Understanding Muhammad and Muslims by Ali Sina

Author:Ali Sina [Sina, Ali]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Felibri.com
Published: 2013-03-09T07:00:00+00:00

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Was he uttering this sermon for the ears of Mariyah? Why in the funeral of his own son should he talk about adultery and hellfire?

Chapter Six

Muhammad’s Cult

We are often taken aback by the level of fanaticism of Muslims. Millions of them riot, burn churches, and kill innocent people because a newspaper has published a few cartoons of Muhammad or because the Pope has quoted a medieval emperor who said violence is not compatible with the nature of God.

People generally are biased in favor of a belief system that has so many followers. They think that the sheer size of Islam qualifies it as a religion. This is a fallacy known as argumentum ad numerum. Can 1.5 billion people be wrong? Yes they can. History shows that often all mankind has been wrong. In the words of Bertrand Russell, “The fact that an opinion has been widely held is no evidence whatever that it is not utterly absurd; indeed in view of the silliness of the majority of mankind, a widespread belief is more likely to be foolish than sensible.” The truth of a proposition is not determined by the number of its proponents, but by the validity of its arguments. Is Islam really a religion like others? Does it deserve that recognition?

Some say that all religions have started as cult until, with the passage of time, they gained acceptance and the status of religion. However, there are certain characteristics that distinguish a cult from religion.

Carole Wade in “Psychology 101 says,” studies of religious, political, and other cults have identified a number of key steps in this type of coercive persuasion:

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