[I]nstead of engaging in bitter rhetoric or obstinate protest, all of us — including the incoming commander-in-chief — need to put into practice our best ideals.
Source/Credit: North Haven Register
By Sohail Z. Husain | November 28, 2016
It seems that Donald Trump won the presidential election fair and square. Now everybody needs to do their part. Trump has a responsibility to draft a four-year plan of just policies, even at the expense of revising harsh campaign promises.
For example, I completely agree that our government needs to monitor suspicious characters in order to thwart violent extremism. But it would be wrong to ban all Muslims or to demonize an entire religion over the acts of a few renegades who misuse the name of Islam.
As Muslims in America, we also need to do our part by heeding the instructions of the Prophet Muhammad, who told us to follow those who are appointed over us in governance and to consider loyalty to our country of residence as integral to our faith. He also asked us to turn to prayer for the betterment of our nation. So instead of engaging in bitter rhetoric or obstinate protest, all of us — including the incoming commander-in-chief — need to put into practice our best ideals.
Sohail Z. Husain, M.D.
North Haven
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Dr. Husain is a former president of the Connecticut Chapter of the U.S. Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Organization (www.alislam.org) and a member of the Muslim Writers Guild of America (www.muslimwriters.org).
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