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| Palestinians are wrong?!? |
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| ZIL |
| 05/23/01 at 19:01:54 |
| [slm] I read the following at http://jannah.org/resources/25quest.html#14 [quote]Anyone who is doing violence is not practicing his religion at that time. However, sometimes violence is a human response of oppressed people as it happens in Palestine. Although this is wrong, they think of this as a way to get attention.[/quote] Is this really the truth? [slm] |
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| chachi |
| 05/23/01 at 19:19:04 |
| I suggest you replace that with' sometimes the only response tyrants understand is force' or the quote by brother malcolm to quote jefferson the tree of liberty must frequently... |
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| Arsalan |
| 05/23/01 at 19:36:18 |
| [slm] Here's the full question and answer: [quote]19. Does Islam promote violence and terrorism? No. Islam is religion of peace and submission and stresses on the sanctity of human life. A verse in the Quran says, [Chapter 5, verse 32], that "anyone who saves one life, it is as if he has saved the whole of mankind and anyone who has killed another person (except in lieu of murder or mischief on earth) it is as if he has killed the whole of mankind." Islam condemns all the violence which happened in the Crusades, in Spain, in WW II, or by acts of people like the Rev. Jim Jones, David Koresh, Dr. Baruch Goldstein, or the atrocities committed in Bosniaby the Christian Serbs. Anyone who is doing violence is not practicing his religion at that time. However, sometimes violence is a human response of oppressed people as it happens in Palestine. Although this is wrong, they think of this as a way to get attention. There is a lot of terrorism and violence in areas where there is no Muslim presence. For example, in Ireland, South Africa, Latin America, and Sri Lanka. Sometimes the violence is due to a struggle between those who have with those who do not have, or between those who are oppressed with those who are oppressors. We need to find out why people become terrorists. Unfortunately, the Palestinians who are doing violence are called terrorists, but not the armed Israeli settlers when they do the same sometimes even against their own people. As it turned out to be in the Oklahoma City bombing, sometime Muslims are prematurely blamed even if the terrorism is committed by non-Muslims. Sometimes those who want Peace and those who oppose Peace can be of the same religion.[/quote] Hmm... I think the answer should be reworded. The way the answer is worded here, it gives an impression that although Palestinians are justified in what they are doing because they are oppressed people, their selected approach of using violence is wrong *in principle.* This is not the case. Islam commands us to use violence *as a last resort* when we are oppressed, and when the enemies of Islam wage a war against Allah (subhanahu wa ta'aala), His Deen, and/or His people! Because it is only used as a last resort, it is clear that Islam does not "promote" violence and terrorism! However, just because it's a "last resort" option doesn't mean that its use is *wrong* (disliked, abhorred) in principle. Quite contrarily, fighting is a blessed deed in such a situation - a deed which is rewarded plentifold and is very dear in the eyes of Allah (subhanahu wa ta'aala). The Palestinians have painfully realized over the years that there is no way for them to keep their homes and Masjid al-Aqsa except physically retaliating to the Zionists. And this is what they are doing. Wallahu a'lam. |
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| jannah |
| 05/23/01 at 22:00:59 |
| Hmm true, I wouldn't want anyone to get the wrong impression. Please email the original author. His website is www.islam-usa.com |
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