Islam: Religion of peace or war?
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Ten Reasons Why Islam is NOT a Religion of Peace
this is an interesting read. I know lots of you will find it helpful if you're wondering the same thing I am/was.
this is an interesting read. I know lots of you will find it helpful if you're wondering the same thing I am/was.
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He has a really great book on this subject actually 
In perspective though, any religion in the hands of people can become a religion of war. A Muslim could argue the Crusades as an example, and rightfully so. They killed thousands upon thousands of Jews and Muslims, innocent Jews and Muslims. Took silver and gold, burned the place up, beheaded them. And of course built a church after it was all done. Same with various cults, some of the first missionaries to the Americas, and the KKK. Killing souls in the name that is meant save souls. Check out the book Christian Jihad.
Ultimately though, the Bible doesn't support this. Islam on the other hand sounds pretty supportive. Many Muslims don't know or realize this though, one's that had realized left the faith or went the other way and accepted it. #muslimsarethevictims
In perspective though, any religion in the hands of people can become a religion of war. A Muslim could argue the Crusades as an example, and rightfully so. They killed thousands upon thousands of Jews and Muslims, innocent Jews and Muslims. Took silver and gold, burned the place up, beheaded them. And of course built a church after it was all done. Same with various cults, some of the first missionaries to the Americas, and the KKK. Killing souls in the name that is meant save souls. Check out the book Christian Jihad.
Ultimately though, the Bible doesn't support this. Islam on the other hand sounds pretty supportive. Many Muslims don't know or realize this though, one's that had realized left the faith or went the other way and accepted it. #muslimsarethevictims
I believe the principle of ruthless murder is in the bible but not specifically Islam.
Proverbs 1:10-19 (KJV)
10 My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.
11 If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause:
12 Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those that go down into the pit:
13 We shall find all precious substance, we shall fill our houses with spoil:
14 Cast in thy lot among us; let us all have one purse:
15 My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path:
16 For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood.
17 Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.
18 And they lay wait for their own blood; they lurk privily for their own lives.
19 So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; which taketh away the life of the owners thereof.
Proverbs 1:10-19 (KJV)
10 My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.
11 If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause:
12 Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those that go down into the pit:
13 We shall find all precious substance, we shall fill our houses with spoil:
14 Cast in thy lot among us; let us all have one purse:
15 My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path:
16 For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood.
17 Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.
18 And they lay wait for their own blood; they lurk privily for their own lives.
19 So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; which taketh away the life of the owners thereof.
J
Islam came along after Christ. It denies the deity of Christ. Anything that denies the gospel of Jesus Christ is antichrist. If it's not of Christ, it's of the devil. If it's of the devil, the devil specializes in lies and murder, as well as all things despicable.
1 John 2:22 Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son.
1 John 4:3 And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.
2 John 1:7 For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist.
So, it's not just of bad behavior, warlike, Islam is Satanic. It turns into an oppressive, terroristic societal disease, when it's not warring. Also, it's well known Islam is only peaceful when it's militarily weak, only behaves when muzzled and on a strong leash. They only understand a bigger stick. The minute they have an upper hand, it's the jihad agenda, to enslave the world.
John 8:44 Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.
1 John 2:22 Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son.
1 John 4:3 And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.
2 John 1:7 For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist.
So, it's not just of bad behavior, warlike, Islam is Satanic. It turns into an oppressive, terroristic societal disease, when it's not warring. Also, it's well known Islam is only peaceful when it's militarily weak, only behaves when muzzled and on a strong leash. They only understand a bigger stick. The minute they have an upper hand, it's the jihad agenda, to enslave the world.
John 8:44 Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.
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they were very busy long before the first crusade:
timeline AD600 to AD 1100 said
610: Muhammad had a religious experience on Mount Hira that changed his life.
613: Persians capture Damascus and Antioch.
614: Persians sack Jerusalem. damaging the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in the process.
621: Abu Jahl became leader of a mounting opposition to Muslims in Mecca and organized a boycott of merchants in Mohammad's clan, the Hashim.
622: About 75 converts from Medina took the two Pledges of al-Aqaba, professing to Islam and to protect Muhammad from all danger.
