The Sword

The Sword
Since the discovery of iron and the sword was made of it, it has been and still is a deadly tool for the peoples of the world in their invasions, wars and security control. The sword is the symbol of evil, violence and murder; ‘in other words it is the will of Satan.’ A long time ago, it was replaced by the appearance of a gun.
The Messenger Mohammad used it in his invasions to plunder the spoils and fight his opponents to spread his Mohammadiah creed. With the presence of words of violence and murder in the Qur’an, the Mohammadian took the sword as a symbol of power to conquer countries, expand the rule of his empire, spread the Mohammadiah belief within it and protect his laws.
Some Mohammadians are proud of the sword and display it in their homes. Engraved and written on it are words of heroism, violence and evil. And they hang it proudly around their necks in a way that resembles the shape of a cross, with a curved end.
The people of the West, including the youth, who have no idea about the philosophy of religions, think that the sword is as valuable as the cross. But sadly and alas, there is a vast opposite difference between the meaning of the cross and the seriousness of the sword.
The cross, as we explained earlier, for the Christian is a symbol of Love, victory, holiness, sacrifice…

As for the sword, in Mohammadian life, it is a symbol of evil, violence, terror, brutality, murder and death.

After the death of Mohammad and the existence of a vacuum in the administration of his doctrine, which was the legitimacy of rulings in the life of the Mohammdians, whether worship or civil life, a radical and extreme change occurred in the belief against the wishes of Mohammad and the decision was put in the hands of the ruler who had the power of the authority.
That opposite change of the Messenger Mohammad was the beginning of the dispute, the schism and its expansion, in the Mohammadian world and it still exists to this day. After the Messenger, many caliphs succeeded in managing the creed; here we highlight the most important of them.

Who Were the Caliphs Who Succeeded Mohammad?
The important caliphs, who came after Mohammad and were called the Rashidoun, ‘Rightly-Guided,’ were four:
1. Abu Bakr al-Saddiq.
2. Omar Bin al-Khattab.
3. Othman Bin-Affan.
4. Ali Bin Abi Talib.

Abu Bakr al-Saddiq

It was supposed to be Ali Bin Abi Talib the first imam in his place, according to Mohammad’s words in ‘al-Ghadir Sermon.’ This is the mistake that Mohammad committed, if during his lifetime he composed or formed a Mohammadian council of several members of the tribes who believed in his creed and named Ali Bin Abi Talib in writing to be the first caliph after his death, the Mohammadian world would have witnessed peace or short disagreement and would not reach what it is floundering with today.
The caliph or companion Abu Bakr al-Saddiq Abdullah Bin Abi Quahafa al-Taymi al-Qurayshi, he was born in Macca in the year 573 AD; he was one of the wealthiest of Quraysh and the first of the Rashidoun Caliphs. The Messenger Mohammad called him to embrace his creed and he accepted it without hesitation; he is considered the first man, ‘Aslama,’ to embrace the belief of Mohammad. Then Abu Bakr migrated with the Messenger as a companion from Macca to al-Madinah, ‘Yathrib.’ He was among the most faithful, the most ascetic of the companions and one among of the most beloved of people to Mohammad’s heart after his wives.
Mohammad nicknamed him ‘al-Saddiq’ because of his great belief and sincerity to him. Abu Bakr witnessed the ‘Battle of Badr’ and the rest of the invasions with the Messenger. When Mohammad fell ill and died of his illness, Abu Bakr pledged allegiance to the caliphate on the same day. This decision is considered to be contrary to the words of the Messenger Mohammad in ‘al-Ghadir Sermon.’ We will highlight to the reader al-Ghadir Sermon later; those three important caliphs made the city of Yathrib their capital. With the exception of Ali Bin Abi Talib, he made al-Koufah his capital in Iraq.
Immediately, with the appointment of Abu Bakr to the caliphate after the burial of Mohammad, he began his mission of managing the affairs of the Mohammadiah state by appointing governors and judges, arranging, mobilizing and directing armies for their importance in spreading the belief and plundering the spoils to strengthen the economy.
In that period, after the death of the Messenger Mohammad, many Arab tribes quit or abandoned the Mohammadiah creed. Then, Abu Bakr decided to bring them back to the belief. He confronted them and sent his armies to fight them and fight them until he completely subjugated the Arabian Peninsula under the Mohammadian rule. These wars with apostates from the Mohammadiah belief are called ‘wars of recovery’ or ‘wars of apostasy.’
After the apostasy wars and Abu Bakr’s supremacy of Mohammadiah over the Arabian Peninsula, he was not satisfied with this achievement. Rather, he decided to direct the Mohammadiah armies to conquer Iraq, Syria and expand the empire.

