BY IMAM ZAID SHAKIR
Oct 03, 2008 at 2:05 pm
The blog entry I wrote several days ago in defense of Shaykh Hamza Yusuf was based on my misunderstanding of the events leading up to Shaykh Hamza’s participation the malaria eradication program sponsored by the Tony Blair Foundation in Los Angeles, September 25, 2008. In reality, it was a lot…
BY IMAM ZAID SHAKIR
Oct 01, 2008 at 8:12 pm
I wish to extend warmest ‘Id Greetings to all of you. May Allah bless you all during this blessed season. Here is my ‘Id Khutbah. Insha Allah, you will find some benefit in it. http://newislamicdirections.com/mediacast/id-khutbah-1429-2008/
BY IMAM ZAID SHAKIR
Sep 29, 2008 at 10:17 am
BY IMAM ZAID SHAKIR
Sep 17, 2008 at 1:09 pm
I have decided that instead of complaining about the inadequacies of the candidates running for president I would run as a write-in candidate. Here is my platform, as articulated in my stump speech: My fellow Americans, or should I say my fellow citizens of the global community; reigning socio-political realities…
BY IMAM ZAID SHAKIR
Sep 12, 2008 at 10:52 am
Imam Warith Deen Muhammad, who passed away this past Tuesday, in Chicago, Illinois, was not the best known American Muslim of his generation. Unlike his friend Malcolm X (al-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz), he would not become a symbol of black rage with excerpts of his speeches creatively spliced into the songs…
BY IMAM ZAID SHAKIR
Sep 04, 2008 at 6:58 pm
Yesterday, September 3, 2008, United States ground forces swept into Pakistan in a raid that resulted in the deaths of 21 Pakistani civilians. This raid has evoked outrage across Pakistan, and is a clear and unnecessary violation of Pakistani sovereignty. It comes in the context of increasing attacks in Afghanistan…
BY IMAM ZAID SHAKIR
Aug 13, 2008 at 1:43 pm
The Month of Ramadan is upon us. During this special time, we should all reflect on the many blessings God has bestowed upon us. Those of us who live here in the West have been blessed with many material bounties that are unimaginable to many of our co-religionists in the…
BY IMAM ZAID SHAKIR
Aug 13, 2008 at 1:43 pm
The Month of Ramadan is upon us. During this special time, we should all reflect on the many blessings God has bestowed upon us. Those of us who live here in the West have been blessed with many material bounties that are unimaginable to many of our co-religionists in the…
BY IMAM ZAID SHAKIR
Jul 23, 2008 at 3:41 pm
We are living in a world where there could obviously be more peace. As Muslims, we realize this fact more than most people, as the peace of many of our brothers and sisters in various parts of the globe has been tragically disrupted –in Palestine, Iraq, Afghanistan,…
BY IMAM ZAID SHAKIR
Jul 23, 2008 at 3:41 pm
We are living in a world where there could obviously be more peace. As Muslims, we realize this fact more than most people, as the peace of many of our brothers and sisters in various parts of the globe has been tragically disrupted –in Palestine, Iraq, Afghanistan,…
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