Hamza Yusuf khutbah on ISIS from yesterday.
He talks about ISIS being mentioned in prophecies. And is upset about young boys taking Islam's scriptures literally.
"We have got crucifixions because these idiots read the Quran and they say 'there it is - right there in the Quran - crucify people!'"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJo4B-yaxfkYes yes.. this high school drop out who became a male nurse and could not survive American hospitals became Islamic intellectual and now preaching Islam to unsuspected folks of west who have not read Quran/hadith Islamic history.
Why not go to Saudi Arabia, Pakistan or Iran and preach his Sufi dopi Islam.. ?? Splash few Arabic words and throw lot of lies in English.. that is how Islam goes around and ruins the Muslims kids in West..
Fools talk nonsense about Persecution of alleged Muhammad during in his first 10 years of Islam... And if you open Islamic history from Quran and hadith., there is hardly anything. Big deal some lady threw some trash on him.. Even that also a cock bull story told to children in different ways..
You will see zillion books and million web sites that trumpet Prophet of Islam was persecuted by the Meccans for preaching Islam, and this led Prophet to leave Mecca and Move to Yathrib (Medina). Question is
Was Muhammad really Persecuted in Mecca?? When you look at chronological history on the life of Prophet by early Muslim story tellers themselves
http://www.councilofexmuslims.com/index.php?topic=22184.msg639631#msg639631 tells me there is nothing /very little unlike what fellows like that converted male nurse Hamza Yusuf is saying in that tube.. Here is all alleged life of Prophet of Islam year by year told by Muslim historians
571: Birth of the Holy Prophet. Year of the Elephant. Invasion of Makkah by Abraha the Viceroy of Yemen, his retreat.
577: The Holy Prophet visits Madina with his mother. Death of his mother.
580: Death of Abdul Muttalib, the grandfather of the Holy Prophet.
583: The Holy Prophet's journey to Syria in the company of his uncle Abu Talib. His meeting with the monk Bahira at Bisra who foretells of his prophethood.
586: The Holy Prophet participates in the war of Fijar.
591: The Holy Prophet becomes an active member of "Hilful Fudul", a league for the relief of the distressed.
594: The Holy Prophet becomes the Manager of the business of Lady Khadija, and leads her trade caravan to Syria and back.
595: The Holy Prophet marries Hadrat Khadija. ..
605: The Holy Prophet arbitrates in a dispute among the Quraish about the placing of the Black Stone in the Kaaba.
610: The first revelation in the cave at Mt. Hira. The Holy Prophet is commissioned as the Messenger of God.
613: Declaration at Mt. Sara inviting the general public to Islam.
614: Invitation to the Hashimites to accept Islam.
615: Persecution of the Muslims by the Quraish. A party of Muslims leaves for Abyssinia.
616: Second Hijrah to Abysinnia.
617: Social boycott of the Hashimites and the Holy Prophet by the Quraish. The Hashimites are shut up in a glen outside Makkah.
619: Lifting of the boycott. Deaths of Abu Talib and Hadrat Khadija. Year of sorrow.
620: Journey to Taif. Ascension to the heavens.
621: First pledge at Aqaba.
622: Second pledge at Aqaba. The Holy Prophet and the Muslims migrate to Yathrib.
623: Nakhla expedition.
624: Battle of Badr. Expulsion of the Bani Qainuqa Jews from Madina.
625: Battle of Uhud. Massacre of 70 Muslims at Bir Mauna. Expulsion of Banu Nadir Jews from Madina. Second expedition of Badr.
626: Expedition of Banu Mustaliq.
627: Battle of the Trench. Expulsion of Banu Quraiza Jews.
628: Truce of Hudaibiya. Expedition to Khyber. The Holy Prophet addresses letters to various heads of states.
629: The Holy Prophet performs the pilgrimage at Makkah. Expedition to Muta (Romans).
630: Conquest of Makkah. Battles of Hunsin, Auras, and Taif.
631: Expedition to Tabuk. Year of Deputations.
632: Farewell pilgrimage at Makkah.
632: Death of the Holy Prophet.Election of Hadrat Abu Bakr as the Caliph. Usamah leads expedition to Syria. Battles of Zu Qissa and Abraq. Battles of Buzakha, Zafar and Naqra. Campaigns against Bani Tamim and Musailima, the Liar.
Those highlighted 3-4 years between 614 to 617 was the time that Prophet of Islam allegedly persecuted by Pagan Meccans.. Apparently one of the family was his won uncle and aunt as we see the verses in Quran and in hadith.. And if you carefully look in to hadith of that time what you have is cock bull stories and bullshit. In fact that made me to think Whole story of Muhammad was created by the early Calipha rulers of Islam adding some stories of leaders/preachers of that time..