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Worship God according to Islam, or face the consequences

October 9th, 2006 by Double Tap

From the perspective of an American soldier, I do not believe I am in a war of religion. I am in Iraq doing my part, because my country asked it of me. I may not agree with every aspect of this war, and with the way it’s been prosecuted, but I do not believe we are here simply as Christian Crusaders, converting or killing anyone who doesn’t believe in our philosophy.

If that were true, Iraq would have been reduced almost completely to rubble, everyone who refused to convert to Christianity would have been murdered or enslaved, Christian churches would be built and Moslem mosques torn down, and we would have been importing Christian Americans to take over all the government positions.

Obviously, that’s not what happened. If anything, just the opposite has occurred. Americans aren’t even allowed to put one foot inside a mosque, let alone damage it - and that includes U.S. soldiers who happen to be Muslim. We go to extreme pains over here to avoid any issues along the lines of religion. We avoid any semblance of the notion of a conquest or occupation, to include not allowing any U.S. flags to be flown in public without an Iraqi flag flying right next to it, at the same height and the same size. Really, this is anything but a “Christian Crusade”.

On the other hand, there are many who follow the teachings of Muhammad who see things just the opposite. To them, war against nations that are not Islamic is part of the overall responsibility of Muslims. Here, from the Gulf Times, is a recent editorial.

Muslims and Muslim rulers are ordained to call people to Islam to deliver them from the darkness of atheism to the light of faith in Allah, and to rescue them from being immersed in the illusions of the materialistic life wherein they suffer deprivation of spiritual happiness.

One of the grave defects of man-made doctrines is that they preach man to be a good citizen and a useful member only of his own society, whereas, Islam ordains man to be good and useful to all mankind. This difference proves that Islam is perfect, magnanimous and superior to all man-made doctrines.

Islam has its own regulations of war. It demands from Muslims to prepare whatever force they can to protect themselves and their faith and to dismay the enemies of Allah and their enemies.

However, Allah authorized Muslims to conclude treaties with non-Muslim nations, on condition that these treaties should be in conformity with Islamic law. Muslims are strictly prohibited to break the treaties which they conclude with their enemies, but they are authorized to abrogate them if the enemy violates these treaties or commits an act contrary to the conditions laid therein.

Muslims are ordained to call their enemies to Islam before fighting against them. If they refuse, Muslims should call them again to pay the tribute and submit to the laws of Allah. If the enemy refuses again, Muslims should fight them so that there may be no persecution and religion should be for Allah alone. (Ed. - emphasis mine)

Muslims are strictly commanded not to kill women, children, old men, and monks who do not participate in war against Muslims. They are commanded to treat prisoners of war kindly.

All these commandments prove that the desire for exploitation and domination is not the goal of holy war (Jihad) in Islam, but its sole aim is to deliver people from man-made-object-service to the service of Allah, the Creator. Holy war (Jihad) is only a means to propagate truth and mercy among people. (Ed. - emphasis mine)

So, the purpose of Jihad is to propagate the truth - by force if the infidel is unwilling to accept that “truth.” Hmm, some mercy!

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