Islam: More ‘Like the Mafia’ than Bill Maher Knows

APphoto_Real Time With Bill MaherEditor’s note: The following is Part One of a three-part series examining the many parallels between Islam and the mafia. Click the following for Part Two and Part Three

During a recent debate on HBO’s Real Time, host Bill Maher declared that Islam is “the only religion that acts like the mafia, that will f***ing kill you if you say the wrong thing, draw the wrong picture, or write the wrong book.”

Maher was apparently referring to Islam’s “blasphemy” laws, which ban on pain of death any “insult”—as found in a statement, a picture, a book, etc.—to Islam and especially its prophet, Muhammad.

While Maher has been criticized for his “Islamophobic” assertion, he and others may be surprised to learn that the similarities between Islam and the mafia far exceed punishing those who say, draw, or write “the wrong thing.”

In the following three part article, we will examine a number of these similarities.

In this article, Part One, we will look at the relationship between Allah, his messenger Muhammad, and the Muslims, and note several parallels with the relationship between the godfather, his underboss, and the mafia.

In Part Two (forthcoming), we will examine the clannish nature of the mafia and compare it to Islam’s concept of “Loyalty and Enmity”—including how in both Islam and the mafia, those members who wish to break away, to “apostatize,” are killed.

In Part Three (forthcoming), we will examine how both the mafia and Islam have historically both profited from the “protection” racket.

Allah as Godfather; Muhammad as Underboss

The padrino of larger mafia organizations and families—literally, the godfather or “boss of bosses”—has absolute control over his subordinates and is often greatly feared by them for his ruthlessness.  He has an “underboss,” a right-hand man who issues his orders and enforces his will.  The godfather himself is often inaccessible; mafia members need to go through the underboss or other high ranking associates.

Compare this with the relationship between Allah and his “messenger” Muhammad (in Arabic, Muhammad is most commonly referred to as al-rasul, “the messenger”). Unlike the Judeo-Christian God—a personal God, a Father, that according to Christ is to be communed with directly (Matt 6:9)—Islam’s god, Allah, is unreachable, unknowable, untouchable.  Like the godfather, he is inaccessible.   His will is enforced by his messenger, Muhammad.

If the Judeo-Christian God calls on the faithful to “come now, let us reason together” (Isaiah 1:18), Allah says “Do not ask questions about things that, if made known to you, would only pain you” (Koran 5:101).  Just follow orders.

Though largely invisible and operating behind the scenes, the godfather and his underboss get a “piece of the action”—a “cut”—of all spoils acquired by their subordinates, the mafia.

So do Allah and his messenger Muhammad.  Koran 8:41 informs Muslims that “one-fifth [a “cut”] of all plunder you acquire goes to Allah and the messenger” (followed by Muhammad’s family and finally the needy).

The godfather, through his underboss, regularly sends his followers to make “hits”—to assassinate—those deemed enemies of the family.

So did Allah and his messenger.  One example:  A non-Muslim poet, Ka‘b ibn Ashraf, insulted Muhammad, prompting the latter once to exclaim, “Who will kill this man who has hurt Allah and his messenger?” A young Muslim named Muhammad ibn Maslama volunteered on condition that to get close enough to assassinate Ka‘b he be allowed to lie to the poet.

Muhammad agreed. Ibn Maslama traveled to Ka‘b and began to denigrate Islam and Muhammad until his disaffection became so convincing that Ka‘b took him into his confidence. Soon thereafter, Ibn Maslama appeared with another Muslim and, while Ka‘b’s guard was down, slaughtered the poet, bringing his head to Muhammad to the usual triumphant cries of “Allahu Akbar!” (“Allah is greater”).

Similarly, mafia members are expected always to be available for the family, “even if your wife is about to give birth,” and to defend the godfather and his honor—even if it requires their lives.

Compare this to the widespread violence and upheavals that occur whenever Allah or his prophet are offended—whenever non-Muslim “infidels” blaspheme them.  Or, as Bill Maher put it: “Its’ the only religion that acts like the mafia, that will f***ing kill you if you say the wrong thing, draw the wrong picture, or write the wrong book.”

Finally, while the family adheres to a general set of rules, the godfather also issues more fluid orders to address situations as they evolve.

This is reminiscent of the entire “revelation” of the Koran, where later verses/commands contradict earlier verses/commands, depending on circumstances (known in Islamic jurisprudence as al-nāsikh wal-mansūkh, or the doctrine of abrogation).

Thus, whereas Allah supposedly told the prophet that “there is no compulsion in religion” (Koran 2:256), once the messenger grew strong enough, Allah issued new revelations calling for all-out war/jihad on the entire world till Islam became supreme (Koran 8:39, 9:5, 9:29, etc.).

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  • Bamaguje

    It’s been postulated that Italian Mafia actually had its roots in the 10/11th century Muslim occupation of Sicily.
    Mafia extortion racket is said to be derived from Muslim Jizyat extortion.

    • Softly Bob

      Well said. I’d only heard that theory once before and was beginning to think that I had imagined it. Nice to know that I’m not the only one who had read this somewhere.

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        • http://www.zpub.com/notes/idle.html TNT

          Muhammad? Is that you?

