Category: The Follow Up

  • Skepticism: One of the Challenges Facing Muslims Today – A Khutbah by Imam Marc Manley

    وَجَعَلنَا اللَّيلَ وَالنَّهارَ آيَتَينِ ۖ فَمَحَونا آيَةَ اللَّيلِ وَجَعَلنا آيَةَ النَّهارِ مُبصِرَةً لِتَبتَغوا فَضلًا مِن رَبِّكُم وَلِتَعلَموا عَدَدَ السِّنينَ وَالحِسابَ ۚ وَكُلَّ شَيءٍ فَصَّلناهُ تَفصيلًا “We made the night and day two Signs. We blotted out the Sign of the night and made the Sign of the day a time for seeing so that you… Continue reading

  • The Sherman Jackson Reader: Literalism Part 4

    The following are a few notes to the audio lecture, The Sherman Jackson Reader: Literalism Part 4. The Sherman Jackson Reader is a class Imam Marc teaches every Saturday morning after Fajr prayer at Middle Ground. On the topic of juristic induction and textual empiricism: The way that Islam has typically been taught is if… Continue reading

  • Skepticism, Cynicism, and Nihilism: Three Challenges Facing Muslims Today – A Khutbah By Imam Marc Manley

    Fear can make you do some funny things. The word “fear” is much maligned: many young Muslims think if we fear Allah then we can’t love Him as well. “Muslims don’t realize what they’re buying into.” Shaykh Abdullah bin Hamid Ali Humanism has brought about a number of challenges for believers. Three of them are: skepticism; cynicism;… Continue reading