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Submitted by Subriah (Australia), Oct 27, 2006 at 21:50

Alas, somebody has seen the light. Of Course Shaykh Hamza Yusuf is not an extremist!

I really feel that Muslims are being targeted by the world as a topic of popular cyber hate.... Well I feel that we simply must observe the actual roots of the religion before stereo-typing it. Yes. This means erasing any previous ideology, thought about the religion. Islam is a religion of peace and submission to the Lord who created this universe. Did you snort out loud? Peace? While they go around killing people for no good cause and slaughter children and commit other heinous crimes? Yes that would redefine the meaning of peace we all were familiar with. Actually no. Islam does not preach such horrific sins.

In fact the Prophet Mohammed said "Whoever has killed one innocent person without just cause it is as if they have killed all of humanity". That signifies the crime of taking an innocent life.

Most Muslims condemn what is being done in their name, for it is the abuse of religion in non-religious people which is damaging the religion of Islam.

How can people think that taking another soul of someone God has created is a righteous deed? It is horrendous and I can not stand this injustice and I feel for the Jew, innocent Jews who died at the horrific holocaust. I feel for the innocent Iraq children who died due to the invasion of Iraq. I feel for the loss of innocence because of hideous misinterpretations of Islam.

And I want to say Sorry to every Danish person whose flag was stepped on and was spitted at by a Muslim. Because that's wrong. There's even a worse in the Quran which commands us not to destroy the idols or other religious or important symbols.

I am sorry if any Muslim did anything wrong to you. I am sorry and God is with you because God is always with the oppressed despite his faith. God is always with the oppressed.

I would just like to condemn what is being done to Islam's name. I am a Muslim and I honestly cry when innocent Jewish, Christian and Muslim children die. And I cry harder to see that some idiots out there think they are doing this for God. Because God is great and he does not take pleasure in seeing his servants kill one another for no just cause.

I feel that Islam is a religion which has been destroyed. And I really think the three Abrahamic faiths (Judaism, Christianity and Islam) are beautiful religions and can co-exist.

I apologize for anything any Muslim has done to you which has made you think ill of my religion. And if anyone has been hurt unjustly my religion is against it no matter what anyone says.

Violence is not sanctioned from my faith by any reading or teaching and it indeed is a modern innovation which promotes enmity toward others.

I ask of you all not to let politics to teach you how to treat people; not to let violence represent an entire race, religion but to be open-minded.

Use your intellect it is not too late to take back what you said or thought but it is time we left our old ways and embraced the truth.

Islam is a beautiful religion. I feel that it is being exploited by irresponsible and unintelligent persons.

I am fourteen years old, I live in Australia and I really wish to tell all Muslims and Non-Muslims alike this. I feel bad that any Muslim may have said anything bad to the Danish people, because I know they are a lovely bunch but what they said about my lovely prophet (p.b.u.h) really hurt me; but I know that it was not my prophet it was a misconception and a portrayal of whom they (editorial of newspaper/cartoonists) thought of my prophet. They say Prophet Mohammed (p.b.u.h) was "insolent pedophile" however he married Aisha (p.b.u.h) who was nine out of love and she had the choice. It is Haram (absolutely prohibited) for the man to get married to more than one wife if his wife does not agree, and it is haram to force one to embrace Islam, to kill innocent beings, to force one into marriage, to hurt another emotionally or physically or to do anything that atrocious which is being done in Islam's name.

-Subriah E

I really hope you consider what I have to say, visit www.zaytuna.org and it will give you the true insight of Islam

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Title Commenter Date Thread
1Passing Daniel Pipes' test should be mandatory to be called a decent modern person [87 words]PrashantJan 24, 2017 04:28235748
What "failed" means [136 words]FwazApr 21, 2013 09:49205368
1You must fail...or you aren't a Muslim [55 words]MarcusAug 21, 2010 09:12177043
I failed the test as well...Al Hamdulillah [6 words]Islam Will PrevailAug 5, 2010 01:09176357
I failed :D [40 words]JasmineMay 7, 2009 09:18155068
1how can I take the test, I wanna fail it too! [11 words]murhafJan 16, 2010 16:23155068
Hamza Yusuf a patsy? [46 words]graemeJul 25, 2010 07:43155068
Defining Islam [29 words]JCSep 9, 2008 10:54138177
4I like Hamza Yusuf, from an Orthodox Christian [75 words]EliasJun 28, 2008 11:33133689
I Failed, Yessss!!!! [26 words]SaqibJun 1, 2009 17:48133689
my high model [23 words]adnanJan 24, 2008 19:50118917
brother hamza i think you are doing a great job out there. [79 words]amal hassanDec 29, 2007 21:03117094
Hi Hamza, I have some further questions [650 words]ArchimedesApr 16, 2007 13:2189401
Takfir is not the solution [206 words]JohanNov 19, 2011 11:5289401
2zaytuna.org [275 words]SubriahOct 25, 2006 23:0364509
Hamza [162 words]DavidOct 26, 2006 22:3164509
Read this. [755 words]SubriahOct 27, 2006 21:5064509
1Thanks for your comments Subriah [1365 words]Archimedes2Apr 17, 2007 11:0064509
Interesting. [351 words]Anoy.Apr 21, 2007 07:3264509
Stick to breakfast cereal; it's more nutritious [608 words]Archimedes2Apr 22, 2007 23:3764509
Shorter response [141 words]Archimedes2Apr 23, 2007 09:4464509
2Hamza is not Islam [221 words]NisreinApr 26, 2007 20:5764509
there's only one Islam [930 words]KhalilSep 14, 2006 10:0755920
Hamza Yusuf in NPR glowpiece [43 words]Charlie QuidnuncSep 11, 2006 15:1555564
unfair test [9 words]randyAug 21, 2006 19:5453648
test..proves what??so hamza yusuf didnt pass daniels test...big deal he is not a perfect person.. [133 words]aliAug 9, 2006 00:2352150
Failed the test! [84 words]Harald Yahya KöppingApr 20, 2006 03:1243634
may God bless your efforts [60 words]
w/response from Daniel Pipes
EimadApr 18, 2006 22:2343534
What Exactly Does This Test Measure? [38 words]UC Berkeley Political ScientistMar 10, 2006 19:2139679
1Reply from a fellow Professor with PhD [470 words]archimedes2Apr 16, 2007 13:4839679
Not getting it [141 words]Khuram HussainJan 5, 2006 18:1631141
l love you Hamza Yusuf one [51 words]khalooApr 15, 2007 06:0131141
respect note [29 words]leen al_masriJun 2, 2009 08:2931141

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