I don't speak of it often on this blog because I believe it is obvious. It is unquestionable. But time has come when external forces try to ridicule our prophet, Muhammad (pbuh) once again. That is unforgivable. Over the past few days my social media have been flooded with videos and articles defending Islam and Muhammad (pbuh). I am proud of my fellow Muslims. I admire the integrity that we all have in order to stand for what is right, to defend our prophet and faith. Rather than violently retaliate, we have taken an approach to educate instead. We have lived up to our faith's namesake, ISLAM which means peace.
This quote by Karen Armstrong on Compassion in Islam:
"It's a time of fitnah and trial.But Muslims in the past have always used these period of difficulty as a spiritual opportunity.They rack their brains of thought creatively how to bring the compassionate and the deep lessons of the Quran to a violent and trouble world.And that's our duty in this world,to make the compassionate voice of Islam speak loudly ..If every single one of us did that,we could drown the voice of extremism and do our best to work for a peaceful,just and sustainable world."
An example of such compassionate approach:
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