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| Re: Is Islam Truly A Religion Of Peace? by TV01(m): 6:39pm On Dec 12, 2025 |
Explore2xmore:The same term for the generic word god. A term used to describe the pre-islamic pagan deities worshipped by the people of the time. Note, mohammeds father abduallah - slave of god - pre-dated islam. It is not the revealed or personal name of the creator of all things, The Everlasting God, Yahweh, The I AM that I AM. A god with no name, a "prophet" with no provenance and scriptures with no historical proof. Explore2xmore:Not poetic. And even if it is, it's meaning is unmistakeably clear. Explore2xmore:I did not claim that islam has contributed nothing, but that it had not contributed anything uniquely positive. Point to one invention that came solely from muslims, from an islamic miliea. And show me one social pathology that islam has eliminated. TV |
| Re: Is Islam Truly A Religion Of Peace? by Explore2xmore: 7:38pm On Dec 12, 2025 |
TV01:The assertion that Allah is a pagan name is fundamentally mistaken. In fact, Allah is the ancient Semitic term for The God, and its usage predates Islam by centuries. Arab Jews and Arab Christians referred to the God of Abraham as Allah long before the rise of Islam. Even today, the Arabic Bible uses Allah not as a generic label, but as the singular Creator. Christian Arabs continue to pray to Allah al-Ab, meaning God the Father. Just as Elohim existed before Christianity, Allah is rooted in a much older linguistic tradition. The antiquity of a word does not render it pagan simply because it was once misapplied by others. The claim that Allah is a god with no name reflects a misunderstanding of Semitic religious thought. In the Hebrew Bible, God is most often addressed by titles such as El, Elohim, and Adonai, rather than by the specific name YHWH. After the exile, Jewish tradition even avoided pronouncing the divine name altogether. Islam follows this longstanding Near Eastern pattern, emphasizing a transcendent God known through attributes rather than human-like naming conventions. The suggestion that Muhammad was a prophet with no provenance is contradicted by the historical record. Muhammad stands alone among the founders of major world religions in having his genealogy, community, teachings, conflicts, legal rulings, and public life documented by thousands of contemporaries. These accounts have been preserved through multiple independent chains of transmission (isnad). By comparison, no ancient figure including Jesus or Moses has left behind such extensive contemporaneous documentation. When asked for achievements unique to the Islamic world, two examples stand out; Al-Khwarizmi’s Algebra; the development of algebra (al-jabr) by Al-Khwarizmi did not originate from Greek, Persian, or Indian sources. It is a foundational mathematical system that underpins modern science and technology worldwide. Ibn al-Haytham’s rigorous, proof-based approach to optics laid the groundwork for the modern scientific method, a fact recognized by Western historians of science. These innovations were not borrowed; they emerged from within the Islamic intellectual tradition itself. Regarding the issue of social pathologies,it is important to recognize that classical Islamic law systematically abolished many of the social ills that afflicted late antiquity. These included infanticide, unrestricted polygamy, hereditary caste slavery, exploitative usury, and cycles of tribal vengeance. Such reforms are well-documented by non-Muslim historians of Arabia. Whether or not one agrees with Islamic theology, the historical impact of these reforms is undeniable. 1. “Allah” as a pre-Islamic Semitic term (including names like ʿAbd-Allah before Islam) • F. E. Peters, The Monotheists: Jews, Christians, and Muslims in Conflict and Competition, Princeton University Press, 2003. (Discusses pre-Islamic use of “Allah” among Arabs, including Christians and pagans.) 2. “Allah” used by Arab Christians and Jews long before Islam, and still used in the Arabic Bible • Sidney H. Griffith, The Bible in Arabic: The Scriptures of the “People of the Book” in the Language of Islam, Princeton University Press, 2013. (Shows that Arab Christians used “Allah” in scripture translations centuries before Islam.) 3. Al-Khwarizmi and the invention / foundation of algebra • J. L. Berggren, Episodes in the Mathematics of Medieval Islam, Springer, 2016. (Details how Al-Khwarizmi’s al-Jabr founded algebra as a discipline.) 4. Ibn al-Haytham as the father of optics • David C. Lindberg, Theories of Vision from Al-Kindi to Kepler, University of Chicago Press, 1976. (Explains how Ibn al-Haytham’s Kitāb al-Manāẓir laid the foundation for modern optics.) 5. Broader scientific impact of the Islamic Golden Age • George Saliba, Islamic Science and the Making of the European Renaissance, MIT Press, 2007. (Documents how Islamic scientific work directly shaped later European scientific advancement.) 6. Social reforms eliminating pre-Islamic practices (infanticide, blood-feud violence, exploitation, etc.) • W. Montgomery Watt, Muhammad at Mecca, Oxford University Press, 1953. (Shows the social problems of pre-Islamic Arabia and the ethical reforms brought by Islam.) |
| Re: Is Islam Truly A Religion Of Peace? by TV01(m): 11:09pm On Dec 12, 2025 |
Explore2xmore:So you agree, allah is not a personal, revealed name. It's a "term" Explore2xmore:So not the revealed personal name of the Creator? Explore2xmore:Ok then, what is the revealed or personal name of the islamic god Explore2xmore:Isnad? That is an islamic contrivance that essentially means folklore ![]() What are mohammeds antecedents? Specifically his connection to the 12 tribes f Israel, from where YAHWEH' prophets emanated. Likewise the bona fides of Waraqua, who confirmed his cave encounter as a divinely ordered angelic encounter? Explore2xmore:Algebraic notions was evident in ancient Babylon, through Egypt and Greece.. Let me be clear, islam is inherently incapable of scientific rigour, rational thinking and hence technological advancement. There may have been periods during islamic expansionism that advancement were made in conquered nations, which would have been attributed to islam by default, but islamic thinking itself did not produce these advances. Persia was not an islamic country, it was conquered by islam. I grant that there was a period of knowledge gathering and preservation in the islamic empire, but not anything new or innovative due to islam itself. Fifteen million Jews have 25% of the Nobel peace prizes. The whole of islam has 2 and a bit - shared amongst 2 billion people. Enough said TV |
| Re: Is Islam Truly A Religion Of Peace? by Explore2xmore: 2:46am On Dec 13, 2025 |
TV01:The name “Allah” isn’t something new; it’s actually the Arabic word for God that was used long before Islam by various groups, including pagans, Jews, and Christians. Islam doesn’t claim to introduce a new name for the divine but rather aims to bring back the worship of the same Creator that Abraham knew. It’s also important to note that biblical prophets weren’t just from Israel as figures like Job, Melchizedek, and Balaam were outside the 12 tribes, showing that lineage isn’t a requirement for being a prophet. Waraqah, a literate Christian who understood biblical angelology, shouldn’t be dismissed without solid evidence; doing so is more about making a statement than presenting a real argument. When we look at Babylon, Greece, and Egypt, we see they had their own mathematics, but it was in the Islamic world that algebra was developed into a formal, abstract discipline. Simply preserving knowledge doesn’t account for the original contributions made. Yes, Persia was conquered, but that doesn’t explain the brilliance of thinkers like Ibn al-Haytham, al-Biruni, or al-Khwarizmi; it’s the intellectual frameworks that matter. Nobel statistics reflect modern geopolitics and access, not the truth of theology or the causes of history. To dismiss the entire intellectual legacy of a civilization as incapable by nature is more about rhetoric than genuine analysis. |
| Re: Is Islam Truly A Religion Of Peace? by muslim100(m): 8:04am On Dec 13, 2025 |
TV01:Omo, this one no know anything .Where do I even start! 1. Pagan Arabs worshipped Idols and believed that there is a greater God in heaven, they worshipped idols so the Idols could intercede for them. So yes, Allah is the term for "The God" in Arabic, this name isn't shared among any dieties. Even pagan Arabs acknowledged it, but they were still idolators. 2. What rule necessitates that God must have a personal name? While Allah is the name used solely for the god in heaven, all other semetic languages have that same root for the general name for God. I-L-H In Aramaic it is Alaha/Elaha, in Hebrew it is El/Eloah/Elohim, in Arabic it is Allah - "The God". This entity is always singled out as greater than all other "false deities". 3. Isnad - An authentic hadith has more credibility than the bible - Abeg ask any AI model! A folklore doesn't have a chain of narration (isnad). The hadith is preserved just like the Qur'an which also has it's isnaad. The religion of Islam is the only religion that necessitates that its sources are credibly preserved.4. Muhammad ﷺ is a descendant of kedar a son of Ishmael the son of Abraham. The bible says about Ishmael "I will make him into a great nation", the bible is referenced Ishmael's progeny as a blessed nation. Forgetten Deuteronomy 18:18 "I will raise up a prophet like you from among thy brothers". - who are the brothers of Israelites? No doubt the Ishmaelites. So your inference is dead on arrival - Muhammad doesn't have to be "Israelite/(from the 12 tribes) to be a prophet. Jethro, job etc were not from the 12 tribes. Waraqa was a Christian uncle of Khadija who confirmed the prophecy of another prophet from the previous scriptures. 5. Olodo!The Islamic golden age is a joke to you? Try dey read, ignorance is not good. What makes islam incapable of scientific inventions when infact they set the foundation? 6. Using your noble prize logic, Judaism is the true religion since 15 million has produced 1 in every 4 noble prize winners compared to 2.5 billion (~170x no. of jews) christians getting 65 - 70%. 7. 8. Finally use this prompt on any AI model of your choice "Without any prejudices or biases, list the inventions made by muslims and how muslims contributed to scientific breakthroughs and knowledge in history. What extraordinary scientific developments have muslims ever made, also is there any field that has a muslim as its founding father/ a towering figure." |
| Re: Is Islam Truly A Religion Of Peace? by TV01(m): 7:30pm On Dec 13, 2025 |
