by Sujit Das
For vulgar people, sex is not enjoyable without alcohol (readers, no offence please!). So Allah promised plenty wine in His paradise. Wine was an extremely precious commodity in the dry deserts of Arabia where it was rare to find vineyards. According to Qur’an; the gardens have river of wine (Q: 47.15), pure wine, securely sealed; whose very dregs are musk (Q: 83.25, 26), Muslims will recline on jeweled couches and will be served by those pearl-like boys with bowls and ewers and a cup of purest wine (Q: 56.12-39), served with goblet filled at a gushing fountain, white and delicious. The wine will neither dull their senses nor befuddle them (Q: 37.40-48), and by drinking Allah’s wine, the faces of the Muslims will have the mark of glow of joy (Q: 83.24).
Sex is not enjoyable in empty stomach either. Also, one needs lots of nutrition in order to have the energy to perform with so many virgins and young boys. Hardly any vegetation is seen in the deserts. Most of Muhammad’s companions had never tested any fruit in their life except dates and dry pomegranates So Allah included inexhaustible supply of milk, honey and every variety of fruits in his “paradise-package”. Qur’an confirms that Muslims would feast on fruits and be honored in the gardens of delight (Q: 37.40-48), everlasting fruits (Q: 13.35; 43.68-73), two kinds of every fruit (Q: 55.52), near and easy to reach (Q: 55.54), all kinds of trees and delights (Q: 55.47-49), choicest fruits (Q: 56.20, 21), while feasting with silver vessels and crystal goblets, Muslims will feel neither the scorching heat nor the biting cold and trees will spread their shade around them, and fruits will hang in clusters over them (Q: 76.13-21), and rivers of milk whose taste never changes and rivers of honey pure and clear (Q: 47.15).
The problem with a Narcissist is that when he lies, he does not know where to stop and he lies so often that it becomes a second nature to him (Vaknin, 1999, p. 260). So the best of Allah is more amazing. In Allah’s paradise, one does not have to go to the toilet (Muslim: 39.6798). All-merciful Allah had provided a much better system for getting rid of body waste. Muslims will simply sweat it out. Not only this, their sweat will be that of musk and they will glorify and praise Allah as easily as breathing.
After promising fruits, wine, milk and honey and plentiful sex; Allah’s next luxury for Muslims is pure drinking water. One of the major problems in the desert of Arabia was shortage of pure water. Muhammad knew very well that to the Arabs fresh water was an item of luxury. Hence paradise is watered by incorruptible running streams in which they will abide forever (Q: 13.35; 3.136, 198; 22.23; 47.15), fountains of clear flowing water in the gardens (Q: 15.45), and every garden has two running fountains in continuous abundance (Q: 55.50-51, 66-67).
Muslims will have plenty of worldly things to pursue in heaven, e.g., decked with pearls and bracelets of gold, and garments of silk (Q: 22.23), garments of fine green silk and rich brocade and adorned with bracelets of silver (Q: 76.21), wives will be given goblets of gold (Q: 43.70-71), recline on green cushions and fine carpets (Q: 55.76), inner linings will be of rich brocade (Q: 55.54), and dressed in rich silks and fine brocade (Q: 44.53). Also, Bukhari (4.52.48; 4.55.546) confirms that there is ample space in paradise; it has one hundred grades and the first meal of paradise is caudate lobe of fish-liver.
If we have to believe the Qur’an, then Allah’s paradise is a celestial brothel. Muhammad knew very well that he was leading a group of lecherous Muslim warriors who were not much motivated by religion. Their only motivation was sex with captured women, collection of slaves and booty. To make these Muslims happy, Muhammad concocted the above verses as Allah’s revelation. The erotic description of paradise that glitters with the fulfilment of all sorts of worldly desires and sexual enjoyment was nothing but a sinister ploy of a Narcissist to gain converts in his religion. Bukhari wrote,
The Prophet said, ‘Nobody who dies and finds Paradise would wish to come back to this life even if he were given the whole world and whatever is in it, except the martyr who, on seeing the superiority of martyrdom, would like to come back to get killed again in Allah’s Cause .’ (Bukhari: 4.52.53)
Narcissists are master manipulators. They are thoroughly dishonest with others and their constant dishonesty and lies are both disturbing and unbelievable. They lie so profusely that the abyss between the fact and (narcissistic) fiction becomes too gaping to ignore. Stout (2005, p. 43) commented, “ He lies artfully and constantly, with absolutely no sense of guilt that might give him away in body language or facial expression.” Muhammad convinced his followers that a Muslim is God’s soldier whose life is bought by Allah in return for paradise. Therefore jihad is obligatory for every Muslim. Let us analyze few Qur’anic verses.
