9/11

It seems the preachers of peace have fallen short. Although both the Quran and the Bible contain God’s commandment that killing one innocent human being is like killing the whole of humanity, a large number of Americans believe it is justifiable to intentionally attack civilians.

Isn't it sad that extremists on both sides dominate the news and it is innocent Muslims who have problems traveling because of their skin color, faith and country of origin? Americans are fearful of traveling to most parts of the world. Muslims are afraid of coming back to their own homes.

For many Americans who lived through 9/11, life has been clearly divided into two: life before the attacks five years ago and life after. The effects of 9/11 politically, socially, economically and in virtually all spheres of life are clearly reflected by facts and statistics like the following.

Nowhere is death and destruction more evident than in the Muslim world, particularly Afghanistan and Iraq. But death and destruction are only part of the impact of 9/11 on the Muslim world.

Today, Muslim Americans know all too well how the 9/11  tragedy has changed the world. Here are some examples of the impact the terrorist attacks had on the Muslim American community.

Are you a patriotic American?  As a Muslim in America, an American-Muslim or Muslim-American (however you define yourself), your patriotism has probably been suspect for quite a while, particularly since the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

If My slaves ask you about Me, I am near. I answer the call of the caller when he calls on Me. They should therefore respond to Me and believe in Me so that hopefully they will be rightly guided. (Quran 2:186).