Was prophet Muhammad too harsh in dealing with opposition?

Question

Through my reading in Islamic history, I came across many incidents when prophet Muhammed sent his companions to ASSASSINATE his opponents. The victims include Asma'a Bint Marwan, Ka'ab Ibn Al Ashraf, Om Qarfa, and many others.

However, the strangest incident I read about was when prophet Muhammad set fire in a house where some Muslims had a meeting to discuss their opposition to prophet Muhammad's war obsession. Fortunately, those Muslims could escape the burning house.

Does this mean that prophet Muhammed was too harsh towards opposition?

Some links in English:
http://www.islam-watch.org/AbulKasem/RootsTerrorism/RootsTerrorism19.htm

In Arabic:
http://arabic.islamicweb.com/Books/seerah.asp?book=1&ID=213
http://www.imamsadeq.org/book/sub6/al-morslin-j2/morslin567.html
http://www.yasoob.net/books/htm1/m025/28/no2896.html
http://www.al-eman.com/Islamlib/viewchp.asp?BID=249&CID=100

Answer 1

A man can have sex with animals such as sheep, cows, camels and so on. However, he should kill the animal after he has his orgasm. He should not sell the meat to the people in his own village; however, selling the meat to the next door village should be fine.

Khomeini's book, "Tahrirolvasyleh" fourth volume, Darol Elm, Gom, Iran, 1990

"If one commits the act of sodomy with a cow, a ewe, or a camel, their urine and their excrement become impure, and even their milk may no longer be consumed. The animal must then be killed and as quickly as possible and burned."

Answer 2

You asked this question an Hour ago with the same meaning.. http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AjN9l1qBTPqtnYMR5Znbkk_sy6IX?qid=20070324014611AAk1y1L
and I answered you, after 3 minutes exactly you posted the same question here. What's your point? Are you a relative for Asmaa bint Marwan or Something?

Tell us here about those "Islam history books" to negotiate it.. you didn't mention a source for your questions that all are talking about Asmaa bin Marwaan (By the way, Her Name was Bint "AL" Marwan, which consequently means that your books don't seem to be reflecting reality....

BTW in Islam it is forbidden to kill any creature with fire.

Answer 3

you said:
However, the strangest incident I read about was when prophet Muhammad set fire in a house where some Muslims had a meeting to discuss their opposition to prophet Muhammad's war obsession. Fortunately, those Muslims could escape the burning house.

i never heard such story,can you provide link to any websites that tell such story?

if you read that story from non-muslim websites,don't easily believe them,non-muslims tend to give some wrong information about islam.

edit:hah,www.islam-watch.org is anti-islam website,don't rely on them.

Answer 4

Hazrat Muhammed did not send anyone to assisnate any one and to burn any house these all lame excuses.
Hazrat Muhammed was called by every people even by his enemy, Ameen and Humble and gentle. even his enemy says that he did not ever spoke of any lie and he do not tell any lie.
i will tell you the incident.
Hazart Muhammed was walking in the colony and his enemy started throwing stone at him, he did not complain or got angry, even his blood came runing down from his head. and angel came to him and said that if you wish that people who were throwing stone him dies now and there roof will fell down. hazart muhammed said that no, they may be my enemy, and but they are ignorant.
and prayed from Allah that forgive them.
i have been reading all your question and i am the one who sent you email
first of all, what kind of books you are reading.
read book call 14 stars. quran, Tariqay Imaa, etc
first get the idea and history of muslims
read history of 124000 prophets came to this earth from hazart Adam to Hazart muhammed P.B.U.H)
first of all tell me where are you from.
and read quran meaning in language you know best.
i am ready to help
email me if you want to get the true knoweldge.
and

Answer 5

LOL !!!

You are soo funny ! from where do you collect such crap?? i must admit your skills and consistency !! do you ever feel bored of bashing so constantly by bringing such crap?? Btw your english site is not opening and i can't read arabic.........but A simple answer to you question is

"No ! he never treated the opposition harshly but he was very kind to them"

Won't waste my time to tell you "how" becuase i know its useless !

Have a good day and May you get more funny sites to add to you "ignornace" ... ooops i mean knowledge !

Answer 6

you recognize .. ? the final time i became there interior the RAWDAH .. i observed a lot of girls human beings praying for prophet mohamed! astaghferolah alazim! i heard .. O' Messenger of Allah please scientific care me ! oh my Allah! do not they understand which you will not even ask prophet mohamed for SHAFA'AH? you could say : '' O' allah enable prophet mohamed to make SHAFA'AH for me on judgment day '' in basic terms! shia make those graves sacred reason they suspect that ineffective human beings whom have been reliable formerly dying , that they understand the unseen = ghaieb ! which isn't real .. i think of it is why they worship it ! Allah is conscious ideal! might Allah handbook them .. amen :)

Answer 7

You bet he was!

However, you need to understand that those people were not too civilized back then and there.

Mohammad also had his good points, in all fairness.

As much as there are accounts of his being harsh, there are also some accounts about his being humane, which should not, in all fairness, be overlooked.

All the best!

Cheers!

Simon Templar

Answer 8

Of Course.
You kill your enemies who do not submit to your will or are a threat to your power.

The strangest thing I read about Mohammed in the Hadiths was that he stoned an"adulterous" she monkey.

Answer 9

Yesss, what else to say; You've explained it.

Answer 10

yup not a good role model