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In recent years, people of all approaches to understanding,
religions and nations have regulating, and conducting life
increasingly had to confront as part of a society. If we are to
the dangers of extremism. But give a comprehensive definition
what is extremism? What is its of extremism, it must be clear to
relation to Islam? Do international every researcher.’
However Kamal Abeed
organisations need to mobilise has been fuelled by the behaviour “
to combat it? To shed light suggested that definitions given
on this dangerous subject, of ‘extremism’ or ‘radicalism’,
Hussein Revivalism met with especially those issued by states, Islam is most likely
some academic personalities: are always dependant upon the
Dr. Alaa Aziz al-Jobouri, the agendas, goals, and interests of to be deviated from
Deputy Dean of the College of those who write the definitions.
Law at the University of Karbala, Many, especially outside if a Muslim strays
Dr. Salem Jarry, Professor in the Islamic world, have a
Qur’anic Sciences and the Arabic preconception of Islam as a far from and forgets
Language, Dr. Muhammad Hamid religion of extreme draconian laws
Salman from Bahrain, and Kamal and extreme and brutal methods the doctrine of the
Abeed, Editorial Director of the al- of enforcing them on others. This
Nabaa Information Network. Ahl al-Bayt.
of takfiri groups who stretch the
Dr. Jarry gave the definition of the divine limits of behaviour and
Arabic word for extremism, tatarauf, commit acts of violence and When the Holy Qur’an was
which is derived from the Arabic intimidation against anyone who revealed, it was clarified that all
word taraf, meaning ‘extremity’. does not follow them; they break should benefit from the blessed
Taraf denotes the extreme degree, the divine limits in attacking those verses and put their words into
limit, or nature of something. who live within them. Many in the action for the sake of serving the
Islam holds that God has defined West are under the misguided community and understanding the
limits of behaviour, within which illusion that Islam orders that requirements of society.
a person's conduct is moral and people kill in order to enter Al-Jobouri continued, saying,
permitted, and outside of which Paradise. ‘The true understanding of the
it is immoral and forbidden. Jarry believes that ‘Islam is most Holy Qur’an is that it is the book
Extremism is to push or go beyond likely to be deviated from if a of ease, for God the Almighty
these limits. Muslim strays far from and forgets says, in verses 90:8-10, “Have
Dr. al-Jobouri added that the doctrine of the Ahl al-Bayt, We not made for him two eyes?
‘Extremism is the deliberate which is the path of affection, And a tongue and two lips? And
misinterpretation, or over- tolerance, benevolence, and the have we not shown him the two
interpretation, of rules of behaviour, renunciation of violence, killing, ways?” Thus God, having given
abandoning established, realistic and whatever hurts Islam.’ mankind the mental capacity to

Dr. Alaa Aziz al-Jobouri Dr. Muhammad Hamid Salman Dr. Salem Jarry

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