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In the name of Allah

Imagery of Islam after 9/11

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Two different groups

Condemning Islam

Supporting Islam

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�قّو"امیَن کّونّوا آمنّوا الذیَن "ها ای یاعلی لّو و لله �شهداَء بالقسِط6

واالقربیَن اوالّوالدیَن انفسکم(135نساَء)

O you who believe! Be maintainers of justice, bearers of witness of Allah’s sake, though it

may be against your own selves or (your) parents or near relatives.

[4:135]

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Sفساٍد او Sنفٍس بغیر X نفسا قتل مَن �"اَس الن قتل "ما فکأن االرض فیاحیا "ما فکأن احیاها مَن و X جمیعا

X جمیعا "اَس الن(32مائده)

Whoever slays a soul, unless it be for manslaughter or for mischief in the land it is as though he slew all men; and whoever keeps it alive it is as though he kept alive all men.

[5:32]

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یرٍد"ونکم لّو الکتاب اهل مَن jکثیر lوٍدعند مَن X حسدا X کفارا ایمانکم بعد مَنالحق لهم "َن تبی ما بعد مَن انفسهم

بأمره یأتی حتی اصفحّوا و فاعفّوا(109بقره)

Many of the followers of the book wish that they could turn you back into

unbeliever after your faith out of envy from themselves, (even) after the truth

has become manifest to them; but pardon and forgive, so that Allah should

bring about his command.[3:159]

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لّو و لهم �لنَت الله مَن Sرحمٍة فبمامَن النفّض"ّوا القلب غلیظ X فظا �کنَتو لهم واستغف6ر عنهم فاعُف} حّول6ک

االمر فی شاورهمعمران) (159آل

Thus it is due to mercy from Allah that you deal with them gently, and had you been rough, hard hearted, they would certainly

have dispersed from around you; pardon them therefore and ask

pardon for them and take counsel with them in the affair. [3:159]

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A better opportunity for spreading the message of

Islam

Demand for Islamic books and Qur'an cassettes.

Non-Muslims visiting mosques and Islamic centers.

Muslim scholars invited to give lectures on Islam.

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People embracing Islam more than before.

American intellectuals speaking highly about Islam.

Non-Muslims showing sympathy toward Muslims.

Christian-Muslim dialogues organized.

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A convert’s story

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