At that time Muhammad made the prospect of booty and ransom legal to his followers. This powerful inducement to endemic warfare was so important that it merited a separate sura in the Kuran (the eighth). In the division of the spoils, every man was allowed to retain the plunder of those whom he had slain, with the rest thrown into a common stock. From the proceeds one fifth was Muhammad%u2019s, as condoned by Allah. (8:41) Once the loot was divided it was time to relax: %u201CNow enjoy what ye have won.%u201D (8:69) The promise was reiterated in other verses: %u201CAllah promiseth you much booty that ye will capture.%u201D (48:20-21) Muslim warriors desire the lure of this world, so %u201Cenjoy what you have won as lawful and good.%u201D (69:30-37) As for the fallen, a very tangible, X-rated paradise filled with virgins %u201Cunouched by man%u201D (52:17-20, 55:56-77) and %u201Cfresh%u201D pre-pubescent boys (52:24, 56:17, 76:19) awaits them immediately. At Badr the simple preacher of yore finally morphed into a vengeful warlord, who jubilantly exclaimed that the spectacle of severed enemy heads pleased him better than %u201Cthe choicest camel in Arabia.%u201D Killing prisoners was divinely condoned by Allah (8:68) and urged by Muhammad. Fresh revelations described the unbelievers as %u201Cthe worst animals%u201D (8:55) and %u201Cthe vilest of creatures%u201D (98:6) undeserving of mercy. The prophet was the %u201Cenemy of infidels%u201D (2:90) and his enemies%u2019 heads were to be cut off. (47:4) Killing, enslaving and robbing them was divinely sanctioned and mandated.
