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U.S. House Passes Historic Ramadan Resolution
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U.S. House Passes Historic Ramadan Resolution
Large majority in House of Representatives backs measure
By Lea Terhune
USINFO Staff Writer
Washington
A resolution recognizing the Muslim holy month of
Ramadan and expressing the "deepest respect to
Muslims in the United States and throughout the
world" was adopted in the U.S. House of
Representatives October 2 by a vote of 376-0.
The resolution acknowledging the importance of
Muslims in America, the first of its kind, was
introduced by Texas Representative Eddie Bernice
Johnson and co-sponsored by 30 legislators,
including Representative Keith Ellison of
Minnesota. Ellison is the first Muslim to be elected
to the U.S. Congress. (See related article.)
"It’s a sign of respect and recognition. It’s a very
American thing to do. We are a nation of religious
tolerance and religious inclusion," Ellison told
USINFO.
"The basic idea is to demonstrate not only to the
Muslim world but to the whole world that the U.S.
Congress is a place where all faiths are respected,
all faiths are recognized, where we embrace our
diversity and where we believe that the promise of
America is that you may seek the Divine as you
see fit within your own judgment, and in your own
tradition and in your own way," he said.
California’s Brad Sherman, who strongly supported
the bill, said when presenting the resolution for
discussion and a vote on the floor of the House:
"The observance of Ramadan requires devotion to
faith, community and family, truly universal values
we all share." He said it is "appropriate and
necessary" for Congress to recognize the
observance to express "the deep respect we all
feel for Muslims in the United States and around
the world."
The author of the bill, Eddie Bernice Johnson, told
the House, "The Muslim American community
contributes to the vibrant growth of American
society and culture. Muslim Americans play a
significant role in our nation’s political process,
economic growth, scientific development, free
enterprise, religious tolerance, law enforcement
and homeland security."
"American pluralistic ideals, democratic institutions
and multiculturalism are expanded and
strengthened by the contribution of Muslim
American civic participation," she said, adding,
"During this holy month, I’d like to say Ramadan
Mubarak to all Muslims."
Ellison told legislators that as a Muslim observing
Ramadan, "I can tell you it is a time of reflection, a
time of renewal, and regeneration," adding, "It’s
important to reassess your life, to contemplate
your role in society and to benefit your neighbor."
He described a joint breakfast held in this spirit by
his mosque and Temple Israel in Minneapolis on
the Jewish holiday Yom Kippur that drew 160
people. "We didn’t have enough chairs for
everybody, but we had enough food because we
shared it … showing again that we’re not too fa
r apart."
New Jersey’s Bill Pascrell pointed out features
Islam has in common with other faiths and said,
"It should be imperative for all of us non-Muslims
to learn about this faith, which too often has been
misunderstood and mischaracterized."
"As the grandson of immigrants, I know true
assimilation means preserving traditions while
achieving success. I am in awe at how quickly the
Muslim-American community has mastered both,"
Texas Representative Nick Lampson said,
attributing their success to "shared values of hard
work, discipline, community, family and culture."
The resolution reiterates support for American
Muslims in the face of hate crimes, and maintains
a strong stand against intolerance. "May Ramadan
this year truly be a time when Muslims and people
of all faiths embrace freedom and tolerance for all,
and reject violence and extremism," said Texas
Representative Ted Poe
.
A hate crime is "a violation of law, it’s a violation
0f our culture and a violation of the American way
oflife," Ellison said later
.
American Muslim reaction to the resolution is
"overwhelmingly positive," according to Corey
Saylor of the Council on American-Islamic
Relations. "It’s a sign that Muslims in America are
growing in their recognition as being part of the
mainstream fabric of the United States."
"America is a pluralistic society, and it welcomes
all different faiths, but it’s up to each of those
different faiths to assert itself in the public
sphere, and what this resolution does is shows
that American Muslims are learning more and more
how to assert themselves in the public sphere," he
said.
Executive Director of the Muslim Public Affairs
Council Salam Al-Marayati said, "It’s definitely a
milestone for America and a positive reinforcement
for the tradition of religious pluralism in our
country," which has been a haven for diverse
religious minorities. "It’s a sign of reassurance and
a sign of inclusion and a sign of social harmony,
and people are very pleased with the resolution for
having accomplished these things."
The House resolution, "Recognizing Commencemen
t of Ramadan and Commending Muslims for Their
Faith," Ellison said, shows "solidarity between
America and the Muslim community across the
world."
For more stories related to Ramadan, see
Celebrating Ramadan in America.
(USINFO is produced by the Bureau of International
Information Programs, U.S. Department of State.
Web site: http://usinfo.state.gov)
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CELEBRATE the following PLAIN TEACHING OF THE
KORAN
"Let not the unbelievers think that We prolong
their days for their own good. We give them respite
only so that they may commit more grievous sins
. Shameful punishment awaits them" (3:178).
"It is the same whether or not you forwarn them
[the unbelievers], they will have no faith" (2:6).
"God will mock them and keep them long in sin,
blundering blindly along" (2:15).
A fire "whose fuel is men and stones" awaits them
(2:24).
They will be "rewarded with disgrace in this world
and with grievous punishment on the Day of
Resurrection" (2:85).
"God's curse be upon the infidels!" (2:89).
"They have incurred God's most inexorable wrath
. An ignominious punishment awaits [them]"
(2:90).
"God is the enemy of the unbelievers" (2:9Cool.
"The unbelievers among the People of the Book
[Christians and Jews], and the pagans, resent that
any blessing should have been sent down to you
from your Lord" (2:105).
"They shall be held up to shame in this world and
sternly punished in the hereafter" (2:114).
"Those to whom We [God] have given the Book,
and who read it as it ought to be read, truly
believe in it; those that deny it shall assuredly be
lost" (2:122).
"[We] shall let them live awhile, and then shall
drag them to the scourge of the Fire. Evil shall be
their fate" (2:126).
"The East and the West are God's. He guides whom
He will to a straight path" (2:142).
"Do not say that those slain in the cause of God
are dead. They are alive, but you are not aware of
them" (2:154
"But the infidels who die unbelievers shall incur the
curse of God, the angels, and all men. Under it
they shall remain for ever; their punishment shall
not be lightened, nor shall they be reprieved"
(2:162).
