| babuks said: @Rath and MarcusDJackson,
You have answered my questions and quite logically I admit them. But you should think of the same about Islam and Muslims. Because Quran say good things and prohibits bad things. But some people do not follow them. So, why blame all Muslims or Islam for that? Some people quote Quran out of context and say that Quran tells about killing non-Muslims. That is not true. Most of the verses relating to killing are in the context of war and most of the time the verses are in defensive mode; for example, if non-muslims want to kill you, kill them. In fact, Quran says, "that if anyone killed a person not in retaliation of murder, or (and) to spread mischief in the land - it would be as if he killed all mankind, and if anyone saved a life, it would be as if he saved the life of all mankind." So, anyone does not follow the Quran and do mischief and kill people, Quran and Islam should not be blamed. So, I would say we should ignore those filthy persons and establish the real peaceful society of which the religions talk. |
what comes before the words "that if...". The begining of the translation of that verse :
"Because of that We ordained for the Children of Israel that if anyone killed a person not in retaliation of murder, or (and) to spread mischief in the land - it would be as if he killed all mankind, and if anyone saved a life, it would be as if he saved the life of all mankind. "
This verse seems to apply to only the Children of Isreal.
From what I can understand the verses before this is trying to point out that the Jews (and Christians) are a butch of sinners (clearly pointed out in the Bible) , thus not real follower of God (Allah). I getting the impression that If Jesus asked "he who without sin among you let them first cast a stone" and Muhammad was there, he would pick up rocks and start throwing them. Thus Muhammad to me seems too self-rightous and proud.
