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To: Ilaine who wrote (979)	9/15/2006 3:05:11 PM
From: one_less	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 10087

"obligation to force non-Muslims to submit to Islam, or die." Sorry but that is a radical interpretation that doesn't hold water in mainstream Islam... it becomes as much of a reactive battle cry from Muslim haters as it is for the radical Muslims. A couple of primary principles for Islam is that there can be no coersion of faith and that there can be no compulsion of the believers in the practice of their faith. So, obviously forcing someone at the point of a sword is a corruption of the religion and going to extremes to spread the doctrine is a corruption. "The "polytheists" you speak of are probably Christians. Because Christians believe in the Trinity, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, Muslims call us polytheists." I was speaking of Quresh tribes that dominated the region 1500 years ago. They worshipped a variety of stone idols. Mohammed lived at a kind of crossroads for caravans. His message of the Abrahamic God caused disruption to the economics of tribal society, that maintained a sort of respect and recognition for one another's idols. The Quran brought hundreds of ideas that were objectable to the nomadic life style of the tribes. Ideas like women being equal to men, or that first born infant girls should not be killed were totally alien and seemingly impractical. There were Christian kingdoms (coptic maybe) in the region. After a study of the principles of faith they agreed that in principle there was no difference and gave sanctuary to the Muslims when the tribes were about to overwhelm them. "The "polytheists" you speak of are probably Christians." That may be one of the current corrupted radical view points, I don't know. The Quran, however, declares that the people of the book (Christians) have the truth and many believe just as Muslims do. Jesus is revered throughout the Quran and an entire book (Sura) is devoted to Mary.