On this sixth anniversary of the terrorist attacks upon America I am reflecting not only upon the thousands of civilians murdered by those men but upon the demon which spawned such an event.

The footnote (sorry I had to) says that the whole sura has something to do with the battle of Badr in which Muhammad informed his followers that they were going to attack a trade caravan from Mecca. Apparently they were in open warfare with the Meccans at that time.
That explains why Surah 8 is titled "The spoils of war".

Truth is not a part of the religion of Islam. Hatred and violence are integral. Oh, sure there are lots of moderate muslims willing to declare otherwise.

tcblack's posting on the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and the various media pieces about the events left me once again ruminating on the differences be