Today the Islamic extremism is prevailing all over the world under the banner of Taliban or its subsidiaries and the world is taking it as the face of real Islam ,but, no this is not the real face of Islam, but this is contrary to Islam and its principles. As Islam is a religion of religious tolerance as Islam teach`s the lesson of love and brotherhood, because Islam is a religion of peace and is spread with the means of love and character, not with the means of sword (weapons) or violence as the talibani interpretation of Islam believes. Islam is spread by making sacrifices not by taking innocent lives......in this regard the incident of Karbala is the best example where Imam Hussain the grandson of Prophet Mohammad sacrificed his life along with 71 others for the sake of humanity with the greatest display of character .In india also, it was neither Mohammad bin Qasim nor Mahmood Ghaznavi or Mohammad Ghori who spread Islam, but it was ,Khawaja Moinuddin Chisti, Nizamuddin Auliya or Haji Ali and many others who were the key person to spread the message of Islam in India and all these Sufi saints were not equipped with weapons,nor did they forcefully compelled others to follow their faith.But, they all spread their faith with lots of love and character which inspired others to follow suit. But Extremist thinks otherwise, they follow their narrow approach to intrepretate Quran and Hadees, and in the name of Jihad they show their religious sentiments which is an outcome of an absolutely wrong interpretation of Islam.
According to Prof. Dr. Farooq Hassan Islamic concept of “jihad” is for emphasizing human struggle for progress and betterment. Jihad is a basic Quranic concept that derives from the root-word “jahada” means “making an effort”. The highest form of “jihad” in Islam (“jihad al akbar”) is against one’s own shortcomings and weaknesses. It is an ongoing struggle to make one's self better in every way. Another form of “jihad” (“jihad al-asghar”) is struggle against social ills and injustice. So, its only these extremists ,who allow the world an opportunity, to see Islam according to their point of view. And, this is unfortunate and a set back for all those who believe in the real and moderate face of Islam.
According to Prof. Dr. Farooq Hassan Islamic concept of “jihad” is for emphasizing human struggle for progress and betterment. Jihad is a basic Quranic concept that derives from the root-word “jahada” means “making an effort”. The highest form of “jihad” in Islam (“jihad al akbar”) is against one’s own shortcomings and weaknesses. It is an ongoing struggle to make one's self better in every way. Another form of “jihad” (“jihad al-asghar”) is struggle against social ills and injustice. So, its only these extremists ,who allow the world an opportunity, to see Islam according to their point of view. And, this is unfortunate and a set back for all those who believe in the real and moderate face of Islam.