Can Islam co exist with non Muslims

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<i>Originally posted by AhmedSyed </i><b>Just to make Habib's search shorter. Ill post the verses from Yusuf Ali's transalation here.</b>

Except those who join a group between whom and you there is a treaty (of peace), or those who approach you with hearts restraining them from fighting you as well as fighting their own people. If Allah had pleased, He could have given them power over you, and they would have fought you: Therefore if they withdraw from you but fight you not, and (instead) send you (Guarantees of) peace, then Allah Hath opened no way for you (to war against them). (4:90)

Oh, and it would help to see the footnotes on 4:89 and 4:90.

That's certainly one aspect of it. There are other verses (not in chapter 4) that also state fight, kill, slaughter, etc until they succumb to Islam.

Look, I'm not implying that every Muslim is out to get me, absolutely far from it. But in <i>some</i> Islamic countries, e.g Saudie Arabia, Iran, Pakistan, non Muslims are treated like second class citizens. If this teaching does not come from the Qu'ran, you telll me, where does it come from ?