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Devotional Practice: Month of Dhu al-Hijjah

Dec 12, 2007 at 5:17 am

Devotional Practice: Month Dhu al-Hijjah By Imam Zaid Shakir The first ten days of Dhul-Hijja are blessed days, which we frequently neglect. The Noble Prophet, Peace and Blessings of God be upon him, said, “There are no days in which righteous deeds done during…

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The “Teddy Bear” Crisis (Expanded)

BY IMAM ZAID SHAKIR

Dec 05, 2007 at 1:02 am

The recent “Teddy-Bear” crisis in Sudan illustrates the failure of many Muslims to understand a stark reality; one that if left misunderstood will probably lead to a lot of unnecessary bloodshed in the Muslim world, and destroy the opportunity for many western, non-Muslim people to benefit, at a mass level,…

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Farewell to Basim

BY IMAM ZAID SHAKIR

Nov 29, 2007 at 10:58 pm

Yesterday was sobering. After spending many hours trying to work through my inbox, catching up on my backlogged emails, my wife received a phone call from Atlanta, Georgia. Exhausted from seven straight weeks of coast to coast travel, culminating in a non-stop ten hour flight from London to San Francisco…

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God’s Justice Will Not Sleep Forever

BY IMAM ZAID SHAKIR

Nov 19, 2007 at 6:09 am

The world’s greatest humanitarian crisis, as quiet as it is kept, is not in Darfur. While the situation there deserves the attention it is getting it is far less grave than the humanitarian disaster unfolding in Somalia. The nature of that crisis demonstrates much about the nature of US foreign…

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New Audio: Resisting Globalization With True Brotherhood

Nov 14, 2007 at 10:12 pm

In this lecture Imam Zaid examines the implications of Brotherhood and Sisterhood in Islam. For more information Click Here For a complete listing of the lectures, please visit Audio/Video section.

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Who are the Fascists?

BY IMAM ZAID SHAKIR

Oct 24, 2007 at 1:23 am

When George W. Bush began making poignant references to what he termed “Islamic Fascists,” he shed more light on the nature of the ideology driving the neoconservative movement than he did on the ideology driving militant Islamic groups in various parts of the world—for reasons we will soon examine. Although…

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“Scattered Pictures” Feedback

BY IMAM ZAID SHAKIR

Oct 08, 2007 at 5:53 pm

Scattered Pictures Feedback: A homeowner, A reviewer, 08/21/2007 Outstanding Brilliance in literature! It truly Speaks out Volumes for itself! Yasmin, A reviewer, 01/27/2007 Remarkable, Insightful, Intellectually stimulating and uplifting, Policy-making Approach to Literary Brilliance! This Book not only covers the whole life of An American…

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Pledge of Mutual Respect and Cooperation Between Sunni Muslim Scholars, Organizations, and Students

BY IMAM ZAID SHAKIR

Sep 24, 2007 at 9:56 pm

Pledge of Mutual Respect and Cooperation Between Sunni Muslim Scholars, Organizations, and Students of Sacred Knowledge Hold fast to the Rope of Allah, all together, and be not divided. (Qur’an, 3:103) Surely, those who have made divisions in their religion and turned into factions, you have nothing…

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Description of the God Conscious

BY IMAM ZAID SHAKIR

Sep 24, 2007 at 3:20 pm

It is related that a devout worshipper by the name of Humam came to Imam ‘Ali, may God ennoble his countenance, and asked him to describe the God conscious people so vividly that he could almost see them. Imam ‘Ali responded: “Their speech is truthful; their clothing is moderate; and…

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Ramadan Lessons: Lesson One

BY IMAM ZAID SHAKIR

Sep 20, 2007 at 12:04 pm

Based on Lata’if al-Ma’arif By Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali [1] Abu Hurayra, may God be pleased with him, relates that the Prophet, peace upon him, said: “The reward of every action undertaken by the human being is for him—and good deeds will be rewarded from ten up to seven hundred times—God…

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