I am Muslim and offended by US money that says "In God We Trust", it should say "Praise Allah", am I right?

Answer 1

Too Bad for you! Na Na Na NA NAH Na!

Answer 2

No, you are not right. And I don't really understand why athiests are offended by this, either. Just because the word "God" is printed somewhere does not mean that you are required to believe in God. The only time I get offended is when the U.S. government tries to use religion and religious beliefs to dictate policies... thus violating the separation of church and state. As for Christmas trees on federal grounds, the word "God" on currency or in the pledge of allegiance, etc. etc., these are petty issues. If you are offended by such petty issues, I would say the problem lies with you, not with the money.

Answer 3

I suggest that you do all your buying with plastic and pay your monthly credit card bill with the Iraqi dinar. This way you do not have to look at the offending green backs.

If you get the right kind of plastic you will find it is owned in part by one of your Muslim brothers in Saudi Arabia. You might check with the Sheik and see if he prefers payment in one type of world currency over another. I am sure he will take the dinar at 1500 to 1 U.S. or the dollar with "In God We Trust" on it.

Either way. he probably has enough infidels working for him that he need not be concerned about reading a few bills. Maybe one day you will have enough money to hire infidels of your own.

Answer 4

no...not everyone is Muslim or believes in Allah so that could be offensive to other people, just like youre offended by "In God We Trust". I personally dont have a problem with it, but if a change was going to be made then it should just be removed totally to keep seperation between church and state..

Answer 5

ummmm if you are a muslim asallamolankum. first of all as a muslim you should have read the part of the quran where it says you should not live in a kufr nation. this means unbeleiver. there are 3 different reasons to live in a kufr nation. they are 1. to spread knowledge about the religion. (teach the messages from the holy quran.) 2. for school, knowledge, education. 3. for medical care. if you are living in a non muslim country for these reasons then it is halal. if youu are not living here for these reasons then it is harrram. according to the teachings of the hanafi school of thought. in the quran it says you are SUPPOSED to follow the laws of what ever country you live in. there for this is the reason we are supposed to stay in our own land. this is a prodominatly christian country. so it is up to them how they want their money to look and their country run. so no it should not say praise allah. it would be nice but in the end it is up to them. further more not all muslim countries say this. i think that the muslims should rally and have their own money state this in muslim countries before trying to change this in a christian country!

Answer 6

In the Muslim religion, does not Allah mean God and Mohammed is His prophet? I have no idea, I had been told that. I respect your right of chioce in religion, everything, and so does Allah, or whatever you choose to call your God. The One, True, Living, Divine Force of the universe (which I choose to call God) will not be found in religion. Sure, a form of Him will be, but not the fullness of Him that He desires us, His creation, to have; in my experience, anyway. I am sorry you're offended in our money, I hope you can forgive whatever offence you hold toward my God, I take no offence in yours.

Answer 7

If I held communist perspectives, i ought to say i'm communist" extremely than "i'm a communist". Communist is an adjective; it describes someone yet does not outline him. IT makes better experience to say "i'm a communist guy" than "i'm a male communist." Atheism in its purest style is a faith. It includes perception in reason or some such which guidelines the international and created it and such. Being Christian, I p.c. out changes between the former testomony God and the Christian (both-Testaments) one, in that the God of the former testomony did not make sparkling how tremendous His forgiveness of guy should be. i ought to imagine that similar changes separate Allah from those faces of God.

Answer 8

No. You are wrong. This nation was founded on Christian principles before Muslims began living in this country. In God We Trust was established long before any worry about being politically correct and not offending others of varying religions and beliefs. If we changed U.S. currency to fit your preferences, then we would also have to have currency that says "In JHVH We Trust" and "In Buddha We Trust", "In Science We Trust", "In Aliens from Space We Trust", "In Krishna We Trust"...see the point? The statement "In God We Trust" was not intended to say that every American trusts in God and that Christianity is the official belief system of the United States. It was intended to say that we are a nation whose founding fathers exercised Christian principles in the way they conducted themselves, and as such, they wrote into the Constitution, the right of every American to practice their religious beliefs (or lack of them) freely, without fear of imprisonment or persecution. Let's not make more out of this whole thing than is necessary. Surely there are more worthwhile battles to tackle in this world!

Answer 9

Um Allah is Arabic for God so it's basically the same thing.

Answer 10

Everyone is so touchy on this thread. ;-) (There was a thread saying Athiests were touchy lol)

I perfer the old motto it was much more classy and inclusive. "E Pluribus Unum"

Here's an interresting quote I found. I don't agree with him 100%, but, I do understand his point about coins:

...Theodore Roosevelt disapproved of the motto (In God We Trust). In a letter to William Boldly on 1907-NOV-11, he wrote:

"My own feeling in the matter is due to my very firm conviction that to put such a motto on coins, or to use it in any kindred manner, not only does no good but does positive harm, and is in effect irreverence, which comes dangerously close to sacrilege...It is a motto which it is indeed well to have inscribed on our great national monuments, in our temples of justice, in our legislative halls, and in building such as those at West Point and Annapolis -- in short, wherever it will tend to arouse and inspire a lofty emotion in those who look thereon. But it seems to me eminently unwise to cheapen such a motto by use on coins, just as it would be to cheapen it by use on postage stamps, or in advertisements."

Answer 11

Darn!! now you've offended me!! Aren't you ashamed? When you make your own money by all means put "Praise who or whatever you'd like!" Until then you know where to go and how to get there!