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Mad Tom, will Hammorabi go on a one man riot, when word of this gets out?


Sebastian Faulks risks Muslim anger after calling Koran the 'rantings of a schizophrenic'

Sebastian Faulks, the best-selling author, has risked angering Muslims after claiming the Koran has "no ethical dimension" and dismissing the words of Muhammad as the "rantings of a schizophrenic".

The Telegraph reports Faulks said, the Islamic holy scripture was a "one-dimensional book" that has little literary value, and added that when compared with the Bible its message seemed "barren".

Furthermore he added, "It's a depressing book. It really is. It's just the rantings of a schizophrenic. It's very one-dimensional, and people talk about the beauty of the Arabic and so on, but the English translation I read was, from a literary point of view, very disappointing."

Faulks claims that the Koran offers no interesting stories compared with the Bible, and simply tells its readers to believe in God or "burn forever".

"There is also the barrenness of the message. I mean, there are some bits about diet, you know, the equivalent of the Old Testament, which is also crazy.

"But the great thing about the Old Testament is that it does have these incredible stories. Of the 100 greatest stories ever told, about 99 are probably in the Old Testament and the other is in Homer," he said.

"With the Koran there are no stories. And it has no ethical dimension like the New Testament, no new plan for life."

And in a move that is likely to anger many Muslims, he calls into question the worth of Muhammad.

"Jesus, unlike Muhammad, had interesting things to say. He proposed a revolutionary way of looking at the world: love you neighbour, love your enemy, be kind to people, the meek shall inherit the Earth. Muhammad had nothing to say to the world other than, 'If you don't believe in God you will burn forever.'"

Egads! When will the death threats start rolling in? I fear for his safety if he lives in Londonstan. Meanwhile, "Ajmal Masroor, an imam and spokesman for the Islamic Society for Britain," has already issued a word of warning: "People don't seem to understand the consequences of saying things like this could be quite severe."