DISCLAIMER: MY REPOSNSE BELOW IS NOT JUSTIFYING THE GARISSA INCIDENT. IT IS A REPLY TO QUESTIONS RAISED BY @SYMBOLS AND @MURIEL ABOVE. PLIZ DON'T MISUNDERSTAND ME!!!!!!

5:32: "whosoever killeth a human being for other than manslaughter or corruption in the earth"

The story of Cain is referred to in a few graphic details in order to tell the story of Israel. Israel rebelled against Allah, slew and insulted righteous men who did them no harm but on the contrary came in all humility. When Allah withdrew His favour from Israel because of its sins and bestowed it on a brother nation, the jealousy of Israel plunged it deeper into sin. To kill or seek to kill an individual because he represents an ideal is to kill all who uphold the ideal. On the other hand, to save an individual life in the same circumstances is to save a whole community. What could be stronger condemnation of individual assassination and revenge?

You can check out 5:45: We ordained therein for them: "Life for life, eye for eye, nose or nose, ear for ear, tooth for tooth, and wounds equal for equal."
But if any one remits the retaliation by way of charity, it is an act of atonement for himself. And if any fail to judge by (the light of) what Allah hath revealed, they are (No better than) wrongdoers.

The retaliation is prescribed in three places in the Bible: Exodus 21:23-25; Leviticus 24:18-21, and Deuteronomy 19:21.

The wording in the three quotations is different, but in none of them is found the additional rider for mercy, as here. Note that in Matt. 5:38, Jesus quotes the Old Law "eye for eye." etc and modifies it in the direction of forgiveness, But the Quranic injunction is more practical. This appeal for mercy is as between man and man in the spiritual world. Even where the injured one forgives, the State or Ruler is competent to take such action as is necessary for the preservation of law and order in Society. For crime has a bearing that goes beyond the interests of the person injured: the Community is affected just like is mentioned above in 5:32

That's a very silly argument. Christianity is the religion of peace too. Don't let me remind you of the Christian MPIg who was busy raping someone recently. Or the Christian Kenyans who were busy burning children in a Christian Church. Or the Christian Pastor who was busy raping young boys.

Humbaglar will not support you, he/she will support me.

The Christian will want to prove that he's peaceful, yet more humans have died in the name of Christ than anyone else.

Remove your religious goggles for once.

You are talking and behaving like the Christian right wing nuts who created the Iraq war. Thanks to them, they killed a lot of fellows then created ISIL. An organisation that is so powerful that countries even the Islamic countries are at a loss on how to control it.

Endeleeni vivyo hivyo with your funny religious arguments and don't be shocked to find ISIL living in Mandera in 6 months.

Wacheni mzaha tafadhali.

It's time for strategic planning which means including those muslims you so love beating with a stick.

Bring Christ out of your heart for a second and realise you must love the Muslim just as you love your God.

Otherwise 200 was a small number.

I know I'm singing to goats with a guitar, but get rid of the word Al Shabaab. These young kids were killed by their classmates who happened to have been educated not in a madrassa but in the University of Nairobi.

Let's go bomb UON now shall we?

No. Not on this thread.

Bring Christ out of your heart for a second and realise you must love the Muslim just as you love your God.

Otherwise 200 was a small number.

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