"We behave well and the mayor loves us, he cares about us In return, we help to make the city better, Haifa is a good example of successful co-existence. "
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| Mahmood Mosque, Haifa, Israel |
Source/Credit: Deutschlandradio
By Lissy Kaufmann | November 16, 2017
Love for all, hatred for none - that is the motto of the Ahmadiyya Muslims. Therefore, they also meet with Israeli settlers and religious nationalists. Many Muslims do not like it. They consider the Ahmadis to be people who have turned their backs on true Islam.
Midday prayer in the Mahmud Mosque in Haifa. A dozen men have taken off their shoes at the entrance. On the soft carpet they bend their bodies forward, get on their knees, touch their heads to the ground. A normal Muslim prayer. But the people here call themselves Ahmadis and are not ordinary Muslims. Community leader Sheikh Mohammed Odeh - light shirt, dark trousers, white beard - explains their interpretation of the Koran:
"We must all love because we are all creatures of God, love each one and hate no one, that is our motto, each of us is a painting of God, if I am the painter and you come and say, that is an ugly picture, then are you meeting the painter with it? ">>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Read more
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