| Various governments like the United States describe | | | | has no treaty with... |
| terrorism in this particular way, "the unlawful use of | | | | "Fight those who believe not in Allah nor the Last |
| force or violence against persons or property to | | | | Day, nor hold that forbidden which hath been |
| intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian | | | | forbidden by Allah and His Messenger, nor |
| population, or any segment thereof, in furtherance of | | | | acknowledge the Religion of truth, from among the |
| political, religious, or social objectives." There are valid | | | | People of the Book, until they pay the Jizyah with |
| points in there which are true, but to add something | | | | willing submission, and feel themselves subdued." Sura |
| further to get the whole picture; "Terrorism is use to | | | | 9:29 |
| further one's political, religious, or social means, as a | | | | "And an announcement from Allah and His Messenger, |
| result of not having a military strong enough to carry | | | | to the people (assembled) on the day of the Great |
| out it's objectives." | | | | Pilgrimage,- that Allah and His Messenger dissolve |
| Bin Laden, a well known terrorist who continues to | | | | (treaty) obligations with the Pagans. |
| allude capture described his view on terrorism and | | | | If then, ye repent, it were best for you; but if ye |
| why it is needed on a audiotape in November 2002. | | | | turn away, know ye that ye cannot frustrate Allah. |
| "Speaking in a literary style of Arabic favored by Bin | | | | And proclaim a grievous penalty to those who reject |
| Laden, the voice said the attacks were ''carried out | | | | Faith." Sura 9:3 |
| by the zealous sons of Islam in defense of their | | | | Here we see in Sura 9:29, the Quran ordering Muslims |
| religion,'' in response to a claim that ''(President) Bush, | | | | to fight in order to establish Allah’s kingdom on |
| the pharaoh of this age, was doing in terms of killing | | | | earth (all of the earth) by any means. Most Islamic |
| our sons in Iraq, and what Israel, the United States' | | | | scholars are in agreement that one verse of the |
| ally, was doing in terms of bombing houses that | | | | Quran (9:5) abrogates 124 verses, which are basically |
| shelter old people, women and children.'' Some | | | | all the verses that talk about peace and forgiveness. |
| Muslims in the blogs thought it was a CIA tape | | | | Speaking of Sura 9:5, here it is, and I quote... |
| induced with special effects to put the blame on Bin | | | | "But when the forbidden months are past, then fight |
| Laden, but years later another Bin Laden showed up | | | | and slay the pagans wherever ye find them, and |
| at the doorstep of a Arabic TV news agency. And in | | | | seize them, beleaguer them, and lie in wait for them |
| this video tape which was played on tv, he clearly | | | | in every stratagem (of war); but if they repent, and |
| spoke of being behind the attacks of 9/11. | | | | establish regular Prayers and practice regular charity, |
| Since the terrorists attacks conducted upon the | | | | then open the way for them: for Allah is |
| United States during 9/11, we have witnessed | | | | Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful" Sura 9:5 |
| President Bush, declaring at such places as the Islamic | | | | As we see very clearly in this verse (which is |
| Center in Washington DC on Sept 17, 2001, "The | | | | commonly called the verse of the sword) there is |
| face of terror is not the true faith of Islam. That's | | | | only one way out for pagans (or infidels) to be |
| not what Islam is all about. Islam is peace. These | | | | spared from being slain and that is they should |
| terrorists don't represent peace. They represent evil | | | | repent, and that is; to begin establishing prayers, and |
| and war." | | | | practice charity, or in other words, become a Muslim |
| In a Joint Session to Congress on Sept 20, 2001, | | | | which is what Bin Laden exactly stated in one of his |
| President Bush continued his theme of Islam being a | | | | more recent videos in 2007...He states and I quote; |
| religion of peace by declaring to congress and the | | | | "People of America: the world is following your news |
| nation, "We respect your faith. It is practiced freely | | | | in regards to your invasion of Iraq, for people have |
