Although this letter is beautifully written, the author does not speak of things that are unique to Islam. Buddhism describes the same things clearer and less prone to misinterpretation.
The Author ignores centuries of Koranic exegesis that supports the Jihadi interpretation as well as ignoring nearly 3/4ths of the Sira of the Prophet and the same proportion of the Hadith.
It is clear that the Author himself is committing takfir – by claiming that many (or most) other Muslims do not have the right message, he calls them infidels. The implication is that these kufaar are not true Muslims – and from the same Koran in which he cites verses, the penalty for such unbelief is death.
I would be more enthused about this letter if the author would go back to the source materials and explain how, if the Koran is God’s word, he can contextualize it temporally; considering the doctrine of abrogation and the fact that the Medinian verses came last in the revelation – forever enshrining Allah’s command to kill as ‘higher status’ than his exhortations of peace.