muslim100:I do know that allah is no god. muhammed is no prophet sent by the Almighty God, and the koran is not divinely inspired, but a mixture of c&p, plagiarism, ancient fables and a lurid imagination. muslim100:Yes, agreed. Both pre- and post-islamic arabs and others used the term allah to refer to a supreme being. It's a generic name, not the revealed name of the Almighty. muslim100:Acknowledgement of a Supreme being - and even having a unique descriptor - does not mean your deity, religion, prophet or scriptures are true. And, there is no rule, but God chose to do so, which makes sense as it differentiates Him from all the other named gods such as molech, baal etc, and falsifies your islamic religion and it's claim to be a continuation of Judaism as the name is not carried through. Busted !!!muslim100:"Authentic" is purely subjective and no one with understanding outside islam (and this includes well-read muslims) consider hadith compilations science-based. And I have to burst your bubble re koranic preservation - it is widely known and acknowledged that there have been a number of canonisation events. There wasn't even agreement as to what constitutes the koran at the first attempt. Let's nt go down the rabbit hole of "goats eating the verses containing stoning, or whether it shuld be 116, 114 or a 112 chapters. Koranic preservation was debunked a while back. Did you not get the dawah update memo .muslim100:Reaching - although many believe it, there is no evidence that Ishmael is a descendant of Abraham. Are Arabs Hebrews? ROPers are still citing Deuteronomy 18:18? Alfa, your are not on the latest narrative. Go for reset, updates or decommissioning . muslim100:And they were not prophets. muslim100:What was waraqa's provenance? Who sent him, who affirmed him? And no, waraqa did not "confirm the prophecy of another prophet from the previous scriptures" 1. Because there is no such prophecy and 2. Because he merely claimed the being mohammed encountered as jibreel. A defence of islam always requires lies. muslim100:Story! Show us one invention that transformed society or advanced humanity that emanated from the islamic world. The best the so called islamic golden age did was aggregate knowledge already acquired. Translation, canons, libraries etc. But even that was mostly by scholars and intellects that had been conquered, not by native muslims. That didn't last long. As islam embeds, so does darkness, unenlightenment and ignorance. Boko Haram se? muslim100:In a sense, yes. Judaism was sent by Yahweh, The Everlasting God. And the Jews were blessed - quite evidently. The fact that the Jews have turned and\or misunderstood the prophecies does not make it it a false religion for it's time or the people it was sent too. Whereas, there is no prophetic, historical or achaeological validation of islam. And the blessedness of Christianity is self-evident. It allows for scientific discovery, academic inquiry in the most rigorous fashion. All the major scientific and technological advancements that humanity enjoys emanate from Judo-Christian nations - even though many could rightly be considered post-Christian. Even Israel is largely Liberal. Yet no other religions or nations have done anything of note. And islam has the biggest indictment in this regard. Even where individual muslims invent, create or make real credible breakthroughs, it's in a native JudeoChristian setting. mulsims, where is your god? You know,the one with no name, no miralces, nothing to attest him. Come to Christ. muslim100:Cool yourself down - have some zam-zam water ![]() muslim100:Answer my previous question please - One thing! Nothing innovative, inventive or creative emanates from islam - by design! islams rigidity and lack of curiosity can only produce darkness. What you actually reference testifies against islam. Any advances or breakthroughs were by natives of lands conquered by muslims, not native muslims. And for a while, such scholarly work may have continued and progressed, and I credited islam with some of the early collations of scholarly works. But as islam embeds, and takes hold, darkness follows, as sure as night - forgive the pun - follows day.May The Good Lord open your eyes. TV |
| Re: Is Islam Truly A Religion Of Peace? by TV01(m): 9:26pm On Dec 13, 2025*. Modified: 11:45pm On Dec 13, 2025 |
Explore2xmore:I agree with your first sentence here. But not the second. The "same Creator that Abraham knew" revealed his personal name. Why does the same creator have only a generic name, not a revealed name according to the acclaimed "seal of all the prophets". Exodus 3 - 13 Then Moses said to God, “Indeed, when I come to the children of Israel and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they say to me, ‘What is His name?’ what shall I say to them?” 14 And God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM.” And He said, “Thus you shall say to the children of Israel, ‘I AM has sent me to you.’ ” 15 Moreover God said to Moses, “Thus you shall say to the children of Israel: ‘The Lord God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you. This is My name forever, and this is My memorial to all generations.’ Explore2xmore:Non of these biblical characters were cited as prophets - or lineal to the tribes of Israel. waraqah should not only be dismissed, he is not admissable - what is his lineage, his provenance, his background, his imprimatur from the Most High? A total random - not mentioned before or after. What are waraqahs bona fides? Explore2xmore:One invention, one technological invention or scientific discovery attributable to a muslim in an islamic setting that has clearly advanced humankind. Sorry, islam can't. C'est impossible. Islam can only lead to regression, not progression. This is readily apparent even in the Nigerian ecosystem. Islam is wholly attributable for the backwardness of the North. As I noted in my previous response in this thread. 15 million Jews have delivered more than 2 billion muslims in technological advancements using the Nobel prize as a metric. Harping on about past glories - which are debateable at best - does not ameliorate the void in innovation, invention, creativity and advancement in the islamic world. Economies, 3rd tier, militaries, inefficient, dubious human rights and civil liberties, customary violence against women and girls and a host of other failings. I forgot to add in my last post notes about islams failure to eradicate slavery, sex slavery, child sexual violations (euphemistically termed marriage), few rights and liberties due to it's totalitarian nature, repression of minorities. There is nothing good to come out of islam. And the more islam a community has the worse it becomes. TV |
| Re: Is Islam Truly A Religion Of Peace? by Explore2xmore: 7:45am On Dec 14, 2025 |
TV01:You're not really making a point here; you're just recycling old assumptions and pretending they're conclusions. There's no biblical rule that says God has to use the same covenant name for every prophet that comes after. Even the Bible itself doesn’t stick to that. YHWH was revealed to Israel specifically for Israel; Abraham was aware of the same Creator long before that name was ever mentioned. Expecting a later, non-Israelite prophet to use an Israel-specific covenant name is more about nostalgia than actual scripture. Waraqah is just a distraction. Islam doesn’t hinge on his authority, lineage, or credibility. The Qur’an clearly states that revelation came through an angel (Qur’an 2:97; 26:193–194). If you were to remove Waraqah from the picture, Islamic doctrine would still stand strong. Treating him as the cornerstone of Islam only highlights the weakness of that argument. The assertion that Islam contributed nothing falls apart with a little historical knowledge. Algebra, experimental optics, clinical medicine, hospitals, universities, pharmacology, surgical tools, and astronomical tables all emerged from Islamic civilizations and directly influenced Europe’s Renaissance. Claiming they were conquered cultures doesn’t save that argument. Europe itself gained much of its Greek knowledge through Arabic channels. You can’t celebrate the Renaissance while ignoring the library that kept it alive. Counting Nobel Prizes is just rhetorical fluff, not a serious way to analyze civilizations. By that logic, you could label most of Africa, Asia, and Latin America as civilizational failures and this says more about the metric than the societies themselves. History isn’t a scorecard like a football game. And blaming Islam for the issues in Northern Nigeria while overlooking colonial borders, exploitative governance, military rule, and post-colonial economic turmoil isn’t insightful it’s just convenient. Bold claims need solid evidence. What’s being presented instead is certainty without foundation, noise without substance, and dismissal where a thoughtful explanation is needed. |
| Re: Is Islam Truly A Religion Of Peace? by muslim100(m): 2:36pm On Dec 14, 2025 |
TV01:1. I do know that Allah the the God of Jesus Christ and Jesus Christ is a great prophet of Allah born without a father nothing more nothing less. 2. Allah is not a generic name, it is the name reserved for "The God" whether by Idolators or monotheists. An Arab idolator calls all other deities Ilah - God, but reserve Allah for who they believe to be the creator of all that exist. 3. Becoming the religion with the most adherents doesn't make Christianity the true religion, and nothing makes it so. 99% of logical debates with muslims always makes Islam look more coherent and logical compared to Christianity. 4. "Authenticity is pury subjective" - Philosophy here, just like "How do we really know what we have is knowledge", "Truth is subjective". These are philosophical arguments! Applies to both Islam and Christianity in equal terms, so using it against Islam doesn't make Christianity immune to your claim. 1. The bible is "inspired" by God 2. The Qur'an and Hadith were passed in written and orally directly from the source Which is more logically coherent to be logical? 5. This is surely ignorance - of the highest degree. The bible clearly says Ishmael is the son of Abraham. I don't know how a Christian doesn't even know it. The genealogy of Muhammad clearly links him to Abraham, even non muslims can't deny the fact. 6. I don't have to show you anything, you should ask Google for informations that are readily available. I used my time to prepare a prompt you should use on AI. You clearly did - and you are ashamed after searching and seeing for yourself the Muslim contributions to science. 7. Again, Is scientific discovery a prerequisite/(a proof) that a religion is true? I guess every sensible and logical human being will say "No". 8. For the record, Christians lose 99% of debates against Islam while stumbling and stuttering on easy questions on their theology. 9. The Boko haram/Terrorism argument is flawed, also I cannot come to Christ while no two Christians can explain "Trinity" the same way without contradictory statements - never have I gotten 💯 same explanation of trinity from different Christians. If for example Christianity is true, and no 2 Christians have same understanding of trinity will God hold me accountable for not believing Jesus as God when he called him a prophet in the bible, and he also prayed to God in the bible, He also said he was ignorant of THE HOUR. I guess no - God is just. 10. If you are in for a zoom/meet debate anytime of your choice, I will be pleased. |
| Re: Is Islam Truly A Religion Of Peace? by TV01(m): 11:17pm On Dec 14, 2025*. Modified: 11:43pm On Dec 14, 2025 |
muslim100:Nope. The Lord Jesus Christ called God His Father. The allah of the koran is not a father to anyone or anything. Further, Jesus as a name is a direct reference to The Name of god Almighty - Jesus - Jehoshua - "The Lord Our Saviour". Names matter .All the names of the biblical prophets (and even the names of the kings and priests) make direct reference to YAHWEH and His attributes. Isaiah = "Yahweh is salvation". Jeremiah = "Yahweh will exalt". Ezekiel = "God strengthens". Allah can never be the God or the name of the God of Jesus. It's in the name . What does mohammed or any of the multiple variations mean? Tie it to God Almighty. tie it to YAHWEH if you can. What does isa mean? It is not a direct transliteration of the name Jesus, nor does it have any direct reference to The Name revealed by The Everlasting God.On that point alone, islam falls flat. A huge failure, a colossal scam. It's why it forbids curiosity and learning. It is rigid and controlling and can never engender advancement. muslim100:It is not the revealed name of God. End of story. It is a generic term which can be used by any adherent of any faith or no faith. muslim100:No one claimed numbers signify truth. It's muslims that are always prating about islam being the fastest growing religion. Show me one video where an knowledgeable Christian apologist lost a debate to a muslim equivalent. Islam is busted, With the advent of the internet, the gatekeeping has ceased. It's all out there. And it's a sorry tale, a sad story. muslim100:Show me how the koran was given by allah to jibreel and then to mohammed. In fact, just show how the koran muhammed received was captured by mohammed into a written form and transmitted unchanged through the centuries. muslim100:The bible - prophetic and historically attested to by non-christians and objective observers. The koran has no external or objective affirmation. muslim100:What I now is that there is no record of mohammed descending from Ishamael - only claims. I also know that mohammed himself said no one should try and parse his geneology past his grandfather. Read your koran ![]() muslim100:Oga one thing! Just one thing. Please na .muslim100:It's proof that isalm is regressive and cannot advance humanity. And makes it adherents simple-minded and less intelligent than they were or should be. muslim100:Can't invent, can't create, can't disseminate can't debate - come to Christ and get wisdom. Get wisdom and come to Christ. muslim100:That's why the North is filled with almanjiri only good for reproducing the slawter and tear-or of the ROP founder. muslim100:Make up your own rules if you will The bible is clear to those who approach and read it with an open and humble heart. You read the bible to support the falsehood f islam and expect understanding and enlightenment. No you just entrench your darkness and ignorance. muslim100:I should meet you for a zoom call to discuss something I have seen falsified, debunked and ridiculed on every single point? Spare me. Happy to educate you right here. TV |
