No religion teaches violence
Violence knows no Religion. All the religions of the world teach love and peaceful coexistence. Therefore labeling any particular religion as a violent and Terrorist religion is definitely a bad idea.
Thousands of Muslims offering pilgrimage at Grand Mosque, Mecca
No faith aspires to teach its followers to kill in the name of religion. There are certain individuals and groups of individuals who defame the religion by their violent acts. In the recent times, specially post 9/11, a lot of people in the west have referred to Islam as a violent and terrorist outfit. I'm writing this blog in order to change the mindset that prevails. Can acts of few be labelled as the act of an entire faith? Can Osama Bin Laden represent a religion that says "Killing an individual is a heinous crime and sin as if killing the entire humanity"? The answer is NO!!
Ex-British Prime Minister David Cameron on Islam
The roots of Islam are explained beautifully by the first verses of Holy Quran which says: It reads: “In the name of God, the Most Merciful, and the Most Compassionate”. This is self explanatory that GOD Almighty is most merciful and showers HIS blessings on everyone irrespective of their belief.
What if we label Christianity for Holocaust, an act of Hitler? What if Hinduism is blamed for Tamil Tigers insurgency in Sri Lanka? What if Christianity is blamed for deadly World Wars? Surely the answer would be, "NO! That's Rubbish..." How can acts of groups of individuals be termed a divine thought? Yes! I agree with that.
So what is Islam?
Islam teaches peace and harmony above all. Violence and brutal killings has no place in Islam. It is either the misconception about Islam that is prevailing in today’s world that Islam sponsors terrorism or the vested interest of evil forces who wishes to malign the image of Islam. Peace is the primary duty of Islam and its adherents must come to show to the world that we are for peace and settlement not for violence and destruction. World has witnessed a lot of bloodshed in the name of God since the past two decades. Time has arrived when practical and positive initiatives can portray the true message of Islam.
Do upvote if you are a true advocate of peace and love because I'm a MUSLIM and I'm not a TERRORIST :) I want peaceful coexistence! Do you?