Is Islam a Religion of Peace?

I wrote this web page because .my daughter bought home lessons from school that make Islam appear to be a peaceful and tolerant religion. I have met friendly Muslims. I know of Muslims who are doctors and scientists and other professions who contribute to society and who don't engage in violence. On the other hand there have been disturbing reports of Muslim doctors speaking out in favor of Muslim terrorism against Jews. On October 7, 2023, Hamas terrorists from Gaza poured into Israel and murdered 1200 people, men, women and children. The day after on October 8, hundreds of people gathered in New York’s Times Square, while Israel was still sorting through their dead, and counting how many children and elderly had been kidnapped, to flash swastikas and chant "death to Israel" as well as "700," the number of Israeli dead counted at the time. Since then a poll showed that 57% of Muslims in America believe that the atrocities committed by Hamas were justified. In 2020 there were approximately 4 million Muslims in the United States and by 2040 the number is expected to more than double. 57% of 4 million is 2,280,000 Muslims who believe that the gruesome murders of 1200 people on October 7, 2023 as well as the abduction of 200 more to Hamas tunnel dungeons from Israel were justified. Those people live among us. You can see them with a banner that says Long Live Oct 7, in this video of a rally in New York from September 21, 2024.

It only took 9 to murder 3,000 people on September 11, 2001. Imagine what 2,280,000 could do. Another poll showed that 98% of Palestinians felt prouder to be Palestinians as a result of the Hamas slaughter of Israelis. That is frightening.

Am I an Islamophobe for being frightened? İsmet Özel, a well-known Muslim poet from Turkey, said at a conference: “Muslims are terrorists. The first duty of Muslims is to be terrorists. Kafirs [infidels] should be afraid of Muslims. If they are not afraid, then a Muslim is not a Muslim.” One of the frightening things about the video of Ismet speaking is the applause after he spoke. He is not a lone radical.

The 4 Muslims in the picture are holding a weapon in one hand and a Koran in the other. What are they telling us?

Shamsud-Din Jabbar drove a truck into people celebrating New Years on Jan 1 2025 in New Orleans and killed 12 and injured 35. He had a small bomb making lab in his trailer home and a Koran left open to a page containing the following verse.

9:111) Allah has indeed purchased from the believers their lives and wealth in exchange for Paradise. They fight in the cause of Allah and kill or are killed. This is a true promise binding on Him in the Torah, the Gospel, and the Quran. And whose promise is truer than Allah’s? So rejoice in the exchange you have made with Him. That is ˹truly˺ the ultimate triumph.

This verse means that the reward for believers who fight in the cause of Allah is paradise.

Shamsud killed and was killed by the police. He thought he would end up in paradise as a result of his act of terrorism. Why does Islam encourage terrorism? The answer is in the Hadith Bukhari, book 56, Hadith 186 which says "I have been made victorious through terror". Muslims have conquered and continue to conquer their enemies by terrifying them and by killing them.

Muslims hide weapons in mosques. Israeli soldiers display some of the weapons they found in a mosque below.

You don't find weapons stored in synagogues and churches. What does the storage of weapons in mosques tell us about Islam?

We can take a look at the Koran and find out. Chapter 9 verse 14 commands Muslims to fight the non-believer. According to the Koran (98:6) infidels are the “most vile of created beings” The Koran commands:

"The true believers fight for the cause of God, but the infidels fight for the devil. Fight then against the friends of Satan." (Sura 4:76)

"When the sacred months are over slay the idolaters wherever you find them" (Sura 9:5)

"When you meet the unbelievers in the battlefield, strike off their heads" (Sura 47:4)

"Muhammad is God's Apostle. Those who follow him are ruthless to the unbelievers but merciful to one another" (Sura 48:29)

You can read many more of these quotes from Islamic texts here. Islam has a brutal history toward the infidel in which Muslims have killed hundreds of millions of infidels shows that throughout history Muslims have obeyed these commands. Yet there are still people who say that Islam is a religion of peace. Zainab Chaudry, is the spokeswoman for the national headquarters of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR). She says that:

Claims that Islam encourages violence against non-Muslims are usually the result of people isolating verses from the religious texts that grant Muslims the right to defend themselves. “Cherry-picking verses from any religious text, including the Quran, and isolating them from their broader context and misapplying them to justify or condone any kind of violence is inappropriate and deeply harmful.”

