The president of the united states from 2000 to 2008, george w. Religion of war or peace book get a life ministries, inc. Fatimas husband ali, who was the second convert to islam and was raised like a son to muhammad, fought a civil war against an army raised by aisha, muhammads favorite wife and one whom he had said was a perfect woman. One must study and be aware to recognize and stop a possible enemy. I would love to believe that islam is indeed the peaceful religion as many say it is.
The violation of natural rights and western coverup, portella is also quoted as having said that unless the koran changes, dialogue with. Dont judge an entire religion based on the actions of a few individuals. A religion of peace the violation of natural rights and western coverup westbow press, 2018, not just to speak for. Peace to muslims is very different than peace to the rest of the world. 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. But, is it a religion of peace, violence, or a little of both. The only problem with islamic fundamentalism are the fundamentals of. Islam as a religion is a word of god and a complete way of life. Login or sign up to download this free resource cbn online community membership is free, and you will enjoy the benefits of. Islam is a religion of peace, tolerance and scientific truth. Some commentators state that islam is a religion of peace and moderation, which is tolerant and encourages interreligious dialogue for the benefit of humanity.
Sam harris and maajid nawaz discuss the purpose of their joint book islam and the future of tolerance. Chiefly for this reason, father mario alexis portella wrote the book islam. 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. I made an earlier attempt to reflect on this experience in the book i. The quran is the muslims holy book and it contains a wide variety of topics.
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. Islam is one of the worlds fasted growing religions. It is the actions of the people that counts, nothing else. It is the war of all muslims, but the islamic state is spearheading it. You judge by the leaders jesus v muhammed lifeteachings, not by selecting the worst follower of each group. Islam declares holy war on america and its allies osama bin laden islam is a religion of peace george w. Quite frankly, mohammed damages his own image when he marries multiple women, advocates lying, 1 and spreads his religion by the sword. To know what a religion is about, read their sacred book. The first verse of the quran breathes the spirit of peace. Jun 16, 2016 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. Almost all the wars happening throughout the world is due to this violent book. They do have their 5 pillars to act a certain way, one of which is helping the poor. However, when the quran is examined carefully, it is evident that islam is a religion of peace, not war qutb, 1964, p. Bush, emphasized that islam is peace on a number of occasions.
Jan 05, 2016 sam harris and maajid nawaz discuss the purpose of their joint book islam and the future of tolerance. Islam is a religion of peace in the fullest sense of the word. Today, in a time of wars and rumors of wars emanating from the islamic world from the current conflict in gaza, to the saberrattling of nucleararmed pakistan and soontobe iran the need for nonmuslims to better understand islams doctrines and objectives concerning war and peace, and everything in between treaties, diplomacy, has. Notice that he says islam is a religion of peace, yet that there would be consequences for me in my condemnation of islam. This book by davis is the most brutally honest of all of them. If you do not, you can be caught totally unprepared for destructive surprises such as september 11, 2001. In fact the root word of islam is silm which itself means peace.
It states that god abhors any disturbance of peace 2. Oct 17, 2006 this book by davis is the most brutally honest of all of them. Muhammad taught that there is one god, no trinity, jesus was not crucified, and that good works are needed for salvation. George w bush described islam as a religion of peace in initially presenting his post 911 strategy. Author sam harris argues that islam like most religions is not simply a peaceful faith misrepresented by extremists. The contribution that religion can make to peacemakingas the flip side of religious. We must do everything to stop this religion spreading and destabilising.
Books are no measure for judgement in the society of thinking humanity. Here bernard lewis and buntzie ellis churchill examine islam. How can islam be the religion of peace, when their holy. Being a religion of peace could imply that islam advocates pacifism. Further, it shows that the jihadis that westerners have been indoctrinated to believe are extremists, are actually in the mainstream. In fact, islam was first called a religion of peace as late as 1930 in a book.
