Islam is peace?

Question

Bismillah ar rahman ar rahim,
Alamdiullah ,I reverted to Islam last march and I tell you I have been in a complete state of peace. I don't understand why people assume Islam is a religion of danger. It is wonderful news that 20,000 women in America revert (convert) to Islam each year. InshAllah I hope more people in the West read the message of Allah and follow the true path of Allah before they insult Islam.
Salaam and Peace

It's my first day using yahoo answers. I hope to clear all the misunderstandings people have about Islam.

Answer 1

i have read the message of allah and didnt like it too violent for me especially since allah calls me the worst of all creatures cause im not a believer

Answer 2

Alhamdulilah! I am so happy for you! I am a born muslim and people irritate me about what they believe about Islam! Islam is a religion of peace and is somewhat similar to Christianity. Islam doesn't preach terrorism and the people who do horrible things like that are acting on their own. Hopefully one day people will learn that Islam is a religion of peace and that one persons action does not justify an entire groups way of thinking. I am also glad that Islam is growing so fast! Anyway, Ramadan Kareem and best wishes.

Answer 3

Peace among people can only be the result of Reason, not Faith. Faith in your God can provide you personally with a FEELING of comfort, which you call peace, as long as you don't disagree with anything your God tells you to do.

Have you considered the path of Reason? It gives you inner peace and helps you iron out differences among all kinds of people by choosing non-violence. You know, the history of the world has not suffered because people have been too reasonable. It has suffered because people have been too FAITH-ful to their delusional fantasies. Faith is dripping with blood and it takes Reason to heal the wounds. 20,000 women converting to religion (Islam or other) is simply another way of pouring salt on the open wounds of mankind.
Think about it. If you are not drugged, you can't be at peace with that thought and remain religious.

Answer 4

Usually i would address those that mention 9/11, today i will just say congratulations, my Allah make your children tthe devout, and leaders of the pious.

Answer 5

Bless your heart, your intentions seem sincere. Take a hint, though - don't come on here quoting rewritten Biblical scripture unless you're prepared to have the original version thrown back at you. Good luck.

Answer 6

Nothing wrong with Islam. It's the Islamic Radicals that we are concerned about. I sort of doubt it if 20,000 women convert to Islam each year. You may be talking about women of Middle Eastern or Islamic country descent who have to choice in the first place.

Answer 7

Why would people need an OTHER god?
bible reference...Deuteronomy chapter 13. Basically, an OTHER god is one that you personally have not known or one unknown to your fathers.

One of the reason the hebrews and even the teachings of 'jesus' were against conversion. Basically, when you convert or are converting other people is that YOUR god isn't everywhere.

Isn't god supposed to be EVERYWHERE?!? OR is that something that the monotheistic sects just SAY. Can't a person just look out their window and SEE the SPIRIT?!? Why do ya need to use arabic terms from a person that lived 1300yrs ago? Is your god dead?

Secondly, many people have a negative opinion concerning islam cuz the only examples of it that they have come from the news. Complaining about the opinion will not change it, if ya really want to change it, DO SOMETHING to give people something else to look at, so they have OTHER examples.

Answer 8

Sweety you will never clear all the misunderstandings, but you may reach a few open minded searchers out there. Extremists come in all forms and from most all faiths, not just Islam, look at the crusades, the inquisition, all Christian initiated violence, but people don't want to see that there is really potential for good in every belief system out there if it's followed correctly, and not taken literally from a book of stories meant to be used as lessons not absolute truths. There is really only one great Power out there, call it what you wish, but the true basic tenets of all the major and many of the minor belief systems are really the same at the core. It all comes down to the golden rule.

Peace and blessings to you.

Answer 9

Bismillāhir-Raúmānir-Raúeem


JUDGE “ ISLAM “ BY ITSELF (QURAN & SUNNAH) AND NOT BY ITS FOLLOWERS.

IT DOES NOT MATTER WHAT THE PPL DO WHAT DOES MATTER IS THAT WHAT ISLAM SAYS, SIMPLE IS THAT.

