Archive for December, 2007

El Imam al-Shatibi, el gran jurista y pensador Maliki, escribió algo que todos nosotros deberíamos de darnos el tiempo para analizar:
“Cada acto que posee alguna falla [buenas y nobles] acciones no es reconocida como admirable por las fuentes de la Sha’riah. Lo que queremos decir con acciones son las acciones del corazón y sus miembros. [...]


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In reference to the article written by Br Ibrahim Ramey on the terrible news of the Killing of Benazir Bhutto http://iamramey.blogspot.com/2007/12/assassination-of-former-prime-minister.html
A dear young brother posed the question below
salam alikom bro hussam
how is butto’s murder a
terrible day for islam
akhi she is a liberal
secularist that called for wester style democracy and
could not even speak urdu and did [...]


American Muslims: a part of America’s pluralism
The United States of America is a pluralistic society par excellence. It is a country that does not have a state religion, and Americans do not constitute one race or one ethnicity.
Immigrants have built the USA. Ever since Europeans began settling in what is now the United States by [...]


Asalamu alaykum:
Dr. Abdullah bin Bayyah writes that in order for one to engage Minority Fiqh in the proper light, six important maxims must be kept in mind. This is the first in a series or articles that will explore this, at times, controversial approach to legal issues. This article seeks to lay out the foundations [...]


Asalamu alaykum,
Abu Majid has been a dear friend for a number of years. He is truly a hard worker and I have a lot of love for him. We are both from the wonderful state [just ask Texas football fans] of Oklahoma. Yes, everyone thinks we ride horses to work, drink from our hats and [...]


Getting back to the three things that brought about literacy in the Muslim world
1.) learning large portions of knowledge by rhyme
2.) memorizing the Qur’an and writing it and knowing how to recite it well
3.) beginning the path of knowledge at a young age


An Exposé on One of the Greatest Destroyers of Modern Day Discourse
“We have been forbidden to search for faults, we can take note only of that which is overt” (Ibn Mas’ood)
Perhaps one of the greatest trials for those who discuss issues of contention today is context. Understanding the context of a person’s speech can set [...]


‘Eid Mubarak

Asalamu alaykum,
Wishing a happy ‘Eid to all!
www.suhaibwebb.com


NEW YORK (CNN) — A Muslim man jumped to the aid of three Jewish subway riders after they were attacked by a group of young people who objected to one of the Jews saying “Happy Hanukkah,” a spokeswoman for the three said Wednesday.


Introductory Notes on An Important Topic
The idea of the Islamic Movement has long been criticized for being “nontraditional” or “innovative”. Some have claimed that such an idea has no foundation in the religion, and the methods of comprehensive social, political, economic, family-oriented, and educational change which are propounded by scholars and activists in the movement [...]