What is worse than Terrorism?

V.R. O

Dont WE have a Responsibility to Humanity?

Oh Lord, the Creator of All, seen and unseen with Power and Knowledge of the seen , unseen, past, present and future, open all our Hearts to the Truth and Guide Us All to the Straight Path. Amen
The series of Booklets that have been produced is to remove misconception on Islam, and see ways and means to nd the similarities in the Great Masters Teachings, through the available Scriptures, and to prevent Mischief. We hope you will enjoy reading them, and also nd useful n Truthful Information that will help us as a Society to live in Peace, whatever our differences in Beliefs, Practices and Understanding.

What is worse than Terrorism? It is not Basic Human Beings! It's the Systems that Help Terrorism GROW!! It is better to examine the following statements and see if they make sense, and then Find Solutions: Systems that are tested and Perfect-but applied only at Times? Eg Human rights violations Systems that are interpreted differently at different times, and circumstances! Veto at UN Political irony for selsh reasons, or arrogance of those in Power Religious Arrogance-one being better than the other etc Bias Reporting, resulting in monopolies in communication, without referring to the ROOT CAUSES! Using Legal Systems to prevent Justice with Wisdom Freedom of Expression
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In today's World of Secularism, it is imperative to seek solutions to problems through the same rational way of Modern Governments and Society and where required look into the Religious Scriptures of the various Faiths. Terrorism, Unrest, Mistrust all arise mainly because we take little action to prevent Mischief, and Rumours from spreading. Peace and Progress can only envelope the World if each Individual, Society, Faith, Culture, Government take responsibility to Prevent Mischief in Every Form. Why Muslims get agitated so much? As a true Muslim we need to love the Prophet(saw) more than anyone. Thus we can understand the feeling of these People.(we don't tolerate if someone denounces one's Mother. Imagine the feeling, and anger of over 1.5 billion! Specially if it is LIES!!!, and the rest of the world does nothing to prevent such publicity, citing it as modern times?)
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Further it must be understood that Muslims are the only people as a whole who follow their Scriptures in a close manner. Christians don't seem to mind, when something is said about Jesus(pbuh)?

Certainly Not! Muslim , Christian or for that matter any devotee of any Religion will find it very offensive if something is said bad about their Faith. Unfortunately in Today's World, Belief is shaky, Practice- just to participate. This may be true in the majority of the cases-perhaps due to confusion, distortion and secularism. Therefore it becomes a necessity to understand the complex world we live in where in one hand Blasphemy Laws are in disuse or overwritten by the Freedom of Expression(without adequate safeguard for the oppression of others' sentiment or their basic rights ). I quote below President Obama and a few passages of the Bible and Quran, and hope this will help us to understand the situation better.
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'Like me, the majority of Americans are Christian, and yet we do not ban blasphemy against our most sacred beliefs. Moreover, as President of our country, and Commander-in-Chief of our military, I accept that people are going to call me awful things every day, and I will always defend their right to do so.' ..Today, we must declare that this violence and intolerance has no place among our United Nations.'

