How can we say Islam is a religon of peace ?
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Just lie in front of ppl, in order to protect your life from being killed. so say "islam is peaceful religion" and call all these incidents recorded against Islam as it is not real or it is not true.  and whoever do a terrorist attack under Islam say they are not real Muslims or they are jews or crusaders or even from Mars.  and when you see bad things in other countries say look thanks God for Islam, Islam is the best!!  hide your ugly text and tell ppl more lies and lies. and the most common lie that Islam is growing despite Islam prohibit ppl from converting from it and kill them and easily allow others to embrace Islam.  many Islamic countries prevent teaching of other religions or restrict them hardly. while Muslims can teach abroad...good one?
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Islâm is your Birthright \n \n\nMankind and the universe were not created by accident or chance, but according to the plan of the Creator, who is known as Allah (lit.: the one God) in Islâm. The Qur'an states that it is the duty of all individuals to learn about Allah and to live according to His will. As we cannot accomplish this be ourselves, Allah has sent messengers and prophets to guide humanity All of these chosen individuals have brought the same message and have served as examples to their people of how Allah desires all human beings to live. Through these selected people, we have been told why mankind was created, what will happen to us after death, and what Allah expects of us. But most importantly, we have been told that Allah is unique-He has no partners, no sons or daughters, and no competitors, as so many other man-made religious systems have postulated. This message always remains the same, whereas the laws laid down for a particular might show some slight differences.\n\nMuhammad, the last of Allah's prophets, was sent to present Allah's revelation in its final form and for the last time. This was necessary because the message delivered by the previous prophets and messengers had been corrupted or distorted by their followers. They had been mixed with philosophical speculations, superstitions, myths, and neglect. Therefore, Islâm is not a new religion-it is a restatement of the original religion of Allah in its purest form and is designed to provide humanity with the uncorrupted message of Allah.\n\nIslâm is an Arabic word that denotes submission and obedience to Allah. It also means "peace," for it brings peace of mind as well as peace on the individual and the social levels.\n\nTHE FIVE PILLARS OF ISLÂM\n\nIn Islâm, the term "worship" covers any action that one does in accordance with the will of Allah. It can be mental, physical, spoken, or otherwise. All such actions will be rewarded.\n\nThere are five acts of worship that are so fundamental that the Prophet grouped them together as the five pillars of Islâm. Every Muslim is expected to fulfill these obligations. They are:\n\nTHE DECLARATION OF MONOTHEISM:\n\nRecognizing and acknowledging the monotheistic nature of Allah stands at the core of Islâm. This consists of a public affirmation that "there is no god but Allah (God), and Muhammad is His Messenger." One cannot be a Muslim until he states this fact in the presence of Muslim witnesses.\n\nPRAYERS:\n\nA Muslim must perform the five daily prayers. These must be performed at specific times, corresponding roughly with dawn, noon, afternoon, sunset, and nightfall. The prayers can be made in any clean place, but it is preferable to pray them with others in a mosque, for this communal undertaking acts as a reminder that all Muslims are equal. When many people are praying together, it becomes clear that color, economic status, social position, and all other artificial distinctions have no importance to Allah, for all Muslims are commanded to stand together, shoulder to shoulder, and prostrate themselves before Him. There are no exceptions. Prayers also elevated the individual to a higher level of morality, purifies his heart, and helps him to resist his desire to engage in forbidden activities.\n\nFASTING THE MONTH OF RAMADAN:\n\nEvery year during the Muslim month of Ramadan, Muslims abstain from food, drink, and sexual activity from dawn to sunset. While this gives the body a much needed rest and improves ones health by getting rid of excess weight, it also increases ones commitment to Allah, develops his social conscience, and reminds him of how the less fortunate live every day In addition, it strengthens one's patience, self-restraint, will power, and sincerity.\n\nCHARITY (Zakat):\n\nEvery Muslim whose net annual savings are above a certain specified minimum must pay an annual amount of 2.5% to the poor and needy This action purifies one's accrued
