BTCDividedByZero on Nostr: Thank you for your feedback, and here’s the answer to your two questions as best I ...

Thank you for your feedback, and here’s the answer to your two questions as best I can.

1) I was born into a Christian family but later in life accepted Islam, and in doing so, decided to take my morality of right and wrong from Islam. As it relates to the killing of non-combatants, then Islam is very strict about the rules of war. The following are protected individuals in Islam, even if they are from “the enemy”
a) Women
b) Children, both male and female
c) The elderly, both male and female
d) Monks, those who have dedicated themselves to their religion/worship and are therefore not engaged in any fighting
e) Any male who is literally not engaged in the fighting, like a farmer etc
f) It goes as far as to include combatants that disarm and ask for sanctuary, ESPECIALLY if they accept Islam (but it’s not a requirement)
g) There are a few other categories but I cannot remember right now the rest, but the above are the most.

These are very strict rules, as you can imagine being religiously stipulated and it’s not something small to take lightly. Allaah says in the Quraan

مِنۡ أَجۡلِ ذَ ٰ⁠لِكَ كَتَبۡنَا عَلَىٰ بَنِیۤ إِسۡرَ ٰ⁠ۤءِیلَ أَنَّهُۥ مَن قَتَلَ نَفۡسَۢا بِغَیۡرِ نَفۡسٍ أَوۡ فَسَادࣲ فِی ٱلۡأَرۡضِ فَكَأَنَّمَا قَتَلَ ٱلنَّاسَ جَمِیعࣰا وَمَنۡ أَحۡیَاهَا فَكَأَنَّمَاۤ أَحۡیَا ٱلنَّاسَ جَمِیعࣰاۚ وَلَقَدۡ جَاۤءَتۡهُمۡ رُسُلُنَا بِٱلۡبَیِّنَـٰتِ ثُمَّ إِنَّ كَثِیرࣰا مِّنۡهُم بَعۡدَ ذَ ٰ⁠لِكَ فِی ٱلۡأَرۡضِ لَمُسۡرِفُونَ﴿ ٣٢ ﴾

“On account of [his deed], We decreed to the Children of Israel that if anyone kills a person- unless in retribution for murder or spreading corruption in the land- it is as if he kills all mankind, while if any saves a life it is as if he saves the lives of all mankind. Our messengers came to them with clear signs, but many of them continued to commit excesses in the land.

Al-Māʾidah, Ayah 32

This is something Allaah informed us in the Quraan that He told the children of Israel not to do (and therefore Muslims also) but also told us, the Muslims, they they still disobeyed and killed wrongfully anyway, in the past.

So to conclude my answer, and apologies for the detail (but detail here is important) yes I agree, innocence is forbidden 🚫.

But Islam does have capital punishment, as you can see in the verse above. So if someone murdered someone deliberately, then the family of the one murdered can choose the death penalty, or take ‘blood money’ instead.

2) Jason’s question, taken in isolation, could be taken to be worded wrongly, as the phrase “stop at nothing” could be refined in a context. A bit like saying to one’s wife “I will do anything for you” which clearly didn’t literally mean he will do anything. BUT, the reason why the guy refused to answer and why Jason said what he said, is because the actions and clear numerous statements of Netanyahu et al has clarified in detail genocidal intent. So although one could argue that it was worded wrong, the context clarifies its correct intent.

I hope the above helps. Look forward to your feedback