| Re: Is Islam Truly A Religion Of Peace? by TV01(m): 11:39pm On Dec 14, 2025 |
Explore2xmore:At all. I outline and detail the real-world impact of islam (and it's followers). On every conceivable metric, islam and islamic communities are laggards and an overall drag to humanity Explore2xmore:In my post above this, I spoke about the relevance of names in a scriptural context. The vacuity of the islamic scriptures and their total ability to grasp or transmit this exposes them as fraudulent and not of divine origin. God's revelation of Himself through the Abrahamic lineage was unfolding. If anything, there should be a greater revelation to mohammed, if he was indeed rightfully part of that lineage and sent by The Almighty. There is no hiding place, no ruse - islam is false and that is evidenced in every which way one looks at it. Most especially when trying to claim continuation from earlier divine revelation and texts. Explore2xmore:It is defenders of islam who reference waraqah in trying to validate islam. I merely demonstrate that he has no provenance, no imprimatur, and hence, no standing. Explore2xmore:One thing. Just one. Please! Explore2xmore:Please employ any metric of your choosing, and demonstrate any way islam engenders superior outcomes for it's communities or, has contributed anything to recent human advancement. One thing in either category. Come on man I'm bending over backwards here .Explore2xmore:You continue to testify against yourself. The factors mentioned were experience by all the Nigerian regions. Plus, the colonialists left the northern elite with the upper hand politically. Still their religion and god could not prosper them. Rather it's been one long downward spiral in mass illiteracy, governmental malfeasance, widespread lawlessness and wholesale sectarian slaughter. With sharia law 0! In fact exacerbated by that very sharia law. Explore2xmore:Look around you. Look around the world. Where islam goes, terror, bloodshed and destruction follow. Where it embeds, it's backwardness, regression and darkness. Look at individual muslim countries, or aggregates for all nations across any indicator or data point. islamic countries always lag in their own right, and islamic communities drag on any countries they form a sizeable part of. Evidence ke? It's a living real-time reality - globally. TV |
| Re: Is Islam Truly A Religion Of Peace? by Explore2xmore: 1:11am On Dec 15, 2025 |
TV01:Again you assert that Islam hinders humanity, and its scriptures lack substance, its followers are backward, and its influence is destructive. You ask for a single, concrete example,a real metric, that proves otherwise persistently rejecting all that had been earlier said? When evaluating Islam’s influence, many immediately point to present-day challenges in some Muslim-majority countries such as corruption, poverty, or conflict. Yet, this approach is akin to judging the efficacy of medicine by observing those who refuse to take it. Historically, the Islamic world led humanity in learning, discovery, and civilization not through wealth or conquest, but through a sincere engagement with the Qur’an. The Qur’an inspired a transformative worldview, encouraging the pursuit of knowledge and reflection on the natural world as signs of the Creator. This vision led to the establishment of the world’s first hospitals, public libraries, and universities. It gave rise to algebra, optics, astronomy, chemistry, and the scientific method itself. Figures such as Ibn al-Haytham, al-Khwarizmi, al-Zahrawi, and Ibn Sina did not merely recite scripture; they embodied the Qur’anic imperative to observe, reflect, and seek knowledge. Their contributions laid the groundwork for modern science and medicine. Notably, Western historians have acknowledged that the Renaissance and Enlightenment would have been impossible without the transmission of knowledge from the Muslim world. You request a single metric so consider the scientific method. The very foundation of modern progress was shaped by Muslim scholars acting on Islamic principles. If you are reading this on a device built upon advances in optics and mathematics, you are already benefiting from Islam’s enduring legacy. To claim that the Qur’an is vacuous overlooks its profound and lasting influence. How could an empty text ignite a civilization or be memorized, word for word, by millions across fourteen centuries? No other book in human history has achieved such preservation or impact. The Qur’an addresses both reason and spirit, calling humanity to a higher awareness of purpose and existence. It is not a mere imitation of previous scriptures; it is the continuation and culmination of the same divine message, intended for all humanity. You suggest that if Muhammad peace be upon him were truly part of the Abrahamic tradition, his revelation should have been greater. In fact, it was. Earlier prophets were sent to specific peoples; Muhammad pbuh was sent to all peoples, in every language, for all times. As the Qur’an states: “We have not sent you except as a mercy to the worlds.” The greatness of this revelation lies not in novelty, but in its universality,its capacity to unite all nations under one God and one moral law. Regarding Waraqah ibn Nawfal, once again, he was a Christian scholar who recognized the divine nature of Muhammad pbuh's experience. However, Islam does not rest on his testimony. The Qur’an was revealed through the angel Jibril and Waraqah’s involvement was brief. Remove him from the narrative, and the core of Islam remains unchanged. You mention Nigeria and Sharia, suggesting Islam has failed there. In reality, what you observe is not Islam failing, but individuals failing to uphold its principles. Sharia was never intended as a political tool or slogan; it is a moral and legal framework designed to protect life, intellect, family, property, and faith. When invoked without justice, compassion, or knowledge, its true purpose is betrayed. The Qur’an itself condemns hypocrisy more severely than disbelief. Your attention should be more on the governing individuals that sustain poor governance. The assertion that Islam brings destruction wherever it goes is not supported by history. In Spain, Islam fostered centuries of peaceful coexistence among Muslims, Christians, and Jews. When Caliph Umar may Allah be pleased with him, entered Jerusalem, he refused to pray in a church to prevent future claims over it. In China and Southeast Asia, Islam spread through trade, honesty, and scholarship not warfare. The violence witnessed today stems not from Islam itself, but from its abandonment, much as every faith has suffered at the hands of those who misuse it for power. It is true that many Muslim countries face significant challenges today. The Qur’an anticipated such decline, stating “Indeed, Allah will not change the condition of a people until they change what is in themselves.” The struggles of Muslims are not evidence of Islam’s weakness. Civilizations rise and fall; only truth endures. Despite global turmoil, Islam continues to grow not by force, but through conviction. Across the world, people are drawn to its simple, profound message; There is no god but Allah, and Muhammad pbuh is His messenger. Those disillusioned by materialism are rediscovering meaning in submission to their Creator. If you see confusion among Muslims, your frustration is understandable. Yet, if you examine Islam itself, its scripture, ethics, legacy, and living spirit you will find a faith that uplifts both heart and mind, body and soul, in a way no empire or ideology has ever matched. “Say: The truth has come, and falsehood has vanished. Indeed, falsehood is bound to vanish.” (Qur’an 17:81) The truth of Islam does not depend on imperfect followers; it endures and shines by its own light. |
| Re: Is Islam Truly A Religion Of Peace? by muslim100(m): 6:37am On Dec 15, 2025 |
TV01:1. Jesus Christ called the father "God", he prayed to him, he even cried to him saying "My God, My God, Why have you forsaken me". "god" praying to "GOD". This is as clear as daylight for anyone that wants truth not blind followership. 2. "Show me how the Qur'an was given to Allah to Jibreel" , show me how the bible was inspired by God directly to prophets.Funny how you use logic that Christianity isn't immune to. 3. "The Qur'an has no external affirmarion" ![]() Ask Google, ask AI. Between the Qur'an and bible which is more preserved as it was from its time or revelation. 4. Muhammad didn't descend from Ishmael ![]() I just dey laff, because omo! History is your friend, just read! Ancient Arabs were proud of kinship than any other thing. If fact was false the main enemies of Islam 1400 years ago would have scored points with it. But they couldn't deny the fact which is so clear. I just remembered that two gospels couldn't even agree on the genealogy of Jesus. Two completely different genealogies while he doesn't have a father. 5. North filled with Almajiri - makes islam false? There are 2 billion+ muslims in the world with 50+ Muslim majority countries. Only Nigeria and maybe Niger have the Almajiri system. It is pure ignorance and foolishness to say "it is an Islamic thing". Also 90% of Almajiris in Nigeria today are followers of sect known as the Tijjaniyya sect. Tijjani - founder of Tijjaniyya was born ~250 years ago, 1150 year after Prophet Muhammad. 6. 2 billion+ muslims worldwide, ISIS, ISWAP, BH, Al-qaeda total population at most ~60,000 (confirm online). If you meet 50 muslims on the way and ask them if they support any of these groups, 48 or 49 will objectively say "NO" (confirm with questionnaire). Just 0.000015 of muslims - yet haters say all muslims are terrorists I am very sure that more than 0.0009 percentage of Christians worldwide have commited adultery, check the stats of infidelity in marraiges worldwide. Does this mean all Christians are adulterers? 7. Also, all these groups were only founded when the US intervened, and the US have clearly admitted that they created ISIS. The faces behind the terrorism are Christian leaders 8. All muslim countries that entered into war in the 20th - 21st century was 100% due to the US and their allies coming in the name of freedom to destabilize the countries. Afghanistan, Yemen, Syria etc. Saudi, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, UAE, Indonesia, Egypt, Malaysia, Algeria, Brunei, Malaysia, Tunisia, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Jordan, Kazakhstan etc are all muslim countries. Just a few countries out of ~50 muslim countries have displayed any form of what is called by the media as "Islmaic terrorism", yet "All muslims are terrorists". 9. You said "show me", and yet you are running away from an explanation via zoom or even clubhouse. 10. Jesus Christ - The son of man is a messenger and prophet of God - it is clesrly written in the Bible. The Bible also says God is not a man or son of man. Jesus is my prophet - I revere him! He is far from divine. # Miracles ? Many prophets performed miracles - Moses, Elijah. # Fatherless conception? How About Adam without any parents. # Died and resurrected? Enoch didn't even taste death, he was taken alive, Melchizedek didn't have beginning or end of days. # Raised the dead ? Elijah and Elisha both did. Called the begotten son ? David is also the "begotten son" according to the bible. Claimed divinity ? He never did. He never accepted worship, how then is he GOD? 11. Funny assertion "Muhammad said no one should pass his genealogy past his grandfather"? Ignorance in display. Your pastor misinformed you. You post replies with mobile data, atleast sesrch some stuff before you say anything. 12. Finally, I don't know what to say. I don't have tome on myside to be typing for 30mins and more. If you can spare 1 hour 30mins (just a one timer) of your time lets meet on zoom. Writing long epistles here is exhausting. |
