May peace and blessings of Allah be upon all of you.
It is a great honor for me to stand here now as the representative of my school to participate in this Annual Islamic Conference. Also it is an honor for me to be able to share with you some of my thoughts on how Islam is as a religion of peace which is unfortunately misunderstood by world societies today.
O my noble brothers,
Maintaining peace is one of the highest desires of mankind in this age and time. However, unfortunately peace is becoming more difficult to find anywhere. There is a lot of war going on in many places. Everyone consider themselves as the right ones and think of others as the wrong ones, without trying to better understand each other.
Islam offers the real peace for the whole of mankind. We do not say that Islam is the only religion which offers peace. However, the term ‘Islam’ itself derived the Arabic root ‘Salam’ which means peace or submission to the Will of Allah. Someone, who commits acts of terrorism, even if committed in the name of Islam, does not deserve to be called Muslims.
Indeed, the true Islam is that which contained in the Qur’an (Holy book of Islam) and in the Sunnah (The sayings of the prophet Muhammad SAW). And not everything that is said to be Islam is in considered part of the religion of Islam. It needs to be returned to the Qur’an and to the Sunnah.
Allah, the Most Merciful, said:
“And do not kill those souls whom Allah has prohibited unless justified by a due legal right” (Surah Al-An’am 6:151)
The Prophet of Muhammad (SAW) said, in an authentic hadeeth by Imam al-Bukhari,
“Whoever kills a non-Muslim who has an agreement with the Muslims then he will not smell the fragrance of Paradise”
In the other authentic hadeets by al-Bukhari, The Prophet of Muhammad (SAW) also said,
“A true Muslim, is that the one from whose tongue and hand Muslims are safe”
It is very clear that Islam give a warning against every acts of terrorism. And we surely understand, if the acts of terrorism are committed by a Muslim, meaning that they have violated Islamic rule within the Qur’an and Sunnah. Only people who love peace can be called as a truly Muslim.
O my noble brothers,
According to the United Stated (US) National Counter-Terrorism Center, Al-Qaeda kills over seven times more Muslims than non-Muslims. According to the United Nation’s report, Muslims are the largest victims of ISIS. According to the US State Department, Muslims are also the largest victims of terrorism in general. So, the only relationship between Islam and terrorism is Islam is the most victims of it.
Finally, this is the true Islam that I can explain to you today. Far away from the image raised by the media, the message of Islam actually offers a peace for the whole of mankind, against any forms of terrorism acts. All humans, whatever their religion, are invited to come and discover the peaceful message of Islam.
Let us all work together to maintain the peace. Let us hold hands together to create a peaceful paradise on earth. May Allah help us to do so. God bless us all. Ameen.
Distinguished teachers, brothers and sisters,
Assalamu’alaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh,
May peace and blessings of Allah be upon all of you.
It is a great honor for me to stand here now as the representative of my school to participate in this Annual Islamic Conference. Also it is an honor for me to be able to share with you some of my thoughts on how Islam is as a religion of peace which is unfortunately misunderstood by world societies today.
O my noble brothers,
Maintaining peace is one of the highest desires of mankind in this age and time. However, unfortunately peace is becoming more difficult to find anywhere. There is a lot of war going on in many places. Everyone consider themselves as the right ones and think of others as the wrong ones, without trying to better understand each other.
Islam offers the real peace for the whole of mankind. We do not say that Islam is the only religion which offers peace. However, the term ‘Islam’ itself derived the Arabic root ‘Salam’ which means peace or submission to the Will of Allah. Someone, who commits acts of terrorism, even if committed in the name of Islam, does not deserve to be called Muslims.
Indeed, the true Islam is that which contained in the Qur’an (Holy book of Islam) and in the Sunnah (The sayings of the prophet Muhammad SAW). And not everything that is said to be Islam is in considered part of the religion of Islam. It needs to be returned to the Qur’an and to the Sunnah.
Allah, the Most Merciful, said:
“And do not kill those souls whom Allah has prohibited unless justified by a due legal right” (Surah Al-An’am 6:151)
The Prophet of Muhammad (SAW) said, in an authentic hadeeth by Imam al-Bukhari,
“Whoever kills a non-Muslim who has an agreement with the Muslims then he will not smell the fragrance of Paradise”
In the other authentic hadeets by al-Bukhari, The Prophet of Muhammad (SAW) also said,
“A true Muslim, is that the one from whose tongue and hand Muslims are safe”
It is very clear that Islam give a warning against every acts of terrorism. And we surely understand, if the acts of terrorism are committed by a Muslim, meaning that they have violated Islamic rule within the Qur’an and Sunnah. Only people who love peace can be called as a truly Muslim.
O my noble brothers,
According to the United Stated (US) National Counter-Terrorism Center, Al-Qaeda kills over seven times more Muslims than non-Muslims. According to the United Nation’s report, Muslims are the largest victims of ISIS. According to the US State Department, Muslims are also the largest victims of terrorism in general. So, the only relationship between Islam and terrorism is Islam is the most victims of it.
Finally, this is the true Islam that I can explain to you today. Far away from the image raised by the media, the message of Islam actually offers a peace for the whole of mankind, against any forms of terrorism acts. All humans, whatever their religion, are invited to come and discover the peaceful message of Islam.
Let us all work together to maintain the peace. Let us hold hands together to create a peaceful paradise on earth. May Allah help us to do so. God bless us all. Ameen.
Wassalamu’alaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh.