Status Updates From Pavitra Quran

… Like there’s not an Islamic equivalent to the morality and pacifism of the sermon on the mount, and I’m not saying there is. The vibe of reading it is much closer to the OT. But idk why it took so long for me to say that, or why I wanted to😂

…so while the Koran still bans war unless it is as a last resort or as self defense “Fight in the cause of God against those who fight you, but do not exceed the limits. Indeed, God does not like aggressors… And if they cease, then indeed, God is Forgiving and Merciful.”. But there isn’t the radical pacifism in Jesus’ turn the other cheek messaging…

… For instance, the Koran still keeps mostly to an eye for an eye. Speaking of doing good to those who have not wronged you, “Allah loves the equitable”. But still says that if someone has wronged you for your religion or driven you out of your land that it is bad to make friends with them, and implicitly(as said in other verses) to not engage in retributive combat…