Understanding Islam

by Other Authors

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Understanding Islam — Page 61

59 Since being elected Khal ī fa, His Holiness has led a worldwide campaign to convey the peaceful message of Islam, through all forms of print and digital media. Under his leadership, national branches of the A ḥ madiyya Muslim Community have launched campaigns that reflect the true and peaceful teachings of Islam. A ḥ mad ī Muslims the world over are engaged in grassroots efforts to distribute millions of “Peace” leaflets to Muslims and non-Muslims alike; they host interfaith and peace symposia, and organize and conduct exhibitions of the Holy Quran, in order to demonstrate its true and noble message. These campaigns have received worldwide media coverage and demonstrate that Islam champions peace, loyalty to one’s country of residence and service to humanity. 14 These campaigns include “Stop the CrISIS” (with the goal to counter radicalization), “Meet a Muslim Family”, “Fast with a Muslim Friend”, and so on. Recently, in the USA, a campaign entitled “True Islam” has been endorsed thousands of times by Muslims and non-Muslims alike. It consists of 11 points that are key tenets of true Islam that