Radical Islamism & Jihad Muslims must denounce terrorists' use of aggressive Quranic verses: Hindu forum: Sultan Shahin, editor, New Age Islam
New Age Islam has been asking Muslims and particularly Ulema (religious scholars) to come forward with their views on the issue of bellicose Quranic verses and firmly declare that while they constitute valuable historical evidence of the growth of Islam and the mammoth problems it faced in its initial stages, they do not provide guidance to us in our conduct of affairs today and that they are no longer relevant for us in the present context. It has become necessary to do so in view of the fact that a new religion that can be called Jihadism, but goes in the name of Islam or true Islam and is called by many Radical Islam, is brainwashing our youth and leading them astray in the name of these combative and confrontational verses asking us to kill all Kafirs wherever we find them. New Age Islam has been of the view that it is not enough for our Ulema to denounce terrorism in a general way and call it against the tenets of Islam while continuing to teach belligerent Quranic verses to our people and telling them simultaneously that all Quranic verses, every comma and full stop, is of universal significance and provides us guidance in all circumstances and all times. These enemies of Islam, the Jihadists, are using these verses to turn our youth into suicide bombers and killers of innocents, acts that are clearly and patently un-Islamic. New Age Islam has been campaigning for some time now that we set our own house in order before others start demanding that we do so. Please see the following article among others: Indian Ulema have no time to lose, must call warlike Quranic surahs obsolete http://newageislam.com/NewAgeIslamArticleDetail.aspx?ArticleID=787 Now we have a demand from Dharma Raksha Manch which represents ancient and highly revered Hindu religious institutions "to issue a fatwa against terrorists claiming shelter in Islam." A resolution passed recently (reproduced below) says: "The terrorists' claim is this: The Hindus are kafirs; the holy Quran commands the faithful to kill them; whatever they do constitutes religious war, jihad. So they are only obeying the command of Allah as proclaimed in their holy war....." We also have evidence from confessions of terrorists telling us how these combative verses of the Holy Quran that do not apply to our circumstances today are being used to brainwash them into believing so. This is largely because we as a community and our Ulema have not taken the necessary pre-emptive action that New Age Islam has been suggesting for some time. Please find reproduced below the confessional statement of Qayamuddin Kapadia, 28, of the Indian Mujahideen — prime accused in the Ahmedabad blasts and a key suspect in the Surat bomb-planting as well as in the Delhi blasts who spoke exclusively to The Indian Express in the custody of Surat police. This interview is also reproduced below. It is imperative that the leaders of the Muslim community and our Ulema come out clearly not only denouncing terrorism in general as they are already doing, but also clarifying their position on the warlike Quranic verses asking us to kill all Kafirs. We cannot claim to be a peaceful people while teaching in our main religious text as God's universal instruction to us to kill all people belonging to other faiths. Sultan Shahin, editor, New Age Islam 3 Comments More.. http://www.newageislam.com/NewAgeIslamArticleDetail.aspx?ArticleID=1189 Radical Islamism & Jihad Indian Ulema have no time to lose, must call warlike Quranic surahs obsolete The so-called Indian Mujahedeen have used in their notorious e-mails certain Quranic verses to justify killing of innocent civilians. These are the same verses that enemies of Islam's pacific and humane philosophy have been traditionally using for centuries to demonise Islam. Muslims who go berserk and want to simply smite all and sundry in their crazy stupor also routinely use these verses to justify their fanaticism and probably also to brainwash the still-not-so-crazy to their cause. NewAgeIslam.com urges Indian Ulema to come out with explicit, unequivocal statements that the Quranic verses like the following - "Therefore, when ye meet the Unbelievers in fight, smite at their necks"- are now obsolete: they were meant for a specific situation during the Prophet's life and do no apply today. Also, they must clarify that the Muslim perception and belief that they alone are worthy of going to Heaven is total bunkum, according to Muslim precepts. Muslims are no better or worse than any other community. Islam has as much failed to create a New Man or for that matter a New Woman as any other reformist religion or philosophy. An analysis by Sultan Shahin, editor, NewAgeIslam.com. Plus: A compilation of some verses from The Holy Quran used for brainwashing our youth and leading them on to what they are told is the path of Jihad and the way to Heaven. 33 Comments More-- http://www.newageislam.com/NewAgeIslamArticleDetail.aspx?ArticleID=787 Radical Islamism & Jihad Taliban and Al-Qaeda: Theological Tensions? Is this end of a beautiful friendship? The Taliban and Al-Qaeda have enjoyed a long alliance in Afghanistan. Their relationship, based on a seemingly shared brand of severe and militant Islam, even survived the U.S.-led toppling of the Taliban in 2001, which came after leader Mullah Omar famously refused to turn over to the Americans his Al-Qaeda ally, Osama bin Laden. this day, that relationship endures. But will it last? Rifts and tensions between the Taliban and Arab Al-Qaeda, as well as vastly different Islamic traditions, suggest that a basis for separation exists. Whether it occurs could determine whether peace negotiations between the government of Afghan President Hamid Karzai and his Taliban foes ever get off the ground.--- Jeffrey Donovan Deobandi Islam: The Religion of the Taliban A rejoinder to a series of booklets entitled "Johannesburg to Bareilley (DEOBANDI-ISM CAUGHT UP IN ITS OWN WEB) By Allamah Kaukab Noorani Okarvi Rahm.Translated by S.G. Khawajah More.http://www.newageislam.com/NewAgeIslamArticleDetail.aspx?ArticleID=1186 -- Syed M. Asadullah -- Syed M. 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