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http://www.usc.edu/org/cmje/religious-texts/hadith/bukhari/004-sbt.php#001.004.234

Volume 1, Book 4, Number 234:

Narrated Abu Qilaba:

Anas said, "Some people of 'Ukl or 'Uraina tribe came to Medina and its climate did not suit them. So the Prophet ordered them to go to the herd of (Milch) camels and to drink their milk and urine (as a medicine). So they went as directed and after they became healthy, they killed the shepherd of the Prophet and drove away all the camels. The news reached the Prophet early in the morning and he sent (men) in their pursuit and they were captured and brought at noon. He then ordered to cut their hands and feet (and it was done), and their eyes were branded with heated pieces of iron, They were put in 'Al-Harra' and when they asked for water, no water was given to them." Abu Qilaba said, "Those people committed theft and murder, became infidels after embracing Islam and fought against Allah and His Apostle ."

http://www.usc.edu/org/cmje/religious-texts/hadith/bukhari/024-sbt.php#002.024.577

Volume 2, Book 24, Number 577:

Narrated Anas:

Some people from 'Uraina tribe came to Medina and its climate did not suit them, so Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) allowed them to go to the herd of camels (given as Zakat) and they drank their milk and urine (as medicine) but they killed the shepherd and drove away all the camels. So Allah's Apostle sent (men) in their pursuit to catch them, and they were brought, and he had their hands and feet cut, and their eyes were branded with heated pieces of iron and they were left in the Harra (a stony place at Medina) biting the stones. (See Hadith No. 234, Vol. 1)

https://www.usc.edu/org/cmje/religious-texts/hadith/bukhari/059-sbt.php#005.059.505

Volume 5, Book 59, Number 505:

Narrated Anas:

Some people of the tribe of 'Ukl and 'Uraina arrived at Medina to meet the Prophet and embraced Islam and said, "O Allah's Prophet! We are the owners of milch livestock (i.e. bedouins) and not farmers (i.e. countrymen)." They found the climate of Medina unsuitable for them. So Allah's Apostle ordered that they should be provided with some milch camels and a shepherd and ordered them to go out of Medina and to drink the camels' milk and urine (as medicine) So they set out and when they reached Al-Harra, they reverted to Heathenism after embracing Islam, and killed the shepherd of the Prophet and drove away the camels. When this news reached the Prophet, he sent some people in pursuit of them. (So they were caught and brought back to the Prophet ). The Prophet gave his orders in their concern. So their eyes were branded with pieces of iron and their hands and legs were cut off and they were left away in Harra till they died in that state of theirs. (See Hadith 234 Vol 1)

http://www.usc.edu/org/cmje/religious-texts/hadith/bukhari/071-sbt.php#007.071.590

Volume 7, Book 71, Number 590:

Narrated Anas:

The climate of Medina did not suit some people, so the Prophet ordered them to follow his shepherd, i.e. his camels, and drink their milk and urine (as a medicine). So they followed the shepherd that is the camels and drank their milk and urine till their bodies became healthy. Then they killed the shepherd and drove away the camels. When the news reached the Prophet he sent some people in their pursuit. When they were brought, he cut their hands and feet and their eyes were branded with heated pieces of iron.

http://www.usc.edu/org/cmje/religious-texts/hadith/bukhari/071-sbt.php#007.071.623

Volume 7, Book 71, Number 623:

Narrated Anas bin Malik:

Some people from the tribes of 'Ukl and 'Uraina came to Allah's Apostle and embraced Islam and said, "O Allah's Apostle! We are owners of livestock and have never been farmers," and they found the climate of Medina unsuitable for them. So Allah's Apostle ordered that they be given some camels and a shepherd, and ordered them to go out with those camels and drink their milk and urine. So they set out, but when they reached a place called Al-Harra, they reverted to disbelief after their conversion to Islam, killed the shepherd and drove away the camels. When this news reached the Prophet he sent in their pursuit (and they were caught and brought). The Prophet ordered that their eyes be branded with heated iron bars and their hands be cut off, and they were left at Al-Harra till they died in that state.

http://www.usc.edu/org/cmje/religious-texts/hadith/bukhari/082-sbt.php#008.082.794

Volume 8, Book 82, Number 794:

Narrated Anas:

