I am muslim.
I believe in Allah.
I feel respect to other religions so, nobody has to believe same like me.
But, i don't think that there's any atheist on world, because there should be a creator of universe and all of things can't become by a coincidence. I think atheism is a choice. Not belief. A choice of ignorance
You are right. There isn't any real atheist. They all believe in some form of god, evn if it is simply the god of themselves.
If you respect other religions, you are a very weak Muslim. You might respect the people of other religions, but if you don't kill them after you give them a long chance to convert to Islam, then you aren't following the Qiran and the Hadiths.
While there are certainly
passages of violence in the Koran it is important to note that there are devout Muslims who are fully aware of these passages and have incorporated them (perhaps with some spiritual struggle) into a peaceful and non violent world view.
http://islamicsupremecouncil.org/understanding-islam/legal-rulings/5-jihad-a-misunderstood-concept-from-islam.html?start=9WHAT JIHAD IS NOT
Jihad is not a violent concept.
Jihad is not a declaration of war against other religions. It is worth noting that the Koran specifically refers to Jews and Christians as "people of the book" who should be protected and respected.
All three faiths worship the same God. Allah is just the Arabic word for God, and is used by Christian Arabs as well as Muslims.
Military action in the name of Islam has not been common in the history of Islam. Scholars says most calls for violent jihad are not sanctioned by Islam.
Personally I feel that a Muslim who advocates respects and tolerance for other religions is the farthest thing possible from a "very weak Muslim".
The only talk of "death to the unbelievers" that I have seen in this thread has not come from a Muslim.
Seems to me that when a person goes against his religion, he has either forsaken his religion, or he is very weak in it.
The only time you get to pick and choose which parts of your religion you are going to follow, is when the religion, itself, says you get to pick and choose.
If some Muslim clerics are trying to whitewash some of the violence directives in the foundational writings of Islam, they are not trying to obey. Rather they are trying to change things. They are trying to make a new religion. At best, they are weak Muslims. At worst, they are not Muslims at all, and shouldn't be followed if you want to remain Muslim.
Things might be different if the violence writings were simply historical writings. But they are more than that in Islam. They are orders for Muslims to follow. Even though there is a lot of leeway as to the timing when to carry them out, they are still orders.
If you, as a Muslim, would rather ignore the orders, then you are not a very good Muslim. Maybe you are a Muslim in name only.
So, what are you trying to do when you are trying to be a peaceful Muslim:
1. Disobey Islam?
2. Change Islam?
3. Start a new religion and simply call it Islam?
