Hello...since when have muslims starting forcing people to join islam?It's Christians who usually do those stuff!
2006-08-11 14:58:20
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answered by Remus L 2
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show/tell them this verse from the Quran:
’Let there be no compulsion in religion:
Truth stands out clear from error’
[Al-Qur’an 2:256]
ps. important points to note:
the noted historian De Lacy O’Leary writes in the book ’Islam at the cross road’ (Page 8):
’History makes it clear however, that the legend of fanatical Muslims sweeping through the world and forcing Islam at the point of the sword upon conquered races is one of the most fantastically absurd myth that historians have ever repeated.’
The famous historian, Thomas Carlyle, in his book ’Heroes and Hero worship’, refers to this misconception about the spread of Islam: ’The sword indeed, but where will you get your sword? Every new opinion, at its starting is precisely in a minority of one. In one man’s head alone. There it dwells as yet. One man alone of the whole world believes it, there is one man against all men. That he takes a sword and try to propagate with that, will do little for him. You must get your sword! On the whole, a thing will propagate itself as it can.’
Dr. Joseph Adam Pearson rightly says, ’People who worry that nuclear weaponry will one day fall in the hands of the Arabs, fail to realize that the Islamic bomb has been dropped already, it fell the day MUHAMMED (pbuh) was born’
2006-08-11 22:51:22
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answered by Knowledge Seeker 4
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To the asker: I'd like to address one of your answerers, if you don't mind.........To 'lyla" : NO, NO, A THOUSAND TIMES NO! Muslims do NOT worship the same God of Jews and Christians! Allah is an ancient STONE moon god. This religion was built on paganism, idol worship which is in stark contrast to Jews and Christians who worship the one and only LIVING GOD. And if Muslims worshipped the SAME God, then why would they be commanded by the SAME God to kill the SAME God's other children, Jews and Christians? And don't give me any bullshit answer based on your incensed opinion. Funnily enough, the God of Jews and Christians doesn't tell us to kill anybody. He tells us "thou shalt not kill." Yes, I'm way ahead of you if you're thinking of the Israel Defense Force. War is a different matter with my God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (Israel): Israel didn't start any of the conflicts, she merely defends herself when attacked and God's got her back! Hallelujah! Now back to the question:
Muslims can TRY to enforce their religion on us, but we don't have to bow! As far as METHOD OF OPERATION, CORE DOCTRINES, ETC. there is substantial incrimination that Islam was indeed a product of the Roman Catholic Church, 3rd century, as a means to kill the Jews and take Jerusalem captive. "Convert or Die!" has been the cry of both Catholics and Muslims. This forced conversion was used by the RCC even during World War II, so the Vatican cannot claim innocence based on "centuries ago" activity. As Christians and Jews, we must have the boldness of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego who said, "We will not bow." If we bow, we burn. I bow my knees only to the Father of my LORD Jesus Christ (Y'shua Hameshiach).
2006-08-11 22:35:54
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answered by Shalom Yerushalayim 5
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The same thing that should be done with Christians who enforce their religion on us!
2006-08-11 22:01:47
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answered by Mrs. Pears 5
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No it is the best if you were to actually study it.
Please read http://www.beliefnet.com/story/69/story_...
But since i know that you wont I will help you. to summarize:
Islam: The Next American Religion?
Islam is the third-largest and fastest growing religious community in the United States. This is not just because of immigration. More than 50% of America's six million Muslims were born here. Statistics like these imply some basic agreement between core American values and the beliefs that Muslims hold.
Islam is monotheistic. Muslims worship the same God as Jews and Christians. They also revere the same prophets as Judaism and Christianity, from Abraham, the first monotheist, to Moses, the law giver and messenger of God, to Jesus--not leaving out Noah, Job, or Isaiah along the way.
Islam is democratic in spirit. Islam advocates the right to vote and educate yourself and pursue a profession. The Qur'an, on which Islamic law is based, enjoins Muslims to govern themselves by discussion and consensus. In mosques, there is no particular priestly hierarchy. With Islam, each individual is responsible for the condition of her or his own soul. Everyone stands equal before God.
Islam contains an attractive mystical tradition. Mysticism is grounded in the individual search for God. Where better to do that than in America, land of individualists and spiritual seekers? And who might better benefit than Americans from the centuries-long tradition of teachers and students that characterize Islam. Surprising as it may seem, America's best-selling poet du jour is a Muslim mystic named Rumi, the 800-year-old Persian bard and founder of the Mevlevi Path, known in the West as the Whirling Dervishes.
Islam is egalitarian. From New York to California, the only houses of worship that are routinely integrated today are the approximately 4,000 Muslim mosques. That is because Islam is predicated on a level playing field, especially when it comes to standing before God. The Pledge of Allegiance (one nation, "under God") and Lincoln's Gettysburg Address (all people are "created equal") express themes that are also basic to Islam.
Islam shares America's new interest in food purity and diet. Muslims conduct a monthlong fast during the holy month of Ramadan, a practice that many Americans admire and even seek to emulate.
Muslims also observe dietary laws that restrict the kind of meat they can eat. These laws require that the permitted, or halal, meat is prepared in a manner that emphasizes cleanliness and a humane treatment of animals. These laws ride on the same trends that have made organic foods so popular.
Islam is tolerant of other faiths. Like America, Islam has a history of respecting other religions. In Muhammad's day, Christians, Sabeans, and Jews in Muslim lands retained their own courts and enjoyed considerable autonomy. As Islam spread east toward India and China, it came to view Zoroastrianism, Hinduism, and Buddhism as valid paths to salvation. As Islam spread north and west, Judaism especially benefited. The return of the Jews to Jerusalem, after centuries as outcasts, only came about after Muslims took the city in 638. The first thing the Muslims did there was to rescue the Temple Mount, which by then had been turned into a garbage heap.
Islam encourages the pursuit of religious freedom. The Pilgrims landing at Plymouth Rock is not the world's first story of religious emigration. Muhammad and his little band of 100 followers fled religious persecution, too, from Mecca in the year 622. They only survived by going to Madinah, an oasis a few hundred miles north, where they established a new community based on a religion they could only practice secretly back home. No wonder then that, in our own day, many Muslims have come here as pilgrims from oppression, leaving places like Kashmir, Bosnia, and Kosovo, where being a Muslim may radically shorten your life span. When the 20th century's list of emigrant exiles is added up, it will prove to be heavy with Muslims, that's for sure.
Could you think differently about Islam now?
2006-08-11 22:04:57
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answered by Layla 6
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Basically just ignore 'em...they're harmless. The muslims you gotta watch out for are the ones who believe that...since you're NOT a muslim...you're an infidel, and Allah wants you dead.
2006-08-11 21:58:43
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answered by Anonymous
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muslims enforce their religion on you? . if faith comes from the heart how it will be forced. please just admit it that people convert to Islam because they believed in it. easy and simple.
2006-08-11 22:02:04
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answered by Anonymous
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I believe that you meant to say "force", not "enforce"
2006-08-11 22:07:53
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answered by Anonymous
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I'm not enforcing my religion on anyone..it is your choice and i don't push it on anyone...what should we do with the others who push their religions on us???
2006-08-11 22:05:38
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answered by ? 5
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If we can ignore Christians, I'm sure we can ignore Muslims too.
2006-08-11 22:02:34
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answered by michael s 3
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