Among the Most Notable Works of Abu Bakr Were:
1. Wars of recovery (apostasy).
2. Because of the wars of recovery many of the memorizers of the Qur’an were killed and martyred. So Omar Bin al-Khattab advised his superior Bakr al-Saddiq to collect the Qur’an in one book, which they called ‘al-Mushaf.’ After, the words of the messenger were written on various things, as we mentioned previously and this is how the Mushaf was created.
3. Abu Bakr insisted on sending the army of Osama Bin Zaid to fight, despite the objection of the companions to him. Because Osama was young and Abu Bakr did not want to go against the order and wishes of the Messenger. That army actually had been prepared by Mohammad before his death to fight the Byzantines and on that day he appointed its commander, Osama Bin Zaid, at his young age.
4. Abu Bakr made the conquests of Mohammadiah, the most important of which were the conquests of Iraq and Syria to expand the empire. The army of Khalid Bin al-Walid was sent to Kufah in Iraq, the army of Abu Abidah Bin al-Jarrah to Homs, Yazid Bin Abi Safyan to Damascus, the army of Sharhabeel Bin Hasana to Jordan and the army of Omaro Bin al-Aas to ancient Israel. Abu Bakr died at the age of sixty-three and was succeeded by Omar Bin al-Khattab.

Omar Bin al-Khattab
Abu Hafas, Omar Bin al-Khattab al-Adawi al-Qurayshi, nicknamed al-Farouq. He was born in 583 AD, thirteen years after the birth of the Messenger Mohammad in Macca, Tihamah. He grew up in the pagan Arab tribal environment, according to the religion of his people, like other sons of Quraysh. He was distinguished from most of them by learning to read, learning poetry, wrestling, horse riding and the art of equestrianism. His father was cruel to him in his treatment and in his young age he worked as a shepherd for camels.
When he reached the age of youth before the beginning of manhood, he began to go to the Arab markets, especially the famous Akaz market, where the brains of poets and great merchants gathered from all sides and to the Majana market and the Majaz market. Omar learned the method of trade and excelled in it and profited from it until he became one of the rich people of Macca and the nobles of Quraysh.
The Quraysh tribe assigned him to act as an ambassador for them if a war occurred between them and others. Omar preferred delicious wine and awesome women. This is one of the dearest and favourite habits of the Arab tribes among men with wealth in flirting and courting the harem and it still exists in our time.

