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Posted
on 07-Jun-03 07:10 AM
The facts, from their own sacred writing
are as follows:
The Quran clearly states that, whether a Muslim wants it or not, war is
a
necessity of existence, a fact of life. Sura 2:216 says, " Fighting is
prescribed for you and you dislike it. But it is possible that you
dislike a
thing which is good for you and that you love a thing which is bad for
you.
Allah knows and you know not."
Sura 2:190 states, "Fight in the cause of Allah those who fight you..
and
slay them wherever you catch them, and turn them out from where they
have
turned you out, for tumult and oppression are worse than slaughter, but
fight them not at the Sacred Mosque, unless they first fight you there;
but
if they fight you, slay them. Such is the reward of those who suppress
faith.. and fight them on until there is no more persecution and
oppression,
and there prevail justice and faith in Allah."
Sura 9:5 says, " Fight and slay the infidels [non-Muslims] wherever you
find them, and seize them, beleaguer them, and lie in wait for them in every
stratagem of
war."
Islam, contrarily to common knowledge does not recognize other
religions,
including Christianity and Judaism as from God. Sura 3:85 says, "And if
anyone desires a religion other than Islam, NEVER will it be accepted of
him, and in the Hereafter he will be in the ranks of those who have
lost."
And Sura 49:15 adds, "The true believers are those only who believe in
Allah
and his messenger [Mohamed], and afterward doubt not, but strive with
THEIR
WEALTH AND THEIR LIVES for the cause of Allah."
Now Christians who belong to the Prince of Peace, know that PEACE is a
fruit of the Spirit (Gal. 5:22-26), and that they are called to pursue peace
with all men (Heb. 12:15).
It is also important to understand that in Islam, the world is viewed as
two
separate entities :
1. "Dar-al-salam" or the house of peace
2. "Dar-al-harb" or the house of war.
ALL Muslim or the Islamic UMMA reside in the house of peace, and the
rest of
us are in the house of war. The responsibility and duty of every Muslim
is
to "SUBDUE" the house of war and bring it under the house of peace, and
this
is done using the Jihad, which simply means to fight the house of war by
ANY
means (financial, or otherwise....)
As you can see, the peace Muslim talk about applies ONLY to those who
are in
the house of peace, ie. Muslims.
Having said all that, I think it is very important to be careful to
differentiate between Islam and the Muslim people. Behind the first is a
Satan himself, while Jesus shed His blood for the Muslim people as well.
Just from their own sacred works to set the record straight
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