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Polish Girl & an Arabic Guy - at first it was hard, but now it's great! [46]
Smoke31,
Sorry but I have to reply to your post even though it is not directed towards me. When reading any book it is not enough to quote ONE sentence or verse only. Imagine if I quoted from the bible the part that says ‘I am not here to bring peace’, that would be misleading. I don’t have the time to go through each verse you quoted. But will discuss this one verse only below that you quoted:
Qur’an:9:5 “Fight and kill the disbelievers wherever you find them, take them captive, harass them, lie in wait and ambush them using every stratagem of war.”
The verse above is ONE verse of others which you didn’t bother to quote. The verses talks about treaties with non believers. It says you can only attack them only if they turned against the Muslims. So it is an act of defence.
Except those of the idolaters with whom you made an agreement, then they have not failed you in anything and have not backed up any one against you, so fulfill their agreement to the end of their term; surely Allah loves those who are careful (of their duty). But when the forbidden months are past, then fight and slay the Pagans wherever ye find them, an seize them, beleaguer them, and lie in wait for them in every stratagem (of war); but if they repent, and establish regular prayers and practise regular charity, then open the way for them: for Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.
And the verse that comes after above clearly says that disbelievers are not to be harmed at all and should be protected if they asked for it, here read it:
And if anyone of the idolaters seeketh thy protection (O Muhammad), then protect him so that he may hear the Word of Allah, and afterward convey him to his place of safety. That is because they are a folk who know not.
