who is degradeing Islam pope or alQuida compare two statements and tell me whats the difference?

Question

The group said Muslims would be victorious and addressed the pope as "the worshipper of the cross" saying "you and the West are doomed as you can see from the defeat in Iraq, Afghanistan, Chechnya and elsewhere. ... We will break up the cross, spill the liquor and impose head tax, then the only thing acceptable is a conversion (to Islam) or (killed by) the sword."
Islam forbids drinking alcohol and requires non-Muslims to pay a head tax to safeguard their lives if conquered by Muslims. They are exempt if they convert to Islam. This is the statement by al quida, is this not spreading the faith by sword is what bendict sai
Benedict said early in an address on faith and reason. Citing a conversation between a 14th-century Christian Byzantine emperor and an Islamic Persian, Benedict quoted Manuel II: “‘Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached.’

hey this is not my opinion what say is al quida said the same thing what pope said .I agree he doesnt know about isam but what about al quida it should be knowing about isalm then it said we will behead every one who do not follow islam, or else you should bow down and pay tax for not being a muslim or you convert.

my question is why are not protesting for what al quida said????

why are you not takeing a march aginst al quida??

why are you not asking a apology from al-quida for satring all these.

the probalm is you muslims ingnore when it is said by muslims but when non muslims say something out of frustaion(see weather you agree or not we do not know what is there in quran but it is no doubt that some peole who claim themselves as true muslims and who say they know everything quran are responsible for killing us(other religion peole) ) you guys have no moral right to say that islam doesnot preach voilence as long as you do not raise your voice aginst these forces.

Answer 1

This is a very important question and I'm sadden it has become another Islamic bashing thread.

Al-Qaeda misrepresents Islam and spreads it as truth. They kill innocent civilians (including Muslims) and use violence as its tool for accomplishing its goals.

Vs.
The Pope: The "infallible" man who was chosen by God. He has plenty of Muslims in his council and KNEW what he said would cause problems in the Muslim world. He was extremely wrong.

Answer: Al-Qaeda degrades Islam more. The 7th hell is reserved for those that change Islam and misrepresent it. The Pope is just another non-believer.

May Allah forgive me if I said anything wrong here.

Answer 2

I'm sorry I'm not really answering your question but I want to say that I don't know alot about Islam and seeing the reaction given after the Pope's messege proves his point. That quote was not the Pope's but he used it so he does agree with it. What I don't understand is how could the muslim people not say they're violent? As I read somewhere here, muslims are supposed to convert people, those who do not convert will be imposed with a tax or be KILLED.. Murder I assume is violence. I am frankly surprised the Pope did show any remorse over the comment (he apologized for the reaction, not for the comment) if it was the last pope he wouldn't have at all.

Answer 3

"We will break up the cross, spill the liquor and impose head tax, then the only thing acceptable is a conversion (to Islam) or (killed by) the sword."

Interesting that they say this because Jews Christians and Muslims worship the exact same God do you see the irony?
they get upset about the prophet Mohammed in a cartoon but then they themselves go out and disrespect Jesus and God.

Nice going guys.

After thought and response:

To answer the Man who said they are not disrespecting God,
or Jesus the cross represents Christ's sacrifice for humanity
to break his cross and call a holy man like the Pope who is a representative of God on this earth to over 1 billion Catholics a dog and threaten him with a suicide bombing for quoting something written over 500 years ago? that's not considered disrespectful? I beg to differ with you on that sir and please note that despite the disrespect do you see any Catholics/Christians rioting in the streets or calling for any ones death beheading?! so a good question is if we can behave and be civilized why can't you Muslims do the same? when you riot and behave like hooligans do you think God approves?

Answer 4

You know it is al quida. Not only do they demand we convert they threaten us with death for not converting. When the pope gave his speech and they were all upset what did they do, riot in the streets and kill a nun. Thus proving the 400 year old statements are still correct. The pope should never have apologized for his statements. Remember to Muslims we are infidels and must convert or be killed.

Answer 5

to anyone who says al-qaeda doesnt represent the 1.2 billion or so muslims, you can also say the pope doesnt and forget about the whole thing.
I WONDER WHY MUSLIMS NEVER PROTEST AGAINST AL-QAEDA GIVING IT A WRONG NAME WHEN THEY KILL 3000 PEOPLE, BUT WHEN A POPE SAYS SOMETHING AND THEY MISINTERPRET IT, THEN THE WHOLE MUSLIM WORLD GOES AND PROTEST LIKE THEY DO EVERY DAY FOR SOME MISERABLE THING BECAUSE THEYRE ALL JUST BORED PROBABLY. WHY CANT THEY HAVE A LITTLE MORE BACKBONE AND TAKE IT LIKE MEN INSTEAD OF ACTING LIKE BABIES? BEING INSULTED IS A FACT OF LIFE, GET USED TO IT!

Answer 6

Those guys don't represent 1600 million Muslims!

Answer 7

first of all the muslims didnt disrespect Jesus and God coz they love Jesus and God ok , second of all u r not muslims so that means u know nothing about muslims all u know is to say wrong and wrong things , and dont u every talk about the prophet Mohammed like that coz u know nothing about him ok .