624: Muhammad broke with his Jewish supporters because they refused to recognize him as a prophet and adopt Isalm. He chose now to emphasize the Arabness of the new religion and has his followers face Mecca when praying instead of Jerusalem. In the end, all the Jews were either banished or executed.
March 15,
624: At the Battle of Abdr, Muhammad and his followers defeated an army from Mecca. Muhammad's chief rival in Mecca, Abu Jahl, was executed.
627: Meccan leader Abu Sufyan (c. 567 - c. 655) laid siege to Muhammad's forces in Medina during the battle of the Trench. Even with 10,000 men he was unsuccessful for the 15 days he was there. Muhammad suspected the Banu Quraiza Jews of helping the Meccans and had all the men killed.
630: An army of 30,000 Muslims marched on Mecca which surrendered with little resistance. Muhammad took control of the city and made it the spiritual center of Islam.
633: Muslims conquer Syria and Iraq.
634: Victory against the Byzantines in Palestine (Ajnadayn).
634-644: Umar (c. 591-644) reigns as the second caliph. The Muslims subjugate Egypt, Palestine, Syria, Mesopotamia and Persia. Garrisons established in the conquered lands, and the Muslim rulers begin to take control of financial organisation.
635: Muslims begin the conquest of Persia and Syria.
635: Arab Muslims capture the city of Damascus from the Byzantines.
636 (?): The Arabs under Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas defeat a Sasanian army in the battle of Qadisiyya (near Hira), gaining Iraq west of the Tigris. A second victory follows at Jalula, near Ctesiphon.
637: The Arabs occupy the Persian capital of Ctesiphon.
651, the entire Persian realm would come under the rule of Islam and continued its westward expansion.
637: Syria is conquered by Muslim forces.
637: Jerusalem falls to invading Muslim forces.
639-42: Conquest of Egypt (642 taking of Alexandria) by 'Amr ibn al-'As. Muslims capture the sea port of Caesarea in Palestine, marking end of the Byzantine presence in Syria.
641: Under the leadership of Abd-al-Rahman, Muslims conquer southern areas of Azerbaijan, Daghestan, Georgia, and Armenia.
641/2: Under the leadership of Amr ibn al-As, Muslims conquer the Byzantine city of Alexandria in Egypt. Amr forbids the looting of the city and proclaims freedom of worship for all. According to some accounts, he also has what was left of the Great Library burned the following year. Al-As creates the first Muslim city in Egypt, al-Fustat, and builds there the first mosque in Egypt.
652: Sicily is attacked by Muslims coming out of Tunisia (named Ifriqiya by the Muslims, a name later given to the entire continent of Africa).
653: Muawiya I leads a raid against Rhodes, taking the remaining pieces of the Colossus of Rhodes (one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world) and shipping it back to Syria to be sold as scrap metal.
654: Muawiya I conquers Cyprus and stations a large garrison there. The island would remain in Muslim hands until 0966.
655: Battle of the Masts: In one of the few Muslim naval victories in the entire history of Islam, Muslim forces under the command of Uthman bin Affan defeat Byzantine forces under Emperor Constant II. The battle takes place off the coast of Lycia and is an important stage in the decline of Byzantine power.
662: Egypt fell to the Umayyad and Abbasid caliphates until 868 A.D. A year prior, the Fertile Crescent and Persia yielded to the Umayyad and Abbasid caliphates, whose rule lasted until 1258 and 820, respectively.
667: The Arabs occupy Chalcedon, threatening Constantinople. Sicily is attacked by Muslims sailing from Tunisia.
668: First Siege of Constantinople: This attack lasts off and on for seven years, with the Muslim forces generally spending the winters on the island of Cyzicus, a few miles south of Constantinople, and only sailing against the city during the spring and summer months.
669: The Muslim conquest reaches to Morocco in North Africa. 672: Muslims under Mauwiya I capture the island of Rhodes.
672: Beginning of the 'seven year' Arab siege of Constantinople.
674: Arab conquest reaches the Indus River.
677: Muslims send a large fleet against Constantinople in an effort to finally break the city, but they are defeated so badly through the Byzantine use of Greek Fire that they are forced to pay an indemnity to the Emperor.
698: Muslims capture Carthage in North Africa.
700: Muslims from Pamntelleria raid the island of Sicily.