Some people from the tribe of 'Ukl came to the Prophet and embraced Islam. The climate of Medina did not suit them, so the Prophet ordered them to go to the (herd of milch) camels of charity and to drink, their milk and urine (as a medicine). They did so, and after they had recovered from their ailment (became healthy) they turned renegades (reverted from Islam) and killed the shepherd of the camels and took the camels away. The Prophet sent (some people) in their pursuit and so they were (caught and) brought, and the Prophets ordered that their hands and legs should be cut off and that their eyes should be branded with heated pieces of iron, and that their cut hands and legs should not be cauterized, till they die.

http://www.usc.edu/org/cmje/religious-texts/hadith/bukhari/082-sbt.php#008.082.796

Volume 8, Book 82, Number 796:

Narrated Anas:

A group of people from 'Ukl (tribe) came to the Prophet and they were living with the people of As-Suffa, but they became ill as the climate of Medina did not suit them, so they said, "O Allah's Apostle! Provide us with milk." The Prophet said, I see no other way for you than to use the camels of Allah's Apostle." So they went and drank the milk and urine of the camels, (as medicine) and became healthy and fat. Then they killed the shepherd and took the camels away. When a help-seeker came to Allah's Apostle, he sent some men in their pursuit, and they were captured and brought before mid day. The Prophet ordered for some iron pieces to be made red hot, and their eyes were branded with them and their hands and feet were cut off and were not cauterized. Then they were put at a place called Al-Harra, and when they asked for water to drink they were not given till they died. (Abu Qilaba said, "Those people committed theft and murder and fought against Allah and His Apostle.")

http://www.usc.edu/org/cmje/religious-texts/hadith/bukhari/082-sbt.php#008.082.797

Volume 8, Book 82, Number 797:

Narrated Anas bin Malik:

A group of people from 'Ukl (or 'Uraina) tribe ----but I think he said that they were from 'Ukl came to Medina and (they became ill, so) the Prophet ordered them to go to the herd of (Milch) she-camels and told them to go out and drink the camels' urine and milk (as a medicine). So they went and drank it, and when they became healthy, they killed the shepherd and drove away the camels. This news reached the Prophet early in the morning, so he sent (some) men in their pursuit and they were captured and brought to the Prophet before midday. He ordered to cut off their hands and legs and their eyes to be branded with heated iron pieces and they were thrown at Al-Harra, and when they asked for water to drink, they were not given water. (Abu Qilaba said, "Those were the people who committed theft and murder and reverted to disbelief after being believers (Muslims), and fought against Allah and His Apostle").

https://www.usc.edu/org/cmje/religious-texts/hadith/bukhari/083-sbt.php#009.083.037

Volume 9, Book 83, Number 37:

Narrated Abu Qilaba:

Once 'Umar bin 'Abdul 'Aziz sat on his throne in the courtyard of his house so that the people might gather before him. Then he admitted them and (when they came in), he said, "What do you think of Al-Qasama?" They said, "We say that it is lawful to depend on Al-Qasama in Qisas, as the previous Muslim Caliphs carried out Qisas depending on it." Then he said to me, "O Abu Qilaba! What do you say about it?" He let me appear before the people and I said, "O Chief of the Believers! You have the chiefs of the army staff and the nobles of the Arabs. If fifty of them testified that a married man had committed illegal sexual intercourse in Damascus but they had not seen him (doing so), would you stone him?" He said, "No." I said, "If fifty of them testified that a man had committed theft in Hums, would you cut off his hand though they did not see him?" He replied, "No." I said, "By Allah, Allah's Apostle never killed anyone except in one of the following three situations: (1) A person who killed somebody unjustly, was killed (in Qisas,) (2) a married person who committed illegal sexual intercourse and (3) a man who fought against Allah and His Apostle and deserted Islam and became an apostate." Then the people said, "Didn't Anas bin Malik narrate that Allah's Apostle cut off the hands of the thieves, branded their eyes and then, threw them in the sun?" I said, "I shall tell you the narration of Anas. Anas said: "Eight persons from the tribe of 'Ukl came to Allah's Apostle and gave the Pledge of allegiance for Islam (became Muslim). The climate of the place (Medina) did not suit them, so they became sick and complained about that to Allah's Apostle. He said (to them ), "Won't you go out with the shepherd of our camels and drink of the camels' milk and urine (as medicine)?" They said, "Yes." So they went out and drank the camels' milk and urine, and after they became healthy, they killed the shepherd of Allah's Apostle and took away all the camels. This news reached Allah's Apostle , so he sent (men) to follow their traces and they were captured and brought (to the Prophet). He then ordered to cut their hands and feet, and their eyes were branded with heated pieces of iron, and then he threw them in the sun till they died." I said, "What can be worse than what those people did? They deserted Islam, committed murder and theft."

