In the name of Allah, why jihad?

14 December, 2012

They say this fight is against the non-believers, but why then is it waging between Shias and Sunnis? They claim that their fight is against the NATO forces, but why then do their bombs claim innocent lives, who play no role as soldiers in this blind war? Bloodshed and then ending a life in the name of Allah? This they say, is Jihad! Who preached this law of the jungle? Can they claim it on the grounds of facts from the scriptures?

AGAINST THE backdrop of what these few misguided hide their weakness behind – the 'we are his messengers' logic – claiming lives, is their pride. But these merchants of death and destruction are making the word 'inexistant' popular and may be a day will come when Oxford or the Webster will reserve some space for this 'may-be-sprouting-in-the-womb' word, like Oxford plans to include 'jugaad'.

I have a question on moral grounds for these people. Will it not hurt if the bombs hit their own house, and if somebody kills any of their family members? Will it or will it not? They try to bamboozle Allah for their deeds and claim that they are right up there. A far cry – to what has been preached and written in the scriptures. No religion teaches violence and destruction. The one liner 'we will not tolerate the non-believers' – is merely a word of mouth based on 'N' number of illusions. If this is a contradiction, then they should come to the fore and prove its worth! A small bruise, a minute scratch pains a lot, but I wonder what kind of metal their heart is made of? No humane feelings lie inside: just killing, killing and killing.

The unending bloodbath caused by a handful in the Muslim world has killed the humane substance in them. And they don't understand that – it's not 'might is right', it is a 'whiff of something' what they are doing. Being ignorant of the fact that a handful of whom they target never die, the victims are always the innocent and people who are not at all at fault.

'Blast kills 28 in …..... masjid, '34 die in a market bomb blast', 'Car blast kills 68 in ….' are some common headlines one could easily see flashing over the TV sets and other public domains. And all who loose their lives were never ever the culprits for any wrongdoing. What is the question to be asked? Why then do they make masjids – the holy places, shrines, temples, their targets, why?

I am writing this with a purpose, with a feeling of hatred, with a feeling of anger and fury, with a purpose to awaken the 'aam aadmi'. Getting people awakened by the scores is not my aim, even if 2 or 3 may get awakened, my 3 hours of writing this will be reward enough. The inside animal is eating the human, the termite is making lives shallow and we are still the mere spectators! Listen to the voice of the divine inside you! Listen to what your heart says! Deluded with the single name religion, you can't put humanity and life at stake, as the fact is you yourself are human beings. Why this hatred? For whom is this destruction?

Seek the answer: what is the end result, what is the outcome? It is not a solution, it is not the way. I appeal with a heavy heart, this is not about religion, not at all about religion...this is about humanity, all about humanity and lives!

Live and let live. Don't destabilize the universal rhythm, don't play with the universal rules. You have no right to let this continue or end lives. I appeal with a passionate mind, think, re-think, and think time and again: is this the way? Let me give you a solution: ask the bullet, ask the bomb, if they can identify and kill the culprits, then go ahead and ask me as well to join the purpose... I will happily come after for the training!

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COMMENTS (8)

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Mazhar Nawaz

It will be wrong to say Jihad In the name of Allah. Islam means peace. Islam is a religion of tolerance. It rejects violence and promotes religious and racial harmony. Jihad literally means "to strive", "to struggle". Muslims have recognized the following kinds of jihad: 1. The greater jihad: the struggle of the self with evil; the struggle to control the body?s members. 2. The lesser jihad: physical struggle, often associated with fighting and killing. It occurs in the Qur?an most frequently with the meaning of "warfare",

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Haider

I don't oppose the very question of writer and being a muslim it really hurts to be on wrong side just because of few rogue elements are doing all that bloddbath on the name of Allah. I don't think that msulims are only community in this world who is busy in such type of things. organization like VHP, Bajrag dal and Mosad of Israel is also doing same thing but nobosy is saying anything against such organization. I think all such organizations should be dealt strongly.

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Sk. Tajuddin

It's terribly wrong to say - unending bloodbaths in Muslim world. It sounds widely prejudiced statement. Yes, there have been quite a few in the recent past. But if you take the last 10 years bloodbath into account, you will find that most of them were started by the non-Muslims on the Muslim community. Why don't you go and make similar appeal to people who killed hundreds of Muslim in Gujarat? Or people who burned down a Christian priest in Orissa along with his two juvenile kids?

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Shabnam Kapoor

Well said Selena. Agree with you. To add to your comment - where do these jihadis get their guns, bullets and bombs from? Dear Mr. Thakur, lets not ask the jihadis to ask the bullets about the name written on them, rather lets get unified and ask the leaders of various countries - where from does this abundance supply for unaccounted ancillary comes in? Most jihadis carry automatic rifles and not locally made shotguns. Where do they get it from? The person making these guns do not do it in name of Allah anyway - they do it for profits. And then there are some who will smuggle it out and supply in the wrong hands. Even they do not do it in name of Allah. And then there will be authorities who will turn a blind eye to the entire chain. Once again Allah doesnt feature. So forget Allah - get the secured system in place first. Ask questions - not emotional - but logical and nail the culprits.

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Selena Eccleston

Remember a age old Aesop's fable - When an ant bites you in your leg and you are in pain, you just raise your foot and stomp it on as many ants you see. You do not go into considering that you are probably standing on their homes or the ant probably have bitten you in act of self defence. You do not even consider the fact that you are killing many ants for the mistake of any. That's human nature - when in pain, we shoot blindly. And we justify it - as Sakir said in the other comment - sometimes in the name of Allah. But its just a stupid justification. The person in pain would have stomped his foot anyway - Allah or No Allah.

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Ravi Kumar

Why do you use so many "...". Is this a poem? Anyway, not to take away seriousness from your subject - I respect the appeal you made at the end of the article. Sad part is it doesn't work that simplistically. In today's world every person, every community and every country needs to take a stand - diplomatically. There are few who lose because of this because unfortunately they are placed on the wrong side of the graph. I had been recently to the popular hill station called McLeodganj and had a chance to interact closely with the Tibetian refugees over there. I am surprised to see the kind of suffering they witnessed in their life. Now when such person goes ahead and talks about revolution (mind you thats jihaad too) somehow it doesnt seem unjustified. So unless we go through the pain ourselves, it actually becomes a little difficult to analyse the real motive of jihaad. I am not justifying the brutal acts carried by terrorists anyway. But I am not justifying it probably only because I am better placed and have a CHANCE to lose( and havent lost already)

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Akshay

Its only because the legal system of the entire world has gone for a toss. Shias and Sunnis can kill each other in name of Jihaad but Iran wont dare to attack US in name of Jihaad - simply bcoz they know that if such a thing happens then it wont take much from the US govt to come in and wash them out. Show them the right treatment and all these talks of 'jihaad' will be a thing of past.

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Sakir Illam

Well, the question you raised is nothing new. Hundreds of thousands of victims around the world raise this question - "Why in the name of Allah?" or "Why in the name of justice?" or "Why in the name of XYZ....". The point is - "Allah" is just an excuse for a few people to attack and a few others to counter attack. America did not attack Afganisthan in the name of Allah, did they? And just because they are in a powerful position we cannot call it a legitimate attack and the repercussion as terrorism. Hundreds killed in Kashmir border (soldiers or civilians) do not die in name of Allah. Killers will be killers and they will justify their action in name of anybody. I feel against it as strongly as you do. But I do not think anybody is doing it in the name of Allah. They are just taking the name to justify their sadist action. Replace it with anything else, it hurts as much.

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