If that's the case a lot of Muslims "cherry pick" in this way. Here are some examples:

Educating the children to Jihad and to hatred of the Jews, the Christians, and the infidels is what is needed now.
Sermon of Sheikh Muhammad Saleh Al-Munajjid in Al-Daman, Saudi Arabia

You[r] heart must contain nothing but HATE to all kafers [infidels]...Not just plain hate it must be the peak of hate... Even if the kafer never did anything personal to us even if he is a mere couch potate[sic] who reads the paper and sleeps and works, he is kafer alone makes him an enemy to us and we must hate him for that. The answer is clear yes Islam was spread by the sword.
Ahmad Jibril in Dearborn Michigan

Egyptian children must feed on hatred; hatred must continue..
The hatred must go on for Allah and as a form of worshiping him.
Former President Morsi of Egypt

There are many more examples like the 3 I gave above. Zainab argues that Islam is peaceful because Chapter 5, Verse 32 of the Koran states: “Whosoever kills an innocent human being, it shall be as if he has killed all mankind, and whosoever saves the life of one, it shall be as if he had saved the life of all mankind.”

It is Zainab who is cherry picking. This statement is in the Jewish Mishna. The Koran was explaining why this was not the case as can be seen reading the entire sentence and the one that comes after it in the Koran which are:

[5.32] For this reason did We prescribe to the children of Israel that whoever slays a soul, unless it be for manslaughter or for mischief in the land, it is as though he slew all men; and whoever keeps it alive, it is as though he kept alive all men; and certainly Our apostles came to them with clear arguments, but even after that many of them certainly act extravagantly in the land.
[5.33] The punishment of those who wage war against Allah and His apostle and strive to make mischief in the land is only this, that they should be murdered or crucified or their hands and their feet should be cut off on opposite sides or they should be imprisoned; this shall be as a disgrace for them in this world, and in the hereafter they shall have a grievous punishment.

So lets think about this for a minute. Previous Koran quotes command the Muslim to fight the infidel. If Muslims fight the infidel the infidel will fight back. In that case they are waging war against Allah and making mischief in the land. Therefore they should be "murdered or crucified" according to Chapter 5 verse 33. The Koran was explaining why the sentence of the Jews about saving lives was wrong because Islam promotes violence. Why would the Koran do that? Probably because as Muhammad, the prophet of Islam once said: Sahih Bukhari 4.52.220

Once the infidel fights back the Muslims spread propaganda about how evil and cruel the infidel is. That is what they have done very successfully to Israel.

Why doesn't Zainab want to admit that the Koran promotes violence? Because if she did people would realize the threat that Muslims represent and might start defending themselves against that threat. Plenty of non-muslims also say that Islam is a religion of peace because they are afraid that if they don't say this people will attack innocent Muslims. There are innocent Muslims, you can't help it if you are born into a family that believes in violence and although you may be part of the Muslim community you may not believe you should be violent. Aqsa Parvez was an innocent teen born into such a family. She was murdered by her father and brother.

Concern that people might attack innocent Muslims is probably why,after Muslims flew planes into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon in 2011 George Bush gave a speech at the Islamic Center of Washington, D.C., in the company of Muslim leaders in which he said:

The face of terror is not the true faith of Islam. That's not what Islam is all about. Islam is peace. These terrorists don't represent peace. They represent evil and war.

One of the Muslims leaders standing in the Islamic Center with president Bush was Abdurrahman Alamoudi. Mr. Alamoudi spoke at a rally in Lafayette park the year before in which he said he supported the terrorist group Hamas. Alamoudi was later found to have funded millions of dollars to Al Qaeda the terrorist organization behind the attacks of September 11. There are two things that are disturbing about this. One is that at least one of the "peaceful" Muslim leaders that George Bush gathered around him to reassure Americans that Islam is peaceful, was not a peaceful Muslim. The other disturbing thing about this is that the Muslims at the rally in Lafayette park cheered Alamoudi when he said he supported Hamas. If Islam is a religion of peace why did they do that? Here is the video.