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Bible: Every sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men; but the blasphemy against the Spirit shall not be forgiven (Matthew 12:31). Within this context the Lord indicated that those who spoke against him could find pardon, but those who spoke against the Spirit could not (v. 32). Quran6:70 Leave alone those who take their religion to be mere play and amusement, and are deceived by the life of this worldGovernments must do something when someone Creates Mischief, that affects their Country/World. Mischief must be understood as something that will embarrass the Nation, make it Vulnerable (to enemies, competitors) etc. In short we are speaking of Treason, or Commercial Espionage. Universally punishment is the most severe.
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Humiliating People on a Global Scale-yet no tangible action taken to prevent reoccurrence! Ignoring the time tested cultures, and imposing New Cultures, without understanding and respecting Behavioral pattern of Society ;clearly showing contempt of certain Cultures and Religions although a few decades ago the same behavioral pattern was upheld and wanted to be emulated, because it was tested for centuries and found to work!(If presently badly implemented for one's own gain is no fault of the Culture) How do you nd Solutions? We need to be GENUINE, Try to understand the Suffering, Turmoil and the Wants, Needs and Aspirations of the WEAK and OPPRESSED. Identify the Mischief Makers, the Ignorant, the Arrogant. Use Home, Ofce, Society, Country to gather Public Opinion with Internet The Powerful will slowly change their Attitudes and Bring Dignity to the Poor and Oppressed
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Can we apply this punishment where there is Disrespect to Religion? Consider the safety of fellow citizens?(Multi Faith Society) Consider, the basic rights of being able to live with Honour and Dignity. Can we have Freedom of Expression at the expense Peace through understanding and Tolerance. Cause and Effect. We know the cause(in this case a film etc) Effect- we call it Terrorism, murder, and many otherwe forget that people were peacefully respecting each other before the appearance of the film. The Party responsible for the film, and opportunists, make use of innocent and the ignorant majority to meet their end. Is humiliating, and playing on the feeling of over billion people .. come to stay as some kind of Freedom, democracy, modern civilization!
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Can you have Freedom that nullifies the Greater Good of Mankind! Can we allow our Citizens to get away by Laws that we created(that constantly change) and Create in Civil Society unrest at a a Global Scale! Should we not have Strict Laws that deals with Mischief Makers, who arouse the Flame of Hatred?Cause Bodily Harm to Innocent Human Beings All over the World? If we are believers in some Faith should we not look into it if we Truly Believe? If we are Modern Thinkers, should we not Rationalise, and come up with a strict code of Ethics when it comes to Mischief Makers who bring about Destruction, by Humiliation, and Hate! We are Duty bound to express our concerns to those who can do something, and get Busy to Prevent innocent People from getting Hurt, and arousing Hatred.

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CHRISTIANITY The Bible itself banishes the illegitimate child and offspring for generations from the Church! Deuteronomy 23:2 How much more should the Mischief Maker be punished when h e c r e a t e s u n r e s t i n t h e Wo r l d ! Woe to those who make unjust laws, to those who issue oppressive decrees Isaiah 10:1 The following also helps in our understanding. Jeremiah 8:8 .. the pen of the scribes is in vain In contrast the Quran states, .. verily I will preserve it Quran 15:9, .. there is no crookedness Quran 18:1 BUDDHISM The spokes of the wheel are the rules of pure conduct: justice is the uniformity of their length; wisdom is the tire; modesty and thoughtfulness are the hub in which the immovable axle of truth is fixed. Thus Wisdom is required to administer Justice to prevent mischief makers from taking advantage of the judgement.
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HINDUISM Bagawad Geetha1:1-2,2:34-37 : For Justice to Prevail , Blood Relationship or Other Consideration even Political .cannot stand in the way ISLAM . Leave alone those who take their religion to be mere play and amusement, and are deceived by the life of this world-6:70 . Revile not ye , those whom they call upon besides Allah, lest they out of spite revile Allah out their ignorance-6:108 . O ye who believe! Stand out firmly for justice, as witnesses to Allah, even as against yourselves,or your parents,or your kin,and whether it be against rich or poor: for Allah can best protect both4:135 We give below, what prominent NON MUSLIM Personalities recognized internationally have got to say about Islam and Prophet Muhamad(saw) to put to rest any inner doubts one might have. It is always recommended to read the Quran and the biography to get greater insight on ISLAM, so as to come to common terms with your Muslim Neighbor
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K.Gandhi, YOUNG INDIA, 1924 "...I became more than ever convinced that it was not the sword that won a place for Islam in those days in the scheme of life. It was the rigid simplicity, the utter selfeffacement of the prophet" YOUNG INDIA, 1924

Nepolean Bonaparte Quoted in Christian Cherls BONAPARTE ET ISLAM (PARIS 1914)I hope the time is not far off when I shall be able to unite all the wise and educated men of all the countries and establish a uniform regime based on the principles of Qur'an which alone are true and which alone can lead men to happiness.