"They shall sigh with remorse, but shall never come out of the Fire" (2:168).
"The unbelievers are like beasts which, call out to
them as one may, can hear nothing but a shout
and a cry. Deaf, dumb, and blind, they understand
nothing" (2:172).
"Theirs shall be a woeful punishment" (2:175).
"How steadfastly they seek the Fire! That is
because God has revealed the Book with truth;
those that disagree about it are in extreme
schism" (2:176).
"Slay them wherever you find them. Drive them out
of the places from which they drove you. Idolatry
is worse than carnage. . . . [I]f they attack you put
them to the sword. Thus shall the unbelievers be
rewarded: but if they desist, God is forgiving and
merciful. Fight against them until idolatry is no
more and God's religion reigns supreme. But if they
desist, fight none except theevil-doers"(2:190–93).
"Fighting is obligatory for you, much as you dislike
it. But you may hate a thing although it is good
for you, and love a thing although it is bad for
you. God knows, but you know not" (2:216).
"They will not cease to fight against you until they
force you to renounce your faith—if they are able.
But whoever of you recants and dies an
unbeliever, his works shall come to nothing in this
world and in the world to come. Such men shall be
the tenants of Hell, wherein they shall abide
forever. Those that have embraced the Faith, and
those that have fled their land and fought for the
cause of God, may hope for God's mercy"
(2:217–1Cool.
"God does not guide the evil-doers" (2:258).
"God does not guide the unbelievers" (2:264).
"The evil-doers shall have none to help them" (2:270).
"God gives guidance to whom He will" (2:272).
"Those that deny God's revelations shall be sternly
punished; God is mighty and capable of revenge"
(3:5).
"As for the unbelievers, neither their riches nor
their children will in the least save them from
God's judgment. They shall become fuel for the
Fire" (3:10).
"Say to the unbelievers: ‘You shall be overthrown
and driven into Hell—an evil resting place!'"
(3:12).
"The only true faith in God's sight is Islam. . . . He
that denies God's revelations should know that
swift is God's reckoning" (3:19).
"Let the believers not make friends with infidels in
preference to the faithful—he that does this has
nothing to hope for from God—exceptinself-defense" (3:2Cool.
"Believers, do not make friends with any but you
r own people. They will spare no pains to corrupt
you. They desire nothing but your ruin. Their
hatred is evident from what they utter with their
mouths, but greater is the hatred which their
breasts conceal" (3:118).
"If you have suffered a defeat, so did the
enemy.We alternate these vicissitudes among
mankind so that God may know the true believers
and choose martyrs from among you (God does not
love the evil-doers); and that God may test the
faithful and annihilate the infidels" (3:140)
.
"Believers, if you yield to the infidels they will drag
you back to unbelief and you will return headlong
to perdition. . . .We will put terror into the hearts
of the unbelievers. . . . The Fire shall be their
home" (3:149-51).
"Believers, do not follow the example of the
infidels, who say of their brothers when they meet
death abroad or in battle: ‘Had they stayed with
us they would not have died, nor would they have
been killed.' God will cause them to regret their
words. . . . If you should die or be slain in the
cause of God, God's forgiveness and His mercy
would surely be better than all the riches they
amass" (3:156).
"Never think that those who were slain in the cause
of God are dead. They are alive, and well provided
for by their Lord; pleased with His gifts and
rejoicing that those they left behind, who have not
yet joined them, have nothing to fear or to regret;
rejoicing in God's grace and bounty. God will not
deny the faithful their reward" (3:169)
.
"Those that suffered persecution for My sake and
fought and were slain: I shall forgive them their
sins and admit them to gardens watered by
running streams, as a reward from God; God holds
the richest recompense. Do not be deceived by the
fortunes of the unbelievers in the land. Their
prosperity is brief. Hell shall be their home, a
dismal resting place" (3:195–96).
"God has cursed them in their unbelief" (4:46).
"God will not forgive those who serve other gods
besides Him; but He will forgive whom He will for
other sins. He that serves other gods besides God
is guilty of a heinous sin. . . . Consider those to
whom a portion of the Scriptures was given. They
believe in idols and false gods and say of the
infidels: ‘These are better guided than the
believers'" (4:50–51).
"Those that deny Our revelation We will burn in
fire. No sooner will their skins be consumed than
We shall give them other skins, so that they may
truly taste the scourge. God is mighty and wise"
(4:55–56).
"Believers, do not seek the friendship of the
infidels and those who were given the Book before
you, who have made of your religion a jest and a
pastime" (5:57).
"That which is revealed to you from your Lord will
surely increase the wickedness and unbelief of
many among them. We have stirred among them
enmity and hatred, which will endure till the Day
of Resurrection" (5:65).
"God does not guide the unbelievers" (5:67).
"That which is revealed to you from your Lord will
surely increase the wickedness and unbelief o
many among them. But do not grieve for the
unbelievers" (5:69)
.
"You see many among them making friends with
unbelievers. Evil is that to which their souls
prompt them. They have incurred the wrath of God
and shall endure eternal torment. . . .You will find
that the most implacable of men in their enmity to
the faithful are the Jews and the pagans, and that
the nearest in affection to them are those who
say: ‘We are Christians'" (5:80–82).
"[T]hose that disbelieve and deny Our revelations
shall become the inmates of Hell" (5:86).
"[T]hey deny the truth when it is declared to them:
but they shall learn the consequences of their
scorn" (6:5).
"We had made them more powerful in the land
than yourselves [the Meccans], sent down for them
abundant water from the sky and gave them rivers
that rolled at their feet. Yet because they sinned
We destroyed them all and raised up other
generations after them. If We sent down to you a
Book inscribed on real parchment and they touched
it with their own hands, the unbelievers would still
assert: ‘This is but plain sorcery.' They ask: ‘Why
has no angel been sent down to him
[Muhammad]?' If We had sent down an angel,
their fate would have been sealed and they would
have never been reprieved" (6:5–Cool.
"Who is more wicked than the man who invents
falsehoods about God or denies His revelations?"
(6:21).
"Some of them listen to you. But We have cast
veils over their hearts and made them hard of
hearing lest they understand your words. They will
believe in none of Our signs, even if they see
them one and all. When they come to argue with
you the unbelievers say: ‘This is nothing but old
fictitious tales.' They forbid it and depart from it.
