What Does Islam Say about Terrorism?

What Does
Islam Say about Terrorism?

Islam, a
religion of mercy, does not permit terrorism. In the Quran, God has
said:
God does not forbid you from showing kindness and dealing justly with
those who have not fought you about religion and have not driven you out
of your homes. God loves just dealers. (Quran, 60:8)

The Prophet Muhammad used to prohibit soldiers from killing women and
children,1 and he would advise them: {...Do not betray, do not be
excessive, do not kill a newborn child.}2 And he also said: {Whoever has
killed a person having a treaty with the Muslims shall not smell the
fragrance of Paradise, though its fragrance is found for a span of forty
years.}3

Also, the Prophet Muhammad has forbidden punishment with fire.4

He once listed murder as the second of the major sins,5 and he even
warned that on the Day of Judgment, {The first cases to be adjudicated
between people on the Day of Judgment will be those of bloodshed.6}7

Muslims are even encouraged to be kind to animals and are forbidden to
hurt them. Once the Prophet Muhammad said: {A woman was punished because
she imprisoned a cat until it died. On account of this, she was doomed
to Hell. While she imprisoned it, she did not give the cat food or
drink, nor did she free it to eat the insects of the earth.}8

He also said that a man gave a very thirsty dog a drink, so God forgave
his sins for this action. The Prophet was asked, “Messenger of God, are
we rewarded for kindness towards animals?” He said: {There is a reward
for kindness to every living animal or human.}9

Additionally, while taking the life of an animal for food, Muslims are
commanded to do so in a manner that causes the least amount of fright
and suffering possible. The Prophet Muhammad said: {When you slaughter
an animal, do so in the best way. One should sharpen his knife to reduce
the suffering of the animal.}10

In light of these and other Islamic texts, the act of inciting terror in
the hearts of defenseless civilians, the wholesale destruction of
buildings and properties, the bombing and maiming of innocent men,
women, and children are all forbidden and detestable acts according to
Islam and the Muslims. Muslims follow a religion of peace, mercy, and
forgiveness, and the vast majority have nothing to do with the violent
events some have associated with Muslims. If an individual Muslim were
to commit an act of terrorism, this person would be guilty of violating
the laws of Islam.

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Footnotes:

(1) Narrated in Saheeh Muslim, #1744, and Saheeh Al-Bukhari, #3015.

(2) Narrated in Saheeh Muslim, #1731, and Al-Tirmizi, #1408.

(3) Narrated in Saheeh Al-Bukhari, #3166, and Ibn Majah, #2686.

(4) Narrated in Abu-Dawood, #2675.

(5) Narrated in Saheeh Al-Bukhari, #6871, and Saheeh Muslim, #88.

(6) This means killing and injuring.

(7) Narrated in Saheeh Muslim, #1678, and Saheeh Al-Bukhari, #6533.

(8) Narrated in Saheeh Muslim, #2422, and Saheeh Al-Bukhari, #2365.

(9). Narrated in Saheeh Muslim, #2244, and Saheeh Al-Bukhari, #2466.

(10) Narrated in Saheeh Muslim, #1955, and Al-Tirmizi, #1409

The kid is killed!! WHY????

This is what the Israelis would do to the uprising Palestinian civilians
(the rock throwers, who have no weapons) when no reporters are
present!!

Is Islam really a Religion of
Terror?

Every time speculation arises that a bomb is responsible for a tragedy,
such as the TWA Flight 800 crash, Non-Muslims & Muslims alike
suspect the Islamic connection. Of course the disclaimers abound, but a
lingering suspicion about Muslims is left in the general views of
terrorism, even if other groups are identified as the main culprits for
any particular incident.

This perception is not due to any intrinsic resentment of Islam by the
American people. It is understood that the mainstream of Muslims, the
vast majority of them, like in every other faith, is peaceful and pay
their taxes, trying to make America a better society, trying to improve
relations with neighbors and colleagues.

But images and terminology influence public opinion, and a bitter taste
is left when Islam is reported in the daily headlines. The term "Islamic
fundamentalism", whatever it means, has been repeated enough times in
relation to violent incidents that naturally, any thinking human being
has to be uncomfortable with the fact that America is home to a vibrant
Muslim community. The problem stems from negative images about Islam. In
the court of public opinion, Islam is guilty until proven innocent.

Even though the Middle East was home to fewer terrorist incidents than
Latin America and Europe, for example, it is still regarded as the
region where terrorism is rooted. According to a recent US State
Department report, Patterns of Global Terrorism, issued earlier this
year, 272 terrorist events occurred in Europe, 92 in Latin America and
45 in the Middle East. Sixty-two anti-US attacks occurred in Latin
America last year, 21 in Europe and 6 in the Middle East. These numbers
represent the terrorist trend and not an anomaly, whereby the majority
of perpetrators are not linked to the Middle East or Islam. The Red Army
Faction in Germany, the Basque Separatists in Spain, the Tamil Tigers
in Sri Lanka, the Shining Path in Peru and the National Liberation Army
in Columbia are not viewed with the same horror as terrorist groups of
Muslim background.

There is no moral justification for terrorism regardless of the ethnic
or religious background of the perpetrator or the victim, but the
factual basis of terrorism has been either hidden or twisted in the
public's perception of this policy problem, especially in congressional
hearings on terrorism. The countries with the worst terrorist records in
the world are not in the Middle East either. They are not even Muslim
countries outside the Middle East. They are Columbia and Germany, havens
for drug lords and neo-Nazis.

The negative association of Islam with terrorism exists, but no one has
ever asked "Why?". Could it be that American society cannot overcome the
Khomeini phobia, even though he is dead? The US Congress found it
necessary to push $20 million towards covert operations in toppling the
Iranian government even at the dissent of people in the CIA. The Arab
countries, both friend and foe, are run by tyrants who kill more of
their own people than those outside their countries. The presumption
that these countries represent a threat to American interests or that
any one of them can dominate the region or even rival the only remaining
superpower is indeed generous. So the issue is not these countries'
hegemony in their region or the world, but about who can dominate their
people and exploit their resources

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