Why do I believe American-Muslims should not condemn the Mumbai attacks and why am I encouraging Muslims to not join in on any such effort to do so being promoted by another Muslim website?
- As Muslims in America we are not exactly relevant to the situation. Not only are we geographically and culturally distant we are also not a part of any conflict raging in India and we are not in a position to influence any party. Does anyone believe Indian mujahedeen, the Congress Party or the BJP is waiting to see what American-Muslims think before they make their next move? This makes our condemnation little more than rhetorical nonsense that is made only to please the ears of the media and Muslim-haters.
- As of now, there are very few facts available as to what happened. Any condemnation made today is one that is made with minimal information.
- Condemning these acts plays into the trap set by those hostile to Islam in that it reinforces the notion that all Muslims become guilty if a few do something bad and therefore the entire community has to apologize for the actions of the few.
- Many of those rushing to condemn the Mumbai attacks are not keeping it real. Some of the first to condemn have been leading Pakistani Muslim figures in America. Some of these same brothers for years, until it became ill-advised in the post 9-11 climate, vocally and forcefully supported armed aggression against the Indian State by mujahedeen groups and I am sorry I am just not buying your crocodile tears for Mumbai.
- We risk getting used as pawns in a pro-Indian hysteria that is sweeping the media. In doing so we may be overlooking the plight of Muslims in India and the hostile stance towards the Muslim World India has taken.
42 responses so far ↓
Anon // November 27, 2008 at 1:25 pm |
Right on bro
Indigo Jo Blogs // November 27, 2008 at 6:21 pm |
Western Muslims should not condemn Bombay attacks…
A list of reasons why American Muslims should not fall over themselves to condemn the terrorist attacks in Bombay (I refuse to use the name Mumbai; although it is correct in two of the three local languages, this blog is in English, not Marathi or Guja…
MR // November 27, 2008 at 7:02 pm |
I disagree with you akhi. Condemning this is not a Muslim – Non-Muslim thing. I am condemning this as a terrorist non-terroist thing. I don’t really care what the beliefs or what religion the terrorist are. Killing my brothers and sisters in India is wrong. There are tons of Muslims in Mumbai and it is highly likely that some of the deceased are Muslims.
Dawud Israel // November 27, 2008 at 7:03 pm |
I think your ideas are spot on except you yourself are coming close to contradicting yourself.
Your first point is close to saying, we should separate ourselves from the Ummah. But then your fifth point is that we are definitely part of that ummah? The only reason I mentioned this was because I think there is definitely some thinking and wondering among Muslims here, as to what role we play amongst our Ummah, what role we should play, whether we can establish an American form of Islam (not a progressive one, but a real one, like Islam in India for example) or if we should allow Muslims in the Old World to dictate and influence Islam here in the West.
I can see this as the common thread of ‘tension’ in not just what you said above but what I hear from other Muslims, in other discussions.
Not trying to pick on you, but what’s your take on it UL?
DrM // November 27, 2008 at 7:32 pm |
I would agree with most of the points, but it is relevant to us as Muslims. India has so many armed groups on the loose, whether its Marxists, Naxalites, etc it would be premature to start issuing condemnations which implies our guilt. Of course India is a terrorist state where pograms have been carried out for centuries, just look at what they did to the Christians on Orissa…killing, raping and forcing them to convert to Hinduism last month.
Umar Lee aka/ Double H // November 27, 2008 at 8:58 pm |
Dawud,
I think that as Muslims in America we are definitely a part of the ummah. There are more Muslims living here than in places like Jordan or Palestine. However, where I disagree with a lot of Muslims here is that I believe our interests right here in America should be our primary concern because what happens here will be of greater consequence to our families than what happens in any Muslim country. We should have a bond with out Muslim brothers in South Asia; but we are not in the immediate vicinity and our connection to them is minimal compared to how say Bengali Muslims or Afghan Muslims are close to the ground and what happens in India affects them.
TawheedNotShirk // November 27, 2008 at 9:49 pm |
I agree that we should NOT condemn this. This is obviously a Mosaad operation perpetrated to justify an attack on Pakistan and the mujahideen in Kashmir.
