Muslim American ashamed by attack
The recent attacks in Paris have left me at a loss for words. How can someone claim that they can commit violence in the name of Islam?
The Quran states, “Whosoever killed a person It shall be as if he killed all mankind” (5:33). As a Muslim American, I am ashamed that anybody who claims to be a part of my faith would kill any fellow human being in the name of Islam.
The Khalifa of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Mirza Masroor Ahmad, said about the acts of the extremist minority of Muslims, ” those who seek to justify their hateful acts in the name of Islam are serving only to defame it in the worst possible way.”
We must not let the actions of the extremist minority change people’s views of the majority of Muslims who are peaceful and law-abiding citizens.