Zaki Ameen dedicated his life to Islam. He was raised as a Muslim and studied for a degree in Sharia law; in order to become a qualified Imam. Zaki earned his living from preaching and teaching the principles of Islam; working as an Imam in Egypt; Iraq; Yemen and many gulf states. In the course of his career as an Imam; he started to realise how the teaching of Muhammad and the Quran were used to deceive followers; in order to gain control; money and power. It was with deep agony that he realised what a fool he had been and how he had been brainwashed by a system that had been refined over centuries and how he had; in turn; brainwashed others. Zaki left Islam and the Mosques and emigrated to the United States; to start a new career and a new life. He became a tax payer making a positive contribution to society. He now saw that being an Imam was like being a parasite; spreading lies and encouraging others to spread the lies of Muhammad. Zaki started to accept; respect and love people as they are; without prejudice. He accepted all people as equals; including Muslims; whether they obeyed the orders of Allah; or not. This was a genuine love he had never felt before; unfettered by doctrine or religion. What happened on 9/11 shocked him to his core and it was shortly after that that he realised he could not simply stop following Muhammad; but he had to do more. He became obsessed and haunted by an irresistible urge to let the world know what he had discovered about Muhammad and Islam. Thus began the journey to write a true biography of Muhammad and the true story of Islam – a long and dangerous journey to write; translate and publish the book that became Living by the Point of My Spear.
#2483595 in Books American Institute of Buddhist Studies 2007-08-01Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.12 x 1.25 x 6.44l; 1.76 #File Name: 0975373498408 pages
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. The ReferenceBy O. BeltramiMy interest in the Tibetan Calendar is professional; as my job is to predict worldwide public holidays for many years into the future; for most of the world's leading diary and calendar publishers; as well as large multi-nationals and shipping and logistics companies.As such; having scoured the internet for sources of information as to the rules for calculating the Tibetan calendar (real mathematics; not just some gooey new-age mumbo-jumbo) I can safely say that this is "the" reference on the Tibetan calendar.Note that the book's website supplies the needed tweaks to extend the book's coverage of the Tibetan calendar to the Bhutanese and Mongolian calendars.3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. academicBy Sumdudethis book is not for people who just want to know about the tantra and the Tibetan Calendar.. its a scholarly book; with ALOT of math and tables. It is a detailed explanation as to why the Tibetan Calendar works the way it does and how it ties into the tantra.... but mostly math..alot of math..good for a collection or graduate college student8 of 9 people found the following review helpful. Brilliant!By Michael ErlewineI am a well-known astrologer; have studied and practiced Tibetan Buddhism for over 35 years; and was the first person to write a software program on Tibetan astrology. I read Tibetan script; have been on pilgrimage to Tibet a number of times; etc. All of this just to give my credentials so that I can make this clear:Edward Henning's book is a marvelous piece of scholarship and research. It answered questions I was never able to understand and lays out all of the issues with the Tibetan calendar (and the astrology connected to it) with clarity and insight.I consider this the definitive book on the subject and am very grateful to the author for making this very complex subject accessible. Thanks!
