What does Islam say about terrorism?

Tragic events such as the attack on the twin towers in New York, the bombings of Bali, Madrid and London are assumed to be justified by Islam in the minds of some people. This idea has been fueled further by many media channels which defame Islam by portraying these bombers as ‘Islamists’ or ‘Jihadists’, as though they were sanctioned by Islam, or had any legitimate spokemenship on behalf of Muslims. The actions of a few fanatical individuals...

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Islam is Against Terrorism And The Islamic Legal Rulings On Terrorist Acts And Those Who Commit Them

All praise is due to Allaah the Lord of everything He created and the peace and blessings of Allaah upon the best of Messengers, our Prophet Muhammad, whom Allaah sent to mankind as a mercy, and peace and blessings upon the family of the Prophet and his companions, and upon those who follow the guidance of the Prophet until the Day of Judgement. O my noble brothers, we heard...

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PROPHECIES OF THE QURAN ADDRESSED TO MUHAMMAD

Entering Mecca’s Grand Mosque (al-Masjid al-Haram) In the sixth year after the Prophet was forced to migrate from Mecca to Medina, he saw himself visiting Mecca and performing pilgrimage in a vision mentioned in the Quran: "Certainly has God showed to His Messenger the vision (i.e. dream) in truth.  You will surely enter al-Harammosque, if God wills, in safety,...

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SALVATION FROM HELLFIRE

God has said in the Quran: “Those who have disbelieved and died in disbelief, the earth full of gold would not be accepted from any of them if one offered it as a ransom. They will have a painful punishment, and they will have no helpers.” (Quran 3:91) So, this life is our only chance to win Paradise and to escape from Hellfire, because if someone dies in disbelief, he will not have another chance to come back to this world to believe. ...

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THE PLEASURES OF PARADISE

The reality of Paradise is something which people will never be able to understand until they actually enter it, but God has shown us glimpses of it in the Quran.  He has described it as a place essentially different to the life of this world, both in the very nature and purpose of life, as well as the types of delights which people will enjoy therein.  The...

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Calling on Allah in the Quran

“Call on me, I will answer you. (40:60)” The verse above is a powerful one for when Allah asks us to call onto him, He in the same phrase says that He WILL respond to us. He WILL answer us. He WILL help us out. That is the power in the belief of dua and that is what Allah means when he says this in the Quran. No dua is ever meaningless. Allah has asked us to keep asking...

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Allah as the Guardian of the Quran

(We have, without doubt, sent down the Reminder [i.e., the Quran]; and We will assuredly guard it [from corruption].) (Al-Hijr 15:9) The above verse represents the promise of Allah to protect the Quran.  The protection of the Quran is important because it is the word of Allah and the proof for humanity that Islam is the complete religion, Islam is Allah’s religion....

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The Quran is Allah’s protection towards mankind

Allah is Al-Hafiz, The Protector of everything. It is said in the Quran by Allah,“Lo! My Lord is Protector over all things.” [Sūrah al-Hūd: 57]. When Allah Himself says that he is the protector over all things and He alone can save us from anything bad, that means that it is HIS power ONLY to protect us and save us. When Allah says that He is the protector of...

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“Lord of the Worlds” in the Quran

The Quran is a book of many miracles. It is also a book in which Allah foretells events. One of the most amazing events that Allah has mentioned is that He is the Lord of the Worlds; “worlds”, the plural. This is a fascinating revelation by Allah for the humans who only know the world that they live in. However, Allah places great emphasis on telling us in his Divine...

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Quran, the Healer of Hearts

Allah has made the human heart as a very important organ but its survival is a very complicated question. That is because Allah has made the heart as the centre of all feeling and emotion and it is through the heart that a person’s personality and everything else in their life is judged and comprehended. The Quran mentions the heart in numerous places in the Quran because...

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Understand the Quran

The Quran is a sea of information which contains guidance on all the areas of the world and the Hereafter. You understand the Quran and you understand your existence, that’s how important the Quran is in every Muslim’s life.  However, it is a challenge to do so and proper guidance must be followed in order to achieve the ultimate guidance of the word of Allah....

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