Islam,
A Peaceful Religion?
"Islam
must rule the world and until Islam does rule the world we will continue to
sacrifice our lives," Al-Badr spokesman Mustaq Aksari,- CNN September
19,2001
[Shakir 9:5] So when the sacred months have passed away, then slay the idolaters wherever you find them, and take them captives and besiege them and lie in wait for them in every ambush, then if they repent and keep up prayer and pay the poor-rate, leave their way free to them; surely Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
[Shakir 5:51] O you who believe! do not take the Jews and the Christians for friends; they are friends of each other; and whoever amongst you takes them for a friend, then surely he is one of them; surely Allah does not guide the unjust people.
[Shakir 4:46] Of those who are Jews (there are those who) alter words from their places… Allah has cursed them on account of their unbelief, so they do not believe but a little.
[Shakir 4:160] Wherefore for the iniquity of those who are Jews did we disallow to them the good things which had been made lawful for them and for their hindering many (people) from Allah's way.
[Shakir 5:41] …from among those who are Jews; they are
listeners for the sake of a lie… Those are they for whom Allah
does not desire that He should purify their hearts; they shall have disgrace in
this world, and they shall have a grievous chastisement in the
hereafter.
[Shakir 5:64] And the Jews say: The hand of Allah is
tied up! Their hands shall be shackled and they shall be cursed for what they
say… We have put enmity and hatred among them till the day of
resurrection; whenever they kindle a fire for war Allah puts it out,
and they strive to make mischief in the land; and Allah does
not love the mischief-makers.
[Shakir 2:120] And the Jews will not be pleased with you, nor the Christians until you follow their religion. Say: Surely Allah's guidance, that is the (true) guidance. And if you follow their desires after the knowledge that has come to you, you shall have no guardian from Allah, nor any helper.
[Shakir 5:82] Certainly you will find the most violent of people in enmity for those who believe (to be) the Jews and those who are polytheists, (Christians).”
[Shakir 6:146] And to those who were Jews we made unlawful
every animal having claws, and of oxen… this was a punishment We gave them
on account of their rebellion, and We are surely
Truthful.
[Shakir 9:30] And the Jews say: Uzair is the son of Allah; and the Christians say: The Messiah is the son of Allah; these are the words of their mouths; they imitate the saying of those who disbelieved before; may Allah destroy them; how they are turned away!
[Shakir 16:118] And for those who were Jews We prohibited what We have related to you already, and We did them no injustice, but they were unjust to themselves.
[Shakir 62:6] Say: O you who are Jews, if you think that you are the favorites of Allah to the exclusion of other people, then invoke death If you are truthful.
[Shakir 2:111] And they say: None shall enter the garden (or paradise) except he who is a Jew or a Christian. These are their vain desires. Say: Bring your proof if you are truthful.
[Shakir 3:67] Ibrahim was not a Jew nor a Christian but
he was (an) upright (man), a Muslim, and he was not one of the polytheists.
(Christians)
[Shakir 5:33]
The punishment of
those who wage war against Allah and His messenger and strive to make
mischief in the land is only this, that they should be murdered or
crucified or their hands and their feet should be cut off on opposite sides or
they should be imprisoned; this
shall be as a disgrace for them in this world, and in the hereafter they shall
have a grievous chastisement,
[Bear in mind
“waging war against Islam” means simply not to accept the teachings of Islam]
[Yusufali 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, (even if they are) of the People of the Book,
until they pay the Jizya with willing submission, and feel themselves
subdued.
* Jizya - The
poll-tax is to be paid by the Christian or the Jew forcibly and submissively.
It is to spare their lives;
that is, they pay it in lieu of being killed because if they did not pay it,
they would be killed unless
they intended to become Muslims, then they would be exempted from paying
it.
[Shakir 9:30] And
the Jews say: Uzair is the son of Allah; and the
Christians say: The Messiah is the son of Allah;
these are the words of their
mouths; they imitate the saying
of those who disbelieved before; may Allah destroy them; how they are
turned away!
[Yusufali 4:95] Unto all (in Faith) Hath Allah promised
good: But those who strive and
fight Hath He distinguished above those who sit (at home) by a special
reward,.
[Yusufali 8:65]
O Prophet! rouse the Believers
to the fight. If there are
twenty amongst you, patient and persevering, they will vanquish two hundred: if
a hundred, they will vanquish a thousand of the Unbelievers: for these are a
people without understanding.
[Yusufali 59:11]
Hast thou not observed the Hypocrites say to their misbelieving brethren
among the People of the
Book? (Jews)… But Allah is witness that they are
indeed liars.
