Muslims for Life Campaign Hosts Annual Sept. 11 Memorial Blood Drive Today

Al-Islam Students Association will hold its annual blood drive to honor 9/11 victims in collaboration with the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Tulsa Chapter. The Community's chapters nationwide will participate in this campaign. All local community members are invited to donate. This life-saving campaign hopes to collect 10,000 pints of blood nationally to help save as many as 30,000 lives.

• Event: Muslims for Life Blood Drive to Honor 9/11 Victims
  When: Sept. 11, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
  Where: Verizon Ballroom, Arkansas Union
• Event: Memorial Observance to Honor 9/11 Victims
  When: Sept. 11, 9:45-10:15 a.m.
  Where: Verizon Ballroom, Arkansas Union

In 2011, memorializing the 10th anniversary of the tragic events of Sept. 11, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA launched this campaign with the aim to collect 10,000 pints of blood across America in order to help save more than 30,000 lives. The campaign ran in over 200 locations and resulted in 11,803 pints being collected that year. To date, "Muslims for Life" has held collected over 60,000 pints of blood and helped save well over 160,000 lives.

Please find links below to video coverage of just a few of the many members of U.S. Congress who joined the "Muslims for Life" campaign in prior years:

• U.S. Rep. Tom Petri, Republican from Wisconsin, Rep. Petri's Remarks
• U.S. Rep. Donna Edwards, Democrat from Maryland, Rep. Edward's Remarks
• U.S. Rep. Brad Sherman, Democrat from California, Rep. Sherman's Remarks
• Former U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison, Democrat from Minnesota, Rep. Ellison's Remarks

About Ahmadiyya Muslim Community: The Ahmadiyya Muslim community is a dynamic, reformist and fast-growing international movement within Islam. Founded in 1889, the community spans over 200 nations with membership exceeding tens of millions. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA, established in 1920, is among the first American-Muslim organizations.

The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is the only Islamic organization to believe that the long-awaited messiah has come in the person of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (1835-1908) of Qadian, India. Ahmad claimed to be the metaphorical second coming of Jesus of Nazareth and the divine guide, whose advent was foretold by the prophet of Islam, Muhammad. The community believes that God sent Ahmad, like Jesus, to end religious wars, condemn bloodshed and reinstitute morality, justice and peace. Ahmad's advent has brought about an unprecedented era of Islamic revival and moderation. He divested Muslims of fanatical beliefs and practices by vigorously championing Islam's true and essential teachings.