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Originally Posted by blankall
Quran (2:191-193) - "And slay them wherever ye find them, and drive them out of the places whence they drove you out, for persecution [of Muslims] is worse than slaughter [of non-believers]... but if they desist, then lo! Allah is forgiving and merciful. And fight them until persecution is no more, and religion is for Allah."
So it's really a question of how you define words like "persecution" and "them". Is denying Sharia law persectution? Is allowing freedom of speech against muslim (and all religions) persecution? Does "them" include random people on the street? Canada has troops in Afghanistan, is every Canadian thereby a target?
To say islam forbids terrorism is just as ridiculous as saying it promotes it. It, like all religions, is an ideology that can be twisted to promote either peace or war. This is why we need to live in a country with the rule of law. Religious officials should not replace elected ones.
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The verse RIGHT BEFORE the verses you quoted; Quran (2:190) "Fight in the way of Allah those who fight you but do not transgress. Indeed. Allah does not like transgressors" The verses you quoted are a continuation of this verse and are not stand alone verses, it says you are only allowed to fight those who fight you, i.e. if someone attacks you first ,not anyone who is not Muslim and even when you fight you are to not transgress(no indiscriminate slaughter). That's why it's important to ask someone who is familiar with the Quran and to actually read the verses before and after any verse quoted.