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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]If it's not a twisted interpretation, please back it up and post the verses in the Qur'an that legitimize the murder of woman and children...you won't find any. And sorry, but what ISIS is doing is not what Mohammed did when he entered Medina. Of course I can see why one might believe that, if they don't research the history for themselves and rely on sources such as FOX for all their "islamic knowledge". Was there violence in those days? Yes, because back then everyone fought in hand to hand combat in large scale armies. This was how warfare was carried out in the time, and it was not at all unique to muslims. Civilians/woman/children were not slaughtered even back then. I'm not sure the same can be said of the crusaders, they seem to be far more violent than mohammed ever was. But as a south asian you should already have some knowledge of world history?[/quote]

Let's say we agree that the version of "Islam" promulgated by ISIS is twisted, corrupt and inauthentic.

How come the broader Islamic world of one billion adherents to "true" Islam seems to be doing nothing at all to ameliorate this gross corruption and hijacking of their true faith?[/quote]

So there is no proof for any of the allegations you made, and we are now resorting to "unhinged's" argument that people are guilty until proven innocent (or in his worlds, if they don't denounce it it's because they support it) . Thankfully, that is not an American principle.  Many muslim organizations have already denounced the ISIS attacks, and chances are if you ask a random sample of American muslims they would also denounce it. I don't personally know if a single american muslim that supports ISIS's mission or the methods they use. I don't see how you expect all the muslims around the world, many of which live in utter poverty in 3rd world countries, to go around actively denouncing ISIS.  ISIS is not a part of their lives, and they have enough to worry about without having to raise awareness for something that is probably the least of their worries. With that being said, even these people regularly denounce ISIS but you probably won't see any mention of it in the media.

While we are discussing, this lets address the larger issue.  I have, on several occasions on DCUM, spoken out against the ideology promoted by ISIS.  I've shown that there is nothing in the Qur'an that defends the murder of woman and children as so many people seem to believe.  I am always invariably met with people that link some statement, from some obscure Imam halfway across the world, that promotes radical actions as if he is representative of Muslims as a whole. These people do not care that many muslim groups have already stepped up and denounced the events, and they don't care if you show them unequivocal proof that these actions are not supported by the Quran. They have one belief in their head and they refuse to let anyone change that (regardless of what the evidence actually shows).

If you have the time and you still think the muslims don't speak out against ISIS, you should check the following links, especially the first one.

http://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/commonwordcommonlord/2014/08/think-muslims-havent-condemned-isis-think-again.html

http://abc7.com/society/muslims-speak-out-against-isis-following-paris-terror-attacks/1086310/

http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/20/opinions/obeidallah-muslims-countering-extremism/[/quote]

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