Secrets of the Koran

For anyone not completely familiar with the Muslem religion, I recommend this book. He gives a lot of facts, which he can back up from Mohammed's life, and from the Koran. I think any thinking person would judge this religion very evil.

Excellent information about a religion that plans to replace all religions. Detailed facts about Mohammad and his rise to power on the back of the Jews. Violence being at the center of this religion makes it different than any other I have investigated. Join them or die.

Islam may very well be an incitement to murder, but you won't be convinced by this book. Richardson provides an incoherent, repetitive narrative rife with logical fallacies. The book is equal parts exaggeration and damnation with a dash of fanaticism and just a hint of relevance. There are well made points based on examination of the historical record: Mohammed killed many people, he married a 6-year old, he slept with innumerable women. Unfortunately these points are buried, drowned, book-ended, or negated by name calling, ideological rants, unsubstantiated inferences and poor organization. Find something else.

This is a book I encourage every American, to read, as it will give them a good glimpse to what the future will hold if Islam is not kept in check. Really points out what Islam truley believes.

I think many of the 1 star reveiws on this book never actually read the book, as they do not actually talk about the book and also think that this book is revealing "secrets", (title is a little mis-leading).

As one who has spent almost the last 7 years in Islamic countries (Indonesia, Malaysia, Qatar, Kosovo, Kuwait, Iraq and Afghanistan), I can confirm much of what is being said in this book.

Too bad President Bush did not read this book!

Don Richardson makes a very good case for the fact that the Koran does indeed teach Jihad or holy war. Some of his conclusions are not as clear and his tone sometimes is more alarmist than necessary. That said, his book is rare in that it does not try to be politically correct. It simply presents the situation as he sees it without pulling punches. It cites sources well and shows that he has done his homework. He addresses tough questions that need to be answered: e.g., since the Old Testament permits the slaying of Biblical lawbreakers, why do we condemn Islam for the same (his answer is that, first, the Old Testament was for the governance of the nation of Israel in the past, whereas Christians live worldwide under the teaching of Christ which calls for mercy and forgiveness in the present; the Koran's comments on cutting off hands, jihad and such are still active). Richardson notes that Crusader atrocities contradicted the New Testament, while Muslim atrocities are in accordance with the Koran.