Craig Considine is an Islamic apologist who tries to gain popularity from the Islamic community by praising Mohammed while claiming to be a non-Muslim. He has written a book about how Mohammed was a humanitarian, a women’s rights advocate and anti-racist.
These are complete lies. Considine, moreover, is a coward who has ignored invitations to publicly debate people such as Robert Spencer and David Wood.
Craig has made an astonishing false claim: that Mohammed was against discrimination, prejudice and racism. These claims are completely false. The Qur’an states that “the unbelievers among the People of the Book,” that is, Jews and Christians who don’t become Muslims, are “the most vile of created beings” (98:6). Furthermore, Mohammed stated that the devil looks like a black man (Ibn Ishaq 243) and said “You should listen to and obey, your ruler even if he was an Ethiopian (black) slave whose head looks like a raisin.” (Sahih Bukhari 7142) He also had black slaves, and there was little punishment to a Muslim if he tortured his slave. This does not appear to be a man that was against discrimination, or the first man to get rid of discrimination. In fact, he actively engaged in racism and discrimination himself. Why doesn’t Craig Considine mention any of this? Is he simply trying to fool non-Muslim audiences?
In addition, the Qur’an states that Muslims can take infidel women and girls as sex slaves — “what your right hand possesses” (Qur’an 4:24). Mohammed passed infidel sex slaves in markets who were naked from the waist up without saying that they should be covered. His treatment of women was absolutely horrific, yet Islam teaches that he has to be emulated. His actions are imitated by Jihad groups including ISIS, Boko Haram, and numerous other armed Jihad groups. He beheaded approximately 600-900 Jews of the Qurayzah tribe and then took a Jewish sex slave, Safiya. In light of this, can it really be said that he is against prejudice, Craig? Mohammed also had a white sex slave called Miriam, a Coptic Christian. He said “Never will succeed such a nation as makes a woman their ruler” (Sahih Bukhari 7099), and that hell will be full of women (Sahih Bukhari 5198). Men can beat women (Qur’an 4:34). Mohammed beat his own child bride Aisha (Sahih Muslim 2127). He said “A man will not be asked as to why he beat his wife” (Sunan Abi Dawud 2147).
The Qur’an also stated that Muslims shouldn’t take Jews and Christians as friends (5:51). He said anyone who leaves Islam should be killed (Sahih Bukhari 6922). He told his companion to use taqiyya and to behead a poet who criticised him. Mohammed was not a humanitarian, he was just the opposite. He also stated that four witnesses need to be present in cases of adultery and rape, which is virtually impossible (Qur’an 24:13). If there are no such witnesses, the accused can be stoned to death. The Qur’an also teaches that a women’s testimony is worth half that of the man (2:282).
I could write a book exposing all of Craig Considine’s lies. I would really like to see him debate Robert Spencer, but Considine has ignored invitations to do so. He knows his lies would be exposed.
Michael Copeland says
“If a lie is the only way to achieve a good result [for Islam] it is permitted” – Al Ghazali
Frank Scarn says
The always helpful Raymond Ibrahim lays in all out in this article,
https://www.raymondibrahim.com/2014/04/12/taqiyya-about-taqiyya/
mortimer says
Considine should be forensically audited. His writing bears no resemblance to the work of university textual scholars. None of his productions could stand up to peer review.
It’s a white wash of the real Mohammed in the Sira and hadiths.
Mohammed bought, leased, used and sold black slaves. Mohammed’s sayings about women are exceptionally misogynistic. The Koran itself is 64% a diatribe against ‘wrong-worshippers’ combined with dire commands to hurt them and extort money from them.
There is no hint of human rights or equality or freedom in Islam. Islam is incompatible with modernity.
The daily, worldwide review of Islamic crimes against non-Muslims is proof that Islam is not in sync with modern ideas of universal rights and freedoms.
Peter Buckley says
How wonderful that this article was written by someone called Faisal Malik, clearly from a muslim background. Such a thing would not have happened 15 or maybe even 5 years ago. How times have changed How ironic that an ex-muslim is now publicly exposing the same half-truths he was probably told as a young muslim- only this time those same half-truths are being expressed by a non-muslim .
But very few will fall for Considine’s book. Quran and Hadiths are full of stuff that contradict it. The only question is not whether Considine is right, when he is clearly wrong, but what are his motives in writing it? If he genuinely thinks he is right, it should take less than one hour in a quiet room with someone like Faisal Malik for him to change his mind. Or has he written it out of of “respect” for muslims that he knows, perhaps? Either way, it is my guess Considine will at some point in his life, as more and more Faisal Maliks ask him embarrassing questions he can’t answer, realise how much he has embarrassed himself by writing this stuff.
