Comments on: Open Thread Sunday 11-8-2009 http://muslimmatters.org/2009/11/08/open-thread-sunday-11-8-2009/ Discourses in the Intellectual Traditions, Political Situation, and Social Ethics of Muslim Life Thu, 24 May 2012 01:29:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: abu abdAllah Tariq Ahmed http://muslimmatters.org/2009/11/08/open-thread-sunday-11-8-2009/#comment-53486 abu abdAllah Tariq Ahmed Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:08:44 +0000 http://muslimmatters.org/?p=9011#comment-53486 Jazak Allah khayr for the links! Jazak Allah khayr for the links!

]]> By: Abu Noor Al-Irlandee http://muslimmatters.org/2009/11/08/open-thread-sunday-11-8-2009/#comment-53437 Abu Noor Al-Irlandee Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:51:47 +0000 http://muslimmatters.org/?p=9011#comment-53437 <a href="http://www.newislamicdirections.com/nid/notes/remembering_imam_luqman_abdullah/" rel="nofollow">Here is another nice piece about Imam Luqman by Imam Zaid Shakir.</a> Here is another nice piece about Imam Luqman by Imam Zaid Shakir.

]]> By: Abu Rumaisa http://muslimmatters.org/2009/11/08/open-thread-sunday-11-8-2009/#comment-53429 Abu Rumaisa Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:07:28 +0000 http://muslimmatters.org/?p=9011#comment-53429 <strong>Jon Stewart Catches Sean Hannity Falsifying Footage To Make GOP Protest Appear Bigger</strong> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/11/jon-stewart-catches-sean_n_353447.html <strong>Glenn Beck impersonation</strong> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/06/jon-stewart-does-glenn-be_n_348129.html Jon Stewart Catches Sean Hannity Falsifying Footage To Make GOP Protest Appear Bigger
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/11/jon-stewart-catches-sean_n_353447.html

Glenn Beck impersonation
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/06/jon-stewart-does-glenn-be_n_348129.html

]]> By: Abu Rumaisa http://muslimmatters.org/2009/11/08/open-thread-sunday-11-8-2009/#comment-53345 Abu Rumaisa Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:39:28 +0000 http://muslimmatters.org/?p=9011#comment-53345 <strong>Blackwater: Continuing Coverage of “The World’s Most Powerful Mercenary Army”</strong> http://www.democracynow.org/features/blackwater_usa <strong> “A Woman Among Warlords”: Afghan Democracy Activist Malalai Joya Defies Threats to Challenge US Occupation, Local Warlords</strong> http://www.democracynow.org/2009/10/28/a_woman_among_warlords_afghan_democracy Blackwater: Continuing Coverage of “The World’s Most Powerful Mercenary Army”
http://www.democracynow.org/features/blackwater_usa

“A Woman Among Warlords”: Afghan Democracy Activist Malalai Joya Defies Threats to Challenge US Occupation, Local Warlords
http://www.democracynow.org/2009/10/28/a_woman_among_warlords_afghan_democracy

]]> By: abu abdAllah Tariq Ahmed http://muslimmatters.org/2009/11/08/open-thread-sunday-11-8-2009/#comment-53301 abu abdAllah Tariq Ahmed Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:01:53 +0000 http://muslimmatters.org/?p=9011#comment-53301 Such as... :) Come on, let's see a link. Such as… :) Come on, let’s see a link.

]]> By: jazeera http://muslimmatters.org/2009/11/08/open-thread-sunday-11-8-2009/#comment-53231 jazeera Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:42:28 +0000 http://muslimmatters.org/?p=9011#comment-53231 http://english.aljazeera.net/focus/2009/11/200911591532756392.html http://english.aljazeera.net/focus/2009/11/200911591532756392.html

]]> By: Abu Rumaisa http://muslimmatters.org/2009/11/08/open-thread-sunday-11-8-2009/#comment-53221 Abu Rumaisa Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:17:33 +0000 http://muslimmatters.org/?p=9011#comment-53221 Democracy Now! also has good shows. You should link some of them too! Democracy Now! also has good shows. You should link some of them too!

]]> By: abu abdAllah Tariq Ahmed http://muslimmatters.org/2009/11/08/open-thread-sunday-11-8-2009/#comment-53073 abu abdAllah Tariq Ahmed Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:57:58 +0000 http://muslimmatters.org/?p=9011#comment-53073 Jazak Allah khayr, Sister Mariam, for posting this great link yesterday! http://www.huffingtonpost.com/hamdan-a-yousuf/death-of-a-detroit-imam-l_b_346633.html This is a fantastic article, mashaAllah, about the killing of Imam Luqman by the FBI in Detroit. The writer is too modest -- mashaAllah, the article is well-written. And the picture that emerges about the Imam fills me with respect for him. May Allah accept the imam as a martyr from among His awliyaa. SubhanAllah, the words of the non-Muslims in the Imam's neighborhood are among the strongest testimony: they killed a man who was known for feeding children. Think about that. Imam Luqman was not known by name, but he was known by his deeds, Rahmat Allah. And his deeds were not just selfless, he acted to meet the needs of his neighbors. As Muslims, we truly have a duty to our neighbors, be they Muslim or non-Muslim. Yet, we can get bogged down in so many things. Neglecting our neighbors, even our own families, because we have some project at work or elsewhere that "needs" our attention. And we may even believe strongly that that project serves some greater good. It may be noble. It may be the kind of project that others dream of doing. Who dreams of feeding his neighbors? Of being loved by his whole community for something like that? Perhaps we all should. Jazak Allah khayr, Sister Mariam, for posting this great link yesterday!

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/hamdan-a-yousuf/death-of-a-detroit-imam-l_b_346633.html

This is a fantastic article, mashaAllah, about the killing of Imam Luqman by the FBI in Detroit. The writer is too modest — mashaAllah, the article is well-written. And the picture that emerges about the Imam fills me with respect for him. May Allah accept the imam as a martyr from among His awliyaa. SubhanAllah, the words of the non-Muslims in the Imam’s neighborhood are among the strongest testimony: they killed a man who was known for feeding children.

Think about that. Imam Luqman was not known by name, but he was known by his deeds, Rahmat Allah. And his deeds were not just selfless, he acted to meet the needs of his neighbors.

As Muslims, we truly have a duty to our neighbors, be they Muslim or non-Muslim. Yet, we can get bogged down in so many things. Neglecting our neighbors, even our own families, because we have some project at work or elsewhere that “needs” our attention. And we may even believe strongly that that project serves some greater good. It may be noble. It may be the kind of project that others dream of doing.

Who dreams of feeding his neighbors? Of being loved by his whole community for something like that?

Perhaps we all should.

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