Today I decide to declare my own stand on the major headline that shocked the world.
The attack on Charlie Hebdo which killed 12 people, is a barbaric act of terrorism and a shame on civilization. Without any resevration it is a crime, it is prohibited and it shud be condemned. Islam is a religion of fairness and balance. As we condemn this brutal attack we also at the same time should condemn similar attacks. What's the ruling for killing of innocent children and women in Gaza, Palestine for example. What is happening in Syria, Yemen, Afghanistan, Iraq and Pakistan? They are attacked by drone. These too are crimes. 12 people dies in the attack, it is a crime, I agree but at the same time we need to look at the bigger picture, thousands of Muslims are being killed in almost all part of the world. We are being too negative, too sorry while condemning these attacks.
If we want to compare apple to apple. Which is more severe in light of Islam? killing of 12 people or insulting, ridiculing the messenger of Allah which includes prophet Muhammad, Jesus, Moses, Abraham and others (peace be upon them)? The later is blasphemy, an act of disbelieving, an act of hatred and attack to the messenger of Allah, religion of Allah, an attack towards Allah himself. Why you Muslims didn't raise your voice against these acts? Why did the presidents, leaders of those countries not condemn these attacks? This is an irony. This needs to be addressed.
Though the abusers of our Prophet deserves punishment, if not here then in the hereafter for sure but can anyone go around and start killing the blasphemers? Does this justify the killing? Answer is simple as NO! It is to be taken up by ruler of state. It should go through a panel of judges and they should pronounce the verdict, not common people like us. Otherwise there will be anarchy and it would be like a jungle rule, uncivilized and should be corrected.
They say it's freedom of speech. I beg to differ. I don't subscribe to the idea that 'Freedom of Expression' entitles the right to ridicule, insult and provoke others. In my opinion, Freedom of expression is a powerful tool that only comes along with responsibility and sensitivity. So while I condemn this terrible act of terrorism, I am sorry but ‘Je Ne Suis Pas Charlie’! I want to be more responsible than Charlie! I am not worried about the feeling of uneasiness, being not worthy of your friendship.
In these countries nothing is freedom of speech except it is against our prophets, against the religion of Allah, against Allah Himself, say whatever you want. If it is against Palestinian, Iraqi, colored people, step on them you are free to go because it is freedom of speech. But dare to say against the Jews, they will put you in jail because it's antisemitism. You have no rights to talk against gays and homo-sexual. Your freedom of speech ends here. Has the publication run cartoons which mocked Holocaust? Did they drew caricature of people falling over from the WTC making fun of 9/11 victims (I am glad they didn't)? I don't think so.
As a Muslim, I'm Fed Up With the Hypocrisy of the Free Speech Fundamentalists. It was shocking to see leaders (read fools) of different countries in condemning this brutal attacks. What irony! What contradiction! It's nothing but enmity to Islam I would say. Why have you been so silent on the glaring double standards? Did you not know that Charlie Hebdo sacked the veteran French cartoonist Maurice Sinet in 2009 for making an allegedly anti-Semitic remark? Were you not aware that Jyllands-Posten, the Danish newspaper that published caricatures of the Prophet in 2005, reportedly rejected cartoons mocking Christ because they would "provoke an outcry" and proudly declared it would "in no circumstances publish Holocaust cartoons"?
But, yes we to have our own demands. Let's not be too apologetic. Apparently, it isn't just Muslims who get offended.
I am here to clarify the saying, "How weak that faith would be that got shaken because of simple cartoons". But my dear friends those cartoons were not just simple cartoons. We do love our mother, we revered our mother so much so that we can't even tolerate if someone abuses our mother, leave aside of portraying her into offensive cartoons. So will it be acceptable to us if someone says "Our love for our mother is so weak that it gets shaken merely because of few foul words (directed to their mothers)?" No, right?
Let's be clear. I do condemn the attack, I am not proud to be affiliated to them, these people do not represent Islam, they do not follow what our prophet prescribed for us. But I do have my doubts here, whether they were paid by other sources to tarnish the reputation of Islam because Islam do not advocate such coward attacks. The attacks created a furore among other anti-Islamic countries. They reproduced those cartoons, so did it serve Islam or was it against Islam? That's where my doubts are.
