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Originally Posted by foreverwar
Erm, that's not the same as "the first thing Muslims are taught".
That's a small (imho) subset.
Why don't we hope that Saaf (or any other CF Muslim member) turns up, and he can validate (or not) your assumption.
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The 10 commandments that Moses revealed (if you believe in religion/the bible) are equally regarded by Muslims. As for the assumption or ideology that we are taught to hate, kill or convert non believers - well that's just nonsense and it suits the agenda of those that don't like muslims as well as the extremeists who don't like non muslims.
A thing to bear in mind - which is often forgotten - is that Christians & Jews are refered to as people of the book in Islam. This means that they are followers of God, and our belief is that they have been misguided, and Islam was then sent down through Muhammed. (As Jesus was sent before him). In those terms then a CHristian or a Jew is not a non believer. The term non believer is used to refer to those that believe in something other than God eg Idols. But again this goes back to the story of idol worshipping in biblical times.
Anyway back to the point yes there are hate preachers that send out the messages that have been discussed above, but they are not preaching Islam, just their intepretation of it.
The first thing I was taught was to have respect for my parents, respect for those around me, and not to lie, steal or hurt anyone. Whether you're religious or not, I think most people would share the same experiences as their early teaching experiences. My first experiences of being taught something specific to Islam was to learn to read the Koran, pray, and understand my religion. I would say that's the norm and not the exception.