Can Religion Be A Cause Of War - 1559 Words

Can Religion be a cause of War? For centuries religion has impacted the world greatly, having an influence amongst people and their society that cause them to behave in certain ways. Throughout history religion has played a grand role in undertaking the parts that have structured many positive and negative effects in the world. People have been killed for what they believe, and people have as well killed in the name of their God. Religion has been the motivation and reason for many people to make peace, and strike for equalization; Martin Luther King is a prime example, for he used his faith as a way to preach to those who were against equalizing blacks and whites, and it motivated him to continue striving for what was right. People†¦show more content†¦It had been said their reason for carrying out the acts of violence was in the name for of Allah, yet the attacks placed upon the country was due to other countless issues, not because Islamic religion had any sort of action in it. An ayat from the Qur’an 5:32 states, â€Å"†¦whoever kills a soul or for a corruption in the land- it’s as if he had slain mankind entirely. And whoever saves one, it is as if he has saved mankind entirely.† This ayat means that if you kill anyone, it is not good for mankind; it applies to anyone who is Muslim and non-Muslim. The word Islam itself means, ‘Religion of Peace’, even so if the Extremist’s intention for the plane crash was in the name of Allah, that is their own ignorance following their own beliefs, not the religion. In the article Top Ten Ways Islam forbids Terrorism, Juan Cole quotes, â€Å"The killing of innocent non-combatants is forbidden. According to Sunni tradition, ‘Abu Bakr al-Siddiq, the first Caliph, gave these instructions to his armies: â€Å"I instruct you in ten matters: Do not kill women, children, the old, or the infirm; do not cut down fruit-bearing trees; do not destroy any town . . .† (Malik’s Muwatta’, â€Å"Kitab al-Jihad.†).† Conflicts between Jews and Muslims have had the unresolved issue of fighting over the ownership of the Holy Land of Israel. Christians as well take part in this controversy, yet all three monotheistic beliefs overlook what all their religions instruct them to do;