| by many millions of Americans, and by millions more in | | | | recently come to know that, after several years of |
| countries that America counts as friends. Its | | | | tragedies of this war, the vast majority of you want |
| teachings are good and peaceful, and those who | | | | it stopped. I invite you to embrace Islam." |
| commit evil in the name of Allah blaspheme the name | | | | As for people of the book we read the verse in the |
| of Allah." | | | | same sura which tells us the way out of being killed |
| President Bush describes Islam as a "peaceful religion", | | | | "until they pay the Jizyah with willing submission and |
| and not only that but he goes on to say it's | | | | feel themselves subdued." |
| teachings are agreement with God... Islamic doctrine is | | | | A collection of books known as the Hadith, which |
| not good as President Bush points out, because it's | | | | were written by Muslim scholars in attempt to record |
| teachings are contrary to what the Bible | | | | Islamic history and the prophet Muhammad. The |
| teaches...One of the main reasons for painting a | | | | Hadith is in agreement with the Quran on violence, |
| positive image of Islam, was the fear of a possible | | | | and establishing an early kingdom...For example, it |
| backlash by the American public or the United States | | | | states and I quote, "Ibn Haban in his Sahih, vol. 14, p. |
| government when it became known, the terrorists | | | | 529, narrates: Muhammad said: "I swear by Him who |
| were Arabs who practice Islam...This fear was | | | | has my soul in his hands, I was sent to you with |
| propelled in the public spotlight in June 2002, when | | | | nothing but slaughter." In his Musnad (vol. 2, p. 50) |
| Commissioner Peter Kirsanow in Detroit said, "If | | | | Imam Ahmed narrates by Ibn Omar: "the Prophet |
| there's another terrorist attack, and if it's from a | | | | said: "I was sent by the sword proceeding the |
| certain ethnic community or certain ethnicities that | | | | judgment day and my livelihood is in the shadow of |
| the terrorists are from, you can forget civil rights in | | | | my spear and humiliation and submission are on those |
| this country," A week later, Kirsanow apologized for | | | | who disobey me." Omar Ibn al-Khatab said: "I heard |
| his outburst and said his comments were taken out | | | | the prophet of Allah saying: ‘I will cast Jews and |
| of context. He doesn't believe in detention camps, he | | | | Christians out of the peninsula and I won’t leave |
| insisted, nor should the Bush administration consider | | | | any one in it but Muslims.’" (Sunan Abu Dawud, |
| them." | | | | vol. 2, No. 28, from the Muhaddith program[2]). Ibn |
| Is Islam a peaceful religion? Is President Bush, and | | | | Ishaq and al-Waqidi report that the prophet said the |
| the rest of the mainstream media and Muslims who | | | | morning after the murder (of Kab Ibn al’Ashraf), |
| firmly want us to believe in this particular theme right, | | | | "Kill any Jew you can lay your hands on." (El |
| or wrong? Let's examine both the Quran and the | | | | beddayah wa alnihaya – Ibn Katheer – vol. 4 |
| Hadith very carefully in order to see if Islam agrees | | | | – in the chapter on killing Ka’ab bin |
| with terrorism...The Quran states, and I quote, "Let | | | | al’Ashraf). |
| there be no compulsion in religion” 2:256...Many | | | | On a little side note, there is no commandment in the |
| Muslims will use Sura 2:256, as a means of providing | | | | New Testament doctrine for Christians to conduct |
| proof that Islam is a peaceful religion. But it doesn't | | | | force conversions on those outside of Christianity, |
| show the whole side to this doctrine which we look | | | | nor a commandment using the government to spread |
| at next... | | | | Christianity by force. The Christian church is suppose |
| The doctrine of Abrogation is one of the most | | | | to conduct itself in a civil manner according to |
| important doctrines when it comes to understanding | | | | Scriptures, by only preaching the Gospel to those |
| Islam...It states: | | | | who are unsaved, and teach those who are saved |
| "And for whatever verse we abrogate and cast into | | | | nothing more. Now back to the issue at hand. |
| oblivion; We bring a better or the like of it;knowest | | | | Another example is Muhammad himself. The most |
