Live by the sword

Submitted by davidbare (United States), Dec 8, 2006 at 19:02

For the past two years I have studied the quran and the hadith along with many other books on Isam.

The books in the beginning are speaking of doing good to others. I quote the translations from the arabic.

Befriend the Jews and the Christians for they are close to our God. Let them choose their own religion for it is their choice. Do not eat before your neighbour. To kill a man is too kill all mankind to save a man is to save all mankind. Read the bible and the torah for these are the words of our God

Some weird translations Do not urinae in your clothing for this is a sin. Lay in wait and kill the infidel. If one is of the Islam faith and decrees to leave this faith he may be sought out and killed No punishment shall be fall the person who does this.

Islam will come as a stranger and go as a stranger. The bible is corrupt .

I have only quoted a few words of the Hadith and the Quran but its clear there does exist contradiction.

I have spoken to many Muslims who can recite the Quran in arabic but do not understand it. I found some muslims that cursed the name of Jesus Christ but this is supposed to be one of their prophets. Many muslims who don't understand their religion or even know the truth about their founder Muhammed.

Can I enligthen- He asked his step son to divorce his wife so he Muhammed could marry her God frowns upon divorce. He married ayeshia at the age of 7 consumating the marriage when she was 9. He had several wives and concubines some estimate are given as 22. He made it clear that no muslims shall have more then 4 wives yet he had more. He did organize himself the killing of many people including innocents. He also killed one of the people who wrote down the words that he claimed came from Gabriel and with Mo's blessing altered the the wording. As mo was unable to read or write how did he know what was written down was what the Angel told him. YES ALAS, ISLAM IS A VIOLENT RELIGION but was not so in the early days of his preaching.

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