| Re: Is Islam Truly A Religion Of Peace? by TV01(m): 12:37am On Dec 16, 2025 |
Explore2xmore:Thank you sir ! Per the former, I couldn't have said it better myself. And, for the latter, I await your response - 1 concrete thing that islam has delivered that has advanced mankind technologically or improved society in a way no other faith or ideology has. Explore2xmore:Not at all. All medicines are judged by their Efficacy over time - it is a data-driven metric. A full sequence of data-points over 1400 years clearly demonstrate that islam not only fails to bring progress, it actively regresses. Explore2xmore:This is not embellishment. It's not airbrushing. It's not aggrandisement. It is not hyperbole. It is sheer fantasy. What you wrote up there is that islam laid the foundation for all the scientific and technological advances seen n the world today. Like really And then headed on back to the 7th century and let the rest of the (non-muslim) world take the glory and reap the benefits. Whilst even now, the islamic world struggles to deliver real progress based on what islam itself gave humankind? Come on! You don't even hesitate to claim for islam all the advances that were present before islam made it's way out of the cave at hira? Explore2xmore:No. Sorry, not sorry. islam is incapable of delivering anything other than 7th century Saudi Arabia or 21st century Afghanistan. Explore2xmore:The koran is base, leading men to full-on gorge on their foulest inclinations, sexual depravity, bloodlust and plunder. So profound the near 100% muslim nations such as Somalia remain an enduring mess? Explore2xmore:1. No. Jesus was sent to the whole world. As evidenced by the great commission given to his apostles. 2. mohammed did not have a greater revelation of YAHWEH\YHWH\YHVH. mohammed had no personal or additional revelation at all. Just claim to a god he called "allah". 3. Every language? . Only arabic, the language of mohammed. Which is mandated for all islamic rituals, which 80% of muslims can't understand or read. The koran itself says messengers were sent to people in their own language. Who was the messenger to the Igbo? The Yoruba?? The Ijaw![]() Explore2xmore:islamic continued recourse to waraqah highlights it's desperation. He was a random nobody. Explore2xmore:Nope. Islam is the marriage of state and religion. Not just moral, ehtical or legal. Whole of life - but it only delivers death. Explore2xmore:Half-truths, claims and assertions 1. Spain was doing fine before islam and continued to prosper after it was rightfully expunged. Why do muslims still insist on calling it Andalusia? It's not theirs. islam breeds land-grabbers & colonisers. 2. How did he "enter" Jerusalem. Selling gala . 4. Then immediately following claiming islam spread to China and Southeast asia by trade How many Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhist and Jainist did islam slaughter - 10's of millions Explore2xmore:Is islam not the perfect deen and mohammed not the perfect role model? Where is the islamic god in all this? No name, no revelation, no power, no miracles, no evidence. Explore2xmore:islam forces you to stay and forces you to convert wherever it is able - at best dhimmitude awaits. Explore2xmore:I have. And, it does not. islam's outworking is as designed. The utter chaos is not a defect, it's by design. Explore2xmore:I will not cease to speak the truth about the falsehood of islam. No nation, no community, no people, no individual has ever demonstrated or exemplified any good coming out of islam, that was unique to islam or did not precede islam. TV |
| Re: Is Islam Truly A Religion Of Peace? by TV01(m): 1:12am On Dec 16, 2025 |
muslim100:Philippians 2:5 Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, 6 who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, 7 but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men. Colossians 2:9 For in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily Hebrew 1:1 God, who at various times and in various ways spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets, 2 has in these last days spoken to us by His Son, whom He has appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the worlds; 3 who being the brightness of His glory and the express image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of His power, muslim100:Eye-witnesses for all biblical records. Who saw jibreel give mohammed a book or a recitation. No one. Witness is mohammed to mohammed for mohammed (from mohammed really - we know )muslim100:Which non-muslim historical text confirms the koran or hadiths? muslim100:Two ways of accounting for ancestry. Patrilineal and Matrilineal. Muhammed goes back no further than Adnan. Anything further is wishful thinking. muslim100:Explain to yourself. Islam is regressive. muslim100:islam teaches terror, war and destruction - so potentially all adherents are terrorists, brigands muslim100:Yes now. muslims have zero agency and no god. So Christians play them like puppets. muslim100:Nigerian genocide - Islam South Sudanese genocide - Islam DR Congo genocide - Islam Saudi-Yemen - Islam Iran vs. Iraq - Islam Pakistan vs,. Bangladesh - Islam muslim100:You are dawah 001. Nothing new. You are just learning. Claiming perfect preservation for the koran.Please! muslim100:12 instances in The Gospel according to Matthew alone - some below. Leave bible, it's not for koranists !Matthew 2:2 saying, “Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we have seen His star in the East and have come to worship Him.” Matthew 8:2 And behold, a leper came and worshiped Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.” Matthew 14:33 Then those who were in the boat came and worshiped Him, saying, “Truly You are the Son of God.” Matthew 15:9 And in vain they worship Me, Teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’ Matthew 28:9 The Women Worship the Risen Lord And as they went to tell His disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, “Rejoice!” So they came and held Him by the feet and worshiped Him. muslim100:mohammeds lineage cannot be reliably traced beyond one of if forebearers named Adnan. Adnans descent from "ishmael" is a claim. There is no evidence. As all islamic scholars know - despite many attempts to do so. muslim100:You are not bringing anything I haven't heard before - countess times. If\\when you do, I may consider it. TV |
| Re: Is Islam Truly A Religion Of Peace? by muslim100(m): 7:34am On Dec 16, 2025 |
TV01:1. Philippians 2:6 ![]() Philippians 2:6 explicitly distinguishes Jesus from God, says he did not seize equality with God, and presents God as the one who later exalted and rewarded him. A being who refuses equality with God, is exalted by God, and is given authority by God cannot logically be God himself. - I don't even understand the gymnastics Christians are pulling out of this verse that grammatically distinguishes Jesus from God. The Bible clearly says "God doesn't change", "God is not a man", "God is not the son of man". All these attributes are 200% Jesus's! 2. Colossians 2:9 - if something dwells in you, grammatically and logically you are distinct from that thing - you are not it. In addition, the greek word used here is translated to "Godhead" by translators to foool followers. Check the word and its true meaning, then come back with the verse. Ephesians 3:19 clearly debunks the funny claim "and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God" - All believers are also filled with the fullness of God according to the same bible. I think you are as God as Jesus ![]() 3. Hebrews 1:1-9 I love it that you started from verse 1. The verse in Hebrew are clearly hierarchical, God spoke to us by his prophets, he now spoke by his son. It never says "God spoke as His son or by Himself in His sons essence". Who speaks ? God Who are the instruments ? Prophets, his son. God —> prophets —>people God —> son —> people The remaining verses are clearly praising Jesus not as God but as someone revered by God. It is not rocket science, How can I pray to God and you call me God, or God says I bless this my Servant, how can two different entities separated by pronouns be same entity! ![]() If Jesus is God why does paul say God's fullness dwells in him and also god's fullness dwells in believers? Why doesn't he just day "Jesus is God" instead of comparing Jesus to you? Paul tried while wanting to make jesus god, but he did a bad job after all. Paul the self appointed prophet! TV01:Eye witnesses that saw when God inspired the gospel to Matthew, Mark, Luke, John or Pauls epistles? They saw God! 😳 WOW! I remember the zombie incident in the bible 😂 😂 😂, eye witnesses indeed. I have been reading the bible for more tha 10 years, so I am fully aware of what I am saying. ![]() TV01:The Quranic manuscripts during the century of the prophet are 100% identical to what we have today. The earliest manuscript of the Bible are more thay a century from Jesus. No complete manuscripts were gotten until up to 3-4 centuries after Jesus. Historically, the Qur'an and Hadith stand the test of historical preservation than the Bible! Ask google. ![]() TV01:Lies from the pit of hell! Both geneologies from matthew and like start thus; Luke "Jesus ... being the son of Joseph" Matrhew "Jacob begat Joseph..." Both are clearly of joseph. Also Jewish geneologies like Arab geneologies were always patrilineal never matrilineal. How can son-of, son-of, son-of be matrilineal? Nothing like daughter of even in your so called mary side geneology. Why then did the two geneologies converge until they reach David then they diverge? The explanation that they are two different geneologies came centuries later to protect scripture, nothing more.! So this is a major contradiction in the Bible! TV01:You had no rebuttal, so I understand. TV01:No rebuttal also, usual atracks when there is no proof. TV01:Same here TV01:90% of all deaths through wars in the world were by Christians British Empire, American, German, Belgian, french, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch etc World war I, world war II - Hiroshima and Nagasaki were niked by Christians. All deaths caused by muslims in the world throughout history is not upto 5% of what Christians have done (google, AI). They raped your forefathers, killed enslaved them to sell to you the Christianity you are busy defending today. Your usual replies "They didn't do it for Christianity" - Of course they did! They brought Christianity while forcing it on your forefathers. 95% of deaths in African history through wars and genocides were by Christian missionaries. ![]() King Leopold of Belgium na play? 10s of millions of bombs have been thrown by the US Christian regime, more than all others in the world combined!, not mentioning other Chrsitian regimes. A person can boldly say that 70% of the millions of bombs used to kill in the world were by Christians. Till date some of these countries still have UXOs, and are afraid to do anything with vast lands because of Christian killings. Genocide upon genocide! I can go on and on! TV01:Another one TV01:How does any of these verses show that 1. Jesus is God 2. Jesus is coeternal with God 3. Jesus is coequal to God These verses you cited use proskuneð, a word that means homage, not exclusive divine worship. The bible applies it to kings, prophets, angels, and even believers. None of these passages say Jesus is God; they show reverence toward God's appointed Messiah. The Bible consistently distinguishes Jesus from the one true God. You have been deceived Oh Christians! TV01:Another argument from your mouth - clearly not a brain based argument! Gooogle is your friend! Don't always rely on your pastor,he is as human as you are. No evidence - 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 Cannot be traced - yet prophets Muhammad's detractors, haters etc from his kin and other opponent families never even had the guts to say anything about his pure lineage. For 1400 years. TV01:You haven't even had the honor of proving that Jesus is God, then imagine the holy spirit! That one wil be a pure smack. As a keyboard warrior that you are, I know you will always refuse my request for a 1 and 1 with 10 guests on zoom. 5 from your side and 5 from mine. or any number of guests you want. Maybe I missed answering some, that is because I prefer oral discussions, I hate writing long notes on mobile phone. |
