Does the Koran condone murder? If so, how is this interpreted?
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Absolutley not! The Quran is completely against murder and it actually states that if a muslim kills even one person no matter what faith they belong to it is as if he has killed all mankind. Many people believe that the Quran condones murder because of what the media says but the terrorists and suicide bombers do not represent what Islam teaches or even allows. These are extremists that want to use this holy book to corrupt the religion of Islam.
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Dear brother\n\nPeace be upon you.....\n\nTell him :\n\nquran has said"Ayah:33-33    -----surah Al israa (bani Israel)\n\n(9) Do not kill any soul whose killing has been forbidden by Allah ( 33 ) except by right ( 34 ) : and if one is killed unjustly We have granted the right of retribution to his guardian. ( 35 ) So he should not transgress the limits in retaliation, ( 36 ) for he shall be helped. ( 37 )  "\n\nhttp://www.translatedquran.com/meaning.asp?sno=17&tno=866\n\nQuran says "a believr shall not kill a believer".....Al Nisa 92\n\n(Ayah:92-93    \nIt does not behove a Believer to slay another Believer except by error, ( 120 ) and if one slays a Believer by error, he must set free one believing slave as expiation ( 121 ) and pay blood-money to the heirs ( 122 ) of the slain person unless they charitably forego it. But if the murdered Muslim belonged to a people who are at enmity with you, then the expiation shall be the freeing of one believing slave; and if the slain person belonged to a non-Muslim ally of yours, then the blood-money must be paid to his heirs ( 123 ) and a believing slave has to be set free. But if one could not afford a slave, then he must fast two consecutive months. ( 124 ) This is the way enjoined by Allah for repentance; ( 125 ) Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise. As regards the one who kills a Believer wilfully, his recompense is Hell, wherein he shall live for ever. He has incurred Allah's wrath and His curse is on him, and Allah has prepared a woeful torment for him. )\n\nhttp://www.translatedquran.com/meaning.asp?sno=4&tno=412\n\nQuran said "he who killed a soul with out a soul as if he kiled all mankind" .......Al Maedah 32\n\n(That was why We prescribed this for the children of Israel: ( 53 ) "He who killed any person, unless it be a person guilty of manslaughter, or of spreading chaos in the land, should be looked upon as though he had slain all mankind, and he who saved one life should be regarded as though he had saved the lives of all mankind. " ( 54 ) But the majority of them went on committing excesses in the land even after Our Messengers came to them one after the other with clear directions.)\n\nhttp://www.translatedquran.com/meaning.asp?sno=5&tno=580\n\nQuran says"and you should not kill any living being whom Allah has forbidden to kill except by right."......Al Anaam 153\n\nAyah:151-153    \nO Muhammad, say to them, "Come, I will recite what limits your Lord has set for you." ( 127 ) (He has enjoined:) (1) That you should not set up anything as a partner with Him, ( 128 ) (2) and you should treat your parents kindly, ( 129 ) (3) and you should not kill your children for fear of poverty, for We provide sustenance for you and will provide sustenance for them also, (4) and you should not go near indecent things ( 130 ) whether they be open or hidden, (5) and you should not kill any living being whom Allah has forbidden to kill except by right. ( 131 ) These are the things which He has enjoined on you: it may be that you use your common sense. And He has enjoined:(6) that you should not go near the property of an orphan except in the best way,' ( 132 ) until he reaches his maturity.(7) and you should use a full measure and a just balance. We charge one only with that much responsibility that one can bear, ( 133 ) (8) and whatever you say should be just, even if it is concerning your own relatives,(9) and you should fulfil your covenant with Allah. ( 134 ) Allah has enjoined these things on you so that you may follow the admonition.(10) And Allah also enjoins: "This way alone is My Right Way; therefore you should follow this Way and should not follow other ways lest they should lead you astray from His Way. ( 135 ) This is what Allah has enjoined on you so that you may avoid crooked ways.  \n\nhttp://www.translatedquran.com/meaning.asp?sno=6&tno=722\n\n....................................................................
