Then you haven't read the book.
"Those who barter their life in this world for the next should fight in the way of Allah; whether he is killed or victorious, a glorious reward awaits." "Urge the believers to fight...to keep back the might of the Infidels." "Seize them and kill them wherever they are." "Muslims who sit idle are not equal to those who fight in Allah’s Cause with their wealth and lives. Allah has exalted those who fight for Islam." 4th surah
And who is the infidel?
"They are surely Infidels who say Christ, the Messiah is God." (5:72)
And also noting that according the Qur'an, Christians and Jews are not infidels, but "People of the Book"
Maybe you should read the books rather than depend upon someone who might pick out the "VERY FEW" passages in the qur'an that might be interpreted in a peaceful way. The qur'an states quite clearly who the infidel is.
"They are surely Infidels who say Christ, the Messiah is God." (5:72)
"O believers, do not hold Jews and Christians as your allies. They are allies of one another; and anyone who makes them his friends is one of them." Qur'an 5:51
- people who believe in the earlier teachings of Allah but have yet to see the truth of the Qur'an - is probably a good idea. They aren't considered infidels until they attack Islam. The extremist view of an attack on Islam is their very existence, which goes against Islamic principles. The moderate view is an actual, physical attack or just plain hostility - when we invaded Iraq in 2003 we were met by joyous mobs of people who thanked us for deposing Saddam Hussein. Nowadays they aren't so fond of us being there, as our continued presence in their country constitutes, in their eyes, aggression.
"Our onslaught will not be a weak faltering affair. We shall fight as long as we live. We will fight until you turn to Islam, humbly seeking refuge. We will fight not caring whom we meet. We will fight whether we destroy ancient holdings or newly gotten gains. We have mutilated every opponent. We have driven them violently before us at the command of Allah and Islam. We will fight until our religion is established. And we will plunder them, for they must suffer disgrace." Ishaq:587
"Arabs were the first to respond to the call of the Prophet. We are Allah’s helpers and the viziers of His Messenger. We fight people until they believe in Allah. He who believes in Allah and His Messenger has protected his life and possessions from us. As for one who disbelieves, we will fight him forever in the Cause of Allah. Killing him is a small matter to us." Tabari IX:69
Grab yourself a qur’an. Right after 2:190 you will find the following passage:
"Jihad is holy fighting in Allah’s Cause with full force of numbers and weaponry. It is given the utmost importance in Islam and is one of its pillars. By Jihad, Islam is established, Allah’s Word is made superior (which means only Allah has the right to be worshiped), and Islam is propagated. By abandoning Jihad, Islam is destroyed and Muslims fall into an inferior position; their honor is lost, their lands are stolen, their rule and authority vanish. Jihad is an obligatory duty in Islam on every Muslim. He who tries to escape from this duty, dies with one of the qualities of a hypocrite."
If you want to play dueling scriptures, I have to warn you that you are going to run out of peacefull material in the books of the qur'an a very long time before I run out of explicit instructions from allah and the prophet to do violence.
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