
Everyone has heard of "Separation of Church & State," but what about "Separation of Mosque & State"?
Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan yelled "Allahu Akhbar," Arabic for "Allah is great," before killing 13 and wounding 31 at Fort Hood, Texas.
He had praised Muslim suicide bombers on the Internet; refused, in the name of Islam, to be photographed with female colleagues; listed his nationality as "Palestinian"; dressed as a fundamentalist Muslim when not in uniform and attended the same Mosque as the 911 terrorists.
Some question if Hasan's killing of U.S. soldiers was motivated by his belief in Islam.
But before we condemn as "hateful" those who dare ask such a question, it should be determined what is meant by the term "Islam."
Is Islam:
The answer is all three, as Mohammed was:
One may ask, what relevance does Mohammed's life 1400 years ago have to us today?
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by William J. Federer
Islam is a religion of peace, but in the world of paradoxical definitions, perhaps some explanation is needed.
The word "Islam" means submission to the will of Allah.
A "Muslim" is one who has submitted.
Whereas most think world peace will be when people just learn how to get along, faithful Muslims think world peace will be when the whole world submits to the will of Allah.
In other words, world peace means world Islam.
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