Muslims make an incredibly valuable contribution to our country. Muslims are doctors, lawyers, law professors, members of the military, entrepreneurs, shopkeepers, moms and dads. And they need to be treated with respect.

There are some good Muslims in the United States. If 57% supported the horrific atrocities committed by Hamas on October 7, 2023 that means 43% didn't although only 16% felt strongly that the atrocities weren't justified. However George Bush's statement that Islam is about peace is nonsense. Also just because a Muslim is in the U.S. military, or is a doctor doesn't mean he's good. He might be good or he might be like U.S. army veteran Shamsu Din Jabbar who drove a truck with explosives and a black ISIS flag into people in New Orleans on New Years 2025 and killed at least 15 of them and injured at least 35 more. Hours afterwards hundreds of protestors marched in New York City not to condemn his attack but to accuse Israel and the United States of terrorism.

You could be a doctor and in the military and be like Dr. Nidal Hasan, a Muslim psychiatrist who opened fire on American soldiers at Fort Hood in Texas. There are other Muslim doctors in the U.S. who have come out in support of terrorism. For example Dana Diab, a New York city emergency room doctor posted online that she applauded the Hamas' massacre at a music festival in southern Israel, saying the attacks gave Israelis “a taste of their own medicine.” I wonder if Dr. Diab has been giving Jewish people she treated a "taste of their own medicine". Dr. Zaki Masoud , another New York doctor, called the October 7, massacre of Israelis by Hamas ‘liberation. Resistance. Revolution’. Dr. Ahmed ElKoussa is a Miami dentist who tore down pictures of Israeli hostages held by Hamas. Dr. Fadi Kablawi is another Florida dentist ands also an Imam who preaches hate. He preached "Oh Allah, annihilate the tyrannical Jews." In addition he preaches that the Jews steals organs. Why slander the Jews? Because it will incite people to attack the Jews which is his goal. Dr. Kablawi is not alone in slandering the Jews to incite hate and the incitement has been very successful as we can see in the pro-Hamas protests in campuses across the United States and the Western world. Pro-Palestinian nurses in Manchester, England left a 9 year old child on the floor while getting an infusion because he was Jewish. Several times they denied him correct medical care. The news did not report if those nurses were Muslim although they most likely were. A British Muslim brain surgeon, Dr. Sayed Talibi, posed in military clothing with knives, guns and a rocket launcher. He had arial images of RAF (British royal airforce bases). One image allegedly shows him holding a rifle and a Russian rocket launcher and another holding a knife to the throat of a woman. Dr Talibi is also said to have sent a Snapchat message, which included an image of three knives, a meat cleaver and a small sword, which read: 'Who wants to play? Another British doctor, Rehiana Ali, praised the terrorist leaders of Hamas and Hezbollah as “legends.” She denies that there were any Israelis raped on October 7, 2023 and claims that the celebrated diary of Anne Frank, a Dutch Jewish girl who died in Bergen-Belsen at the age of 14, is a “forgery.”

Medical professionals described the alarming rise of Jew-hatred in the field of health care since the Hamas-led terrorist attacks in southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, in a briefing on Capitol Hill on December 17, 2024. Michelle Stravitz, CEO of the American Jewish Medical Association, said that Jew-hatred and anti-Israel bias pervade medical schools, and professional medical associations.

Shamsu Din Jabbar is not the only Muslim who attacked innocent people on New Years 2025. Amy Mek wrote:

New Year’s Eve in Brussels turned into a scene of chaos, as immigrant thugs torched cars, scooters, and shared bicycles. Meanwhile, in Antwerp and Ghent, similar criminals armed themselves with heavy fireworks, using them as weapons against the police. This isn’t random disorder—it’s the predictable result of Belgium’s demographic transformation. A staggering one-third of the country’s population is now of foreign origin, with a significant portion of Moroccan descent. Unsurprisingly, 99% of Morocco’s population are Muslims.

