Muslims: How do your extremists justify terrorism?

Question

I realize you do not.

Razi: You say "In fact a Muslim should be a source of peace for innocent people. " but what you don't say is that you think Americans are not innocent so that peace is not required.

Razi: You also say "He should be a terrorist only towards the antisocial elements in order to promote peace and justice in the society."
--The problem is that you classify innocent people like average Americans as antisocial elements and use that to justify being a terrorist.

Answer 1

Often times those who commit acts of terrorism are young men ignorant of their own religion. This makes they easy to manipulate by those with an agenda. The extremists use this lack of knowledge to twist and purposely misinterpret the Qur'an to make it say what they want and justify their attacks against humanity. Because the young men are uneducated of the doctrines of Islam, it is easy to convince them that this false information is the truth.

Answer 2

In islam there are even codes of war. The extremists convieniently ignore them. A war must only be started if there is oppression and persecution from the other side. If you think about the 9/11 attack, not only was it unprovoked, but it was pointless and cruel. The Prophet (pbuh) ruled that no woman and children should be killed during war. Again, somehow they missed that part. I am not sure what was the motive behind the attack but the US has been at war to some extent with iraq for a long time. The tension slowly built up until some extremists randomly decided to attack. Suddenly, Islam was noticed by the world and the war against terrorism began. There haven't been attacks toward the US since then but the terrorists are not very loving toward the west. Even the civilians probably feel resentment. They see only what is shown to them same as people here see only what the media shows them. Both sides are at a misunderstanding. If either was willing to move toward peace, there could be a solution. Unforunately neither is. I can justify any part of my religion but I cant justify terrorism because the killing of innocents is wrong under all circumstances.

Answer 3

This question is often hurled at Muslims, either directly or indirectly, during any discussion on religion or world affairs. Muslim stereotypes are perpetuated in every form of the media accompanied by gross misinformation about Islam and Muslims. In fact, such misinformation and false propaganda often leads to discrimination and acts of violence against Muslims. A case in point is the anti-Muslim campaign in the American media following the Oklahoma bomb blast, where the press was quick to declare a ‘Middle Eastern conspiracy’ behind the attack. The culprit was later identified as a soldier from the American Armed Forces.

Let us analyze this allegation of ‘fundamentalism’ and ‘terrorism’:

1. Definition of the word ‘fundamentalist’

A fundamentalist is a person who follows and adheres to the fundamentals of the doctrine or theory he is following. For a person to be a good doctor, he should know, follow, and practise the fundamentals of medicine. In other words, he should be a fundamentalist in the field of medicine. For a person to be a good mathematician, he should know, follow and practise the fundamentals of mathematics. He should be a fundamentalist in the field of mathematics. For a person to be a good scientist, he should know, follow and practise the fundamentals of science. He should be a fundamentalist in the field of science.

2. Not all ‘fundamentalists’ are the same

One cannot paint all fundamentalists with the same brush. One cannot categorize all fundamentalists as either good or bad. Such a categorization of any fund amentalist will depend upon the field or activity in which he is a fundamentalist. A fundamentalist robber or thief causes harm to society and is therefore undesirable. A fundamentalist doctor, on the other hand, benefits society and earns much respect.

3. I am proud to be a Muslim fundamentalist

I am a fundamentalist Muslim who, by the grace of Allah, knows, follows and strives to practise the fundamentals of Islam. A true Muslim does not shy away from being a fundamentalist. I am proud to be a fundamentalist Muslim because, I know that the fundamentals of Islam are beneficial to humanity and the whole world. There is not a single fundamental of Islam that causes harm or is against the interests of the human race as a whole. Many people harbour misconceptions about Islam and consider several teachings of Islam to be unfair or improper. This is due to insufficient and incorrect knowledge of Islam. If one critically analyzes the teachings of Islam with an open mind, one cannot escape the fact that Islam is full of benefits both at the individual and collective levels.

4. Dictionary meaning of the word ‘fundamentalist’

According to Webster’s dictionary ‘fundamentalism’ was a movement in American Protestanism that arose in the earlier part of the 20th century. It was a reaction to modernism, and stressed the infallibility of the Bible, not only in matters of faith and morals but also as a literal historical record. It stressed on belief in the Bible as the literal word of God. Thus fundamentalism was a word initially used for a group of Christians who believed that the Bible was the verbatim word of God without any errors and mistakes.

According to the Oxford dictionary ‘fundamentalism’ means ‘strict maintenance of ancient or fundamental doctrines of any religion, especially Islam’.

Today the moment a person uses the word fundamentalist he thinks of a Muslim who is a terrorist.

5. Every Muslim should be a terrorist

Every Muslim should be a terrorist. A terrorist is a person who causes terror. The moment a robber sees a policeman he is terrified. A policeman is a terrorist for the robber. Similarly every Muslim should be a terrorist for the antisocial elements of society, such as thieves, dacoits and rapists. Whenever such an anti-social element sees a Muslim, he should be terrified. It is true that the word ‘terrorist’ is generally used for a person who causes terror among the common people. But a true Muslim should only be a terrorist to selective people i.e. anti-social elements, and not to the common innocent people. In fact a Muslim should be a source of peace for innocent people.

6. Different labels given to the same individual for the same action, i.e. ‘terrorist’ and ‘patriot’

Before India achieved independence from British rule, some freedom fighters of India who did not subscribe to non-violence were labeled as terrorists by the British government. The same individuals have been lauded by Indians for the same activities and hailed as ‘patriots’. Thus two different labels have been given to the same people for the same set of actions. One is calling him a terrorist while the other is calling him a patriot. Those who believed that Britain had a right to rule over India called these people terrorists, while those who were of the view that Britain had no right to rule India called them patriots and freedom fighters.

It is therefore important that before a person is judged, he is given a fair hearing. Both sides of the argument should be heard, the situation should be analyzed, and the reason and the intention of the person should be taken into account, and then the person can be judged accordingly.

7. 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 maintain 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.

Answer 4

The same way Christian extremists like Fred Phelps and the KKK justify it, I imagine.

Answer 5

How does Bush justify cutting Veteran's medical benefits by 2 billion during a time of war. Have you gotten your face blown off lately?

Don't read one side of the newspaper, please.

Answer 6

the same way catholics justified the crusades. they took their interpretation of the book and claimed their cause the right one.

Answer 7

You would have to ask them. I'm not an "extremist"

Answer 8

they are uneducated and brainwashed by those who have an agenda. a deadly combination

Answer 9

they pretty much use islam as an excuse.


most fighting is political or for power struggle


MAYB IDK they do wat people who dont like islam do. make up sutff. get quotes out of context. u know.