But investigative journalist robert spencer, in his new book onward muslim soldiers. Unlike christianity, islam can only lay down its arms by renouncing something of what it has been since it began. Islam is a religion revealed for the whole of mankind for all time to come. How is the answer relevant to the growing threat of terrorism we face in america and around the world. Is islam a religion of peace or does the koran advocate. Religions for peace has multireligious platforms with the representation of diverse religious institutions and communities in 90 countries across 6 regions. Unlike christianity, islam can only find peace by going out of itself to find the secret of peace, which is sacrifice and selfdenial. Those who follow the behavior of certain muslims, anti islamic websites and islam haters, will always be biased towards the truth that islam presents. The truth about whether islam is a religion of violence or. Muhammad said that muslims can be put to death for murder, but that a muslim could never be put to death for killing a nonmuslim. Islams war against the world and now available in paperback, cogently demonstrates that islam is a violent, expansionary ideology that seeks the subjugation and destruction of other faiths, cultures, and systems of government. To be fair, abduljabbar is far from alone in his defense of islam.
The only problem with islamic fundamentalism are the fundamentals of. Quite frankly, mohammed damages his own image when he marries multiple women, advocates lying, 1 and spreads his religion by the sword. It is the worlds secondlargest religion with over 1. People feel it is okay to blame the religion and its teachings and mar islams reputation. Islam does not tolerate wanton murder, said kareem abduljabbar in a recent interview on meet the press. That said, i have recently come to admit to myself that islam is not, in fact, a religion. Apr 04, 2015 in the weeks and months that followed, islam was repeatedly in the newsand not as a religion of peace. Although the vast majority of muslims might be peaceful people, when you say islam is a religion of peace, youre talking about the system or the religion from its inception.
Islam is not a religion of peace, but now lets talk about the real statistics. Islam is a religion of peace united states institute of peace. The word islam is derived from the word meaning peace in arabic, it seems quite unnatural that a religion that names itself peace can teach or preach something that is violent or full of. Religion of peace is a term for islam used by some politicians and activists in the anglophone world after the september 11 attacks in 2001 in an effort to. Islam is a religion that preaches peace and harmony and respect between human kind. Apart from the first years that muhammad claimed to be a prophet, you dont really have any history of islam that was devoid of violence. By joining, youll be able to set up your own profile, invite friends, receive and send messages, sponsor causes and plug into the. Dec 16, 2016 in the name of allah the most gracious the most merciful. Read the following quranic dictates with an open mind and get the answer. On friday, march 20th, 2020, senior interfaith leaders from almost all australian. The book of allah is replete with the quranic verses about peace. Islam teaches that nonmuslims are less than fully human. Abu bakr albaghdadi, as quoted in islamic state releases albaghdadi message, bbc 14 may 2015 i would not like to use big words to apply generic labels. The importance of saleem ahmeds book is that he tries to create a third space outside of apologist interpretations of islam islam is nonviolent, all those who commit violence in the name of islam are to be disowned and antagonistic orientalist interpretations islam is violent and a danger to the west.
Are both claims true or is only one of the two religion s truly of peace history is rife with people who claimed to be followers of jesus or muhammad while killing and plundering. Middle east experts such as hassan hassan, who coauthored the book isis. It is very difficult to evaluate how accurate any book on religion actually is, but this. Religion of peace why christianity is and islam isnt by. A religion of peace why christianity is and islam isnt. It stands upright against all brutality, wanton violence, and viciousness in order to promote and protect justice and peace. The president of the united states from 2000 to 2008, george w. The controversy reveals a struggle for the soul of islam. I bought this book looking for a fair discussion of the basic principles of islam. The root of the word islam, silm, refers to making peace, being in a mutually peaceful environment, greetings, rescue, safety, being secure, finding peace, reaching salvation and wellbeing or being far from danger, attaining goodness, comfort and favor, keeping away from troubles and disasters, submitting the self and obeying. The violation of natural rights and western coverup, portella is also quoted as having said that unless the koran changes, dialogue with. Ayat and hadith that prove islam is a religion of peace.
A very timely topic given the state of affairs with the ny ground zero mosque debate and irans nuclear weapons. This website is for people of various faiths who seek to understand islam and muslims. May 24, 2015 islam is the religion of peace 55 islamic principles enjoin mercy and condemn aggression the divine religion of islam is a religion of peace, mercy, tolerance, kindness and benevolence. This expression religion of peace emerged as some politicians in the aftermath of 911 who wanted due to political correctness to distinguish the radical terrorism from the broader muslim community, and some muslims including prominent leaders, such as malaysias former pm mahathir echoed that islam is not a religion of. Islam is the religion of peace linkedin slideshare. Religion of peace is the new word that is used by the political and religious activist to describe islam. Nov, 2018 mycbn is a christian social network that allows you to connect with other christians, meet new friends, discuss any topics, share photos and other content, support your favorite causes and take part in what god is doing online. Denying this is not at all different to denying that islam is peaceful and that all muslims are pacifists. Islams jihad against the world, formerly religion of peace. In fact, islam was first called a religion of peace as late as 1930 in a book published to promote islam, and as muslims sought to promote their faith to western audiences. Texts of these two translations are available online at islam101. Islam is the religion of peace and love home facebook.
