Huffingtonpost: The Solution to Stopping ISIS? Look in the Quran

[Auburn06 76]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/osaama-saifi/the-solution-to-stopping-isis-look-in-the-quran_b_9558174.html?

I copied the important part. Remember, separate culture from religion.

The verse that is most famously quoted from this chapter states, “kill the idolaters wherever you find them and take them prisoners, and beleaguer them, and lie in wait for them at every place of ambush.” However the next sentence is often forgotten: “But if they repent and observe Prayer and pay the Zakat(charity to the poor), then leave their way free. Surely, Allah(God in Arabic) is Most Forgiving, Merciful” (Chapter 9: Verse 5). The following verse continues by stating, “And if anyone of the idolaters ask protection of thee, grant him protection so that he may hear the word of Allah; then convey him to his place of security. That is because they are a people who have no knowledge” (Chapter 9: Verse 6). How is it possible to lie in wait and kill someone but to also forgive them and provide them with shelter and protection?

When this verse is taken into the historical context of the persecution the Muslims were facing, it instructed Muslims to protect themselves for the first time. At that time, there were only a handful of Muslims, and the Meccan attacks threatened Islam itself. This verse was revealed at that time for that specific moment in history, as a means of self defense. However Qureshi claims these verses slowly lead to a violent Islam. If this was the case, then why did Prophet Muhammad forgive nearly all the Meccans when the Muslims successfully marched towards Mecca?

A lack of education and furthering the deep knowledge of the Qur’an is the real culprit.

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That strategy come far too late for 10's of 1000's of innocents, other Muslims, and those who have no interest in hearing the " good news " about Islam.

What of those who wish not to " repent ", nor observe prayer as dictated by Muslims, nor feel any just cause to pay a Zakat ? Pretty clear ISIS and others like them have passed judgement , in advance, and doled out a " just " sentence.

No thank you.