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Robert Spencer: “The History of Jihad is the crown and culmination of all my work”

Jul 13, 2018 3:56 pm By Robert Spencer

My new book The History of Jihad From Muhammad to ISIS is nothing less than the crown and culmination of all my work, the cap to my two decades of public efforts to alert people to the nature and magnitude of the global jihad threat.

This new book is in a sense the third of a trilogy. I’ve written a guide to the Qur’an – The Complete Infidel’s Guide to the Koran — exposing the Qur’an’s passages enjoining violence and oppression, and showing how they’re understood in mainstream Islamic tradition. I’ve written a biography of Muhammad: The Truth About Muhammad, based on the earliest Islamic sources, and showing that believing Muslims understood Muhammad as teaching that Muslims must wage war against and subjugate unbelievers.

But there persists in the U.S. (and in Europe) the prevailing notion that regardless of whatever the Qur’an says and Muhammad is said to have done, in practice the rule of Islam has been benign, magnanimous and tolerant. I find that taken for granted even among people who are informed and resolute about the nature and magnitude of the jihad threat today. The History of Jihad From Muhammad to ISIS is designed to shatter these historical myths, and to show how they’re intended to direct (and deform) public policy today.

This book demonstrates that there is no period since the beginning of Islam that was characterized by large-scale peaceful coexistence between Muslims and non-Muslims. There was no time when mainstream and dominant Islamic authorities taught the equality of non-Muslims with Muslims, or the obsolescence of jihad warfare. There was no Era of Good Feeling, no Golden Age of Tolerance, no Paradise of Proto-Multiculturalism. There has always been, with virtually no interruption, jihad, everywhere Muslims and non-Muslims have lived in close proximity with one another.

The public policy implications are massive, for our international alliances, our expectations of Islamic groups in the U.S., and much more. I hope therefore that this book will come to the attention of some people who can influence public policy, and that it will guide them to discard at least some of the foolish and false assumptions that have steered U.S. foreign policy for decades, and to place our foreign and domestic policies on a more realistic footing. Even if that does not happen, I hope this book will arm some people and help them stand for the truth amid the prevailing disinformation. Eventually, the truth will prevail, and this book is my bid to preserve the truth about Islam and jihad until the conditions are such that it can prevail.

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  1. Ecosse1314 says

    Jul 13, 2018 at 5:09 pm

    Have to disagree. “Did Mohammed exist”was clear and concise. A follow up volume dealing with new material in laymans language would be gratefully received
    As we say in Scotland ” Gaun yirself Rab”

    • J D S says

      Jul 14, 2018 at 9:29 am

      Disagree?????????…for what reason?????

      • Ecosse1314 says

        Jul 14, 2018 at 11:03 am

        Because i liked one of his other books better. Is that ok with you.

        • gravenimage says

          Jul 14, 2018 at 7:44 pm

          I don’t think his current book has been released yet.

    • Bill Coleman says

      Jul 14, 2018 at 1:56 pm

      If you believe that about 1.5 billion people will continue to believe Mohammed existed with a religious faith even if presented with proof of no historical record of his existence … and if the objective (my objective) is to constitutionally help stop or reverse the advance of Islam in the U.S. before doing so requires fighting and winning a bloody civil war … then does it really matter to an indoctrinated Muslim or a counter jihadist whether or not Mohammed is documented by history as an actual person … since devout indoctrinated Muslims credit all they are and have to their religious belief in Mohammed. If you do not understand that Islam is both a religion and a “very political Religion”, I do not think you are likely to agree with the above. colemanwh@gmail.com

      • gravenimage says

        Jul 14, 2018 at 8:07 pm

        Bill Coleman wrote:

        If you believe that about 1.5 billion people will continue to believe Mohammed existed with a religious faith even if presented with proof of no historical record of his existence … and if the objective (my objective) is to constitutionally help stop or reverse the advance of Islam in the U.S. before doing so requires fighting and winning a bloody civil war … then does it really matter to an indoctrinated Muslim or a counter jihadist whether or not Mohammed is documented by history as an actual person … since devout indoctrinated Muslims credit all they are and have to their religious belief in Mohammed.
        ……………………………..

