Schwartz’s Words of Mass Distortion

By sheila | Oct 31, 2006

In an article written for Family Security Matters, Stephen Schwartz rhetorically asked “Is California an Islamic Republic?“, and directly accused the state’s most prominent Muslim, Shaykh Hamza Yusuf, of being a dishonest person and a poseur.

Sidi Aftab Ahmad Malik [1] responds:

In his recent article: Is California an Islamic Republic? (The Family Security Foundation, Inc., October 25, [...]

You speak, he hears

By sheila | Oct 20, 2006

As for visiting God’s Messenger, on him be peace: you must stand before him in the manner we have described, visiting him in death as you would have visited him in life. Do not approach his tomb except as you would have approached his noble person if he had been alive. Just as you would [...]

Reviving The Islamic Spirit 5th Annual Convention

By sheila | Oct 19, 2006

“Reviving the Islamic Spirit” convention is an attempt by the youth to help overcome new challenges of communication and integration. The convention aims to promote stronger ties within the North American Society through reviving the Islamic tradition of education, tolerance and introspection, and across cultural lines through points of commonality and respect.

Furthermore, the convention will [...]

Mu’tazilla is not Godzilla

By sheila | Oct 18, 2006

There is no doubt that the Islamic concept of God during the time of Prophet Muhammad was stark and simple. There is one God, and He is like no other. The divine unity is known as Tawhid and it is reinforced by the first part of the Shahada (testimony of faith): There is no God [...]

The real response to Pope Benedict

By sheila | Oct 16, 2006

Thirty eight leading Muslim scholars and leaders have signed a joint open letter to the Pope in the spirit of goodwill to respond to the remarks made by His Holiness on 12 September 2006.

All the eight schools of thought and jurisprudence in Islam are represented by the signatories, including a woman scholar. In this respect [...]

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