Picture beside the holy Crucible in Mecca posterIn his beautiful Irish countryside home we conducted the interview. He has changed his name to Mohammed Salim Lennon. He could have kept his name but he loved the name Mohammed Salim and kept his Surname Lennon.
I found him full of faith, charged with Iman, and his words hits the heart of the listeners. He reflected on many things in life, and he found Islam to be right for his philosophical ideas, and his religion touches him so greatly that even before he knew anything about Islam he was praying in his heart to God without any mediator, ie without praying to any saints or Jesus or Mary.
He said that the Bible's first commandment, "I am The Lord your God, Who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. You shall have no other gods before Me." (Exodus 20:2-3 RSV), means that there is no deity worth worshipping but Allah, which means in Arabic "La Ilaha Illa Allah". Also it means not to worship Jesus or Mary or any other saints.
Every religion says "Do not Kill" but there are Jews killing people. Anyone who kills is acting outside of their faith, You can't do a bad act and say I am a Muslim or Jew or whatever religion you are and expect to be free from sin. Hitler, Stalin and other rulers who kill people and oppress them must be judged.
Interview conducted by Dr. Bashir .
