Commentary by Imam Abbas
My heart cries for the Faithful and most especially for those who are Muslims or claim to be Muslims. What makes my heart cry is all of the hatred, fanaticism, killing, and violence that I see committed in the world today in the name of Islam. But, before I continue I want to point out two very important teachings for the Holy Qur’an.
“Whoever slays a soul, unless it be for manslaughter or for mischief in the land, it is as though he slew all mankind, and whoever keeps it alive, it is as though he kept alive all mankind.” (Sura 5:32)
“….and do not kill yourselves for surely Allah is merciful to you. And whoever does this aggressively and unjustly, We will soon cast him into fire, and this is easy for Allah.” (Sura 4: 29-30)
Sadly, when most people now think of Islam and Muslims they equate both with murder, suicide, and terrorism. In fact, many people assume that all Muslims are terrorists which, frankly, is far from the truth. ISIS (the so called Islamic State) has now taken center stage and that’s all we hear about now in the media when it comes to Islam and Muslims. What is seldom spoken of, however, is that ISIS fighters engage in rampant sex using women as mere sex slaves and executing those women who refuse. They make their own homemade cocaine and other drugs and think nothing of killing people. The truth about ISIS is that its young fighters are being manipulated by the self-proclaimed Imam Baghdadi and his cohorts! These young fighters are ignorant and living in a state of idolatry and sin! They are clearly being put on the wrong path! They are taught by Baghdadi and his cohorts to be merciless, cruel, and brutal which just happen to be the opposite values of what the Qur’an teaches and demands of Muslims! Young, easily influenced, lured in by unlimited sex and drugs, these young people are uninformed and badly in need of being educated by true Muslims who not only know the true values of Islam but live those values.
There was a time in Islamic history when things like we see going on today were not so. In that time, not so long ago, Europe was in the Dark Ages while Muslim nations were at a peak in civilization, science, and technology. Muslim physicians, medical schools, and universities were renowned for their intellectualism and scientific advances. The great Muslim physician and scholar ibn-Sina was writing his treaties which were the most detailed and scientific medical texts of the time and which are still referred to in modern medicine. Muslim scholars were making advances in astronomy, engineering, and other sciences and in most Muslim lands people lived in peace and in prosperity. Continue Reading