QURAN 5:32 CONDEMNS MUSLIMS THAT SLAUGHTER NON-MUSLIMS WITHOUT A CAUSE

Submitted by MOHAMAD NOZZI (Singapore), May 20, 2009 at 01:43

Quran 5:32, "...if anyone killed a person not in retaliation of murder, or (and) to spread mischief in the land - it would be killed all mankind, and if anyone saved a life, it would be as if he saved the life of all mankind..." The phrase, not in retaliation of murder, in Quran 5;32 implies that nobody has fought with us and/or slaughter our muslim fellows. The word, anyone, in Quran 5:32 certainly refers to muslims as well as non-muslims since a person, does not restrict itself to only muslims. As the phrase, if anyone killed a person not in retaliation of murder, is mentioned n Quran 5:32 with the phrase, it would be killed all mankind, it implies that it is illegal for muslims to slaughter non-muslims unless they have fought with us and/or we fight as a result of our retaliation of murder with them. As non-muslims in Singapore respect our religion and none of our muslim fellow be killed by them, why should we slaughter them?

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