[tiamat]

My koran, and my Bibles are still packed in a box somewhere in one of the piles.

( Just moved. )

I DO know, that in the Koran proper, (NOT one of the commentaries that gets attached to modern korans) there are several exortations to protect and not hassle the "Peoples of the Book", that is , Jews and Christians.

[Diamond]

I DO know, that in the Koran proper, (NOT one of the commentaries that gets attached to modern korans) there are several exortations to protect and not hassle the "Peoples of the Book", that is , Jews and Christians.

Those passages are from the Medina period when Mohammed had no power. Look at what he did later when he obtained power in Mecca.

Cordially,

[OK]

There are many translations of the Quran that are cleaned up to protect the image. This page has a good explanation at the bottom.

http://www.prophetofdoom.net/quotes.html

[zimdog]

... and Zoroastrians too