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Lamartine - Histoire de la Turquie, Paris 1854, Vol II, pp. 276-77:"If greatness of purpose, smallness of means, and astounding results are the three criteria of human genius, who could dare to compare any great man in modern history with Muhammad?....... He preached a dogma which was twofold, the unit of God and the immateriality of God; the former telling what God is, the latter telling what God is not; the one overthrowing false gods with the sword, the other starting an idea with words. Philosopher, orator, apostle, legislator, warrior, conqueror of ideas, restorer of rational dogmas, of a cult without images; the founder of twenty terrestrial empires and of one spiritual empire, that is Muhammad. As regards all standards by which human greatness may be measured, we may well ask, is there any man greater than he?"

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Rev. Bosworth Smith, Mohammed and Mohammadanism, London 1874, p. 92: "He was Caesar and

Pope in one; but he was Pope without Pope's pretensions, Caesar without the legions of Caesar: without a standing army, without a bodyguard, without a palace, without a xed revenue; if ever any man had the right to say that he ruled by the right divine, it was Mohammed, for he had all the power without its instruments and without its supports." Montgomery Watt, Mohammad at Mecca, Oxford 1953, p. 52: "His readiness to undergo persecutions for his beliefs, the high moral character of the men who believed in him and looked up to him as leader, and the greatness of his ultimate achievement all argue his fundamental integrity. To suppose Muhammad an impostor raises more problems than it solves.
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Michael H. Hart, The 100: A Ranking of the Most Inuential Persons in History, New York: Hart Publishing Company, Inc. 1978, p. 33: My choice of Muhammad to lead the list of the world's most inuential persons may surprise some readers and may be questioned by others, but he was the only man in history who was supremely successful on both the secular and religious level. ...It is probable that the relative inuence of Muhammad on Islam has been larger than the combined inuence of Jesus Christ and St. Paul on Christianity. ...It is this unparalleled combination of secular and religious inuence which I feel entitles Muhammad to be considered the most inuential single gure in human history. Thomas Caryle Heros and Heros Worship how one man single-handedly, could weld warring tribes and Bedouins into a most powerful and civilized nation in less than two decades?
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The lies (Western slander) which well-meaning zeal has heaped round this man (Muhammed) are disgraceful to ourselves onlyHow one man single-handedly, could weld warring tribes and wandering Bedouins into a most powerful and civilized nation in less than two decades.A silent great soul, one of that who cannot but be earnest. He was to kindle the world; the world's Maker had ordered so." Stanley Lane-Poole Table Talk of the Prophet He was the most faithful protector of those he protected, the sweetest and most agreeable in conversation. Those who saw him were suddenly lled with reverence; those who came near him loved him; they who described him would say, "I have never seen his like either before or after." He was of great taciturnity, but when he spoke it was with emphasis and deliberation, and no one could forget what he said...

