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.