True Love for the Holy Prophet (sa) — Page 27
27 acts? For how long will you go on protesting and causing damage and de- struction, only to fall silent thereafter? This will have no effect upon the Western world or on the producers of the film. It is completely contrary to the teachings of Islam to attack innocent people in Western countries, to threaten them or to attempt to kill them and attack their embassies. Islam does not permit this is in any way, shape or form. By acting in this way you will be giving an opportunity for objections to be raised against the Holy Prophet sa. Thus, extremism is not the answer. The answer is, as I have ex- plained before; to reform one’s practice, to invoke Durood and Salaam (sal- utations and peace) upon the Holy Prophet sa , who is the means of sal- vation for mankind. It is by the Muslims uniting together and it is by Muslims living in the West gaining strength by their vote. Members of the Ahmadiyya Jama’at must work in this manner wherever they are. They should also strive to convince their non-Ahmadi acquaintances to tread on this path; that they should build their strength in such countries through the power of voting. Present the beautiful aspects of the blessed life of the Holy Prophet sa to the world. Today the world clamours over freedom of speech. They allege that it is non-existent in Islam citing examples of the present day Muslim countries where citizens do not have freedom of speech. If this is the case in Muslim countries it has no link whatsoever with Islam and it is their misfortune that they are not implementing the Islamic teachings. In history there are examples of people addressing the Holy Prophet sa very rudely and with- out any etiquette or respect whatsoever. Despite this the Holy Prophet sa displayed such forbearance and tolerance, the like of which is not found