Fariq Naik – Are Muslims Terrorists

			The third most common question or
misconception, that is there, in
		

			the minds of non Muslims is, why
are most of the Muslims
		

			terrorists, and especially after
911, after the seventh to July,
		

			the Seventh, Seventh London
bombing, there was a common
		

			statement that all Muslims are not
terrorists, but all terrorists are
		

			Muslims. What is the meaning of
the word Terrorist? Terrorist, by
		

			definition means a person who
causes terror, whenever a robot
		

			sees a policeman who is terrified,
so for the robber, the policeman
		

			as a terrorist, I'm aware that
this word terrorist is more
		

			commonly used to terrorize an
innocent human being many times to
		

			different labels are given to the
same person for the same activity,
		

			whether 50 years back, there are
people who are fighting for the
		

			freedom of the country, for the
freedom of India. And these
		

			people, when built when the
British shores were ruling over
		

			India, and these people by the
British government, they were
		

			called as terrorist, whereas by
the common Indians, they were
		

			called as freedom fighters as
patriots, same people, same
		

			activity, but two different
labels. If you agree with the view
		

			of the British government, that
the British Isles had come to rule
		

			over India, then you would call
these people as terrorist. Whereas
		

			if you agree with the view of the
common Indians, that the
		

			Britishers had come to the trade,
they are no right to rule over us,
		

			then you will call these people as
freedom fighters as patriots, same
		

			people, same activity, but two
different labels. So here we
		

			realize depending upon how the
media portrays certain things, the
		

			projection changes. And Allah
subhanaw taala says in the
		

			Glorious Quran, and so to Hydra,
chapter 14 and wisdom six, yeah,
		

			you have a lady in India
confessing
		

			that, oh, you believe that a
wicked person comes to you with
		

			information, check it up. Before
we pass on the third person,
		

			whenever we get any information,
we need to verify it, before
		

			passing it on to someone else, we
should not just blindly forward it
		

			or pass it on to someone else. We
should verify whatever information
		

			we get, then we should convey it
to others. We have the example of
		

			the American Revolution in 1775,
George Washington, when the
		

			Britishers they were ruling over
America, George Washington, he was
		

			called as terrorists number one.
Later on when America gets its
		

			freedom, George Washington, he's
made the president of USA, imagine
		

			terrorists number one becomes the
president of USC, we have the
		

			example of Nelson Mandela, when
South Africa was ruled by the
		

			white apartheid government. Nelson
Mandela was imprisoned in Robben
		

			Island for more than 25 years. And
Nelson Mandela by the white
		

			apartheid government was called
status number one.
		

			Later on, when South Africa gets
its freedom, and the white
		

			apartheid government is torn out,
Nelson Mandela gets the Nobel
		

			Prize for Peace. Imagine
terrorists number one gets the
		

			Nobel Prize for Peace. Not that he
was bad and he became good for the
		

			same activity for which he was
called as a terrorist. You get the
		

			Nobel Prize for Peace. So he'll be
the allies the media it is very
		

			powerful. Whatever label the media
gives an individual that label
		

			gets stuck to him. The media can
can do a black and white day in
		

			tonight. He don't villain villain
to hero we Muslims V should use
		

			the media for conveying the
message of Islam to the best of
		

			our capabilities.