While this is a very nice sounding letter. I do not know Mr. Rehman & am not sure if he is a Muslim nor the degree to which certain segments of Muslims around the world agree with his kind words. Indeed it is questionable whether the email is without falsehood: READ WITH DISCERNMENT! I simply post this here to indicate: Muslims are sending email to PTAP@SRGINC.ORG . There have also been some very hateful calls to the 1-800 # as well as some other not so nice interchanges. Therefore, read with wisdom & pray that Mr. Rehman will know & walk with the Lord if he does not already.
The idea that Islam is a religion of peace is blatantly false, if one reads the Qur'an with a plain & honest reading: Islam is not a religion of peace if it is based on the whole Qur'an (& Hadith.)
in Christ Jesus,
Mert Hershberger
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Date: Saturday, November 26, 2005
Subject: A Message of Peace, Tolerance & Co-existence
PRESS RELEASE:
AN OPEN LETTER TO MUSLIMS ONLY
(Read And Circulate Message For Peace)
Dear Muslim Brothers and Sisters,
God forbid if any one of our near one and dear one is killed then the
killer is evil, a beast and what not and should get penalty but if one
among us kills anybody then he is not evil and we start lying, denying
or even justifying the killing.... double standards?
Being Muslims, many of our brothers and sisters are not working for
peace. They are misguided, mistaken and spreading the virus of hatred
and revenge through telling deliberate lies, disinformation and false
accusations, which is resulting in death and miseries for number of
innocent people living around the world at the hands of merciless
KILLER MUSLIMS and also bringing bad name to Mohammed (PBUH) who never
killed anyone in his life time.
Instead of teaching about Good & Evil, certain Radical Muslim Clerics
are only "Trading in Religion". They teach us about accusing, abusing
and killing the non-Muslims. They try to hypnotize us to Hate and Kill
the non-Muslims and brethren of other sects or be killed and without
using any common sense, we readily believe in whatever is being said by
these Hate Mongers. Actually, they are "Agents of Satan" who is paying
them heavily and in return they are cutting at the very roots of the
Ummah. Instead of "Mourning" most of the Muslims are rejoicing on the
brutal killings of the non-combatant innocent civilians and "The
Murderers" have always been "Our Great Heroes".
Before it is too late and the Curse Of God falls upon us, we should use
common sense, find out the TRUTH and must change ourselves to save
Muslims from becoming the most "Hated, Isolated, Discredited and
Suspicious" people in the world. We must start working for promoting
"Sectarian Harmony and Religious Tolerance" in the society and should
prove to the WORLD through our deeds that Islam is not a religion of
Zero Tolerance and Mohammed (PBUH) teaches "Love & Peace" and not
Gangsterism, Terrorism, Barbarism, Extremism, Sectarianism, Cruelty,
Inhumanity and "Hatred & Killing" of the innocent civilians.
Islam is a religion of peace. Islam teaches respect and love for all
even the animals. But many narrow-minded Muslims have so far failed to
learn anything good from the teachings of Mohammed (PBUH) who preaches
love for the peoples of all religions. We are far away from the basic
principle of Islam i.e. "Enjoining the people to do Good and forbidding
them from Doing Evil" and thus, possess no quality of the civilized
society. Unfortunately, many of us show Zero Tolerance towards others
and have wrongly learnt few thing to be called as good Muslims and
those are "hate" the non-Muslims and "Accusing, Abusing and Cursing"
the non-Muslims. ...act of madness?
The killing of others in the name of religion is a Sin. Can a FATHER
ever teach his Children to be the permanent Enemies of each other?
The time has come for us to stop readily believing in whatever is being
said, read and written by the LIARS / Hate Mongers. Unfortunately, some
misguided-Muslims believe that the Holy Koran and Holy Prophet (PBUH)
both have instructed Muslims that the opponents be KILLED and that they
are simply following the orders. We should use our own common sense and
only believe which is logical, convincing and in the best interest of
the humanity.
Why do we hate others so much, may be they are better humans then what
we are. My feeling is that the Muslims should unite to discredit and
deactivate the fringe mullahs (Preachers of Hate) who promise a quick
trip to paradise to people who have little and sacrifice themselves
with bombs strapped to their bodies. If the mullahs (THE LIARS) thought
that it really was a way to paradise they would be strapping bombs to
themselves! Their followers are kept too ignorant to see this for
themselves and enlightened Muslims should educate them. We must promote
understanding and peace. We are all watched by the same God and need to
help one another, not Hate and Hurt.
Our contention is that the WORLD should resolve the conflicts facing
the Muslim World to stop the terrorism. Unfortunately, all the
disputes facing the Muslim World are our self created. The root causes
of all the disputes are based on the Muslim Philosophy of Hate against
the non-Muslims. The Muslim literature, teachings and preaching are
spreading and injecting this hatred in hearts and minds of the Muslims.
Our intolerant behavior is further proved by the root causes of all the
pending conflicts that we (Muslims) cannot live side by side in peace
with the non-Muslims. All the disputes facing Muslim World can be
resolved easily, only if we (the Muslims) are able to condemn the
"Philosophy of Hate" created in us by our past and present elders who
have divided the peoples of the world in the name of "Religion, Cast
and Creed".
Fellow Muslims! if God is one and he loves mankind, we should value
each others life and strive to protect each other than thinking that if
we kill we shall have reward. God looks at human beings not as
belonging to different religions, that is why the rain falls to all,
the sun shines to all and we all breathe the air freely. We are all
created or given life in the very same way- whether Muslim, Christian,
Hindu, Jew etc. Let us learn to love each other sincerely.
The change of heart and mind is possible to achieve if we keep up our
relentless efforts for a violence free and peaceful world. We need to
preach love, kindness and humanity with extremist devotion and mission.
The mullahs (THE LIARS) and the preachers of HATE must be
excommunicated at every level and we should stop giving them donations
as it is our money which is being used by them to spread HATRED for
killing of the innocents.
We must also stop dividing the World into Muslim and non-Muslim blocks.
Our political leaders and religious teachers must offer positive ideas.
Without the ability to imagine a better world, we cannot build anything
together. Tolerance of the beliefs of other peoples in the world,
warmth and friendship across racial cultures MUST be the objective of
all peace loving people worldwide. What is being offered today through
religion is "Death, Destruction and Sufferings".
MY PRAYER FOR PEACE:
Merciful God, please give to peoples of the world, the required wisdom
and determination, to Forgive and Forget the bitterness of the past and
learn to live in peace like brothers and sisters, by condemning the
divisions and hatreds created in us by our past and present elders.
(Amen)
Please acknowledge receipt. Thank you,
S.A.Rehman
Peace Activist
PAKISTAN
