the monks disturbed in exercising their religious order, or the people of seclusion be stopped from dwelling in their cells.
No one is allowed to plunder the pilgrims, or destroy or spoil any of their churches, or houses of worship, or take any of the things contained within these houses and bring it to the houses of Islam. And he who takes away anything therefrom, will be one who has corrupted the oath of God, and, in truth, disobeyed His Messenger.
Poll-taxes should not be put upon their judges, monks, and those whose occupation is the worship of God; nor is any other thing to be taken from them, whether it be a fine, a tax or any unjust right. Verily I shall keep their compact, wherever they may be, in the sea or on the land, in the East or West, in the North or South, for they are under My Protection and the testament of My Safety, against all things which they abhor.
No taxes or tithes should be received from those who devote themselves to the worship of God in the mountains, or from those who cultivate the Holy Lands. No one has the right to interfere with their affairs, or bring any action against them. Verily this is for aught else and not for them; rather, in the seasons of crops, they should be given a Kadah for each Ardab of wheat (about five bushels and a half) as provision for them, and no one has the right to say to them this is too much, or ask them to pay any tax.
As to those who possess properties, the wealthy and merchants, the poll-tax to be taken from them must not exceed twelve drachmas a head per year [according to Wikipedia, about 200 modern U.S. dollars].
They shall not be imposed upon by anyone to undertake a journey, or to be forced to go to wars or to carry arms; for the Islams have to fight for them. Do no dispute or argue with them, but deal according to the verse recorded in the Koran, to wit: ‘Do not dispute or argue with the People of the Book but in that which is best’ [29:46]. Thus they will live favored and protected from everything which may offend them by the Callers to religion (Islam), wherever they may be and in any place they may dwell.
Should any Christian woman be married to a Musulman [i.e. Muslim], such marriage must not take place except after her consent, and she must not be prevented from going to her church for prayer. Their churches must be honored and they must not be withheld from building churches or repairing convents.
They must not be forced to carry arms or stones; but the Islams must protect them and defend them against others. It is positively incumbent upon every one of the Islam nation not to contradict or disobey this oath until the Day of Resurrection and the end of the world.
(This is the Haddad translation; other translations here.)
ISIS and other Islamic terrorists are not true Muslims, and they have disobeyed a direct order of Muhammad.
No wonder the majority of Muslims all over the world condemn them.
George - this letter proclaims a peace treaty. In it, Mohamed declares certain priviledges to Christians as long as they submit to his rule and pay a tax. If Christians do not submit to Muslim rule and pay a tax, then they are to be killed. To avoid death or taxes, they can convert to Islam.
This is not in any way at variance with ISIS/ISIL demands that Christians in their controlled areas either convert, pay a tax, or die.
Sorry dude, but Islam IS the problem, and the guys in ISIS/ISIL are muslims who follow their religion closely and accurately.
what do muslims believe about Jesus?:
http://www.islam-guide.com/ch3-10.htm
fed constant propaganda for decades, no wonder Westerners are 'in the dark'....
You're wasting your time trying to convince these people.
Their fear is primal, and logic and facts will not sway them.
It is being played on to perfection by the PTB.
Winston Churchill,
Many of these people are atheists. john39 is wasting his efforts and, unfortunately, so is George Washington.
They seek war and destruction..yes...the atheist seeks the destruction of all believers in the Creator.
Many atheists blame wars upon Religion and then, they turn around and seek out war? One even had the audacity to scoff that this declaration was a declaration of Peace??? Can you believe that? He cannot even see through his own hatred and hypocrisy.
They are not true Libertarians that seek Peace, Liberty and Freedom. Libertarianism is ANTIWAR.
I can direct them to Lew Rockwell's site as he leads the Mises Foundation. His banner declares ANTIWAR.
They are as hypocritical as the ISIS "Muslims". They have no empathy and no heart. They lack a conscience and are void inside. They are just as psychopathic as Obama. They are worthy of contempt and are so deserving of their fate.
So do as instructed and pray for them. The Good Lord knows they need it.
/end Winston Churchill
George Washington.
Thank you for your contributions.
I do not know why you keep at it but, somehow, I think that you have not lost hope.
As for me I will forward this to some Iraqis I know that are in this Nation. They are Chaldean Christians and are agahst at what is happening. Maybe they can forward it to the Muslim friends back in Iraq and change the minds and heart of people over there whom are doing the fighting.
Maybe some over there, who know the language, can read this declaration of Peace to the ISIS thugs before they are deprived of their property and/or are killed.
Peace be to you.
If—
By Rudyard Kipling
(‘Brother Square-Toes’—Rewards and Fairies)
If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too;
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or being lied about, don’t deal in lies,
Or being hated, don’t give way to hating,
And yet don’t look too good, nor talk too wise:
If you can dream—and not make dreams your master;
If you can think—and not make thoughts your aim;
If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster
And treat those two impostors just the same;
If you can bear to hear the truth you’ve spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken,
And stoop and build ’em up with worn-out tools:
If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breathe a word about your loss;
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them: ‘Hold on!’
If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
Or walk with Kings—nor lose the common touch,
If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you,
If all men count with you, but none too much;
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds’ worth of distance run,
Yours is the Earth and everything that’s in it,
And—which is more—you’ll be a Man, my son!
