AUDIO: Purifying Intentions
Today’s khutbah was given at Masjid As-Salam in Detroit, Michigan. Click here to listen.
Month: April 2013
Comments on Janazah Prayer on a Reprobate
Since the death of one of the suspected bombers pertaining to the Boston marathon tragedy, a number of Muslims online have declared that the deceased is not entitled to a funeral prayer (Salaah Al-Janaazah) because he was not a true… Continue Reading
Metro Detroit Muslims condemn Boston Marathon bombings
http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130422/METRO/304220418/1361/Metro-Detroit-Muslims-condemn-Boston-Marathon-bombings April 22, 2013 at 4:55 pm Metro Detroit Muslims condemn Boston Marathon bombings By Mark Hicks The Detroit News As a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings was charged Monday and more details emerge about possible connections to religious extremism,… Continue Reading
Don’t let the terrorists divide us
http://blogs.detroitnews.com/politics/2013/04/16/no-collective-suspicion-after-boston-attack/ APR 16, 2013, 6:00 PM Don’t let the terrorists divide us BY DAWUD WALID We are in shock over yesterday’s horrible attack at the Boston Marathon. The purpose of such attacks is to instill fear and divide our nation. Though… Continue Reading
My discussing the status of Islamophobia in Michigan
See today’s Blogging for Michigan post where I discuss Islamophobia in Michigan.
Area Muslims tout successes
http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130415/METRO01/304150330/ April 15, 2013 at 12:54 pm Area Muslims tout successes Banquet highlights advocacy, evolution of community in state By Ursula Watson The Detroit News The struggles and triumphs of Muslim-Americans were examined Sunday at an annual banquet for a… Continue Reading
AUDIO: Free Will and Responsibility
Yesterday’s khutbah was given at the Islamic Center of Ann Arbor. Click here to listen.
Auto industry cited in Al Jazeera’s decision to open Detroit bureauI
http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130412/AUTO01/304120359#ixzz2QLpLwcI4 April 12, 2013 at 11:58 am Auto industry cited in Al Jazeera’s decision to open Detroit bureau By Oralandar Brand-Williams The Detroit News Detroit — Al Jazeera, the Arab-owned international cable and Internet broadcast network, plans to open a news bureau… Continue Reading
Thatcher was no political saint
http://blogs.detroitnews.com/politics/2013/04/10/dont-make-thatcher-into-a-political-saint/ APR 10, 2013, 4:30 PM By Dawud Walid Discussions on the passing of Great Britain’s first female head of state, Margaret Thatcher, crystallize the partisan prism through which we view political leaders. Thatcher was neither all angel nor devil.… Continue Reading
AUDIO: CAIR-MI Rep Speaks in Favor of Death Penalty Moratorium
(SOUTHFIELD, MI, 4/9/2013) — A representative of the Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI) today spoke to students at Marygrove College in Detroit, Mich., about the need for a national moratorium of the death penalty. … Continue Reading