Source: Jihad of the Pen

By Adam Walker

The Koran, whose message Isis butcher at every turn, even instructs Muslims to protect the religious freedoms of others

When Isis beheaded 21 of Egypt’s Coptic Christians, they claimed to be doing God’s work. They quoted religious sounding terminology like “fighting until the war lays down its burdens”, not ceasing until the Promised Messiah returns to “break the cross” and “kill the swine”.

As a Muslim, one watches in dismay. Religious concepts and terminology ripped out of context and proper use to justify the death of 21 innocent human beings. When meaning is lost, only words remain, and in this case they’re religious sounding but totally devoid of religious truth.

Let me share with you some real religious truths: the Koran likens the murder of an innocent life to the murder of the entire humanity, such is its gravity.

The Koran also declares that there is “no compulsion in matters of religion”. It declares that religious war, like the one that Isis is claiming, is totally forbidden. Permission is only granted in situations such as when a religious community has been severely persecuted and has lost all semblance of freedom of conscience. None of these conditions exist for Isis to claim legitimacy.

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