Muslims, is it ever OK to kill non-muslims?

Question

I have noticed several Muslims have above quoted in other questions "Whoever kills a soul, unless for a soul, or for corruption done in the land - it is as if he had slain mankind entirely" [Qur'an 5:32]

Interesting....Does this mean that IT IS OK for a Muslim to kill someone if you are doing it to "save their soul" or if you are stopping someone bringing "corruption" to others ie. converting them from Islam to another religion?

Is this how some Muslims justify that it is OK to kill Christians and non-Muslims because they bring corruption.

This is frightening!!!!

Answer 1

Apparently....

Pakistan Christians told 'convert or die'

ReligionAndSpirituality.com
August 13, 2007
Christians in Peshawar, Pakistan, received anonymous letters threatening suicide attacks if they do not convert to Islam, assemblyman Pervez Masih said Friday in Pakistan's Parliament. He said the hand-written letter entitled "knock of death" called for jihad against non-Muslims and America.

Masih, reading the contents of the letter, said, "All of you are being invited to quit Christianity and become Muslim to save a place in the heaven. Otherwise, by the next Friday (August 10) your colony will be destroyed and you will be responsible for the loss of life and property. Be ready as it is not only a mere threat. Our suicide bombers will kill you. Consider it a final call," AsiaNews reported Monday.

According to Masih, the letters were sent to some members of the Christian community in the Kohati area, a neighborhood in the interior city, where some of their old places of worship are situated. On August 10 the members of the community held a meeting with Peshawar City Police Chief, informing him about their fears. The police increased patrols in the area.

It is not the first time Pakistan's Christians were threatened. On June 12 Christians in Shantinagar village in southern Punjab received anonymous letters written in Urdu telling them to convert to Islam or leave the area, or be ready to face the consequences. The same threat was made May 7 to Christians in Charsadda City. Ten days later Christians found the same message written on a wall near a church.

Answer 2

i'm a muslim. yet i don't have the endurance to envision what different pronounced. i visit in basic terms ask this can we muslims have the endurance and flow and kill harmless human beings interior the call of what ever that terrorist say they do. Geez,the place in Quran did we detect the verse that asserts kill harmless human beings interior the call of the religion or decapitate and instruct the worldwide what fool you're making your self. the place do muslims get all this time to try this hedious issues whilst a musilm could desire to be busy praying. Isnt that why we've been despatched to earth. Then why can we expect of extra of the worldwide, right here i visit instruct you the surah which i think grow to be no longer basically ment for others yet for us muslims too! 102.Surah At-Takathur (The Piling up) interior the call of Allah, maximum Gracious , maximum Merciful a million. The mutual opposition For pillin up (the forged issues Of this worldwide) diverts you (From the extra extreme issues), 2. till you flow to the graves. 3. yet no, you quickly shall understand (the certainty). 4. returned, you quickly shall understand! 5. No, have been you to understand With actuality of ideas, (you will possibly beware!) 6. You shall certainly see Hell-hearth! 7. returned you shall see it With actuality of sight! 8. then you certainly would be puzzled that Day with reference to the exhilaration (You Indulged in!). My question is the place do each and every physique of those extremist get all this time to devise their assaults in the event that they're so busy with their prayers and examining the meanings of Quran.!!! IS it no longer our accountability to hold returned our brothers and sister(who bares such hate for others, forgetting that it particularly is Allah who has created us all and he's to settle on what's to happen to us) returned to the nicely suited course. Why are we forgetting the training of Quran and misinterpreting the incorrect!! Is it top to teach some one a thank you to envision Quran without telling him the meaning on what he's examining. Then what's the variation between us and a parrot that could basically repeat. If we'd like peace so badly, then it relies upon on the two the muslims and the non-muslims and how they take care of one yet another.

Answer 3

I guess the question is, what is considered a *just cause*?
Not converting, not dressing a certain way, building a Church or Synagogue? And who makes the judgement call as to what a *just cause* is. If you don't follow, is it a *just cause* to kill the Muslim that disagrees?

Answer 4

How did the Spanish Christians justify killing the Mayan and other aborigines of the Americas? That was really frightening!

Answer 5

Heck No, Lord who says all this stuff. Do you know there are millions of Muslims in North America. This crap is unbelieable. Terrorists on the other hand are killing everyone including Muslims!

Answer 6

actually although I am not a Muslim
I love how you have taken something that is actually quite a good and nice quote and made it into something evil

it is basically saying never kill unless there is just cause

Answer 7

I think you typed this question incorectly...I think you mean to say..."Muslims, is it ever NOT OK to kill non-muslims?

Answer 8

It would be if any of these suicide terrorists did it for these reasons. But that's just an excuse. There is one reason they do this and one reason only. DOn't let them fool you.


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