Cutting hand,Flogging,Stone to death,Hell fire.Is it true that Islam bring peace through horror and terror?
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It is true that Islam has those kinds of punishments, but in Islam a punishment like that are hard to be sentenced.\n\nFor cutting of the right hand from below the elbow for a robber, the value that was stolen must be at least as expensive as a "shield armor" as one hadith described it. The stolen object should also be an object that was kept safely when the robbery took place (a valuable placed on a table without any safety measures do not count). Apart from this, there has to be witnesses that saw the robbery being done, or evidence produced.\n\nAll other punishments are also hard to be sentenced as Islam puts a very strict guideline on how a person may be sentenced. These sentences must also be done in public, as they are intended to be examples of punishment so that the community would abbhore crime. Most Muslims are taught of these punishments so that they would know how Islam loathes crime, although most Muslim countries do not practice these punishments.\n\nHell fire is a concept that is in almost all religions. How then, would you ask people to be good human beings if cruel people are not sent to hell fire and noble people do not enter paradise? Heaven is for those who are good, pious, righteous, and believe in the One Undivided God who is the God of Adam, God of Abraham, God of Moses, God of Jesus, and God of Muhammad; and hell is for those who aren't.
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EVEN IN DAILY LIFE DO AS A MUSLIM IS SUPPOSED TO DO:\n\nWE ARE SUPPOSED TO CALL PEOPLE TOWARDS  GOOD AND STOP FROM EVIL. THAT STOPPING DOESN`T HAVE TO BE VIOLENT.
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Intolerant and violent religion.
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How can be it a religion of peace when you kill Muslims and non Muslims alike but with quran in your hand.\n\nTerrorists believe in the opposite. I call them kafirs.
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Islam preaches morals. Which is good. Islam also scares their own lot (and others) with the fire of hell, which is bad. But so do many other religions. \n\nI feel that people should not be good out of the fear of hell fire, but out of love.\n\nI think good about the muslims and dont see any problems with the major population. \n\nMaybe i do not like the few who use people for power and to spread fear.
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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.
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Hate is not good for any person. I want to assure you that we Muslims also do not hate non-Muslims, be they Christians, Jews, Hindus, Buddhist or followers of any religion or no religion. Our religions does not allow killing any innocent person regardless of his or her religion. The life of all human beings is sacrosanct according to the teachings of the Qur’an and the guidance of our blessed Prophet Muhammad -peace be upon him and upon all the Prophets and Messengers of Allah. \n\n\nThe Qur’an says about the prohibition of murder, “…Take not life, which Allah hath made sacred, except by way of justice and law: thus does He command you, that ye may learn wisdom.” (al-An’am 6:151) and Allah says in the Qur’an, “Nor take life - which Allah has made sacred - except for just cause. And if anyone is slain wrongfully, We have given his heir authority (to demand Qisas or to forgive): but let him not exceed bounds in the matter of taking life; for he is helped (by the law)” (al-Isra’ 17:33). According to the Qur’an, killing any person without a just cause is as big a sin as killing the whole humanity and saving the life of one person is as good deed as saving the whole humanity. (See al-Ma’idah 5:32)\n\n\nHowever, your question is valid then how come the Qur’an says, “kill them wherever you find them…” as it is mentioned in Surah al-Baqarah 2:191 and Surah al-Nisa’ 4:89. The answer is simple and that is you should read these verses in their textual and historical context. You should read the whole verse and it is better that you read few verses before and few after. Read the full text and see what is said:\n\n\n“Fight in the cause of Allah those who fight you, but do not transgress limits; for Allah loves not transgressors. And kill them wherever ye catch them, and turn them out from where they have turned you out; for tumult and oppression are worse than slaughter; but fight them not at the Sacred Mosque, unless they (first) fight you there; but if they fight you, kill them. Such is the reward of those who reject faith. But if they cease, Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. And fight them on until there is no more tumult or oppression, and there prevail justice and faith in Allah; but if they cease, let there be no hostility except to those who practice oppression. The prohibited month, for the prohibited month, and so for all things prohibited, there is the law of equality. If then any one transgresses the prohibition against you, transgress ye likewise against him. But fear Allah, and know that Allah is with those who restrain themselves.” (al-Baqarah 2:190-194) \n“They but wish that ye should reject Faith, as they do, and thus be on the same footing (as they): so take not friends from their ranks until they flee in the way of Allah (from what is forbidden). But if they turn renegades, seize them and slay them wherever ye find them; and (in any case) take no friends or helpers from their ranks. Except those who join a group between whom and you there is a treaty (Of peace), or those who approach you with hearts restraining them from fighting you as well as fighting their own people. If Allah had pleased, He could have given them power over you, and they would have fought you: therefore if they withdraw from you but fight you not, and (instead) send you (guarantees of) peace, then Allah hath opened no way for you (to war against them). Others you will find that wish to gain your confidence as well as that of their people: every time they are sent back to temptation, they succumb thereto; if they withdraw not from you nor give you (guarantees) of peace besides restraining their hands, seize them and slay them wherever ye get them; in their case We have provided you with a clear argument against them. (Al-Nisa’ 4:89-91)\n\n\nNow tell me honestly, do these verses give a free permission to kill any one any where? These verses were revealed by God to Prophet Muhammad at the time when Muslims w
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islam does not teach peace mercy and forgivenes. it teaches hate racism and the killing of innocent people. what other religion teaches that if you blow your self up you will be rewarded with 72 virgins. this is a crazy an violent religion.
