Is Islam A Religion of Peace?

The Obama administration, Hollywood, mainstream media, Millennial Leftist Social Justice Warriors, and many Muslims all claim that Islam is a religion of peace and argue that the hundreds of Islamic terrorist attacks that occur daily in over 20 countries are nothing more than a "perversion" of Islam. Is this true? Or are these Islamic terrorist attacks precisely and exactly what Islam stands for?

Muslims in the West are quick to point to passages such as Qur’an 109:6 (“You shall have your religion and I shall have my religion”) and 2:256 (“There is no compulsion in religion”) as evidence that Islam is a religion of peace. When confronted with harsher passages such as 9:5 (“Slay the idolaters wherever you find them”) and 9:29 (“Fight those who believe not in Allah”), Westernized Muslims interpret these verses in light of the more peaceful teachings of the Qur’an, typically saying something like: “Well, the Qur’an can’t be commanding us to kill unbelievers, since it says that there’s no compulsion in religion.”

Hence, Westernized Muslims pick the verses of the Qur’an they find most attractive, and they use these verses to sanitize the rest of the Qur’an. But is this the correct way to interpret the Qur’an? Unfortunately, the answer is, "No!" The Qur’an presents its own method of interpretation—the Doctrine of Abrogation.

Qur’an 2:106—Whatever verse we shall abrogate, or cause [thee] to forget, we will bring a better than it, or one like unto it. Dost thou not know that God is almighty?

Qur’an 16:101—When We substitute one revelation for another—and God knows best what He reveals (in stages)—they say, “Thou art but a forger”: but most of them understand not.

According to the Qur’an, then, when Muslims are faced with conflicting commands, they aren’t supposed to pick the one they like best. Rather, they are to go to history and see which verse was revealed last. Whichever verse came last is said to abrogate (or cancel) earlier revelations.

When Muslims are outnumbered in a city or country, they are allowed to lie and pretend to be friendly toward Jews, Christians, Hindus, Buddhists, Secularist, etc.

Qur'an 3:28 [Ali]— "Let not the Believers take for friends of helpers Unbelievers rather than Believers: if any do that, shall have no relation left with Allah except by way of precaution, that ye may guard yourselves from them. But Allah cautions you (to fear) Himself; for the final goal is to Allah."

Qur'an 3:28 [Hilali-Khan]— "Let not the believers take the disbelievers as Auliya (supporters, helpers, etc.) instead of the believers, and whoever does that will never be helped by Allah in any way, except if you indeed fear a danger from them. And Allah warns you against Himself (His Punishment), and to Allah is the final return."

Qur'an 3:28 [Pickthall]— "Let not the believers take disbelievers for their friends in preference to believers. Whoso doeth that hath no connection with Allah unless (it be) that ye but guard yourselves against them, taking (as it were) security. Allah biddeth you beware (only) of Himself. Unto Allah is the journeying."

Qur'an 3:28 [Dawood]— "The believers should not make the disbelievers their allies rather than other believers— anyone who does such a thing will isolate himself completely from God— except when you need to protect yourselves from them. God warns you to beware of Him: the Final Return is to God."

Qur'an 3:28 [Shakir]— "Let not the believers take the unbelievers for friends rather than believers; and whoever does this, he shall have nothing of (the guardianship of) Allah, but you should guard yourselves against them, guarding carefully; and Allah makes you cautious of (retribution from) Himself; and to Allah is the eventual coming."

Tafsir (exegetical commentary) Jalalayn— "Let not the believers take the disbelievers as patrons rather than that is instead of the believers — for whoever does that that is whoever takes them as patrons does not belong to the religion of God in anyway — unless you protect yourselves against them as a safeguard tuqātan ‘as a safeguard’ is the verbal noun from taqiyyatan that is to say unless you fear something in which case you may show patronage to them through words but not in your hearts this was before the hegemony of Islam and the dispensation applies to any individual residing in a land with no say in it. God warns you He instills fear in you of His Self warning that He may be wrathful with you if you take them as patrons; and to God is the journey’s end the return and He will requite you."

Ibn Kathir— "unless you indeed fear a danger from them, meaning, except those believers who in some areas or times fear for their safety from the disbelievers. In this case, such believers are allowed to show friendship to the disbelievers outwardly, but never inwardly. For instance, Al-Bukhari recorded that Abu Ad-Darda' said, "We smile in the face of some people although our hearts curse them.'' Al-Bukhari said that Al-Hasan said, "The Tuqyah is allowed until the Day of Resurrection."

