“In Austin, the campaign received an extremely positive response. But that’s preaching to the choir — we weren’t really pushing the envelope.”
Source/Credit: American-Statesman
By Dahlia Dandashi | May 4, 2017
In the wake of high political and social tension around the country, one Muslim organization is fighting to create love and understanding between and within communities.
Muhammad Ahmad, an outreach coordinator of the Round Rock-based Ahmadiyya Muslim Community of Austin, talks about his faith, the Ahmadiyya sect and fostering relationships as a Round Rock resident in Central Texas.
First and foremost, what is Islam?
Ahmad described Islam as a monotheistic religion which professes in only one God — Allah — and that the final messenger was the Prophet Muhammad. The word Islam means “submission to the will of God.” Along with Muslims believing in prophets like Jesus, Moses and Abraham, Muslims follow the holy book of the Qur’an as a guide. They also follow the Sunnah, which lies out the Five Pillars of Islam: declaration of faith, prayer five times a day, giving money to charity, fasting and completing a pilgrimage to Mecca. Islam is mostly divided by Sunni and Shia Muslims, which are split in their belief of who Prophet Muhammad’s successor truly was.
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