God has bought from the believers their selves and their possessions against the gift of Paradise; they fight in the way of God; they kill, and are killed; that is a promise binding on God. .. (Q: 9.111)
Lo! Those who believe and do good works, theirs are the Gardens of Paradise for welcome . (Q: 18.107)
… Who will inherit Paradise. There they will abide. (Q: 23.11).
So pray unto thy Lord, and sacrifice . (Q: 108.2)
If we sum up the above four verses, our understanding goes like this – Allah has purchased the souls of Muslims to kill and get killed in Islamic jihad and for other good works (blind faith in Muhammad, raping the nonbeliever’s women and enslaving their children, plundering, etc). In exchange they are promised by Allah for a grand welcome in paradise where they will dwell forever. Hope the readers can realize that not a God but a malignant Narcissist wrote those verses. A quote from Zayn & Dibble (2007, p. 92) will further clarify the topic, “ Narcissists expect sacrifices to be made in order to maintain their false selves. They feel that most people, since they are neither special nor extraordinary, should gladly lay down their menial lives in order to preserve the life of the important narcissists ”.
Muslims seek paradise – not in life, but in death. Therefore, they gladly lay down their lives following the Qur’anic instructions. Muhammad sought paradise – not in death, but in life. Therefore, he lived like a tyrant, lavishly on other’s toil. Muhammad promised his followers paradise in Allah’s name, and his brainless followers gave him the world in exchange.
Narrated by ‘Abdullah bin Abi Aufa, Allah’s Apostle said, ‘Know that Paradise is under the shade of swords’ . (Bukhari: 4.52.73)
Narrated by Jubair bin Haiya, ‘ Our Prophet has informed us that our Lord says: ‘Whoever amongst us is killed as a martyr shall go to Paradise to lead such a luxurious life as he has never seen, and whoever survives shall become your master’ . (Bukhari: 4.53.386).
Allah’s erotic paradise is the largest and the sweetest carrot that is ever dangled before the Muslims to motivate them to fight in the cause of Allah. When a suicide bomber kills himself in his mission and takes lives of several innocent others, does he ever give it a thought – who benefits from his sacrifice? He cannot, simply because his thoughts are adjusted. He sacrifices his life without understanding that he had been victimized by Qur’anic manipulation of his Narcissist Prophet.
Before the battle of Uhud, a Muslim asked, ‘Messenger, where shall I be if I am killed?’ He replied: ‘In Paradise.’ The man fought until he was killed . (Muslim: 20.4678)
Narrated by Abu Jamra; the delegation of the tribe of ‘Abdul Qais came to the Prophet and said, O Allah’s Apostle! We cannot come to you except in the sacred month and there is the infidel tribe of Mudar intervening between you and us. So please order us to do something (religious deeds) so that we may inform our people whom we have left behind (at home), and that we may enter Paradise (by acting on them). (Bukhari: 1.2.50)
He [Muhammad] had promised us a reward in Paradise for faithful service. We pledged ourselves to war in complete obedience to Muhammad no matter how evil the circumstances . (Ishaq: 208)
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: On the day of the battle of Uhud, a man came to the Prophet and said, “Can you tell me where I will be if I should get martyred?” Prophet replied, “In Paradise.” The man threw away some dates he wa
s carrying in his hand, and fought till he was martyred. (Bukhari: 5.59.377)
Muhammad was not a humble servant of Allah; he had risen as the dominant force in the strange God-Prophet relationship. Therefore, a Muslim must believe in Muhammad to qualify for paradise. He, who believes in Allah alone, cannot rank as a believer; he is an infidel and must go to hell, no matter how righteous he may be. Thus, it is Muhammad who holds the key of paradise. All that we must do to go to paradise is to have a little faith in Muhammad’s prophethood. Our good conducts, ethics and morality are not at all important.
The lure of Islamic paradise turned early Muslims into moth eager to cremate themselves in the flame of the Allah’s cause, i.e., holy jihad. Muhammad knew this side of human weakness very well. His paradise has arrangements for fun for everyone. If Muhammad wanted to lure a person who was addicted to animal sex, then he would have added animal sex in his paradise-package too. Let us compare the vivid description of Allah’s paradise with the burning sands of Arabia; without water, vegetation, pastures, rivers and gardens. And regarding sex; though Arabia did have plentiful women for the Arabs to practice polygamy, the sexual facilities are not certainly comparable with the virgins of Allah’s paradise.
The whole existence of a Narcissist is a derivative of his false self, a deceitful invention and its reflection (Vaknin, 1999, p. 111). Allah is so desperate that He bribes man with the paradisiacal luxuries, and if man does not fall for it, He frightens him with the most sadistic torture of hell. Yet, Allah calls Himself independent, absolute and disinterested! Little thoughts are required to understand that Muhammad was playing the role of God in fabricating things. If a God is really so desperate for gaining devotees by such sadistic ploys, then certainly He lacks the dignity. Such an ungodly God does not exist.
Liars get caught very often because they get entangled in their own lies. Muhammad’s dishonesty in describing paradise is easy to catch because he often contradicted himself. He had included wine in the paradise-package, but how could he include it in the list when Allah had declared intoxicants as sinful? When others noticed this contradiction, Muhammad came out with a new design that the wine in the promised paradise is not intoxicating and therefore not sinful. But what the liar did not understand was that wine by nature contains alcohol which is intoxicating. Muhammad got tangled up in his webs of deception and eventually the truth came out. Allah condemned those who “listened to music,”, yet “ the angels sing.” How can we trust a God whose reward in paradise – drinking, listening music and fornication – is what He forbids on earth? Why would we trust a man who must lie – or be lied for – to validate his calling?
Allah is too comical. If anyone can remember Allah’s ninety-nine names he will be allowed to enter paradise (Bukhari: 3.50.894). Paradise is not very high. A ladder would have been sufficient to reach there. Jihad is not necessary to enter paradise. All they have to do is to gather some wood and find a carpenter to build a ladder. Allah says in the Qur’an,
Or have they a ladder, by which they can (climb up to heaven and) listen (to its secrets)? (Q: 52.38)
This is the height of Allah’s stupidity or Muhammad’s sick imagination or conscious fabrication – whatever we may call it. Right from the birth of Islam, there has been a clear and undeniable pattern of conscious manipulation, deception, and delusion; there is no end to it. Muhammad was willing to say and do anything in the name of God so long as it advanced his personal agenda, i.e., the sick and selfish ambition of a malignant Narcissist. It is such a conspiracy where even God is victimized. Allah was his “instrument” to fulfill his self-serving narcissistic desires. Muhammad knew that the advance of political Islam was possible only under the guise of a religious conviction, and its success depends upon this simple concept – “Serve me now, bring booty and women for me and if necessary die for my cause (Allah’s cause) without expecting anything in return in this worldly life, and I assure you that Allah will reward you later – much later after your death”. Bukhari recorded,
Narrated by ‘Urwa Al-Bariqi; the Prophet said, “Good will remain (as a permanent quality) in the foreheads of horses (for Jihad) till the Day of Resurrection, for they bring about either a reward (in the Hereafter) or booty (in this world)’ . (Bukhari: 4.52.104).
It is such a win-win situation. If they survive the battles, they secure booty and women; and if they fall, they are sure to enter paradise.
Having painted the lustiest picture of paradise, the liar proceeded to describe the sketch of hell. The malignant Narcissist is in an evil ploy again to fulfill his selfish needs. Allah created Islamic hell or Jahannum for serving two purposes – it is a torture chamber for all the infidels, and the idea of hell will terrorize people into accepting Islam. Muhammad was very specific in the Qur’an – who are the people destined to hell and the cause why they should go to hell.
