What Does Islam Say about Terrorism?

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.

The Quran in English

About the Noble Qur'an

The Noble Qur'an is the central religious text of Islam. Muslims believe the Qur’an is the book of Divine guidance and direction for mankind, and consider the original Arabic text the final revelation of Allah (God).[1] All translations of the original Arabic text are thus interpretations of the original meanings and should be embraced as such.


For more information about the Noble Qur'an, you may visit its Wikipedia article.

What is Islam?

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ABOUT THE WORDS "ISLAM" AND "MUSLIM" 

The name of this religion is Islam, the root of which is S-L-M, which

means peace. The word "Salam," derived from the same root, may also

mean greeting one another with peace.

One of the beautiful names of God is that He is Peace. But Islam means

more than that: it means submission to the One God, and it means

living in peace with the Creator — peace within one’s self, peace

with other people, and peace with the environment.

Thus, Islam is a total system of living. A Muslim is supposed to live

in peace and harmony with all these segments. It follows that a Muslim

is any person, anywhere in the world, whose obedience, allegiance, and

loyalty are to God, the Lord of the Universe.

IS "MUSLIM" THE SAME AS ARAB? 

The followers of Islam are called Muslims. Muslims are not to be

confused with Arabs.

Muslims may be Arabs, Turks, Persians, Indians, Pakistanis,

Malaysians, Indonesians, Europeans, Africans, Americans, Chinese, or

other nationalities.

An Arab could be a Muslim, a Christian, a Jew or an atheist. Any

person who adopts the Arabic language is called an Arab.

The language of the Qur’an (the Holy Book of Islam) is Arabic. Muslims

all over the world try to learn or improve their Arabic, so that they

may be able to read the Qur’an and understand its meaning. They pray

in the language of the Qur’an, Arabic. Islamic supplications to God

could be (and are) delivered in any language.

There are one billion Muslims in the world; there are about 200

million Arabs. Among those two hundred million Arabs, approximately

ten percent are not Muslims. Thus Arab Muslims constitute only about

twenty percent of the Muslim population of the world.

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ALLAH THE ONE AND THE ONLY GOD 

"Allah" was the Arabic word for God long before the birth of Muhammad,

peace be upon him.

Muslims believe that Allah is the name of the One and Only God. He is

the Creator of all human beings. He is the God for the Christians, the

Jews, the Muslims, the Buddhists, the Hindus, the atheists, and all

others. Muslims worship God, whose name is Allah. They put their trust

in Him and they seek His help and His guidance.

MUHAMMAD 

Muhammad was chosen by God to deliver His Message of Peace, namely

Islam. He was born in 570 C.E. (Common Era) in Makkah, Arabia. He was

entrusted with the Message of Islam when he was at the age of forty

years. The revelation that he received is called the Qur’an, while the

message is called Islam.

Muhammad is the very last Prophet of God to mankind. He is the final

Messenger of God. His message was and is still to the Christians, the

Jews and the rest of mankind. He was sent to those religious people to

inform them about the true mission of Jesus, Moses, Jacob, Isaac, and

Abraham.

Muhammad is considered to be the summation and the culmination of all

the prophets and messengers that came before him. He purified the

previous messages from adulteration and completed the Message of God

for all humanity. He was entrusted with the power of explaining,

interpreting and living the teaching of the Qur’an.

ISLAM AND NON-MUSLIMS 

Muslims are required to respect all those who are faithful and God

conscious people, namely those who received messages. Christians and

Jews are called People of the Book. Muslims are asked to call upon the

People of the Book for common terms, namely, to worship One God, and

to work together for the solutions of the many problems in the

society.

Christians and Jews lived peacefully with Muslims throughout centuries

in the Middle East and other Asian and African countries. The second

Caliph, Umar, chose not to pray in the church in Jerusalem, so as not

to give later Muslims an excuse to take it over. Christians entrusted

the Muslims, and as such the key of the Church in Jerusalem is still

in the hands of the Muslims.

When Jews fled from Spain during the Inquisition, they were welcomed

by the Muslims. They settled in the heart of the Islamic Caliphate.

They enjoyed positions of power and authority. Throughout the Muslim

world, churches, synagogues and missionary schools were built within

the Muslim neighborhoods. These places were protected by Muslims

during bad times and good, and have continued to receive this

protection during the contemporary crises in the Middle East 

Thank You

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