This New Year’s Eve, Berlin wasn’t celebrating—it was under siege. Alexanderplatz and Reinickendorf erupted into chaos, with migrant gangs turning the streets into war zones. Fires raged, bottles smashed against police shields, and firefighters were ambushed while trying to save lives.

Why attack infidels on New Years? I can only guess. Perhaps it is because the infidel is enjoying himself and happy and Muslims find that offensive. Perhaps large crowds on New Years make it easier to kill more people.

Although not all Muslims are dangerous, Islam is dangerous. The author of the Religion of Peace web site keeps track of the atrocities committed by Muslims worldwide. As of Aug 6, 2024 there have been 45,691 deadly terrorist attacks committed by Muslims since they attacked the U.S. on September 11, 2001. Sara Ebrahimi a former Muslim who risks her life to warn us to wake up about the danger of Islam in the video below. Her life is in danger not only because she left Islam but also because she warns us publicly about Islam.

Four months after Hamas massacred 1200 Israelis on October 7, 2023 President Biden announced:

The overwhelming majority of Palestinians are not Hamas. And Hamas does not represent the Palestinian people. In fact, they're also suffering as a result of Hamas' terrorism. We need to be clear-eyed about that reality.

He's right that the Palestinian people suffer as a result of Hamas'a terrorism but they voted in Hamas and polls showed after October 7 Palestinian support for Hamas went up. Jeremy Gimpel pointed out in a video that Palesitnians are indoctrinated from childhood to hate Israel and America and they are hellbent on killing Jews and killing Christians.

1500 years after the Koran was written the Iranian Ayatollah Khomeini said in regard to people who believe that Islam is a religion of peace that :

Those who know nothing of Islam pretend that Islam counsels against war. Those [who say this] are witless. Islam says: Kill all the unbelievers just as they would kill you all! Does this mean that Muslims should sit back until they are devoured by [the unbelievers]? Islam says "Kill them (the non-Muslims), put them to the sword and scatter [their armies]. Does this mean sitting back until [non-Muslims] overcome us? Islam says: Kill in the service of Allah those who may want to kill you! Does this mean that we should surrender [to the enemy]? Islam says: Whatever good there is exists thanks to the sword and in the shadow of the sword! People cannot be made obedient except with the sword! The sword is the key to Paradise, which can be opened only for the Holy Warriors! There are hundreds of other [Qur'anic] psalms and Hadiths urging Muslims to value war and to fight. Does all this mean that Islam is a religion that prevents men from waging war? I spit upon those foolish souls who make such a claim.

On Saturday, April 14, 2018, Muhammad Irfan Ayoub a software engineer who lives in Pakistan, started commenting on Jamie Glazov’s Facebook page. He told Jamie Glazov that Islam is a religion of peace and rebuked Dr. Glazov for writing that the women and girls are persecuted under Sharia. He told Jamie to convert to Islam. As the exchange ensued over various aspects of Islam, and as Jamie made clear he did not want to convert, Ayoub made it clear that there would be punishment and that “Allah will defeat you.” Muhammad Ayoub also wrote on facebook: "Come here I will break your mouth".

Jamie inquired how this punishment from Allah was synonymous with Islam being a Religion of Peace. Ayoub explained that there is only peace for those who obey Allah and his prophet, but for those who do not, there will be no peace. This explains how Islam can preach kindness and love and the Muslim members of Hamas are so brutal. The command to be kind and loving only applied to how Muslims should treat other Muslims it does not apply to how Muslims should treat infidels.

There is a big split in Islam between Shiite and Sunni Muslims. Shiites and Sunnis don't consider each other to be true Muslims which is why they have a long history of fighting each other.

Jamie complained to Facebook about Muhammad Ayoub's threat and instead of banning Muhammad Ayoub, Facebook banned Jamie for a week. That's because the people at Facebook are afraid of angering the Muslims. They don't want Muslims to think they support Jamie Glazov. Muhammad once said "I have been made victorious through terror." Bukhari (4.52.220) This is a small example of how that happens.

