What is terrorism exactly? The Canadian Winston Dictionary defines terrorism as follows;
“...to fill with great alarm and fear; reduce to a state of terror; to govern by methods which arouse terror...”
We have seen throughout history many examples of terrorists and terrorism, for instance, the Crusades, the Inquisition, the New England Witch Hunts, Lenin, Stalin, Pol Pot, Mussolini, Adolf Hitler, the IRA, the Ku Klux Klan, Timothy McVeigh, David Korresh and Milosovich, just to name a few. The evil actions of those mentioned speak for themselves, with the crimes they perpetrated against humanity. Sadly, today, terrorism continues at a feverish pace, with no end in sight. Another sad fact is that the word “Terrorism” has somehow become synonymous with the word “Muslim”. The religion of Islam is being presented by certain media and religious groups as a religion of war and violence. The term “Islamic Fundamentalists” seems to be the in vogue catch phrase when it comes to describing the actions of a misguided few. However, when one examines the true meaning of the word “Fundamentalist”, you will realize that the Fundamentals of Islam do not conform to the actions of terrorists. Quite the contrary, Islam is a religion whose fundamental teachings pertain to peace and understanding and it is these True Qur'anic teachings that I wish to explore here, Insha'Allah(God Willing). It is sad to think that whenever a crime is committed by a Muslim, the religion of Islam is put on trial. If we were to follow that analogy, and considering that, with the exception of Lenin, Stalin and Pol Pot, all the above mentioned individuals and groups were Christian or from a Christian background, is it right to blame all Christians and the religion of Christianity for the crimes committed by these terrorists? And considering that the fathers of communism were all Jewish or of a Jewish background, would it be proper and fair to blame all Jews and the religion of Judaism for the evils of communism? No, it is not right and just the same, to blame all Muslims and the religion of Islam for the crimes committed by terrorists is equally wrong
2006-11-15 19:07:17 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
People say that to make themselves feel better, so when anyone is being prejudice they put there character and what is in there heart in the open. It also exposes a person's ignorance.
I don't view the world that way, and it feels great to be elevated to that point.
2006-11-15 19:15:01 · answer #1 · answered by Muse 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋
You hit the nail on the head.
No one has the right to take the dirt out other peoples' eyes without first removing the dirt covering their faces.
Peace and respect to you.
2006-11-15 19:16:00 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
the problem is that the terrorists believe they are serving Islam and Allah they may be very misguided but they believe they are doing it for Allah and to many Muslim youths still think killing is the way to Paradise and all those virgins waiting for them.
2006-11-15 19:15:03 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
i guess terrorism is whats been perpetrated by the 9/11 attackers and the london madrid and mumbai blasts masterminds
2006-11-15 20:12:30 · answer #4 · answered by calmserene 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
i'm really thankfull to You , today some1 typed what i had been thinking to do its really great to see a muslim like you :)
2006-11-15 19:27:48 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