Source: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA Press Release | Silver Spring, MD
For Immediate Release: December 29, 2009
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community strongly condemns recent attempted attack on Northwest airliner
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community strongly condemns the attempted Northwest flight 253 attack. As Muslims who believe in the Messiah, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Qadiani, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community holds to the true Islamic teaching of peace and denounces any act that disturbs the peace of any society and the security of any community.
The incident involving a 23-year-old Nigerian with alleged ties to terrorists violates Quranic principles, such as the Quranic directives "And create not disorder in the earth" (Ch. 7: verse 57) and "whosoever killed a person ...it shall be as if he had killed all mankind" (5:33). Islam condemns violence and the taking of innocent lives, and the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community rejects any claims from those who say such acts follow Islamic principles. There is no place for violence of this kind in Islam, and Islam has no need for those who resort to violence in a so-called defense of their faith. "Reverence for life is a part of Islam," said Dr. Nasim Rehmatullah, Vice President of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA. "Islam teaches and requires Muslims to be model law-abiding and peace-loving citizens, wherever, they live," he added.
In the face of increasing violence in the Muslim world, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community's worldwide spiritual leader, Mirza Masroor Ahmad, has exhorted members of the Community to "follow peace in your life." Furthermore, the founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Qadiani, emphatically declared that an aggressive "jihad by the sword" has no place in Islam. In its place, he taught his followers to wage a peaceful, intellectual "jihad of the pen" to defend Islam. Through his teachings, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community has become the leading Islamic organization to categorically reject violence and terrorism in any form.
About AMC:
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is a dynamic, reformist and fast growing international movement within Islam. Founded in 1889, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community spans over 190 countries with membership exceeding tens of millions. Its USA chapter, established in 1921, is the first American-Muslim organization.
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is the only Islamic organization to believe that the long-awaited messiah has come in the person of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (1835-1908) of Qadian. Ahmad claimed to be the metaphorical second coming of Jesus of Nazareth and the divine guide, whose advent was foretold by the Prophet of Islam, Muhammad. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community believes that God sent Ahmad, like Jesus, to end religious wars, condemn bloodshed and reinstitute morality, justice and peace. Ahmad's advent has brought about an unprecedented era of Islamic revival and moderation. He divested Islam of fanatical beliefs and practices by vigorously championing Islam's true and essential teachings.
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Contact:
Waseem Sayed, Spokesperson
(909) 636-4397 - Waseem.Sayed@ahmadiyya.us
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