Many people say terrorist attacks are NOT allowed in Islam. But can we really say they have nothing to do with Islam?

This article will discuss that idea. I am proposing that the Islamic texts lead to a hostile world view.

I’m not saying Islam allows killing people without a trial. I’m not saying that. I am not saying vigilantism is allowed in Islam. Please understand that.

Before you read this and think everything I quoted is out of context. Realize that this is what happens with all religions (especially man-made ones). There will be contradictory statements and interpretations and understandings all over the board.

My argument is that a straightforward reading of the Quran and Sunnah leads to something quite awful for humanity.

The Quran is antagonistic to kuffar. And whoever made this religion was irresponsible by leaving violent texts full of violent statements which has led to so much bloodshed in Allah’s name. We do not see as much of an emphasis on violent warfare in any other religion as we do in Islam. We do not see so much theological inspired terrorism as we do with Islam.

How to become a Jihadi Muslims grow up thinking that Islam is the perfect way of life Many people grow up doing bad things as easily accessible in kafir country

So their actions dont match their religious teachings, not living according to those standards but living double lives. Their beliefs are never seriously challenged, they believe Quran + Sunnah is the best way of life, indisputably true. Some of these Muslims eventually decide to repent You don’t know your standing with Allah. The day of judgement is taught as terribly terribly terribly horrible. Even Prophet Muhammad said he does not know what Allah will do with him. There IS one way to feel safe, to avoid the terror of the day of judgement. Dying for Allah’s sake. Guaranteed paradise. No questioning, no reckoning. Hatred for disbelievers in the Quran

Allah specifically mentions casting terror into the hearts of the kuffar:

“We will cast terror into the hearts of those who disbelieve for what they have associated with Allah of which He had not sent down [any] authority. And their refuge will be the Fire, and wretched is the residence of the wrongdoers.” (3:151)

And then he mentions not taking them as allies and protectors:

“O you who have believed, do not take the Jews and the Christians as allies. They are [in fact] allies of one another. And whoever is an ally to them among you – then indeed, he is [one] of them. Indeed, Allah guides not the wrongdoing people.” (5:51)

And then he calls them the worst creatures:

“Indeed, the worst of living creatures in the sight of Allah are those who have disbelieved, and they will not [ever] believe -” (8:55) The hadith literature also emphasizes taking care of Muslims. Kindness to Muslims. Forgiving Muslims. Not backbiting Muslims. It always emphasizes your responsibilities towards Muslims, and much less often towards humanity in general. Believers are given a special status: “And never is it for a believer to kill a believer except by mistake…” “But whoever kills a believer intentionally – his recompense is Hell, wherein he will abide eternally, and Allah has become angry with him and has cursed him and has prepared for him a great punishment.” (4:92-93) This is disappointing because we would expect to see these statements made for humanity in general, not just towards other believers. Jihad against the unbelievers

In this hasan hadith, Muhammad explains the head of Islam is jihad: ‘Shall I not tell you of the head of the matter, and its pillar and pinnacle? (It is) Jihad.’ ( Ibn Majah And in this hadith

“I came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, which Jihad is best?’ He said: ‘(That of a man) whose blood is shed and his horse is wounded.’” ( It was narrated that ‘Amr bin ‘Abasah said:“I came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, which Jihad is best?’ He said: ‘(That of a man) whose blood is shed and his horse is wounded.’” ( Ibn Majah And The Quran mentions striving against them:

“Fight them until there is no [more] fitnah and [until] worship is [acknowledged to be] for Allah. But if they cease, then there is to be no aggression except against the oppressors.” (2:193)

“O Prophet, strive against the disbelievers and the hypocrites and be harsh upon them. And their refuge is Hell, and wretched is the destination.” (66:9)

“So let those fight in the cause of Allah who sell the life of this world for the Hereafter. And he who fights in the cause of Allah and is killed or achieves victory – We will bestow upon him a great reward.” (4:74)

In 2:286 Allah teaches us a prayer to gain victory over the disbelievers:

“..You are our protector, so give us victory over the disbelieving people.” (2:286)

There are so many verses about fighting the kuffar I can’t even list all of them here. Do you not see just how much antagonism and hostility the Quran brings forward?

I remember thinking one day I will move to the land of Islam and use my brain capital to benefit the Muslims. It was always about strengthening believers. I remember hearing scholars say that one should not migrate to the land of kuffar without a good reason: to give dawah (propagate the religion) for example. The Prophet also said: “War is deception.” ( Bukhari and Muslim The day of judgement The day of judgement is described as the horror of horrors. The day of judgement is incredibly scary. It is every Muslim’s worst nightmare. Some even fear it more than hell itself. On the Day you see it every nursing mother will be distracted from that [child] she was nursing, and every pregnant woman will abort her pregnancy, and you will see the people [appearing] intoxicated while they are not intoxicated; but the punishment of Allah is severe. (22:2) They fear a Day in which the hearts and eyes will [fearfully] turn about (24:37) That Day a man will flee from his brother, and his mother and his father, and his wife and his children. (80:34-36).

