Rewards?

The reward of great pleasures and paradise for dying defending Islam is widely accepted by Muslims. The reward of lots of virgins is debated. There are convincing arguments made for and against this. Nevertheless, this does depict the stupidity of this belief.

Mohammad was persecuted from the start and was exiled from Mecca to Medina. This persecution complex seems to be embedded in the DNA of the Muslim clergy. There appears to be an inferirotity complex steeped in the Mullahs who believe that the world is out to crush Islam. That is a ridiculous notion. The world is out to rid itself from Islamic extremism that is creating problems in many places including Pakistan.

Mohammad was also a warrior and won many wars against the Bedouin tribes if that region. It appears that an expansionist tendency is also embedded in the Islamic DNA.

Furthermore, the Mullahs prey upon poor uneducated Muslims and are exhorting them to embrace fundamentalism and live my a strict code of conduct which is often distorted or misinterprets the Koran.

The persecution complex coupled with the expansionist tendency and the exhortation to fundamentalism is spawning hatred, violence and terrorism in the name of defending Islam.