| Re: Is Islam Truly A Religion Of Peace? by Explore2xmore: 8:28am On Dec 16, 2025 |
TV01:It is unnecessary for Islam to have invented every discipline to challenge your assertion. Rather, a single, demonstrably unique and enduring contribution rooted in its intellectual tradition suffices. One such example stands out which is the systematic preservation, transmission, and integration of Greek, Persian, and Indian scientific knowledge into a unified, multilingual scholarly ecosystem. Without this achievement, the later scientific synthesis in Europe would not have been possible. This is not to claim that Islam originated mathematics or medicine, but rather that it established the civilizational mechanisms that safeguarded and expanded these fields at a time when Europe had largely lost access to their foundational sources. The argument based on efficacy over 1400 years is flawed, as the rise and fall of civilizations are shaped by geopolitical forces, not theology alone. The historical trajectories of Rome, Byzantium, Christendom, and modern secular states all follow similar patterns. The current state of Afghanistan, for instance, reveals no more about the essence of Islam than the Inquisition does about Christianity or Hiroshima about modern science. Islam’s claim to universality does not require an ethnic prophet for every nation. The Qur’an itself acknowledges the existence of previous messengers, though not all are named (Qur’an 40:78). The use of Arabic as a liturgical language does not undermine Islam’s validity any more than Hebrew does for Judaism or Latin did for medieval Christianity. It is important to recognize that polemical statements are not evidence. Assertions such as no miracles, no name, or no power remain claims, not substantiated arguments. Repetition does not transform them into proof. If Islam were inherently incapable of fostering order, learning, or continuity, it would not have maintained coherent legal, educational, and administrative systems across continents for over a thousand years. Robust disagreement is entirely legitimate however, dismissing a civilization without proportion, historical context, or consistent standards is not genuine analysis it is ideology. |
| Re: Is Islam Truly A Religion Of Peace? by TV01(m): 7:17pm On Dec 17, 2025 |
Explore2xmore:Collecting, collating or aggregating is not the same as advancing or inventing. Plus, I have already credited islam with that much. During a period of expansive conquest, before islam fully embedded, it made sense to take stock, keep inventory and let seemingly beneficial works continue. But firstly, little or none of that work would have been by native muslims (more likely busy with sword fights ). Secondly, as things settle and islam works its way through every aspect of society, such endeavours will cease - by design. It's the regressive nature of islam. It can't help itself. Policing every aspect of womens lives is ore important than scientific advance. Quibbling over the age of consent, acquiring wives and sex slaves. Ablutions & ensuring the correct foot is used to entry lavatories, takes priority over technological advance. Ensuring all worship is for their god and done their way is lifes prime directive. Advance ke? Said life has to be lived based on rigid, unyielding immutable 7th century dictates. (which we all know were conveniently revealed by mohammeds alter-ego ) Explore2xmore:This is completely wrong. Firstly, Europe's advance was not due to or as a result of any knowledge or advances from islam by native muslims. Secondly, the knowledge and learning would have been passed on in other ways. The fact islam collated knowledge, does not mean they were the only possible conduit, or there were not other channels. And thirdly, things can be re-discovered, re-created or re-invented., As would have happened under an ethos that engendered systematic research and discovery (i.e. Christianity). Explore2xmore:No. That's the best proof - the outworking. Christianity has eliminated pretty much all social pathologies. This is evident even in post-Christian nations. Sexual exploitation, slavery, child labour, inheritance, rights, freedoms and liberties. Social welfare. Islam cannot even solve for cousin marriage , something the most primitive tribes have dealt with.islam not only fails to deal with social pathologies, it embeds them. It ensures they are entrenched. Slavery, abuse of women, sexual exploitation, discriminatory taxes, oppression of minorities, medieval and brutal punishments and cousin marriage ewww! ![]() Explore2xmore:No one said it did, that is islams own claim. And with most of islams claims, assertions, half-truths and outright lies, it cannot be proven, no recorded history. What were the names of the prophets sent to the tribes of Nigeria? As mohammed was sent to the arabic speaking people? Eighty percent of muslims cannot read, understand or speak arabic. Why is the islamic god so parochial. What is wrong in worshipping the creator in Efik? Afterall, He created the tongue. There has never been a writ for Christianity to be mediated through onelanguage or ritualised based on a single culture. Muslims in 21st century Britain dress like 7th century arabs. Please. Explore2xmore:Conquest by sword and rule by power, but a failure to maintain, or build proves there is nothing at islams heart. Everywhere it has the rule, islam lags on all key metrics and ultimately fails, Explore2xmore:Evidenced by outworking - which s visible to all. TV |
| Re: Is Islam Truly A Religion Of Peace? by TV01(m): 7:54pm On Dec 17, 2025*. Modified: 8:20pm On Dec 17, 2025 |
muslim100:That's Trinity bro'. Jesus is a distinct person in the form of God, who chose to humble Himself despite the fact He is equal with God. muslim100:Read it as you like, interpret it as you will. The meaning is clear. Jesus in the form of God is equal with God, but chose to humble himself. For which reason God exalts Him. muslim100:I post the rest of Hebrews 1. Dribble all you please. God the Father clearly refers to The Lord Jesus Christ as God and as Lord. The Son Superior to Angels 5 For to which of the angels did God ever say, “You are my Son; today I have become your Father”? Or again, “I will be his Father, and he will be my Son”? 6 And again, when God brings his firstborn into the world, he says, “Let all God’s angels worship him.” 7 In speaking of the angels he says, “He makes his angels spirits, and his servants flames of fire.” 8 But about the Son he says, “Your throne, O God, will last for ever and ever; a scepter of justice will be the scepter of your kingdom. 9 You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions by anointing you with the oil of joy.”[e] 10 He also says, “In the beginning, Lord, you laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands. 11 They will perish, but you remain; they will all wear out like a garment. 12 You will roll them up like a robe; like a garment they will be changed. But you remain the same, and your years will never end.”[f] 13 To which of the angels did God ever say, “Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet”[g]? 14 Are not all angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation? muslim100:The koran causl Paul (Boulos) a prophet and has nothing bad to say about him - unless you can show otherwise. muslims started to hate on Paul when they say his Holy Ghost inspired writings falsified the koran. Sorry 0! muslim100:You can only dissemble , make claims or lie. There have been a number of canonisation events of the koran. First, there was never agreemnt on how many chapters. Second the 3rd caliph - uthman - collated all the text, standardised and burnt the rest. There were complete copies of the Torah from way back. The NT was complete while eye-witnesses were still alive. It's the earliest hadith that was compiled 200+ years after the death of mohammed, by someone who lived hundreds of miles away, who never met him or any of the sahaba. Hadith are all speculation, mostly written for political reasons. muslim100:The geneology is written in the Hebrew form of the time. it doesn't have to conform to your imaginary requirement. There are 2 for soundness, all the way back to Adam. mohammeds genealogy from Adnan is supposed, there is no record no chain. which mohammed himself said no one could prove. It's the usual islamic backfill to cover gaps and to validate falsehood. muslim100:Please do so. The Christian scriptures do not charge it's adherents with killing unbelievers or those who do not bow the knee to Christianity. Further, anyone who kills and claims Christianity is lying. Also, post-Christian nations are not ruled by Christians. Even if they are historiclly Christian, they are secular. Islam by contrast insists muslims follow the path of Jihad as a duty and an honour. Killing Christians, Jews, plytheists and other non-believers is holy writ to muslims and comes with virginal rewards abi No one has ever killed anyone shouting "Jesus is Lord". Jesus died that we may have eternal life. islam demies you life if you don;t believe. Extreme opposites. Light & darkness. Truth & falsehod. muslim100:John 1: The Eternal Word - 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made. The same God referenced in Hebrews 1:10 above - I know the islamic darkness will not let you see. Jesus is God. God has revealed Himself in 3 persons. muslim100:Hebrews 1:6 - 6 And again, when God brings his firstborn into the world, he says, “Let all God’s angels worship him. Is this homage too ?muslim100:Please detail it here - all the way back to Abraham as claimed. Thank you. TV |
| Re: Is Islam Truly A Religion Of Peace? by Explore2xmore: 7:55pm On Dec 17, 2025 |
