Quran

After reading the selections from the Quran, I am mainly trying to translate the reading into concepts that I can more fully understand. The english used was somewhat confusing to me, but some general concepts stuck out to me: Some of the concepts that stuck out were the punishment that seems to be considered commonplace for people who do not worship Allah, and the insistence that Allah created everything and is all knowing. It would be interesting to me to find out whether or not Muslims believe that nonbelievers should be punished in a human way, or if it is expected that Allah will punish the nonbelievers. It seems to me that this would be very much up to interpretation, which could in itself be the cause of the existence of certain muslim sects that take it upon themselves to punish those that they view as transgressors. There was a quote that stuck out to me: "And if they call you a liar, say: My work is for me and your work for you; you are clear of what I do and I am clear of what you do." To me, the implication of this is that a person who is on a religious path is on that path for better or for worse, and someone who is not on that path is "clear" of it. Though this may not be the intention of the quote, it says to me that as long as one's religious practice does not infringe on other people's personal freedoms, then it is acceptable. Along the same line, in the case of a non religious person (or even an atheist), the same applies: Non-belief is acceptable to the extent that it does not infringe on other people's personal freedoms.