711: With the further conquest of Egypt, Spain and North Africa, Islam included all of the Persian empire and most of the old Roman world under Islamic rule. Muslims began the conquest of Sindh in Afghanistan.
April 711: Tariq ibn Malik, a Berber officer, crosses the strait separating Africa and Europe with a group of Muslims and enters Spain
July 19, 711: Battle of Guadalete: Tariq ibn Ziyad kills King Rodrigo (or Roderic), Visigoth ruler of Spain, at the Guadalete River in the south of the Iberian peninsula. Tariq ibn Ziyad had landed at Gibraltar with 7,000 Muslims at the invitation of heirs of the late Visigoth King Witica (Witiza) who wanted to get rid of Rodrigo (this group includes Oppas, the bishop of Toledo and primate of all Spain, who happens to be the brother of the late king Witica). Ziyad, however, refuses to turn control of the region back over to the heirs of Witica. Almost the entire Iberian peninsula would come under Islamic control by 718.
712: Muslim governor of Northern Africa Musa ibn Nusayr follows Tariq ibn Ziyad with an army of 18,000 as reinforcements for the conquest of Andalusia. Musa's father had been a Catholic Yemenite studying to be a priest in Iraq when he was captured in Iraq by Khalid, the "Sword of Islam," and forced to choose between conversion or death. This invasion of Iraq had been one of the last military orders given by Muhammed before his death.
715: By this year just about all of Spain is in Muslim hands. The Muslim conquest of Spain only took around three years but the Christian reconquest would require around 460 years (it might have gone faster had the various Christian kingdoms not been at each other' throats much of the time). Musa's son, Abd el-Aziz, is left in charge and makes his capital the city of Seville, where he married Egilona, widow of king Rodrigo. Caliph Suleiman, a paranoid ruler, would have el-Aziz assassinated and sends Musa into exile in his native Yemen village to live out his days as a beggar.
716: Lisbon is captured by Muslims.
717: Cordova (Qurtuba) becomes the capital of Muslim holdings in Andalusia (Spain).
717: Second Siege of Constantinople: Taking advantage of the civil unrest in the Byzantine Empire, Caliph Sulieman sends 120,000 Muslims under the command of his brother, Moslemah, to launch the second siege of Constantinople.
719: Muslims attack Septimania in southern France (so named because it was the base of operations for Rome's Seventh Legion) and become established in the region known as Languedoc, made famous several hundred years later as the center of the Cathar heresy.
721: A Muslim army under the command of Al-Semah and that had crossed the Pyrenees is defeated by the Franks near Toulouse. Al-Semah is killed and his remaining forces, which had previously conquered Narbonne, are forced back across the Pyrenees into Spain.
722: Battle of Covadonga: Pelayo, (690-737) Visigoth noble who had been elected the first King of Asturias (718-0737), defeats a Muslim army at Alcama near Covadonga. This is generally regarded as the first real Christian victory over the Muslims in the Reconquista.
724: Under the command of Ambissa, Emir of Andalusia, Muslim forces raid southern France and capture the cities of Carcassone and Nimes. 725: Muslim forces occupied Nimes, France.
730: Muslim forces occupy the French cities of Narbonne and Avignon.
732: Battle of Tours: With perhaps 1,500 soldiers, Charles Martel halts a Muslim force of around 40,000 to 60,000 cavalry under Abd el-Rahman Al Ghafiqi from moving farther into Europe.
735: Muslim invaders capture the city of Arles.
737: Charles Martel sends his brother, Childebrand, to lay siege to Avignon and drive out the Muslim occupiers. Childebrand is successful and, according to records, has all the Muslims in the city killed.
739: Already having retaken Narbonne, Beziers, Montpellier, and Nimes during the previous couple of years, Childebrand captures Marseille, one of the largest French cities still in Muslim hands.
759: Arabs lose the city of Narbonne, France, their furthest and last conquest into Frankish territory. In capturing this city Pippin III (Pippin the Short) ends the Muslim incursions in France.
785: The Great Mosque in Cordoba, in Muslim controlled Spain, was built.
792: Hisham I, emir of Cordova, calls for a Jihad against the infidels in Andalusia and France.
813: Muslims attack the Civi Vecchia near Rome.
827: Sicily is invaded by Muslims who, this time, are looking to take control of the island rather than simply taking away booty.
