
Answering Jihad: A Better Way Forward

the implication that Islam is a religion devoid of violence is simply false.
Nabeel Qureshi • Answering Jihad: A Better Way Forward
Islamophobia is a poorly circumscribed concept, ostensibly used to describe bigotry toward Muslims but many times simply an umbrella term to refer to any and all criticism of Islam or Muslims, real or imagined.
Nabeel Qureshi • Answering Jihad: A Better Way Forward
the word Islam refers to the peace that comes from surrender.
Nabeel Qureshi • Answering Jihad: A Better Way Forward
Radical Islam is the Islamic reformation.
Nabeel Qureshi • Answering Jihad: A Better Way Forward
In 5:18, the Quran tells Muslims to rebuke Jews and Christians for calling God their loving Father, because humans are just beings that God has created. So the Christian God is a father, while the Muslim God is not.
Nabeel Qureshi • Answering Jihad: A Better Way Forward
Apart from the first thirteen years of Islamic history, when there were not enough Muslims to fight, Islam has always had an elaborate practice or doctrine of war.
Nabeel Qureshi • Answering Jihad: A Better Way Forward
The common denominator of all radicalized Muslims is their ultimate choice to adhere more strictly and more literally to the foundations of Islam than most other Muslims.
Nabeel Qureshi • Answering Jihad: A Better Way Forward
“If you want to follow the biblical model of attacking a land, the first thing you have to do is wait 400 years.”
Nabeel Qureshi • Answering Jihad: A Better Way Forward
The Arabic word Islam means “surrender,” though it is related to the word for peace, salaam.