BY IMAM ZAID SHAKIR
Nov 05, 2008 at 5:17 am
The American people have spoken in a resounding voice, “YES WE CAN!” and with that refrain echoing into the night history was made as Senator Barack Hussein Obama was elected to serve as the next president of the United States. Senator Obama’s election as the first African American president illustrates…
BY IMAM ZAID SHAKIR
Oct 28, 2008 at 2:04 pm
Go forth romantic warrior, to slay the beast of self. Go forth into the field of life, and relish in the wealth. Go forth romantic warrior, transcend the chains of time. Go forth beyond this world of strife, to learn of life sublime. Go…
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 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
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,…
BY IMAM ZAID SHAKIR
Jun 19, 2008 at 11:27 pm
In my article, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Barack Obama, and the Fate of America, I mentioned that one of the things viewed as unacceptable to the political mainstream in this country is “a fair and just solution to the problem of meaningful Palestinian statehood.” With his slavish remarks at…
BY IMAM ZAID SHAKIR
May 20, 2008 at 11:46 pm
Imam Shafi’i is related to have said: “Never do I debate a man with a desire to hear him err in his speech, or to expose the flaws in his argument, and thus vanquish him. Whenever I face an opponent in debate I silently supplicate, ‘O Lord, help him so…
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