Professor Lon Appleby
Global Class
Final Assignment
Worldview of Muslims In our ”Global Class”, we discussed about different topics consisted of learning how to live in a complex world as global citizens. After writing my first reflection on worldview of Afghanistan, I decided to do my final assignment on worldview of Muslims. The topic discusses about the different prospective that other people and Muslims may have about each other.
As we discussed in the class that family, education, and media affect our daily lives and has provided us with a different image of the world. This aspect of our lives is the main factor that controls our minds, thoughts, and behaviours.
We had a discussion in class about the …show more content…
Prophet (PBUH) prohibited killing innocent non-Muslims and emphasized the grave consequence of such action. “Anyone who kills a non-Muslim will not smell the fragrance of the Paradise, even though its fragrance can be experience at a distance of forty years.” (Al Bukhari).
The prophet also warned Muslims of hurting or offering non-Muslims in Muslim states. “He who hurts a Non-Muslim citizen of a Muslim state, I am his adversary, and I shall be his adversary on the Day of Judgment.” (Al Bukhari). According to Islamic teachings, non-Muslims should feel safe and secure in Muslim countries and should not be hurt or threatened by any means. Moreover, a true
Muslim is not the one who terrorism people and spreads fear and insecurity among them. “By God, he is not a true believer, from whose mischief his neighbors do not feel secure. “Prophet Muhammad (Al Bukhari, Muslims). Even in his sermon, the Prophet (PBUH) ordered Muslims not to hurt others. “Hurt no one so that no one may hurt you. Remember that you will indeed meet your Lord, and that He will indeed reckon your deeds.” Islam prohibits causing any kind of harm to other people whatever their religion or beliefs are.
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“It’s a hate crime. When people stop a woman in the street. One grab her scarf and one punch her and start saying bad words about Muslims.” In the wake of the terror attacks in Paris, some Muslims in Toronto have suddenly become the target of alleged, and sometimes violent, backlash. Cindy Pom reports. A Toronto mother is concerned for her two children’s safety after anti-Muslim graffiti was discovered inside the hallway of her apartment building Monday night. The words were “Muslims go home!!! We do not what you here!” were written across from her front door.
It is alleged the suspects tore off the victim’s hijab and called her a terrorist. The woman was taken to hospital for unspecified injuries and was later released.
Over the weekend, a mosque in Peterborough was ravaged by a fire and is now being investigated as a hate crime.
In a statement, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he was “deeply disturbed” by the incident and that the federal government would work hard to find those responsible for setting the mosque on fire.
In conclusion, Muslims are not responsible for the Paris attacked and Islam is a religion of peace not terror. People should stop hateful commits and behavior toward Muslims. Only ISIS cannot define all the Muslims in the world. Terrorism