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Originally Posted by Neapolitan
Well, I didn't read it exactly like that. It didn't mention anything about muslims, it only mentioned allah and his messenger. (What "his messenger" means in islam I am not sure. For the ancient Hebrews "God's messengers were either men or angels.) I think it is more than killing someone, it is about going against their religion by saying they are going against allah and his messenger.
I took it that whoever wrote the koran shows what the Jews believed in, that no one should kill anyone cause it's like killing everyone. It gave an exception to that "unless it be for murder or for spreading mischief." So it's stating no one should be killed for any reason, except those those who commit murder or spread mischief. Then it equates spreading mischief as "[waging] war against allah and his messenger."
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His messenger refers to Prohet Muhammad, as a Muslim you are supposed to strive for the perfection that Muhammad exhibited. So it can be interpreted as any Muslim being the "messenger" since they are supposed to strive to be in his likeness as far as behavior goes.