Omar’s Quarrel with the Mohammadians

When the dispute occurred between Mohammad and the Quraysh and before Omar, ‘Aslama,’ embraced Mohammad’s creed and joined him, he was one of the fiercest enemies of Mohammadiah and the most harmful of the people of Quraysh to Mohammadians. Because of his intense hostility to Mohammadiah and his hardness of heart, he closely and carefully watched Mohammad and secretly followed him wherever he went.
Anyone invited by Mohammad to convert to his belief, Omar intimidated him to refuse the invitation. After the messenger ordered the Mohammadians in Macca to migrate to al-Habasha, ‘Abyssinia,’ Omar feared that the sons of Quraysh would be scattered, their solid foundations would collapse and their role would be weakened. At that time, Omar thought of killing Mohammad and then surrendering himself to Banu Hashim, ‘the messenger’s tribe,’ to kill him. By this heinous act, Omar would have saved the Quraysh and got rid of what threatened them from the new Mohammadiah’s belief.
From this infidel, extremist idea and the infernal plan, which Omar revealed, he proves to us:
The human creature is a dangerous demonic killer who cannot be trusted. Living within her/him are hidden satanic natural elements.
During that period of time, the creed of Mohammad divided Quraysh in Macca into two parts:
• A part that believed in the philosophy of Mohammad.
• And another part that fought him and warred against him.
As a result of that ongoing dispute, Omar suffered a psychological affliction, as an ambassador and one of the noblest Quraysh elders. He thought and saw that people who convert to Mohammadiah were probably right to dedicate themselves and be consistent in what they were exposed to. In their words and prayers there were new and strange words that contained guidance for the same pagan human creature, which Quraysh had never before heard of among the tribes of the peninsula. At the same time, their leader, the Messenger Mohammad, was clear from suspicion and bad things. He was honest and faithful in preaching his message; even his Qurayshian enemies secretly recognized his loyal merits.

Omar, ‘Aslama,’ Submitted to Mohammadiah
One day, Omar rushed to implement the decision of his infernal plan to kill Mohammad, as a result of an incident that occurred in Macca. That incident was a severe insult to Abu Jahil, Omar’s uncle, performed by Hamza Bin Abdul Matlib who was the uncle of the Messenger Mohammad. Because of the insult, Omar felt that it was an insult to his personal dignity. This is a natural thing that Arabs in their society do not ignore and the response to it was, usually, with the sword at that time, or today it is with a pistol and rifle…At that time, Omar saw an opportunity to restore honour and eliminate Mohammad. He picked up his sword and left his house for the Messenger Mohammad. On his way, he met Na’im Bin Abdullah al-Adawi al-Qurayshi, who was a follower of the Mohammadians who hid their Mohammadiah belief. Na’im greeted Omar and said to him:
‘What is wrong with you Omar; where are you going?’ Omar replied to him. ‘I am going to Mohammad, this boy who divided Quraysh, destabilized their existence and insulted their gods. I want to kill him.’
When Na’im heard Omar’s words and new that he was serious about killing Mohammad, he answered him:
‘By god, you deceived yourself Omar. Do you see Bani Abd Manaf, Mohammad’s relatives leaving you, walking on the ground and killing him? Go back to the people of your house and take care of their affairs. Your cousin, Saeed Bin Zaid Bin Omro and your sister Fatima daughter al-Khattab, by god have embraced Mohammadiah and followed Mohammad in his belief, so you have to do them.’
When Omar heard this, he ran to them in anger and when he arrived, he found the companion Khabab Bin al-Arth sitting with them teaching them the Qur’an. Omar hit Saeed, then his sister with a heavy blow and a paper she was carrying fell from her. Omar wanted to read its contents, his sister prevented him from carrying it before performing ablution. Omar performed ablution and read the paper and this is what it was about:
From the beginning of Surat Taha:
‘In the name of god, the gracious, the merciful, Taha 1, we have not sent down the Qur’an to you to be miserable 2, but reminder for those who fear 3, a revelation from who created the Earth and the highest heavens 4, the merciful on the throne is equal 5, to him belongs what is in the heavens and what is in the Earth and what is between them under the soil 6, and if you speak aloud, then he knows the secret and what is hidden 7, god there is no god but he, to him belong the most beautiful names 8.’
Omar was terrified and said:
‘What is this? The words are not of humans!’
So he changed his mind and was convinced to submit ‘aslam’ from that time. Omar left that house and went to the house of al-Arqam Bin Abi al-Arqam, where the Messenger Mohammad was meeting with his companions; there, instead of killing Mohammad, Omar announced his conversion and submission to Mohammadiah belief, ‘aslama,’ and became a companion of the Messenger.
Omar was the second caliph and one of the most important companions of the Messenger Mohammad and one of the most famous and influential people and leaders in Mohammadian history. He was one of the scholars of the companions and their ascetics. He assumed the Mohammadiah caliphate after the death of Abu Bakr al-Saddiq on the 23rd of August, 634 AD.
Omar was an expert judge and was famous for his fairness to people, whether they were Mohammadians or non-Mohammadians. That was one of the reasons for calling him ‘al-Farouq,’ to differentiate between right and wrong.

