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mitostargazer's review against another edition
4.0
Balanced and polemical.
There were a lot of redundancies when same things were described or proclaimed over and over again.
Also I didn't understand the point of the chapter on homosexuality. If Islam as a culture was unofficially tolerant of homosexuality, what point does it make in context of this book?
There were a lot of redundancies when same things were described or proclaimed over and over again.
Also I didn't understand the point of the chapter on homosexuality. If Islam as a culture was unofficially tolerant of homosexuality, what point does it make in context of this book?
amarj33t_5ingh's review against another edition
5.0
Given the preponderance of Islamism in just about every conflict in the world today it is not surprising that the faith is rendered to much scrutiny. Ibn Warraq is a pious Muslim turned apostate who opted for atheism in the aftermath of the Rushdie affair. Using majority Islamic sources accepted by Islamic scholars themselves he lays bare the fact that Islamism is a political ideology with totalitarian aims seeking to subdue the non-Islamic world.
His articulate references; polemical insights as well as surgical precision in evincing what he argues makes this book a compelling weapon in the fight to save the non-Islamist world. A must read for all future generations.
His articulate references; polemical insights as well as surgical precision in evincing what he argues makes this book a compelling weapon in the fight to save the non-Islamist world. A must read for all future generations.
shoaibmnagi's review
1.0
What a load of crap. In short, Why I am Not a Fan of this Book:
1. Poorly poorly written: The prose is like that of a 18 year old college dropout who forgot to take the freshman 'Critical Writing 101' class. Disorganized and at times, felt like a rough collection of truths, half-truths and other people's opinions.
2. Inaccuracies: I, unlike many others who'll read this book, actually bothered to cross-reference some of what he has cited. To sum this argument up; at one case, Ibn Warraq, the idiot that he is, actually cited a Quranic verse that does not even exists.
3. Polemical: the arguments that are structured are those of a seasoned politician whose target is the masses with single-digit IQs devoid of the ability to think and reason. His reasoning, at times, is no different than that of Donald Trump and Michael Savage.
4. Questionable sources: Ibn Warraq has heavily relied on third-grade scholars and moreover, he dissed the scholars that are actually considered as the respected ones. LOL, how can you take the person who considers Bat Ye'or a 'serious scholar' seriously?
In short, if you are looking for a critical study of Islam, go elsewhere. Any serious skeptic, Muslim or non-Muslim, believer or atheist, wouldn't take Ibn Warraq seriously.
1. Poorly poorly written: The prose is like that of a 18 year old college dropout who forgot to take the freshman 'Critical Writing 101' class. Disorganized and at times, felt like a rough collection of truths, half-truths and other people's opinions.
2. Inaccuracies: I, unlike many others who'll read this book, actually bothered to cross-reference some of what he has cited. To sum this argument up; at one case, Ibn Warraq, the idiot that he is, actually cited a Quranic verse that does not even exists.
3. Polemical: the arguments that are structured are those of a seasoned politician whose target is the masses with single-digit IQs devoid of the ability to think and reason. His reasoning, at times, is no different than that of Donald Trump and Michael Savage.
4. Questionable sources: Ibn Warraq has heavily relied on third-grade scholars and moreover, he dissed the scholars that are actually considered as the respected ones. LOL, how can you take the person who considers Bat Ye'or a 'serious scholar' seriously?
In short, if you are looking for a critical study of Islam, go elsewhere. Any serious skeptic, Muslim or non-Muslim, believer or atheist, wouldn't take Ibn Warraq seriously.
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