Question Why?
By Usayd
There are a chain of questions that are asked when something happens. It goes something like ‘What, Where, How, When and Why‘. Something that seems to be missing more and more in society today is the question of ‘Why’. People are always quick to ask who did it, how did they do it, where and when did they do it. We never stop to think about why. Perhaps people are scared of the answer. Maybe the answer is actually true. Maybe the answer is scary, maybe it explains things that you want to leave unexplained. There are so many things going on in the world which are not being questioned and this gives people the ability to continue doing these things without anyone batting an eyelid.
Take for example, the bombings of a Shi’a Shrine in Iraq. If we look at the chain of questions, it goes something like this. ‘Shi’a shrine blown up in Samarra, Iraq by Sunni’s a few days ago.’ Lets say that that is true, and lets question why. Why would Sunni Muslims want to destroy a Mosque of the Shi’a Muslims now? That shrine has been there for decades, perhaps centuries. Why would Muslims want to kill other Muslims?
Ahnaf b. Qais reported on the authority of Abu Bakra that Allah
’s Messenger (may peace be upon him) said: When two Muslims confront each other with their swords, both the slayer and the slain are doomed to Hell-Fire.
What does that mean? Well in simple words, if a Muslim kills another Muslim then he is destined for the hellfire. I am a Sunni and I’ve been to that shrine in Samarra. It was very beautiful and I am hugely upset that anyone can carry out the act of destroying a place which is important to Muslims, not just Shi’a but Sunnis too. Remember that a Mosque is a house of Allah and that’s regardless.Why would Muslims want to kill other Muslims?
There is also evidence now (straight from Samarra) that there was a curfew and the place around the shrine (and the shrine itself) was closed off by Iraqi policemen and American soldiers the same night that the bombings took place and then like 10 minutes after they left it was blown up.
I’m not going to start saying who’s right and who’s wrong, my article isn’t even aimed at talking about the issue of these disgraceful events happening in Iraq today. All I want to say is this. It’s time for people to start thinking, it’s time for people to start understanding. There are reasons for everything and sometimes it’s not as cut out as the media might make it look like. There are always reasons. What advantage would such an attack bring to the US? Well, as we have seen it is causing Muslims to fight each other, perhaps without understanding or reason, but even so - it is causing an issue for them to take advantage of. Now they can intervene and say well we aren’t going anywhere you can’t manage the situation in Iraq and then continue to drain the country of its resources and wealth.
At the end of the day, there is one thing we must always remember. There is a reason for everything that happens - and sometimes that reason is for the better, and sometimes that reason is for the worse. Unfortunately today we are seeing a lot of the worse, but the real issue is, are we recognising that?
February 25th, 2006 at 11:59 pm
nice article
February 26th, 2006 at 12:35 am
salam
really good article and i agree with the points you made. Makes you think that theres more to the story then we know. Theres ALWAYS more to the story. I to was sad to see the mosque destroyed- It was a beautiful mosque. All places of worship should be respected as its a place to worship god.
I hope that this event will only make people come together and realise that were all want the same thing- peace, love and understanding
February 26th, 2006 at 12:05 pm
Great article Usayd,
you made some very good points there: it IS time for people to open their eyes and start thinking for themself, to understand what is happening.
Oh, and one more thing: when you say something like
[quote]I’m not going to start saying who’s right and who’s wrong[/quote]
then that’s what you should stay doing
February 26th, 2006 at 12:57 pm
salaam
Good article as always Usayd. The question why is often forgotten by politicians and if they actually stopped to think why instead of throwing money at everything.
well gtg ill post more l8r
February 26th, 2006 at 1:06 pm
Thanks for the comments, I agree - there is always more to the story and there are always two sides to the story. Here we always seem to get only one side to the story, and you can never make a judgement with only one side.
Tibault, all I did then was to say the reasons ‘Why’ America would want to commit such a terrible crime.
Hamza, you’re right, it’s funny how politicians are always throwing money at everything without actually thinking about it. It makes you wonder if perhaps they are actually being pushed into doing it, again - we need to question why they are doing it. Maybe they are getting something else out of it that we don’t see. There are reasons for everything.
March 3rd, 2006 at 6:14 pm
To be truly impartial and not point any fingers, it might be “softer” to talk about “other countries” rather than the USA specifically - unless you have some evidence, in which case, discuss it!
Regardless of who is responsible for this senseless act, whichever country, whichever group (minority or majority), remember that they don’t necessarily act on behalf of their peers, nor do they represent their opinions and aspirations.
P.S. Glad to see you got the respect plugin working!
March 3rd, 2006 at 7:23 pm
In all honesty I think that there is little good in being completely impartial. Of course there is evidence, whether people choose to believe that or not is a different matter. One of the things I was trying to address was the fact that maybe people are sometimes too impartial in such cases and therefore the perpetrators are not being held responsible.
Regarding the bombing, that was really an example of what should be questioned before pointing the finger. That doesn’t mean just don’t hold anyone responsible because at the end of the day it did happen. You say that they did not act on behalf of their peers, well unless you are directly involved with these things you will never really know. If the aim was to stir up hatred between sects in Iraq then perhaps there was some backing from a force, government etc. There is evidence for that, but again I am not trying to argue the case, rather present it so people can investigate further.
Oh yeah, I just got what you meant by respect plugin. Thanks
I’m working on improving it further but so far it has been pretty successful.
May 3rd, 2006 at 10:17 pm
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