Guest guest Posted September 22, 2001 Report Share Posted September 22, 2001 , SY Zenith <syzenith> wrote: > > Hi Bill, > > Like yourself, I hope the Dalai Lama's words will be heard and praying for innocent Muslims and those of other religions and regions who happen to look Muslim and got attacked even though they are not terrorists. > > The mosque in our Queensland city of Brisbane was burnt down today. This is termed "Racial Crime". Strangely, it is the place which is most peaceful of all the mosques here and students only visited it days ago. > > The kids were of many different races which make up multiculturalism in Australia. They were taken on a school excursion to see how things work, how people pray, how peaceful they are, etc. You are right, the word "Islam" means "Submission" and in this regard, "Submission to God", not to warfare, fundamentalism, fanatism or extremism. > > I echo the rest of your thoughts too. > > Om Ganesh, > > Sy *********** Sy, this is terrible! How sad! It is terrible to think that a great creation like a Mosque, which was put together in order to bring people in to a holy space (not the building, but the ordered space for conceiving of the Deity), was disrespected or misunderstood and destroyed. This is a shame. I will pray for the Muslims of Brisbane. You are right about Islam meaning submission. If you break the word down more it also is connected to the root for peace (salamm). Have a good day dear, Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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