Seriously, I hear people saying Islam is such a peaceful and tolerant religion but then look what happens 9/11 in New York and then 7/7 in London. I know the fanatics are sick in the head but they seem to be read versus from the Koran that state to kill non believers. Is this true?
Contradictory or what? Please read two versus from the koran:
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It is self-evident that some Koranic verses encourage violence. Consider for example a verse which implies that fighting is “good for you”: “Fighting is prescribed upon you, and you dislike it. But it may happen that you dislike a thing which is good for you, and it may happen that you love a thing which is bad for you. And Allah knows and you know not.” (2:216)
On the other hand, it is equally clear that there are peaceful verses as well: “Invite (all) to the way of your Lord with wisdom and beautiful preaching; and argue with them in ways that are best and most gracious.” (16:125)
First off there are no "fanatics" in Islam. Every Muslim is called to serve their allah in their own way. Those often referred to as "fanatics" or "terrorists" are actually the highly revered and honored mujahideen mentioned in the Qur’an. The only time they are spoken poorly of is when addressing the media and public in kafir countries where it is to the advantage of minority muslims to keep a low profile and promote the concept that the Islam is a religion of peace. Behind the scenes though, they are never questioned because it is believed that they receive special enlightenment from their allah.
Obviously the choice would be to convince the masses to submit to Islam without putting up a fight but in cases where that has been found impossible it is the purpose of the mujahid to instill the fear of their allah in the hearts of those who refuse even the role of dhimmi to the dictatorial authority of Islam.
Evidence of this is found in the fact that there are currently 26 religious wars/conflicts taking place in the world today and 23 of them are being fought by the mujahideen, or armies of Islam.
This is also the reason for all the conflicts in Israel. In order for Islam to become the only recognized religion in the world, the Holy Land of the Jews, which is acknowledged by most of the world, must first be completely dissolved, all evidence of Judaism and Christianity removed and replaced with Islam.
To those who claim that the Crusades were no better, the Crusades were initially fought as a defensive war against the very mujahideen I mentioned above. Please do your research. It wasn’t until much later when secular kings became involved that they turned to something other than defensive wars. If they had not been fought, pretty much everyone posting here would be kneeling to the Muslim allah 5 times a day, today.