Islam promotes lying and killing disbelievers

A Rebuttal to 'Greater Jihad vs. Lesser Jihad' This is a prime example of Taqiyya in practice and I would ask anyone following the debate to pay close attention to my opponents claim and my response. Jihad has always referred to religious holy war against non-Muslims. This claim of a Greater Jihad and a Lesser Jihad has no basis in Islamic teaching and the only time you encounter such a preposterous assertion is when a Muslim apologist is addressing a Western audience of non-Muslims. It comes from an 11th century book called "The History of Baghdad" by Islamic scholar al-Khatib al-Baghdadiis, by way of Yahya ibn al 'Ala'. This Hadith is considered a fabrication in Islam and it contradicts authentic (Sahih) Hadiths; none of the four sunni schools of Islamic jurisprudence nor the Shi'ite tradition have any such teaching. My opponent is deliberately spreading a falsehood and attempting to mislead people. According to Shaikh Abdullah Faisal: "Related by Khateeb in The History of Baghdad 2/193. He also said it was a fabricated hadith. The above-mentioned fabricated hadith gives preference to the method of da'wah over jihad for spreading Islam. However, the best method for spreading Islam is jihad and not da'wah. Thus the Holy Prophet (s.a.w) spent thirteen years in Makkah giving da'wah and only approximately one hundred people embraced Islam. But when he (s.a.w) entered Makkah with military might and Shawka (power) two thousand took their Shahadah in one day. The Mujahideen conquer lands and save the entire populace from entering Hell-fire by delivering Islam to them. This accomplishment is much greater than what books can do. Also this fabricated hadith contradicts the Holy Qur'an: Surah An Nisa verse 95: "Not equal are those of the believers who sit at home(except those who are disabled by injury or are blind or lame), and those who strive hard and fight in the Cause of Allah with their wealth and lives. Allah has preferred in grades those who strive hard and fight with their wealth and their lives above those who sit at home."" [1] According to Ibn Taymiyyah: "There is a Hadith related by a group of people which states that the Prophet [peace be upon him] said after the battle of Tabuk: 'We have returned from Jihad Asghar [lesser jihad] to Jihad Akbar [greater jihad].' This hadith has no source, nobody whomsoever in the field of Islamic Knowledge has narrated it. Jihad against the disbelievers is the most noble of actions, and moreover it is the most important action for the sake of mankind." [2] My opponent also paraphrases a verse from the Qu'ran translating it as "strive against them by means of the Quran with a mighty striving." This is completely wrong and misleading. Muhammad should "strive against" the unbelievers "with the utmost strenuousness" and in Arabic "jihad against them a great jihad." My opponent has managed to take a quranic verse regarding holy war against non-Muslims and twist it around by essentially editing it a bit and then drawing false conclusions about it meaning no use of force even though it doesn't say this by any means. The he moves to another verse (2:191), but doesn't bother giving the full context (2:190-193). Two points - the stipulation of this verse was abrogated by 9:1 and 2:193 provides what exactly constitutes aggression. 2:191 was 'revealed' when Muhammad left Meeca with only 100 followers after 13 years of al-Dawha in Meeca and moved to Medina. The later revelation in Sura 9 made void any such stipulation. The Tafsir al-Jalalayn says that this verse was abrogated by 9:1 (Freedom from (all) obligations (is declared) from Allah and His Messenger to those of the Mushrikun [polytheists, pagans, idolaters, disbelievers in the Oneness of Allah]), with whom you made a treaty., which voids every treaty between the Muslims and nonbelievers. [3] So what constitutes aggression? 2:193 tells us "And fight them until persecution is no more, and religion is for Allah." Ibn Ishaq explains that this means that Muslims must fight against unbelievers "until God alone is worshipped." [4] Islamic sources confirm that unbelief is the worst of sins and constitutes rebellion against Islam's allah and therefore your unbelief constitutes aggression in and of itself. Muhammad himself made this clear in the Hadith, "I have been commanded to fight against people, till they testify to the fact that there is no god but Allah, and believe in me (that) I am the messenger (from the Lord) and in all that I have brought. And when they do it, their blood and riches are guaranteed protection on my behalf except where it is justified by law, and their affairs rest with Allah." [5] 22:40-41 is, according to Islamic sources, the first verse giving Muslims permission to wage war and this was cited in Bin Laden's 2002 to the American people. 