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     "The Hajj - and its relevance to Today"
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Bros. in Islam - rahimakumullah.

We have just celebrated the festival of the pilgrimnage - Al hajj.

On this occasion, on this auspicious day, I would like to invite you to 
ponder the relevance of the hajj to TODAY.

Islam is a religion which is practical, logical and rational.

Take for example this episode in the life of our prophet Ibrahim (as).

One day he entered the precinct where the then community would go to 
worship their so-called gods, manifested in the forms of statues, large 
and small.

Having ascertained that there was nobody present, he proceeded to 
destroy all the smaller statues, except the largest one.

When the people found that most of their statues, bar one, which they 
had offered offerings to and prayed to, and solicited blessings and good 
fortune from, had been destroyed, they immediately suspected the 
prophet Ibrahim as as the culprit.

They confronted him and asked him to account for what had happened to 
their gods.

The Prophet Ibrahim (as) pointed to the largest one, which was the only 
one intact, suggesting that he must have done it out of jealousy.

When the people said that that statue could not have done it, as it was 
only a statue, the Prophet Ibrahim then said:

"Then why do you worship him? Where is the logic of worshipping 
something that is useless?"

Well, long before the French philosopher, Rene des Carte said "I think 
therefore I am", Islam has already indicated that "I Think therefore I 
am a Muslim."

There are 49 words in The Qur'an related to the "aqal" in its various 
forms, the basic meaning of which is the thinking.

The performance of the hajj has great relevance to the daily life of 
every muslim, particularly at this point in time, when we, as Muslims, 
more than any other religious adherents, are daily bombarded with 
accusations of being abusers of the new god, Human Rights.

Not only that.

Just recently, the foreign editor of The Age newspaper, a man of great 
intellect and learning, Tony Parkinson, wrote that the proof of Islamic 
Imperialism  could be clearly seen from the fact that though 80% of 
Muslims live outside The Arab world, yet all must bow to Mecca.

Meaning the requirement for Muslims to face Mecca when perfoming the 
salat.

What? Would Mr. Parkinson want us to face Canberra, or the Shrine in 
St. Kilda Road, or perhaps better still Washington DC?

Just because the centre of Roman Catholicism is in Rome, the centre of 
the Anglican Church is in Canterbury, England, and the hub of 
fundemantalist, hardline protestantism is in the USA, Mr. Parkinson believed 
that Mecca should be taken out of the equation in the practice of the 
Islamic religion.

Fancy that: Jesus or 'Isa ibni Maryam (as) was born in Palestine - but 
the religion he introduced has its headquarters elsewhere but in his 
birth place. And Mr. Parkinson is desperately trying to persuade Muslims 
to emulate the Christians. Well thanks, but no thanks Mr. Parkinson.

What next Mr. Parkinson? Muslims perfoming the hajj by going to Las 
Vegas?

People like Tony Parkinson are desperate and frantic. 

Bros.&Sisters in Islam:

If we are prepared to stop for a while and ponder, and look at one of 
the most important of our Islamic rituals - the hajj - then we will find 
there, the genesis of what many non Muslims now call "HUMAN RIGHTS", 
giving us the impression as if it is theirs. 

The concept of Human Rights was born with Islam, not with the League of 
Nations, which later became the United Nations, and we have to reclaim 
it, and practise it. The fact that many Muslim authorities might have 
abused their people's human rights is neither here nor there. We cannot 
be responsible for what our fellow Muslims do or don't do while they 
are in power.
 
And one of the most important exhortations or reminders by our Prophet 
Muhammad pbuh is contained in his farewell message to the ummah when he 
performed the last hajj. It is now considered as the first 
revolutionary Declaration of Human Rights. Forget about the American 
Revolution, or 
the French declaration of "liberte, equalite and fraternete" which came 
into being ages after Islam had first put it forward as an edict of the 
Prophet Muhammad pbuh.

After having performed all the rituals involved in the hajj, the 
Prophet pbuh says:

"O humankind! listen carefully to my words, for I know not whether I 
can see you again in this place next year. Your blood and your property 
are sacred unto your brothers and sisters until the day you meet your 
Creator, as this day and month are sacred. 

