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No, no proselytizing, everything is done through our actions, we want to show as Muslims we are compassionate, we are merciful, that is part of the Prophetic model, we wanna show that wherever we are we can serve and we can serve to the best of our ability.
“They make a tremendous difference… They have made it a better community, and the little that they do turns in to a lot” The first time I met him he said “man, can I come inside?”
He went in to the synagogue, then a few months later he called
“Ramadan is coming up, and I was hoping you wouldn’t mind hosting the Muslims in our community for iftar”
I said“I don’t see why not”
“A lot of people say you always say Islam is peace, but we don’t see that – well this makes them see that.”
Ya Allah let us be the change, let us take these role models, and be influences for good within our communities.
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