New Islamic Directions
Essays and longer reflections by Imam Zaid Shakir.
Imam Zaid Shakir · July 16, 2007
(updated daily) The sayings gathered here, entitled Wisdom , are extracted from, Alerting The Self Deceived , a book written by the great Islamic scholar and mystic, Abdul Wahhab ash-Sha’rani, d. 973 AH/ 1565 AD. In this book Ash-Sha’rani gathers…
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Imam Zaid Shakir · July 26, 2006
In this article, Imam Zaid distinguishes between what an ideological political movement is and what a spiritually enriching religion is, concluding that this deen has a higher purpose than a politics. In his characteristically articulate fashion,…
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Imam Zaid Shakir · April 30, 2006
We need to provide a space for children to be children, yet foster their preparation for the real world. Everything from food to the type of television viewed effect the progression of a child.
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Imam Zaid Shakir · February 7, 2006
As the crisis that has emerged in the aftermath of the publication of the infamous cartoons that claim to depict the Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings of God upon him, escalates, we would do well by stepping back and attempting to analyze the situation
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