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Visiting the countless pro-Islamic websites, forums and blogs on the net, you are almost guaranteed to be confronted with this verse. But try as you might, you will not find it in a Qur'an, regardless of whether or not you're reading it in its original [[Arabic]] or in one of its many English translations. The reason for this is quite simple: the verse in question does not exist. | Visiting the countless pro-Islamic websites, forums and blogs on the net, you are almost guaranteed to be confronted with this verse. But try as you might, you will not find it in a Qur'an, regardless of whether or not you're reading it in its original [[Arabic]] or in one of its many English translations. The reason for this is quite simple: the verse in question does not exist. | ||
===Qur'an 5:32=== | |||
What you are actually presented with by Muslims is a distorted, out-of-context and wholly misleading paraphrasing of the following verse: | What you are actually presented with by Muslims is a distorted, out-of-context and wholly misleading paraphrasing of the following verse: | ||
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{{Quote|{{Quran|5|32}}|On that account: '''We ordained for the Children of Israel''' that if anyone slew a person - '''unless it be in retaliation for murder or for spreading mischief in the land''' - it would be as if he slew all mankind: and if anyone saved a life, it would be as if he saved the life of all humanity. }} | {{Quote|{{Quran|5|32}}|On that account: '''We ordained for the Children of Israel''' that if anyone slew a person - '''unless it be in retaliation for murder or for spreading mischief in the land''' - it would be as if he slew all mankind: and if anyone saved a life, it would be as if he saved the life of all humanity. }} | ||
==Analysis | ==Analysis== | ||
===Its Context=== | ===Its Context=== | ||
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In the Islamic world, those who dare propagate their non-Islamic faiths or [[free Speech|publicly criticize Islam]] are usually [[persecution of Non-Muslims|executed or imprisoned]] by their governments, under laws against "spreading disorder [mischief] through the land" and [[Islam and Apostasy|apostasy]]. | In the Islamic world, those who dare propagate their non-Islamic faiths or [[free Speech|publicly criticize Islam]] are usually [[persecution of Non-Muslims|executed or imprisoned]] by their governments, under laws against "spreading disorder [mischief] through the land" and [[Islam and Apostasy|apostasy]]. | ||
If verse 5:32 means what [[Murder Has A Religion| | If verse 5:32 means what [[Murder Has A Religion|some apologists claim]] it to mean, why are they so reluctant to quote the verse accurately rather than presenting a misleading paraphrasing of what they wished the verse had said? Furthermore, why are moderate Muslims and apologists unable to silence fellow Muslims on an intellectual level by using that very verse? | ||
They are unable to because their claim is false, and (as proven by Omar Bakri) anyone who is familiar with the Qur'an already knows this. | They are unable to because their claim is false, and (as proven by Omar Bakri) anyone who is familiar with the Qur'an already knows this. | ||