Is Islam a religion of terrorism

Hello, and thank you for responding. You gave multiple excerpts of the Quran and I shall explain each one. #3:110 "You are the best nation produced [as an example] for mankind. You enjoin what is right and forbid what is wrong and believe in Allah . If only the People of the Scripture had believed, it would have been better for them. Among them are believers, but most of them are defiantly disobedient." This just shows the belief that Islam is a superior religion. It is not incriminating or relatable to terrorism. It is as if someone says Christianity is the true religion or Buddhism is the true religion. In addition, it cannot be degrading to other religions as it says, MOST of them are defiantly disobedient. Most is not all. 98:6 In this section, it is talking about the polytheists who tortured Muslims. This was a guarantee for suffering Muslims that the polytheists who were torturing Muslims would face the consequences of their crimes. Keep in mind, it does not say Non-Muslims, but rather polytheists. 9:5- I already answered this which leads me to believe you didn't read what I said, but I will repeat it "But when the forbidden months are past, then fight and slay the pagans wherever ye find them, and seize them, beleaguer them, and lie in wait for them in every stratagem (of war); But if they repent, and establish regular prayers and practice regular charity, then open the way for them: For Allah is oft forgiving, most merciful." 9:5 "When war becomes inevitable, it must be prosecuted with vigor. According to the English phrase, you cannot fight with kid gloves. The fighting may take the form of slaughter, or capture, or siege, or ambush and other stratagems. But even then there is room for repentance and amendment on the part of the guilty party, and if that takes place, our duty is forgiveness and establishment of peace. The repentance must be sincere, and that is shown by conduct - a religious spirit of true prayer and charity. In that case we are not to bar the gate against the repentant. On the contrary we must do all we can to make their way easy, remembering that Allah is Oft Forgiving, Most Merciful." Fight those who do not believe in Allah or in the Last Day and who do not consider unlawful what Allah and His Messenger have made unlawful and who do not adopt the religion of truth from those who were given the Scripture - [fight] until they give the jizyah willingly while they are humbled. Does this verse stop at fight? No it doesn't. It continues and gives the actual reason as to the fighting. This is the continuation: " "until they pay the Jizya with willing submission, and feel themselves subdued". PAYING JIZYA IS THE CONDITION FOR FIGHTING. THIS STATEMENT IS TOTALLY IGNORED OR OVERLOOKED WHEN LEVYING THIS ALLEGATION OF VIOLENCE ON MUSLIMS. This verse doesn"t ask the Muslims to do mindless slaughter as the media portrays or deceives. It gives the Muslims the permission to fight only those non-Muslims who do not pay jizya " the state tax. And we all know that jizya is applicable only in an Islamic state. Neither India, nor US or Britain are Islamic states. So to put this verse as an excuse for what happened there only shows how biased, unknowledgable and unfair the media is and it hurts us deeply.Again, the verse permits the muslims to fight the non "muslims in an islamic state ONLY and ONLY if they refuse to pay the jizya " Willingly . Re-read the verse from ANY translation if you are not sure. But once they pay the jizya tax they can continue to believe in their atheistic pagan beliefs, but it will be under an Islamic state. You can still forgive them by not forcing them into Islam, nor oppressing them or being bad to them because of their wrong beliefs. 3. QURAN NEVER SAYS TO KILL THE DISBELIEVERS JUST BECAUSE THEY DISBELIEVE. This is not to you brother coz I consider you as a truly respectable friend. To others who read this article " I openly challenge you to show me ONE verse from the Quran which says to kill the disbelievers just because they are disbelievers. There are verses which permit the Muslims to fight and kill non-Muslims. But every time sensible and reasonable conditions are laid. I can show you all verses from other religious scriptures where slaughtering is done for reasons that are as silly and stupid as honor, glory and greatness. Sometimes for fun too. Wait till the end of the article to have a sample. 4. JIZYA ISN"T A RANSOM OR A BAD THING Coming back to the verse, now people might say isn"t it unfair that they have to pay the jizya tax? Not really. Since when is punishment for refusal to pay lawful taxes considered as terrorism? Also, the jizya tax is very cheap and affordable, and it grants the non-Muslim"s many benefits, benefits which even the Muslims don"t get! For instance, the non-Muslims who are paying jizya in an Islamic state are not obliged to take part in any battle or war, unless they themselves choose to, the Muslims do not have this choice. Muslims have to actually burn their asses out to protect both Muslims and non-Muslims living in their lands. Also if the Islamic state cannot grant protection to the non-Muslims then the non-Muslims are not obliged to pay the jizya tax, since Muslims themselves must meet expectations for the jizya tax to be implemented. Also, Society today has no problem in paying taxes to the government, so therefore they should have no problem in paying a tax in an Islamic state either. There you go my friend, verse 9:29 doesn"t encourage the muslims to do terrorism. It is a perfectly fair and just verse. 9:73- (not 9:730) Prophet, fight against the disbelievers and the hypocrites and be harsh upon them. And their refuge is Hell, and wretched is the destination. When the above verse says, "strive hard against the unbelievers", this refers to the expedition of Tabuk, which Prophet Muhammed (p) and his Companions took part in. The Byzantine (Roman) Empire at the time prepared to attack the Muslim community in Arabia. Prophet Muhammed (p) when he heard of this, he got the Muslims ready to engage the enemy. 9:111 *Sorry, I didn't post the ayah, i only have 400 characters left. In a war, there is killing involved in both sides. There were many battles during this time. When it says fight in the cause of Allah, it is saying to fight for your religion. Kill, if you must, for your religion. Even in American History, British wanted freedom of religion. Allah is saying to fight for your freedom, and there will be casualties, but in a war for the freedom of religion, there will be killing and death. 48:19 Forceful is not equivalent to killing. Forceful's definition is: strong and assertive; vigorous and powerful. It is not promoting terrorism. Surah 5:51 O you who have believed, do not take the Jews and the Christians as allies. They are [in fact] allies of one another. And whoever is an ally to them among you - then indeed, he is [one] of them. Indeed, Allah guides not the wrongdoing people. You got the ayah wrong. It is not friends, it is allies. There is a large difference. Allies are: to unite formally, as by treaty, league, marriage, or the like (usually followed by with or to): to unite formally, as by treaty, league, marriage, or the like (usually followed by with or to):Key word: formally. It means do not go to war alongside them, because there could be spies and betrayal. Sahih Al Bukhari 1:2:26 Notice that is says that of a man whose blood is shed. It doesn't say kill. Even a small cut could mean that blood is being shed. If anything, this hadith is supporting me. It is not asking for slaughter or murder, only that blood is spilled https://discover-the-truth.com... https://prophetrejectors.wordpress.com... http://www.islam101.com...