Banu Quraiza's slaughter

Submitted by Ranjha (United States), Apr 20, 2008 at 10:34

The Muslims will twist history to give Banu Quraiza's slaughter a positive tinge but it goes without saying that it was the most brutal genocide in the human history. In fact all battles fought by the Muslims in the seventh century were for the lure of booty and that included women of the enemy camp too.

At the battle of Badr, a non-Muslim allured by the concept of booty wanted to join the Muslim army but was stopped having been told ‘first believe and then fight' implying that although Islam offers these attractions, they are reserved only for the Muslims. Not a good name for the religion, is it?.

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