831: Muslim invaders capture the Sicilian city of Palermo and make it their capital.
838: Muslim raiders sack Marseille.
841: Muslim forces capture Bari, principle Byzantine base in southeastern Italy.
846: Muslim raiders sail a fleet of ships from Africa up the Tiber river and attack outlying areas around Ostia and Rome.
849: Battle of Ostia: Aghlabid monarch Muhammad sends a fleet of ships from Sardinia to attack Rome. As the fleet prepares to land troops, the combination of a large storm and an alliance of Christian forces were able to destroy the Muslims ships.
851: Abd al-Rahman II has eleven young Christians executed in the city of Cordova after they deliberately seek out martyrdom by insulting the Prophet Muhammed.
858: Muslim raiders attack Constantinople.
859: Muslim invaders capture the Sicilian city of Castrogiovanni (Enna), slaughtering several thousand inhabitants.
869: Arabs capture the island of Malta.
870: After a month-long siege, the Sicilian city of Syracuse is captured by Muslim invaders.
876: Muslims pillage Campagna in Italy.
880: Under Emperor Basil, the Byzantines recapture lands occupied by Arabs in Italy.
884: Muslims invading Italy burn the monastery of Monte Cassino to the ground.
902: The Muslim conquest of Sicily is completed when the last Christian stronghold, the city of Taorminia, is captured. Muslim rule of Sicily would last for 264 years.
911: Muslims control all the passes in the Alps between France and Italy, cutting off passage between the two countries.
916: A combined force of Greek and German emperors and Italian city-states defeat Muslim invaders at Garigliano, putting Muslim raids in Italy to an end.
920: Muslim forces cross the Pyrenees, enter Gascony, and reach as far as the gates of Toulouse.
939: Madrid is recaptured from Muslim forces.
961: Death of Abd al-Rahman III, generally regarded as the greatest of the Umayyad caliphs in Andalusia. Under his rule, Cordova became one of the most powerful centers of Islamic learning and power. He is succeeded by Abdallah, a caliph who would kill many of his rivals (even family members) and has captured Christians decapitated if they refuse to convert to Islam.
961: Under the command of general Nicephorus Phokas, the Byzantines recapture Crete from Muslim rebels who had earlier fled Cordova.
965: Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus Phokas reconquers Cyprus from the Muslims.
965: Grenoble is recaptured from the Muslims.
969: Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus II Phocas reconquers Antioch (modern Antakya, capital of the province Hatay) from the Arabs.
972: The Muslims in the Sisteron district of France surrender to Christian forces and their leader asks to be baptized.
981: Ramiro III, king of Leon, is defeated by Al-Mansur Ibn Abi Aamir (Almanzor) at Rueda and is forced to begin paying tribute to the Caliph of Cordova.
985: Al-Mansur Ibn Abi Aamir sacks Barcelona
994: The monastery of Monte Cassino is destroyed a second time by Arabs.
997: Under the leadership of Almanzor, Muslim forces march out of the city of Cordova and head north to capture Christian lands.
Muslim forces under Almanzor arrive at the city of Compostela. The city had been evacuated and Almanzor burns it to the ground.
1004: Arab raiders sack the Italian city of Pisa.
1009: Caliph Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah, founder of the Druze sect and sixth Fatimid Caliph in Egypt, orders the Holy Sepulcher and all Christian buildings in Jerusalem be destroyed.
1012: Berber forces capture Cordova and order that half the population be executed.
1013: Jews are expelled from the Umayyad Caliphate of Cordova, then ruled by Sulaimann.
1015: Arab Muslim forces conquer Sardinia.
1021: Caliph al-Hakim proclaimed himself to be divine and founded the Druze sect.
1023: Muslims expel the Berber rulers from Cordova and install Abd er-Rahman V as caliph.
1031: The Moorish Caliphate of Córdoba falls.
1050: Byzantine emperor Constantine IX Monomachos restores the complex of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem.
1055: Seljuk Turks capture Baghdad.
1064-1091: The Normans recapture Sicily from the Muslims.
1064: The Seljuk Turks conquer Christian Armenia.
1070: Seljuk Turks capture Jerusalem from the Fatimids. Seljuk rule is not quite as tolerant as that of the Fatimids and Christian pilgrims begin returning to Europe with tales of persecution and oppression.
