Murder in the Name of Allah — Page 118
Murder in the Name of Allah intolerance. . Let it be very clear that I do not justify terrorism of any kind whatsoever, whatever the colour, religion, sentiment or objective the terrorist may claim to represent. Islam is my faith and religion; and. Islam does not approve of disorder in any form. Islam is far from teaching terrorism. What is the religion of the terrorism organised and supported by Col. Qaddafi's oil-dollars, one may ask? What again is the religion of terrorist activities that Syria has been indulging in in the past? Is it Islam? If so, what is the difference between this Islam and scientific socialism? Is it not a fact that the Green Book of Col. Qaddafi is only green in colour of its binding? The contents of the book are red through and through. . If the terrorist activities of the Muslim 'fundamentalists' of Iran or. Libya are to be dubbed as 'Islamic terrorism', the colour of their Islam would appear to be dark green. How could the concept of Islam be diametrically opposed to itself and how could Islam be 'green' and 'red' at the same time, one wonders? If anything, Libya's terrorism can only be seen as nationalist terrorism in disguise. Incidentally, it reminds one of Fidel Castro of Cuba. He marches far ahead of Col. . Qaddafi in his taste for violence and terrorism. Yet one never hears his deeds described as Christian terrorism. . One thing leads to another: the discussion of terrorism conjures up before one's vision various phases of history. Christianity has been purportedly involved in ugly acts of persecution and torture, and some. Christian monarchs have indulged in brutal acts of violence and persecution under the misguided notion that they were serving the religion of Christas. During the years of the Black Death, 1348-9, were not many Jews burnt alive in their homes? In the age of the. Spanish Inquisition, a long reign of terror prevailed under the guidance and direction of some Christian priests. Numerous helpless women at various times, were put to death because they were said to be witches and there was a distorted notion that this was the Christian way of dealing with witchcraft. . However much these acts were related directly to Christianity, the crimes against humanity were a product of a very dark age when ignorance ruled supreme. When will man begin to understand the difference between the conduct of a person and the teachings of his religion? If one confuses the two and tries to understand religion by studying the conduct of its adherents, many questions arise. The 118