Terrorism,Pakistan and Islam-Is there a Link?

I guess you guys would be thinking why I have chosen to give such a heading . Well I wanted to clear all the three terms . How they are inter related among each other ? What exactly is the difference between the above terms . To begin with I would explain all the three terms .

Lets start with terrorism. Whats terrorism? Its the act of frightening people . Terrorism is the systematic use of terror especially as a means of coercion. Its the use of violence to terrorise people. Its an act to deter humans from living a life free from fear. In many countries, acts of terrorism are legally distinguished from criminal acts done for other purposes, and "terrorism" is defined by statute; see definition of terrorism for particular definitions. Common principles among legal definitions of terrorism provide an emerging consensus as to meaning and also foster cooperation between law enforcement personnel in different countries. Among these definitions there are several that do not recognize the possibility of legitimate use of violence by civilians against an invader in an occupied country and would, thus label all resistance movements as terrorist groups. Others make a distinction between lawful and unlawful use of violence. Ultimately, the distinction is a political judgment.In November 2004, a United Nations Security Council report described terrorism as any act "intended to cause death or serious bodily harm to civilians or non-combatants with the purpose of intimidating a population or compelling a government or an international organization to do or abstain from doing any act."

Terrorists are the people who practise this hideous acts. They dont belong to any country or religion. They are basically murderers of humanity . Be it Osama Bin laden or Adolf Hitler or Prabhakaran . They all can be classified as terrorists, though they had their own motives behind the killing of innocent people . Killing of innocent people for whatever reason is classified as an act of terrorism. Terrorism has never given the mankind anything other pain,misery and sorrow. It has been a medium to disturb the delicate harmonic balance that prevails over the world. Religion has been a motivating factor that has been promoting terrorism though no religion in the world ever advocates the use of terror in spreading the religion.Its just that some of the fools who have a partial knowledge of their religion have resorted to terror to popularise their religion.

Now I come to the second word of my heading "Pakistan". Well Pakistan is a country formed out from British India in 1947 .The word "Pakistan" in urdu means land of the pure.It is basically a Muslim dominated country .It includes the Indus plains and the deserts of Baluchistan deserts. Its the land of the great Indus valley civilization, the great Mohenjadaro culture . The major residents of this country are the pathans,jats,pashtuns,turks,arabs etc.

After the independence the country had seen miltary regime as well as democracy. since independence this country has had its own share of problems like poverty,illiteracy and most of the problems of the third world countries. Despite this fact it has been constantly waging war with India on the Kashmir issue and there seems no solution to it. Though kashmir has been a integral part of India ,Pakistan has been funding the terrorist activities as well as violence in kashmir since its independence. It has occupied a part of kashmir in 1948 .These terrorism activities have been funded financially by the Pakistan government and has been backed by the so called islam fundamentalists . I will give a perfect reason why I call these as so called later in my post.The recent attacks in Mumbai, the kargil invasion, the attack on Indian parliament were acts by pakistanis. Many terrorist organisations such as Lashkar e taiba, Jaih e Mohammed and many others have their bases and training camps in Pakistan which is actively funded by ISI and other government elements of pakistan and those fundamentalists.The government of pakistan has been an absolute failure in curbing the fundamentalists.These fundamentalists have started brainwashing the innocent teenagers of the country . They have done this so systematically that these kids have a hypnotic effect on them. They are ready to kill people on their masters orders.By masters I refer to those fundamentalists who brainwash these young kids who are not mature enough to understand what they are doing. A whole lot of young generation in Pakistan has been taking this path. As a result of this the developement of the country which depends on the young generation is hampered .The future of the country are these youngsters who are being made to do acts of insanity.The economy of the country is in doldrums with no foreign investers comingdue to security concerns. Teams scheduled to tour Pakistan are calling of their tours. There is a lot of violence inside pakistan on the western elements present in Pakistan .

The effect of all these has resulted in the people around the world thinking pakistan as a terrorist nation . Development has been hardly there. Condition of people in Pakistan has not improved . Economy of Pakistan has not improved. Social security of women has been less . The worst part is Pakistanis are associated with acts of terror even if they are not involved . The nation of Mohammed Ali Jinnah or Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan is now associated with terror . Isn't this sad ? I dont think common people in Pakistan would love this tag of terrorist for no fault of their's .Like all other races they would love to see prosperity, peace ,development and other things happen in their country. Even Benazir Bhutto , their former prime minister has fallen victim to terrorism.I guess this is a wake up call for the people of Pakistan to fight against these growing fundamentalist elements .

Now I come to the third term Islam . Well Islam is a religion founded by Prophet Mohammed in the 7th century in the city of Medina . It is a monotheistic and Abrahamic religion .It is the second largest religion in the world .Islam means to surrender oneself to god. People who follow this religion is called Muslim . They are required to follow the five pillars of Islam i.e

The shahadah, which is the basic creed or tenet of Islam: "'ašhadu 'al-lā ilāha illā-llāhu wa 'ašhadu 'anna muħammadan rasūlu-llāh", or "I testify that there is none worthy of worship except God and I testify that Muhammad is the Messenger of God." This testament is a foundation for all other beliefs and practices in Islam. Muslims must repeat the shahadah in prayer, and non-Muslims wishing to convert to Islam are required to recite the creed

Salah, or ritual prayer, which must be performed five times a day. Each salah is done facing towards the Kaaba in Mecca. Salah is intended to focus the mind on God, and is seen as a personal communication with him that expresses gratitude and worship. Salah is compulsory but flexibility in the specifics is allowed depending on circumstances. In many Muslim countries, reminders called Adhan (call to prayer) are broadcast publicly from local mosques at the appropriate times. The prayers are recited in the Arabic language, and consist of verses from the Qur'an.

