Understanding suicide attack: weapon of the weak or crime against humanity

Suicide attack has become a dangerous trend in the contemporary history of some Asian societies. While it has been used by some people as a means of protest, it has been largely rejected by humanity for its severe debilitating effects. Instances of suicide attack can be found in the contexts of the...

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Main Author: Md , Yousuf Ali
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Language:English
Published: Universitatea "Babes-Bolyai" * Catedra de Filosofie Sistematica 2011
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spelling iium-81492013-06-25T04:30:13Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/8149/ Understanding suicide attack: weapon of the weak or crime against humanity Md , Yousuf Ali BL Religion Suicide attack has become a dangerous trend in the contemporary history of some Asian societies. While it has been used by some people as a means of protest, it has been largely rejected by humanity for its severe debilitating effects. Instances of suicide attack can be found in the contexts of the Israel-Palestine conflict, September 11 attacks, Bali bombing, Sunni-Shiite disagreement, struggle of the Tamil Tigers in Sri Lanka, as well as the occupation of Iraq and Afghanistan by foreign powers. The recent contours of suicide attacks are basically largely related to various groups or organizations. The paper therefore examines the meaning, brief history, and the causes of suicide attack, and analyzes these within the purview of contemporary Islamic thought which is based on the textual arguments of the Qur'an and Sunnah. The paper concludes that though a tiny fraction of the whole Muslim spectrum tries to justify the suicide attack as a “weapon of the weak”, the majority of the Muslim scholars has viewed it as a crime against humanity and therefore vehemently rejects this practice in any form. Universitatea "Babes-Bolyai" * Catedra de Filosofie Sistematica 2011-11 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/8149/1/Understanding_suicide_attacks.pdf Md , Yousuf Ali (2011) Understanding suicide attack: weapon of the weak or crime against humanity. Journal for the Study of Religions and Ideologies, 10 (30). pp. 236-257. ISSN 1583-0039 http://jsri.ro/ojs/index.php/jsri
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Md , Yousuf Ali
Understanding suicide attack: weapon of the weak or crime against humanity
description Suicide attack has become a dangerous trend in the contemporary history of some Asian societies. While it has been used by some people as a means of protest, it has been largely rejected by humanity for its severe debilitating effects. Instances of suicide attack can be found in the contexts of the Israel-Palestine conflict, September 11 attacks, Bali bombing, Sunni-Shiite disagreement, struggle of the Tamil Tigers in Sri Lanka, as well as the occupation of Iraq and Afghanistan by foreign powers. The recent contours of suicide attacks are basically largely related to various groups or organizations. The paper therefore examines the meaning, brief history, and the causes of suicide attack, and analyzes these within the purview of contemporary Islamic thought which is based on the textual arguments of the Qur'an and Sunnah. The paper concludes that though a tiny fraction of the whole Muslim spectrum tries to justify the suicide attack as a “weapon of the weak”, the majority of the Muslim scholars has viewed it as a crime against humanity and therefore vehemently rejects this practice in any form.
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title Understanding suicide attack: weapon of the weak or crime against humanity
title_short Understanding suicide attack: weapon of the weak or crime against humanity
title_full Understanding suicide attack: weapon of the weak or crime against humanity
title_fullStr Understanding suicide attack: weapon of the weak or crime against humanity
title_full_unstemmed Understanding suicide attack: weapon of the weak or crime against humanity
title_sort understanding suicide attack: weapon of the weak or crime against humanity
publisher Universitatea "Babes-Bolyai" * Catedra de Filosofie Sistematica
publishDate 2011
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/8149/
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http://irep.iium.edu.my/8149/1/Understanding_suicide_attacks.pdf
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