1 In the name of Allah Imagery of Islam after 9/11

2 Two different groups Condemning Islam Supporting Islam

3 یا ایّها الذین آمنوا کونوا قوّامینَ بالقسطِ شهداءَ لله و لو علی انفسکم اوالوالدین والاقربین ( نساء 135) O you who believe! Be maintainers of justice, bearers of witness of Allah ’ s sake, though it may be against your own selves or (your) parents or near relatives. [4:135]

4 من قتل نفساً بغیر نفسٍ او فسادٍ فی الارض فکأنّما قتل النّاسَ جمیعاً و من احیاها فکأنّما احیا النّاس جمیعاً ( مائده 32) Whoever slays a soul, unless it be for manslaughter or for mischief in the land it is as though he slew all men; and whoever keeps it alive it is as though he kept alive all men.[5:32]

5 ودَّ کثیرٌ من اهل الکتاب لو یردّونکم من بعد ایمانکم کفاراً حسداً من عند انفسهم من بعد ما تبیّن لهم الحق فاعفوا و اصفحوا حتی یأتی بأمره ( بقره 109) Many of the followers of the book wish that they could turn you back into unbeliever after your faith out of envy from themselves, (even) after the truth has become manifest to them; but pardon and forgive, so that Allah should bring about his command.[3:159]

6 فبما رحمةٍ من الله لنتَ لهم و لو کنتَ فظاً غلیظ القلب لانفضّوا من حولِک فاعفُ عنهم واستغفِر لهم و شاورهم فی الامر ( آل عمران 159 ) Thus it is due to mercy from Allah that you deal with them gently, and had you been rough, hard hearted, they would certainly have dispersed from around you; pardon them therefore and ask pardon for them and take counsel with them in the affair. [3:159]

7 A better opportunity for spreading the message of Islam Demand for Islamic books and Qur'an cassettes. Non-Muslims visiting mosques and Islamic centers. Muslim scholars invited to give lectures on Islam.

8 People embracing Islam more than before. American intellectuals speaking highly about Islam. Non-Muslims showing sympathy toward Muslims. Christian-Muslim dialogues organized.

9 A convert ’ s story

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