DEBATE REVIEW | David Wood (Acts17Apologetics) vs Daniel Haqiqatjou (Muslim) | Violence & Tolerance

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David Wood and Daniel Haqiqatjou debate the topic "Violence and Tolerance: The Christian and Muslim Perspectives" on the Modern-Day Debate channel. This debate took place on Friday, Nov. 5, 2021. I review this debate and share the Ahmadiyya Muslim perspective.

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Violence in the Bible
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| | | Exodus 21:20-21 | | |

When a slave-owner strikes a male or female slave with a rod and the slave dies immediately, the owner shall be punished. But if the slave survives a day or two, there is no punishment; for the slave is the owner’s property.

| | | Leviticus 20:27 | | |

A man or a woman who is a medium or a wizard shall be put to death; they shall be stoned to death, their blood is upon them.

| | | Deuteronomy 2:31-35 | | |

The Lord said to me, “See, I have begun to give Sihon and his land over to you. Begin now to take possession of his land.” So when Sihon came out against us, he and all his people for battle at Jahaz, the Lord our God gave him over to us; and we struck him down, along with his offspring and all his people. At that time we captured all his towns, and in each town we utterly destroyed men, women, and children. We left not a single survivor. Only the livestock we kept as spoil for ourselves, as well as the plunder of the towns that we had captured.

| | | Deuteronomy 7:2 | | |

And when the Lord your God gives them over to you and you defeat them, then you must utterly destroy them. Make no covenant with them and show them no mercy.

| | | 1 Samuel 15 | | |

Now go, attack the Amalekites and totally destroy all that belongs to them. Do not spare them; put to death men and women, children and infants, cattle and sheep, camels and donkeys.

| | | Deuteronomy 17:2-5 | | |

If there is found among you, in one of your towns that the Lord your God is giving you, a man or woman who does what is evil in the sight of the Lord your God, and transgresses his covenant by going to serve other gods and worshiping them—whether the sun or the moon or any of the host of heaven, which I have forbidden—and if it is reported to you or you hear of it, and you make a thorough inquiry, and the charge is proved true that such an abhorrent thing has occurred in Israel, then you shall bring out to your gates that man or that woman who has committed this crime and you shall stone the man or woman to death.

| | | Leviticus 21:9 | | |

When the daughter of a priest profanes herself through prostitution, she profanes her father; she shall be burned to death.

| | | Leviticus 24:13-16 | | |

The Lord said to Moses, saying: ...And speak to the people of Israel, saying: Anyone who curses God shall bear the sin. One who blasphemes the name of the Lord shall be put to death; the whole congregation shall stone the blasphemer. Aliens as well as citizens, when they blaspheme the Name, shall be put to death.

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The Promised Messiah (as) says:
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"...the moral qualities of Haḍrat Masīḥ [Jesus Christ (as)], peace be on him, cannot be established to a perfect degree... rather... they cannot be established even with regard to one type. Because the Masīḥ showed patience under distress, the perfection of this quality would have been demonstrated only if the Masīḥ had obtained authority and power over his persecutors and had forgiven his oppressors from the bottom of his heart, as did Haḍrat Khātamul-Anbiyā’ [Seal of Prophets, in reference to, Prophet Muhammad], peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, who obtained complete victory over the Makkans and others and after virtually having his sword upon their throats, forgave them their crimes, and he punished only those few who had been condemned by a special decree of Allah the Almighty to undergo punishment. Besides these eternally accursed few, every sworn enemy was pardoned. And having achieved victory, he announced to them: 'No blame shall lie on you this day'."

[Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya, Part III, pages 179-180]

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Books to Read
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1. The Philosophy of the Teachings of Islam
2. The British Government and Jihad
3. World Crisis and the Pathway to Peace
4. Islam’s Response to Contemporary Issues
5. Murder in the Name of Allah
6. Islam and Slavery
7. Understanding Islam

All of the above books are available for free on www.alislam.org. Find them using the search bar on the top right.