Zakat, or alms-giving. This is the practice of giving based on accumulated wealth, and is obligatory for all Muslims who can afford it. A fixed portion is spent to help the poor or needy, and also to assist the spread of Islam. The zakat is considered a religious obligation (as opposed to voluntary charity) that the well-off owe to the needy because their wealth is seen as a "trust from God's bounty". The Qur'an and the hadith also suggest a Muslim give even more as an act of voluntary alms-giving (sadaqah)

Sawm, or fasting during the month of Ramadan. Muslims must not eat or drink (among other things) from dawn to dusk during this month, and must be mindful of other sins. The fast is to encourage a feeling of nearness to God, and during it Muslims should express their gratitude for and dependence on him, atone for their past sins, and think of the needy. Sawm is not obligatory for several groups for whom it would constitute an undue burden. For others, flexibility is allowed depending on circumstances, but missed fasts usually must be made up quickly. Some Muslim groups do not fast during Ramadan, and instead have fasts different times of the year.

The Hajj, which is the pilgrimage during the Islamic month of Dhu al-Hijjah in the city of Mecca. Every able-bodied Muslim who can afford it must make the pilgrimage to Mecca at least once in his or her lifetime. When the pilgrim is about ten kilometers from Mecca, he must dress in Ihram clothing, which consists of two white seamless sheets. Rituals of the Hajj include walking seven times around the Kaaba, touching the Black Stone, running seven times between Mount Safa and Mount Marwah, and symbolically stoning the Devil in Mina. The pilgrim, or the hajji, is honored in his or her community, although Islamic teachers say that the Hajj should be an expression of devotion to God instead of a means to gain social standing .

Apart from this,Islamic law covers all aspects of life, from matters of state, like governance and foreign relations, to issues of daily living. The Qur'an defines hudud as the punishments for five specific crimes: unlawful intercourse, false accusation of unlawful intercourse, consumption of alcohol, theft, and highway robbery. The Qur'an and Sunnah also contain laws of inheritance, marriage, and restitution for injuries and murder, as well as rules for fasting, charity, and prayer.

Islam is a tolerant religion . It doesn't demean any other religion . It does not advocate the use of terror to spread itself. It respects life. It believes in helping the poor. It is a rational religion.

But nowadays some people whom I have referred as so called fundamentalists have misinterpreted Islam and have shown the followers of Islam wrong path .They have put venom in quite a substantial population of muslims and have shown them the path of terror,hatred and so called Jihad. I call this Jihad so called because the meaning of Jihad is fight against evil and not fight against humanity. These people are evil. So I guess the people who are fighting against them are the true jihadis . i.e the cops,the soldiers who are fighting against these terrorists. I don't think by hatred and fear one can spread one's religion . Its by love and devotion a religion goes forward. By the use of terror,hatred and violence ,one can only send the message that either he or she is utterly confused about his or her religion or his or her religion is not that great . I think Islam is a great religion and fundamentalists should try understanding the teachings of Islam properly rather than misinterpreting it and filling venom in other peoples life.A follower of Allah cant kill an innocent human in his name. These half knowledgeable, misinterpreting fundamentalists are nothing but devils poisoning some people resulting in the death and misery of many others.

Now comes the link part . Is there any link ? Well there wouldn't have been a link had there been sane logical fundamentalist elements in Islam .The flaw lies in the so called fundamentalists who have given bad name and a terror tag to all Muslims around the world .The problem is these stupid irrational people have proclaimed themselves as the leaders of the Muslim community in some parts of the world. These people are the plague among the Muslim world who are preach hatred and terror among the young generation of the Muslim world . Pakistan is a home to a lot of such irrational,illogical people who did not understand Mohammed and his preachings . Hence they have misinterpreted them completely.So now there lies the link between the three words .
Let me substantiate this claim with examples.In the recent terror attacks in Mumbai ,the terrorists of were the age group between 20-25 . People of this age are quite immature and these people are the ones who are brainwashed systematically by the "so called" fundamentalists . So the people brainwashing them are the ones at fault first. The ones executing are nothing but basically weapons to terrorise people.Its these fundamentalists who are the ones spreading terror from the background. Even the 9 11 attacks or the London attacks had the same young people being used as the weapons to spread terrorism .
Inorder to control terrorism we have to first destroy this terror eggs laying hens .Once these hens are destroyed we can destroy their nests and their eggs.

Now I should conclude that the first term has nothing to do with the other two terms had there been no misinterpreting muslim scholars and fundamentalists who have changed the definition of Muslims,Pakistanis. A Pakistani is not a terrorist niether is a muslim a terrorist . The terrorist element is the fundamentalists who didnot have the basic intelligence to understand Islam properly and in turn has misinterpreted it and has spread this venom of hatred ,fear and terror. They are the evil elements.Lets declare a Jihad against these evil elements of the world. if we have to counter or eradicate terrorism we have to kill these terror viruses who are infecting the muslim world and spreading the disease of hatred and terror . Let we as fellow humans help our muslim brothers and sisters in their time of need and wipe out these irresponsible virii of the society and the contractors of terror .