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by ScienceSwamy on October 15th, 2009
It is totally confusing. For example, in ‘Repentance’ [At-Tauba] 9: 29’ Quran lays down ‘how the believers (majority) should treat the minority (non-believers)’:
“Fight those who not believe in Allah-and-the-Last-Day, —and do not forbid what Allah-and-his-messenger have forbidden— such men Practise not the religion of Truth, being of those who have been given ‘the Book’ [Jews & Christians] until they pay the required tribute [jaziya tax] with their own hands while they are in a state of subjection --and have been humiliated.” [brackets added]
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So the question is: why did an illiterate prophet's followers write down 'the book' Koran, when his god (Allah) was so 'Anti-book' & anti- people of the Book, or "of those who have been given ‘the Book’ [Jews & Christians] ?
by Mephistopheles on February 26th, 2010
Somebody needs to get a life
by thaer35 on February 26th, 2010
It is totally ok for a Muslim to read the Bible to get more information about a prophet, but Muslims also believe that the Bible is currupt, so they have to be carefull when they read it.
What is the prophet mohammed's flight in the quran called?
by Answerbag Staff on May 7th, 2011
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Why should I read the Qur'ān?
by AnonymousGirl on May 16th, 2011
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Can anybody please tell me if Surah 27 has to be taken literally or not?
by Uzoma_M on May 2nd, 2011
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Why do the students in Pakistan madrassas rock back and forth while reciting the Qu'ran?
by mike_70 on May 6th, 2011
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Who is to blamed for the death of UN staff in Afghanistan over the burning of the Qur'an ?
by mike_70 on April 9th, 2011
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You're reading As a Muslim you believe in Adam, Noah, Jesus...etc. Persons 'only' identified in the book of the Bible. What are Islam's thoughts about the reading of this book, to have a greater grasp of these individuals?
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Nice point swamy. Is there a Muslim who wants to answer?
by Holiday on October 15th, 2009
2 weeks and NO Muslim has the knowledge to answer? Not even Bora?
by Holiday on November 1st, 2009
The verse 9:29 goes something like this (note: brackets are implied words/meanings) "fight those that do not believe in Allah, and those that do not believe in the afterlife, and those that do not forbid that which Allah and his Prophet forbid; And those whose religion is not the religion of truth/righteousness (separately) from those that have the Book (the people of the book) until they give jizya willingly and feel subdued".
If you go for the correct translation, what it shows is that God/Allah says that a muslim must treat the Jews/Christians (people of the book) seperate from the non-believers. where as a war may occur between muslims and non muslims and the nonbeliever may end up being 'kicked out' of the country (completely) during the war, a Muslim should not attack/'evict' a Jew/Christian from the islamic country but only ask for jizya (as long as the Jew/Christian does not attack the muslim). i.e. God tells Muslims to treat the people of the book with more respect.
Note: I did not answer the original question by 'Holiday' as I do not understand it.
by Cs01kh on August 29th, 2010