Strangers Can Love, Brothers Can Kill – article ( Wednesday, 02 June 2010 at 22:02 )

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Strangers Can Love, Brothers Can Kill

We’re all aware that there are inhumane people around who are worse off than beasts in this world. I’d like to voice out my opinion that we can’t hate an entire group, just because of the uncivilized actions of some, that attracted a lot of attention to outsiders and that infamous incident becomes a responsibility that the entire group will have to bear, and a consequence they have to pay, including the well-behaved, who are in fact the majority in the group. In other words, we should not stereotype.

I’d like to relate this, to 2 things. Firstly, the on-going conflict between Israel and Palestine. Some believe Israel is right, some believe Palestine is right. I just wanna say something that most may not have known; Palestinian Jews and Palestinian Muslims lived in harmony. Even till now, I believe there are still some Jews who are in good terms with Palestinian Muslims. The oppressed, majority of them are Muslims, as we know, but there are also some Jews who are also fighting against the same oppressor who are oppressing the Palestinians, same goes with Palestinian Christians. Even some Israelis are against the wrong actions of their own people.

Yes, we know the history of the ‘Yahudi’ who always deny the revelations revealed to them. We should be against these disbelievers, but not the entire bloodline, because there are Jewish Muslims.

Secondly, which is also very important, is regarding the misunderstanding of Islaam. Some people actually thought Islaam was spread by the sword, by violence, by force. Some misunderstood Islaam as a religion that teaches and promotes terrorism. For your information, the word ‘Islaam’, the root word is ‘salam’, which means peace, and also submission (to God). (I stand corrected.)

Like I said earlier, just because of the uncivilized actions of some from a group that attracted a lot of attention to outsiders, the infamous incident also becomes the fault of the innocents in the group, which is the very majority! That is so not fair – who wants to contradict this?

So,… small, random things that happen can turn out to have a great impact and consequence, that’s why it’s just too bad if the little factors are in fact wrong, you know what I mean. It’s like the little group of terrorists or extremists that all of a sudden became the centre of attraction of the media, representing Islaam, which is so wrong! Therefore I’d like to advice you; Look at Islaam, not Muslims. A very simple example that I can give to support this is that if you look at a random man that will give you an idea of how Men are like, and if that particular man whom you chose to be an example turns out to be a sissy, then you are misled.

Yes, Islaam promotes ‘jihad’ but do you know what exactly is jihad? It is seeking for justice you deserve, it is fighting those who have driven you out of your homes, it is treating your oppressors the way they have mistreated you, but don’t exceed the limits, Verily Allaah does not like those who go beyond the limits. This is not my statement, I’m referring to the statement from the Qur’aan, the word of the One and Only God of everything – Allaah.
2nd chapter, Al-Baqarah (the cow), verse 178.

I would like to thank you sincerely for sparing me your attention. I’d also like to inform you that this ‘freedom of speech’ of mine was inspired by others’ inspiring speeches and stories. So haha, if you find this inspiring, credit also goes to them. Lastly, I’d like to just conclude this with a brief declaration that Verily, all knowledge is from the One and Only God of Everything – Allaah.
I stand corrected.

- Noordini Noorfuad نور الإسلام

AND ALLAAH KNOWS BEST