1071-1085: Seljuk Turks conquer most of Syria and Palestine.
August 19, 1071: Battle of Manzikert: Alp Arslan leads an army of Seljuk Turks against the Byzantine Empire near Lake Van. Numbering perhaps as many as 100,000 men, the Turks take the fortresses of Akhlat and Manzikert before Byzantine Emperor Romanus IV Diogenes can respond.
1073: Seljuk Turks conquer Ankara.
1078: Seljuk Turks capture Nicaea. It would change hands three more times, finally coming under control of the Turks again in 1086.
1080: An Armenian state is founded in Cilicia, a district on the southeastern coast of Asia Minor (Turkey), north of Cyprus, by refugees feeling the Seljuk invasion of their Armenian homeland. A Christian kingdom located in the midst of hostile Muslim states and lacking good relations with the Byzantine Empire, "Armenia Minor" would provide important assistance to Crusaders from Europe.
1084: Seljuk Turks conquer Antioch, a strategically important city.
1086: Battle of Zallaca (Sagrajas): Spanish forces under Alfonso VI of Castile are defeated by the Moors and their allies
1088: Patzinak Turks begin forming settlements between the Danube and the Balkans.
1089: Byzantine forces conquer the island of Crete.
1095: Pope Urban II opens the Council of Clermont where ambassadors from the Byzantine emperor Alexius I Comnenus, asking help against the Muslims
1096-99 FIRST CRUSADE
some info on Muhammad-Islam
-Islam-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Islam
-Muhammad-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad
Sunnah - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hadith - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Believed by Muslims and Bahá'ís to be a messenger and prophet of God,
Muhammad is almost universally considered by Muslims as the last prophet sent by God to mankind.
-Quran-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quran
the central religious text of Islam, which Muslims believe to be a revelation from God
Muslims believe the Quran was verbally revealed by God to Muhammad through the angel Gabriel..
gradually over a period of approximately 23 years, beginning on 22 December 609 CE,[5]
when Muhammad was 40, and concluding in 632 CE, the year of his death
The earliest documented Christian knowledge of Muhammad stems from Byzantine sources.
They indicate that both Jews and Christians saw Muhammad as a "false prophet" and he is
Criticism of Muhammad - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
-Sharia law- Sharia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sharia Law is a significant source of legislation in various Muslim countries,
namely Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Iran, Brunei, United Arab Emirates and Qatar.
There are two primary sources of sharia law: the precepts set forth in the Quranic verses (ayat),
and the example set by the Islamic prophet Muhammad in the Sunnah
-(Sunni) and (Shia) Islam are the two major denominations of Islam.
Islamic schools and branches - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Both Sunni and Shia Muslims share the most fundamental Islamic beliefs and articles of faith.
The differences between these two main sub-groups within Islam initially stemmed not
from spiritual differences, but political ones.
The division between Shia and Sunni dates back to the death of the Prophet Muhammad,
and the question of who was to take over the leadership of the Muslim nation.
Sunni Muslims agree with the position taken by many of the Prophet's companions,
that the new leader should be elected from among those capable of the job.
This is what was done, and the Prophet Muhammad's close friend and advisor,
Abu Bakr, became the first Caliph of the Islamic nation.
The word "Sunni" in Arabic comes from a word meaning "
one who follows the traditions of the Prophet."
-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunni_Islam
Sunni Islam (/'su?ni/ or /'s?ni/) is the largest branch of Islam
adherents are known as Sunni Muslims, Sunnis, and Sunnites.
Sunni Islam is the world's second largest religious body (after Christianity)[2]
and the largest religious denomination for any religion in the world. Sunni Islam
is sometimes referred to as the orthodox version of the religion
-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shia_Islam
The Shia (/'?i??/; Arabic: ???? Shi?ah), or the Shiites (/'?i?a?ts/),
represent the second largest denomination of Islam.
Adherents of Shia Islam are called Shias or the Shi'a as a collective or Shi'i individually.
[1] Shi'a is the short form of the historic phrase Shi?atu ?Ali (???? ???) meaning "followers",
"faction" or "party" of . Muhammad's son-in-law and (cousin Ali), whom the Shia believe to be Muhammad's successor in (the Caliphate)
Ali - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Caliphate - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
-Twelver Twelver - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The term Twelver refers to its adherents' belief in twelve divinely ordained leaders,
known as the Twelve Imams, and their belief that the Mahdi will be the returned
Twelfth Imam who disappeared and is believed by Twelvers to be in occultation.