        Firstly, Bill, “Did Muhammad Exist” was published in 2012–Spencer’s current book is “The History of Jihad”. The former book has already been out for six years.

        Then, many Muslims insist that Infidels do not have the right to study Islam or its “Prophet”, and threaten to kill anyone who does so. I think it is important that we are able to study–and criticize–*any* aspect of Islam.

        More:

        If you do not understand that Islam is both a religion and a “very political Religion”, I do not think you are likely to agree with the above. colemanwh@gmail.com
        ……………………………..

        If you think that Robert Spencer does not understand this, then you are entirely unfamiliar with his work. With all respect, it is usually better to at least generally familiarize yourself with someone’s work before condemning it.

        In fact, Jihad Watch is the premier Counter Jihad site, and is well worth reading.

        • Linda Clark formerly Linnte says

          Jul 18, 2018 at 2:02 am

          BOOM GI! Always spot on and that’s why I love you!

        • gravenimage says

          Jul 18, 2018 at 3:22 am

          Hi, Linda. Thank you for your kind words.

          And always good to see you posting again.

  2. vlparker says

    Jul 13, 2018 at 6:13 pm

    Can’t wait to read it.

    • vlparker says

      Jul 13, 2018 at 6:13 pm

      And then spread the word, of course.

      • mortimer says

        Jul 13, 2018 at 7:31 pm

        VLP, when the ‘word’ about the HISTORY OF JIHAD is ‘spread’ among the Western intelligentsia, then a major shift in thought will occur. The DENIAL OF JIHAD will be impossible to maintain without a total loss of credibility. This book zeroes in on the REALITY that Islamic jihad is NORMATIVE ISLAM, rather than an aberration and does so by quoting chapter and verse and historical source after source. The weight of this evidence is conclusive. Muslims consider jihad their most important sacred duty along with prayer. The two are inseparable.

        ALL MUSLIMS conduct VERBAL JIHAD when they DECEIVE, DENY and WHITEWASH the meaning, the motive and the methods of JIHAD.

        ALL MUSLIMS LIE about jihad … or they have abandoned Islam.

  3. Mo says

    Jul 13, 2018 at 6:16 pm

    That sounds like you’re retiring from this work. I hope not. We love you and we need you. But I would totally understand and respect your choice if you did.

    • gravenimage says

      Jul 13, 2018 at 7:44 pm

      *Very* much agree, Mo.

      • Mo says

        Jul 13, 2018 at 9:21 pm

        @ gravenimage

        ” *Very* much agree, Mo.”

        He deserves a long vacation, at least!

        • vlparker says

          Jul 14, 2018 at 6:19 pm

          I agree. I would like to see him take 2 or 3 months off and just enjoy himself. He certainly has earned it.

        • gravenimage says

          Jul 14, 2018 at 8:25 pm

          I am amazed at how productive Robert Spencer is.

    • Frank Riley says

      Jul 14, 2018 at 3:45 am

      He’s been indefatigable and relentless in bringing the truth about Islam to the attention of so many, and would be leaving a great legacy of scholarship for all time. I feel that this exceptional person deserves a break — however much we’d miss him!

    • Cicero says

      Jul 14, 2018 at 9:28 am

      I sincerely hope that you will not retire from your anti jihad activities Robert.

      Your works are definite proof of the war like , combative and imperialistic nature of the teachings of Islam.

      The disinformation. And misguided policies built on such disinformation by non Muslims countries will serve to undermine democracy and freedom of thought and speech everywhere in the world.

      We will then have have to practice the maxim “ Keep your friends close and your enemies even closer “.

      You are correct Robert in stating that Truth will prevail ….. eventually. But what destruction and blood letting will we and future generations have to endure before the Truth is out “ ?

    • Linda Clark formerly Linnte says

      Jul 14, 2018 at 2:17 pm

      Oh geeze ‘o Pete’s! I hadn’t thought of that! Mr. Spencer RETIRE? HOLY CRAPPOLA! But you’re right, he has been a Warrior for many years. Heck, I’ve only been at it at most for 3 years, and I am POOPED OUT! I just thank God he has written so many books!

