Happy Ramadan!

+1, agreed. No one should deter anyone from wishing holiday greetings... this is not about US and THEM

Xmas is a hijacked/mashed together holiday anyway. You do know some parts of the world still call Christmas by the original name? That being Yule. Google it.

Danes call it Jul, English used to call it Yule (still do but Christmas is more prominent), Finnish call it Joulua, Iceland uses jól, Norwegians call it Jul, Estonian Jõulud, Scots Yule, Swedish Jul.

Jul can be even traced back to Odin so when the above mentioned countries wish each other Happy Jul or Yule they could be saying "Happy Odin day" so don't be so sure to connect X-mas as a religious holiday for Christians when all powerful Odin is at play.

I think you got Al Qaeda's interpretation of things, I've never heard of any of em, sorry.

Funny, because the Quran says you're not allowed to harm or kill. So I don't see why you would be an exception on that.

4:89 is correct. But it is out of context. That verse has to do with war times. Not sure about the rest. If you want to really know, use google and read what a Muslim says in response to above said quotes. Not someone else. Not because they aren't knowledgeable, but they seem to ignore context. People who don't believe always take things on face value and run with it. That's true in life with just about everything.

No, because they have been translated.

Bismillah

I don't know how much you know about Islam, so I'll approach your question as if you know nothing and go from there.

To start, Islamic religious texts are written in "classical" Arabic. At best, what Gamme has proffered is a translation of some of those texts. I will avoid discussing the accuracy of the translation to save time. All of those translations, however, are taken out of context, and none of them come with their exegesis.

If you learn nothing else about Islam, you should learn that it is a religion based upon textual authority. The Qur'an is the text dictated by God (glory be to Him), and the Sunnah is (basically) the text dictated by Muhammad (peace be upon him). The Qur'an is the Law, and the Sunnah is the explanation of that Law. The correct understanding and practice of Islam is that of Muhammad (peace be upon him) and his Companions, and any other understanding or practice of Islam is a going astray.

When someone (anyone) claims that something is part of Islam, therefore, the following questions must be asked and answered:

• What is the textual evidence?
• What is the correct understanding of that textual evidence?
• How is that understanding to be applied?

All claims must be authenticated in this manner. If a person cannot cite the text, the supporting exegesis, and the explanation of that exegesis, his or her claim is baseless and he or she is in danger of telling a lie against God. (This is a very, very big deal to Muslims.)

Now, as I am not a Scholar and have not memorized the entire Qur'an, nor any of the major collections of Ahaadeeth (collections of Muhammad's sayings and teachings), nor any of the major books of exegesis for either the Qur'aan nor Sunnah, I am not really qualified to speak at length about any of the texts which Gamme mentioned. (Yes, it takes a lot to become an Islamic Scholar.) Also, seeing as how you are not familiar with any of the texts I mentioned, I will have to limit my answer to what you might understand. That being so, "the short version" of the answer to your question is as follows.

1) Bukhari (52:260) relates to Apostasy among Muslims, but all the details and procedures involved are absent.

2) Bukhari (84:57) is similar to #1. All of the important details are missing.

3) Qur'an (4:89) is not a good translation and mangles the meaning quite a bit. The first part is a warning about taking those of a different religion as Awliyaa' (best friends or guardians). The second part mentions the "litmus test" of belief at the time, the Hijrah. The third part is about dealing with those who claim to embrace the religion of Islam while actually rejecting it. This entire verse was revealed at the time when the Muslims were having to flee Mecca to avoid injury and death at the hands of the Idolators and applies to that context.

Quran (8:12) is a close-enough translation to understand the general meaning and is the command given to the Muslims for their fight in the Battle of Badr. They were to aim for the necks and hands of the enemy while they fought, and this they did.

Muslim (19:4294) is a poor translation of a Hadeeth which relates to a very important tenet of Islam. Many books have been written on that one tenet, but I will just give you a brief summary. When the Islamic State is in a war stance, three options must be given to the enemy before hostilities may begin:

1) Become part of the Islamic State, enjoying all the rights and privileges pertaining thereto.
2) Become a vassal, paying a small tax on excess wealth in return for the protection and help of the Islamic State.
3) Take it to the battlefield.

Ibn Ishaaq/Hishaam 992 - Ibn Hishaam was a Muslim Scholar and author of many books. The title from which this is (supposedly) taken is not given here, nor am I able to guess which book might be the source of this...erm...translation. I can't even tell how accurate the translation might be, but I can tell you that this quotation--as presented--is in direct contradiction to authentic Islamic texts. I only give it this much attention because you asked me to do so. Ordinarily, I would simply reject it as not being part of Islam. (Where is the textual evidence?)

Censoring yourself for some possible giveaways? ya filthy leech LOL :p

Welcome to my blacklist! :D

joke, i dun even have bl :c

"at least don't forbidden us to eat" ? really?!

Do you have the slightest idea of what Ramadan is ?

First up, no one is forbidden to eat, certainly not the elderly, sickly and kids...it's a way of appreciating how blessed you are every other month of the year and to realize how less fortunate other people may be.

Look it up before you start blabbering.

+1

Thats not the fault of the internet but the people who censor it.

Also bad troll/10.