Islam Concepts

What is Terrorism?

• Terrorism is a policy or ideology of violence intended to intimidate or cause terror for the purpose of exerting pressure on decision making by state bodies.

It is the systematic use of terror or unpredictable violence against governments, publics, or individuals, to attain a political goal. Terrorism is not new, and even though it has been used since the beginning of recorded history it can be relatively hard to define. Terrorism has often been an effective tactic for the weaker side in a conflict.

Definition of Terrorism by Different Resources:

• The United Nations produced this definition in 1992; “An anxiety-inspiring method of repeated violent action, employed by (semi-) clandestine individual, group or state actors, for idiosyncratic, criminal or political reasons, whereby – in contrast to assassination – the direct targets of violence are not the main targets.”
• FBI defines terrorism as the unlawful use of force and violence against person or property to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population, or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or social objectives.”
• The Oxford English Dictionary defines terrorism as “a policy intended to strike with terror those against whom it is adopted; the employment of methods of intimidation; the fact of terrorizing or condition of being terrorized.”
• The United States Department of Defense defines terrorism as “the calculated use of unlawful violence or threat of unlawful violence to inculcate fear; intended to coerce or to intimidate governments or societies in the pursuit of goals that are generally political, religious, or ideological.”
• Webster’s New International Dictionary defines terrorism as the “act of terrorizing, or state of being terrorized; specify.: A mode of governing, or of opposing government, by intimidation.”

Islam and Terrorism:

What Quran says on Terrorism:

The Holy Quran, which Muslims believe to be the last revelation from Allah, revealed through Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) who Muslims believe to be the last prophet and Messenger of Allah, Allah says
“He who killed one person, unless it be a person guilty of man-slaughter (murder) or of spreading chaos (mischief) in the land, should be looked upon as though he has slain all mankind, and he who saved one life should be regarded as though he has saved the lives of all mankind.”  (5:32)

Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) condemns Terrorism:

It is narrated by Ibn ‘Umar that a woman was found killed in one of these battles; so the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) forbade the killing of women and children.

(Sahih Al Bukhari Chapter : Prohibition of killing women and children in war.)

The verses of the Holy Quran and the saying (Hadith) of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) are absolutely clear and leave no room for any ambiguity whatsoever.

Suicide Attacks, what Islam says?

Narrated by Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) a companion of Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)

“The Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: ‘He who commits suicide by throttling shall keep on throttling himself in the Hell Fire (forever) and he who commits suicide by stabbing himself shall keep on stabbing himself in the Hell Fire.’”

Biggest Terrorists in history:

• Adolf Hitler:

Adolf Hitler: the biggest terrorist in the history of mankind killed almost 0.6 million Jews and between 11 million to 17 million peoples were the victims of Holocaust. Adolf Hitler was not a Muslim, he was a christian, it is not justice that on wild action of Adolf Hitler I blame whole Christianity religion or labeled all Christian as terrorist.

• Benito Mussolini:

Benito Mussolini the second biggest terrorist in the history of mankind killed 300,000 people, imagine 300,000 people, again he was not a Muslim, he was also a Christian.

Islam is the fastest growing religion in America and Europe:

Today the fastest growing religion in America is Islam. The fastest growing religion in Europe is Islam. Which sword is forcing people in the West to accept Islam in such large numbers? read a post: 20 thousand people converting to Islam in America every year.

Islam means peace

Islam is derived from the word ‘salaam’ which means peace. It is a religion of peace whose fundamentals teach its followers to keep up and promote peace throughout the world.

Thus every Muslim should be a fundamentalist i.e. he should follow the fundamentals of the Religion of Peace: Islam. He should be a terrorist only towards the antisocial elements in order to promote peace and justice in the society.