Question:
After the destruction of the twin towers, why did America hesitate to allow Muslims into the country?
Answer:
The World Trade Center towers were destroyed by airplanes flown into them by a group of people who were presented to the world as Muslims. Let us assume that those attackers were indeed Muslims. Do Muslims support those individuals? Does Islam support them? In a world of nearly 700 crore people, there are around 200 crore Muslims. If ten individuals commit such a crime, can the entire Muslim population be blamed?
Those individuals acted against Islamic teachings. Islam clearly forbids killing innocent civilians. Even if someone wants to fight against oppression, Islam permits fighting only against soldiers in a battlefield, not attacking civilians in marketplaces or offices. Therefore, such attacks are clearly against Islamic law. Muslims across the world condemned those attacks. So why portray the entire Muslim population as if they all committed that crime?
The notice also asks why America restricted Muslims after the attack. In reality, America did not expel Muslims living in the country. Muslims continue to live there. Mosques function openly. Even American presidents have attended Ramadan events in mosques. Certain travel restrictions were placed on some countries suspected of terrorism, not on Muslims as a whole. Even those restrictions were challenged in American courts.