Return Your Sword to its Sheath, for All Those Who Grab the Sword, Shall By the Sword Be Slain

Can war be a social necessity – mankind’s answer to social injustice and tyranny that cannot be solved by peaceful means? God commands that His believers never despair or lose hope but encourage each other towards a brighter future: within the Quran suicide is condemned as a state of disbelief and of loss of faith. Nevertheless, oppression, occupation and freedom seem to be buzz-words amongst many misguided youth in some parts of the world: young men who carry out suicide bombings in the belief that they are doing right by Islam when, in fact it is unequivocally condemned in the Quran. These bombings are at best misguided but, where peaceful means have not prevented their families being disenfranchised, what else is left for them to do? Despite Islam encouraging these young people to stand up for what is right, however, nowhere does the Quran encourage retaliation by suicide bombing or by targeting innocent bystanders – and especially not the children. God condemns any form of suicide with no excuse being given under any circumstances.

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Young people are being taught they will immediately attain Heaven if they perform an act involving suicide bombing – but this promise does not come from the Quran: in fact, it warns of condemnation of suicides to Hell. There is no basis in Islam for the suicide bombers being promised entry to Paradise: the prophet Muhammad exhorted his followers to only follow that which was found in the Quran but there are other writings, such as Sunna and Hadiths, that God condemned. These books are written by man and make different promises which are not found within the Quran. In their zeal, these young people are breaking God’s commandment and, when they do that, they are removing themselves away from God’s Mercy. Moreover, just because a person belongs to a different faith does not give Muslims cause to persecute them. According to the Quran:

‘…if they leave you alone, refrain from fighting you, and offer you peace, then God gives you no excuse to fight them’.

Is there any instance in which Islam sanctions fighting? Moslems are enjoined to face injustice and oppression and to establish justice on earth and to repel aggression. The Quran states that ‘God does not love the aggressors’ and yet, when a suicide bomber enters a crowded market and blows himself up, indiscriminately maiming and killing innocent bystanders – then that is an act of aggression. While it may be considered acceptable to enter into a war with regular soldiers, even according to the Quran, it is seen as an act of aggression to inflict harm on women, children, the old, the sick and the clergy.

“You may fight in the cause of God against those who attack you, but do not aggress. God does not love the aggressors”.

On 9th October 2009, in Peshawar, a suicide bomber blew himself up. Aside from killing himself, he killed 7 children and 42 adults including a young girl who was in a nearby bus with her family, on the way to a family wedding.

Is it the Future of Pakistan ? Can We be Able to Defend These Terrorism Attacks ? We Believe its time to Start Thinking Again, About what we were? what we are ? And What we are going to Be.

Start Thinking Again!