Terror is an act of violence both physical and non physical against the civilian. This means that all forms of violence committed by certain parties, whether individually or collectively to target "non-combatants" is categorized as terrorist acts or terror.
From the definition sederahana it, it is understood that terror can be done by anyone with a target that goes beyond all limits of humanity, nationalist, ethnic, skin color, as well as ideological and religious ties.
Therefore, terrorists could the nation Arabic, Persian, Pakistan, India, China, Africa, France, Great Britain, and America. Terrorists can be Christian, Catholic, Buddhist, Hindu, Confucian, or even Jewish.
Thus, terrorists are fair to become a "common enemy" by all (common enemy) and a common ground to combat it in kompehensif or comprehensive.
But the war against terrorism can not be done unilaterally and discriminatory. That is, when someone or a group of terror, it can easily be identified as terrorists. But otherwise if the others do the same, with various justifications, can be seen as precisely the opposite, namely to combat terrorism.
When a group believed to have produced chemical weapons, then regardless of urgency "consultation" (UN resolution), it is necessary preventive strike. But precisely the war against the manufacturer of the chemical weapons destruction carried out by using the same weapon.
That is, there is self contradictory in efforts to make war against the terrorists. There is a real hypocrisy in the war against terrorism.
The root of the problem
There is no doubt that nearly all "current terrorist events" that occur in all parts of the world oriented to the "hate" their super-power state. But get all the expressions of hate were categorized as "terrorism?".
What about their anger in South America and Central America Summit at the event recently? Do those who vent their anger in Korea is currently categorized as "terrorists?".
Almost everywhere we find people vent their anger in various forms. Everything is almost certain is that there have been "injustice" in various manifestations, including economic injustice that makes half the world's people must live in a very distressing degree. Three million children die from hunger or malnutrition.
Deadly diseases like AIDS and HIV are more mengrobankan precisely those who have been systematically impoverished.
Therefore, with all its happy and delighted to welcome the "spirit" we clerics for jihad against "terror". But should remember two things.
First, look at the meaning of terror as a whole. Do-do do battle against the terror that resulted in a terror act the same, although in a different form. Terror Military ie do not make us forget the terror economy. Physical terror should not make us blind to the terror of faith and morals.
If you fail to see the terror in this perspective, there will be a terror against terror. In the end we will be confused, who is actually a terrorist?
Second, that the terror had been "transgress all boundaries". By it we need to be careful, not to see that the terrorists were limited to the person or group. And this can dilhat the last phenomenon, in which expression of anger tetumpah anywhere, including in Brazil, France, and now in Korea.
Does not it open our eyes, to see that the answer to the classic question "why They hate us?" not because of religion anymore. But because the relevant factors need to be addressed.
by : Imam Mosque Islamic Cultural Center of New York
