08-08-2006, 05:12 PM
Salam Curious Christian
So Sad that you have reached such an unfair conclusion about Islam and Prophet Mohamed (Saw). Please remember that you have to be patient when learning about anything in Life. Learning requires time and an open mind. I enjoyed your inquisitiveness concerning Islam. If you really want to judge Islam, do that atleast in a fair way. Prophet Mohamed (PBUH) is man you have to learn about. I learn about him everyday and I've been a Muslim my entire life. You have just started learning and you are already giving up. If you really want to know who Prophet Mohamed (pbuh) Was. Read this book (with historical evidences: <b>When the Moon Split</b>. This book will tell you everything that you need to know about him. From His birth to the time he dies. (May Allah send mercy, peace & blessings on his soul). You will also learn that he never raised his hand to anyone, unless it was in combat as part of a Muslim force defending themselves from being destroyed by a very powerful oppositon. You will discover that he was a Man that was loved even by his enemies. He was known among the Muslims and the Non-Muslims as Al-Amin (the trustworthy one). There were people living in Mecca at the time of the prophet who even though they may have been against his message still put some of their wealth under his care because they knew how trustworthy and honest he was.
About Islam being not peaceful. When the Christians took Jerusalem in 1099 in the name of Jesus. They slaughtered (Massacared) the inhabitants Jew, Christian, and Muslim alike. On the other hand, when Salahudin (Saladin) captured Jerusalam in 1187 he gave strict orders that no Christian or inhabitant of the city should be touched. He forbid any retaliation and he even went so far as to protect the sanctity of the Christian places of Worship. The reason he did this was because as a devout Muslim. He knew that the killing of defenceless civilians is a crime and a horrible sin in Islam.
This is just a tiny example of the restraint that Allah teaches us through Islam, that many Muslims have followed throughout history including the Prophet (pbuh) most especially.
Allah made the truth as clear as the day and he made falsehood as deep and dark as the night.