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Originally Posted by Syed Fawad
Hmmm. I have been learning a chapter of Quran where the topic is when Islam justifies "killing". There are two points:
First: During war, you can kill your opponent, but if your opponent has innocent people as hostage, try to prevent them from dying. If your opponent surrenders and returns to you, DON'T kill him.
From another topic:
Second: Islam allows revenge on an equal measure. life to life, eye to eye, etc. But also it has been said that it is supreme to forgive.
This makes me confused. I am not shiite, so may be there are difference, but I am directly talking from Quran. But then again, my knowledge is scarce. These two points when applied to this situation can be contradictory. I will talk to my Islamiat Teacher about this.
From my personal view. I don't give a damn. So many inoocent lives are being destroyed everyday without notice then why make such a big fuss over three more?
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I am not that knowledgable about Islam either
but here's my "humble" understanding of it
Islam has rules of war , when you fight, you only kill the people who fight against you , so there's no :
- killing women,
- killing children
- Killing eldery,
- Destroying buildings and public property
As far as I know, the concept of Jihad ( no, its not a "holy war", damned media
- A holy war is a fight between people who try to impose their religon onto others because they think its right ), envolves defending yourself when you are attacked, and islam gives muslims the right to return the damage they got.
I dont know about the Shiite Either, but I assume that applys to them as well. What I am certain about is that in order to acheive anything in Islam, your:
a) Goal has to legit
b) Your means to achieve that goal has to be legit
And in this case, the people who kidnapped innocent civilians broke the second part of that rule. Again, this is what I understand from it,..please correct me if you feel I missed something out/ commited a mistake somewhere
Yours,
-Elly
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