But those who disbelieve and belie Our verses shall be the companions of the Fire, and there they shall live for ever . (Q: 2.39)
As for those who disbelieve and belie Our verses, they shall become the companions of Hell . (Q: 5.10).
Do you not see how those who dispute the revelation of God turn away from the right path? Those who have denied the Book and the message We sent through Our apostles shall realize the truth hereafter: when, with chains and shackles round their necks, they shall be dragged through scalding water and then burnt in the fire of Hell . (Q: 40.69-72).
In the hell; nonbelievers will burn forever in hellfire because they are vilest of creatures (Q: 98.5-8), a woeful punishment (Q: 33.8), garments of fire, scalding water will be poured upon their heads, melting skins and which is in their bellies, tortured with hooked iron rods, when they try to escape, they will be dragged, and will be told, “Taste the torment of the Conflagration” (Q: 22.19-22), when they cry out for help they shall be showered with water as hot as molten brass, which will scald their faces, evil shall be their drink, dismal their resting place (Q: 18.29), punishment will never be lightened, and they shall be speechless with despair (Q: 43.74-75), seized by their forelocks and their feet (Q: 55.41), chains, fetters and a blazing (fire) (Q: 76.4; 73.12), choking food and a painful punishment (Q: 73.13), roast the unbeliever in hell (Q: 69.31), neither shade nor shelter from the flames (Q: 77.31), you and your idols shall be the fuel of hell (Q: 21.98), and, food is Zakkum tree and foul pus (Q: 44.43; 69.36).
The hell is not for punishing the Muslim wrong-doers. They will go directly to paradise. Muhammad’s recommendation is final and Allah cannot deny. Hence, all Muslim terrorists, murderers, rapists, cheats, thugs will go to paradise because they follow Islam. All they have to do is to recite the Kalima (incantation) – there is no God but Allah and Muhammad is His Prophet – and they will get free gate-pass to enter paradise. The “people of the book”, idolaters and atheists are destined to hell for eternal suffering no matter how pious and God-fearing they may have been. Their good thoughts, good actions or piety are of no value. Bukhari recorded,
Narrated by Abu Huraira; Allah’s Apostle said, ‘All my followers will enter Paradise except those who refuse.” They said, “O Allah’s Apostle! Who will refuse?” He said, ‘Whoever obeys me will enter Paradise, and whoever disobeys me is the one who refuses (to enter it)’. (Bukhari: 9.92.384)
The above Hadith raises some disturbing questions. Why blind obedience to Muhammad is required to enter paradise? Why his recommendation is final and Allah cannot deny it? The answer is simple; Muhammad was playing the role of God. Zayn & Dibble (2007, p. 143) concludes, “ The Narcissist is a role-player. Because of the disorder he plays the main part in his created universe. This is a God-like role. The Creator of the Universe is said to have created the world and brought it into existence. The Narcissist feels he is ‘omnipotent’ and ‘omniscient’ and very unique and special . He believes his word to be ‘the Gospel’. In his own mind he describes his false self as real, because he says it is.”
For Muhammad, everything was real inside his created universe and anything
outside this universe was false. Since Muhammad was the creator of his own universe, naturally he was the God. Therefore, Muhammad was holding the key of paradise because all those misconceptions of paradise and hell belonged to his created universe, in other words, his sick imaginations. For Muhammad, his words were as true as Gospel; he had the final authority. Allah had hardly any importance. Now we know the reality of paradise and hell and which universe do they belong.
Next question; why Muhammad will not allow anyone to enter paradise who does not obey him blindly? As Zayn & Dibble continues, “ He even ‘creates’ people in his ‘false’ image to live in his world. His creations are supposed to live by his rules … follow his ‘commandments’… and if they refuse they are ‘cast out’ to live in a place that does not include the Narcissist, which in the Narcissist’s psyche, would surely be Hell .” Muslims are the “created” people of Muhammad; they have no individual characters. Muhammad created them in his false image to live in his distorted world. They are like the pawns on a giant chessboard who live by the rules of Muhammad and follow his commandments. Hence, only Muslims will enter paradise; and for the same reason, the nonbelievers will go to hell.