Muslim
employee gives personal views
First let me say that I was born in this country 37 years ago. I embraced Islam along with my immediate family nine years ago. In all my studies of Islam, I have not come across anything in the Quran or the Traditions of the Prophet to condone the actions of the persons responsible for the events that took place on Tuesday. I am embarrassed to have Islam associated with such actions. While Islam does call for fighting, the fighting is for the establishment of Islam or to prevent the Muslims from being expelled from their homes. Allah has made Jihad obligatory upon the men only. This would make the using of women and children prohibited. Allah has also made the killing of oneself a sin.
For us Americans, this is the first time since Pearl Harbor that we have seen war up close. We forget or refuse to see that there are others around the world who live with death, bombs and gunfire as a way of life. They, too, have had their entire families wiped out. Many of them are maimed and disfigured. I have seen young children, no more than 8 or 9 years old, walking around with machine guns, having full resolve to shoot to kill.
I have seen pictures of mothers holding the lifeless bodies of their children wondering why. Ask yourself how many times you have looked at the news and seen the images of these people and never allowed yourself to feel anything for them. Are our feelings of sorrow only reserved for Americans? Are they not human beings as well?
I offer my sincere prayers for the Muslims around the world, I ask Allah to give them the true understanding of this beautiful way of life so they will not continue to behave in such a hideous manner. I pray that Allah will protect the Muslims who may unfortunately become the next victims in this war.