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beside reliegon I think the most important part is humanity\nof course we believe that Islam is the most prfect religon according to humanity that has come after christanity to compelet it;so not disagreement with christanity
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We are instructed by the Noble Qura'an to answer back with the word "Peace" when addressed by ignorants, so again: Peace.\n\n\nMuhammed A – Z\nMay Allah Exalt his Mention\nBy Yusuf Estes, Former Christian Preacher\n\nMuhammad ibn Abdullah ibn Abdul Muttalib\nBorn 570 C.E. (Christian Era); died 633 C.E.\n\nThe following is based on books, manuscripts, texts and actual eyewitness accounts, too numerous to mention herein, preserved in original form throughout the centuries by both Muslims and non-Muslims.\n\nMany people today are discussing Prophet Muhammad, may Allah exalt his mention. Who was he exactly? What did he teach? Why was he loved so much by some and hated so much by others? Did he live up to his claims? Was he a holy man? Was he a prophet of God? What is the truth about this man?You be the judge.\nHere are the facts as narrated by thousands of people, many of whom knew him personally.\n*He was born to a noble tribe to the lineage of the leaders of Makkah.\n*His name comes from the Arabic root "hamd" and literally means "praised one." People at his time and until this very moment, praise him many times per day, may Allah exalt his mention.\n*He never fell into the common practice of his tribesmen to worship statues, idols or man-made "gods."\n*He believed that God was truly One God, and as such, He was to be worshipped alone, without any other "gods" beside Him.\n*He held the Name of God in the highest of reverence and never took God's Name in vain or for any vain glorious purpose.\n*He despised false worship and all of the complexities and degradation to which it leads.\n*He adhered to the Commandments of Almighty God, just as prophets of old had done in the past.\n*He never committed adultery, and he forbade others from doing it.\n*He forbade usury and interest on money lending, as Jesus, may Allah exalt his mention, had done centuries before him.\n*He never gambled and did not allow it.\n*He never drank alcohol or strong drink; even though it was a very normal thing for people of his time and place.\n*He did not engage in gossip and used to turn away from hearing anything related to it.\n*He fasted for days at a time to be closer to Almighty God and away from the narrowness of worldly attractions.\n*He taught that Jesus, may Allah exalt his mention, was the immaculate conception and miracle birth of Mary, and that she was among the best creation of Almighty God.\n*He insisted even to the Jews of Medina, that Jesus, may Allah exalt his mention, was the Messiah, the Christ, the one predicted to come in their Torah (Old Testament).\n*He said Jesus, may Allah exalt his mention, did many miracles by the permission of Almighty God, curing the lepers, restoring sight to the blind and even bringing a dead man back to life.\n*He stated clearly that Jesus, may Allah exalt his mention, was not dead, rather Almighty God had raised him up.\n*He foretold that Jesus, may Allah exalt his mention, is going to return again in the Last Days to lead the true believers in a victory over the evil and unrighteous people, and he will destroy the Anti-Christ.\n*He commanded the payment of charity to the poor and he was the defender and protector of widows, orphans and the wayfarers.\n*He ordered people to unite with their families and honor the ties of kinship and he restored relationships between family members.\n*He required his followers to engage only in lawful marriage relationships with women, and forbade sex outside of Almighty God's Ordinance.\n*He insisted on giving women their proper rights, dowries, inheritance and property.\n*His patience and humble attitude were exemplary and all who knew him had to admit to these virtues.\nA. He never lied, never broke a trust never bore false witness, and he was famous with all the tribes in Makkah and was known as: "The Truthful" (Al-Ameen).\nB. He never once engaged in sex outside of marriage, nor did he ever approve
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Ok i read many answers there so i cant add anything .... but i can say somthing here thats what the meaning of the word ISLAM ....?? i will explain it from the side of the meaning .\n\nIts means PEACE ...so how can thats word have evil side ...\n\nI want say 2 ...thats if u came to my country u will see  in many places that the CHURCH & MOUSQUE side by side ..\n\nSo ISLAM is not just word means peace ... its ACTION 2 of peace \n\nU can know thats IF u read well about the Islam ...so try and read more if u really want to know ...not just want to show ur evil side of hate of Islam by ur question ..\n\nAnd Islam is relgion from God as the anthers relgions we know ...so do u think thats GOD can send evil thing to us as Human... no i dont think so .... \n\nSo i think u must know GOD first ..then know ur relgion well.. and if u want know about anthers relgions, AGAIN READ WELL...b4 asking
