A BILLBOARD IN DALLAS SPARKS CONVERSATION ABOUT ISLAM !
A
billboard on Interstate 45, north of Dallas is intended to encourage discussion
of the fundamental beliefs associated with Islam.
billboard on Interstate 45, north of Dallas is intended to encourage discussion
of the fundamental beliefs associated with Islam.
A
billboard up this month in Dallas is designed to encourage dialogue on the
fundamental teachings of Islam.
billboard up this month in Dallas is designed to encourage dialogue on the
fundamental teachings of Islam.
The
billboard on Interstate 45, southeast of downtown Dallas, features
the message: “Find Jesus in the Qur’an, Muhammad in the
Bible.”
billboard on Interstate 45, southeast of downtown Dallas, features
the message: “Find Jesus in the Qur’an, Muhammad in the
Bible.”
“The
Muslim Jesus” campaign was launched by a Chicago-based
group called GainPeace. The
group does community outreach for the Islamic
Circle of North America. Sabeel Ahmed is the executive director of
GainPeace.
Muslim Jesus” campaign was launched by a Chicago-based
group called GainPeace. The
group does community outreach for the Islamic
Circle of North America. Sabeel Ahmed is the executive director of
GainPeace.
“Our
main purpose is to build bridges, and to erase the misconceptions,” Ahmed
said. “We want to educate our fellow Americans, giving them an opportunity
to look into Islam, to read about Islam through our website and
billboards.”
main purpose is to build bridges, and to erase the misconceptions,” Ahmed
said. “We want to educate our fellow Americans, giving them an opportunity
to look into Islam, to read about Islam through our website and
billboards.”
The
goal of the billboard is to let the public know that Jesus is not only a
part of Christianity, he is also a part of Islam. Ahmed said people in
other faith traditions may have the misconception that Muslims don’t believe in
Jesus and the Virgin Mary. They want to address that.
goal of the billboard is to let the public know that Jesus is not only a
part of Christianity, he is also a part of Islam. Ahmed said people in
other faith traditions may have the misconception that Muslims don’t believe in
Jesus and the Virgin Mary. They want to address that.
“Jesus
is mentioned with love and respect and honor more than 25 times in the
Quran,” Ahmed said. “Mary the mother of Jesus is likewise mentioned
32 times in the Quran.”
is mentioned with love and respect and honor more than 25 times in the
Quran,” Ahmed said. “Mary the mother of Jesus is likewise mentioned
32 times in the Quran.”
The
same billboard, designed to spark dialogue, is on display in Houston,
Chicago and Atlanta. It also says “Free Qur’an, discuss Islam,” inviting
people to call 1-800-662-ISLAM.
same billboard, designed to spark dialogue, is on display in Houston,
Chicago and Atlanta. It also says “Free Qur’an, discuss Islam,” inviting
people to call 1-800-662-ISLAM.
Ahmed
said these billboard campaigns have brought in thousands of calls over the
years.
said these billboard campaigns have brought in thousands of calls over the
years.
“We
have received close to 60,000 calls in the last 10 years,” he said.
“People call us, they ask us questions, and we also have a service where
we send them a free copy of the Quran, either in English or in
Spanish.”
have received close to 60,000 calls in the last 10 years,” he said.
“People call us, they ask us questions, and we also have a service where
we send them a free copy of the Quran, either in English or in
Spanish.”
Ahmed
said he hopes the billboard campaign will help people realize that Islam
stands for justice and peace.
said he hopes the billboard campaign will help people realize that Islam
stands for justice and peace.
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~ Y a s m i n ~
~*Never Despair Of The
Mercy Of Allah*~
Mercy Of Allah*~
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~Say, ‘Indeed, my
Prayer, my Rites of Sacrifice,
Prayer, my Rites of Sacrifice,
my Living and my Dying
are for ALLAH, Lord of the Worlds’~
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