  4. mortimer says

    Jul 13, 2018 at 7:35 pm

    THE 270,000,000 DEATH TOLL FROM JIHAD consists of:

    120 million Africans; 60 million Christians; 80 million Hindus; 10 million Buddhists; as many as 500,000 Jews. One KAFIR died every THREE MINUTES since Mohammed began his attacks.

    This gives a rough estimate of 270 million killed by jihad. Jihad is Islam’s divinely mandated method of establishing Islam’s political, global supremacy through warfare, subjugation, enslavement and genocide.

    Some estimates of the tears of jihad go as high as 300 or 400 million, showing Islam is the greatest genocidal force in history

    270,000,000 KILLED / 1400 years = 192,857 deaths per year since Mohammed began his attacks.
    192,857 KILLED / 365 = 528 deaths per day since Mohammed began his attacks.
    528 KILLED / 24 (hours) = 22 deaths per hour since Mohammed began his attacks.
    22 KILLED / 60 minutes = 0.3669 persons killed by Islam every minute since Mohammed began his attacks.
    1 KILLED / 3 minutes = one person was killed by Islam every 3 minutes since Mohammed began his attacks.

    • Phil Copson says

      Jul 13, 2018 at 9:43 pm

      “…Jihad is Islam’s divinely mandated method…”
      ————————————————————

      Er – no, it isn’t: Inventing a “divinity” doesn’t make it true – or are you arguing for the existence of Allah? Neither did Mohammed have a “mandate” – he imposed his rule by terror, not by democratic ballot. And the “method” can be whatever you want, so it’s more of a rationale than an actual method…..

      A more accurate definition would be to say that “Jihad excuses anything provided that the perpetrator claims it was done to advance Islam.”

    • Linda Clark formerly Linnte says

      Jul 14, 2018 at 2:18 pm

      And it still seems so surreal! How is it that THE WHOLE WORLD doesn’t know these facts? Thanks Mort.

  5. gravenimage says

    Jul 13, 2018 at 7:46 pm

    Robert Spencer: “The History of Jihad is the crown and culmination of all my work”
    …………………

    Despite the grim subject matter, I am very much looking forward to reading this book.

    • Frank Riley says

      Jul 14, 2018 at 3:53 am

      All, in our own different ways, should try and promote this book.

      • gravenimage says

        Jul 14, 2018 at 8:31 pm

        True, Frank.

  6. Tom B. says

    Jul 13, 2018 at 9:32 pm

    Already pre-ordered… Now just waiting (with bated breath) for the release!

  7. James Snapp Jr says

    Jul 13, 2018 at 11:28 pm

    I have already pre-ordered this book at Amazon. I encourage all friends of freedom to do so.

  8. Matthieu Baudin says

    Jul 14, 2018 at 4:34 am

    “… no Golden Age [of Islam]…”

    I’ve never been under the impression that there was ever a golden age of tolerance, however there seem to have been periods/places of competent administration. The question then is where should the credit go? I suspect that where this has occurred it has been an achievement of able administrators who despite the constraints and shackles of Islamic Law and the rigidities of Traditional Islamic practices were able to make the wheels turn and to maintain a relatively stable social order. The so-called Golden Age of 200 years duration, often looked back upon whimsically, may fit this characterisation.

  9. Matthieu Baudin says

    Jul 14, 2018 at 4:47 am

    Yes, granting Kosovo full independence was a mistake. Albania is the home of Albanians and much of the population of Kosovo are ethnic Albanians – therefore there was no need to carve off this territory. Unfortunately Kosovo is now seen by Jihadists as a conquest of European territory similar to the conquest of Northern Cyprus. In addition to this sad story, much of Serbia remains in ruins these long years after the end of the Yugoslavian civil war. This is far too long; it is as if Serbia has been forgotten by the outside world and the young people of that country deserve a fresh start.

    • RonaldB says

      Jul 14, 2018 at 9:11 am

      Serbia forgotten?

      They should be so lucky.

