why does the koran say that muslims should kill non-believers?
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It does not.  The only time would be if someone wages war on you, then you can kill them.  But even in the act of self-defense, against a believer or non-believer, a Muslim has to do everything they can in order to preserve the life of their opponent.\n\nThe Quran states that killing one human is like killing all of humanity, whereas saving one life is like saving all of humanity.  Believe it or not, humanity includes both believers and non-believers.\n\nPlease check your sources next time before making uninformed remarks.
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Muhammad (pbuh) will strongly disapprove this LilPink  because he told us the teaching of Allah( GOD) n he has clearly told that never kill innocent ,ladies, old peoples or rest of the  peacful peoples and fight only to those who are fighting with u, He told us not to destroy even vegetation if u are fighting in enemy area.....and fight only to those who attack you. well killing in islam is basicaly for defensive purpose n God doen't like killing innocents.....killing is only allowed for war purpose  .like when u are attacked by some invader who want to destrou your sovereingnty u should fight with them .......for those redical muslims i must say they are Wrong totaly wrong and they are terrorist........they are not following true islam and these are the peoples who brought bad name to our religion but the worse thing is that rest of the world also judge islam on basis of those redicals....they are  not following islam..i must say they are equal to that terrorism that is being practised in Iraq and Afghanistan, \n  the sad aspect is that there are redicals in other religions as well but only islam is judged on  their activites while rest of the religions are spared.... anyways..simple answer to ur question is that Yes Muhammad will strongly condemn such activities.which are surely terrorism..\n\n peace!!
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When a Christian or a Jew kills someone his religion is not mentioned, but when Muslim is charged with a crime, it is Islam that goes to trial! When someone sacrfices himself to keep others alive, he is noble and all respect him. \nBut when a Palestinian does that to save his son from being killed, his brother's arm being broken, his mother being raped, his home being destroyed, and his mosque being violated -- He gets the title of a terrorist! Why? Because he is a Muslim!
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For your information dear sir, the Islamic religion should be eradicated from the face of the earth because it is essentially evil. There are 26 chapters in the Quran that deal with Jihad, death and destruction of non-Muslims.  Some of the data is hideous and cannot be found in the Christian or Jewish books of religion.  Add to this all other modern religions as well. Mahammud advocated the cutting off of an Infidels neck.  He also advocated cutting off fingers of both hands if a person would not become a Muslim.  Want more?  A Muslim cannot ever leave the faith for if he/she does she is to be killed. Muslims should never mingle with Christians or Jews because they will become contaminated. More? Muslims are required to convert all non-believers to the Islamic faith in a Jihad if necessary.  Killing the non-believer is permitted, even sanctioned. The reward for killing non-believers who will not convert and if you are killed while doing so is instant removal to heaven and the Gardens above where 72 virgins are awaiting you.  I can go on.  It gets even gorier.
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Much of this is symbolic talk.. there is no where in the Quran that says anything about either 70 or 72 virgins.  70 by the way implies infinity from 7, which is symbolically is a week, which keeps coming year after year.\n\nAli (the heir of the Prophet Mohammad) and Caliph of the Muslims said there are three categories of Muslims.  The slaves, the business people, the TRUE BELIEVERS.  Slave-Muslims are those who do good out of fear of punishment and hell.  Businessmen-Muslims are those who do good for gain of paradise or heaven, but the TRUE MUSLIMS are those who do good for the sake of Allah (SWT), to please God.  Their actions are the most superior, as they have no personal motive in it.\n\nOne more thing.  It is not allowed to kill the innocent in Islam.  Everyone is made and nourished by Allah (SWT or Subhaanahoo Wa Ta'ala which means "Holy is HE, THE MOST HIGH!".  Allah literally means THE-GOD, a conjugation of the words THE or AL and ILAH or god, any god). \n\nQuran 5:32 says KILLING one innocent person is like killing all humanity and saving one innocent life is saving all humanity (the context is the killing of Abel by Cain).  Cain not only killed abel but also everyone who would come in the lineage of Abel as well, thousands and millions of people.  So, killing the innocent is a grave and capital crime which can get you the death penalty in Islam.  Killing of a human being is allowed ONLY in self defence or for crimes that are of a capital nature, such as murder and rape etc.\n\nQuran 10:99 says "If Allah willed it, all nations would be Muslims.  Would you then use force to convert?".  Quran 2:257 also says "Compulsion is not allowed in the matter of faith and conscience", as the Lord has given everyone the FREE WILL, based on which we will be judged.  If Free Will is not allowed to be excercised, again one is quetioning God's authority no less!! These verses do show that some Arabs wanted people to be forced to believe in Islam and in spite of these powerful instructions some Muslims DID FORCE PEOPLE TO BELIEVE! even after the Quran having logically refuting it.  \n\nIf someone forces anyone to ISLAM after these verses, they are themselves criminals in accordance with the laws enshrined iin the Quran.  Ignorance is not an excuse in some issues.\n\nPeace
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A few weeks ago, I replied to a similar question. I think I should again. I am a muslim. The first thing you should know that, just like christians or jews, we beleive in only one God too, which means that my God is not different than theirs. We beleive in all the prophets including Jesus..Islam is based on love, respect, peace, friendship, consideration, forgiveness etc., just like other religions.Islam is also a religion of science. You couldn't beleive your eyes if you read the book and saw that many discoveries made after 1900s were all explained in detail in Koran more than 1300 years ago. Whatever happening in the world so cruel and unreasonable that is told to be executed in the name of islam has in fact nothing to do with it. Can you imagine the God ordering to kill, torture and urge people to do things other than their will? No, this is ridiculous.\nIn my country there are really a lot of moderate muslims, while there are of course some of these ignorant and stupid people as in any other places. I beleive there are so many other moderate ones too around the world everywhere. As a matter of fact, the word "moderate" is not fitting in. Because islam itself is moderate. But the damage these radicals have given has raised to a point that, most people have started thinking that islam itself and its beleivers are cruel, bigot and uncultured.\nI respect any other religion and I wish the others did the same without prejudice and they understood this cruelty has nothing to do with my religion. It is the people who are cruel, not the religions. And no religion orders cruelty or violence.
