by Abdullah Al Andalusi

An Atheist said “What if you are wrong?” I said “What if I am right?”

A Christian said “Love God and Worship Jesus” I said “Love Jesus and Worship God”

A Jew said “God will be true to his covenant with us” I said “But have you been true to your covenant with Him?”

A Secularist said “Wars and killing for religious reasons are bad” I said “Wars and killing for materialistic reasons are evil”

A Democrat said “The majority must rule” I said “But what will rule the majority?”

A Nationalist said “Why don’t Muslims assimilate into our culture?” I said “Because your culture demands assimilation”

A Patriot said “I support my country, right or wrong” I said “A country has no right to be supported in wrong”

A Liberal said “What vanity prevents you from adopting Liberals values?” I said “What Liberal value isn’t based on vanity?”

A Zionist said “Religious Muslims impose their demands for justice onto others” I said “Zionists impose their unjust religious demands onto Palestinians”

A Neo-Conservative said “I believe we are the superior Civilization” I said “That’s what makes you the inferior Civilisation”

An American politician said “We resist against those who use terrorism and violence” I said “You use violence to terrorise those who resist”

A French Politician said “We have banned wearing the Niqab to free women” I said “You have banned womens’ freedom to wear the Niqab”

An Islamophobe said “I hate Muslims, and fear Islam for my safety” I said “I fear for the safety of Muslims, from those who hate Islam”

A Pacifist said “The just way is to be peaceful” I said “To be peaceful to the unjust, is injustice to the Peaceful”

An Ascetic said “Leave worldly affairs, and seek God” I said “Seek God in one’s worldly affairs”

A Conspiracy Theorist said "I believe that 'They' control the World" I said "It is by that belief, that your world that has become controlled"

A Secular ‘Muslim’ said “Ideally, you should embrace compromise” I said “You should embrace an uncompromisable Ideal”