Muslims must always be true to their promises and covenants, and must treat others with justice and compassion, particularly those who are weak and vulnerable. Islam is the religion of peace 3 introduction terrorism is of two kinds. Islam s holy book is the holy quran and this was revealed by allah to prophet muhammad peace and blessings be upon him. One must study and be aware to recognize and stop a possible enemy. Oct, 2010 ayaan hirsi ali left and douglas murray argue against the motion islam is a religion of peace in an intelligence squared u. The book offers some answers to several questions including. Islam is a religion of peace all debates debate iq2us. In 21st century islam, there are more occurrences of violence and war and subjection of women than there are in other religions. To factually determine which of the two christianity or islam is the true religion of peace, bypass the. Religion of peace is a term for islam used by some politicians and activists in the anglophone world after the september 11 attacks in 2001 in an effort to distance it from islamism.
The holy quran has been translated in many languages including english. Author sam harris argues that islam like most religions is not simply a peaceful faith misrepresented by extremists. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Islam is a religion of peace in the fullest sense of the word. If you do not, you can be caught totally unprepared for destructive surprises such as september 11, 2001. Islam, major world religion that emphasizes monotheism, the unity of god allah in arabic, and muhammad as his final messenger in a series of revelations. It certainly contains elements that can favor peace, it also has other elements. And allah invites to the home of peace and guides whom he wills to a straight path. Since the last guidance muhammad received 632 ce perfected the religion, gave it the name islam peace and permitted muslims to eat with and intermarry with the people of the book, this should now become the muslim paradigm. In the traditional view, the world is divided into two parts. More importantly, is the western concept of peace, derived from the bible and rooted in the messiah of peace, equivalent to the muslim view of peace. Oct 15, 2002 unlike christianity, islam can only become a peaceful religion by denying its very essence. The word islam is derived from the word meaning peace in arabic. In the name of god, the most merciful, the most compassionate.
As the literal word of god, the quran makes known the will of god, to which humans must surrender lending the name islam. Jul 17, 2007 spencer writes not to proselytize, but to state a fact. In fact the root word of islam is silm which itself means peace. Spencer writes not to proselytize, but to state a fact. Relying primarily on islams own sources, house of war. If by religion of peace you mean the absence of trouble and problems for the christian in this world, then the answer is no. Thus, for the first 1,300 years of islamic history, this description was unknown. Jul 20, 2011 is the rise of terrorism and violence justifiably traced to the teachings of islam, or is this call to war a twisted interpretation of the true muslim faith.
Many muslims are peaceful and do not want to believe what the quran really says. This peaceworks builds upon and goes well beyond the book, interfaith dialogue and peacebuilding, which presented general principles to. The first ad 610622 was given when he lived in mecca and is thus known as the meccan phase. An interview with father mario alexis portella, author of a book that examines what muslims believe and how islam is portrayed in the west. Yes there are lots of bad people out there who claim to be muslims and do evil things like those who are out there who did and still do evil things and claim to be christians or jews, all of those are cursed by god and will be badly punished, what they do is an incorrect interpretation of the religion, dont look at the small. This book addresses an important subject, a concept of islam from the social justice and fighting injustice as a basis for the establishment of peace in the international community. Religion of peace the true and false religion of peace. Islam as a religion is a word of god and a complete way of life.
Maybe some people, somewhere think that it is a religion of peace, i personally think that the only religion of peace is buddhism, all the other religions can be trouble. Here are just some of ayat and hadith which prove islam is a religion of peace, ayat promoting peace. Zakir naik discusses the peaceful nature of the call of islam. The example of muhammad is that islam is a religion of peace when muslims do not have the power and numbers on their side. Yes, it is the religion of peace but in the sense of saving all of mankind from worshiping anything other than allah and submitting all of mankind to the rule of allah. To our utter dismay, we do not know that what allah is saying, what he endowed upon us and what he orders us on the adverse or unruffled times of life. The defeatists should fear allah lest they distort this religion and cause it to become weak on the basis of the claim that it is a religion of peace. Nov 09, 2015 those who claim islam is an inherently violent religion ignore the overwhelming majority of adherents to the faith there are more than 1.
