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Mumbai, the commercial capital of the country, was again a target of the miscredents. This time they bombed the local trains which killed 183 people and injured 714. More pictures here http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/5170140.stm
Any sane man would be taken back by the terror unleashed. Those bigots just killed innocent people who had nothing to do with the government policies and perhaps they even don’t vote. But for the terrorist they were soft targets and an opportunity to avenge their personal sufferings. The problems lies in being intolerant.
Basically terrorism can be divided in two streams. One by the virtue of ignorance and other by the virtue of extremely passion. Young minds are brain washed to take up to terror in so called ‘madarsas’ (but they are a facade, madarsaas have always been a learning centre and they will be) by exhorting them on arguments like exploitation, subjugation and lack of freedom imposed by US on the Muslim world. They are made to feel that it’s their duty to bring back the power back to the Muslim world by any means possible. Religious concepts like Jihad and attainment of Jannah are modified according to their need and the whole theory is based on it. They are just trying to kindle the religious passion in the recruits and the masses so as to gain sympathy. These young minds are made to realise that this Zionist regime and the US are against Islam and so they should eliminate them at any cost. Lack of education and poverty forces them to take up arms. Few come into this because of atrocities afflicted upon them by anti-muslim powers.
The second streams of recruits are educated and well off youngsters who are brain washed to take up arms. A totally different approach is followed to persuade them. By making them aware of the deplorable condition of Muslims across the globe and the repercussions of US’s political dominance over the Muslim world. They are exhorted on grounds of global realities and the consequences if this situation is left unattended. But the religious tools used here are the same.
If I consider this whole situation as a Muslim then the motivations are no doubt convincing. Muslims have become an object of exploitation all over the world. Be it the earthly heavens of Kashmir, the holy land of Palestine, gas rich Chechnya or the treacherous mountains of Afghanistan. Innocent Muslims are killed everyday on arguments of establishing democracy (Iraq), election results are manipulated to ensure pro-US governments (Egypt) and the Arab world forced to be a loyal partners of the US. Every possible technological advancement is met with resistance and obsolete technologies are thrown upon as alternatives.
Muslims around the world are being targeted, like for example the recent cartoon controversy. Our religious sentiments are constantly exploited and kindled for malicious objectives.
But as it is constantly stressed that there is no place for terrorism in Islam. The crux of the matter is that those responsible are muslims for the sake of name. Some justify their acts of wrong interpretation of the Qura’n. Its because they are not educated enough to substantiate their stand and would just babble if asked. If Muslims are to progress (particularly in the sub-continent) then they have to get rid of these uneducated Mullahs.
). its about people deviating from that one book and taking other things for guidance. you say that a lot of bad things are written in most religious books..for me, that would be a primary reason for becoming a disbeliever of that faith! how can i believe in a faith that has even one or two bad things?! God is perfect in every sense; we muslims believe that the Qur’an is a divine book, revealed by God to us humans, and that islam is a religion perfected for us by God. God says in the Qur’an “This day have I perfected your religion for you, completed My favour upon you, and have chosen for you Islam as your religion.” (Chapter 3 verse 5). we cannot bring ‘reform’ in a faith that’s not ours to negotiate with! that would mean thinking that it’s less than perfect. as a rational educated young muslim, i should be concerned with understanding and living life the way God wants me to, and to do my best to live in peace and harmony with one and all, which is part of it.
‘Muslims have become an object of exploitation all over the world. Be it the earthly heavens of Kashmir…’
As an indian educated muslim, what is your stand on kashmir? it seems u think kashmiris are ‘exploited’ by India. well then what abt the rest of u 92% muslims in india? are you also exploited?
aren’t there other disputes in the world? like india china, china japan. japan korea, korea north korea… just to give some asian examples… then why isn’t everyone blowing others to pieces? u talk of kashmir, bangladesh creation…balochs in pakistan don’t want to be in pakistan… how to explain that??? one can always keep finding causes, right or wrong, but what should be done to promote it? kill people out to earn a living?