I came across this particular blog a while ago. I was thinking of making a post about it but didn’t have the time to do so. But here it is now….
Its a blog of a revert Muslim…I have always found reverts very intriguing, the fact that they changed something about them to become closer to God is so inspiring…
In this blog, you can read about Islam from a new Muslim brother’s perspective…brother is mashaallah very educated and is capable of presenting sound opinion…
For instane, read this particular excerpt from Engaging the World in the Footsteps of Prophet Mohammad
“Help your brother, whether he is an oppressor or he is oppressed.” People asked, “O Allah’s Apostle! It is right to help him if he is oppressed, but how should we help him if he is an oppressor?” The Prophet said, “By preventing him from oppressing others.” (Sahih Al-Bukhari, 3:624)
All of us willingly participate in this system of capitalism without even understanding the issues involved that create injustice. In particular, unlike what the Prophet Muhammad did when he conveyed the message of Islam to rid the world of injustice, we do not seek to understand the edifice that produces beggars, homelessness and poverty so that we can solve them. Yes, as Muslims we have our own personal economic obligations that we must fulfill as commanded by Allah (subhana wa’taala) in the forms of zakat (alms) and not paying interests for our debts but we must go beyond that. We have to engage others with some intellectual credibility and learn how to criticize a flawed system.
Cool how brother linked Islam to Activism. Mashaallah, a nice reminder. So, bookmark this blog and read it in your spare time.
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