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I don't follow Aljazeera links as it seems too closely linked with terrorism.  Their reporting seems biased at best for extreme Islamic radical movements.\n\nFreedom is not war, but peace.  The true submission is not to an external force but to the internal nature, even to our God.  Death and pain does not refine us or free us, but instead life and productive sacrifice (work).\n\nNo rational or moral argument can follow the use of force, which is only fit in resistance to force.  Anger and revenge are incompatible with the peace and freedom for which religion strives.  All who preach such enmity in the name of God (who Muslims call Allah) speak falsely and offend God, the Father of all peoples, by dividing His children against each other.\n\nThose who claim freedom can fight only those who initiate the use of force, which includes terrorism.  No freedom fighter can kill an unarmed person, without certainty that this person intends to take up arms against him.  Terrorists cowardly fight freedom by targeting civilians and hide their guilt behind their own deaths by suicide.
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The Islamic tradition is not a violent one, in fact most Muslims are very strongly opposed to violence in any form.  There are a small number of extremists who have misinterpreted what the Quran says and use this as a justification for violence.  An honest, open, and unbiased (as unbiased as any of us can get) reading of the Quran will show you that not only does the Quran not encourage violence, it actually actively discourages it.\n\nJust for the record...I'm a Christian, I have no ulterior motive here.
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Excellent question.\n\nI am not a Muslim, but I have to commend you on your logic.  Makes perfect sense.\n\nWhat I said actually means that few people are able to discern such logic.  You're going to be ridiculed.  Get used to it.  Those same people will believe the Muslims did the 9/11 thing when it is obvious they did not.  I'm confident you are aware of this.  Write me if I am wrong, noting of course that I realize you are not buying into the Muslim faith.\n\nI would recommend however, for some intense research, that you look into the Koran in greater depth.  Seek out a western interpretation by someone who has done in-depth research and you will be impressed.  It's not completely whacky.  The truth is though, all religion feeds off the other.  Very scary to be honest with you.  Makes a soul wonder what the hell is the truth?
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probably in the koran somewhere...
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What utter nonsense.  As someone who has read the Koran, as well as many other sacred books, I have to wonder at the ignorance of your question.  Why haven't you actually read the holy books of Islam? Shall we look at Muhammed's own words?\n\nWarning:  Many pages of the other awful things Muhammed encouraged could be shared, and will if you wish and ask, on any topic under the sun, or moon as the case may be.\n\nBukhari:V4B52N220 “Allah’s Apostle said, ‘I have been made victorious with terror.’” \nQur’an 8:12 “I shall terrorize the infidels. So wound their bodies and incapacitate them because they oppose Allah and His Apostle.” \nQur’an 8:57 “If you gain mastery over them in battle, inflict such a defeat as would terrorize them, so that they would learn a lesson and be warned.” \nIshaq:326 “If you come upon them, deal so forcibly as to terrify those who would follow, that they may be warned. Make a severe example of them by terrorizing Allah’s enemies.”\nQur’an 8:67 “It is not fitting for any prophet to have prisoners until he has made a great slaughtered in the land.”\nIshaq:588 “When the Apostle descends on your land none of your people will be left when he leaves.” \nTabari IX:42 “We have been dealt a situation from which there is no escape. You have seen what Muhammad has done. Arabs have submitted to him and we do not have the strength to fight. You know that no herd is safe from him. And no one even dares go outside for fear of being terrorized.”\nIshaq:326 “Allah said, ‘No Prophet before Muhammad took booty from his enemy nor prisoners for ransom.’ Muhammad said, ‘I was made victorious with terror. The earth was made a place for me to clean. I was given the most powerful words. Booty was made lawful for me. I was given the power to intercede. These five privileges were awarded to no prophet before me.’” \nIshaq:327 “Allah said, ‘A prophet must slaughter before collecting captives. A slaughtered enemy is driven from the land. Muhammad, you craved the desires of this world, its goods and the ransom captives would bring. But Allah desires killing them to manifest the religion.’” \nQur’an 7:3 “Little do you remember My warning. How many towns have We destroyed as a raid by night? Our punishment took them suddenly while they slept for their afternoon rest. Our terror came to them; Our punishment overtook them.”