RE:The word Islam means peace!!!
by Abdul Samad on Jun 01, 2008 10:59 AM Permalink
"Seek the abode of the hereafter with what God has given you, without forgetting your portion of the world. And do good as God has been good to you. And do not seek to cause corruption in the earth. God does not love corrupters."(Quran, 28:77)
No matter how immoral or hostile others behaving, a Muslim is supposed to only act justly.
"O You who believe! Show integrity for the sake of God, bearing witness with justice. Do not let hatred for a people incite you into not being just. Be just. That is closer to faith. Heed God [alone]. God is aware of what you do."(Quran, 5:8)
The existence of hypocritical people who emerge in the name of God and religion, but actually organise themselves to commit wickedness condemned by Allah, is indicated in the Quran. One verse talks about a gang of nine men who planned to murder the Prophet by swearing in the name of God:
“There was a gang of nine men in the city causing corruption in the land and not putting things right. They said, “Let us make an oath to one another by God that we will fall on him and his family in the night and then say to his protector, We did not witness the destruction of his family and we are telling the truth.” They hatched a plot and We hatched a plot while they were not aware."(Quran, 27:48-50)
As this incident described in the Quran reveals, the fact that people do things "in the name of God" or even swear in His name, in other words that they use the kind of language designed to show themselves
RE:RE:The word Islam means peace!!!
by Abdul Samad on Jun 01, 2008 11:00 AM Permalink
As this incident described in the Quran reveals, the fact that people do things "in the name of God" or even swear in His name, in other words that they use the kind of language designed to show themselves as very religious, does not mean that what they do is in conformity with religion. On the contrary, what they do can be quite against the will of God and the morality of religion.
This being the case, it is obvious what great sins are the murders, massacres and attacks, popularly known as “suicide attacks”, committed by terrorists. God informs us how this cruel face of terrorism will be punished in the world to come in the following verse:
"There are only grounds against those who wrong people and act as tyrants in the earth without any right to do so. Such people will have a painful punishment."(Quran, 42:42)
Terror organisations, in accordance with the ideologies they espouse, claim that their aim is to remove a government and its administrators, which they regard as illegitimate and cruel and, in so doing, that they will reach their goal of establishing a happier and more just way of life. However, this is not a realistic claim. In the Quran, in the first verses of Sura Baqara, God issues this command to those who think in this way:
"When they are told, "Do not cause corruption on the earth," they say, "We are only putting things right." No indeed! They are the corrupters, but they are not aware of it."(Quran, 2:11-12)
RE:RE:RE:The word Islam means peace!!!
by Abdul Samad on Jun 01, 2008 11:01 AM Permalink
It is quite impossible for someone who fears God and has grasped the true morality of Islam to support violence or wickedness, or to take part in such actions. When the sublime morality of the Quran is explained, it will be impossible for people to connect true Islam with those who support or join groups that aim at hatred, war and chaos. See this verse from the Quran;
"Whenever he holds the upperhand, he goes about the earth corrupting it, destroying (people's) crops and breeding stock. God does not love corruption. When he is told to have fear of God, he is seized by pride which drives him to wrongdoing. Hell will be enough for him! What an evil resting-place. (Quran, 2:205-206)
The true justice described in the Quran commands man to behave justly, making no discrimination between people, to protect peoples’ rights, not to permit violence and no matter what the circumstances, to side with the oppressed against the oppressor and to help the needy.
"O You who believe! Be upholders of justice, bearing witness for God alone, even against yourselves or your parents and relatives. Whether they are rich or poor, God is well able to look after them. Do not follow your own desires and deviate from the truth. If you twist or turn away, God is aware of what you do." (Quran, 4:135)
Allah has described the believers in the Quran as:
“those who give in times of both ease and hardship, those who control their rage and pardon other people – God loves the good-doers" (Quran
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by Abdul Samad on Jun 01, 2008 11:01 AM Permalink
The true source of compassion is love of God. This strong love and closeness he feels for the Lord, who created him and all mankind, leads him to display a pleasing morality, as commanded in the Quran.
"Be good to your parents and relatives and to orphans and the very poor, and to neighbours who are related to you and neighbours who are not related to you, and to companions and travellers and your servants. God does not love anyone vain or boastful." (Quran, 4:36)
Again;
"Charity (zakat) is for: the poor, the destitute, those who collect it, reconciling people’s hearts, freeing slaves, those in debt, spending in the Way of God, and travellers. It is a legal obligation from God. God is All-Knowing, All-Wise."(Quran, 9:60)
This high level of morality that is demanded from believers, described in the Quran, stems from their deep love of God. In the Quran, God has expressly revealed that hell will be the outcome for those who knowingly refuse to live by the morality of the Quran:
“What has brought you into hell-fire?” They will say, “We were not among those who prayed and we did not feed the poor.” (Quran, 74:42-44)
RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:The word Islam means peace!!!
by Abdul Samad on Jun 01, 2008 11:02 AM Permalink
"Have you seen him who denies the religion? He is the one who harshly rebuffs the orphan and does not urge the feeding of the poor. (Quran, 107:1-3)
...nor do you urge the feeding of the poor (Quran, 89:18)
Islam is a religion which provides and guarantees freedom of ideas, thought and life. In the same way that it is determinedly opposed to terrorism and all acts of violence, it has also forbidden even the slightest ideological pressure to be put on them:
"There is no compulsion in religion. True guidance has become clearly distinct from error."(Quran, 2:256)
"So remind them! You are only a reminder. You are not in control of them."(Quran, 88:21-22)
“You are not responsible for their guidance, but God guides whoever He wills.” (Quran, 2:272)
When Muslims are faced with opposition from others in regards to their beliefs, they are supposed to reply along the lines of: “To you your religion, and to me, mine” (Quran, 109:6)
Forcing any person to believe, or trying to impose anything on him, is a violation of Quranic morality. In fact, God issues a reminder to believers in the Quran:
