Suicide Bomber vs Islam

P A Hameed Padubidri

April 28, 2019

The deadly attacks on the Sri Lankan Churches and hotels - whether it was carried out as retaliation against the New Zealand mosque attack or mere a mindless act of few terrorists- are highly condemned. Attacks on places of worship killing and injuring innocents are worst form of terrorism.

It's reported that the attacks were carried out by suicide bombers including two wealthy Sri Lankan “Muslims”. It's appalling and disgraceful because they acted in the name of religion.

Islam, as faith, never vindicates this type of heinous act because none has right to end one’s own life or to kill others. It's considered to be grievous sin. Even in worst scenario, a Muslim has to strongly rely on Allah’s tests and tribulations.

Besides, Islam teaches how to live but not how to die or kill his fellow being regardless of which religion he belongs to. It doesn't say that man should stay in solitude, stay away from family affairs, remain in forest and get disconnected from the main stream of society; instead, it teaches to enjoy life and give meaning to the good society within the framework of Islam.

So, how come a Muslim kills himself and others for the cause of his religion? Muslims are followers of such Islam, which says "if anyone kills another person, then he killed the entire human beings and if anyone saves another person, then he saved the whole mankind".

Who said one who exterminates himself and others in the name of Islam will get paradise? Is he declared to be martyred? Does he think that paradise (Jannah) is contracted without terms for his mindless and un-Islamic acts?... a lot of questions arise in this background.

Answers to all these are "NO". Not only "NO", but also a grave sin, which causes him to enter hellfire (Jahannamah) as Islam never teaches hate and violence for any reason. It's teaching is pristine and easy to understand if he is truthful to learn and study it.

Those behind the terror attacks in Sri Lanka last Sunday were fully misguided by the devious people and dogma that are against Islam and its Prophet (pbuh) and any Salafus (predecessors). ISIS, Al-Qaeda, Boko Haram or any such bloody organizations are simply playing with psychology of few Muslims in the name of religion. In fact, they are burning in the fire of their own lighter.

These brothers should have spent their good riches for the religious Dawah works, guidance and propagation, socio-religious welfare activities and spread the words of Quran and traditions of the Prophet (pbuh). But, they set a worst model for the community as well as society. Waging war against one's own country is not taken lightly in Islam; that's also serious sin (prohibited).

We have excellent models in our Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) and his pious predecessors as to how to lead lives and how to tackle any worst case scenario without causing any casualty and ruckus. It's more need of the hour for Muslims to reach out to the world with the pristine Islamic messages of peace and tolerance.

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Excellent word dear....no muslim will kill any inncoent human beign it is major sin also taking owns life will never enter paredise forever.

In all religion fake people exist..that does not mean all religious people are bad, we have to understant the life...we came here to worship GOD alone and live happly without harming any living things...

GOD said in quran that any human do good to another human then god will love him and he will have mercy on judgement day...what ever the religion...promise is promise

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Islamic prayer call echoes in Minnesota city for the first time

Agencies

April 25,2020

From loudspeakers on the roof of a Minnesota mosque, the Islamic call to prayer echoed for the first time ever throughout a Minneapolis neighbourhood late on Thursday as the Muslim community there prepared to begin the holy month of Ramadan.

It echoed again on Friday morning and will continue five times a day during the holy month.

The simple, short call - known as the adhan - marked an historical moment for Minneapolis and major cities across the United States, community members said. While the adhan is commonly broadcast throughout the Middle East, North Africa and other places, for many Muslims in the US, it is only heard inside mosques or community centres.

"There's definitely a lot of excitement," said Imam Abdisalam Adam, who is on the board of the Dar al-Hijrah mosque, from where the adhan will be broadcast.
"Some people see it as historic," Adam told Al Jazeera. "To the point ... that they're not doing it, able to see it in their lifetime."

Recited by different representatives from mosques around the city, the call to prayer is expected to reach thousands in the Cedar-Riverside neighbourhood in Minneapolis, according to Jaylani Hussein, the executive director of Minnesota's Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR).

While Hussein says the community had discussed broadcasting the call for years, it became even more pressing this year when the coronavirus pandemic forced mosques to shut their doors and residents to stay inside. The coronavirus has infected more than 870,000 people nationwide and killed at least 50,000.
"We wanted to touch those individuals who frequent this mosque and this community," Hussein said. "If we cannot be physically together, at least this echo, this voice, this call to prayer can be an extension of us being together at this difficult time. To give some people some solace."
Ramadan - Minnesota.

The Dar al-Hijrah mosque in the Cedar-Riverside neighbourhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota [Courtesy of Abdisalem Adam]
Ramadan is traditionally a time when Muslims worldwide regularly attend mosques for daily prayers and break their fasts together. But this year, most have been told to pray at home and forgo community iftars in favour of staying safe from the COVID-19 crisis.

Adam, the imam, said while the Muslim community is experience loss this Ramadan, they hope the call to prayer broadcast will create a "semblance of normalcy".

"With the loss of Friday prayers and the regular congregational prayers, we are hoping that this will give a sense of solace and connection to the spiritual needs of community members," he added.

An avenue to greater investment?

The Cedar-Riverside neighbourhood is a densely populated area of Minneapolis that has historically been an entry point for many immigrants and today is home to large Somali and Oromo communities.

Ramla Bile, a Somali American who lives in a neighbourhood adjacent to Cedar-Riverside, has been active in the community for years. She welcomed the broadcast of the call to prayer, saying it will help people "feel the spirit of Ramadan in a way that is meaningful".

But she also hopes the city of Minneapolis, which provided the noise permit for the broadcast, will make bigger strides to invest in the community in even more tangible ways.

"There's been a lot of need and a lot hurt in the community in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. And then there's the ongoing conversation you've been having," she said, pointing to deep-seated Islamophobia, systemic racism and the need for infrastructure projects like sprinkler systems in high-rise buildings.

"We need to see greater investments to support the most vulnerable members of our community," Bile said referring to the neighbourhood's elders, undocumented individuals, low-income families and others.

"Right now, we're waiting for a bailout for our micro-businesses who comprise our Somali malls, or a rent freeze for neighbourhood residents," she added.

For CAIR's Hussein and Imam Adam, they hope this Ramadan's call to prayer helps encourage other communities around the US to take similar steps.

"This will hopefully inspire others … to think about what could happen in future Ramadans and beyond," Hussein said.

Adam added that while the virus has devastated communities and upended daily life, it has also shown that "we're in this together".

"It just shows the significance of the global village and how interconnected and interdependent we are as a world community," he said. "I think that there will be a lot of change in our way of life for the better. I hope so."

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