They ruin none but themselves, though they do
not perceive it. If you could see them when they
are set before the Fire! They will say: ‘Would tha
t we could return! Then we would not deny the
revelations of our Lord and would be true
believers' 6:23–27).
"But if they were sent back, they would return to
that which they have been forbidden. They are
liars all" (6:29).
"Had God pleased He would have given them
guidance, one and all" (6:35).
"Deaf
and dumb
are those that deny
Our revelations:
they blunder about in darkness. God confounds
whom He will, and guides to a straight path whom
He pleases." (6:39)
"[T]heir hearts were hardened, and Satan made
their deeds seem fair to them. And when they had
clean forgotten Our admonition We granted them
all that they desired; but just as they were
rejoicing in what they were given, We suddenly
smote them and they were plunged into utter
despair. Thus were the evil-doers annihilated
. Praise be to God, Lord of the Universe!"
(6:43–45).
"[T]hose that deny Our revelations shall be
punished for their misdeeds" (6:49).
"Such are those that are damned by their own sins.
They shall drink scalding water and be sternly
punished for their unbelief" (6:70).
"Could you but see the wrongdoers when death
overwhelms them! With hands outstretched, the
angels will say: ‘Yield up your souls. You shall be
rewarded with the scourge of shame this day, for
you have said of God what is untrue and scorned
His revelations" (6:93).
"Avoid the pagans. Had God pleased, they would
not have worshipped idols. . . . We will turn away
their hearts and eyes from the Truth since they
refused to believe in it at first. We will let them
blunder about in their wrongdoing. If We sent the
angels down to them, and caused the dead to
speak to them, . . . and ranged all things in front
of them, they would still not believe, unless God
willed otherwise. . . . Thus have We assigned for
every prophet an enemy: the devils among men
and jinn, who inspire each other with vain and
varnished falsehoods. But had your Lord pleased,
they would not have done so. Therefore leave
them to their own inventions, so that the hearts of
those who have no faith in the life to come may
be inclined to what they say and, being pleased
, persist in their sinful ways" (6:107–12).
"The devils will teach their votaries to argue with
you. If you obey them you shall yourselves
become idolaters. . . . God will humiliate the
transgressors and mete out to them a grievous
punishment for their scheming" (6:121–25)
.
"If God wills to guide a man, He opens his bosom
to Islam. But if he pleases to confound him, He
makes his bosom small and narrow as though he
were climbing up to heaven. Thus shall God lay
the scourge on the unbelievers" (6:125).
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yay,,,, lets give em a whole season they can teach the following among other
things,,,
"Let not the unbelievers think that We prolong their days for their own good. We give them respite only so that they may commit more grievous sins. Shameful punishment awaits them" (3:178).
"It is the same whether or not you forwarn them [the unbelievers], they will have no faith" (2:6).
"God will mock them and keep them long in sin, blundering blindly along" (2:15).
A fire "whose fuel is men and stones" awaits them (2:24).
They will be "rewarded with disgrace in this world and with grievous punishment on the Day of Resurrection" (2:85).
"God's curse be upon the infidels!" (2:89).
"They have incurred God's most inexorable wrath. An ignominious punishment awaits [them]" (2:90).
"God is the enemy of the unbelievers" (2:98).
"The unbelievers among the People of the Book [Christians and Jews], and the pagans, resent that any blessing should have been sent down to you from your Lord" (2:105).
"They shall be held up to shame in this world and sternly punished in the hereafter" (2:114).
"Those to whom We [God] have given the Book, and who read it as it ought to be read, truly believe in it; those that deny it shall assuredly be lost" (2:122).
"[We] shall let them live awhile, and then shall drag them to the scourge of the Fire. Evil shall be their fate" (2:126).
"The East and the West are God's. He guides whom He will to a straight path" (2:142).
"Do not say that those slain in the cause of God are dead. They are alive, but you are not aware of them" (2:154).
"But the infidels who die unbelievers shall incur the curse of God, the angels, and all men. Under it they shall remain for ever; their punishment shall not be lightened, nor shall they be reprieved" (2:162).
"They shall sigh with remorse, but shall never come out of the Fire" (2:168).
"The unbelievers are like beasts which, call out to them as one may, can hear nothing but a shout and a cry. Deaf, dumb, and blind, they understand nothing" (2:172).
"Theirs shall be a woeful punishment" (2:175).
"How steadfastly they seek the Fire! That is because God has revealed the Book with truth; those that disagree about it are in extreme schism" (2:176).
"Slay them wherever you find them. Drive them out of the places from which they drove you. Idolatry is worse than carnage. . . . [I]f they attack you put them to the sword. Thus shall the unbelievers be rewarded: but if they desist, God is forgiving and merciful. Fight against them until idolatry is no more and God's religion reigns supreme. But if they desist, fight none except the evil-doers"(2:190–93).
"Fighting is obligatory for you, much as you dislike it. But you may hate a thing although it is good for you, and love a thing although it is bad for you. God knows, but you know not" (2:216).
"They will not cease to fight against you until they force you to renounce your faith—if they are able. But whoever of you recants and dies an unbeliever, his works shall come to nothing in this world and in the world to come. Such men shall be the tenants of Hell, wherein they shall abide forever. Those that have embraced the Faith, and those that have fled their land and fought for the cause of God, may hope for God's mercy" (2:217–18).
"God does not guide the evil-doers" (2:258).
"God does not guide the unbelievers" (2:264).
"The evil-doers shall have none to help them" (2:270).
"God gives guidance to whom He will" (2:272).
"Those that deny God's revelations shall be sternly punished; God is mighty and capable of revenge" (3:5).
"As for the unbelievers, neither their riches nor their children will in the least save them from God's judgment. They shall become fuel for the Fire" (3:10).
"Say to the unbelievers: ‘You shall be overthrown and driven into Hell—an evil resting place!'" (3:12).
"The only true faith in God's sight is Islam. . . . He that denies God's revelations should know that swift is God's reckoning" (3:19).
"Let the believers not make friends with infidels in preference to the faithful—he that does this has nothing to hope for from God—except in self-defense" (3:28).
"Believers, do not make friends with any but your own people. They will spare no pains to corrupt you. They desire nothing but your ruin. Their hatred is evident from what they utter with their mouths, but greater is the hatred which their breasts conceal" (3:118).
