Mariam thank you so much for your post, I was so moved reading it. I hope some of the people on this site (Muslims and non-muslims) who have hate in their hearts and demonstrate it in their posts read this and take example from the four Imams. It deeply saddens me that some people of all faiths would take the blessed words of Allah (from all of the books) and twist them into an excuse for hatred and exclusion. Perhaps we should all reflect on the reason that we Muslims are taught such greetings as As Salaam Alaykom.