Islam is not a religion of peace

Rebuttals: Preface - Pro has yet to: 1. Provide any sources whatsoever for any of his claims, thus they shall remain bare assertions until supported otherwise. 2. Authenticate the interpretations he offered of the verses he brought up, for Pro is clearly not qualified to offer any on his own, as demonstrated in R1. 3. Refute any of the points I made, thus my case is still intact. - My main source of interpretation is the 30-volumes Exegesis of the Qur’an: at-Tahrir wat-Tanwir, complied by Ibn ‘Ashur, considered one of the Mujadidin of the Maliki school. Killing Innocents “if the Qur’an is a religion [of peace] it would not promote murder to innocent people so far I hope we are on the same track” - Most certainty, * “whoever kills a soul unless for a soul or for corruption [done] in the land - it is as if he had slain mankind entirely. And whoever saves one - it is as if he had saved mankind entirely. ” (5:32). => As the verse unequivocally decrees, killing an innocent soul is tantamount to killing all mankind. The prohibition can’t get firmer than this. “and Islam means submission to Allah example Qur'an 33:36 It's not It is not for a believing man or a believing woman, when Allah and His Messenger have decided a matter, that they should [thereafter] have any choice about their affair. And whoever disobeys Allah and His Messenger has certainly strayed into clear error. ” - Of course. It is God & His messenger who decrees what is Good & what is Bad, not believers! Otherwise, we would be talking about something entirely other than religion. Those who disobey the commands of God are, by definition, sinners. “But in Islam nobody gets a freedom of choice they have to obey all of Allah's teachings or else they die even if they don't believe I him” - I have provided extensive proof from the Qur’an about all the elements of Freedom of religion decreed within, which Pro has yet to disprove. & I can offer many many more. There are countless verses prescribing & re-prescribing this fundamental concept: “We are most knowing of what they say, and you are not over them a tyrant. ” (50:45), “Say, "O disbelievers […]. For you is your religion, and for me is my religion. ” “ (109:6) ”Allah will judge between you on the Day of Resurrection concerning that over which you used to differ. " (22:69) … Verses 9:29/123 “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. O you who have believed, fight those adjacent to you of the disbelievers and let them find in you harshness. “ - This chapter (Bara’a) was revealed subsequently to the treason committed by the Pagans 2 years into the truce treaty they had signed with Muslims. It deals with the aftermath of said treason, & how Muslim should behave with these pagans & those in their position, including those from Ghasan [9]. - Context of (9:29): “this verse has been revealed to sanction the campaign of Tabuk” [10] when the rulers of Ghasan, the land adjacent to Arabia, who were preparing 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. ” [11]. - Context of (9:123): “this verse came later to enjoin the resumption of fighting the land of disbelievers adjacent to the land of Islam” [9]. => In both verses, the word “fight” is used, not “kill”. Fighting implies two sides in a state of war, not one side slaughtering the other. It is clear from the context that the verse is sanctioned against hostile non-Muslims, in the context, those aggressive Arabs adjacent to Muslims, thus in self-defence. “be harsh to people who don't believe in Islam. ” - This goes against the clear decree of the Qur’an itself. As mentioned in R1: * "Allah does not forbid you to deal justly and kindly with those who fought not against you on account of religion”. (60:8). “It gives permission to fight anyone they want even if they are innocent. ” - As established above, Pro’s interpretation here is false, for which he has yet to provide any proof. Verse (2:216) “Fighting has been enjoined upon you” - Two questions arise: i. Against whom is fighting prescribed? Believers? Infidels? Aliens? Animals? !… ii. & with what? Pillows? Potatoes? Weapons? … => Without context, the verse could mean nothing, or anything! - Context: the verse is revealed in the same context as the previously mentioned verse (22:39-40) [*], “Permission [to fight] has been given to those who are being fought, because they were wronged. And indeed, Allah is competent to give them victory. [They are] those who have been evicted from their homes without right - only because they say, "Our Lord is Allah. ” “, i. e. for self-defence [12]. Verse 8:12 “[. . . ] 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…” - 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 Pro seemed to have ignored! => The verse speaks in the context of the battlefield, which consists of soldiers fighting each-other! 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. “If everyone is equal like the tooth of a comb as you claim then why are women worth less than men” - Again, Pro fails to provide any authentication for the interpretations he offers, which happen to be false. It was already established in R1 that Islam unequivocally decrees the equality, in humanity, of all Mankind, evidently, Men & Women included: * “O you mankind, surely We created you of a male and a female, and We have made you races and tribes that you may get mutually acquainted. Surely the most honourable among you in the Providence of Allah are the most pious” (49:13) - Also, Islam explicitly prescribes Equity of Genders: * “And the men believers and the women believers are patrons one of the other” (9:71). * “And women shall have rights similar to the rights against them, according to what is equitable” (2:228) [*]. * “Verily, Women are but the equivalent of Men. Those honourable among men will honour them, and those ignoble among men will dishonour them” the Prophet, also articulated into: “Women are the counter-part of Men” [13]. Verse (5:51): “You say the brotherhood show kindness to one and other but if islam is a religion of peace why isn't it saying treat everyone this way. instead it says Qur'an 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. .” - The clear distinction the Qur’an makes between hostile non-Muslims & peaceful non-Muslims has already been made in R1, which Pro ignored in favour of his own baseless misinterpretations! - The Prophet (buh) himself made allies the peaceful Jews of Medina (constitution of medina), & the Christians of Abyssinia & the Copts! The verse, of course, does not apply to him, for “the allegiance here refers to allegiance in religion or against Muslims” [14], as the very next few verses particularly specify: “do not take to yourselves the ones who take your religion in mockery and as a plaything- from among the ones who were brought the Book even before you” (5:57). Sources: [9] . http://goo.gl... [10] . http://goo.gl... [11] . http://goo.gl... [12] . http://goo.gl... [13] . http://goo.gl... / . http://goo.gl... [14] . http://goo.gl...