Then 'Anbasa bin Said said, "By Allah, I never heard a narration like this of today." I said, "O 'Anbasa! You deny my narration?" 'Anbasa said, "No, but you have related the narration in the way it should be related. By Allah, these people are in welfare as long as this Sheikh (Abu Qilaba) is among them." I added, "Indeed in this event there has been a tradition set by Allah's Apostle. The narrator added: Some Ansari people came to the Prophet and discussed some matters with him, a man from amongst them went out and was murdered. Those people went out after him, and behold, their companion was swimming in blood. They returned to Allah's Apostle and said to him, "O Allah's Apostle, we have found our companion who had talked with us and gone out before us, swimming in blood (killed)." Allah's Apostle went out and asked them, "Whom do you suspect or whom do you think has killed him?" They said, "We think that the Jews have killed him." The Prophet sent for the Jews and asked them, "Did you kill this (person)?" They replied, "No." He asked the Al-Ansars, "Do you agree that I let fifty Jews take an oath that they have not killed him?" They said, "It matters little for the Jews to kill us all and then take false oaths." He said, "Then would you like to receive the Diya after fifty of you have taken an oath (that the Jews have killed your man)?" They said, "We will not take the oath." Then the Prophet himself paid them the Diya (Blood-money)." The narrator added, "The tribe of Hudhail repudiated one of their men (for his evil conduct) in the Pre-lslamic period of Ignorance.

Then, at a place called Al-Batha' (near Mecca), the man attacked a Yemenite family at night to steal from them, but a. man from the family noticed him and struck him with his sword and killed him. The tribe of Hudhail came and captured the Yemenite and brought him to 'Umar during the Hajj season and said, "He has killed our companion." The Yemenite said, "But these people had repudiated him (i.e., their companion)." 'Umar said, "Let fifty persons of Hudhail swear that they had not repudiated him." So forty-nine of them took the oath and then a person belonging to them, came from Sham and they requested him to swear similarly, but he paid one-thousand Dirhams instead of taking the oath. They called another man instead of him and the new man shook hands with the brother of the deceased. Some people said, "We and those fifty men who had taken false oaths (Al-Qasama) set out, and when they reached a place called Nakhlah, it started raining so they entered a cave in the mountain, and the cave collapsed on those fifty men who took the false oath, and all of them died except the two persons who had shaken hands with each other. They escaped death but a stone fell on the leg of the brother of the deceased and broke it, whereupon he survived for one year and then died." I further said, "'Abdul Malik bin Marwan sentenced a man to death in Qisas (equality in punishment) for murder, basing his judgment on Al-Qasama, but later on he regretted that judgment and ordered that the names of the fifty persons who had taken the oath (Al-Qasama), be erased from the register, and he exiled them in Sham."

http://www.usc.edu/org/cmje/religious-texts/hadith/muslim/016-smt.php#016.4130

Book 016, Number 4130:

Anas b. Malik reported that some people belonging (to the tribe) of 'Uraina came to Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) at Medina, but they found its climate uncogenial. So Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) said to them: If you so like, you may go to the camels of Sadaqa and drink their milk and urine. They did so and were all right. They then fell upon the shepherds and killed them and turned apostates from Islam and drove off the camels of the Prophet (may peace be upon him). This news reached Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) and he sent (people) on their track and they were (brought) and handed over to him. He (the Holy Prophet) got their hands cut off, and their feet, and put out their eyes, and threw them on the stony ground until they died.

Book 016, Number 4131:

Anas reported: Eight men of the tribe of 'Ukl came to Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) and swore allegiance to him on Islam, but found the climate of that land uncogenial to their health and thus they became sick, and they made complaint of that to Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him), and he said: Why don't you go to (the fold) of our camels along with our shepherd, and make use of their milk and urine. They said: Yes. They set out and drank their (camels') milk and urine and regained their health. They killed the shepherd and drove away the camels. This (news) reached Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) and he sent them on their track and they were caught and brought to him (the Holy Prophet). He commanded about them, and (thus) their hands and feet were cut off and their eyes were gouged and then they were thrown in the sun, until they died.

