Was Muhammed(saws) Violent?

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i've just re-read most of this.. (trying to find a little common ground to work with..)

He was the most merciful person in all of history

where does all this biz about him being a warmonger come from??


i know in medieval times ppl married quite young.. how old was his wife aisha? with the social framework of today some people might call that pedophilia (please excuse that word but how else do i say it?)

<< ... but he was also strong, brave, eloquent, wise, and insightful. He was a great planner, organizer, and thinker while at the same time he was also a man of faith, trust, and devotion to Allah.

i like him already ;)

Hundreds of millions of people all over the world believe in Islam. They come from extremely diverse backgrounds and represent virtually all the known races of humanity.

it's gaining popularity in prisons also.. especially with black people (i think i can see why)

In a society where human dignity was measured by race, ethnicity, color, status, and wealth, the Qur'an stressed the sacred bond of humanity binding all people. [O mankind, We have created you from a single pair of a male and female, and rendered you nations and tribes so that you might know one another. The most honorable of you in the sight of God is the one who is most conscious of Him. God is All-Knowing, All-Aware] (Al-Hujurat 49:13).

nice stuff.. interesting.. why is Allah called God here? more hmm.. it also says "WE" created you (etc)

Go now and fall upon the Amalekites and destroy them, and put their property under ban. Spare no one; put them all to death, men and women, children and babes in arms, herds and flocks, camels, and asses. (1 Samuel 15:2-3)
After the conquest of Jericho: "They devoted the city to the Lord and destroyed with the sword every living thing in it — men and women, young and old, cattle, sheep and donkeys." (Joshua 6:21)

-- about this.. (compared to a 'JUST' war) i also had problems with statements like that in the bible.. the only thing that comes to mind FOR it is if i remember correctly the amalakites were descendants of nephilim -- and HAD to be purged.. (are nephilim the same as djinn?)


if you could point me to some url's where i can get some concrete info on stuff like muhammed being peacefull (as u mention) would help me out here