Search for Truth
Introduction
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however, is not limited only to Muslims. It is found
in every community and in every group. But there
is a basic difference between the two. When the
adherents of other religions engage in violence, they
do not do so in the name of their religion. But the
violence engaged in by the Muslims is being done
in the name of Islam.
These violent activities of the Muslims reach the
people through the media. As modern media is a
“hot news”-based industry, these violent events are
flashed in the media. For this reason, people come
to regard Islam as a religion of violence. It is only
among Muslims that all violent activities are carried
out in the name of religion.
In practice, only a tiny minority of Muslims is
engaged in such violent activities. However, since
other Muslims neither condemn these activities, nor
disown them outright, it is but natural for people to
attribute their violent propensities to their religion.
But the scientific way of study is to distinguish
Islam from the deeds of Muslims, just as the
ideology of democracy is studied by distinguishing
it from the acts of democratic countries.
