I don't understand why Muslims cant agree to simply leave each other alone. Why didn't God tell us that? Why didn't his message say, "don't kill other people for their beliefs" Well he didn't, but he did tell us to be obedient, and gentle, and kind, and over and over and over: forgiving. He said there is no compulsion in religion and yet we are constantly trying to compel others to share our beliefs. It is well known that Islam was revealed to the first believers in stages, to allow them to gradually come to deeper piety.