\nIshaq:510 “When the Apostle looked down on Khaybar he told his Companions, ‘O Allah, Lord of the Devils and what into error they throw, and Lord of the winds and what they winnow, we ask Thee for the booty of this town and its people. Forward in the name of Allah.’ He used to say this of every town he raided.”\nBukhari:V5B59N512 “The Prophet offered the Fajr Prayer [Prayer of Fear] near Khaybar when it was still dark. He said, ‘Allahu-Akbar!’ [Allah is Greatest] Khaybar is destroyed, for whenever we approach a hostile nation to fight, then evil will be the morning for those who have been warned.’ Then the inhabitants came out running on their roads. The Prophet had their men killed; their children and woman were taken as captives.”\nBukhari:V9B87N127  “The Prophet said, ‘I have been given the keys of eloquent speech and given victory with terror.’”\nIshaq:517 “Khaybar was stormed by the Apostle’s squadron, fully armed, powerful and strong. It brought certain humiliation with Muslim men in its midst. We attacked and they met their doom. Muhammad conquered the Jews in fighting that day as they opened their eyes to our dust.”\nTabari VIII:116/Ishaq:511 “So Muhammad began seizing their herds and their property bit by bit. He conquered home by home. The Messenger took some people captive, including Safiyah and her two cousins. The Prophet chose Safiyah for himself.”\nBukhari:V5B59N512 “The Prophet had their men killed, their children and woman taken captive.”\nTabari VIII:129 “After the Messenger had finis
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Does it change your conclusion any way. I shall have to look into the Quran to give exact answer. Is it worth? The fact remains that you have already accepted opinion of others that stoning is an excellent punishment. I respectfully differ from those persons because it is the most barbaric behaviour to kill a person by stoning. You are neither reforming him nor deterring others  by such conduct; you are only satisfying the animal within you who has not reformed yet despite a human body.\n\nHowever, the punishment is mentioned in the chapter dedicated to women in the Quran.
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No, Koran does not state that. Instead, There are lot of verses that mention about freedom of belief.
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No, we are killing people who murdered other people as both a punishment, and as an act to say that we value life so much, that when you wrongfully take another's, yours is itself forfeit.\n\nIf you cannot distinguish between killing as punishment and the crime of murder, then, nobody can help you understand.
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It's right, I'm a christian and I know Allah (Islam God) says kill non-follower of islam and not to befriend people of other religion. That's a bad thing.
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With all due respect to you,\n\nI reveal two facts that you can choose to believe from your own wisdom;\n\n1. Muhammed "Sinned", he was a "Child Molester"!\n\nhttp://www.geocities.com/AntiJihad/mo_pedo.html\n\n2. Jesus "Never Sinned", He has power over Life and Death!\n\nHis bones are absent from the grave!\n\n\nWho is the One that we should listen to?\n.........................................................\n\nAlso, it is Not ignorance to not want to embrace Islam when you consider the actions of Muslims and their rejoicing in them.\n\nhttp://www.faithfreedom.org/Gallery/14.htm\n\n.........................................................................\nAddition,\n\nDefinition; objectivity\n\nn : judgment based on observable phenomena and uninfluenced by emotions or personal prejudices [syn: objectiveness]\n\nMy conclusions are based on the observable phenomena of "Muslims" "Blowing Up Innocent People"!!\n\nAnd Muslims Murdering people that don't believe in their Religion\n\nhttp://www.prophetofdoom.net/article.aspx?g=406&i=46007\n\nAnd if I was influenced by my emotions, I would be using way, way, harsher, and abusive words than I am using now.\n\nAlso, it was after 9-11 that I started reading the Quran for myself wanting to know about Islam.\n\nAfter reading Muslim sites and History about Muhammed, I found out what a Horrendous and Evil man Muhammed was!\n\nhttp://www.faithfreedom.org/Articles/sina/looting.htm
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Sorry mate, but you're quoting a humbug here. No such verse exists in the Koran\n\nA quite separate question is why so many muslims support homicidal maniacs who are de facto heretics to Islam. But that one is smething that they will have to answer- either in this world or the next.