Achievements of Omar Bin al-Khattab
Omar established the ‘Hijri calendar’ or the Mohammadian calendar.
It was said that Ali Bin Abi Talib, the intellectual, was the one who advised him to introduce this type into the Mohammadian world when he was serving as his advisor. It is a lunar calendar, i.e. a Mohammadian depends on the cycle of the moon to determine the months.
This calendar consists of twelve lunar months in a calculation of 354 or 355 days. Modernly, the Mohammadians use it to determine the month of Ramadan, the forbidden months, the months of pilgrimage and festival, also in the waiting period for divorce, the waiting period for the pregnant woman and the payment of zakat.
This is what makes the Mohammadian world isolated and independent in its limited religious and civil life. Their recording and dates belong to the Hijri years, opposite to the Gregorian calendar. Despite the Hijri calendar and the Mohammadian dealings with the West, in fact, their calendar shifted in favour of the Gregorian calendar, because the huge and important global interests and institutions, science, technology, modern discoveries, products, conventions, laws and regulations of the West are necessary for the Mohammadians’ needs in their lives. Also, for the impotence of the development of life in the thinking and will of the Mohammadian who is imprisoned in the pincers’ mouth of his Mohammadiah creed.
The problem of the Mohammadians, because their faith is mixed with politics, is one of several problems in their social life, the most prominent of which are the following:
1. They do not keep pace with the pace of modern global civilization. And if they did, it would not be developed from their own will.
2. They do not go along in the course of the liberal, civilized world.
3. They do not correspond to world peace.
During the era of Omar, the Mohammadians reached a great rank and the scope of the Mohammadiah Empire expanded entirely in Iraq and in the countries of Persia, ‘Iran,’ Khorasan, Eastern Anatolia, Southern Armenia, Sijistan, Syria, Egypt and Libya.
It was Omar Bin al-Khattab who was responsible during his reign for introducing the Mohammadian rule for the first time to Jerusalem, where it fell under the rule of the Mohammadiah Empire.
This is the first and biggest, barbaric, fatal mistake committed by the Arab Mohammadians in the history of their achievements by encroaching on the freedom/liberty and dignity of the city of Jerusalem, the capital of ‘Love, Light and Peace.’ They distorted the sanctities of Judaism and Christianity with a Mohammadiah ideology contrary and backward to the message of Lord Jesus Christ.

The second mistake: It is one of the Mohammadian Turks in desecrating the Church of St. Sophia in Byzantine, Turkeye today. All this brutal and barbaric behaviour on Jewish and Christian landmarks is considered a wrong decision, a failure and a repetitive action in the Mohammadian Arab and Turkish history. It is against the will, intention and immunity preferred by the Messenger Mohammad, which he recommended and wanted according to item number nine, in his means-method, as mentioned earlier. It is his appreciation, recognition and respect for Christ and his mother, the Virgin Mary.

This is how Omar Bin al-Khattab’s military and administrative genius was manifested in his numerous organized campaigns to subdue the Persians, who were beyond the power of the Arab Mohammadians. With his painful military strikes, Omar was able to conquer their entire empire in less than two years. And it absorbed about two-thirds of the territory of the Byzantine Empire. With his ability, political experience and administrative sophistication, he strengthened and preserved the cohesion of the unity of the Mohammadiah state, whose size was growing day by day and population increasing with the diversity of its ethnicities, the promotion and consolidation of its civilization. Omar Bin al-Khattab died in November, 644 AD, and was succeeded by Othman Bin Affan.

To be continued, until then have good times, take care!

These excerpts are from the book: “Is God a lie or Are We? Certainly We Are!”

Author: Jamil Elias Kabalan