"If you have suffered a defeat, so did the enemy.We alternate these vicissitudes among mankind so that God may know the true believers and choose martyrs from among you (God does not love the evil-doers); and that God may test the faithful and annihilate the infidels" (3:140).
"Believers, if you yield to the infidels they will drag you back to unbelief and you will return headlong to perdition. . . .We will put terror into the hearts of the unbelievers. . . . The Fire shall be their home" (3:149-51).
"Believers, do not follow the example of the infidels, who say of their brothers when they meet death abroad or in battle: ‘Had they stayed with us they would not have died, nor would they have been killed.' God will cause them to regret their words. . . . If you should die or be slain in the cause of God, God's forgiveness and His mercy would surely be better than all the riches they amass" (3:156).
"Never think that those who were slain in the cause of God are dead. They are alive, and well provided for by their Lord; pleased with His gifts and rejoicing that those they left behind, who have not yet joined them, have nothing to fear or to regret; rejoicing in God's grace and bounty. God will not deny the faithful their reward" (3:169).
"Those that suffered persecution for My sake and fought and were slain: I shall forgive them their sins and admit them to gardens watered by running streams, as a reward from God; God holds the richest recompense. Do not be deceived by the fortunes of the unbelievers in the land. Their prosperity is brief. Hell shall be their home, a dismal resting place" (3:195–96).
"God has cursed them in their unbelief" (4:46).
"God will not forgive those who serve other gods besides Him; but He will forgive whom He will for other sins. He that serves other gods besides God is guilty of a heinous sin. . . . Consider those to whom a portion of the Scriptures was given. They believe in idols and false gods and say of the infidels: ‘These are better guided than the believers'" (4:50–51).
"Those that deny Our revelation We will burn in fire. No sooner will their skins be consumed than We shall give them other skins, so that they may truly taste the scourge. God is mighty and wise" (4:55–56).
"Believers, do not seek the friendship of the infidels and those who were given the Book before you, who have made of your religion a jest and a pastime" (5:57).
"That which is revealed to you from your Lord will surely increase the wickedness and unbelief of many among them. We have stirred among them enmity and hatred, which will endure till the Day of Resurrection" (5:65).
"God does not guide the unbelievers" (5:67).
"That which is revealed to you from your Lord will surely increase the wickedness and unbelief of many among them. But do not grieve for the unbelievers" (5:69).
"You see many among them making friends with unbelievers. Evil is that to which their souls prompt them. They have incurred the wrath of God and shall endure eternal torment. . . .You will find that the most implacable of men in their enmity to the faithful are the Jews and the pagans, and that the nearest in affection to them are those who say: ‘We are Christians'" (5:80–82).
"[T]hose that disbelieve and deny Our revelations shall become the inmates of Hell" (5:86).
"[T]hey deny the truth when it is declared to them: but they shall learn the consequences of their scorn" (6:5).
"We had made them more powerful in the land than yourselves [the Meccans], sent down for them abundant water from the sky and gave them rivers that rolled at their feet. Yet because they sinned We destroyed them all and raised up other generations after them. If We sent down to you a Book inscribed on real parchment and they touched it with their own hands, the unbelievers would still assert: ‘This is but plain sorcery.' They ask: ‘Why has no angel been sent down to him [Muhammad]?' If We had sent down an angel, their fate would have been sealed and they would have never been reprieved" (6:5–8).
"Who is more wicked than the man who invents falsehoods about God or denies His revelations?" (6:21).
"Some of them listen to you. But We have cast veils over their hearts and made them hard of hearing lest they understand your words. They will believe in none of Our signs, even if they see them one and all. When they come to argue with you the unbelievers say: ‘This is nothing but old fictitious tales.' They forbid it and depart from it. They ruin none but themselves, though they do not perceive it. If you could see them when they are set before the Fire! They will say: ‘Would that we could return! Then we would not deny the revelations of our Lord and would be true believers' 6:23–27).
"But if they were sent back, they would return to that which they have been forbidden. They are liars all" (6:29).
"Had God pleased He would have given them guidance, one and all" (6:35).
"Deaf
and dumb
are those that deny
Our revelations:
they blunder about in darkness. God confounds whom He will, and guides to a straight path whom He pleases." (6:39)
"[T]heir hearts were hardened, and Satan made their deeds seem fair to them. And when they had clean forgotten Our admonition We granted them all that they desired; but just as they were rejoicing in what they were given, We suddenly smote them and they were plunged into utter despair. Thus were the evil-doers annihilated. Praise be to God, Lord of the Universe!" (6:43–45).
"[T]hose that deny Our revelations shall be punished for their misdeeds" (6:49).
"Such are those that are damned by their own sins. They shall drink scalding water and be sternly punished for their unbelief" (6:70).
"Could you but see the wrongdoers when death overwhelms them! With hands outstretched, the angels will say: ‘Yield up your souls. You shall be rewarded with the scourge of shame this day, for you have said of God what is untrue and scorned His revelations" (6:93).
"Avoid the pagans. Had God pleased, they would not have worshipped idols. . . . We will turn away their hearts and eyes from the Truth since they refused to believe in it at first. We will let them blunder about in their wrongdoing. If We sent the angels down to them, and caused the dead to speak to them, . . . and ranged all things in front of them, they would still not believe, unless God willed otherwise. . . . Thus have We assigned for every prophet an enemy: the devils among men and jinn, who inspire each other with vain and varnished falsehoods. But had your Lord pleased, they would not have done so. Therefore leave them to their own inventions, so that the hearts of those who have no faith in the life to come may be inclined to what they say and, being pleased, persist in their sinful ways" (6:107–12).
"The devils will teach their votaries to argue with you. If you obey them you shall yourselves become idolaters. . . . God will humiliate the transgressors and mete out to them a grievous punishment for their scheming" (6:121–25).
"If God wills to guide a man, He opens his bosom to Islam. But if he pleases to confound him, He makes his bosom small and narrow as though he were climbing up to heaven. Thus shall God lay the scourge on the unbelievers" (6:125).
