The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community will be holding a program to introduce the True Islam and the Extremists campaign in the Virginia area on Friday, March 11, at 6:30-8 p.m. at the Mubarak Mosque, 4555 Ahmadiyya Drive, Chantilly. Inconsistent messages from Muslim leadership have created increased risk of extremism and radicalization. The True Islam (trueislam.com) campaign aims to provide all Americans a clear way to distinguish true Islam from extremism and to unify Muslim Americans on the correct understanding of
Islam that Prophet Muhammad taught. To this end, the following 11 points have been selected as key tenets of True Islam that differentiate it from extremism.
True Islam wholly rejects all forms of terrorism
True Islam believes in non violent Jihad of the self and of the pen
True Islam believes in the equality, education, and empowerment of
women
True Islam advocates freedom of conscience, religion, and speech
True Islam advocates for the separation of mosque and state
True Islam believes in loyalty to your country of residence
True Islam encompasses the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
True Islam believes in all verses of the Qur’an and forbids lying
True Islam recognizes that no religion can monopolize salvation
True Islam believes in the need for unified Muslim leadership
True Islam rejects the concept of a bloody Messiah
We invite everyone, regardless of religious or political affiliation, to
join us on the March 11 in a friendly atmosphere to understand the true
Islamic perspective on these topics. The program will include a
presentation, question and answer session, and refreshments. We hope
you will join us in this initiative to promote peace through education
and help rid society of misunderstanding, fear and hatred.
Rizwan Khan
Chantilly