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Unfortunately more and more often, Islam has been associated with terrorism and violence due to the actions of a few extreme individuals who’ve taken it upon themselves to do the most heinous crimes in the name of Islam. \n  \n   Tragic events such as the attack on the twin towers in New York, the bombings of Bali, Madrid and London are assumed to be justified by Islam in the minds of some people. This idea has been fueled further by many media channels which defame Islam by portraying these bombers as ‘Islamists’ or ‘Jihadists’, as though they were sanctioned by Islam, or had any legitimate spokemenship on behalf of Muslims. The actions of a few fanatical individuals who happen to have Muslim names or ascribe themselves to the Muslim faith should not be a yardstick by which Islam is judged. For the same reason, that one would not do justice to Christianity if it where perceived as sanctioning the genocide of the Native Americans, the atrocities of world war II or the bombings of the IRA. \n\nTo understand Islam’s stance on terrorism, one must refer to its original sources, the Quran and the teachings of Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him,which are explicit in their prohibition of any form of injustice including that of wanton violence which seeks to instill fear, injury or death to civilians.  \n\nThe Quran turns our attention to the high value of human life, whether it is Muslim or Non-Muslim and makes it absolutely forbidden to take an innocent life unjustly.  The gravity of such a crime is equated, in the Quran, with the killing of all humanity. \n\n“On that account: We ordained for the Children of Israel that if any one slew a person - unless it be for murder or for spreading mischief in the land - it would be as if he slew the whole people: and if any one saved a life, it would be as if he saved the life of the whole people. Then although there came to them Our apostles with clear signs, yet, even after that, many of them continued to commit excesses in the land.” ( 5:32 ) \n\nNot only is human life sacred in Islam but the property, wealth, family and dignity of all individuals in society are to be respected and protected.  Those who transgress these rights and sow fasad (corruption) as the Quran describes it, incur the wrath of Allah. \n\n"…and seek not corruption in the earth; lo! Allah loveth not corrupters " (28:77) \n\nLikewise in another verse \n\n“The blame is only against those who oppress men and wrong-doing and insolently transgress beyond bounds through the land, defying right and justice: for such there will be a penalty grievous” (42:42) \n\nIslam goes further than just prohibiting oppression and safeguarding rights, it commands its faithful to deal kindly and compassionately to all those who seek to live in peace and harmony\n\n"Allah forbids you not, with regard to those who fight you not for your faith, nor drive you out of your homes, from dealing kindly and justly with them: For Allah loves those who are just" (60:8) \n\nIn times of war and conflict, where enmity can obstruct an individual’s judgement to act morally, Islam commands that justice be upheld even towards one’s enemies. \n\n"O ye who believe! stand out firmly for Allah, as witnesses to fair dealing, and let not the hatred of others to you make you swerve to wrong and depart from justice. Be just: that is next to piety: and fear Allah. For Allah is well-acquainted with all that ye do" (5:8) \n\nCenturies before the Geneva Convention was drawn up, Muslims were bound by a code of conduct which the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, set.  He forbade the killing of women, children and elderly in war. In an authentic narration the Prophet (pbuh) warned that he who kills anyone who has a covenant of peace with the Muslims will not smell the scent of Paradise. In fact, he taught that justice is not only to humans but must be shown to animals and all living things.  In a narration the Prophet
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NO !!!!\n\ni think moslem should learn more about peace , love and tolerant from buddhism.\n\nu can see that in buddhism history, there is no even one single war.. but u see in islam's history... \n\nthere is never a single murder in the name of buddhism, but u can see many suicide bombing in the name of islam..\n\nbuddha never asked people to kill, but u can see in koran that mohamed himself killed people or asked his followers to kill people.