The obligation to preserve life, property and self esteem and honour of 
others; an injunction proscribing or prohibiting any action which is 
tantamount to oppression and repression as well as extortion of those 
weaker. Nothing shall be legitimate to a Muslim which belongs to a fellow 
Muslim unless it was given freely and willingly - meaning  not because 
of coercion. Hence do not therefore do injustice to yourselves - 
meaning by doing injustice to other Muslims.

Do not molest so that you will not be molested. Do not seek revenge for 
past injuries. You have rights on your wives as they have rights on 
you. You can only take from your brother that which he willingly gives you 
.

All humankind is from Adam and Eve, an Arab ahs no superiority over a 
non-Arab or a non-Arab over an Arab; also a white has no superiority 
over a black, nor has a black any superiority over an white, except by 
piety and good deeds. Learn that every Muslim is a brother to another 
Muslim and that the Muslims constitute one brotherhood." Unquote. 

No wonder when asked to address the United Nations Human Rights 
Commission in Geneva, Switzerland, Prof. Christopher Weeramantry from the Law 
Departement of Monash University and the International Court of Justice 
in the Netherlands, said that though he was a Catholic from Sri Lanka, 
yet he must acknowledge the fact that what we now called Human Rights 
began with Islam - in particular the Prophet Muhammad's khutbah or 
sermon at the last hajj or pilgrimage that he performed.

Brothers and sisters of Islam.

I have just quoted and translated a minute part of the complete 
message, but that should suffice for discussion today.

The supremacy of the Islamic Human Rights is that, as many Muslim 
scholars have said, such as A.K. Brohi, Syed Abdul Latief (The Mind Al 
Qur'an Builds) A. Guillaume (The Life of Mohammed - a translation of Ibn 
Ishaqui's Sirat Rasul Allah) it is "theocentric" which means it is an 
"amanah" from Allah, not anthropocentric - where the centrality and 
criterion of it is man.

When something is a commandment from Allah - then there is no way it 
can be sneaked away, or done or not done on the sly or surreptitiously. 
For Allah knows all and sees all, no matter how one may endeavour to 
hide and conceal it.

Let me also quote for you what an Australian diplomat, Katheleen 
Taperell of the Foreign Affairs Department in Canberra says in "Islam and 
Human Rights" Let me also remind you that Ms. Taperell is not a muslim.

She says: "In the West human rights were won after long and difficult 
struggles against authority. Their expression in the laws and 
constitutions of nation states represent victory against oppression, and 
underpins democracy itself. In Islam human rights doctrine is theocentric 
rather than secular and judicial. 

The concepts of participation, cosultation and egalitarianism have been 
part of Islam since the time of the Prohet (saw), the ruler of the 
first Islamic State. Power belongs to Allah; the ruler is merely the 
trustee of that power. 

Islam emphasises duties rather than rights (the duty of the ruler to 
the community, the duty of the rich to the poor, the duty of the strong 
to the weak an so on) and the community rather than the individual. 
Muslims are deeply suspicious of the West's emphasis on the individual 
which they see as detrimental to the welfare of the community." End of 
quote.

The West Human Rights, including the United Nations Universal 
Declaration of Human Rights (circa 1948) which is current until now, is 
anthropocentric - that is man as the centrality or criterion of it, not doing 
something for Allah.

A well known story from the life of Ali (ra), the great warrior and 
caliph of Islam, illustrates the Islamic position of doing things for 
Allah, and Allah alone.

As the champion of the Muslim army, Ali had to engage in hand-to-hand 
combat with the leader of the opposing non-Muslim army. 

Dropping his opponent to the ground, Ali (ra.) leapt onto his chest and 
raised his sword to strike. At this point both armies were surprised to 
see Ali (ra.)  walk away. It seemed he had thrown away victory. 

"Why" he was asked, "did you do this?" "Because," Ali ra. replied, "the 
man spat on me and I lost my temper. I would then have killed him 
because of my anger, not for the just cause of Islam - for Allah." (See 
Akbar Ahmed "Islam and Post Modernism").

And this human rights injunction is not limited to only muslims, but to 
everybody who meets all the obligations to live in an Islamic society.

In one Hadith, the Prophet Muhammad pbuh warns: 

"Man qatala mu'aahidan bighairi haqqin lam yurahu ranihatal 
jannah."Whomsoever kills mu'ahid (ahlu dzimmah) without just cause and 
justification, then he will not even smell the aroma of jannah or paradise 
........