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Muslims SAY they are for peace <-- who the hell said this??? They are for WAR! you know? I live in muslims country, it's 19 years that i am living here.... i know them all, betta than you! pick up the Quran and read about it! it only says that Y kills X and then Z kills Y and then P kills Z and then .... etc.\nthis is PEACE??? the foundament of Muslims is WAR
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Osama bin Laden said in one of his tapes that the Muslims would eventually defeat Israel because "we love death the way they love life."  These suicide bombers don't kill themselves because anybody took their land.  They do it because somebody talks them into believing that after they commit their atrocity they will go to heaven and get 72 virgins to rape at their pleasure.  The 9/11 hijackers were all Saudis and Egyptians -- nobody took their land.  And the Palestinians who strap bombs to their children initially did it because Saadam Hussein offered $25,000 to any family whose child became a suicide bomber.  After Saadam was deposed, Hamas took over the job of rewarding the families of suicide bombers.  It is a horrible, nihilistic practice that strikes at the very heart of civilization.  It is human sacrifice.  The Muslim world should rise up and smash this death cult, and the fact that they don't makes for a strong argument that Islam needs serious reform.
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Allah is the EXCUSE for killing children. Christians don't want to kill all infidels. These cowardly Muslim Radicals are Using Allah. They are making it his problem. Who knows what Allah wants. Like God he remains out of touch. They use his word to back up their hatred of Jews and Christians. It is all Bull SH IT
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“It is not for any PROPHET TO HAVE CAPTIVES UNTIL HE HATH MADE SLAUGHTER IN THE LAND.http://cwis.usc.edu/dept/MSA/quran/008.qmt.html\n\n“FIGHT (Jihad) THOSE WHO BELIEVE NOT IN ALLAH…until they pay the Jizya with willing submission, and feel themselves SUBDUED.” http://cwis.usc.edu/dept/MSA/quran/009.qmt.html\n\n“Cursed: wherever they are found they shall be seized and murdered, a HORRIBLE MURDERING.” http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/quran/033.qmt.html#033.061\n\nI will cast TERROR into the hearts of those who disbelieve. Therefore STRIKE OFF THEIR HEADS AND STRIKE OFF EVERY FINGERTIP of them. http://cwis.usc.edu/dept/msa/quran/008.q...
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Muslims are not to kill for their faith UNLESS their faith is attacked first.
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Yes, it is frightening to think they have a mandate from Allah to kill Christians, Jews, Hindus, Buddists or anyone that does not embrace Muslim.  It is so pathetic that these children are being taught to hate from infancy and that children are brainwashed into believing murdering others and being murdered is an honor and something to be aspired to.\n\nAmerica needs to wake up but too many want to deny the truth of what is happening.
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It lies in the interpretation of the texts by people.  I do not think that Jesus, Mohammad, Buddha or any of the Hindi deities said it is OK to go out and kill the innocents.  It is people who are manipulating the religions for their own benefits.  Cowards.
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i agree, islam is not peaceful, man made, and hypocritical...what other religions has a promise of virgins waiting in heaven if you kill a non-believer...
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Koran's Verse 5:32\n\n"...whosoever killeth a human being... it shall be as if he had killed all mankind, and whoso saveth the life of one, it shall be as if he had saved the life of all mankind..."
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Islam does not need to be reformed, some of the believers in Islam however need to be. (like those who are not willing to reason, terrorists, those who think killing others would take them to heaven.) Such kinds of believers need more education in Islam.\n\nTO answer your question:\n\nOn what grounds then can Islamic scholar can say that a terrorist is not following Islam\n\nI am not an Islamic scholar but I know the answer.\nA terrorist is a person who kills and terrorized others.\nthat is forbidden in Islam. If s/he still does that, than logic would say he is not following his religion\n\n2) On what foundation can a reformist change the understanding of Islam (such as the violent quotes of the Koran)?\n   \n   SOme people including some muslims dont have the full knowledege of the Qur'an. They just take the superficial meaning of the verses. Sometimes they pick and choose the verses they want to follow. \n   This way, they have completely mis-interpreted the Qur'an by not considereing all the related verses.\nSome verses have deeper meaning and need to be interpreted by a person who knoows more about the verse like where, why and when it was revealed. Just taking the superficial meaning will definately lead a person to the wrong way.\n\n    Translation is not the same as interpretation. You can get the best translation of the Qur'an, but you can still mis interpret it if you dont know have much knowlege of it.\n\nTherefore, these people need to be more educated in the Qur'an, explaining to them that some verses cannot just be interpreted that way people want. They have to be interpreted by those who have the knowldge to do so.
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1. Killing is prohibited of anyone except in the case of those who    wage war against you, and even then, if the attacker shows repentance it is obligatory to show them forgiveness. Surah 5: 34-35\n2. The End will be the Judgment of all mankind, each judged on his/her own doings. Surah 82 18-19\n3. The righteous shall be in bliss. The wicked will be in the fire. Surah 82 13-14\n4. The last question is just stupid. That is a myth. Paradise is being close Allah.