Jimmy Boy:

Well, the text is better than nothing sha, but I still observed several land mines in quotes from the quaran.For instance " And fight then on, until there is no more tumult or oppression and there prevail Justice and Faith"-Surah al-baqard 193)The problem with this text is ' definition of tumult ,oppresion,Justice and Faith'. Definition of these key words will vary among several believers.This text can be used to recruit terrorist depening on who is the mullah, all the mullah he needs do is to define these key words to suit is purpose. Justice to some folks may mean that all Nigerian woman should wear Hijab.Christ doctrine of " if any man strikes you on right cheek , turn the left cheek to him' is better for the world. I concede that we christians are not following Christ doctrines either, but we all take personal resposibility for our disobedience and not saying that Christ told us to hurt other non-believers in the name of Jesus.

LagosShia:

[size=18pt]Aren't there some verses of the Qur'an that condone "killing the infidel"? [/size]
By Huda, About.com Guide

Question: Aren't there some verses of the Qur'an that condone "killing the infidel"?
Answer: The Qur'an commands Muslims to stick up for themselves in a defensive battle -- i.e. if an enemy army attacks, then Muslims are to fight against that army until they stop their aggression. All of the verses that speak about fighting/war in the Qur'an are in this context.
There are some specific verses that are very often "snipped" out of context, either by critics of Islam discussing "jihadism," or by misguided Muslims themselves who wish to justify their aggressive tactics.


"Slay Them" - If They Attack You First
[b]For example, one verse (in its snipped version) reads: "slay them wherever you catch them" (Qur'an 2:191). But who is this referring to? Who are "they" that this verse discusses? The preceding and following verses give the correct context:
"Fight in the cause of God those who fight you, but do not transgress limits; for God loves not transgressors. And slay them wherever you catch them, and turn them out from where they have turned you out; for tumult and oppression are worse than slaughter, But if they cease, God is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful, If they cease, let there be no hostility except to those who practice oppression" (2:190-193).
It is clear from the context that these verses are discussing a defensive war, when a Muslim community is attacked without reason, oppressed and prevented from practicing their faith. In these circumstances, permission is given to fight back -- but even then Muslims are instructed not to transgress limits, and to cease fighting as soon as the attacker gives up. Even in these circumstances, Muslim are only to fight directly against those who are attacking them, not innocent bystanders or non-combatants.[/b]


"Fight the Pagans" - If They Break Treaties
A similar verse can be found in chapter 9, verse 5 -- which in its snipped, out of context version could read: "fight and slay the pagans wherever ye find them, and seize them, beleaguer them, and lie in wait for them in every stratagem (of war)." Again, the preceding and following verses give the context.
This verse was revealed during a historical period when the small Muslim community had entered into treaties with neighboring tribes (Jewish, Christian, and pagan). Several of the pagan tribes had violated the terms of their treaty, secretly aiding an enemy attack against the Muslim community. The verse directly before this one instructs the Muslims to continue to honor treaties with anyone who has not since betrayed them, because fulfilling agreements is considered a righteous action. Then the verse continues, that those who have violated the terms of the treaty have declared war, so fight them, (as quoted above).

Directly after this permission to fight, the same verse continues, "but if they repent, and establish regular prayers and practice regular charity, then open the way for them, for God is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful." The subsequent verses instruct the Muslims to grant asylum to any member of the pagan tribe/army who asks for it, and again reminds that "as long as these stand true to you, stand ye true to them: for God loves the righteous."


