A deceptive prophet

A deceptive prophet

By : Freeyad Ibrahim

Augustus , 2015

Prophet Muhammad issued two momentous promises, while he strode among his troops at Badre Battle. Both promises have given heart to Muslim warriors throughout ages.
‘Be of good cheer,’ he addressed his men, ‘God’s help is come to you. Here is Gabriel holding the rein of a horse and leading it. The dust is upon his front teeth.’
Then he encouraged his men vehemently by swearing,
‘By god, in whose hand is the soul of Muhammad , no man will be slain this day fighting against them with steadfast courage advancing not retreating, but god will cause him to enter paradise.’
One of the assembled Muslim warrior called Umayre exclaimed, ‘Fine, fine! Is there nothing between me and my entering paradise save to be killed by these men?’
He flung away some dates that he had been eating, rushed into the thick of the battle, and fought until he was killed. In a similar vein, another Muslim warrior, Auf, asked Muhammad, ‘ O apostle of god, what makes the Lord laugh with joy at His servant, ‘ Muhammad answered, ‘When he plunges into midst of the enemy without mail.’
He immediately threw off his coat of mail and plunged into the thick of the battle, fighting tenaciously until he was killed.
Apparently, and after all what had emerged throughout the ages, the prophet of Islam deceived not his foes but his friends and his followers.

Freeyad Ibrahim
(Dutch - Kurdish, secular writer, author-novelist, translator, poet, political analyst, and essayist.)

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www.Freeyad Ibrahim.nl

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