Rudyard Kipling"
“When you're left wounded on Afganistan's plains and
the women come out to cut up what remains, Just roll to your rifle
and blow out your brains,
And go to your God like a soldier”
General Douglas MacArthur"
“We are not retreating. We are advancing in another direction.”
“It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it.” “Old soldiers never die; they just fade away.
“The soldier, above all other people, prays for peace, for he must suffer and be the deepest wounds and scars of war.”
“May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won't .” “The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his.
“Nobody ever defended, there is only attack and attack and attack some more.
“It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived.
The Soldier stood and faced God
Which must always come to pass
He hoped his shoes were shining
Just as bright as his brass
"Step forward you Soldier,
How shall I deal with you?
Have you always turned the other cheek?
To My Church have you been true?"
"No, Lord, I guess I ain't
Because those of us who carry guns
Can't always be a saint."
I've had to work on Sundays
And at times my talk was tough,
And sometimes I've been violent,
Because the world is awfully rough.
But, I never took a penny
That wasn't mine to keep.
Though I worked a lot of overtime
When the bills got just too steep,
The Soldier squared his shoulders and said
And I never passed a cry for help
Though at times I shook with fear,
And sometimes, God forgive me,
I've wept unmanly tears.
I know I don't deserve a place
Among the people here.
They never wanted me around
Except to calm their fears.
If you've a place for me here,
Lord, It needn't be so grand,
I never expected or had too much,
But if you don't, I'll understand."
There was silence all around the throne
Where the saints had often trod
As the Soldier waited quietly,
For the judgment of his God.
"Step forward now, you Soldier,
You've borne your burden well.
Walk peacefully on Heaven's streets,
You've done your time in Hell."
Like
Ali Sina’s “Understanding Muhammad”, this book will make Muslims leave
Islam, at least those who are humanitarian, and do not support rapes,
massacres, forcible conversions, slavery, sex-slavery etc.
This book was
published in early 2009, and very generously made available for free
download from March 2013 by M A Khan, on islam-watch.org. This website
is banned in many countries.
M A Khan liberated
himself from Islam after studying some of the canonical Islamic texts.
For a few years before writing that book, he had done extensive research
on Islamic theology, as well as history: from Prophet Muhammad to
modern times. Islamic history has been a harrowing tale of inhuman
brutality of innocent people: forced conversion, brutal imperialism and
devastating slavery. It’s a saga of great human tragedy and all
these were perpetrated by Muslim invaders and rulers over the centuries
in the name of Islamic holy war or Jihad, the foundational creed of
Islam. This tragic tale is the subject of his book.
From the title, it becomes clear that it is about Jihad and its history, a common topic these days. But readers will find this book
interesting and even essential for making a complete grasp of the
issue, even if they have already read dozens of books on the subject.
M A Khan has tried to walk step-to-step with Prophet Muhammad. When people read this book, they will able to mirror how Muhammad, step by step, founded his creed. Most importantly, it will become transparent to them why Allah started showering down the commands for Jihad after 12 years of his prophetic mission had passed. It
will become crystal-clear why Allah suddenly commanded Jihad at that
juncture, what those commands were and what it entails for a Muslim to
become a Jihadi.
Muslims have historically failed to live in harmony with everyone
irrespective of creed, race or colour; they continue to fail today. This
fact will become glaringly clear to all, when they read this book. The
treatment of non-Muslims in Islamic countries is less than honorable and
getting worse. Once Muslims read this book,
the whole reality of Islam upon their lives, upon their ancestors’ life
and upon their future generations will become clear to them. And it will not be a pleasant one.