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Your knowledge of Islam is very limited, thus your querstion.\nHere goes:-\n\nIslam NEVER CONDONES violence of any kind.\n\nIslam’s Response to Terrorism\nAbdul Ghany Jahangeer Khan\n\nIslam means the religion of peace. A person following Islam will find that he or she is surrounded by noble teachings, the aim of which is to establish peace between man and Allah, the Creator of all; between man and man; and between man and the rest of Allah’s creation.\n\nHow does such a religion deal with the issue of terrorism? And what does the word terrorist mean? Dictionaries will define a terrorist as one who systematically uses violence and intimidation to achieve political ends – or one who controls or forces others to do something by violence, fear or threats.\n\nAll these definitions are covered by two words in the Holy Qur’an, the sacred book of Islam: Fitnah and Ikrâh.\n\nIn the Holy Qur’an, God begins to deal with the issue of terrorism by teaching Muslims never to become terrorists in the first place. Two of the very first verses of our Holy Book say: ‘Al-Fitnatu ashad-du minal qatl’ – meaning that in the sight of Allah, ‘persecution, or making people constantly fear for their lives, is much worse than killing’. And also: ‘Lâ ikrâha fid-dîn’ – ‘There shall be no compulsion in religion’, that is to say, that no one has the right to force others into complying with their demands or compelling others to follow their line of thinking.\n\nAllah Almighty warns the believers again and again that they should never abandon Him, the source of all goodness. Allah Almighty reminds us that it is those who have abandoned Him and thrown away all good, and divested themselves of every shred of human decency, that are the ones who will eventually resort to terrorizing others, forcing them into complying with their demands. The believers are repeatedly reminded that they would lose Allah Almighty’s love and His favors if they ever began to behave in that way.\n\nBut Islam does not content itself with these injunctions strongly forbidding Muslims from ever becoming terrorists. It also makes sure that the believers are made into highly moral, excellently behaved people, by inculcating those lofty human values that can turn them into people who sincerely love humankind without distinction of religion, race or social status. Islam no doubt encourages the logical and rational discussion of views with people of all creeds in a calm and dispassionate way, with the only aim that truth prevail over error and falsehood. But it also reminds us that it is error and falsehood as such that are to be hated and detested. The people who unfortunately hold on to error are never to be hated. That is why the motto of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is ‘Love for all, hatred for none.’\n\nIn Islam, an amazingly powerful emphasis is laid on developing love for mankind and on the vital importance of showing mercy and sympathy towards every creature of Allah Almighty, including human beings and animals. For indeed, love and true sympathy are the very antidote of terrorism.\n\nIt is related by ‘Ayesha, may Allah be pleased with her, the talented wife of the Holy Prophet Muhammad, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, that some desert Arabs came to him one day and asked: ‘Do you kiss your children?’ He answered: ‘Yes.’ They said: ‘We never kiss them.’ The Prophet (sa) said:‘What can I do if your hearts have been stripped of compassion?’ He also said that Allah Almighty has no mercy for him who has no mercy for his fellow beings.\n\nThe measure of compassion shown by the Holy Prophet (sa) cannot but amaze anyone who knows how rough and violent was the society into which he had been born. Abu Qatâdah, may Allah be pleased with her, relates that the Messenger of Allah told him: ‘It happens that I stand up to lead the prayer, having in mind to lengthen it. Then I hear the cry of an infant and I shorten the pray
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Yes.. I have read the Koran, I have chatted with some of the OK muslims, and yes I understand that there are a few good ones.  But the bad ones outweigh the good ones.  Their Koran does include the verses about killing, raping, and was written by a pedofile.  No one can deny this.  What is the big deal of trying to convince us that there are not a lot of bad ones out there.  Hitler did a lot of bad things and there were a lot of bad Germans at that time, but not all were with Hitler.  So what is the point??  You are trying to whitewash Islam and it can't be done.  Leave the good ones alone and let them be good.  They really should seperate themselves from the rest of Islam.  The peaceful Muslims should invent another name and go ahead with that and let the bad ones go their way.  If the peaceful Muslims continue to associate themselves with the bad ones then they will all be colored with the same brush.  The things that they do, cutting off hands, feet, taking out eyes for Islamic legal punishment.  There is no denying this.  Muslims dis-assocaite yourselves with these folks!  Become western muslims or something like that.\nLast year they discovered TWO Islamic terrorists cells in Lodi CA in the mosques there, how many times have you read that about the Baptists??  Give me a break, dis-associate.\nWHY DON'T THE MUSLIMS PROTEST IRAN GETTING NUKES?? They are silent.  \nWHY DON'T THE MUSLIMS PROTEST. OSAMA BIN LADEN??  They are silent.\nWHY DON'T THE MUSLIMS GO BACK AND FIGHT TO HAVE PEACE IN THEIR LAND?  They are not there.\nI am not talking about the ones in Iraq that are trying to do the right thing, I am talking about the ones safe and secure in the US complaining.