HOW COULD QURAN ENCOURAGE MUSLIMS TO FIGHT WHEN QURAN 4:90 CONDEMNS MUSLIMS FIGHT?

Submitted by Mohamad Nozzi (Singapore), May 31, 2009 at 12:51

The extract of the words from Proud Indian,

NOZZI, PLATO IS SAYING THAT MUSLIMS GET THE ENCOURAGEMENT TO FIGHT BECAUSE OF THE VERSES OF QURAN!!! DO YOU GET IT?? THEY VIEW IT AS A HEAVENLY DUTY , ORDAINED BY ALLAH HIMSELF!!!

You mention that muslims get the encouragement to fight because of the verses of Quan. However, Quran 4:90 speaks reversely from what you say since Allah commands us not to fight when non-muslims withdraw their fighting with us, muslims. Your comment is rather contradictory to what Quran 4:90 means since we, moderate muslims, do not find any encouragement to fight since non-muslims around us in Singapore have withdrawn from fighting with muslims for many years then.

Quran 4:90, "...if they withdraw from you but fight you not, and (instead) send you (Guarantees of) peace, then Allah Hath opened no way for you (to war against them). "

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