A few years ago, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, USA launched the “Muslims for Loyalty” campaign to demonstrate their loyalty to this great country we all live in and pledge allegiance to.
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By Sufyan Farooqi | March 15, 2016
Recently, presidential candidate Donald Trump made a statement on CNN saying that “Islam hates us,” referring to the United States. Anderson Cooper followed up by asking if he was talking about “radical Islam” or about the religion of Islam in general. Trump answered by saying, “It’s very hard to separate because you don’t know who’s who.”
As an American Muslim, I can say with confidence that Islam does not hate America. In fact, Muslims are some of the most loyal citizens in this country. Many show their loyalty by serving this country as doctors, lawyers, teachers and even in the United States military.
A few years ago, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, USA launched the “Muslims for Loyalty” campaign to demonstrate their loyalty to this great country we all live in and pledge allegiance to. Today, this campaign continues and Muslims all over the country continue to spread the message of the Prophet Muhammad, who said that loyalty to one’s country is part of your faith.
Just last month, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, USA held a briefing on Capitol Hill as part of their annual “Day on the Hill” event. It was attended by members of Congress from both parties, and the new “True Islam and the Extremists” campaign was launched. This campaign solves Mr. Trump’s problem of separating radical Islam from true Islam.
The campaign aims to educate Americans on the true teachings of Islam based on the Koran and the Prophet Muhammad. The campaign asks all American Muslims to agree to and endorse 11 distinct points that define what Islam truly is, making it clear to Islamic extremists that the ideology they represent has nothing to do with the religion they claim to be a part of.
Mr. Trump, since you are struggling to separate “radical” from “true” Islam, it would be great if you would read about and endorse this campaign. Visit TrueIslam.com for information.
Sufyan Farooqi
Chino
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