Submitted by MOHAMAD NOZZI (Singapore), May 12, 2009 at 20:39
Assuming that your interpretation of the word, fight, in the Holy Quran is correct in the sense that muslims should not preach to non-muslims and that they should show no mercy by slaughtering them one by one, there would not be any muslim converts except Muhammad. This is due to Muhammad would not preach to his wife, daugther, cousin, friends and associate so that they would be converted to muslims.
Not only that, for instance if your interpretation of the word, fight, in the Holy Quran is correct that muslism should show no mercy to non-muslims by slaughtering them without preaching them the Holy Quran, Muhammad would keep the message of Allah by himself without writing up the Holy Quran and he simply slaughter his wife, daughter, cousin, friends and associates by not sharing the message from Allah to them.
Nevertheless, to interpret the word, fight, in the Quran as leaving no mercy to non-muslims by killing them without hoping that they would be converted to Muslims has been found to be non-sensical.
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