[al-An‘aam 6:108]”.
"If a Muslim hears a Christian or anyone else defaming the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) he has to denounce him in strong terms. It is permissible to insult that person because he is the one who started it. How can we not stand up the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)?"
Man if this doesnt sum up the absolute and total stark contrast between the god of Islam and the God of Christianity, I dont know what does to be honest. Lets keep quoting from the Muslims here for a moment, better yet the full quote and context of the above snippet from a Muslim:
"If the person who defames him is a non-Muslim living under a treaty with the Muslim state, then this is a violation of the treaty and he must be executed, but that should be left to the authorities. If a Muslim hears a Christian or anyone else defaming the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) he has to denounce him in strong terms. It is permissible to insult that person because he is the one who started it. How can we not stand up the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)? It is also obligatory to report him to the authorities who can carry out the punishment on him. If there is no one who can carry out the hadd punishment of Allaah and stand up for the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) then the Muslim has to do whatever he can, so long as that will not lead to further mischief and harm against other people. "
What is that followed by?
[al-An’aam 6:108],
this does not apply in cases where they defame Allaah and His Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) first. Rather what is meant is that it is forbidden to insult the gods of the mushrikeen first, lest they insult Allaah out of ignorance and enmity on their part. But if they insult Allaah and His Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) first, then we must respond and punish them so as deter them from their kufr and enmity. If we leave the kuffaar and atheists to say whatever they want without denouncing it or punishing them, great mischief will result, which is something that these kuffaar love."
As a response to those asking if this is True and wow how can this be True in Islam we have AS justifying literal violence if it ends up happening if one "insults" Islam or the Prophet:
Taking offense and acting violently against it are two different things.
Say, I walked into the most violent neighborhood in the US, upto a bunch of the most violent guys...and began cursing them.
Suppose I get shot and die?
Are people going to condemn them or condemn me for being so stupid?
If you offend muslims, you offend millions and it only takes 1 guy to react violently to bring up a debate about how 'it's wronggg'.
This is amazing to me that ANYONE would justify VIOLENCE because someone disagrees even VENOMOUSLY with them, even when it comes to the most sincere believe one can hold. The reactions, the justifications I see from Muslims, and what appears to be verses from their Holy Text (until they deem it not correct cuz whatever) all support ACTIONS from Insults even to violence and murder if one speaks anything that can be considered by ANY MUSLIM an Insult to their Faith.
However this is a perfect example of how there is absolutely no possibly way that the God and Messiah of Christainity is the same god and prophet (Isa) as in Islam. In Islam it is clearly mandated to respond back to insults with like power and action, even possibly more so in order to prevent and stop any other insults from taking place against the Faith or Religious Figures. Let us contrast that with what Jesus, the Messiah of Christianity states in these situations:
Matt 5:38 Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:
39 But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.
40 And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloak also.
41 And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain.
42 Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.
43 Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.
44 But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;
The god of Islam demands that you personally insult and attack those who speak evil of their god, Jesus Christ says the total opposite. How are we as Christians to respond when people speak evil of us or our Faith, treat us evil because of our Faith? We are to LOVE OUR ENEMIES, to offer them GOOD, to BLESS them, to PRAY for them!!! Indeed we are to defend our Faith but how so?
1 Peter 3:13 And who is he that will harm you, if ye be followers of that which is good?
14 But and if ye suffer for righteousness' sake, happy are ye: and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled;
15 But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:
16 Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ.
We are to defend our Faith to every man that asks us the reason for our Hope!! If we are spoken about in an Evil manner, we are not to repay them evil, instead we are to speak about the Hope we have that has been given us in Christ and thus they may be ashamed because we are falsely accused, for we should speak of the good conversation of Jesus!!! There is no where in the New Testament that Christians are called to incite violence, to incite insults to others when our Faith, or even our PERSON is attacked due to our Faith. Instead we are commanded specifically NOT to take vengeance into our own hands and then we are commanded to Pray, do Good, Bless, Love and preach to them the HOPE we have in Christ!!!!
Rom 12:19 Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.
20 Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.
21 Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.
I may fail in many ways but I can tell you that if you insult my Faith, if you insult my God, if you insult my Jesus, I have no place to insult you, I shouldnt. Have I said things that I shouldnt have, yes I am sure I have, but I ought not to whatsoever and for that I do apologize to those whom I have. I have no right to insult your person if you insult my Faith, I definitely have absolutely no room whatsoever to act violently towards you in ANY manner and absolutely NO ONE should ever act violently towards you no matter what awful and disgraceful thing you may say about my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, about my God or about my person. Instead, if you are insulting me, my Faith and the Lord Jesus Christ, what I need to do is preach to you the Gospel, give to you why it is that I have my Hope grounded firmly in Him. I need to Pray for you, to offer ways to Bless you, to do Good to you, and to Love you!!! I must leave space for God to seek His vengeance, never am I the reckoning of Wrath upon others, no I need to be the Cup of Grace and Mercy and pour it upon you in the same manner His Grace and Mercy was poured out upon me!!
There is a clear distinction between the god of Islam in this aspect and the One True God as found in The Bible and through Christ, the god of Islam mandates his followers to seek vengeance for his name, the One True God as found in the Bible and through Christ mandates to Love our Enemies and offer them the same Grace and Mercy He offered us, because at one point we were His Enemy and instead of regining down His Wrath like we deserved, He found it in His Heart to give us Grace, Mercy, Life, Peace and an Eternal Hope that we MUST share with others, because it is so incredibly Good!!! I thank the Lord that He is a God of Mercy and not as the god of Islam, bent on wrath!!! Praise His Name, Thank you Jesus, you are so Good to Me!!!! If you dont know Him, I hope you open your heart to what He wants to speak to you, that He wants to offer you Love and Mercy, that in Him there is No Condemnation and He wants to give to you a Hope that will allow you to take any insult, any violence done to you and desire to show them Love, to Pray for them, to want to Bless them!!!
Just think for one second how Good would something have to be, that would affect you so profoundly, that it would cause you to want to go from desiring to seek vengeance upon others who harm and insult you, to desiring to want to show them Good, Love them, Pray for them, and tell them all about that Goodness and Hope even if it may cost you your life? It would have to be something indescribably Good for you to be willing and desire to do such a thing wouldnt it? Well I tell you today that that Goodness is right here waiting for you if you want it, all you have to do is claim it by simply believing that Jesus has offered it all to you, free of charge!!! You can be changed right now, just call on the One True God, call on Jesus and be converted and have that Hope be put deep in your soul a Hope that you cant wait to Proclaim!!!! Praise the Lord I pray someone begins to search out for that hope tonight!!! If there is anything I can do to help you in your search for that Hope let me know, I love you, even if you have spent years belittling me and mocking me, may my God Bless you beyond your wildest dreams, I know He will once you accept Him!!!!
You knew someone would look it up, so I consider it passive-aggressive, at best-- letting someone else reveal what you won't quote, @DesertRose -- never let it be said that you aren't participating.
