Islam is a religion of peace

Once again, I thank Con for providing good points to think about. 1.Con accuses Muslims of Double Standards. That's Ok. Let me requote what I said "..Then Muslims are operating double standards, which would be incompatible with the teachings of Islam." Therefore, Muslims who claim to follow Islam may operate double Standards, But Islam isn't. Hence, I would like to remind my opponent, yet another time, this debate isn't about Muslims, its about Islam. In fact, when Muslims don't follow what Islam says, they aren't acting as Muslims. He then plays number games. It is my duty to inform him & the Audience that Islam isn't about Majority, It is about the enforcement of the laws, at all times. Therefore Opinions of Some or many Muslims about ISLAM may not be what Islam actually is. There is no Evidence from the Quran, or from the Hadith, which indicates to Kill people just for walking out of Islam. For more people who think as us twohttp://apostasyandislam.blogspot.in... 2.He accuses me of lying, and says that lying is Islamic, to promote the religion. What we can see here is a linguistic game, the Hadith he Quoted talks of three things. " the lie of a man to his wife to make her content with him; a lie to an enemy, for war is deception; or a lie to settle trouble between people". Firstly, A Husband can lie to her wife, for the betterment of the relationship. Its like the Husband saying, "The food made is tasty", when he actually doesn't like it. I want to ask my Opponent, to how many times; we would have said "Yes" to similar Questions in real cases. Secondly, lying to an enemy in a battle, If in a battle, the enemy asks you, where are your Soldiers? What would you say? Obviously you won't tell the truth. Finally, lying to settle issues between people. How many times would we have said something, to make up between friends? Where does these three things imply to lie for promoting the religion? 3.He then brings Nonie Darwish into the picture, and produces her as a proof for his statement. I have heard her now, and she doesn't Quote from the Quran or from the Hadith to back up her Claim. What X Y Z speak doesn't matter me? What matters us is the Quran and the Authentic Traditions of the Prophet. In one of the videos, she shows a Fatwa, from Egypt, Authorized by the Government. This again is hot air for me, To say in her words, we want an authorization from the Quran and/or from the Sunnah. Every single Fatwa doesn't imply to be Islamic, unless it has the evidences from the Quran and/or the Sunnah. The Hadith, doesn't justify killing for Just walking out of Islam, but rather for hypocrisy, treason, etc depending on the Context. 4.On Salman Rushdie, my opponent tries to prove it was Islamic by claiming it as a fatwa. As I explained before, a Fatwa requires PROOF From the Quran and/or the Sunnah of the Prophet. Fatwa literally means opinion, and stands based on the evidences with which it was formulated. I can just knock out Khomeini, with this Fatwa that he is not a Muslim. http://www.schiiten.com... But, I wont do it, rather I ask his evidences. This is because, I hear what is said, rather than who is saying it! Furthermore, I have proved from my opponent's sources, that his Opinion isn't related to Islam, and was nothing but just a Political gimmick! 5.Iran is not an Islamic State: Khomeini detailed his political model for Iran culminating in his ‘Rule of the Jurist' thesis. he was absolutely unequivocal when considering the state's source of legislation; in page twenty nine of his ‘Rule of The Jurist' thesis he states: "In Islam the legislative power and competence to establish laws belongs exclusively to God almighty. The Sacred Legislator of Islam is the sole legislative power. No one has the right to legislate and no law may be executed except the law of the Divine Legislator....the body of Islamic laws that exist in the Quran and Sunnah has been accepted by them and recognized by them as worthy of obedience." Yet when Khomeini assumed power as the ‘Supreme Leader' he designed an unprecedented elaborate governmental structure including an electable parliamentary Majlis that had the power to legislate; the caveat was added that all laws passed would be scrutinized by the ‘Guardian Council', a group of twelve men, to ensure laws passed ‘conform' with the Shariah.It is ironical that he never even implemented his own theory when he came to power. 6.Cartoon and other issues:, where Muslims are involved in doing something which is not Islamic. We can't do bad to correct evil. If people commit suicide, or protest with violence, killing innocent People, these actions aren't Islamic because Islam doesn't allow to commit Suicide nor does it allow to kill innocent people. Therefore, it is again, Muslims who are in the Question, and not ISLAM. 7.On Wife beating, my Opponent gives a list of meanings for hit, and tries to find the Suitable meaning. He has to note that the Quran is not in English, & therefore his interpretation is not valid. My Proof is from Arabic, the word "darabtum" which is also a derivative of the word "daraba" is used in 4:101 to mean "go"(4:101) "AND WHEN you go forth(darabtum) [to war]" and in (4:94) "O ye who believe! When ye go abroad (darabtum) in the cause of Allah". Therefore, it is the Arabic to be dealt with, and not the Translation! Therefore, it well means to "Go away" as in terms to "Separate" or "part away" 8.On Islam, being Peaceful, my opponent remarked that there has to be violence before peace. Since, Islam allows to fight for self defense, it cant be classified as an act of violence. Moreover, we are told to stop, when they stop fighting. Furthermore, when they seek protection, Allah commands us not only to protect them, but also arrange them a place of Safety.9:5 9.On Slavery, Islam came at a time when slavery was deeply entrenched in the society, so Islam worked towards the gradual elimination of slavery. The Prophet said:"A person who frees a Muslim slave, Allah will deliver every one of his limbs from the fire of Hell in return for each of the limbs of the slave (Bukhari) Moreover, Islam orders making an agreement to facilitate a slave in buying back his freedom if he requests such an agreement, and it encourages helping him in that with shares or wealth. And such of your slaves as seek a writing (of emancipation) give them such writing, if you find that there is good and honesty in them. And give them something (yourselves) out of the wealth of Allah which He has bestowed upon you.24:33 Islam also elevated the status of slaves and promoted universal human equality; the Prophet said: "Yield obedience to my successors, even if he is a black Ethiopian slave" Tabreezee "No one should say, "my slave" as all of you are slaves of Allah."Bukhari They are not Gifts of pleasure. Islam strictly forces us to seek pleasure ONLY after marriage. The Prophet said: "If any of you have a slave girl, whom he gives good education and excellent training, and then he emancipates her and marries her, he shall have a two-fold reward."Bukhari 10.Finally, my opponent gives another set of claims. He claims that the prophet married Aisha, before she attained puberty. For my proof against it, I have given the example of the Byzantine Empire, in my previous paper & the list of young mothers. Lastly, about Stoning, Islamic Stoning is deterrence, and is virtually impossible to be carried out, except in cases of Open Adultery. It requires 4 eye witnesses, who read prayer 5 times a day, and are perfect Muslims, to see the actual event happening, which is virtually impossible http://www.youtube.com... To conclude, the present Western Media portrays the black sheep of the Community as if though they are Extemporary Muslims, and thus produce an Image, which they claim to be Islam. Please be Open, and Judge for yourselves. Thank you for the time, & All the Best