Islam is a religion of peace

Thanks for responding to my debate. I will pretend as if your arguments count for round 2. You will be able to refute me in round 3. You find some non-Muslims pick up the Qur'an and they say "This Qur'an preaches terrorism". No, the Qur'an is furthest away from terrorism, but they have not understood the Qur'an. The Qur'an has verses of history, verses where history is recorded, they translate it as if they are commands for me. No, they're not commands. When Allah SWT says "Fight them". He has addressed to those people of Muhammad SAW and Allah SWT says drive them out, take them out of the same place they drove you out from. What was that place? That was Makkah. The believers were driven out of Makkah and so Allah SWT instructs them that now you have the permission to drive them back out of there. Right before the prophet Muhammad SAW entered Makkah he said "Today is the day of forgiveness". Note: That there are also verses that talk about the Battle of Badr in the Qur'an. Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org... https://en.wikipedia.org... http://english.irib.ir... and Mufti Menk's Full Lecture on terrorism I quote from the Qur'an: Al-Baqarah [2:256] "There shall be no compulsion in [acceptance of] the religion. The right course has become clear from the wrong. So whoever disbelieves in Taghut and believes in Allah has grasped the most trustworthy handhold with no break in it. And Allah is Hearing and Knowing." We can find that chapter 109 Al-Kafirun clearly is about freedom of religion. https://quran.com... Furthermore, we can find in many authentic Hadiths that Muhammad SAW lived with non-Muslims in peace. This is proof that the "convert or die" statement is completely false. Again, (18:29) says: And say, "The truth is from your Lord, so whoever wills - let him believe; and whoever wills - let him disbelieve." Indeed, We have prepared for the wrongdoers a fire whose walls will surround them. And if they call for relief, they will be relieved with water like murky oil, which scalds [their] faces. Wretched is the drink, and evil is the resting place. You have groups in every religion that are military, but let me tell you something in terms of the teachings. We believe that there is war, but you tell me a nation that says to the people: Do not kill women, do not kill children, do not kill elderly, do not kill the sick, do not kill those who do not participate in fighting, do not kill with fire, do not kill an animal (excluding: for food), do not kill those dedicated to worship (no matter what religion they follow), do not burn or cut down a tree, do not destroy a house or pillage a village, do not betray and protect the houses of Allah (Including: Mosques, Synagogues and Churches). Which nation on earth applies these to their warfare? None. They bomb factories, cities and villages, they bomb women and children right in front of our eyes. Sources: http://1000gooddeeds.com... http://myjihad.org... http://www.islam101.com... Now before I start talking about the basic principles I would like to speak out against two common misconceptions. These two are the beating of your wives and Taqiyya. Let me start of with Taqiyya. Taqiyya is a Shia concept that is even rejected by most Shias. The word Taqiyya is not mentioned in any Hadith and is not mentioned in the Qur'an. The idea is that we can intentionally lie about our faith, this is just not true. Muslims can't lie and this is considered a major sin. There are 3 permissible lies in Islam, here is a quick rundown on those 3 permissible lies: Now, let me talk about the beating of your wives. [al-Baqarah 2:228] mentions that women have rights over their husbands like husbands have rights over their wives. This verse indicates that the man has additional rights, commensurate with his role as protector and maintainer and his responsibility of spending (on his wife) etc. The rules are as followed. 1.You can't beat her in front of the children 2.You can't hit her face or any other place that is sensitive 3.You're not allowed to cause her pain 4. You're not allowed to cause bruises, bleeding or broken bones. 5. You can't curse/insult her either. So in conclusion, you can't beat her. Sources: goo.gl/B55iRI http://www.islamawareness.net... (The Noble Quran, 4:19, 24:26, 30:21) In regards to slavery. Islam deals with slaves like no other nation on earth. A quick rebuttal to the claims of rape is easy. A man can not have sexual intercourse with a woman without her permission otherwise that would be rape so surely the only way you could have sex with a slave is if she fell in love with you and wanted to have sex with you. Sources: http://www.answering-christianity.com... http://islamicresponse.blogspot.nl... In regards to Jews and Muslims, we can find that throughout history Muslims and Jews lived in harmony and peace together. Most civilisations wanted to get rid of Jews and hated Jews. The Jews had the greatest time of their history in Al-Andalus, which was controlled by Muslims. The Muslims are not the ones who slaughtered the Jews during World War 2, it were the Christian Nazis. Just go to Rabbi Tovia's YouTube channel, most of his viewers are Muslim. Source: https://goo.gl... Now let's talk about some basic principles. Drugs are prohibited. Alcohol is prohibited. Suicide is prohibited. Bribery is prohibited. Charity is obligatory. You can't disturb others. You can't insult others. You must always listen to your parents (unless the command is to not worship Allah). Hurting yourself is prohibited. Calling a believer a kaafir is prohibited. Committing murder is prohibited. You are not allowed to curse anyone. Gambling is prohibited. Being arrogant is prohibited. Slandering innocent women is prohibited. Looking at women out of lust is prohibited. Adultery and fornication is prohibited. Mosques should be simplistic. Prostitution is prohibited. The best way to respond to insults and hate is to forgive. Torture is prohibited. Killing animals and even insects not for food is prohibited. Cleanliness is very important in Islam. Mocking someone's belief is also prohibited. Controlling your anger is recommended and there are many more teachings. Having sex with your wife is prohibited if it is against her will. Source: https://islamqa.info... and www.youtube.com/user/themercifulservant Muslims were labeled as the most charitable people more than tripling the atheists' donations per person. http://www.middleeasteye.net... http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk... http://www.thetimes.co.uk...