Sorry friends, couldn't get time to write earlier. I read most of the postings and admire almost all of you. You know why? Beacause I found all of us are trying to condemn misdeeds, but differently. If Muhammed were what Yusuf Aalam Saab mentioned, every normal person would condemn him. However, my study and understanding of Muhammed is quite a contrary than that of Aalam Saab's. From my understanding Muhammed was one of the most rational people of the time in the whole world. I can not accept violence at any cost but I can not judge the violence that took place in this man's life. Muhammed, a citizen of Makka, suddenly started to preach Kooran which was contradictory to the common belief of Makkians. He was teaching to surrender to one and ony one god, ie, Allah, where as local Makkians had tradition to worship different gods. Makkians asked him to stop preaching Islam (Which means Peace), but he didn't. Then he was asked to leave Makka and he did. He started to live in a new place called Madina with his followers. Since his teaching, Islam (peace), was so rational and progressive, his disciples kept increasing. Makkians couldn't digest his progress and they attacked Madina. He didn't fight against because his teaching was Islam, all about peace. Many of his disciples got killed and he managed to survive somehow. Madina was rebuilt. Muhammed's teaching keept florishing. Makkians attacked second time and killed helpless disciples of Muhammed. He managed to survive second time too. Madina was rebuilt second time. When it was thriving, Makkians attacked third time. At this time Muhammed repulsed for self protection. This what he called Jihad, a very popular word thes days. This was one of the amazing wars in the history of Mankind. Muhammed with few disciples fought from the ground against many well equiped horse riding Makkians and got victory over them. Please don't ask me to judge this war, I am not able to.