FEROZ KARMALLY

"Quran on Freedom and Human Rights"

 
Reply to Najeeb Kazmi

Actually your reply illustrates my point vividly.  When we sit at our computers writing emails from the comfort of the living room we are far from reality.  Now if your home was invaded, your brothers and father shot, your mother and sisters raped and your house blown to bits, what would you do as the lone survivor?  You would want to seek revenge on those responsible, and if you cannot get at them, then those who represent them.  To this extent, a lot of bad judgment is used, and anger and emotion cloud the mind.  However, to say you would 'forgive and forget' would be a lie.  It is a question that we someday have to answer.  Why? Because we are passing judgment on these people.  'Terrorists' are made, not born. I really do not see any humor in this.  

Nobody condones the killing of innocent people.  Yet innocent people get killed all the time. How often do we see the 'Muslim apologetics' condemn the US military actions of bombing and killing tens of thousands of innocent people? Yet when 10 innocent people get killed by the 'terrorists', albeit unjustly, we take things out of proportion.

 

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