I thought of composing my thoughts in poetry format... I don't know the rules of poetry in English, however here is an attempt. Your comments?
the more we get angry, the more we fall in to their bait, the more we get angry, the more they will agitate. the more we get angry, the more we fan their fire. the more we get angry, the consequences be dire. Let's not forget what our prophet said, whenever we are gripped with anger here is a challenge, the prophet said 'hate, anger and ill will you must conquer' Let's not fall prey to their challenges for they test our will We have got to be Amins of the society and earn goodwill It is time for Jihad against our own temptations Let's honor our prophet and do no lamentations Islam is peace, let's really mean it, Islam is peace, let's show it by our acts, Islam is peace, let's not frighten any one Islam is peace, let's be the ambassadors of peace. ----------------------------- end Think about what he would have done... there are examples of praying for the wicked, there are examples of forgiveness, there are examples of holding on to the little devil in us, and let's never forget, Islam means Peace and let's not mess, what Islam means. Mike Ghouse American Muslim Agenda www.foundationforpluralism.com www.MikeGhouse.net ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/TXWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> *************************************************************************** {Invite (mankind, O Muhammad ) to the Way of your Lord (i.e. Islam) with wisdom (i.e. with the Divine Inspiration and the Qur'an) and fair preaching, and argue with them in a way that is better. Truly, your Lord knows best who has gone astray from His Path, and He is the Best Aware of those who are guided.} (Holy Quran-16:125) {And who is better in speech than he who [says: "My Lord is Allah (believes in His Oneness)," and then stands straight (acts upon His Order), and] invites (men) to Allah's (Islamic Monotheism), and does righteous deeds, and says: "I am one of the Muslims."} (Holy Quran-41:33) The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "By Allah, if Allah guides one person by you, it is better for you than the best types of camels." [al-Bukhaaree, Muslim] The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) also said, "Whoever calls to guidance will have a reward similar to the reward of the one who follows him, without the reward of either of them being lessened at all." [Muslim, Ahmad, Aboo Daawood, an-Nasaa'ee, at-Tirmidhee, Ibn Maajah] -------------------------------------------------------------------------- All views expressed herein belong to the individuals concerned and do not in any way reflect the official views of IslamCity unless sanctioned or approved otherwise. If your mailbox clogged with mails from IslamCity, you may wish to get a daily digest of emails by logging-on to http://www.yahoogroups.com to change your mail delivery settings or email the moderators at [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the title "change to daily digest". Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/islamcity/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
