I’D BE lying if I said I wasn’t bothered when the cartoons of Prophet Muhammad were made. But what kept me from having a desire to take the lives of those cartoonists? Why did I refrain from taking part in a protest against those cartoonists? Why did I choose dialogue as a weapon and not a gun? Why was my response completely different than the attackers of Charlie Hebdo?

It was because as an Ahmadi Muslim, I am under the guidance of a true leadership. The proof is that there is not a single example of an Ahmadi Muslim who committed an extremist act or had any ties to it.
The actions of these attackers have caused more dishonour to the name of Prophet Muhammad than any cartoon ever did. I disagree with the cartoonists completely, but, more importantly, I condemn the barbaric attack committed by the attackers of Charlie Hebdo.
I’m more offended by groups like ISIS, Taliban and Al-Qaeda than any anti-Islamic cartoonists out there. These so-called Muslims claim to love Prophet Muhammad, yet ignore his teachings. Prophet Muhammad once said, “And beware of going to the extreme in matters of religion, for those who came before you were destroyed because of going to extremes in religious matters.”
FASIH MALIK