Islam is inherently a religion of peace

Rebuttals: - Sadly, Con has offered no sources for his claims, nor has he refuted any of mine. Thus, his shall be dismissed & mine are effective throughout the debate. Part III: the Example of the Prophet Claim-5: the whole paragraph about the wives of the Prophet! - Con did not bother to provide any sources for the allegations mentioned here, they shall all be dismissed as bare assertion. Furthermore, regardless of the truth of these claims, they essentially have nothing to do with the resolution, yet Con has not even attempted to show us otherwise. - Besides, the verse is a false translation (66:5) [*], a conduct which may explain Con’s unwillingness to provide sources. Claim-5: Charlie Hebdo gunmen inspired their actions from the Prophet! - Here Con assumed the Prophet would condone their acts based on some fantastic version of him Con made up, & proceeded to conclude that these acts inspired the gunmen which they emulated! The argument is thus invalid, & also false, for If it were true, then hundreds of millions of practicing Muslims around would also follow the Prophet’s foot sets in regards to “defending” him, especially, those most devout among them! Whereas, we see these devout Muslims who essentially know about the Prophet more than anyone else condemning these acts! Part IV: non-Muslims in Islam Verse 9:29 - Context: “this verse has been revealed to sanction the campaign of Tabuk” [48] when the rulers of Ghasan were attempting to attack the Muslims in Medina year 9H: * Narrated Umar: “[. . .] and at that time we dreaded a king of Ghassan. It was mentioned to us that he intended to attack us, and our minds were haunted by him.” [49]. => It is clear from the context that the verse is sanctioned against hostile non-Muslims, in self-defence. As for Con’s delusional claims such as “Christians should be subjugated to forcible conversion”, well, the verse mentions Jizyah, it doesn’t even say anything about conversion. - Meaning: * “until they pay the Jizya with willing submission and feel themselves subdued.” > This again shows that those hostile among non-Muslims should be fought, in self-defence, until they surrender & accept paying the Jizyah, thus adhering to the rule of Islam [48]. - What is the Jizyah? It’s a Contract that guarantees fundamental rights to both parties [50]: > To the Dhimmi: Independence & Protection. > To the Muslims: Jizyah Tax & Maintenance of the Treaty. 1. Independence in: i. (Tolerance in) Religion & Law.ii. Property. 2. Protection: i. Exterior Protection: against outside enemies.ii. Interior Protection: of Life, of Wealth & of Honour.iii. Assurance. 3. Jizyah Tax: a tax levied on non-Muslims in exchange for exempting them from military engagement, such that if they chose to fight for themselves, or if the Muslims fail at protecting them, the tax drops. - Result: it’s, thus, clear that the regulations concerning non-Muslims in regard to fighting them & the Jizyah do not go against the principals of Universality, Equality & Tolerance promoted by Islam (ref. R2). Verse 9:33 - Prevail here is in the sense that: "Truth has come, and falsehood has departed.” (17:81) [*]. The verse is not even remotely related to fighting [51]! Verse 8:12 - Context: the verse is revealed concerning the Batter of Badr agains Quraysh, & it is addressed to the angles not the muslims, an obvious elements which Con seemed to have ignored! * “[. . .] when your Lord inspired to the angels, "I am with you, so strengthen those who have believed. I will cast terror into the hearts of those who disbelieved, so strike [them] upon the necks and strike from them every fingertip.” “ (8:9-12) [*]. => The verse speaks in the context of the battlefield, which consists of soldiers FIGHTING each-other, duh! Plus, instilling fear in the hearts of the enemy is one of the most conventional & most effective tactics of psychological warfare, as it defeats the will of the enemy & weakens his mind. Verse 9:30 - Here Con resorts to the theological verdict in Islam against non-Muslims to infer allegations about Intolerance in real life! As established in R2, Tolerance with non-Muslims does not involve acknowledging truth in their beliefs! That would be self-contradictory! Part V: Just War in Islam Verse 4:89 - Context: the first question that arises looking at the verse is who are ‘they’? Aliens? Muslims? Infidels? Potatoes? What exactly is ‘they’ referring to here?! Going back one verse, ‘they’ refers to the Munafiqun, the traitors who pretended to be muslim but strived to undermine the Prophet’s mission & rule from within, siding with the non-Muslims in an attempt to eradicate the Muslims or return them to disbelief [52]. Verse 5:33 - Context: the verse was revealed concerning a group of people who came to the Prophet pretending to be muslim & asked to stay with him. They got sick, so he sent them to drink some of the milk & piss of the camels stored in the Treasury. When they felt healthy, they killed the shepherds, stole the camels & fled [53]. => The verse does not remotely concern non-Muslims, it concerns those who commit Haraba (waging war against Allah's command), defined by Imam Malik as: “those who take arms against the people to plunder their wealth without prior war or enmity” [53]. Defence of Just War: - Upon examining the Qur’an, one finds that all the verses associated to war, in their right context, are restrained to self defence. For instance: * “Fight in the way of Allah those who fight you 1* but do not transgress 2*. Indeed. Allah does not like transgressors 3*. And kill them (those who fight you) wherever you overtake them and expel them from wherever they have expelled you 4*, for persecution is worse than slaughter. but fight them not at the Sacred Mosque 5*, unless they (first) fight you there 6*; but if they fight you, slay them. Such is the recompense of the disbelievers. But if they cease, then Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful 7*. And fight them on until there is no more Tumult or oppression 8*, and there prevail justice and faith in Allah; but if they cease, Let there be no hostility 9* except to those who practise oppression 10*.” (2:190-193). => It is manifest when we see the part “kill them wherever you find them” in the context of the verses, that they only grant permission to fight in a strict context of self defence, such that this constrained permission is affirmed & confirmed from 1* through 10*. Conclusion: - I have shown throughout this debate that Islam is a religion that promotes Peace in that: 1. It promotes Equality & Justice, Brotherhood among Muslims, Tolerance with non-Muslims, Mercy to All, Noble Character, & Equity between Genders. 2. Its Prophet was an exemplar human being, who never initiated a battle except in self defence, & who forgave his enemies even after much oppression was done to him & his followers. 3. 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