We should not fall for it
Hamza 21 // November 27, 2008 at 10:48 pm |
I agree Umar with you 100%!!
If info comes out that this group,whoever they are, states that they did this act because of and for American Muslims then and only then should we condemn this act.
Based of the information I’m getting trought the media it seems like this is an act of political and maybe socialogical violence which has nothing to do with us here in The US.
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Khaled // November 28, 2008 at 12:20 am |
all your points are nonsensical. We do not condemn things because other people tell us to, we condemn it because it is evil and Allah tells us to condemn it as such.
“you enjoin right and you forbid wrong, and you believe in God”.
Islamfac // November 28, 2008 at 12:30 am |
I agree that it would be prudent to wait for all of the facts to come in. There are so many groups in India (non-Muslim) that could have been involved.
If it does come to light that this was a group of Muslims I do not think our leaders have any business going around apologizing to the world.
The group that did this did attack innocent civilians. This wasnt even a bombing where they could claim collateral damage. They specifically targeted civilians which is against Islam. In this case and in light of the facts (if it comes to light this was done by Muslims), I would think it prudent to condemn the attacks.
It is important for us to speak fairly and justly, even where our own people are concerned at home or in other countries. The Quran clearly states, “O you who believe! Stand out firmly for justice, as witnesses to Allah, even if it be against yourselves, your parents, and your relatives, or whether it is against the rich or the poor (4:135)” This is what sets us apart from the kufar and is ultimately the best form of Dawah.
Abu Sinan // November 28, 2008 at 4:08 am |
Spot on. What next, does the Pope have to apologise for the actions of Christians in Congo?
We are American Muslims, why should we have to apologise or explain for the actions of other people thousands of miles away?
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Hasnah // November 28, 2008 at 10:53 am |
@ Tawheednotshirk
I agree that we should NOT condemn this. This is obviously a Mosaad operation perpetrated to justify an attack on Pakistan and the mujahideen in Kashmir.
We should not fall for it
exactly this was staged.They may pull the wool over everyone else’s eyes but I know exactly what’s going on here.
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TDeJong // November 28, 2008 at 8:25 pm |
Everyone should condemn these acts, Idiots.
Julaybib Ayoub // November 28, 2008 at 8:49 pm |
“As Muslims in America we are not exactly relevant to the situation. ”
In the UK, it looks like it might get relevant, as news comes in that two of the terrorists are allegedly ‘of British Descent’:
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/arrested-mumbai-gunmen-of-british-descent-1039452.html
Chuck // November 29, 2008 at 1:40 am |
Interesting point of view akhi.
Although I agree with many of the points you stated here, there are some I am having trouble wrapping my head around.
First, I completely agree with not jumping to conclusions till more evidence and information is acquired.
On your point three, while I agree that we shouldn’t condemn the attacks as Muslims as their attacks don’t justify all Muslims, I don’t agree with the idea of not condemning from a human point of view. Just as I condemn the tragedy in Darfur and the oppression of Tibetans in China, I would (when more evidence comes out) condemn this because it was an attack targeting citizens.
Faisal // November 29, 2008 at 3:08 am |
Umar,
I an Indian Muslim living in US am disturbed to read this post…at a blog which was listed as one of the best in Brass Crescent!
There are 160 people dead…killed indiscriminately. What in the world is not condemnable in that? So much for a Muslim site? Of course you would be assuming that India is a Hindu nation and you will forget that the second largest Muslim population lives in India…more than any middle eastern country or Pakistan or Malaysia or Turkey or Saudi Arabia. And of course you would be having no idea that around 25% of these dead in Mumbai are Muslims. And of course it seems you have no idea at all that there are four million Muslims in Mumbai alone (more than perhaps in whole of USA). And that there are so many American Muslims who are of Indian origin. It is an absolute disrespect to all of us.
Absolutely disgusting to see this writeup from supposedly a ‘best of the Muslim blogosphere’. To get an idea of this and what the Indian Muslims are thinking please visit http://indianmuslims.in
And then we say that ‘an innocent killed is as if the whole mankind is killed’
Whitey // November 29, 2008 at 4:25 pm |
If you are muslim,and in America, and you approve of this carnage,
please leave my country to one that approves of this kind of religious
barbarity. You are not welcome here any more. The elimination of
this 7th century movement should be the main objective of the next
generation of free men by any means possible. All muslims are
potential terrorists given a religious fatwa.
