If one of those
who intended to
carry out a suicide
attack were to be
asked, “Why have
you chosen this
path?” he would
probably say that
he was doing this
in the name of
Islam, since he
has been
educated with
false information
and was ignorant
of true Qur’anic
values such as
forgiveness,
peace and love.
Yet committing
suicide, and thus
taking part in
suicide attacks -
and particularly
taking the lives of
innocent people in
the process - is a
blatant violation
of the values of
Islam; indeed, it is
no secret to
anyone that
suicide is explicitly
forbidden in the
Qur'an (Surat an-
Nisa’, 29). It is
therefore
impossible for
someone who
says he believes
in Allah and that
he abides by the
verses of the
Qur’an to do such
a thing. This is an
outrage that only
someone wrongly
acquainted with
the faith, ignorant
of true Qur’anic
moral values,
unable to use his
mind and
conscience and
who has been
brainwashed with
feelings of hatred
and revenge could
perpetrate.
Everyone, Muslim
or not, must
oppose such
actions.
Allah makes it
obligatory in the
Qur’an for
Muslims to strive
to spread
goodness across
the world and to
put an end to evil.
However, the
means that
Muslims are
shown in order to
bring this about is
not “fighting.” On
the contrary, they
are told in the
Qur’an to respond
to evil with good
and to encourage
love, affection,
tolerance,
patience and
goodness.
Muslims have a
responsibility to
call on all mankind
until peace, well-
being and
compassion reign
across the world.
In other words,
Muslims’ struggle
must be an
intellectual one,
not one involving
bloodshed, killing
or encouraging the
taking of life. All
Muslims who
know the true
values of the
Qur’an are aware
of this and preach
the values of the
Qur’an in this way.
They tell people
of the values of
the Qur’an and
summon them to
live in peace by
using all the
means of modern
technology,
through books,
magazines, films
and conferences.
There is
absolutely no
room for hatred
or terror in the
moral values of
Islam. It is
unacceptable in
Islam for suicide
bombers to
perpetrate such
treacherous
outrages against
anyone, for any
reason. People
who commit such
actions and claim
to do so in the
name of Islam are
ignorant fanatics
who act in the
light of non-
Qur’anic nonsense
and
misinterpretation
s and who have
no idea of what it
means to be a
true Muslim.