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i am a Muslim and i'm proud to say that Islam IS the way of life..it teach and guide us along the journey of every ones life. If we do practice it sincerely and deeply, we WILL find the true meaning of this life and what are the responsibilities goes with that..Islam it self is peace loving religion..and some people have tarnished the good name of Islam..hope Allah s.w.t will always guide us with His light and Mercy...Amin
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Very good question...people don't realize Islam is the religion of many of the terrorists over there. Islam is supposed to be a peaceful religion, but right now they say they are in a Jihad (holy war), in which case I guess it's basically every man for himself. I know, lots of the terrorists don't claim a religion, but just as many cite Jihad as an excuse. FYI: there won't be any world peace until the end times.
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Islam is a religion of peace, love and tolerance. Today, however, some circles have been presenting a false image of Islam, as if there were conflict between Islam and the adherents of the two other monotheistic religions. Yet Islam's view of Jews and Christians, who are named "the People of the Book" in the Koran, is very friendly and tolerant. \n\nThis attitude towards the People of the Book developed during the years of the birth of Islam. At that time, Muslims were a minority, struggling to protect their faith and suffering oppression and torture from the pagans of the city of Mecca. Due to this persecution, some Muslims decided to flee Mecca and shelter in a safe country with a just ruler. The Prophet Muhammad told them to take refuge with King Negus, the Christian king of Ethiopia. The Muslims who followed this advice found a very fair administration that embraced them with love and respect when they went to Ethiopia. King Negus refused the demands of the pagan messengers who asked him to surrender the Muslims to them, and announced that Muslims could live freely in his country. \n\nSuch attitudes of Christian people that are based on the concepts of compassion, mercy, modesty and justice, constitute a fact that God has pointed out in the Koran. A verse of the Koran states:\n\n… You will find the people most affectionate to those who believe are those who say, 'We are Christians.' That is because some of them are priests and monks and because they are not arrogant. (Surat al-Ma'ida, 82)\n\nChristian and Muslim belief have many aspects in common. Judaism too shares many beliefs with Islam. All true adherents of these three great religions: \n\n\nbelieve that God has created the entire universe out of nothing and that He dominates all that exists with His omnipotence. \n\nbelieve that God has created man and living things in a miraculous way and that man possesses a soul granted him by God. \n\nbelieve that besides Jesus, Moses or Muhammad, God sent many prophets such as Noah, Abraham, Isaac and Joseph throughout history, and they love all these prophets. \n\nbelieve in resurrection, Heaven and Hell and angels, and that God has created our lives with a certain destiny. \nThe beliefs of the People of the Book are in harmony with Muslims, not only in terms of faith-related issues, but also of moral values. Today, in a world where such immoralities as adultery, homosexuality, drug addiction and a model of egoism and self-seeking cruelty have grown widespread, the People of the Book and Muslims share the same virtues: Honor, chastity, humility, self-sacrifice, honesty, compassion, mercy and unconditional love… \n\nIt is evident there are ample grounds for an alliance between the "People of the Book" and Muslims. This is also very evident in the Koran. In the relevant verses of the Koran, there is a significant difference between the People of the Book and the idolaters. This is especially emphasized in the area of social life. For example, it is said concerning the idolaters: "(they) are unclean, so after this year they should not come near the Masjid al-Haram (Kaaba)." (Surat at-Tawba: 28) Idolaters are people who obey no divine law, have no moral precepts and who are capable of committing every kind of degrading and perverse action without hesitation.\n\nBut while they basically rely on God's revelation, the People of the Book have moral precepts and know what is lawful and what is not. For this reason, if one of the People of the Book cooks some food, it is lawful for Muslims to eat it. In the same way, permission has been given for a Muslim man to marry a woman from among the People of the Book. On this subject God commands: \n\nToday all good things have been made lawful for you. And the food of those given the Book is also lawful for you and your food is lawful for them. So are chaste women from among the believers and chaste women of those given the Book before you,
