Terrorism is any hostile act
that posses threat to security. Neither it’s a new phenomenon nor it is traced
back to the incident of 9/11. But it is fact that after the event of 9/11 it
became a matter of great concern not only for the West but for the whole world.
For combating terrorism a number of meetings and attempts were made but most of
them were doomed to failure because the major actors behind these meetings were
serving their personal interest. They never tackled the conditions conductive to
terrorism nor did they address its root causes. They should be aware of the fact
that fighting the diseased without the disease would be no use. The sates who
waged war to combat terrorism also failed because they have dark historical
records of oppression, human violation, efforts for absolute supremacy,
pre-emptive wars and crushing the will of people etc. If they are appointing
themselves as the judge of justice, they are actually violating the basic rule
of justice.
There is always a misconception in West related to Islam. They always took Islam
as their enemy and challenge Islamic values, a large number of examples exist,
such as the declaration by an Italian official of the western civilization’s
supremacy over Islam. A large number of campaigns are conducted against jihad.
Do they people really know what jihad is in fact? Prophet Muhammad (SAW) said:
“let your invasion be in the name of Allah and for His sake. Fight those who
disbelieve in Allah. Invade but do not exaggerate nor commit treachery. Never
deform the corpse of the dead person, do not kill an infant child or a woman and
do not cut a tree until it is inevitable”. How one can say that Islam support or
address terrorism?
The second common practice in the West is to attacking Mosques, Islamic centres,
harassing Muslims, accusing Muslim states of protecting terrorists, attacking
Islamic financial institutions, discrediting Islamic educational institutions
and fighting against Islamic laws. If we look at the Islamic values we will come
to know that Islam is religion which provides moral and educational security.
“It is He Who has sent amongst the unlettered an apostle from among themselves,
to rehearse to them His signs, to sanctify them” (Al-Quran). Islam also provides
social security to all mankind irrespective to their tribalism, their culture,
caste, creed, colour, geography and also rejects all destructive elements. Islam
endeavours to achieve peace and security for mankind at large. Even
environmental, natural and animal security is also guaranteed in Islam. The
concept of terrorism which posses threat to human security is utterly rejected
in Islam. The normal conclusion is that we cannot eradicate the disease by only
eliminating it. There are various factors which lead people towards terrorist
activities, these factors are following:
1: Spread of fear, hatred and fanaticism among people
2: spread of poverty, hunger and deprivation
3: loss of spiritual inhibitors
4: spread of anti-human culture and ideologies e.g. supremacy trends, fascism,
Nazism, Zionism and Maxims etc.
For the development of a peaceful society it is important to overcome these all
issues, the other thing which is important is the dialogue between Muslims and
the western thinkers to resolve the very complex problems that provides a
favourable breeding ground for terrorism. Mutual mistrust and hatred marked
relations between these two blocks with historical frictions and continuous
conflict over centuries. Through dialogue both communities will be able to
overcome their differences and it will also help to formulate a plan for the
eradication of such plagues. A mutual understanding among religions is necessary
and along with this some other efforts e.g. support developmental programmes
either they were started by the West or by the Muslim states, alleviate the
suffering of Muslims in world and enhance morality should be done. Islam is a
peaceful religion which never ever supports the killing of innocent people.
There is need of the realization of this fact to the West.