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, and he would advise them:
"...Do not betray, do not be ex- cessive, do not kill a newborn child" And he
also said: "Whoever has killed a person having a treaty with the Muslims shall
not smell the fragrance of Paradise.” Also, the Prophet Muhammad has forbidden
punishment with fire. He once listed murder as the second of the major sins,
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" Muslims are
even encour- aged to be kind to animals and are forbidden to hurt them. Once the
Prophet Muhammad said: "A wom- an 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" 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,
rewarded for
kindness towards animals?” He said: "There is a reward for kindness to every
living animal or human" 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 slaugh-
“Messenger of God, are we ter an animal, do so in the best way.
One should
sharpen his knife to re- duce the suffering of the animal" 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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