Does Islam Promote Violence?

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  “Classic Islamic Law Also Promotes Violence”

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Classic Islamic Law Also Promotes Violence

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All four principal Sunni schools of jurisprudence, the Shafi’i, Maliki, Hanafi and Hanbali schools, agree on the importance of jihad warfare against non-Muslims. These ancient teachings have never been reformed or rejected: Ibn Arafa, a Maliki scholar, explains that jihad is “fighting by a Muslim against a kaafir [unbeliever] (who does not have a treaty with the Muslims) to make the word of Allah the highest.” Ibn Taymiyya, a Hanbali jurist, explained that the aim of jihad was “that the religion is God’s entirely and God’s word is uppermost, therefore according to all Muslims, those who stand in the way of this aim must be fought.”

The Hanafi school stipulates that “if the infidels, upon receiving the call [to Islam], neither consent to it nor agree to pay capitation tax, it is then incumbent on the Muslims to call upon God for assistance, and to make war upon them…the Prophet, moreover, commands us so to do.” The Shafi’i scholar Abu’l Hasan al-Mawardi agrees, saying that if non-believers refuse to accept Islam, “war is waged against them.”

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"Yes" Jihad Watch

• The Qur’an Promotes Violence
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• Muhammad Does, too
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• Classic Islamic Law Also Promotes Violence
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• Terrorists Today Use Islam to Justify Their Acts of Violence
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"Yes" American Values

• Violence Pervades Muslim World
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• Islamic Terrorism: A Faith-Based Initiative
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• Muslim Religious Leaders Promote Culture of Violence
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• A Minority View?
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• Muslim Outrage Part of Intimidation Campaign
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• A Culture of Death
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"No" MPAC

• Islam and Violence
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• Jihad Means Striving, Not Holy War
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• Avoid the Double Standards
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"No" ADC

• The Tenets of Islam are Similar to Judaism and Christianity
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• Islam is a Misunderstood Religion
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Most Objections

• Islam and Violence
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• Avoid the Double Standards
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• Violence Pervades Muslim World
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• Islam is a Misunderstood Religion
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