The world would be better off without Islam

Thank you for your response. If you have actually read the Quran, then, you ought to know that Islam actually encourages discoveries and new technologies. As seen from Quran verses: 20:114 ("O'lord increase me in knowledge"), 45:13 ("...All that is in the heavens and on Earth: Behold are signs, indeed for those who reflect"), 30:22 ("And of His sign is the creation of the heavens and the earth: and the differences of your languages and colours. Lo! Herein indeed are portents for men of knowledge") and there are many more verses that inspire Muslims to study new technology and to observe what Allah (SWT) has created. The main reason for the fall of the Islamic Empire wasn't Al-Mutawakkil and his Taqleed for he was a ruthless caliph among many others, he was simply just a bad egg and died in 861AD, long before the fall of the Islamic Empire. There were a lot of scientific discoveries AFTER the death of Al-Mutawakkil including: "A nebulous spot found in the Andromeda constellation, The law of sines, Quasicrytalline Geometry and of course SO MUCH MORE! The real reason behind the fall of the Islamic Empire was the Mongol Invasion and the burning of MASSIVE libraries holding MILLIONS of books containing CENTURIES of of discoveries and technology, all lost in a matter of weeks. They say that the river first turned red with blood, then black with ink. Only 5% of the books survived being either thrown in the river or burned using fire. Your argument on verse 2:191, the Meccan caravan raids were done because the Quraysh forced the Muslims out of Mecca, sold the property they left behind and invested it in caravans. The Muslims were forced to leave with not enough food and basic support. In turn, they raided the caravans belonging to the Quraysh. The Muslims attacked the Jews who barricaded themselves in a fort at the Battle of Khaybar because they were ganging up with local tribes to try and incite violence on the Islamic communities of Medina, when Muhammad (peace be upon him) heard about this: he decided that the only option was to attack them before they attack Him. You also forgot to put in the verse there that Quran Verse 2:193 also says: "But if they cease, then there is to be no aggression except towards the oppressors." About the Bible verse Matthew 5:39, you are focusing on the good verses of the bible and the bad verses of the Quran. Check out these verses from the Bible and see how much of a one-sider you are: Deuteronomy 13:6 (talks about how you are allowed to murder your own siblings if they secretly worship another God) along with other violent verses like Deutoronomy 13:13,17:3 and 2 chronicles 15:13 and of course there are many more... Your argument on Quran Verse 3:151, remember that the Quran is a book filled with the messages that The angels sent to Muhammad (peace be upon him)... So when they say 'we', it actually means 'we' as in the Angels. Your argument on Quran Verse 2:216, it is simply telling the disciples that fighting is imminent and to not run away when the enemy attacks you. It says that running away while the enemy attacks you is bad for you because you are losing land, your value and riches will be in the hands of the enemy and your wife and offspring might not be able to escape the enemy. Whilst, if you stay and fight, your family might have a chance at surviving and your property might fare a chance. You must remember that the Hadiths were written 5 centuries after the death of Muhammad (peace be upon him) and as I said there are ALOT of Hadiths that prove Aisha was 18 at the time of consummation. Take this Hadith Verse for example (Mishkat Al Masabih, Vol.3, Pages 300-301): "She was the sister of Aisha Siddiqa, Wife of the Holy Prophet and was TEN YEARS OLDER than her. ... In 73AH. ...Asma died at the age of one hundred years," so, that must make Asma 28 years old at 1AH, therefore, making Aisha 18! Of course there is MUCH more evidence INCLUDING those gathered by Maulana Muhammad Ali that Aisha was not a child when she married Muhammad (peace be upon him)... Still keeping in mind how LONG after Muhammad's (peace be upon him) death that the Hadiths are written. Now let us analyse what Muhammad (peace be upon him) said in this verse in Hadith (Sanan Dar Qatni, Vol.2, Imrani Abi Fusa, Matba Faruqi): "There is no doubt that Hadiths will be coming after me, claiming that I said things. So you must test those Hadiths to the Quran, if it is compatible with the Quran then only accept it." Now when we test this verse with the Quran, well, judging from verse: 18:29 ("Whoever wills LET them believe, whoever WILLS let them DISBELIEVE") along with Verses 2:256, 13:40, 16:125, 4:137 and 