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George Bernard Shaw - The Genuine Islam Vol.No.8, 1936.I believe if a man like him were to assume the dictatorship of the modern world he would succeed in solving its problems in a way that would bring much needed peace and happiness. I have studied him - the man and in my opinion is far from being an antiChrist. He must be called the Savior of Humanity. I have prophesied about the faith of Mohammad that it would be acceptable the Europe of tomorrow as it is beginning to be acceptable to the Europe of today. In the words of Professor Hurgronje: "The league of nations founded by the prophet of Islam put the principle of international unity and human brotherhood on such universal foundations as to show candle to other nations." He continues, "the fact is that no nation of the world can show a parallel to what Islam has done towards the realization of the idea of the League of Nations."
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K. S. Ramakrishna Rao, an Indian (Hindu) professor of Philosophy, in his booklet "Muhammad the Prophet of Islam" calls him the "perfect model for human life." Professor Ramakrishna Rao explains his point by saying: The personality of Muhammad, it is most difcult to get into the whole truth of it. Only a glimpse of it I can catch. What a dramatic succession of picturesque scenes. There is Muhammad the Prophet. There is Muhammad the Warrior; Muhammad the Businessman; Muhammad the Statesman; Muhammad the Orator; Muhammad the Reformer; Muhammad the Refuge of Orphans; Muhammad the Protector of Slaves; Muhammad the Emancipator of Women; Muhammad the Judge; Muhammad the Saint. All in all these magnicent roles, in all these departments of human activities, he is alike a hero." Quoted by Arnold in The Preaching of Islam pp. 71-72.
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But Islam has a still further service to render to the cause of humanity. It stands after all nearer to the real East than Europe does, and it possesses a magnicent tradition of inter-racial understanding and cooperation. No other society has such a record of success in uniting in an equality of status, of opportunity, and of endeavors so many and so various races of mankind... Islam has still the power to reconcile apparently irreconcilable elements of race and tradition. If ever the opposition of the great societies of East and West is to be replaced by cooperation, the mediation of Islam is an indispensable condition. In its hands lies very largely the solution of the problem with which Europe is faced in its relation with the East. If they unite, the hope of a peaceful issue is immeasurably enhanced. But if Europe, by rejecting the cooperation of Islam, throws it into the arms of its rivals, the issue can only be disastrous for both - H. A. R. Gibb Quoted in Islam: The Religion of All Prophets
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La Propagande Chretienne et ses Adversaries Musulmans," Paris 1890. Quoted by T.W. Arnold in The Preaching of Islam London, 1913, pp. 413-414. In the quotations below, Western writers have used the word Muhammadanism for Islam. The word Muhammadanism connotes worship of Muhammad, an absolutely unworthy statement for any learned man to use. Prophet Muhammad's mission was to propagate the worship of the One and Only God (in Arabic Allah), the Creator and Sustainer of the Universe. His mission was essentially the same as that of earlier Prophets of God. In the historical context, many such terminologies about Muhammad, Islam, and Muslims were borrowed from earlier European writings of the Eleventh to the Nineteenth century, a time when ignorance and prejudice prevailed.

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Lawrence E. Browne in 'The Prospects of Islam,' 1944 Incidentally these wellestablished facts dispose of the idea so widely fostered in Christian writings that the Muslims, wherever they went, forced people to accept Islam at the point of the sword. James A. Michener, 'Islam: The Misunderstood Religion' in Reader's Digest (American Edition), May 1955, pp. 68-70: Muhammad, the inspired man who founded Islam, was born about A.D. 570 into an Arabian tribe that worshipped idols. Orphaned at birth, he was always particularly solicitous of the poor and needy, the widow and the orphan, the slave and the downtrodden. At twenty he was already a successful businessman, and soon became director of camel caravans for a wealthy widow. When he reached twenty-ve, his employer, recognizing his merit, proposed marriage. Even though she was fteen years older, he married her, and as long as she lived, remained a devoted husband.
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"Like almost every major prophet before him, Muhammad fought shy of serving as the transmitter of God's word, sensing his own inadequacy. But the angel commanded 'Read'. So far as we know, Muhammad was unable to read or write, but he began to dictate those inspired words which would soon revolutionize a large segment of the earth: "There is one God." "In all things Muhammad was profoundly practical. When his beloved son Ibrahim died, an eclipse occurred, and rumors of God's personal condolence quickly arose. Whereupon Muhammad is said to have announced, 'An eclipse is a phenomenon of nature. It is foolish to attribute such things to the death or birth of a humanbeing.' "At Muhammad's own death an attempt was made to deify him, but the man who was to become his administrative successor killed the hysteria with one of the noblest speeches in religious history: 'If there are any among you who worshipped Muhammad, he is dead. But if it is God you worshipped, He lives forever.'"
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What does MAGIC do? Performers entertain us with the Impossible,by placing a veil over our eyes and logical mind.! Sophisticated Mischief Makers- influence decision makers and Nations and have been led to Believe!(in the name of democracy, religion,modern times, this is FREEDOM!) Avoid Humiliating People n Nations (no Good will ever come of it) Leave alone those who take their religion to be mere play and amusement, and are deceived by the life of this world-Quran6:70 Intention: Let us individuals living in a Global Village see what we can do to persuade those who have capacity to bring about Change in the World, so that any form of Mischief will not be Tolerated for the Common Good of US ALL. yes@vr-one.org

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