The link: http://www.xanga.com/home.aspx?user=kr156
He is a Hafiz of the Noble Quraan and has a few years left to become a doctor. He is from Chicago. Masha Allah a really intelligent Muslim.
My favorite Muslim Blog
The link: http://www.xanga.com/home.aspx?user=kr156
He is a Hafiz of the Noble Quraan and has a few years left to become a doctor. He is from Chicago. Masha Allah a really intelligent Muslim.
His articles on Salafism are excellent MashaAllah.
Its a wonderful blog. Mashallah
Assalam Alaikum,
Yeah I talk to this guy on AIM alot.
I found it through this website, maybe eteacher was the guy who put it up.
Jazakallah wa Khayrun
http://www.xanga.com/home.aspx?user=kr156
some nice recent posts on there
Hey man, I don't understand Hijabis who wear black-booty pants either. There're so many of them here. I saw one wearing a *RAINBOW* colored Hijab.
"People are asleep when they're alive, they're awakened when they die" - Sayyidina Ali.
You HAVE to read his most recent post. When I came across the article he commented on about some people in Toronto, I was gonna reply to it. But I guess I really don't need to. He did a great job. May Allah increase him in wisdom and knowledge.
The link: http://www.xanga.com/home.aspx?user=kr156
I would have to disagree with some of his points.. They *do* have a name of what they're creating, they call it "Progressive Islam"
Of course, that's assuming there is a "They", which is generally a bit far off the mark when it comes to subcultural evolution within the Ummah. In the cases illustrated in the article, wasn't the female khutbah mosque ahmadi/ismaili?
Reformist movements in Islam are nothing new, this is just the current wave driven by the need to find a balance/place in combination with the Western education system. It cannot be denied that our Ummah has become heavily culturalised, that Islam is slipping from something percieved as an abstraction/religion to a mere socio-political phenomenon in the public psyche. Faced with the challenges of reconciling the way one has been bought up with the apparent message of ones religion, you have to take your cue from somewhere - methinks this is the major benefit of events such as RIS - the spark is there, as is the passion, it's just how you direct it.
I've been looking at the "progressive" muslim movement with interest for a while now. As with most things, it certainly is not a homogeneous movement/ideology, although it's interesting to see the recent formation of the "Progressive Muslims Union" in an attempt to convey one facet of this overall aim, ie reconciliation (nb, I think they have their pluses and minuses personally.
Living Tradition is an interesting blog with regards to this - currently it's stuck too much in refutation mode and sometimes can go a bit ott imo, but it's useful for keeping a tab on developments. There was also an interesting recent article by Abdus Sattar Ghazali on this group. The comments are a bit amusing, but it is always interesting how every single group always claims the right of haqq. Fiercely contested that is.
I also have some issue with the reference of the hadith pertaining to female leadership, but for some reason registering on xanga scares me. Hmm. I also don't generally think sarcasm is the best form of analytical pose as it tends to create an echo-chamber effect. Those are scary.
Eh, in the end it all kicks back to identity.
What's yours?
He's put up a good post on his recitation and his Quran Khatam dua... do check it out:
www.xanga.com/kr156
I think he needs to stay away from the fiqh and other issues that should be left to the ulema. Other than that he has some good insight on various issues.
Wallahu'alam
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