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It is clearly stated in the Holy Quran that unjust killings amount to disbelief. Allah, the One God, according to the Quran, condemns such killers to Hell Fire. These evil acts are categorically forbidden in Islam. The Holy Quran emphatically states that if any one slew a person unjustly, it would be as if he slew the whole people (Chapter 5, verse 35). Killing of any one not fighting with you is forbidden.

After giving the story of the two sons of Adam in which one killed the other, the Holy Quran says:

005.035 On that account: We ordained for the Children of Israel that if any one slew a person - unless it be for murder or for spreading mischief in the land - it would be as if he slew the whole people: and if any one saved a life, it would be as if he saved the life of the whole people. Then although there came to them Our apostles with clear signs, yet, even after that, many of them continued to commit excesses in the land.

Therefore, those who hijack planes, bomb embassies, hold hostages, kill innocent civilians, vandalize Mosques, churches or synogogues or commit other such crimes are committing grave crimes.

The following is a brief but good collection to study Islam's position on terrorism.

	Human Rights in Islam by the well-known Muslim scholar, Syed Maududi.
	An American Muslim scholar, Abu Aminah Bilal Phillips expresses his views on terrorism in an interview. In his view, for example, the sort of terrorism recently practiced against civilian tourists and Copts in Egypt by terrorists and many of the actions of the Iraqi "tyrant" Saddam Hussein are abhorrent to Islam. He said violence between military forces is one thing but there is nothing in Muslim teachings that warrants violence that targets civilians. Muslims in western countries can be criticized for not speaking out more clearly on this, he said. "Silence is consent", he said, using a phrase he may have picked up during his pre-Muslim days as a political activist.
	From an excerpt at www.islam.org on terrorism:

There is no meeting point between Islam and terrorism as practiced by terrorist groups in different parts of the world. Terrorism involves the indiscriminate use of force to achieve certain objectives. In Islam, the use of force is allowed only in special situations, particularly when the Muslim community is threatened by hostile forces. Then again, the use of force in a campaign of jihad is determined by the leader of the Muslim community in a very orderly way. The enemy will be well identified, and the use of force is only a last resort. However, what is happening in some parts of the Muslim world today involving same groups which are often described as "fundamentalists", is not always accurately reported or portrayed. Now let us be clear about principles. Islam does not allow the use of force against peaceful civilians. Moreover, using military tactics against an established government and causing in the process the loss of life among civilians is a very serious matter. There will be some people who will try to justify it on the basis of Islamic principles. What we have learned from trusted authorities on Islam is that such use of force is not acceptable at all. We must remember that God did not allow the Prophet and his companions to use force against the non-believers in Makkah, despite the fact that the believers were subjected to a campaign of persecution that caused the death of several people and subjected many to enormous torture. Moreover, God stopped the Muslims from fighting the non-believers in Makkah at the time of Hudaibiyah stating in the Qur'an that had a fight taken place, the Muslims would have been victorious and the non-believers would have run away. Yet He ordered the Prophet to accept the peace agreement which seemed to be unjust to Muslims. The Prophet declared to his companions that he would accept any conditions which would prevent bloodshed. Therefore, resorting to terrorist campaign in order to change a government is not acceptable although the government may be a bad one and follows un-Islamic policies. However, we must also recognize that there is a sustained effort to associate Islam and the advocacy of implementing Islam with terrorism. This is part of the worldwide campaign to prevent Islamic revival. Therefore, we must not believe any report about Muslims resorting to terrorism tactics, unless we are absolutely certain of what has taken place and why it took place in the way it happened. There is much at fault with news reporters and media coverage of such events.

The world appears to be filled with injustices committed by individuals, all sorts of groups, and so many governments of countries like the USA, Russia, India, Israel, Iraq and Algeria. Indiscriminate killings and tortures  in Chechnya, Kosova, Bosnia, Kashmir, Israel and Iraq are just a few examples. Muslims should strive to rid the world from the injustices by practicing Islam, living an exemplary life of obedience to Allah T'ala and working in unity with other Muslims to bring about a total change in the world. Only Islam can bring justice and peace to the world.

The www.twf.org is a site where a list of articles and quotations can be found on injustices committed by various countries, especally against Muslims. Check out the page http://www.twf.org/cgi-bin/search.swish.pl?query=terrorism&results=0