And there are various records of the Prophet and his companions 
reminding people of the obligation in Islam to protect innocent non Muslims. 

Islam sets out the functions of Muslims into "haqooqoollah" duties to 
Allah and "haqooqoonnas", duties to society and community.

Or as the Muslim scholar A.K. Brohi says in his treatise on "Human 
Rights from The Islamic and Western (Secular) Perspectives" :

"A muslim acknowledges the rights of others because that is a duty 
imposed upon him by Islam, to obey Allah, His prophet and those in 
authority. In everything that the faithful do, the first consideration is to 
please Allah.

Such is the extent and scope of the Islamic Human Rights, that even 
animals, all creatures great and small, deserve, nay, have the right to be 
treated humanely. 

One Hadith that is considered to have great influence on Western 
behaviour which in turn gave rise to the formation of what we now know as The 
Royal Society for The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals - RSPCA - 
relates:

"On one occasion the Prophet Muhammad pbuh saw a donkey being branded 
on the face. When asked why this was being done, the herdsman said, "The 
Romans taught us this to prevent theft." The Prophet Muhammad pbuh 
reflected a moment and said, "An animal's face is the most sensitive part 
of its body. If you must brand, then do it on the flanks, where the 
flesh is thicker" And alhamdulillah, thanks to Islam, the custom spread." 
(This quote is from the American writer James Michener in "Islam - The 
Misunderstood Religion).

Bros&Sisters in Islam, rahimakumullah.

Many of us here might have heard the lofty opening of the US 
Constitution which begins with the sentence:

"It is self evident that man is created equal" - this sentence was 
written in the 18th century - centuries after Islam had commanded its 
adherents to practise equality.

But the Qur'an goes even further and more specific and substantive, as 
can be seen in Surrah Arrum, verse 22:

"Bismillahi......WA MIN AYAATIHI KHALAQUSSAMAA WAATI WAL ARDH
 WA UKHTILAFUS SINATOOKOOM  WA ALWAA NIKOOM

Which means:

"And among his signs he has created the heaven and the earth.
 And different languages and skin colours".

So though the United States Constitution begins so grandly, yet in 
practice it was only recently that the United States army no longer 
required that blood taken from a black American soldier should be clearly 
labelled to separate it from blood of a white American soldier.

Brothers and Sisters in Islam! The hajj ritual commences with the 
"niah" - expression of intention for Allah - lillahi ta'ala - then followed 
by the taking off of one's clothes and the wearing of the ihram - a two 
piece plain white cloth.

It is undeniable that clothing, both in fact and in accordance with 
Islamic teaching, functions, among other things, as a distinguishing 
factor between two people or groups of people. This distinguishing factor 
can denote difference of status, social standing, economic condition or 
even profession and occupation. Clothing can also have a psychological 
influence on the wearer.

And at the Miqat Makaany - the place of commencement of the hajj, all 
these distinguishing factors must be abandoned and removed, so that 
every one is the same. All negative psychological effects and influences 
must also be discarded, in order that all shall feel equal and in unison.

The ihram also reminds one of the shroud - death - which is the fate of 
living creatures, the rich and powerful as well as the poor and weak, 
as the scholar Ali Shari'aty says in "Al Hajj".

And the Qur'an has made this in a very poignant manner when it says:

"O men! Behold, We have created you all out of a male and a female, and 
have made you into nations and tribes, so that you might come to know 
one another. Verily, the noblest of you in the sight of God is the one 
who is most deeply conscious of him. Behold, God is all-knowing, 
all-aware." (Al-Hujarat 49-13).

Kathleen Tapperell, writing in the Australian Foreign Affairs Review, 
says "The often misinterpreted Arabic word "jihad" by the West, actually 
means "a means of achieving social justice and ending oppression. 
Muslims have never interpreted it to mean an injunction to compel conversion 
to Islam. It is noteworthy that the only jihad declared by Ayatollah 
Khomeini (Allah yarhamu) is the rural jihad, a campaign to improve the 
quality of life in rural villages, as a result of which thousands of 
Iranians now have schools and electricity". Unquote.

Islam is definite and absolute in its abhorence of oppression and 
repression, to the extent that a Muslim is not even allowed to compel a non 
Muslim to embrace Islam.

Refer to Al Baqarah, verse 256 -"LAA IKRAHA FIDDIINI - QAD TABAIYANAR 
RUSYDU MINAL GHAYI" There is no need to further explain such a clear and 
lucid injunction.

