Why are Muslims so Aggressive? Or are they just stereotyped?
By: Praveen Kumar
Tags: Islam, Summer, Islamophobia, Muslim, Arabic

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This article is not a judgmental one. And you also —take a vow— that you won’t judge the group. Because I am here to present a reasonable and rational views of what is.

Also, I don’t intend to sound politically correct. So, if you’re a victim of judgmental biases, then leave now. This article is not for you.

The studies I’ve mentioned here are linked at the bottom of this article.

Let’s begin…

Several papers and articles have been written on the Muslim rage and the reasonable justification about it. But other than political understanding where does it come from.

For that, we need to go back to before the 7th century, a time when Islam wasn’t founded. In fact, before Islam, Arabs were still there, the Islamic philosophy did not take roots until then.

To better understand the aggressive nature of the Muslims, we need to understand the climatic conditions their ancestors lived in.

Trust me or not, the climate has a lot to do with the culture or lifestyle of any civilization, country, or society.

Arabs used to live in desert areas, where majority of the time, summer is the primary weather.

Now have you felt, that in summers, you become agitated? Your patience level drops. You shower twice or even thrice if you’re from any of the South Asian nations — like me — where humidity levels are high. Needless to mention, humidity makes summer worse. Humid makes our skin sticky which makes us feel uncomfortable, which is why when somebody even banters, we feel insulted or get turned-off.

Even studies show that during summer our frustration and anger level increases. The reason: high temperature increases your heart rate, leading to discomfort and agitation.[1]

Now coming back to the Arabs:

Again, most of the Arabs used to reside in desert areas. Arab, in Hebrew the words ʿarav and ʿaravah literally mean “desert” or “steppe”. Now you know a desert, where the Sun is raging its hot waves, with high levels of humidity intact throughout the year.

Now, let’s say, you are told to live in a desert doing everything that people during those days did for a living. From stitching high-quality silk clothes, taking care of herds of sheep, or doing trade with the eastern countries like India and China every quarter. From riding on Camels to traveling across oceans.

And all these, under the continuous exposure of the Sun and its cruel heat and humidity. And if the same thing is continued for generations, your DNA will adapt to the circumstances and make required changes.

Now as the studies show, the summer is known to increase anger levels, don’t you think the constant sweat dripping from every pore of your body, the humidity making you feel sticky and faster than normal heart rate could make you frustrated naturally.

It’s all Biology.

We also know that the temperature is rising, global warming is still a latest issue. Anyways, the temperature would have risen. As the Sun is becoming older every day, it’s becoming hotter.

So, by the time Islamic philosophical teachings, values, commandments, and whatnot were first shared by Prophet Mohammed — which were all-wise. The temperature was comparatively high along anger and frustration levels.

Coming to the same study that showed the correlation between anger and summer, also showed that a high heart rate makes you uncomfortable. And it can affect how you express yourself and perceive the way others interpret your words/actions. Even a minor insult may be perceived as a serious offense if a person’s level of anxiety is already at its peak, genetically.

Now combine this with regular daily stresses, and the possibility of aggressiveness becomes multifold.

Again, combine it with generations of geographical programming combined with the understanding levels of different individuals.

For years, every religion and sect has tried to belittle each other and tried to present them as superior. We never know which group tried to suppress Islam — even today most nations are against its ideology.

Like every group has sane and insane believers, so does Islam. There could have been believers who tried to reinforce their beliefs on others.

Note: I am not in favor or against the ideology of any philosophy, religion, or teachings. I aim to put things as it is.

Humanity has used religion as a way to propagate and justify its teachings in a way that seems convincing. Be it with fear of death, hell, or the enjoyment of heaven or prosperity.

Yet, some great Sufis and Saints have time to time appeared and tried to present the actual meaning of the teachings. Teachings that were distorted, brainwashing several generations. Be it Christianity, Islam, or Hinduism, the core principles are always the same. Love and compassion.

Coming back to why Muslims are aggressive, it’s in their genes, it’s nature. And let’s not judge them. In fact, today, Muslims are everywhere showing their talent and creativity. In every field, from the arts to the corporate world, you see them doing well.

Regardless of their political biases, which is a by-product of the decades of filthy politics , they’re contributing to society. Yes, there are nations where the demand for Jihad is rising. But I don’t know much about Jihad at this point, so I’d be a nobody to write about that.

One thing is clear: The rage of the Islam followers are not something to get rid of. But to channelize that energy to something creative, productive, and society-friendly.

The source of the study mentioned: