Islam Denounces Terrorism

As Muslims, we strongly condemn all the terrorist attacks all around the world, which cause the death and injury of thousands of innocent people.

What is the true source of terrorism? This is the question at the top of the world agenda.

Unfortunately there is some ideas being told, like Islamic Terror. However, this is a very important claim and a great misconception.Because Islam is a religion of peace and tolerance.

True Islam forbids violence.Islam encourages peace between people and between nations.So, the words "Islam" and "terror" cannot stand side by side.Definitely, the source of the terror cannot be related to a divine religion,and that there's no room for terrorism in Islam.

This is made clear in the Qur’an.And it is obvious in the practices of the Prophet Muhammad and all true Muslim ruler.

What is Terrorism?

First of all, we have to define the concept of Terrorism.As you know, for centuries various acts of terrorism have been carried out.Sometimes a communist, sometimes a fascist group, and sometimes radical and separatist factions assume responsibility for these acts.

In Europe: 17 November in Greece, RAF (Red Army Faction) and Neo-Nazis in Germany, ETA in Spain, Red Brigades in Italy and many other organisations…

They seek to make their voices heard through terror and violence by killing innocent and defenceless civilians.Besides these Western organisations, there are terror organisations of Middle East origin, as well. 

But Please keep in mind it is a fact that:these terrorists carry Christian, Muslim or Jewish identities.Even if terrorists have Muslim identities, the terror they perpetrate cannot be labelled “Islamic terror”.

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called “Jewish terror” if the perpetrators were Jews

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“Christian terror” if they were Christians.

WHY?

That is because,for any divine religion murdering innocent people is unacceptable;unless forgiven by God, murdering innocent people is a great sin that brings torment in Hell.

Moreover:Such violence is an attack to religion itself.It may well be that the aim of this violence is to present religion as evil,to divorce people from religionand to generate hatred towards those who are religious.

And we need to keep in mind that:

Among those who were killed in New York and Washington,there were people who loved Jesus (Christians), the Prophet Moses (Jews) and the Prophet Muhammad (Muslims).Consequently, every attack on American citizens or other innocent people having faith is actually an attack made against religion.Religion commands love, mercy and peace.

Terror, on the other hand, is the opposite of religion;it is cruel, merciless and demands bloodshed and misery.

ISLAMIC MORALITY: THE SOURCE OF PEACE AND SECURITY

Besides all these facts, some people still, may say that “something is done in the name of religion”. They may, in fact, misunderstand that religion and as a result, practice it wrongly.

And It would be wrong to form ideas about that religion by taking these people as an example.

Islam is the Religion of Peace

No doubt, the best way of understanding a religion is to study its divine source.

Islam’s divine source is the Qur’an.

Qur’an is based on concepts of morality, love, compassion, humility, sacrifice, tolerance and peace.

In The Qur’an, Allah commands man to adopt good morals.Even the word “Islam” is derived from the word meaning "peace" in Arabic.

Islam is a religion which aims to present a peaceable life on earth.In Surah Baqara, verse 208, Allah addresses believers as follows:

“O You who believe! Enter absolutely into peace (Islam). Do not follow in the footsteps of Satan. He is an outright enemy to you.“

As the verse makes clear, security can only be ensured by “entering into Islam”, that is, living by the values of the Qur’an.

A Muslim, holding the values of the Qur’an, is responsible for treating all people, whether Muslim or non-Muslim:

* kindly and justly,

* protecting the needy and the innocent and

* “preventing the dissemination of mischief”.

Mischief comprises all forms of anarchy and terror that remove security, comfort and peace.

Murdering a person for no reason is one of the most obvious examples of mischief. Allahrepeats in the Qur’an a command He formerly revealed to Jews in the Old Testament thus:

... if someone kills another person – unless it is in retaliation for someone else or for causing corruption in the earth – it is as if he had murdered all mankind. And if anyone gives life to another person, it is as if he had given life to all mankind... (Qur’an, 5:32)

As the verse suggests, a person who kills even a single man, “unless it is in retaliation for someone else or for causing corruption in the earth”,

Allah informs us how this cruel face of terrorism will be punished in the hereafter in the following verse:

There are only grounds against those who wrong people and act as tyrants in the earth without any right to do so. Such people will have a painful punishment. (Qur’an, 42:42)

* All these reveal that organising acts of terror against innocent people is completely against Islam.

* On the contrary, Muslims are responsible for stopping these people, removing “mischief on earth”, bringing peace and security to all people all over the world.

**Islam cannot be reconciled with terror.

Just the contrary:

It is the path to the prevention of terror