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(3,655 posts)Top Ten Ways Islamic Law forbids Terrorism
http://www.juancole.com/2015/11/ten-ways-islamic-forbids-terrorism.html
1. Terrorism or hirabah is forbidden in Islamic law, which groups it with brigandage, highway robbery and extortion rackets any illicit use of fear and coercion in public spaces for money or power.
2. Terrorism is above all murder. Murder is strictly forbidden in the Quran. 5:53 says,
whoso kills a soul, unless it be for murder or for wreaking corruption in the land, it shall be as if he had killed all mankind; and he who saves a life, it shall be as if he had given life to all mankind,
3. If the motive for terrorism is religious, it is impermissible in Islamic law. It is forbidden to attempt to impose Islam on other people.
4. Islamic law forbids aggressive warfare.
5. In the Islamic law of war, not just any civil engineer can declare or launch a war.
6. The killing of innocent non-combatants is forbidden.
7. Sneak attacks are forbidden. Muslim commanders must give the enemy fair warning that war is imminent.
8. The Prophet Muhammad counseled doing good to those who harm you and is said to have commanded, Do not be people without minds of your own, saying that if others treat you well you will treat them well, and that if they do wrong you will do wrong to them.
9. The Quran demands of believers that they exercise justice toward people even where they have reason to be angry with them: And do not let the hatred of a people prevent you from being just.
10. The Quran assures Christians and Jews of paradise if they believe and do good works, and commends Christians as the best friends of Muslims. I wrote elsewhere, Dangerous falsehoods are being promulgated to the American public. The Quran does not preach violence against Christians.
Juan Cole backs all his arguments with verses directly from the Qur'an. Of course there will be those of any religion who distort it to say otherwise.