umm... faithfreedom.org ... dr.ali sina... too bad its not possible to log onto the site to debate him..a nd if u do somehow manage the moment u answer him ur comment is deleted,,,
Taqwa is a central concept that has been frequently mentioned in the Qur’an, especially in verses that deal with individual behavior in social relations.
Some of the common English translations of the word taqwa are “piety” and “heed” or “God-fearing.” Each of these translations gives only a partial understanding of this word’s true meaning because it is an attitude that combines many feelings, such as fear of God, heeding, and above all being God-conscious
The term fear, when used to refer to God-consciousness in the Islamic context, does not mean being scared of God because being scared excludes any feeling of love or respect.
Fear of God means to fear His disobedience and punishment, on the Day of Judgment, and to fear forgetting Him and losing His blessings.
Another partial meaning of fear, which is nobler, is the fear of displeasing God, the One Whom you love. For example, when two people love each other, you find each of them trying their best to please the other and to avoid even forgetting their anniversaries or birthdays. If this is the attitude of humans towards each other, then it is more appropriate that people fear God’s displeasure. People should love God most because they owe everything to Him: their lives, property, and, above all, His guidance to know and worship Him.
So, fear of God is not founded on a vengeful concept of hate and fear of God. It is actually based on love, which leads to a feeling of fear of God’s displeasure.
and the word fear is mentioned 8 times in the quran
There were wars, but those wars were for various reasons other than religion. And if some misguided Muslim rulers or commanders did pursue the aim of proselytizing through force, then what they did was explicitly against the clear injunctions of Allah given in the Qur'an. This is because the Qur'an is unambiguous in its prohibition of the use of force in the matter of preaching religion:
*{Let there be no compulsion in religion. Truth stands out clear from Error}* (Al-Baqarah 2:256)
{Say: "The Truth is from your Lord." Let those who will, believe; and let those who will, reject (it)}* (Al-Kahf 18:29)
It is mostly a Western missionary propaganda that the Muslim conquests in history were aimed at the spread of Islam. In fact, the objectives of these conquests were political, which to a certain extent might have helped to create an atmosphere conducive to the spread of Islam.
Even if the Muslim conquests helped the spread of Islam, how can we explain the phenomenon of Islam becoming the fastest growing religion now, especially in the West, long after the sword was taken away from Muslim hands?
The teachings of the Qur'an are explicit that Muslims should always strive for truth and justice, wherever they are. And the Prophet instructed his followers to maintain the utmost discipline in battles, to avoid injury to the innocent, and to use only the minimum force needed.
Even a cursory study of the Qur'an can persuade an objective researcher that Islam neither permits nor condones violence.
I hope this answers your question

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ALLAH SUCKS so Muslims suck too

Its not missionary propoganda that the conquest of arabia and then later north africa and other regions (by muslims) was politics and not religon...Most westeners see muhameds (and his descedents)using islam as a tool to conquest...Why? Well common sense, and alot of historical figures in the west have used christianity like that (mostly, if not all, from medieval times). As for islam being the fastest growing religon in the west...Well that has alot to do with European birth rates in decline, and imigrants from muslim nations giving birth to 9 children or more...it has nothing, or barley anything to do with conversion...dont get it twisted.....One more thing: I personaly dont respect muhamed as a religous figure...I compare him with Jesus (dont Jesus was a muslim because Muhamed said so) and jesus was a poor man who preached peace and died for it....as a Catholic he died for my sins...if I were a average joe with no affiliation, I would see him as a man who died for his beliefs...not like muhamed who died rich at the end of it all

So where on planet Earth can I go & see this vision of a peaceful muslim nation?
Go ahaed & name it...I cant wait to tear it apart.
Love always,
-GG

You just can't
don't bother yourself

Shut up!!!!!

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