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“A lecture about what we are seeing unfolding in America is a typical story of “tyranny

“A lecture about what we are seeing unfolding in America is a typical story of “tyranny

Posted by | Nov 19, 2016 | , ,

Seattle, MAPS: Dealing with times of “fear”: My lecture  at the Muslim Association of Puget Sound, MAPS, last Friday. The main point of my lecture was that what we are seeing unfolding in America is a typical story of “tyranny”, in its political, economic and religious forms. The best way to deal with “fear” of the people is to fear none but Allah, to hold on to the faith and its ethics, to defend oneself, and to form alliances with like-minded Muslims and non-Muslims in order to resist...

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Surviving trying times in America: Friday Khutbah

Surviving trying times in America: Friday Khutbah

Posted by | Nov 18, 2016 | ,

Seattle, USA: This is a video of the Friday Khutba I delivered today at the Plymouth Church in downtown Seattle. The Khutba was on how to survive times of trial by deepening our faith, self-reflecting, defending ourselves and cooperating with others without compromising our Islamic...

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A Third Way? Re-strategizing for American Muslims

A Third Way? Re-strategizing for American Muslims

Posted by | Nov 14, 2016 |

It is obvious from the exit polls and various analyses of the latest United States election that Donald Trump won basically because of the large voting block of the “white, male, non-college degree, Christian, rural” vote. It is true that the Republicans – unethically and opportunistically – utilized racism, greed, fear and misogyny to encourage and win this particular vote, versus Hillary Clinton and the Democrats’ appeal to the “values” of liberalism and equality. It is also true that a Republican President, and a Republican majority in both houses, is a serious problem, especially for Muslims, locally and internationally....

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A Third Way? – Re-strategizing for American Muslims

A Third Way? – Re-strategizing for American Muslims

Posted by | Nov 10, 2016 |

It is obvious from the exit polls and various analyses of the latest United States election that Donald Trump won basically because of the large voting block of the “white, male, non-college degree, Christian, rural” vote. It is true that the Republicans – unethically and opportunistically – utilised racism, greed, fear and misogyny to encourage and win this particular vote, versus Hillary Clinton and the Democrats’ appeal to the “values” of liberalism and equality. It is also true that a Republican President, and a Republican majority in both houses, is a serious problem, especially for Muslims, locally and internationally....

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Ibn Ataa: How Sincerity Revives Actions

Ibn Ataa: How Sincerity Revives Actions

Posted by | Nov 4, 2016 |

In his well-known book, Al-Hikam (Words of Wisdom), sheikh Ahmad Ibn `Ataa’illah As-Sakandari says: “Actions are like statues that only come to life with the spirit of sincerity”. Sincerity to Allah is more fundamental than relying on Allah, since it has to do with a deeper level of faith in Him, Most High. Yet, it was important to affirm our relying on Allah and hope in His Mercy, before discussing sincerity. This is because pure sincerity to Allah is so subtle and so hard to achieve without much hope in Allah’s Grace and strong reliance on Him. Sincerity to Allah...

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