Condemning terror attacks or offering condolences are far from enough. What is needed right now and very desparately is to reform Islam and educate its followers to be free from hatred, greed and jelousy against fellow human beings unconditionally regardless of race, religion, language, culture, gender, etc.
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The past achivements of Islam and its followers, if any, does not do any good today.
The unconditional hatred and violence Islam and its followers today are projecting against innocent and defenceless certainly is not any indication of that past glory, and totally unexcusable regardless of their past. The alleged past achievements of Islam and Moslems, in terms of today, is nothing more than bull-poo unles Islam and Moslems act like civilized human beings as they claim to be.
The true character of Islam and its followers today is the unconditional hatred and violence they are projecting against the innocent and defenceless. I cannot excuse the unconditional hatred and violence Islam and Moslems are projecting against the innocent and defenceless today just because of alleged past glory.
Either Moslems reform themsleves and Islam in peaceful and painless ways, or the other will have to it which might be be very painful.
2.191 And kill them wherever you find them, and drive them out from whence they drove you out, and persecution is severer than dissolution, and do not fight with them at the Sacred Mosque until they fight with you in it, but if they do fight you, then slay them; such is the recompense of the unbelievers.
3-151 We will cast terror into the hearts of those who disbelieve, because they set up with Allah that for which He has sent down no authority, and their abode is the fire, and evil is the abode of the unjust.
4.89 They desire that you should disbelieve as they have disbelieved, so that you might be (all) alike; therefore take not from among them friends until they fly (their homes) in Allah's way; but if they turn back, then seize them and kill them wherever you find them, and take not from among them a friend or a helper.
4.91 You will find others who desire that they should be safe from you and secure from their own people; as often as they are sent back to the mischief they get thrown into it headlong; therefore if they do not withdraw from you, and (do not) offer you peace and restrain their hands, then seize them and kill them wherever you find them; and against these We have given you a clear authority.
5.14 And with those who say, We are Christians, We made a covenant, but they neglected a portion of what they were reminded of, therefore We excited among them enmity and hatred to the day of resurrection; and Allah will inform them of what they did.
5.33 The punishment of those who wage war against Allah and His apostle and strive to make mischief in the land is only this, that they should be liquidateed or crucified or their hands and their feet should be cut off on opposite sides or they should be imprisoned; this shall be as a disgrace for them in this world, and in the hereafter they shall have a grievous chastisement,
5-51 O you who believe! Do not take the Jews and the Christians for friends; they are friends of each other; and whoever amongst you takes them for a friend, then surely he is one of them; surely Allah does not guide the unjust people.
8.12 When your Lord revealed to the angels: I am with you, therefore make firm those who believe. I will cast terror into the hearts of those who disbelieve. Therefore strike off their heads and strike off every fingertip of them.
52.45 Leave them then till they meet that day of theirs wherein they shall be made to swoon (with terror):
There is no compulsion in Islam as long as one is a Muslim.
2-256 There is no compulsion in religion; truly the right way has become clearly distinct from error; therefore, whoever disbelieves in the Shaitan and believes in Allah he indeed has laid hold on the firmest handle, which shall not break off, and Allah is Hearing, Knowing.
Islam clearly cannot allow for any other faith. From the hadith:
Sahih Muslim Book 019, Number 4366: It has been narrated by 'Umar b. al-Khattib that he heard the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) say: I will expel the Jews and Christians from the Arabian Peninsula and will not leave any but Muslim.
Sahih Muslim The Book of Faith (Kitab Al-Iman) Book 001, Number 0033:
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It has been narrated on the authority of Abdullah b. 'Umar that the Messenger of Allah said: I have been commanded to fight against people till they testify that there is no god but Allah, that Muhammad is the messenger of Allah, and they establish prayer, and pay Zakat and if they do it, their blood and property are guaranteed protection on my behalf except when justified by law, and their affairs rest with Allah.
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