This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Ibn al-Sabbah with a slight variation of words.

Book 016, Number 4132:

Anas b. Malik reported that some people of the tribe of 'Ukl or 'Uraina came to Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him), and they found the climate of Medina uncogenial. Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) commanded them to the milch she-camels and commanded them to drink their urine and their milk. The rest of the hadith is the same (and the concluding words are):" Their eyes were pierced, and they were thrown on the stony ground. They were asking for water, but they were not given water."

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3Jews and Muslims [156 words]SohaibNov 18, 2012 02:02200756
1What do you believe in? Curious [75 words]ToaFeb 14, 2013 19:23200756
1Thank you Mr Pipe [12 words]AngelNov 13, 2012 17:22200535
1Jerusalem [124 words]DhAug 21, 2012 21:02198107
1thanks the post [101 words]larryleeMar 26, 2012 22:27194788
2True Religion will allow religious freedom [59 words]true religionFeb 19, 2012 02:19193484
3MUSLIM PRAYERS. [24 words]B.AhmedDec 12, 2011 04:55191621
MUSLIM PRAYERS [8 words]AmiraMar 25, 2014 19:35191621
3JERUSALEM [79 words]DR THOMAS MATHAINov 18, 2011 09:49190994
1so true sir [10 words]alikecraJan 31, 2012 16:14190994
1aqssa mosque in saudia arabia [369 words]ranaOct 28, 2011 14:18190477
2... Info provided by Author [9 words]ReaderOct 13, 2011 12:35190009
13The paradox of Illogics [35 words]Michael Hanni MorcosSep 30, 2011 12:03189748
5A Muslim Scholar's response [1525 words]Khaled DahakSep 23, 2011 20:16189519
23Khaled Dahak's reasoning is pathetic or Mecca is a Christian holy place [271 words]PrashantSep 24, 2011 23:16189519
7facts [30 words]calebSep 25, 2011 03:02189519
2Jews did not keep their covenant with God, by rejecting the in Issa(Jesus) son of Maryam, thereby losing their claim to the blessed land of Palestine. [149 words]Khaled DahakSep 25, 2011 19:07189519
12murder in the name of islam [41 words]calebSep 26, 2011 21:50189519
12Re: Khaled Dahak: Blame the past [387 words]AngelSep 29, 2011 11:16189519
4Re:Caleb [45 words]AngelSep 29, 2011 11:28189519
hogwash [20 words]seabeesDec 27, 2011 10:50189519
6RELIGION vs FACTS vs DNA [662 words]LydiaJan 11, 2012 01:36189519
did not know [10 words]FdMar 19, 2012 23:45189519
Ah you forget Angel [25 words]Barry SoetoroMay 21, 2012 21:06189519
2I believe your facts are faulty Mr Soetro [190 words]stanley bMay 22, 2012 18:46189519
Mr Angel's confused history of the Spread of Islam in Indonesia [452 words]Khaled DahakOct 9, 2012 02:50189519
3Khaled Dahak response to Prashant [165 words]KhaledOct 26, 2012 13:26189519
6Circular logic for the thousandth time [166 words]PrashantOct 27, 2012 01:54189519
3It seems that Q17;1 is really about the exodus of the Jewish people men ard masr ila ard al-ma3ad! [925 words]dhimmi no moreOct 27, 2012 16:43189519
Our dear Khaled is quoting a corrupted book to prove a point! Go figure! [185 words]dhimmi no moreOct 28, 2012 06:58189519
6Camels and the flat earth and sky and other sordid matters [256 words]dhimmi no moreOct 28, 2012 07:11189519
2The eloquent Qur'an? Not really [227 words]dhimmi no moreOct 28, 2012 07:30189519
4Indonesia and the spread of islam by the lost tablighees and not by the Arabs [209 words]dhimmi no moreOct 28, 2012 10:51189519
2To Khaled and Soetoro: In Indonesia, the prove of history still "On Going" [221 words]AngelOct 31, 2012 15:24189519
