Why I Am Not a Muslim

by Warraq, Ibn

• ISBN13: 9781591020110
• ISBN10: 1591020115
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2003-03-01
• Publisher: Prometheus Books

Summary

Those who practice the Muslim faith have resisted examinations of their religion. They are extremely guarded about their religion, and what they consider blasphemous acts by sceptical Muslims and non-Muslims alike has only served to pique the world's curiosity. This critical examination reveals an unflattering picture of the faith and its practitioners. Nevertheless, it is the truth, something that has either been deliberately concealed by modern scholars or buried in obscure journals accessible only to a select few.

Table of Contents

Foreword	ix
R. Joseph Hoffmann
Preface	xiii
Acknowledgments	xv
Introduction	1	(2)
The Rushdie Affair	3	(31)
The Origins of Islam	34	(32)
The Problem of Sources	66	(20)
Muhammad and His Message	86	(18)
The Koran	104	(59)
The Totalitarian Nature of Islam	163	(9)
Is Islam Compatible with Democracy and Human Rights?	172	(26)
Arab Imperialism, Islamic Colonialism	198	(16)
The Arab Conquests and the Position of Non-Muslim Subjects	214	(27)
Heretics and Heterodoxy, Atheism and Freethought, Reason and Revelation	241	(20)
Greek Philosophy and Science and Their Influence on Islam	261	(15)
Sufism or Islamic Mysticism	276	(6)
Al-Ma'arri	282	(8)
Women and Islam	290	(38)
Taboos: Wine, Pigs, and Homosexuality	328	(16)
Final Assessment of Muhammad	344	(7)
Islam in the West	351	(10)
Glossary	361	(4)
Abbreviations of Journals and Encyclopedias	365	(2)
Notes	367	(16)
Selected Bibliography	383	(8)
Index	391