QueenAw:


Shoo, see me see trouble o! Do you think Muslims too are not scared of this terrorists? Some of our scholars have spoken out against them dear. Our men in the military along with others are fighting the terrorists. We are here too condemning their acts. If the government with all it's resources & America are having difficulties eradicating them completely, do you honestly think it is unarmed Muslims that can? Have you not heard they kill Muslims that oppose them as well? If Muslims rise & start fighting them & some innocent lives are lost in crossfire wouldn't that ignite a religious war? Biko, let's leave the authorities to fight. We can only condemn and that's what we do when some Christians give us the chance to without insulting our religion.

da091: Fellow Nairalanders,
Let me start by saying though am a muslim but then in the Holy Quran no where whatsoever as stated kill non-muslims as stated or perceived by some nairalanders. However,no genue muslim will be happy seeing,hearing or even experiencing this devilish act by this sect.And moreso,I never believe some christains have such view about my religion let alone me as a person, what is this world really turning to? Hmmmm Am in a mind dilema as this post had opened opinions of christains concerning WE MUSLIM...... It really disheartening O ALLAH FORGIVE US ALL

Pray tell, what percentage of muslims kill? 10%? 40? 80? Or is it 100%?

How many muslims have you met in PERSON that oppose Basic's truths?

How many Nairalanders support/endorse the killings? IDs?

Stop spreading falsehood. Fear God! What's your aim? Give a dog an ill name to hang it?

Whatever is wrong with the world requires we all come together to correct it. [b]Some people in Aluu incurred our collective rots by murdering those young men in cold blood, and no one is running around saying Christians are vampires. Why? We know a zillion christians who oppose that unGodly act![/b]It's the end-time anyway.

PS: I'm still waiting for some of those people begging to be sent that Aluu video to come here. *brings out koboko* Naughty children

papa giddy: let that part in d quran that instruct muslims to kill christains be remove first then we can talk,coz any muslim is a potential killer !

plappville:

[size=14pt](John 16:1-4) 1“All this I have told you so that you will not go astray. 2They will put you out of the synagogue; in fact, a time is coming when anyone who kills you will think he is offering a service to God. 3They will do such things because they have not known the Father or me. 4I have told you this, so that when the time comes you will remember that I warned you. I did not tell you this at first because I was with you.[/size]

Its not only in Nigeria, Its a worldwide killing, you cannot stop it. what does this verse say? Muslims believe they kill for ALLAH abi?

Discordia:

there is no such verse and if you claim otherwise then show me and i wil prove you wrong

cinammon:


i should guess u havnt bin reading ur quran very well....i'm a christian tho buh cos i grew up in d north, i hav a knowledge of d quran....to me,d whole buk is contradictory (i humbly stand to b corrected) no offences (we r entitled to our opinions) buh i'l giv u references......
In Surah 73:10 God tells Mohammad to be patient with his opponents, "Be patient with what they say, and part from them courteously". While in Surah 2:191 God orders him to kill his opponents, "kill them wherever you find them, and drive them out from wherever they drove you out." In Surah 2:256 God tells Mohammad not to impose Islam by force, "There is no compulsion in religion", Then again in verse 193 He tells his messenger to kill whoever rejects Islam, "Fight them until there is no persecution and the religion is God's". In Surah 29:45 God tells Mohammad to speak nicely to people of the Book (Christians and Jews), "Argue with people of the book, other than evil doers, only by means of what are better! and say, we believe in what has been sent down to us and sent down to you. Our God is the same as your God, and we are surrendered to Him." But in Surah 9:29 Allah tells him to fight the people of the Book, "Fight those who do not believe in God and the last day... and fight People of the Book, who do not accept the religion of truth (Islam) until they pay tribute by hand, being inferior".

NOW WIT ALL THESE,D GUD MUSLIMS HAV SCRIPTURAL BACKINGS AND THE BAD MUSLIMS ALSO HAV SCRIPTURES TO BAC DEM UP.... SAD!!! SO I GES U SHUD B READIN UR HOLY BUK MORE OFTEN (GOOGLE IS FREE)AND ASK GOD TO GIV U UNDASTANDIN

Basic: In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. May peace be upon whosoever follows guidance.

I advise every reader of this piece – Christians especially – to read with a plain mind that is free of any prejudice or stereotypes. This missive is addressed mainly at Christians and adherents of other religions in this country as well as any Muslim who may help spread word of it.

It is quite saddening that Boko Haram has done, in the name of Islam, so much evil that the average non-Muslim now has a very ugly perception of the religion and its adherents.

Though the Nigerian media has sometimes gone overboard in their reports (for instance, news spread months ago that a Boko Haram instigated bomb blast occurred in Bauchi, only for the Police to state later that the heard explosion was that of a faulty transformer and not a bomb), this piece does not seek to defend the acts of Boko Haram (in fact, it strongly disapproves of their acts). So, please don't start forming opinions yet.

