Part 2 The Islamic Principles of Deception, Truth, Insincerity

When leaders of the U.S. Government try to deal with Muslim Iranians and Muslims of other Arab nations, and forge treaties with them, they must realize that Muslims follow Muhammad's principle of truth and deception and the basic intention of the Muslim to make promises contrary to his ultimate goals so long as he is in a weak position, and to abrogate those promises and treaties when he finds himself in a stronger position than his enemy. Treaties that counter Islam are meant to be abrogated when the Muslims become more powerful.

Muhammad's Principle of Deception is discussed in the e-book Koranlore, a sequel to Biblelore, available gratis at www.biblelore.com and is presented in the following excerpt from Koranlore Chapter 9 The Islamic Principle of Deception:

The Islamic principle of deception

In the Koran the practice of deception by believers who forsake Islam is sanctioned warning them that they will be sent to Hell, except anyone who is forced to do so aloud but remains true Muslims inwardly. (Sura 16:108.)

Cf. Sura 16:108 (paraphrased):

Whoever, after he has believed in God denies his belief under force, yet remains faithful in his heart, shall be guiltless: but whoever opens his heart to unbelief, on them shall be wrath from God, and a severe punishment awaits them.

Principle of truth

Robert Spencer cites Muhammad's principle of truth (see note 1, p, 243, The Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam, R. Spencer: it is obligatory for Muslims to tell the truth which leads to virtue, and virtue leads to Paradise. Telling a lie leads to obscenity which leads to Hell-Fire. One who tells the truth is eventually recorded with Allah as truthful; one who tells lies is recorded with Allah as a liar. But this is a principle to be honored by Muslims with believers of Islam. (p. 79.)

For unbelievers - infidels - Muhammad had a different principle. Muslims were not bound to be truthful with unbelievers in Islam. "War is deceit." (cf. p. 79, op. cit, Spencer) Muhammad taught that lying was permissible in war (see p. 243, op. cit.). Lying in wartime led to two principles:

1) the allowance of political assassination to honor the Prophet and Islam, and

2) the allowance for the practice of deception in wartime.

The doctrine of taqiyya

Insincerity

Muhammad demonstrated another trait closely allied to his principle of lying in wartime: insincerity. The Treaty of Hudaybiyya is an example of Muhammad's lack of sincerity in making a truce with the Quraysh in 628 A.D. He established a ten-year truce with the Quraysh. The agreement included the return of anyone fleeing the Quraysh to the Quraysh by Muhammad; however, any Muslim seeking refuge with the Quraysh would not be returned to the Muslims. Actually, when a woman of the Quraysh, Umm Kulthum, joined the Muslims and her two brothers came to Muhammad and asked that she be returned in accordance with the Treaty of Hudaybiyya, he refused because Allah forbade it. Allah gave Muhammad "a new revelation" (Wink, wink) in Sura 60:10 (pp.15-17, op. cit, Spencer.)

The verse 10 of sura 60 reads (paraphrased):

O Believers! when believing women come over to you as refugees (Mohadjers), make TRIAL of them. God knows best their faith; but if you have also ascertained their faith, don't let them go back to the infidels; they are not lawful for them, nor are the unbelievers lawful for these women... This is the ordinance of God which He ordains among you: and God is Knowing, Wise.

Thus Muhammad broke the treaty, conveniently claiming that Allah “sent down” the new verse, in keeping with the Verse of the Sword (Cf. Chapter 7, Koranlore.). Muslim apologists have claimed throughout history that Muhammad was free to break the Treaty of Hudaybiyya because the Quraysh broke it first, but Muhammad's act preceded any treaty violations by the Quraysh, according to Spencer (p.17,ibid.).

Spencer explains that, furthermore, breaking of the treaty reinforced the principle that nothing was good except what was advantageous to Islam, and nothing evil except what hindered Islam. After the treaty was formally voided, Islamic jurists instituted the principle that generally truces were to be concluded for no longer than ten years and only entered into to allow time for weakened Muslim forces to renew their strength. (p.17,ibid.)

According to Spencer, jihadists have spoken of the usefulness of deceptive practices which puts into question the sincerity of any Muslim leader who professes his friendship with non-Muslims in any negotiation.(p.81, ibid.)

If the assertion that al Qaeda members follow the principle of deception be true, then there is no hope that they would honor their word, agreements, truces or treaties with the nations of the West. They cannot be expected to understand the English concept of fairplay or the keeping of promises in a gentlemen's agreement. They adhere only to the principle that truces and treaties are to be engaged in from a position of weakness in their political and military power and abandoned once they become powerful again to resist and overtake the enemy.

In the current 2009 situation of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's refusal to respect the United Nation's call to stop his nuclear program, leaders in the Western nations and the United Nations must watch closely the Iranian president's adherence to the Muslim principle of deception, and the prophet Muhammad's principle of truth under which Ahmadinejad is obliged to be truthful in agreements with fellow Muslims, but not the non-Muslim leaders of Britain, the United States and other Western nations.

And they should beware his use of the doctrines of taqiyya and kitman (concealment and mental reservation), under which he could lie or not tell the whole truth of his intentions. So if he finds he must yield certain points in negotiations with non-Muslim leaders, one can expect that he may bide his time until he is in a more favorable position of power to break any agreement he has made with those non-Muslim leaders.

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