However, once Muslims occupy a certain foothold in that city or country, the Islamic position changes and Jews, Christians, Hindus, Buddhists, Secularists, etc., are required to pay Jizya (a payment made to Muslims in exchange for not being murdered by them) and to consider themselves subdued (conquered).

Qur'an 9:29— "Fight those who believe not in Allah nor the Last Day, nor hold that forbidden which hath been forbidden by Allah and His Messenger, nor acknowledge the Religion of Truth, from among the People of the Book, until they pay the Jizya with willing submission, and feel themselves subdued."

Qur’an 5:51— "O ye who believer! take not the Jews and the Christians for your friends and protectors: they are but friends and protectors to each other. And he amongst you that turns to them (for friendship) is of them. Verily Allah guideth not a people unjust."

Qur’an 9:30— "The Jews call 'Uzair a son of Allah, and the Christians call Christ the Son of Allah. That is a saying from their mouth; (in this) they but imitate what the Unbelievers of old used to say. Allah's curse be on them [or may Allah destroy them]: how they are deluded away from the Truth!"

Qur’an 98:6— "Those who disbelieve, among the People of the Book and among the Polytheists, will be in Hell-Fire, to dwell therein (for aye). They are the worst of creatures.

Sahih Muslim 4366— "Muhammad said: 'I will expel the Jews and Christians from the Arabian Peninsula and will not leave any but Muslim.'"

Al-Bukhari, Al-Adab al-Mufrad 1103— "Muhammad said: 'Do not give the People of the Book the greeting first. Force them to the narrowest part of the road.'"

Is Islam a religion of peace? Once the Islamic position changes, Muslims are commanded to pursue Jews, Christians, Hindus, Buddhists, Secularists, etc., and convert them, subdue (conquer) them by making them slaves, or murder them.

Qur'an 2:191-193— "And slay them wherever ye catch them, and turn them out from where they have turned you out; for Persecution is 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 reject Faith. But if they cease, Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. And fight them on until there is no more Persecution and the religion becomes Allah's. But if they cease, let there be no hostility except to those who practice oppression."

Qur'an 2:244— "Then fight in the cause of Allah, and know that Allah heareth and knoweth all things."

Qur'an 3:151— "Soon shall We cast terror into the hearts of the Unbelievers, for that they joined partners [i.e., the committal of shirk] with Allah, for which He had sent no authority: their abode will be the Fire: and evil is the home of the wrong-doers!"

Qur'an 4:76— "Those who believe fight in the cause of Allah, and those who reject Faith fight in the cause of Evil (Tagut): so fight ye against the friends, of Satan: feeble indeed is the cunning of Satan."

Qur'an 4:89— "They but wish that ye should reject Faith, as they do, and thus be on the same footing (as they): so take not friends from their ranks until they flee in the way of Allah (from what is forbidden). But if they turn renegades, seize them and slay them wherever ye find them; and (in any case) take no friends or helpers from their ranks:—"

Qur'an 5:33— "The punishment of those who wage war against Allah and His messenger, and strive to make mischief through the land is: execution, or crucifixion, or the cutting off of hands and feet from opposites sides, or exile form the land: that is their disgrace in this world, and a heavy punishment is theirs in the Hereafter."

Qur'an 8:12— "I will instill terror into the hearts of the Unbelievers: smite ye above their necks and smite all their finger-tips off them."

Qur'an 9:5— "But when the forbidden months are past, then fight and slay the Pagans wherever ye find them, and seize them, beleaguer them, and lie in wait for them in every stratagem (of war); but if they repent, and establish regular prayers and pay Zakat then open the way for them: for Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful." [Even if the context is a time of war (which it is not), the reading clearly sanctions attacks against "unbelievers" who are not on the battlefield.]

Qur'an 9:29— "Fight those who believe not in Allah nor the Last Day, nor hold that forbidden which hath been forbidden by Allah and His Messenger, nor acknowledge the Religion of Truth, from among the People of the Book, until they pay the Jizya with willing submission, and feel themselves subdued."

Qur'an 9:73— "O Prophet! strive hard against the Unbelievers and the Hypocrites, and be firm against them. Their abode is Hell,—an evil refuge indeed."

Qur'an 9:111— "Allah hath purchased of the Believers their persons and their goods; for theirs (in return) is the Garden (of Paradise): they fight in His Cause, and slay and are slain: a promise binding on Him in Truth, through the Torah, the Gospel, and the Qur'an: and who is more faithful to his covenant than Allah? Then rejoice in the bargain which ye have concluded: that is the achievement supreme."

Qur'an 9:123— "O ye who believe! Fight the Unbelievers who are near to you and let them find harshness in you: and know that Allah is with those who fear Him."

