Amazon.com: The Truth About Muhammad: Founder of the World's Most Intolerant Religion: Books: Robert Spencer


Irrational violence erupts every day in the name of Islam. Yet politically correct world leaders and diplomats—as well as the mainstream media—refuse to examine what the Prophet of Islam actually taught. How does Muhammad's true character influence terrorists, and average Muslims, around the world?

"It is difficult, if not impossible, to maintain that Islam is a religion of peace when warfare and booty were among the chief preoccupations of the Prophet of Islam," says New York Times bestselling author and Islam expert Robert Spencer of his new book, The Truth about Muhammad.

In The Truth about Muhammad, Spencer offers a revealing portrait of the founder of Islam—perhaps the first such portrait in half a century—unbounded by fear and political correctness, unflinching, and willing to face the hard facts about Muhammad's life that continue to affect our world today.

From Muhammad's first "revelation" from Allah (which filled him with terror that he was demon-possessed) to his deathbed (from which he called down curses upon Jews and Christians), it's all here—told with extensive documentation from the sources that Muslims themselves consider most reliable about Muhammad.

In The Truth about Muhammad, you'll learn


How Muhammad's example justifies jihad and terrorism


How Muhammad set legal standards that make it virtually impossible to prove rape in Islamic countries


The truth about Muhammad's multiple marriages (including one to a nine-year-old)


The real "Satanic verses" incident (not the Salman Rushdie version) that remains a scandal to Muslims


How Muhammad's faulty knowledge of Judaism and Christianity has influenced Islamic theology—and colored Muslim relations with Jews and Christians to this day.

Recognizing the basic teaching of Muhammad, Spencer argues, is essential for judging the prospects for large-scale Islamic reform, the effective prosecution of the War on Terror, the democracy project in Afghanistan and Iraq, and immigration and border control to protect the United States from terrorism.

The Truth about Muhammad is crucial reading for every citizen (and policymaker) who loves freedom.