In the meantime, people might be aware that many former muslims are “going public” and explaining that one reason they have apostasized is because they’ve been watching David Wood’s excellent vides over the years. All David Wood does, in fact, is “quote the (islamic) sources”. Which proves what I’ve been saying for years: most “muslims” haven’t a clue about what Muhammad got up to, or how illogical Al Quran is.
Here’s yet another muslim on his way out of Islam:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6I-6UcY4E_U
FYI says
Ten ilIogicalities in the koran,allah’s ‘perfect’ book.
1]allah insists he can only speak through Arabic[koran 41:44];he insists he gave the Torah to Moses which of course he wrote himself[koran 2:87]
But the Torah was revealed in HEBREW.
{Why was it not revealed in Arabic then?}
2]muhammed is in the Bible[koran 7:157]
No he isn’t!
allah insists the prophethood was given to the Jews{koran 45:16}.
To be in the Bible you MUST be from the ‘children of Israel’
But muhammed isn’t from the ‘children of Israel’
muhammed is NOT QUALIFIED to be in the Bible:he doesn’t even satisfy allah’s own criterion of who had the right of prophethood{koran 45:16}
muhammed cannot be in a JEWISH scripture and he certainly cannot be a prophet of YHWH as he doesn’t qualify.He also massacred YHWH’s people {Abu dawud 4390}and is an enemy,if anything,of YHWH and a false prophet whose fate was to suffer YHWH’s judgement of Deuteronomy 18:20.
{muhammed is really a prophet of baal,the ‘prophets’ that Elijah demolished
see I Kings 18
‘Elijah and the prophets of baal’ }
3]allah,ludicrously, thinks Christians believe Mary is in the Trinity as a godess to be worshipped alongside allah and Jesus in a polytheism:but the Trinity is a monotheism.And MARY is NOT in the Trinity.
Note that allah also MISSED the Holy Spirit..and the Golden Rule…
If allah is all wise ,how come he doesn’t know Christian Theology i.e what Christians believe?
4]”And the Jews say ‘Ezra is the son of allah’ {Koran 9:30}
No they don’t….it is not even a Jewish belief.
5]All Biblical prophets are JEWISH;allah even admits that the ‘children of Israel’ have the right of prophethood{koran 45:16}….YET he despises the Jews{koran 2:65}for being Jews.That is insane.allah REFUSES to accept the Biblical Jewish prophets are even Jewish
“Abraham was not a Jew’koran 3:67
HOW could a key,patriarchal figure of Judaism not be Jewish?
He couldn’t possibly have been muslim.Abraham,note,is in the genealogy of Jesus Christ{Matthew 1} who is JEWISH{John 4 v 22}
Of course Abraham is Jewish!
6]allah tells muhammed ‘We shall make thee read o muhammed so that thou shalt not forget” koran 87:6
…Which is a ridiculous thing to say to an illiterate..
‘The prophet can neither read nor write’ {koran 7:157}
7]allah’s criterion of koran 4:82:if any ERRORS are found in allah’s ‘perfect’ book then the koran must come from ‘other than allah’
But the koran is FULL of ERRORS{which islamic ‘scholars’ desperately try to hide} which means the koran is entierly man made.It comes from ‘other than allah’
There is a WISDOM behind the Bible which muslims don’t see:it is called the Holy Spirit.There is no such wisdom in the koran which is WHY there are ‘HOLES’ in the koran’s narrative.
8]allah gave Jesus the Gospel {koran 5:46}
Except the Gospel was written down AFTER THE TIME of Jesus..Jesus NEVER could have had the Gospel.That is Historically and Logically impossible{like muhammed visiting the mosque in Jerusalem koran 17;1..that didn’t exist in mo’s time}
9]”Lo! I am the slave of allah.he hath given me the scripture and appointed me a prophet” koran 19:30
This is “Jesus” in the koran[muslim Jesus] the dawah folk claim:it is…a talking infant in a crib as you can see from the context and the previous line…and note he has the scripture{The Gospel….}See number 8
10}”Jesus is a muslim’ muslims say:NOT according to Jesus{John 4 :22} who is JEWISH.This is revealed in the Gospel a book allah CONFIRMS{ koran 3:3} and which he tells muslims to consult {koran 10:94}
David Wood is like the Apologetics equivalent of the World Heavyweight Boxing Champion.
The Apostate Prophet,the “murtad” ,is impressive too..the more parody accounts they have of ex-muslims,the more vulgar the verbal assaults-the better job the ‘apostates’ are doing.
gravenimage says
I think this is Faisal Malik’s story:
https://www.covenantoflife.org/col/Faisals-story
mortimer says
These are some very observant comments from Faisal Malik : “Considine is an Islamic apologist who tries to gain popularity from the Islamic community by praising Mohammed while claiming to be a non-Muslim.”
