Does this mean Atheists or Christians & Jews?

Question

Surah IX: 29 – “Fight those who do not believe in Allah, nor in the latter day, nor do they prohibit what Allah and His Apostle have prohibited, nor follow the religion of truth… until they pay the tax in acknowledgement of superiority and they are in a state of subjection.”

Any comment by Muslims seems to be missing. Muslims please comment.

I'm finding answers by muslims to be vague & incomprehensible. Could I have a "yes" it means Atheists only, or "Yes" anybody that's not Muslim please.

Answer 1

Does it matter? Its still a declaration of war against all non-Muslims.

Answer 2

Obviously it means all of them. If you are not a Muslim and you disagree, you are considered and infadel. Therefor Muslims are instructed to fight or kill and infadel.

I am a Christian. I don't remember any part of the Bible that states anything about killing someone who rejects Christianinty. I do however see where it says to love them.

This is why Muslim extremists (like Osama Bin Laden) want to kill everyone in the U.S. They are not fighting some political war or for world power. This is what they believe is righteous. Suicide bombers are convinced that when they die they have a guaranteed ticket to Heaven for killing infadels in their death.

I have recently wondered if any Muslims (besides the terrorists) were killed on 9-11. Then they would not have been an "infadel", so do Muslims believe the pilots who killed themselves will be punished for murder of someone who was not and infadel?

Either way the Quran teaches violence. Islam was spread with the sword, not the truth. It is a very unrighteous teaching in any form, not peaceful, no matter what they say.

Answer 3

Depends how you want to interpret it... Christians, Jews, and Muslims all believe in the same deity, but refer to him by different names (God, Yahweh, Allah). All three groups recognize the main prophets/apostles/main holy dudes of the other groups, but differ on the extent of each dude's holy nature. So you could say the unbelievers are: anyone who does not worship this deity by the name of "Allah," or anyone who does not worship this deity by any name, or anyone who does not worship any supreme deity by any name.
"Fight" is also open to interpretation - fight with words in an attempt to convert? with fists to punish? with weapons? Fight with adults? with children and babies?
What about tax... is it a monetary tax? a mental/hypothetical tax? Is the subjection political or simply loss of the moral high ground?
I think the spirit of the message is trying to say, "Oppose bad people who do bad things; stand by your God until the bad people realize and admit they have done wrong."
peace out!

Answer 4

Jihad, as presented in the Qur'an implies the striving towards the ideal. This jihad, particularly involves change in one's self and mentality. It may concern the sacrifice of material property, social class constraints, and even emotional comfort, solely for, salvation and the worship of God alone.

QUR’AN: ( Ad-Duha 4:93), (Al-An`am 6:135), (An-Nahl 16:11), (Aal `Imran 3:30), ( An-Nisaa' 4:124).

Jihad also includes striving for and establishing justice. Before someone can strive for justice in their community, justice must be one of their main religious and moral principles.

Jihad may also reflect the position of Islam regarding crisis management and enforcement of humanitarian international laws. Fighting a war in the name of justice or Islam - to deter an aggressor, for self-defense, or to establish justice and freedom to practice religion - would also be considered jihad.

(Al-Hajj 22:78), (Al-Baqarah 2:256), (An-Nisaa' 4:124),
(An-Nisaa' 4:65)

*{O you who believe, you shall be absolutely equitable, and observe God, when you serve as witnesses, even against yourselves, or your parents, or your relatives. Whether the accused is rich or poor, God takes care of both. Therefore, do not be biased by your personal wishes. If you deviate or disregard [this commandment], then God is Fully Cognizant of everything you do.}* (An-Nisaa' 4:135)

Since this verse shows that God accepts only justice, fighting in the name of God is fighting in the name of justice. But, contrary to many people's interpretation, jihad is anything but a "holy" war.

In the light and essence of Islam and the Qur'an, there is no war that is holy; under any circumstances whatsoever. In fact, the whole text of the Qur'an and the religion of Islam revolve around the concept of peace, not war. To many people's ignorance, Islam is also a word that share the same root of the Arabic word salam, meaning "peace". According to Islam, war is unholy; jihad must mean anything but "holy" war.

(Al-Anfal 8:60-61), (Al-Hajj 22:39-40), (Al-Baqarah 2:244 and Al-Hajj 22:78), (An-Nisaa' 4:74:75), (An-Nahl 16:90), (Al-Hujurat 49:13).

http://www.islamonline.net/servlet/Satellite?pagename=IslamOnline-English-AAbout_Islam/AskAboutIslamE/AskAboutIslamE&cid=1123996015820

Answer 5

This is not Christian or Jewish. I believe it's for Muslims (Islamic people) fighting Christians and Jews and anyone else in the world who don't believe as they do. This sounds to me like the terrorists who want to conquer the entire world. If I'm wrong, please, someone, let me know.

Answer 6

Only if you follow the Muslim religion does that mean anything.

It's not the Word of the Living God, so I don't recognize it.

Answer 7

ALL who are not worshipers of the moon god.

If you do not SUBMIT to the moon god then You are an INFIDEL and must be killed. (or made a slave - subjugated)

Fight and slay the pagans (infidels) wherever ye find them, and seize them,
beleaguer them, and lie in wait for them in every stratagem of war." - Sura 9:5

"Prophet, make war on unbelievers and hypocrites, and deal rigorously
with them." - Sura 9:73

Answer 8

It means that muslims think they have free reign to kill anybody they don't like.

Answer 9

Recon so, but sounds pretty violent to me.

Answer 10

It doesn't mean anything to me 'cause they're not the words of God.