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   WHAT DOES ISLAM SAY ABOUT TERRORISM?   
      
       
      
   Islam, a religion of mercy, does not permit terrorism.  In the Quran, God has   
   said:   
      
       
      
    God does not forbid you from showing kindness and dealing justly with those   
   who have not fought you about religion and have not driven you out of your   
   homes.  God loves just dealers.  (Quran, 60:8)   
      
       
      
   The Prophet Muhammad  used to prohibit soldiers from killing women and   
   children,1 and he would advise them: {...Do not betray, do not be excessive,   
   do not kill a newborn child.}2  And he also said: {Whoever has killed a person   
   having a treaty with the    
   Muslims shall not smell the fragrance of Paradise, though its fragrance is   
   found for a span of forty years.}3   
      
       
      
   Also, the Prophet Muhammad  has forbidden punishment with fire.4   
      
       
      
   He once listed murder as the second of the major sins,5 and he even warned   
   that on the Day of Judgment, {The first cases to be adjudicated between people   
   on the Day of Judgment will be those of bloodshed.6}7   
      
       
      
   Muslims are even encouraged to be kind to animals and are forbidden to hurt   
   them.  Once the Prophet Muhammad  said: {A woman was punished because she   
   imprisoned a cat until it died.  On account of this, she was doomed to Hell.   
   While she imprisoned it,    
   she did not give the cat food or drink, nor did she free it to eat the insects   
   of the earth.}8   
      
       
      
   He also said that a man gave a very thirsty dog a drink, so God forgave his   
   sins for this action.  The Prophet was asked, “Messenger of God, are we   
   rewarded for kindness towards animals?”  He said: {There is a reward for   
   kindness to every living animal    
   or human.}9   
      
       
      
   Additionally, while taking the life of an animal for food, Muslims are   
   commanded to do so in a manner that causes the least amount of fright and   
   suffering possible.  The Prophet Muhammad  said: {When you slaughter an   
   animal, do so in the best way.  One    
   should sharpen his knife to reduce the suffering of the animal.}10   
      
       
      
   In light of these and other Islamic texts, the act of inciting terror in the   
   hearts of defenseless civilians, the wholesale destruction of buildings and   
   properties, the bombing and maiming of innocent men, women, and children are   
   all forbidden and    
   detestable acts according to Islam and the Muslims.  Muslims follow a religion   
   of peace, mercy, and forgiveness, and the vast majority have nothing to do   
   with the violent events some have associated with Muslims.  If an individual   
   Muslim were to commit    
   an act of terrorism, this person would be guilty of violating the laws of   
   Islam.   
      
       
      
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   Footnotes:   
      
       
      
   (1) Narrated in Saheeh Muslim, #1744, and Saheeh Al-Bukhari, #3015. Back from   
   footnote (1)   
      
       
      
   (2) Narrated in Saheeh Muslim, #1731, and Al-Tirmizi, #1408. Back from   
   footnote (2)   
      
       
      
   (3) Narrated in Saheeh Al-Bukhari, #3166, and Ibn Majah, #2686. Back from   
   footnote (3)   
      
       
      
   (4) Narrated in Abu-Dawood, #2675. Back from footnote (4)   
      
       
      
   (5) Narrated in Saheeh Al-Bukhari, #6871, and Saheeh Muslim, #88. Back from   
   footnote (5)   
      
       
      
   (6) This means killing and injuring. Back from footnote (6)   
      
       
      
   (7) Narrated in Saheeh Muslim, #1678, and Saheeh Al-Bukhari, #6533. Back from   
   footnote (7)   
      
       
      
   (8) Narrated in Saheeh Muslim, #2422, and Saheeh Al-Bukhari, #2365. Back from   
   footnote (8)   
      
       
      
   (9) This saying of Muhammad  has been mentioned in more detail on this page.    
   Narrated in Saheeh Muslim, #2244, and Saheeh Al-Bukhari, #2466. Back from   
   footnote (9)   
      
       
      
   (10) Narrated in Saheeh Muslim, #1955, and Al-Tirmizi, #1409. Back from   
   footnote (10)   
      
      
      
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