Islam & violence

Islam & violence
Author: Hafizullah Asghari
Violence is one of headline which negotiates western people about it.
In 21th century there is a great numerous of argument about Islam and violence; in many societies people think that Islam causes a lot of difficulties such as jihad, suicide & bombing.
I can say that many people in many countries think that Islam causes the violence.
They (especially atheist) Imagine Islam causes violence & people often kill other human beings because they believe that the creator of the universe wants them to do it (the act will ensure them an eternity of happiness after death). Examples of this sort of behavior are practically innumerable, jihadist suicide bombing being the most prominent.
Western people say that Quran Introduces God very rough, Vindictive & Violence while God is introduced in Bible Very gentle, kind & merciful.
Is this the reality that holy Quran Introduces God As western people says?! Of course not
I answer that God has two traits:
1. God is kind & merciful.
2. God has the trait of wrath.
The first trait for God is kindness & the second one is wrath, it means that the kindness is the first & before anger and wrath, there must be reason to become angry. Hence fist of all our God is kind & merciful at the second time he will retaliate those who don`t obey the Islamic law based on wisdom, Islam must punish the cruelty persons firmly in special points because expediency of society.
Violence mixed to nature of every creature
As you know the violence is at nature of every creature among of creature is human being, we can find violation during the history of human being, nowadays we can find violation in every society with any kinds of religion & we can`t deny it.
Instate of denying violence it is better to ask what can we do with violence? Is it possible to get violence at our service?
I can say yes, it`s completely possible. In order to get the violence at our service we should refer to Islamic laws & commandments.
As you know Islam is the best religion & the complete way of life, all of Islamic laws are based on wisdom. Islam is the religion which is sent by God, God creates the mankind, hence he completely knows the action & behavior of human, he knows how can make security to a society. That is why Islam established law against criminals to control violation and wild people in order not to loss another.
So Islam doesn`t completely support violence, and Islam is not completely against violence, Islam got the violence at the service of people, as we have many examples during the history of Islam.
Muslims don`t believe violence at first time, but it doesn`t mean that we blame violence for controlling violence in order not to tyrannize, it is ok if use violence to prevent cruelty, murders, aggression & violation.
Action of Islam over heresy
When we take a look at Islamic sources we immediately understand that Islam completely accepts the legal violence.
The action of our innocent leaders (Aemmah P.B.U.TH.) especially Imam Ali & Imam Husain confirm it clearly.
Islam invites all of human being to guidance & salvation but the capitalist were always against Islam & prophet. They used different kinds of violation to prevent prophet from preaching & to prevent the ordinary people from guidance.
In order to broadcast Islamic religion it is unavoidable to fight against these kinds of dictators, it shows that Islam is the religion of kind and merciful, at second time if any one threat the security of people he/she must be controlled and must be punished.
Action of Islam over criminals
Freedom means: The right to do what you want without being controlled or restricted by the government, police etc.
Violence means: behavior that is intended to hurt other people.
Any one of freedom & violence has exceptions; we don`t have freedom in every fields and no body allow to violate any where, one of the exceptions for violence is that if some body commit a crime or threat the security of ordinary people he/she must be controlled, it means violence but this kind of violence is not forbidden, because the violence is to behave roughly against the right of other persons controlling these kinds of persons are not violence, if a government behave him/her kindly it means that government confirm criminals & encourage them to do a lot of crimes.
At last I can say: as a Muslim that Islam doesn`t cause the violence at the contrary I can say that Islam controlled the violence & got the violence at service of people.