Islamic Executions in Paris
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The Islamic terror attack on the Paris offices of the Charlie Hebdo humor magazine is neither an aberration of historic Islamic belief and practice (as many would like to believe) nor the beginning of a full-scale intifada against the French Republic (as some suspect). What this incident demonstrates is an often underplayed aspect of Islam: its military/imperial nature. This was not an act of religious vengeance, but rather one of imperial discipline.
Unlike its predecessor monotheistic faiths (Judaism and Christianity), Islam emerged as a militant conquering faith, defined in military and political terms. The traditional start date given Islam, 622 C.E., marks the date of Muhammad’s flight (retreat) with his armed followers (the umma) to Yathrib (renamed Medina). Islam attracted pagan Arabs in part because of its demanding martial nature, which appealed to hardened nomadic tribal fighters. Islam itself means “submission,” and a Muslim is “one who submits,” as Arab warriors were accustomed to doing to a tribal chieftain or warlord.
Mohammad fought for control of Medina and launched raids on Meccan caravans. In 624 C.E., Mohammad led his forces against the Meccans and defeated them in the Battle of Badr. The Meccans counter-attacked, and Mohammad and his followers continued to battle the Meccans and tribes in Medina until he defeated both by 630 C.E. In the next couple of years he fought and overcame several other Arab clans that challenged Islam’s hegemony.
Mohammad did not long survive his victories, dying in 632 C.E. But upon his death, the caliphs (successors) launched a breathtaking series of military campaigns that by the early 8th century stretched from Spain to India. From its founding, Islam’s identity was closely aligned with the idea of military conquest and political domination. ...
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2015/01/islamic_executions_in_paris.html
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