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January 7, 2015
Cold Blooded Attack
The massacre which took place at the French magazine Charlie
Hebdo is condemned by Islam and sound reason
The murderous savages who shot dead 12 people at the Paris office
of the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo did not avenge
Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)
nor did
they conform to God's divine legislation. Not only did they
perpetrate a heinous crime a gainst humanity, but they also
committed a crime against Islam and the Muslims.
A respected Muslim scholar previously stated about Al
-Qaeda- and the same applies to ISIS and other extremist groups, "By
Allah, if someone spent millions and millions of dollars, they would
be unable to ruin the image of Islam like these misguided
individuals have done."
I hope that non-Muslims understand that Prophet Muhammad is
free from the savagery of these cowards and innocent of these
politically motivated killings, as he said, "Whoever kills a non
-Muslim with whom there is a pact of security will not smell the
fragrance of Paradise."
It was Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)
who taught us, as Muslims, to free ourselves before God when an
innocent life is lost. For verily, at the time of the Prophet
(peace and blessings be upon him)
an incident occurred during a military
campaign, which resulted in the unintentional loss of life. When
news of this reached the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
he mentioned that he was innocent before God of what
transpired. So what would he say when civilians, women and
children are being massacred in the name of his religion!
These lunatics have been influenced more by anarchism and
communism than by the teachings of Prophet Muhammad.
How can terrorism be stopped?
A lesson can be taken from the biography of the fourth Caliph in
Islam Ali Ibn Abī Talib, who was a relative of the Prophet
Muhammad. A radical sect appeared during the reign of his
Caliphate known as the Kharijites- who are the predecessors of all
contemporary extremist groups. Initially, Ali sent his cousin Ibn
Abbas, who was a celebrated scholar and renowned among his
generation for his knowledge of the Quran, to debate the theology
of this sect and expose its flaws. Thus, it is imperative for qualified
scholars to be given the platform to provide counter narratives to
the arguments formulated by extremists.
After their arguments were annihilated by Ibn Abbas, Ali fought
against those who remained loyal to this bloodthirsty sect. Muslim
jurists mention that the latter course of action is the duty of the
leader. So there is two major components to this solution.
Contemplate for a moment, if the likes of Anjem Choudary lived
during that era would he be at liberty to radicalize unsuspecting
teenagers, let alone boast about receiving "Jihad Seeker 's
Allowance".
Hassan Hussein Abdi
hikmahpubs@gmail.com