Why are muslims considered a peaceful religion when they preach hate?

Question

The quran tells them if they win a war then they need to kill all of the followers to make an example out of them. Does that really sound like muslims are peaceful?

Source: Quran

If ye gain the mastery over them in war, disperse, with them, those who follow them, that they may remember.

If thou comest on them in the war, deal with them so as to strike fear in those who are behind them, that haply they may remember.

Therefore if you overtake them in fighting, then scatter by (making an example of) them those who are in their rear, that they may be mindful.

Chapter 8 verse 59

I gave all 3 translations of that verse.

That is in the Quran that all muslims read and live by. It doesn't matter what kind of muslim they are.

Answer 1

I believe the extremes of the Muslim faith is Satan in sheep's clothing.

Answer 2

Quote from the Quran:

“Slay the pagans wherever ye find them, and take them captive, and besiege them, and prepare for them each ambush. Fight against such of those who have been given the Scripture as believe not in Allah nor the last Day…. Go forth, light-armed and heavy-armed, and strive with your wealth and your lives in the way of Allah! "

There are muslims who interpret the Quran literally, the same way there are christians who interpret the Bible literally. All word for word interpretations of religious texts are ignorant, but I think it's usually leaders and extremists that use the Bible/Quoran to preach hate and not the large majority of followers. Also some of these terrorists use Islam to justify their actions though they are moved by hatred and political interests. It's up to us to judge accordingly.

Answer 3

It's a product of the PC age we live in. If Hitler was alive today, we'd probably be calling him a peace loving leader too.

Islam has NEVER been about peace. If you look at its history, the first thing Muhammed did was start killing his neighbors. That's a trend they've followed everywhere they've ever gone.

Answer 4

Who told you that muslims were peaceful? The same muslims that make their women wrap themselves like bedsheets, or the same muslims who kill their daughters because they liked watching Knight Rider and would masturbate to David Hasselhoff.

Answer 5

Terrorism by Muslim extremists no longer surprises me. It's the silence by the so-called 'moderate' Muslims that scare me.


They don't want to be compared to their terrorist counterparts but they won't speak out against the terrorists.

Answer 6

Please cite the specific book and verse within the Qoran from which you say you extracted this information. That makes it more believable otherwise we can say you are making things up or are paraphrasing and when one actually reads the passage finds something is missing or it has been embelished.

Do you understand that this war is with Arab Muslims? Those in China, Indonesia, US, Europe etc. don't seem to be at war with us.

Answer 7

Not all Muslims preach hate, just the radical ones you know the ones that are kinda like the KKK which is mostly in the south but we don't consider all southerners to be radical hate mongers.

Answer 8

WHERE ARE THE SO CALLED PEACEFUL MUSLIMS? WHY AREN'T THEY PROTESTING THE HATE AND VIOLENCE. EVEN THE AMERICAN PEOPLE THAT ARE AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT PROTEST . WHERE IS THE MODERATE VOICE OF ISLAM WHERE IS THE PEACEFUL VOICE OF ISLAM. I DON'T THINK IT EXIST. IF YOUR NOT PART OF THE SOLUTION YOU'RE PART OF THE PROBLEM.

Answer 9

It seems to me that "Arab Muslims" are a lot like Republicans, they call themselves "peaceful" in and amongst their own, but when someone from outside their way of thinking shows up, it's an all out attack.

Answer 10

Eric Rudolph is a Muslim?