Bob Clasen

This is the sort of logic that justifies suicide bombing and killing of innocent women and children, if it is perceived to help Islam.

Islamic ethics in a nutshell. ANYTHING that benefits Islam is good; anything that harms Islam is bad.

"In other words, whatever sin the Nakhla raiders had committed in violating the sacred month was nothing compared to the Quraysh’s sins. Ibn Ishaq elucidated the rationale, as explained to Muhammad by Allah: "They have kept you back from the way of God with their unbelief in Him, and from the sacred mosque, and have driven you from it when you were with its people. This is a more serious matter with God than the killing of those whom you have slain.” Once he received this revelation, Muhammad accepted Abdullah’s booty and prisoners, much to Abdullah’s relief. It was a watershed event, establishing a utilitarian morality that runs through Islamic theology: anything that benefits Muslims and Islam is good, and anything that harms them is evil. The twentieth century jihad theorist Sayyid Qutb accordingly explained that "Islam is a practical and realistic way of life which is not based on rigid idealistic dogma.” Islam "maintains its own high moral principles,” but only when "justice is established and wrongdoing is contained”—i.e. , only when Islamic law rules a society—can "sanctities be protected and preserved.” 7 In other words, Muslims need not feel themselves bound by those "high moral principles” until Islamic law is established in the society where they live.”

The Complete Infidel's Guide to the Koran (Complete Infidel's Guides) by Robert Spencer

Tim adds:
And the Koran has the concept of Taqqiya, which says any oath may be violated, any alliance broken, any pledge dissolved when something better comes along.

Qur'an 2:225: "Allah will not hold you accountable for unintentional oaths, but for what you intended in your hearts."

SAHIH BUKHARI, BOOK 78: Oaths and Vows

" If I take an oath to do something and later on I find something else better than the first one, then I do what is better and make expiation for my oath."

In other words you can lie with impunity in Islam if it works for you and the faith.

No treaty or agreement is worth the paper it is written on when dealing with Islamic nations.

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