why would God orders different things to His believers? Im sayin that coz so much people says that Quran orders to kill people or start wars but bible, old testament or any other holy book dont! It doesnt make sense, is it?
2006-10-14 12:40:49 · 13 answers · asked by Zifikos 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
In the Quran, it says that all who are unbelievers shall perish. I guess people interpret it differently, and some of them may believe that they must help Allah in His work of "destroying the infidels".
2006-10-14 12:51:21 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I don't know what old testament you have been reading but there are LOTS of times that the Jewish/Christian god has ordered people killed - walls of Jericho; Canaanites - something about not letting even the animals live is in there somewhere.
If you have your mind bent on destruction you could read a message to kill the world in Jack and the Bean Stock... it's not the religion - it's what people do with religion.
Mythologically, yes, the head god of christianity is the same head god as the muslims... Christianity, Judaism and Islam all come from the mythological figure 'Abraham' and thus are called 'Abrahamic'
2006-10-14 12:51:57 · answer #2 · answered by redheadedcyclone 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
In the Old Testament the people were told by God from time to time to kill off their enemies.
2006-10-14 12:44:37 · answer #3 · answered by Nora Explora 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The god you serve and the Christian God is NOT the same God.....it doesnt matter how much you say it is or how much you tell others it is ...because it isnt.......your quran does teach death to all those who will not embrace what you believe and the Bible doesnt......your god is satan...not the Holy God of all creation
2006-10-14 12:57:45 · answer #4 · answered by shiningon 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The commandments to war in the Old Testament were for a given place & time & purpose.
The law came by Moses. Truth & Grace by Jesus Christ.
The New Testament writes to fullfil the Law, Love God with all your being & others as your self. Do to others as you would have them do to you. Bless those who curse you. Do good to those who dispitefully use you. Forgive others because Jesus forgives us all our sins. Etc...
More laws came back by Muhammed. Truth & Grace no longer applies.
The Quran leaves it open to kill those that oppress Islam (don't believe or respect it) or jihad if a holy Islamic leader calls one to jihad. It goes on to say if the holy Islamic leader is at fault then He will be held accountable. The Islamic Jihadist will go to heaven anyway.
2006-10-14 12:48:37 · answer #5 · answered by t_a_m_i_l 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
A mistake both Muslims and Christians make is to equate their holy books with God. That is a form of idolatry, worshiping the books not the Deity.
There are contradictions within both books as well as between them.
Worship the Creator try to learn from holy books but do not mistake them for other manifestations of or parts of the Almighty.
2006-10-14 12:46:01 · answer #6 · answered by Gaspode 7 · 1⤊ 3⤋
attempt to refute this verse: 'kill the infidels' same bogus nonsense appropriate? you will quote 9:5, pass examine 9:4-6 in context. ....anybody slew someone - till that's for homicide or for spreading mischief interior the land - it may be as though he slew the finished human beings: and if anybody saved a existence, it may be as though he saved the existence of the finished human beings. (Al-Ma'idah 5:32) The verse says: 'person' that means regardless of religious affilation. .
2016-10-02 07:32:08 · answer #7 · answered by bradberry 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
actually God never ordered death to anyone they were all human decisions. Even though He ordered the great flood and punished several with death, he has never ordered anyone to kill anyone else. In the Quran the prophet mohammed (not God) orders deaths to all infidels. Thank you Lord that I am an infidel and can make conscious decisions for my self. a2J
2006-10-14 12:55:05 · answer #8 · answered by jess g 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The Quran doesn't order Muslims to kill anyone. People quote partial verses from the Quran and take things out of context. There are two very common misconceptions about Islam. First is the word Jihad and what it means, and the second one is what you are talking about, the partial quotes from the Quran.
It is commonly believed that Jihad means “Holy War”. That is incorrect. Jihad means “Struggle” not “holy war”. The actual Arabic word for “war” is “Harb”. Jihad is the struggle to improve and make oneself better, to pray daily, give charity, and help the needy and so on. It is a struggle to better yourself spiritually. And yes, Jihad also translates into physical struggle, but only in self-defense against injustice and oppression. When Jihad becomes a physical struggle, it brings with it great responsibility. Aggression and vigilantism are not acceptable, joining your country’s military and fighting for your country in self-defense is acceptable. Even during war you are not allowed to hurt women, children and the elderly or damage food and vegetation. You are forbidden from attacking religious leaders. When a Muslim army camps out it must position itself in such a way that it does not cause undue hardship to the general public. In the event of a cease-fire, you are to protect the captured soldiers, treat them as you would treat your own, and provide them with safe passage back to their land.
The second common misconception is that the Koran contains verses that directly call for the murder of other people. That's what your question is asking also. This claim usually involves partial quotes from the Koran. Here are two verses commonly quoted:
“And fight in the way of Allah with those who fight with you…” (2:190)
“And kill them wherever you find them…” (2:191)
Please notice the “…” in the end of each quote. Here is the full text:
And fight in the way of Allah with those who fight with you, and do not exceed the limits, surely Allah does not love those who exceed the limits. (2:190)
And kill them wherever you find them, and drive them out from whence they drove you out, and persecution is severer than slaughter, and do not fight with them at the Sacred Mosque until they fight with you in it, but if they do fight you, then slay them; such is the recompense of the unbelievers. (2:191)
From the above verses it is clear that you are allowed to fight but not commit excesses, “do not exceed the limits”. Additionally, you notice that you are fighting to defend your ground not invading another country, “drive them out from whence they drove you out”. Fighting in Islam is allowed only for defensive purposes and killing of the innocents is very strictly prohibited. The Koran clearly says, “Whoever kills a person without his being guilty of murder or of creating unrest in the land is as though he kills the whole of mankind. (5: 32)”.
Furthermore, Muslims spent the first 13 years in Mecca, where they were persecuted for their beliefs by the pagans. They did not fight back; instead, they moved to Medina to escape the persecution and established the first Islamic state. The pagan armies still attacked them. Finally, God revealed the above mentioned verses allowing the Muslims to fight back. It is in this historical context that you need to read these verses.
2006-10-17 09:43:33 · answer #9 · answered by Whatever 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The Quran was not given to us by God. It was written by one man, an unrepentant robber, thief, child-raper and murderer. He was a servant of the Devil, as we can plainly see from the behavior of his followers, throughout history and today.
2006-10-14 12:51:34 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