Tag: American politics

  • The Importance of Establishing Your Own Faith

    Skepticism: not sure that you can even know anything. Cynicism: not really matters. Nihilism: the rejection of all religious and moral principles, often in the belief that life is meaningless. Many of us have substituted personal faith, personal convictions, personal principles for abstracts: justice, equality, etc. But what happens if you are unable to attain… Continue reading

  • Crisis of Authority with Imam Dawud Walid

    The following interview is with Imam Dawud Walid discussing the issue of authority in the Muslim community. Dawud Walid is currently the Executive Director of the Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI). Continue reading

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

      The Qur’an is a gift. And it is the means by which we can live well: وَما أَرسَلنا مِن رَسولٍ إِلّا بِلِسانِ قَومِهِ لِيُبَيِّنَ لَهُم ۖ فَيُضِلُّ اللَّهُ مَن يَشاءُ وَيَهدي مَن يَشاءُ ۚ وَهُوَ العَزيزُ الحَكيمُ وَلَقَد أَرسَلنا موسىٰ بِآياتِنا أَن أَخرِج قَومَكَ مِنَ الظُّلُماتِ إِلَى النّورِ وَذَكِّرهُم بِأَيّامِ اللَّهِ ۚ إِنَّ في… Continue reading