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Apr 13, 2017 at 12:49 history edited CommunityBot
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Jan 11, 2017 at 19:01 comment added G. Bach "But generally, in context, it seems to apply in the case of treason." - if you consider saying "Islam is not true because of X Y and Z" in public to be treason.
Nov 12, 2013 at 11:48 comment added Muz @user Definitely true. You can see that the modern war in Iraq and Israel-Palestinian conflict labeled as defensive. It's up to the person who declares war to declare their Casus Belli and the wars under Abu Bakr and Umar's were pre-emptive strikes or recovering territory. I might be missing a Rashidun war or two which were conversion or territorial, so check my facts. Of course there are plenty of Islamic countries that did more offensive wars, but they're further removed from the original teachings of Islam, under Prophet Muhammad and companions.
Nov 11, 2013 at 17:28 comment added user Muslim wars of conquest were out of self-defense, in the sense that "the best defense is a good offense". So by your own logic, every offense can be labeled as defense.
Sep 7, 2012 at 2:46 comment added Muz @Eugene Every religion is can be interpreted in bad ways - just take one verse out of context of the rest of the text. It's always a test to read the context of something before deciding. I can't really say it's "peaceful", because it strongly encourages fighting injustice and self-defense. But it actually discourages Muslims from fighting for personal gain... in fact, an unprovoked insult on a non-Muslim is a sin.
Sep 6, 2012 at 12:27 comment added Eugene WOW! Really good answer indeed. So generally what you are trying to say is that because the Quran is somehow hyperbolic (you can interpret it in many ways), there are people who use that in bad ways. Generally Islam is a peaceful religion?
Aug 6, 2012 at 3:53 history answered Muz CC BY-SA 3.0