| thou not that God is powerful over everything? Sura | | | | important prophet in Islam...Before the Hadith was |
| 2:106 | | | | written, there was another book written by Ibn |
| Abrogation basically means in Islam, is that the newer | | | | Ishaq about Muhammad's life...The book is called, |
| Suras are better than the older Suras, as a result the | | | | "Sirat Rasulallah" which is considered to be the most |
| newer ones are to be obeyed while the older Suras | | | | authentic biography of Muhammad. There is an event |
| are not to be obeyed, if there is a conflict of | | | | in there that we should take note of on page 515. It |
| commands between them...The importance of this | | | | occurred about 3 years before Muhammad's death. |
| particular doctrine of abrogation cannot be | | | | This event has to do with Muhammad's conquest of |
| understated. In a mosque in the city of Kufa, Ali b. | | | | Khaibar, a large Jewish settlement. |
| Abi Talib, one saw people gathering around the | | | | It had one of the best palms in the area as well as |
| judge, Abdur-Rahman. The judge was confusing that | | | | prosperous merchants, craftsmen, and farmers. |
| which is permissible with that which is not. Ali asked | | | | There was a certain treasure brought to |
| him whether he could tell the abrogative verses from | | | | Muhammad's attention. Muhammad then asked about |
| the abrogated; he said that he could not. Ali then | | | | it. But Kinana denied that the treasure actually |
| grabbed the man's ear, twisted it, and said: "you | | | | existed. Muhammad then says, "Do you know that if |
| perish, and you make others perish. Do not judge in | | | | we find you have it I shall kill you?" he said "Yes." |
| our mosque anymore." | | | | Muhammad gave orders that the ruin be excavated |
| Since we now know understand the doctrine of | | | | and some of the treasure was found. Kinana |
| Abrogation in Islamic doctrine and it's importance, a | | | | continued to be unwilling to reveal where any of the |
| question should arise..."Are there any verses that are | | | | treasure was. So Muhammad gives orders to |
| newer than Sura 2:256 in the Quran? | | | | al-Zubayr Al-Awwam, "Torture him until you extract |
| As we examine the text, the answer is "yes"...Let's | | | | what he has." So he kindled a fire with flint and steel |
| look at a few of the newer verses.... | | | | on his chest until he was nearly dead. Then |
| "Make war on them until idolatry shall cease and | | | | Muhammad delivered him to Muhammad b. Maslama |
| God’s religion shall reign supreme" Sura 8:39 | | | | and he struck off his head. |
| "Fight in the cause of Allah those who fight you, but | | | | Is this an indication that Islam is a "peaceful religion" |
| do not transgress limits, for Allah does not love | | | | as President Bush, and others like to put it as? It's |
| transgressors". Sura 2:190 | | | | very clear, the answer is a no. All of the answers to |
| "And slay them (the infidels) wherever you catch | | | | the above question comes from doctrine, and |
| them, and turn them out from where they have | | | | practice of Islam and Muslim scholars themselves. |
| turned you out, for tumult and oppression are worse | | | | Their fruits indicate without question, point out that |
| than slaughter" Sura 2:191 | | | | Islam is not a peaceful religion. But does that mean, all |
| "And fight them on until there is no more tumult or | | | | Muslims are not peaceful people? The answer is; No. |
| oppression, and there prevail justice and Faith in Allah; | | | | Muslims do have a goal to establish an earthly |
| but if they cease, let there be no hostility except to | | | | kingdom through various means even through |
| those who practice oppression". Sura 2:193 | | | | violence...However, having said that there are many |
| This may surprise some people but in the beginning | | | | Muslims who do not follow follow terrorist activities |
| of Islam, the Jihad, was not allowed....No Muslim at this | | | | or a violent means of establishing a Kingdom for |
| time was commanded to take up arms against his | | | | Allah, and many of them do live peacefully with |
| enemy...But these newer verses changed this whole | | | | others in various countries including the United States, |
| concept completely, and gives Muslims the right of | | | | even though they differ in religion... |
| self defense, or to wage war against nations which it | | | | |