By Sheikh Hassan Elwan
“Salahuddin Ayyubi showed mercy to the Christians of Jerusalem, following the example of Omar ibn al Khattab, and Omar followed the example of Prophet Muhammad, sws when he showed Mercy to the Quraish of Makka…”
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By Essam Mahgoub
“To have an accepted Hajj, make sure that your money is clean. Your earnings must be Halaal; You cannot expect Allah to bless your Hajj if your earnings are tainted, if you have in any way earned your wealth through forbidden means….”
By Imam Zaid Shakir
“We must clearly illustrate to the world that our religion is indeed the religion of peace. However, our striving for peace must never allow us to be unjust, nor should it allow us to passively accept injustices. We must take a stand for justice, as we are ordered in the Qur’an…”
By Dr Hossam Roushdi
“The true Believer accepts everything that Allah has decreed for him, with the firm conviction that even if things look bad, it is ultimately good for him…”
By Essam Mahgoub
“Never make judgements on hearsay. Examine the evidence first!
By Dr Husni Hammuda
“In Gaza today as in 7th Century Arabia during the time of Prophet Muhammad sws, the true believers put their trust in Allah and continue to strive in doing good and forbidding evil. They depended not on their numbers, but on their nearness to Allah…”
By Ibrahim H Malabari
“Given that Prophet Muhammad’s followers believe in all of the earlier prophets (peace be upon all of them), they never defamed or degraded them. (Contemporary hostilities between Muslims and Jews are based not on anti-Semitic Islamic teachings, but on the politics of occupation and resistance in the Holy Land.)
