Assalamu'alaikum Warahmatullahi

Wabarakatuh,

May peace and blessings of Allah

be upon all of you.

It is a great honor for me to stand

here now as the representative of
my class to participate in this
Annual Islamic Conference. Also it
is an honor for me to be able to
share with you some of my
thoughts on how Islam is as a
religion of peace which is
unfortunately misunderstood by
world societies today.

O my noble brothers,

Maintaining peace is one of the

highest desires of mankind in this
age and time. However,
unfortunately peace is becoming
more difficult to find anywhere.
There is a lot of war going on in
many places. Everyone consider
themselves as the right ones and
think of others as the wrong
ones, without trying to better
understand each other.

Islam offers the real peace for the

whole of mankind. We do not say
that Islam is the only religion
which offers peace. However, the
term 'Islam' itself derived the
Arabic root 'Salam' which means
peace or submission to the Will of
Allah. Someone, who commits
acts of terrorism, even if
committed in the name of Islam,
does not deserve to be called
Muslims.

Indeed, the true Islam is that

which contained in the Qur'an
(Holy book of Islam) and in the
Sunnah (The sayings of the
prophet Muhammad SAW). And
not everything that is said to be
Islam is in considered part of the
religion of Islam. It needs to be
returned to the Qur'an and to the
Sunnah.
Allah, the Most Merciful, said:

"And do not kill those souls whom

Allah has prohibited unless
justified by a due legal
right" (Surah Al-An'am 6M151)

The Prophet of Muhammad

(SAW) said, in an authentic
hadeeth by Imam al-Bukhari,

"Whoever kills a non-Muslim who

has an agreement with the
Muslims then he will not smell the
fragrance of Paradise"

In the other authentic hadeets by

al-Bukhari, The Prophet of
Muhammad (SAW) also said,

"A true Muslim, is that the one

from whose tongue and hand
Muslims are safe"

It is very clear that Islam give a

warning against every acts of
terrorism. And we surely
understand, if the acts of
terrorism are committed by a
Muslim, meaning that they have
violated Islamic rule within the
Qur'an and Sunnah. Only people
who love peace can be called as a
truly Muslim.

Let us all work together to

maintain the peace. Let us hold
hands together to create a
peaceful paradise on earth. May
Allah help us to do so. God bless
us all. Ameen.

WASALLAMUALAIKUM