“There is no compulsion in religion� (The Qur'an 2:256)

[DivineNames]

“There is no compulsion in religion†(The Qur'an 2:256)

Is Islam Tolerant?
By Daniel Pipes

http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/Re ... p?ID=15263



“There is no compulsion in religion†is a much used Quranic verse to show what a tolerant religion Islam is.

The article lists the various historical interpretations of the verse.

 

[Quath]

I think the article does a good job of showing that Islam is as tolerant as the people that interpret it to be.

Quath

 

[Gary]

The deception of Islam

History tells us that, at first, Muhammad did not use force to induce the Jews, Christians and pagans to accept Islam.

Later, however, when people and circumstances turned against him and when he began to gather an army to himself, he began telling his followers that the latest "revelations from Allah" were saying things like, "Prophet, make war on the unbelievers and the hypocrites and deal rigorously with them. Hell shall be their home." (9:73)

Thus began Muhammad’s career of warring in the name of Allah. Those defeated by Muhammad were offered protection if they would submit to the dictates of Islam. Those that refused to become Muslims had the "choice" either to pay tribute or to be put to death.

This is the apparent "peace and tolerance" Muhammad offered to non-Muslims in his treaty with the people of Khaibar and to others. Non-Muslims were the Dhimmis (the people of obligation) and, as such, were to be "utterly subdued" (9:29).

Read on... http://www.answering-islam.org/TWOR/peacepromoting.html

:o

 

[DivineNames]

Re: “There is no compulsion in religion†(The Qur'an 2:256)

The article lists the various historical interpretations of the verse.

My favourite is-

"Spiritual, not practical: Governments may indeed compel external obedience, though they of course cannot compel how Muslims think."


We can force you to be a Muslim, we just can't (regrettably) force you to be sincere about it!

 

[evanman]

What was Mohammed doing with an army when he came against Medina?