Answer 8

Islam degrades itself, it doesn't need anyone else to do it.

A disgusting faith that is an insult to God(Allah).

Answer 9

Crystal clearly it is Pope.

Answer 10

Ironically Manuel II's empire had been overrun by the Muslims and he was paying jizyah (submission tribute) while many had died by the sword after refusing to convert. So it seems illogical to protest by threatening to impose head tax (jizyah) and kill those who do not convert. Hmmm.

Maybe Muslims do not like that Manuel II considered spreading the faith by the sword as evil and inhuman. Perhaps Muslims feel non-Muslims should be grateful for their efforts at conversion to the true religion of Islam. Instead of the tactics being evil and inhumane they are compassionate and merciful. It is difficult to follow the irrational logic.

On Tuesday, September 12th, Pope Benedict XVI made a speech on "Faith and Reason" at the University of Regensburg in Germany and quoted from writings of an erudite 14th Century Byzantine Christian Emperor, Manuel II Palaiologos. Manuel II took notes during his dialogs in 1391 with the Persian Muderris at Ankara and his notebooks were preserved as the "Twenty-six Dialogs with a Persian" on the "truths of Christianity and Islam". The pontiff quoted Manuel II who said that spreading the faith through violence is unreasonable and that acting without reason was against God's nature.

Manuel II's empire had been conquerored by Muslims and was made to pay the jizyah (submission tribute) so naturally he experienced Islam at its worst. Between 1379 and 1402 Byzantium had paid 690,000 hyperpyra (or 345,000 ducats) to the Ottomans.
http://www.roman-emperors.org/manuel2.htm

The pontiff said, "Speaking about the issue of jihad, holy war, the emperor [Manuel II] said, 'Show me just what Muhammad brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached.'"

"Violence is incompatible with the nature of God and the nature of the soul," added the pontiff in his own words.
http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/speeches/2006/september/documents/hf_ben-xvi_spe_20060912_university-regensburg_en.html
http://www.cwnews.com/news/viewstory.cfm?recnum=46474

Muslim reaction to that speech spanned from outrage to violence against nuns and churches. An Iraqi insurgent group threatened the Vatican with a suicide attack over the pope's remarks on Islam, according to a statement posted Saturday on the Web.

"We swear to God to send you people who adore death as much as you adore life," said the message posted in the name of the Mujahedeen Army on a Web site frequently used by militant groups. The message's authenticity could not be independently verified. The statement was addressed to "you dog of Rome" and threatens to "shake your thrones and break your crosses in your home."

Full statement by Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone on Pope Benedict XVI's response to Muslim anger over a speech he gave in Germany Tuesday... the pontiff was "very sorry" if he offended the sensibilities of Muslims worldwide.
http://www.islamonline.net/English/News/2006-09/16/05a.shtml

On Sunday, September 17th the pontiff said, " I am deeply sorry for the reactions in some countries to a few passages of my address at the University of Regensburg, which were considered offensive to the sensibility of Muslims."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/5353774.stm

Pope Benedict has the right to speak, he can certainly quote from the Bible and he can quote former Popes. His "apology" that he regrets Muslims became upset is appropriate because Muslims are always offended and humiliated whenever anything is said about Islam that is unflattering.

Pope Benedict made the comments in a speech at the University of Regensburg which was probably a written speech and his remarks were probably carefully researched and edited. In my opinion, the quote was appropriate for the times of the Crusades. The quote also seems applicable to Islamic jihhadists today.

Of course Muslims are outraged. It is a tenet of Islam that any time the religion is attacked that all Muslims have a duty to defend it. Violence gets attention. The timing of the speech is just before Ramadan. (Dates for Ramadan 2006 (or the Islamic year of 1427) are September 24th thru October 23rd.)

I wonder what level of protection the Swiss guards at the Vatican provide? What kind of weapons do they have?

Some contemporary evangelical Christian leaders such as Jerry Falwell and Jerry Vines have called Muhammad "a terrorist" and a "demon possessed pedophile who had twelve wives". Daniel Pipes sees Muhammad as a politician, stating that "because Muhammad created a new community, the religion that was its raison d'etre had to meet the political needs of its adherents." By contrast, Pope Benedict quoting Manual II is quite mild.

Here is what Robbie Burns wrote and I think it can also be applied to jihaddists of today although it was written for Christians:
"On Thanksgiving For A National Victory"
Ye hypocrites are these your pranks
to murder men and give God thanks?
Desist, for shame proceed no further
God does ne want your thanks for murder.

Yah, I know, there is no compulsion in religion (2:256) and Islam is a peaceful religion. Taqiyah.

The one page essay by Dr. Walid Phares, "Islamic concept of Al-Taqiyah to infiltrate and destroy kafir countries" explains how a convert will become a terrorist:
http://www.fisiusa.org/fisi_News_items/news109.htm

Phares states, "It [taqiyah] is done to prevent the new converts from seeing the real face of Islam; at least until their faith or mental conditioning is strong enough to make them turn against their own country and people."