Mr Soetoro: I do not forget [76 words]AngelOct 31, 2012 15:28189519
To Prashant, That's very true [46 words]AngelOct 31, 2012 15:54189519
Arogan Khaled [56 words]AngelOct 31, 2012 16:05189519
350 years was fact [23 words]B. SoetoroNov 1, 2012 02:03189519
Your story baseless Angel [38 words]Bary SoetoroNov 1, 2012 21:03189519
2When the victim is the last one to realize that he is also a victim [57 words]dhimmi no moreNov 3, 2012 08:45189519
2The victims of Arabian cultural imperialism [193 words]dhimmi no moreNov 3, 2012 08:55189519
massacre to indonesian moslems [447 words]b. soetoroNov 4, 2012 00:26189519
Victims of Arabian imperialism and islam is the religion of the arabs only [68 words]dhimmi no moreNov 7, 2012 06:57189519
1The victims of Arabian cultural imperialism [150 words]AngelNov 13, 2012 16:59189519
1There is masacre of non muslim in Indonesia [78 words]AngelNov 13, 2012 17:18189519
Prayer strength calculate by math? [24 words]AngelNov 13, 2012 17:34189519
ZERO times is Jerusalem mentioned in the koran ! [41 words]Phil GreendApr 6, 2013 18:59189519
Residers [22 words]AbdirahmanAug 6, 2013 05:29189519
2The solution [90 words]Jude RichvaleNov 4, 2013 22:06189519
A reply to your post [317 words]William EastJul 12, 2014 00:41189519
1Rock in Jerusalem [128 words]George CravenMay 23, 2011 03:02185485
9Read this! It has a new perspective that y'all don't know as of now... [52 words]DipesMay 8, 2011 15:33185023
6The Apple of His Eye [102 words]Charles NickalopoulosMay 21, 2011 10:52185023
What about Christians!?!?!?!?!?! [33 words]Genevieve GottliebMar 29, 2011 22:51183729
1Religous role for Jerusalem for Muslims too [57 words]LTMar 27, 2011 20:59183653
1Moral and ethical bankruptcy [208 words]YJ DraimanMar 27, 2011 10:56183638
1Jerusalem is important to Islam, not for political, but on theological grounds [194 words]AsadMar 22, 2011 03:44183532
16Circular logic of Islamists and more hyocrisy [217 words]PrashantMay 28, 2011 13:29183532
2From where does this come from [44 words]JeffJun 1, 2011 14:50183532
This is where it comes from [5 words]Khaled DahakSep 23, 2011 19:59183532
4Agree to Prashant [89 words]AngelSep 25, 2011 18:38183532
1reply [16 words]jerryApr 8, 2012 12:03183532
Oh, Jerusalem! [132 words]Andrew Haslam-JonesMar 15, 2011 15:41183434
1Oh, Jerusalem! [39 words]AngelNov 13, 2012 18:26183434
1jerusalem [90 words]RyNov 25, 2010 23:11180471
1The Temple at Jerusalem is reffered as Mosque by Prophet Mohamed [133 words]Mohamed KhanNov 11, 2010 20:01180089
6Muslims have more rights to the Western Wall (The last surviving 'Kotel' of the 2nd Temple in Jerusalem) [235 words]Samir S. HalabiNov 28, 2010 12:19180089
2Clarification [272 words]J DiedrichJan 4, 2011 00:52180089
5The 'Taqiyya' expert Mohamed Khan [109 words]Samir S. HalabiMar 23, 2011 14:31180089
Prayer direction of Muslims [580 words]Mohamed KhanApr 4, 2011 03:13180089
1Muslims are sacrilegious [263 words]George ReameOct 5, 2011 16:58180089
A very well researched article indeed! [50 words]david misangoSep 8, 2010 15:13177889
2amazing piece each time i read it [104 words]rick martinsAug 27, 2010 04:54177348
2jewish ancestry in Jerusalem. [93 words]viviJun 5, 2010 18:07173890
1och! I got it now [66 words]seraphimeApr 22, 2010 02:15171561
1wiki [22 words]J DiedrichJan 4, 2011 01:16171561
How very enlightening [27 words]Jim PlankMar 24, 2010 17:47170602
Translation [46 words]
w/response from Daniel Pipes
David SommerSep 4, 2009 06:45161058
2On Jerusalem and The Muslims [90 words]KathleenDec 12, 2009 15:56161058