-King Abdullah’s Death Fulfills ‘End-Time Prophecies,’ Say Shiites
https://www.thetrumpet.com/…/king-abdullahs-death-fulfills-…
-Most Twelvers are in Iran. The cia World Factbook says 90 to 95 percent of Iran’s
81 million people identify as Shiite, and around 85 percent of those adhere to Twelver Shiism.
https://www.cia.gov/…/publi…/the-world-factbook/geos/ir.html
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the patriarch of Iran’s Islamic Revolution, was a Twelver,
as is Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the current supreme leader in Iran.
-In 2012, Khamenei told the people of Iran: “We must prepare for the coming.
Since we consider ourselves the warriors of the 12th imam, we must fight.
Under the leadership of God, and with his invisible Power, we will restore the glory of Islamic Civilization.”
As Joel Rosenberg, former aide to Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, said,
“n order to bring about this Islamic messiah, the Mahdi, the 12th imam, Islamic leaders
need to hasten his coming by destroying little Satan, Israel, and the great Satan, the United States. …
Today it pits Iran and Shiites of Iraq, Lebanon, Bahrain, and Saudi Arabia against
the Sunnis of the Middle East. The disgust of Iranian leaders with the Little Satan (Israel)
is only exceeded by their disgust for the Great Satan (America).
-current Shia–Sunni relations
Difference Between Kurds and Shiites
http://www.differencebetween.net/…/differences-between-kur…/
-In Britain, the Muslim Arbitration Tribunal makes use of sharia family law to
settle disputes, and this limited adoption of sharia is controversial
Muslim Arbitration Tribunal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
-http://islam.uga.edu/countries.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/w…/List_of_Muslim-majority_countries
http://www.thecountriesof.com/top-10-countries-with-larges…/
-http://cnsnews.com/…/9-10-worst-countries-persecution-chris…
https://www.opendoorsusa.org/christian-pe…/world-watch-list/
-January 2011 -http://www.theguardian.com/…/muslim-population-country-proj…
-Islam-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Islam
-Muhammad-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad
Sunnah - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hadith - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Believed by Muslims and Bahá'ís to be a messenger and prophet of God,
Muhammad is almost universally considered by Muslims as the last prophet sent by God to mankind.
-Quran-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quran
the central religious text of Islam, which Muslims believe to be a revelation from God
Muslims believe the Quran was verbally revealed by God to Muhammad through the angel Gabriel..
gradually over a period of approximately 23 years, beginning on 22 December 609 CE,[5]
when Muhammad was 40, and concluding in 632 CE, the year of his death
The earliest documented Christian knowledge of Muhammad stems from Byzantine sources.
They indicate that both Jews and Christians saw Muhammad as a "false prophet" and he is
Criticism of Muhammad - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
-Sharia law- Sharia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sharia Law is a significant source of legislation in various Muslim countries,
namely Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Iran, Brunei, United Arab Emirates and Qatar.
There are two primary sources of sharia law: the precepts set forth in the Quranic verses (ayat),
and the example set by the Islamic prophet Muhammad in the Sunnah
-(Sunni) and (Shia) Islam are the two major denominations of Islam.
Islamic schools and branches - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Both Sunni and Shia Muslims share the most fundamental Islamic beliefs and articles of faith.
The differences between these two main sub-groups within Islam initially stemmed not
from spiritual differences, but political ones.
The division between Shia and Sunni dates back to the death of the Prophet Muhammad,
and the question of who was to take over the leadership of the Muslim nation.
Sunni Muslims agree with the position taken by many of the Prophet's companions,
that the new leader should be elected from among those capable of the job.
This is what was done, and the Prophet Muhammad's close friend and advisor,
Abu Bakr, became the first Caliph of the Islamic nation.
The word "Sunni" in Arabic comes from a word meaning "
one who follows the traditions of the Prophet."
-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunni_Islam
Sunni Islam (/'su?ni/ or /'s?ni/) is the largest branch of Islam
adherents are known as Sunni Muslims, Sunnis, and Sunnites.