Dari James // November 29, 2008 at 8:03 pm |
On point 1…I take it you will also cease condemning any action that results in the killing of Palestinians, by the Israelis? I mean, you’re clearly not Palestinian. I take it you no longer vocally oppose the Iraq war, since you’re not Iraqi?
There are parts of non-Muslim societiy that have repeatedly dismissed such attacks from Muslim extremists as being a fringe thing. As country after country faces Islamic terrorism, that notion fades. There is a problem in Islam, and Muslims need to take control of it. If it is left to non-Muslims to handle the Islamic terrorism problem, the results will be messy. That is why you should condemn these attacks.
Uthman // November 29, 2008 at 8:22 pm |
My replies to your points:
1) Condemning the attacks shows that Muslims do not support attacks on civilians, and by openly condemning it removes the misconceptions that some kuffar have.
2) We know that the targets were civilians & non-combatants.
3) Condemning is different from apologizing.
4) Supporting the Mujahideen against the Indian Army has got nothing to do with it. Soldiers are legitmate targets. Civilians are not.
5) I think we should condemn these attacks, and at the same time condemn the attacks & attrocities commited by India, USA, Britain, Israel, and other kuffars. These attacks are small compared to what is being done to the Muslims.
Hussein Mahomedy // November 30, 2008 at 12:55 am |
Maybe we muslims have become desensitized to the sheer hypocrisy that we hear around us and as we witness the open slaughter and helplessness of people with a muslim identity .Will it ever make a difference to condemn when we can be certain that REVENGE will follow these attacks with or without proof of muslim involvement . 911 is a classic case of condmning muslims yet ??? who masterminded it . The sickest part of condemnation is that the perpetrators of evil start condemining . Now thats the lowest point .if sincere people show solidarity quite another story . But this whole condemination thing in gloabl affairs is stark hypocrisy by the majority. We are all complicity directly or indirectly in the suffering of others so let us start y condemining ourselves first .
Hussein
South Africa
James Schneider // November 30, 2008 at 1:40 am |
Umar,
Can you not just say that you condemn the indiscriminate killings but have no comments on the political ramifications, justifications, or situation?
James Schneider // November 30, 2008 at 1:47 am |
Oh, and whitey, don’t be so absurd. Firstly, all muslims are not terrorists given a fatwa. What an arseheaded thing to say. Secondly, what terrorism do you think there was in the 7th century? Terrorism, however defined (very difficult, the UN can’t do it) is borne out of modernity in one manner or another and not 7th century arabia.
Hussein Mahomedy // November 30, 2008 at 9:59 am |
The crusades is the historic background of war between the West and islam . The Jews felt safer under muslim rule than christian rule ? Why ? Why did the Jews feel terrorised and opted to live under muslim rule ? Islam from its inception was relentleslyattacked and condemned yet defended its position/right to association . Christianity in its inception began with the terrorising of Jesus . How is this possible ? So no religion can claim that peace is only theirs . Why? A religious ideology /system is defended by their followers because of their belief . Was the crusades peaceful or violent ? Islam seeks peace , yet is attacked at every turn . What do muslims do under the circumstances ? Allow themselves to be carpet bombed ? or adopt self defence ?
As India is in the press currently , why were the majority of their leadership murdered after independence ? Same with Pakistan ? Is terror a religious thing or a human problem of inherent violence and greed ?
Hussein
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umm s // November 30, 2008 at 1:37 pm |
Assalamualikum,
I came to your site through the brass crescent,beside that there are other blogging sisters who speak good of you.But seriously i cant understand this post of yours.doesnt make any sense.
As someone earlier said,we must condemn it as a human and as a Muslim.
Havent you been reading the papers?How can you not condemn such ruthless kiling??
Asad Aftab // November 30, 2008 at 4:59 pm |
I agree with you brother. The first and foremost thing is not to make this a Muslim issue. I really don’t understand that whenever there is some sort of terrorist act anywhere we Muslims start condemning it “as Muslims”. As if it is already preconceived that Muslims had anything to do with it.
