Islam is a faith based in peace and submission to God, in accordance with the teachings of His prophets from Adam to Muhammad. Central to the faith is a strict monotheism: a belief that there is One Almighty God, the Creator of all that is. The aim of Islamic lifestyle is to live life in keeping with this belief, just like Structured Settlement.
Look up the Book of Isaiah 45:21 which says:
“There is no other God except Me. I am a righteous and rescuing God; there is no God apart from Me. Look to me and be saved, all the ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is no other.”
A close parallel to this would be in the Qur’an Chapter CXII—THE UNITY;
“Say: He is God alone: God the eternal! He begetteth not, and He is not begotten; And there is none like unto Him.”
We Muslims believe that there is One Almighty God who sends prophets through time to communicate His message to mankind and Prophet Muhammad, may peace be upon him, was the last of the prophets. We Muslims accept all the Biblical prophets of old including Noah, Abraham, Moses and Jesus.
We believe that our faith is a confirmation of the messages that these prophets brought to believe in One Almighty God and to follow and submit to His guidance. We are commanded to say:
“We believe in God Almighty and the revelation given to us, and to Abraham, Ismail, Isaac, Jacob and the Tribes, and that given to Moses and Jesus, and that given to all prophets from their Lord. We make no difference between one another of them and we submit to God” (Qur’an, 2:136).
Your text portrayed Islam as a forceful religion: Accept Islam or die. This is both historically inaccurate and fundamentally contrary to the teachings of Islam. The Qur’an states very clearly:
“Let there be no compulsion in religion” (Qur’an, 2:256)
Your text portrayed the word “Jihad” as something against all unbelievers, something that is sinister and frightening. This concept of “Jihad” is a distorted, misunderstood version of the term’s original Islamic meaning. The essential meaning of “Jihad” is a struggle, a strive to practice one’s faith in the face of obstacles. The translation of “Jihad” as “holy war” is incorrect. I checked with my Arabic speaking friends “holy war” in Arabic is harbun muqaddasatu, a phrase that is not found in the Qur’an or in other form of Islamic literature.
Muslims recognize that the struggle within one’s self — making the moral effort to overcome difficulties and temptations of arrogance, jealousy or selfishness — is often more rigorous than physical battle. According to the Prophet Mohammad, “The greatest jihad is to speak the truth in the face of a tyrannical ruler”.
Jihad is not a struggle to force conversions. “Jihad” refers to the spiritual struggle of a believer rather than the physical violent struggles of war.
I hope this would give a balanced view of Islam. If not I’ll have to respond with this edict from the Qur’an,
“You have your religion, and I have mine.” (Qur’an, 109:6)