MMN MESSAGE IN WAKE OF TORONTO AREA ARRESTS
Montreal Muslim News
Montreal June 5, 2006: To our dear brothers and sisters in Islam. By now you have all read about the recent arrests of 17 Toronto area Muslims who are alleged to have been planning a terrorist attack on Canadian soil. The news of these arrests have spread across the globe like wildfire. In the days and weeks ahead many distressing things will be said and written about Islam and Muslims which will cause us a lot of grief and anger. One must keep in mind that those who are pre-disposed to have hostility against our community will use this incident as a pre-text to attack us even further. This should not come as a surprise.
We advise you not to spend too much time following all these headlines as they will have a sickening effect on the heart. Rather, spend time on remembering Allah and reading the wisdom contained in the Holy Quran which will provide us comfort during these troubling times. Also, please be patient with our community leaders as they are under a lot of pressure from many sides and they are trying their best to represent us in this very difficult situation. They need and deserve our support, so please try to have confidence that they are doing the best they can under the circumstances.
Allah has promised in His holy book that we would be tested:
"Do men think that they will be left alone on saying, "We believe", and that they will not be tested? We did test those before them, and God will certainly know those who are true from those who are false. (Quran 29:2-3)
Let us not lose heart, but place our faith and trust in Allah who knows and sees all things and will be our ultimate helper in times of trouble and distress. Our ultimate security is in Allah and to Him we run for shelter and protection.