AMERICA IS MY LAND TOO: A patriotic Muslim American speaks out–Rebuilding the Jewish-Christian-Muslim symbiosis in my homeland

MOIN’S SPEECH AT THE UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CHURCH

AMERICA IS MY LAND TOO: A patriotic Muslim American speaks out

Rebuilding the Jewish-Christian-Muslim symbiosis in my homeland

Recreating a New America as envisioned by our Founding Fathers:-A patriotic American Muslim speaks out

AMERICA IS MY LAND TOO: A patriotic Muslim American speaks out

Muslims in America before Columbus

A mosque is as American as apple pie. Muslims have been part of America before Columbus

500 American town have Muslim names. Reds have Green Roots. Cherokee Muslims. Mali Muslims visit American. Chinese Muslims

ABOUT ME: I am a patriotic American and a Muslim. These two facts are not contradictory, but supplement each other and make our country great. I am an American by choice. I love America. I love the American declaration of independence, because it is one of the best written documents ever written by human beings.

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness”

What a marvelous concept, surely such deep insight and such fantastic ideals could only be the creation of people of tremendous vision and enterprise. Jefferson, Madison, Hamilton are my heroes. In a world steeped in monarchy, Colonialism, slave trade, man’s inhumanity to man, consideration of women as chattel, and absolute divine powers to the emperors Like King George, how did anyone come up with such lofty ideals and fantastic vision. Surely in a few minutes, we will investigate the influences on these great geniuses. Describing the equality of all human beings on this planet and the equality of men and women, the Quran says

O mankind! We created you from a single (pair of a) male and a female, and made you into nations and tribes, so that you may know each other. Verily the most honored of you in the sight of Allah is (one who is) the most righteous of you…. (Al-Hujurat 49:13)

And also in chapter 4:1:

God created you from a single soul. Created, of like nature, his mate and from them scattered countless men and women. Be mindful of God through whom you demand (your mutual rights), and (be mindful of violating relations based on) the wombs; for God ever watches over you. (Al-Nisa 4:1)

The character of all human beings as equal was a very alien one for Europeans in the 18th century. This concept of abject equality not only between all men was championed by Islam in the 7th century and practiced the world over. The 7th century was when the Quran said men and women are equal. The prophet Muhammad in his farewell address to all humanity said:

“An Arab has no superiority over a non-Arab, nor has a non-Arab over an Arab. You are all born of Adam, and Adam was made out of clay.”

According to scholars the rights defined in Islam “Haq a Hurriat”, “Haq a Qol”, and “Haq e Insaanâ” were described oby ur the prophet of Islam in the 7th century. Arnold Toynbee and others verfiy this claim. He writes:

The extinction of race consciousness as between Muslims is one of the outstanding moral achievements of Islam, and in the contemporary world there is, as it happens, a crying need for the propagation of this Islamic virtue. The forces of racial toleration, which at present seem to be fighting a losing battle in a spiritual struggle of immense importance to mankind, might still regain the upper hand if any strong influence militating against racial consciousness were now to be thrown into the scales. It is conceivable that the spirit of Islam might be the timely reinforcement which would decide this issue in favor of tolerance and peace. (A. J. Toynbee, Civilization an Trial, Oxford university Press, 1948, pp. 205-6)

Malcolm X, when he visited Mecca saw racial and gender equality in Mecca and changed his mind about White man and came back an ambassador of unity among all races. Our Declaration of Independence says. –That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, –That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to

In Surah Al-An’am, Allah first poses a question in this manner: …Which of the two parties has more right to security and peace, (tell me) if you know. (Al-An’am 6:81) and then the answer is supplied thus: It is those who believed and did not pollute their faith with zulm that are truly in security and are rightly guided. (Al-An’am 6:82)

The prophet said:”Struggle against injustice and tyranny, if you cannot struggle, speak out against it If you cannot speak out against it, keep it in your heart”

AMERICA I MY LAND TOO: America is my land too. From the mountains of Alhambra California to the plains of Alabama (Allah-bumya); From the hiding places of lovers in Palestine, Virginia to the corn fields of Medina, Ohio; from the airport of Philadelphia (Amman) to the traffic lights of Seville (Al Sebilia), Ohio; From the towers of Mecca, California to the town halls of Fatima New York; from the beaches of Islamadora, Florida to the steeples of Khalifia Haroonia (California); From the streets of Cordoba (Qartaba) CA, to the valleys of San Joaqin; from coffee houses of Lebanon, New Jersey to the Crepe places in Lahore, New York, is my land too. From the museums of Lahore is, Orange Coun