If Islam was really a religion of terror, shouldn't we all be dead by now?

[dewcoons]

If it had not been for the Crusades and other actions that stopped the spread of Islam, odds are that a lot more of mankind would be dead today. Interesting how people think that the Crusades were such a terrible thing when they were nothing but an attempt by the existing European governments to unite to stop an invading force and reclaim the territories the Muslis had taken over during the previous 400 years by attacking Europe, Asia, and Africa.

[Sandy]

You are so smart.....the one who wrote this on twitter is so smart too....the people who agree with me are so smart too

if 1.5 billions muslims commanded by their Quran to kill non muslims, then we will not find any of non muslims in this earth....they would flee to mars

Terrorism is above all murder. Murder is strictly forbidden in the Qur’an. Qur’an 6:151 says, “and do not kill a soul that God has made sacrosanct, save lawfully.” (i.e. murder is forbidden but the death penalty imposed by the state for a crime is permitted). 5:53 says, “… whoso kills a soul, unless it be for murder or for wreaking corruption in the land, it shall be as if he had killed all mankind; and he who saves a life, it shall be as if he had given life to all mankind.”

If the motive for terrorism is religious, it is impermissible in Islamic law. It is forbidden to attempt to impose Islam on other people. The Qur’an says, “There is no compulsion in religion. The right way has become distinct from error.” (-The Cow, 2:256). Note that this verse was revealed in Medina in 622 AD or after and was never abrogated by any other verse of the Quran. Islam’s holy book forbids coercing people into adopting any religion. They have to willingly choose it.