

This phrase is offensive and demeaning of Islam, and it should be avoided. It should be clear, then, that the oft-used term "Muslim terrorist" is almost an oxymoron: by killing innocent people, a Muslim is committing a grave sin, and Allah is Just. Hence, if any Muslim kills an innocent person, that Muslim has committed a grave sin, and the action cannot be claimed to have been committed "in the name of Islam." Only the Quran and Sunnah are guaranteed to be in accordance with what the Creator desires, whereas the Muslims may possibly deviate.

At this point, we would do well to remember the distinction between the Quran and Sunnah, and the Muslims.

And if anyone is slain wrongfully, we have given his heir authority (to demand retaliation or to forgive): but let him not exceed bounds in the matter of taking life, for he is helped (by the Law)." īased on this verse, it is Islamically unlawful to murder anyone who is innocent of any crime. Allah Almighty states unambiguously in the Quran (what means): "Nor take life - which Allah has made sacred - except for just cause. Islam is portrayed as a religion of “terror” and “killing”, yet this is just one of the most widely held misconceptions about Islam.
