Wishful Thinking Jeanmarc

Submitted by Abraham (United States), Nov 17, 2005 at 18:24

As you stated in your comment, "as people of a civilised (correction- civilized) society you should give us a break and give us time to adapt." I am sorry to say that the Arab/Muslim people have in fact been living this terroristic way from the beginning. Refer to "The Pact of Umar", here you have an agreement between Muslims and non-Muslims that more or less state that non-Muslims are to be subservient in every way or pay the price. It sounds like street gangs to me; you either pay up for protection or pay the price. Fact is, the problem stems from the Islamic religion, which majority of the Arabs follow, along with other cultures. In reading the Qur'an, I surmise to disagree with your offer. Fortunate for you, there are many ignorantly willing.

Qur'an 9:3 "Allah is not bound by any contract or treaty with non-Muslims, nor is His Apostle."

Qur'an 9:3 "Allah and His Messenger dissolve obligations."

Bukhari:V7B67N427 "The Prophet said, ‘If I take an oath and later find something else better than that, then I do what is better and expiate my oath.'"

Qur'an 4:91 "You will find others who, while wishing to live in peace and being safe from you to gain the confidence of their people; thrown back to mischief headlong; therefore if they do not withdraw from you, and offer you peace besides restraining their hands, then seize them and kill them wherever you find them; and against these We have given you a clear sanction and authority." [So if you wish to live in peace, but are perceived as being mischievous (i.e., non-Muslim), Allah has given his Jihad warriors "a clear sanction and authority to seize and kill" you.]

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