> it is THE FAITH itself, to which these 'peopel' subscribe, that specifically and explicitly lays on them the duty to perform these acts.

Actually it's only a particular radical interpretation of the faith - read into it by the zealots themselves - that lays on the "duty" to commit acts of terror.

If not, they wouldn't be a small minority among overwhelmingly law-abiding Muslim population.

As we all know, the bible contains passages that, ripped from context, zealously emphasized, or absurdly overinterpreted, suggest that homosexuals must be stoned to death, that slavery is fine, and that conversion by the sword is A-OK. ("I did not come to bring peace, but a sword.")