I'm pretty sure the compilers realized that nobody would read the Qur'an if they had to slog through the first 86 surahs of boring repetition. Also, they were probably anxious to get to the 'good stuff' in surah 2.
Not quite. Individual who are Muslim have made those contributions, which are completely independent of the religion they practice - just like virtually all contributions made by others of various religions.
All Islamist attacks in the US (or anywhere for that matter) are perpetrated for and about Islam. That's my point.
These other attacks of which you speak (the term "right wing extremists" is nothing other than political hackery) are in aid of what exactly? Please give me details to work with.
And here I was thinking I had heard every non sequitur/deflection.
If poverty were a legitimate excuse, then where are the terrorists from all the other poor regioons of the world?
They're not offended. They're afraid. They don't want the general public to know what's in the Qur'an, and how it influences followers towards violence and all-consuming intolerance.
The flag of Hezbollah sums Islam up perfectly. The letter alef in the word 'Allah' extends upward and becomes an...
Have I proved that Islam exhorts its followers to commit violence or not?
It's all been said in this thread, so if all you're going to do is beat your dead horse deflection to death, then I'm out.
There. Fixed it for you. My claim is that Islam commands its followers to be violent ("Fighting is prescribed for you", "Fight those who believe not in Allah"). And I've proved my claim in spades. Many, many times.
Your obsession with trying to mitigate the horrors of Islam by drawing an...
Why do you make these claims when you know full well that I can swat them away like mosquitos????
The following refer to Jews (unless otherwise stated):
- 2:75 - "They willfully distorted the word of Allah".
- 2:76-78 - "They would hear the word of God and understand it. Then they would...