In a world riven by bigotry and hatred, the people of New Zealand shows what solidarity and love can accomplish even in a moment of national tragedy like the recent Christchurch mosque attacks. Muslims constitute just over one percent of the country's population, yet Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern led the nation in reaching out to the stricken victims with spontaneous compassion. Religious leaders of different faiths- Christian, Jewish, Sikh, etc- came out in iridescent solidarity with the Muslim community, and attended joint prayers in mosques. Stu Cameron, Minister of New-life Church on the Gold Coast, said: "Good neighbours always weep when the other is weeping, and stand together in solidarity when the other feels threatened". Attending a prayer meeting at a mosque with her head covered with a black dupatta, New Zealand Prime Minister Ardern quoted Prophet Muhammad (sa). "According to Prophet Muhammad...the believers in their mutual kindness, compassion, and sympathy are just like one body. When any part of the body suffers, the whole body feels pain" she said. "New Zealand mourns with you; we are one". Earlier too, when Ms. Ardern visited the mourning families to comfort them, she covered her head to show respect to the people's traditions. As she embraced them, her face mirrored their pain, making plain to those who had lost their dear ones in the shootings that she shared their suffering.
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Saturday, March 16, 2019
Terrorism: The Politics of Hate
On "Islamic”
Terrorism
Today,
the so-called “Islamic” terrorism is on everyone’s lips. Some
want nothing more than to satiate their visceral hatred of everything
related to Islam. In Western countries nowadays, it is recurrent for
them through their written and spoken media/ press to perpetually
talk/ discuss on the subject of “Islamic” terrorism that is
currently overtaking the world. There is not a day which passes by
that this act (“Islamic” Terrorism) does not make the front page
of the media and therefore raises debates within the Islamic
community and elsewhere on the merits of this religious terrorism. By
publishing it urbi et orbi, there is no doubt that some people want
nothing more than to appease their visceral hatred of everything
related to Islam and to discredit this faith in the eyes of those who
do not profess it.
So
far, a lot of conferences, debates and meetings have been organized
worldwide so that common sense prevails between the protagonists. But
in these dialogues of the deaf not a single glimmer of hope of peace,
love and tolerance appeared on the horizon - those who vilify Islam
continue to inject hatred and dream of a last crusade to end forever
with the modern-day Saracens, i.e. the Muslims. On the other hand,
the rebellious (among the Muslims – the extremists) do not give in
- they organize themselves and make armaments speak. In all this
folly, it is quite legitimate for one to know what the Jamaat Ul
Sahih Al Islam thinks about this so-called “Islamic” terrorism
which is being projected from morning till night.
I really wonder what they mean by “Islamic” terrorism! Islam is to terrorism as light is to darkness, life to death or peace to war. Naturally they intersect each other but in diametrically opposed directions. We see them cling to each other but they never make the road happily together, hand in hand. However, it cannot be denied that on many occasions Muslims are involved in terrorist activities on behalf of a predominantly Muslim group or country.
I really wonder what they mean by “Islamic” terrorism! Islam is to terrorism as light is to darkness, life to death or peace to war. Naturally they intersect each other but in diametrically opposed directions. We see them cling to each other but they never make the road happily together, hand in hand. However, it cannot be denied that on many occasions Muslims are involved in terrorist activities on behalf of a predominantly Muslim group or country.
But aren’t there also other groups involved in terrorism and subversion around the world? Suppose that by using the same principle that gave rise to the term “Islamic terrorism”, would it be appropriate to label all other forms of terrorism as follows: Sikh terrorism, Hindu terrorism, Christian terrorism, Jewish terrorism, Atheist terrorism, Buddhist terrorism, Animistic terrorism and Pagan terrorism?
It
is not easy to turn a blind eye to the various forms of terrorism
that are unfortunately growing in every corner of the world; it is
impossible in fact for an observer to be unaware of the persecution,
bloodshed and murders perpetrated in the name of a so-called ideal or
noble cause. Terrorism is a global problem that requires careful
consideration in its broadest aspects.
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