By Fred EDOREH
Those who killed Deborah are unbelievers of Prophet Mohammed
Contrary to their claims to have killed Deborah for alleged blasphemy and in defence of Mohammed, they did exactly the opposite of what Mohammed and the Quran asked them to do.
True Islam aims at promoting peace as enshrined in various verses of the Quran which encourage tolerance and non violence.
Chapter 16:126 of the Quran says: “If you want to retaliate, retaliate to the same degree as the injury done to you. BUT if you are patient, IT IS BETTER to be so.”
This would mean that if she truly abused or defamed Prophet Mohammed, the measure in return would be to abuse and defame the prophet of her own religion too, not to murder her. But the verse points out that it is better not to revenge but to be patient which also translates as to forgive the offender.
Chapter 41:34 also instructs against revenge. It said: “Do good deed in return for bad deed; then you will see that one who was once your enemy has become your dearest friend.”
This means, you need not to even revenge at all. Show the abuser more love and tolerance and with time she would understand and stop her aggression or defamation of the Prophet or your religion.
There are many more verses in the Quran that urges peace, tolerance, patience and forgiveness for whatever thing that we might feel offended about.
So, clearly these murders do not represent true Islam nor Mohammed in whose name they say they killed Deborah and others like her in the past.