BY IMAM ZAID SHAKIR
Jul 16, 2015 at 9:03 am
If we ask a simple, straightforward question concerning the initiative launched by Faatimah Knight to help rebuild the eight black churches that were either partially or totally destroyed by fire in the immediate aftermath of the assassination of Clementa Pinkney, and the murder of eight of his fellow congregants in…
BY IMAM ZAID SHAKIR
Jun 30, 2015 at 4:12 pm
Perhaps the greatest hit recording of the popular 1970’s disco era singing group, The Bee Gees, was “How Deep Is Your Love.” Among the lyrics of that song were the following touching words: “I believe in you You know the door to my very soul You’re the light…
BY IMAM ZAID SHAKIR
Jun 26, 2015 at 9:43 am
Dear Brothers and Sisters, Let us not forget the people in those parts of Pakistan who are suffering from a horrific heat wave. Almost a thousand people have perished, along with almost three thousand earlier this summer in India, may Allah’s mercy envelop them all. One of the characteristics…
BY IMAM ZAID SHAKIR
Jun 22, 2015 at 5:49 am
This is brief response to recent comments about the need for a Khalifa. Brothers and sisters, do not think, simplistically, that the mere existence of a Khalifa will solve the Muslims problems. The Khilafa (office of the Khalifa) was ended by the order of Kemel Ataturk in 1924. At that…
BY IMAM ZAID SHAKIR
Jun 20, 2015 at 7:11 am
Question: Why is it so hard to call the massacre of African Americans in Charleston, South Carolina a terrorist act? Answer: Because all terrorists are Muslim, and Dylann Root, the confessed murderer is not a Muslim. Question: When obviously deranged Muslims commit acts of mass murder, why are they never…
BY IMAM ZAID SHAKIR
May 30, 2015 at 8:51 am
As we stand on the verge of beginning the great fast, let us pray that the blessings we enjoy are decreed to last. Let us pray for the people, who have lost their homes, fields and cattle in the flood, that they are patient and see their sins washed…
BY IMAM ZAID SHAKIR
May 20, 2015 at 8:37 am
As you gaze upon us from the perch of wisdom bequeathed unto you by the ninety years that have passed since your birth, and you see us sometimes wallowing in our folly; forgive us Brother Malcolm. You gave so much and taught so well, but, frequently, we have been…
BY IMAM ZAID SHAKIR
May 08, 2015 at 5:04 pm
If we lived in sane times, we would be searching for the particular psychosis that afflicted the wretched souls who attempted to shoot up the asinine “Draw Muhammad” gathering in Garland, Texas. Unfortunately, there are plenty of deluded Muslims who will declare the shooters were “defending the honor of the…
BY IMAM ZAID SHAKIR
May 03, 2015 at 10:02 pm
When we talk about Islamic education and our children, the discussion usually revolves around strictly academic issues related to technical aspects of curriculum development, testing standards and methodologies, balancing between secular and religious education, and similar concerns. Sometimes we miss the greater objective of an Islamic education. That objective, in…
BY IMAM ZAID SHAKIR
Apr 09, 2015 at 2:00 pm
This poem is based on Bob Dylan’s song, “Only a Pawn in Their Game.” Bullets from the back of a bush a dune or a mount Shells too numerous to count The hatred he cannot surmount And the religion he flaunts So blindly he aims…
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