    • ArentIpretty

      Excellent insight into the origin of the mafia and its modus operandi.

    • Euro2000

      I thought this myself – once the Muslims left Sicily – the protection jizya tax system survived.

      Wonder if anyone can confirm this.

      They put a brick through your window and tell you after – you need their protection.

      Similarly why should Christians in the Middle East /North African regions be threatened and so need special ‘protection’?

      Muslims create reality and then the world has to respond to it.

      Then there is the mafia-like sharing out of booty. As one of the Meccan/Muhammad’s occupations was to rob passing caravans.

      So there are rules in Islam as to who gets what.

      There is the whole – you can join the mob – but you can’t leave – aspect about Islam.

      But how do you tell the mob boss he’s nuts – we’re not paying your tax!!

  • pennant8

    I thought that the mention of Koran 5:101 [Do not ask questions about things that, if made known to you, would only pain you] was interesting. Could this be the root of the anti-intellectualism that seems prevalent in Islamic societies?

    • Softly Bob

      Yes, it also mentions somewhere else that those who asked such questions went on to lose their faith. Not surprising really. Anybody who seriously analyses Islam realizes that it’s a lie.
      That’s why you’re forbidden to question it because if you do you may lose your faith and Allah gets very angry at those who lose their faith!

      • arcturus

        Why do the highly educated muslims, like doctors, lawyers, engineers, scientists, etc., not lose their faith when confronted with hard realities of science and higher, critical thinking? Perhaps it is the easiest “religion” to be in for being allowed to act like barbarians and getting girls.

        • Softly Bob

          Two theories.
          1/ They DO lose their faith but dare not tell anybody.
          2/ They don’t lose their faith because they’re examining the physical World and not the Q’uran itself. Muslims are told that the Q’uran is scientifically accurate and if it appears not to be it’s because Allah’s word is too difficult to understand or fathom.
          Many Muslim scientists probably don’t read the Q’uran much
          and you can only realize that Islam is false by looking at the contradictions, logical fallacies and ridiculous notions found in Muslim scripture itself and not by studying physics, chemistry or any other science.

        • iluvisrael

          that’s why prisons are big moslem recruitment centers.

    • Harald Eigerson

      There was a guy named Al-Ghazali who wrote a book called the Incoherance of philosophers as a repudiation of Neoplatonism among other things. His writings basicly slammed shut the door on science for science’s sake and doomed the Muslim world to a thousand years of darkness and ignorance. Yeah they missed burning a couple of books so they get credit for preserving the knowledge of the ancients even though they were great destroyers of libraries. They aren’t the only ones who burned or destroyed libraries but they seem to be the only ones currently doing it intentionaly.

  • lehnne

    Islam like the mafia is plausible; the federal government like the mafia most certainly

  • dg barrett

    As they cut off the heads of innocents, we hear shouts of “Aluha Akbar.” Could we start a campaign to stop the media’s constant incorrect translation of Aluha Akbar as ‘GOD is great”? Allah is not God. The God that both Jews and Christians speak of and know is God Almighty, God Most High. There is none beside Him or above Him. Allah was a figment of Mohammad’s imagination and/or the result of a bad dream after eating something too spicey. If the media want to translate it as “Allah is great”, go for it. But don’t malign God’s Holy Name by equating Him to a false idol-god named Allah who is neither God, nor great.

    • Doors

      Yes , and they the have the audacity to call us blasphemers .

    • alRassooli

      dg barrett
      Muhammad did NOT imagine Allah because Allah was and is only the NAME of the supreme (king) god of Pagan Arabia among a pantheon of 360 deities centuries BEFORE Muhammmad and his Quran

      Muhammad’s genius was in metamorphosing his pagan god into the God of Jesus Moses & Abraham

      Further more ‘Allahu Akbar’ is called the TERROR VERSE and actually means ‘Allah is BIGGER’ not Greater since in Arabic (my mother tongue) Greater is called A’ATHAM! The later followers of Muhammad made the meaning of Akbar into Greater (not Great)

      When Mo became the master of Medina he turned it into the first Organized Crime Syndicate in history

      IQ al Rassooli
      Kafir & Proud!

      • redleg

        Thanks IQ al Rassooli for that Arabic correction. Very instructive. Please continue to comment on this site. I like to understand the correct Arabic expressions when studying Islam. It is unfortunate that so many in the West fail to study the enemy of civilization and of God. Best wishes IQ al Rassooli.

        • alRassooli

          Thank you redleg for your kind comments

          Please Google ‘alrassooli’ and you will learn in ONE day what you need to spend a decade of research

          I have spent over 30 years on these subjects to give them FREE to all those who are interested

          IQ al Rassooli
          Kafir & Proud!

  • alichat

    Allah is Satan, Muhammad is the Anti-Christ Prophet, and the Islamists are Satan’s demonic legion.

    http://studygodorg.blogspot.com/2011/04/characteristics-of-satan-by-david-buck.html

  • Sister_In_Christ

    Allah is Satan, Muhammad is the Anti-Christ Prophet, and the Islamists are Satan’s demonic legion.

    http://studygodorg.blogspot.com/2011/04/characteristics-of-satan-by-david-buck.html