Quotation of the Day
9th April 2013
“Of equal importance was the new conception of authority. The Sheik of the Umma, that is, Muhammad himself, functioned for those who were truly converted, not by a conditional and consensual authority, grudgingly granted by the tribe and always revocable, but by an absolute religious prerogative. The source of authority was transferred from public opinion to God, who conferred it on Muhammad as His chosen apostle. This transfer shaped the whole future history of Muslim government and Muslim political thought.”
— Bernard Lewis, The Arabs in History
Reminder for the dimwitted: Islam is an oppressive totalitarian ideology under the guise of a religion with which no co-existence is possible.