IN QURAN IF U KILL AN INNOCENT PERSON (not particular 2 Muslims) MEANS U KILL THE WHOLE HUMANITY.

**ISLAM IS PEACE**
"On that account: We ordained for the Children of Israel that if any one slew a person - unless it be for murder or for spreading mischief in the land - it would be as if he slew the whole people: and if any one saved a life, it would be as if he saved the life of the whole people. Then although there came to them Our apostles with clear signs, yet, even after that, many of them continued to commit excesses in the land. (The Noble Quran, 5:32)"

ISLAM IS MORE THAN “1400” YEARS OLD RELIGION WHY EXTREMISM IS ASSOCIATED WITH ISLAM NOW & NOT BEFORE? BCOZ ISSUES LIKE PALESTINE, KASHMIR & CHECHNIA.These all acts are acts of disparity, feeling of deprivation and continuous injustice.

Does Islam really allow the killing of innocent unbelievers? VISIT THIS LINK TO KNOW YOURSELF http://www.answering-christianity.com/no_murder.htm

INTENTIONALLY MISINTERPRETED “VERSES OF THE HOLY QURAN” ABOUT TERROR by ANTI-ISLAMIST:
Surah Al-Anfal 8:12 Examined
http://www.answering-christianity.com/sami_zaatri/surah8_12.htm
To read that Surah http://www.islambasics.com/view.php?bkID=120&chapter=8

Surah 9 “Al-Tawbah” (repentance), the most famous verse on Jihad
http://www.answering-christianity.com/walid_book_rebuttal.htm

For those who 9:5 in the Quran to claim that Islam is a violent religion.... did you try to read 9:6?
The context of the verse is during battlefield, In order to understand the context, we need to read from verse 1 of this surah. It says that there was a peace treaty between the Muslims and the Mushriqs (pagans) of Makkah. This treaty was violated by the Mushriqs of Makkah. A period of four months was given to the Mushriqs of Makkah to make amends. Otherwise war would be declared against them.

Surah Taubah chapter 9 verse 6 gives the answer to the allegation that Islam promotes violence, brutality and bloodshed. It says:

"If one amongst the Pagans ask thee for asylum,grant it to him, so that he may hear the word of Allah; and then escort him to where he can be secure that is because they are men without knowledge."

[Al-Qur'an 9:6]

So please don't just quote it without knowing the verse before it or the verse after it, without knowing its interpretation and what it refers to
Thanks
INTENTIONALLY MISINTERPRETED “HADITH” OF PROPHET MUHAMMAD (pbuh) ABOUT TERROR by ANTI-ISLAMIST:

Correction of intentional misinterpretation of Bukhari, Ishaq, Tabari by Non-Muslims, just click the link
http://www.answering-christianity.com/craig_winn_chapter19_rebuttal.htm

An Illuminating Conversation between George Bernard Shaw and Abdul Aleem Siddiqui

http://muslim- canada.org/ shavian.htm

May Allah help & guide us all, Amen’.

Answer 10

ALHAMDULILAH! and welcom to islam.
dont listen to these wild posts....we know islam is peaceful. todays media is just manipulating minds and branding us terrorist to solve their problems.

u are on the path to jannah and inshAllah i will keep u in my prayers

may Allah bless u!

wasalamu alykum

Answer 11

"Fight those who do not believe until they all surrender, paying the protective tax in submission."
Qur'an:9:29

"Fight and kill the disbelievers wherever you find them, take them captive, harass them, lie in wait and ambush them using every stratagem of war."
Qur'an:9:5

"Fight them until all opposition ends and all submit to Allah."
Qur'an:8:39

"I have been commanded to fight against people till they testify to the fact that there is no god but Allah, and believe in me (that) I am the Messenger and in all that I have brought."
Muslim:C9B1N31

"Those present at the oath of Aqabah had sworn an allegiance to Muhammad. It was a pledge of war against all men."
Tabari VI:138

"Fight them until there is no more Fitnah (disbelief) and religion is only for Allah. But if they cease/desist, let there be no hostility except against infidel disbelievers."
Qur'an:2:193

Yeah.. I can't figure out why people think that about Islam..