Hello, TV01:If we’re going to judge Islam based on its later political decline, then we have to hold Christianity to the same standard. After all, over a thousand years of European theocracy led to inquisitions, witch hunts, slavery, religious wars, and a stifling of scientific progress, all until the enlightenment finally put a check on Christianity’s power. If decline is a disqualifier for Islam, then it’s Christianity that takes the first hit. When it comes to conquest, Christianity has a much darker record in forced conversions, the extermination of pagans in Europe, the Crusades, the obliteration of indigenous religions around the globe, and church-supported colonialism. These weren’t just isolated incidents they were widely accepted practices, all done in the name of Christ. If we’re blaming Islam for modern extremists, then Christianity has to reckon with the KKK, the Lord’s Resistance Army, residential schools, apartheid theology, and centuries of racialized slavery that were justified right from the Bible. Picking and choosing moral standards isn’t ethics; it’s just propaganda. If Arabic liturgy is seen as parochial, then Christianity’s long history of mandatory Latin worship is a clear condemnation. If Islam is expected to name prophets for every tribe, then Christianity needs to explain why Jesus never set foot in Africa, Asia, or the Americas yet still claimed to have universal authority. We either apply the same standards to Christianity or acknowledge that this critique isn’t about historical analysis, it’s about showing favoritism in theology. |
| Re: Is Islam Truly A Religion Of Peace? by muslim100(m): 2:36pm On Dec 19, 2025 |
TV01:The only thing I am replying to is "BULUS". The Qur'an never mentioned Paul/Saul/Bulus let alone call the scammer a prophet. Infact, Muslim scholars have a consensus BULUS changed the teachings of Jesus. I wonder where you get your false informations 🤔. Some even say 72 virgins in the Quran. You didn't answer any single thing. I am asking and begging, pls let us run a zoom/clubhouse call this weekend on "The trinity" or "Is Jesus God?". |
| Re: Is Islam Truly A Religion Of Peace? by TV01(m): 4:08pm On Dec 19, 2025*. Modified: 6:50pm On Dec 19, 2025 |
muslim100:Ok. I take the comment about Paul back it is not the main thrust of the conversation or a question you asked - I hereby retract it without prejudice. Now please answer the 99% remainder of the post. Thank you. Don't use that too run and avoid answering questions. Or introduce distractions like 72 virgins. All questions can be asked and answered here. TV |
| Re: Is Islam Truly A Religion Of Peace? by TV01(m): 4:21pm On Dec 19, 2025*. Modified: 6:51pm On Dec 19, 2025 |
Explore2xmore:No strawman required - I am appraising islam based on it's outworking - it's fruits. Explore2xmore:This is not a discussion about relative darkness. I am happy to defend Christianity if required. The question is "is islam a religion of peace?" No. Neither is it a religion of prosperity or progress, which I have severally demonstrrated. Explore2xmore:There are Christians who commit atrocities under cover of the faith. However, the faith itself does not prescribe violence or killing for unbelievers or apostates. A person killing and claiming Christianity is falsified by the text. Whereas for islam, atrocities are permitted, sanctioned, commanded and celebrated. Explore2xmore:No one, nowhere, at any time has demanded a single language for Christian worship, under guise that it is demanded by God. Islam is not expected to name prophets for every tribe, islam claims to have done so! To have sent prophets to every language group. A s many as124,000 according to some islamic sources - without evidence as usual. Explore2xmore:Agreed. Ask away. TV |
| Re: Is Islam Truly A Religion Of Peace? by honesttalk21: 7:28pm On Dec 19, 2025 |
TV01:The idea that Christianity is all about peace while Islam is seen as violent falls apart when we look at both religions with the same lens. The Qur’an doesn’t actually call for any earthly punishment for apostasy. In fact, it champions the freedom to believe as one wishes: There is no compulsion in religion (Q2:256) and Whoever wills, let him believe; whoever wills, let him disbelieve (Q18:29). The punishments for apostasy that we see come from later interpretations influenced by medieval politics and concerns about treason, not from the Qur’an itself. That’s why many modern Muslim scholars argue against the death penalty for apostasy, viewing it as something contextual and not binding. On the flip side, the Old Testament, which is still part of the Christian canon, clearly states that death is the punishment for apostasy and blasphemy (Deuteronomy 13; Leviticus 24). Christians rightly see these laws as products of their time. However, when Muslims apply the same reasoning, they’re often accused of dodging the issue. That’s a clear double standard. The Qur’an allows fighting only under strict conditions: it’s meant for defense (Q22:39), prohibits aggression (Q2:190), and encourages peace (Q8:61). There’s no doctrine in the Qur’an that advocates for forced conversion or holy wars over belief. In contrast, Christian scripture includes wars sanctioned by God, collective punishments, and violent apocalyptic imagery. The key difference isn’t that one tradition is violent and the other isn’t; it’s that violence in Christianity is often put into context, while violence in Islam is seen as fundamental. Islam keeps Arabic as the language of the Qur’an but doesn’t ban translations or understanding in other languages. Christianity, on the other hand, didn’t universally prohibit vernacular languages, but for a long time, the Western Church favored Latin, limited unauthorized translations, and controlled access to the scriptures. These restrictions varied over time and place, but they definitely centralized linguistic authority. The real issue isn’t that Christianity lacked linguistic gatekeeping; it’s that its history is often viewed through a more forgiving lens, while Islam’s is not. The objection regarding the 124,000 prophets fails to recognize that this number comes from hadith, not the Qur’an, and serves more as a theological symbol than a historical fact. If unverifiable claims are enough to undermine Islam, then we must apply the same level of skepticism to biblical claims, like the global flood, extraordinarily long lifespans, or miracles. No major religion can withstand a purely positivist approach. Neither Islam nor Christianity can be seen as a single moral entity. Both have ethical principles, context-specific legal frameworks, and histories influenced by power dynamics. However, acts of violence committed in the name of Christianity are often portrayed as a betrayal of the faith, while similar acts in Islam are depicted as expressions of obedience. This double standard doesn’t hold up under close examination. Islam isn’t uniquely violent, nor is Christianity uniquely peaceful. When we approach Islam with the same contextual understanding and interpretive generosity typically extended to Christianity, the simplistic caricature falls apart. The true divide lies not between Islam and Christianity, but between genuine scholarship and biased double standards. |
| Re: Is Islam Truly A Religion Of Peace? by Explore2xmore: 8:18pm On Dec 19, 2025 |
TV01:Pointing to Islam as violent based on its “fruits” falls apart when you consider the same standard you don’t consistently apply. The core texts of Islam clearly prohibit coercion in matters of faith and the killing of innocents, while classical law places strict limits on warfare to specific situations. Atrocities carried out in its name go against these principles, just as the wrongdoings committed in Christianity contradict Christ’s teachings. When people say Islam celebrates violence or insists on a single language, they’re mixing up ritual unity with coercion Arabic is meant for worship, not ethnicity, much like how Hebrew and Latin were used in other faiths. Regarding prophets, Islam’s belief in many messengers is more about theology than historical records, similar to how Christianity holds truths that go beyond what’s documented and just because there’s no clear evidence doesn’t mean something is false. I see honesttalk21 has exhaustively replied you. |
| Re: Is Islam Truly A Religion Of Peace? by muslim100(m): 7:55am On Dec 20, 2025*. Modified: 8:30am On Dec 20, 2025 |
TV01:Trinity - logic and grammar says otherwise. My previous answers stand. TV01:The phrase "For which reason God exalts Him" (Philippians 2:9) actually presents a logical challenge to the Trinity. If Jesus is God, he cannot be "exalted" to a higher position by another being. God is already the highest. Getting exalted by another is only logicaly coherent if "the one to be exalted" is inferior to the exalter. The fact that his exaltation is a reward for his obedience suggests a hierarchy where the Father is the superior who grants the reward and the Son is the subordinate who earns it. TV01:In Hebrews 1:8, the Greek text can be translated in two ways: "Your throne, O God..." or "God is your throne..." Also, verse 9 says, "Therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions." This indicates that even in his highest state, Jesus has a God. If Jesus has a God, he cannot be the "Only True God" in the absolute sense. Exodus 7:1 "I have made you a God (theos) to pharaoh and Aaron as your prophet" - The same term (theos) for Jesus is also used for Moses. This makes it what, a Quadnity? TV01:The phrase "Today I have become your Father" implies a beginning to that specific relationship. If the Son were "eternally begotten," there would be no "today" in which the relationship started. Again in Psalms the Father did say to David "You are my son, today I have begotten thee" Begotten son isn't for Jesus alone, even David is his begotten son. TV01:The Greek word used here is proskuneo, it is also used in the bible to describe bowing down or showing obeisance to kings and superiors . Lot worships the angels in Gen 19:1 with same word used for Jesus in these verse - are the angels also god? I guess not. In the context of Hebrews, the angels are commanded to honor the Son because God has highly exalted him, not necessarily because he is the Creator Himself. In Islam we believe messengers of God are gteater than the Angels. TV01:💯 wrong, already answered TV01:This is why I want a zoom call, but you are always running away. I will answer all your questions and I will ask you mine. Writing here is a pain, especially on mobile phone. These incidents cannot be explained in 200 words, this is recorded history. Uthman standardized the Quran to prevent civil strife, not to change the content. "Burning" - He never burnt the main copies scribed by the scribes of the Prophet Muhammad (Historical facts), copies of the ordinary masses were burnt to preserve the main text which was copied by Uthmans scribes from the main canon just 30+ years after the prophet, they sent these copies to all Islamic provinces [Makka, Madina, Yemen, Kufa, Shaam, Basra], and then they were recopied to increase their numbers. These copies contained all the Ahrufs of the Qur'an ( you can google this ) Unlike the Bible, which has thousands of manuscript variations and different canons (Catholic vs. Protestant vs. Orthodox) there is only one version of the Quran used by all Muslims worldwide - (7 Ahruf or 10 qira'at is not different Qur'an) - ask Google/AI what they are. TV01:the earliest complete New Testament manuscripts (Codex Sinaiticus) date to the 4th century, 300 years after Jesus. As for Hadith, while the formal books were compiled later, they relied on (isnad) a rigorous system of oral and written chains of narration. Regarding the OT, the "Dead Sea Scrolls" show significant variations between manuscripts, the "complete copy" was not as uniform as claimed. google/AI "Compilation with isnad" not writing. The hadith was collected by the companions of the prophet and passed down, then there was a need to compile it, that was what Imam malik, Bukhari, Muslim, Abu Dawud etc did. Infact, the 5 daily prayers in details were only recorded in hadith, not the Qur'an. The Qur'an only says "pray", "prostrate and bow", "pray at dawn", "pray in the afternoon", "pray at sunset" etc. How to pray and the units of prayer was only recorded in the hadith. After the death of the prophet Muhammad, his companions went to different cities, yet these hadith were narrated by more than 100s of companions of the prophet from different cities in the same way without any difference. The prophet Muhammad said "Whoever lies against me intentionally should seek a place in hell" - This statement was reported by more than 50 companions with different chains of narration. It is impossible to say he never said those words. If 10 people from different locations say the same thing it is enough to call it authentic, then lets say 50 or 100 persons saying the same thing! This is what we call - mutawaatir hadith "multitude narration" it is the only form is hadith that is 💯 authentic. There are weak narrations recorded in hadith books that do not fulfill the authenticity criterias, muslims don't use them because we cannot guarantee they were from the prophet - but we keep them as part of history. The hadith is 💯 more authentic than the Bible from its original source. TV01:Hello! These are two different geneologies of Jesus through josephs - The law of non-contradiction, LNC - something can not be true and at same time false. One of these geneologies must be wrong. Regarding the geneology of prophet Muhammad, it is as clear as day light. If his geneology is false why didn't the Arabs use this "fact" against him? Instead they used other things. Arabs, just like jews didn't have any real sense of pride more than their lineage - if it was false why didn't anyone in those centuries ever say "Hey this man is lying", until 10+ centuries later. TV01:Jesus/Yahweh/God are same according to you, so all the commands made in the OT are purely Jesus's motives. He ordered all the killings in the OT, including infants and animals. Why is it something praise worthy "if he protected an adulterer from stoning" by saying "Anyone that is clean should stone". He was the one that laid down the law of killing adulterers and apostates. So Yes! Jesus of the Bible is the perpetrator of all divine laws of killing in the OT. The Old Testament, which Christians accept as the Word of God goes thus; copied section <<<<< A. KILLING APOSTATES / RELIGIOUS DISSENTERS 1. Exodus 22:20 > “He that sacrificeth unto any god, save unto the LORD only, he shall be utterly destroyed.” 2. Deuteronomy 13:6–10 > “If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, which is as thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers; Thou shalt not consent unto him, nor hearken unto him; neither shall thine eye pity him, neither shalt thou spare, neither shalt thou conceal him: But thou shalt surely kill him; thine hand shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterwards the hand of all the people. And thou shalt stone him with stones, that he die; because he hath sought to thrust thee away from the LORD thy God.” 3. Deuteronomy 17:2–5 > “If there be found among you… man or woman, that hath wrought wickedness in the sight of the LORD thy God, in transgressing his covenant, And hath gone and served other gods, and worshipped them… Then shalt thou bring forth that man or that woman… and shalt stone them with stones, till they die.” 4. 2 Chronicles 15:12–13 > “And they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD God of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul; That whosoever would not seek the LORD God of Israel should be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman.” B. KILLING STUBBORN / DISOBEDIENT CHILDREN 5. Deuteronomy 21:18–21 > “If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son… Then shall his father and his mother lay hold on him, and bring him out unto the elders of his city… And all the men of his city shall stone him with stones, that he die.” 6. Exodus 21:17 > “And he that curseth his father, or his mother, shall surely be put to death.” 7. Leviticus 20:9 > “For every one that curseth his father or his mother shall surely be put to death.” C. GENOCIDE / TOTAL DESTRUCTION 8. Deuteronomy 20:16–17 > “But of the cities of these people, which the LORD thy God doth give thee for an inheritance, thou shalt save alive nothing that breatheth: But thou shalt utterly destroy them…” 9. Joshua 6:21 > “And they utterly destroyed all that was in the city, both man and woman, young and old, and ox, and sheep, and ass, with the edge of the sword.” 10. Joshua 10:40 > “And Joshua smote all the country… he left none remaining, but utterly destroyed all that breathed, as the LORD God of Israel commanded.” 11. Joshua 11:14 > “But every man they smote with the edge of the sword, until they had destroyed them, neither left they any to breathe.” 12. 1 Samuel 15:2–3 > “Thus saith the LORD of hosts… Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass.” 13. Numbers 31:7–18 > “And they slew all the males… Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him. But all the women children… keep alive for yourselves.” D. KILLING CHILDREN / INFANTS 14. Hosea 13:16 > “Samaria shall become desolate… their infants shall be dashed in pieces, and their women with child shall be ripped up.” 15. Psalm 137:9 > “Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones." 16. 2 Kings 8:12 > “For I know the evil that thou wilt do… their young men wilt thou slay with the sword, and wilt dash their children, and rip up their women with child.” E. KILLING ANIMALS (DIVINE COMMAND) 17. Genesis 7:21–23 > “And all flesh died that moved upon the earth… And every living substance was destroyed which was upon the face of the ground…” 18. 1 Samuel 15:3 > “…slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass.” F. BURNING TO DEATH 19. Leviticus 20:14 > “And if a man take a wife and her mother, it is wickedness: they shall be burnt with fire, both he and they.” 20. Leviticus 21:9 > “And the daughter of any priest… she shall be burnt with fire.” 21. Joshua 7:25 > “And all Israel stoned him with stones, and burned them with fire, after they had stoned them with stones.” G. STONING TO DEATH 22. Numbers 15:32–36 > “And while the children of Israel were in the wilderness, they found a man that gathered sticks upon the sabbath day… And all the congregation brought him without the camp, and stoned him with stones, and he died.” 23. Leviticus 24:16 > “And he that blasphemeth the name of the LORD, he shall surely be put to death, and all the congregation shall certainly stone him.” 24. Deuteronomy 22:20–21 > “…then they shall bring out the damsel… and the men of her city shall stone her with stones that she die.” 25. Deuteronomy 22:24 > “…then ye shall bring them both out unto the gate of that city, and ye shall stone them with stones that they die.” >>>>> copied section Commands include killing for apostasy, rebellion, blasphemy. Includes killing of children, infants, women, animals by stoning, burning, crushing and genocide. All these were directly Jesus's command to prophets. Can you justify this? Or Jesus was just a blood-thirsty god thay changed/repented just 2000 years ago. Is it logical to accuse others of crimes their God once commited? Double standards. You should not accuse anybody killing apostates until you openly say "Jesus was wrong, violent, wicked and blood-thirsty when he commanded moses, Joshua and co to kill apostates". If not all Christians are just HYPOCRITES. TV01:Already answered with biblical verses above. The Quran strictly forbids the killing of innocents (5:32) and commands that there be "no compulsion in religion" (2:256). Jihad primarily means "struggle." Military Jihad is permitted only in self-defense or against oppression. A one on one will be nice on this particular issue. Jijad is the most misunderstood or deliberately mistranslated term in Islam. For a headstart the prophet Muhammad said "The best Jihad, is the Jihad of the soul" He also said "The best jihad is the word of truth in front of a tyrant leader" TV01:History begs to disagrees. Many have killed in the name of Christ (e.g., the Crusades, the Inquisition). Here are 5 groups/instances often cited: 1. Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA): Led by Joseph Kony, seeking to establish a state based on the Ten Commandments. 2. The Ku Klux Klan (KKK): Historically justified their actions as "Christianity in action." 3. National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT): A militant group in India seeking a Christian state. 4. The Anti-balaka: Christian militias in the Central African Republic. 5. Army of God: An American underground network that uses violence to oppose abortion. etc 6. The missionaries came to spread Christianity in Africa and the Americas. They killed millions and resolved to slave trade because they believed the bible didn't warn against it. Also, absolute majority of all killings on earth in recorded history was by Christians. It doesn't matter wether they say "Jesus is great". What matters is that Christianity has brought more havoc in the world than all other religions combined. TV01:The Bible was Aramaic - but we have it in GREEK today surprise 🫢 😲. John 1:1 uses the word theos (God) in two different ways. The Word was with the God (ton theon), and the Word was a god/divine (theos). If the Word was with God, the Word cannot be the God he was with. Many scholars suggest "The Word" (Logos) is God’s plan or creative power personified, which later "became flesh" in the person of Jesus. The greek term used for "the word is *god*" is theos, "theos" was used for God, Jesus, moses, kings and even paul in the bible and even Herold and satan. Regarding paul, in Acts the islanders called him theos, even though they knew he was not the God in heaven. This strengthens the fact that "theos" doesn't mean "The God" - it can be God or a person of great essence and divine authority and that's all. If we say all theos in the bible should be translated to "God", we'd have dozens of Gods in the Bible. Another angle, linguistically and logically if the word was **with** God - Then the word cannot be the God it was with, it was surely a different god. The term "with" makes them distinct. Combining the linguistic angle and the meaning of theos we can 💯 come to a logical conclusion that the word was a theos but not the theos. TV01:Yes, it is homage/honor (proskuneo) given to the King whom God has appointed. The word translated as worship from greek is not used exclusively for God. It is used as homage in many passages. An addition, according to the Bible Adam is the firstborn of God it all makes sense with Qur'an 2:34 "God commanded the Angels to bow to Adam" Bowing is worship according to the Bible and even in Islam. Done for now and might have missed to answer few, I am tired writing. |
| Re: Is Islam Truly A Religion Of Peace? by TV01(m): 4:39pm On Dec 20, 2025 |
