Posted on 03/12/2017 11:56:20 AM PDT by nickcarraway
"Terrorism has nothing to do with our religion," American Muslim Iftikhar Khan said
Iftikhar Khan, donning a white T-shirt with an American flag imprinted on it, graced the streets of San Jose on Saturday to teach the public about one topic: Islam.
"The vast majority of Americans don't know a Muslim and a lot of Americans are afraid of Muslims," he said. "I can understand why. There are a lot of negative things that a very, very, very small percentage of Muslims across the world are doing and the rest of us (Muslims) are not speaking out and so that's what I'm here to do today, to educate my fellow Americans."
Khan's plan unfolded as part of the the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association's inaugural #MeetAMuslim Day, which featured hundreds of Muslims answering questions about their faith in several cities across the county.
As terrorist attacks across the Middle East and Europe dominate the headlines and some ordinary citizens associate the religion of Islam with the bloodshed, Khan and others remain committed to teaching people about the religion's true principles.
"The vast majority of the 1.6 billion Muslims, like 99.9 percent, are peaceful," he said. "Islam means peace."
Khan added that Islam preaches respect for one's neighbor and instructs followers to live one's life to the highest moral standard. The associated connection between terrorism and Islam comes when people misinterpret the religion's teachings and then convince "ignorant people to follow their agenda." That agenda could be one person or group promoting violence in order to assume power. But as Khan emphatically noted, living by that thinking is simply not the way of Islam.
"Terrorism has nothing to do with our religion," he said.
In order to break the bond that links violence with Islam, Khan helped create a website coined TrueIslam.com to help educate outsiders about the religion's key principles as well as key misinterpretations.
"There is not a contradiction between being a proud American and a proud Muslim," Khan said. "I think there is a perception that you have to choose one or the other. You don't." Khan put his work on the website into physical action Saturday by speaking with strangers in the South Bay. He may have only reached a few people, but that feat is better than nothing.
"Through this process, at least we'll meet 10 people today and now, at least, now they know a Muslim," he said. "And now they know that, you know what, I've met a Muslim and that Muslim was logical. That Muslim loved America and, you know what, wasn't that different from me. Cause I'm not that different from you. I'm really not."
Aside from terrorists attacks being a focal point of media coverage for several years now, President Donald Trump's recent executive orders pertaining to travel have put the spotlight back on people hailing from countries in the Middle East where Islam is the primary religion. Khan is taking the time to understand both sides of the travel ban discussion.
"The people that support the travel ban, I understand why they do," he said. "They don't know Muslims. They are worried. They are genuinely worried about their families and their safety. I'm out here to try and revert some of that fear."
Nor does their Book.
The muzzies in Central Florida miss no chance to get a table at any community event. Last Saturday they were at a farmers market doing “outreach” in the hour I was there, they sat like statues with no takers. I kept hoping a dog would mark their stall.
People I know invited some muslims to dinner and told me that the whole time they were there, the Sunnis were arguing with the Shiites. What does that tell you?
Taqiyya.
If you want to know about Islam, just read an old copy of the Qur’an. For further understanding, read the Hadiths.
TaqiyahFest 2017!
Sure. Why is is that when you put a bunch of muzzies together in one place, you always get violence?
16% of Muslims are actively involved in jihad against the infidels globally. The other 84% quietly support it in various ways. If you are a Muslim who doesn’t support the core tenant of Islam - jihad - then you are bad Muslim.
OK. Simple solution: Start speaking out!
I don't see how this Muslim is doing that. He doesn't need to talk to non-Muslims; he needs to talk to his fellow Muslims and convince them to unite and eliminate this cancer from their religion; because if they don't, then the rest of the world is going to indiscriminately impose the solution from outside, and then there will be no such thing as Islam.
So this guy's little public relations "crusade", while well-intentioned, utterly fails to focus the persuasion and anger where it is most needed: on those who have ostensibly hijacked his religion: those are the people who need to be destroyed.
If there were Christians running around blowing themselves up and slaughtering civilians indiscriminately, we would take care of business and wipe such fools out.
Why can't Islam clean it's own house?
Islam can’t be reformed. It is unethical pagan monotheism that actively promotes the ends justifies the means no matter how evil it is.
Danny Devito....
I’m A Lawyer!
on 9/11 3000 Americans met Muslims but they can’t talk about their encounter since they are dead
They’re always touting that 1.6 billion number. How many would be Islamic if they weren’t threatened to be so under penalty of death?
How about someone wearing a T-shirt teaching them about Christ, in their enclave.
P Off, lying servant of satanallah!
The few Muslims who do bad things, the many Muslims who turn a bind eye and the mosques where they are indoctrinated are where this person’s work should be done.
There’s nothing wrong with Americans who want to live without Muslim violence, and also aren’t interested in living under Sharia law.
Yeah, as soon as I saw that claim you know the rest is a lie.
In many of the attacks in Europe people KNEW where the attackers were but they say and do NOTHING.
The only question they need to be asked is if they believe our Constitution should be replaced by Sharia Law?
...we both know the answer.
If Islam had been a peaceful religion for the past 1400 years, that would be their reputation. Anyone who can read the quran and the hadith can see what true islam is....a system of world domination, just like the nazis, only with a twist of religion so that you don’t dare criticize.
Al-taqiyya sessions.
They can lie all they want to deceive infidels if they believe it will further islam.
You cannot trust them, their book tells them its their duty to lie until they can be in positions to openly do violent jihad.
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