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U.S. House Passes Historic Ramadan Resolution
Large majority in House of Representatives backs measure
By Lea Terhune
USINFO Staff Writer
Washington
A resolution recognizing the Muslim holy month of
Ramadan and expressing the "deepest respect to
Muslims in the United States and throughout the
world" was adopted in the U.S. House of
Representatives October 2 by a vote of 376-0.
The resolution acknowledging the importance of
Muslims in America, the first of its kind, was
introduced by Texas Representative Eddie Bernice
Johnson and co-sponsored by 30 legislators,
including Representative Keith Ellison of
Minnesota. Ellison is the first Muslim to be elected
to the U.S. Congress. (See related article.)
"It’s a sign of respect and recognition. It’s a very
American thing to do. We are a nation of religious
tolerance and religious inclusion," Ellison told
USINFO.
"The basic idea is to demonstrate not only to the
Muslim world but to the whole world that the U.S.
Congress is a place where all faiths are respected,
all faiths are recognized, where we embrace our
diversity and where we believe that the promise of
America is that you may seek the Divine as you
see fit within your own judgment, and in your own
tradition and in your own way," he said.
California’s Brad Sherman, who strongly supported
the bill, said when presenting the resolution for
discussion and a vote on the floor of the House:
"The observance of Ramadan requires devotion to
faith, community and family, truly universal values
we all share." He said it is "appropriate and
necessary" for Congress to recognize the
observance to express "the deep respect we all
feel for Muslims in the United States and around
the world."
The author of the bill, Eddie Bernice Johnson, told
the House, "The Muslim American community
contributes to the vibrant growth of American
society and culture. Muslim Americans play a
significant role in our nation’s political process,
economic growth, scientific development, free
enterprise, religious tolerance, law enforcement
and homeland security."
"American pluralistic ideals, democratic institutions
and multiculturalism are expanded and
strengthened by the contribution of Muslim
American civic participation," she said, adding,
"During this holy month, I’d like to say Ramadan
Mubarak to all Muslims."
Ellison told legislators that as a Muslim observing
Ramadan, "I can tell you it is a time of reflection, a
time of renewal, and regeneration," adding, "It’s
important to reassess your life, to contemplate
your role in society and to benefit your neighbor."
He described a joint breakfast held in this spirit by
his mosque and Temple Israel in Minneapolis on
the Jewish holiday Yom Kippur that drew 160
people. "We didn’t have enough chairs for
everybody, but we had enough food because we
shared it … showing again that we’re not too fa
r apart."
New Jersey’s Bill Pascrell pointed out features
Islam has in common with other faiths and said,
"It should be imperative for all of us non-Muslims
to learn about this faith, which too often has been
misunderstood and mischaracterized."
"As the grandson of immigrants, I know true
assimilation means preserving traditions while
achieving success. I am in awe at how quickly the
Muslim-American community has mastered both,"
Texas Representative Nick Lampson said,
attributing their success to "shared values of hard
work, discipline, community, family and culture."
The resolution reiterates support for American
Muslims in the face of hate crimes, and maintains
a strong stand against intolerance. "May Ramadan
this year truly be a time when Muslims and people
of all faiths embrace freedom and tolerance for all,
and reject violence and extremism," said Texas
Representative Ted Poe
.
A hate crime is "a violation of law, it’s a violation
0f our culture and a violation of the American way
oflife," Ellison said later
.
American Muslim reaction to the resolution is
"overwhelmingly positive," according to Corey
Saylor of the Council on American-Islamic
Relations. "It’s a sign that Muslims in America are
growing in their recognition as being part of the
mainstream fabric of the United States."
"America is a pluralistic society, and it welcomes
all different faiths, but it’s up to each of those
different faiths to assert itself in the public
sphere, and what this resolution does is shows
that American Muslims are learning more and more
how to assert themselves in the public sphere," he
said.
Executive Director of the Muslim Public Affairs
Council Salam Al-Marayati said, "It’s definitely a
milestone for America and a positive reinforcement
for the tradition of religious pluralism in our
country," which has been a haven for diverse
religious minorities. "It’s a sign of reassurance and
a sign of inclusion and a sign of social harmony,
and people are very pleased with the resolution for
having accomplished these things."
The House resolution, "Recognizing Commencemen
t of Ramadan and Commending Muslims for Their
Faith," Ellison said, shows "solidarity between
America and the Muslim community across the
world."
For more stories related to Ramadan, see
Celebrating Ramadan in America.
(USINFO is produced by the Bureau of International
Information Programs, U.S. Department of State.
Web site: http://usinfo.state.gov)
http://usinfo.state.gov/xarchives/display.html?p=washfile-english&y=2007&m=October&x=20071003165444mlenuhret0.9762384
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solookup > 4 PROTECTED weeks every year to
CELEBRATE the following PLAIN TEACHING OF THE
KORAN
"Let not the unbelievers think that We prolong
their days for their own good. We give them respite
only so that they may commit more grievous sins
. Shameful punishment awaits them" (3:178).
"It is the same whether or not you forwarn them
[the unbelievers], they will have no faith" (2:6).
"God will mock them and keep them long in sin,
blundering blindly along" (2:15).
A fire "whose fuel is men and stones" awaits them
(2:24).
They will be "rewarded with disgrace in this world
and with grievous punishment on the Day of
Resurrection" (2:85).
"God's curse be upon the infidels!" (2:89).
"They have incurred God's most inexorable wrath
. An ignominious punishment awaits [them]"
(2:90).
"God is the enemy of the unbelievers" (2:9Cool.
"The unbelievers among the People of the Book
[Christians and Jews], and the pagans, resent that
any blessing should have been sent down to you
from your Lord" (2:105).
"They shall be held up to shame in this world and
sternly punished in the hereafter" (2:114).
"Those to whom We [God] have given the Book,
and who read it as it ought to be read, truly
believe in it; those that deny it shall assuredly be
lost" (2:122).
"[We] shall let them live awhile, and then shall
drag them to the scourge of the Fire. Evil shall be
their fate" (2:126).
"The East and the West are God's. He guides whom
He will to a straight path" (2:142).
"Do not say that those slain in the cause of God
are dead. They are alive, but you are not aware of
them" (2:154
"But the infidels who die unbelievers shall incur the
curse of God, the angels, and all men. Under it
they shall remain for ever; their punishment shall
not be lightened, nor shall they be reprieved"
(2:162).