Islam is a religion of peace, according to the holy book quran, islam teaches love and compassion for every human being, no matter their religion. Jan 31, 2017 president trumps chief strategist, former breitbart executive steve bannon, once dismissed the notion that islam is a religion of peace, describing it in a 2010 radio interview as a religion of. Religion of peace why christianity is and islam isnt. Examining the root of the western concept of peace as established by the old and new testament scriptures allows us to compare it with the islamic concept of peace. In the eight book of sahih bukhari, youll find one of many sayings of muhammad on the importance of being a good host. Jun 17, 2011 if islam was a religion of peace you could criticize it without fear of getting hurt. Father mario alexis portella r addresses a conference in florence, march 28, 2019. He then mentions how people have been killed for harming the image of mohammed. This verse, which is repeated in the quran 114 times, clearly shows that the god of islam is the god of mercy and compassion, and the book of islam too is the book of mercy. There was a lot of research done into christianity and islam and its presented in this book very well. Distributors, current book house, 1976 ocolc609470535. Quranic verses about peace not only make us able to teach adversaries about islam but also let us embellish our own belief. Quranic verses that prove islam is a religion of peace.
Only those who take the trouble to study islam and find out the truth will understand this. Trop is a nonpartisan, factbased site which examines the ideological threat that islam poses to human dignity and freedom. Ayaan hirsi ali left and douglas murray argue against the motion islam is a religion of peace in an intelligence squared u. It also responds to key misconceptions such as, the myth that islam was spread through the sword. Bush, emphasized that islam is peace on a number of occasions. On april 14, six days after brandeiss disinvitation, the violent islamist group boko. Osama bin laden, the worlds most notorious terrorist, has handed. Islam is a religion revealed to mankind with the intention of presenting a peaceful life. It contains a lot of brief, yet informative articles about different aspects of islam. It is an established fact that islam is the religion of peace and kindness. If we are not to perish under islam s religion of the sword with its more than 100 million active jihadists seeking to impose sharia law we had better defend our own civilization. The politically incorrect truth thereligionofpeace. He clarifies some of the common misconceptions about islam and discusses the role of the media in corrupting the image of islam.
The root of the word islam, silm, refers to making peace, being in a mutually peaceful environment, greetings, rescue, safety, being secure, finding peace, reaching salvation and wellbeing or being far from danger, attaining goodness, comfort and favor, keeping away from troubles and disasters, submitting the self and obeying, respect, being far. The first verse of the quran breathes the spirit of peace. A discussion of how islam is a religion that promotes peace and understanding among all nations, and prohibits violence and aggression against anyone. This book talks about the meanings of the word islam, and sheds light on the principles of islam and how they work towards establishing peace, stability and justice. Islam has been getting an extremely bad reputation across the world and muslims have had to face some major hate because of it. I grew up muslim and both my parents and my brother still identify as muslims. Muslims lived peacefully for centuries, only fighting in selfdefense when it was necessary. Islam is a re ligion of peace can the wave of violence sweeping the islamic world be traced back to the religions core teachings. The militaristic history of islam is well documented. Those that do are earlier meccan verses which are obviously abrogated by later ones.
To australias religious, political and civic leaders and to the people of australia. Islam is the religion of peace just war theory and practice in islam islam, as we explained earlier, is a divine religion ofsubmission to allah and his revealed guidance for man,which seeks peace and teaches mercy. Islam is the religion of peace english abdulrahman bin. Some commentators state that islam is a religion of peace and moderation, which is tolerant and encourages interreligious dialogue for the benefit of humanity.
The terrorism that is evil is injustice, double standards, tyranny, and aggression, in all the hateful connotations that these words. Is islam really a religion of peace or does it promote. This name came up after the incident of 911 when the whole world started looking at islam and that of muslims as a terrorist. No monotheistic religion is a religion of peacethey know lengthy periods of peace, but they also know lengthy periods of war. In this episode of the facets of islam, yusuf estes discusses peace in islam. Muhammad was a peaceful man who taught his followers to be the same. Notice that he says islam is a religion of peace, yet that there would be consequences for me in my condemnation of islam. Islam, like christianity, has a capacity for violence and a capacity for peace, and neither is in essence peaceful or violent. Fortunately, the quran affirms it was revealed in stages, with later guidance on any subject superseding earlier guidance.
May 02, 2020 to know what a religion is about, read their sacred book. Ayat and hadith that prove islam is a religion of peace blog. For years, i have defended islam against what i considered unfair accusations. Benozzo gozzoli, saint francis before the sultan, 1452. Abduljabbar, he was a far better basketball player than he is an apologist. Inside the army of terror, argue that the emergence of the selfstyled islamic state. Speaking of peace and love may win over the ignorant, but when every twelfth verse of islam s holiest book either speaks to allahs hatred for nonmuslims or calls for their death, forced conversion, or subjugation, it is little wonder that sympathy for terrorism runs as deeply as it does in the broader community even if most muslims prefer. To know what a religion is about, read their sacred book. Islam is the only religion that has to retain its membership by formally threatening to kill anyone who leaves. According to statistics from the global terrorism database published by the university of maryland, apparently, islam inspired attacks dont really dominate that much in western europe. It states that god abhors any disturbance of peace 2. Nov 20, 2003 a religion of peace, says president bush about islam.