[Yusufali 4:84]
Then fight in Allah's
cause - Thou art held
responsible only for thyself - and rouse the believers. It may be that Allah
will restrain the fury of the Unbelievers; for Allah is the strongest in might
and in punishment.
[Yusufali 9:123] O ye who believe! fight the unbelievers who gird you about, and let them find firmness in you: and know that Allah is with those who fear Him.
Hadith (9 volumes) Muhammad’s own saying, and reports of his teachings and way of life” (World Faiths Islam, Ruqaiyyah Maqsood, p.7)
Muslim Scholar, Dr Muhammad Hamidullah, Introduction to Islam, states that: “the custodian and repository of the original teachings of Islam are found above all in the Quran and the Hadith …The Quran and the Hadith are the basis for ALL LAW.” (Ibid p.250)
“The teaching of Islam are based primarily on the Quran and the Hadith, and, as we shall presently see, BOTH ARE INSPIRED ON THE DIVINE INSPIRATION.” (Ibid P.23)
Hammudullah Abdalatati, Islam in Focus (The Muslim Convert’s Association of Singapore, 1991) states “ …All articles of faith…. Are based upon and derived from the teachings of the Quran and then traditions [Hadith] of Muhammad.”
Volume 2, Book 23,
Number 414:
Narrated 'Urwa:
Aisha said, "The Prophet (Muhammad) in his fatal
illness said, 'Allah cursed the Jews and the Christians because they took the
graves of their Prophets as places for praying."' Aisha added, "Had it not been for that the
grave of the Prophet (p.b.u.h) would have been made prominent but I am afraid it
might be taken (as a) place for praying.
Volume 4, Book 56,
Number 666:
Narrated Ibn Abbas:
I heard 'Umar
saying, "May Allah Curse
so-and-so! Doesn't he know that
the Prophet said, 'May Allah
curse the Jews for, though they were forbidden (to eat) fat, they liquefied it
and sold it. "
Volume 1, Book 8,
Number 428:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle
said, "May Allah's curse be on
the Jews for they built the places of worship at the graves of their
Prophets."
Volume 1, Book 12,
Number 749:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "Say
Amen' when the Imam says "Ghair-il-maghdubi 'alaihim wala-ddal-lin; not the path of those who earn Your
Anger (such as Jews) nor of those who go astray (such as Christians); all the past sins of the person whose
saying (of Amin) coincides with that of the angels, will be
forgiven.
Volume 2, Book 23,
Number 457:
Narrated Abi Aiyub:
Once the Prophet went out
after sunset and heard a dreadful voice, and said, "The Jews are being punished in their
graves."
Volume 3, Book 39,
Number 531:
Narrated Ibn 'Umar:
Umar expelled the Jews and the
Christians from Hijaz. When
Allah's Apostle had conquered Khaibar, he wanted to expel the Jews from it as
its land became the property of Allah, His Apostle, and the Muslims. Allah's Apostle intended to expel the
Jews but they requested him to let them stay there on the condition that they
would do the labor and get half of the fruits. Allah's Apostle told them, "We will let you stay on thus condition,
as long as we wish."
Volume 4, Book 52,
Number 176:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin
'Umar:
Allah's Apostle said,
"You (i.e. Muslims) will fight
with the Jews till some of them
will hide behind stones. The stones will (betray them) saying, 'O 'Abdullah
(i.e. slave of Allah)! There
is a Jew hiding behind me; so kill him.' "
Volume 4, Book 52,
Number 177:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said,
"The Hour will not be
established until you fight with the Jews, and the stone behind which a Jew will be
hiding will say. "O Muslim!
There is a Jew hiding behind me, so kill him."
Volume 4, Book 53,
Number 392:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
While we were in the Mosque,
the Prophet came out and said, "Let us go to the Jews" We went out till we reached Bait-ul-Midras.
He said to them, "If you
embrace Islam, you will be safe. You should know that the earth belongs to
Allah and His Apostle, and I
want to expel you from this land. So, if anyone amongst you owns some
property, he is permitted to sell it, otherwise you should know that the Earth
belongs to Allah and His Apostle."
Volume 4, Book 56,
Number 662:
Narrated Abu Said:
The Prophet said, "You will follow the wrong
ways, of your predecessors so
completely and literally that if they should go into the hole of a mastigure,
you too will go there." We said, "O Allah's Apostle! Do you mean the Jews and the
Christians?" He replied, "Whom else?" (Meaning, of course, the Jews and the
Christians.)
Book 019, Number
4366:
It has been narrated by
'Umar b. al-Khattib that he heard the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him)
say: I will expel the Jews and
Christians from the Arabian Peninsula and will not leave any but
Muslim.