4muslims have more rights than any other religion [154 words]jacckiDec 14, 2009 00:18161058
1Guild [14 words]viviJun 6, 2010 15:05161058
unethical [131 words]1ummahJan 17, 2011 21:20161058
2Please make the Jerusalem International holy city for all three religions. [73 words]FarooqJun 8, 2009 23:50157047
Jerusalem for all Jews and christians [29 words]Jeremaih NarhJun 12, 2009 11:47157047
6A reply to Farooq [145 words]KathleenDec 12, 2009 18:21157047
1On Muslims And a Comment by a good responder: [161 words]KathleenDec 15, 2009 14:39157047
SAFE, who is safe? [86 words]slayhyOct 28, 2011 15:11157047
1muslims do have a lot to do with islam [96 words]annaJan 29, 2009 14:30149468
1anna [83 words]btillyJan 29, 2009 19:38149468
2For Anna [109 words]AngelSep 25, 2011 19:01149468
Moriah is not in Jerusalem [46 words]Guardian of DeenFeb 18, 2014 19:02149468
2Our dear GoD is saying that Mecca belongs to the Jews! What a disaster [291 words]dhimmi no moreFeb 20, 2014 07:40149468
4The problem with Muslim history. [190 words]CatarinJan 10, 2009 11:58147657
Just to set the record straight... [180 words]HalaJan 22, 2009 17:20147657
Muslim claim to Jerusalem. [47 words]CatarinJan 24, 2009 14:48147657
Wrong references [47 words]asadMar 22, 2011 04:06147657
For Halla [151 words]AngelSep 25, 2011 19:12147657
Your topic saying Muslims can lie in the interest of Islam [340 words]ObamaPunkMay 10, 2012 10:06147657
about islam [46 words]unknownJan 10, 2009 11:48147654
3Just to remember [18 words]
w/response from Daniel Pipes
M.Rizwan AliDec 2, 2008 14:58144304
1Daniel pipes, thank you [15 words]samiraMay 19, 2008 09:48129130
1Jews And Christians Claims To Jerusalam Much Greater [49 words]AnneMApr 25, 2008 20:40126856
1For those who Actually Believe this essay [55 words]AishaJan 19, 2008 23:15118607
4look into your own opinion [54 words]bosFeb 5, 2008 16:08118607
1Proof? [16 words]AbdullahJan 7, 2009 22:38118607
its in the pudding! [560 words]bosJan 9, 2009 06:12118607
9Response to Aisha [151 words]KathleenDec 12, 2009 16:24118607
2Not So Much [70 words]ChristianFeb 4, 2011 08:17118607
To Miss Kathleen [21 words]Fatima Ali KhanDec 23, 2011 04:17118607
Jerusalem Holy city for Muslims? [81 words]PDMDec 20, 2007 18:37116707
1The seat of Mohammed in Jerusalem [343 words]laurelOct 2, 2007 16:35110135
great [3 words]rachelJun 26, 2007 13:30101417
claim on Jerusalem [235 words]sufi Imdad Ali SoomroJun 2, 2007 02:3095739
6Soomro's argument is undefeatable [188 words]SunilApr 19, 2009 12:5195739
Muslim claim to Jerusalem [307 words]Sufi Imdad Ali SoomroApr 20, 2009 01:1795739
2I certainly disagree with your statements [55 words]John MathewsSep 6, 2010 10:2795739
To Sunil [40 words]AngelSep 25, 2011 19:2795739
GREAT stuff. Highly Informative [60 words]PsalmMay 1, 2007 15:2891248
Re: The Muslim Claim to Jerusalem [327 words]Omar KajJan 9, 2007 10:0272158
1massively repeated nonsense [338 words]T. CarrMay 18, 2007 10:2872158
7Quran [399 words]yashaFeb 8, 2009 00:1472158
7Reply to: The Muslim claim to Jerusalem [256 words]Paul JaramilloJul 6, 2006 05:4149023
Paul, have a reality check before insulting [178 words]Omar KajJan 9, 2007 11:1049023
3Reply to: Omar Kaj [120 words]PsalmMay 1, 2007 15:4449023
6Jerusalem- The City of God [Jehovah- The Lord] [250 words]clarence paul puckettMay 1, 2007 23:5649023
Rubbish [82 words]PDMDec 31, 2007 21:5449023
Jerusalem? The land title issue [466 words]lltotes90Aug 5, 2008 23:1949023
1To clarence paul puckett US ...Well said. [64 words]KathleenDec 12, 2009 18:5149023
