Islam and the Freedom of Conscience — Page 82
~ 82 ~ Hadrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad said: “Muslims need to remember that extremism is not the answer to such provocation. Instead the answer is to reform oneself and to respond to the curses of the opponents by sending salutations on the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him). And in worldly terms the Muslim world needs to unite and Muslims who live in western countries should fully utilise the power of their right to vote. ” His Holiness noted that in recent years such attacks on Islam were increasing and whilst the inappropriate reactions of certain Muslims had to be condemned, he said it should not be forgotten that it was often others were taking the first step in causing such disorder. Addressing the efforts of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jam a ‘at to portray the true teachings of Islam to the world, Hadrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad said: “We Ahmad i Muslims leave no stone unturned when it comes to serving humanity. For example last year, in response to a pressing need, we raised around 12,000 bottles of blood for the people of America and we are doing a similar blood drive once again currently. Thus we are giving blood in an effort to save lives, but by