Non-muslims are not only afraid to say anything critical of Islam, they'll punish those who do. One person who has had the courage to speak out against Islam is Tommy Robinson. He spoke out against the Muslim rape gangs in England and was accused of being a hater. People have pointed out that there are rapists who are not Muslim also. That is true, however, in England as Tommy pointed out, there are a lot more Muslim rapists and because of fear of Muslims, the Muslim rape gangs were not stopped. Tommy Robinson admits that he himself was afraid to speak out against Muslims. Tommy has been imprisoned multiple times by terrified and/or leftist judges in his country for speaking out and has to live in hiding outside of his home country and away from his family. This happened even though Tommy Robinson has come out multiple times and said he is not against Muslims and stressed that there is a difference between being critical of Islam and being against Muslims. You can see a very enlightening video of Tommy being interviewed about what happened to him, to England and why he spoke up by clicking here.

There are many people who try and convince us that Islam is not a violent religion. When asked to explain the violent actions of Muslims they tell us that those Muslims don't understand their religion. There seem to be an awful lot of Muslims who "misunderstand" their religion.

There is a website satirically called The Religion of Peace that keeps a record of Islamic violence. Every week there is new Islamic violence on that web page.

Here are some of the items listed on May 21, 2023 which is the day I took a look for this web page.

The Religion of Peace web site has a counter of all the terrorist attacks since Sept 11 2001 when Muslims flew passenger planes into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and into the ground in Pennsylvania. I checked the counter on May 21, 2023. Here is a screen shot.

That's over 43,000 deadly terrorist attacks between Sept 11, 2001 and May 21 2023. That comes out to 165 terrorist acts a month, 1980 terrorist attacks a year or more than 5 terrorist attacks a day. Often many people are killed in each terrorist attack. Do you get the feeling that Islam may not be a religion of peace?

A very brave and scholarly man by the name of Robert Spencer,despite numerous death threats, runs another website that keeps track of the Islamic Holy War against the Infidel and it is called Jihadwatch..

There are many Muslims in addition to Muhammad Ayoub who insist that Islam is a religion of peace. In the video below,Barack Hussein Obama, a former president of the United States tells us that Islam is a religion of peace. The author of the video then takes us around the world to find out if that is really so. This video is frightening and not suitable for anyone younger than 15 years old.

In July 2023 a policeman told a Muslim he was arresting not to flee in his car and the Muslim ignored him and drove away and the policeman shot him. That sparked off massive rioting by Muslims in France. You can see videos of the damage and the fires angry Muslims set by clicking here. Doesn't seem peaceful to me.

The best explanation of what is Islam is about, in my opinion was made by Dr. Abu Bakr Al Qadi in a sermon he gave in Egypt in the Ubad Al Rahman Mosque in 2017 . He said to his fellow Muslims:

“The Quran does not tell us to sit at home, to isolate ourselves from the world like dervishes, and to interpret our religion as nothing but prostrations of prayer, rites, and ceremonies. Rather, this nation will achieve superiority by going out to the people, by commanding good and forbidding evil not only in its own land, but by going out and waging Jihad. I am not talking here about defensive Jihad – about merely fending off the enemies from [Muslim] mini-states, lands, and sanctities. I am talking about seeking out the infidels on their own turf, calling them to believe in Allah, and giving them the option to convert to Islam. “There is no compulsion in religion. The right path is henceforth distinct from error.” [If the infidels refuse to convert], they may pay the jizya “willingly and in submission”. Otherwise, they should be fought until the word of Allah reigns supreme, until religion in its entirety belongs to Allah, and until there is no more fitna – or polytheism – ruling the world. Oh servants of Allah, Islam alone should rule the world.

The Hamas terrorist organizaiton is an Islamic organization that speaks about their goals below.

Geert Wilders a politician from the Netherlands made a movie called Fitna in which he shows a verse from the Koran and then shows Muslims carrying it out. The video is gruesome and I don't recommend anyone under the age of 18 watch it.

My daughter's textbook said that many people conquered by Islam accepted it and some even liked it. Is that true?