Volume 5, Book 59,
Number 611:
Narrated Abu Qatada:
Allah's Apostle said,
"Whoever produces a proof that
he has killed an infidel, will have the spoils of the killed man." So I got up to look for an evidence to
prove that I had killed an infidel, but I could not find anyone to bear witness
for me, so I sat down…Allah's
Apostle then got up and gave that (spoils) to me, and I bought with it, a garden
which was the first property I got after embracing Islam.
Volume 3, Book 29,
Number 72:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
Allah's Apostle entered
Mecca in the year of its Conquest wearing an Arabian helmet on his head and when
the Prophet took it off, a person came and said, "Ibn Khatal is holding the
covering of the Ka'ba (taking refuge in the Ka'ba)." The Prophet said, "Kill
him."
Volume 9, Book 84,
Number 57:
Narrated 'Ikrima:
Some Zanadiqa (atheists) were brought to
'Ali and he burnt them. The news of this event, reached Ibn 'Abbas who said, "If
I had been in his place, I would not have burnt them, as Allah's Apostle forbade
it, saying, 'Do not punish anybody with Allah's punishment (fire).' I would have killed them according to
the statement of Allah's Apostle, 'Whoever changed his Islamic religion, then
kill him.'"
Volume 9, Book 89,
Number 271:
Narrated Abu Musa:
A man embraced Islam and then reverted
back to Judaism. Mu'adh bin
Jabal came and saw the man with Abu Musa.
Mu'adh asked, "What is wrong with this (man)?" Abu Musa replied, "He
embraced Islam and then reverted back to Judaism." Mu'adh said, "I will not sit down unless you kill him
(as it is) the verdict of Allah and His Apostle
Volume 5, Book 59,
Number 425:
Narrated Anas:
"We are those who have given
the Pledge of allegiances to Muhammad for to observe Jihad as long as we
live."
Volume 1, Book 2,
Number 25:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle was asked,
"What is the best deed?" He replied, "To believe in Allah and His Apostle
(Muhammad). The questioner then asked, "What is the next (in
goodness)? He replied, "To participate in Jihad
(religious fighting) in Allah's Cause."
Book 9, Number
9.18.56:
Abd ar-Rahman used to say,
"Someone who goes to the mosque in the morning or the afternoon with no
intention of going anywhere else, either to learn good or teach it, is like someone who does jihad in the
way of Allah and returns with booty."
Volume 9, Book 93,
Number 625:
Narrated Ibn Mas'ud:
A man asked the Prophet
"What deeds are the best?" The Prophet said: (1) To perform the (daily
compulsory) prayers at their (early) stated fixed times, (2) To be good and
dutiful to one's own parents. (3) and to participate in Jihad in Allah's
Cause."
Volume 9, Book 93,
Number 555:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said,
"Allah guarantees (the person who carries out Jihad in His
Cause and nothing compelled) that him to go out but Jihad in His Cause and
the belief in His Word He will either admit him into Paradise (Martyrdom) or
return him with reward or booty he has earned to his residence from where he
went out."
Volume 9, Book 93,
Number 550:
Narrated Abu Musa:
A man came to the Prophet
and said, "A man fights for pride and haughtiness another fights for bravery,
and another fights for showing off; which of these (cases) is in Allah's Cause?"
The Prophet said, "The one who
fights that Allah's Word (Islam) should be superior, fights in Allah's
Cause."
Volume 8, Book 73,
Number 3:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Amr:
A man said to the Prophet,
"Shall I participate in Jihad?" The Prophet said, "Are your parents living?" The
man said, "Yes." the Prophet said, "Do Jihad for their
benefit."
Volume 6, Book 60,
Number 41:
Narrated Abu Wail:
Hudhaifa said, "The Verse:--
"And spend (of your wealth)
in the Cause of Allah and do not throw yourselves in destruction," (2.195) was
revealed concerning spending
in Allah's Cause (i.e. Jihad)."
Volume 4, Book 53,
Number 352:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said,
"Allah guarantees him who
strives in His Cause and whose motivation for going out is nothing but Jihad in
His Cause and belief in His Word, that He will admit him into Paradise (if
martyred) or bring him back to his dwelling place, whence he has come out, with
what he gains of reward and booty."
Volume 3, Book 34,
Number 427:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said,
"May Allah curse the
Jews, because Allah made fat
illegal for them but they sold it and ate its price. "
Book 020, Number
4660:
It has been reported on the
authority of Abu Huraira that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be
upon
him) said: God
laughs at the two men one of whom kills the other; both of them will enter
Paradise.
They (the
Companions) said: How,
Messenger of Allah? He said: One is slain (in the way of Allah) (Jihad) and
enters Paradise. Then God forgives the other and guides him to Islam; then he
fights in the way of Allah and dies a martyr.
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