Not all Muslims blow up things, yet "jihad in the cause of Allah" "jihad fee sybil Allah" is "fard ayn" "compulsory duty" for all Muslims. Why? There are rules from the Quran for combattive jihad. Read this:
http://www.notislam.com/id8.html
What does the tape from Gadahn mean? Does anyone realize that Muslims are supposed to "dawa" "invite others to Islam" before jihad?

According to al-Mawardi an 11th Century Shafi'i jurist:

The mushrikun [infidels] of Dar al-Harb (the arena of battle) are of two types: First, those whom the call of Islam has reached, but they have refused it and have taken up arms.… Second, those whom the invitation to Islam has not reached, although such persons are few nowadays since Allah has made manifest the call of his Messenger…it is forbidden to…begin an attack before explaining the invitation to Islam to them, informing them of the miracles of the Prophet and making plain the proofs so as to encourage acceptance on their part; if they still refuse to accept after this, war is waged against them and they are treated as those whom the call has reached…

In the Hidayah, vol. II. p. 140 (Hanafi school):
It is not lawful to make war upon any people who have never before been called to the faith, without previously requiring them to embrace it, because the Prophet so instructed his commanders, directing them to call the infidels to the faith, and also because the people will hence perceive that they are attacked for the sake of religion, and not for the sake of taking their property, or making slaves of their children, and on this consideration it is possible that they may be induced to agree to the call, in order to save themselves from the troubles of war… If the infidels, upon receiving the call, neither consent to it nor agree to pay capitation tax, it is then incumbent on the Muslims to call upon God for assistance, and to make war upon them, because God is the assistant of those who serve Him, and the destroyer of His enemies, the infidels, and it is necessary to implore His aid upon every occasion; the Prophet, moreover, commands us so to do."

Islam is insidious, it encroaches on a culture slowly and deliberately. Here is a document which discusses the progression of Islam in great detail (50+ pages) -- "From dawa to jihad - the various threats from radical Islam to the democratic legal order":
http://www.fas.org/irp/world/netherlands/dawa.pdf

Among Muslims there are those who:
a) jihad in the path of Allah with their wealth and their lives (including those who sit at home but give asylum to mujahidin 4:74) = true Muslim
b) those who sit at home (and do not give asylum to mujahidin or jihad in the path of Allah)
c) the handicapped (does not count as a category)

According to the Qur'an who is a true believer?

3:140 If you have sustained a wound, _ (a blow in the battlefield) _ others too have suffered a similar kind of wound, earlier. These are the vicissitudes of life that We circulate among mankind by turns. Thus, Allah tests the true believers among you, so He may pick the martyrs among you. Allah does not like the wrongdoers.

4:95 The two are not equal: those who sit at home (and do not join the fighting) _ unless they have a reason; they are handicapped _ and those who [jihad] strive hard in the path of Allah with their wealth and lives. Over those who sit at home, Allah has excelled and elevated to a higher honor those who strive hard with their wealth and lives.
Compared to those who sit at home, Allah will award a far greater reward to those who wage a struggle.

8:74 Those who believed, left their homes and waged a struggle for the cause of Allah as well as those who helped and protected them are really the true believers. There is forgiveness for them and a generous rewards.

49:15 The (true) believers are actually those who believe in Allah and His messenger and then do not waver (and do not entertain doubts). With their wealth and their lives, they strive for the sake of Allah. Such are truly the sincere ones

9:86 As soon as a chapter (of the Qur’an) is revealed (instructing them), “Believe in Allah and wage a struggle along with His messenger” the able bodied (and well to do) among them ask to be exempted. They say, “Leave us (behind). Let us be among those who sit at home

Killing (qitl) and jihad in the cause of Allah is the hallmark of true Muslim believers. It is not a matter of moderate or fanatic. It is the distinction of a true believer or a rebel.

4:76 Those who believe, do fight for the sake of Allah, while those who reject faith (Islam) fight for the cause of ‘taghut’ _ (all rebellious forces aligned against Allah). So, fight against the minions of Shaitan. Feeble indeed is the wily guile of Shaitan!

Does this include atomic weapons?
8:60 Acquire and prepare all the (military) strength you can muster, including the finest trained horses (and other military wares). With that, you would daunt and deter the enemies of Allah _ your enemies, and others besides them. You do not know them, but Allah (surely) knows them. Anything you spend in the path of Allah will be returned to you in full. You will not be wronged (at all).

2:216 Warfare (for the sake of Allah) has been ordained for you, though it is not something you like. It is possible that the thing you detest might just (turn out to) be good for you. It is possible that the thing you like (the most) might in reality be bad for you. Allah knows (all) while you know nothing (at all)!

4:74 Those who have traded away the life of this world for (the benefits of) the life-to-come, ought to fight for the sake of Allah. To anyone who fights for the sake of Allah, We will award the most generous reward whether he is killed (in the process) or comes out victorious.

These verses from the Qur'an can give us insight into the mind of a Muslim believer and the peaceful religion of Islam. Do read the entire sura from which they were extracted to get the entire context of the verses. It may make a difference.