"They shall sigh with remorse, but shall never come out of the Fire" (2:168).
"The unbelievers are like beasts which, call out to
them as one may, can hear nothing but a shout
and a cry. Deaf, dumb, and blind, they understand
nothing" (2:172).
"Theirs shall be a woeful punishment" (2:175).
"How steadfastly they seek the Fire! That is
because God has revealed the Book with truth;
those that disagree about it are in extreme
schism" (2:176).
"Slay them wherever you find them. Drive them out
of the places from which they drove you. Idolatry
is worse than carnage. . . . [I]f they attack you put
them to the sword. Thus shall the unbelievers be
rewarded: but if they desist, God is forgiving and
merciful. Fight against them until idolatry is no
more and God's religion reigns supreme. But if they
desist, fight none except theevil-doers"(2:190–93).
"Fighting is obligatory for you, much as you dislike
it. But you may hate a thing although it is good
for you, and love a thing although it is bad for
you. God knows, but you know not" (2:216).
"They will not cease to fight against you until they
force you to renounce your faith—if they are able.
But whoever of you recants and dies an
unbeliever, his works shall come to nothing in this
world and in the world to come. Such men shall be
the tenants of Hell, wherein they shall abide
forever. Those that have embraced the Faith, and
those that have fled their land and fought for the
cause of God, may hope for God's mercy"
(2:217–1Cool.
"God does not guide the evil-doers" (2:258).
"God does not guide the unbelievers" (2:264).
"The evil-doers shall have none to help them" (2:270).
"God gives guidance to whom He will" (2:272).
"Those that deny God's revelations shall be sternly
punished; God is mighty and capable of revenge"
(3:5).
"As for the unbelievers, neither their riches nor
their children will in the least save them from
God's judgment. They shall become fuel for the
Fire" (3:10).
"Say to the unbelievers: ‘You shall be overthrown
and driven into Hell—an evil resting place!'"
(3:12).
"The only true faith in God's sight is Islam. . . . He
that denies God's revelations should know that
swift is God's reckoning" (3:19).
"Let the believers not make friends with infidels in
preference to the faithful—he that does this has
nothing to hope for from God—exceptinself-defense" (3:2Cool.
"Believers, do not make friends with any but you
r own people. They will spare no pains to corrupt
you. They desire nothing but your ruin. Their
hatred is evident from what they utter with their
mouths, but greater is the hatred which their
breasts conceal" (3:118).
"If you have suffered a defeat, so did the
enemy.We alternate these vicissitudes among
mankind so that God may know the true believers
and choose martyrs from among you (God does not
love the evil-doers); and that God may test the
faithful and annihilate the infidels" (3:140)
.
"Believers, if you yield to the infidels they will drag
you back to unbelief and you will return headlong
to perdition. . . .We will put terror into the hearts
of the unbelievers. . . . The Fire shall be their
home" (3:149-51).
"Believers, do not follow the example of the
infidels, who say of their brothers when they meet
death abroad or in battle: ‘Had they stayed with
us they would not have died, nor would they have
been killed.' God will cause them to regret their
words. . . . If you should die or be slain in the
cause of God, God's forgiveness and His mercy
would surely be better than all the riches they
amass" (3:156).
"Never think that those who were slain in the cause
of God are dead. They are alive, and well provided
for by their Lord; pleased with His gifts and
rejoicing that those they left behind, who have not
yet joined them, have nothing to fear or to regret;
rejoicing in God's grace and bounty. God will not
deny the faithful their reward" (3:169)
.
"Those that suffered persecution for My sake and
fought and were slain: I shall forgive them their
sins and admit them to gardens watered by
running streams, as a reward from God; God holds
the richest recompense. Do not be deceived by the
fortunes of the unbelievers in the land. Their
prosperity is brief. Hell shall be their home, a
dismal resting place" (3:195–96).
"God has cursed them in their unbelief" (4:46).
"God will not forgive those who serve other gods
besides Him; but He will forgive whom He will for
other sins. He that serves other gods besides God
is guilty of a heinous sin. . . . Consider those to
whom a portion of the Scriptures was given. They
believe in idols and false gods and say of the
infidels: ‘These are better guided than the
believers'" (4:50–51).
"Those that deny Our revelation We will burn in
fire. No sooner will their skins be consumed than
We shall give them other skins, so that they may
truly taste the scourge. God is mighty and wise"
(4:55–56).
"Believers, do not seek the friendship of the
infidels and those who were given the Book before
you, who have made of your religion a jest and a
pastime" (5:57).
"That which is revealed to you from your Lord will
surely increase the wickedness and unbelief of
many among them. We have stirred among them
enmity and hatred, which will endure till the Day
of Resurrection" (5:65).
"God does not guide the unbelievers" (5:67).
"That which is revealed to you from your Lord will
surely increase the wickedness and unbelief o
many among them. But do not grieve for the
unbelievers" (5:69)
.
"You see many among them making friends with
unbelievers. Evil is that to which their souls
prompt them. They have incurred the wrath of God
and shall endure eternal torment. . . .You will find
that the most implacable of men in their enmity to
the faithful are the Jews and the pagans, and that
the nearest in affection to them are those who
say: ‘We are Christians'" (5:80–82).
"[T]hose that disbelieve and deny Our revelations
shall become the inmates of Hell" (5:86).
"[T]hey deny the truth when it is declared to them:
but they shall learn the consequences of their
scorn" (6:5).
"We had made them more powerful in the land
than yourselves [the Meccans], sent down for them
abundant water from the sky and gave them rivers
that rolled at their feet. Yet because they sinned
We destroyed them all and raised up other
generations after them. If We sent down to you a
Book inscribed on real parchment and they touched
it with their own hands, the unbelievers would still
assert: ‘This is but plain sorcery.' They ask: ‘Why
has no angel been sent down to him
[Muhammad]?' If We had sent down an angel,
their fate would have been sealed and they would
have never been reprieved" (6:5–Cool.
"Who is more wicked than the man who invents
falsehoods about God or denies His revelations?"
(6:21).
"Some of them listen to you. But We have cast
veils over their hearts and made them hard of
hearing lest they understand your words. They will
believe in none of Our signs, even if they see
them one and all. When they come to argue with
you the unbelievers say: ‘This is nothing but old
fictitious tales.' They forbid it and depart from it.
