Islam rejects all acts of terrorism. The Holy Quran forbids Muslims from creating disorder in the world:
Do not go about committing iniquity in the earth and causing disorder (29:37);
They seek to create disorder, and Allah loves not those who create disorder (5:65);
Seek not to create disorder in the earth. Verily, God loves not those who seek to create disorder (28:78).
The Holy Quran recognizes the sanctity of all human life:
Whosoever killed a person … it shall be as if he had killed all mankind; and whoso saved a life, it shall be as if he had saved the life of all mankind (5:33).
Islam recognizes that no justification exists for terrorism against any individual, government, or nation—for any reason. Therefore, the actions of extremists and terrorists ascribing to Islam are in absolute contravention to Islamic teachings.
The Holy Prophet Muhammadsa rejected all types of terrorism in the name of Islam, even while Muslims faced twelve years of vehement persecution in Mecca. He did not allow any violent response. Instead, the Holy Prophet Muhammadsa ordered his followers to migrate to another land. This act was in exact accordance with the Holy Quran’s teachings:
…They will reply, ‘We were treated as weak in the land.’ They will say, ‘Was not Allah’s earth vast enough for you to emigrate therein?’(4:98).
Thus, the Holy Quran teaches that even in the face of intense persecution, a Muslim must sooner emigrate as a means to maintain the peace, rather than retaliate.
Islam categorically rejects and condemns every form of terrorism. It does not provide any cover or justification for any act of violence, be it committed by an individual, a group or a government. Islam most strongly condemns all acts and forms of terrorism because not only Islam but also no true religion, whatever its name, can sanction violence and bloodshed of innocent men, women and children in the name of God.
Therefore, Islam condemns all forms of terrorism.