First, I doubt these ignorant, violent perpetrators were scholars of the word of Mohammed. Like almost every human born, most likely they are influenced by the people around them. Most of what anyone does - what they do, say, eat, dress, etc. - is a product of the culture they live in, not words written millenia ago.<p>Second, if we take any scripture literally, we can find plenty of justification for violence (and for peace and for whatever else we want to jsutify).