They ruin none but themselves, though they do
not perceive it. If you could see them when they
are set before the Fire! They will say: ‘Would tha
t we could return! Then we would not deny the
revelations of our Lord and would be true
believers' 6:23–27).
"But if they were sent back, they would return to
that which they have been forbidden. They are
liars all" (6:29).
"Had God pleased He would have given them
guidance, one and all" (6:35).
"Deaf
and dumb
are those that deny
Our revelations:
they blunder about in darkness. God confounds
whom He will, and guides to a straight path whom
He pleases." (6:39)
"[T]heir hearts were hardened, and Satan made
their deeds seem fair to them. And when they had
clean forgotten Our admonition We granted them
all that they desired; but just as they were
rejoicing in what they were given, We suddenly
smote them and they were plunged into utter
despair. Thus were the evil-doers annihilated
. Praise be to God, Lord of the Universe!"
(6:43–45).
"[T]hose that deny Our revelations shall be
punished for their misdeeds" (6:49).
"Such are those that are damned by their own sins.
They shall drink scalding water and be sternly
punished for their unbelief" (6:70).
"Could you but see the wrongdoers when death
overwhelms them! With hands outstretched, the
angels will say: ‘Yield up your souls. You shall be
rewarded with the scourge of shame this day, for
you have said of God what is untrue and scorned
His revelations" (6:93).
"Avoid the pagans. Had God pleased, they would
not have worshipped idols. . . . We will turn away
their hearts and eyes from the Truth since they
refused to believe in it at first. We will let them
blunder about in their wrongdoing. If We sent the
angels down to them, and caused the dead to
speak to them, . . . and ranged all things in front
of them, they would still not believe, unless God
willed otherwise. . . . Thus have We assigned for
every prophet an enemy: the devils among men
and jinn, who inspire each other with vain and
varnished falsehoods. But had your Lord pleased,
they would not have done so. Therefore leave
them to their own inventions, so that the hearts of
those who have no faith in the life to come may
be inclined to what they say and, being pleased
, persist in their sinful ways" (6:107–12).
"The devils will teach their votaries to argue with
you. If you obey them you shall yourselves
become idolaters. . . . God will humiliate the
transgressors and mete out to them a grievous
punishment for their scheming" (6:121–25)
.
"If God wills to guide a man, He opens his bosom
to Islam. But if he pleases to confound him, He
makes his bosom small and narrow as though he
were climbing up to heaven. Thus shall God lay
the scourge on the unbelievers" (6:125).
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MARANATHA 1 Corinthians 16:22
revelation 22:20
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yay,,,, lets give em a whole season they can teach the following among other
things,,,
"Let not the unbelievers think that We prolong their days for their own good. We give them respite only so that they may commit more grievous sins. Shameful punishment awaits them" (3:178).
"It is the same whether or not you forwarn them [the unbelievers], they will have no faith" (2:6).
"God will mock them and keep them long in sin, blundering blindly along" (2:15).
A fire "whose fuel is men and stones" awaits them (2:24).
They will be "rewarded with disgrace in this world and with grievous punishment on the Day of Resurrection" (2:85).
"God's curse be upon the infidels!" (2:89).
"They have incurred God's most inexorable wrath. An ignominious punishment awaits [them]" (2:90).
"God is the enemy of the unbelievers" (2:98).
"The unbelievers among the People of the Book [Christians and Jews], and the pagans, resent that any blessing should have been sent down to you from your Lord" (2:105).
"They shall be held up to shame in this world and sternly punished in the hereafter" (2:114).
"Those to whom We [God] have given the Book, and who read it as it ought to be read, truly believe in it; those that deny it shall assuredly be lost" (2:122).
"[We] shall let them live awhile, and then shall drag them to the scourge of the Fire. Evil shall be their fate" (2:126).
"The East and the West are God's. He guides whom He will to a straight path" (2:142).
"Do not say that those slain in the cause of God are dead. They are alive, but you are not aware of them" (2:154).
"But the infidels who die unbelievers shall incur the curse of God, the angels, and all men. Under it they shall remain for ever; their punishment shall not be lightened, nor shall they be reprieved" (2:162).
"They shall sigh with remorse, but shall never come out of the Fire" (2:168).
"The unbelievers are like beasts which, call out to them as one may, can hear nothing but a shout and a cry. Deaf, dumb, and blind, they understand nothing" (2:172).
"Theirs shall be a woeful punishment" (2:175).
"How steadfastly they seek the Fire! That is because God has revealed the Book with truth; those that disagree about it are in extreme schism" (2:176).
"Slay them wherever you find them. Drive them out of the places from which they drove you. Idolatry is worse than carnage. . . . [I]f they attack you put them to the sword. Thus shall the unbelievers be rewarded: but if they desist, God is forgiving and merciful. Fight against them until idolatry is no more and God's religion reigns supreme. But if they desist, fight none except the evil-doers"(2:190–93).
"Fighting is obligatory for you, much as you dislike it. But you may hate a thing although it is good for you, and love a thing although it is bad for you. God knows, but you know not" (2:216).
"They will not cease to fight against you until they force you to renounce your faith—if they are able. But whoever of you recants and dies an unbeliever, his works shall come to nothing in this world and in the world to come. Such men shall be the tenants of Hell, wherein they shall abide forever. Those that have embraced the Faith, and those that have fled their land and fought for the cause of God, may hope for God's mercy" (2:217–18).
"God does not guide the evil-doers" (2:258).
"God does not guide the unbelievers" (2:264).
"The evil-doers shall have none to help them" (2:270).
"God gives guidance to whom He will" (2:272).
"Those that deny God's revelations shall be sternly punished; God is mighty and capable of revenge" (3:5).
"As for the unbelievers, neither their riches nor their children will in the least save them from God's judgment. They shall become fuel for the Fire" (3:10).
"Say to the unbelievers: ‘You shall be overthrown and driven into Hell—an evil resting place!'" (3:12).
"The only true faith in God's sight is Islam. . . . He that denies God's revelations should know that swift is God's reckoning" (3:19).
"Let the believers not make friends with infidels in preference to the faithful—he that does this has nothing to hope for from God—except in self-defense" (3:28).
