THE CHARLIE HEBDO INCIDENT - MY TAKE (I am also prepared for the bashing) Since the unfortunate Charlie Hebdo incident, I have been searching and researching to see what could have led or inspired the attackers to do what they did. MY FINDINGS In crystal clear unambiguous words, the Quran never enjoins people to murder or persecute those who mock Islam or any of its teachings. On the contrary, it advises Muslims to resolve such issues either through peaceful and civil dialogue, or by simply ignoring such remarks. When your beliefs are violated, by all means, take action. But, that action must be in consonance with what the Quran teaches .... “When you see them engaged in vain discourse about Our Signs, turn away from them unless they engage in a different subject. If Satan ever makes you forget (i.e. your mind gets engrossed in their discourse,) then as soon as you recollect, no longer sit in the company of the people who confound the truth with falsehood.” – Quran 6:68 NOTE far from persecuting or killing people who mock Islam, Muslims are advised to simply withdraw from such a discourse, and quite revealingly, join the gathering back, if they happen to change the subject. Certainly that means we’re not even supposed to harbor ill-feeling or enmity towards them, let alone kill them! And, again, Quran 28:55 instructs, “Whenever they (believers) hear vain talk of ridicule, they withdraw from it decently and say, ‘“To us our deeds and to you yours; Peace be upon you, we do not seek to join the ignorant.” The proper, appropriate and correct way to counter biased narratives is to put forward a better narrative, never to persecute the people who espouse it! If someone depicts Prophet Mohammad as a war-monger, or a pedophile, or whatever else, persecuting them only helps cementing that point. After all, force is only used under frustration, when there is simply no rational answer to offer. Perhaps more energy needs to be devoted to first studying the faith that you so want to defend. Prophet Mohammad, who despite being called insane, a sorcerer, and all sorts of other insults throughout his life, never persecuted anybody for it, even when he gained power towards the end of his prophethood. Instead he said “to me my religion and to you your religion (Quran 109:6) I say this, and I say this with the utmost certainty, that if the Prophet Mohammad were to come here today, he would be disappointed in many of those who claim to follow his teachings Nas Salih Manasseh Azure Awuni Abdallah Malcolm Ibrahim Sharif Mahmud Khalid Wadood Massala Iddrisu Abdul Rashid Kasise Ricky Peprah
Posted on: Wed, 14 Jan 2015 22:13:34 +0000
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