I have gone through a post yesterday tittled MURIC order the arrest of apostle Solomon I came across a comment by one user named mortebo for which he shared a picture quoting some Qur’an verses and ask if anybody can explain.
I decide not to only quote and reply his questions but answer him as a thread of its own so that other people will know that islam doesn’t teach terrorism and Muslims are not terrorist. As long as you will read to the end and be just to yourself, you can understand what I mean.
Here we go….
Please find below the answers to your questions with little knowledge of mine.
Yes as your image tittle show, islam is a religion of peace, the word ISLAM self is derived from the word ASSALAM which means PEACE
1. starting with your first quote, that’s is Surah Baqarah Chapter 2 verse 191, actually using this verse as reference without considering the verse that precede it will completely change the meaning of the verse, mind you Uncle, Qur’an is not a like a novel that you can quote any portion of it as you wish to make reference with it. One message may be scattered in 2 or more verse, so taking one of these verses as reference will not explain the message correctly if not changing the message completely to opposite. Now read from verse 190 down to verse 191
Surah Al-Baqara, Verse 190:
وَقَاتِلُوا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ الَّذِينَ يُقَاتِلُونَكُمْ وَلَا تَعْتَدُوا إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يُحِبُّ الْمُعْتَدِينَ
Fight in the cause of Allah those who fight you, but do not transgress limits; for Allah loveth not transgressors.
Surah Al-Baqara, Verse 191:
وَاقْتُلُوهُمْ حَيْثُ ثَقِفْتُمُوهُمْ وَأَخْرِجُوهُم مِّنْ حَيْثُ أَخْرَجُوكُمْ وَالْفِتْنَةُ أَشَدُّ مِنَ الْقَتْلِ وَلَا تُقَاتِلُوهُمْ عِندَ الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ حَتَّىٰ يُقَاتِلُوكُمْ فِيهِ فَإِن قَاتَلُوكُمْ فَاقْتُلُوهُمْ كَذَٰلِكَ جَزَاءُ الْكَافِرِينَ
And slay them wherever ye catch them, and turn them out from where they have Turned you out; for tumult and oppression are 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 suppress faith.
2. Your second quote uncle is Surah Al_imran verse 28, the verse is telling Muslims of that time and also of today to be careful of favoring the people of the scripture(that’s the jews and the christian) to being friend with them against their Muslim brothers. In simple term its telling muslim not to be alliance with the non-muslims against muslim, find below the full text of the verse
Surah Aal-e-Imran, Verse 28:
لَّا يَتَّخِذِ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ الْكَافِرِينَ أَوْلِيَاءَ مِن دُونِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَمَن يَفْعَلْ ذَٰلِكَ فَلَيْسَ مِنَ اللَّهِ فِي شَيْءٍ إِلَّا أَن تَتَّقُوا مِنْهُمْ تُقَاةً وَيُحَذِّرُكُمُ اللَّهُ نَفْسَهُ وَإِلَى اللَّهِ الْمَصِيرُ
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.
3. Yes Uncle you just quote Surah Al_imran verse 85, but you misunderstood the message it convey, the verse is telling us that only Islam(that’s the religion of Adam, Noah, Abraham, Eishmel, David, Solomon, Moses, Jesus, Muhammad etc) is acceptable by Allah in the day of judgement, anybody that goes with other religion, Allah will not accepted it.
Surah Aal-e-Imran, Verse 85:
وَمَن يَبْتَغِ غَيْرَ الْإِسْلَامِ دِينًا فَلَن يُقْبَلَ مِنْهُ وَهُوَ فِي الْآخِرَةِ مِنَ الْخَاسِرِينَ
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 (All spiritual good).
The following verse also back the above one Uncle
Surah Aal-e-Imran, Verse 19:
إِنَّ الدِّينَ عِندَ اللَّهِ الْإِسْلَامُ وَمَا اخْتَلَفَ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتَابَ إِلَّا مِن بَعْدِ مَا جَاءَهُمُ الْعِلْمُ بَغْيًا بَيْنَهُمْ وَمَن يَكْفُرْ بِآيَاتِ اللَّهِ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ سَرِيعُ الْحِسَابِ
Truly, the religion with Allah is Islam. Those who were given the Scripture (Jews and Christians) did not differ except, out of mutual jealousy, after knowledge had come to them. And whoever disbelieves in the Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, signs, revelations, etc.) of Allah, then surely, Allah is Swift in calling to account.
4. Surah Alma’eeda verse 33, you totally changed the meaning of this verse, as in you did not translate it correct, the verse didn’t say infidels, rather it say those who wage war against Allah and his messenger, and who are those? in simple term are those people who fight the messager and his companions or fight any means of conveying Allah’s message to the mankind.
Surah Al-Maeda, Verse 33:
إِنَّمَا جَزَاءُ الَّذِينَ يُحَارِبُونَ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ وَيَسْعَوْنَ فِي الْأَرْضِ فَسَادًا أَن يُقَتَّلُوا أَوْ يُصَلَّبُوا أَوْ تُقَطَّعَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَأَرْجُلُهُم مِّنْ خِلَافٍ أَوْ يُنفَوْا مِنَ الْأَرْضِ ذَٰلِكَ لَهُمْ خِزْيٌ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَلَهُمْ فِي الْآخِرَةِ عَذَابٌ عَظِيمٌ
The punishment of those who wage war against Allah and His Messenger, and strive with might and main for mischief through the land is: execution, or crucifixion, or the cutting off of hands and feet from opposite sides, or exile from the land: that is their disgrace in this world, and a heavy punishment is theirs in the Hereafter;
5. Surah Anfaal, verse 12, read the full text below uncle, the message is this verse is that Allah is telling the prophet that the victory the believers get in their last battle against their counterparts is as a result of guidance and assistance from Allah, as Allah send angels to accompany the muslim troops, and then send confusion or commotion among the disbelievers hearts so that they can be defeated easily by the muslims
Surah Al-Anfal, Verse 12:
إِذْ يُوحِي رَبُّكَ إِلَى الْمَلَائِكَةِ أَنِّي مَعَكُمْ فَثَبِّتُوا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا سَأُلْقِي فِي قُلُوبِ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا الرُّعْبَ فَاضْرِبُوا فَوْقَ الْأَعْنَاقِ وَاضْرِبُوا مِنْهُمْ كُلَّ بَنَانٍ
Remember thy Lord inspired the angels (with the message): “I am with you: give firmness to the Believers: I will instil terror into the hearts of the Unbelievers: smite ye above their necks and smite all their finger-tips off them.”
To be fair, Allah went far to tell the reason why he did that to them, find it in the next verse uncle
Surah Al-Anfal, Verse 13:
ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمْ شَاقُّوا اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ وَمَن يُشَاقِقِ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ شَدِيدُ الْعِقَابِ
This because they contended against Allah and His Messenger: If any contend against Allah and His Messenger, Allah is strict in punishment.[color]
