The House of Islam: A Global History by Ed Husain -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Contents 1. Who Was Muhammad?

The Birth and Childhood of Muhammad Marriage to Khadijah Mystical Experience The Myth of Persecution Immigration to Medina Why the Yathribi Arabs Converted? Divide and Rule Promise of Heavenly Rewards Incite to Violence Raid Plunder Lust Rape Torture Assassination Genocide Invasion of Banu Qainuqa’ Invasion of Banu Nadir Invasion of Banu Quraiza: Taqiyah: The Holy Deception

2. Muhammad’s Personality Profile

What is Narcissism? The Cult of the Narcissist The Cause of the Narcissist The Legacy of the Narcissist Narcissist Wants To Be God What Causes Narcissism? Khadijah’s Influence on Muhammad The Case of a Narcissist Muhammad’s Belief in His Own Cause Did the Meccans call Muhammad Honest? More on the Policy of Divide and Rule A Comparison between Islam and the Cult of the Narcissist License to Lie Breast Suckling Muhammad’s Sacred Secretions More on Special Privileges Total Control

3. Muhammad’s Ecstatic Experiences

Suicidal Thoughts Temporal Lobe Epilepsy The Symptoms of Temporal Lobe Seizure Other Symptoms of TLE The Heavenly Night Journey Muhammad Was Not Lying The Origin of Muhammad’s Mystical Experiences Brain Stimulation Creates Shadow Person Camel Kneeling Under the Power of Revelation The Case of Phil K. Dick Other Cases of TLE Other Famous People with Epilepsy Sexuality, Religious Experience and Temporal Lobe Hyper Activation

4. Other Mental Disorders

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Schizophrenia Paranoid Personality Disorder Bipolar Disorder:

5. Physical Ailments

Acromegaly Impotence

6. Muhammad’s Cult

A Few Narcissist Cult Leaders

Jim Jones David Koresh Order of the Solar Temple: Heaven's Gate Charles Manson Shoko Asahara Joseph Kony

The Cult Leader’s Sexual Appetite The Harder the Better The Power of the Big Lie Use of Violence He Frowned Why Did Everyone Praise Muhammad?

7. When Sane People Follow Insane People

Absolute Obedience Death as the Proof of Faith Punishment and Coercion Elimination of Dissention Inconsistencies Destruction of Family Ties Dissention Prohibition The Power of Persuasion Claims of Grandiosity Claim to Secret Knowledge Performing Miracles Distrust of Outsiders and Self -Blame Unbounded Devotion Isolationism Gradual Absorption Demanding Ultimate Sacrifice Self-Justification Dissociation from Responsibility Total Mind Control Control of Information

8. The Psychology of Fear

Physical Control vs. Mind Control Outright Slavery Stockholm syndrome Who Is Attracted to Cults?

9. Ripples and Effects

Islam’s Influence on Nazism Islam’s Influence on Communism Islam’s Influence on Fascism Islam and the Demise of the Classical Civilization Islam’s influence on the Catholic Church Islam’s Influence on Secret Societies Islam and the Loss of Half a Millennium Islam and Muslims’ Backwardness Islam and Misogyny The Increase of Intolerance among Non-Muslims

10. Where Are We Headed?

Minority Rules Defeating Islam Politically The Fifth Column among Us How to illegalize Islam, Legally