Not so fast... [178 words]RussMay 30, 2011 05:4749023
Jerusalem- The City of God [Jehovah- The Lord] [250 words] [177 words]clarence puckettJun 26, 2016 16:4849023
excellent & comprehensive [32 words]moses nathanJun 7, 2006 17:4547261
1yeah....WOW. [293 words]
w/response from Daniel Pipes
AliyahMay 2, 2006 19:1444765
Reply to Islamist line on Jerusalem [312 words]IZOct 27, 2006 19:0944765
Great example [30 words]CraigApr 28, 2007 16:3444765
1What really happened Mr. Pipes...... [163 words]
w/response from Daniel Pipes
W AhlFeb 15, 2006 19:5135860
1So funny [55 words]GeorgeNov 29, 2008 06:1735860
3Mphamad"s strange knowledge [99 words]AngelSep 25, 2011 19:4935860
3Certainly agree that Muhammad had no knowledge about eastern religions [88 words]PrashantSep 26, 2011 21:1835860
what really happened ...... [35 words]AmiraMar 25, 2014 19:3935860
3Our dear Amira disagress with her/his Allah what a disaster [335 words]dhimmi no moreMar 30, 2014 10:5235860
Names of Jerusalem [243 words]Ben SmallJan 16, 2006 00:1331716
MUSLIMS/and Other Religions Except Christians have no Historic Right to Jerusalem [96 words]Josepn NgumbauJun 23, 2007 06:0031716
are you sure [29 words]BosJun 29, 2007 07:5431716
5Muslims occupying other religion's holy shrines [436 words]Bharat RainaJan 5, 2006 20:0631146
2Let.s not be selfish [56 words]Mary ConnorNov 16, 2007 08:4731146
Enclave=ghetto [88 words]T D EApr 19, 2010 18:4031146
9It is still the case today [89 words]Michael Hanni MorcosSep 30, 2011 15:4231146
1Dome of the Rock [72 words]Gerry D.Jan 8, 2005 14:3619524
Thanks! [26 words]JackieNov 1, 2004 18:2318063
WOW! [85 words]Bob JacoboSep 30, 2003 07:0511592
1SEE THE HISTORY [42 words]HumayonJul 8, 2009 07:3411592
1Accurate and Awesome [168 words]Ruth LowrySep 17, 2003 01:2011274
Jerusalem in Sacred Texts [45 words]
w/response from Daniel Pipes
Peter J. HerzSep 10, 2003 02:3611155
2Solution to Jews and Arabs holy sites [148 words]AngelMar 10, 2010 20:5111155
Good Work [50 words]V. CoffeyAug 22, 2003 05:3110718
3Dealing with historical islam in an honest way, thank you. [37 words]Randolf ScottAug 14, 2003 13:1310579
2Disagree [175 words]Frederick B. WolfeApr 15, 2006 01:1510579
4B.S. as usual [600 words]fbwolfeApr 19, 2006 01:4110579
The barren land ? interesting observation ! everyone should go back to their home land, i couldnt agree more ;) [99 words]samiraMay 19, 2008 09:4510579
1Great history - thank you again Daniel Pipes [24 words]M. McGuireAug 10, 2003 15:4510495
Islam & Jerusalem [108 words]Mohamed KhanJan 5, 2011 00:4510495
3More self serving evidence [65 words]RajeevJan 5, 2011 23:5910495
Is that from hadith? Not all the hadith are reliable. Muhammed only claimed the Koran as the message. [5 words]readerFeb 4, 2011 22:1510495
3Mohamed & his followers praying towards Jerusalem - Evidence from Quran [438 words]Mohamed KhanFeb 5, 2011 23:0610495
The Bleeding Obvious [13 words]Amin RiazAug 31, 2011 03:3410495
1JERUSALEM [149 words]DR THOMAS MATHAINov 20, 2011 12:1510495
4RELIGION vs FACTS vs DNA [662 words]LydiaJan 11, 2012 16:0310495
6It's Mohammed Khan who's a pagan and a hypocrite not the Jews and Christians. [489 words]Samir S. HalabiOct 9, 2013 06:4310495
Highly informative and sorely needed [82 words]Rika ZimmermanJan 3, 2003 13:085454
2Informative and terrific! [25 words]Michael WatkinsNov 15, 2002 08:583939
2Great historical essay [54 words]J. RochaJun 26, 2002 20:121047

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