Facebook User Posts Heart-Wrenching Message Amidst the Terror Attacks in Paris
In light of the recent
events of terror that rocked the City of Light, many people all over the world
have expressed support and offered prayers for the victims of the
massacre that has left countless people dead and injured. One Facebook
user, though, has captured the interest of many with her recent post, lamenting
about the senseless killings instigated by supposed Jihadists.
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In her Facebook post
addressed to the terrorists,Shazia Bakshi slammed
the heinous deed and claimed that the dastardly deed has cast other innocent
Muslims like her in bad light. She also highlighted the indomitable spirit of
humans, citing the enduring hope and faith of humans in love and peaceful
coexistence.
Read the full
transcript of her open letter below:

Dear Jihadi (specifically the
perpetrators of last night’s massacre in Paris),
I woke up this
morning to the news of the horror unleashed by all of you in Paris. A few hours
later, I learned that you and your partners in crime were on your way to meet
your maker. I don’t mean to interrupt your descent to hell (oh, don’t be under
any illusion that you are going anywhere else), but would you please take a
moment to clarify my muddled head (and it is very muddled right now)?
I read that
you shouted Allah u Akbar before unleashing fire power on innocents who were
doing what – oppressing others? Killing someone? Participating in some heinous
crime? No – they were having a meal with maybe some friends and family,
watching a game or just going about their daily life, or looking forward to a
maybe well-deserved weekend. Let me assure you, not one of these is “forbidden”
in Islam? But you did what you were brainwashed to do. Let’s not get into that.
Just some 120-odd innocent people lost their lives.
Do you know
the pain of senselessly losing someone you love – a father, mother, child,
husband, wife? Do you know the pain of never understanding, “why mine”? Again
irrelevant in your case. Human beings feel this emotion or just feel, period.
You animals will never understand that. Actually, for comparing you to animals
I offer my deepest apologies to the animal kingdom – from the slithery
earthworm to the majestic lion – they take care of their own and only hunt
others for sustenance.
And now the
question of why you did it – presumably to establish the Caliphate of Islam.
Hmmmm. Islam actually means peace. You did a great job of spreading it! And for
your dastardly crime, I and many actual peace-loving Muslims will have to pay a
price. We and our kids, who share nothing of your misguided beliefs, will have
to cringe, hide, and hang our heads just because we share a Muslim name and the
same faith as yours.
We will be
viewed with suspicion and hatred at every airport, railway platform, and forum
and will always be labeled as a terrorist. Thank you. We will be targeted for
wearing a hijab and keeping a beard just because you shameless cowards, in
balaclavas, unleashed fire on innocent people going peacefully about their
lives.
As for taking
onus for this mindless act, I am not sure which one of your groups will take
credit, but for sure some blame will surely lie on me too if I as a person and
as a Muslim don’t stand up against this. My religion Islam is not what you
monsters preach. My Prophet (PBUH) did not bring violence in the name of this
religion to the world. When as a conqueror he and his army marched into Makkah,
do you know what he actually did? When Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) conquered
Makkah, his beloved homeland, notice the surprising extent of his mercy and
forgiveness.
He was exiled
from his homeland and hated and despised by his non-believing enemies in
Makkah. Not forgetting that they did kill members of his family, tortured his
friends and companions, and made his life painful, it is hard to think that the
Prophet (pbuh) forgave such people. And yet he did. He had them put together
before him and he forgave them. He commanded that “no conflict or battle can
take place on that day” and he named it ‘the day of mercy’. And that is what my
religion Islam really is.
But one
doesn’t, in this day and age, profit from peace. How will the gun manufacturers
and arm dealers survive? How will the politicians and people in power
manipulate people? How will the media conglomerates function without “Breaking
News”? There is money in conflict! The only people (read: fools) who benefit
from peace are common people. But Mr Jihadi, you were too drugged out to
realise this. You thought your ascent to Heaven would only be by making Hell
here on earth and for that, Congratulations, you succeeded! Today there is
pain, anger, angst, terror, fear, and despair not only in Paris but in all
places where humanity is still retained.
But don’t go
gloating about your momentary success, for up there is a God – call Him
whatever, worship Him wherever and however. Somewhere, somehow, my faith says
that He will bind humanity, albeit in grief, to fight you all back. Hope and
the will to live and coexist will triumph, despite the likes of you or your
masters hidden behind public masks. It will take time for us all to gather our
strength and courage, but we will do it. While your Barzakh and then hereafter
is clear for me to see, I hope, now that you’re impatient for me to stop my
rant, that on your way to hell, you stop and look down on my beautiful world
and see, yes the destruction that you have unleashed is there but also see
humanity that since time immemorial has survived the likes of you!
PS: Asalamaikum: peace be with
you too, a short-lived one till you face our Maker.
This tragedy that has struck Paris is something
truly horrendous, and we as humans, regardless of faith and race, must strive
to eliminate such senseless violence. Let us continue to offer
our #PrayersforParis #prayforparis
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