Is the Muslim religion based on killing and lieing to us?

Question

Please tell me where I can find where it says that their whole purpose for their god is to catch us and kill us...Jews and christians and the more they kill, the more they are rewarded. Quen? Why do people still think then that their are good muslims and that those are not lieing to us? My dads dr. is mohammed belief and he said he was a good man...well dr. couldn't he be separting his beleifs from his work ? Are their such things as good muslims if their book tells them TO LIE AND KILL? HOW CAN WE TRUST THAT?

I'm not bashing...just want to know more...like where to look...qur'an ...what english version

ok islam then ? rail, no...just want an honest answer

ok islam then ? rail, no...just want an honest answer

Why do I need to learn more about life Threasa... you don't even know who I am. That is so stupid.

Threasa, I am asking a question in the religion section, I AM 33 YEARS OLD, I am not asking about life...

Threasa, if thats true, why does it say in their bible to confuse us, lie to us and then kill us if we do not follow their God?

Threasa, read this please....Fight and slay the pagans (infidels) whenever ye find them and seize them, beleagur them and lie in wait for them in every stratagen of war SUR9:5

Prophet, make war on unbelievers and hypocrites and deal rigourously with them SURA9:73

Let not the unbelievers think they will ever get away. they have not the power to do so. Muster againist them all the men and cavalry at your command, so that you may strike terror into the....

...enemy of allah and your enemy. prophet( muhammed) rouse the faithful to arms. if they (the non-muslims) incline to peace ( accept Islam) make peace with them SURA 8:59

if they reject your judgement, know that it is Allah's wish to scorge them for their sins SURA 5:19

beliveres ( muslim), take neigher Jews or Christians to be your friends, they are friends with one another. whoever of you seeks their friendship shall become one of their number ansd god does not guide (jews and christians) wrongdoers SURA 5:51

butterfly, judge you ? what the hell ?

Butterfly, ITS CALLED A QUESTION. BUTTERFLY HEY...HMMMM

ROBIN19, THEN PLEASE DO EXPLAIN WHY THEY CHEERED WHEN THEY KILLED OUR PEOPLE OF U.S. ?????

OH O.K. BEING STUPID IS NOT ASKING QUESTIONS

OH O.K.ROBIN, IT JUST SAYS TO KILL US IF WE DONT BELEIVE WHAT THEY DO...OH YEA, VERY PEACEFUL...HEY, YOU WANTED SARCASTIC, YOU GOT IT!

excuse me but our president is helping other countries rebuild, Lableing people ? what the hell...well ignorantance is not asking questions in my belief but yes, they do need to educate more on the topic and gain profit out of oil from Iraq? whoes side are you on ? why dont go live there then....our president has a big job on his hands b/c all the people allowed over here....we have to learn their culture, their ways....you know I think we have been to trusting and NICE but after 911, I realize we have been ignorant....

we are too nice and trusting letting people live here without learning their crazy ways of beliefs and we have to pay the price for our kindness.

Answer 1

The religion of Islam is absolutely NOT based on violence or any of the other things you describe. That's a huge, sad misconception---one that we urgently need to straighten out so the East and West can understand each other.

Religion is full of emotion. It's based on a need to feel safe by having a relationship with an approving higher Power. This has been true ever since the first primitive religions began, back when we crouched in caves and prayed to the terrifying "gods" of thunder and lightning to be our friends. Later, the idea of life after death appeared, to address people's fears of dying. Unfortunately, all of this need often leaves people vulnerable to wrong ideas.

Through history, there have always been a few who have taken advantage of this emotional vulnerability by twisting the ideas of religion and using them for their own purposes.

This is certainly not unique to Islam. It's happened many, many times in Christianity. For nearly 300 years, the Crusaders traveled Europe, torturing and burning at the stake anyone they suspected of being unfaithful to the Catholic Church. Hitler used Christian images and ideas to spearhead the Nazis's dark march. And cult leaders like Jim Jones have lead groups of trusting followers to their deaths, promising eternal redemption and Paradise.

The extremists of Islam are no different. They have twisted a religion based on love and peace, into a political tool of persecution and terror. They're certainly not the first, nor will they be the last, to do such things.

The vast majority of Muslims (followers of Islam) believe in tolerance, peace, and brotherhood, and they condemn the relatively few who have cast a shadow over their ancient religion. (Did you know that the word "Islam" is derived from the word "salaam", which means "peace"?)

Just keep reading, and learning, and talking to people who know what's really going on, and this truth will become apparent to you. (I'm not a follower of any particular religion, but a student of all of them.)

Also keep in mind that there are very powerful Western interests that want to keep whipping up fear and anger against Islam, to justify unbelievable military budgets and the gradual replacement of Eastern cultures with Western consumer markets.

That's right---a lot of this just has to do with selling things and making money. Lots of money. Wherever that much money can be made, there's great motivation to influence and distort public opinion---and we're seeing a lot of that too.

