Know Your Deen

(Salt Lake City, Utah, January 08, 2015) — As we look at the tragic events in Paris, and the terrible loss of life, we may experience many different reactions such as Continue Reading →

by Dr. Salman Masud

On behalf of the Islamic Society of Greater Salt Lake we unequivocally condemn the killing of journalists in Paris, including the Muslim policeman who was guarding the building. According to the teachings of the Qur’an and our Prophet (saw), there is no justification whatsoever for such violent acts in the name of Islam. However, we as Muslims can help explain such events. The purpose of this explanation is not that we carry any guilt by association but rather to allay the fears of our fellow Americans and to help prevent tragedies like this one from happening elsewhere.

There is a tiny minority of Muslims who want to impose their interpretation and views upon the majority of Muslims. The bulk of this conflict is happening in Muslim countries themselves, which seldom get the headlines in the west. Allow me to remind you of two recent instances: the recent murder of 142 students and teachers in Peshawar, Pakistan and the destruction of twenty villages in Nigeria just yesterday. Close to two thousand innocent people were massacred in this second example. In both countries the national armies are fighting this militancy.
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