And as if to again remind Muslims that the world we live in shall be a 
pluralistic one, meaning Muslims do not have sole right to it, that we 
have to learn to co-exist peacefully, respecting others, even those who 
are from different persuasions, and not even to speak ill of other 
people's beliefs, Allah swt says in the Qur'an:

"WALAO SHA'A RABBOOKA LA AMANA MAN FIL ARDH KOOLLOOHOM JAMII'AN
  (Surah Yunus:99)

If your God had desired it, surely He would have made all people on 
earth as the faithful - So, do you want to compel all men to become 
believers? 

And if we read our own Islamic history, as acknowledged even by many 
non Muslims, we will come across a golden era of Islamic influence and 
power which were used justly and fairly, so much so that even Jews who 
then lived under the Islamic authority managed to achieve their own 
golden era.

Let me quote from Max Dimont who wrote in his work entitled "The 
Indestructible Jews" :

"Now Islamic society opened the doors to its mosques, its schools, and 
its many other chambers for conversion, education and assimilation. The 
challenge for the Jews was how to swim in this scented civilization 
without drowning, or in the language of modern sociology, how to enjoy the 
somatic or physical, intellectual, and spiritual comforts offered by 
the dominant majority - Muslims - without disappearing as marginal 
minority."

The Jews, Max Dimont goes on, did what came naturally. Instead of 
rejecting the Muslim civilization, they accepted it. Instead of keeping 
themselves apart, they integrated. Instead of parochialized fossils, they 
joined the new swinging society as sustaining members. Arabic became 
their mother tongue; wine, women and secular songs their partime 
avocations; philosophy, mathematics, astronomy, diplomacy, medicine and 
literature their full time vocations. The Jews never had it so good".
And Max Dimont is one of many scholars and writers who have extolled 
the practice of Human Rights under Islamic authorities in the past, in 
particular during the Golden Era of Islam.

As the Qur'anic scholar Yusuf Ali says:

"Even with unbelievers, unless they are rampant and out to destroy us 
and our faith, we should deal kindly and equitably with them, as shown 
by our holy Prophet's own example."

AQOOLO QAOLI HAZA WASTAGHFIROOLAHOOL AZIM.
                              
May Allah guide and bless us forever more. Amin. <<>>


Muhkito Afiff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:  
http://www.opinionjournal.com/extra/?id=110007743

HEARTS AND MINDS

Right Islam vs. Wrong Islam
Muslims and non-Muslims must unite to defeat the Wahhabi ideology.

BY ABDURRAHMAN WAHID
Friday, December 30, 2005 12:01 a.m. EST

JAKARTA--News organizations report that Osama bin Laden has obtained a 
religious edict from a misguided Saudi cleric, justifying the use of 
nuclear weapons against America and the infliction of mass casualties. 
It requires great emotional strength to confront the potential 
ramifications of this fact. Yet can anyone doubt that those who joyfully 
incinerate the occupants of office buildings, commuter trains, hotels 
and nightclubs would leap at the chance to magnify their damage a 
thousandfold?

Imagine the impact of a single nuclear bomb detonated in New York, 
London, Paris, Sydney or L.A.! What about two or three? The entire 
edifice of modern civilization is built on economic and technological 
foundations that terrorists hope to collapse with nuclear attacks like 
so many fishing huts in the wake of a tsunami.

Just two small, well-placed bombs devastated Bali's tourist economy in 
2002 and sent much of its population back to the rice fields and out to 
sea, to fill their empty bellies. What would be the effect of a global 
economic crisis in the wake of attacks far more devastating than those 
of Bali or 9/11?

It is time for people of good will from every faith and nation to 
recognize that a terrible danger threatens humanity. We cannot afford to 
continue "business as usual" in the face of this existential threat. 
Rather, we must set aside our international and partisan bickering, and 
join to confront the danger that lies before us.



An extreme and perverse ideology in the minds of fanatics is what 
directly threatens us (specifically, Wahhabi/Salafi ideology--a minority 
fundamentalist religious cult fueled by petrodollars). Yet underlying, 
enabling and exacerbating this threat of religious extremism is a global 
crisis of misunderstanding.