Cheers, Ander

Answer 2

There are good Muslims, and there are bad Muslims. But aren't there also good Christians, and bad Christians? Good Catholics and bad Catholics? Good Jews and bad Jews? It's not so much religion, more so environmental influences, personality traits, values. There is no such thing as a religion that is solely bad.

The reason why you believe this is probably because you only listen to what the media says, which a lot of is bad. There needs to be a balance. You can't have just one source when you're investigating a story. You need to get info. from several media sources, maybe the Internet, and then use your judgement to create your own information. Otherwise, you'll be a stupid follower of the media, and I don't mean that to insult you.

Try to get a Quran in English and read it. You'd be surprised. Any questions email me at [e-mail]. Again, I don't mean to make this sound cruel or mean or bad, it's just coming out that way. Please understand that my intentions are to help you understand Islam and its followers better.

Oh, by the way, I'm a Muslim. Has that really so negatively affected your perception/thoughts on this answer?

Answer 3

Well, either your being very sarcastic or just ignorant about the whole issue. Neither islam nor muslim people believ that killing rewards you. It is not in the religion. Islam preaches Peace, Its a different story that some people take the religion and do whatever they want with it. Just like many christains claim that pre-marital sex isnt a sin. Now, if the people who follow islam, or some of them, decide to misuse it and then disgrace it, its not the religions fault. Did anyone say in the constitution that you may kill and lable people as terrorist in order to gain some profit out of oil from Iraq. Point is , No islam doesnt preach hatred. Maybe the United States should spend that $2 billion dollars they are spending to block the Mexican territory, and invest it in educating about different religions, The ends doesnt justify the means.

Answer 4

History---Muslims have 840 million followers. It was founded by th prophet Muhammad, who received the holy scriptures of Islam, Koran , from Allah(God) c.A.D. 610 . Muhammad is the last in a long line of holy prophets,preceded by Adam, Abraham, Moses, and Jesus. In addition to being devoted to the Koran, followers of Islam(Muslims) are devoted to worship Allah through the Five Pillars.The two main divisions of Islam are the Sunni and the Shite, the Wahabis are the most important Sunni sect, while the Shiite sects include the Assassins, the Druses, and the Fatimids, among countless others.

Answer 5

This is not true the Qura'an doesn't said that
if some people are trying to make the Islam bad religion this doesn't mean we have to think about the Islam on this way
Remember all religions are the same just the deference is a little
but Finlay the the principle are the same and enough thinking on this way they are not trying to kill any body the they are trying to get them land back

Answer 6

Well Tonya,

Consider this... there is not much difference between Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. There really isn't. They teach pretty much the same thing.

"Truth is Truth, regardless of who speaks it." - Lewis Gossett Jr.

Now, consider this. Poverty breeds hate, desperation, loneliness, depression, etc. Unfortunately, in the traditionally Islamic states, there is a HUGE gap between the HAVES and the HAVE NOTS. Wherever this gap exists, there is a large group of desperate people. Traditionally, these people hate those they see as unusually blessed. We in the U.S. are unusually blessed. If you feel that the attacks have been directed against Christians or Jews, please consider the fact that the deaths in Iraq are mostly Muslims. It isn't religious... that is what they want you to believe... it is actually a class struggle between the HAVES and the HAVE NOTS.

Answer 7

my family are muslims, & personally, i believe the 'islamic terrorists' are not muslims at all. the word 'islam' is old arabic for 'peace,' which is what our people are SUPPOSE to keep. we're suppose to pray for peace for all, i honestly have no idea what the crazy terrorists are thinking, but whatever it is, it ISN'T very islamic AT ALL!

when christianity was born, it branched off directly into 2 other major religions, being judism & islam. the god we worship in islam is the same exact god christains and jewish people worship. the name we've chosen (allah) is simply the arabic word for 'god.' the reason why we say this is because muslims want to keep in touch with the original teachings and names of our religion, whereas other religions began to translate these words into their own languages. it's nothing against the other religions at all, it's just one of the little things we do. :P

before you start bashing a religion, research it.

Answer 8

You need to learn more about life than anyone here cares to teach you. Muslims don't believe in that at all. It's the radical Islamists. Saying that all Muslims want us dead is a great deal like saying that all Christians desire to go to non-christian nations and kill off the non-conformists over there.

Answer 9

NO.
Just at loss and could not diffrentiate between culture and history of failures and horrors of the past with misinterpretation and miscommunication with communication failures and communication break-down of the past being overlook on planet earth.
When the ghost stories was written by past living human kind like you and me who made blunders and slip-ups with human errors being overlook on planet earth.

Answer 10

no. there just the crazy tarriest doing that. you have the good ones. all religion is different. but its okay to check them out. Sammy Davis Jr was Muslim. he was not violent. he was a good person.