Source: muslimwriters.org

Dr. Masood Ahmad

Some 1400 years ago the unjust Meccan government criminalized the Qur’an. They arrested, beat, and murdered those who insisted on reading it.

Today, another unjust government has criminalized the Qur’an and once again, those who insist on reading it are arrested, beaten, and murdered.

Today, as Dr. Masood Ahmad sits in prison for the crime of reading the Qur’an, Muslims and Muslim scholars worldwide have a choice before them — the same choice presented 1400 years ago to Omar bin Khattab and Omar bin Hisham.

In the early days of Islam, Omar bin Khattab was an angry and violent man. His contempt for Islam was rivaled only by his contempt for Prophet Muhammad. This led to his ongoing intimidation, antagonism, and persecution of Muslims. As a shadow of the great man he would ultimately become, Omar bin Khattab initially wanted nothing more than to rid Arabia of Islam and Muhammad.

Another man named Omar bin Hisham also walked the… continue reading at muslimwriters.org

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