A free pass It was absolutely clear to me as a Muslim that physical jihad (fighting) is the best deed in the sight of Allah. A mujahid who dies in the sake of Allah goes to paradise instantly with no reckoning. In some hadith Muhammad mentions martyrdom is so desirable the person who dies in this state will wish to come back to life so they could die in Allah’s cause again. I heard Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) saying, “The example of a Mujahid in Allah’s Cause– and Allah knows better who really strives in His Cause—-is like a person who fasts and prays continuously. Allah guarantees that He will admit the Mujahid in His Cause into Paradise if he is killed, otherwise He will return him to his home safely with rewards and war booty.” (Bukhari)

This is an amazing and very appealing opportunity. The day of judgment is described as a horrible terror, one of the worst imaginable things you can describe. It is described as a day that will be 50,000 years long and everyone will be scared as to whether they are going to heaven or hell.

I used to worry about the day of judgment a lot. The idea of getting through it scott-free is extremely appealing.

So it is crystal clear that jihad is the best deed one can do. Not just jihad, but dying during jihad is the easiest and fastest way to heaven.

My friend the mujahid

I had a friend who wanted to go for jihad. He used to watch videos online and was so angry. He used to tell me “They are raping our sisters in Afghanistan and Iraq”. I want to do something. I want to gain the highest rank in paradise. I want to kill Stephen Harper (the previous prime minister). I managed to convince him not to do so. He then said “Okay I will go to CFB Trenton and attack the base”, but I convinced him not to do so. He then left a note for his parents and decided to go travel overseas for jihad, and I could not stop him. I never heard from him since.

This story should show us that Muslim youth sometimes get radicalized. There were even the Toronto 18 who some seemed innocent and others were considering bombing or hurting Canadians.

How I promoted jihad

I even had articles myself promoting jihad on my old site Light Upon Light. I had articles on the front page such as:

I wanted to promote jihad because it was the best possible deed in Islam. And I wanted Allah’s pleasure.

Proper jihad

Proper jihad is supposed to be done with the ameer or sultan. The ruler of the state needs to call for it. It is not a random attack on people. But extremist groups will claim that they have legal precedence to call for jihad because Muslim countries are being attacked. They will claim that America is bombing Syria so this is a defensive war. They will use all of the above texts to justify that war is deception and that attacks on American soil are justified. Anwar Awlaki, who was a mainstream a popular American born Yemeni preacher who gained popularity in America for his “Lives of the Prophet” CD set (which I personally owned) inspired the American Army Psychiatrist to commit the Fort Hood massacre and the underwear bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab to bomb an airplane on Christmas 2009. Sheikh Anwar also said that every Muslim should train for jihad incase the opportunity arises. He justified suicide bombing as a stratagem of war. His CD set “ Mashari al-Ashwaq ” was all about the virtues of jihad. Even Yusuf Qaradawi, a popular scholar from Egypt justified the use of suicide bombing in the Palestine war: In one of his best-known fatwas, issued in the 1990s, Sheikh Al Qaradawi permitted the use of suicide bombing as a defensive tactic against Israel. Since then, instead of retracting the fatwa, he has repeatedly responded by saying that he was not the only cleric to justify suicide operations and that his fatwa was tailored specifically for helpless Palestinians in their fight against the Israeli occupation.[ref] The National [/ref] Why so many Muslims? Why are so many Muslims committing terrorist attacks? Also see List of Islamic terrorist attacks in 2017 (Wikipedia) More hardline versions of Islam In “The Antagonism of Salafism and Wahhabism” I discuss how the Salafi interpretation of Islam is even worse and leads to more antagonism and hatred. It is literally one stone’s throw away from terrorism.

In conclusion Going back to my first statement. I’m not saying the interpretation of Islam I followed allowed killing vigilante style. But it was reckless and irresponsible for a God to put so many violent verses in his book and paint such a dark and nasty picture of hostility between Muslims and Non-Muslims.

A straightforward reading of the Quran and Sunnah leads you to this tragic reading. Many believers don’t take these verses literally as applying to today’s day and time or context, but many do.

This is part of the legacy of Islam on the world.

The rotten fruits of this tree results in the long list of repeated Islamic terror attacks all over the world.

Yes, many people say these attacks are NOT allowed in Islam. But can we really say they have nothing to do with Islam?