No one can claim that butchering civilians is a religious act and no one can confuse it with Jihad. As a matter of fact, only those who use religion to justify their evil plans are the ones who have lost the pleasure of Allah. Allah the Almighty has explained the grave consequences of their actions in the following verse. “On that account We ordained for the children of Israel that if any one slew a person-unless it be for murder or for spreading mischief in the land-it would be as if he slew all people. And if any one saved a life, it would be as if he saved the life of all people. Then, although there came to them Our messengers with clear signs, yet, even after that, many of them continued to commit excesses in the land. (Maidah 5:32) The Holy Qur’an considers the killing of one innocent person to be equivalent to killing all of mankind, for such a killer in fact attacks the sacredness of human life itself. If one kills an innocent person this implies that he might kill all of humanity for his own personal pleasure. In such an act, he sets an example for others to do the same and thus encourages murder. Hence, killing an innocent people is one of the biggest crimes in Islam, and those who commit such acts attract the wrath of Allah in the hereafter. On the other hand, if someone saves a life, prevents a crime or remove the causes that may lead to manslaughter, such a brave person is considered in principle to have saved all of humanity. Rumi likens Islam to the water of life and states that no one dies near the water of life “None ever died in the presence of the water of life”. (Mathnawi, VI, 4218). All the rules and principles of Islam aim at conserving and protecting human life in both physical and spiritual terms. In all instances, Islam guides humanity to correct belief and good conduct, and it cultivates in people’s feelings of mercy, love of service to humanity, love of wisdom, kindness and respect for justice.
Posted on: Wed, 13 Aug 2014 17:41:13 +0000