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Yup. Here are some excerpts from the Quran.

Surah 003.110
YUSUFALI: Ye are the best of peoples, evolved for mankind, enjoining
what is right, forbidding what is wrong, and believing in Allah. If
only the People of the Book had faith, it were best for them: among
them are some who have faith, but most of them are perverted
transgressors.
PICKTHAL: Ye are the best community that hath been raised up for
mankind. Ye enjoin right conduct and forbid indecency; and ye believe
in Allah. And if the People of the Scripture had believed it had been
better for them. Some of them are believers; but most of them are
evil-livers.
SHAKIR: You are the best of the nations raised up for (the benefit
of) men; you enjoin what is right and forbid the wrong and believe
in Allah; and if the followers of the Book had believed it would have
been better for them; of them (some) are believers and most of them
are transgressors.

Surah 005.051
YUSUFALI: O ye who believe! take not the Jews and the Christians
for your friends and protectors: They are but friends and protectors
to each other. And he amongst you that turns to them (for friendship)
is of them. Verily Allah guideth not a people unjust.
PICKTHAL: O ye who believe! Take not the Jews and the Christians for
friends. They are friends one to another. He among you who taketh
them for friends is (one) of them. Lo! Allah guideth not wrongdoing
folk.
SHAKIR: O you who believe! do not take the Jews and the Christians
for friends; they are friends of each other; and whoever amongst you
takes them for a friend, then surely he is one of them; surely Allah
does not guide the unjust people.

Surah 009.029
YUSUFALI: Fight those who believe not in Allah nor the Last Day, nor
hold that forbidden which hath been forbidden by Allah and His
Messenger, nor acknowledge the religion of Truth, (even if they are)
of the People of the Book, until they pay the Jizya with willing
submission, and feel themselves subdued.
PICKTHAL: Fight against such of those who have been given the
Scripture as believe not in Allah nor the Last Day, and forbid not
that which Allah hath forbidden by His messenger, and follow not the
Religion of Truth, until they pay the tribute readily, being brought
low.
SHAKIR: Fight those who do not believe in Allah, nor in the latter
day, nor do they prohibit what Allah and His Messenger have
prohibited, nor follow the religion of truth, out of those who have
been given the Book, until they pay the tax in acknowledgment of
superiority and they are in a state of subjection.

Surah 009.005
YUSUFALI: But when the forbidden months are past, then fight and
slay the Pagans wherever ye find them, an seize them, beleaguer
them, and lie in wait for them in every stratagem (of war); but if
they repent, and establish regular prayers and practise regular
charity, then open the way for them: for Allah is Oft-forgiving,
Most Merciful.
PICKTHAL: Then, when the sacred months have passed, slay the
idolaters wherever ye find them, and take them (captive), and
besiege them, and prepare for them each ambush. But if they repent
and establish worship and pay the poor-due, then leave their way
free. Lo! Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
SHAKIR: So when the sacred months have passed away, then slay the
idolaters wherever you find them, and take them captives and
besiege them and lie in wait for them in every ambush, then if they
repent and keep up prayer and pay the poor-rate, leave their way
free to them; surely Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.

Surah 005.033
YUSUFALI: The punishment of those who wage war against Allah and
His Messenger, and strive with might and main for mischief through
the land is: execution, or crucifixion, or the cutting off of hands
and feet from opposite sides, or exile from the land: that is their
disgrace in this world, and a heavy punishment is theirs in the
Hereafter;
PICKTHAL: The only reward of those who make war upon Allah and His
messenger and strive after corruption in the land will be that they
will be killed or crucified, or have their hands and feet on
alternate sides cut off, or will be expelled out of the land. Such
will be their degradation in the world, and in the Hereafter theirs
will be an awful doom;
SHAKIR: The punishment of those who wage war against Allah and His
messenger 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 chastisement,

Here are some excerpts from the Hadith.

In the _Hadith_, also thought by Muslims to be inspired, they
are told, "Whoever changes his Islamic religion, kill him" (Vol.
9:57), "No Muslim should be killed for killing a kafir [infidel]"
(Vol 9:50), and "The person who participates in Jihad in Allah's
cause and nothing compels him to do so except belief in Allah
and His apostle, will be recompensed by Allah either with a reward
or booty or will be admitted to paradise" (Vol 1:35).

And a following note.

According to Muslim scholars, Jihad can take the forms of "Jihad
of Words," "Jihad of Deception," "Jihad of the Sword," "Jihad of
Taxation and Financial Reward," "Jihad of Slavery," "Jihad of the
Sharia Law," "Jihad of Polygamy" and "Jihad of the Spirits."

3,492 posted on 03/24/2004 5:26:04 PM PST by familyop (Essayons)
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Have to leave- but just saw something on Debka about a failed oil pipeline in Iraq. Maybe someone could check it out. Sabotage?

Stay safe, all.
3,493 posted on 03/24/2004 5:35:27 PM PST by jerseygirl
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