RE: Ask Your Favorite Muslim
October 1, 2016 at 5:48 pm
(This post was last modified: October 1, 2016 at 5:50 pm by Rayaan.)
(October 1, 2016 at 5:32 pm)abaris Wrote: There are numerous parts in you holy books asking for acceptance and consideration of competing lines of thoughts. There are also nuerous parts calling for violence. But on the other hand, wars are only allowed to defend yourself and hurting women or children is considered taboo. How do you think about that?
I don't think these are competing lines of thought, actually. They are perfectly consistent.
"As for such [of the non-believers] who do not fight against you on account of your faith and neither drive you forth from your homelands, God does not forbid you to show them kindness and to behave towards them with full equity. For indeed, God loves those who act equitably." (Surah 60:8)
"Thus, if they let you be, and do not make war on you, and offer you peace, God does not allow you to harm them." (Surah 4:90)
"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." (Surah 16:125)
