Religion: Instrument or Objective

Islam has been “accused” as a religion which has produced these terrorists though the Muslim community has also criticized the terrorists as barbaric, atheistic and uncivilized. But the facts are that the terrorists claim that their action is based in the doctrinal legitimacy of Islam. They understand their actions to be the highest form of religious devotion and a form of revenge towards their cosmic enemies. Their actions are said to be noble, honorable, and admirable. What else is the highest glory within a religion besides an ‘infinite devotion’ to the religion itself?