Exactly. Their prophet raided caravans, fought against anybody who did not want to convert to his new religion or even sanctioned slave owning and stoning of women (it&#x27;s all in authentic hadith that belong to mainstream Islam). So how can muslim distance themselves from such things? They really can&#x27;t but they try anyway by saying &quot;has nothing to do with my religion&quot; to avoid the argument.
A better solution would be that they would acknowledge that their prophet isn&#x27;t a good role model and that some sacred verses and teachings must be discarded as they are not compatible with human rights. But no, they repeat the great marketing slogan that &quot;Islam is a religion of peace&quot; and hope that one day it really is.
But without self-criticism it will never be one.