As-Salaam Alaikum, In the aftermath of the heinous attack in Paris, and the equally heinous operations occurring elsewhere, my immediate response is re-posting my Peace Plea. When will we learn that senseless violence only begets more senseless violence. Be an ambassador of mercy and peace. Do your part to end the escalating cycles of violence and hate, -before it is too late. Peace Plea How many babies will you kill? Before you realize, each time you kill an innocent that it’s your heart that dies. Yet even hearts impervious to suffering and pain, can be revived just like the earth God’s grace is like the rain. When it flows forth over the land, it nourishes the seeds, embedded in the earth’s bosom young seedlings smash the greed. And then they grow to mighty trees, whose leaves provide sweet shade; a place of rest for ravaged souls, Beyond anger and rage. Those trees they bear a bitter fruit, which reaches war-torn hearts, and slowly hatred dissipates, more slowly healing starts. The fruit transcends its bitterness, sweet fragrance permeates clearing eyes to realize, there is no one to hate. The foe we strove so hard to beat, is seen to be none other, An image of my tortured soul, my sister or my brother. The enemy that I now see, that causes me such pain, is just the fool inside of me, used for another’s gain. It is that foe I must defeat, upon him alone I’ll trod, denying Satan his service, always remembering God. This is the only path to peace, a peace lasting and real; a peace based on a simple word: MANKIND, THOU SHALL NOT KILL! And with this word deeply engrained, into our troubled souls, that peace not war and life not death, should be our cherished goal. So now I see with vision clear, the other has no blame, the onus falls upon my heart, to end this vicious game. Imam Zaid Shakir
Posted on: Fri, 09 Jan 2015 04:00:01 +0000
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