Page 182 - Islam Denounces Terrorism

180 Islam Denounces Terrorism

Islam Condemns All Acts of Terror and
Violence, and So It Does With The
Boston Attack

The horrible terrorist attack on the Boston Marathon in the
USA in 2013 was condemned by all true Muslims, just like
9/11 and other terrorist attacks were.

This terrorist act, in which three people lost their lives and
hundreds were injured, was a savage act of misguided
foolishness designed to set the Western and Islamic worlds
against one another. Such ruthless acts have been used
many times in different countries to try and give the West
the impression that Islam is a faith that regards violence

and terror as legitimate. Those acts have been successful
in no small measure. As a matter of fact, in the wake of the
Boston attack statements were made by some media
organizations in the USA encouraging violence against
Muslims and their isolation from society. There have always
been such provocations and they will continue to happen.
However, Muslims have a very important duty amidst this
setting: not limiting themselves to condemning terrorist
attacks and talking about the real Islamic morality to the

entirety of humanity.

Whoever claims to be a Muslim and says that the faith
advocates acts of terror or violence is either an agent
provocateur claiming to be a Muslim, or someone who is