Uploaded June 2007 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
I appreciate SwordofAllah's humbleness, and I appreciate that his most recent video must not have been easy for him to make.
youtube.com/watch?v=mZ6KyCaMZFE
I appreciate the maturity that he has displayed in this video. He shows once again that he is a good guy.
But arrogance can go to the head of even good people who have tasted too much success. And this leads me to question the wisdom of an Islamic state.
In the following video I explained why some atheists defile the Koran.
youtube.com/watch?v=FbUXoJ2uaCk
A large part of the explanation has to do with the fact that there are radical Imams who have obtained somewhat prominent status within the British Muslim Community. How this has happened is illustrated by the Dispatches videos seen here:
youtube.com/profile?user=mg0279
Of particular concern is Abu Usamah who implied that the Imam at the head of an Islamic theocracy would have the right to kill homosexuals if he thought that this would please Allah.
youtube.com/watch?v=nqqwGE3WgAk
At 3:58 of part 2, Abu Usamah states that the Imam of an Islamic state has the right to implement what Allah commanded him in the Koran.
youtube.com/watch?v=NTyts_-PH8Y
In part 3 he calls homosexuality a major sin—but that homosexuals are under Allah's decision. If Allah wants to punish them he will. If he doesn't it's up to him.... He cited an Islamic scholar who looked at the way Allah's angel destroyed Saddam and Gomorah and concluded that the appropriate way to kill homosexuals was to throw them off a mountain.
But since they live in Great Britain, it is not the Muslim's place to take the law into their own hands and start killing gays.
Question: If Muslim's grow strong enough to replace England's government with a theorcracy, would the Imam, the leader of the state, have the right to have gays thrown from a mountain? What safeguards would there be against this? What safeguards would there be against killing people who drink booze? dress inappropriately, etc.?
If Allah doesn't want people thinking like this, why didn't he put an FAQ at the front of the Koran informing them of his wishes? Why isn't the Koran idiot-proof? Couldn't Allah have made it idiot-proof? Or are there limitations on His power. If he could have made it idiot-proof, then why did he refrain from doing so? Does he enjoy the fact that many people (both Muslim and non-Muslim) misunderstand His true intentions?
And if someone as decent as the SwordofAllah can become cocky with just a few debating wins under his belt, what can we expect from the head of an Islamic State who thinks his rule is backed by Allah? Might he not grow cocky and arrogant? Might he not misinterpret the Koran and order the deaths of those who he thinks Allah disapproves of? Even if one could find a wise and just Imam to lead an Islamic state, what will happen when he dies? Could we expect a long succession of just and wise men, or is it not likely that a bad apple will come to power? In short, will there be a set of checks and balances under Sharia law?
Perhaps the versions of Sharia law that exist in Iran and Saudi Arabia are an anathema to Allah. But He could have done such a good job that EVERYONE would know what His intentions were and there would be no misunderstandings—at least He could have if He had infinite powers..
And if the fault lies not in the Koran, but in our human inability to understand the Koran, then He could have made us all a bit smarter and wiser.
I appreciate SwordofAllah's humbleness, and I appreciate that his most recent video must not have been easy for him to make.
youtube.com/watch?v=mZ6KyCaMZFE
I appreciate the maturity that he has displayed in this video. He shows once again that he is a good guy.
But arrogance can go to the head of even good people who have tasted too much success. And this leads me to question the wisdom of an Islamic state.
In the following video I explained why some atheists defile the Koran.
youtube.com/watch?v=FbUXoJ2uaCk
A large part of the explanation has to do with the fact that there are radical Imams who have obtained somewhat prominent status within the British Muslim Community. How this has happened is illustrated by the Dispatches videos seen here:
youtube.com/profile?user=mg0279
Of particular concern is Abu Usamah who implied that the Imam at the head of an Islamic theocracy would have the right to kill homosexuals if he thought that this would please Allah.
youtube.com/watch?v=nqqwGE3WgAk
At 3:58 of part 2, Abu Usamah states that the Imam of an Islamic state has the right to implement what Allah commanded him in the Koran.
youtube.com/watch?v=NTyts_-PH8Y
In part 3 he calls homosexuality a major sin—but that homosexuals are under Allah's decision. If Allah wants to punish them he will. If he doesn't it's up to him.... He cited an Islamic scholar who looked at the way Allah's angel destroyed Saddam and Gomorah and concluded that the appropriate way to kill homosexuals was to throw them off a mountain.
But since they live in Great Britain, it is not the Muslim's place to take the law into their own hands and start killing gays.
Question: If Muslim's grow strong enough to replace England's government with a theorcracy, would the Imam, the leader of the state, have the right to have gays thrown from a mountain? What safeguards would there be against this? What safeguards would there be against killing people who drink booze? dress inappropriately, etc.?
If Allah doesn't want people thinking like this, why didn't he put an FAQ at the front of the Koran informing them of his wishes? Why isn't the Koran idiot-proof? Couldn't Allah have made it idiot-proof? Or are there limitations on His power. If he could have made it idiot-proof, then why did he refrain from doing so? Does he enjoy the fact that many people (both Muslim and non-Muslim) misunderstand His true intentions?
And if someone as decent as the SwordofAllah can become cocky with just a few debating wins under his belt, what can we expect from the head of an Islamic State who thinks his rule is backed by Allah? Might he not grow cocky and arrogant? Might he not misinterpret the Koran and order the deaths of those who he thinks Allah disapproves of? Even if one could find a wise and just Imam to lead an Islamic state, what will happen when he dies? Could we expect a long succession of just and wise men, or is it not likely that a bad apple will come to power? In short, will there be a set of checks and balances under Sharia law?
Perhaps the versions of Sharia law that exist in Iran and Saudi Arabia are an anathema to Allah. But He could have done such a good job that EVERYONE would know what His intentions were and there would be no misunderstandings—at least He could have if He had infinite powers..
And if the fault lies not in the Koran, but in our human inability to understand the Koran, then He could have made us all a bit smarter and wiser.