Conclusion
Any verse that is quoted out of context misses the whole point of the message of the Qur'an. Nowhere in the Qur'an can be found support for indiscriminate slaughter, the killing of non-combatants, or murder of innocent persons in 'payback' for another people's alleged crimes.
The Islamic teachings on this subject can be summed up in the following verses (Qur'an 60:7-:
"It may be that God will grant love (and friendship) between you and those whom ye (now) hold as enemies. For God has power (over all things), and God is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
God does not forbid you, with regard to those who fight you not for (your) faith nor drive you out of your homes, from dealing kindly and justly with them: for God loves those who are just."

http://islam.about.com/od/terrorism/f/terrorism_verse.htm

Jimmy Boy:

Well, the text is better than nothing sha, but I still observed several land mines in quotes from the quaran.For instance " And fight then on, until there is no more tumult or oppression and there prevail Justice and Faith"-Surah al-baqard 193)The problem with this text is ' definition of tumult ,oppresion,Justice and Faith'. Definition of these key words will vary among several believers.This text can be used to recruit terrorist depening on who is the mullah, all the mullah he needs do is to define these key words to suit is purpose. Justice to some folks may mean that all Nigerian woman should wear Hijab.Christ doctrine of " if any man strikes you on right cheek , turn the left cheek to him' is better for the world. I concede that we christians are not following Christ doctrines either, but we all take personal resposibility for our disobedience and not saying that Christ told us to hurt other non-believers in the name of Jesus.

umechuma:

The author of this letter is assumed to be southern by his name(Ambassador Abdulrazaq Oyebanji Hamzat) who is also not considered as true Muslim by his northern fellow counterpart because of his liberal views on what Islam is all about.A northern Muslim is a conservative and understands Islam differently from a southern Muslim.Therefore this letter is only relevant in the south and total nonsense in the north.

Jimmy Boy:

@ Lagosshia- Nice one , I percieved you are open-minded so we can talk. The verses you quoted are quite valid, but even toddler christians understand the meaning to be that you will be hated because of your faith in christ, your father ,friends, kinsmen will hate you because you accepted christ as your lord and saviour. And bible anjoined christians to bare persecution.The last miracle Jesus performed before going on cross was to join back the ear of one of the soldeirs that came to arrest him . Math 26:52 Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the word shall perish with the sword. I am also aware that some people have waged wars in the name of Jesus in the past e.g crusaders, but it became apparent that they were doing it for political gains and I am actually talking of hundreds of years back and not 2011. You know very well that this guys in the north will laughter you without blinking whenever they strat their stuff,notwithstanding that you are a muslim.

3kay945:

Even if there are verses if the bible that support violence, the followers of book have not been using it to instigate violence especialy in this failed country called naija but their muslim counterpart wil always use and ve one insane law as excuse to propagate violence,

Kenezi:

Both the Quran and especially the Hadiths are full of commands to murder people for insulting Islam, to cut off peoples hands, the right to violation slaves, the right to r.ape 9 year old children as Muhammed himself did.

The spread of Islam was constant warfare. The last thing Muhammed said before he died was conquer Rome. What Boko Haram, Al Queda, and the Taliban are doing is nothing more than returning to the true roots of their religion. There is no way boko haram will ever be defeated because so long as any muslim reads the quran or the hadiths, they will want to follow it's commands. This is why there are terrorists in every single Islamic nation on this planet who either kill each other for not being enough like Muhammed, or go abroad to kill infidels.

No amount of mental gymnastics and "religion of peace" nonsense can ignore these facts. Even in Turkey muslims will kill you for owning a Bible. If a Danish man draws Muhammed, muslims in Australia will begin killing people. If a man burns the Quran, muslims wherever will kill people. They would be justified by their religion which says you can murder anybody that insults Islam. The same religion which imposes a death penalty if you want to leave.

Boo Haram will never disappear, Nigerians need to realise that.

flakkygirl:

so all these things are in the quran. It simply means these people re not open to logical reasoning. They are only interested in blood shed. No body in their sane mind need to be told before this act leads thm farther away from islam even if they where ever interested. Thank God for my faith.

LagosShia:

christians have violence in the bible,but they dont use it.

muslims dont have violence in the Quran,but they use.

so why blame the Quran for that violence?

and why attribute the non-violence of the christians to the violent bible?

that is called double standard!!!!