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Islam is the second most popular religion in the world. It has influenced the direction of world culture, polity, economy, and warfare in a very profound way. Islam holds that the universe was created by Allah in 6 days and humans are descendants of Adam and Eve who had been expelled from paradise by Allah for disobeying His orders of not eating a fruit from a particular tree. Allah later forgave Adam and Eve. But He wants all humans to follow His commands as noted in the Quran through His messenger Muhammad. This is the last message of the creator for humans. They are so important that if a person does not follow these commands by persuasion, he or she must be forced to accept it. Any rational person would ask hundreds of questions on such a narrative: Are such cosmological beliefs supported by any scientific evidence? Do we have any verifiable evidence to prove that certain persons were messengers or prophets of God? Why was Islam developed at all? What were the historical facts which led Muhammad to claim that he had been appointed a messenger of Allah? What were his compulsions which made him believe that Allah wanted Muslims to be harsh against unbelievers (non-Muslims), while Allah Himself is supposed to have created non-Muslims also?Some argue that Islam does not preach compulsion in religious matters, while others (whom the West calls 'terrorists', 'radicals' or 'jihadists') argue that Allah has sanctioned the use of force against unbelievers (non-Muslims) for converting them to Islam. So, what is the truth? What do the Quran and Hadith say about this? Why are most terrorists Muslims? This book is an attempt to answer these and similar questions. It is a complete evaluation of Islam. It examines the historical factors which led to the development of Islam and why it became so powerful. This book demonstrates how most of Islam is false, contradictory and harmful. This book also compares it with other religions and examines whether it can co-exist peacefully i