AFRICAN MUSLIMS AND VIOLENCE; MISCONCEPTION OF FACT

  To some non-Muslims, Islam is a religion of war and violence and its practitioners always canvass for war at any slightest provocation. They [non-Muslims] believe that war is one of the doctrines of the religion so they [Muslims] are not out of line whenever they become violence; they are just upholding one of the Islamic tenets! 
    This notion is very unfair especially to the true Muslims who see shedding of human blood as a sin as grievous as worshiping idols. Christian and Jews lived before Prophet Muhammad and also in his time and he never waged any war against them; he only waged war against pagans and ant pagan who decided to leave idol worship were totally allowed into Islam. All wars the prophet against them were as directed by Almighty Allah as written in chapter 9 of Holy Koran.
    From time immemorial, God directed His prophets like David, Solomon,Moses and host of others except Jesus Christ to either wage war against unbelievers or find a way to deliver His people from the shackles as in the case of Moses. Can we now say the Prophet Muhammad SAW waged against pagans was unjustifiable?
    Islam is an Arabic word that means peace;it does not mean war. Almighty Allah is capable of fighting for Himself and can destroy the whole world when and if He so desire; Sodom and Gomorrah is a clear example. He can do it in a microsecond and does not need any mortal being to fight for Him! 
    What is happening all over the world, as in the case of terrorism and also Boko Haram, to me, is more social-political than religious. The Middle East crisis is more political because Israel/Palestine is more on claim to ownership of land and participation in political affairs.
    The problem in Northern Nigeria is a case of riff raffs and thugs being used by politicians to forment trouble. How can Muslims say Western education is forbidding when Arabs and Muslims all over the world are either learning or teaching in London, America and other western countries?

The recent blodletting of fundamentalists like Boko Haram, Al-Shabab and others is not a direct indication that muslims in Africa are violence. It is more political than religious.
   The prophet  himself told his followers that every Muslim should 'seek knowledge even as far as CHINA' . Also the Hadith says that 'seeking knowledge is compulsory for both male and female'.Where did these rogues get basis for their claims?