The Term ‘Islamic Extremism In Sri Lanka’ Is An Impact Of Information Technology
By M A C M Jawahir -July 28, 2014
M A C M Jawahir
Islam always gives preference to knowledge. It guides human through its principles based on knowledge.
To justify their ‘finding’ or to elaborate on their term ‘Islamic extremism’, they mostly talk about the increase of Muslim women wearing ‘Nikab’ or Hijab; implementation of Halal certification system, increase of mosques in certain areas of the country, changing appearance of Muslim males and the increasing enthusiasm among Muslims to practice Islam.
The content of the holy Quran consists of knowledge on world’s vital fields like Science, Medicine, and law and so on. For a human who approaches Quran seeking knowledge, it’s a wonderful source of knowledge. Guiding people with changes of time, and giving perfect solutions to problems faced by human at any point throughout the time-line, from the past into the future, is the uniqueness of Quran, the word of almighty Allah. This special feature of the book of Allah, which is not seen in any other religion, is much-admired even by non – Muslim scholars.
We have witnessed in the recent past that the hate campaigns and violence unfolded against Muslims in Sri Lanka have gradually grown, and at the current context, they have taken an atrocious shape to the extent of destroying their houses, businesses, properties and even killing them. A group of extremist Buddhist monks and politicians, with a definite agenda to shatter the Muslim community in Sri Lanka, brand them as ‘Muslim Extremist elements’. They say the Muslim extremists are a threat to the Sinhala community.
