Although it
is useless to discuss whether Islam allows terror, since our consciousness and
minds are manipulated for years to make us believe that Islamic belief causes
terror, we should saw a few words on this topic. But before Islam’s stand
against terror, we should remind that this topic is a new one introduced after
1991 in order to create a new enemy front against the Western hegemony in the
world. It is Muslims in the world who have been terrorized for centuries, not
who have terrorized others. Those who employ some figures from the Muslim world
whom they have trained as terrorists are the same powers that accuse Islam of
allowing terror.
Any
terrorist activity, no matter who does it and for what purpose, is the greatest
blow to all religious and humanistic values For this reason, no one—and
certainly no Muslims—can approve of any terrorist activity. Terror has no place
in one’s quest to achieve independence or salvation. It costs the lives of
innocent people.
Even though
at first sight such acts seem to harm the target, all terrorist activities
eventually do more harm to the terrorists and their supporters. Although there
may always be some who exploit any religion for their interests, Islam does not
approve of terrorism in any form. Terrorism cannot be used to achieve any
Islamic
goal. No terrorist can be a Muslim, and no true Muslim
can be a terrorist. Islam orders peace, and the Qur’an demands from each true
Muslim that he or she be a symbol of peace and support the maintenance of basic
human rights. If a ship is carrying nine criminals and one innocent person,
Islam does not allow the ship to be sunk to punish the nine criminals, for
doing so would violate the innocent person’s rights.
Islam
respects all individual rights and states clearly that none of them can be
violated, even if doing so would be in the community’s interest. The Qur’an
declares that one who takes a life unjustly has, in effect, taken the lives of
humanity as a whole, and that one who saves a life has, in effect, saved the
lives of humanity as a whole. Also, our Prophet Muhammad says that a Muslim is
one who does no harm with either his or her hand or tongue.
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