Topic: The Quran is Misinterpreted and Does Not Promote Modern Violence

Thank you for responding. I will make rebuttals to each of your points here. "That the Qur'an promotes violence would be subject to interpretation as one Muslim can point to an irrelevant verse that says "Allah" hates evil, leaving out the fact that Islam does not consider violence to be "evil,"" Before we started this debate I made it very clear. The topic is that the Quran does not promote modern violence, which it does not. I made the definition of violence very clear as well. "whilst another could point out 109 verses which clearly state that Muslims are to slaughter non-Muslims, and the prior would say that it is "out of context" which is of course nonsense as the Qur'an is a collection of random, irrelevant passages that have nothing to do with each other." (I didn"t edit this one from its original form; I just corrected some spelling mistakes) I never stated any of these verses were out of context, just misinterpreted. These verses were written in a time of war when Muhammad (pbuh) needed more Muslims to help in the war. The Quran is not a collection of random irrelevant passages that have nothing to do with each other. Each verse directly follows the one behind it as long as they are in the same surah. This is proven with my rebuttal about the verse you listed. "So how do we know if the Qur'an promotes violence or not? Well, first we have to understand that the Qur'an, like the holy books of every other religion, was written by humans, or human. Thus the Qur'an is the word of Muhammad, and thus the Qur'an being subject to interpretation is irrelevant, because only 1 interpretation matters- and that's Muhammad's. Muhammad committed murders and genocides all over the Middle East, and thus, this is the correct interpretation f his Qur'an." (I didn"t edit this one from its original form; I just corrected some spelling mistakes) Unfortunately Muhammad is not living on Earth anymore. We cannot seek his interpretation, but with historical evidence on their situation, we are using the interpretations that clearly make the most sense. These "murders and genocides" have absolutely no evidence to back them up. Muhammad made murder forbidden in the book he wrote. Your correct interpretation of the Quran does not agree with the thousands of scholars who studied this book cover to cover. "Now let's move on to the Unholy Qur'an, Qur'an 9:5 says: "So when the sacred months have passed away, then kill the unbelievers wherever you find them, and take them captives and besiege them and lie in wait for them in every ambush." "Lie in wait for them," pretty much demolishes the common (absurd) claim that these violent verses in the Qur'an are referring to self-defense." (I didn"t edit this one from its original form; I just corrected some spelling mistakes) I have absolutely no idea where you found this translation. I looked up multiple English translations of this verse and didn"t find anything close. I didn"t even find it on my own Quran app. I will be taking the following translation to 9:5 from www.quran.com. "And when the sacred months have passed, then kill the polytheists wherever you find them and capture them and besiege them and sit in wait for them at every place of ambush. But if they should repent, establish prayer, and give zakah, let them [go] on their way. Indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful." This verse is written at a time when the Pagans were making hostilities towards the Muslims, and Muhammad needed more Muslims to join the ranks if the Pagans did not cease to attack. It says that if the Pagans repent, pray, and give charity (zakah), to let them go and Allah will forgive them for their hostilities. The following quote is from theamericanmuslim.org which I think is a great point. "This verse is quoted during a battle. ...We know that America was once at war with Vietnam. Suppose the President of America or the General of the American Army told the American soldiers during the war: "Wherever you find the Vietnamese, kill them". Today if I say that the American President said, "Wherever you find Vietnamese, kill them" without giving the context, I will make him sound like a butcher. But if I quote him in context, that he said it during a war, it will sound very logical, as he was trying to boost the morale of the American soldiers during the war." Let"s also take a look at the verse following it. 9:6 "If one amongst the Pagans ask thee for asylum, grant it to him, so that he may hear the word of Allah; and then escort him to where he can be secure that is because they are men without knowledge." This verse is a great example of peace even in the time of war. Thank you for the argument. I can"t wait to see yours. May peace be upon you and your family.