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66 Islam -- A Peaceful Religion?

Note: “Waging war against Islam” simply means not to accept the teachings of Islam.

[Yusufali 9:29] Fight those who believe not in Allah nor the Last Day, nor hold that forbidden
which hath been forbidden by Allah and His Messenger, nor acknowledge the religion of Truth,
(even if they are) of the People of the Book, until they pay the JIZYA with willing submission, and
feel themselves subdued.

Note: The Jizya is a poll-tax to be forcibly paid by the Christian or Jew in lieu of being killed for his
belief. They would be killed unless they intended to convert to Islam -- then they would be ex-
empted from paying it.

[Yusufali 4:95] Unto all (in Faith) hath Allah promised good: But those who strive and fight hath
He distinguished above those who sit (at home) by a special reward.

[Yusufali 8:65] O Prophet! Rouse the Believers to the fight. If there are twenty amongst you, pa-
tient and persevering, they will vanquish two hundred: if a hundred, they will vanquish a thousand
of the Unbelievers: for these are a people without understanding.

[Yusufali 59:11] Hast thou not observed the Hypocrites say to their disbelieving brethren among
the People of the Book? (Jews)...But Allah is witness that they are indeed liars.

[Yusufali 4:84] Then fight in Allah’s cause -- Thou art held responsible only for thy self -- and
rouse the believers. It may be that Allah will restrain the fury of the Unbelievers; for Allah is the
strongest in might and in punishment.

[Yusufali 9:123] O ye who believe! Fight the unbelievers who gird you about, and let them find
firmness in you: and know that Allah is with those who fear Him.

“Given Islam’s historic penchant for military aggression (”Holy War”) and the
modern rise of Islamic fundamentalism and international terrorism, Islam can-
not be ignored by the rest of the world. Why? Because the ultimate mission of Is-
lam is to subjugate the world and then rule it according to Islamic law” (Ishak
Ibrahim, Black Gold and Holy War, p. 35).

Hadith

The Hadith is a work of nine volumes containing Muhammad’s own sayings and reports of
his teachings and way of life. The Moslem scholar, Dr. Muhammad Hamidullah, in his book Intro-
duction to Islam, states that “the custodian and repository of the original teachings of Islam are
found above all in the Quran and the Hadith...the Quran and the Hadith are the basis for ALL
LAW.” Hamidullah goes on to say that “the teachings of Islam are based primarily on the Quran
and the Hadith, and, as we shall see, BOTH ARE INSPIRED ON THE DIVINE INSPIRATION”
(PPS. 250, 23).

The Berean Voice July-August 2002