Saturday,
September 30, 2001
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09/30/2001 Today Islam Report Terrorists are not Muslims – |
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Acts of Terrorism attributed to the Taliban (the Afghanistan Ruling
Party)
or
any
other
Muslim
groups
or
organizations
must
not
be
equated
with
Islam.
Instead,
if
one
acts
like
a
Judge
or
a
Jury,
he
or
she
will
evaluate
their
actions
in
the
light of injunctions of Holy Quran (God's commands and Final
Guidance), the
practice
of
the
Final
Prophet
of
God-Muhammad
(peace
be
upon
him)
and
his
companions
and
the
Four
rightly
guided
Islamic
Rulers
(may
Allah
be
pleased
with
them)
after
him before
saying
any
thing
false
about
Islam
because
God
and
His
Religion
(Islam)
are
pure
from
injustice,
unholy, merciless
and
cruel
practices.
God
Almighty
Allah
teaches
even
to
forego
our
rights
to
please
one
who
is
angry
with
us
or
even
our
enemy,
and
to
make
him
happy
by
such
acts
so
that
he
sees
the
beauty
and
truthfulness
of
God's
Gift
(that
is
Islam)
and
is
liberated
from
the
Satan's
influence
and
the
path
of
Hell
Fire.
God
commands
us
to
do
justice
even
with
our
enemies
because
doing. Justice
with
all
is
the
one
of
the
important
criteria
for
being
a
Believer
in
Allah
and
the
Sign
that
a
Believer
is
not
just
a
Believer
but
He
is
a
True
and
Obedient
Servant
of
God
who
dislikes
making
His
Lord
Angry.
We
can't
just
say
that
we
believe
in
Allah,
the
God
who
is
Just
and
then
in
the
same
breathe
act
mercilessly
with
the
people,
especially
women
and
children,
without
caring
for
their
needs
and
sentiments.
But
how
can
such
people
and
their
harsh
methods
and
thinking
style
bring
any
glory
to
Islam
and
to
themselves?
Time
will
tell!
They fight their own brethren among Islamic community and are not
ready
for
reconciliation
with
any
one.
The
thinking
or
intellectual
level
may
not
be
on
the
same
line
as
that
of
intelligent
Americans,
Japanese
or
Europeans.
So,
we
must
not
think
as
they
do.
Our
thinking
must
be
based
on
the
ideology
taught
to
us
by
God
and
His
Final
Prophet
Muhammad
(peace
be
upon
him).
And because any organization bearing any muslim name and other people
are
free
to
say
and
do
what
they
like.
If
they
are
doing
such
acts
that
are
at
times
in
total
disagreement
with
the
way
of
final
Prophet
of
God
and
His
successors
(the
Four
Rightly
Guided
Khalifas),
then
one
must
not
blame
Islam.
A
student's
mistakes
and
wrong
acts
must
not
necessarily
be
hurled
on
the
shoulders
of
his
teachers.
During the time of Islam's Final Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)
people
used
to
do
such
things
which
were
not
permitted
in
Islam
and
they
were
punished
by
God's
Prophet.
But
today
in
the
absence
of
any
Ruler
(Khalifa)
like
Syedina-
Abubakr
,
Omar
or
Ali,
or
the
one
who
strictly
adheres
to
their
way
of
thinking
and
justice,
most
of
the
people
dare
to
do
all
such
things
in
the
name
of
Islam
(from
within
the
fraternity
of
Islam)
or
say
against
it
such
things
from
among
those
who
are
without
Islam.
This
shows
how
far
the
faith
of
people
in
God
has
eroded
notwithstanding
their
external
features
and
tall
talks.
It
must
be
noted
that
Allah
Almighty
who
is
Just
and
but
at
the
same
time
punishes
severely
as
well
for
the
injustice
and
cruelty
done
on
others
by
any
person,
not
mattering
whether
one
is
muslim
or
non-
muslim,
upholds
His
Guidance
regarding
Justice
and
behavior
with
all
people
including
our
own
relatives
and
all
other
human
beings
who
are
also
Allah's
servants
or
creatures.
Windows at the Islamic Center of Irving were found shot out when workers arrived at the mosque about 6 a.m. Nobody was at the mosque when the shooting occurred and no injuries were reported.
About 800 people attend services at the center.
Irving police were investigating the incident.
It was not immediately clear if the shooting was related to Tuesday's terrorist attacks along the East Coast.
"It's very sad. We're just trying as any Americans, any Muslim-American, to comprehend what happened and why it happened ... we called on our community for a blood drive, we set a fund for donations and we made a special prayer last night ... and to come in the morning and find out a place of worship like this trashed," Alkawldeh said, his voice trembling.
"We have children, we have family ... we have to shut down our school operation for two days now so I hope the law enforcement agency come also to our help as Muslims, as citizens of this country," he said.
