Muhammad would invoke curses upon them11 and encourage his men to compose insults and abusive poetry.12 On one occasion, he asked Allah to fill peoples’ homes with flames simply because they delayed the Muslims in their daily prayers.13 At other times, Muhammad sent assassins to kill his enemies in their sleep,14 and even to deceive and abuse trust in order to assassinate.15 He punished some enemies by cutting off their hands and feet, branding their eyes with a heated iron, and causing them to lick the dust until they died.16 He led battles against unarmed cities.17 He allowed even women and
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