Read this piece to the end, as it hoped that it would help extinguish the fire of inter-religious animosity raging in our society today – by means of these clarifications:

Clarification #1

You Christians have known we Muslims for years, and you have lived with us for years as well. I’m sure the Muslims you first knew or grew up with never told you that Islam permits unjust killings – not even of non-Muslims. They won't, because they never believed such. If that were part of their belief, they would certainly have attempted killing you. So, their peaceful co-existence with you shows that they had nothing of such as their belief.

But suddenly came a strange group of "Muslims" who kill in the name of Islam. Yet, you conclude that these "vampires" are following the dictates of Islam. Which Islam? A new version of Islam?

So, it is either Boko Haram members are practising a strange Islam or are not practising Islam at all. But the truth remains that our religion has never and will never undergo any kind of metamorphosis. And whatever is not part of it from the outset will never be regarded as being part of it today!

Since unjust, unlawful killings were never part of Islam, they will never be part of Islam, and any individual or group that practices such – even in the name of Islam – will ‘never’ be regarded as Muslims or as fighting for Islam.


Clarification #2

I do see Christians quote Quranic verses inciting Muslims to fight the non-believers. And I have these to say:

Just as you hold that many verses in the Bible have underlying meanings that are beyond the literal implications, we Muslims also hold the same in regards to the Quran. The Quran contains many verses whose meanings are subject to interpretations other than the literal.

So, I advise every truth-seeking non-Muslim to refrain from quoting Quranic verses without deep understanding of the circumstances behind their revelation.

As for the wars fought by the early Muslims, various circumstances led to these, and going into a detailed discussion will be digressive and will make this piece lengthier.

However, know that the wars propagated by the Muslims of old had many strong reasons behind them. And looking at history, no civilisation or revolution came to be without some struggle.

Now the truth: in Nigeria of today, there are NO justifications whatsoever for any Muslim – individual or group – to kill non-Muslims unjustly. In fact, from what I've learned about this religion, NONE – yes, NONE – of the conditions that permit Muslims to fight (such as if they are facing aggression from non-Muslims, and if they are in an Islamic state) is present in the Nigeria of today. Therefore, anyone fighting in the name of Islam is either doing that out of misindoctrination, crass ignorance, or for ulterior reasons.

Once again, Nigeria is not an Islamic state, and no Muslim – except for the misindoctrinated, ignorant, or hypocritical – is permitted to fight in the name of religion.

Clarification #3

Any Muslim individual or group that claims to be fighting for Islam by way of unjust, unwarranted killings is not following the dictates of ‘the’ Islam - and that is even if such were Muslims in the first place.

In a Quranic verse, which, interestingly, those Christians who have never stopped dissecting the Quran never quote, Allah says:

"Allah never forbids you from dealing justly and kindly with those who do not fight you based on your religion and who do not drive you out of your homes. Verily Allah loves those who deal with others with equity" – Quran 60 verse 8.

This verse drives home the fact that Muslims living amidst non-Muslims (in a non-Islamic state) should never fight them except in self-defence.

In another verse, Allah describes the sanctity life in these words:

"Because of that, we ordained for the Children of Israel that anyone who spreads mischief in the land by killing another person unjustly, and not out of retaliation, it would be as if he had killed all of mankind. And if anyone saved a life, it would be as if he saved the life of all mankind" – Quran 5 verse 32.

So, Islam honours life and is totally against taking it unjustly.

Clarification #4

It would be illogical for any Muslim, after having observed some wrongdoing by a Christian or group of Christians, to conclude that Christianity preaches that wrong act or that all Christians approve of it.

Similarly, it contradicts logic for any Christian, after having observed some wrongdoing by some individuals or groups who claim to be Muslims, to conclude that Islam preaches that wrong act or that all Muslims approve of it.

Get it clear: We Muslims – who really understand the true message of Islam – are totally against the terrorist acts of these bloodsucking "Muslim" groups. In fact, we doubt their being Muslims in the first place. And if they were, either they lost touch of the pristine Islam by getting themselves misindoctrinated, or they are not sincere in their cause (i.e. they have ulterior motives).


Clarification #5

While it is natural for the adherents of any religion to feel enraged when the supreme deity, as held by that religion, is insulted, it is irrational for the adherents to go beyond bounds in their quest for justice – especially when this will involve greater evils like shedding the blood of the innocent.

However, Christians should stop spewing insults at Allah, His Messenger, and at Muslims as a whole. In the Qur'an, Allah has clearly forbidden Muslims from insulting non-Muslims and their religion (Quran 6 verse 108). So, Muslims too should refrain from doing this.

Also, it is far from ideal that a Muslim, in "retaliation" of blasphemy, goes wild, killing innocent lives and destroying property.