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Islam is a religion- made up of all types of people and cultures- the true Islamic or Muslim people would be a Peaceful group, not inflicting Anything on Anyone if they followed their original teachings- and their Koran.\n\nUnfortunately, there are many confused, evil, tyranical, fantatics that Happen to be of that Islamic faith, and that  is all we get to hear and see in our Media, and that is what has us all up at ARMS over it all, because, that is all we know- thanks to one sided media attention.\n\nIn the USA, we came here originally to avoid persecution of our religious beliefs, and taxation without representation.  We did not tell Anyone to follow Christ or to become Christian- but, we were Founded by people that do believe in GOD- and that is a fact.\n\nfor all those confused about what the Koran truly says, check this source:)  btw, I am Christian.\n\nhttp://www.islamia.com/the_drama_of_revelation.htm
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First of all, I would like to thank everyone for their concern and questions on my religion.  It brings joy to me to see so many wanting to find the truth.\n\nThat said, there are some importnat notes we most consider.\n\n1. As Muslims we cannot lie about anything, especially about our religion.\n\n2. We have original recorded sources of our religion:\n\nA) The Quran\n\nB) Teachings of Muhammad.\n\nThis is a very unique part of Islam, not available in any other ancient religions.\n\n3. Sometimes "questions" contain misinformation. We must qualify what it is that someone is saying against what they are implying.\n\n4. If you find the answer to your question makes you say, "I didn't know that" or "This is good" are you ready to worship your God and your Lord without and partners?\n\nThis what Islam is really all about. The most important subject is the worship of Almighty God, without any partners or associates or "gods" besides Almighty God.\n\n\nYou speak of an arabic word when you do not know the language nor what the word means.\n\nNow, Islam is an arabic word. In order to understand what it means we must look at it in arabic rather than english.\n\nThe root word is s-l-m. Which has 5 distinct meanings:\nSurrender\nSubmission\nObey\nSincerity\nand Peace.\n\nSo you see, Islam is Surrendering and Submitting to the Will of Allah by obeying His Commandments in sincerity and peace.\n\nLike in English, the verb would be submitt, someone doing this would be a submitter. the er at the end makes it clear that it is an attribute to a person. In arabic, -mu is added but to the beginning of the word. For example, Islam would eb a Mu-islam, or just Muslim. Hajir, means to make pilgrammage, to miagrate, and so forth, a person would be called a muhajir. Once that is understood, then you can see that all "Mu-Islam"s do is surrender, submit, obey Allah in sincerity and peace.\n\nNow, what is this "Allah" that I speak of? "It makes no sense" Well, like in english, you have God and god, Gods or goddess. In arabic, there is ilah, which means god, eliha, which means gods. Howeever, in arabic, it also means someone to be worshiped. Allah is The One and Only God, it cannot be made plural nor genderized. It is not lower case nor upper case. IT is clear. So, Allah is The One and Only God to be worshiped.\n\nNow, from the time of ADam to Muhammad peace be upon them all, there was only one thing being preached, Islam, which you can substitute for "Surrendering, submitting, and obeying the Will of Allah(The One and Only God to be Worshiped) in sincerity and peace" . They all preached this same thing, therfore making them Muslims. This means that What we have today as Islam was actually a way of life, a verb, that was followed by all the prophets of Allah Almighty.\n\nSo once you can understand this, we can see that It isnt Allah's Words that are constatnly changing it is Man's words. Allah keeps on sending the same messege. In arabic the word Man is Insaan which comes from the root word, Nasa(bear with my translations) which means to forget.\nSo what did Adam preach to his children and grandchildren and so forth? To Surrender, submit, obey the Will of the One and Only God to be worshiped in sincerity and peace. (peace be upon Adam)\nWhat did Noah peace be upon him preach to his people?the same thing.\nWhat did Moses peace be upon him preach to his people?the same thing.\nDavid?Soloman?Jacob?Ishmael?Isaac?Abraham?and all the rest?peace be upon them all.the same thing, they all preached the same thing.\n\nSo now, and I dont have time to continue all of this, What did Jesus peace be upon him preach? All the prophets preached that Islam(To Surrender, submit, obey the Will of the One and Only God to be worshiped in sincerity and peace.) was the correct and only way. So why would Jesus peace be upon him say otherwise?Why would he preach otherwise? Of course he didnt.
