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The truth is that killing innocent people is always wrong - and no argument or excuse, no matter how deeply believed, can ever make it right. No religion on earth condones the killing of innocent people; no faith tradition tolerates the random killing of our brothers and sisters on this earth.

~Feisal Abdul Rauf

Topics: Always Argument Believed Brothers Brothers And Sisters Deeply Earth Ever Excuse Faith How Innocent Innocent People Make Matter Our People Random Religion Right Sisters Tradition Truth Truth Is Wrong

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In the Muslim world, there are many people who have been vocal and we have been very vocal against extremists. But how to win this battle is an ongoing battle. And we must continue to wage the battle for peace.

~Feisal Abdul Rauf

Topics: Against Battle Been Continue Extremists How Many Muslim Muslim World Must Ongoing Peace People Very Vocal Wage Who Win World

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There are individuals who are working very hard to promote fear and antagonism towards Islam and Muslims in this country. It's fueled, in part, by the first African-American president that we have. Obama's father was a Muslim and people have used this to arouse hostility against him.

~Feisal Abdul Rauf

Topics: African-American Against Antagonism Arouse Country Father Fear First Fueled Hard Him Hostility Individuals Islam Muslim Muslims Obama Part People President Promote Towards Used Very Who Working

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'Jihad' can mean holy war to extremists, but it means struggle to the average Muslim.

~Feisal Abdul Rauf

Topics: Average Extremists Holy Jihad Mean Means Muslim Struggle War

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If Muslims curse the Christians, then the Christians will curse the Muslims. And people will curse Allah, and Allah will hold us responsible for that.

~Feisal Abdul Rauf

Topics: Allah Christians Curse Hold Muslims People Responsible Then Us Will

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The Islamic method of waging war is not to kill innocent civilians, but it was Christians in World War II who bombed innocent civilians in Dresden and dropped the nuclear bomb on Hiroshima, neither of which were military targets.

~Feisal Abdul Rauf

Topics: Bomb Bombed Christians Civilians Dropped Hiroshima Innocent Islamic Method Military Neither Nuclear Nuclear Bomb Targets Waging War Were Which Who World World War World War Ii

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The fundamental idea which defines a human being as a Muslim is the declaration of faith: that there is a creator, whom we call God - or Allah, in Arabic - and that the creator is one and single. And we declare this faith by the declaration of faith, where we... bear witness that there is no God but God.

~Feisal Abdul Rauf

Topics: Allah Arabic Bear Being Call Creator Declaration Declare Defines Faith Fundamental God Human Human Being Idea Muslim Single Where Which Whom Witness

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Any organization or any individual that targets civilians and kills them for political agenda is a terrorist organization.

~Feisal Abdul Rauf

Topics: Agenda Any Civilians Individual Organization Political Political Agenda Targets Terrorist Them

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What's brilliant about the United States system of government is separation of power. Not only the executive, legislative, judicial branches, but also the independence of the military from civilians, an independent media and press, an independent central bank.

~Feisal Abdul Rauf

Topics: About Also Bank Branches Brilliant Central Central Bank Civilians Executive Government Independence Independent Judicial Legislative Media Military Only Power Press Separation States System United United States

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I'm not an agent from any government, even if some of you may not believe it. I'm not. I'm a peacemaker.

~Feisal Abdul Rauf

Topics: Agent Any Believe Even Government May Peacemaker Some You

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Biography

Nationality: Egyptian

Type: Theologian

Born: Unknown

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