"What sort"

and in the context of the list of Muhammad's assets at the end of his life, al-Tabari records the nicknames of Muhammad weapons, detailing that he had nicknamed three swords that he took from the Jewish tribe Qaynuqa, after banishing them from Medina in April 624AD: "Pluck Out," "Very Sharp," and "Death." Two other swords from elsewhere are named: "Sharp" and "That is wont to sink" (presumably into human flesh). After his Hijrah or Emigration from Mecca to Medina in 622 AD, he owned two swords called "Sharp" and "Having the vertebrae of the back." This last sword he collected as booty, after his victory at the Battle of Badr in March 624 AD.

Finally, even Muhammad himself has a nickname. After Tabari lists the positive ones, he matter-of-factly provides one that is not so positive: "The obliterator."

"The messenger of Allah named himself to us in various ways. He said, ‘I am Muhammad the one who is praised, Ahmad, the most praiseworthy, al-Aqib, the last in succession, and al-Mahi, the obliterator'".

Tabari IX:156

"It is related that Jabir ibn 'Abdullah said, The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, I have been given five things which no one before me was given: I have been helped to victory by terror flooding (my enemies') hearts up to a month's journey away; for me, the whole earth has been made a mosque and made pure (for purification by tayammum) - wherever a man of my community finds himself when the time of prayer comes, he can pray; taking booty has been made lawful for me when it was not lawful for anyone before me; I have been given the right of intercession; and whereas every other Prophet was sent only to his people, I have been sent to all mankind."

Bukhari chapter 7 ‘Book of Tayammum' #328

Clearly, Muhammad was boasting about his practice of terrorism: "I have been made victorious with terror", "I have been helped by terror", "I have been helped to victory by terror flooding (my enemies') hearts up to a month's journey away". Clearly, there was no geographic limit on his scope:

Clearly, Muhammad was the archetypal Islamic terrorist, and I'm glad you're not following his example Mr Williams.

By way of contrast, and what a marked contrast it is, someone has said, "The nearer you get to Muhammad, the more violent, murderous and warlike you will become, whilst the further away you get from him, the less violent, murderous and warlike you will become, but, and what a massive but, the nearer you get to Jesus Christ the Prince of Peace, the more peaceful and peacloving you will become, whilst the further away from Him you get, the less peaceful and peaceloving you will become."

What a comparison/contrast that is, and as for your title, "Muslims don't hate non-Muslims," on 17th.October 2008, MEMRI published an article referring to a series of articles by Dr Ahmad 'Abd Al-Khaleq about Al-Walaa Wal-Baraa, in which Dr Wal-Baraa argues that according to this principle, a Muslim can come closer to Allah by hating all non-Muslims, Jews, Christians, atheists or polytheists, and by waging jihad against them in every possible manner.

http://www.memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD208508

with full report at,

http://www.memriiwmp.org/content/en/report.htm?report=2877

With kind regards and best wishes

Lactantius Jr

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