Qur'an 47:4— "Therefore, when ye meet the Unbelievers (in fight), smite at their necks; at length, when ye have thoroughly subdued them, bind (the captives) firmly: therefore (is the time for) either generosity or ransom: until the war lays down its burdens. Thus (are ye commanded): but if it had been Allah's Will, he could certainly have exacted retribution from them (Himself); but (He lets you fight) [see Qur'an 2:216— "Fighting is prescribed for you"] in order to test you, some with others. But those who are slain in the way of Allah,—he will never let their deeds be lost."

Qur'an 48:29— "Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah; and those who are with him are strong against Unbelievers, (but) compassionate amongst each other. ..."

In the Hadith, it reads:

[126] 34— "I have been commanded to fight the people until they bear witness that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah, and believe in me and that which I have brought."

2797— "By Him in Whose Hands my soul is! I would love to be martyred in Allah's Cause and then come back to life and then get martyred, and then come back to life again and then get martyred and then come back to life again and then get martyred."

2977— "I have been made victorious with terror." 

Sahih al-Bukhari 6924— "Muhammad said: 'I have been ordered to fight the people till they say: La ilaha illallah (none has the right to be worshipped but Allah), and whoever said La ilaha illahllah, Allah will save his property and his life from me.'"

Sahih Muslim 30— "Muhammad said: 'I have been commanded to fight against people so long as they do not declare that there is no god but Allah.'"

Does Islam support freedom of religion? No, it does not. Anyone who leaves Islam is considered an apostate and their death is required.

Qur'an 4:89— "They but wish that ye should reject Faith, as they do, and thus be on the same footing (as they): so take not friends from their ranks until they flee in the way of Allah (from what is forbidden). But if they turn renegades, seize them and slay them wherever ye find them; and (in any case) take no friends or helpers from their ranks:—"

Is Islam tolerant of other religions? No, it is not.

Qur'an 3:85— "If anyone desires a religion other than Islam (submission to Allah), never will it be accepted of him; and in the Hereafter he will be in the ranks of those who have lost."

Do not be fooled by lying Muslims and ignorant Millennial Leftist Social Justice Warriors. There is nothing peaceful about Islam. Islam is the most hateful and intolerant religious political system on the face of the planet.

THE CALL TO JIHAD: THREE STAGES:
 When we turn to Islam’s theological sources and historical writings (Qur’an, Hadith, Sira, and Tafsir), we find that there are three stages in the call to Jihad, depending on the status of Muslims in a society.

STAGE ONE—When Muslims are completely outnumbered and can’t possibly win a physical confrontation with unbelievers, they are to live in peace with non-Muslims and preach a message of tolerance. We see an example of this stage when Muhammad and his followers were a persecuted minority in Mecca. Since the Muslims were entirely outnumbered, the revelations Muhammad received during this stage (e.g. “You shall have your religion and I shall have my religion”) called for religious tolerance and proclaimed a future punishment (rather than a worldly punishment) for unbelievers.

STAGE TWO—When there are enough Muslims and resources to defend the Islamic community, Muslims are called to engage in defensive Jihad. Thus, when Muhammad had formed alliances with various groups outside Mecca and the Muslim community had become large enough to begin fighting, Muhammad received Qur’an 22:39-40:

Permission (to fight) is given to those upon whom war is made because they are oppressed, and most surely Allah is well able to assist them; Those who have been expelled from their homes without a just cause except that they say: our Lord is Allah. . . .

Although Muslims in the West often pretend that Islam only allows defensive fighting, later revelations show otherwise.

STAGE THREE—When Muslims establish a majority and achieve political power in an area, they are commanded to engage in offensive Jihad. Hence, once Mecca and Arabia were under Muhammad’s control, he received the call the fight all unbelievers. In Surah 9:29, we read:

Fight those who believe not in Allah nor the Last Day, nor hold that forbidden which hath been forbidden by Allah and His Messenger, nor acknowledge the Religion of Truth, from among the People of the Book, until they pay the Jizyah with willing submission, and feel themselves subdued.

Notice that this verse doesn’t order Muslims to fight oppressors, but to fight those who don’t believe in Islam (including the “People of the Book”—Jews and Christians).

Not surprisingly, we find similar commands in Islam’s most trusted collections of ahadith (traditions containing Muhammad’s teachings).

Sahih al-Bukhari 6924—Muhammad said: “I have been ordered to fight the people till they say: La ilaha illallah (none has the right to be worshipped but Allah), and whoever said La ilaha illahllah, Allah will save his property and his life from me.”

Sahih Muslim 30—Muhammad said: “I have been commanded to fight against people so long as they do not declare that there is no god but Allah.”

