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An Open Letter:
By S. A. Rehman:
August 15, 2005:
We received this missive in an email last week. I have read
it carefully and find it interesting enough to warrant being
posted on our Forum. In the spirit of the Forum, I have posted
it verbatim. (editor)
AN OPEN LETTER TO MUSLIMS ONLY:
(Read And Circulate Message For Peace)
Dear Muslim Brothers and Sisters,
God forbid if any one of our near one and dear one is killed
then the killer is evil, a beast and what not and should get
penalty but if one among us kills anybody then he is not evil
and we start finding justifications behind killing.... double
standards?
Being Muslims, many of our brothers and sisters are not working
for peace. They are misguided, mistaken and spreading the virus
of hatred and revenge through telling deliberate lies, disinformation
and false accusations, which is resulting in death and miseries
for number of innocent people living around the world at the
hands of merciless KILLER MUSLIMS and also bringing bad name
to MOHAMMED (PBUH) who never killed anyone in his life time.
Instead of teaching about Good & Evil, certain Radical
Muslim Clerics are only "Trading in Religion". They
teach us about accusing, abusing and killing the non-Muslims.
They try to hypnotize us to Hate and Kill the non-Muslims and
brethren of other sects or be killed and without using any common
sense, we readily believe in whatever is being said by these
Hate Mongers. Actually, they are "Agents of Satan"
who is paying them heavily and in return they are cutting at
the very roots of the Ummah. Instead of "Mourning"
most of the Muslims are rejoicing on the brutal killings of the
non-combatant innocent civilians and "The Murderers"
have always been "Our Great Heroes".
Before it is too late and the Curse Of God falls upon us,
we should use common sense, find out the TRUTH and must change
ourselves to save Muslims from becoming the most "Hated,
Isolated, Discredited and Suspicious" people in the world.
We must start working for promoting "Sectarian Harmony and
Religious Tolerance" in the society and should prove to
the WORLD through our deeds that Islam is not a religion of Zero
Tolerance and MOHAMMED (PBUH) teaches "Love & Peace"
and not
Gangsterism, Terrorism, Barbarism, Extremism, Sectarianism, Cruelty,
Inhumanity and "Hatred & Killing" of the innocent
civilians.
Islam is a religion of peace. Islam teaches respect and love
for all even the animals. But many narrow-minded Muslims have
so far failed to learn anything good from the teachings of Mohammed
(PBUH) who preaches love for the peoples of all religions. We
are far away from the basic principle of Islam i.e. "Enjoining
the people to do Good and forbidding them from Doing Evil"
and thus, possess no quality of the civilized
society. Unfortunately, many of us show Zero Tolerance towards
others and remember only one thing to be called as good Muslims
and that is to "hate" the non-Muslims" ...act
of madness?
The killing of others in the name of religion is a Sin. Can a
FATHER ever teach his Children to be the permanent Enemies of
each other? The time has come for us to stop readily believing
in whatever is being said, read and written by the Hate Mongers.
Unfortunately, some misguided-Muslims believe that the Holy Quran
and Holy Prophet (PBUH) both have instructed Muslims that the
opponents be KILLED and that they are simply following the orders.
We should use our own common sense and only believe which is
logical, convincing and in the best interest of the humanity.
Why do we hate others so much, may be they are better humans
then what we are. My feeling is that the Muslims should unite
to discredit and deactivate the fringe mullahs (Preachers of
Hate) who promise a quick trip to paradise to people who have
little and sacrifice themselves with bombs strapped to their
bodies. If the mullahs
(HATE PREACHERS) thought that it really was a way to paradise
they would be strapping bombs to themselves! Their followers
are kept too ignorant to see this for themselves and enlightened
Muslims should educate them. We must promote understanding and
peace. We are all watched by the same God and need to help one
another, not hate and hurt.
Our contention is that the WORLD should resolve the conflicts
facing the Muslim World to stop the terrorism. Unfortunately,
all the disputes facing the Muslim World are our self created.
The root causes of all the disputes are based on the Muslim Philosophy
of Hate against the non-Muslims. The Muslim literature, teachings
and
preaching are spreading and injecting this hatred in hearts and
minds of the Muslims. Our intolerant behavior is further proved
by the root causes of all the pending conflicts that we (Muslims)
cannot live side by side in peace with the non-Muslims. We must
stop dividing the world into Muslim and non-Muslim blocks. All
the disputes facing Muslim World can be resolved easily, only
if we (the Muslims) are able to denounce the "Philosophy
of Hate" created in us by our past and present elders.
We need to preach love, kindness and humanity with extremist
devotion and mission. The mullahs and the preachers of hatred
must be excommunicated at every level.
MY PRAYER FOR PEACE:
Merciful God, please give to peoples of the world, the required
wisdom and determination, to Forgive and Forget the bitterness
of the past and learn to live in peace like brothers and sisters,
by denouncing the divisions and hatreds created in us by our
past and present elders. (Amen)
Please acknowledge receipt. Thank you,
S. A. Rehman
Peace Activist
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