Summary of Robert Spencer's The Truth About Muhammad

By IRB Media

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#1 Islam is often called a religion of peace, but the truth is that most Muslims do not resist or condemn the global Islamic jihad being fought in their name.

#2 The idea of Muhammad as a champion of liberty and democracy was not original to Trump’s questioner. The Muslim writer Farida Khanam wrote that Muhammad was a meek, mild man who loved all humankind.

#3 Some Muslims even invoked Muhammad’s example in the opposite direction, and said that he would have wanted the cartoonists dead.

#4 The distinction between Islam and Islamism is widely accepted by public policy analysts and opinion-makers. But what many people don’t know is that Islamism has apocalyptic echoes of another millennial ideology, fascism.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: May 2, 2022
• ISBN: 9798822500532

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Contents

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Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 7

Insights from Chapter 8

Insights from Chapter 9

Insights from Chapter 10

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

Islam is often called a religion of peace, but the truth is that most Muslims do not resist or condemn the global Islamic jihad being fought in their name.

#2

The idea of Muhammad as a champion of liberty and democracy was not original to Trump’s questioner. The Muslim writer Farida Khanam wrote that Muhammad was a meek, mild man who loved all humankind.

#3

Some Muslims even invoked Muhammad’s example in the opposite direction, and said that he would have wanted the cartoonists dead.

#4

The distinction between Islam and Islamism is widely accepted by public policy analysts and opinion-makers. But what many people don’t know is that Islamism has apocalyptic echoes of another millennial ideology, fascism.

#5

The importance of Muhammad to Muslims is rooted in the Qur’an, the Muslim holy book. He is the supreme example of behavior for Muslims to follow, and his importance to hundreds of millions of Muslims worldwide is rooted in the Qur’an.

#6

The quest for the historical Muhammad, while interesting, is not what will determine the course of Islamic history. What will be influential is the figure of Muhammad as he appears in the Qur’an and other accepted Islamic sources.

#7

If the terrorists have not hijacked a peaceful religion, if they have not perverted Islam’s substance, then what. Do you want to see a global war. Do you want to see the United