The deadly mass shooting at Orlando nightclub, which led to the death of 50 people, is the worst mass shooting in the history of the US after the 9/11 tragedy.
This act of violence was reportedly carried out by 29-year-old Omar Mateen, a US citizen from Port St Lucie, whose family belonged to Afghanistan. The authorities are trying to find out whether Mateen was a radical Muslim but the Islamic State has claimed the responsibility for the attack, which took place inside a club in Orlando, Florida. Orlando massacre looked quite similar to heinous acts of violence committed by Islamic State men in Paris and Brussels.
It would not be wrong to say that violent extremist with radical Islamist hue is now the biggest threat for liberals across the world. It is to be noted that the essential Islamic values and doctrines are inherently peaceful but the extremist jihadists are inclined towards senseless mindless violence calling it “faith-inspired”.
The radical jihadists claim that the modern secular countries – both democratic and republic – are following the governance system of “Dajjal” (the anti-Christ).
On Sunday, US President Barack Obama said the Orlando massacre was a ‘hate crime’, but several Arabic news outlets reported that Mateen had pledged allegiance to the Daesh (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria). Mateen also recalled the incident of 9/11 just prior to the shooting and identified himself to be the 911 operator. He also talked about the Tsarnaev brothers, who were involved in the Boston Marathon bombings which took place in 2013.
Obama’s reaction was praiseworthy as the Muslim citizens in the US are currently facing the growing menace of Islamophobia. Obama did not mention anything about radical Islamism or extremist jihadism. He simply declared this horrific slaughter as an “act of hate” and “act of terror” of no particular disposition.
The Islamic State recently released a hit list of the “apostates among Muslims” which included spiritually inclined Muslim leaders, human rights activists, civil servants, moderate Islamic scholars, spiritual leaders and imams, interfaith advocates and particularly noted Indo-American Muslims majoring in politics, media and journalism, academia and other modern and secular lawful pursuits in the western countries.
Mateen gunned down 50 non-Muslims in a crazy bid to make it “a month of calamity everywhere for nonbelievers”, and many jihadists are constantly on the lookout for “a sacred opportunity” to behead the Muslims who have now become ‘murtad’ (apostates) in their view.