Inherently Violent: A Study On Islam

One of the biggest issues in our world today is the issue and conflict that the West is having with Islam. For almost the past two decades, it seems that the West And Islam have been in constant conflicts with each other. This papers will discuss and compare the opinions of Bernard Lewis in The Roots of Muslim rage and Nicolaas van der Zee in The Roots of Muslim rage Revisited, and their respective opinions on this issues. Both authors in many ways fundamentally disagree with each other, when searching for a cause and solution to this problem. This essay will discuss the valid points made by both authors, and will attempt to show how both authors have valid and sensible arguments on the issue on hand.

The question whether Islam promotes violence and terrorism is a question that I believe is an answer many people don’t understand the answer to and lack the knowledge of their own to make the distinction. In Philosophy the study of Epistemology uses logic to structure an argument and types of evidence you can use to support certain conclusions. What constitutes people’s knowledge in Islam? This helps support the argument as to

Islam, meaning peace in Arabic, is one of the most misunderstood religions in the world. Many people view it as a religion of hatred and crime, while others view it as peace. Islam is the world’s second largest religion and the youngest. There are approximately 1.57 billion Muslims in the world today. The origin of Islam, Prophet Muhammad, and beliefs of Islam affect how Islam is being taught and viewed today.

If one were to ask some strangers on the street if Islam is a peaceful religion, one would get a wide range of answers. Some would claim that Islam is a peaceful religion and the terrorists are extreme and do not truly represent the faith, whereas others deem Islam to be inherently violent and not peaceful at all. However, both views might fail to recognize that while there are Qur’anic verses about violence, the other two Abrahamic religions which are typically viewed by the West as more “peaceful,” also do contain texts of war wrath. Therefore, Islam in reference to the Qur’an cannot be considered truly peaceful, the same way Christianity cannot be truly peaceful, but practicing Muslims can live peaceful lives and practice their religion peacefully, and therefore Muslims should not be considered to be inherently violent.

Paul Sheehan in his piece titled ‘Twisting Islam to justify cruelty’ which appeared in the Sydney Morning Herald (27/05/2013) responds to the 2013 murder of Drummer Lee Rigby, a British soldier, and explores the Islamic stance on the killing of non-Muslims. Sheehan argues that Islam advocates the murder of non-Muslims, and validates this view using the opinions of a Muslim cleric, Omar Bakri Mohammed, selected verses from the Qur’an and statistics from thereligionofpeace.com. Sheehan’s perspective, while evidently substantiated, generalizes the Muslim population and fails to acknowledge the complexity of Islam and its followers.

Let me start off by clarifying that this is not the personal site of Muhammad Ali Hasan. I am just an observer and wanted to acknowledge the work he is doing in the United States on behalf of Muslim Americans. People are often afraid of what they don't understand and Muhammad Ali Hasan is doing his best to clear up fears and misconceptions of what many believe the Muslim culture to be. From my experience many Americans do not understand the followers of Islam.

The rise of radical Islam and it’s creation of it’s many terrorist groups is one of the largest political problems of the 21st century. The solution to this issue does not lie in blindly asserting military force within the Middle East, but rather targeting the root of the hate itself. Though, this does not disqualify military intervention. The target of this paper is to dissect the issues that create tension, with regards to the spectrum of modern terrorism, and to propose a solution to the conflict that rages on everyday. I believe that this is best accomplished through analyzing historical events and ideas that created our current situation. I will look into a few crucial events that I believe lead radical groups to harbor hatred towards

I completely concur with you on individuals like power and being in control, at the point they will practically do anything. I simply believe it's truly miserable when they toss religion into it and go to the extreme doing wrong. This article left me a little confuse to the point of disbelief when it comes to religion being a part of brutality and terrorist. Religion has dependably been great in my visual perception, it's as dependably advance great in the vast majority. Besides, I absolutely don’t ever remembering when religion thought to be violent or do harmful things to others.

Mark Juergensmeyer argues that: religious often provides participates in transnational terrorist movements with the violent certainty necessary to develop extraordinary motivation and to engage in violent actions that appear to violate ethical precepts.

The emergence of radical Islamic movements in the past century has proven to be a principle source of instability and vulnerability in the modern world. Since the end of the 20th century, with the fall of the Soviet Union, the world has witnessed first-hand the reawakening of the modern Islamic world in various regions due to the advancement of Western Culture. The rise of radical Islamic fundamentalist groups such as the Taliban and Al-Qaida has allowed them to disseminate their ideologues of advocating for jihad, a struggle to fight against the enemies of Islam, and has perpetuated an effort to confront Islamic and non-Islamic states. Through their ceaseless endeavor to establish an Islamic state, Islamic fundamentalists have threatened the

In fact, any religion are more or less have some violent tendencies such as the Christian Crusades, ah, just because the bourgeoisie established a dominant position in Europe the rights of religious restrictions are tight, plus the religion itself also had a reform, as it is not so prominent. But if you kill the Pope, mad followers of the same will take you to shreds. The key point is that Christianity and other religions have reform, so in order to catch up with the trend of the times, while some Muslims not only to pursue reform, but like back in the

Islam is not just a religion or system of theological thought, but it is the primary source for creating legal norms, guidelines, and demands in order to adhere and devote one’s life to Islam. Islamic doctrine delineates between acts of martyrdom and what the Western world describes as terrorism. Islamic jus in bello, or the laws of waging war, clearly outlines actions that can and cannot be justified according to Islam when engaged in war. Historical Islamic definitions of jihad in modern society have been redefined and interpreted in order to justify suicide attacks despite Islamic texts indicating otherwise.

Islam is the second most wide spread religion across the globe under Christianity. Similarly, to Christianity and Judaism Islam believes in one God. Muslims label their God Allah. Allah is everything, nothing is above him. I found it interesting that, “Allahu Akbar!” means “God is greater”. I had no idea what it meant but I had heard it before. Allah’s Prophet is Muhammad. Muhammad is the messenger he is how Allah’s message can be shared with the people. Muhammad’s call is when the angel Gabriel gave the command to “Recite!” He had recited the words of the angel and that night is known to be, “The Night of Power”. This incident there are the two most important words in Islam: Qur’an (recite) and the other is submission. Ummah is also important in Islam because it means the community of people who surrender to God. To be Muslim, you must surrender to God’s will and live a life of service. Being Muslim you must be willing to show public marks of servitude. Dar al-Islam, Dar al-Sulk, and Dar al-Harb are very important to Islam. Dar means “abode” and Dar al-Islam is talking about both state and religion of the Muslim people. Dar al-Sulk is talking about the rest of the world that isn’t Islam but has good relations with them. Dar al-Harb is about the last people who are not Muslim and don’t have good relations with Islam. Lastly, I find it interesting that there is a unifying power called Taqwa and Jihad which represent being devoted and devout.

As the world increasingly becomes more interconnected and globalization continues at an alarming rate, radical Islam is now at the forefront of the global agenda. While Islamic extremism is not a new concept, and has arguably been around since the dawn of Islam, it only now has become a truly global affair, engaging every nation in the world. With the rise of attention on radical Islam also comes another concept, the misunderstanding of Islam. Some choose to argue that Islam a religion of peace, while others, the greater majority, choose to argue it is a religion of violence, but frankly, neither are the case. The Quran, history, and modern politics all show that Islam is not a religion of peace or violence, but simply a religion of reaction;

So now, under the guise of tolerance and sensitivity for Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists, Jews and of course atheists and agnostics, we must attempt to qualify years past, present and future with a non-offensive terminology. Time references like BC or AD are too close to a religious intention. That’s where CE(Common Era), comes in, it shows no preference against or for any group