An English Learner's Diary

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#NotinMyname

NotinMyname is a campaign going viral on social media which aim to against IS by young Muslims in the UK.

They say "IS is not in my name" and they give the reasons.

Idiomatic phrase "in someone's name " means "on behalf of someone" or "reserved for someone." So, in this context, they say that IS is not the representative of Islam.


Not in my Name - Muslims against ISIS - YouTube

ISIS do not represent Islam or Muslims

Because...

Because they totally un-Islamic.

Because they are killing innocent people.

Because you're unjust.

Because your leader ease a lier.

Because your action do not represent the action of lead of the rightly guided companions.

Because your Caliphate doesn't represent the ummah

Because what you're doing is inhumane.

Because you abuse hearts of minds.

Because you have no compassion.

Because my religion promised tolerance for me, and you have no respect for me.

We must all unite together and try to stop this group from damaging Islam and Muslims.

Muslim... A follower of the religion of Islam. Caliphate... the rule or reign of a caliph (successor of Muhammad) of chief Muslim ruler ummah... an Arabic word meaning "nation". It is commonly used for the collective community of Islamic people. In Quran the ummah typically refers to a single group that share s common religious beliefs, specifically those that are the objects of a divine plan of salvation.