YOU HAVE ABUSED THE HOLY QURAN FOR VIOLENCE AGAIN AND AGAIN

Submitted by MOHAMAD NOZZI (Singapore), May 12, 2009 at 21:15

Plato, you are arrogant and would not repent. How many times that I have highlighted to you that you always made silly mistakes to abuse Holy Quran for violence? How many times should I correct your mistakes then you would repent?

The following extracts have been abused by you for violence and yet I find it as garbage:

Quran 5:33, "The punishment of those who wages war against Allah and His messenger..." As the phrase, wages war against Allah, is mentioned in Quran 5:33, it implies that the people that started to fight with muslims are non-muslims. As non-muslims are those that start to fight with muslims, we would then defend.

Quran 4:56, "Those who reject our signs we shall soon cast into the Fire as soon as their skins are roasted through. We shall change them for fresh skins that they may taste the penalty; for Allah is exalted in power; wise". As the phrase, cast into the Fire, is mentioned in Quran 4:56, it certainly refers to the execution of the Last Judgment Day. The phrase, We shall change them for fresh skins, in Quran 4;56 re-affirm the truth from the Holy Quran that this sentence definitely refers to the Last Judgment Day since common sense will know that we, muslims, could not change the skins of non-muslims to fresh skins while we are on earth. The phrase, Allah is exalted in power, in Quran 4:56 implies the mighty power of Allah that he could cause those things that are impossible for human beings, to be possible to him. As Quran 4:56 is meant for the Last Judgment Day, how could we, moderate muslims, abuse the verse for violence, vandalism and etc. since the execution should be by Allah through the last Judgment Day instead of by us.

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