| | Robert,
I personally don't find any good in Islam since I won't take my ethics as a matter of faith, the concept of submission appalls me, and I don't need to go cherry picking for ethical tidbits in such a barren plot when there are much richer orchards to harvest.
But I have no strong objections to people holding beliefs that I disagree with as long as those beliefs don't involve interfering with my life. Others can choose to submit to Islam, to pray 5 times a day, to only eat certain foods, etc., etc. But they should not threaten me with death or try to impose Sharia law on me. That is the distinction I'm making on picking the 'good' Suras.
Here are some samples of 'good' Suras:
004.002 To orphans restore their property (When they reach their age), nor substitute (your) worthless things for (their) good ones; and devour not their substance ( by mixing it up) with your own. For this is indeed a great sin.
(I had to delete 003.003 since it implied that it was okay to take a captive woman as a wife, what with kidnapping and rape not being a good thing!)
004.004 And give the women (on marriage) their dower as a free gift; but if they, of their own good pleasure, remit any part of it to you, Take it and enjoy it with right good cheer.
004.005 To those weak of understanding Make not over your property, which God hath made a means of support for you, but feed and clothe them therewith, and speak to them words of kindness and justice.
005.003 Forbidden to you (for food) are: dead meat, blood, the flesh of swine, and that on which hath been invoked the name of other than God; that which hath been killed by strangling, or by a violent blow, or by a headlong fall, or by being gored to death; that which hath been (partly) eaten by a wild animal; unless ye are able to slaughter it (in due form); that which is sacrificed on stone (altars); (forbidden) also is the division (of meat) by raffling with arrows: that is impiety. This day have those who reject faith given up all hope of your religion: yet fear them not but fear Me. This day have I perfected your religion for you, completed My favour upon you, and have chosen for you Islam as your religion. But if any is forced by hunger, with no inclination to transgression, God is indeed Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.
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