The issue of Ummah has nothing to do with this. Every Muslim living anywhere in the world is part of the Ummah. Nobody is denying that fact. But priorities change according to cultures and societies. American Muslims have to watch out what happens in their backyard first than to be consumed in something thousands of kilometers away.
But for a change we can condemn it as humans.
jack // November 30, 2008 at 6:30 pm |
“1. As Muslims in America we are not exactly relevant to the situation. Not only are we geographically and culturally distant we are also not a part of any conflict raging in India and we are not in a position to influence any party. Does anyone believe Indian mujahedeen, the Congress Party or the BJP is waiting to see what American-Muslims think before they make their next move? This makes our condemnation little more than rhetorical nonsense that is made only to please the ears of the media and Muslim-haters.”
Will you say the same of other conflicts … all the muslim conflicts that are not in your backyard?
I doubt it.
Bang Gully // November 30, 2008 at 8:09 pm |
Dari James,
When you say :
“As country after country faces Islamic terrorism, that notion fades. There is a problem in Islam, and Muslims need to take control of it. If it is left to non-Muslims to handle the Islamic terrorism problem, the results will be messy. That is why you should condemn these attacks.”
1). What problem is there in Islam, meaning the Quran and Sunnah that leads to these sorts of attacks?
2). Non-Muslims handling “Islamic terrorism” is a misrepresentation. In fact, many times it is non-Muslims handling Muslim problems that had led to Islamic terror. Your assumption is that these terrorists are committing these atrocities for the pure fun of it. That assumption is wrong.
Brooklyn moe // November 30, 2008 at 9:55 pm |
To condemn and to apologize are not the same thing. Certainly all should condemn this barbaric act, but I don’t think the world is waiting for umar lee to apologize for it. Apples and oranges.
Timothy Kaminski // November 30, 2008 at 10:38 pm |
It is refreshing to see someone keep it real. At first, I thought that the attack should have been condemned because of the death of innocent civilians. Then you woke me up. I remember the mass murders and rapes committed by India’s military in Kashmir. The Kashmiri’s witnessed the newly independent nations formerly held captive by the Soviet Union. they thought that since international law was on their side concerning an independent Kashmir, they would declare independence too. But the “international community” stood by and watched the massive killings and rapes without objecting–as they did when Serbs savagely attacked Bosnian Muslims. No one stands up for Muslims when they are attacked. When Muslims stand up for themselves, they’re called terrorists. When westerners die, suddenly the media takes a stand. Maybe that’s why westerners were targetted. Long live resistance against this genocidal war to kill Muslims.
Shaikh~N~Bake // December 1, 2008 at 9:30 am |
Muslims condemn Mumbai attacks, worry about image
By KARIN LAUB Associated Press Writer
http://www.goupstate.com/article/20081130/API/811302364
Published: Sunday, November 30, 2008 at 5:14 p.m.
Last Modified: Sunday, November 30, 2008 at 5:14 p.m.
Muslims from the Middle East to Britain and Austria condemned Sunday the Mumbai shooting rampage by suspected Islamic militants as senseless terrorism, but also found themselves on the defensive once again about bloodshed linked to their religion.
Intellectuals and community leaders called for greater efforts to combat religious fanaticism.
Indian police said Sunday that the only surviving gunman told them he belongs to the Pakistani militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba. The group is seen as a creation of Pakistani intelligence to help fight India in the disputed Kashmir region. Another group, Jaish-e-Mohammed, has also operated in Kashmir. Both are reported to be linked to al-Qaida.
Ten gunmen attacked 10 targets in the three-day assault including a Jewish community center and luxury hotels in India’s commercial hub. More than 170 people were killed.
Many Muslims said they are worried such carnage is besmirching their religion.
“The occupation of the synagogue and killing people in hotels tarnishes the Muslim faith,” said Kazim al-Muqdadi, a political science lecturer at Baghdad University. “Anyone who slaughters people and screams `Allahu Akbar’ (God is Great) is sick and ignorant.”
In Britain, home to nearly two million Muslims, a spokesman for the Muslim Council of Britain, Inayat Bunglawala, said that “a handful of terrorists like this bring the entire faith into disrepute.”