88:21-22, you can kinda' guess for yourself that ONE verse in the HADITH cannot change SIX verses in the QURAN... About Quran Verse 2:222, I checked back and this verse isn't labelling menstruation a 'sickness', instead that it will be harmful for the woman to have 'sex' while they are on their period. If you check Sahih International or qurancommentary.com, this verse actually says: "And if they ask you about menstruation. Say, it is HARMFUL so..." Your Translator translated 'harmful' into 'disease'. That is why you hear that in some cultures (including Islam), it is forbidden to have sex while women are on their period. About Quran Verse 2:223, this is just a comparison. The Quran isn't implying that the woman IS DIRT! If the wife DOESN'T WANT to have intercourse with the husband because he is too harsh on her, then, she has the right to consent for a divorce. Like what Quran Verse 4:19 says: "Oh ye who believe, it is NOT LAWFUL for you to inherit women by compulsion. And treat her with HARSHNESS or take back her wedding money. ..." Means you are not allowed to use compulsion in ANYWAY to get your wife to do whatever YOU want." On Quran Verse 2:228: Well YOU SHOULD submit to that interpretation because that is what it actually means! Check Sahih International or this website here: http://quran.com... , you should stop being ignorant because you don't even know Arabic... All you know is the English translation of it... On Quran Verse 2:6, that is exactly what a disbeliever means. At the time when Muhammad (peace be upon him) started teaching, a lot of people turned their backs and continued to commit atrocities, own slaves and e.t.c. So Muhammad (peace be upon him) called these people disbelievers and told his disciples to not bother warning them of the Hell Fire... Your argument on Quran Verse 4:144, then all of those translators are wrong, for as I said in my last argument, the word used here is 'wali', if you don't believe me then go to google translate (English to Arabic) and type in 'friends' or 'allies' or something, then click on 'more translations' and 'wali' won't be appeared in any of them... In fact 'wali' is most used to describe a 'protector' or 'patron', not a 'friend... Sam Harris is a liar and does not know anything about the Quran: https://m.youtube.com... Words that come out of his mouth are the reason why Muslims are looked down upon, especially in America. Again your lack of knowledge is what is making people not understand Islam,'jihad' means to 'struggle', even we normal Muslims believe in 'struggle' and there are three types of 'struggle' like the 'struggle of the self' (keeping clean, tidy and happy), the 'struggle of the mind' (having the right attitude) and the 'struggle of the sword' (defending the city), however, this is as Muhammad (peace be upon him) said the 'least important jihad'. So be careful of your word choices next time because this is actually offensive to a lot of Muslims. And again sir, you're being very one sided, when it comes to comparing the Bible with the Quran. Take a good look at these Bible Verses and see for yourself: http://www.openbible.info... . I didn't say that the Land of Palestine was 100% peaceful, all I'm saying is that it was mainly peaceful during World War 2 and when it looked like peace was FINALLY going to be bestowed to the land, the Americans came in... I didn't project that you said the biggest problem in Islam is 'rape'. You accuse the Quran for the rape problem that only ONE Islamic country is facing. Why not mention India? The real problem here is overcrowding, so rapists will be able to get away with a lot in crowded countries like Bangladesh. And anyway, Bangladesh doesn't even make it to the Top 10 on most rapes, in fact NO ISLAMIC COUNTRY DID! You'll be surprised to hear that even Canada is higher on rape crimes than Bangladesh: http://www.wonderslist.com... ... You must understand that at the time of Muhammad (peace be upon him), the only way to stop poverty is by giving zakat (paying to the poor)... And no... Islam doesn't force women to marry and have babies. Finally, I wasn't trying to convert this issue to U.S interventionism. All I was saying is that this kind of talk promotes 'misunderstandings' towards the Islamic community. I did say in the last paragraph that these 'fairy tales' are used to 'call to arms thousands of Americans'. It's the problem, actions like this woman's: https://m.youtube.com... And most famously Pastor Terry Jones, angers the Western public as well as The Islamic community causing a lot of misunderstanding and prompting the U.S to send troops to face angry Muslims in other countries... Sorry for my late response, I was very busy lately... :)