If the Pope was wrong, and Islam was not spread by the sword of Muhammod, why does it say it in the koran?

Question

any thoughts?

How was it spread?

“Prepare against them whatever arms and cavalry you can muster, that you may strike terror in the enemies of Allah.”
“Allah desires killing them to manifest the religion.”

quotes from the Koran.

Tinker.

In the New Testament of the Christian bible....it says love they neighbor, not kill them cause the aren't Christian.

Qur'an 9.5 “When the sacred forbidden months for fighting are past, fight and kill the disbelievers wherever you find them, take them captive, beleaguer them, and lie in wait and ambush them using every stratagem of war.”

Ishaq:544 “Muhammad commanded the people to prepare for the foray [raid, incursion, sortie, attack, or assault]. The Messenger informed his troops that he was going to Mecca. He ordered them to prepare themselves and ready their equipment quickly. He said, ‘O Allah, keep spies and news from the Quraysh until we take them by surprise in their land.'” Fundamental Islamic organizations like Hamas, Hezbollah, Islamic Jihad, and al-Qaeda offer the same prayer today.

Ishaq:544 “Hassan incited the men, reciting: ‘This is the time for war. Don't feel safe from us. Our swords will open the door to death.'” And so it would be forevermore.

If a christian straps a suicide belt to oneself and goes into the middle of a muslim demostration and blows oneself and others up.

Will any crazy christian group condone this?

If a muslim went into the middle of bunch of protesting christians and blew himself up, would any muslim group condone this?

ask yourself that.

If Islam is being distorted by a "few" why aren't the rest of them fighting those people to stop the distortion?

THAT MY FRIENDS IS THE TRUE QUESTION.

Answer 1

What follows below is my response to a friend’s email concerning the same issue as what is being discussed in this forum:

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Its one thing for the common street hoodlum, or radical foot soldier, in Muslim countries, to be enraged by the comments made by the Pope. I don’t expect many of them to take time to deliberate the issue, or subsume the Pope’s comments in the proper context. They are reactionary beings. However, you would think that Imams’ and other Muslim clerics would me more academic in their reception of comments made by other religious leaders, affording their colleagues on the other side of the religious spectrum a fair hearing. Instead these so called learned men of Muslim upbringing are just as reactionary as the ruffians on the streets of Palestine, or the insurgents attacking their own people in Iraq.

It’s bizarre that both Jews and Christians are called to make concessions and penance to placate Muslim sensitivities, and yet any offense to Christian ideals or people by Muslim authorities is met with deafening silence. When Christian churches are burned to the ground, when our iconography is desecrated because of Islamic militancy, and when death threats are levied on our most revered religious figures, no one in our ranks cries out for apologies or even reparations. No calls for the destruction of Mosques; no command for the assassination of Muslim leaders; and no vitriolic statements from our religious leaders are made concerning Muslim clerics. Even when the more radical fringe of Christendom – men like Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson – make inflammatory remarks concerning Muslims and Islam, there is a large outcry from both mainline Christianity and the western secular media denouncing their statements as inane and immoral.

It is the Muslim world that has failed dismally in their efforts to do the same. We always point the incriminating finger at those within our fold that act in a manner that is in discord with what we believe to be the noble thing to do. Muslim “moderates” standby quietly giving tacit approval to the aggression of their more “radical” brethren.

Muslims constantly lament the disproportionate military response to 9/11 that Bush has made. Many in the Christian wing and in the rest of the western world have called him on it, and criticize him constantly for it. Yet when Muslim people attack Christian churches for something as trivial as a cartoon or an insensitive statement made by another Christian, no one talks about the Muslim disproportionate reaction. At least our attack of Afghanistan and Iraq, though focusing on the wrong people, returned violence for violence. Muslims, in reaction to mere rhetoric, returns temporarily hurtful words with violence. Words are eventually forgotten; a loss of life has repercussions that never really go away. You tell me who is responding in a more disproportionate fashion? Who in this scenario is responding more unjustly?

I wonder if Muslims realize how utterly feeble minded they look every time they respond like this? I am curious if “moderate” Muslims are cognizant of the fact that the more they remain mute concerning the wrong doings of their radical counterparts, the more the rest of the world will see them as one in the same? For my part, I a little doubtful as to how divergent “moderate” Muslims are ideologically from their “radical” colleagues. Both of them believe that Muhammad is the supreme prophet, one who supersedes even Jesus in divine significance. Muslims of both “radical” and “moderate” stripe believe that Muhammad is also the ultimate paradigm of human behavior; a model that should be emulated as close as possible. Both, if truly candid, must acknowledge that Muhammad, UNLIKE Jesus, who is the Christian’s primary example for living, was a military commander that took part in violence, order assassinations, and engaged in all the brutality associated with a military enterprise. He ordered the execution of those whose only sin was to ridicule him. These are historical facts attested to in their Qu’ran, Hadith, and secular Arabian history. Maybe the so called “moderate” Muslims don’t vocalize dissent against the “radicals” in their midst because they know, in their heart of hearts, that those the world likes to marginalize as “radicals” really represent the manner of behavior Muhammad would have condoned. The “moderates” remain silent, so as not to underscore their secret agreement with “radical” tactics and their own cowardice at not acting on principles they agree with.

