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Is Islam a Religion of Love, or is it a Religion of Fear?  What do the word counts suggest?

3/21/2018

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The word, "love," appears in 58 verses in the Quran.  However, the words "fear" and "terror" appear 101 times, almost twice as much frequently as the word, "love."
Let us explore this matter in greater detail.  Very, very often the verses with the word, "fear," exhort the believers to "fear Allah."  ALAS, THE WORD-COUNTER WEBSITE FREQUENTLY USES "OBSERVE" INSTEAD OF "FEAR."  SECOND PROBLEM:  sometimes "wives" is translated as "spouses" by the word count website.
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Can word counts give us an idea about which is a worse crime in Islam, sinning or disbelieving?

3/20/2018

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The word "sinner" appears in the Quran in just eight verses; however, the word "disbeliever" appears in 176 verses!  Clearly, warnings about becoming one who disbelieves are far more prominent than those pertaining to sinful behavior.
​Who are disbelievers?  They are the people who refuse to believe the messages of the "Messenger of Allah" and other prophets.
Rarely is punishment prescribed by Allah given for sinning.  In Quran 2:81, we read:  "Yes, whoever earns evil and his sin has encompassed him - those are the companions of the Fire; they will abide therein eternally." and in Quran 2:206 we read: " And when it is said to him, "Fear Allah," pride in the sin takes hold of him. Sufficient for him is Hellfire."  In sharp contrast, very often when "disbeliever" is mentioned, the punishment that Allah intends to inflict on those who simply refuse to believe Muhammad -- namely, burning in Hell -- is also mentioned.
Examples
  1. They who disbelieve, and deny Our revelations, such are rightful Peoples of the Fire. They will abide therein." (Quran 2:39)
  2. "For disbelievers is a painful doom." 2:104
  3. Allah will make disbelievers' lives miserable in this world and torture them forever after they die. 2:114
  4. Allah will leave the disbelievers alone for a while, but then he will compel them to the doom of Fire. 2:126
  5. The doom of the disbelievers will not be lightened. 2:162
  6. Those who disbelieve the revelations of Allah, theirs will be a heavy doom. 3:4
  7. Those who disbelieve will be fuel for the Fire. 3:10
  8. Those who disbelieve shall be overcome and gathered unto Hell. 3:12
  9. All non-Muslims will be rejected by Allah after they die. 3:85
  10. Apostates will be cursed by Allah, angels, and men. They will have a painful doom. 3:86-88
  11. Disbelievers will have a painful doom. And they will have no helpers. 3:91
  12. Disbelievers will have their faces blackened on the last day. They will face an awful doom. 3:105-6
  13. Those who disbelieve will be burnt in the Fire. 3:116
  14. The Fire is prepared for disbelievers. 3:131
  15. We shall cast terror into the hearts of those who disbelieve. Their habitation is the Fire 3:151
  16. Disbelievers do not harm Allah, but will have a painful doom. 3:177
  17. Disbelievers will have a shameful doom. 3:178
  18. Disbelievers will go to Hell. 3:196
  19. For the disbelievers and those who make a last-minute conversion, Allah has prepared a painful doom. 4:18
  20. For disbelievers, We prepare a shameful doom. 4:37
  21. Those who ...believe not in Allah nor the Last Day" will face a shameful doom. 4:38
  22. Apostates are going to hell. 4:55
  23. Those who reject Muhammad's verses will be tormented forever with fire. When their skin is burned off, a fresh skin will be provided. 4:56
  24. ​Allah will guide disbelievers down the road to hell. 4:167-169
  25. Disbelievers are the rightful owners of Hell. 5:10
  26. Disbelievers will have a painful doom. 5:36
  27. Disbelievers will want to come out of the Fire, but will not. Their will be a lasting doom. 5:37
  28. Christians (disbelievers) will be burned in the Fire. 5:72
  29. Christians are wrong about the Trinity. For that they will have a painful doom. 5:73
  30. Muslims who make friends with disbelievers will face a doom prepared for them by Allah. 5:80
  31. Disbelievers will be owners of hell-fire. 5:86
  32. Those who deny the truth of Islam will be punished by Allah. 6:5
  33. Disbelievers will say when they see the Fire that they would have believed if they had known the truth. But they are all liars. 6:27-28
  34. Disbelievers will be excluded from heaven. Theirs will be a bed of hell. 7:40-41
  35. Allah will torment those who deny his revelations. 6:49
  36. Those who disbelieve will be forced to drink boiling water, and will face a painful doom. 6:70
  37. When nonbelievers die, the angels will deliver to them doom and degradation. 6:93
  38. Allah allows some to disbelieve in the afterlife, and to take pleasure in their disbelief, so that he can torment them forever after they die. 6:113
  39. Disbelievers are the rightful owners of the Fire. 7:36
  40. Disbelievers will be excluded from heaven. Theirs will be a bed of hell. 7:40-41
  41. Disbelievers will be tormented in the Fire. 8:14
  42. Taste of the doom because you disbelieve. 8:35
  43. Those who disbelieve will be gathered into hell. 8:36
  44. Give tidings (O Muhammad) of a painful doom to those who disbelieve. 9:3
  45. Disbelievers go to hell. 9:49
  46. Allah will afflict disbelievers with a painful doom in this world and the Hereafter. 9:74
  47. For disbelievers there will be a painful doom. 9:90
  48. Disbelievers will have a boiling drink and a painful doom. 10:4
  49. Those who disbelieved will face a dreadful doom. 10:70
  50. Disbelievers are the rightful owners of the Fire 13:5
  51. The reward for disbelievers is the Fire. 13:35
  52. "When Allah doometh there is none that can postpone His doom." 13:41
  53. Woe unto the disbelievers. Theirs will be an awful doom. 14:2
  54. Disbelievers are evil and will dwell in hell forever. 16:27-29
  55. Disbelievers will have a painful doom. 16:104
  56. Those who lose their faith in Islam [stop believing Muhammad] will face an awful doom. Allah's wrath is upon them. 16:106
  57. Allah made hell to be a dungeon for disbelievers. 17:8
  58. Allah has prepared a painful doom for those who disbelieve in the Hereafter. 17:10
  59. Allah will welcome the disbelievers into hell. 18:102
  60. The good works of disbelievers are all in vain. They will go to hell anyway. 18:104-105

Strikingly, Quran 98:6  tells us that the worst of created beings in Islam are not those who sin, but those who refuse to believe Muhammad (the disbelievers)
Debate Question:  Why are disbelievers and not sinners the worst of created beings?  Could it be because Muhammad hated those who refused to believe him, so he had the god of his imagination hate these people too?
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"Daughters" vs. "sons", "husbands" vs. "wives", "mothers" vs. "fathers," and "men" vs. "women":  with what frequently are mentioned in the Quran?

3/7/2018

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 To obtain counts of how many times particular words appear in the Quran, or how many Quranic verses have that particular word, we shall be using the webpage, ​www.masjidtucson.org/quran/wordCount/QuranWordCount.php .  From this webpage we find that the word "daughter" or "daughters" appear in 24 different verses.  The words "son" or "sons" appear in 159 verses.  Debate Question:  "Why does the Allah of Islam prefer to spend far more time talking about sons rather than daughters?
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