Considine’s total whitewash of the Sira and hadiths is astonishing … Islamic primary texts show a completely different man. As for Considine, either is a Muslim convert and a fanatic or he is an employee writing propaganda for an Islamic organization. One thinks of French Dr Buccaille who wrote a humbug book about the alleged science in the Koran. Buccaille retired and never converted to Islam, but that didn’t stop many Muslims from using his humbug book.
The deceptive agenda of Considine should finally be exposed by a university scholar. His claims should be methodically dissected by a textual expert. Furthermore, someone who knows Considine should look into his contacts and let us know who he is working for.
gravenimage says
+1
Rufolino says
Why would Considine (or anyone !) “want popularity from the Moslem community” ? It doesn’t make sense.
There has to be another, hidden, agenda.
Someone must be paying him for his lies, or he must be in emotional thrall to some Moslem in his life who exercises power over him.
Emilie Green says
He has written a book about how Mohammed was a humanitarian, a women’s rights advocate and anti-“racist.”
When you live in a fantasy world, anything’s possible.
Steve says
Secret Muslim, or super-dhimmi stooge? Hard to know.
Martin says
OT video – VOA – Funeral for Muslim Sect’s Spiritual Leader Draws Thousands to Sulaymaniyah
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHdPE3hTEX8
Martin says
RT-Arabic version is more like it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzP9u3RRmxI
FYI says
Those hirsute guys at the start of your video look to me like Heavy Metal heabangers shouting.. “we’re not worthy.we’re not worthy’.
An islamic funeral;what is the point?
All dressed up.. and nowhere nice to go.
Great article about craig considine.
The craig considine islamic apologetics method
1]Find some apparently nice cuddly story about muhammed
2]Dismiss any unpleasant aspects about muhammed by ignoring islamic sources
3]Sell this falsehood back to muslims and Dhimmi Christians
4]Pretend to be a great scholar
Agostino Armo Pellegrini says
…Craig Considine claims Mohammed was against discrimination
Thank you Craig Considine for daring to make a fool of yourself and giving the facts a chance to shine.
With one swift swoop of his honest hand Faisal Malik destroyed that fly of stupidity. Craig might as well have said that “up is down” or “black is white,” so far from the truth is his message. I think he is “deceptive,” but like an elephant trying to hide behind a peanut. His hyperinflated lies are so obvious and disprovable they’re almost like an amplifier for the truth. We know that lies and misinformation is the best we’ll ever get from islam’s apologists, because islam’s core teachings are morally indefensible, retarded, and violent. Anyone who works to make islam look good is ignoring all the genocide and suffering that proves them wrong. Such a person is either a fool or a very bad person, and anyone who believes them is no better.
Beneath the Veil of Consciousness says
“Frequently wrong but never in doubt.”
gravenimage says
Spot on.
roberta says
The guy is out to make a buck (a dishonest buck), but a buck. If he has to taste a bit of
moslim butt to do it, he is willing. In the world where he lives telling the truth is outdated,irrelevant, and for sale.
Sadly for him, God did ”weave the tread of justice into the fabric of the universe”.
He will reap what he sows, and it wont be worth the money he made.
CogitoErgoSum says
If Considine thinks Muhammad is so great what is keeping him from becoming a Muslim himself? There must be something about Islam that he doesn’t fully accept. I wonder what that is. Has he ever said?
Walter Sieruk says
This man who Is an apologist for Islam is,naturally, deceptive in the things he says to support Islam.
By engaging in deception for the advancement of Islam is also engaging in the doctrine of Islam called “Taqivya.”
For much of the sly insidious yet subtle stealth jihad is based on the Islamic dogma called Taqiyya .This is the Islamic doctrine the deception is a good thing to do as long as it’s done for the advancement of Islam. In strong contrast to this practice of Taqiyya is the teachings found in the Bible . For the Bible informs its readers in Proverbs 11:18. “The wicked worketh a deceitful work…” Likewise, the very next chapter[12] of the same book of Proverbs it reads in verse 5 “The counsels of the wicked are deceit .” Also further on verse 20 it instructs “Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil…” [K.J.V.]
Ross Poldark says
I know I have posted this before regarding that islam truly thinks of black people. I’d like to share this again. Here is 3 quotes for starters.
