Help Destroy ISIS Dogma and Save Lives

Martin Luther King Jr. asked us to build “dikes of courage to hold back the flood of fear”. Fear of Islam spreads when the truth is twisted or ignored. Reliable information about Islam is not coming from extremists or enemies. Fortunately, the Todd Herman show on 770 conservative talk radio, presented an interview with Rashid Reno, a local representative of TrueIslam.com. Mr. Reno described a public awareness campaign via the Internet to address the concerns about the religion of Islam. When asked about the misconception that leaving the faith of Islam warrants the death penalty, Mr. Reno explained that there are 11 verses in the Quran which contradict this belief and that the Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) never punished those who left Islam during his lifetime. This false idea is rooted in political power struggles which developed over time. One can learn more at the website, TrueIslam.com. 11 points based on Quranic references and sayings of Prophet Muhammad counter the distorted doctrine of ISIS and likeminded groups. People are invited to review these 11 points, endorse them, and share. If all supply lines to ISIS are cut, territory returned to peaceful governance, and every criminal destroyed or imprisoned the twisted ideas of violent religious war could still spread to other people in other places. Every endorsement can help destroy the myths that fuel radical extremist beliefs. Moderate Muslims practicing true Islam are uniting to defend the true teachings of this peaceful religion thus building resistance to false fears that may be spreading among friends and neighbors in our diverse community.

Furthermore, Mr. Reno‘s mosque is sponsoring a blood drive in Monroe this Saturday, January 23 to honor the victims of the December attacks in San Bernardino. The “Muslims for Life” campaign began in September 2011 to honor the victims of 9/11. The “Muslims for Life” volunteers of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community will be honored at the Red Cross Annual Heroes Breakfast on March 3, 2016. True Islam teaches that all life is sacred and at the Abode of Kindness, 23515 Old Owen Road, Monroe, 98272, Muslims are working to save lives.