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i agree with captain america.
but what exactly does allah command?
these days everyone is spinning everything to make it agree with their agendas. if what you say is true and allah commands muslims to kill innocents, then why is it also written in the Quran "There is no compulsion in religion" (Chapter 2, Verse 256). if everything that everyone has heard about islam is true and means exactly what they think it means, then the Quran is nothing but a giant contradiction.
arguing about the validity of one verse compared to some other verse is pointless if you do not take into account the time during which they were revealed, to whom the verse is commanding, and the reason behind it.
Most verses that speak of killing disbelievers were revealed in times of war and ALL of them imply war ONLY as an act of defense:
"And slay these transgressors wherever you meet them and drive them out from where they have driven you out; for persecution is worst than slaying. And fight them not in and near the Sacred Mosque until they fight you therein. But if they fight you, then fight them. Such is the requital for the disbelievers. "(chapter 2, verse 192)
and do not forget the suffering the muslims in mecca faced before Hijra. They were persecuted relentlessly; and yet when Muhammad conquered mecca 10 years after Hijra, he did not massacre the people that had so badly persecuted his followers and him, he forgave them.
as for womens rights, you fail to see that in Pre-Muhammad Arabia daughters were buried alive, and women had no rights at all. Muhammad and Islam came and gave women some respect. In fact, the muslim army once even had a female general; did this ever happen in Rome?
Islam is a religion founded in a time of crusades and wars; self-defense was neccessary. However, the same rules do NOT apply to modern times. anyone who uses the word of god as an excuse to murder innocents is a liar and will be dealt with on the day of judgement.
a good site about this is: http://shahbaz786.tripod.com/islam/rulesofwar.html
and what about all the good teachings of islam? what of the verses that tell muslims to give to the poor, to protect orphans and the sick, to help our neighbors in any way? people these days focus only on those parts of islam that they can obscure to make islam out to be a evil religion.
read the entire quran, cover to cover, if you want real insight into this religion, rather than a narrow-minded peek through a keyhole of obscurity.
but what exactly does allah command?
these days everyone is spinning everything to make it agree with their agendas. if what you say is true and allah commands muslims to kill innocents, then why is it also written in the Quran "There is no compulsion in religion" (Chapter 2, Verse 256). if everything that everyone has heard about islam is true and means exactly what they think it means, then the Quran is nothing but a giant contradiction.
arguing about the validity of one verse compared to some other verse is pointless if you do not take into account the time during which they were revealed, to whom the verse is commanding, and the reason behind it.
Most verses that speak of killing disbelievers were revealed in times of war and ALL of them imply war ONLY as an act of defense:
"And slay these transgressors wherever you meet them and drive them out from where they have driven you out; for persecution is worst than slaying. And fight them not in and near the Sacred Mosque until they fight you therein. But if they fight you, then fight them. Such is the requital for the disbelievers. "(chapter 2, verse 192)
and do not forget the suffering the muslims in mecca faced before Hijra. They were persecuted relentlessly; and yet when Muhammad conquered mecca 10 years after Hijra, he did not massacre the people that had so badly persecuted his followers and him, he forgave them.
as for womens rights, you fail to see that in Pre-Muhammad Arabia daughters were buried alive, and women had no rights at all. Muhammad and Islam came and gave women some respect. In fact, the muslim army once even had a female general; did this ever happen in Rome?
Islam is a religion founded in a time of crusades and wars; self-defense was neccessary. However, the same rules do NOT apply to modern times. anyone who uses the word of god as an excuse to murder innocents is a liar and will be dealt with on the day of judgement.
a good site about this is: http://shahbaz786.tripod.com/islam/rulesofwar.html
and what about all the good teachings of islam? what of the verses that tell muslims to give to the poor, to protect orphans and the sick, to help our neighbors in any way? people these days focus only on those parts of islam that they can obscure to make islam out to be a evil religion.
read the entire quran, cover to cover, if you want real insight into this religion, rather than a narrow-minded peek through a keyhole of obscurity.