” Ibn Khaldun, an early Muslim thinker, writes that blacks are “only humans who are closer to dumb animals than to rational beings.” He also insisted that “the only people who accept slavery are the Negroes, owing to their low degree of humanity and proximity to the animal stage.” (In truth, over 500,000 Africans in Basra overthrew their Arab-Islamic masters in the largest slave uprising in history in what is known as the Zanj Rebellion). ”
The famous Muslim historian, al-Mas’udi describes the African slaves as, “Kinky hair, thin eyebrows, broad noses, thick lips, sharp teeth, malodorous skin, dark pupils, clefty hands and feet, elongated penises and excessive merriment.” He goes on to add that the “the dark complexion person (al-aswad) is overwhelmed by merriment due to the imperfection (fasad) of his brain; therefore, his intellect is weak.” (Akbar Muhammad, Slaves and Slavery in Muslim Africa, vol. I, p 68)
https://www.thereligionofpeace.com/pages/articles/black-africa.aspx
Ross Poldark says
Apologies, I did not catch my mistakes before posting.
gravenimage says
Thanks. Ross.
Kepha says
Is Considine a Muslim, or is he simply one more ejjikated ‘Murkin who’s absorbed all the garbage that our innaleckchools have been spewing at us since the Silly ‘Sixities and Sillier ‘Seventies? I think it’s the latter. By his stress on Muhammad being against racism (while being a thorough Arab chauvinist) and pre-women’s liberation (while being as misogynistic as the day is long), he is clearly trying to keep alive the idiotic public skule (and pseudo-enlightenment) meme that Islam is tolerant (whom are you going to believe: what all the best-ejjikated folks are saying, or your own lywing eyes?) and nurture the Left-Islam alliance.
While most of us here, especially those of us who’ve tried to educate ourselves about Islam and its actual beliefs, we will not be impressed by Craig Considine, not should we be. But, for the typical barely educated bipedal herd animal at the usual secular university, what Considine spews out is taken as dogma that is not to be questioned.
@FYI at 12:30–Re Abraham not being a Jew, Paul the Apostle can be read as seeing Abraham as a kind of “pre-Jew”, noting he lived and received circumcision before the Torah was given on Sinai. He latches onto Abraham being the father of many nations, which, in Paul’s argument in Romans and Galatians, included those Graeco-Romans who put their faith in the Jewish Messiah Jesus. This being said, I’ll note that most of your notes on the Qur’an and its mistakes are spot on. Muhammad’s mistakes about the Christian Trinity, what the Jews believe about Ezra, his mistaking apocryphal legends and Midrash for actual Scripture (Jesus talking from the cradle; Abraham being cast into a fiery furnace for breaking Terah’s idols), and denial of the crucifixion are among the major reasons why I cannot believe the Qur’an.
gravenimage says
He won’t say he’s Muslim–but few ordinary leftists would go so far to whitewash the foul “Prophet”.
DH says
It worked in $$$ for Maurice Bucaille. His book “The Bible, The Quran, and Science” was packed full of lies, half truths, complete distortions, and bizarre claims. It set the standard for Muslim apologists. I am surprised it took so long for someone else to follow in his steps.
ntesdorf says
Craig Considine says that Mohammed was against discrimination, a ‘humanitarian’, a women’s rights advocate and anti-racist. After checking the Qur;an, Haddith and Sunna of Mohammed, this can be declared joke of the year.
gravenimage says
Deceptive Islamic apologist Craig Considine claims Mohammed was against discrimination
……………….
Nothing could be more false–great expose by Faisal Malik.
Patrick B. Ludwig says
Mohammed probably meant calling blacks “ugly” and “raisinheads” as a compliment.
Just as calling Jews “the worst of all people” and comparing them to “apes”.
James Lincoln says
Craig Considine’s possible motives for writing:
1. He believes he is “right” – and rejects any evidence to the contrary.
2. Out of “respect” for so-called moderate seemingly friendly muslims that he knows personally.
3. Enjoys the “popularity” from the islamic community.
4. Is a secret muslim convert – and is evil.
5. Is employed by a group like CAIR.
6. Dhimmi idiot.
wpm says
He could be all 6 motives
He is so “woke” he could make the gig a full time job.
If Islam make could make Sharia law the law of the land he occupies the irony is his kind will be the first to killed .
jca reid says
Mohammed was clearly a misogynist, a Slaver, a Racist, he called Ethiopians “Raisinheads.” Lets bring that one back, see how it goes down. Mohammed & Islam are the absolute Antithesis of decent Human Conduct & a Philosophy of how to Live. Considine is a Twat! What a waste of a University Education. That’s becoming more & more prevalent of these idiots crawling out of the woodwork & simply go into denial over this vile Desert Nazi Ideology. In the 1930’s Carl Jung, the psycho – analyst, said that Hitler was a ‘modern day Mohammed.’ So, therefore, this makes Mohammed a 7th. Century Hitler.
Paul says
Per the Wall Street Journal and UK Historian Tom Holland Muhammad never existed nor the Koran
OLD GUY says
Muhammad was against discrimination of muslims and he would rape, murder or enslave anyone who wasn’t muslim. Where do these idiots come up with this S” ” T.