Page 180 - Islam Denounces Terrorism

178 Islam Denounces Terrorism

But as for those who break God's contract after it has been agreed and
sever what God has commanded to be joined, and cause corruption in
the earth, the curse will be upon them. They will have the Evil Abode.
(Qur'an, 13:25)
The basic quality that terror and those who are infected by its cru-

elty have in common is that the fear and love of God is something com-
pletely alien to them. Their hearts have become hardened and they are
spiritually ill.

A Terrorist Is Without Pity, Whose Only Purpose
Is to Destroy

The founder of Russian Anarchism, Michael Bakunin and his dis-
ciple Nechayev define an "ideal" terrorist in this way:

The whole work of his [a revolutionist's] existence, not only in
words, but also in deeds, is at war with the existing order of
society, and with the whole so-called civilized world, with its
laws, morals and customs, he is an uncompromising oppo-
nent… He knows only one science; the science of destruction. 18

As understood from these words of Bakunin and Nechayev, ter-
rorists are people who sever their relationship with every material and
spiritual institution thereby rejecting every moral value, and who view
these institutions as impediments to their designs. Bakunin also said,
"Day and night dare he [a revolutionist] have only one thought, one

aim: the unmerciful destruction; while he, cold-blooded and without
rest, follows that aim, he himself must be ready to die at any time and
ready to kill with his own hands any one who seeks to thwart his
aims." In his Ground-Work for the Social Revolution, there is this descrip-
tion of what kind of person a terrorist must be:

Stringent with himself he must also be to others. All weak sen-
timent towards relation, friendship, love and thankfulness