22:42-48 detail how ultimately infidels will be destroyed. As for the Qu'ranic claim to be a "perfect book," my Thomas Carlyle quote would suggest otherwise and I could easily dispute this and have an entire debate showing how this claim is simply untrue. What is Jihad? Jihad is a continuous total war against all unbelievers until all of humanity is either converted, slaughtered, or the subject to Islam. The Qu'ran and the Sunna are very clear on this point. The entire world is divided into two categories: Dar al-Islam is the territories ruled my Muslims and Dar al-Harb (territory of war) are all the territories controlled by the infidels that are fair game for attack. Those who do not believe in "Allah and his messenger, Muhammad" potentially face a perpetual war of aggression. One of the best examples of this in the world today is the relentless Jihad to conquer and destroy Israel. History demonstrates this fact when following the death of Muhammad, the companions of Muhammad with their Islamic ghazis conquered North Africa without even the slighest hint of hostility from any of those nations or people. Spain, France, and Siciliy posed no type of threat and yet all of them faced attacked by Muslims. In the end, these wars were for conquest, for war booty, slaves, plunder, and all the other evils it entails. 4:74 tells us "Let those fight in the cause of Allah who sell the life of this world for the Hereafter. To him who fighteth in the cause of Allah whether he is slain or gets victory soon shall We give him a reward of great (value)." The Mujahid is a terrorist since the Qu'ran provides him with a belief that if killed, he will have instant access to a paradise of endless sexual and carnal pleasure and if he isn't kill he is promised female sex slaves and loot. The concept of becoming a martyr (Shaheed) is the highest aspiration in Islam. 4:76 says "Those who believe fight in the cause of Allah and those who reject faith fight in the cause of evil: so fight ye against the friends of Satan: feeble indeed is the cunning of Satan." 4:95 says ""Not equal are those believers who sit at home and receive no injurious hurt, and those who strive hard [al mujahidoon] in Allah's Cause [fi sabil Allah] with their wealth and lives. Allah has granted a rank higher to those who strive hard [al mujahideen] and fight with their wealth and bodies to those who sit (at home). Unto each has Allah promised good, but He prefers those who strive hard [al mujahideen] and fight above those who sit home. He has distinguished his fighters with a huge reward." The Qu'ran makes it clear that those who participate in Jihad have a higher status in Islam than those who do not. They have the guarantee of paradise (jannah) as well as allah's abundance of endless, unlimited pleasures denied in this life as haram. 9:5 says "But when the forbidden months are past then fight and slay [fa'qtuloo] 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.." This is the infamous aya of the Sword. Here is a clear mandate to wage Jihad against unbelievers until they become Muslim. This is the mercy and forgiveness of allah! It is interesting that Muhammad and his followers routinely attacked unsuspecting caravans during the forbidden month of Ramadhan, which was a tradition of the pagan Arabs. 9:29 says "Slaughter those who believe not in Allah nor the Last Day nor hold that forbidden which hath been forbidden by Allah and His apostle nor acknowledge the religion of truth (even if they are) of the People of the Book until they pay the Jizya with willing submission and feel themselves subdued." This firmly establishes the doctrine of total war. This is confirmed by the many examples in the Sunna. Sahih Al-Bukhari 4:50 - "The Prophet said, 'A single endeavor of fighting in Allah's Cause is better than the world and whatever is in it." Sahih Bukhari 4:386 - "Our Prophet, the Messenger of our Lord, has ordered us to fight you till you worship Allah Alone or give Jizya (i.e. tribute); and our Prophet has informed us that our Lord says: "Whoever amongst us is killed (i.e. martyred), shall go to Paradise to lead such a luxurious life as he has never seen, and whoever amongst us remain alive, shall become your master."" In Sahih Muslim, Muhammad laid it out in very clear wording, "Allah's Apostle (peace be upon him) said: I have been commanded that I should fight against people till they declare that there is no god but Allah, and when they profess it that there is no god but Allah, their blood and riches are guaranteed protection on my behalf except where it is justified by law, and their affairs rest with Allah, and then he (the Prophet) recited (this verse of the Qur'an): 'Thou art not over them a warden: 56(1xxxviii.22)." I haven't even begun to make my case based on the many Hadiths that are evidence of it and the very words of Muhammad in the Hadiths as well as commentary by Muslims.