Terror and suicide attacks : an Islamic perspective / edited by Ergun Capan.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface -- "IN TRUE ISLAM, TERROR DOES NOT EXIST." / M. Fethullah Gülen. Muslims should say, "In true Islam, terror does not exist." An Islamic world, indeed, does not exist. Al-Qaeda network. Our responsibility. -- ISLAM AS THE RELIGION OF PEACE AND TOLERANCE / Ibrahim Canan. The main meaning and basic characteristics of Islam. Instances of tolerance from the past. Representing and communicating Islam. Islam's consideration of humanity. A legitimate objective, legitimate means, and clement words. "World peace" and Islam. The Peace of Hudaybiya and the concept of peace in the Qur̕an. Conclusion and a reminder. -- ACTS OF TERROR AND SUICIDE ATTACKS IN THE LIGHT OF THE QUR̕AN AND THE SUNNA / Hamza Aktan. The concept of jihad. Rules concerning the aspect of war in jihad: treating the enemy with mercy; the ban on torture; respecting the enemy's dead; not attacking civilians and innocent targets; not targeting Muslims; acting within the hierarchy of order and command; humanitarian aid to the enemy; war as the last resort. -- RELIGION, TERROR, WAR, AND THE NEED FOR GLOBAL ETHICS / Bekir Karliğa. Religion. Terror. Jihad. Holy war and just war in Christianity. Perpetual peace. The need for global ethics. -- JIHAD / Ali Bulaç. The modern development of the concept of jihad. The place of jihad in basic Islamic terminology. The framework of the definition. The law, war, and jihad. -- TERROR AND CHEMICAL WEAPONS LEADING TO TERROR / Nevzat Tarhan. Soldier's illness. The discovery of opium. Are there contemporary suicide medicines? LSD as a drug used for brain washing. Drugs that boost courage and eliminate fear of death. Conclusion. -- MARTYRDOM- A DEFINITION. CAN A TERRORIST BE A MARTYR? / Abdülhakim Yüce. Ideal people. What kinds of people are considered to be martyrs?: the perfect martyr; the martyr of this world; the martyr of the afterlife. Suicide attacks. The claim of effectiveness. Types of suicide attacks. -- SUICIDE ATTACKS AND ISLAM / Ergün Çapan. Peace is essential in Islam. Suicide attacks in times of peace. Suicide attacks in a state of war: "non-combatants" cannot be killed in the event of war; civilian targets cannot be attacked; the word irhab as mentioned in the Qur̕an; a judicial decision cannot be passed on an unspecified issue; in Islam the principle is the individuality of the crime; suicide attacks defame the essential identity of Islam that is based on love and tolerance; conclusion. -- VIEWS ON THE RULES OF WAR IN ISLAMIC LAW / Ahmet Güneş. War in Islamic law. The Prophet and diplomatic solutions. The rules for war in action. Conclusion. References. -- MURDER AND ITS PUNISHMENT IN THE QUR̕AN AND THE TORAH / Adil Öksüz. Murder in the Torah and the establishment of the crime. Murder and its penalty in the Torah. The issue of qatl in the Qur̕an. Murder and its penalty in the Qur̕an. Forgiveness and ransom. Deprivation from birthright and inheritance. -- Index.

This collection of articles from various Turkish scholars discusses the recent wave of terrorism and offers a critical opinion of suicide bombers. -- From publisher's description.