Religious Protection

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Originally published in the Akron Beacon Journal

We should all join Pope Francis in his prayers for the nuns in Syria who were kidnapped by rebel troops. It is claimed that these nuns were taken for safety, but this is very unlikely, as minorities such as Christians throughout the two-and-a-half-year war have been caught in this huge mess, and many of their towns and places of worship have been destroyed.

However, this is completely contrary to Islam. The Quran not only prohibits Muslims from attacking houses of worship of all religions, but also commands Muslims to defend them: “… if Allah did not repel some men by means of others, there would surely have been pulled down cloisters, churches, synagogues, and mosques, wherein the name is oft commemorated” (22:41).

As a Muslim-American, I, too, join the pope in praying for these nuns.

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Labeeb Ahmad

is a freshman at Kent State University’s BS/MD 6 year program. He currently serves as a Vice-Chairman of the Muslim Writers Guild of America He has been published in various local, state, and national newspapers. He is also a secretary of the Cleveland Chapter of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association. His hobbies include reading, interfaith dialogue, writing, and playing basketball.

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