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It's not about peace.  It's about killing anyone that doesn't believe in Allah.
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Allah is the devil so that level of violence is acceptable
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yes it is.. im nuetral as anyone .. the koran speaks of violene against people who do not believe islam. look at Iran .. just today the pres said he was going to cut off the hands of people who try to attack islam .. thats an actual quote form the koran. God tells us that religions will be known by their fruits.. islam has produced 1400 years of violence and chaos. and dont tell me that  its just a few extremists... its 10 percent of the entire religion around 10,000,000 people .. including the entire country of iran!
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yes islam is the true religion of peace.
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Why is this so sensitive but brutality,terror,decapitation,suicide bombings are OK?
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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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Islam is absolutely NOT a bad religion. Extremists are the problem. Extremists have been intrepreting the Koran incorrectly for years. The Koran says to respect women and treat them as equals. The Koran does not advocate killing ANYONE. But the Koran does say the end (the apocalypse) will come in the midst of a holy war. (Remember who started that. Extremists and the president.)
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Violence begets violence. This saying has been around for a long time, and it still applies. At times, it even seems that our world continues to grow more violent with each passing generation. Who can save us from this perpetuating cycle of harm? It won’t be the rulers of this world who use violence to attain power and oppress through force. Certainly, the writer of Revelation says, it won’t be those who rule Rome and are found covered with the blood of prophets and saints. No, it is the King of kings who will save us from our violent rage.\nOnly the King who is the victim of the violence of human fear and anger can truly understand the depth of our brokenness. Only the One who hung on the cross for the sake of this violent world can save us. Only the God who is stronger than all the violence of this world, even death itself, can redeem us from the cycle of pain. Violent kingdoms come to violent ends. God’s new reign in the kingdom of the risen Christ comes to our world bearing a new type of rule, the rule of peace.
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Islam condemns all the violence which happened in the Crusades, in Spain, in WW II, or by acts of people like the Rev. Jim Jones, David Koresh, Dr. Baruch Goldstein, or the atrocities committed in Bosniaby the Christian Serbs. Anyone who is doing violence is not practicing his religion at that time. However, sometimes violence is a human response of oppressed people as it happens in Palestine. Although this is wrong, they think of this as a way to get attention. There is a lot of terrorism and violence in areas where there is no Muslim presence. For example, in Ireland, South Africa, Latin America, and Sri Lanka. Sometimes the violence is due to a struggle between those who have with those who do not have, or between those who are oppressed with those who are oppressors. We need to find out why people become terrorists. Unfortunately, the Palestinians who are doing violence are called terrorists, but not the armed Israeli settlers when they do the same sometimes even against their own people. As it turned out to be in the Oklahoma City bombing, sometime Muslims are prematurely blamed even if the terrorism is committed by non-Muslims. Sometimes those who want Peace and those who oppose Peace can be of the same religion. \n\nLastly I would like to quote from the Holy Quran\n\n[Chapter 5, verse 32], that "anyone who saves one life, it is as if he has saved the whole of mankind and anyone who has killed another person (except in lieu of murder or mischief on earth) it is as if he has killed the whole of mankind." \n\nIf you have any question please e-mail me at askmuslims1@yahoo.com or visit my site http://askmuslims.com and learn the basics of Islam.