| DukeOfLuxembourg said: where did i insult you? LOL |
You clearly have not read the Qur'an or know early Islamic history if you believe what's in that video.
Have you not read my reply above at all? How can you deny the full text which is at odds of what you are trying to suggest?
Parts of the video:
1. The Qur'an does not abrogate itself. As demonstrated above, the Qur'an abrogates previous books, i.e. the Torah and the Bible, as well as others. There are no peaceful and violent verses in the Qur'an that contradict. If you read the full text around any of these violent verses you understand the historical meaning and real context they were delivered. For rules of war as a defender, not attacker. Pull out any violent verse and you will see its relation to the war being described as well as ending in a call for peace.
2. All religions are intended as a way of life and they offer rules of how any society should govern itself. Interesting points on the video are ALL based on Hadiths, not the Qur'an. The Qur'an does not specify a way to choose a leader beyond the Prophet. A simply knowledge of Islamic history proves this as this is the sole reason why there are Sunni and Shia sects. One party (the majority) wanted a democratic vote to define who would lead after Muhammand's death. The others (shia and the minority) wanted a theocratic dynasty based on Muhammad's closest kin. The first three caliphs were democratically voted in, clearly showing Islam's preference for democracy. Additionally, Islam promotes freedom of speech and religion. Again, a study of the history around the Arab and Islamic empire proves this. Why did it take hundreds of years for Islam to become the dominate religion in these regions if these freedoms were not allowed? Why was Hinduism always the dominate religion in India when it was ruled by Islam for so long if these freedoms did not exist? Why was the only places on Earth where Jews flourished (beyond USA and present Israel) in Muslim lands and especially Muslim controlled Spain, an 800 year rule if these freedoms did not exist? Why? BECAUSE THEY DO EXIST IN THE QUR'AN, just not in Hadith literature which is what Shari'a law is primarily based on. This, in fact, is against the commands of the Qur'an as Muslims are not supposed to take any other book for law, yet they have created multitude of differing Hadiths that have actually taken preference above the Qur'an. Finally, every single punishment mentioned in that video (except hand being cut off for theft) is in Hadith and not the Qur'an.
3. Again, as I mentioned earlier in this thread, Taqqiyah is not about being deceitful to nonMuslims for some grand scheme to convert everyone. Its about protecting your life. When this was recorded, the Muslim community was at war with the Pagans. Their caravans were continuously attacked and people killed because they were Muslims (really no different than the beginnings of any religion where the followers are attacked and killed by the established majority). So, it was told that they can lie about being Muslim, not about Islam itself, in order to protect their life and belongings.
I really don't see how you can't read my first response and realize you're wrong. Are you really so bad at reading comprehension that you can't see that your interpretation of these verses is simply wrong when you read the full text?