Sunni Islam is the world's second largest religious body (after Christianity)[2]
and the largest religious denomination for any religion in the world. Sunni Islam
is sometimes referred to as the orthodox version of the religion
-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shia_Islam
The Shia (/'?i??/; Arabic: ???? Shi?ah), or the Shiites (/'?i?a?ts/),
represent the second largest denomination of Islam.
Adherents of Shia Islam are called Shias or the Shi'a as a collective or Shi'i individually.
[1] Shi'a is the short form of the historic phrase Shi?atu ?Ali (???? ???) meaning "followers",
"faction" or "party" of . Muhammad's son-in-law and (cousin Ali), whom the Shia believe to be Muhammad's successor in (the Caliphate)
Ali - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Caliphate - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
-Twelver Twelver - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The term Twelver refers to its adherents' belief in twelve divinely ordained leaders,
known as the Twelve Imams, and their belief that the Mahdi will be the returned
Twelfth Imam who disappeared and is believed by Twelvers to be in occultation.
-King Abdullah’s Death Fulfills ‘End-Time Prophecies,’ Say Shiites
https://www.thetrumpet.com/…/king-abdullahs-death-fulfills-…
-Most Twelvers are in Iran. The cia World Factbook says 90 to 95 percent of Iran’s
81 million people identify as Shiite, and around 85 percent of those adhere to Twelver Shiism.
https://www.cia.gov/…/publi…/the-world-factbook/geos/ir.html
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the patriarch of Iran’s Islamic Revolution, was a Twelver,
as is Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the current supreme leader in Iran.
-In 2012, Khamenei told the people of Iran: “We must prepare for the coming.
Since we consider ourselves the warriors of the 12th imam, we must fight.
Under the leadership of God, and with his invisible Power, we will restore the glory of Islamic Civilization.”
As Joel Rosenberg, former aide to Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, said,
“n order to bring about this Islamic messiah, the Mahdi, the 12th imam, Islamic leaders
need to hasten his coming by destroying little Satan, Israel, and the great Satan, the United States. …
Today it pits Iran and Shiites of Iraq, Lebanon, Bahrain, and Saudi Arabia against
the Sunnis of the Middle East. The disgust of Iranian leaders with the Little Satan (Israel)
is only exceeded by their disgust for the Great Satan (America).
-current Shia–Sunni relations
Difference Between Kurds and Shiites
http://www.differencebetween.net/…/differences-between-kur…/
-In Britain, the Muslim Arbitration Tribunal makes use of sharia family law to
settle disputes, and this limited adoption of sharia is controversial
Muslim Arbitration Tribunal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
-http://islam.uga.edu/countries.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/w…/List_of_Muslim-majority_countries
http://www.thecountriesof.com/top-10-countries-with-larges…/
-http://cnsnews.com/…/9-10-worst-countries-persecution-chris…
https://www.opendoorsusa.org/christian-pe…/world-watch-list/
-January 2011 -http://www.theguardian.com/…/muslim-population-country-proj…
Islam is not about peace it only creates war but then again I haven't seen Christianity create peace in the world either. Islam and Christianity stand for different things but they both seem to produce the same product. But then again did Jesus say he came to bring peace or a sword? The fact is we are at war we have been at war since the beginning of time and peace will only truly exist when the war is finally over, the world has never known peace there is always strive always hate always cruelty always brother against brother and eye for an eye.
Islam is a religion of peace. Once they have beheaded all unbelievers, murdered all Jews, executed all Christians who will not pay an exorbitant tax, destroyed all Muslims who disagree with them, conquered the world, then they will limit themselves to cutting off the hands and feet and eyes of any who someone decides to accuse, and will otherwise be at peace with one another, as long as no one upsets them or disagrees with them. or gets in the way of their accumulating wealth
I encourage you to rethink this statement. Jesus' positive impact upon the Earth is greater than all other humans, armies and institutions combined. Jesus taught us the way, and His faithful, aka, Christianity, haven't missed a beat.
Everything from human rights to women's suffrage is on account of Christianity. The process was slow and bloodstained, yet Christianity prevailed and the world is extraordinarily better for it.
Everything from human rights to women's suffrage is on account of Christianity. The process was slow and bloodstained, yet Christianity prevailed and the world is extraordinarily better for it.