As with christianity, you should rather look at what early scholars said about the duties of a muslim, especially when it comes to war and the treatment of the survivors. Not at the literal text. The literal text, as with the bible, has it's atrocities, but it always has been open to interpretation.
The text only gives you a rough impression of what literalists think, if you want to call it thinking. But the scholars give you an impression of how many flavors there are, and why you can't apply the broad brush on any religious person. Again, same as with christianity.
The text only gives you a rough impression of what literalists think, if you want to call it thinking. But the scholars give you an impression of how many flavors there are, and why you can't apply the broad brush on any religious person. Again, same as with christianity.
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