      Serbia was bombed almost to oblivion by NATO forces as Serbians were winning the civil war against Muslim militias. The involvement of the West in the whole affair was a complete mess, probably pretty analogous to Western support for the civil war against Assad of Syria. Even the Fox news commentators, not as subject to political correctness as most, are saying the US should pressure Russia to stop supporting Assad. And why should Russia stop supporting Assad: so someone from the leadership of the Army of Islam (a US-supported rebel group) can assume the presidency?

      I’m afraid the US has blood on its hands: the blood of the Serbs, and the blood of the Syrians killed in the civil war brought about by US support of rebel groups. I still don’t think we should allow any Syrian refugees, but let’s stop supporting destabilization movements.

    • Cicero says

      Jul 14, 2018 at 9:36 am

      The Young Prople of Serbia should come to the UK as Unaccompanied Minors. They will be fed housed educated , have all their medical needs taken care of and receive free University education. The will get additional payments for Festivals, birthdays and holidays. They will ven get free I phones and access to the Internet so they can chat to their friends and family back in Serbia.

      After all the U.K. tax paying public are already subsidising such amenities for Unaccompanied Minors from Islamic countries such as Tunisia, Morocco, Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Iran, Libya, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, so called Palestine, , Pakistan, Afghanistan,

  10. duh swami says

    Jul 14, 2018 at 6:20 am

    Allah never rests, takes a break or a vacation…As long as Islam exists, there is material for another book…

    • RonaldB says

      Jul 14, 2018 at 9:13 am

      Yes, but it gets repetitive after awhile: Muslim expression of victimhood, Muslim infiltration, Muslim rejection of normal, civilized norms, Muslim violence, Muslim attempt at take-over.

      • Cicero says

        Jul 14, 2018 at 9:38 am

        Not “ Muslim attempt at takeover “ but “ Muslim takeover “.
        It is already a done deal in several areas of the U.K.

  11. infidel says

    Jul 14, 2018 at 11:06 am

    Doing my BEST to promote this book in India in all my email and whatsapp groups. This is A MUST READ for all of the free world.

  12. Steve says

    Jul 14, 2018 at 12:40 pm

    Just ordered it from Amazon. Looking forward to it. It will rest against my copy of the Qur’an.

  13. Linda Clark formerly Linnte says

    Jul 14, 2018 at 2:19 pm

    Waiting waiting for my copy to come in the mail! ?

  14. Rich says

    Jul 15, 2018 at 10:35 pm

    CUT THE CRAP. ISLAM MUST BE EXTERMINATED. HERE’S HOW.
    Islam is a political system, NOT a religion, and unless and until humanity wakes the hell up and STOPS referring to it as a religion, there is no hope. Islam is a hyper-aggressive, militaristic, expansionist, totalitarian political system designed to create a super-rich micro-oligarchical ruling class with a massive, destitute, genetically handicapped underclass below.
    Here is a quote from Osama bin Laden that sums it all up:
    “Our talks with the infidel West and our conflict with them ultimately revolve around one issue; one that demands our total support, with power and determination, with one voice, and it is: Does Islam, or does it not, force people by the power of the sword to submit to its authority corporeally if not spiritually? Yes. There are only three choices in Islam: [1] either willing submission [conversion]; or [2] payment of the jizya, through physical, though not spiritual, submission to the authority of Islam; or [3] the sword, for it is not right to let him [an infidel] live. The matter is summed up for every person alive: Either submit, or live under the suzerainty of Islam, or die.”
    –Osama Bin Laden
    (The Al Qaeda Reader, p. 42)

    • Rich says

      Jul 15, 2018 at 10:36 pm

      Well, you can pour maple syrup on a puddle of bloody, diarrhetic hogshiit all you want, but it will never, ever be pancakes.
      THIS is how the musloid problem should be faced and solved. It isn’t difficult.
      Use the only thing they understand – PHYSICAL FORCE AND STRENGTH.
      Aggressively proselytize. Fully acknowledge that even a converted musloid, like a domesticated wild animal, will be dangerous for the rest of his life and can never be fully trusted.
      http://www.barnhardt.biz/2017/06/05/cut-the-crap-islam-must-be-exterminated-heres-how/

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