I began recently to think about all the things that we do, and if we would do them if those who are close to us knew what we were doing. I began to think about people who do drugs and have sex and have relationships and began to think about what if our parents knew about these things. In Islam dating is not allowed and often parents get very upset when they find out their children are dating. What if your parents knew about it? What would they say?
Let me begin by saying violence is never the right answer against a government. We have moved into a world where violence has become all too common and we have become de-sensitized to it. Over the past week the taliban attacked a mosque in Pakistan during friday prayer in an effort to undermine the government and also to try to pull people on their side. That doesn’t work. Violence is not appropriate action to undermine a government.
I was talking to someone about the plight of the Muslim community now, and he said to think about it this way, what sins haven’t we done. In our communities, in our friend circles, it has almost become encouraged to perform sins and speaking out against it; speaking on the side of hayah, pointing out modesty has become a point to make fun of people for. Recently I wore a kufi – religious hat when I went to go hang out with a few people, and the first thing I heard was why have you become so religious, as if there is something wrong with that. First of all, I wore the hat to control my hair, secondly, what’s wrong with wearing a religious hat?
The Muslim community in this country and around the world is facing challenges not only from the outside world, but we face challenges within our community itself. We hear and see sins taking place, but we are afraid to say something out of fear of getting labeled ‘relgious’. What ever happened to commanding the good and forbidding the evil?
I had a conversation with Baba Ali over the weekend at the ICNA convention about matchmaking sites and he told me more indepth about halfourdeen.com .. Here’s the video that explains it a little more,
The concept is great, because it doesn’t only ask you generic questions, it asks you indepth questions that don’t have a right or wrong answer. Best of all it is private, so people can’t search up one another so people won’t know you are on it until they are paired up as a match. The cost? Only $9 a month, and $5 a month if you sign up for the entire year; that is dramatically less than current websites.. Something that people should definitely check out, it launches in 2 weeks.
3-D Representation of the Prophet’s House. Beautiful!
“The picture shows a replication of The Prophet Mohammad’s (peace be upon him) House. The model of the house was built to give people a glimpse of the way the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) lived. This house is just a part of a bigger exhibition of the life of the prophet (peace be upon him).
The house was reproduced based on authentic narrations that describe the Prophet’s (peace be upon him) house.
The Exhibition is held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.” http://fieldofview.com/flickr/?page=photos%2Fbahimashat%2F3372829764%2Fin%2Fset-72157603538368056%2F
I think this is great. I encourage everyone to check it out.. Notice the 2 curtains as doors, one goes to the masjid, the other goes outside. It is very nice..
It’s been a while since I posted so I thought I’d get back to it. Alhumdulillah just came back from the ICNA convention where I performed on stage with Baba Ali in a skit. I’m currently trying to get the video so if anyone has it please put it up on youtube or send it to me..
I’m going to transform this blog into things I find interesting and just my own personal thoughts and my personal thoughts..
That’s it for now, more soon..
- Muslim in America
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