Reply to Wayne

Submitted by Rizwwan (United Arab Emirates), Sep 8, 2006 at 04:05

Dear Wayne

For beginning I would recommend you to read my last post again as I clarified to you that you can not just read One Line and say it means this, you have to read the complete Para to understand the context. In many places severe punisment are recommended for Disbelievers and when you see closely it shows those who reject GOD(Allah in Arabic dosen't mean some different Form of GOD) and not who believes in GOD and His Oneness. So the Arabic word Kafir means "a person who refuses to submit himself to Allah (God), a disbeliever in God" (Quoted : http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/reference/glossary/term.KAFIR.html)

If you really see Islam you will find that it tells you to have faith in all the Prophets of GOD including Jesus , Mosses and all that came before or after them till Mohammad (Peace be upon them). So the Quran is very strict in this regard of Obeying your GOD (ALLAH).

[2:136] Say (O Muslims): We believe in Allah and that which is revealed to us and that which was revealed to Abraham, and Ishmael, and Isaac, and Jacob, and the tribes, and that which Moses and Jesus received, and that which the prophets received from their Lord. We make no distinction between any of them, and to Him we have surrendered. [Arabic "Muslimoon"]

Remember that Islam is a religions for all human beings and not just Arabs or Muslims as The Quran Says:

[49:13] O mankind! We created you from a single (pair) of a male and a female, and made you into nations and tribes, that you may know each other (not that you may despise each other). Verily the most honored of you in the sight of Allah is (he who is) the most righteous of you. And Allah has full knowledge and is well acquainted (with all things)."

In many verses that you quoted most of the places you will find the word Munafic used in Arabic which means the person who shows that he is a Muslim but in reality dose not believe in it.

And Again I should emphasize that you take quotes from the Quran which just look negative and leave the real part of it. See one of the complete part here.

[2:190-192] And fight in the cause of Allah with those who fight with you, and do not exceed the limits, surely Allah does not love those who exceed the limits. And kill them wherever you find them, and drive them out from where they drove you out, and persecution is severer than slaughter, and do not fight with them at the Sacred Mosque (in Makkah) until they fight with you in it, but if they do fight you, then slay them; such is the reward of the unbelievers. But if they desist, then surely Allah is Forgiving, Merciful. And fight with them until there is no persecution, and religion should be only for Allah, but if they desist, then there should be no hostility except against the oppressors.

If you see as opposed to your Interpretation the Quran dose not tells to kill and brutalize The Message is actually of Peace with those who want peace with Muslims and No Mercy for those who try to Kill Muslims. So Jihad is a fight against oppression and has no relation with terrorism.

I don't know why you and many in the western world see the Half Empty glass and not the half full.

Remember it's not only Islam but take any religion all of them will tell you fight against oppression simple because they are from one GOD (Allah).

And in regard to Christians Quran has mentioned at many places that Majority of the Christians are believers meaning that they believe in Oneness of GOD.

I hope my answer removes some misconceptions about Islam, Muslims, & Jihad.

Thank you

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