The Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam (and the Crusades)lawful and good, and keep your duty to Allah. Lo! Allah is Forgiving,
Merciful" (Qur'an 8;69).'
From being a tiny, despisedcommunity, the Muslims were now a force
with which the pagans of Arabia had to reckon—and they began to strike
terr or in the hear ts of their enemi es. Muha mmad' s clai m to be the Last
prophet of the One. True God appeared validated by a victory against
enormous odds. With this victory, certain attitudes and assumptions were
being planted in the minds of Muslims, which remain with many of them
to this day. These include:
Allah will grant victory to his people against foes that are
supe rior in numbe rs or fire powe r, so lon g as they rema in
faithful to his commands.
Victorie s entitle the Muslims to appropria te the possessi ons
of the vanquished asbooty.
Bloody vengeance against one's enemies belongsnotsolely
to the Lord, but also to those who submittohim on earth.
That is the meaning of the word Islam: submission.
Prisoners takeninbattle against the Muslims may be put
todeath at the discretion of Muslim leaders,
Those who reject Islam are "the vilest of creatures" {Qur'an
98:6) and thus deserve no mercy,
Anyone who insults or even opposes Muhammad or hispeopl e
deser ves a humili ating death—by behea ding if possi bl e,
(T hi s isin ac cor dan ce wi th All ah 's co mma nd to "smite
the necks" of the "unbelievers" (Qur'an 47:4)).
Abov e all, the batt le of Badr was the firs t prac tica l exa mple of what
came to be known as the Islamic doctrine of jihad—a doctrine that holds
the key to the unde rstand ing of both the Crus ades and the Conf lict s of
today.