Thursday, January 10, 2008

What is wrong with these people?

Today another suicide attack, now in Lahore has proved that no place in Pakistan is safe. The latest news puts the death toll at 25 with 73 wounded (Source: One world news). Most of the dead and injured were police officers, gathered outside Lahore High Court building prior to an anti government protest.

So who are these people? What do they want? What is the point they are trying to prove by taking lives of innocent people? What is wrong with these people...? Unfortunately, We may never be able to find answers to these questions. But What I can say (and I am no religious person) is that IF these people are Muslims, as they claim to be, they are very misguided.

First of all take a look at this Hadith of Sahih Bukhari, Volume 4, Book 52, Number 297:

Narrated Abu Huraira:

We were in the company of Allah's Apostle in a Ghazwa, and he remarked about a man who claimed to be a Muslim, saying, "This (man) is from the people of the (Hell) Fire." When the battle started, the man fought violently till he got wounded. Somebody said, "O Allah's Apostle! The man whom you described as being from the people of the (Hell) Fire fought violently today and died." The Prophet said, "He will go to the (Hell) Fire." Some people were on the point of doubting (the truth of what the Prophet had said) while they were in this state, suddenly someone said that he was still alive but severely wounded. When night fell, he lost patience and committed suicide. The Prophet was informed of that, and he said, "Allah is Greater! I testify that I am Allah's Slave and His Apostle." Then he ordered Bilal to announce amongst the people: 'None will enter Paradise but a Muslim, and Allah may support this religion (i.e. Islam) even with a disobedient man.'

What this Hadith tells us is, that a man who fought very bravely against kuffars along side Prophet Muhammad (SW) was wounded seriously. Had he been killed in battle, he would have been a Martyr. However that person as Prophet (SW) described, "will go to (Hell) Fire", simply because he lost patience and committed suicide.

Now in the light to this Hadith, and there are several more Hadiths on this subject, how can anyone justify suicide attacks? Let alone killing your own innocent Muslim brothers? Do you think you are a better Muslim than the one who fought along side our beloved Prophet Muhammad (SW)?

Let look at another Hadith of Sahih Muslim Volume 8, Book 78, Number 647:

Narrated Thabit bin Ad-Dahhak:

The Prophet said, "Whoever swears by a religion other than Islam, is, as he says; and whoever commits suicide with something, will be punished with the same thing in the (Hell) Fire; and cursing a believer is like murdering him; and whoever accuses a believer of disbelief, then it is as if he had killed him."

This Hadith also reiterates the same message and clearly states that whoever commits suicide will be punished in Hell fire. So how can these people commit such acts which clearly defies Islam and the saying of Prophet Muhammad (SW)?

Why can't all the religious leaders join in and issue a Fatwa against these suicide attacks so there won't be any confusion or any second guesses.

Am I looking at it wrong or am I missing something...?

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