@bhogta and Rage
I simply tried to clarify that Islam in itself as a religion does not inspire acts of terrorism like 26/11 and by calling them Islamic terrorists it gives an incorrect impression. I appreciate
SATA correcting it to refer to as Islamists (i.e. those who consider Islam in a political religious ideology in opposition to traditional Islamic thought). Thanks
SATA. If you look at the way these are referred to by Muslim scholars, they are usually called irhabi (lit. war mongering) or takfeeri groups which would be technically accurate, but for ease of understanding I guess political Islamists is alright.
The links that I provide are quotes of religious Islamic sholars from Al Azhar which is the most esteemed Islamic shool in the Muslim world to various other parts of the world including Deoband that is usually given the second position when it comes to matters related to Islamic theology. Not to mention the over 200 JUH meets all over India which had over 1lakh people gathering between 2004-2009 where clerics spoke to local Muslims publicly against terrorism in the name of Islam.
Now these are people who have studies Islamic theoology for years or end and when they say that 26/11 is an act of terrorism and has nothing to do with Islam, its not saying that Muslims are not involved in it. And the scholars are not refraining from attacking their ideology of political Islam either. I don't want to go off-topic and so I will not go into details but just provide a link of Maulana Wahiduddin Khan speech on the 26/11 anniversary where many people including Arab and other Muslim scholars from around the world came to condemn the incident.
The articles are
here and
here
If anyone has been following this, you will realise how many ulema and scholars have stood up against terrorists acts done in the name of Islam and how vigorous the debate has been against OBL type ideology. Because, lets be honest, its terrorists who happen to be muslims that are the global concern at present and Muslims themselves have to and have taken a frontline role in combatting that ideology.
Basically, only Muslims can fight Fundamentalsts amongst them and if anyone knows me, this is what I have highlighted and don't shy from it at all. Smilarly, only Hindus can confront Fundamentalists amongst them and so on for other religions. Otherwise fundamentalists from opposite spectrums only strengthen each other.