A previously unknown Muslim group, Deccan Mujahideen, claimed responsibility for the attacks. The name suggests origins in India.
Pakistan has denied involvement and demanding that India provide proof. In Pakistan, Jamaat-ud Dawa, an Islamist group believed to have ties to Lashkar-e-Taiba, denounced the killing of civilians.
In Islamic extremist Web forums, some praised the Mumbai attacks, including the targeting of Jews.
A man identified as Sheik Youssef al-Ayeri said the killings are in line with Islam.
“It’s all right for Muslims to set the infidels’ castles on fire, drown them with water …. and take some of them as prisoners, whether young or old, women or men, because it is one of many ways to beat them,” he wrote in the al-Fallujah forum.
In the Gaza Strip, the territory’s Islamic militant Hamas rulers declined comment. Hamas has carried out scores of suicide attacks in Israel, killing hundreds of civilians in recent years. However, Hamas has said it does not want to get involved in conflicts elsewhere.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad referred to the attacks as terrorism, but added that the violence is rooted in “unjust policies” aimed at destabilizing the region. He did not elaborate.
India is seen by many in the Arab and Muslim world as a Western ally. For example, Israel has become an important arms supplier to India, angering Muslim Pakistan.
Saudi Arabia said in a statement carried earlier this week by the Saudi Press Agency that it “strongly condemns and denounces this criminal act.” An editorial Friday in Saudi’s English-language Arab News said that “no civilized person … can be anything but revolted and sickened by the terrorist attacks in Mumbai.”
However, Jonathan Fighel, an Israeli counterterrorism expert, said Saudi organizations have been funneling money to Muslim militants in Kashmir.
“This demonstrates exactly the double game and, I would say, the hypocrisy of the Saudi regime,” said Fighel of the Israel-based International Institute for Counter-Terrorism.
Throughout the Muslim world, the attacks set off soul-searching.
“I think that Muslims should raise their voice against such actions. They should forge a coalition to fight such phenomena, because it harms them and damages their image,” said Ali Abdel Muhsen, 22, a Muslim engineering student in the West Bank city of Nablus.
Muslims and Arabs must confront the violence “that is taking place in our name and in the name of our (Islamic) tenets,” wrote Khaled al-Jenfawi, a columnist for Kuwait’s Al-Seyassah daily.
“Unfortunately, we have yet to see a distinguished popular condemnation in the traditional Arab or Muslim communities that strongly rejects what is happening in the name of Islam or Arab nationalism,” wrote al-Jenfawi.
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Reporters across the Middle East and Europe contributed to this report.
Indigo Jo Blogs // December 1, 2008 at 5:55 pm |
Bombay revisisted…
So, it seems a lot of Muslims disagree with me and Umar over the perceived need to condemn the recent terrorist attacks in Bombay. Amad at Muslim matters was one of the first Muslims to actually publish a notice of……
Sajid // December 1, 2008 at 11:38 pm |
Brother Umar,
You are right on.
What’s even worse is that some of these leaders would even say “Islam does not teach this kind of behaviour” (as if other religions do). When they say this they, in a way, agree that this crime was carried out by Muslims and that it was carried out in the name of Islam. Why else would one need to do that? You see when a Christian gunmen kills students in a high school, no one expects the church to condemn the act as non-Christian. Right?
BTW, I have never heard these leaders condemn such terrorist acts in Muslim lands.
Hussein // December 2, 2008 at 4:19 am |
All killing is wrong.Period.No one has the right to injure anyone by way of individual or collective punishment.Agreed 100%. But but but…can we honestly say that PEACE is practised in reality . PEACE IS NOT IMPLEMENTED/ACTIONED AS STATE POLICY , RATHER VIOLENCE IS . Our world leaders are violent and make their citizens violent ,whatever religious background we profess. The HINDU RIGHT WING IS EXTREMELY VIOLENT YET THEY PROFESS OTHERWISE . CHRISTIANS PREACH NON VIOLENCE LIKE JESUS,YET THEY SLAUGHTER 1 MILLION IRAQIS. So peace cannot be attained with endless war . Our policies kill . Our minds are accepting the brutalizing of entire populations . Mankind has lost the capacity to feel . ALL OF US INCLUDED. The US is no HERO TO PEACE .IT has blood on its hands .Lets be real for a change.
