An Open Letter
An Open Letter To
Osama bin Laden and Ayman Al-Zawahiri.
(Wherever You Are)
Aslam-o-Alaikum!
Do you know what degree of shame, abomination, misery and wretchedness is being heaped on the innocent and peace-following Muslims all over the world because of this so-called and self styled Jihad of yours?
Do you know how many innocent, unsullied people are being daily butchered as result of this professed Jihad of yours? How many children are being orphaned and women being widowed precisely for the same reason.
And do you know, killing one faultless human being is like killing the entire humanity. You must definitely be knowing that you will surely be held accountable for this all bloodshed. Will you, then, be able to face your God? I challenge, no!
Then, why have you become an agent of some hidden hand. Why are you taking the responsibility of the murder of entire humanity to yourself on his behest. Why are you dragging the Muslims down? Why are you demeaning Islam by presenting it as a terrorist religion? Acting like this, which religion are you rendering a great service to? Are you raising the standard of Islam high or you (if you reflect on it) are causing the heads of the followers of the path of the righteous bow down with shame in-front of the entire humanity.
Today most of the Muslims believe that you are not a true Muslim but planted by the enemies to destroy the image of Islam.
For God’s sake, take recourse to sense, and announce a CEASEFIRE at once so the inhabitants of world may be introduced to that divine aspect of the Muslims at whose hands no soul suffer, whose words and actions bear no tinge of dichotomy, whose speech, when uttered, conveys to others the message of love and protection, whose thoughts, when thought, are devoted to the well being of others. Herein lies the true success, and herein lies the victory of the true religion of Allah.
S.A.Rehman
(Peace Activist)
PAKISTAN
Copies being sent to Muslim Brothers and Sisters for information and with a request to pray for an earliest end to the war.
MY MESSAGE FOR PEACE AND HARMONY (For All)
Dear brothers & sisters,
We all need to pray for one another, and to love one another. We should always pray for the safety, peace, love and brotherhood for people all over the world. Too bad we can't have an independence day for the entire world. A day of freedom from ignorance, hatred, war, illusions, power and control. A day where we can all love each other as human beings and toss away the weapons of war, and cast out our fears and hatreds from our hearts into the graves. We must mourn the graves of the innocents all over the world, and give the children of the world the hope of a peaceful, loving and beautiful world.
A world full of love and without hatred or fear. A world where we can join hands together and accept one another, regardless of our skin color, ethnic divisions, religion or nationality. If we don't unite as a human race, then we have condemned the future generation of children a dark and very grim future.
Think of love, compassion and peace always...
MY PRAYER FOR PEACE AND HARMONY
Merciful God, You made all of the people of the world in Your own image and placed before us the pathway of salvation through different Preachers who claimed to have been Your Saints and Prophets. But, the contradictions (made by us) in the interpretation of Your teachings have resulted in creating divisions, faith based hatreds and bloodshed in the world community. Millions of innocent men, women and children have so far been brutally killed by the militants of several religions who have been committing horrifying crimes against humanity and millions more would not be butchered by them in the future, if You guide and help us find ways to reunite peacefully.
IN THE NAME OF GOD, THE COMPASSIONATE, THE MERCIFUL, look with compassion on the whole human family; take away the controversial teachings of arrogance, divisions and hatreds which have badly infected our hearts; break down the walls that separate us; reunite us in bonds of love; and work through our struggle and confusion to accomplish Your purposes on earth; that, in Your good time, all nations and races could jointly serve You in justice, peace and harmony. (Amen)
Regards,
S.A.Rehman
Peace Activist
PAKISTAN
Comment: Your webmistress is a Christian. I believe that the Christian faith is true. By implication, this means that anything that contradicts the message of salvation through Christ alone, Who is true God, is not the truth. However, I also believe that the only way we can truly have the opportunity to decide for ourselves what the truth is, is through peaceful discussion and freedom of religion. In the past, most religions have been guilty of violence. I believe that Christianity, truly practiced, is a religion of peace. I do not believe that violence ever saved anyone or persuaded anyone that the Christian message is true, and anybody who thought that they could convert anyone to true faith in Christ through violence did not understand the Christian faith. I feel so strongly about this that I would question the salvation of anyone who thinks otherwise.
I would urge Christians not to tolerate depravity and decadence in the name of freedom. We should never use violence to combat decadence, but we must speak clearly. Our witness to the Muslim world is severely damaged when we do not speak out. We must make sure our government continues to allow us to speak out against it and that as a nation with a heavy population of Christians we do not encourage our government to support decadence in any way.
We as Christians must be willing to tolerate people who choose to cover themselves. At the same time, I call on the men of Islam not to harass our women because we do not cover ourselves. If a woman does not choose to cover herself, let her go in peace. If a woman is raped, let her go in peace. No man has a right to rape a woman, so I urge the men of Islam to deal harshly with any man who rapes a woman. Do not punish the victim. God gave beauty to women, not so that men can take advantage of them, but so that their husbands can love and cherish them.
I am concerned about passages in the Quran that seem to call for violence. I call for discussion about this. If these passages are genuine, what does that mean? Maybe they are not. I am grateful I do not have to deal with this point. It is up to the Muslims to settle this question, and I sincerely hope and pray that the answer will be that the Quran does not support senseless violence against innocent people. The voice of S.A. Rehman is encouragement toward sanity. Please listen to him. Until the voice of sanity prevails in the Muslim community, there will still be people who believe that Islam is a religion of violence. And violence begets violence. So I urge all Muslims to unite with one voice and make yourselves heard.
Another critical point to embrace is that everyone has the right to choose his religion freely and without fear. If someone is raised as a Muslim, or becomes one, and then chooses another religion, let him go in peace. Do not deny your own people the right to decide for themselves.
I would encourage and agree that we should be peaceful toward one another. Let the truth come out in peace. Truth has nothing to fear from peace. It is only when people are at peace that we can have the freely exchanged dialog necessary for everyone to discover the truth.