All too many Muslims fail to grasp Islam, which teaches one to be 
lenient towards others and to understand their value systems, knowing 
that these are tolerated by Islam as a religion. The essence of Islam is 
encapsulated in the words of the Quran, "For you, your religion; for me, 
my religion." That is the essence of tolerance. Religious 
fanatics--either purposely or out of ignorance--pervert Islam into a 
dogma of intolerance, hatred and bloodshed. They justify their brutality 
with slogans such as "Islam is above everything else." They seek to 
intimidate and subdue anyone who does not share their extremist views, 
regardless of nationality or religion. While a few are quick to shed 
blood themselves, countless millions of others sympathize with their 
violent actions, or join in the complicity of silence.

This crisis of misunderstanding--of Islam by Muslims themselves--is 
compounded by the failure of governments, people of other faiths, and 
the majority of well-intentioned Muslims to resist, isolate and 
discredit this dangerous ideology. The crisis thus afflicts Muslims and 
non-Muslims alike, with tragic consequences. Failure to understand the 
true nature of Islam permits the continued radicalization of Muslims 
world-wide, while blinding the rest of humanity to a solution which 
hides in plain sight.

The most effective way to overcome Islamist extremism is to explain what 
Islam truly is to Muslims and non-Muslims alike. Without that 
explanation, people will tend to accept the unrefuted extremist 
view--further radicalizing Muslims, and turning the rest of the world 
against Islam itself.

Accomplishing this task will be neither quick nor easy. In recent 
decades, Wahhabi/Salafi ideology has made substantial inroads throughout 
the Muslim world. Islamic fundamentalism has become a well-financed, 
multifaceted global movement that operates like a juggernaut in much of 
the developing world, and even among immigrant Muslim communities in the 
West. To neutralize the virulent ideology that underlies fundamentalist 
terrorism and threatens the very foundations of modern civilization, we 
must identify its advocates, understand their goals and strategies, 
evaluate their strengths and weaknesses, and effectively counter their 
every move. What we are talking about is nothing less than a global 
struggle for the soul of Islam.



The Sunni (as opposed to Shiite) fundamentalists' goals generally 
include: claiming to restore the perfection of the early Islam practiced 
by Muhammad and his companions, who are known in Arabic as al-Salaf 
al-Salih, "the Righteous Ancestors"; establishing a utopian society 
based on these Salafi principles, by imposing their interpretation of 
Islamic law on all members of society; annihilating local variants of 
Islam in the name of authenticity and purity; transforming Islam from a 
personal faith into an authoritarian political system; establishing a 
pan-Islamic caliphate governed according to the strict tenets of Salafi 
Islam, and often conceived as stretching from Morocco to Indonesia and 
the Philippines; and, ultimately, bringing the entire world under the 
sway of their extremist ideology.

Fundamentalist strategy is often simple as well as brilliant. Extremists 
are quick to drape themselves in the mantle of Islam and declare their 
opponents kafir, or infidels, and thus smooth the way for slaughtering 
nonfundamentalist Muslims. Their theology rests upon a simplistic, 
literal and highly selective reading of the Quran and Sunnah (prophetic 
traditions), through which they seek to entrap the world-wide Muslim 
community in the confines of their narrow ideological grasp. 
Expansionist by nature, most fundamentalist groups constantly probe for 
weakness and an opportunity to strike, at any time or place, to further 
their authoritarian goals.

The armed ghazis (Islamic warriors) raiding from New York to Jakarta, 
Istanbul, Baghdad, London and Madrid are only the tip of the iceberg, 
forerunners of a vast and growing population that shares their radical 
views and ultimate objectives. The formidable strengths of this 
worldwide fundamentalist movement include:

1) An aggressive program with clear ideological and political goals; 2) 
immense funding from oil-rich Wahhabi sponsors; 3) the ability to 
distribute funds in impoverished areas to buy loyalty and power; 4) a 
claim to and aura of religious authenticity and Arab prestige; 5) an 
appeal to Islamic identity, pride and history; 6) an ability to blend 
into the much larger traditionalist masses and blur the distinction 
between moderate Islam and their brand of religious extremism; 7) 
full-time commitment by its agents/leadership; 8) networks of Islamic 
schools that propagate extremism; 9) the absence of organized opposition 
in the Islamic world; 10) a global network of fundamentalist imams who 
guide their flocks to extremism; 11) a well-oiled "machine" established 
to translate, publish and distribute Wahhabi/Salafi propaganda and 
disseminate its ideology throughout the world; 12) scholarships for 
locals to study in Saudi Arabia and return with degrees and 
indoctrination, to serve as future leaders; 13) the ability to cross 
national and cultural borders in the name of religion; 14) Internet 
communication; and 15) the reluctance of many national governments to 
supervise or control this entire process.

