9/11

"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).

May Allah bless your community with His mercy and may Allah give you the ability to relate to your neighbors in a dynamic way. Here are some notes and tips Muslim communities can use for this Friday.

Santa Clara, California-based Shaikh Hamza Yusuf was interviewed by the San Jose Mercury Sun newspaper about the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. In it, he shares the Islamic perspective on terrorism, suicide and peace. We are reproducing the article here with the permission of Mercury News.

In the course of investigating the tragic events of September 11, law enforcement officials, like the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), across the country are contacting and questioning members of the general public.  Here are some tips from the Americal Civil Liberties Union of Illinois. 

A number of churches and organizations though, are interested in doing more. They want to know how to reach out to their Muslim neighbors and friends in this difficult time. Below are some suggestions of simple things they can do to express their support for Muslim-Americans.

For Americans the feeling of security is not what it was prior to September 11, 2001.  For Muslim Americans a sense of caution and uneasiness has quickly become a constant state-of-mind.  For Muslim American women, stray glances cause thoughts of fear to emerge where comfort has previously existed.

The following is a transcript of the speech given by President George W. Bush during a visit to the Islamic Center of Washington, DC on September 17, 2001. In it, he speaks about Islam in general and comments positively about Islam and Muslims and condemns anti-Muslim harassment in the wake of the September 11, 2001 terror attacks.