Terrorism

“Beware of going to extremes in religious matters, for those who came before you were destroyed because of going to extremes in religious matters.” Sunan an-Nasa’i

Terrorism Has No Religion

Terrorism cannot be born of religion. Terrorism is the product of corrupt minds, hardened hearts, and arrogant egos, and corruption, destruction, and arrogance are unknown to the heart attached to the divine.

Islam is a religion of tolerance and peaceful coexistence with all of humanity both as individuals and communities. Islam views people as honoured creatures without regard for their religion, race, or color. God Most High says, Verily, We have honoured the Children of Adam. We carry them on the land and the sea, and have made provision of good things for them, and have preferred them above many of those whom We have created with a marked preferment [17:70]. Islam has come up with a code for relations between Muslims and non-Muslims living in the same society: God forbids you not those who warred not against you on account of religion and drove you not out from your homes, that you should show them kindness and deal justly with them. Lo! God loves the just dealers [60:8]. God commands us in this verse to act well towards non-Muslims and not harm them saying, “show them kindness (tabirruhum),” for kindness (birr) is all that is good. It is as if God is commanding us, and making it preferable that we cooperate with non-Muslims in all avenues of good.