We must employ effective strategies to counter each of these 
fundamentalist strengths. This can be accomplished only by bringing the 
combined weight of the vast majority of peace-loving Muslims, and the 
non-Muslim world, to bear in a coordinated global campaign whose goal is 
to resolve the crisis of misunderstanding that threatens to engulf our 
entire world.



An effective counterstrategy must be based upon a realistic assessment 
of our own strengths and weaknesses in the face of religious extremism 
and terror. Disunity, of course, has proved fatal to countless human 
societies faced with a similar existential threat. A lack of seriousness 
in confronting the imminent danger is likewise often fatal. Those who 
seek to promote a peaceful and tolerant understanding of Islam must 
overcome the paralyzing effects of inertia, and harness a number of 
actual or potential strengths, which can play a key role in neutralizing 
fundamentalist ideology. These strengths not only are assets in the 
struggle with religious extremism, but in their mirror form they point 
to the weakness at the heart of fundamentalist ideology. They are:

1) Human dignity, which demands freedom of conscience and rejects the 
forced imposition of religious views; 2) the ability to mobilize immense 
resources to bring to bear on this problem, once it is identified and a 
global commitment is made to solve it; 3) the ability to leverage 
resources by supporting individuals and organizations that truly embrace 
a peaceful and tolerant Islam; 4) nearly 1,400 years of Islamic 
traditions and spirituality, which are inimical to fundamentalist 
ideology; 5) appeals to local and national--as well as 
Islamic--culture/traditions/pride; 6) the power of the feminine spirit, 
and the fact that half of humanity consists of women, who have an 
inherent stake in the outcome of this struggle; 7) traditional and Sufi 
leadership and masses, who are not yet radicalized (strong numeric 
advantage: 85% to 90% of the world's 1.3 billion Muslims); 8) the 
ability to harness networks of Islamic schools to propagate a peaceful 
and tolerant Islam; 9) the natural tendency of like-minded people to 
work together when alerted to a common danger; 10) the ability to form a 
global network of like-minded individuals, organizations and opinion 
leaders to promote moderate and progressive ideas throughout the Muslim 
world; 11) the existence of a counterideology, in the form of 
traditional, Sufi and modern Islamic teachings, and the ability to 
translate such works into key languages; 12) the benefits of modernity, 
for all its flaws, and the widespread appeal of popular culture; 13) the 
ability to cross national and cultural borders in the name of religion; 
14) Internet communications, to disseminate progressive views--linking 
and inspiring like-minded individuals and organizations throughout the 
world; 15) the nation-state; and 16) the universal human desire for 
freedom, justice and a better life for oneself and loved ones.

Though potentially decisive, most of these advantages remain latent or 
diffuse, and require mobilization to be effective in confronting 
fundamentalist ideology. In addition, no effort to defeat religious 
extremism can succeed without ultimately cutting off the flow of 
petrodollars used to finance that extremism, from Leeds to Jakarta.



Only by recognizing the problem, putting an end to the bickering within 
and between nation-states, and adopting a coherent long-term plan 
(executed with international leadership and commitment) can we begin to 
apply the brakes to the rampant spread of extremist ideas and hope to 
resolve the world's crisis of misunderstanding before the global economy 
and modern civilization itself begin to crumble in the face of truly 
devastating attacks.

Muslims themselves can and must propagate an understanding of the 
"right" Islam, and thereby discredit extremist ideology. Yet to 
accomplish this task requires the understanding and support of 
like-minded individuals, organizations and governments throughout the 
world. Our goal must be to illuminate the hearts and minds of humanity, 
and offer a compelling alternate vision of Islam, one that banishes the 
fanatical ideology of hatred to the darkness from which it emerged.

Mr. Wahid, former president of Indonesia, is patron and senior advisor 
to the LibForAll Foundation (www.libforall.org), an Indonesian and 
U.S.-based nonprofit that works to reduce religious extremism and 
discredit the use of terrorism.



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