I'm writing to you to make a simple request: please stop!
The attack on Charlie Hebdo which killed 12 people, is a barbaric act of terrorism and a shame on civilization. Without any resevration it is a crime, it is prohibited and it shud be condemned. Islam is a religion of fairness and balance. As we condemn this brutal attack we also at the same time should condemn similar attacks. What's the ruling for killing of innocent children and women in Gaza, Palestine for example. What is happening in Syria, Yemen, Afghanistan, Iraq and Pakistan? They are attacked by drone. These too are crimes. 12 people dies in the attack, it is a crime, I agree but at the same time we need to look at the bigger picture, thousands of Muslims are being killed in almost all part of the world. We are being too negative, too sorry while condemning these attacks.
If we want to compare apple to apple. Which is more severe in light of Islam? killing of 12 people or insulting, ridiculing the messenger of Allah which includes prophet Muhammad, Jesus, Moses, Abraham and others (peace be upon them)? The later is blasphemy, an act of disbelieving, an act of hatred and attack to the messenger of Allah, religion of Allah, an attack towards Allah himself. Why you Muslims didn't raise your voice against these acts? Why did the presidents, leaders of those countries not condemn these attacks? This is an irony. This needs to be addressed.
Though the abusers of our Prophet deserves punishment, if not here then in the hereafter for sure but can anyone go around and start killing the blasphemers? Does this justify the killing? Answer is simple as NO! It is to be taken up by ruler of state. It should go through a panel of judges and they should pronounce the verdict, not common people like us. Otherwise there will be anarchy and it would be like a jungle rule, uncivilized and should be corrected.
They say it's freedom of speech. I beg to differ. I don't subscribe to the idea that 'Freedom of Expression' entitles the right to ridicule, insult and provoke others. In my opinion, Freedom of expression is a powerful tool that only comes along with responsibility and sensitivity. So while I condemn this terrible act of terrorism, I am sorry but ‘Je Ne Suis Pas Charlie’! I want to be more responsible than Charlie! I am not worried about the feeling of uneasiness, being not worthy of your friendship.
In these countries nothing is freedom of speech except it is against our prophets, against the religion of Allah, against Allah Himself, say whatever you want. If it is against Palestinian, Iraqi, colored people, step on them you are free to go because it is freedom of speech. But dare to say against the Jews, they will put you in jail because it's antisemitism. You have no rights to talk against gays and homo-sexual. Your freedom of speech ends here. Has the publication run cartoons which mocked Holocaust? Did they drew caricature of people falling over from the WTC making fun of 9/11 victims (I am glad they didn't)? I don't think so.
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As a Muslim, I'm Fed Up With the Hypocrisy of the Free Speech Fundamentalists. It was shocking to see leaders (read fools) of different countries in condemning this brutal attacks. What irony! What contradiction! It's nothing but enmity to Islam I would say. Why have you been so silent on the glaring double standards? Did you not know that Charlie Hebdo sacked the veteran French cartoonist Maurice Sinet in 2009 for making an allegedly anti-Semitic remark? Were you not aware that Jyllands-Posten, the Danish newspaper that published caricatures of the Prophet in 2005, reportedly rejected cartoons mocking Christ because they would "provoke an outcry" and proudly declared it would "in no circumstances publish Holocaust cartoons"?
But, yes we to have our own demands. Let's not be too apologetic. Apparently, it isn't just Muslims who get offended.
I am here to clarify the saying, "How weak that faith would be that got shaken because of simple cartoons". But my dear friends those cartoons were not just simple cartoons. We do love our mother, we revered our mother so much so that we can't even tolerate if someone abuses our mother, leave aside of portraying her into offensive cartoons. So will it be acceptable to us if someone says "Our love for our mother is so weak that it gets shaken merely because of few foul words (directed to their mothers)?" No, right?
Let's be clear. I do condemn the attack, I am not proud to be affiliated to them, these people do not represent Islam, they do not follow what our prophet prescribed for us. But I do have my doubts here, whether they were paid by other sources to tarnish the reputation of Islam because Islam do not advocate such coward attacks. The attacks created a furore among other anti-Islamic countries. They reproduced those cartoons, so did it serve Islam or was it against Islam? That's where my doubts are.
I'm writing to you to make a simple request: please stop!
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