In this anthology, prominent muslims, christians, jews, and atheists debate topics like whether the muslim faith promotes aggressive war and encourages violence towards women. What the west needs to know will be opening in major u. What the west needs to know features scathing commentary from numerous scholars of islam including abdullah alaraby, robert spencer, serge trifkovic, wallid shoebat and bat yeor. By joining, youll be able to set up your own profile, invite friends, receive and send messages, sponsor causes and plug into the community. Religion of peace islams war against the world by gregory. This website is for people of various faiths who seek to understand islam and muslims. Islam is a religion of peace can the wave of violence sweeping the islamic world be traced back to the religions core teachings. Bushs belief was that the us should not allow itself to be characterized as being at war with islam, because this would lead to a neverending. Noone should believe that the war that we are waging is the war of the islamic state. Here you will discover such shocking revelations as. The question now is how do muslims reconcile all of this with what we hear many saying.
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. The second accusation is that the holy book of islam, the quran, is a book of violence. Unlike other books, the quran can be translated but not rewritten. The book begins with osama bin ladens justification for his attacks on americans. Islam and peace education graduate school of education. Islam is the religion of peace and love home facebook.
The quaran teaches to kill nonbelievers in the name of allah, their god, which doesnt sound to peaceful to me. I have never called for such a ban, and oppose in principle the banning of any book. And the slander you gave to the prophet muhammad peace be upon him are lies. If you want to seek the real authentic and award winning book on the. Apart from the first years that muhammad claimed to be a prophet, you dont really have. In june, 2014, abu bakr albaghdadi, the selfappointed caliph of the islamic state isis, said, islam was never a religion of peace.
Bush islam is not a peaceful religion pat robertson islam was not spread through violence and force hammudah abdulati islam has been hijacked by. He then mentions how people have been killed for harming the image of mohammed. Nov 07, 2018 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. Dec 30, 2010 author sam harris argues that islam like most religions is not simply a peaceful faith misrepresented by extremists. It has become commonplace for unsourced email chains to decry the quran with either false quotes or. Sure they throw the word around and try their hardest to convince you they are all about freedom and love but again, those words do not mean the samething to them. Lets examine the teachings of muslims holy book quran. Read the following quranic dictates with an open mind and get the answer.
You can download a booklet here, or to have one mailed to you, please call 18007590700. We must do everything to stop this religion spreading and destabilising the world. And allah invites to the home of peace and guides whom he wills to a straight path. It contains a lot of brief, yet informative articles about different aspects of islam. Pdf islam religion of peace or violence researchgate. Washington times an objective, easytoread introduction to islam by bernard lewis, one of the wests leading experts on islam for many people, islam remains a mystery.
The history of islam, the beliefs of islam, the six pillars of islam, islam. Islam is the worlds second largest and fastest growing religion. It is not a religion of war, however it is not a religion of peace either. Islam, many of the worlds nonmuslims consider islam to be a religion of backwardness that espouses war and violence, and think of muslims as terrorists. Religion of war or peace book 180 pages one minute you read a newspaper article sharing the shocking truth of how, once again, socalled radical muslims have brutally murdered dozens upon dozens of people in one part of the world and in some c. Islams war against the world demonstrates that islam is a violent, expansionary ideology that seeks the subjugation and destruction of other faiths, cultures, and systems of government. Peace to muslims is very different than peace to the rest of the. Additional perspectives are offered by islamic scholars, a former muslim, a female muslim reformer, and a rabbi who is an expert on. Relying primarily on islams own sources, house of war.
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. The crusades, islam and francis of assisis mission of peace. The politically incorrect truth thereligionofpeace. How islam creates a sense of peace with ones creator and ones self. The scientific facts mentioned in the quran 1400 years ago are only now being discovered by modern science. Nov 09, 2015 the key question is not whether islam is a religion of peace, but rather, whether muslims follow the mohammed of medina, regardless of whether they are sunni or shiite.
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. Thus, for the first 1,300 years of islamic history, this description was unknown. The key question is not whether islam is a religion of peace, but rather, whether muslims follow the mohammed of medina, regardless of whether they are sunni or shiite. Islam is a religion of war religion of war and violence. So if you want to educate yourselves, dont take the easy way out by reading an opinionated book with quotes. Paul moses is the author of a new book, the saint and the sultan. The religion of islam table of contents the origins of islam 3 the quran 8 the tenets of islam 12 is islam a religion of peace. Nov 09, 2015 islam is a religion of peace can the wave of violence sweeping the islamic world be traced back to the religion s core teachings. The portrayal of islam as a predominantly peaceful religion by president george w.