QUOTES FROM THE KORAN

                                      (Concerning Violence)

1.     Sura 5:51 “Believers (Muslims), take neither Jews nor Christians to be your friends: they are friends with one another.  Whoever of you seeks their friendship shall become one of their number, and God does not guide (those Jewish and Christian) wrong-doers.”

2.     Sura 8:59 “Let not the unbelievers think they will ever get away.  They have not the power to do so.  Muster against them all the men and cavalry at your command, so that you may strike terror into the enemy of God and your enemy…Prophet, (Muhammad) rouse the faithful to arms!  If they (the non-Muslims) incline to peace (accept Islam) make peace with them.”

3.     Sura 9:5 “Fight and slay the pagans (infidels) wherever ye find them, and seize them, beleaguer them, and lie in wait for them in every stratagem of war.”

4.     Sura 9:73 “Prophet (Muhammad), make war on unbelievers and hypocrites, and deal rigorously with them.”