Religion of peace
I always feel the media is portraying Islam wrongly. Every Muslim knows that killing an innocent person is compared to that of killing the whole humankind in Islam. From Islam we learn that a person cannot be a Muslim whose neighbour passes the night in hunger. Prophet Muhammad (Pbuh) once told a young men that taking care of his old parents would be the best Jihad for him. Politeness, self-control, charity, generosity, manners, truthfulness and what not are elements of Islamic teaching.
The last messenger of Allah himself set the best example of how a Muslim should be. So, how can we blindly tag the wicked persons in this world as Muslim and Islamic? The groups or persons committing crimes in the name of Islam are terrorists but not Islamic terrorists . They are outcasts of any religion. And should not be referred to as 'Muslim' or 'Islamic' terrorists in the media. Similarly, the word 'Islamic Extremism' is a total misrepresentation.
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