Suicide bombers and Jesus to judge
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Dear Sir,
I am a regular reader of your mails. I am not of your faith but would like to ask
a few questions. I hope you will answer
me.
1. Does
the holy quaran accept suicide bombings in which innocent people are killed? Will the suicide bombers go to
heaven or to hell?
2. Is
Jesus Christ mentioned as one of the holiest in the Quaran? and if yes, as far
as I know (please correct me if I am wrong) It is written in the Quaran that
Jesus Christ will come back on the day of judgement and Judge all the
people. If this is true then why is it
that Muslims and Christians fight because if both communities believe in Jesus
then there will be no fighting at all!!
I hope I have not hurt you in asking these
questions. However, I found these questions
valid and so instead of keeping them in my heart I am asking you to enlighten
me in this regard.
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Answer:
Suicide bombers and Jesus to judge
In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help and ask
for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever
He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear witness that
there is no one (no idol, no person, no
grave, no prophet, no imam, no dai, nobody!) worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that
Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.
Your Statement: I hope I have not hurt you in asking these
questions. However, I found these
questions valid and so instead of keeping them in my heart I am asking you to
enlighten me in this regard.
Dear and Beloved Brother in humanity, the deen of Truth
called Al-Islam is based on the Absolute Wisdom and Knowledge of the Creator,
and in complete accordance and alignment with the nature and logic The Merciful
Lord has bestowed upon mankind. Islam
has permitted and absolutely encouraged mankind, believers and non-believers
alike, to ask and satisfy any question that might arise in ones mind regarding
this deen of Truth; provided the person asking the question is seeking
knowledge and wishes to better understand the wisdom behind each and every
command. It is the God-given right of any
brother or sister to ask anything they wish to clarify in the deen; and it is
the responsibility and duty of the good scholars to address the questions asked
to the best of their knowledge and ability, and in the most polite and humble
manner.
Thus my dear and beloved brother in humanity, never ever
be hesitant or apologetic in exercising your right and asking any question you
wish on Islam on this forum, or to any good scholar; provided your intention is
seeking clarification and the understanding of the guidance and not
ridicule. We would consider it an honor
and a pleasure to address any question you might have on Islam, and will try to
the best of our ability to address and clarify your question in light of the
guidance of Truth.
Your Question 1A: Does the holy quaran accept suicide bombings in which innocent people are killed? Will the
suicide bombers go to heaven or to hell?
Dear and beloved brother, Islam does not even allow and
absolutely prohibits and considers a grave sin the killing of innocent
civilians even in a state of proper war! Islam only allows its soldiers in war to fight against those who fight
against them, and absolutely no one else. It absolutely prohibits, even in the state of proper war, the killing of
civilians who are not party to the war, the women, the aged, the children, and
even the holy men of other religious beliefs; not only that Islam specifically
prohibits the believers from cutting down the trees or burning plants or
destroying inhabited property belonging to their enemies!
God Says in His Holy Quran Chapter 2 Surah
Baqarah verse 190: Fight in the Cause of God those who fight
against you; but do not transgress limits; for Allah loves not the
transgressors.
When asked what
does transgression in war mean, the First Khalifah of the Prophet (saws),
Hadrat Abu Bakr as Siddiq replied: "I advise you ten things: Do not kill
women or children or an aged, infirm person. Do not cut down fruit-bearing
trees. Do not destroy an inhabited place. Do not slaughter sheep or camels
except for food. Do not burn bees and do not scatter them. Do not steal from
the booty, and do not be cowardly."
The suicide bombing that are so well advertised today in
the media is only a part of the story that is relayed, while the other part or
role played by the unjust oppressing armies and occupiers and their severe
persecution upon the people of the land they unjustly occupy and terrorize is
completely underplayed. What we see
today from some people in the form of suicide bombers is a reaction of some
of the impatient people against the unjust and occupying armies. If they were to fight against only those from
the enemy army who fight against them, they would be justified. But if their fight extends beyond that to
kill innocent civilians, or women or children or the aged who have absolutely
nothing to do with the enemy soldiers; they would have transgressed the limits
of war laid down by Allah and His Messenger (saws); and they will be held
accountable for their deeds in the Presence of the Majestic and Supreme Lord on
the Day of Judgment.
The terrorism and extremism that is witnessed by the world
today at the hands of some misguided minorities is a result of various
combinations; and has absolutely nothing to do with the teachings of
Islam. The vast and absolute majority of
the muslim nations and peoples absolutely condemn their acts of terrorizing
innocent civilians.
What is happening in the world of terrorism today is a
direct result of the severe injustice, double standards, and the oppression
caused by some powerful nations in the world in collaboration with some of the
oppressive and puppet regimes of the muslim nations. The citizens of these nations have had their
human rights stripped off them, their cultures and beliefs crushed, and their
way of lives completely overturned by the oppressive regimes that rule
them. What we see today in the form of
terrorism is some impatient and misguided people who flag the banner of Islam
as their last resort in retaliation for the injustice and oppression done on
them and their people. Islam neither
permits nor encourages such acts of terror on innocent civilians in the name of
retaliation; and if one only studies the Quran and the life of the Prophet
(saws) one would see how Islam guides their followers to seek the road of peace
and re-conciliation with extreme patience and wisdom. Islam absolutely forbids the killing and
terrorizing of innocent civilians and the ones who spread this terror in the
name of Islam will definitely be held severely accountable in the Just and
Supreme Court of Allah Subhanah on the Day of Judgment.
To get a better and fuller perspective of how the seeds of
terror are sown; one need not look too far. The IRA conflict between the Protestants and the Catholics in the United
Kingdom, or the conflict between the indigenous black population of South
Africa against their White rulers, or the Tamil Tigers conflict in the Sri
Lankan Islands, or the revolt of the Sikhs to create their own homeland in
India, or even the famous retaliation of the Bandit Queen against the
oppression done against her are enough proof of what happens when retaliation
takes the form of replying force through force, resulting in nothing but terror
and chaos amongst the innocent civilians of the land!
Today the majority of the 1.8 billion muslims live under
oppressive regimes, backed by the superpowers of the world, where their
freedoms are curtailed and they are oppressed and persecuted for their
beliefs! Instead of bearing their trials
with patience and wisdom, a few amongst them have taken a path of retaliating
force through force, resulting in the terrorism and extremism that is
highlighted sufficiently in the media today; but no one makes a mention of the
injustice and oppression done against these people which is the root cause of
the extreme actions taken by some mavericks in the name of religion!
Islam indeed gives its followers a right to defend
themselves against undue oppression and injustice; but strictly limits them to
fight only those who fight against them in a state of war. Some of the muslims who have taken up armed
struggle against their unjust rulers like in Palestine, Kashmir, Bosnia,
Chechnya, etc. are genuine freedom fighters who fight and target only the
occupying armies; but any who kill or terrorize innocent civilians transgress
the boundaries of Islam and will be held accountable for their deeds in the
Just Court of Allah Subhanah on the Day of Judgment.
Thus my beloved brother in humanity, it is neither wise
nor intelligent to take the example of a few misguided individuals and
generalize the state of the general muslim nation and people as terrorists or
extremists! Calling all the muslims
terrorists and extremists for the acts of a few individuals would be as wise as
calling all our 700 million Hindu brethren terrorists just because a small
minority of them like the RSS or Shiv Sena cause acts of terror in the name of
Hindu extremism!
The wisest and most intelligent way is to always look and
study the teachings of the religion and judge its followers; rather than simply
look at a few followers and judge the religion!
Your Question 1B: Will the suicide bombers go to heaven or
to hell?
Dear and Beloved Brother, it is not for human beings to
judge or determine who will receive the Mercy of God, and who will deserve His
Anger and Punishment; that is something that the All-Knowing, All-Seeing Lord
will decide Himself on the Day of Judgment. It does not behove any human being to declare that so and so will go to
Yes, in light of the guidance of Allah and His Messenger
(saws), one thing is for sure! No person
who, regardless of whether he chose to believe or disbelieve, did good will be
left unrewarded and no person who committed evil and injustice will go unpunished
in that Majestic and Supreme Court of the All-Mighty and All-Powerful
Lord. Each person will be accountable
for the deeds he did, in the Presence of the Majestic and Supreme Lord on that
Inevitable Day.
