Comments on: Drop the Prefix, I’m Just Muslim

By: Jamaaludeen

Jamaaludeen — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 06:14:14 +0000

I can see why you might use the word modernist because there is a need of extracting rulings from the deen in degrade to modern issues but reformist not so much because that inmplies making a change in the religion, I think a more appropriate word for what you are talking about is ‘revivalist’ nothing new, bringing back the classical understanding but applying it appropriately.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 22:06:38 +0000

What is the authenticity of your proof “Differences amongst my community are a mercy”..

By: fatima

fatima — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 01:04:03 +0000

A poor analysis!
The problem is not labels – typologies and such like simply categorise the conceptual issues that we differ on – and these exist, whether they be legal differences, historic differences, geographic differences etc
The issue is one of political manipulation of these to achieve secular goals. That is the problem! We should not allow the kuffar to manipulate and differences between us, whether that difference is legitimate or not!

By: Abul Layth

Abul Layth — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 17:34:47 +0000

Speak for yourself Yasmin. You must be under the illusion that “we” means this Ummah! Well your Ummah apparently loves the revilers of our Mother A’ishah, and our Nabi’s beloved companions! Your Ummah must think it is okay to befriend those who believe Muslim blood is licit!

I am a traditionalist which is nothing more than a translation of SUNNI. If you don’t like the label too bad. It has been used before the time of the noble Ottomans to differentiate us from “them”.

I am also not naive enough to believe that by stripping me of my “label” the world is going to be all rosy and lovey dovey! The shi’aa will still curse Abu Bakr and Umar, the pseudo-salafi Jihadists – who are defined as “fundamentalists” in the Rand report – will continue massacring Muslims and slaughtering innocent women and children. The Kharijites will continue making my blood halaal.

No, Yasmin, I will not warm up the heretics! Such was not the sunnic prescription! Such was not the way of righteous forefathers either. Such is not sane either …

As our Nabi ‘alayhis salam said: “A man is upon the religion of his friend” – so I will not be befriending the heretics and criminals you call us to embrace!

By: Safiyah

Safiyah — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 20:13:53 +0000

Thank you! This is awesome. It really drives home the point I was trying to make.

The United States is comprised of 50 states, yet we are UNITED states, one country.

Thanks again.

By: Nachida

Nachida — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 13:27:00 +0000

I use labels. I use it to so that others may have an idea of where I stand, to get to know me better, to explain why I pray slightly differently from them. I don’t think labels don’t necessarily disunite. I’m a Hoosier, but that doesn’t make me any less American than say, someone from California or New York. We still have the basic values that makes us all American, though on secondary things we differ (you say soda, I say pop). It’s not the labels that disunites us; it’s the perceptions of others may have of those labels. So should I stop using it because someone else may have a problem of who I am?

By: Summer

Summer — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 12:33:20 +0000

Allahu Akbar!!!!!!!!!!!EVERY AND I MEAN EVERY MUSLIM HAS TO READ THIS!! IM SHARING!!!MASHALLAH!!BARAK ALLAHU FEEK!

By: Mohammad

Mohammad — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 22:28:13 +0000

I like the way Imam Suhaib is talking about, that even if you try 1 million times we can not finish the differences but…….. 3. Differing in the secondary issues. This last category is the “mercy” mentioned in “Differences amongst my community are a mercy.” (see the above comment of Imam for detail)

I would leave the differences and come to common term of
“لا إله إلا الله محمدا رسول الله”

it doesnt mean that we shouldnt try to learn the deen and follow it without the authenticity But we love our differences cuz our Lord is one.

By: Mohammad

Mohammad — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 22:03:23 +0000

insha allah we will be united soon under one banner of islams, and we need to re-establish the khilafah on the path way of prophet-hood and take care of all brothers and sister in islam no matter which corner of the world they are………….our message is……One God, one path, one book, one message, one soul, one state, one leader(khalifah), one world and one religion(submission and surrender to God)………

By: Mohammad

Mohammad — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 21:56:38 +0000

yeah thats true and when ever i talk to my friends I try to educate them about it and its very important to talk about, but I have seen one other disease which exist in the west is some Muslims have label themselves as a moderate Muslim or Modern Muslim, while there is no such a thing called Modern Islam or modern Muslim as if they are trying to make new interpretation of Islam and Muslim.