I am disappointed at my Pope for apologizing for statements that are truthful. The truth is always offensive. Jesus made statements to the Pharisees that were infused with controversy. He never apologized for them, despite how inflammatory they might have been. There is no need for Pope Benedict XVI to qualify his statement with an appeal to proper context. Even as an isolated statement, the statements by the Byzantine emperor, that the Pope was quoting, are a truthful assessment of Islam’s prophet. The Catholic Church needs stop being politically correct. The Catholic Church needs to cease abiding by a culture of appeasement. Why should the Pope apologize for the narrow minds of those who cannot read a statement in its context, or who cannot admit to the dark side of their faith? Contrition and forgiveness are foundations to the Christian faith, but to be contrite, when one is not at fault, makes a mockery of reconciliation. If the church continues to be spineless like this, even I will want to leave it.

Answer 2

The Koran doesn't say Islam is to be spread by sword.

According to Islam, everybody was born as Muslim, but education spoilt it.

Islam spreaded the same way as other religions. A small group (Muhammad and his environment) told about it to others and those people converted, or it was brought by a majority of people, such as the Turks, and the minority slowly accepted it.

EDIT:

-You must be using a translation published by the 700 Club... get a more accurate one please
-As for the New Testament: Mark.7:9-13 "Whoever curses father or mother shall die"
-And finally, stop putting an equation between Islam and dirty political groups. If Muslims were really ordered to kill the infidels, they would have attacked us. Just because a few thousand or perhaps just a few hundred people are misled, it doesn't mean all the rest 1.5 billion Muslims are alike. Why don't they fight them? They do, but the media is more interested in reporting terror attacks than its prevention.

Answer 3

background has shown that Islam became unfold by utilising the sword. it is humorous that fundamentalist Islamists (like Osama bin encumbered and Ayman Zawahiri) rail relating to the Crusades and Crusaders at the same time as with ease ignoring their very own previous background. The Crusades have been usually a backlash against Moslem conquests and forced conversion by utilising the sword. regrettably the Crusaders did an identical project, yet it is all the Muslims look to bear in mind.

Answer 4

History shows that the Muslims spread Islam by the sword.
Sorry for those who have a revised history book but that is how it was spread.
Christianity came about in 40 A.D. or so and Islam came into being in the 6th century. this is more than a few years or starting from eachother.

Answer 5

The guy on the cross and the guy in the cave both started their companies at around the same time and have been in agressive competition ever since. In order to keep their customers sometimes they use negative ads to put the other down. As in any market place growth is the goal. Growth at any cost. Once you have developed all the new markets then you must try to take market share from the competition. Sometimes the sales staff get a little out of hand. In both cases the original product is a great product.

Answer 6

Have you actually read what the Pope said?

Here is a link to the English translation of the Pope's controversial speech: http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/speeches/2006/september/documents/hf_ben-xvi_spe_20060912_university-regensburg_en.html

With love in Christ.

Answer 7

wow man did the Pope say that? its abit hard to believe... maybe in Medieval times or during the Crusades but todays world is so self aware of political correctness that i doubt Papa Benedict will say that.

Answer 8

1) quote from the quran to support your claim

2) Islam was spread by approaching people and asking the to convert

"Fight in the cause of Allah those who fight you, but do not transgress limits; for Allah loveth not transgressors"2:190

"But if the enemy incline towards peace, then you (also) incline towards peace, and trust in Allah: for He is One that hears and knows (all things)". 8:61

Answer 9

This is not in the Koran...and how do u think the other religions were spread?
It's so wrong to accuse only Islam of that...Christianity has spread by the sword to...

Answer 10

Lets know about the basics of Islam here, before someone concludes, that whatever people comment is there in the Holy Quran. Al Furqan is the other name of Holy Quran, which means 'final revelation'. A muslim has to accept the following with full heart, before he accept the Holy Quran:

1. Torah,Prophet Moses was given the Tawrat (Hebrew Torah, or 'the Law')

2. Prophet David was given the Zabur (or psalms).

3.Prophet Jesus was given the Injil (Greek evangel, or Gospel).

The message of peace & brotherhood was what conveyed to the humankind by Prophet Muhammed as a final prophet. The Holy Quran contains many references to people and events that are mentioned in the Tawrat, Zabur & Bible; especially the stories of the prophets of Islam, among whom are included Moses, David and Jesus.

It took around 23 years for the revelation of Holy Quran.The belief in the unity of God was paramount in Islam; from this all else followed. The verses of the Quran stress God's uniqueness,

The book 'Hadith'(teachings & life of Prophet Muhammed) has in detail about the revelations of Holy Quran, difficulties & missions taken to various parts of the world to spread Islam. When it came the time of war, it was to defend the inhabitants of Medina.(adopted city of Prophet Muhammed).

Sahabis(companion of Prophet Muhammed) were the ambassadors of Islam who took the message to convey and spread by means of peace and brotherhood. Islam gave the equality to all humanbeings, regardless of their race, religion & caste. This was the major reason for people of those times to convert into Muslims.

Islam has co-existed with so many religions for thousands of years now. There were wars/clashes of race, in the past/present relgiions in the history of mankind, which were purely on the circumstances/rulers who did on their vested intersts. Never it was on the basis of any religion.

No religion teaches you violence. Even the HInduism, one of the great reliigions of the world had wars among their own people. It was purely to defend their country at that time.

I suggest to all, to visit one of these websites, to dispel so many misconceived myths abot Islam. I also welcome all of those for any suggetsions/clarification in this regard. Irony is that, Muslims themselves so many are ignorant about their religion. They are not in a position to explain about their religion, if asked by a non muslim. That's the reason of chaos and anxiety in the present era.

http://www.islamicity.com/education/ihame/default.asp?Destination=/education/ihame/1.asp