Source: A Choice of Kipling's Verse (1943)
Perhaps. but the tide will soon change as events overtake the propaganda armies... the truth is that WWIII is being started because the financial collapse is now inevitable. And more importantly, Israel is cornered and in serious trouble. despite the flood of propaganda suggesting Israeli military superiority, the zionists and israel is collapsing... the only way out is a very large war, and all that it entails. Gilad Atzmon, an ex IDF man (hard to believe), lays it all out:
http://youtu.be/TmtkQwZkxbg
The reason for the downrates and hate speech is due to MEGAPHONE an Israeli software that scans websites for mention of Israel and Jews worldwide have downloaded this software and then they swarm. Alas, in the end, they will still lose. Nuclear missile Dolphin subs from Germany and all.
Somehow it was the JEWS that convinced Saudis to hijack civilian airliners and fly them into inconic US buildings, and it was JEWS who convinced the US to invade Iraq, and Osama bin Laden was a JEW, and the leaders of ISIS/ISIL are JEWS, and the FED... all JEWS, and everyone's software, JEWS. NATO, yep, JEWS. Ukraine, JEWS. The holocaust, never happend, it's just those JEWS wanting you to think it did. All those beheadings by ISIS/ISIL, JEWS again. Rockets being fired from Gaza at civilian population centers... not Paletinians, but them JEWS again. Ebola? JEWS! The common cold... JEWS! JEWS, JEWS JEWS! I tell ya, it's them stink'n all powerful, all knowing JEWS! They have decieved EVERY ONE, except you... cause you are so smart, you can see conspiracies in your cornflakes.
WTF, did some JEW fuck your girl friend in college and you have been out for revenge ever since? Or are you just some sort of bigoted ignoramous?
Get your fuck'n head out of your ass and smell reality. It ain't the Jews. It's Muslims.
Actually in the end they win. Ever read the Book of Revaltions?
funny, i don't read Revelations that way.
The World's armies converge at the last great battle at Har Mageddon. Every Nation was turned against Israel. Then Christ and His armies appeared and emerged victorious?
The Bible declares that all Israel will be saved.
While I DO NOT SUPPORT ZIONISM I do support God's chosen even though they are to be considered as enemies at this time. (Romans 11)
So I pray for my enemies as instructed by Christ.
another case of clever bait and switch.... "israel" in that passage does not refer to the modern day country "Israel"... though the zionists love it for people to make this association. but don't take my word for it, take a careful look at the issue, sort through the lies, and the truth is there.
No. Not a "Bait and Switch" Israel is the offspring of Jacob.
The Jews were scattered and the prophecies are clear that Israel would be reunited. Some ar not offspring of Jacob in Palestine. Others are.
This is the end time. Prophecy is being fulfilled.
I will take heed that I am not deceived. You need do so likewise.
of course, thank you. Recall also, most living in Israel today, are descendents of converts from Central Europe of the Middle Ages... The Palestinians have a much better genetic claim to that prophecy than most Israelis. think about it.
think about it...
Romans 9 pretty much lays waste to the notion of physical descendency being the common trait of those to whom God bestows Mercy and Compassion. It was written before Nero destroyed the temple as it speaks of temple worship as though it's a current practice. We also know that after Rome's destruction of Jerusalem, all physical records which were relied on to establish rightful blood lines and subsequent property / real estate ownership were obliterated thereby completing the assimilation of any surviving remnant of "Israel" into all peoples on the earth.
We’re all now reduced to exercising "faith" if we wish to be identified in any way to Abraham, Isaac and / or Jacob. The “seed”, (singular), attributed to these men was / is Jesus.
jmo.
I know, as do they on a consious level.
The fear of the current bogeyman just overwhelms the higher functions.
Ever seen a crowd panic ?
For all our nice toys, we are all still just hairless apes when it comes down to it.
sadly, for many people, I can't disagree with you. but there are also many who see through it. And there is a reason tptb need to flood the world with propaganda, they are afraid...
Sorry to interrupt this little mutual appreciation society meeting, but it's not about propaganda (which this article is too), or blind hatred, or anything like that. Not for me, anyway. It's about discrediting this moronic article that has no logical basis to it whatsoever. I could give a shit about anything else here.
John 39 - how does that verse go again?
I guess it depends on what your definition of Is is...
B. Clinton
gov funded internet trolls working overtime to flood pages like this with messages hammering home the .gov theme that evil muslims are taking over the world... no doubt to hide the larger issue of who is arming them? who is funding them? where were they trained? why was this group created?
It would be foolish to say that no muslims are involved, as no doubt the are hoards of young useful idiots being sucked into the trap laid for them. but they are not the real issue. the true issue is a banker/usury empire that sets these wars in motion to further its evil agenda. blaming the low level dissaffected muslims, and ignoring the forces that have lured them into mindless war, is a waste of time an energy.
ISIS is a creation of the MIC/US/Israel. that is the simple truth, and much of the world knows it. The US and Israel plan to use ISIS as a pretext to bomb Syria and finally overthrow Assad. until the true criminals are addressed, nothing will change. The wars will only spread, and also begin to burn at home.
“War against a foreign country only happens when the moneyed classes think they are going to profit from it.”
-George Orwell
Christianity and Islam both banned interest.
Get this free pdf download and you will see what the Wall Street Banksters have done to all gentiles:
"Sumerian Swindle"
could the agenda be any more obvious?
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2734363/US-forces-Syria-Middle-E...
they are going to start WWIII, and it won't be long...
what real terrorism looks like:
Citation?
You can find some isolated section of the Koran that will support almost any idea. People cherry pick th Bible in much the same way.
Hmmm....I don't recall Christ ordering the beheading of anyone, let alone 900 people...
If the founder of your religion is a mass-murderer (who participated in lopping off heads), I think you might have a problem...
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invasion_of_Banu_Qurayza
"Thou shall not kill" - I guess that means that those self-identifying as Christians in our military who see combat aren't really Christians after all.
well it appear the zionist are out in force today on zerohedge comment section