"Believers, do not make friends with any but your own people. They will spare no pains to corrupt you. They desire nothing but your ruin. Their hatred is evident from what they utter with their mouths, but greater is the hatred which their breasts conceal" (3:118).
"If you have suffered a defeat, so did the enemy.We alternate these vicissitudes among mankind so that God may know the true believers and choose martyrs from among you (God does not love the evil-doers); and that God may test the faithful and annihilate the infidels" (3:140).
"Believers, if you yield to the infidels they will drag you back to unbelief and you will return headlong to perdition. . . .We will put terror into the hearts of the unbelievers. . . . The Fire shall be their home" (3:149-51).
"Believers, do not follow the example of the infidels, who say of their brothers when they meet death abroad or in battle: ‘Had they stayed with us they would not have died, nor would they have been killed.' God will cause them to regret their words. . . . If you should die or be slain in the cause of God, God's forgiveness and His mercy would surely be better than all the riches they amass" (3:156).
"Never think that those who were slain in the cause of God are dead. They are alive, and well provided for by their Lord; pleased with His gifts and rejoicing that those they left behind, who have not yet joined them, have nothing to fear or to regret; rejoicing in God's grace and bounty. God will not deny the faithful their reward" (3:169).
"Those that suffered persecution for My sake and fought and were slain: I shall forgive them their sins and admit them to gardens watered by running streams, as a reward from God; God holds the richest recompense. Do not be deceived by the fortunes of the unbelievers in the land. Their prosperity is brief. Hell shall be their home, a dismal resting place" (3:195–96).
"God has cursed them in their unbelief" (4:46).
"God will not forgive those who serve other gods besides Him; but He will forgive whom He will for other sins. He that serves other gods besides God is guilty of a heinous sin. . . . Consider those to whom a portion of the Scriptures was given. They believe in idols and false gods and say of the infidels: ‘These are better guided than the believers'" (4:50–51).
"Those that deny Our revelation We will burn in fire. No sooner will their skins be consumed than We shall give them other skins, so that they may truly taste the scourge. God is mighty and wise" (4:55–56).
"Believers, do not seek the friendship of the infidels and those who were given the Book before you, who have made of your religion a jest and a pastime" (5:57).
"That which is revealed to you from your Lord will surely increase the wickedness and unbelief of many among them. We have stirred among them enmity and hatred, which will endure till the Day of Resurrection" (5:65).
"God does not guide the unbelievers" (5:67).
"That which is revealed to you from your Lord will surely increase the wickedness and unbelief of many among them. But do not grieve for the unbelievers" (5:69).
"You see many among them making friends with unbelievers. Evil is that to which their souls prompt them. They have incurred the wrath of God and shall endure eternal torment. . . .You will find that the most implacable of men in their enmity to the faithful are the Jews and the pagans, and that the nearest in affection to them are those who say: ‘We are Christians'" (5:80–82).
"[T]hose that disbelieve and deny Our revelations shall become the inmates of Hell" (5:86).
"[T]hey deny the truth when it is declared to them: but they shall learn the consequences of their scorn" (6:5).
"We had made them more powerful in the land than yourselves [the Meccans], sent down for them abundant water from the sky and gave them rivers that rolled at their feet. Yet because they sinned We destroyed them all and raised up other generations after them. If We sent down to you a Book inscribed on real parchment and they touched it with their own hands, the unbelievers would still assert: ‘This is but plain sorcery.' They ask: ‘Why has no angel been sent down to him [Muhammad]?' If We had sent down an angel, their fate would have been sealed and they would have never been reprieved" (6:5–8).
"Who is more wicked than the man who invents falsehoods about God or denies His revelations?" (6:21).
"Some of them listen to you. But We have cast veils over their hearts and made them hard of hearing lest they understand your words. They will believe in none of Our signs, even if they see them one and all. When they come to argue with you the unbelievers say: ‘This is nothing but old fictitious tales.' They forbid it and depart from it. They ruin none but themselves, though they do not perceive it. If you could see them when they are set before the Fire! They will say: ‘Would that we could return! Then we would not deny the revelations of our Lord and would be true believers' 6:23–27).
"But if they were sent back, they would return to that which they have been forbidden. They are liars all" (6:29).
"Had God pleased He would have given them guidance, one and all" (6:35).
"Deaf
and dumb
are those that deny
Our revelations:
they blunder about in darkness. God confounds whom He will, and guides to a straight path whom He pleases." (6:39)
"[T]heir hearts were hardened, and Satan made their deeds seem fair to them. And when they had clean forgotten Our admonition We granted them all that they desired; but just as they were rejoicing in what they were given, We suddenly smote them and they were plunged into utter despair. Thus were the evil-doers annihilated. Praise be to God, Lord of the Universe!" (6:43–45).
"[T]hose that deny Our revelations shall be punished for their misdeeds" (6:49).
"Such are those that are damned by their own sins. They shall drink scalding water and be sternly punished for their unbelief" (6:70).
"Could you but see the wrongdoers when death overwhelms them! With hands outstretched, the angels will say: ‘Yield up your souls. You shall be rewarded with the scourge of shame this day, for you have said of God what is untrue and scorned His revelations" (6:93).
"Avoid the pagans. Had God pleased, they would not have worshipped idols. . . . We will turn away their hearts and eyes from the Truth since they refused to believe in it at first. We will let them blunder about in their wrongdoing. If We sent the angels down to them, and caused the dead to speak to them, . . . and ranged all things in front of them, they would still not believe, unless God willed otherwise. . . . Thus have We assigned for every prophet an enemy: the devils among men and jinn, who inspire each other with vain and varnished falsehoods. But had your Lord pleased, they would not have done so. Therefore leave them to their own inventions, so that the hearts of those who have no faith in the life to come may be inclined to what they say and, being pleased, persist in their sinful ways" (6:107–12).
"The devils will teach their votaries to argue with you. If you obey them you shall yourselves become idolaters. . . . God will humiliate the transgressors and mete out to them a grievous punishment for their scheming" (6:121–25).
"If God wills to guide a man, He opens his bosom to Islam. But if he pleases to confound him, He makes his bosom small and narrow as though he were climbing up to heaven. Thus shall God lay the scourge on the unbelievers" (6:125).
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luke 21:28
MARANATHA 1 Corinthians 16:22
revelation 22:20
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