muslim100:Introducing alternate rendering or different translations is a weak and unsuccessful effort to void the narrative. It is futile. The bible is clear Jesus Christ is Lord. I have demonstrated this from both the OT & NT. You haven't mastered English, can;t speak Arabic and you are disputing Greek and Aramaic? Joker .I repeat, Jesus Christ is God incarnate God taking on human form. Jesus Christ is the Eternal Word Who is and Has always been God and With God. One needn't reference the Greek to grasp the clear implication of Jesus' divinity. "Sui Generis" is the Greek for uniquely begotten. References to other uses of the phrase son of Gd add nothing to you attempts to deny what the biblical text clearly says. John 3:16 - For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. Can there be more than one "only begotten" in that sense? That God took on human form and gave Himself for those who believe is clear. Acts 20:28 - Therefore take heed to yourselves and to all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God which He purchased with His own blood. Colossians 2:9 - For in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily Hebrews 1:3 - who being the brightness of His glory and the express image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of His power, when He had by Himself purged our sins, sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, Philippians 2:6 - who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, John 1 - 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made. muslim100:◄ 4352. proskuneó ► Lexical Summary proskuneó: To worship, to bow down, to prostrate oneself I don't deny you your reading of Greek word. But we know what they mean and we are not relying on one verse or piece of scripture. You cry homage! Fine, I pay homage to my son on taking his first steps, on passing his common entrance, on graduating. Does that entail bowing down? Or falling at his feet. muslim100:I retracted that. But please show any islamic source text that characterises Apostle Paul as a false prophet? There is non. present day muslim scholars (who have no standing other than that which men accord to them), have to claim Paul is a false prophet as his writings falsify the koran and islam more generally. muslim100:I am not ready to do calls for a number of reasons. I am happy to discuss or not discuss here. There is no obligtion. muslim100:So you agree the koran was standardised? Not the unchanging word of allah - written on tablets in heaven - originally delivered by jibreel to mohammed. . Why would there be civil strife if there was one unchanging koran?muslim100:The ahruf\qiraat defence is feeble and weakens your already weak case. The word of God has to come in different renderings and recittions of the one arcane language, yet it is for the whole world. ANd it's not ahruf or qiraat. There are at least 38 known koran with different word meanings. muslim100:The bible is the best evidenced and attested text from antiquity. No gainsaying. Isnad is a contrived term used in rear-guard action to validate the hadith. They were not compiled bottom-up, but top down. In retrospect. It's a lie to claim they were compiled real-time and transmitted through time. Even the koran cannot claim this. muslim100:Not so. The islamic claims are all false narrative. Forged to lend legitimacy to a fake religion. Why are the hadith needed if the koranic claim to be "a clear explanation of all things" is true? muslims are quick to reject hadiths that do not corroborate their claims and even accept thosse that contradict the koran, or reject them in their entirety. You lie, as sunni and shia have different hadiths in some instances. And Zakir Naik claims trying to be a muslim without the hadith is like trying to fly with one wing. muslim100:I ask again, please detail mohammeds genealogy back to Abraham. Assertions and claims are not facts. muslim100:I accept all the writings as God (yes Christ) given text. 1.The judgement on the nations driven out before the Israelites was ordained and due to their iniquities 2. The old covenant was binding on (and agreed with) the Jews and whoever chose to live amongst them only. 3. It was part of Gods unfolding plan for salvation to be fully revealed in the fullness of time - from law to grace, as no one can fulfil holy law. 4. The fullest revelation of God is in Christ Jesus and the new covenant of grace - which is for all - jews and gentiles 5. The OT legal code is not binding on Christians muslim100:As above Your text read the below - from here - https://sunnah.com/ 37 The Book of Fighting [The Prohibition of Bloodshed] (14)Chapter: The Ruling on Apostates(14)باب الْحُكْمِ فِي الْمُرْتَدِّ Ibn 'Abbas said: "The Messenger of Allah [SAW] said: 'Whoever changes his religion, kill him.'" أَخْبَرَنَا عِمْرَانُ بْنُ مُوسَى، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَارِثِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " مَنْ بَدَّلَ دِينَهُ فَاقْتُلُوهُ " . Grade: Sahih (Darussalam) muslim100:Assertions, claims, lies and taqqiyya. islam considers all non-muslims as guilty! We know mohammeds change in approach as he went from weakness in mecca to authority and power in medina. We know the islamic tact of feigned humility and friendship whilst weak but domination, imposition and elimination when strong. From here, and islamic source - https://www.islamicity.org/ Sunan an-Nasai 3090 (Book 25, Hadith 6) #17702 Fighting for Faith SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad was commanded to fight people until they accept the Islamic faith, and those who do will be safe from him except in cases where Islamic laws apply. Narrated Sa'eed bin Al-Musayyab narrated that: Abu Hurairah told him that the Messenger of Allah said: "I have been commanded to fight the people until they say La ilaha illallah (there is none worthy of worship except Allah). Whoever says La ilaha illallah, his life and his property are safe from me, except by its right (in cases where Islamic laws apply), and his reckoning will be with Allah". muslim100:As I showed you above, show me any Christian text that demands Christians kill unbelievers or apostates muslim100:I have answered your cunning attempts to insist on alternative (unjustifiably) translations or uses of words. I don't have to argue with you or convince you about that. Those futile attampts are to convince yourself, not me. TV |
| Re: Is Islam Truly A Religion Of Peace? by TV01(m): 5:25pm On Dec 20, 2025 |
honesttalk21:The Christian set-man is all about peace. mohammed waged 86 wars\raids\sorties in 10years. Enough said. Isaiah 9:6 For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:7 Of the increase of His government and peace There will be no end, Isaiah 53:9 And they made His grave with the wicked— But with the rich at His death, Because He had done no violence, Nor was any deceit in His mouth. honesttalk21:Lies, deceit, taqqiyyah? I posted this in my previous post on this thread - we know it's not in the koran, it's hadith text, which muslims hold as dear as the koran. 37 The Book of Fighting [The Prohibition of Bloodshed] (14)Chapter: The Ruling on Apostates(14)باب الْحُكْمِ فِي الْمُرْتَدِّ Ibn 'Abbas said: "The Messenger of Allah [SAW] said: 'Whoever changes his religion, kill him.'" أَخْبَرَنَا عِمْرَانُ بْنُ مُوسَى، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَارِثِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " مَنْ بَدَّلَ دِينَهُ فَاقْتُلُوهُ " . honesttalk21:It's quite sad how every defence of islam has to reference Christianity, but at once twist it's texts. Again, and from my previous post, 1. The old covenant was binding on (and agreed with) the Jews and whoever chose to live amongst them only. 3. It was part of Gods unfolding plan for salvation to be fully revealed in the fullness of time - from law to grace, as no one can fulfil holy law. 4. The fullest revelation of God is in Christ Jesus and the new covenant of grace - which is for all - jews and gentiles 5. The OT legal code is not binding on Christians However, the koran (and the hadith, in as much as they are considered authoritative), is binding for all times - it cannot change\be changed. Death for apostates, blasphemers and unbelievers is written. honesttalk21:The koran is not the only islamic text, or even the source of many of its doctrines or practices. From here, and islamic source - https://www.islamicity.org/ Sunan an-Nasai 3090 (Book 25, Hadith 6) #17702 Fighting for Faith SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad was commanded to fight people until they accept the Islamic faith, and those who do will be safe from him except in cases where Islamic laws apply. Narrated Sa'eed bin Al-Musayyab narrated that: Abu Hurairah told him that the Messenger of Allah said: "I have been commanded to fight the people until they say La ilaha illallah (there is none worthy of worship except Allah). Whoever says La ilaha illallah, his life and his property are safe from me, except by its right (in cases where Islamic laws apply), and his reckoning will be with Allah". honesttalk21:Well said. Clearly violence is embedded, and fundamental to islam. It's an aberration in Christianity. honesttalk21:"Western church" and "favoured Latin" say it all. Regional differences are permitted, preferences allowed. Liturgy, worship and authorised readings in islam are all arabic. honesttalk21:I believe all the bolded. The problem with he claim of 124,000 prophets is that there is no record or historical attestation outside the islamic texts. Further, the koran claims that it sent messengers to all language groups, suggetsing that mohammed was only sent to the arabs, but we don't know who was sent to the Ibibio or Kanuri? honesttalk21:Errr, actually it does. Killing is embedded in islam. For apostacy, blasphemy, adultery, non-belief, incorrect belief, Killing and death are both a sanction and a reward - i.e. for jihad. honesttalk21:So your summary is that islam and Christianity are pretty much the same huh? why does islam cling to Chritianity for legitimacy, survival even. Please, let go of the ersatz, the counterfeit, the bogus, the fraudulent. Come to and cling to Christ. Therein is Peace. TV |
| Re: Is Islam Truly A Religion Of Peace? by TV01(m): 5:28pm On Dec 20, 2025 |
Explore2xmore:And hopefully my response to him satisfies this as well. Plus, I sense you both use the same tools or, are the same entity, 2in1 .TV |
| Re: Is Islam Truly A Religion Of Peace? by Abraham18(m): 8:55pm On Dec 20, 2025 |
muslim100:Hi, I can make the debate happen for both of you serving as your host. I will be neutral so each person can speak without interference. |
| Re: Is Islam Truly A Religion Of Peace? by honesttalk21: 8:57pm On Dec 20, 2025 |
TV01:Do you pile up assertions without any context and then calling it evidence? The 86 wars number inflates all expeditions, most of which were not combative; actual battles were few, defensive, and conducted in a world where warfare was standard. It is a category error to describe a historical prophet active in 7th-century Arabia as if he were claiming to be a pacifist monk. Citing Isaiah about Jesus' moral character does not prove that Christian history was non-violent, nor does it disprove Islam's legal theory. Islam never claims its prophet was non-violent in all situations; rather, it shows he was restrained, conditional, and law-bound. Violence in Islamic law is juridical violence that is limited and regulated; it is not sacralized chaos. On apostasy jurists tied that ruling to treason in a pre-modern state, not private belief. It was debated and restricted and could never be treated as a license for vigilante killing. To cite a single hadith without its legal framework is polemic, not scholarship. Christianity's peace claim only survives by disassociating Jesus from the Christian states that later ruled and punished and killed in his name; whereas Islam has never denied the reality of law or power or coercion in society but has only sought to regulate them. That difference does not prove that Islam is violent; it proves that Christianity has spiritualized politics but has still practiced them historically. Relying on Christianity doesn’t really solve the issue at hand. Christianity sidesteps legal responsibility by simply declaring its previous laws as non-binding, while Islam has actually developed a system of jurisprudence that acknowledges coercion and seeks to regulate it. You might not agree with that approach, but taking a single hadith out of its broader juristic, historical, and Qur’anic context and labeling it as Islam isn’t true analysis it’s an oversimplification. So unalike are Islam and Christianity, they are not the same. But to say that Islam is uniquely violent requires flattening history, stripping texts of context, ignoring how law works in fact. That is rhetoric, not argument. |
| Re: Is Islam Truly A Religion Of Peace? by Explore2xmore: 8:59pm On Dec 20, 2025 |
TV01:Good to share similar thoughts in faith with my brother. This is unity. |
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And then headed on back to the 7th century and let the rest of the (non-muslim) world take the glory and reap the benefits. Whilst even now, the islamic world struggles to deliver real progress based on what islam itself gave humankind? Come on!
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). Secondly, as things settle and islam works its way through every aspect of society, such endeavours will cease - by design. 