Final note

We Muslims are disheartened by the activities of these radicals, and on behalf of every Muslim in this country with a sound, unadulterated Islamic ideology, I state that we are proud of our religion, and we totally and openly disapprove of the acts of BH and their sponsors.

We pray that Allah vindicates His religion by exposing, humiliating, and destroying any individual or group perpetrating evil in the name of Islam.

We also pray that Allah restores peace and security in this country, and make it a haven of tranquility for all – Muslims, Christians, Pagans, and Atheists.

Finally, I advise every person who wishes to study Islam sincerely to look only into authentic sources and try to avoid the press, ignorant and biased non-Muslims, and other sources of baseless gainsay.

Spread word of this piece. Feel free to share with others through any available media. Hopefully, it will help reduce the inter-religious animosity that is thickening in Nigeria today.

musKeeto:

Mr. Stagger and his foolish lies...

@Op: Good write up. Those who want to hear, let them hear.

Im against Yahweh and Allah btw.. those who bomb in allah's name are not killed by Allah, those who are bombed in churches are not protected by Yahweh..
two powerless gods whose 'strength' lies in the action of their mmembers..

freecocoa: Come all you people saying rubbish about only a few muslims giving the religion a bad name should STFU cos y'all don't know what you are saying, which few? Just who told you that the evil ones amongst them are few? Bia Afam4ever akpasukwana'm iwe, kedu ife na eme gi sef? Nna take kwa time o.

If anything sef, the good ones are few, since y'all claim there are just a few bad eggs spoiling una name, why can't the good ones stop them? I thought there's strength in number, how come very few evil people has been reigning and shining over the good ones for ages? You people should respect yourselves and say the truth for once, islam is violent and condones it so stop trying to put up appearances ojare.
Afam e kwuo rubbish ebea ozo, walai I go e-slap you.

Limaoscar:

You are completely out-of-line, neighbor!!

How does coming from Aluu or Rivers state translate or equate to being a Xtian. It's like saying there was a crime committed in Sokoto and you instinctively think it has to be some Moslem....wrong, absolutely wrong!! it is this sort myopic and Insularly skweed thinking that leads some moslems up North to Kill their Southern Compatriot at every opportunity among many other misleading reasons!

freecocoa: Come all you people saying rubbish about only a few muslims giving the religion a bad name should STFU cos y'all don't know what you are saying, which few? Just who told you that the evil ones amongst them are few? Bia Afam4ever akpasukwana'm iwe, kedu ife na eme gi sef? Nna take kwa time o.

If anything sef, the good ones are few, since y'all claim there are just a few bad eggs spoiling una name, why can't the good ones stop them? I thought there's strength in number, how come very few evil people has been reigning and shining over the good ones for ages? You people should respect yourselves and say the truth for once, islam is violent and condones it so stop trying to put up appearances ojare.
Afam e kwuo rubbish ebea ozo, walai I go e-slap you.

afam4eva:
I hope you won't go on the offensive when someone opens a thread and say that girls are goldiggers. The problem i have with people is that they don't treat other people the way they want to be treated. Don't the goose and gander deserve an equal treatment? If we agree with you that Islam is violent, what are you now going to say about the Aluu villagers who maimed those boys to death. Are they muslims too. The only difference is that those villagers didn't claim to be representing any God but what they did is evil anyways and most if not all of them are Christians.

stagger: OP,

When you have people killing innocent people in the name of your religion, nothing you say here will change anything. I have friends who were killed by muslims in several religious riots in the name of your religion. SO personally, there is nothing you will tell me that will make sense, and I speak for almost everyone who has had a friend, relative or family killed by Islamic fanatics in Kaduna, Bauchi, Kano and several places.

So save your breath and epistle and instead, focus your energy on talking to those people you say are giving your religion a bad name. Christians have never attacked muslims unprovoked in Nigeria. It is your fellow muslims who do. So write a letter to the fanatical muslims and talk sense into them if you are so concerned.

dahonestboss: Are the muslims in the middle east different fromt the muslims in Nigeria ? let us assume boko haram is a Nigerian thing, what about the killings of none muslim in other part of the world ?

Eze Promoe: @OP,
Tell it to the birds

Basic: i hate all muslim n does practicin dz religion,imagin d harm u ppl hv been causin in d name of religion,bcause ur ppl neva succeded in becumin d president,imagin lives of ppl dat u kill in jos,kaduna,kano,bauchi,maiduguri,lokoja.u ppl n ur so call religion wil neva hv peace God wil send down his plegue on u 4 killin innocent souls.u js wanna say all diz 2 cover 4 d killin u ppl hav bein doin,u ppl wil kip sufferin in pains n hardship.who among u have bein in d forfront 2 denounc bokoharam n their activitis?only God wil punish u.