moses wrote on Jul 21
st, 2015 at 2:48pm:
there are innumerable verses which directly urge muslims to be jihadist killers as the true path to paradise. To kill unbelievers until all religion is for allah etc.etc.
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moses wrote on Jul 21
st, 2015 at 3:55pm:
qur'an 4.95:Not equal are those believers remaining [at home] - other than the disabled- and the mujahideen, [who strive and fight] in the cause of Allah with their wealth and their lives. Allah has preferred the mujahideen through their wealth and their lives over those who remain [behind], by degrees. And to both Allah has promised the best [reward]. But Allah has preferred the mujahideen over those who remain [behind] with a great reward -
qur'an 9.111: Lo! Allah hath bought from the believers their lives and their wealth because the Garden will be theirs: they shall fight in the way of Allah and shall slay and be slain. It is a promise which is binding on Him in the Torah and the Gospel and the Qur'an. Who fulfilleth His covenant better than Allah? Rejoice then in your bargain that ye have made, for that is the supreme triumph.
4:95 - already dealt with.
As for 9:111: lets just review the actual claim of moses' that he is trying to support with this verse:
verses which directly urge muslims to be jihadist killers as the true path to paradise.This verse does indeed describe a transaction - a necessary 'cost' the muslim must pay before they can enter paradise. But that transaction does not involve being killers - the actual transaction is described in the first line - "
Allah hath bought from the believers their lives and their wealth because the Garden will be theirs". The price for admission into heaven, is to hand over possession of their selves and their wealth to God. It is understood at the metaphysical level - muslims must accept in their hearts that ownership of their soul and their earthly possessions does not belong to them, but to God. That is the transaction. The rest of the verse merely describes just one way in which that fully submitted muslim behaves - "to fight in the way of Allah" - and yes, this is fighting in the literal sense - as the root word meaning physical fighting (q-t-l) is used. But what is "fighting in the way of Allah"? The Quran clearly describes the limitations for fighters: don't transgress limits, don't be the aggressor, always accept an offer of peace, treat prisoners humanely and free/exchange them at the first opportunity. After this, the seemingly terrifying words "slay and be slain" is simply stating the obvious: muslims have already been given permission to fight in self-defense, so of course when this happens - people die - no great revelation there.
The truth is, when read with a proper understanding of the underpinning Quranic philosophy, the true meaning of 9:111 is actually the very opposite of moses's extremely shallow interpretation. True submission to Islam is by its very definition 'peace' - as verse 5:16 highlights (a verse that funnily enough you will never see moses citing). And verse 9:111 is describing true submission.