> Peace be on you!...
> =(1)= Critics of Islam say that the Holy Qur'an presents a concept of
> God Who is cruel and only chastises and commands its followers to
> violence, that there is no wisdom in the Islamic commandments. [- God
> forbid -]
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> =(2)= Many people in the public eye, including the Pope, have made
> such assertions about Islam. They conclude that due to its teaching
> Islam is a religion of force and that is the reason Muslims are
> inclined to aggression.
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> =(3)= It is clear that these people have either not read the Qur'an or
> not tried to understand it, such is their prejudice. Fact is that
> Islam presents a most beautiful and matchless concept of God through
> examples. The very first Chapter/Surah of the Qur'an elucidates this,
> as the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) explains that the Qur'an
> accredits only the name of Allah qualified for all perfect qualities.
> His attribute of Al Nur (The Light) as described in 24:36 "Allah is
> the light of the heavens and the earth..." all other known light is a ...