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islam is a religion as it is a  way of life. the quran doesnt say "says that if you die well killing others you will go to a muslim heaven" WRONG!! if you die defending yourself you go to heaven. make sense right? islam rule the world?! WRONG again. islam preaches religious tolerance more than any other religion out there. in fact, in the quran it states that NO place of worship has the right to be destroyed if even ONE person goes there. Islam dates back to the time of adam and eve. there was no founder; there was only god. why do so many religions exsist? because with time comes change. (and to clear up the answer above, no man has the right to beat a women. a women is to be treated with respect and compassion!) Muslims pray five times a day, fast the month of ramadan, give charity, state there is no god but god, and make the pilgrimage to mecca. those are the basis of islam. then comes things like, respecting your parents, being kind to your neighbors, and preforming good deeds as often as possible because it isnt just a religion but a way of living.
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"We are instructed by the Noble Qura'an to answer back with the word "Peace" when addressed by ignorants, so again: Peace."
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Islam in arabic means peace. The muslim religion promotes peace, as for the Danish embassy.. that's a different topic altogether.. the religion was mocked and disrespected. what if something like that was done to an image of Jesus?\n\nIslam has even it's own political system to take care of things such as poverty. If Islamic nations followed the doctorins of Islam to the letter they'd be much better off.. \n\nExample?\n\nZaka(t)\n\nthat is when a muslim is OBLIGATED to pay a portion of what they have as a form of charity.\n\nwhat about respect?\n\nThere is a saying where it was the case that a Muslim woman prayed daily, fasted (obstained from food during day hours), gave charity, and so on.. but was cruel to her animals. The Prophet was asked will she go to heaven the Prophet said no since she was unmerciful to what depended on her (her pets/animals)\n\nRespect of the nieghboor:\nIn Islam, a Muslim is seen as going against the religion if they are disrespectful towards their neighboors.\n\nas for what muslims are doing NOW and today..\n\nDid you know in Chicago that mosques put together a program to feed the poor? they collected money, and distributed food to the poor.\n\nDid you know that there are Muslim run organizations that send AID (financially or by volunteers) when there is a need for it when natural disasters occur?\n\nLady, check your facts before you make false remarks like that (directed to beach gurl)
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We beleive in One almighty creator "Allah" and in his messenger "Muhammad (PBUH)"\n\nIslma in its core insists on Good Morals and being a useful human being .. who works hard for his life , yet doesn't forget that he is watched by Allah , so that he sould be kind and just with others ..\n\nI'm sorry if some terrorst actions had made the western word see Islam as the bloody violent faith.. but this is not true and doesn't represent the REAL teachings of islam.
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I will quote Shakespeare when I say \n\nWhat's in a name? That which we call a rose\nBy any other word would smell as sweet.\n\nactions speak louder than words. Islam claims to be a religion of peace but has yet to proven itself so.
