Here we go again with the 1.6 billion factoid... This means pretty much nothing. If anything, it proves most Muslims don't carry out violent acts, but it says nothing of those who believe in Sharia law and the like...
If Islam is a religion of peace, then why is it the only one that consistently produces religiously-motivated terrorist attacks each and every day of the year? Why are tens of thousands of people willing and able to cut off an innocent person’s head or fly a plane full of passengers into an office building while screaming praises to Allah? Where’s the outrage among other Muslims when this happens… and why do they get more worked up over cartoons and hijab slights?Rather than trying to answer a question with a question, let's just say that the reason why most Muslims don't kill is that, regardless of what Islam may or may not teach, it's wrong to kill over religion. Most people know deep down that if God wanted people dead for not believing in him, then he's perfectly capable of doing the job himself.Here's a similar question with identical logic to the "If the Quran taught violence then all Muslims would be violent" argument:
"If the Quran taught that a thief's hand should be cut off, then all Muslims would cut off hands."
We can all agree that very few Muslims cut off hands and that a majority (perhaps) believe it is wrong to do so. If the logic were sound, then this would be proof that the Quran does not say to cut off hands.But the Quran does say this... quite clearly:
Cut off the hand of the thief, male or female, as a recompense for that which they committed, a punishment by way of example from Allah. 5:38This is also the example set by Muhammad according to the Hadith (Bukhari 81:792). Yet, the vast majority of Muslims do not do this.
Estimates average around 7% of the worlds Islamic population are engaged in some active form of terror activity, in some sort of active support, planning or implementing mode. 7% seems like a relatively small proportion. However, assuming a moderate estimate of 1.5 billion Muslims, even 5% would be what? 5% of 1.5 billion = "only" 75 million (75,000,000) are actvely involved in some phase of violent Jihad. Surveys have shown that an average of 25% of the Islamic population supports or condone some form of violent jihad. And these are just the ones who admit to it. 25% of 1.5 billion = "only" 375 million (375,000,000) (SOURCE:
http://www.pewglobal.org/2006/05/23/where-terrorism-finds-support-in-the-muslim-world/)
Again, I can't be bothered, quite frankly, to continue the conversation. Neither of us will convince the other so it's a pointless exercise to debate this.