Here again, the criterion for fighting people is that the people believe something other than Islam.

It’s clear, then, that when Muslims rose to power, peaceful verses of the Qur’an were abrogated by verses commanding Muslims to fight people based on their beliefs. Islam’s greatest scholars acknowledge this. For instance, Ibn Kathir (Islam’s greatest commentator on the Qur’an) sums up Stage Three as follows: “Therefore all people of the world should be called to Islam. If anyone of them refuses to do so, or refuses to pay the Jizyah, they should be fought till they are killed.” 

Can a good Muslim be a good American? Can a good Muslim be a good Canadian? Can a good Muslim be a good Australian? Can a good Muslim be a good Briton? Can a good Muslim be a good citizen of any other non-Muslim country?

Theologically	No!... Because his allegiance is to Allah, the moon god of Arabia.
Religiously	No!... Because no other religion is accepted by his Allah except Islam (Quran 2:256).
Scripturally	No!... Because his allegiance is to the five Pillars of Islam and the Qur'an.
Geographically	No!... Because his allegiance is to Mecca, to which he turns in prayer five times a day.
Socially	No!.. Because his allegiance to Islam forbids him to make friends with Christians or Jews.
Politically	No!... Because he must submit to the mullahs (spiritual leaders), who teach annihilation of Israel and destruction of America, the great Satan.
Domestically	No!... Because he is instructed to marry four (4) women and beat and scourge his wife when she disobeys him (Qur'an 4:34).
Intellectually	No!... Because he cannot accept the American Constitution (or equivalent) since it is based on biblical principles and he believes the Bible to be corrupt.
Philosophically	No!... Because Islam, Muhammad, and the Qur'an do not allow freedom of religion, freedom of speech, or freedom of expression. Democracy and Islam cannot co-exist. Every Muslim government is either dictatorial or autocratic.
Spiritually	No!... Because when we declare "one nation under God," the Christian's God is loving and kind, while Allah is never referred to as a Heavenly Father, nor is he ever called "love" in the Qur'an's 99 excellent names.

Muslims cannot and do not get along with anyone else!

Religious groups that can co-exist and act kindly toward one another:
Hindus living with Jews = No Problem
Sikhs living with Hindus = No Problem
Baha’is living with Jews = No Problem
Jews living with Atheists = No Problem
Hindus living with Baha’is = No Problem
Christians living with Jews = No Problem
Jews living with Buddhists = No Problem
Buddhists living with Sikhs = No Problem
Shintos living with Atheists = No Problem
Hindus living with Christians = No Problem
Buddhists living with Hindus = No Problem
Baha’is living with Christians = No Problem
Christians living with Shintos = No Problem
Buddhists living with Shintos = No Problem
Atheists living with Buddhists = No Problem
Confusians living with Hindus = No Problem
Confucians living with Baha’is = No Problem
Shintos living with Confucians = No Problem
Atheists living with Confucians = No Problem

Where does the proverbial crap always seem to hit the fan?:
Muslims living with Jews = Problem
Muslims living with Sikhs = Problem
Muslims living with Hindus = Problem
Muslims living with Baha’is = Problem
Muslims living with Shintos = Problem
Muslims living with Atheists = Problem
Muslims living with Christians = Problem
Muslims living with Buddhists = Problem
Muslims living with other Muslims = Problem

Ergo, according to Islamic sources (the Qur'an, the Hadith, the Sira, and the Tafsir), according to Islamic history over the past 1400 years, and according to the evidence and facts of present-day Islamic activities throughout Islamic countries as well as non-Islamic countries such as Western countries, Islam is not a religion of peace. Islam is the most hateful, intolerant, fascist religious political system in the world. If Muslims cannot assimilate into Western cultures, then they should remain in their own countries and leave the other countries to intelligent, civilized men.

While the Obama administration, Hollywood, mainstream media, Millennial Leftist Social Justice Warriors, and many Muslims rush to defend Islam, the false prophet Muhammad, and the unholy Qur'an after each terrorist attack, falsely claiming that these are a "perversion" of Islam, they are being willfully ignorant (stupid on purpose) of the truth. When you have Islamic terrorist attacks taking place all on the same day in Britain, in France, in Spain, in Egypt, in the Philippines, in Iran, and in several other countries, where there are different ethnicities, different languages, and different forms of government, what is the connecting factor? Occam's Razor states that the simplest explanation is usually the correct one. The common denominator among all these attacks in all these countries is Islam. The connecting factor are the teachings of Muhammad and the Qur'an. If jihad and "martyrdom" are a "perversion" of Islam, then Islam has been perverted from the very beginning!