Tribute to the United States of America:
The sections of this article are:
1- My Contradiction.
2- Tribute to the United States of America.
My Contradiction:
You might find this article contradicting and odd since I justified the 9/11/2001 attack on the US. The reason why I justified the attack on the US wasn't because I hated the US and the American people. On the contrary, I love the US and the American people, and I spent most of my life in the US, and I am a US citizen and I would defend the US with my blood. I would never break my covenant with the US as a law abiding and loyal citizen.
So why the contradiction? Because the US government did many crimes against the Muslims in Iraq, and according to both the Bible and the Noble Quran, the "life for a life" Law from GOD Almighty is a Divine one, and it does justify the attack. In my article about the 9/11 attack from the Islamic perspective, I have posted deformed Iraqi children's pictures from the US' deplete uranium bombs that were used on Iraq in the 1991 Persian Gulf War. The pictures are horrible, and the action is a war crime and is not justifiable!
The US and Europe, while their media always portray them as peaceful and civilized nations, would wipe out entire nations from the face of the earth if their interests are threatened. I think World Wars I and II clearly prove my point. In WWII alone, more than 50 million people were killed, and triple that amount were injured.
I still remember in either 1992 or 1993, I watched on the Discovery Channel about the US testing of the Hydrogen bombs. They once tested it on an Island in the pacific ocean, where they literally bombed the Island with the bomb. The results were devastating. The Island had people in it, and I still remember clearly one of the Island's civilians who survived the bomb (apparently the high mountains did prevent the bomb's explosion from covering the entire Island) said: "I will never forgive the United States for this."
Now like I said above, the "life for a life" Law does exist in both the Bible and the Noble Quran. And according to the Noble Quran, Allah Almighty said: "And if ye punish, then punish as ye were punished (by them). But if ye show patience, that is indeed the best (course) For those who are patient. (The Noble Quran, 16:126)" This means that if the man had an atomic bomb, and decided to blow it in one of the US cities, then his action is justifiable, because the US did blow up his people with similar bomb. It might sound cruel, but it is a Divine Law. But however, Allah Almighty did also say:
"We ordained therein for them: "Life for life, eye for eye, nose or nose, ear for ear, tooth for tooth, and wounds equal for equal." But if any one remits the retaliation by way of charity, it is an act of atonement for himself. And if any fail to judge by (the light of) what God hath revealed, they are (No better than) wrong-doers. (The Noble Quran, 5:45)"
"But if the enemy incline towards peace, do thou (also) incline towards peace, and trust in God: for He is One that heareth and knoweth (all things). (The Noble Quran, 8:61)"
While Allah Almighty permitted the "life for a life" law to be executed, He also encouraged the Muslims to forgive and forget as an act of "charity". And also, if the enemy does show good signs of inclination toward peace, then the Muslims must also show similar signs.
Again, please visit: The 9/11 attack from the Islamic perspective. In this article I did address in great details both the opposing and favoring views of the attack. You judge for yourself.
Just for the reader to know, if my very own son was in one of those world trade center towers and died because of the collapse of the tower then I would still hold the same views! This is not about hating the American people, or saying a personal opinion. Like I said, I love the American people. But this is about telling the Truth and standing for what is Just, even if its against everybody! Hypocrisy and cowardliness are very easy to do. But a real believer in GOD Almighty can never be a hypocrite nor a coward. You don't know how much problems my views had caused me in real life. But I didn't care and I still don't care, because it is the Truth, and the Truth here is: The US had committed secret crimes against humanity, and in return, humanity has the right to give it back to the US, even if this would cause all of my family members to get killed in the process.
Tribute to the United States of America:
I post this article for my beloved American Muslim brothers and sisters, and for the wonderful and polite American Jews (very few), Christians (many) and Others (some) who went as far as apologizing for what the US have done from harm to the Muslims shortly after the Sept. 11 attack, which must have been emotionally difficult for them. Talk about having real big and forgiving hearts!
