Religion gives the bigoted few a lot of power, influence and of course money in Arabia. It used to be like that in Europe until they were exposed as mainly hypocrites and frauds.
%% Shameful but true. 777 trampled each other in Mecca, but what do Jews like Moses+ Jesus know with the command ''thou shalt not follow a mob to do evil''
Every religion took their fair share in promoting the mess we are in. Pointing to only one of them won't help. Who started the crusades ? "The Kongolese ...were fighting both slavery and the christian church that promoted it. Even the broader education turned out to be a farce, another western bait. The "schools" were little more than catechistic classes under semi-literate priests who were themselves not only slave dealers, but the personnification of all that is meant by corruption and immorality". Chancellor Williams
The basic human emotions are those of savages. Some aspects of some religions do try to rise above the basics promoting love, cooperation etc. Islam will never enjoy the great fruits of peace until they actively promote peace.
Religion, any religion, is the first enemy to peace on earth. How peacefully can you succeed in detracting people from their ancestral creeds and converting them to yours, without swords and cannons?
By superior arguments and philosophy. A group united by common purposes will always be superior to a chaotic self seeking rabble.