Your Question 2A: Is Jesus Christ mentioned as one of the holiest in the Quaran?
Indeed Prophet Jesus (a.s.) is mentioned as one of the
mightiest, purest, and best human beings who ever walked on this planet earth,
and included amongst the mightiest Prophets of the Lord Most Merciful.
One just had to read the Holy Quran to understand the
status and esteem Prophet Jesus (a.s.) is held in Islam. No muslim can remain a muslim unless and
until he sincerely believes in Prophet Jesus (a.s.) as a Messenger of God!
God Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 19 Surah
Maryam (Mary) verses 19-34:
16 Relate in the Book (The Quran), (the
story of) Mary when she withdrew from her family to a place in the East.
17 She placed a screen (to screen herself)
from them: then We sent to her Our Angel (Gabriel) and he appeared before her
as a man in all respects.
18 She said: "I seek refuge from thee
to (Allah) Most Gracious: (come not near) if thou dost fear Allah."
19 He said: "Nay I am only a messenger
from thy Lord (to announce) to thee the gift of a Holy Son."
20 She said: "How shall I have a son
seeing that no man has touched me and I am not unchaste?"
21 He said: "So (it will be): thy Lord
saith `That is easy for Me: and (We wish) to appoint him as a Sign unto men and
a Mercy from Us': it is a matter (so) decreed."
22 So she conceived him (Jesus), and she
retired with him to a remote place.
23 And the pains of childbirth drove her to
the trunk of a palm-tree: she cried (in her anguish): "Ah! Would that I
had died before this! Would that I had been a thing forgotten and out of
sight!"
24 But (a voice) cried to her from beneath
the (palm-free): "Grieve not! For thy Lord hath provided a rivulet beneath
thee;
25 "And shake towards thyself the trunk
of the palm-tree: it will let fall fresh ripe dates upon thee.
26 "So eat and drink and cool (thine)
eye. And if thou dost see any man say `I
have vowed a fast to (Allah) Most Gracious and this day will I enter into no
talk with any human being.' "
27 At length she brought the (babe Jesus
(a.s.)) to her people carrying him (in her arms). They said: "O Mary! Truly an amazing
thing hast thou brought!
28 "O sister of Aaron! Thy father was not a man of evil nor thy
mother a woman unchaste!"
29 But she pointed to the babe (Jesus
(a.s.)). They said: "How can we
talk to one who is a child in the cradle?"
30 He (Jesus (a.s.)) said: "I am indeed
a servant of Allah: He hath given me Revelation and made me a Prophet;
31 "And He hath made me Blessed
wheresoever I be, and hath enjoined on me Prayer and Charity as long as I live;
32 "(He) hath made me kind to my mother
and not overbearing or miserable;
33 "So Peace is on me the day I was
born the day that I die and the Day that I shall be raised up to life
(again)"!
34 Such (was) Jesus the son of Mary: (it is)
a statement of Truth about which they (vainly) dispute.
Your Question 2B: and if yes, as far as I know (please
correct me if I am wrong) It is written in the Quaran that Jesus Christ will
come back on the day of judgement and Judge all the people.
Dear brother in humanity, although not specifically
mentioned in the Quran, the re-coming of Prophet Jesus (a.s.) before the end of
time to rule and world, has indeed been foretold in Truth by the Last and Final
Messenger, Prophet Mohamed (saws).
Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith 4.657 Narrated by Abu Huraira
The Messenger of Allah (saws) said, "By Him (Allah) in Whose Hands my soul
is, surely (Jesus,) the son of Mary
will soon descend amongst you, and will
judge mankind justly (as a Just Ruler); he will break the Cross, and kill
the pigs, and there will be no Jizya (i.e. taxation taken from non-Muslims). Money will be in abundance so that nobody will accept it, and a single prostration to Allah (in prayer)
will be better than the whole world and whatever is in it." Abu Huraira added "If you wish, you can
recite (this verse of the Holy Book): 'And there is none Of
the people of the Scriptures (Jews and Christians) but must believe in him (i.e
Jesus as Prophet of Allah and a human being) before his death. And on the Day
of Judgment He will be a witness against them." (Quran 4.159)
Sahih Muslim Hadith 6931 Narrated by Hudhayfah ibn Usayd Ghifari
The Messenger of Allah (saws) came to us all
of a sudden as we were (busy in a discussion). He (saws) said: What do you discuss about? (The Companions) said: We are discussing about the Last Hour.
Thereupon he (saws) said: It will not come until you see ten signs before and (in this connection), he
(saws) made a mention of the smoke, Dajjal (The anti-Christ), the beast, the rising of the sun from the west, the descend of Jesus son of Mary (Allah be
pleased with him), The Gog and
Magog, and landslides in three
places, one in the east, one in the west, and one in Arabia at the end of which a fire
would burn forth from the Yemen, and would drive people to the place of their
assembly.
Sunan of Abu-Dawood Hadith 4310 Narrated by Abu Hurayrah
The Prophet (saws) said: There is no prophet between me and him, that
is, Jesus (peace be upon him). He
will descent (to the earth). When you
see him, recognise him: a man of medium height, reddish fair, wearing two light yellow
garments, looking as if drops were
falling down from his head though it will not be wet. He will fight the people for the cause of
Islam. He will break the cross, kill swine, and abolish Jizyah. Allah will
perish all religions except Islam. He
will destroy the Antichrist, and will
live on the earth for forty years, and
then he will die. The Muslims will pray
over him.
Sahih Muslim Hadith 6924 Narrated by Abu Hurayrah
The Messenger of Allah (saws) said: The Last Hour will not come until the Romans
land at al-A'maq or in Dabiq. An army
consisting of the best (soldiers) of the people on Earth at that time will come
from
Sahih Muslim Hadith 7023 Narrated by Abdullah ibn Amr
The Messenger of Allah (saws) said: The Dajjal (anti-Christ) will appear in my Ummah and he will stay (in
the world) for forty--I cannot say whether he meant forty days, forty months or
forty years. Allah will then send
Jesus, son of Mary, who will resemble Urwah ibn Mas'ud (a companion of the Prophet
(saws)). He (Jesus Christ) will chase
him (the Anti-Christ) and kill him.
It has also been reported in authentic
narrations of the Prophet Mohamed (saws) that he said that his brother and
Prophet, Jesus Christ son of Mary, will die and be buried next to his grave in
It is the absolute and ardent belief of every muslim that
Prophet Jesus (a.s.), son of Mary, will indeed return to the earth before the
Day of Judgment; and rule the world according to the Law of the Lord. This righteous period of the rule of Prophet
Jesus (a.s.) will be the best mankind have ever witnessed in the history of
man!
Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith 4.658 Narrated by Abu Huraira
The Messenger of Allah (saws) said: "How will you be when the son of Mary
(i.e. Jesus) descends amongst you, and
he will judge people by the Law of the Qur'an, and not by the law of Gospel
Your Question-2C: If this is true then why is it that
Muslims and Christians fight because if both communities believe in Jesus then
there will be no fighting at all!!
As far as the stipulations of beliefs and faith go, the
Christians are close cousins of the Muslims in their faith, for indeed both are
monotheistic faiths in the same lineage of Revelations which were revealed by
the Creator to all His Prophets; Prophet Adam (a.s.), Prophet Noah (a.s.),
Prophet Abraham (a.s.), Prophet Moses (a.s.), Prophet Jesus (a.s.) and the Last
and Final Revelation of the Glorious Quran on the Last Prophet of Allah,
Prophet Mohammed (saws).
God Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 2 Surah
Baqarah verses 135-139:
135 They say: "Become Jews or Christians
if ye would be guided (to salvation)." Say thou (O muslims): "Nay! (I would rather) the religion of
Abraham, the true, and he joined not gods with Allah."
136 Say ye (O muslims): "We believe in
Allah and the Revelation given to us (The Quran), and to Abraham, Ismail, Isaac, Jacob, and the
Tribes, and that given to Moses, and Jesus. and that given to (all) Prophets
from their Lord; we make no difference between one and another of them and we
bow to Allah (in Islam)."
137 So if they believe as ye believe they are
indeed on the Right Path; but if they turn back it is they who are in schism;
but Allah will suffice thee as against them, and He is the All-Hearing, the
All- Knowing.
138 (Our religion Islam is) the baptism of
Allah; and who can baptize better than Allah? And it is He whom we worship.
139 Say: Will ye dispute with us about Allah
seeing that He is our Lord and your Lord; that we are responsible for our
doings and ye for yours; and that we are sincere (in our faith) in Him?
Indeed both the Christians and the Muslims believe in
Jesus, the only difference being that the Muslims do not give divinity to
Jesus, but regard him as one of the mightiest and holiest Prophets of the Lord
Creator.
The Jews believe in all the Prophets of God, except
Prophet Jesus (a.s.); and were thus condemned in the Gospel revealed unto
Prophet Jesus (a.s.). Our Christian
brethren did the except same thing as our Jewish brethren, and they believed in
all the Prophets of God, except the Last and Final Prophet, Mohammed
(saws)! But this is what our Quran says
regarding our Chrisitan brethren
Gods Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 5 Surah
Maidah verses 82-86:
82 Strongest among men in enmity to the
muslims thou find the Jews, and the Pagans (idolators); and nearest among
them in love to the believers (muslims) wilt thou find those who say: "We
are Christians:" because amongst these are men devoted to learning and men
who have renounced the world and they are not arrogant.
83 And when they (the Christians) listen to
the Revelation (Quran) received by the Messenger (Mohamed (saws)), thou wilt
see their eyes overflowing with tears for they recognize the Truth: they pray:
"O Our Lord! We believe; write us
down among the witnesses.
84 What cause can we have not to believe in
Allah and the Truth which has come to us seeing that we long for our Lord to
admit us to the company of the righteous?"
85 And for this their prayer hath Allah
rewarded them with Gardens with rivers flowing underneath, their eternal home
(in the realms of
86 But those who reject faith and belie our
Revelations, they shall be companions of the Hell-Fire.
Your writing this letter to us is indeed proof of the
fact, that even today, there are some amongst our Christian brethren who are
men devoted to learning the Truth, and devoid of arrogance. May the Lord God bless you, my dear and beloved
brother in Humanity, and increase your and our quest in the seeking and
learning of the Knowledge of Truth. May
the Lord God have mercy upon you and us, forgive you and us our sins, and guide
us all to the Path that leads to His Mercy and His Grace.
Amen.
God Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 3 Surah
Ale-Imran verse 64: Say: "O people of the Book (Jews and
Christians)! Come to common terms as
between us(muslims) and you: that we worship none but God; that we associate no
partners with Him; that we erect not from among ourselves lords and patrons
other than Allah." If then they
turn back say: "Bear witness that we (at least) are muslims (bowing to
Allah's will)."
Beloved brother, the Truth is that indeed there should be
no fight between the Christians and the Muslim, and indeed there is no fight
even today amongst the two ideologies. The fight that we witness today is between two ignorant peoples and
nations, one who have distinctly declared their separation of the State from
the Church and fight to enforce their ungodly and man-made laws and views on
the rest of the world, and the other being the unjust and ungodly rulers who
would stop at nothing to hold on to their oppressive regimes! Neither of them are trying or striving to
establish the Word or Law of their Lord in this world! Thus, even today, the
fight is not between Christianity and Islam, but rather a war between two
ungodly and unpious people who wish to further their own personal and political
agendas in the name of God and religion!
Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only due to
Allahs Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is the Only
Source of Strength.
Your Brother in Islam,
Burhan
Wister