Jami // December 2, 2008 at 9:11 pm |
A Mr Schneider kind of wraps up the distinctions a Muslim activist could make once confronted.
But Umar’s points are morally grounded: if Muslims in Gujarat are enduring Russian style pogroms, why should Muslims elsewhere put on the sackcloth and weep for wealthy, possibly bigoted Hindus?
This reasoning I like; and because I like it, I distrust it. Ethical skill is metaphysical and naturally subtle.
People of faith must engage, weaving the facts to highlight the simplicity of blunt and vulgar men and women.
Al Hanifa as-samaha was coined long ago for Islam and in those words there are hints of Mr Schneider and Umar.
Peace, love and war.
K // December 8, 2008 at 5:25 am |
Christian gunmen in schools don’t kill because of their religion. They kill for other reasons. And thus Christians don’t need to apologize for those murders. Muslims kill non Muslims because they believe it is a good thing. They are taught by ignorant mullahs that it is a good thing. They believe that their religion tells them it is a positive thing to do. If you are part of the ummah, you should condemn what your murderous brothers do in Allah’s name. If any part of the ummah raises funds for so-called charities which actually fund these acts of terrorism then you are also responsible if you don’t stop it. If you can’t condemn it, feel no responsibility for it and look the other way, then you are part of the problem!!! Too many muslims just fear a backlash that never happens. What hypocrites!! Oh yeah, you are also quite the conspiracy theorists. Like the Mossad needs to waste its time making muslims look bad.
Ozzy // December 8, 2008 at 2:50 pm |
K, the LRA in Uganda often kill in the name of Christianity. The Sabra and Shatila massacres were commited by Maronite Catholic fascists who proudly call themselves the modern-day “Knights Templars”. Hindus forcibly convert Christians in eastern India.
Yet, how come you aren’t asking for their condemnation now?
Arif Kabir // December 10, 2008 at 9:35 am |
As Martin Luther King said, “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere”. We as Muslims condone acts of terrorism anywhere. Umar Lee, did you know that one third of the people that died in the attacks were MUSLIM? Doesn’t it say in the Quran and Sunnah not to kill innocent old men, women and children? Doesn’t it say that whoever kills one person, it is as if he has killed all over humanity? Don’t you know someone was not entered to Jannah for starving a cat? What about a person who killed a fellow Muslim brother and killed numerous other innocent people? Should we not condemn such acts? If we are to remain quiet while these acts are being done and we only talk when our issues are at stake, do you think people will get closer to Islam and get a good message? Do you think they will come to our aid when we are facing hardships. The Prophet (swt) was sent as a mercy to HUMANITY which involves all of mankind.
I believe it is the duty of every Muslim to condemn such acts.
Abd Al-Baasit // January 3, 2009 at 7:26 pm |
I agree with Br. Arif Kabir, because his argument is based on the Quran and the Sunnah.
All I have to add here, for you (Br. Umar Lee) and all others, is the authentic statement of the Prophet Muhammad — whom we all believe is the truthful; he does not speak of his own desires. It is all from Allah (i.e. whatever he says).
He (may Allah send peace upon him) said: “The example of the Muslims in relation to the kindness they have for each other, the love they have for each other, and the mercy they have for each other, كمثل الجسد الواحد is like one body. إذا اشتكى منه عضو تداعى له سائر الجسد بالحمى والسهر If one part (one limb) is in pain, then the entire body responds with fever and sleeplessness.”
Dear brother, if your little finger was cut off, how would you feel? Could the rest of your body relax? No. Our bond as Muslims, as believers, is stronger than that of a body. We feel their pain, we are angry at those who killed them Unjustly! Whoever they are — they did wrong when they killed them.
Lastly, Ar-Rasool said: من لم يهتم بأمر المسلمين فليس منهم “Whoever is not concerned with the affairs of the Muslims, is not from them!” So be careful when writing such articles. Muslims died in those attacks, as did other civilians. Ar-Rasool is telling you here, If you don’t care (you’re not concerned) with the affairs of the Muslims, then you don’t belong to them.