Arguments for converting to islam

I know a lot, but I have question- is islam religion of peace? If yes, please tell me why Quran says to kill innocent people.
My second question is- Are muslims identifying with ISIS?
For now ist all.

format_quote Originally Posted by agne

I know a lot, but I have question- is islam religion of peace? If yes, please tell me why Quran says to kill innocent people.
My second question is- Are muslims identifying with ISIS?
For now ist all.

I don't remember reading in Quran something that says to kill innocent people.
I'm not allowed to post links until I am a Full Member, but try looking for this video on Youtube : Shaykh Hamza Yusuf speaks about extremism to Mark Lawson from the BBC. It's an 8 minute video, I hope it clarifies things for you

format_quote Originally Posted by Muslim Woman

pl. post the verse , thanks .

“And kill them wherever you find them, and turn them out from where they have turned you out. And Al-Fitnah [disbelief or unrest] is worse than killing…
but if they desist, then lo! Allah is forgiving and merciful. And fight them until there is no more."

format_quote Originally Posted by agne

“And kill them wherever you find them, and turn them out from where they have turned you out. And Al-Fitnah [disbelief or unrest] is worse than killing…
but if they desist, then lo! Allah is forgiving and merciful. And fight them until there is no more."

fitnah does not refer to disbelief here...it refers to oppression and corruption....the Muslims had been persecuted for 12 years, and even after they had fled and made their own community, the Makkan pagans wanted their blood so Allah swt is here instructing the Muslims to defend themselves....

The Cosmic Egg

Do those who are unbelievers not see that the heavens and the earth were sewn together and then We unstitched them and that We made from water every living thing? So will they not have faith? (Surat al-Anbiya': 30)

There is a very important choice of words in the original Arabic whose translation is given above. The word ratk translated as "sewn to" means, "mixed in each, blended" in Arabic dictionaries. It is used to refer to two different substances that make up a whole. The phrase "we unstitched" is the verb fatk in Arabic and implies that something comes into being by tearing apart or destroying the structure of ratk. The sprouting of a seed from the soil is one of the actions to which this verb is applied. Let us take a look at the verse again with this knowledge in mind. In the verse, sky and earth are at first subject to the status of ratk. They are separated (fatk) with one coming out of the other. Intriguingly, cosmologists speak of a "cosmic egg" that consisted of all the matter in the universe prior to the Big Bang. In other words, all the heavens and earth were included in this egg in a condition of ratk. This cosmic egg exploded violently causing its matter to fatk and in the process created the structure of the whole universe.

If the density of the universe matter had been a little more, then the universe, according to Einstein's Theory of Relativity, would never expand due to the attraction forces of atomic particles, and would have recollapsed to turn into a spot. If the density had initially been a little less, then the universe would have expanded at the highest speed, and the atomic particles would not have been able to attract and capture one another and stars and galaxies would never have been formed. Naturally, we, too, would not have existed! According to the calculations made, the difference between the initial real density of the universe and the critical density beyond which there is no likelihood of its formation is less than a quadrillion of a hundredth. This is like placing a pen on its sharp end so that it can stay so even after one billion years. Moreover, this balance gets more delicate as the universe expands.




The Expansion of the universe in the Quran

It is We Who have built the universe with (Our creative) power, and, verily, it is We Who are steadily expanding it. (Surat adh-Dhariyat: 47)

Careful measurement puts the rate of expansion very close to a critical value at which the universe will just escape its own gravity and expand forever. A little slower and the cosmos would collapse, a little faster and the cosmic material would have long ago completely dispersed. It is interesting to ask precisely how delicately the rate of expansion has been "fine-tuned" to fall on this narrow dividing line between two catastrophes. If at time I S (by which time the pattern of expansion was already firmly established) the expansion rate had differed from its actual value by more than 10-18, it would have been sufficient to throw the delicate balance out. The explosive vigour of the universe is thus matched with almost unbelievable accuracy to its gravitating power. The big bang was not, evidently, any old bang, but an explosion of exquisitely arranged magnitude.

It is hard to resist the impression that the present structure of the universe, apparently so sensitive to minor alterations in the numbers, has been rather carefully thought out… The seemingly miraculous concurrence of numerical values that nature has assigned to her fundamental constants must remain the most compelling evidence for an element of cosmic design.


To find out more read Harun Yahya's THE CREATION OF THE UNIVERSE

His ebooks are free to download mashallah.
http://www.harunyahya.com/en/Books/9...f-The-Universe

Here's an argument that you can use for Dawah. It's especially relevant to Atheist and Poltheist.

Hope I've helped you guys out inshallah.


1.On the day of Judgement it’s either heaven or hell and the only rule that will save us is God’s Oneness Godwilling. But if you are still skeptical here’s an argument for you amongst many but to me it’s the one that makes the most sense. When you about to die will you turn to one God or many. God would’nt make it so complicated and confusing. That's why God is ONE


2.There's is also the argument in The Quran. It sais that if there was more than One God then there would be war between them.

3.Another argument is that God is most wise, His clever, why would he give someone else the same power. It would just cause misery so why would he do something like this? His independent of everything, That's why his God. We need Him. That's the relationship between God and his servents. It's unique. He would'nt cause confusion, That's why he sent Prophets and the holy books.

4.Also a God isn't created, to be created, means that you are not a God.


I like the first one the best because it makes sense. It's something anyone can understand.


If there are more logical arguments please let me know inshallah.

Salaam

God does'nt cause evil. Mankind does it but not God. That's why we have freewill. It's a test as simple as that. All you see is the negative. When people are starving, Allah provides food. What do you think Unicef and all these organisations are about. They do God's work but you don't seem to see that. As for children being sick, God provides Doctors and medication and He is there for them like you won't understand and never will until you believe.

format_quote Originally Posted by agne

“And kill them wherever you find them, and turn them out from where they have turned you out. And Al-Fitnah [disbelief or unrest] is worse than killing…
but if they desist, then lo! Allah is forgiving and merciful. And fight them until there is no more."

I disagree with and oppose Islam for many reasons, but this verse is not one of them. You need to do a little reading and learn the context of this before claiming it calls Muslims to kill all non-Muslims outright. If that were so, you'd have a LOT more violent Muslims int he world than what we actually have.

format_quote Originally Posted by whosebob

God does'nt cause evil. Mankind does it but not God. That's why we have freewill. It's a test as simple as that. All you see is the negative. When people are starving, Allah provides food. What do you think Unicef and all these organisations are about. They do God's work but you don't seem to see that. As for children being sick, God provides Doctors and medication and He is there for them like you won't understand and never will until you believe.

Are you one of those theists that believes that homosexuality causes hurricanes? I see some fundamentalist Christians on TV claiming such things (ie, Pat Robertson).