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read the truth and do the research. Islam is not now and never was a peaceful religion. it was founded by a liar and thief who used made up visions to promote his own agenda. The man was a pedophile and rapist. For your own sake, read your own texts, These official works include: the Sira, Ta'rikh, Hadith, and Qur'an. Ishaq's Sira, or biography, called Sirat Rasul Allah, provides the lone account of Muhammad's life and the formation of Islam written within 200 years of the prophet's death.\n\nThere were no miracles to prove Muhammad's claim of being a godly conduit. There were no healings, walking on water, parting seas, raising folks from the dead, or feeding multitudes. And there are no fulfilled prophecies, like the exacting and detailed predictions that Biblical prophets routinely made to demonstrate their divine authority. But the most troubling part about our absolute reliance on Muhammad's testimony that he and his Qur'an were divinely inspired is that the prophet's character was as deficient, and his life was as despicable, as anyone who has ever lived.\n\nFollowing his first Qur'anic revelation, Muhammad claimed to have been demon possessed. By his own admission, he tried to commit suicide. Those who knew him best, his family and neighbors, said that he had gone mad. “He is a demon-possessed sorcerer fabricating scripture,” they said, accusing him of plagiarism and of having purely selfish motives. They mocked his prophetic claims, ridiculed his Qur'an, and said that his preposterous notion of turning many pagan idols into the one God was insane. As a result of this verbal abuse, all chronicled in the Qur'an, Muhammad pledged to slaughter his kin.\n\nHaving destroyed the “religion” of Islam in Mecca, Muhammad created the political doctrine of “submission” in Medina. He became a pirate, dictator, and terrorist leader. He used Qur'anic scripture to justify some of the most horrific behavior imaginable: pedophilia, incest, rape, torture, assassinations, thievery, mass murder, and terror—all in an unbridled orgy of sex, power, and money. Again, this summation simply reflects the portrayal documented in the Islamic Sunnah and confirmed in the Qur'an.\n\nWhen he was fifty, Muhammad married a six-year-old child. Then he stole his son's wife. After forcing young girls to watch his men execute their fathers, Muhammad raped them. He tortured his victims to make sure no booty escaped his grasp. He committed mass murder, slaughtering Jews in genocidal rage. In ten years, he ordered a score of assassinations and conducted seventy-five terrorist raids. He used the sword to force Arabs into submission and used the slave trade to finance Islam. He was more interested in collecting girls and taxes than anything else. He ruled through fear. And his god condoned it all.\n\nAlas, Islam was not all murder, plunder, and lust. There was war. Tabari VII:105 “In this year there was the expedition of the Messenger to Uhud. In year three of the Islamic Era (March, 625) the Quraysh were provoked against the Messenger because he had killed their nobles and chiefs at Badr.”\n\nThe Meccans had witnessed the prophet's demented behavior at the pit. “Muhammad has bereaved us and killed our best men. So help us defend ourselves against him and perhaps we will obtain vengeance for those he has slain.” They wanted to prevent the onslaught from continuing. Yet today, Muslims raise shrill voices protesting that Uhud was proof that the Meccans were the aggressors and that Muhammad was forced into defending his flock. But their own scriptures say otherwise, putting Islam in a difficult position. If these Hadiths are accurate, their prophet was a warmongering terrorist and a ruthless pirate. But if these Traditions are not true, they have no prophet and thus no religion—for nothing else is known about him or of Islam's beginnings.\n\nIslam is a caustic blend of regurgi
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A LOT of Muslims need to get their stories straight. Its proven ISLAM means "SUBMIT" or "SUBMISSION" - not Peace.\n\nThe correct context of early ISLAM was "Submit to Allah of die". Anything else is a watered down "variation" of Islam painted up to look pretty and acceptable to gullible westerners.\n\nI'm not trying to be hostile or insultive - just stating the facts. And seeing that the U.E. and Egyptian Mullahs have given permission to lie to Americans and to curse Americans.., (a matter of documentation for Muslims traveling in the US) I see little reason to believe anyone saying Islam is a religion of peace.