I post this article to every good American I've known, and to every American who was and still is willing to fight for minorities like me to have the freedom to speak freely without any religious or political herrasements. I doubt if they would ever have this kind of freedom in my country, even though Islam allows such freedom.
Actually, I've always wanted to post something nice and appreciative to the American people. I was just afraid that I would sound like a coward hypocrite, because the time was not right. I actually want to show my brothers and sisters in Islam world-wide how beautiful and forgiving the American people are.
Personally, after the Sept. 11 attack, not a single American ever came and showed me any dislike or resentment, and they knew about my web site and views toward Christianity before the Sept. 11 attack. Surprisingly, some had even offered help and wanted to help me if I ever ran into trouble of any kind. THESE ARE THE AMERICANS THAT I WANT THE MUSLIMS TO ALWAYS REMEMBER!
Also remember that Christians, which most Americans are anyway, are loved by the Muslims and Allah Almighty:
"Strongest among men in enmity to the believers (Muslims) wilt thou find the Jews and Pagans; and nearest among them in love to the believers wilt thou find those who say, 'We are Christians': because amongst these are men devoted to learning and men who have renounced the world, and they are not arrogant. (The Noble Quran, 5:82)"
Please visit What is the place of Jesus, Jews and Christians in Islam?
What is the Wisdom of Islam? How will Allah Almighty judge both Muslims and non-Muslims?
The following article was sent to me by Ronnie Johnson; may Allah Almighty bless him
and lead him to the True Path of Islam.
TRIBUTE TO THE UNITED STATES
This, from a Canadian newspaper and is worth sharing.
America: The Good Neighbor.
Widespread but only partial news coverage was given recently to a remarkable editorial broadcast from Toronto by Gordon Sinclair, a Canadian television commentator. What follows is the full text of his trenchant remarks as printed in the Congressional Record:
"This Canadian thinks it is time to speak up for the Americans as the most generous and possibly the least appreciated people on all the earth. Germany, Japan and, to a lesser extent, Britain and Italy were lifted out of the debris of war by the Americans who poured in billions of dollars and forgave other billions in debts. None of these countries is today paying even the interest on its remaining debts to the United States. When France was in danger of collapsing in 1956, it was the Americans who propped it up, and their reward was to be insulted and swindled on the streets of Paris. I was there. I saw it. When earthquakes hit distant cities, it is the United States that hurries in to help. This spring, 59 American communities were flattened by tornadoes. Nobody helped.
The Marshall Plan and the Truman Policy pumped billions of dollars into discouraged countries. Now newspapers in those countries are writing about the decadent, warmongering Americans. I'd like to see just one of those countries that is gloating over the erosion of the United States dollar build its own airplane. Does any other country in the world have a plane to equal the Boeing Jumbo Jet, the Lockheed Tri-Star, or the Douglas DC10? If so, why don't they fly them? Why do all the International lines except Russia fly American Planes?
Why does no other land on earth even consider putting a man or woman on the moon? You talk about Japanese technocracy, and you get radios. You talk about German technocracy, and you get automobiles. You talk about American technocracy, and you find men on the moon - not once, but several times and safely home again.
You talk about scandals, and the Americans put theirs right in the store window for everybody to look at. Even their draft-dodgers are not pursued and hounded. They are here on our streets, and most of them, unless they are breaking Canadian laws, are getting American dollars from ma and pa at home to spend here.
When the railways of France, Germany and India were breaking down through age, it was the Americans who rebuilt them. When the Pennsylvania Railroad and the New York Central went broke, nobody loaned them an old caboose. Both are still broke.
I can name you 5000 times when the Americans raced to the help of other people in trouble. Can you name me even one time when someone else raced to the Americans in trouble? I don't think there was outside help even during the San Francisco earthquake. Our neighbors have faced it alone, and I'm one Canadian who is damned tired of hearing them get kicked around. They will come out of this thing with their flag high. And when they do, they are entitled to thumb their nose at the lands that are gloating over their present troubles. I hope Canada is not one of those."
Stand proud, America!
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