ISNA CONGRATULATES PRESIDENT-ELECT BARACK OBAMA

(Plainfield, IN - 11/05/08) The Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) takes this opportunity to congratulate Barack Obama on his historic victory in this presidential election.  In electing him to office, we as a nation saw in Barack Obama an individual with the mental clarity to understand our needs, the moral character to uphold our principles, and the humility to seek counsel when in doubt.

His roots, which stretch from Hawaii to Jakarta, and from Harvard Square, Massachusetts, to Hyde Park, Chicago,  will prove invaluable as he goes about serving a nation that is now more than ever, culturally  diverse. In so doing we trust that he will seek wise counsel and keep faith with Almighty God.

Barack Obama's victory is perhaps greater in that it finally allows America to practice what it for so long has preached to others. It allows America to close the gap that separated its humanitarian ideals from its social ambitions.  America has for now, at least, lived up to its promise. 

And as for the rest of the world, the results of this election give hope to its citizens that this nation may now be willing to extend its lofty principles to include them as well.

We at ISNA offer our full support to Mr. Obama and to his administration, and we look forward to working with him in the future