A. Islam is not a new religion, but the very same truth that God revealed through all of his prophets to every people. For 1/5 of the worlds population Islam is both a religion and a way of life. Muslims follow a religion of peace, mercy and forgivness, and the majority of muslims have nothing to do with the extreme events which have come to be associated with Islam.

A. Muslim believes in one unique, incomparable God; in the Angels created by him; in the Prophets through whom the revelations were brought to mankind; in the Day of Judgment; individual accountability for ones actions; in Gods' complete authority over human destiny and in Life after death.

A. Islam is an arabic word that means submission and is derived from the word peace. ALLAH is the Arabic word for God and is used by Arab Christians and Arab Muslims alike.

A. The Quraan is the record of the exact words revealed by ALLAh through Angel Gabriel to the Prophet Muhammed Sallahu Allahi wa salam. It was memorised by Muhammed sallahu allahi wa salam who was illiterate, and then dictated to his companions and written down by scribes who cross checked it during his lifetime. Not ONE word of the 114 Surats (chapters) has been changed over the centuaries. The comnprehensive laws from the Quraan are as applicable today as they were 1400 years ago when revealed.

A. Islam , Christianity and Judaism all go back to the Prophet and Patriarch Abrahram

Remember that God sent the people of each era a Prophet; Islam, Christianity and Judaism Stem directly from Abraham Sons. Muhammed sallahu allahi wasalam (Peace be upon him) from the eldest son Ishmael and Moses and Jesus peace be upon them from Isaac. Abhraham establised the settlement which is now the city of Makkah and commanded by ALLAh he built the Ka'ba which every muslim turns to face five times every day during the prayers.

A. The Qur'an is the last revealed word of God. It is the primary source which all Muslims base there faith. The Qur'an covers all subjects which concern human beings and provides the guidelines for a just society, proper human conduct and to establish a sustainable relationship with our creator as he willed it to be.

A. The Messenger of Allah stated: "Whoever sees an evil, let him change it with his hand. If he is not able to do that, then let him change it with his tongue [by speaking]. And if he is not able to do that, then let him [hate it] with his heart, and that is the weakest of faith." (Reported by Muslim)

The esteemed scholars of our deen have stated regarding those who incite or plan terrorist acts such as suicide, kidnap or bombings that Muslims should inform the authorities of their activities. This is regardless of whether these acts are perpetrated in Muslim or non-Muslim countries. Muslim communities must be at the forefront of stamping out these non-Islamic acts that are done falsely in the name of Islam.

The Scholars have stated that forbidding with the hand is done by the governments and the authorities, so they hold and punish and imprison the evil doers.As for speaking against the evil in terms of refuting the false ideologies, then that it for the scholars and the people of knowledge, not for ignorant, and there has never been a time in the history of Islam, except that the scholars have spoken out against evil ideologies and doctrines as a safeguard for Islam. As for the general person then he forbids only in accordance to his knowledge and ability in line with the rulings of the true scholars of the Sunnah based upon the Qur'aan and the Sunnah. As for hating with the heart, then this for the one who recognizes evil, but does not have the knowledge nor the ability to speak against this, so he distances himself from it and keeps away from it.

Allah states, "Let there rise from amongst you a group that call to good and they enjoin the good and forbid the evil. And indeed they are the successful." (Qur'an 3:104)

Additionally the Messenger of Allah (salallaahu alaihi wassallam) stated: "There are not a people amongst whom sins are committed, and they are stronger than those who commit them yet they do not prevent them, except that Allaah sends His punishment upon them all." It should be known that one can recognize the ideology of the these evil doers from certain matters that their lectures mention; rebellion and revolution in the Muslim lands, and against the Muslim rulers. They must be stamped out because they are innovators who have attributed their deeds to Islam, and it is impermissible to accommodate them or defend them or protect them, due to the statement of the Prophet (salallaahu alaihi wassallam), "Whoever innovates or accommodates an innovator, then upon him is the curse of Allah, His Angels and the whole of mankind." (Reported by Bukhaaree and Muslim). There is not a shadow of a doubt from an Islamic perspective, that these terrorist ideologies are innovations and these perpetrators are innovators, and it is not permissible to protect them or give them refuge.