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Aaron Driver does not speak in my name, the name of my community and my faith, Islam. His views are strange, illogical, unethical, dangerous and contradict all what I know about my faith and my community.

As a Canadian Muslim and a spiritual leader of the Canadian Muslim community, I pledge here and now to stand firm against the evil of terrorism and terrorists. I also applaud the efforts of the RCMP and its partners in thwarting a planned attack.

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Unfortunately, with this planned attack on our own soil by this young misguided man, the relationship between Islam and terrorism is, once again, the subject of widespread speculation.

Let me share with you a Muslim perspective on the matter.

The sanctity of human life is at the heart of all religions — in Islam, it is supreme. One of the most-quoted passages of the Qur’an affirms “that to kill one person is like killing all of humanity. . . . And to give life to one person is like giving life to all of humanity.” (5: 32)